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LONG LEGACY: DEBATE OVER 639-UNIT BITTERROOT SUBDIVISION FINALLY REACHES DISTRICT COURT

ZINKE HURTS HIS CAUSE WHEN HE MISSOULA COLONY WON THE MOUNTAIN OPINION ETC. MISSOULA THEATER QUESTIONS OBAMA’S PATRIOTISM TACKLES CONFLICT WATER CASE, BUT NOW WHAT?

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NEWS

LONG LEGACY: DEBATE OVER 639-UNIT BITTERROOT SUBDIVISION FINALLY REACHES DISTRICT COURT

ZINKE HURTS HIS CAUSE WHEN HE MISSOULA COLONY WON THE MOUNTAIN OPINION ETC. MISSOULA THEATER QUESTIONS OBAMA’S PATRIOTISM TACKLES CONFLICT WATER CASE, BUT NOW WHAT?

[2] Missoula Independent • June 18–June 25, 2015

News

cover illustration by Charles Wybierala

Voices/Letters Insurance, city council and a dry party...................................................4 The Week in Review Splash Montana, hash oil and Rachel Dolezal .............................6 Briefs Aquaponics, glamping and county coordination ................................................6 Etc. City wins Mountain Water trial .................................................................................7 News Debate over Bitterroot subdivision finally hits the courts ....................................8 News Montana updates vaccination requirements .........................................................9 Opinion Zinke hurts his cause when he questions Obama’s patriotism......................10 Opinion The environmental lessons of Mad Max: Fury Road.....................................11 Feature The Indy’s Guide to Big Sky Pride...................................................................14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Missoula Colony confronts “conflict” at 20th annual gathering .............................18 Music The Calamity Cubes, BIG IDIOT and Jacob Gardner .........................................19 Arts Diane Ainsworth paints a bar into existence .........................................................20 Film Love & Mercy doesn’t squander a single note ......................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................23 Flash in the Pan Almond joys.......................................................................................24 Happiest Hour Draught Works’ Berliner Weisse ..........................................................26 8 Days a Week Anyone read The New Yorker?..............................................................27 Mountain High Missoula XC ........................................................................................33 Agenda A Carousel for Missoula’s Gala Dinner and Auction........................................34

Exclusives

Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 In Other News ..............................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y ....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .....................................................................................................C-11 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12 PUBLISHER Lynne Foland EDITOR Skylar Browning PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Heidi Starrett CIRCULATION & BUSINESS MANAGER Adrian Vatoussis DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Christie Anderson ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson CALENDAR EDITOR Ednor Therriault STAFF REPORTERS Kate Whittle, Alex Sakariassen COPY EDITOR Gaaby Patterson EDITORIAL INTERNS Mary Bradley, Bonnie Chan ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua GRAPHIC DESIGNER Charles Wybierala CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Ariel LaVenture, Toni LeBlanc, Jake Brown ADMIN, PROMO & EVENTS COORDINATOR Leif Christian CLASSIFIED SALES REPRESENTATIVE Tami Allen FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Ari LeVaux, Scott Renshaw, Nick Davis, Matthew Frank, Molly Laich, Dan Brooks, Rob Rusignola, Chris La Tray, Jed Nussbaum, Sarah Aswell, Josh Wagner, Lacy Roberts, Migizi Pensoneau

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missoulanews.com • June 18–June 25, 2015 [3]

STREET TALK

[voices] by Kate Whittle and Erika Fredrickson

Asked Wednesday, June 17, on the Hip Strip. This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of Big Sky Pride, and the first time in 12 years it’s been held in Missoula. What comes to mind when you think of Pride weekend? Followup: What’s another festival you wish would come to Missoula? McCoy Connor: I think it’s the kind of thing that speaks to Missoula and the community it is, being accepting of people for the most part. It’s cool that Missoula is that type of place where people feel comfortable coming here for it. Other parts of Montana might not be as welcoming. Groovy: Woodstock 2015.

Brian Qvale: I was unaware that it was Pride weekend. I would assume there’s going to be a parade? From what I’ve seen in the media it should be a fun, happy celebration. Pedal to the metal: More car show festivals. I love classic cars. There’s one later in June but I wish there were more.

KaCee Ballou: An awesome celebration of being yourself and celebrating others for being true to themselves. Pedagogy party: A festival of learning. Why not? There’s so much to know and engage in.

Trevor Parr: Pride weekend is an opportunity to be who they want to be. It’s like Halloween, it give people a chance to be like “I’m going to be free!” Like me. I dress differently most of the time. Not today. Hold the beer: Something that is more artistic and doesn’t involve getting yourself drunk.

Sarah Moore: I just got back from spending the weekend with my family in North Dakota. My dad is gay and his partner was there—they’ve been together for about 20 years and that has been a big part of my life. As time goes on, people become more accepting but you meet people who aren’t accepting still, so it’s important. Fine lines: I’m not really into the crafty arts scene that exists in Missoula, so maybe a contemporary art festival.

[4] Missoula Independent • June 18–June 25, 2015

Hat in the ring I’m so excited John DiBari is running for City Council in Ward 4! I’ve lived in Missoula for a quarter of a century and have known John for all 25 of those years. We went to school together, raised our families in the same neighborhood and worked with each other at planning meetings—some of which were organized by John when he served as the president of the Lewis & Clark Neighborhood Council. I greatly admire John because he’s smart, nice, committed and very hardworking. He insists on being fully informed about issues, he takes an even-handed approach to conflict, and he’s tremendously dedicated to the community of Missoula. John’s thoughtful, inclusive style of leadership makes him the most qualified candidate to serve. After years of volunteer public service on the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board, Missoula County Lands Committee, Community Foods and Agriculture Coalition and the City of Missoula Open Space Advisory Committee, John can truly say he’s serious about this endeavor. He trained at Georgia Tech in the Master of City Planning program and earned his Ph.D. in Landscape Ecology. He has already been a trusted advisor to the city of Missoula for many years and is endorsed by Mayor John Engen, state Sen. Dick Barrett, former state Sen. Ron Erickson (who is serving as his campaign treasurer), state Rep. Ellie Hill, former state Rep. Gail Gutsche, School Board Trustee and former Councilwoman Heidi Kendall and Councilmen Jason Weiner and Jordan Hess. Many of my friends and neighbors in Ward 4 have joined me in signing on to support John’s campaign. John has our votes, our volunteer time and our financial backing. Please visit dibariforcouncil.com to learn more about John. Consider becoming a supporter of John DiBari for City Council. Karin Schalm Missoula

Party on I want to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful businesses, parents, community members and volunteers who donated so generously to the graduating seniors in Missoula County. We had a very successful senior (almost) all-night party (it took place from 8:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.) We, as volunteers, were so happy to provide a nonalcoholic alternative to help our graduates celebrate in a safe environ-

ment at the Hub. This was the 31st year that there were no alcohol-related accidents or deaths on graduation night. For those of you who missed out on the fun and want to volunteer or donate to the 2016 Missoula County High School Senior Graduation Party, we will start the planning in January, so be on the lookout for announcements at that time.

“This was the 31st year that there were no alcohol-related accidents or deaths on graduation night.” So again, thanks to the donors and volunteers, and way to go seniors. Congratulations! Kitty Ortman Party co-chair Missoula

Freedom to choose Business owners make choices every day that either set them up for success or failure— whether that means choosing how many employees to hire, what hours to open up shop or even what color to paint the walls. Determining how to offer employees health care can be potentially the most expensive decision an employer can make—but also the most important for an employee. Choosing the best health insurance requires employers to weigh many factors, such as affordability, quality and access, among others. All of these are critical to ensuring the plan works for both the employer and the employees. Without a workable plan, business and morale may suffer. Montana businesses depend on their insurance companies to provide quality coverage that is affordable to the employee. One of the most important tools health plans have on the shelf is the ability to offer different provider networks. That means that our business owners have the flexibility to choose between more expensive health plans that have almost all doctors and hospitals versus more affordable health plans that have a more limited selection of doctors and hospitals.

Whether employers choose more expensive, broader networks or more affordable, smaller networks, the key is having the flexibility to choose. Having that choice is critical to both the long-term stability of the business itself, as well as Montana’s entire health care marketplace. Some insurers even bring that choice down to the individual employee level. Unfortunately, some regulators are considering taking this choice away from Montanans. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the standard-setting organization of the insurance regulators from each state, will meet this summer in Helena to debate model legislation that could result in a one-size-fits-all approach to provider networks, regardless of each state’s unique needs. Obviously, our needs in Montana are different from what Massachusetts businesses may require, and we hope the commissioners agree. The lifeline of any business—whether in Montana or Massachusetts—is flexibility. Employers seek a balance that meets the needs of employees. Having the choice of smaller, high-value networks is one way employers can help reduce costs for workers while still maintaining high quality of care. Research shows that smaller networks do, in fact, allow health plans to offer more affordable options for employers—as much as 5-20 percent in premium cost-savings, according to a recent Milliman study. These smaller, high-value networks are particularly important given the wide variation in prices that doctors and hospitals charge for their services. And consumers like smaller network plans. A recent Morning Consult Tracking Poll found that a strong majority of Americans prefer “less expensive plans with a limited network of doctors and hospitals” over “more expensive plans with a broader network of doctors and hospitals.” As employers continue to find ways to keep costs down while preserving high quality care for their employees, it’s critical that policymakers continue to allow provider networks that give the business community the flexibility it needs to thrive—not tie our hands with a one-size-fits-all solution. Flexibility and choice can be the difference between success and failure for a business whether in Montana or Massachusetts—and we hope the NAIC agrees. Richard Miltenberger Leavitt Great West Insurance Services Helena

etters Policy: The Missoula Independent welcomes hate mail, love letters and general correspondence. Letters to the editor must include the writer’s full name, address and daytime phone number for confirmation, though we’ll publish only your name and city. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. Preference is given to letters addressing the contents of the Independent. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and clarity. Send correspondence to: Letters to the Editor, Missoula Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801, or via email: editor@missoulanews.com.

missoulanews.com • June 18–June 25, 2015 [5]

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Celia Talbot Tobin

Wednesday, June 10

Amber Smelt, of Kalispell, runs across two lanes of Interstate 5 in western Washington seeking help. Smelt tells authorities that her boyfriend, Joseph Crowell, had stolen her aunt’s car and kidnapped her. Crowell is arrested after a high-speed chase.

Thursday, June 11 Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road opens its west side to visitor travel, marking its earliest start to the season since 2005. Park officials also celebrate GNP’s 100 millionth visitor, who is a woman from California, natch.

Friday, June 12 Missoula’s Splash Montana waterpark starts its 10th season, just in time for the summer heat wave.

Saturday, June 13 Cut Bank’s Danielle Wineman is crowned Miss Montana at the annual pageant in Glendive. Havre’s Mary Kaercher wins the Miss Congeniality award, which is sponsored by Glendive business Guns & Things.

Sunday, June 14 Sometime around 2 a.m., a 30-year-old Bigfork woman is shot in the arm during an “altercation involving several people” outside the Rail Line Tavern in Marion, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. The woman is taken to the hospital for emergency surgery.

Monday, June 15 In one of this week’s strangest news stories, Rachel Dolezal resigns as head of the Spokane NAACP. Dolezal made national headlines after her white parents, who live in Troy, had publicly explained that she is not of African American heritage. In interviews, Dolezal continues to state that she identifies as black.

Tuesday, June 16 A judge sentences Patrick Wayne Austin to 15 years in prison, with 10 suspended, after his conviction related to an incident last fall when he caused an explosion while attempting to manufacture hash oil. His crimes include manufacture of dangerous drugs and criminal child endangerment.

Bikers exit the St. Paul Pass Tunnel, a 1.66-mile-long tunnel that crosses the Montana-Idaho border along the Route of the Hiawatha bike trail. The 15-mile trail follows an old Milwaukee Railway line through the Bitterroot Mountains.

Glamping

Here for a long stay A few years ago, glamping—a mashup term for “glamorous camping”—may have been dismissed by purists as a niche business or fad for wannabe campers. Recent trends, however, show that demand for luxury tents, private bathrooms and fireside butlers is on the rise. The Resort at Paws Up, which opened with three luxury tents a decade ago, now offers 30 tents in five separate camps on their 37,000-acre property in Greenough. “Every other year since opening, we’ve added another six tents purely based on the demand for it,” says John Romfo, the resort’s vice president of sales and marketing. Luxury camping site Glacier Under Canvas, which opened its second season on June 4, began fielding this year’s summer reservations back in December, and occupancy is projected to be higher this season than in its inaugural season, according to Crystal McDonald of Lone

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Peak Hospitality, a company that helps run the Under Canvas properties. “The demand is definitely very high,” McDonald says, adding that Glacier Under Canvas next plans to expand its services to hosting weddings. According to the Outdoor Foundation, some 43.3 million Americans went camping last year in either an RV or at a campsite. While no glamping trade group currently exists to track how many of those campers were glamping, websites like Glampinghub.com now boast more than 1,300 glamping properties in the U.S. and Canada, with new properties added to their listings every month. Hospitality consultants like Washington-based Wanderlust Hospitality also report an ever-increasing interest in both the consumption and the establishment of new glamping campsites. The possibility of new sites creates opportunities for landowners and small-scale hospitality ventures, says Scott Hale, chief experience officer at Wanderlust. Luxury camp-style lodging is a way for private landowners to

share property they are passionate about, while also pulling in a potential income stream. In addition, the relatively low impact of canvas-walled accommodations makes it possible to set up glamping sites in more remote and majestic landscapes than would be possible with a traditional hotel. “Hospitality is not an easy business, and the level of sophistication it takes to create a hotel or B&B is not possible for most people,” Hale says. “Glamping is far less invasive and it complements, rather than competes with, the environment.” Romfo attributes glamping’s overall popularity to a marriage between comfort and cowboy country. “Our customer is a high-net-worth, they-can-buy-anything-theywant customer,” he says, “but they still want to give their family a glamping experience.” In other words, glamping preserves the traditional appeal of camping—namely, proximity to nature—while outfitting the experience with amenities. The costs of glamping may exceed the nominal costs of traditional

[news] campingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a night at Paws Up starts at $1,255, while Glacier Under Canvasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most luxurious tents begins at a more modest $314 per nightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but price tends not to deter the typical customer. Romfo reports that Paws Up now employs 300 people at its resort, about 30 of whom are butlers who attend specifically to the resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glamping guests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glamping is not a trend anymore,â&#x20AC;? Romfo says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a trend eight to 10 years ago, but now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a thing.â&#x20AC;? Bonnie Chan

Ravalli County

Coordination question In the six weeks following the long anticipated release of the Bitterroot National Forestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revised travel plan this April, critics from across the political and recreational spectrum leapt at one more chance to object. Nonprofits WildEarth Guardians and Friends of the Bitterroot claimed the plan would â&#x20AC;&#x153;perpetuate user conflictsâ&#x20AC;? by allowing motorized and mechanized use on certain trails. The Montana Mountain Bike Alliance took issue with â&#x20AC;&#x153;blanket bicycle prohibitionsâ&#x20AC;? in Wilderness Study Areas. Even state Sen. Pat Connell, R-Hamilton, argued the now six-year-old draft Environmental Impact Statement had â&#x20AC;&#x153;aged beyond a reasonable timeâ&#x20AC;? to base current decisions on it. One voice now claiming to have been denied the opportunity to chime in is the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners. In a meeting late last month, county officials deliberated on whether to file an official objection with the U.S. Forest Service. Commission Chair Jeff Burrows prefaced the discussion by stating that, according to Forest Supervisor Julie King, the commission did not have standing to file an objection because it had not submitted prior public comment. By Burrowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reckoning, the county did submit commentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in the form of the Natural Resource Use Policy it adopted in 2012 and subsequently submitted to Forest Service officials. Burrows says the document was partly intended to give locals a stronger voice in federal processes like the travel plan, and speaks to the key objection commissioners would have liked to submit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our resource policy basically had a no net loss of roads and trails for access to the national forest,â&#x20AC;? Burrows says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That would have been the bottom line in a nutshell what would have been the objection, just loss of access to the national forest.â&#x20AC;? But the policy Burrows defends has also attracted

criticism since its drafting as an attempt by past and present commissioners to push the so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;coordinationâ&#x20AC;? agenda. Opponents of Forest Service policy revisions in several western Montana counties have increasingly invoked the coordination argument in recent years. During the Kootenai National Forest Plan revision process in 2013, the nonprofit Sanders Natural Resource Council rallied around the notion of using county coordination to force federal officials to heed the demands of locals. The Montana Human Rights Network in a 2012 report cast coordination as nothing more than a rebranded version of county supremacy, claiming the basic idea behind the movement is â&#x20AC;&#x153;that county governments can adopt plans that contradict federal policy.â&#x20AC;? Burrows maintains such assertionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at least as they pertain to Ravalli Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Natural Resource Use Policyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;are baseless. All the commissioners and citizen objectors are looking for is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to be heard from a more localized level, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the local supremacy or county supremacy that coordinationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been spun to be.â&#x20AC;? As for the BNFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s refusal to accept the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s objection, Burrows says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it flies in the face of the goal of the commission, what they were trying to do.â&#x20AC;? Alex Sakariassen

BY THE NUMBERS Millions of dollars spent by lobbyists during the 2015 Montana legislative session, according to preliminary data released June 11 by Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl. The Montana Association of Realtors spent the most, with $237,000.

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A Mission Valley farmer is planning an ambitious aquaponics project that, if fruitful, would be on the forefront of a burgeoning movement in sustainable agriculture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At full scale, we should produce 2.5 million heads of lettuce a year, which would make us a good size producer in the United States,â&#x20AC;? says Tom West, owner of Aquarius Farms. West already raises organic produce on his acreage between Ronan and Polson. He hopes to secure financing and set up the aquaponics system by next spring. Aquaponics is a method of farming that connects aquaculture and hydroponics into a symbiotic system by turning byproducts from fish waste into

nutrients for crops. Aquarius Farmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first priority will be to test the system on crops that are relatively easy to grow, like lettuce, leeks and onions. As for the aquaculture part, West says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d use a native species of shiner in the tanks, which would be harvested for high-quality fish fertilizer. He thinks this approach will be more profitable than aquaponics farms that have attempted to raise species of tilapia for human consumption. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of folks in aquaponics have failed because they were overly focused on fish protein,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth quite a bit more if you use bio-digestion to turn them into a fertilizer product.â&#x20AC;? West is a Whitefish native who joined the military after high school and wound up working in missile defense, learning a lot about rigorous engineering processes along the way. A few years ago, he started to turn his attention to agriculture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call it a midlife crisis if you wantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m only 35â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m concerned about sustainability,â&#x20AC;? he says. At Aquarius Farms, he practices hill farming, which uses steeply slanted raised garden beds to get the most of small plots of land. One of Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partners in the aquaponics farm is Kalispell-based eco-friendly irrigation company Sherwater Systems. For about 10 years, Sherwater has worked on landscaping and agricultural projects in the Flathead Valley with a mind toward conserving water as much as possible, says co-owner David Laing. Though aquaponics is a water-based system, it can actually use far less water than traditional farming methods. Laing acknowledges that Sherwater has never created an aquaponics system before, but he makes it sound fairly attainable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;this is the creation of a very large, healthy fish tank.â&#x20AC;? Kate Whittle

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ETC. Monday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Missoula City Council meeting was a little more jubilant than the average municipal assembly. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when Mayor John Engen announced the results of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contentiousâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and costlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mountain Water condemnation trial. Missoula had beaten Carlyle Group, the deep-pocketed international conglomerate that purchased the utility in 2011. In a 68-page decision, District Judge Karen Townsend agreed with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s argument that it would be a better longterm steward of its public water system than a for-profit corporation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly the first step in the outcome that I am hoping for,â&#x20AC;? says City Councilman Jason Wiener, one of the most outspoken advocates in favor of municipal ownership of Mountain Water. Wienerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cautiously optimistic tone is because now the city must engage in valuation proceedings. As part of the eminent domain process, the judge will negotiate how much Mountain Water is worth, as well as how much of Carlyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal fees the city must cover. With Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own legal expenses already at $3.2 million, even the most ardent supporters of Engenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan have been anxiously eyeing the meter. How much Mountain Water is worth now becomes the big question. Carlyle purchased it and its parent company in 2011 for $102 million, after which the city offered $65 million and was rejected. In September 2014, Carlyle announced plans to sell Mountain Water and two California utilities to Liberty Utilities, a subsidiary of Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp., for $327 million. Liberty let slip enough information at an investors meeting last September that the Indy surmised its offer to buy the Missoula utility came somewhere within shouting distance of $70.4 million. At a Tuesday press conference, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal team wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disclose how much it might have in mind, but did say the utility was appraised as recently as October 2014. Carlyle has 30 days after the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling to make an offer to sell the utility, and the city has 20 days to respond after that. If negotiations donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out, a three-member commission will be appointed to mediate the sale. Given the number of tactics that Carlyle used to delay the trial, Wiener says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also reasonable to expect the firm to throw a few monkey wrenches into the valuation process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t landed in the machinery yet,â&#x20AC;? he says.

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Long Legacy Debate over Bitterroot subdivision finally hits the courts by Alex Sakariassen

The proposed 639-unit Legacy Ranch several instances where the commission al- gards to the presence of a wildlife corridor, subdivision has been a point of contention legedly ignored or overlooked telling ma- he said, commissioners were presented among Bitterroot Valley residents for more terial submitted by the subdivision’s with competing opinions from two highly qualified biologists, one of whom said than a decade. Two years ago, critics hoped opponents. Among those examples was a seven- there was no corridor. Ravalli County commissioners would heed As for the difficulty of adequately the nearly 200 letters of public comment page examination conducted for Bittersubmitted on the project, letters even rooters for Planning by retired wildlife predicting potential impacts of a developcounty planner Kevin Waller acknowl- biologist Skip Kowalski in 2013 directly ment like Legacy Ranch over the next 30 edged were nearly 100 percent in opposi- contradicting a passage from a 2006 years, McCormick conceded early in the tion. When Legacy Ranch got a unanimous letter by ecological consultant Joe Elliott hearing that there is “a certain amount of crystal ball gazing.” green light from the But by statute, he commission in Auadded, the comgust 2013, those mission was resame critics took quired to review their complaints to the material prethe next level. sented and make a The lawsuit filed determination. by Bitterrooters for “It does not Planning against the allow them to say, county in the wake ‘We can’t pass of the commission’s judgment or we approval came to a cannot approve head last Thursday your subdivision in the courtroom of simply because it Ravalli County Disgoes farther betrict Judge James photo by Cathrine L. Walters yond what we Haynes. At the openmight be able to ing of the first and only public hearing The Ravalli County Commission’s approval of the expansive Legacy Ranch see in terms of subdivision proposal in 2013 rubbed many in the Bitterroot the wrong way. what might occur in the case, Haynes Last week, those critics took their complaints to court. in that time,’” Mcset the stage for a conversation about the difficulties of pre- stating that no wildlife corridors exist on Cormick said. As Haynes deliberates on the job done the subdivision property. Given the appardicting the future. “Who bought Apple computer stock ent dismissal of “voluminous evidence” by the commission in approving Legacy … in 1985 when it first went public?” provided by Kowalski and the plaintiffs, Ranch, Bitterrooters for Planning President Haynes asked those gathered. “Who wishes Tuholske said he doubts whether the Jim Rokosch is trying not to “count unthey did? Because that’s 30 years ago, and county commission truly engaged in any hatched chickens.” It’s a complex case, he reasoned discussion prior to the subdivi- says. But for many who feel their concerns this subdivision buildout is for 30 years.” were ignored or glossed over, Thursday For its part, Bitterrooters for Planning sion’s approval. “They submitted written comments, was a big day. believes it can see exactly what will occur “We simply presented the reality in if Legacy Ranch proceeds. Developer Don- they testified orally on this,” Tuholske said ald Morton and consultant Territorial Land- of the plaintiffs. “The commissioners could this case that the subdivision was given works LLC supplied Ravalli County with a have said, ‘Hmm, that might be a problem. carte blanche and unlimited time to do unnumber of studies exploring the impacts We want you to go back and do a new En- mitigated work with serious impacts,” he of Legacy Ranch on everything from traffic vironmental Assessment, developer, and says. “This issue causes daily angst and along the Bitterroot’s Eastside Highway to address this issue.’ But they didn’t do that. anxiety in the community.” Rokosch adds that regardless of wildlife populations to the adjacent Lee They didn’t invite any independent experts how Haynes rules, he expects the Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. As it did of their own to look at it.” Alan McCormick, the attorney repre- decision will be appealed to the Montana during the 2013 public comment phase, Bitterrooters for Planning questioned the senting Ravalli County, took issue with Supreme Court. quality of those documents before Haynes, Tuholske’s stance that the commission asakariassen@missoulanews.com with attorney Jack Tuholske pointing to failed to conduct a reasoned debate. In re-

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Getting a boost Montana updates vaccination requirements by Kate Whittle

During the 64th legislative session, Montana became the last state in the United States to make chicken pox immunizations compulsory for children entering public school. House Bill 158 also added a booster for pertussis, or whooping cough, to the list of immunizations that are already mandated. Health officials are hoping the new rules will help reduce the incidence of common childhood illnesses. “We’re just happy the legislature agreed this is important,” says Jim Murphy, a bureau chief at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Murphy testified in support of the bill, pointing out that in 2013, Montana had the highest rate of pertussis cases in the nation, with 69 per 100,000. Pertussis, a highly infectious cough caused by a bacterium, often lasts several weeks. It’s most dangerous to infants but can also lead to complications for teens and adults. “Teenagers are the most susceptible group [to pertussis], and it’s a hard group to get a hold of, there’s a lot of mixing of that population in schools, and when it gets started in that setting it’s hard to bring it back,” Murphy says. Previously, most children received just one pertussis shot in grade school, but research has shown the vaccine’s efficacy wanes over time. Adolescents benefit from getting a

booster, which is typically included in the tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis shot, or Tdap. Murphy says Montana has been slow to add these stipulations partly because, while most states authorize their health departments to adjust immunization requirements, Montana’s rules can only be changed by the legislature. That can make it difficult to stay on top of evolving Centers for Disease Control guidelines. In addition, Montana is not immune to the anti-vaccination movement that believes in a purported—and since discredited—link between vaccines and autism. Groups like Shot Free in Montana and Montana Families for Health Freedom have actively campaigned against vaccinations in the past, but faded in recent years. “Fortunately for us, the majority of the population does see the benefit of vaccines,” Murphy says. In 2013, 84 percent of Montana teens received a pertussis booster shot, compared to 86 percent nationwide, and 59 percent had the two-shot chicken pox vaccination, compared to 78 percent nationwide. Inoculating even more of the population can translate to a much greater level of group immunity, Murphy says. The Bitterroot Valley in particular has struggled with pertussis outbreaks, ac-

knowledges LuAnn Burgmuller, director of Ravalli County Public Health. She says some Bitterroot families opt out of vaccinations by claiming religious exemptions, which is still permitted by law. “We notoriously have low vaccination rates here in Ravalli County, and so that has increased pertussis rates,” she says. “...We’re hoping that having that [pertussis booster] in the vaccine will decrease some of our problems.” At Missoula County Public Schools, nursing supervisor Linda Simon says they’ll soon be notifying families about the updated rules. She estimates that most students already have the recommended immunizations for pertussis and chicken pox. “But when you have 8,600 kids, and let’s say 10 percent aren’t compliant, that’s still 860. That’s a huge number to us,” she says. Simon adds that the methods for administering chicken pox vaccinations have improved in recent years, and today they’re more effective than they might have been in previous years. Simon encourages parents to keep a written record of their kids’ immunizations or to contact their local health department or care provider for a record. The deadline for students to be up-to-date on immunizations is Oct. 1. kwhittle@missoulanews.com

New immunization requirements for Montana public school children could combat whooping cough and chicken pox. Health officials say the illnesses are more common in the state due to lower vaccination rates.

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Loose lips Zinke hurts his cause when he questions Obama’s patriotism by Dan Brooks

#1 Dad [10] Missoula Independent • June 18–June 25, 2015

Last week, Congress surprised President Obama and much of the nation by denying him “fast-track” authority to negotiate the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. That’s probably good, but I’m not sure. It’s hard to have an opinion about the TPP, because exactly what it would do is a closely guarded secret. Members of Congress can look at a draft version of the TPP in a special room, where they are not allowed to take notes. Under penalty of imprisonment, they are forbidden to publicly reveal any details of the treaty. Representatives of about 600 private companies, on the other hand, can access the draft via an encrypted Internet portal. I am of that tradition in American politics that suspects any plan General Electric can know about but the public cannot. That’s how you wind up with mind-control TVs or, worse, NAFTA. But I would feel more confident about my position on the TPP if it did not coincide with certain congresspeople. Three broad camps are against the TPP: me, progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans. Rep. Ryan Zinke is a member of that third group, which opposed giving Obama fast-track negotiation authority on the grounds that it would involve Obama. Zinke explained his position—before throwing his support behind an ammended version of the negotiation plan—in an interview with Breitbart News. “We are talking about giving Barack Obama—a president who negotiates with rogue nations like Iran and Cuba—exorbitant authority to do what he thinks is best,” he said. “Just look at the bad deal he’s crafting with Iran. At this time, I don’t have faith that President Obama will negotiate in the best interest of Montana or America.” First of all, kudos to Rep. Zinke for speaking three consecutive sentences to a reporter without mentioning that he is a former Navy SEAL—even if the photo he provided shows him in uniform and Kevlar vest and appears to

date from the late ’90s. Also, let us not take too seriously anything we read in Breitbart News, a brand name which inspires as much trust as Raid Candy. Still, Zinke’s remarks are troubling. Zinke disagrees with the president’s position on international trade, and I think he is right to do so. But I do not think it is appropriate for a sitting congressman to suggest that the president of the United States does not

“First of all, kudos to Rep. Zinke for speaking three consecutive sentences to a reporter without mentioning that he is a former Navy SEAL” have America’s best interests at heart. That kind of talk is particularly ugly from a military man. Rep. Zinke is out of the Navy—though you wouldn’t know it from his picture and the constant reminders of his service—but he might retain some respect for the office of commander in chief. It’s one thing to say the president is wrong about the Trans Pacific Partnership. It’s quite another to say he is negotiating for some interest other than the well-being of the United States. If the president is against us, we should probably scotch this whole representative democracy thing right now. Why even bother to send square-jawed

patriots to Capitol Hill if an enemy of the state sits in the Oval Office? It makes sense that Zinke isn’t afraid to call out such a powerful charlatan, given Zinke’s combat background, but the rest of us should probably buy canned goods and dig holes. The president has been compromised, and no American is safe. Either that or Zinke spoke irresponsibly. He believes the Obama administration has been bad for America, and he does not trust the president to negotiate a trade deal that will help us in the future—either because Obama is wrong about the TPP or because he is a poor negotiator. That would be a fine thing to say. I happen to agree with it. But Zinke is a first-term congressman, and he has no business telling a reporter that the president does not want what’s best for America. I suspect Zinke is not always great at saying exactly what he means. His reluctance to participate in any debates before the 2014 election supports that theory. I poke fun at him for overemphasizing his service record, but he was a Navy SEAL and the odds of any one person possessing the insanely rare skill set necessary to do that job and also being a gifted speaker are low. Probably, our man in Congress is less of a talker and more of a doer. That’s okay. He does not need to speak perfectly to do a fine job representing the interests of Montana. But he does need to speak carefully. Rep. Zinke has a constituency now, and he needs to take care that he does not inspire cynicism among them. Saying the president doesn’t love America as much as they do might strengthen the party, but it weakens the democracy. Reasonable people can disagree, but at the end of the debate, we are all on the same team. Dan Brooks writes about people, politics, culture and loose talk at combatblog.net.

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Last Thursday, I emerged from a movie theater weak-kneed and sweatypitted, nerves fried and brain buzzing, simultaneously terrified and exhilarated by the sight of my own car in the parking lot. I had just seen Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller’s deranged ode to vehicles, explosions and maybe, just maybe, the importance of environmental advocacy. Most of the commentary around Mad Max, including some ranting from the delusional “men’s rights” movement, has focused on the film’s feminist leanings. (Max himself plays second fiddle to the movie’s true hero, Charlize Theron’s Furiosa, who’s seeking to free a group of female sex slaves from their vile master.) But Mad Max is more of an environmental flick, one set during a time in which humankind has abandoned its collective land ethic. Nuclear waste has ruined the soil, political elites duel over vanishing water supplies and gangs of angry motorheads ride roughshod over the land in direct violation of law and order. Oops, my bad—I started talking about the present-day Southwest. So what did I learn from the anarchic hellscape across which Max and his antagonists run their rusty deathtraps? Here are three lessons from this cinematic masterpiece that we can apply right here in the American West: Not a drop to spare. Most Westerners probably don’t need me to remind them that the West’s gone awful dry. Still, if you think Lake Mead looks bad now, you should see postapocalyptic Australia, where Fury Road is set. I felt parched just watching the trailer. How can we stave off Max-hood in our own region? We’ll have to get creative. Rainwater harvesting, realistic water prices, improvements in irrigation technology, xeriscaping and other home efficiency measures, and some shrewd deal-making all belong in the mix. A dose of interagency cooperation wouldn’t hurt either. Do all that and we

just might be able to avoid turning into a rabble of thirsty psychopaths. Return of the Dust Bowl. Okay, so Mad Max isn’t explicitly a work of “cli-fi,” the nascent genre in which an anthropogenically altered atmosphere provides the backdrop to a cataclysmic future. (See Paolo Bacigalupi’s new book, The Water Knife, or, if you’re feeling lower-brow, the anti-geoengineering cinematic screed Snowpiercer.) And I’m fairly sure the latest Intergovern-

“Mad Max is more of an environmental flick, one set during a time in which humankind has abandoned its collective land ethic.”

mental Panel on Climate Change report doesn’t mention the possibility of brainwashed young men spraying chrome on their faces and sacrificing themselves, Kamikaze-like, for a sadistic overlord. (Maybe it’s in the appendix?) Still, our once-hospitable climate has most definitely run amok in the Mad Max universe. It’s all in there: the drought, the heightened violence and, most spectacularly, the extreme weather. At one point, Furiosa evades capture by piloting her 18-wheeler into the twirling eye of a towering dust storm, or haboob. Residents of

Phoenix, which experienced a 2011 haboob that stretched 6,000 feet high and 100 miles wide, can probably relate. And last winter, epic dusters blew from Colorado to Oklahoma, piling up so many tumbleweeds that one town had to mobilize its snowplows. No, we can’t pin any given storm on global warming, but a growing body of evidence suggests that climate change will only make weather weirder. Anyone up for a carbon tax? Road rage. You might not know this about Mad Max, but it contains cars. Lots and lots of cars. It’s practically Los Angeles, only with even angrier drivers. Oil, in Max’s world, has become scarce and more precious than blood, and the tyrant’s henchmen, called War Boys, will kill and die to secure gasoline. The original 1979 film, in fact, was partly inspired by the 1973 oil crisis, during which American motorists rioted against gas station owners. More than 40 years later, however, Peak Oil remains as distant as ever, thanks to fracking, offshore drilling and other advances in fossil fuel technology. Oil prices have plummeted in the past year, and driving rates are again on the rise. But even if the pumps aren’t about to run dry, there are plenty of reasons to wean ourselves off cars, from climate change to traffic (which, let me tell you, feels pretty darn apocalyptic here). The best way to prevent a Max-like catastrophe? Invest in public transit! All those road-raging War Boys wouldn’t be hurling exploding spears at each other if they were playing Minecraft together on a publicly funded bullet train. Now that we’re all in the mood for big-screen Western disasters, who’s up for San Andreas? Ben Goldfarb is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a column service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He is a Seattle-based correspondent for the magazine.

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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN – Police in Virginia Beach, Va., identified Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca, 23, as their bank-robbery suspect after he posted video on social media showing the teller stuffing money into a bag and a picture of a note asking for $150,000 (but adding “please”). Alfonseca insisted that posting the video proves it wasn’t robbery. “I don’t think I would videotape it, post the picture of the letter and do that all to come to jail,” he said, adding, “There are a lot of things on my Instagram that have nothing to do with what happened.” (Portsmouth’s WAVY-TV) Deputies investigating the theft of a cash register at the Build-A-Burger restaurant in Mount Morris, N.Y., said they caught up with suspects Matthew P. Sapetko, 34, James P. Marullo, 35, and Timothy S. Walker Jr., 23, by following “a steady trail of macaroni salad,” which they’d also stolen and “took turns eating along their escape route.” After the suspects’ arrest, the restaurant posted a sign claiming it had, “The best burgers and mac salad worth stealing for.” (Rochester’s Democrat & Chronicle and WHAM-TV)

DIGITAL FOLLIES – Canadians now have shorter attention spans than goldfish, thanks to widespread use of mobile digital devices. Microsoft Corp. researchers, who reviewed surveys of more than 2,000 Canadians, determined that attention spans have fallen from an average of 12 seconds in 2000 to eight seconds today. They noted that goldfish average a nine-second attention span. (Ottawa Citizen) SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION – Thirty people were asked to leave an America’s Best Value Inn in Mason County, Mich., after a disagreement over the waffle maker in the buffet-style breakfast area. “It sounded like one lady walked up and asked the other lady if she was in line for the waffle maker,” Sheriff Kim Cole said. “She didn’t answer, so this lady started to make her waffle. The other confronted her and said, ‘That was my waffle,’ and the other lady said, ‘No, it’s mine,’ and then it went downhill from there.” Cole said that deputies arrived to find “a large group of people arguing over the waffle maker” and “a lot of yelling and screaming, but no one was assaulted.” (MLive.com)

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Authorities blamed the shooting death of a 19-year-old college student on a dispute over the rules of a beerpong game. Police said Ronald McNeil, 39, and others attending a graduation party in College Station, Texas, argued until they eventually came to blows. The host asked McNeil to leave. He did but returned with a handgun and fired 14 times. He told police he intended only to scare the guests, but his gunshots injured two and killed the 19-year-old, a bystander. (Houston Chronicle)

ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER – Minorities may perceive entering a room full of white people as “microaggression,” according to a report by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “Students of color reported feeling uncomfortable and unwelcomed just walking into or sitting in the classroom, especially if they were the only person of color, or one of a few,” the report stated. Academics define “microaggressions” as “brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership.” (National Review)

AROMA THERAPY – American law-enforcement agencies seeking ways to disperse rioters without killing or injuring them are considering importing a chemical product that Israeli police insist “prevents casualties to protesters and security personnel.” Called Skunk, it smells like raw sewage mixed with putrefying cow’s carcass. Israeli soldiers regularly spray Skunk from water cannons at Palestinian protestors. The mixture of yeast and protein is non-toxic, according to its manufacturer, pesticide specialist Odortec, and the only reported side effect is difficulty getting the stench out of clothing and off bodies. (The Economist)

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or the first time in 12 years, Big Sky Pride returns to Missoula this week. The annual gathering rotates between different major Montana cities—Butte hosted in 2014—and generally features a full slate of events, but by all accounts this year will be a little different. After all, it’s in Missoula. For one, it should be bigger. Big Sky Pride President Kevin Hamm expects some of the event’s largest crowds to date, especially at the Saturday afternoon block party downtown. This year also carries an additional poignancy with the issue of same-sex marriage currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court and other hard-fought equality battles still being waged throughout the state. Our guide to the weekend takes all of it into account, from the party atmosphere to the political importance, and hopes to add some perspective with personal essays from members of the local LGBT community. Like the weekend itself, we think there’s something for everyone.

ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO CELEBRATE—AND SUPPORT—THE EVENT’S RETURN TO MISSOULA by Independent staff

Essay

Out of fear and into love by Paige Williams Growing up, I always felt different. Part of it was because I liked girls. I clung to my Southern Baptist roots and mostly behaved like girls should until I met her my senior year of high school. My mom went nuts, chasing us with a gun in the Waffle House parking lot, trying to pray the gay away. It was 1995 and reparative groups (people trying not to be gay anymore because of religion) like Exodus and Love in Action were just getting started. With all the fighting, I internalized one message: you are not loved. Not by God and not by your family. The next year, I went to college and discovered that booze eased the ocean-sized hole in my chest. I graduated somehow and ran away to Missoula. From all outward appearances, I was living life successfully. But inside, I felt alone, baffled and knowing something had to change. Part of that change came one Sunday morning. My kids were gone and I was in their room smelling their pillows and feeling sorry for myself. I found myself on my knees, snot running down my face, hearing the quiet voice of God saying, “You are loved, just as you are.” In that moment, the God of my childhood understanding died and my fears began to diminish. So much progress has been made around LGBTQ rights and attitudes in recent years. Love in Action and Exodus have apologized and disbanded. We can marry in Montana. There are nondiscrimination ordinances in our towns. So what do we do with these people who still do not agree with us? These folks who talk loudly of “not in my bathroom” and those who speak against nondiscrimination ordinances? I recently listened to a This American Life podcast called “The Incredible Rarity of Changing Your Mind.” A few years ago, a group of LGBTQ advocates in California were trying to garner support against

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Prop 8. What they found is that they could not change anyone’s mind through a conversation or argument. The only thing that worked was to form a personal relationship with the person whose mind they were trying to change. In my professional life, it’s no problem for me to form relationships and join boards led by people I don’t agree with politically, shake hands across the aisle to create some good for Montana. But how do I engage with my mom who still attends conferences to

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lend her support to people who are trying to pray away the gay? A couple of years ago, Mom and I had one of those rare, life-changing conversations about the condition of our relationship. To my surprise she said, “I don’t care about the past. All I want is a relationship with you.” Even today, armed with this information, I rarely call home. But what I’ve noticed is that when I do finally reach out, a little more fear leaves and a little more love enters.

The LGBTQ FAQ Sexologist Lindsey Doe offers a refresher before Big Sky Pride by Mary Bradley Q: What is sexual orientation? A: Sexual orientation is the terminology for identifying who, if anyone, you’re attracted to. Examples would be heterosexual, homosexual, asexual, pansexual, bisexual, etc. Sexologist Alfred Kinsey used numbers to describe orientations, too. Q: How many different sexual orientations are there? A: I’ve listed five of the main orientations. Sexologist Robert Lawrence often references a time when there were over 200. Q: What is the preferred acronym for referencing sexual orientation? Is it LGBT, LGBTQ or what? A: It depends on the audience. LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) leaves out QQAA2IPKD (queer, questioning, asexual, allies, twospirit, intersex, poly, kinky and demi) and the like, but it is the shortest and most common. Others like “queer” or “alphabet soup.” Q: What does intersex mean? A: Intersex: between male and female. It is the politically correct term for hermaphrodite, where the individual’s chromosomes and or anatomy are ambiguous. Q: What are some different interpretations for the word “queer”? A: For people over 40 it can have a very negative connotation. It was derogatory for their generations, a word used to tear people apart and ostracize them. Queer as it is now used is inclusive, a word to mo-

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Numbers crunch by Laura Moran When someone suggests to me that being gay is a choice, I usually laugh—scoff is more like it—and respond with a question. “Pray tell,” I say, “can you do math?” What this question prods the straight population to think about is a certain, oftentimes not realized, fact: the accessible dating pool of the queer populace is strikingly minuscule. No one in their right mind would restrict their dating pool that much by choice. You might be thinking, “How bad can it be?” Well, let’s delve into this concept for a bit. Almost everyone can identify with the myriad challenges associated with dating in a small town like Missoula, but if you’re straight, imagine for a second that 90 percent of the options suddenly disappeared. On second thought, if all those people literally disappeared, the job would actually be immensely easier. The generally accepted (but contested as high and low depending on the study) percentage of humans whose sexual orientation is something other than heterosexual is about 10 percent, so a queer person essentially has access to one person for every nine their straight counterparts do. However, the straight 90 percent don’t simply disappear. Instead, a queer person is left with just knowing the overwhelming majority of the population is off limits and exhaustingly determining who are the eligible few. Alas, welcome to my dating world. I’m comfortable saying I’m of average attractiveness and moderate intelligence. I’m healthy, stable, compassionate, financially sound, engaged in the community, even occasionally funny. Of higher importance, I’m normally a positive and cheery person, despite the somewhat gloomy message I’m currently relating. Anyway, with these

Lindsey Doe is familiar with answering tough questions about sex and gender identity. The local sexologist and host of the popular YouTube series “Sexplanations”—now in its second year, with more than 176,000 subscribers—has become the go-to source for topics others may be shy to discuss or slow

bilize and love on gender and sexual minorities. It is a quick label to say, “I’m not heterosexual or cisgender (describing a person who is not transgender) and I’m still valuable.” Q: What are some common misconceptions regarding the LGBT community? A: That diversity is a choice, something that can be corrected or should be shamed. There’s also the misconception that all lesbians are the same or all trans are the same. We need to acknowledge diversity within and across our communities. Q: What is the difference between transgender and transvestite, and when should they be used? A: Transgender is an adjective to describe someone who was raised as one gender but lives as another gender, the one with which they identify. Transvestites, or rather cross-dressers, dress like other gender stereotypes for performance or pleasure but identify as their gender. A person born with a penis,

traits, one would think I should fall solidly in the category of dateable. But the reality is the numbers are against me. If you don’t believe me, consider these percentages. Here are a few general criteria for a woman I’d typically date, and the rough percentages (researched estimates) of the population that each characteristic encompasses: female (50 percent), queer (10 percent), within five years of my age (12.5 percent), single (50 percent), out (40 percent), college educated (29 percent). So for Missoula, with a population of 69,122, those values mean my dating candidates consist of 69,122 x 0.5 x 0.1 x 0.125 x 0.5 x 0.4 x 0.29. Folks, grab your calculators because that math works out to a staggering 25. As in, a whopping 25 women in Missoula fit the basic categories of someone I could date. But hold the celebrations. I have yet to take into account that only a fraction will mountain bike or want to have a family or just have a darn thing in common with me at all in terms of interests, goals, etc. Anyway, assuming some of these women are people I’d truly like to date, the next challenge is somehow coming in contact with them. How do you go about finding 25 unknown women in a town of roughly 69,000 without hiring a private detective or some other absurd option? I’m here to say I hound my friends and coworkers for leads, join book clubs, volunteer, on-line date, attend community events, go to drag shows, join boards and clubs, use Tinder—the list goes on and on. And the results? I haven’t gone on a date in Missoula in almost a year. It’s to the point now that if an intimate long-term relationship is something I truly want in my life, the only choice I can make is to move to a bigger city. Move to a bigger city or pray to the flying spaghetti monster I meet someone at Pride this weekend. Pride weekend is the one time of year that to an extent emulates what it’s like for straight people every day with regard to dating. On Saturday, as I march in the parade and attend events, it’s probably the closest I’ll ever get to having access to about 90 percent of the women around me.

to ask about. On the eve of Big Sky Pride, we asked her to review some of the more common queries she receives about LGBTQ issues—including whether LGBTQ is the correct acronym. While she stresses that each of these topics could be its own “Sexplanations” episode, she at least covers the basics below.

raised as a boy, who identifies as a girl and wears jeans and T-shirts because they’re comfortable is a transwoman. If this woman slaps on a mustache for a night on the town, she may be cross-dressing. If she wears a skirt, she’s not cross-dressing, even with a penis intact, because identity determines gender, not sex. And cross-dressing is crossing genders not sexes. Q: What is an ally and how can an ally become involved? A: An ally is someone who serves as an advocate for others. In the Q-mmunity this is usually a cis-hetero person who tries to treat everyone equally and teaches others to do the same. Q: How does someone know that they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender? A:: They ask themselves. photo by Cathrine L. Walters They pay attention to when they get turned on, if ever, and for whom they have affection. They talk to people and listen to their experiences. They recognize themselves in others like them. They know and learn to listen to themselves.

Be here now What we’re most looking forward to at Big Sky Pride The Big Sky Pride program lists more than 30 events, from cabarets to coffee talks, movie screenings to street shows. While our deadline schedule didn’t allow for some of the early attractions—Imagine Nation Brewery’s Wednesday debut of a Harvey Milk Stout, for instance—we have highlighted six of the most anticipated attractions of the weekend. The Parade Saturday, June 20, 1:30 p.m., downtown Missoula The traditional centerpiece to Pride weekend starts at Hellgate High School and marches north along Higgins Avenue to Main Street. If you’re interested in walking—free and open to anyone—organizers ask that you line up starting at 12:30. Groups and floats are asked to preregister at bigskypride.com. This year’s parade ends up at the other main event of the weekend … The Main Street Block Party Saturday, June 20, 2 p.m., downtown Missoula Live music, speakers and plenty of fabulous revelry will fill this allafternoon downtown rally. Chicks with Sticks, the Bozeman-based drumming ensemble, kicks off the music at 3:30 p.m., followed by performances from Drye Spell, Local Yokel and Three-Eared Dog. The Moksha Aerial Studio Collective will also perform. The evening concludes with the Montana Drag Show, hosted by mistresses of ceremony Christina Drake and Jade LaRose, starting at 8:30 p.m. The block party is free and open to everyone. Stage 112 will be hosting a beer garden ($5 for a wristband) and the Ghetto Gypsy Party

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Bus will be making a continuous loop throughout the afternoon and evening to local breweries and distilleries. Big Gay Cabaret Thursday, June 18, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Crystal Theatre Viscosity Theatre brings its popular comedy cabaret to Big Sky Pride, with original material covering everything from outlandish state laws to misfit adult toys. Tickets are $12 in advance at bigskypride.com or $15 at the door.

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A major source of pride by Reid Reimers

I stumbled upon my first Pride parade by sheer chance while traveling in Europe. At the time, I was still in the closet, and never would have attended such an event for fear of being recognized. My sexuality was a shameful secret I assumed I would take to the grave. But under the cloak of anonymity afforded by international travel, Caravan of Glam and Dance Party I followed the sounds of thumping dance music through the winding Friday, June 19, 8 p.m., Stage 112 streets of London. As I came upon Piccadilly Circus, the parade was alThis Portland, Ore., troupe will appear on the upcoming season ready in full swing and the streets were packed with rainbow-clad revof “America’s Got Talent” and promises to be anything but your averelers and ostentatious floats. Glitter-covered bodies and booty shorts age drag show. “We will be down in the crowd, we will bring people abounded. For a young man from Montana, the whole scene was imup on stage, we will be showing a lot of skin and we will have somepressive to say the least. And yet my eye kept being drawn away from thing for everyone,” says creator Justin Buckles. Tickets run $12 in the spectacle in the street to the spectators on the sidewalk. photo courtesy of Tim Evanson advance at bigskypride.com There was the expected assortment of drag or $15 at the door. Dance queens, leather daddies and butch lesbians. The majority, however, were quite “normal” looking folks. Business men in suits party to follow. waving small rainbow flags. A little girl on her father’s shoulders squealing with delight as a confetti cannon erupted. A young, straight couple leaping into the air to catch free condoms. A half-dozen elderly women in wheelchairs frailly clapping along Cocked and Loaded to electronic bass beats. Every age, race and class seemed to be represented, blending seamlessly with the more flamboyant Saturday, June 20, 9 p.m., elements of the queer community. No one was hiding here, but more importantly, no one was judging. It was a celebration Monk’s Bar of life and all its diversity. The outpouring of support and acceptance made a deep impression on me and was a catalyst to Don’t call it burlesque. finally be honest with myself and others about my sexuality. This is boylesque straight Over the years I have attended many other Pride events. I find them to be a great way to connect with the larger LGBTQI from Portland, Ore., featuring community and to serve as a reminder of just how diverse we really are as a human population. But I feel Pride celebrations are “a fusion of striptease and also important to society as a whole. To quote gay activist Dan Savage, “Pride is in many ways a manifestation of queer people in dance.” Tickets are $12 in adthe streets making themselves visible not to each other, but to straight people, straight culture and a straight world that for most vance at bigskypride.com or of recorded history wanted to pretend that we did not exist.” This exposure is clearly vital to furthering acceptance of alternative $15 at the door. lifestyles, but I believe it has a positive impact on those with more traditional lifestyles as well. Even straight, cisgendered individuals have proclivities and desires that don’t necessarily fit with society’s expectations. Just as there are many ways to be queer, there All-night After Party photo courtesy of Red Jackal Photography are also many ways to be straight. Pride is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the long and often challenging road to becoming Saturday, June 20, 9 p.m., our most authentic selves. It is a chance for us to share our internal struggles and celebrate our differences. Badlander and Palace It is this environment of diversity and acceptance I am most looking forward to this weekend. From across the state, members of the LGBTQI DJs Kris Moon and Monte Carlo host “Absolutely Pride” at the Badcommunity and their allies will converge in Missoula for public gatherings, open discussions and raucous frivolity. The events here in Big Sky lander, while electronic music collective The Fox Den holds down the Country may not be the grandiose spectacle you see in a big city, but that is hardly the point. Because just like years ago in London, it is the Palace. No cover for 21-plus. presence of all of the community, gay and straight, that is exciting to me. But this time, I will not be the closeted foreigner surreptitiously watching For a full schedule of events, visit bigskypride.com. from the sidelines. I will be an openly gay man publicly celebrating in my own hometown. And that, at least for me, is a major source of pride.

How we got here Pride then and now in Montana by Jessica Mayrer 1991 Linda Gryczan, of Helena, finds it incomprehensible that she could be prosecuted for being intimate with her female partner under the state’s deviate sexual conduct law, which has been amended to classify gay sex as a felony punishable by 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. Gryczan and other gay Montanans unsuccessfully lobby the Montana Legislature to repeal the law. 1993 After failing a second time to persuade state lawmakers to repeal the homosexuality provision of the deviate sexual conduct law, Gryczan and five other gay and lesbian Montanans file a lawsuit in state court arguing the statute violates their constitutional rights to privacy and dignity. In response, the state argues the statute reflects “a legitimate exercise of legislative authority to

Twenty years ago this month, hundreds of Montanans—and religious protesters—gathered in Helena for the state’s first Pride parade. At the time, the state’s criminal conduct code included the “deviate sexual conduct” statute, which defined such relations as “sexual contact or sexual intercourse between two persons of the same sex or any form of sexual intercourse with an animal.” The Montana Supreme Court

vindicate societal views concerning appropriate forms of sexual activity.” 1995 Hundreds of Montanans gather for the first organized Pride parade in Helena. 1997 The Montana Supreme Court strikes the homosexuality provision of the state’s deviate sexual conduct law. Justice James C. Nelson writes in the court’s majority opinion that it is “hard to imagine any activity that adults would consider more fundamental, more private and, thus, more deserving of protection from governmental interference than noncommercial, consensual adult sexual activity.” 2002 On Feb. 8, Adrianne Neff and Carla Grayson awake to a wall of fire and smoke inside their Missoula home. The couple escapes

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struck down the archaic statute two years later, in 1997, but it took the Montana Legislature until 2013 to officially wipe it from the books. Even with the leaps forward made in recent years regarding samesex marriage and local anti-discrimination ordinances, change has been a long time coming in Montana. Here’s a brief recap of the Pride movement over the last 25 years.

through a window with their 22-month-old son. Grayson and Neff tell law enforcement they believe the blaze is payback for a highprofile lawsuit filed just days before. On Feb. 5, the couple, along with Carol Snetsinger, Nancy Siegel, Pride, Inc., and the ACLU, sued the Montana University System to secure benefits for same-sex partners. One day after the arson, a crowd of roughly 1,000 gathers in downtown Missoula to demonstrate support for the victims. 2004 In November, 67 percent of Montana voters approve a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. In December, the Montana Supreme Court finds in favor of the Snetsinger plaintiffs. Because of the suit, domestic partners of

Montana University System employees now may receive benefits. 2009 Barry Brubaker presents a petition to the Kalispell City Council signed by roughly 200 people that seeks to ban that year’s Pride Parade from the city. According to the Flathead Beacon, Brubaker argues the event would “further erode morality and set precedence for future lasciviousness and lewd displays that other communities have experienced.” Despite the petition, the parade is allowed to proceed in Kalispell and is greeted by only a few protesters. 2010 In June, the second consecutive Kalispell Gay Pride Parade meets no organized resistance.

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Why visibility still matters by Caitlin Copple Shortly after taking office as a city councilwoman in Missoula, a Republican colleague assured me that I’d never change his mind on certain LGBT issues. He was Christian, he said, and he was against discrimination, but “that whole marriage thing” was a nonstarter. After a few months of professional conversations, we struck up a more personal rapport. He eventually taught me how to shoot guns. I like to think I opened his mind about sexual orientation, gender identity and equality for our community, just as he inspired me to buy a .357 and start honing my skills at the local range. But for all the national and regional progress over the years, it’s important, even for a progressive-minded college town like Missoula, to remember why Pride still matters to the lesbian, gay, bi and trans community in 2015. Growing up in Southwest Idaho, I didn’t have any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender role models. I didn’t know anyone who was out until college, and then, because I went to a small college in Idaho, there were only a handful of LGBT people, and none of them mirrored who I aspired to be in the world. After I moved to Missoula and came out, I learned that LGBT youth are four times more likely than their heterosexual peers to commit suicide. That motivated me to be very public about being queer. I want kids in Montana and Idaho to know that they have a place here, and that they can build a good life and career here without having to move away to a big city. For me, being public about my queerness doesn’t mean forgoing the dresses and heels I’d rather avoid. Because I can “pass” as straight, I’ve felt a responsibility to use my nonthreatening appearance to help get to know people who might not think they know anyone who doesn’t fit into the heterosexual norms of our society. People joke that Missoula is 30 minutes away from Montana, but there’s some truth there. Most of Montana resembles my home state of Idaho more than Missoula, so visibility of any sort isn’t always easy. While Missoula is no doubt the friendliest community toward LGBT people in the state, even here, much has changed in the past decade. Not long after I moved here 11 years ago, two LGBT individuals were beaten because

of who they were. That spurred the “We Are Missoula” rallies, which I helped organize, along with YWCA Missoula, Forward Montana, the Western Gay & Lesbian Community Center and others, that drew more than 300 people to stand up against hate and violence. LGBT people may be less likely to be beaten in the streets than we were a decade ago, but by all the economic, health, political or social measures we still lack full equality and representation in our country. That’s not going to change with a positive Supreme Court ruling on marriage this month. What will change it is power. That’s partly why I ran for Missoula City Council in 2011 against an incumbent who voted against Missoula’s historic nondiscrimination ordinance. It’s also why I volunteer my time on the campaign board of the Victory Fund, a bipartisan national organization dedicated to electing and appointing more openly LGBT people to office. There’s a saying in Washington: If you aren’t at the table, then you’re probably on the menu. If you are an LGBT person, getting elected or appointed is one way to make sure you aren’t on the menu. Just consider the fact that the states with the smallest number of openly LGBT public officials are the same ones that have the fewest protections for their LGBT citizens. It’s not a coincidence that no legislature has passed any sort of same-sex relationship recognition without first having an openly LGBT state lawmaker among their ranks. It’s pretty tough to vote against a col-

2012 On June 9, one month after President Barack Obama comes out publicly in support of gay marriage, Montana Democratic Party delegates vote unanimously to approve a party platform amendment supporting gay and lesbian marriage equality.

league’s most basic freedoms when you know them, like them and maybe even occasionally go shooting with them. Power comes from visibility, and from owning who you are and what you stand for. Being a member of the LGBT community is not a value in and of itself, but the coming out process illustrates values that most Americans can admire, including honesty, openness and authenticity. These are also values not often associated with politics or politicians, but candidates who share those values and have the qualifications and passion to serve are a force with which to be reckoned. Caitlin Copple hosts a Victory Fund Pride Brunch along with openly LGBT elected officials Sen. Diane Sands, Sen. Christine Kaufmann, Rep. Bryce Bennett, Rep. Andrea Olsen, Butte School Board Trustee Eddie Zimpel and Missoula City Councilman Patrick Weasel Head on Sunday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m. $50 suggested donation. You must RSVP in advance at victoryfund.org/missoulapride.

fits. The court refuses to declare denial of such benefits unconstitutional and instead sends a portion of the lawsuit back to district court for further debate.

In July, Mary Anne Guggenheim and her partner of nearly 30 years, Jan Donaldson, join five other same-sex couples and the ACLU of Montana in filing a lawsuit in state court seeking domestic partnership benefits. 2011 The Montana Legislature again fails to scrub the homosexuality provision from the state’s deviate sexual conduct code. Rep. Ken Peterson, R-Billings, tells the Indy the resistance stems from the fact that some lawmakers believe the statute is still applicable, despite it being declared unconstitutional by the Montana Supreme Court 14 years earlier. “Homosexuals can’t go out into the heterosexual community and try to recruit people,” Peterson says, “or try to enlist them in homosexual acts.”

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On June 15, the Montana Republican Party strikes a platform plank calling to recriminalize homosexual sex. In December, the Montana Supreme Court weighs in on the issue of same-sex couples seeking domestic partnership bene-

2013 On April 9, Republican Rep. Duane Ankney, a retired coal miner from Colstrip, chokes up on the floor of the Montana House of Representatives when talking about his support for Senate Bill 107, which again seeks to strike the homosexuality provision from the state’s deviate sexual conduct code. Ankney breaks ranks from Montana GOP tradition to support the bill, telling his colleagues that because his daughter is a lesbian, the statute is hurtful. “To say she is any less of a person, or she is a criminal for her lifestyle, really upsets me. And for anybody that would feel that way—upsets me,” Ankney said. “I don’t think God thinks any less of my daughter than he does of any one of you in here.” Nine days after Ankney makes his impassioned plea and eight days after SB 107 passes the Montana Legislature, Gov. Steve Bullock signs the bill into law. At a party later

that night, gay rights advocates and their allies wear T-shirts featuring a photo of Ankney with his walrus mustache and 10-gallon hat. 2014 On May 21, Angie and Tonya Rolando, along with three other same-sex couples and the ACLU of Montana, file a federal lawsuit against the state seeking to overturn Montana’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. On Nov. 19, Federal District Court Judge Brian Morris finds for the plaintiffs in Rolando v. Fox, stating the marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. The same day, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox appeals Morris’ decision. That case is pending. As the first same-sex couple ties the knot at the Missoula County Courthouse on Nov. 19, Angie Rolando blogs about the significance of Morris’ ruling. “Today I get to show my child and my extended family that all families have value, that living an authentic life is a quality we all should hold dear and that equal rights are not special rights,” Rolando writes. “Love won today.”

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Advantage “conflict” Andy Bragen’s Don’t You Fucking Say a Word deals in love, anger and tennis at Missoula Colony 20 by Erika Fredrickson

ndy Bragen’s new play, Don’t You Fucking Say A Word, is inspired by a true and somewhat embarrassing event involving tennis. The native New Yorker spent his young adult life playing at the public tennis courts on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, just north of the Brooklyn Bridge. One day, several years ago, he and his longtime tennis partner found themselves in a kind of John McEnroe-style yelling match over a technicality. They screamed at each other, Bragen says, then tried to continue playing before finally screaming at each other some more. Bragen recalls storming off to take a seat on the bench and his partner huffing past him off the court. “We were both beyond livid,” Bragen recalls. “We both went on our ways home and both called our respective girlfriends at the time. And they’re basically like, ‘What the fuck is wrong with you?’ My girlfriend— now my wife—said, ‘What do you mean you had a— what are you talking about? What were you doing? That’s a very good friend of yours.’ And then we called each other and tried to make up. We played tennis again a week or two later, but we were very delicate with each other because we were a little nervous.” Bragen has told this story over the years with a combination of pride, horror and shame. The tennis pals patched things up and continued to play at the public courts. But the idea of this untidy eruption and the way their significant others reacted to it stayed with him. It got him thinking about love, anger and friendship, and how those things manifest in different ways with different people. “I’m pretty mild mannered, but I lost it that day,” he says. “The play didn’t emerge for a long time because I didn’t know what the play was—not until I realized it was about the women who know these crazy, stupid men.” Don’t You Fucking Say A Word is more or less finished, having gone through workshops and readings with the Brooklyn Shakes ensemble and at the New Dramatist playwright center. This week, it gets another reading at Missoula Colony 20, Montana Repertory Theatre’s annual gathering of playwrights, where writers workshop their pieces and the public can attend readings of unproduced works. Bragen is one of three special guests, joining Francine Volpe and Elizabeth DeMent. The colony’s theme this year is “conflict,” so Bragen’s confrontational title fits the occasion perfectly. He credits playwright and novelist Marsha Norman, who co-founded the Colony along with Montana Rep’s Greg Johnson, for providing him with some of the fundamentals for writing confrontation into his work. In a 2006 essay, Norman noted, “Plays are about conflict. We come to plays to see things happen. Plays must contain mistakes, surprises, reversals,

Missoula Colony 20 will feature playwrights like Andy Bragen, above, and public readings of plays centered around the theme of conflict.

murders, betrayals, fights, overheard conversations, secrets, in short, dramatic action. Plays are not conversations. If something doesn’t happen, it’s not a play.” ( We will try to forgive her for also writing that playwrights who have no compassion for their subjects should go into journalism.) Don’t You Fucking Say A Word is about the competition that happens on and off the court. It’s about people and their real or perceived approaches to conflict. “One of the men is sort of bringing a kind of anger and intensity to the court and then can let it go afterward,” Bragen says. “The other one turns in on himself and is actually the worse for it. And with women, their competition is a lot subtler. The women are also asking the question, essentially, ‘Who are these men that we love who did this thing where they had this fight on the tennis court?’ and the broader question of ‘Why do we love who we love?’” Tennis as a way to illustrate conflict makes sense.

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( You might recall that Woody Allen also used tennis as a pretext for relationship conflict in his 2005 film Match Point.) But Bragen’s use of tennis sometimes feels less like metaphor and more like a character or landscape. In fact, he’s folded tennis into two other plays, creating what he considers a kind of loose trilogy. In 2010, he wrote Loop Tape, inspired by working in a sporting goods store selling tennis rackets. “I guess retail can be a deeply torturous experience,” he says. “I loved it and hated it. They had a 90minute loop cassette, which had three songs that I remember—“The Sound of Silence,” “Band on the Run” and “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”—all of which I came to hate.” He described his other tennis play, 2009’s The Hairy Dutchman, as being about “the history of New York, and love, and singles, and doubles, and faults, and double faults, and courts, and courting, and hairy dutchmen.” The story is a love letter to the New York

courts where people of different backgrounds showed up in the same space to play the game. It’s a place so full of life, and so loud, that Bragen says people use hand signals to communicate over the din. It’s a place where even a passionate screaming match—and eventual rekindling of friendship— wouldn’t be out of place. It’s the perfect place to inspire a writer. “On a public tennis court,” Bragen says, “it’s kind of like what a bar used to be before everyone sort of got sucked into Netflix and the Internet, where you have this diverse group economically, ethnically, racially—everything—all sharing a love for something. In this case, tennis.” Missoula Colony 20 runs Thu., June 25, through Wed., July 1, with readings at UM’s PARTV Center. Visit montanarep.org for more info. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Fast and fearless The Calamity Cubes turn hill music upside right Any band with song titles like “Bottom’s the Limit” and “Skateboard Hips” has got my attention. When said songs are played with the shambling, raw immediacy of Kansas trio The Calamity Cubes, well, I just want to top off my Mason jar and ask for more. Brook Blanche, Kody Oh and Joe Henry take the fire and passion of The Clash and filter it through Appalachian hill music with a couple shots of postmodern irony to add some bite. And they’re tight. Their extensive tour experience has honed them into a seamless unit that confidently handles a variety of feels. They chug fast and fearless on songs like “Eternal Fall” and then pull up to lay the sweet and sour on a ballad like “Bent,” giv-

ing it the raw pain of a scraped off tattoo. While their harmonies fit into the high lonesome style, the Cubes are refreshingly free of the suffocating constraints of traditional bluegrass. Their sound is akin to the Avett Brothers, but somehow more direct, without the self-conscious hipster tinge. These no-nonsense midwesterners come off like a bunch of country-loving dudes who just like to sit and pick after a long day at the factory, with no authority to answer to but the honest beauty of American roots music. (Ednor Therriault) The Calamity Cubes play the Real Lounge Fri., June 19, at 10 PM with Aran Buzzas and The Whiskey Hooves. $5. 18+.

BIG IDIOT, Owe Money. No Money. OSV. Two years ago a student walked into my office at the high school where I work and yelled, “Dude! You like power violence?!” He was so excited to find someone who was into a genre of music that, to his knowledge, only one other person in his school knew existed. Considering the justifiably sensitive state of our public schools in regards to violence, however, I told him to keep it down and to close the damn door. We went on to discuss some of our shared favorite PV bands: SPAZZ, Infest, Man is the Bastard and Weekend Nachos, the latter being a more recent progeny of this particular branch of the hardcore family tree. It was a great talk that we both walked away from feeling optimistic for the future of hardcore.

I’m happy to say that BIG IDIOT, a young band from Olympia, Wash., is keeping the home fires of power violence burning. On their most recent album, the 2014 Owe Money. No Money. OSV., they are astute scholars of its subtle, yet distinctive characteristics. The blast beat, for example, is often overused by extreme bands. BIG IDIOT gets it. They use blast beats as a bridge to a breakdown and not as a crutch for their own musical shortcomings. This is sloppy, poorly mixed, hardcore punk rock—and I love it. (Randy Palmer) BIG IDIOT plays the Ole Beck VFW Sun., June 21, at 7:30 PM with Buddy Jackson, Hermanas Y Hermanas and Mezewlah. Free.

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Jacco Gardner, Hypnophobia There is something narrative about the songs on Jacco Gardner’s new album Hypnophobia. Maybe it’s his use of rock sounds—rolling basslines, mildly distorted guitars and forward drums—with jazzier chord progressions. Songs like “Grey Lanes” move outside the conventional structures of verse-chorus-verse, preferring to progress from the fundamental and then return to it more vigorously, elaborating on a theme in a way that creates increasingly intense atmospheres. Partly because of their spacey organ tones, many of them sound like the post-Devo work of Mark Mothersbaugh or the Kinks songs that find their way into Wes Anderson movies. The Dutch baroque-pop artist owes much to the warm arpeggios and cold vocals of the post-mod era,

and there are moments—such as the opening bars of “Face to Face”—that evoke Nico’s sense of chilly damage. These songs are complex in composition and rich in emotion. Fortunately, they are laid over with a smooth veneer of craft. There’s a lot going on in Hypnophobia, but the tracks never become formless or self-indulgent. This is daring music that reflects a refined artistic vision. Gardner has a lot to say, but he has the discipline to say it succinctly, in ways that make it easy to listen up. (Dan Brooks) Jacco Gardner plays Stage 112 Tue., June 23, at 9 PM with Calvin Love, Juan Wauters, Ancient Forest and Nate Vernon and Bethany Joyce. $8/$6 advance.

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I’m writing this assuming painter Diane Ainsworth’s painting, the recent Best of Show winner in the Dana Gallery’s Icons of the West exhibit, is somewhere on this page for you to see. I’m guessing it’s somewhere up top or near the margin, maybe nestled between a couple paragraphs, along with its unassuming title, “The End of the Day.” Go ahead. Take a look. You might notice moments in the picture where lines form shapes without really becoming lines at all. You might notice the way a few fat brushstrokes fool you into seeing light bouncing off the bar, or through bottles of liquor on the wall. If it’s not your taste, you might not even like the piece. That’s okay. But I’ll assure you, without any doubt, that the picture you’re looking at now is not the one hanging on a wall in the Dana Gallery. What Ainsworth does in her work is create images that require complex viewings, paintings you actually have to see—in person—to believe. I know that sounds cheesy and dramatic, but do yourself a favor and walk down to Higgins and Broadway. Find Ainsworth’s stuff and put your nose up to the canvas. Try to discern the scene, make out figures. It’s likely you can’t. Then take five steps back. Watch things fall into focus. Then take three forward. See them start to fade again. Ainsworth’s pictures bear all the stylistic trademarks of impressionism, but these instants of abstraction are what make her creations so exciting to look at. It’s as if while you’re standing at a distance observing a piece of her work, noting its detail, you’re also aware of the vibrant jumble it becomes when viewed up close. Depending on where you stand, the picture reveals itself in different ways. It’s a heady concept to propose, but Ainsworth’s paintings sort of take on different existences. These existences stay in your mind as you move around the room, change your stance. Even later, at home, as you try to recreate the

image in your mind, those alternate perceptions make it difficult to whittle the piece into any clear-cut summary of scene and subject. In “The End of the Day” that scene/subject is a bar, and not a particular one, actually, but more of an amalgamation of ones Ainsworth has seen and sketched throughout her life spent in various iterations of what we call the West: New Mexico, the Great Plains and Port Townsend, Wash., where she now lives. On her style of representation, Ainsworth elaborates: “I like to depict all that light on the bottles without really painting them,” she says, meaning she enjoys implying a form by stripping it down to something as crude as a goopy swipe of color on canvas, and leaving it at that. The effect, of course, becomes something much more dense and ambiguous, but Ainsworth argues that her paintings are not meant to be illusory. They are not gimmicks. “It’s just the way I see,” she says. “I’m nearsighted. I like to look at things up close. I like painting up close. I think you can feel that in my work.” In her other pieces, Ainsworth paints with the same bent toward abstraction. She paints the boats that sit rocking near her home on the coast. She paints flowers, mostly poppies. Landscapes. She paints a portrait of her family: her husband, Robert, asleep in bed with two lounging cats, Horatio and Boo. Among all these, my personal favorites are the ones that seem the least formed. The ones that offer the viewer little to go with other than a few broad strokes, the gestural hints of an object. Within these, Ainsworth presents a challenge. Fill in the blanks. Stand back. Move in. Look closer. Icons of the West continues at the Dana Gallery through Tue., June 30. arts@missoulanews.com

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Love & Mercy, the new biopic about The Beach Boys’ brilliant but troubled frontman, Brian Wilson, is a precisely crafted, tragic and wonderful film—and thank god for that. The Beach Boys are so good, and Wilson’s story is so sad and fascinating, it would be a real shame if Hollywood came along and sullied the legacy. The movie splits its time between Wilson’s life in the 1960s, when the band was at the height of their popularity, and the 1980s, when Wilson’s long battle with mental illness and substance abuse had him under the strict control of a tyrannical doctor. Paul Dano plays ’60s-era Wilson with bashful exuberance. We meet the band somewhere around ’64, after they’ve achieved commercial success with all those fun songs about surfing and cars and girls. Their original lineup included Wilson, his brothers Carl and Dennis, cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. We learn that his father, Murry (Paul Camp), was their manager until they fired him, and that he smacked his kids around a lot when they were young. The family history provides important context for Wilson’s mental decline later—it’s easy to see how inner demons and sadness eventually boiled to the surface. But before all that, we get to see Wilson’s ecstatic and brilliant creative process with the studio musicians responsible for The Beach Boys’ sophisticated, layered sounds of their 1966 masterpiece album, Pet Sounds. He’s got two different basslines in two different keys, bicycle horns and dogs barking, but it all works. At one point, Wilson says to the studio people, “Do you think we could get a horse in here?” In the relative future of the 1980s, John Cusack plays a more subdued, heavily medicated Wilson, under the strict care of Dr. Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti). At a car dealership, Wilson meets his future wife, Melinda

Ledbetter, played with so much warmth and patience by Elizabeth Banks. He sits in a Cadillac and speaks shyly to her about his divorce and the death of his brother. He locks the doors and acts like a weirdo, but still, it’s important to note that she’s kind to him before she ever learns of his celebrity. She’ll spend the rest of the movie falling in love with the legendary singer and trying to save him from Landy’s crushing and legally binding influence. I worried that some of the more tender moments between them amounted to movie invention, but in fact, the filmmakers insist they tried to stay as close to real life as possible, and the stuff with Melinda and Brian is some of the realest. Biopics have a lot going against them. Often the life is too big or small for a movie, and so events start to feel either packed in or made up. Love & Mercy avoids that curse by being selective. We don’t need to see those three years Brian Wilson spent depressed in bed in the 1970s, for example—it’s more horrible to imagine it. The actors too have an extra layer of disbelief to break through. We’re aware that these characters were once real people, and so we can’t help but think “Hey, look, it’s John Cusack playing Brian Wilson.” The split casting could have killed this thing, but both Dano and Cusack seem to have arrived at a cohesive agreement on how to play the man independent of one another. Finally, despite the darkness, Love & Mercy manages a calm sweetness throughout. Incredible, but true—you’ll leave the theater feeling better than when you arrived. Love & Mercy opens at the Roxy Fri., June 19. Visit theroxytheater.org for more info. arts@missoulanews.com

[film] culture, media and art. Archival footage and interviews are used to explore the show’s early years. Showing at the Roxy Fri., June 18, at 7 PM.

OPENING THIS WEEK THE DAMNED The Damned, by Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski, follows the seminal punk band from their origins in the U.K. to their present day conflicts and triumphs. Screening at the Top Hat Mon., June 22, 8 PM. Free, all ages.

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Awwww yeah, Tom Hardy stars as the eponymous p.o.’d Max, a man on a mission to survive in a screwedup apocalyptic hellscape. Update: HOLY FIREBALLS THIS RULES. And it even passes the Bechdel test! Also starring Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Entertainer.

INSIDE OUT When young Riley moves with her family to San Francisco, her emotions—given life by Bill Hader, Amy Poehler and other comic heavy hitters—are thrown into turmoil. Up director Pete Doctor knocks it out of the park, showing once again that Dreamworks will always be the Steven Tyler to Pixar’s Mick Jagger. Carmike, Pharaohplex. LOVE & MERCY You don’t have to be crazy to be the leader of the Beach Boys, but it helps. Paul Dano and John Cusack (huh?) split time portraying the beleaguered genius who created so much indelible music for his generation, only to crumble while under the spell of psychotherapist/Svengali Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti in full bug nuts mode). Elizabeth Banks also stars. Screening at the Roxy Fri., June 19–Thu., June 25, at 5:30 and 8 PM nightly. MR. MOM Except for the breastfeeding and knowing where everything is, most of today’s dads are also part mom. Michael Keaton brilliantly illustrates the modern parenting paradigm in this 1983 classic starring Teri Garr and Martin Mull. When auto engineer Jack loses his job and his wife enters the workforce, he runs the household in his own style, which includes feeding chili to a baby. Treat Dad to a movie for Father’s Day. Screening at the Roxy Sun., June 21, at 5 PM. Dads get in free! A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT What's more beautiful, the Blackfoot River or Brad Pitt's hair? Let them both flow over you at a screening of A River Runs Through It, accompanied by a discussion of the story's journey from Norman Maclean's novel to the big screen. Showing at the Top Hat Thu., June 25, 6:30 PM, free. SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS. DRACULA & THE WOLFMAN Movie Mockers are back! Missoula’s top wisenheimers tear into this classic B-movie, a la MST3K. This week it’s Santo and Blue Demon vs Dracula and the Wolfman. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll spill your organic popcorn. Screening at the Roxy, Sat., June 20, at 8 PM. SATURDAY MORNING FUNHOUSE It’s like TV, only bigger. Kick back in your favorite jammies for some classic cartoons, wildlife films and popcorn for breakfast. At the Roxy, Sat., June 20, at 10 AM.

I told you, honey, we eat take-out food every night because it’s so much easier to illustrate than home cooking. Pixar's latest grand slam, Inside Out, opens Fri., June 19 at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaoplex in Hamilton. SUNSHINE SUPERMAN You’ll chew a hole in your theater seat when BASE jumping godfather Carl Boenish explodes across the screen in this heart-pounding documentary. Carl’s 16mm archive footage is woven in with reenactments and state-of-the-art aerial footage in a jaw-dropping film of the ultimate thrillseeker’s passion. Screening at the Roxy, Fri., June 19–Thu., June 25, at 7 PM. TRU LOVE Habitually tardy lesbian Tru’s freewheeling lifestyle is getting old at 37. She meets Alice, her friend Suzanne’s mother, and sparks fly. The triangle gets complicated, old secrets are revealed, and the pressure builds to an explosive climax. You know, like one of our favorite activities. Hosted by Big Sky Pride. Screening at the Roxy, Fri., June 19, 8 PM.

NOW PLAYING ALOHA One of the most appealing casts of the year struggles to be noticed in the long shadow of Bill Murray in this Cameron Crowe joint. Aloha, Mr. Hand. Starring Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone. Rated PG-13. Pharaohplex.

sessed. You might be inspired to road trip to the Devil’s Tower. Screening at the Roxy Thu., June 18, at 8 PM. DANNY COLLINS Al Pacino stars as an aging rock star who decides to make some changes when he discovers a letter that had been written to him by John Lennon. Showing at the Roxy, Thu., June 18, at 6 PM. EAT WITH ME A mother and her gay son learn to connect as the son’s Chinese restaurant faces foreclosure. Strong directorial debut from David Au features Nicole Sullivan and a brief cameo from George Takei. Oh, my. Hosted by Big Sky Pride. Showing at the Roxy Thu., June 18, at 8 PM. ENTOURAGE The band of adolescent sycophants surrounding pretty boy Vincent Chase are back, doing battle in Hollywood with sleazy agent extraordinaire Ari Gold in the inevitable big screen resurrection of the popular series. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 A gifted psychic contacts the dead in order to protect a teenage girl who has been targeted by a spiritual entity. You know, like that one episode of Happy Days. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Tony Stark’s peacekeeping program goes awry and it’s up to a bunch of beefcakes to stop a new villain from his dastardly deeds. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.

JURASSIC WORLD Chris Pratt, a revelation in Guardians of the Galaxy, stars as the scrappy, charming misfit who faces a full-on dinosaur revolt when the theme park’s GMO dolphinlizard thingy pops its cork. Does not pass the Bechdel test. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Spielberg Week continues with this flip side of the ET coin. Richard Dreyfuss stars in his iconic role as a man ob-

LIVE FROM NEW YORK! Saturday Night Live has been an American institution for 40 years, holding up a funhouse mirror to politics,

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: MAN AND SUPERMAN Ralph Fiennes plays radical thinking bachelor Jack Tanner in this superb imagining of George Bernard Shaw’s witty classic. This is a live screening of the staged production. The Roxy, Tuesday, June 23, 7:30 PM. For tickets, visit mtlive.org. PITCH PERFECT 2 The Barden Bellas are back and out to dominate an international competition to regain their mojo. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Hailee Steinfeld. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. SAN ANDREAS Rednecks, homophobes and Wonder Bread conservatives will be cheering loudly in multiplexes across America as California succumbs to The Big One and crumbles into the sea. Dwayne Johnson tries to save one person, reluctantly saves many. Also starring Carla Gugino and Paul Giamatti. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. SPY Comic force of nature Melissa McCarthy continues her march toward world comedy dominance, this time playing a cross between Austin Powers and Lara Croft. With more cussing. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. TOMORROWLAND A curious teen and a notably handsome gentleman team up to venture to a magical place that exists in their shared memory. Starring George Clooney, Britt Robertson and Hugh Laurie. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle and Ednor Therriault. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find upto-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 7289380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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Almond joys by Ari LeVaux Anyone following California’s deepening water crisis has heard about the state’s thirsty agriculture industry, which uses 80 percent of the state’s water. And they’ve probably had a crash course in almond farming, which consumes 10 percent of that total all by itself. The size and impact of California’s almond industry has inspired the notion that almond cultivation, encouraged by growing demand, is exacerbating California’s water crisis, causing liberal-minded foodies to question their hunger for the “Devil’s Nuts,” as almonds have recently been called by some who think their demonization is overblown. I don’t buy the idea that cutting down on almond intake will solve the water crisis. As Nathaneal Johnson has pointed out at Grist.org, the root of the crisis is that water is too cheap, and allowing the price of water to rise to its fair value is the solution. Raising the price of water would compel farmers (and lawn owners) to cut back on water waste and even switch to less thirsty crops or crops that are valuable enough to justify the expense of watering them. Perhaps in such a scenario it would no longer make sense to raise, say, carrots in California, as they can be grown in every other state. Almonds, on the other hand, grow particularly well in the Golden State relative to most other places, which is why 80 percent of the world’s almonds are Californian by birth. The

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 6am - 8pm. 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 $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced beega) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce • 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open MF 6:30-5:30, 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. $

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extent to which almonds can remain a viable crop with more expensive water remains to be seen. In any case, almonds are a treasure, and deserve our utmost appreciation—especially considering the water resources we devote to them. And if the price of almonds were to rise with rising water prices, getting more mileage from your almonds by enhancing their flavor and extracting the most nutritional value becomes all the more useful. In this spirit, here are some tricks to do just that. First and foremost, soak the almonds until they sprout. This activates enzymes and makes the seed’s nutrients more biologically available, while improving the flavor. The other trick, conversely, is to dehydrate the sprouted almonds until they are dry, crunchy and even tastier. Whether your final goal is a glass of almond milk, a smear of almond butter or just a yummy, nutritionally enhanced almond snack, sprouting should always be your first step toward almond appreciation. And the first step in sprouting almonds is finding almonds that will sprout, i.e., almonds that are still alive. This can be tricky. Toasted almonds are out, as the heat kills the seed (almonds are not actually nuts, but the seed of small, apricot-like stone fruits). Only raw almonds will sprout, but since 2007, California-grown almonds sold as “raw” must be san-

The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins • 542-0002 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 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 Martini Mania with $4 martinis every Monday. The Griz Coaches Radio Show LIVE every Tuesday at 6pm, Burger & Beer special $8 every Tuesday. $2 well drinks & $2 PBR tall boys every Wednesday. Big Brains Trivia every Thursday at 8pm. Have you discovered Brooks & Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula $-$$ 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 43 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh

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itized. This sanitization is accomplished one of two ways: steam pasteurization and treatment of a chemical called propylene oxide. The latter kills the seed. Since PPO is not permitted on certified organic foods, raw organic almonds from California will have been steam pasteurized, and thus should sprout. Alternatively, raw almonds from Italy or Spain, which are commonly available, will also usually sprout. Use a teaspoon of salt and a quart of water for each cup of almonds you soak. After a night’s soak, they become plump and soft. The skin will slip off with an easy pinch between your fingers. The flesh assumes a supple quality with a coconut-like flavor. At this point, if you don’t just scarf the whole batch then and there, you can change the water and continue soaking, which will allow the sprouting process to continue. If your final goal is almond milk, pour off the

water and add the nuts to a blender, with 3-4 cups of water for every cup of dry almonds you started with, and blend until it’s a milky, chunk-free liquid. Strain the resulting slurry through a mesh bag. If you’re looking to make almond butter or crunchy sprouted almonds the next step is to dehydrate the almond sprouts. For almond butter, leave the skins on, as they add complexity to the finished product. For a crunchy sprouted almond snack, slip off the skins and dehydrate the seeds for between 12 and 24 hours. After their time in the dehydrator the almonds get so crunchy that they explode at the mere touch of your teeth. It makes almond appreciation an easy task, despite being such a thirsty crop. Giving these up would be tragic. Grow the carrots somewhere else. Charge people more to water their lawns. And sure, raise the price of almonds. The joys of sprouted, dehydrated almonds justify any extra expense.

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The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. Ask us about our Take and Bake Service! Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Thurs 11 am - 6 pm. Friday and Sat 11-8 pm Downtown Missoula. $

Cafe Zydeco 2101 Brooks • 406-926-2578 cafezydeco.com GIT’ SOME SOUTH IN YOUR MOUTH! Authentic cajun cuisine, with an upbeat zydeco atmosphere in the heart of Missoula. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast served all day. Featuring Jambalaya, Gumbo, Étouffée, Po-boys and more. Beignets served ALL DAY! Open Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm, Closed Sundays. 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 $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 97:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ 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

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

Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms 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. $$-$$$

Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.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. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) • 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $3? (Missoula County residents over 60: $3, only $6 if younger and just stopping by) Anyone is welcome to join us from 11:3012:30 for delicious food and great conversation. For a full menu, visit our website. $ Missoula Farmer’s Market N. Higgins by the XXX’s missoulafarmersmarket.com Find us on Facebook Seasonal, Homegrown and Homemade! Fresh local vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants, eggs, honey, baked goods and coffee provided by over 100 vendors. Saturdays 8am-12:30pm. “Music at the Market” performers on Saturdays 9am-noon. The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$

Pita Pit 130 N Higgins • 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Suite N 406-317-1829 www.romainessalads.com Romaines is a Certified Green Restaurant ® dedicated to making environmentally sustainable choices in all operations. We serve salads, sandwiches, and soups made from locally grown and raised produce and meats. The menu also includes vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options, providing something for everyone on the menu. Locally brewed beers are on tap as well as regional wines pairing well with salads and sandwiches. $-$$ 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. $$-$$$

Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve • 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$

Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$

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Draught Works’ Berliner Weisse HAPPIEST HOUR most conventional choice. What you’re drink“When I was in Germany,” ing: About two weeks ago, says brewer Adam Bulson, Draught Works debuted “I ordered it without syrup one of its zanier seasonals and I got weird looks.” to date. The “Ich bin ein Berliner” Weisse is a yeasty, Just the beginning: citrusy little wheat beer with The “Ich bin ein Berliner” an ABV of 3.6 percent and Weisse not only revives a a backstory firmly rooted in once-storied style for the the beer gardens of Gerbenefit of Missoula beer many’s capital city. But it’s palates, it also marks the not the pleasant start-to-finfirst in a series of forthcomish tartness of the Berliner photo by Alex Sakariassen ing sours from Draught Weisse that separates it from the rest of Draught Works’ seasonal line. Works. The popularity of sour beers nationwide has been trending up in recent years, and It’s what happens after the pour ... Montana breweries like Carter’s and Flathead A fruity flair: During Berliner Weisse’s Lake have already caught on. Next up at 19th century heyday as the most popular alco- Draught Works will be a sour brown ale, Bulholic beverage in Berlin, establishments would son says. Until then, the Berliner Weisse typically tame the brew’s sour side with either should hold out for another month. a raspberry- or woodruff-flavored syrup—sort Where to get it: Draught Works is loof the beer world’s answer to the Italian soda. The story is no different today at Draught cated at 915 Toole Ave. —Alex Sakariassen Works, where drinkers have the option of cutting their Berliner Weisse with raspberry syrup. Happiest Hour celebrates western MonOne shot turns an already splendid pint of sour into the kind of sweet, effervescent brew ideal tana watering holes. To recommend a bar, for hot summer afternoons. You can drink it bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, straight, of course, but that wouldn’t be the email editor@missoulanews.com.

Bitterroot Beanery Multiple Locations Find us on Facebook Serving organic, free trade coffees, iced mochas & lattes, fruit smoothies, milkshakes & shaved ice drinks. Check out our menu on Facebook. Open daily 6:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. South Hamilton • 363-4160, North Hamilton • 363-2519, Woodside • 381-4196, Victor • 3814407, Corvallis • 274-4074. $ Bitter Root Brewing 101 Marcus St., Hamilton 363-7468 bitterrootbrewing.com Bitter Root Brewing is open 7 days a week serving delicious microbrews and tasty hand-crafted food. Live music EVERY Thursday and Saturday from 6-8:30pm. Check out our website or find us on Facebook for upcoming events, menus, and other information. Cheers! $-$$ Bouilla 111 S. 3rd Hamilton 406-361-0223 Serving breakfast and lunch. From scratch modern American cuisine served in the beautiful Bit-

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terroot Valley. Check out our menu on Facebook. Open Monday - Saturday. $-$$ The Hamilton - A Public House 104 Main St., Victor 642-6644 Enjoy traditional pub fare in a warm, comfortable atmosphere. Serving a variety of appetizers, soups and salads and pub favorites of English Style Fish & Chips to Calamari & Chips to a Grand Tattie. Open at 11a.m. Monday-Friday and 4:00p.m. on Saturday. $-$$ Taste of Paris 109 N 4th St., Hamilton (406) 369-5875 tasteofparis.info FRENCH BISTRO and Crêperie offering authentic, yet affordable French homecooked specialties. French Wines. Gourmet Gifts. The outdoor patio, open in summer, adds a lot to the Parisian experience. Open TuesSat 9am– 8pm. $-$$

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June 18–June 25, 2015 tunes at relaxed tempos so beginners can easily join in. Starving Artist Cafe, 3020 S. Reserve St., off the corner of Reserve and Harve. Every third Thursday of the month from 6-7:30 PM. Visit missoulastarvingartist.com or email rocu@rocketmail.com for more info. Marian Palaia reads from her debut novel The Given World, a novel about a young woman in post-Vietnam America searching for the courage to go home. Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W., 7 PM. Free.

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The man, the borough, the Beet. Juan Wauters joins Jacco Gardner and Clavin Love, plus Ancient Forest, Nate Veron and Bethany Joyce, at Stage 112 Tue., June 23. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $8/$6 advance. 18+ show.

THURSDAYJUNE18 Ozzy said Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward can’t tour with Sabbath because he is as big as Jabba the Hutt. Normal sized humans play the hits when tribute band Crack Sabbath play a rare show at Stage 112 with openers Caddy. 9:30 PM–2 AM, $5.

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fun and summertime easy livin’ at Caras Park, every Thursday from 5:30-8:30 PM through mid-September. June 18: Mabel’s Rage. June 25: Band in Motion. Free to hang out.

Downtown ToNight celebrates a whopping 15 years of food, family

Smooth jazz and award-winning beer go together like sunsets

Get your green thumb dirty at a volunteer work and learn day. Help maintain the Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula, and learn about native plants in the process, 4–6 PM.

and Bitterroot Mountains. Get yourself a load of bliss when Joan Zen and her sultry crew nail the standards at Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM. No cover, all ages. Hone your chops at the Slow Jam, where musicians will play celtic, old time and contra dance

It’s big. It’s gay. It’s the Big Gay Cabaret. Viscosity Theatre slathers gay sauce all over its Comedy Cabaret for a pair of Pride Week performances. Issues like gay marriage, STDs, boudoir kink and more are leavened with laughs, making for a highly entertaining night of comedy. Crystal Theatre, 8 and 10 PM, $12/adv., $15/door. Get tickets at viscosity.tixato.com/buy/big-gay-cabaret Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, drink specials aplenty and attractive local singles in your area. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. Small town girls, city boys and anyone that leaves out can share the night on and on and on at the Dead Hipster Dance Party of lore, at the Badlander on Thursdays, with opening guests SharkWe3k. No cover, plus $1 wells from 9 PM to midnight.

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[calendar] Is this the perfect three-way package? You’ll have to go find out when Portland’s The Quick & Easy Boys are joined by Missoula bands Tiny Plastic Stars and Moneypenny at The Real Lounge, 112 Front St. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $5 at the door. Portland’s Anna Tivel folks it up, with Missoula’s Wartime Blues opening with some homegrown Americana. Top Hat Lounge, 9:30 PM, no cover. Combining Motown soul and N’awlins jazz with a sprinkling of funk and folk, Sista Otis shakes up the stage tonight. New Old Future and Dog Days open. The Palace, 9:30 PM. No cover. SHAHS continues their occupation of the VFW with Skin Flowers, Holy Land, Rammer and Sporman. Doors 9 PM, show at 10. $2, 18+.

FRIDAYJUNE19 Enjoy some grub with your giggles at Leggo My Alter Ego, by Missoula Improv, with standup comedy to get things started. Tarantino’s pizza, Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. 1st St. Tickets $12, $22/two, $9 for UM or high school students. Grab some grub at the Western Heritage Days and Chuckwagon Cook-off in Stevensville, Fri., June 19Sat., June 20, with parading, rummage sales and vittles by day, and beer and reveling in the street by night. Visit mainstreetstevensville.com. BIKEapalooza will be drifting through Sunday Streets Missoula like dandelion seeds in a meadow, then it’s a casual ride around town and free Big Dipper ice cream for all. Meet at the XXXXs at noon. Free.

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Your paramour will appreciate your thriftiness at the Cheap Date Night, where the Missoula Public Library screens a free, recently released motion picture. Doors open at 6:45 PM and close at 7:15. Enter from the Front Street side of the building. Free.

war is heck It's not often you'll see “Vietnam” and “comedy” in the same sentence. There are exceptions to the rule, of course, but beyond Good Morning Vietnam, or the black humor embedded in Full Metal Jacket, you'd be hard-pressed to find another movie or play that can have a few laughs at that war. Colton Swibold is fully convinced that Pvt. Wars pulls it off. He plays Gately, who is afflicted with memory loss. “He’s very curious and susceptible to the antics of his crew mates.” Hugh Bickley and Mason Wagner round out the cast. WHAT: Pvt. Wars WHO: Montana Repertory Theatre WHEN: Sat., June 19–Sun., June 20, and Mon., June 22–Tue., June 23. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. WHERE: Union Hall (June 19–20) and the Montana Theatre in UM's PARTV Center (June 22–23) HOW MUCH: $5, free to veterans w/military ID MORE INFO: montanarep.org

Written by James McClure and directed by Mark Kuntz, Pvt. Wars is a labor of love that deals not so much with the war itself, as with the scarring—both physical and mental—left on three veterans in a VA hospital. “It's a comedy and tragedy,” says Swibold. In a sort of Cuckoo's Nest meets Born on the Fourth of July, three men of disparate backgrounds bond over Irish Music Session, every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover. Family Friendly Friday invites little ones to boogie while parental units kick back at the Top Hat, starting

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Julie Bug makes you wish you had six legs to dance to the country hits at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., 8 PM–1 AM. No cover.

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their shared desire to get out. PTSD, an affliction that is still largely misunderstood, affects each of the three differently. McClure, who passed away in 2011, was a longtime friend of not only the Rep, but also director Greg Johnson. “He was one of the founding members of the Colony,” Swibold says of McClure, referring to the annual writers workshop hosted by the Rep. “Since it's the 20th anniversary (of the Colony), we thought it would be a good homage.” Vietnam stories, especially those dealing with the lasting effects the war had on its combat veterans, can be dark. Swibold says it is definitely a darker shade of comedy, but the material leans toward the absurdist humor that is so plentiful in military situations. Pvt. Wars is shadowed by the permanent pall that America's first unpopular war cast over the unfortunate sons who returned not to a hero's welcome, but to scorn, abuse and anger. Confused, damaged and frequently ostracized, Vietnam vets—virtually all suffering from PTSD—have become a fraternity of sorts. “These guys aren't appreciated in this place,” says Swibold. “They have to stick together.” —Ednor Therriault

at 6 PM, with a rotating lineup of local musicians providing all-ages tunes. Tonight: Local Yokel. No cover. Spin your partner round and round, just don’t drop her

on the ground. Country dancing to great recorded music with the Bitterroot Dancers. Hamilton City Hall, 223 S. 2nd St. 7–11 PM, $5.

Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight at...the Caravan of Glam! The lovely Ecstasy Inferno hosts the dance party/debauchery at Stage 112, 8 PM. $12 advance (highly recommended), $15 at the door. For tickets, go to http://cogbigskypride.bpt.me/ Loosen up those hips and Samba your way onto the hardwood for a Brazilian dance party. Canta Brasil provides the Latin beat at the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier, 8 PM, $7/person, $12/couple. DJs Hotpantz, Mike Stolin and Kris Moon craft the beats for a sweaty night of dance floor drama. The Badlander, 9 PM, no cover. Total Fest alums Rooster Sauce, Shitty Weekend, Skurfs and Partygoers converge on the VFW to relive the glory days. 9 PM, cover 18+ $5, 21+ $3. Can you squeeze some rock/reggae/blues/soul into your schedule? Always! Work it out on the dance floor with Jameson and The Sordid Seeds at the Top Hat, 10 PM, free. Climb into your cleanest overalls and get your ever-lovin’ fill of Americana when Calamity Cubes takes the stage (see Noise). Aran Buzzas and The Whiskey Hooves round out the bill at The Real Lounge, 112 Front St., 10 PM. $6/adv., $8/DOS. Run free at the monthly dance at the American Legion Hall, 825 Ronan

[calendar] St., with tunes from the Wild Coyote Band. 7-11 PM. $7. Call 240-9617 to learn more.

SATURDAYJUNE20 You mess with the aquifer, they’ll make you sleep with the fishes. Nashville’s Ground Water Mafia bring their punk/jazz/metal/ g runge to the ZACC Below, 235 N. 1st St. W., 8 PM. $5, all ages. Annie, get your gun and meet me at the fourth annual Babes ‘n’ Bullets women’s shooting event, with an allday clinic in handguns, rifles and archery at Deer Creek Range, followed by an afterparty at the Holiday Inn. $125 includes T-shirt, equipment, transportation and party; for an extra $25 bucks, you can bring a guest/boyfriend/huzzben to the afterparty. Register at Bob Ward’s. Mingle among the sweet abundance at the Missoula farmers markets and People’s Market, with produce, arts, crafts, baked goods, hot breakfasts and strong coffee at the XXXXs, Pine Street and riverside parking lot east of Caras Park. Things get running about 8 AM and last til 1 PM. Learn about the art of framing and design at Frame of Mind’s Open House. Events for kids, BBQ, and more. 10 AM–2 PM, 1706 Brooks, free. If you think a well-marbled ribeye is beautiful, wait ‘til you’ve seen marbled paper. Shelly Reisig and Martha Elizabeth are masters of the medium, and they’ll be teaching techniques and tricks at the Missoula Art

Museum, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM, $22.5/teens, $25/adults. All materials supplied. For info/scholarships, contact Renee at 728-0447. Little ones can feel the rhythm at Kids’ Vibrations, a 45-minute educational blast with local musicians and Tangled Tones educators on the third Saturday every month through the school year. Missoula Senior Center, 705 Higgins Ave. 11–11:45 AM. Donations appreciated. As part of the Big Sky Pride weekend of festivities, the annual Gay Pride Parade marches down Higgins Avenue at 1 PM, with rally to follow on Main Street, live music, drag show and other shenanigans. Check out bigskypride.com for more info.

nightlife Meet a Patagonian cavy, a brushtailed bettong, a crimson-rumped toucanet and more when Animal Wonders, an educational org, brings its native and exotic animal friends to a presentation at Beavertail Hill State Park, 29895 Bonita Station Rd., Clinton. Experts will be on hand to answer questions and help to snap photos. 6 PM, free. More info at animalwonders.org. Pig out at Luau Night, then show off your hula moves when the Levitators take the stage as part of a fundraiser for the Elks Youth Scholarship Fund. Stage 112. Luau: doors at 5 PM, Luau at 6, $5, all ages. Levitators: Doors at 7 PM, show at 8, $5. For more info, call 549-0542. Show ‘em your hoppy feet when Triple Sec cranks up their dance-inducing mix of swing, bossa nova,

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[calendar] blues and ballads at Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM, no cover. Wear your high-water pants to the Eagles Lodge tonight, because Flood will have you ankle deep in rock ‘n’ roll. 2420 South Ave. W., 8 PM–1 AM, no cover. Absolute Pride Edition: DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo deliver the primo Saturday night party at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM, $5/under 21 (includes Palace), 18+ to party, 21+ to drink. They’re known for their special blend called Montana-grass. Roll up a bluegrass fatty with Ted Ness & the Rusty Nails at the Top Hat, 10 PM, free show.

SUNDAYJUNE21 It’s the longest day of the year, and not because your in-laws are in town. The Last Best Solstice: Art on the River capitalizes on maximum daylight to showcase over 30 local artists. Demonstrations, discussions and live painting happen at Bess Reed Park, downtown, 10 AM–4 PM, free.

nightlife Big Idiot: term of endearment or punks from Olympia? Find out at Punk Rock Sunday, with Buddy Jackson and Hermanas y Hermanas doling out the noise. VFW, 7:30 PM, free. Wind down from your awesome Pride weekend with Jazz Martini Night at the Badlander. 9 PM, no cover.

MONDAYJUNE22 The Damned, by Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski, follows the seminal punk band from their origins in the U.K. to their present day conflicts and triumphs. Screening at the Top Hat, 8 PM, free, all ages. Precocious artists ages 6-11 are invited to get some fresh air during the weeklong Art in Nature daycamp with Janaina Vieira-Marques, which meets at Missoula Art Museum from 9 AM-noon through June 26. Kids will create nature-inspired drawings, sculptures, collages and whathaveyou after field trips. $80/$72 for members, with scholarships available. Check out missoulaartmuseum.org. The Introduction to Fencing Camp invites ages 10-16 to dive into the basics of this strategic sport with instruction at the Missoula Fencing Association, 1200 Sherwood St. Meets 10 AM-2 PM. $115 includes all equipment. Visit missoulafencing.net. Theatrical kiddos should check out the Play Making Devised Theatre day camp at the ZACC, where ages 612 create their own stage production, culminating in a live performance at the end of the week. Meets at the ZACC through June 26, 1-4 PM. $90/$80 for members. Visit zootownarts.org/summer. The Shuffles Dance Studio hosts tap classes for all ages and levels, Mondays through Thursdays from 47 PM. 500 N. Higgins Ave. Call 2108792 to set up a time and routine that’s best for you, or just drop in any

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day to observe a class. $60 for four classes.

nightlife As their Fare Thee Well shows grow closer, come relive your favorite Grateful Dead shows at Live Dead every Monday at 5 PM at the Top Hat. Local Deadhead luminaries curate the recordings. Free, 21 and over. Homer Simpson may have popularized the concept of better parenthood through beer consumption, but Community Night at Thomas Meagher Bar goes one better, donating 20 percent of their proceeds to Children’s Museum Missoula. 130 W. Pine, 6 PM. Shake, rattle ‘n’ roll at the Beginner/Intermediate Jazz Dance class, led by Jennifer Meyer-Vaughan on Mondays at Downtown Dance Collective, 7:30-9 PM. Yoga pants allowed, regular rates apply.

TUESDAYJUNE23 The picking circle at the Montessori playground is an entirely different thing. This Picking Circle is a bluegrass session all ages at the Top Hat, 6 PM, free, open to all.

nightlife You some kinda wise guy (or gal)? Prove it at the Quizzoula trivia night at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., with current events, picture round and more. Gets rolling around 8:30 PM. To get you warmed up, here’s a trivia question: What RuPaul TV

show is about to launch its 7th season? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife. Jacco Gardner from the Netherlands goes for baroque (pop) at Stage 112. Also Edmonton’s Calvin Love, NYC’s Juan Wauters, and our very own Ancient Forest. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10, $6/adv., $8/door, 18+ show. (See Noise.) Mike Avery hosts the SingerSong writer Showcase, now on Tuesdays at the Badlander at 9 P M. No cover. Email michael.avery@live.com ahead of time to sign up.

WEDNESDAYJUNE24 If it’s a sport, he’s photographed it. World-renowned lensman Peter Read Miller has shot 39 Super Bowls and 100 Sports Illustrated covers. He shares images and stories at UM’s Music Recital Hall, 7–9:30 PM. For info, call 5430171. Escape the office and get some fresh air at Out to Lunch, the weekly festival with music and food trucks at Caras Park, Wednesday from 11 AM-2 PM through August. Free to mingle. This week’s music: Ed Norton Big Band. Is your toddler a budding Nikola Tesla in pull-ups? Find out at Science Sprouts: Early Childhood Program at SpectrUM Discovery Area, 218 E. Front St. Kids 2-5 participate in playful science experiments and crafts. Free with paid museum admission, 11 AM–noon every Wednesday.

If you don’t look like you just fell out of a magazine ad for yoga pants or vitamin water, Yoga for Round Bodies might be the class for you. Beginner level, slow pace yoga taught by Leslie Burgess. A doctor’s release will be required. Learning Center at Red Willow, noon–1:15 PM. $70 for seven-week course. More info: www.redwillowlearning.org. Cultivate your inner Ebert with the classic flicks showing at Missoula Public Library’s free matinee, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 2 PM, except holidays. Visit missoulapubliclibrary.org or pop your head in their lobby to see what’s playing.

nightlife Bourbon, rye and scotch are the Baldwin Brothers of the whisky family. Try these and more at a whisky tasting led by midwest Master of Whisky Cheryl Alagna. The Rhinoceros, 158 Ryman, 5–9 PM, $25. A Phish Happy Hour? Sounds like a Trey Anastasio solo. Phish music, video and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday at 5:30 PM. Free, all ages. Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by using your giant egg to answer trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. The weekly Dinner and a Movie series brings top-notch indie flix and good eats under one roof. Screening at the Crystal Theater at 7 PM, $7. Dinner menu from Silk Road available (not included in admission price).

[calendar] Get real gone at Jazz Night with chanteuse Kimberly Carlson at the Top Hat, 7 PM, free, all ages. Trivia answer: “Drag Race.” Pass me the peanuts ‘n’ Crackerjacks at the Missoula Osprey’s first home game, playing against Helena at Ogren Park. 7:05 PM. Visit missoulaosprey.com. Bring a lawn chair, but be mindful of those umbrellas! Led by stalwart wand waver Gary Gillett, the Missoula City Band delivers an evening of rousing music every Wednesday at the Bonner Park Band Shell, 8 PM, free. Like they said to the Frenchman after he drank a bottle of oxygen, are you going to Pierre? Minneapolis prodigal bands Pierre and Wanderer are joined by Missoula’s Buddy Jackson at the ZACC Below, 8 PM, $5, all ages. Live those “American Idol” fantasies at the Wednesday night karaoke with Cheree at Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W, with drink specials and the chance to win $50 big ones. 8:30-10:30 PM. No cover; stick around for the prize drawing to be eligible to win. You never know what’s going to come out of that milkcrate at Milkcrate Wednesdays. But you will dance, aided by $6 PBR pitchers and free pool. Palace Lounge, 9 PM, no cover.

The damned fine dressers, more like. The Damned, Wes Orshoski's documentary of the seminal punk band, screens at the Top Hat Mon., June 22, at 8 PM as part of the Big Sky Documentory Series. Free. All ages.

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performing feats at the J. Neil Memorial Park in Libby, Thu., June 25-Sun., June 28. $7-$12 for entrance button; kids under 12 are free. Email info@loggerdays.com.

You can call her Suzerino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing. Anything But Suzy bring their acoustic joy to The Starving Artist Cafe, 3020 S. Reserve, 6 PM–7:30. No cover.

As part of the Missoula Colony playwriting conference, actors from around the country convene for staged readings, June 25-July 1, at 8 PM at the ParTV Building. For more info check out montanarep.org.

Roll on into the Libby Logger Days, which features four days of exhibits and sweaty, muscular people

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Join us at the Top Hat Lounge on June 25 for a live screening of the Robert Redford classic, A River Runs Through It. Live presentations by the co-producers of the film; Missoula’s own William Kittredge and Annick Smith. Conversation with Smith and Kittredge begins at 6:30. FAMILY FRIENDLY AND FREE! Preview of the upcoming In the Footsteps of Norman Maclean Festival to be held in Seeley Lake, July 10-13. More info and event tickets at http://www.macleanfootsteps.com Produced by For questions: Call Jenny at 406-754-0034 or email: rohrervid@aol.com

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[calendar] Celebrate the final week of Shahs’ seige—um, residency—at the Ole Beck VFW with False Teeth, Paris Mingus, Teens From Alberton and, of course, Shahs. 9 PM, $5, 18+ show. Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, drink specials aplenty and attractive local singles in your area. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. Local Yokel are presumably more sophisticated than their slack-jawed namesake Cletus, and they bring some string band goodness to your night at the Top Hat, 10 PM, free show. Mr. Calendar Guy is a curious sort. He wants to know about your event! Submit your stuff to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event to guarantee publication. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. If you prefer meatspace, snail mail to Calendar c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.

No, read the contract. It says piano or guitar. Anna Tivel brings her ethereal Portland folk to the Top Hat Lounge Thu., June 18. Wartime Blues opens. 9:30 PM, no cover.

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here are a select few people who can comfortably fly down the side of Marshall Mountain on two wheels. Bobbing and weaving through the trees, these bikers represent countries from around the world as they compete in the fifth Missoula XC, a national and World Cup-level mountain bike race. Race events begin June 18 at Caras Park, where the pros go head-to-head for cash and glory in the Eliminator, an urban course packed with obstacles like log barriers and a gap jump. The crown jewel competition of the weekend takes place June 20, where the Elite Women's and Men's races feature Olympic and World Cup racers. The competition offers the chance for bikers to gain points that help them qualify for world teams. In true Montana style, these racers will also compete for elk racks that are awarded to winners every year. That same day, amateur racers will also take to the trail in a competition, giving spectators a chance to watch the future of racing in action. Wrapping up

the weekend is the Hair of the Dog Enduro, a new trend in the world of mountain bike racing, where the race is divided up into sections and the champ has the fastest combined time. For those who want to witness it all go down and back up again, spectators are invited to attend and are encouraged to bike or carpool. Some of the best spots according to race officials are at the base, at the Chainbreaker or the A-Line, where bikers rapidly approach a notorious 9-foot jump. —Mary Bradley The Eliminator race begins at Caras Park Thu., June 18, at 6 PM. The Missoula XC at Marshall Mountain begins Sat., June 20, at 9 AM, with Elite Women's and Men's races beginning at 4:30 PM and 7 PM, respectively. The Hair of the Dog Enduro begins at the Blue Mountain Recreation Area Sun., June 21, at 9 AM. Visit missoulaxc.org for more information.

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THURSDAY JUNE 18 These plants, they’re growing like weeds! Learn to identify the vegetation that surrounds us at Botany By Habitat with plant dude Greg Peters. Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. 9 AM-5 PM, $70/members, $80/non-members. Call 327-0405 to register.

FRIDAY JUNE 19 Girls rock! What else could you call a girls rock climbing challenge? Girls in grades 2–12 will meet at Currents, then get on the rock bus to go learn from pro instructors on actual rocks. 11 AM. Bring a lunch. Space is limited, call 1-800-736-5243 ext. 2306 to register. $22 fee.

SATURDAY JUNE 20 She’s a dominant feature of our natural skyline, and you can conquer this scree-covered Hershey’s kiss in one day. Ch-paa-qn Day Hike with the UM Outdoor Program is a moderate, 8-mile roundtrip to the summit. $35 gets you transportation and hike leaders. For information, call 243-5172, or visit www.umt.edu/crec/Outdoor/TripClassDetails/. The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation hosts a six-night volunteer trip maintaining trail and building structures at Yellowjacket Lake Campground and a meadow on Upper Yellowjacket Trail, June 20-27. To learn how to volunteer for this and other summer excursions, visit selwaybitterroot.org/volunteer-now.

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Strive for new heights at the annual Pedal the Pintlers, which includes century, 50-mile and 25mile through hella scenic landscapes out past Anaconda and Georgetown Lake. $55-$65; entry fee includes a T-shirt, snacks and lunch.

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Celebrate Missoula Autism Awareness Day with the Montana Puzzle Run/Walk. UM’s Monte and the Maulers’ Slash will lead you on a windy path through the University, starting at the oval at 10:30 AM. For info and registration, visit http://406running.com/my-registration/.

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The second annual Bitterroot Run cruises through scenic paths on Old Darby Road for a 5K and 10K, with awards for top finishers. $20-$40. Proceeds benefit SAFE, the emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence. Visit 406running.com.

TUESDAY JUNE 23 The Montana Dirt Girls kick into gear with group cycling trips in the Missoula area, meeting up at 6 PM every Tuesday at various locations. Visit mtdirtgirls.tripod.com to sign up for the mailing list and find out more.

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As the story goes, cabinetmaker Chuck Kaparich told the Missoula City Council in 1991, “If you will give it a home, and promise no one will ever take it apart, I will build a carousel for Missoula.” Kaparich's vision was fueled by fond childhood memories of riding the carousel at Butte's Columbia Gardens Amusement Park. (That carousel burned down in 1973.) It took four years and over 100,000 volunteer hours, but Kaparich's dream came alive in full color on May 27, 1995, when A Carousel for Missoula opened to the public. The carousel boasted 38 hand-painted ponies and an antique frame made out of 16,066 separate pieces. In celebration of the carousel's 20th anniversary, A Carousel for Missoula hosts its annual Celebration Dinner and Auction on June 18 in the barn at the Ranch Club. Guests can look forward to appetizers, a dinner buffet and cupcakes from Rosauers, along with wine and spirits available for purchase. Local musician John Floridis will entertain. The evening's live and silent auctions will give guests the opportunity to raise their paddles for items ranging from a leaf blower to, mysteriously, a donation called “carvings Chuck did.” Perhaps the most highly anticipated auction items are two rocking animals handmade by the carousel's volunteer group, the Ponykeepers. One rocker is modeled after the carousel's dragon, Scafti, while the other is a replica of Paint, the beloved carousel horse designed by local artist Larry Pirnie. Like the full-sized carousel animals, the rocking

animals are made of solid basswood and handpainted. The rocking animals are child-sized, but executive director Theresa Cox assures us that they're “heavy and sturdy enough for adults to ride.” (Cox says her 190-pound husband has personally tested this.) Those unlucky enough to miss the dinner and auction are still welcome to put in auction bids before the event starts, Cox says. And guests are also welcome to show up for just the auction, which Cox estimates will start around 7:30 PM. —Bonnie Chan A Carousel for Missoula's Gala Dinner and Auction is this Thu., June 18, 6 PM at the Ranch Club barn, 8501 Ranch Club Rd. $100 per person, $175 per couple. To buy tickets, call 549-8382. Seating is limited to 150 guests.

[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY JUNE 18 Get a lid on that kid. St. Patrick Hospital Trauma Services Helmet Sale also offers brain buckets for adults, and cheap bike lights. Helmet prices from $8. Noon–3 PM, Garden City Medical Building, 601 W. Spruce, Ste. K. (Just north of old Safeway.) Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free, plus there’s nice beverages and snacks.

FRIDAY JUNE 19 Folks with disabilities can get creative at Art Group, every second and fourth Friday of the month at Summit Independent from 2-4 PM. Call 728-1630. Willard Peterson and Jesse the Ocelot provide the tunes at the benefit for Love Has Come, a nonprofit orphan placement organization. Head to the “backyard alley” of E3 Convergence Gallery, 229 W. Main St., 8–11 PM. $5 suggested donation.

SATURDAY JUNE 20 Every step gets them closer to being on the air, and Missoula Community Radio is hoping their Huge Garage Sale (catchy name, huh?) will result in a huge financial stride. 4507 Rio Vista Drive, 8 AM. The Creativity for Life drop-in Saturday art

workshop includes expressive arts, writing and other therapeutic activities for those dealing with loss at the Living Art studio, 725 W. Alder St., Ste. 17, 10:30 AM12:30 PM on two Saturdays each month. Free. Visit livingartofmontana.org to learn more.

TUESDAY JUNE 23 The three-week Xi Xi Hu: Walking Qigong course imparts wisdom about coordinating breath and movement to regulate the five organ spirits. Meets on three Tuesdays at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave., from 6-7:30 PM. $40 for three-week course. Visit redwillowlearning.org.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 Break some bread with your neighbors, and join in the discussion about those who have no bread to break. Empty Bowls, Full Souls, a Missoula Food Bank advocacy event, will feature local food and live music at Ten Spoon Winery, 6–8 PM. Cost is $30, payable at time of RSVP. Call 549-0543 to reserve a seat.

THURSDAY JUNE 25 The Missoula Insectarium will be officially emerging from its metaphorical chrysalis at their Grand Opening celebration. Mayor Engen (gadaboutus missoulius) and Monte (ursus entertainus) will be on hand, as will the amazing collection of wild and interesting insects from all over the world. 218 E. Front St. 11 AM. Free. All ages.

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RISE AND SPINE My fiance is good friends with his ex-girlfriend from college. (We're all in our 30s.) She isn't a romantic threat, but she's become a source of stress. Long before I met my boyfriend, they began hanging out at a local bar together twice a week. They still do this, and I go along, but I've increasingly found these evenings a draining time-suck. When I don't want to go, my fiance hangs at home with me. This prompts a tantrum from his ex-girlfriend, complete with a barrage of angry texts. I've tried reasoning with her, but she claims that when he was single, he "dragged (her) out constantly" so he still owes her. My boyfriend is a laid-back, nonconfrontational kind of guy and just says she needs to calm down. —No Wonder They Broke Up They've translated the Dead Sea Scrolls, and it turns out they're actually a 900-page list of everything this "friend" has ever done for your fiance. Okay, when he was single, maybe he "dragged (her) out constantly." Unless he did this by unchaining her from the wall and yanking her to the bar on a choke collar, it was up to her to decline. Gotta love the notion that her companionship led to some unwritten indentured frienditude contract that he still owes big on. (One person's friendship is another's mob extortion scheme.) It's your fiance's job to be "reasoning" with his friend, not yours. (You're marrying the guy, not adopting him and trying to get him into a good preschool.) You excuse his passivity by describing him as a "laid-back, nonconfrontational kind of guy." Well, there's laid-back, and there's confusing onlookers as to whether you're a person or a paperweight. The thing is, whether somebody gets to abuse you is usually up to you. In other words, your fiance needs to grow a pair (or at least crochet a pair and pop 'em in) and then get on the phone. Tell him that he needs to tell this woman—calmly and firmly—something like, "You know, lovey, I've got a fiancee now, and I can't be as available as I used to be." He needs to shut down the abusive text storm the same way, telling her, "Not acceptable. Cut it out," and then block her number if she keeps up the telephone thuggery. Sure, it's uncomfortable standing up to a person who's been treating you badly— an uncomfortable and necessary part of adult life. It's how you send the message "Nuh-uh … no more" instead of "Forever

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TO BOLDLY NO WHERE NO NO HAS GONE BEFORE I've started seeing this wonderful guy. There's no official commitment yet, but I have no interest in anyone else, including the two guys I was casually seeing from time to time. When they text me to try to hook up, I won't respond or I'll say I'm busy, but they don't seem to be getting the message. Admittedly, in the past, I've said "no more" and then caved when I've gotten lonely or had a few glasses of wine. Also, how do you say "beat it" without being mean? —Go Away Already! There's little that tempers a man's enthusiasm for a late-night romp like responding to his "want 2 hook up?" by texting back, "YES! i'm ovulating & dying 2 have a baby!" But it shouldn't have to come to this— that is, if you start by actually saying no instead of starting a game of "Guess why I'm not returning your texts!" An ambiguous no—not responding or saying "I'm busy"— is not a no. This is especially true of your ambiguous no, which, in the past, has translated to, "I'm not drunk/lonely enough. Try me later." Because of this, you may need to repeat even a firm "I'm no longer interested" a few times for these guys to get that you aren't just confused about what you want or playing hard to get. But in general, the unevasive no eliminates the need to make your point repeatedly, in turn curbing the likelihood of your getting mean on the phone (or, worse, hiding under the bed when you hear the ladder being leaned against your upstairs window).

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EMPLOYMENT course in chemistry, biology, and microbiology (microbiology can be taken after hire). Requires lifting, 10 pounds frequently; moving 50-100 pounds occasionally. Requires a valid MT driver’s license. Performs technical and professional work in environmental health disciplines such as air and water quality, and general sanitation. Employees hired as Environmental Health Specialist I, must become a Sanitarian in Training within one month of hire and a Registered Sanitarian with the Montana Board of Sanitarians within one year of hire. Issues septic permits and conducts inspections. Inspects public water supply systems. Full time, permanent positionand pay is $18.55 to start; $19.75 with Sanitarian Certification ***CLOSES: Monday, June 29, 2015. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10133935 Executive Assistant Western CPE, a national continuing education company based in Bozeman, MT seeks a seasoned Executive Assistant with event management experience. Successful candidate must have professional written and verbal communication skills, travel coordination experience, the ability to troubleshoot various situations and make good decisions on the fly. Must also be cool under pressure, highly organized and tech savvy. From late October thru January, evening and weekend hours will be required to monitor, track and possibly rebook instructor travel to ensure contracted speaking engagements are fulfilled. Wage DOE + full benefits package available. Relocation to Bozeman required. Interested in growing with us? Send cover letter and resume to hr@westerncpe.com FLATBED DRIVERS NEEDED • Home weekly to Biweekly • Top pay • Full benefits • New equipment • 2 years exp. required • Clean driving record 1-800-700-6305 Payroll Administrator This position will assist in applying daily cash receipts, create and maintain Excel spreadsheets, prepare, analyze, and distribute payroll summary and complete timely monthly and quarterly payroll tax reports for

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will soon be escaping—or maybe "graduating" is the right word—from your interesting trials and tribulations. In honor of this cathartic transition, I suggest you consider doing a ritual. It can be a full-fledged ceremony you conduct with somber elegance, or a five-minute psychodrama you carry out with boisterous nonchalance. It will be a celebration of your ability to outlast the forces of chaos and absurdity, and an expression of gratitude for the resources you've managed to call on in the course of your struggle. To add an extra twist, you could improvise a rowdy victory prayer that includes this quote adapted from Nietzsche: "I throw roses into the abyss and say: 'Here is my thanks to the monster who did not devour me.'"

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I think it'll be better if you don't engage in much sacrifice, compromise, or surrender in the next two weeks. Normally they are valuable tools to have at your disposal, but for now they may tend to be counterproductive. Judging from the current astrological omens, I suspect you need to be more commanding than usual, more confident in your vision of how to take action with maximum integrity. It's time for you to draw deeper from the source of your own power, and express it with extra grace and imagination.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Drug expert Jonathan P. Caulkins estimates that Americans are stoned on marijuana for more than 288 million hours every week. A U.N. report on global drug use concluded that Canadians consume weed at a similar rate. Among Europeans, Italians are number one and the French are fourth. But I encourage you to avoid contributing to these figures for the next twelve to fourteen days. In my astrological opinion, it's time to be as sober and sensible and serious as you ever get. You have the chance to make unprecedented progress on practical matters through the power of your pure reasoning and critical thinking.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): "To look at a thing hard and straight and seriously—to fix it." Aries author Henry James said he wanted to do that on a regular basis. He didn't want to be "arbitrary" or "mechanical" in his efforts. I invite you to make this perspective one of your specialties in the coming weeks, Aries. Pick out a tweaked situation you'd like to mend or a half-spoiled arrangement you want to heal. Then pour your pure intelligence into it. Investigate it with a luminous focus. Use all your tough and tender insight to determine what needs to be transformed, and transform it.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I propose a Friends Cleanse. It would be a three-week-long process of reviewing your support team and web of connections. If you feel up for the challenge, start this way: Take inventory of your friendships and alliances. If there are any that have faded or deteriorated, make a commitment to either fix them or else phase them out. Here's the second stage of the Friends Cleanse: Give dynamic boosts to those relationships that are already working well. Take them to the next level of candor and synergy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): After Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he made sure it would get the publicity he wanted. He wrote anonymous reviews of his own book and submitted them to several publications, all of which printed them. "An American bard at last!" began the glowing review that appeared in one newspaper. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Virgo, you now have license to engage in similar behavior. You will incur no karma, nor will you tempt fate, if you tout your own assets in the coming weeks. Try to make your bragging and self-promotion as charming as possible, of course. But don't be timid about it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you carry out the assignments I recommend, you will boost your charisma, your chutzpah, and your creativity. Here's the first one: Try something impossible every day. Whether or not you actually accomplish it isn't important. To merely make the effort will shatter illusions that are holding you back. Here's your second assignment: Break every meaningless rule that tempts you to take yourself too seriously. Explore the art of benevolent mischief. Here's the third: Clear out space in your fine mind by shedding one dogmatic belief, two unprovable theories, and three judgmental opinions. Give yourself the gift of fertile emptiness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the 16th century, roguish French author Francois Rabelais published a comic novel entitled The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel. In the course of his satirical story, a learned teacher named Epistemon takes a visit to the afterlife and back. While on the other side, he finds famous dead heroes employed in humble tasks. Alexander the Great is making a meager living from mending old socks. Cleopatra is hawking onions in the streets. King Arthur cleans hats and Helen of Troy supervises chambermaids. In accordance with the Rabelaisian quality of your current astrological aspects, Scorpio, I invite you to meditate on the reversals you would like to see in your own life. What is first that maybe should be last? And vice versa? What's enormous that should be small? And vice versa? What's proud that should be humble? And vice versa?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There's no better time than now to ask the big question or seek the big opening or explore the big feeling. People are not only as receptive as they will ever be, they are also more likely to understand what you really mean and what you are trying to accomplish. Which door has been forever locked? Which poker face hasn't blinked or flinched in many moons? Which heart of darkness hasn't shown a crack of light for as long as you can remember? These are frontiers worth revisiting now, when your ability to penetrate the seemingly impenetrable is at a peak.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The writer Donald Barthelme once came to see the artist Elaine de Kooning in her New York studio. Midway through the visit, loud crashes and bangs disturbed the ceiling above them. De Kooning wasn't alarmed. "Oh, that's Herbert thinking," she said, referring to the metal sculptor Herbert Ferber, who worked in a studio directly above hers. This is the kind of thinking I'd love to see you unleash in the coming days, Capricorn. Now is not a time for mild, cautious, delicate turns of thought, but rather for vigorous meditations, rambunctious speculations, and carefree musings. In your quest for practical insight, be willing to make some noise. (The story comes from Barthelme's essay "Not-Knowing.")

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sidney Lumet was an American director who worked on 50 films, including 14 that were nominated for Academy Awards, like Network and Dog Day Afternoon. Actors loved to work with him, even though he was a stickler for thorough rehearsals. Intense preparation, he felt, was the key to finding the "magical accidents" that allow an actor's highest artistry to emerge. I advocate a similar strategy for you, Aquarius. Make yourself ready, through practice and discipline, to capitalize fully on serendipitous opportunities and unexpected breakthroughs when they arrive.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too," said American writer Josh Billings. I agree with him. It's not impossible to solve the mystery of who you are, but it can be hard work that requires playful honesty, cagey tenacity, and an excellent sense of humor. The good news is that these days it's far less difficult and inconvenient than usual for you to deepen your self-understanding. So take advantage! To get started, why don't you interview yourself? Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.

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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT CAUSE NO.: DP-15-72 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DANNY LEE PAYNE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. A written statement of the claim indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, and the amount claimed may be filed with the Clerk of the Fourth District Court, Missoula County, or mailed, return receipt requested to the attorney for the Personal Representative at the following address: ESTATE OF DANNY LEE PAYNE c/o David C. Payne, 4438 Devonshire Drive, Bountiful, Utah 84010 Dated this 29th day of May, 2015 /s/ David Payne, Personal Representaive MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-15-108 Dept. No. 3 Hon. John W. Larson Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF HELEN B. UTSOND, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Barbara Jean Proud, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o

Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 9th day of June, 2015. /s/ Barbara J. Proud, Personal Representative SKJELSET & GEER, P.L.L.P. /s/ Suzanne Geer Attorneys for the Estate STATE OF MONTANA ):ss. County of Missoula) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing Notice to Creditors is true and correct. Signed this 29th day of May, 2015. /s/ Barbara J. Proud, Personal Representative SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 29th day of May, 2015. /s/ Suzanne Geer Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Stevensville, Montana My Commission Expires October 2, 2016 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-15-64 Dept. No. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET JANE GRISHAM, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representatives of the abovenamed estate. All person having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Steven George Schoepke, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the abovenamed Court. DATED this 6th day of June, 2015. /s/ Steven George Schoepke, Personal Representative /s/ Nancy Gibson, Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 4 Cause No.: DP-15-104 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MICHAEL ALLEN ILLI, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to JoAnn S. Illi (a/k/a JoAnn S. Hogan), the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 3rd day of June, 2015. /s/ JoAnn S. Illi, Personal Representative Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC

MNAXLP By /s/ R. Nick Jones Attorneys for JoAnn S. Illi, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 4 Cause No.: DP-15-76 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: LAVERNE E. REUTHER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Paulette Docktor, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 2nd day of June, 2015. /s/ Paulette Docktor, Personal Representative Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC By /s/ R. Nick Jones Attorneys for Paulette Docktor, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate Case No. DP-15-111 Dept. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of CAROLYN L. HANSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kyle Hanson 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 Kyle Hanson, Personal Representative to the estate of Carolyn L. Hanson, return receipt requested, at c/o Katherine Holiday, Esq., Carmody Holiday Legal Services, PLLC, PO Box 8124, Missoula, MT 59807 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED: June 15, 2015. /s/ Katherine C. Holiday, Counsel to Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-15-93 Dept. No. 3 John W. Larson NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VALARIE V. NOONEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate on May 20. 2015. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be

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PUBLIC NOTICES forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to John Nooney, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2373 Aetna, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, Cause No. DP-13-69, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, IN RE THE TESTATE ESTATE OF ARVIN M. KLEPPEN, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michael J. Wolf has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Michael J. Wolf, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o MacDonald Law Office, PLLC, P.O. Box 9222, Missoula, Montana 59807-9222 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED May 28, 2015. /s/MacDonald Law Office, PLLC by Spencer T. MacDonald, Attorney for Personal Representative. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, Cause No. DP-15-75, Dept. No. 2, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, IN RE THE TESTATE ESTATE OF VERNON W. LANE, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jacquelyn Lane has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Jacquelyn Lane, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o MacDonald Law Office, PLLC, P.O. Box 9222, Missoula, Montana 59807-9222 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED June 3, 2015. /s/MacDonald Law Office, PLLC by Spencer T. MacDonald, Attorney for Personal Representative. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/26/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200512469 BK-753 Pg-413, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Johna B Koontz was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Mountain West Bank, NA was Beneficiary and Western Title and Escrow was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has suc-

ceeded Western Title and Escrow as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 16 and the Southwest one-half of Lot 17 (which said Southwest one-half is a strip lying adjacent to and along the entire lot line common to Lots 16 and 17), all in Block 54, South Missoula, according to the official plat thereof in Book 1 of Plats at Page 19, as filed in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office, Missoula County, Montana. Recording reference: Book 28 of Micor Records at Page 67. By written instrument beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to The Bank Of New York Mellon fka The Bank Of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2005-34CB, Mortgage Passthrough certificates, series 2005-34CB. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of April 9, 2015, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $186,372.30. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $118,400.00, 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 24, 2015 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 Ben-

MNAXLP eficiary 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# 8193.20327) 1002.280005File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 17, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 47 OF MALONEY RANCH PHASE VI, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Chad M. Bauer, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Community Bank - Missoula, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 15, 2007 and recorded October 15, 2007 in Book 807, on Page 612, under Document No. 200727252. The beneficial interest is currently held by Nationstar Mortgage, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,388.38, beginning February 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 March 12, 2015 is $299,740.61 principal, interest at the rate of 4.6250% totaling $16,591.29, late charges in the amount of $208.26, escrow advances of $9,361.48, and other fees and expenses advanced of $4,630.69, plus accruing interest at the rate of $38.51 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the prop-

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erty 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: April 8, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 8 day of April, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene

Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 11/06/2018 Nationstar/ bauer - 41706.508 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 4, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 17 OF CORNERSTONE PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF Jessica Seaich, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to CMI, LTD, a Montana Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated September 8, 1999 and recorded September 13, 1999 in Volume 595, Page 1431 under Document No. 199924939. The beneficial interest is currently held by Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), a United States Corporation. 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 $246.73, beginning October 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of December 12, 2014 is $80,019.90 principal, interest at the rate of 2.00% totaling $2,048.73, escrow advances of $3,074.37, suspense balance of $-251.98 and other fees and expenses advanced of $39,432.81, plus accruing interest at the rate of $4.38 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, except-

ing 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: March 27, 2015 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene 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 27th day of March, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Seterus V. Seaich 42008.853 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on July 28, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 18A OF SUPPLEMENT TO PARKSIDE ADDITION, BLOCK 145, LOTS 15A AND 18A, AN AMENDED

PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Darek J. Nalle, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 28, 2013 recorded January 31, 2013 in Book 907, Page 1123 under Document no. 201302157. The beneficial interest is currently held by Stearns Lending, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,217.76, beginning October 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 March 1, 2015 is $266,840.61 principal, interest at the rate of 3.250% now totaling $4,315.97, late charges in the amount of $303.56, escrow advances of $2,923.89, and other fees and expenses advanced of $649.02, plus accruing interest at the rate of $23.76 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser

PUBLIC NOTICES 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: March 23, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box

339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 23rd day of March, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Loan Care V Nalle 41883.540 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Name of Deceased: Kathleen F Carlson Court of Probate Case: Missoula County Case Number: DP-15-99 I, Christopher Carlson, have been appointed personal representative for the estate of the above-named deceased. If any person or organization has a valid claim against said estate they must serve a copy of the claim upon me at the address below. The claim must include the basis of the claim, name and address of claimant. Creditors must make claim within four months from

MNAXLP the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred. Date of first publication: June 4, 2015. Personal Representative for the Estate of Kathleen F Carlson 1015 Taylor St, Missoula, MT 59802 406-370-3239 STATE OF MONTANA):ss COUNTY OF MISSOULA) LEGAL NOTICE Jeffrey Otich having a last known address of 2783 Stratford Lane, Missoula, MT 59808. Notice is hereby given by Plum Property Management on behalf of A&R Storage that you are the owner of the contents of the storage unit located at 1300 Defoe St. Unit #25. You have a lease agreement for that storage unit. You are more than 30 days in default in paying accruing rental charges, late fees and other charges on that storage unit. Your account balance is $194.69. Notice by certified U.S. Mail has been returned undelivered. Unless you pay your outstanding account balance in full and claim the contents of your storage unit, those contents will be sold at public auction at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at A&R Storage, 1300 Defoe St., Missoula, MT 59802 pursuant

to MCA §70-6-420 and your lease agreement STATE OF MONTANA):ss COUNTY OF MISSOULA) LEGAL NOTICE Mike Cotter having a last known address of 1020 South 230th St., B306, Des Moines, WA 98198. Notice is hereby given by Plum Property Management on behalf of A&R Storage that you are the owner of the contents of the storage unit located at 1300 Defoe St. Unit #32. You have a lease agreement for that storage unit. You are more than 30 days in default in paying accruing rental charges, late fees and other charges on that storage unit. Your account balance is $178.69. Notice by certified U.S. Mail has been returned undelivered. Unless you pay your outstanding account balance in full and claim the contents of your storage unit, those contents will be sold at public auction at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at A&R Storage, 1300 Defoe St., Missoula, MT 59802 pursuant to MCA §70-6-420 and your lease agreement STATE OF MONTANA):ss COUNTY OF MISSOULA)

LEGAL NOTICE William Parry having a last known address of 1652 N. Russell St.. Apt. H, Missoula, MT 59808. Notice is hereby given by Plum Property Management on behalf of A&R Storage that you are the owner of the contents of the storage unit located at 1300 Defoe St. Unit #17. You have a lease agreement for that storage unit. You are more than 30 days in default in paying accruing rental charges, late fees and other charges on that storage unit. Your account balance is $190.69. Notice by certified U.S. Mail has been returned undelivered. Unless you pay your outstanding account balance in full and claim the contents of your storage unit, those contents will be sold at public auction at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at A&R Storage, 1300 Defoe St., Missoula, MT 59802 pursuant to MCA §70-6-420 and your lease agreement STATE OF MONTANA)):ss COUNTY OF MISSOULA LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Public Auction at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at A&R Storage, 1300 Defoe St. Missoula, MT 59802. A&R

Storage will be auctioning to the highest bidder, abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: #17, #25, #30 and #32. Units contain furniture, sport equipment and miscellaneous household items and clothing. These units may be viewed by appointment only. Contact

Plum Property Management for appointment (406)5417586. Units may be redeemed by owner before sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted as payment. Winning bidder must remove contents of unit from unit no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the sale.

EAGLE SELF STORAGE

Sherlock Storage

will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 42, 69, 102, 136, 273, 568 & 629. 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, June 22, 2015. 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, June 25, 2015 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.

Will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units:

5,8,14,15,16,19,36, 39,42,50,51,54,55,61, 62,63,65,67,70,91,99. This will be a Live Auction at 5pm on Friday June 26th, 2015 at 2603 Industry Rd, Missoula Montana. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales Final. Units are sold in their entirety. Buyers to remove all items from each unit. Bring your trucks and trailers and be ready to buy!

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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 MIRANDA• Miranda is a 5-year-old fe-

male Pit Bull. She needs an experienced home because she never learned boundaries. She would do best in a home without young children due to not knowing how to play gentle. Miranda seems to want to play with other dogs but needs an owner willing to train her and teach her how to make introductions successful.

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BRADFORD•Bradford is a 3-year-old male Pit Bull mix. His goofball personality keeps everyone entertained. He is a rather playful boy but will react if he feels threatened by another dominant dog. In the shelter, he is a ball of energy. Once you get him out on a walk, Bradford has great manners and a really happy, silly disposition. He would do well in a single dog home.

2420 W Broadway 2310 Brooks 3075 N Reserve 6149 Mullan Rd 3510 S Reserve

BOSCOE•Apso mix. He is a rather mellow fel-

low and gets along well with everyone. His comical underbite is sure to put a smile on anyone's 2330 South Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59801 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) face. Boscoe is scheduled for a dental on Thursday, and will then be ready for a forever family. 3708 North Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59808 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 9:00am-12:00pm (Sat)

JAZZY•Jazzy is a 5-7 year-old female Tortie. She is a delightful adult cat. She loves to lounge about and be cuddled. Shelter staff call her "Jazz Hands" because every morning she reaches her paws out of her kennel to try to get your attention. Jazzy has been at the shelter for 6 months and is very ready to find that special someone to give her a relaxing and loving life.

To sponsor a pet call 543-6609

MARTA•Marta is a 10+ year-old female Chocolate/Lynx Point Siamese. She's a lazy old lady, who likes to lounge about and has obviously enjoyed many treats. She has a craggy meow and a someone cantankerous personality. Marta would love a quiet home that would allow her to continue her lovely lazy ways. HOLMES• Holmes is a 2-year-old male Gray Tabby. He is the class clown of all cats and would love to spend hours entertaining you. He's a feisty young boy who gets along with most other cats, loves catnip, and is always game for string toys. Holmes does not like dogs and would be best in a home with no small children.

Help us nourish Missoula Donate now at

www.missoulafoodbank.org For more info, please call 549-0543

Missoula Food Bank 219 S. 3rd St. W.

www.dolack.com Original Paintings, Prints and Posters 139 W. Front St., Missoula (406) 549-3248

These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 NOLA• Nola wants everyone to know that

June is Adopt-a-Cat Month and that the Humane Society is celebrating by waiving adult cat adoption fees when adopters sign the Paw Pledge. Nola is very friendly and likes to spend her time being near her people. Some of Nola's favorite activities include being brushed, relaxing in laps and eating snacks.

3600 Brooks Street, Missoula missoulafcu.org (406) 523-3300

SULLY• Sully is a rather debonair-looking gentleman who is looking for a quieter furrever home. He is declawed, meaning he should go to a home where he will be an indoor-only cat. While there were some issues in his previous home with the other cat, Sully does fine with dogs. Join us at the Dairy Queen on Higgins this Saturday (June 13th) from noon to 3 pm for an afternoon of adoptions and ice cream!

1600 S. 3rd W. 541-FOOD

BETSY•Betsy is a gorgeous lady who was recently transferred to the Humane Society from another facility and she is excited to be in Missoula for Adopt-a-Cat Month. Betsy is a friendly gal who would love to have a home with plenty of toys and windows. Betsy enjoys pets and rubs and will purr her thanks to you. Come meet this beautiful girl today!

BROWNIE• Join the Humane Society at the Roxy at 7pm on Tuesday, June 16th for a free viewing of "The Paw Project," an inspiring film about one woman who started a movement that changed everything. Brownie enjoys treats and relaxing in the sun. She is looking for a loving Missoula’s Locally Owned Neighborhood Pet Supply Store home that can give her plenty of pets and a warm www.gofetchdog.com - 728-2275 South Russell • North Reserve lap to snuggle on.

ROCKY•Rocky is a playful boy who is looking for an interactive home. Rocky loves playing with toy mice, toy balls and the laser pointer. The cat tree is also a favorite item that Rocky likes to perch and scratch on. Independent, friendly and active, this big boy is sure to let you know you are never alone. Rocky wants to make sure everyone is invited to a free viewing of ‘The Paw Project’ at the Roxy on Tuesday, June 16th at 7 pm.

REX• Rex has three important messages to share. First, he wants to let you know that his adoption fee will be waived during June’s Adopt-a-Cat month when his adopter signs the Paw Pledge. Second, he would love for everyone to join the Humane Society at the Roxy for "The Paw Project" viewing. And third, Rex wants you to know what an awesome and adoptable cat he is (he likes to play, meow, purr and sometimes snuggle).

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RENTALS APARTMENTS

No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

1 bedroom, 1 bath, $575, N. Russell, coin-op laundry, storage, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

2 bedroom, 1 bath, $750, 62 and older community, third floor unit, elevator, coin-op laundry, free basic cable, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking GATEWEST 728-7333

1 bedroom, 1 bath, $675, newer complex, near Broadway & Russell, DW, A/C, coin-op laundry, storage, off-street parking, W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

2 bedroom, 1 bath, $795, Southside location, remodeled, w/d hookup, storage, carport, W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

1024 Stephens #13. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, DW, coinops, cat? $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1024 Stephens Ave. #14. 1 bed/1 bath, central location, coin-ops on site, cat? $625 Grizzly Property Management 5422060 1315 E. Broadway #11. 1 bed/1.5 bath, near University, coin-ops, storage, pet? $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1315 E. Broadway #7. 2 bed/1.5 bath, close to U, coinops, pet? $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1502 Ernest #3. 1 bed/1 bath, central location, W/D hookups, storage. $575 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1801 Howell #2. 2 bed/1 bath, W/D hookups, storage, pet? $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1920 S. 14th St. “C” newer centrally located studio, W/D, AC, double garage $650. Grizzly Property Management 5422060

2 bedroom, 1 bath, $850, near Mount & S. Russell, DW, newer appliances, A/C, large closets, storage & off-street parking, W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, $800, near Reserve Street, DW, microwave, W/D in unit, storage, carport, off-street parking, S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

Lolo RV Park Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $425/month 406-273-6034

DUPLEXES 1630 Defoe St. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, lower Westside unit, offstreet parking, additional storage, S/D hook-ups. $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

442 Washington St. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, coin-ops on site, cat? $725 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

HOUSES

Clyatt Apartments is a 4-Plex at 101 Pullman Court on the Northside. Well-maintained, spacious, 2 bedroom. Dishwasher, W/D hookups. $650.00/month, $650.00 security deposit. W/S/G paid. This is an income qualifying property, so please call for information. Matty Reed, Missoula Housing Authority. 406.549.4113 x130 NOW LEASING! Mullan Reserve Apartments Rugged yet refined. Secluded yet convenient. Luxurious yet sustainable. Call for a free tour. 543-0060. 4000 Mullan Road. mullanreserveapartments.com

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Studio, 1 bath, $515, N. Russell, room for bedroom but no door, coin-op laundry, storage, offstreet parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-8777353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611

MOBILE HOMES

2306 Hillview Ct. #1. 2 bed/1 bath, South Hills, W/D hookups, shared yard, storage. $600. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

2 bedroom, 1 bath, $705, quiet cul-de-sac, near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, offstreet parking, H/W/S/G paid.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

The Palace Apartments, located at 149 W. Broadway, is now leasing 2 bedroom A.D.A. “504” Accessible units! This is an income qualifying property, with rents approximately $846 monthly. H/W/S/G all paid, electric is tenant responsibility, approximately $8-$18/monthly. Parking must be acquired thru the Missoula Parking Commission. Central downtown location, with 2 elevators, onsite management, and secure building. Please call Matty Reed, Property Manager, at 406.549.4113 x130 for details!

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SERVICES

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IMPROVEMENT

fenced backyard & patio. $272,500. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com

HOMES FOR SALE

Natural Housebuilders and Terry Davenport Design, Inc. Building net zero energy custom homes. 369-0940 or 6426863 www.naturalhousebuilder.net

10955 Cedar Ridge. Loft bedroom, 1 bath on 20+ acres with guest house & sauna near Blue Mountain Recreation Area. $289,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

Remodeling? Look to Hoyt Homes, Inc, Qualified, Experienced, Green Building Professional, Certified Lead Renovator. Hoythomes.com or 728-5642

REAL ESTATE

11864 O’Keefe Creek. 5 bed, 3 bath on 20 acres. Daylight walkout lower level, decks & double garage. $382,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

Downsizing • New mortgage options • Housing options for 55+ or 62+ • Life estates. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com

13705 Harper’s Bridge. 3 bed, 1.5 bath cabin on 4.99 acres near Clark Fork River. $349,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com

Natural Housebuilders & Terry Davenport Design, Inc. Building net zero energy custom homes using solar thermal & solar PV.

1633 South 4th West. 1920’s 4 bed, 2 bath with all the modern components. Great front porch,

369-0940 or 642-6863 www.naturalhousebuilder.net

2227 West Kent. 2 bed, 1 bath ranch home with unfinished basement. Priced to sell! $129,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 223 West Kent. Secret Garden Retreat with 3 beds, 2 baths, hardwood floors, solarium and single garage. $297,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653. pat@properties2000.com 286 Speedway. 3 bed, 3.5 bath with spa, full finished basement & 2 car garage. $249,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate. 546-5816 annierealtor @gmail.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, East Missoula home. $235,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info

Affordable Homes 9250 Sharptail • $205,000 Seller Will Look At ALL OFFERS!!!

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4 Bdr, 2 Bath, South Hills Home. $220,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5205 Skyview. 3 bed, 2 bath with river rock fireplace. $230,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com 5442 Prospect Drive. 4 bed, 3 bath in Grant Creek with lower level, deck & double garage. Next to open space. $399,500. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 5802 Longview Drive. South Hills Split Level. 4 bedroom, 2 bath, double car garage on 9,338 sf fenced lot. $215,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816 annierealtor@gmail.com

9250 Sharptail, East Missoula. 3 bed, 2 bath with walk-out basement. Huge yard & mountain views. $205,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 7288270 glasgow@montana.com

2227 West Kent • $129,000

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3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Lewis & Clark home. $250,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

601 Montana Avenue. 4 bed, 1 bath on 3 lots in East Missoula. Fenced yard, double garage & shop. $249,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

Large 3 bed, 2 bath with walk out lower level. Lots of natural light, tile & wood flooring and recent upgrades. Huge fenced yard with deck & mountain views. MLS #20152040

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2 bed, 1 bath with unfinished basement, newer roof & windows. Needs some TLC. MLS #20152102

9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres with MIssion Mountain & Missoula Valley views. $385,000. Pat Mc-

Cormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 728-2621. www.clarkforkrealty.com Buying or selling homes? Let me help you Find Your Way Home. Please contact me, David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM Central Missoula 216 South Ave. West. Sunny and Sweet 3 bedroom home in a most convenient location and in great shape. $239,900 KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Custom Log Home Packages. Our patented log building system eliminates settling problems and saves money. Call Nordique System Log Homes, Condon, Montana: 406-754-5647. Email: info@nordiqueloghomes.com. Gardener’s Dream 1527 S. 4th West. Enormous lot, great for gardeners and very wonderful home and location too! $259,900. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Great Location 180 Burlington. Absolutely charming home with character, water-wise landscaping, beautiful location. $250,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com House hunting downtown? Stop by the Missoula Farmer’s Market. N. Higgins by the XXX’s. Sat. 8am-12:30pm. missoulafarmersmarket.com. Find us on Facebook. If you’ve been thinking of selling your home now is the time. The

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local inventory is relatively low and good houses are selling quickly. Let me help you Find Your Way Home. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM

times & bad... Auto; SR-22; Renters; Homeowners. JT Zinn Insurance. 406-549-8201. 321 SW Higgins. Find us on Facebook.

Interested in real estate? Successfully helping buyers and sellers. Please contact me, David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM

2002 South 6th West. 2 bed, 2 bath ground-level, end unit with patio & single garage. $185,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula Real Estate

Natural Housebuilders and Terry Davenport Design, Inc. Building net zero energy custom homes using solar thermal and solar PV. 3690940 or 642-6863 www.naturalhousebuilder.net Northside Home 633 Phillips. Country kitchen, light and bright house, lots of sheds and great Northside location! $150,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com “There once was an agent named Dave/Whose clients they all would rave. He’ll show you a house/loved by both you and your spouse. Both your time and money he’ll save.” Tony and Marcia Bacino. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com WHO CARES? We do, in good

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2004 Silver Tip Clusters. 4 bed, 4 bath in gated Circle H Ranch. Backed by conservation easement land. $675,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com

Uptown Flats #303. Top floor unit looks out to the “M” and includes all the wonderful amenities that The Uptown Flats offers. $159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Es-

Uptown Flats. Upscale gated community near downtown. All SS appliances, carport, storage

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REAL ESTATE

Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 18 acre building lot with incredible views. Lolo, Sleeman Creek. $150,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2 acre building lot with incredible views. Mullan Road West. $125,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

NHN Roundup. Two 20 acre, unzoned, bare land parcels. $3,000,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

lis. 3 bed, 2 bath Victorian on over 7 fenced acres with barn & outbuildings. $389,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-581. annierealtor@gmail.com

17430 Six Mile Road Wow. Stunning setting - picture perfect with a wooded hillside behind and open meadows in front. 12.5 acres with wonderful farm house $235,000. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com

OUT OF TOWN 1476 Eastside Highway, Corval-

Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville Home. $209,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12.3 acres. $350,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $465,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @

LOWER RATTLESNAKE LAND FOR SALE- NHN RAYMOND.62 ACRES. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, B E R K S H I R E H AT H AWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40.69 acres with 2 creeks & Mission Mountain views. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.co m NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $155,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

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Lolo Acre 5565 Brady Lane, Lolo. An acre with a view, large shop/garage; beautiful setting. $170,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

3917 PAXSON 4 bed 2 bath completely updated home. Nearly 2000 finished sqft. $257,500.

2 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Alberton / Petty Creek Home on 20 Acres. $245,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call

Alberton. Nice lot available. $25,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com

239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

13705 Harper’s Bridge • $349,900 Log Cabin near Clark Fork River on 4.99 fenced acres with orchards & gardens. 3 bed, 1.5 bath, garage/shop.

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MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com