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NEW COMMISSIONER STACY RYE TALKS FAIRGROUNDS, GROWTH, BROADBAND AND THE COUNTY’S FUTURE

TIME WITH THE THE GOP SNAKE KEEPS PARKING NEWS DOWNTOWN VENERABLE BIG SKY MUDFLAPS SWALLOWING ITS OWN TAIL ENTERS DIGITAL AGE MUSIC COUNTING OPINION HOW

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News

cover photo by Robin Carleton

Voices/Letters Setbacks, conservation easement and Oath Keepers..............................4 The Week in Review Neil Young, Wilco and wildfire smoke .........................................6 Briefs Badger-Two Medicine, Harold’s Club and Skype .................................................6 Etc. Gianforte throws his hat in the ring, sort of ............................................................7 News Downtown parking set to enter the digital age.....................................................8 News Stacy Rye looks to new challenges on Missoula County commission...................9 Opinion How the GOP snake continues to swallow its own tail .................................10 Opinion Coal companies should pay their fair share ...................................................11 Feature Hold on to summer .........................................................................................14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Forty years later, the Big Sky Mudflaps still bring the noise..................................18 Music Hammerhead, Bad Future and Dead Bars..........................................................19 Theater Kate Scott finds liberation with Venus in Fur..................................................20 Books Naked reveals real life on a commune...............................................................21 Film Danny Says recalls wild rock ’n’ roll stories.........................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................23 Flash in the Pan The Coca-Cola conspiracy .................................................................24 Happiest Hour The Trough ..........................................................................................26 8 Days a Week Let’s go to Wally World.........................................................................27 Mountain High Freshman Wilderness Experience.......................................................33 Agenda Arlee Community Development Corporation .................................................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-9 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, Derek Brouwer COPY EDITOR Gaaby Patterson ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua GRAPHIC DESIGNER Charles Wybierala CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Ariel LaVenture, Toni LeBlanc 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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STREET TALK

by Skylar Browning

Asked Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Caras Park What’s been your favorite adventure this summer? Followup: How do you plan to make the most of the season’s last days?

Audrey Zerr: I’d say backpacking to Serene Lake and around Mount Hood. It was an overnight trip. I’ll be there for you: I’m going to Washougal Lake (in Washington) with some friends. Basically, I plan to spend as much time with friends as possible.

Joe Carman: Boating on the Willamette River. I hadn’t done that for a really long time and it was a reunion with some old friends. All work, no play: I’m interning at Kaiser for a week. I won’t have much free time. I do get some money, though, so that’s the fun part.

Christy Guereca: Not much for me. My adventure is yet to come. I’m due (to give birth to her second daughter) tomorrow. Sweet dreams: Well, I hope to get as much sleep as I can.

MJ Custer: I moved to Montana! I’m 92 and I wanted to be closer to family. Adult swim: I’ve been swing dancing and I swim laps every morning at Splash! for 45 minutes. I’m also trying to keep this family under control—someone’s got to do it, you know.

Adopt setbacks For the past several months, Montana lawmakers have been considering whether or not to give Montanans living near oil and gas development a protection people in Wyoming, North Dakota and Colorado already enjoy: oil and gas setbacks. Oil and gas setbacks basically set a standard of the minimum distance wells can be from inhabited buildings, for example, homes and schools. Right now, Montana has no policy on setbacks, leaving communities at risk. In comparison with our neighboring oil and gas producing states, Montana is far behind on setbacks. In North Dakota and Wyoming regulators have adopted a setback of 500 feet. Colorado established a more complex rule in which its typical setback of 500 feet expands to 1,000 feet near high-occupancy buildings like hospitals and schools. Protections like this are not rocket science. Setbacks are a basic, proactive, common sense policy that enjoys wide precedent in other oil and gas producing states. Setbacks keep communities safe from adverse effects of oil and gas drilling: fumes from flaring, noise from transportation and potential leaks. To develop Montana’s oil and gas reserves responsibility, the livelihood of mineral owners, surface owners, and all others in the community need to be considered. Virginia Cross Fishtail

A strong foundation Hunting and fishing have been a way of life for people in our region for countless generations, and thanks to a recent publicprivate agreement with a conservationminded rancher, that way of life has a stronger foundation for the future. Working through the Lemhi Regional Land Trust, Salmon Valley native Karl Tyler and his family signed a conservation easement with the state of Idaho’s Office of Species Conservation and the Bonneville Power Administration to permanently protect nearly 5,000 acres of habitat along the Lemhi River and its tributaries—securing a big win for fish, wildlife and sportsmen.

These lands are important because hunting and fishing are such a central part of life in this area. They are part of how we enjoy time with our families, passing on values of stewardship, hard work and respect for the great outdoors. They supplement the food we put on the table. And hunting and fishing are major economic engines in the region. We cannot take that tradition for granted. In too many other places, lost and degraded habitat has delivered a major blow to America’s outdoor traditions. But the conservation easement on the Tyler Ranch is good news. In the Lemhi Valley, a diverse mix of public and private lands provide world-class wildlife habitat for a rich diversity of fish and

“Protections like this are not rocket science.” wildlife. Public land in the Upper Salmon River Basin is recognized as unparalleled wildlife habitat, and private lands like the Tyler Ranch safeguard essential habitat that is a critical link in helping sustain wildlife, fish and clean water. Together, private and public lands connect to create the crucible that is vital for the ongoing health of Idaho’s fish and wildlife. The Tyler conservation easement protects miles of spawning and rearing habitat for salmon and steelhead returning from the ocean, as well as resident fisheries. The area protected by the easement currently accounts for up to 60 percent of the Chinook salmon spawning beds in the Upper Lemhi River. The fish that spawn and are reared there provide the foundation for fishing opportunities many miles away and help ensure that future generations will be able to continue enjoying our outdoor heritage. The easement also protects winter range

for elk, mule deer and other animals that move across public and private lands to find the food and cover they need to survive the West’s harsh winters. Streamsides are particularly rich with wildlife, and the Tyler property, along with adjacent protected ranch lands, creates a “riparian highway” for moose, pronghorn, deer and elk to access both sides of the Lemhi Valley. In addition to their obvious wildlife benefits, conservation easements such as the Tyler agreement are also a valuable tool in helping ranchers ensure a legacy for future generations. By helping keep working ranches working, easements support the agricultural and recreational economies that are a foundation of rural communities. The Tyler easement is but the latest work by Lemhi and Salmon valley ranchers to help secure the region’s future. Either through easements they have signed or through conservation and restoration work they do on their land, many area ranchers have partnered with conservation organizations and state and federal agencies to improve stream flows and reconnect streams that open up even more miles of valuable habitat to fish. Our hunting and fishing heritage depends on high-quality habitat. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, along with Trout Unlimited, applaud private efforts like the Tyler Ranch conservation easement that plan ahead to keep it that way. These land agreements offer a wonderful way for landowners to conserve their land. We hope others lend their voice of support to these efforts and the land trusts each rancher chooses to work with. The Tyler Ranch conservation easement is a great example of how good private land stewardship provides benefits for today’s outdoor families and for generations to come. Thank you to all who helped make it happen. Toni Ruth Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Salmon, Idaho Mark Davidson Trout Unlimited Hailey, Idaho

[Comments from MissoulaNews.com] Backtalk from “Armed and ready,” Aug. 13 Patrick Kahan: I suppose it’s coming here. I grew up in Montana but we’re currently visiting from California, just cruising around and seeing family and friends. In the clear: Avoiding the smoke, mostly. It’s actually a lot better here than it is back home.

Classic “That last paragraph is an instant classic. This is going into my virtual ‘keep’ file! Thanks for the laugh.” Posted Aug. 13 at 2:27 p.m.

One scary dude “As sarcasm, it’s a great piece of writing—who better to interpret the constitu-

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tion than a gun toting posse of vigilantes, indeed?? As serious opinion, boy howdy, are you one scary dude.” Posted Aug. 13 at 11:44 a.m.

Mission accomplished “Oath Keepers declare ‘mission accomplished,’ assuming of course their mission was a PR campaign to get their

name printed in newspapers and save the organization from slipping further into the abysmal wasteland of political irrelevance in which they currently reside.” Posted Aug. 13 at 9:31 a.m.

Simply put “Fantastic work, sir.” Posted Aug. 13 at 12:50 p.m.

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Amy Donovan

Wednesday, Aug. 12 Missoula photographer Brian Johnson pleads not guilty in Missoula Municipal Court to charges that he sexually assaulted a teen girl by touching her backside during a photo shoot.

Thursday, Aug. 13 The Thompson Fire in Glacier National Park expands to nearly 15,000 acres, prompting closure of some backcountry trails. The rest of the park remains open.

Friday, Aug. 14 Despite dire thunderstorm warnings, the Missoula Valley is spared from any inclement weather. Attendees report perfect weather for watching Wilco play the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater.

Saturday, Aug. 15 The 126-mile Montana Hell Ride bike race in the Bitterroot, advertised with the tagline “This Is Going To Hurt,” is canceled due to wildfire smoke conditions.

Sunday, Aug. 16 About 4,500 Missoula residents experience brief power outages in the morning. NorthWestern Energy attributes the issue to a substation problem after a squirrel “picked a bad place to look for food this a.m.”

Monday, Aug. 17 After lengthy discussion, Missoula City Council approves Draught Works Brewery’s request to keep its taproom open later and remove serving limits on pints.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 The University of Montana confirms that Neil Young will perform at the Adams Center on Oct. 1 as part of his “Rebel Content” tour in support of his newest album, The Monsanto Years. What rhymes with Monsanto, anyway?

Carnival ride lights brighten a stormy Friday night at the Western Montana Fair. According to fairgrounds director Todd Garrett, an estimated 58,147 people attended this year’s event, down from nearly 60,000 in 2014.

Badger-Two Medicine

A rare house call A rare development took shape this week in the ongoing debate over oil and gas drilling in the BadgerTwo Medicine. Following termination earlier this summer of consultations over the potential historic and cultural impacts of an exploratory well, the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced it will hold a public hearing in Choteau Sept. 2 to gather comment as required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. It’s not often the ACHP makes a house call of this sort. Communications Coordinator Bruce Milhans says that while there are roughly 100,000 Section 106 cases a year, the ACHP only becomes actively involved in about 800 to 1,000 of those. Field hearings like the one planned in Choteau are even less common, Milhans continues, occurring only once every 18 months to two years on average.

“This is an unusually complicated case,” Milhans says of the Badger-Two Medicine, “because of the issue involved and the timelines involved.” The meeting offers Blackfeet tribal members and other interested parties another shot at weighing in on the cultural aspects of Solenex LLC’s controversial drilling proposal. Some of the groups supporting the tribe’s efforts to halt such development had hoped the ACHP would hold its hearing in Browning, making it easier for people with families, jobs or transportation challenges to attend. Not only were those hopes dashed, says the Montana Wilderness Association’s Casey Perkins, but the timing of the hearing—3 to 6 p.m.—and the fact that people have to submit names in advance for a spot in the comment queue may prove additionally restrictive. “It seems like they’ve really limited the opportunity to hear from the general public, many of whom have deep, deep ties to the Badger-Two Medicine and care deeply about this project,” Perkins says, adding that her organization may help facilitate transport from Browning.

Milhans says Browning was ruled out due to concerns over proximity to one of the affected parties in the case. The ACHP discussed having the meeting in Great Falls, he adds, but finally settled on Choteau as a “neutral corner.” “This just seemed to be the best choice,” Milhans says. “It was the most appropriate. There’s probably no perfect place, but it seemed right all factors considered.” The five-member ACHP panel visiting Montana next month will not be conducting a site visit to the BadgerTwo Medicine. Milhans attributes the decision to the panel members’ schedules and the remoteness of the area. The option of a flyover was abandoned due to possible safety issues with wildfire smoke and questions over whether such a flight would be helpful. The ACHP’s Aug. 17 announcement came the same day the U.S. Forest Service filed a court-mandated timeline for its own consideration of Solenex’s proposal. The Section 106 case is one component of that broader

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[news] Forest Service process. According to the new timeline, the Forest Service intends to determine by Nov. 30 whether to lift the suspension of Solenexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lease or pursue lease cancellation. Alex Sakariassen

Supreme Court

Dead puppy raises question Business deals today are routinely conducted over Skype or Google Hangout. News is streamed live. Intimate conversations are had between two screens. Yet it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been clear whether Montana trial courtrooms could do the same. Last week, a case involving a dead puppy helped bring courts closer to the 21st century when the Montana Supreme Court ruled that, in a pinch, a witness may appear by video despite an accusedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demand to confront his accusers â&#x20AC;&#x153;face to face.â&#x20AC;? The court unanimously held that a Missoula manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constitutional rights were not violated when a municipal court judge allowed a veterinarian to testify via Skype. Its ruling stemmed from a 2013 animal cruelty case in which a dead Australian Shepherd puppy was found in Michael Duaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RV. Court records state Duane and two others were living in a Missoula motel at the time, with the dogs and vehicle parked outside. A fellow guest reported the deceased animal to the police, who discovered filthy conditions inside the RV, including feces and garbage, and no access to water or fresh air. All three individuals were charged with misdemeanors. A necropsy performed by a Missoula veterinarian surmised that the puppyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death was caused by severe blunt force trauma. Before three separate trials for the defendants were held, the vet moved her practice to California. Municipal Court Judge Kathleen Jenks allowed the witness to testify via Skype, despite objections from at least two of the defendants, leading to their conviction. Duane appealed to District Court and then to the Supreme Court on grounds that the video testimony violated his rights. This issue has played out in federal courts before, but the Montana Constitution explicitly states defendants have the right to confront their accusers â&#x20AC;&#x153;face to face.â&#x20AC;? The court determined previously that telephone testimony does not satisfy the constitutional requirement. The five justices agreed in their decision that â&#x20AC;&#x153;while physical presence of a witness in the courtroom is preferred,â&#x20AC;? the city of Missoula offered compelling reasons why such presence would have

imposed prohibitive expenses and burdens. In contrast to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;disembodied voiceâ&#x20AC;? of a telephone, videoconference technology, they said, still allows testimony to be evaluated for credibility and impresses upon witnesses â&#x20AC;&#x153;the seriousness of the occasion.â&#x20AC;? Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst says the ruling will lend flexibility and some cost-savings to the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I found interesting about the Duane case is that the court made an exceptionâ&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seemed to allow a party to be able to (use Skype) without the consent of the other party if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to show compelling reasons that they need it.â&#x20AC;? But the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief public defender, Bill Hooks, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s video technology can replace the courtroom experience. He worries rulings like this will diminish a fundamental constitutional right and doubts the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent decision will be the last word on the matter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The court didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really state a new test of when it would be permissible,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a long way from knowing when or whether this changes anything.â&#x20AC;? Derek Brouwer

Bars

Historic Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club closing On a weeknight at Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club, the small gathering of customers all seem to be on a first-name basis with each other. Between serving up pints and bottles, bartender Patty Kocher steps out from behind the bar to take a shot at billiards. Overhead, a TV broadcasts a slightly blurred image of a baseball game while Tom Petty plays on the stereo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I ask for another one of these, just put ice and water in it,â&#x20AC;? says a man wearing suspenders, gesturing to his tumbler of gin. For half a century, time has stood still inside Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club, but soon its doors will be shut indefinitely. The historic Milltown barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liquor license has been sold to the Wilma Theatre, which is undergoing renovations. The sale is undergoing review by the state Department of Revenue and will likely go through by the end of September, according to Wilma owner Nick Checota. Checota says the Wilmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renovation is cur-

rently on schedule for its sold-out Oct. 5 grand reopening show with My Morning Jacket. As the Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club closing looms, the barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many longtime regulars have gathered to recount their memories. Roger Bogar stopped at the bar on his way home from work at the Roseburg Forest Products mill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 51, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been coming here since I was 19,â&#x20AC;? Bogar says. When asked how the bar has changed since he started drinking there, he laughs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;? The building itself is at least 100 years old, according to the owner, Karen Keely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been many things,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a fly shop and a laundromat and all kinds of things.â&#x20AC;? Sometime in the 1960s, it was converted into a working-class bar, and famously commemorated by poet and University of Montana professor Richard Hugo. His poem â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Milltown Union Barâ&#x20AC;? includes the lines, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need never leave. Money or a story/brings booze. The elk head is grinning/and the goat says go so tenderly/you can hear him through the glass.â&#x20AC;? Two mountain goat heads are still mounted behind cloudy plexiglass bubbles on the wall. Keely says that after 20 years of owning the bar, it was time for her to retire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We definitely know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be closed by the end of September,â&#x20AC;? she says. Keely declined to disclose how much the Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liquor license cost, as did Checota, though he acknowledged that it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;expensive.â&#x20AC;? In the state of Montana, liquor licenses have recently sold for anywhere from $450,000 to $1 million, according to the Montana Department of Revenue Liquor Control Division. The Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club building is also up for sale, and Keely is hopeful that someone else will purchase it and keep it going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see what happens,â&#x20AC;? she says. Kate Whittle

In perhaps the least surprising development of the 2016 local electoral scene, Bozeman business tycoon Greg Gianforte filed papers with the state Commissioner of Political Practices Monday declaring an exploratory gubernatorial bid. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a move many believe the RightNow Technologies founder and former boss of Sen. Steve Daines has been long preparing for, and those keen on backing a Gianforte bid now have a place to put their cash. The announcement also gave Gianforteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critics an excuse to launch yet another attack against the religious conservative. Not that they really needed one. Just five days before Gianforteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s filing, the Democrats released a video chastising the assumed candidate for his claims made earlier this year to the Montana Bible College that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the concept of retirement is not biblical.â&#x20AC;? After his filing, the party launched a new websiteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whoisgreggianforte.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; with various tabs devoted to his supposed stance on dark money, social security and privatized education. The organized barrage from the left is hardly unexpected given Gianforteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong presence in Montana politics over the past decade. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a constant and generous donor to state Republican campaigns. According to the National Institute on Money in State Politics, Gianforte contributed some $21,280 to 67 Montana candidates in 2014 aloneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the same year he donated $20,000 to the Montana Republican Party. Many of those political investments were spread among the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more recent conservative stars, such as Daines, U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, state Rep. Art Wittich and newly minted GOP chairman Jeff Essmann. If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one person still feigning disbelief in Gianforteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inevitable gubernatorial run, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gianforte himself. He insisted repeatedly to the Montana media after filing this week that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s merely exploring a potential candidacy, even as he went on about the need to create good paying jobs and trumpeted his success as a businessman. He rebuffed past criticisms as â&#x20AC;&#x153;flat-out sillyâ&#x20AC;? during an interview with Montana Public Radio and deftly navigated questions about his financial support for religious schools and the level of his own wealth. In short, he sounded every bit like a man in the midst of a fight to unseat Gov. Steve Bullockâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even if he still wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fully admit it.

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Meter maintenance Downtown Missoula parking set to enter the digital age by Derek Brouwer

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Parking on downtown Missoula streets fairly low, comparatively speaking. On-street chines will continue accepting coins, though will soon become more convenient now that parking is cheaper, or free, in other Montana the commission is still hammering out what a deal has been inked to replace all 1,100 of cities, but Guest says Missoula’s downtown the minimum purchase will be. It’s possible the city’s vintage parking meters with state- is more comparable to other northwestern that a nickel or dime won’t be enough to save the spot while you order lunch. of-the-art pay stations. The new system, to cities, where rates tend to be higher. be installed this fall, will allow users to pay Selecting a new system has been an However, by linking payment to the by credit card and add time from vehicle, the new system will credit their cellphone. Leftover time will excess time to individual vehicles. follow the car’s license plate. It will Another feature will allow users to reduce the number of curbside meadd time to the meter through ters by a factor of 10, and they’ll be text message. solar powered. It will also double “Say you’re down at Break the price of parking. Espresso, having a great conversaThe Missoula Parking Commistion. It will send a message saying sion approved a $1.4 million meter your time is almost up,” Guest says. contract with T2 Systems on July 30, She anticipates the new meters and earlier this month the commiswill be up and running by the end sion’s board of directors agreed of the year. It’s a big change for a upon a new rate structure to help downtown that has grown alongpay for it. The scheme, as expected, side its gray metal meters since will bump the hourly rate to $1 for 1948. The meters have become difeach of the first two hours. It will ficult to maintain and often break. eliminate the two-hour limit for But Guest says they have been faithmost spaces, but longer stays will ful servants and hopes to find a crecost significantly more, MPC Direcative way to give them new life. tor Anne Guest says. The computer-based system, meanwhile, will streamline mainteAfter two hours, the rate will nance and ticketing as well, and is increase 50 cents per hour: $1.50 expected to increase revenue. Meter for the third hour, $2 for the revenue was around $472,000 last fourth, up to $4 for the eighth year, plus another $210,000 from hour. A full eight-hour day in a fines. Meter revenue could more street space will cost $22. photo by Derek Brouwer than double with the new progresGuest says the commission sive rate, according to commission opted for a progressive rate structure to encourage downtown shop- One of the 1,100 vintage parking meters in projections. A commission rate pers to continue using meters for downtown Missoula sits broken on a recent worksheet estimates that simply inmorning. The 65-year old meters will be retired shorter stays, while heading for the later this year once a $1.4 million computerized troducing credit/debit card payment could bring in another $90,000 each Park Place garage for longer trips. system is installed. year. The MPC operates quasi-inde“Ideally, in a vibrant downtown like Missoula, you want to have your on-street 18-month process that included public pendently of city government, meaning all parking to be the most expensive,” she says. questionnaires, open houses and a vendor revenue stays with the commission. It’s too early to tell exactly how the “You want your on-street rates to escalate at showcase. T2 Systems was selected from a level that won’t be encouraging employees six bids, Guest says. Its proposal “fell in the switchover will affect MPC’s bottom line, to sit on the street.” In fact, the garage, where middle” of the bids, but was the commis- whether by increased revenues or cost-saving the first hour is free, will now be cheaper sion’s unanimous preference after gather- efficiencies. Guest says the rates were set at a rough “break-even point” with the cost of than on-street parking for any length of time. ing public feedback. Raising rates was a necessary and anticAfter the switch, downtown streets purchasing and installing the new system. ipated component of the switch to a modern- won’t have individual meters; customers inOne aspect that will remain familiar: ized parking system that incorporates credit stead will walk to one of 117 pay stations to parking fines. No changes are planned card payment, Guest says. “Our current rate input the car’s license plate number into the there, Guest says. at 50 cents an hour is very, very low,” she machine. “Then your license plate becomes says, adding that the upcoming rates are still your account,” Guest says. The new madbrouwer@missoulanews.com

these are the good old days.

[quirks]

Many of Roland Sweet’s news quirks over the years have revolved around the hilarious—or, on occasion, tragic—antics that can ensue when you mix humans and firearms. But every once in a while he gave us a glimpse into what the world of altercations might look like without guns. Here we’ve rounded up a few favorites from his off-and-on feature “When Guns Are Outlawed.”

FROM MARCH 21, 2013: Police accused Ryan Herman, 23, of trying to take a dozen employees at a Wal-Mart store in Glendale, Ariz., hostage by threatening them with a fire extinguisher. When police arrived and told Herman to drop the fire extinguisher, an officer said Herman raised it in a “threatening manner” and had to be Tasered. (Phoenix’s The Arizona Republic)

FROM JULY 11, 2013: Authorities charged Evelyn Mills Moore, 57, of Kings Mountain, N.C., with inflicting serious injury after beating another woman with a Bible. (Cleveland County’s The Shelby Star) FROM OCT. 24, 2013: A pizza delivery driver told Indianapolis police a man pressed something hard in his back, ordered him to “step away from the vehicle,” and then robbed him of more than $30 in wings and pizza, his $250 smartphone and his wallet. As the robber ran off, the driver noticed that what he thought was a gun turned out to be a stapler. (Indianapolis’s WXIN-TV)

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with an icicle. The victim said two men came to his house in Windsor, N.Y., demanding drugs and money. One man punched Birdsill in the face when he opened the door; the other hit him on the head with the icicle. (Binghamton’s WBNG-TV) SKIWHITEFISH.COM | 877-SKI-FISH

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FROM MAY 19, 2014: Police accused Jeffrey Willard Wooten, 50, of robbing a Waffle House restaurant in Norcross, Ga., with a pitchfork, which he used to force workers into the back of the restaurant while he grabbed the cash register and ran. “It wouldn’t be an offensive weapon in your garden,” Police Chief Warren Summers said, “but it was in a Waffle House.” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

FROM JUNE 9, 2014: When a masked man ordered Miyo Koba, 89, to open the cash register at her store in Moses Lake, Wash., she refused and threatened the robber with scissors. He countered by pulling a 3-foot-long sword out of his jacket. Koba trumped his move by grabbing a golf club and hitting him in the legs. The man fled on a bicycle with the cash register and sword, but police said he dropped the register nearby with the money still in it. (USA Today) FROM SEPT. 4, 2014: State police charged Stacy Varner, 47, and Glenda Snyder, 64, with attacking each other with a stuffed deer head during an argument in Cromwell Township, Pa. Troopers said Snyder was injured during the fight when she was hit with an antler. (Harrisburg’s The Patriot-News) FROM OCT. 2, 2014: Philadelphia police said a man entered a convenience store, waited in line, took a banana from the counter next to the cash register, stuck it in his sweatshirt pocket to simulate a gun and demanded cash and cigarettes from the clerk. Surveillance video of the incident shows the robber escaping on a bicycle. (Associated Press)

FROM DEC. 25, 2014: Nathan Rolf Channing, 27, was arrested for pointing a banana at two sheriff’s deputies in Mesa County, Colo., who believed it was a gun. One of the deputies started to pull his own gun when Channing yelled, “It’s a banana!” He explained he thought it would be a “funny joke” to post on YouTube, but the deputies didn’t see any cameras in the vicinity. At that point, Channing admitted this was a “trial run of the joke.” Channing, a resident of Fruitvale, was charged with felony menacing. (Denver’s KDVR-TV)

FROM JAN. 8, 2015: Sheryl Claffy, 60, told police in Albuquerque, N.M., that her daughter, Cara Claffy, 35, hit her over the head with an electric vibrator during an argument. (The Smoking Gun) FROM FEB. 26, 2015: Police said Andrew Rak, 28, threatened Will Flanagan, the former mayor of Fall River, Mass., with oversized scissors used at ribbon-cutting ceremonies. Rak reportedly stole the prop scissors from Flanagan’s SUV, along with other items, including a small souvenir baseball bat, which he smashed against the ground outside Flanagan’s apartment while stating he was going to “kill the mayor.” Flanagan, who was ousted from office by a recall election in December, confronted Rak, who said, “I’m going to kill you. You lost the election.” (Fall River’s The Herald News) FROM APRIL 16, 2015: Australian authorities charged Erica Leeder, 26, with assaulting a police officer with breast milk. While being searched after her arrest on an unspecified warrant, Leeder was nude from the waist up when she grabbed her own breast and squirted milk onto the forehead, arms and clothes of a female officer conducting the search. The Western Australia Police Union said the assault charge was partially due to the possibility of the breast milk’s spreading disease. (United Press International)

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[opinion]

Bite in the ass How the GOP snake continues to swallow its own tail by Dan Brooks

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The ouroboros is an ancient symbol that depicts a snake swallowing its own tail. The Egyptians used it to evoke the beginning and end of time. In certain Hindu sects, it represented samsara, the cycle of life and death. And in Greece, the birthplace of democracy, the ouroboros foretold the Republican Party of Montana: infinite, eternal and relentlessly biting itself in the ass. The snake struck again last week. On Tuesday, Republican Party attorney Jim Brown filed a motion to have Deputy Attorney General Jon Bennion dismissed from its lawsuit to overturn Montana’s law allowing any registered voter to participate in any party’s primary. The motion cited a call Bennion made to GOP Executive Director Chris Shipp, in which Bennion allegedly asked how the party generates mailing lists and identifies its members. “It’s a problem because an attorney contacted a represented party,” Brown told the Flathead Beacon. “It’s certainly nothing personal.” Like his boss, Attorney General Tim Fox, Bennion is a Republican. Before he joined Fox’s office in 2012, he was the government affairs director of the Montana Chamber of Commerce. He also served as a campaign director for former Republican Congressman Denny Rehberg. But despite these bona fides, he has aroused the suspicion of his party—at least the faction leading this lawsuit. Bozeman attorney and state House candidate Matthew Monforton filed the suit last September on behalf of the Ravalli County Republican Central Committee. He might have been inspired by the close primary between state Senate candidates Scott Boulanger and Pat Connell. After Connell won by a slim margin, Boulanger complained that Democrats had joined the Republican primary to vote for his more moderate opponent. The Central Committee subsequently refused to provide any financial support to Connell, who won anyway. Two weeks ago, Sen. Connell was subpoenaed in the open-primary lawsuit and submitted voluntary responses to a series

of questions from Monforton, as did former state Sen. Jim Shockley. Shockley told the Flathead Beacon the questions pertained to a letter urging primary voters who opposed the re-election of Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey to vote against Boulanger, who supported her candidacy. Stamey vanished shortly after losing that election, possibly because the state has fined her tens of thousands of dollars for neglecting her duties. It’s a complex narrative that runs backwards in time, from last week’s conflict-ofinterest motion, through Boulanger versus

“Conservative Republicans have become paranoid, obsessed with rooting out the moderates in their midst.”

Connell, to the Ravalli County Commission’s decision to appoint as treasurer a woman with no accounting experience and an assumed name. But at every turn lies the suspicion of one faction of the Republican Party that the people in the other faction are not actually Republicans. The snake keeps biting its own tail. It’s a potent image, because at this moment in Montana politics, the GOP seems eternal and all-encompassing. The reason Democrats might be voting for moderates in Republican primaries is that in places like Ravalli, the Republican nominee always wins. These hypothetical crossover Democrats are sitting down at

the beginning of each election to choose which Republican candidate they like best. Somehow, a large portion of the Montana GOP considers that a problem. Rather than rejoicing in the possibility that Democrats in Ravalli and other counties have operatively joined their party, conservative Republicans have become paranoid, obsessed with rooting out the moderates in their midst. Those conservatives have mistaken an opportunity for a crisis. Moderates are drawing lifelong Democrats into the GOP. If you vote in a party’s primary, and that party invariably wins your county in the fall, you are in that party. Sure, an influx of nominal Democrats might moderate the platform, but the Republican central committees are not in the business of writing platforms. They’re in the business of winning elections. Lately, though, a substantial portion of the GOP cares more about enforcing ideological purity. Convinced their moderates are secret Democrats, conservatives like Monforton and Art Wittich have set out to drive them from the party. The snake devours its own tail. Here’s a fun question: Once moderate candidates like Connell are drummed out of the Montana GOP and Democrats are kept from its primaries, where will they go? Probably, they will give up politics entirely and start bands. Maybe, though, they will look for some other political party— some long-slumbering alternative that flickers through the dreams of history. The ouroboros symbolizes infinity, but it also symbolizes the balance of opposites: beginning and end, permanence and obliteration, nourishment and death. Republicans in Montana might consider that the opposite of Matthew Monforton is not Jon Bennion. There’s a whole other party out there, and ejecting people from their own is not the way to beat it. The snake will never run out of appetite, but it might just run out of tail. Dan Brooks writes about people, politics, culture and the scarcity of tail at combatblog.net

[opinion]

Fuzzy math Coal companies should pay their fair share by Dan Bucks

Every few decades, stories erupt in the press over waste, corruption and abuse of the management of federal minerals. While never fully tallied, the revenue lost by the American people and Indian tribes is undoubtedly huge, running into billions upon billions of dollars. The latest scandal involves the failure of coal companies to pay fair royalties for coal owned by the public. Headwaters Economics, a respected nonpartisan group based in Bozeman, estimates that from 2008 through 2012, coal companies underpaid royalties to the federal government to the tune of between $620 million to $865 million. Why does the public get consistently shortchanged? The answer in part is that mineral producers have too much power within the federal system to pad profits at the public’s expense. A shroud of secrecy also prevents the press and public from rooting out problems before revenues disappear and the culpable parties escape accountability. The time is ripe for change, and the good news is that the Department of the Interior finally seems ready to act. In a series of steps in 2010 and 2011, former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar dismantled the scandal-ridden Minerals Management Service and made a fresh start through a new Office of Natural Resources Revenues. Current Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has set the stage for further reform by initiating a series of listening sessions in the West, designed to foster “an honest and open conversation about modernizing the federal government’s coal program.” You could say, however, that the pattern of scandal and failed reform started with Teapot Dome bribery in the 1920s. After World War II, decades of corporate oil theft and fraud were finally uncovered in 1980, when an inspector stopped a truck with stolen oil from the Wind River Reservation. In 1982, the federal Government

Accountability Office determined that Interior had leased one-twelfth of the nation’s coal reserves for only 40 percent of its fair market value. In 1990, the Bureau of Land Management abruptly abandoned competitive coal leasing in favor of dividing vast Western coal tracts among monopoly producers, setting the stage for decades of underpaid leases and

“The Minerals Management Service was finally disbanded following reports that its staff had accepted gifts from, used drugs and had sex with industry personnel.”

royalties. After many years of investigations into royalty problems, the Minerals Management Service was finally disbanded following reports that its staff had accepted gifts from, used drugs and had sex with industry personnel. This same Minerals Management Service created the environment that has allowed coal companies to exploit the system consistently for years.

Two simple policy changes could end the continuing scandal of underpaid leases and royalties. First, the Department of Interior needs to be in charge of valuing minerals, putting an end to the current method, which relies on corporations to self-report. Second, open up the royalty books so the press and public can prevent scandals and ensure that proper royalties are paid. The current system of corporate selfreporting of coal sale proceeds invites underpayments through excessive exclusions, deductions and pricing manipulation. It gives companies far too much say in deciding what they will pay in royalties to the public and to tribes. Instead of using an income-tax-style system, Interior could start doing what the Mineral Leasing Act says it should do: Directly value coal for royalties much like a property tax. Just as property taxes are determined by fair market value, so, too, should the royalties on coal owned by the American people. This change will produce a fair return to the public. At the same time, the property valuation approach will enable Interior to report to the public the value of the coal, how that value was determined and the amount of royalties paid. Once this has been established for coal, Interior can do the same for oil and gas. Transparency will end once and for all the cycle of federal mineral scandals, allowing Secretary Jewell to write a new history for her department by providing the American people with a fair and open system for managing the minerals they own. Dan Bucks is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a column service of High Country News (hcn.org). From 2005 to 2013, he served as Montana’s Director of Revenue and from 1988 to 2004, he was executive director of the Multistate Tax Commission.

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[quirks]

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t’s not too late. There’s still time. Don’t give up just yet. By our count there’s still a little bit of summer left and we’re determined to make the most of it. Road trips. Dive bars. Epic adventures. Out-of-the-way oddities. Big Sky’s smallest treasures. Those are just a few of the things our writers found when faced with the simple task of heading out in search of one last hurrah before the leaves turn colors, the kids head back to school and the Griz take the field. Why? Because no matter what you’ve been doing the last three months, there are a few days left to play and explore and learn—and, if our writers are any indication, it doesn’t take much planning or too many miles to find something worthwhile. Just watch out for mountain lions.

by Independent staff

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isdom is a beautiful but dangerous name for a town, one that invites easy punch lines or vision quests fit for Eat Pray Love. I’m on the way there, about 40 miles out, when I fall into the trap. An old interview with David Foster Wallace comes on NPR as I wind up Lost Trail Pass. The late author talks to host Terry Gross about the treacheries of pleasure, irony and luxury cruises—all in Wallace’s painfully self-conscious way. First I wonder if a road trip counts as the opposite of a cruise ship, or if a day drive to Wisdom counts as a road trip. Then I realize how cringeworthy a “road trip to Wis-

dom” really sounds and worry that my little sojourn is the product of either shallow irony or mawkishness. I dread that once I’m back someone will ask, “Did you learn anything?” Wisdom’s name, by the way, is borrowed from Lewis and Clark, who had christened the tributaries of the Jefferson River after the three virtues of Thomas Jefferson (along with philosophy and philanthropy). There’s plenty to do for a day in the Big Hole, like fish or visit the battlefield where U.S. troops tried to massacre the fleeing Nez Perce. Wisdom is home to only 100 or so people. Main Street boasts a mercantile, a trading post, two restaurants and no cell service. It’s a passthrough sort of place. But at 120 miles from Missoula, it’s about as far as you can go in a day and still be home by dusk. So I wanted see how I could make a day of it. I was also curious what virtues I’d find in Wisdom. I admit it. The first and only zen-like thing I learn is that Wisdom has no street signs. Consequently, I get a full tour just trying to find the home of Darryl Jacobson, who had agreed to meet with me. Darryl had been described to me earlier as a “unique Wisdomite.” He’s one of the residents who cooked up Wisdom’s sort-of famous Cow Pasture Golf Tournament more than 20 years ago. Held each year in August (coming up on the 29th) the

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one-day event brings in visitors from across the globe to whack golf balls around a pasture course. “We got plenty of cowpies out there, generally,” Jacobson says. Jacobson is also probably the only guy in Wisdom to be quoted as saying “god damn” in two different national newspapers. That was nearly 30 years ago, though. At 75, he turns out to be a warm, jovial, suspender-wearing man who pours me coffee at his kitchen table. Jacobson turned up in Wisdom as a veteran looking to escape the “rat race” of 1960s California. “What brought me here was lack of people,” he says. Yet Jacobson and his wife, Kay, ingrained themselves in the Wisdom community. They ran the Antlers Saloon for several years, then the well-known Wisdom River Gallery. They also run a rental cabin next to their home that is furnished with the gorgeous woodwork Darryl produces in his shop. Jacobson can’t imagine living anywhere else. Wisdom gets just enough tourism to keep it afloat, he tells me, and the long winters are peaceful, if cold (think 50 below). The biggest question residents tussled over during his decades here was whether to replace an old schoolhouse, Jacobson says. His comments on the school were featured in a 1986 Los Angeles Times article about the tension between Montana’s economic

health and treasured way of life. In it, Jacobson and another man compared the prospect of bringing in big industry to the debate over Wisdom’s school. “Yeah, there’s no simple solution to this development thing. It’s just like that old schoolhouse,” Jacobson told his friend.

Since their art gallery burned down in 2010, they’ve relocated a century-old homesteader cabin 12 miles into town, log by log. Several weeks ago, Kay opened a Western gift shop in the front room called The Silver Mine. In time, she hopes to move the merchandise to

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Visitors fish over a bridge at the Big Hole National Battlefield, located 10 miles west of Wisdom.

After chatting with Jacobson, I order a “Haystack burger” at The Crossing Bar and Grill (two-thirds of a pound of beef with grilled veggies and melted cheese), then visit the Jacobsons’ latest project.

the back to make space for a small beer saloon. The saloon, I figure, will be my excuse to return someday. Derek Brouwer

a word of warning “W

elcome to the park. I don’t mean to alarm you, but I need to let you know about a situation here ...” Leanne Wipf of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks couldn’t have said those initial words in a sweeter, kinder voice. She delivered them with such a disarming smile and chipper tone that the information about a mountain lion in the area passed by my ears like the early morning breeze off the Missouri River. For nearly two days, there had been reports throughout downtown Great Falls of a big cat on the loose and, Wipf explained, various authorities were currently conducting an “active hunt” for the animal. The most recent sighting, she continued, occurred less than an hour earlier near the Lewis and Clark

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he instant I woke up, I didn’t need to look out the window or check my weather app to know the whole Missoula Valley was cloaked in wildfire smoke. Even my bedsheets smelled like a campfire. My nose itched unbearably. I texted some buddies and set plans into motion, and within a few hours, three friends and I piled into my boat-like Mercury sedan, armed with an array of mix CDs. On this day, we were going to get out of Dodge. First, we stopped at a Town Pump for a fill-up. While my friends went inside to

Interpretive Center inside Giant Springs State Park—or, more specifically, within spitting distance of where Wipf and I were having an otherwise delightful conversation. “That’s why I’m keeping my walking stick with me,” she said, still beaming her reassuring smile. “You know, just in case I have to fight it off.” Fight it off? The only thing I intended to fight off was my slight hangover from the Sip ’n Dip and perhaps a trout or two. I went to Great Falls for work, but I intended to spend my last couple hours on a fun detour. It’s a habit I developed decades ago on long drives, family vacations and business trips—making a point to schedule diversions from the standard itinerary and explore natural wonders, roadside attractions or local museums. On my last morning in the Electric City, I thought it’d be fun to have one of the world’s worst anglers— me—fish along one of the world’s shortest rivers. I’d do it on the not-so-mighty Roe, which stretches all of 201 feet before it feeds directly into the country’s longest river, the Missouri. But no. Instead, I’d have to be on the lookout for a cougar that had so far evaded search teams and hound dogs for more than 48 hours. I was pretty sure my fishing rod, unlike Wipf ’s sizable walking stick, would not fend it off. Just as Wipf wished me well, an FWP pickup truck carrying two armed men in its bed peeled off toward another section of the park. A few minutes later, another

buy energy drinks and I watched the numbers tick higher on the gas pump, I fought off a sense of guilt. I’m a product of a 21st century liberal arts education, where to be a responsible citizen of the earth one should commute by bike or bus, recycle and eat vegetarian meals. Most days, I aim to follow that lifestyle, and I only like to drive if there’s justification to burning the fossil fuel. But there’s something about oppressively muggy, smoky, apocalyptic days that makes even the most guilt-prone of millennials throw up her hands and say, screw it. Let’s cruise while there’s still something left to burn. And so we hit Interstate 90 eastbound in search of cheap beer, red meat and, above all, distraction. After an hour or so, we approached our first destination. Elliston is a small scattering of dwellings on the highway south of Helena, and easy to miss on a smoggy day. We rolled up in the dirt parking lot of the small, squat Lawdog’s Saloon to the final strains of Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Lawdog’s is unremarkable from the outside, but inside it’s a magical bit of Americana. Framed memorabilia covers the walls and helps explain the bar’s first

armed official on a motorcycle sped past in the opposite direction. With the hunt in full swing, I meandered to the water. The Roe River is more than a novelty. It is short, of course, but it is a legitimate river and its water is clearer than the Sip 'n Dip’s pool. It starts at the park’s namesake, Giant Springs, where water bubbles to the surface and then cascades down rocks and out toward the Missouri. The water emerges from the ground at a consistent 54 degrees all year

comes to the spot at least a couple times a year. He baits his line with a worm and a marshmallow, which “never fail.” Except today. He’s been here an hour and the fish aren’t biting, so he’s thinking of heading to a different spot up river. I asked if he’s concerned about the mountain lion. “I’m concerned about catching a fish,” he said. For others, the concern rests with the Roe River’s legacy. From 1989 to 2000, The

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The Roe River, which is one of the shortest rivers in the world at 201 feet, stays a consistent 54 degrees year-round, making it a perfect home to trout.

round, making it a favorite spot for trout. I spied at least four while walking the bank and a 14-incher from an overlook near the springs. Alas, fishing is not allowed on the Roe. Anglers must setup at the nearby fishing pier and cast toward the Missouri. That’s where I met an old-timer who said he

Guinness Book of World Records recognized the Roe as the world’s shortest river, in part due to a high-profile campaign led by local elementary school students. But a town in Oregon protested and claimed the D River, which preceded the Roe as world’s shortest, deserved to keep the title after

claim to fame as the host of an annual Bigfoot hunt in the Elkhorn Mountains. Other photos of beaming men holding plate-sized burgers indicate the reason Lawdog’s is worth stopping at any time of year: an awe-inspiringly meaty menu. The Bigfoot is a one-pound burger topped with two slices of Swiss cheese and three slices of thick-cut bacon. While cackling with glee, my companions each ordered their own Bigfoot, plus sides of mozzarella sticks and chicken gizzards. Wanting to avoid a food coma, I chose the moderate option of a half-pound jalapeño-cheddar hot dog. Lawdog’s was busy, so while we drank Coor’s Light and waited for our orders, we debated the source of the wildfire smoke with locals. We also clinked our cans together and solemnly agreed to return to Lawdog’s in six month’s time to tackle the food challenge: a double Bigfoot, which comes with four slices of cheese and eight pieces of bacon. Soon enough, the Bigfoot burgers arrived, enshrined within soft white sesame buns the size of small tires. Our table was crowded with enough red meat and deepfried products to give Anthony Bourdain a stroke. We gasped at the enormity of it

all and took pictures to post to Instagram. Then, we set a timer. Our compatriot Kyle was the first and only one of us to finish his Bigfoot burger, which he did in five minutes. He sheepishly admitted that he hadn’t really eaten since the day before— and then he polished off his fries. Within 15 minutes we asked for to-go boxes and took our beers out back to play girls-against-boys horseshoes. After us gals

being conveniently re-measured at just 120 feet. Not to be outdone, others pointed to a 65-foot river in Indonesia that also needed to be considered. “It got messy,” as Wipf put it, and Guinness has since removed the category altogether. For all the controversy over the Roe and the disappointment over the day’s fishing haul and the frenzy over the mountain lion, the park was actually quite peaceful. Pelicans landed on the Missouri. A family watched giant trout swim in a viewing pond next to the nearby fish hatchery. The old-timer lofted a few more casts. It wasn’t the diversion I planned for, but in a way that’s exactly the point. I was in search of something different and received that for which I sought. As I headed back to my car I passed a young couple dressed to the nines, accompanied by a photographer. They picked this spot for a maternity photo shoot. But before they could get close to the picturesque spot by the water and capture the moment, they were intercepted in the most polite way. “Welcome to the park. I don’t mean to alarm you, but I need to let you know about a situation here ...” Skylar Browning Postscript: The Great Falls Tribune reported that officials shot a young female mountain lion just outside Giant Springs State Park at around 10 a.m. Saturday morning—or about 20 minutes after I left.

handily whooped the boys’ team, we settled our bill and headed back to the car, feeling like kings. Three counties, five bars and one truck stop strip club later, we called it a night around 10:30 and headed our separate ways. The next day, when I woke up and most of the smoke had cleared away to reveal blue skies, I ate carrot sticks for breakfast. Kate Whittle

photo by Kate Whittle

Lawdog’s Saloon, off Highway 12, invites customers to try the double Bigfoot challenge, which is a two-pound burger with eight pieces of bacon.

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Chasing plastic through the pines F

orty miles south of Missoula you can turn west, head up into the foothills of the Bitterroots, take a walk into the woods and drive yourself crazy. Or putt yourself crazy, depending on how far you are from the chains. Disc golfers already know what I’m talking about. And if they have played the Spiritwood course in Victor (spiritwooddiscgolf.com), at this point they’re break-

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very summer, Missoula’s stifling heat draws me to the high elevations in search of cooler temperatures, gorgeous views and alpine peaks. One route I try to fit in every year is “The Cowboy Traverse,” which links North Trapper Peak and Trapper Peak in the Bitterroot Mountains via a three-quarters-of-a-mile knife blade ridge of cobbled choss. The technical rock climbing, with towering relief on each side of the ridge, is like climbing on a summit all day. My first trip to the Cowboy was almost my last. My climbing partner Kyle

ing out in a cold sweat and dredging up harrowing memories of one of the funkiest, most devilishly challenging folf courses in western Montana. “It’s a highly technical course,” says Bitterroot Disc Golf Club president Chad Alberda in a massive understatement. “A lot of courses are wide open, but on this one you really have to finagle your shots.” Last weekend my family and I decided we needed to get out of town for a day. There was no escaping the wildfire smoke, but we wanted a change of scenery. Spiritwood, less than an hour’s drive from home, fit the bill. The course is easy to find and, although it’s well known among disc golfers, it’s usually not very busy. That’s good, because I’m slow. I don’t take the sport too seriously. Still, if I’m going for a walk in the woods, I’d rather do so with some kind of purpose. Like following a trail to a rustic country bar. Or running from an ax-murdering hobo. Or throwing a colorful plastic disc as hard as I can directly into a tree trunk. Spiritwood has lots of fun, funky touches like colorfully painted frying pans hanging among the trees, and a nine-spot “tone” chipping range that features chimeproducing targets made from upended 105mm artillery shells. But what makes the course such a challenging beast is its topography—steep knobs of hillside rising from gentle slopes of fir-studded woods, a

and I were about to drop off the summit of North Trapper Peak, but my gut was screaming for me to stop. I was preparing to downclimb a section of exposed rock that soared more than 1,000 feet above the basin below. Kyle had just downclimbed the section sans rope, but, for some reason, even though the climbing was not objectively hard, my inclination was to set up a rappel. My gut was right. As I rappelled over the near-vertical section, my right knee grazed a boulder the size of beach ball. It cut loose from its perch, landed square on my legs and ripped me from the wall before sailing into the open expanse below. If I hadn’t been on a rope, I would have surely taken a lethal flight down to the hanging valley. I vowed right then that this route was more dumb than fun and it would be my last visit to the exposed ridge. For me, the lessons learned from scary experiences dwindle with time. Within a couple of years, my mind had enough time to downplay the fear. My friend Ben proposed a long day of alpine climbing by combining the sheer wall of the north face of North Trapper Peak with the Cowboy Traverse. With his enthusiasm, I reluctantly repealed my vow never

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doghouse, a Ford tailgate, a bucket nailed to a tree and a large gap sawed into the side of a plastic barrel. But honestly, it wouldn’t matter if the goals were fashioned of diamond-encrusted glory holes that led to an

ducing course is deceptively easy, a straightforward par three fading down a mild incline toward a wire fence along the edge of the property. Then it’s a sharp turn uphill to the second tee, which presents a

narrow path through a thick column of trees that’s barely wide enough to drive a garbage truck through, let alone provide forgiveness for my chronic forehand fade. By the fourth hole I was scrabbling along a 45-degree hillside, where the goal stood in the smoky distance, perched on the middle of an earthen hill between two giant Ponderosa pines. Fall short with your drive, and your disc will catch an edge and roll all the way down the hill to the swampy marsh a hundred yards below. Overshoot the goal, and god only knows where your disc will wind up. From where I clung to the side of the slope, it looked there was nothing behind the goal but Middle Earth. I looked around to see if there was a Hobbit who could tell me whether to use my driver or an approach disc. Still, even in the hazy August afternoon, it was great to be out in the woods. Occasionally the sun would break through the towering clouds building to the south and bounce a gleaming ray off the tie-dye surface of my Jerry Garcia autograph model that lay on the edge of catastrophe while we huffed along the hillside. If you want a little adventure and whimsy with your disc golf, Spiritwood is just the ticket. Alberda put it best: “If I’m going to take a walk through the woods, I might as well chase some plastic.” Ednor Therriault

to climb the route again. Ben and I had an amazing 16-hour day of climbing over dizzying terrain with dramatic mountain views on all sides. We finished off the exhilarating outing with a mountain lion

sighting on the road out from the trailhead. It was an unforgettable experience. Risk is a part of adventure. Adventure creates memories. Memories are the most valuable keepsakes in one’s life.

For me, the Cowboy Traverse is an annual summer objective because I know I will come home with an extraordinary memory. Robin Carleton

shaded, burbling creek, and about as many trees as there are stars in the universe. Spiritwood was created 27 years ago as a labor of love for Nick Mariana, who laid out the course with his brother-in-law, and it’s been evolving constantly ever since. It now sports 22 holes, all ending at standard steel chain goals. Earlier versions of goals included a

alternate dimension where poverty is nonexistent and dogs walk upright. It would still take pikers like me five or six throws to get there on a par three. For players familiar with Missoula’s Blue Mountain course, Spiritwood makes that layout seem like nine holes of miniature golf. The first hole of this pucker-in-

photo by Chad Harder

The 27-year-old Spiritwood folf course, located in the foothills west of Victor, is well known among local disc golfers for its funky decorations and challenging, sometimes maddening holes.

photo by Robin Carleton

The Cowboy Traverse, a knife-blade ridge connecting North Trapper Peak and Trapper Peak, offers climbers in the Bitterroot Mountains a tricky, technical and extremely memorable adventure.

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eading up to Flathead Lake from Missoula in the summer is all about the destination. There’s the breathtaking moment before you get to the lake, when the Mission Mountains appear as if out of nowhere, towering against the sky as you summit the hill outside of Ravalli. And then there’s the moment when you see the stretch of sparkling water peppered with islands and surrounded by grass and shore. It’s hard to recall much else between these sights. But the road from Missoula Valley to Flathead Lake runs through smalls towns and past roadside farm stands, flea markets, mom-and-pop stores and historic landmarks. And it’s my curiosity about these small, unassuming places along the way to the lake that leads me to Arlee and the

Hangin Art Gallery and Coffee House where I find two women reviving a dying art. It’s Saturday, and Rosie Longacre and Yvonee Grenier are making “shirred” rugs from scraps of flannel skirts and Pendleton blankets. Their plastic bags filled with colorful fabrics are propped at their elbows. The metal hook they use as a crocheting tool— known as a hump needle—has a bent back. It costs $26 and is hard to find in regular craft shops. The women make the rugs by sewing the scraps together in a ruffle and coiling them. They use Finnish string ordered special from a loom shop in Vancouver. ($25 will get you enough for three rugs.) “Very few people do this anymore,” Longacre says. “It’s very time-consuming. It’s not instant gratification.” Shirred rugs have a history that dates back to around 1870, but the style fell out of favor. Longacre, who settled in Arlee several decades ago, learned the craft in the mid1980s when she was 59 years old. At first, she hated it. Her mother, who was living in Pennsylvania, had come across the rug-making style while visiting her son (Longacre’s brother) in Auburn, Wash. He had a neighbor who made the rugs. Longacre’s mother learned the technique—she had to fly back to Auburn a second time to get it down—and she eventually came to Arlee to encourage Longacre to try it out. Longacre started a rug but gave up. She just wasn’t into it. Her cat slept on the unfinished circle of fabric for the next three years. She finally finished it only when her mother came to visit again. (She

figured she’d better.) While completing that first rug, she became enamored with the process. “And I’ve never stopped,” she says. This year, her rug won Best of Show at the Western Montana Fair. She shows me photos of all her work, some with striking images of horses and Bitterroot flowers, others that are colorful abstracts so illustrious and contemporary they’d be snapped up in no time at Missoula’s Made Fair. If they were there, that is. Longacre’s never sold a single one, because they’re not for sale. If she tried to monetize the hours she puts in, she says, they would cost thousands of dollars. Plus, she doesn’t want to sell them. “I fall in love with my rugs,” she says. “But I will teach anyone how to make their own rugs for free.” Every Saturday at 10 a.m., a small but diverse group show up to the Hangin Art Gallery and Coffee House to learn how to make the shirred rugs. Some of them, like Grenier, who won a Blue Ribbon at the fair this year for her rug, have made shirring a central hobby. The gathering is a community event that feels old-fashioned in many ways—the perfect embodiment of a roadside stop on the way to Flathead Lake. But it’s also the type of community art that could gain popularity with young crafters who are always looking for the next upcycled project. “The first time I cut up a Pendleton it was painful, but now I love doing it,” Longeacre says. “We are the ultimate recyclers.” Erika Fredrickson

photo by Erika Fredrickson

At the Hangin Art Gallery and Coffee House in Arlee, Rosie Longacre teaches anyone who’s interested how to learn the “dying art” of making shirred rugs.

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[arts]

Free from history David Horgan looks back on golden eras, redneck foundations and the Big Sky Mudflaps’ 40th anniversary by Erika Fredrickson

n 1981, the Big Sky Mudflaps played live on “The Today Show.” They arrived at 4 a.m., did a few sound checks and then stood around waiting for host Tom Brokaw to introduce them to the nation. A few minutes before they went live, at around 8:30, Mudflaps’ guitarist David Horgan recalls Brokaw mounting the stage and staring at the teleprompter in annoyance. “He goes, ‘I don’t like any of this. I’m just going to wing it.’” The clock ticked down—five, four, three, two, one. As the studio lights focused on Brokaw, he looked past the screen and spoke to the audience. “He told them how we were the Big Sky Mudflaps,” Horgan says. “And he told them that we’d just flown into New York all the way from Montana. Then he said—and this was the phrase he used—he said that we had ‘taken New York by storm.’” Horgan laughs. “Well,” he says. “That was definitely not in the script. And it wasn’t exactly true. But he had this connection to Montana—he has a ranch out here—and I think, for him, we were something different, and that’s why he said it.” It might not have been true that the Big Sky Mudflaps took New York by storm, but they were making a bit of a splash. Their 1979 album, Armchair Cabaret, had gained them some critical acclaim. After that they started appearing at clubs and college campuses across the country, as well as at major jazz and folk festivals, like Newport. They had a second appearance on “The Today Show” in 1982, and for several years they were regular guests on National Public Radio’s “Prairie Home Companion.” Billboard magazine called their second release, 1983’s Sensible Shoes, a “notable album” for the year. During their tours from coast to coast, they were written up in The New York Times, Village Voice, Los Angeles Times and Esquire, among others. That was the Big Sky Mudflaps’ Golden Age, if you measure success in terms of national attention. In the end, they never really made it big, and eventually they had families, stopped doing big national tours and settled into Montana as a regional band. But unlike so many acts before and after, they never dropped off the map. After 40 years together, the Big Sky Mudflaps have continued to be a staple in Missoula’s music scene. They’ve had a few line-up changes and a one-month hiatus, but other than that they’ve been in it for the long haul, playing bars and outdoor parties, weddings, Out to Lunch in Caras Park and block parties.

Gary Giddens wrote in a May 1981 issue of The Village Voice a review titled “Big Noise from Missoula.” It reads: “The Big Sky Mudflaps, a honky tonk band from Montana that rocked, rolled, and swung

for two nights at Cody’s last week, lacks one quality found in most of the young white bands that revived post-depression pazz and jop during the past decade: pretentiousness.” Giddens goes on to describe how the Mudflaps don’t try to wear “authentic” clothing or imitate the mannerisms of black musicians and don’t attempt “fussbudget transcriptions of arrangement that have already been done to a faretheewell.” Critics like Giddens and writers from other East Coast publications seemed drawn to the Mudflaps

“It’s as though they’d set those pleated pants flapping rhythms and caramel-flavored horns free from history.” The fact that they weren’t cool—or trying to be—is what caught the most attention. But for a band not used to the nightlife of New York, the experience could be bewildering. The crowd at Cody’s far out-dressed the band in fancy cowboy boots and fringe. And the Mudflaps were not the country band the audience had expected. At another venue, the sound man decided to bottom out

photos courtesy of Big Sky Mudflaps

The Big Sky Mudflaps gained some national attention in the 1980s, including when they played “The Today Show” hosted by Tom Brokaw. A staple of the Missoula music scene, the jazz-swing band celebrates its 40th anniversary.

first and foremost because the band included Judy Roderick, a well-regarded blues-folk musician of the 1960s who had moved to Hamilton and joined the band. But once critics saw the Mudflaps play, they seemed eager to dissect the entire band’s mystique— or lack thereof. Ariel Swartley’s article in The Boston Phoenix described the band’s “pre-synthesized” setup, but noted they did not come off like a period piece or play anything campy.

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the bass to give them a heavier sound. “That was scary,” Horgan says. That same night the power went out, which prompted one critic to wonder how a swing band from Montana could cause that kind of impact. They played even stranger venues: yacht races on the East Coast and casinos in Tahoe. They played Club Lingerie in LA. “It was pink décor—a creepy place,” Horgan says. “We set up and went out to have dinner and when we came back there was a doorman there.

We were in our shorts and T-shirts and he wouldn’t let us in the door. And we go, ‘But we’re the band.’ He finally let us in and the manager says, 'You’re going to change, right?’ And it was like, ‘Yeah, we’re going to change. We’re going to put on our Hawaiian shirts.’ “It didn’t matter,” Horgan adds. “These fortunate things that happened—one thing led to another. And that was really our era of working and being known outside of this region.”

The Big Sky Mudflaps are kind of a goofy bunch. In the 1990s, they sometimes did a show on Montana Public Radio called “Armchair Cabaret,” named after their first album, where they pretended to be other made-up bands playing songs or doing skits. In the vein of Garrison Keillor, they’d make up fake organizations like The Rocky Mountain Redneck Foundation, which was “preserving and protecting prime redneck habitat.” “If you ask how you possibly keep a band together that long, part of the answer is having a sense of humor about yourselves and what you’re doing,” Horgan says. “Maybe that’s not the whole answer, but it’s part of the answer.” Their good nature was put to the test in 2013 when pianist and founding member Steve Powell died of cancer. The band took a month off. For the memorial service, they filled the Bedford Building in Hamilton past capacity and invited any musician who had ever played with them to come. They ended up with 16 people on stage. For their 40th anniversary this year, they are inviting former members to return to Montana for shows, including at this week’s Out to Lunch at Caras Park and their gala concert at the Top Hat next month. The Mudflaps, who all contribute vocals, currently includes Horgan (guitar), Beth Lo (bass), Rich Brinkman (drums) and Chuck Florence (saxophone). They still like to talk about those “golden years,” Horgan says, but it’s not the only era that mattered for them. They are still disarming and unpretentious. Their decision to stay close to Montana in the mid-1990s may have prevented them from getting any bigger. But it’s possible that decision also preserved them this long as a band that isn’t necessarily trying to impress anyone. “The Mudflaps are a family, and the spirit has always been to play stuff that we want to play in a pretty broad variety of styles,” Horgan says. “And here we are, 40 years later, still doing it.” The Big Sky Mudflaps play Out to Lunch at Caras Park Thu., Aug. 26, from 11 AM to 2 PM. They play an anniversary show at the Top Hat Sat., Sept. 19, at 10 PM. Both shows are free. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

[music]

Impulse control Hammerhead is still the drug of choice I’ve never been able to figure out the complex mathematics or modern witchcraft behind the way bands released on the label Amphetamine Reptile Records conjured up such an auditory lust in me during the mid- to late-1990s. These were dark bands with heavy, often syncopated rhythms that aren’t typically associated with idealistic happy-go-lucky types like myself. Every time I walked into a record store during that time period and saw that distinctive black-and-white Amphetamine Reptile logo on a record, I would immediately buy it, regardless of whether or not I had heard of the band. I equate it to the idea of giving Ritalin to people with ADHD. Amphetamine Reptile Records was my Ritalin and Hammerhead was the manufacturer’s choice. Hammerhead helped me with my impulse control and focus during a very confusing time for music fans. Bands like The Melvins, Tar, Unsane, The Jesus Lizard—all of whom put out records on a label with the word “Amphetamine” in its

title—forced me to shed my sense of well-being and start focusing on the positive beauty of a negative outlook. Skip to 2015 and Hammerhead have a new full length called New Directionz. This is a meaner version of Hammerhead. They thankfully don’t sound like dudes in their 40s phoning in a shit version of their glory days. They sound like a welloiled fuck-you machine with a bucket of fresh grease. On a side note: I once interviewed Hammerhead. After watching a blistering set by the band at Jay’s Upstairs, I walked up and asked the still-sweaty bass player, “So, what’s your favorite food?” Without hesitation he smiled and said, “Um, watermelon I guess.” Best interview I’ve ever done. (Randy Palmer) Hammerhead play Total Fest Sat., Aug. 22, at the Badlander with other bands. $25 for the night to see all bands playing the Badlander and Palace. $60 for three-day festival pass. Visit totalfest.org for full schedule.

Bad Future, Nightchurch I love Seattle punk band Bad Future because they sound just a little bit like if Gang Green and The Gits had a baby. I mean, it’s a much more serious baby— one that doesn’t sing silly songs about drinking Budweiser like Gangrene does, but who, nevertheless, still manages to be a lovable maniac. Their new four-song album, Nightchurch, opens with “Ritual II,” which barrels forward on slappy drums, minor key riffs and lyrics about the rising sun being “too close for me.” It’s delightfully gothy without being too precious or somber. “In the Wings” has a more triumphant tone as the chorus erupts into gang vocals. “White Mutt” is a whirlwind of furious guitar, wildly chasing its own tail until about three-quarters of the way through when it slips

into a contemplative recess. But not for long! The last half-minute builds back up into a thrilling gallop. And, finally, the title track has just an ounce of the sneer and sizzle of a Murder City Devils’ song. If you like MCD or the Wipers or 1990s East Bay punk, you’ll like this. This is music served on a dirty, bent platter under a foggy winter moon. No poppy “whoaohs” or squeaky clean solos. It’s cold and angry and beautiful. Bad Future are my favorite band of the present moment. (Erika Fredrickson) Bad Future plays Total Fest at the ZACC Thu., Aug. 20, with other bands. $15 for the night, $60 for three-day festival pass. Visit totalfest.org for full schedule.

Dead Bars Dead Bars mines a narrow but rich vein of loud rock that you probably recognize. Bouncing Souls laid claim to it. So did the early Ataris, albeit a little less abrasively. The Dead Bars bring ragged vocals to upbeat arrangements, but otherwise they play according to Hoyle. The chord progressions are short descents. The lyrics express desperation and hope simultaneously, sometimes through the word “whoa.” The songs are short, similar and felt in the gut, like driving over rolling hills. This is pop punk and presumably some of the better-dressed among you are now closing the newspaper in disgust. Now that they’re gone, let’s confess: We love this kind of music. It’s always basically the same and the vari-

ations invariably lie in the unimportant details, like a birthday cake. But what kind of joyless dick doesn’t like birthday cake? Yes, Dead Bars is working within a narrow formula, and they are neither deconstructing it nor commenting ironically. They’re just doing it. But they’re doing it exuberantly, often joyfully and with the kind of raw enthusiasm that made us like pop punk back before we knew better. No one has reinvented the wheel here. But the wheel is still fun. (Dan Brooks) Dead Bars play Total Fest at the Palace Fri., Aug. 21, with other bands. $25 for the night to see all bands playing the Badlander and Palace. $60 for three-day festival pass. Visit totalfest.org for full schedule.

missoulanews.com • August 20–August 27, 2015 [19]

[theater]

Near goddess Kate Scott finds liberation with Venus in Fur by Josh Wagner

photo by Amy Donovan

Hugh Bickley and Kate Scott star in Montana Rep’s Venus in Fur.

They say gods and goddesses used to descend from Mount Olympus, assume human form and mingle with the mortals. Sitting across from actress Kate Scott, her red hair slightly singed in the glow of the Golden Rose, her eyes wide and searing as she describes her latest role, I kind of wonder if it’s happening now. Scott’s name isn’t as well-known around town as her colleagues, director Greg Johnson and co-star Hugh Bickley. In a way this parallels the condition of her character, Vanda, an unknown actress who stumbles in off the street to try out for the lead role in a play-within-a-play. The real play is David Ives’ Venus in Fur, a sharp piece of contemporary meta-theater produced by the Montana Repertory Theatre as part of the 2015 Missoula Fringe Festival. Vanda shares her name with the character she’s trying out for, a “Vanda” from the 1870 novel Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch on which the play-within-the-play is based. (If you’re a Charlie Kaufman fan none of this is confusing you.) Vanda wants a role in the adaptation and seems willing to do anything to get it. Oh, and she might just be a goddess in human form. The word “masochism” comes directly from the name of Sacher-Masoch, who wrote his 19th century book about a man tormented by the desire for a woman to dominate him. Ives’ play ups the ante through a tangled exploration of dominance, submission and gender roles in sexual relationships. “The first time I read the script I’m thinking, this is awful,” Scott says, “the way these two people are treating each other and the way he’s manipulating her—this dynamic is so unhealthy.” But, she says, “the last two pages brought it all together.” Venus’ ending is hauntingly sublime. A knockout punch and a metaphysical unveiling. After reading the script, Scott immediately started a conversation with Johnson, Montana Rep’s longtime artistic director, who had seen the live show in New York. He thought the play would be a perfect fit for the Rep’s latest initiative, Visions and Voices, whose mission is to focus on

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new, original and challenging works for the stage. Johnson describes Venus in Fur as operating on three levels. “At the plot level it’s an actress trying to get a job. At the metaphorical level it’s women vs. men in the power plays of sexual politics.” The third level is transcendent and deals with the intrusion of gods into the lives of humans. And by “gods” we’re talking about ancient pagan pantheons— Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, deities who reflect our unconscious passions and drives. The notion of gods and demons slipping into flesh costumes and messing with our lives has been a long-standing metaphor for both theater and sex. Which is why all three levels of Venus work so sumptuously in concert. Scott’s role as Vanda has certainly allowed her to experiment with becoming someone entirely new. For an introvert, she says, the experience of getting up in front of a crowd, stripping to her skivvies and portraying a powerful female character wavers between terrifying and liberating. “Vanda is brazen and sharp-witted,” she says. “She’s very not me. For 80 minutes I get to be extroverted.” In the neon light of the Rose, I can’t quite make out the color of Scott’s eyes. She speaks rapidly, articulating her passion for this play with deliberate poise. She thinks she is rambling. She is not. She sounds like a person transformed. This is what makes Venus in Fur so compelling, twisted and volatile. It reveals the rumblings of a potential metamorphosis, one that goes hand-in-hand with the sometimes crippling fear of being dominated by our primitive drives. Kate Scott doesn’t seem afraid. She’s ready to act. Montana Rep presents Venus in Fur at the Downtown Dance Collective Fri., Aug. 21, and Sat., Aug. 22, at 7:30 PM nightly as part of the 2015 Zootown Fringe Festival. $15/$10 students and seniors. For a full festival schedule, visit zootownfringe.org. arts@missoulanews.com

[books]

Hippie shake Naked reveals real life on a commune by Chris La Tray

I have always found the idea of retreating from the farm called Greenleaf, then on 160 acres of purchased mainstream fascinating. As I’ve grown older, I still won- land called Floras Creek. There’s never any indication der if it’s something I would be capable of, living in that anyone sat down and discussed the logistics of some type of off-grid community or commune. I know how things would work or how needs would be met. I’ve become less attached to material possessions in Grundstein doesn’t specifically put it this way, but general, even as I have become more attached to those their poor planning, which essentially consisted of a specific things I have chosen to hold onto (sorry, Bud- handful of baked people sitting around saying, “Dude, dha). It is an odd push and pull, this desire to withdraw whatever, it will be awesome!” is what doomed them. “Free love,” which seemed to boil down to shiftless but not give up too much. Those of us who consider such a lifestyle likely share a curiosity about the folks men jumping into the sack with new female arrivals who first tried it in the context of the modern world: (whether or not their existing wives or girlfriends would put up with it), doesn’t come off the hippies of the late 1960s as particularly glamorous. Drugs and early 1970s. What was life are as ubiquitous as you might like for these intrepid “back-toimagine, though Grundstein the-landers” anyway? downplays her participation. She In 1968 Margaret Grundwrites of a bad acid trip in New stein was pursuing a graduate Haven that drove her off psychedegree in urban planning at delics, but she never really says Yale University when she first whether or not weed was part of got caught up in the activist her life, despite it being a huge movement. By 1969 she was part of everyone else’s. She even headed west, abandoning the mentions that if the men of the Ivy League entirely, with her group cared as much about the community activist husband. day-to-day operations of their They had plans to meet up with community as they did the cultiother friends once they arrived vation and camouflage of their in Oregon to, as she writes, marijuana patches, things may “create a community where we have gone much more smoothly could live in peace and innofor all involved. cence.” Grundstein’s first book, Soon enough The Man Naked in the Woods: My Unexfound the community. Many of pected Years in a Hippie ComNaked in the Woods: My Unexpected the participants—Grundstein mune, is the story of that effort. Years in a Hippie Commune included— owed money for stuNaked is a memoir of Margaret Grundstein dent loans. When it came time sorts, though it only spans paperback, to buy land, only one of them four or five years. It is mostly Oregon State University Press had the means to pay for it, and a series of anecdotes that tell 224 pages, $18.95 then the notion of share and the tale of Grundstein’s transformation from a completely mainstream, middle- share alike became more complicated. As access to class young woman with a clear life path into a funds dried up, as vehicles broke down, as relationships radicalized hippie living off the land. It’s an interest- deteriorated, as children who needed care were born, peace and love and utopia gave way to the practical reing read, even as it offers few surprises. Grundstein admits right out of the gate she is 40 alities of life. Grundstein waxes a bit wistful, hinting that years removed from the events she is describing, and maybe it could have worked out if only things had gone the elusive nature of memory may challenge the ve- a bit differently at a couple key moments. Naked isn’t an exhaustive read, but I enjoyed it racity of some details. Many of the names of the people who moved in and out of their Oregon for its peek into one aspect of the flower child era. Say community—and there were many—have been what you want about the hippies, but they were a critchanged, even that of her husband, with whom she’d ical part in making our country a better place to live via their passion and activism. That they didn’t sucsplit barely a year into marriage. A good storyteller, Grundstein writes clearly, and ceed in all arenas shouldn’t be held against them. Margaret Grundstein reads from Naked in the reading the book feels like sitting at a table with her, drinking coffee, listening to her relate episodes from Woods at Shakespeare & Co. Thu., Aug. 27, at 7 PM. her life. What strikes me is how little planning went into the forming of this community, first at a rented arts@missoulanews.com

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In the 1960s, Danny Fieldsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;born Danny Feinberg, the son of Jewish parents in Brooklynâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was a Harvard dropout who just happened to stumble into New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s burgeoning art-punk and rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll scene. Though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not well known today, back then he partied with Andy Warhol, wrote about The Rolling Stones and helped get The Stooges their first record deal. In director Brendan Tollerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lively new documentary, Danny Says, we learn a little bit about what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to orbit around some of the biggest names in American music historyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and unsurprisingly, a whole lot of drug use is involved. Things kick off with some brief biographical details about Fields. An extremely bright kid, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at 19 and went to Harvard for law school, where he was more interested in chasing men at gay bars than going to class. He meandered back to New York and wound up hanging out with Warholâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crew, writing for music magazines, DJing and working for record companies. Most of Danny Says follows in rough chronological fashion with Fieldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wild stories. Fields had a hand in nurturing an incredible roster of musicians, including MC5, The Stooges, Leonard Cohen, Modern Lovers, The Doors and so forth. He introduced Iggy Pop to David Bowie. He invited Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe to hang out. One of his best friends, Linda Eastman, married Paul McCartney. As a writer for a now-defunct teen magazine, Fields quoted John Lennon saying The Beatles were â&#x20AC;&#x153;bigger than Jesus,â&#x20AC;? which led to a KKK rally in Memphis. Many of the anecdotes are illustrated for the documentary with trippy, hand-drawn animation, like when Jim Morrison did too many hits of Orange Sunshine and ran around the rooftops naked. Fields also describes Morrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s junk in delightfully explicit terms. Throughout the film, Fieldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contemporaries note that he was always one step ahead of the culture, and good at spotting weird, artsy bands that, in hindsight,

were doing groundbreaking work. During his stint as an A&R rep for Elektra Records, his bosses didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always understand the music he chose, like the chaotic stylings of Iggy Pop, but like an â&#x20AC;&#x153;impressionistic painting,â&#x20AC;? they discovered that other people had an appreciation for it. Fields also turned down the chance to work with acts if he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like their music or style, including Aerosmith and Johnny and Edgar Winter, even though he acknowledges that he lost out on a lot of money that way. Fields seems most proud of meeting The Ramones and signing on as their manager in 1974, even though they screwed him over in the 1980s by ditching him to sign with a mainstream label. Danny Says is full of great archival footage, fantastic black-and-white photos and classic tunes, but what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing is any real emotional depth. Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll party stories are fun to listen to, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but be reminded that a lot of these people lived short, volatile lives. In interviews, some people, like Iggy Pop, turn briefly somber when recalling their problems with addiction, but then the topic quickly turns back to some crazy escapade, like The Stooges driving a 12foot U-Haul through a 10-foot bridge tunnel. When the credits roll, Fields himself remains pretty mysterious. Danny Says doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go into anything he did after 1980, though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still alive and living in New York. He wrote Linda McCartney: A Portrait, which was turned into a CBS miniseries in 2000, but mostly seems to have kept a low profile. Perhaps Fields was hesitant to share more, or maybe skipping over the dark times was a conscientious choice on the part of the filmmaker. After all, nobody lives foreverâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;besides Iggy Pop, anyway. Sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to remember the party and forget the hangover. Danny Says screens as part of the Big Sky Film Series at the Top Hat Mon., Aug. 17, at 7 PM. Free. kwhittle@missoulanews.com

[film] MINIONS The babbling, begoggled, Twinkie-shaped sidekicks from Despicable Me have spawned their own cottage industry. Now they finally get their own feature. After eons of failure serving under historical villains, they hook up with Scarlett Overkill (voiced by Sandra Bullock) in a plot to swipe Queen Elizabeth’s crown. Rated PG. Screening at the Carmike, Pharaohplex and Showboat.

OPENING THIS WEEK AMERICA 3000 Movie Mockers are back! The Roxy’s resident wisecrackers take on the 1986 “classic” America 3000. Somewhere in Colorado, 900 years after nuclear war, women rule the tribes. Two guys escape and start a tribe of their own. Rated PG-13. Screening at the Roxy Sat., Aug. 22, 8:30 PM.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION Sure, Tom Cruise hangs on the side of an airborne plane, but he’ll never top that tighty-whitey floor slide in Risky Business. Ethan and the IMF battle the Syndicate. Stunts abound. Rated PG13, showing at the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.

AMERICAN ULTRA If you buy that wig, you’ll have no problem swallowing the rest. Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart star in this stoner/spy comedy/thriller. Rated R, screening at the Carmike 12, Pharaoplex. DANNY SAYS Danny Fields went from Harvard dropout to musical tastemaker. He’s been on the scene since 1966, involved with artists from The Doors to Lou Reed. His unerring taste and prescient opinions about the direction of music have made him a legend. Showing at the Top Hat Lounge, Sun., Aug. 23, 7 PM, as part of the Big Sky Documentary Film Series. Free. (See Film.) GHOSTBUSTERS Are you the gatekeeper? Awesome! I’m the keymaster! The Roxy’s Murray Me retrospective continues. When NYC scientists start a ghost containment company, they stumble across an ancient evil so nasty that Dan Aykroyd drops his cigarette. Rated PG. Screening at the Roxy, Wed., Aug. 26, 8 PM. HITMAN: AGENT 47 He has to kill people. It’s in his blood! Literally! An assassin helps a woman track down her father, uncovering some disturbing details about her in the process. Rated R, showing at the Carmike 12. JUST EAT IT: A FOOD WASTE STORY With one in seven Montanans struggling with hunger, systemic food waste is a big problem. This documentary follows a couple who are inspired to quit shopping and live off food that would otherwise be thrown out. Proceeds benefit the Montana Food Bank Network. Screening at the Roxy, Mon., Aug. 24, 7 PM. SIDDHARTHA (1973) The latest in the Mindful Movie series, this classic adaptation of the Herman Hesse novel was filmed

MR. HOLMES As in Sherlock, not John. Sir Ian McKellen plays the iconic detective as he looks back on his amazing life while he tries to solve a case. Rated PG-13, screening at the Roxy, Pharaohplex. Look, officer, I’ll autograph your Twilight lunchbox if we can forget this little incident. American Ultra is showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. in Northern India. A wandering ascetic seeks wisdom within, but finds enlightenment on an entirely different plane. Goonga galoonga. Screening at the Roxy, Sun., Aug. 23, 5 PM. SINISTER 2 A single mom who apparently did not see Sinister 1 moves with her young children into a big spooky house in the country where bad things have happened. What could go wrong? Rated R, screening at the Carmike 12.

NOW PLAYING FANTASTIC FOUR A scant 10 years after the last remake of the Fantastic Four, a fresh set of actors star in this origin story of the Marvel Comics superheroes. Rated PG-13, screening at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. THE GIFT Jason Bateman stars in this thriller about a married couple who is terrorized by someone from the hus-

band’s past. This is why you should pay off those student loans. Rated R, screening at the Carmike 12. INFINITELY POLAR BEAR Mark Ruffalo stars as a manic-depressive dad who tries to win back his wife not by going on a strict drug regimen, but by taking full control of their two spirited young daughters. Zoe Saldana stars. Rated R. Plays at the Roxy through Thu., Aug. 20. IRRATIONAL MAN Woody Allen’s latest stars Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone in this dark thriller. Phoenix plays a philosophy professor whose downward path takes an unexpected turn. Rated R, screening through Thu., Aug. 20 at the Roxy. THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. In the breezy, fun-filled early days of the Cold War, CIA spook Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin naturally join forces to battle a mysterious criminal organization not named Iran that is trying to obtain nuclear weapons. Guy Ritchie directs. Rated PG-13, screening at the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

RICKI AND THE FLASH With big names on both sides of the camera, this movie has to be good, right? Yeah, tell that to Aloha. Meryl Streep plays a veteran rocker who returns to her family to make up for lost time. Rated PG-13, playing at the Carmike 12. VACATION A grown-up Rusty Griswold follows in his father’s footsteps by taking his family on a road trip to Wally World in a last ditch effort to patch up things with his wife and kids. Rated R, showing at the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

Capsule reviews by Ednor Therriault. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find upto-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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The Coca-Cola conspiracy by Ari LeVaux Sales of sugary soda drinks are on a 10-year skid, thanks to a growing consensus of health researchers identifying the beverages as the primary culprits behind obesity. Soft drink makers are in a full-blown crisis and, like a cornered animal that becomes more dangerous, Coca-Cola’s PR tactics have become increasingly desperate and insidious. A 2013 television commercial suggested the 139 calories in a can of Coke could be burned by 75 seconds of laughing out loud or a celebratory dance while bowling—claims that were roundly criticized by nutrition experts at the time. It’s recently come out that Coke is using a similar tactic now, but with a more serious, respectable veneer. The New York Times reported the company’s undisclosed ties to the nonprofit Global Energy Balance Network, a relationship that includes lots of money and even registering the GEBN website. This isn’t the first time makers of dangerous products have found ways to claim evidence against them was inconclusive or have funded research programs that purportedly aimed to find the “real” roots of the problem. The tobacco industry stalled for years by creating controversy over established facts about the dangers of smoking. The gun lobby borrowed these tactics to promote the idea that having lots of unregulated guns around keeps us safe, even as our rate of gun-related deaths dwarfs that of other countries. All of these are attempts to misdirect, confuse and obfuscate what should be a simple reality about the dangers of the stuff they are trying to sell us. This doesn’t mean that we should ban cigarettes or guns (I own two) or CocaCola. But we need to base our use of these products on information that isn’t industry-funded. At the very least, we need to know when it is. GEBN’s mission is “to connect and engage multidisciplinary scientists and other experts around the globe dedicated to applying and advancing the science of energy balance to achieve healthier living.” The “science of energy balance” refers to the well-established, indisputable fact that what you eat is only part of what determines your weight. The other part is how many calories you burn. GEBN’s message is particularly dangerous for the simple reason that it’s largely true. On the surface it’s hard to find fault with a pro-exercise stance. The fact that gaps remain in our understanding of the relationship between diet, exercise and health does not mean we should alter the prevailing consensus about the dangers of soda, but that is what GEBN threatens to do, by implying that you can freely drink Coke, as long as you exercise.

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But while exercise burns calories, it also increases appetite, which can lead to more eating, which cancels out the burned calories. While it is possible to outrun a bad diet, there is no question it’s easier to manage your weight with a healthy diet. GEBN questions this reality by shifting the focus from diet to energy balance. Its website states: “People can be in energy balance at any body weight or BMI, whether lean, overweight, or obese. This simply means that body weight is stable and neither increasing or decreasing.” This statement is also true, but subtly misleading. It implies that being in energy balance is equivalent to being healthy. But if one is dangerously obese, then being in energy balance means maintaining that unhealthy weight level. Skinny people, meanwhile, can have dangerously high blood sugar levels as well. “Scales don’t measure the presence or absence of health, they measure the gravitational pull of the earth,” explained Yoni Freedhoff, who first discovered GEBN’s ties to Coca-Cola and outed them to The New York Times. “So yes, if you’re not gaining, your weight can be described as being representative of energy balance. Whether or not you can be described as being healthy would depend on whether or not you were actually healthy.” According to nutrition expert Marion Nestle, 83 percent of research funded by Coca-Cola has concluded that drinking sugary beverages is not harmful. When I asked GEBN board member Dr. Wendy Brown, who is also the director of the Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health at the University of Queensland, if she has taken any money from Coke she responded, “Not for my research.” I then asked Brown how far someone would have to run in order to burn off a can of Coke. “This is exactly the sort of knowledge and understanding we are trying to promote—most people have no idea how much movement is needed to balance their energy intake,” she said. The answer is based on the person’s weight and the level of activity, as well as their genes. In other words, it’s complicated. This complexity might very well be Coca-Cola’s best hope, because it makes it impossible to say, in sound bites, how much a person will have to do in order to work off a can of soda. And obscuring that answer for as long as possible would be the best-case scenario for future sales. Muddying the issue even keeps alive the idea that laughing out loud might actually burn off the calories in a can of Coke.

[dish] Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 Bernice's Bakery has been a Missoula Landmark business since 1978. If you haven't been in, you should! If you come in every day you should know what we're talkin' about: freshly made and baked croissants daily, iced coffee to die for, a cup o'joe like no other, crazy cheap lunches, a selection of treats, and no ESPRESSO! If you haven't had a Vegan Pumpkin Muffin lately then you don't know what you're missing. Sit inside one of Missoula's homiest of atmospheres or scoot out back to enjoy a view of downtown Missoula at one of the picnic tables. Need a special treat? Plan ahead! We've got plenty in stock, but if you want a special flavor of cake we need 48 hours. Call ahead and place your order. Heck, skip that. There is a lot of hard rollin’ action around this joint. Just come on in and see what we're talking about. xoxo bernice $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open M-F 6:30-5:30, 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. $ 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 $-$$

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.

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(Breakfast ‘til Noon) 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. $-$$

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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. $-$$

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. $

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. $-$$

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 7am10pm $-$$

Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 43 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $

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 microdistilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$

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The Trough HANGRIEST HOUR

Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

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Backstory: About two months back, Susan and Carter Beck had the grand opening for their new restaurant in the Target Range neighborhood. This swath of Clements Road between North and South avenues was once home to the Dale’s Dairy market. Before that it was King’s Dairy, and the giant cow statue in the pasture nearby has become something of a Missoula landmark. When the Becks took over in spring 2014, their vision called for not just a market—now called The Olde Dairy—but a next-door space where locals could gorge themselves on fresh-made sandwiches, soup and ice cream. Atmosphere: The Trough comes off as part coffee shop, part deli. But little stylistic touches—stark-white dining chairs, floral arrangements—give it the feel of a quiet country-cottage getaway. The patio is massive, the traffic calm. The house stereo was even cranking out classic jazz on a recent Monday evening, making curling up with a book and a coffee in one of the restaurant’s leather armchairs almost irresistible. Neighborhood denizens have been flocking here, but it’s not hard to see the appeal for folks from all over the Missoula Valley.

What you’re eating: The most popular menu item to date has been the Market Club, a generous helping of roasted turkey, greens, tomato and avocado with bacon, provolone and a dash of housemade red pepper and artichoke aioli. On the hot sandwich side, the Olde Reuben is proving a favorite among customers as well. The Trough offers an array of salads, soups and baked goods from Blackcat Bakery for lighter eaters. What you’re chasing it with: It’s a long haul from Target Range to Big Dipper’s Higgins Avenue ice cream shack. But with the Trough around, there’s no longer much need to make the journey. The restaurant’s ice cream case has at least half a dozen Big Dipper flavors, along with a variety of milkshake and smoothie options. Where to find it: The Trough is open for business at 2106 Clements Rd., just down from the giant cow. —Alex Sakariassen Hangriest Hour serves up fresh details on western Montana eats. To recommend a restaurant, dish or chef for Hangriest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.

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. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ Missoula Farmer’s Market N. Higgins by the XXX’s missoulafarmersmarket.com Find us on Facebook Seasonal, Homegrown and Homemade! Fresh local vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants, eggs, honey, baked goods and coffee provided by over 100 vendors. Saturdays 8am-12:30pm. “Music at the Market” performers on Saturdays 9am-noon. The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 www.orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh

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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 nonsushi 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. $$-$$$

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THURSDAYAUG20 With a heavy heart, I tell you that Total Fest XIV is the final edition of the all-ages nonprofit festival featuring 50-plus bands over three days. So this is our last chance to experience the festival’s flavor of independent metal, rock and punk at assorted venues downtown and on the Northside, Thu., Aug. 20-Sat., 22. This year’s anticipated acts include Dead, coming all the way from Australia, old-school stalwarts Hammerhead, plus Volumen and Sasshole reunions. (See Noise) $60 three-day pass. Single night tickets also available at the door. Check out totalfest.org for full schedule and ticket info.

And that’s how you fold a fitted sheet. Moksha Aerial Studio perform their fiery, gravity-defying show in the Boone and Crockett parking lot as part of Zootown Fringe Fest. Sat., Aug. 22, at 8 PM. Visit zootownfringe.org.

Aquatic Invasive Species are no joke, and they are slowly choking the life out of native species in area waters. The AIS Field Tour will visit Flathead Lake with a stop at the Watercraft Inspection Program station in Ravalli, as participants learn from area botanists and researchers. Lunch is provided, the event is free. Space is limited, RSVP by Mon., Aug. 17. bryce@missoulaeduplace.org.

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[calendar] The Zootown Fringe Festival continues through Aug. 23, at various venues throughout Missoula. This moving feast of music and performing arts explores the outer limits. For times and venues, visit zootown fringe.org Missoula’s own Locksaw Cartel bring their slightly off-center, melodic rock to the Top Hat Lounge. Doors at 9:30 PM, music at 10. $5 cover.

nightlife The virginmotherwhore project brings the spoken word performance Be: Jesus + Drugs = Beauty to the Crystal Theatre as part of Fringe Festival. 5:30 PM, 16 and over. Will this be the week some joker shows up with bagpipes? Find out at the Irish Music Session, every Friday at the Union Club from 6-9 PM. No cover. Comedy forecast: there’s an 80% chance of laughing your ass off when Zootown Improv performs “Dawg Days of Zumer” at the Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. 1st W. Doors at 6:30 PM for pre-show standup, pizza and full bar. Show at 7:30 PM. $9–$12

So, like, is one of you guys going to move to a different row or what? Wilson rocks the Real Lounge Thu., Aug. 20. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $10, 18 and over.

Artists, start your palettes. It’s open studio at E3 Convergence Gallery. Artist Bobbe Almer will be working live in the gallery. 229 W. Main St., 10 AM–4 PM. For more info, go to www.bobbe-almer.com. Have a Fringe Fest lunch with a gaggle of Missoula seniors as Steve Zeiler plays Benjamagination, classical piano music dedicated to his son. 11:30 AM–12:30 PM. Lunch $6, $4 for 60 and over, $5 for students.

nightlife Downtown ToNight celebrates a whopping 15 years of food, music, family fun and summertime easy livin’ at Caras Park, every Thursday from 5:30-8:30 PM through mid-September. Aug. 20: Gladys Friday. Aug. 26: Big Sky Mud Flaps. Free to hang out. You don’t want to miss the freshest party of the year. Garden City Harvest’s Farm Party features a homegrown meal and music from Reverend Slanky and MudSlide Charley. Wine, beer and root beer will be available. PEAS Farm, 3010 Duncan Dr. Tickets $25/$10 kids, or $18/$8 kids adv., available at gardencityharvest.org.

Total Fest: The first night of Total Fest XIV busts out of the gate at the ZACC with several bands, including Wartime Blues, Jonny Fritz with the Best Westerns, and The Oblio Joes, 8:30 PM. Full three-day fest passes $60, or single ticket for this night only is $15. For info visit totalfest.org. Nate Vernon and friends of Wartime Blues play their popular flavor of roots county rock blues at Draught Works Brewing, 6–8 PM, free. Hone your chops at the Slow Jam where musicians will play celtic, old time and contra dance tunes at relaxed tempos so beginners can easily join in. Starving Artist Cafe, 3020 S. Reserve St. 6-7:30 PM. Email rocu@rocketmail.com for more info. Singer-songwriter Leigh Guest spins some clever tales of travel at Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM, free. Rocky Mountain River Boys play their original tunes as part of Fringe Fest at The Crystal Theatre, 7–7:30 PM.

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Sharon Knight and Winter play Celtic-inspired music as part of Fringe Fest at the Crystal Theatre, 7:30 PM. Gotta be something you like with four bands to choose from. Sleep Signals, Arms for Elephants from the Influence of Motion Tour, and Missoula headbangers Two ft Titans and Strange Orange rock out at the Dark Horse, 1805 Regent St., 8 PM, no cover. Live those “American Idol” fantasies at karaoke with Cheree at Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W. No cover. Missoula’s Home Grown comedy troupe invites you to provide the humor at their Open Mic, as part of Fringe Festival. Crystal Theatre, 8:30– 10 PM, 17 and over. Small town girls, city boys and anyone else 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. The Pimps of Joytime dump several musical genres into their big Blender O’ Funk, and serve up a

tasty platter of heavy rhythm. Top Hat Lounge, 9 PM, $15/$12 adv., tickets at the Top Hat, Rockin Rudy’s, or at tophatlounge.com. Local country with an authentic pedigree is what Julie Bug and Northern Exposure bring to the party. Sunrise Saloon, 9 PM, no cover. 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. No cover. They’re from Detroit, so when Wilson rocks, they do it right. The Real Lounge, 112 N. Pattee, doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $10, 18 and over.

FRIDAYAUG21 Montana Rep presents Venus in Fur, David Ives’ two-actor play about the destabilizing nature of sexual desire, as part of Fringe Fest. Hugh Bickley and Kate Scott star, directed by Greg Johnson. Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., 7:30 PM. $15/$10 students and seniors.

The Carla Green Jazz Trio classes up the deck at The Keep, 102 Ben Hogan Dr., 7–10 PM, free. 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. FLASH has enough culture to please a trainload of art and music lovers. Features local artists, comedians, and musicians, with genres ranging from acoustic to hip-hop, and even some EDM. Stage 112, doors at 7 PM, show at 8. Free. Songwriting heavyweights Susan G i b s o n , To m C a t m u l l , J e n n Adams and John Floridis share the stage for an evening of original music (see Spotlight). The Roxy Theater, 8 PM. $15/$12 advance, available at theroxytheater.org. (See Spotlight.) Mark Duboise and band do their rockin’ country thang at the Eagles Lodge, 8 PM–1 AM. No cover. It’s Who You Know, Chamber Stevens’ popular one-man show, is at the Crystal Theatre as part of Fringe Fest (see Spotlight). 8 PM, ages 14 and over. Total Fest: Midnight Hotdog (Don’t mind if I do!) initiates the

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Total Fest: Idaho Green opens it up for tonight’s Total Fest blast at the Palace, along with It Really Is, Dead Bars, Black Cobras and more. Two stages, many bands, 9 PM. $60 for full three-day festival pass or $25 covers all bands tonight at the Palace/Badlander complex. Visit totalfest.org for more info.

I caught up with Jenn Adams barely an hour after she’d returned home to Hamilton after a week in Colorado, where she'd taken part in the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival at the Planet Bluegrass Ranch near Lyons. After leading workshops and sharing the stage with Sufjan Stevens, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jason Isbell and other folk luminaries, Adams was looking forward to getting back to normal life, whatever that is.

If you need a little extra time to create that freshman-shaped dent in your dorm mattress, UM residence halls allow early check-in for an extra $20 per day. For info, call the Residence Life Office at 406243-2611.

Total Fest: Ancient Forest kick off a night of Total Fest at the Badlander, followed by Shahs, C Average and many more. 9 PM. $60 for full threeday festival pass or $25 for all of tonight’s Badlander and Palace shows. Visit totalfest.org for more info.

WHAT: Songwriter Showcase WHO: Susan Gibson, John Floridis, Tom Catmull, Jenn Adams WHERE: The Roxy Theater WHEN: Fri., Aug. 21, 8 PM HOW MUCH: $15/$12 advance MORE INFO: Visit theroxytheater.org

fracas at the VFW, 245 Main St., for the festival. Also, Old City, Mike and Rick, and more. 8:30 PM, $60 for full fest pass, $10 for tonight’s VFW show. Visit totalfest.org for more info.

is getting rich at the Bitterroot School of Music.

“I actually took a couple classes [at a previous festival] and wrote something,” says the Berklee College of Music graduate, laughing. She adds that it's difficult to carve out any time to write songs these days. “I'm busy running the store and the school. I don't have a whole lot of time.”

For Adams, getting rich is pretty low on her list of priorities. “I have a producer in Nashville who's been trying to sell songs for me for years.” Getting a song cut is pretty rare, and actually penning a hit means trying to hit the moving target of radio demographics. “I can't be that kind of songwriter,” she says, although she does find time to play guitar every day.

The store is Rooted Music in Hamilton, which she co-owns with Sam Downing. They sell and repair a wide array of instruments, from fiddles to tubas and everything in between. And if that didn't eat up enough of her waking hours, there's also the Bitterroot School of Music, where she offers instruction with other teachers from around the area. Lessons are $15 an hour, but Adams and her cohorts ask students to pay only what they can afford. Sometimes that is zero. No one

She credits Missoula folk kingpin John Floridis with setting her on the right path when she was just getting started. “I wouldn't have a career if it weren't for John. He took this greenhorn aside and said, “This is how you do it.'” Friday’s Songwriter Showcase at the Roxy will be her latest chance to share the bill with her mentor. “I bet John and Tom [Catmull] and I have done the writer in the round shows a dozen times. We're no strangers to the format, that's for sure.”

Find your Friday Night Nirvana with Joan Zen and her jazz-pop cohorts at the Union Club, 9:30 PM, no cover. Frank Bukkwyd has appeared as a, ahem, non-performer in more than 400 adult films. Hear about his experiences in What I Learned From Porn, at the Crystal Theatre as part of Fringe Fest. 9:30 PM, 18 and over.

SATURDAYAUG22 One of the highlights of Total Fest, the Record Swap is a one-of-akind vinyl-head’s confab, with live music provided by No Fancy, Clarke and the Himselfs, and The Best Westerns. Bring your recorded music treasures to Big Dipper Ice Cream, 631 S. Higgins, noon–2 PM. Free.

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[calendar] Latin, Rock, Americana, Country, Klezmer and more. 8:30 PM, all ages.

The Zootown Fringe Festival continues through Aug. 23, at various venues throughout Missoula. This moving feast of music and performing arts explores the outer limits. For times and venues, visit zootownfringe.org 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. Stack some ringers for a good cause at the 4Missoula Horseshoe Tournament. $30 per team, with proceeds going to buy skateboards for kids in need. Fort Missoula horseshoe pits, 10 AM. For info and entry form, contact markmullendore@ hotmail.com. Learn how to chronicle your nature experience like Lewis and Clark did, with words and pictures. Traveler’s Rest State Park, 11 AM. $2 per kid, adult chaperones free. Pet Fest celebrates our housemates who run around naked and eat off the floor. I’m talking about our pets, Bluto. It’s a day of entertainment, education, contests, and even adoption opportunities. Adams Center, 10 AM, free admission. A donation of pet food is suggested. Celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead at this fundraiser for the North Valley Music School. The Deadication Festival features Dean & Riley, the Brant Jameson Duo, Cure for the Common, and more. Food and drink will be available. Tickets $15 at Great Northern Brewing in Whitefish. $15, free camping and parking.

nightlife Big Boss Bubeleh take some time off from their Missoula family reunion to play some music for Fringe Fest at the Crystal Theatre, 5:30 PM. Jeremiah and the Red Eyes play music with a little punk, a little twang, and a little vintage rock ‘n’ roll at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8 PM, free. Punk insider Danny Fields played a pivotal role in the emergence of a whole style of music, and his story is told in Danny Says, part of Fringe Fest, at the Top Hat, 7 PM. Free. (See Film) The Michael Jensen Experiment bring their meaningful music to a unique venue under the south end of the Higgins Ave. bridge as part of Fringe Fest. 7 PM, family friendly. Get hot to trot with the Missoula

celebrity storytime Whenever a Hollywood celebrity is spotted in Missoula, social media erupts in a frenzy of fuzzy photos, rumored sightings and other pants-wetting hysteria that reveals just how much our society loses its shit over people who are famous. Talent and art don’t seem to carry much weight in a culture of starry-eyed celeb-worshipers where people like the Kardashians are famous for being famous.

Total Fest: The last round of the festival rages loudly into that good night with Total Combined Weight at the Palace, followed by Buildings, Mr. Dad, Humpy and more. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $60 for full three-day festival pass, or $25 gets you every band tonight at the Badlander/Palace complex. Visit totalfest.org for more info.

In Los Angeles, sightings of the Pretty People are far more common, of course. Seeing Dustin Hoffman sniffing an organic honeydew at Ralph’s in Hollywood is as mundane as watching a deer stroll across Higgins in Missoula. WHAT: It’s Who You Know WHO: Chambers Stevens WHERE: The Crystal Theatre WHEN: Fri., Aug. 21, 8 PM and Sat., Aug. 22, 7 PM HOW MUCH: $10 MORE INFO: zootownfringe.org

For Chambers Stevens, who’s been in the business of show for 40 years, these celebrity encounters have provided a fat file of anecdotes about his run-ins with hundreds of actors, musicians and other globally recognized figures. As one of Hollywood’s top acting coaches, he’s had more than his share of interactions with the rich and famous. “I’ve worked with them, known them—and run into them at the supermarket,” he says. “I have stories that are funny, sad, hilarious and even angry.” The idea for a Spalding Gray-style show where he sits onstage and tells stories from memory came to Stevens when he chatted up Steven Soderbergh at a screening of the movie director’s documentary. His one-man show, It’s Who You Know, is the result.

Tango dance, on the fourth Saturday of every month at Red Bird. 7:30 to 10 PM. No cover, with impromptu lessons for beginners. Learn more at tangomissoula.com. Montana Rep presents Venus in Fur, David Ives’ two-actor play about the destabilizing nature of sexual desire, as part of Fringe Fest. Hugh Bickley and Kate Scott star, directed by Greg Johnson. Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., 7:30 PM. $15/$10 students and seniors. World traveler Jamie Bianchini shares experiences from his book, A Bicycle Built for Two Billion,

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Comedian and storyteller Chris Piehler joins the Fringe Fest with his tales of adventure as a young boy riding in horse shows. Crystal Theatre, 8:30 PM. Ages 12 and up.

Growing up in Nashville, Stevens saw a lot of country music stars, and those celebrities inhabit a large portion of his stories. “It started when the Mandrell sisters moved in next door when I was 10,” he says. “Johnny Cash sponsored my Little League baseball team and Faith Hill was in the first acting class I taught.” Stevens is also an Emmy-nominated playwright and has published seven books of monologues and scenes for young actors. His previous one-man show, Desperate for Magic, won the Back Stage Garland Award. He’s known for his infectious onstage energy, having been called a “kinetic explosion” by the Los Angeles Times. For It’s Who You Know, which he performs this week as part of the Zootown Fringe Festival, he shuffles a deck of 100 cards containing celebrity names, and each card he draws prompts a story. It’s never the same show twice, and his tales of celebrity encounters tend to show the more human side of the rich and famous, something most fans in our tabloid culture never consider. —Ednor Therriault

about riding a tandem bike around the world. Missoula KOA, 3450 Tina Ave., 7:30–8:30 PM. Free. Mark Duboise and band do their rockin’ country thang at the Eagles Lodge, 8 PM–1 AM. No cover. It’s a regular smorgasbord of folk and blues when four of Montana’s finest singer-songwriters share the stage at the Montana S o n g w r i te r S h o w c a s e . J o h n Floridis, Susan Gibson, Tom Catmull and Jenn Adams take turns sharing their talents. 8 PM–10 PM, tickets are $15/$12 adv., available at theroxy theatre.org.

Moksha Aerial Studio bring their musical, fiery aerial dance show to the Fringe Fest. Under the south end of Higgins Ave. bridge, in the Boone and Crockett parking lot. 8 PM, all ages. Missoula Outdoor Cinema screens films at the Headstart School, corner of Worden and Phillips, starting at dusk every Saturday through Sept. 5. Tonight it’s A League of Their Own, rated PG. Donations appreciated; popcorn available. Check out missoulaoutdoorcinema.org. All Over the Bored features an allstar lineup of Missoula musicians at the Roxy Theater, part of Fringe Fest.

Total Fest: Missoula rockers The Magpies kick off tonight’s Fest-ivities at the Badlander, 9 PM. Jay’s Upstairs nostalgia bursts forth with Sasshole, Volumen, Everyday Sinners and Fireballs of Freedom. $60 for full threeday festival pass, or $25 gets you every band tonight at the Badlander/Palace complex. Visit totalfest.org for more info. Sink a drink and go all hibbity jibbity on the dance floor with Band In Motion at the Union Club, 9:30 PM, no cover. The TomCats deliver a broad spectrum of rockin’ pneumonia at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM, no cover.

SUNDAYAUG23 Viscosity Theatre unleashes their new production, Fish & Beauregard, in conjunction with Zootown Fringe Festival. Created for an all-ages audience, the story involves a carnival prize fish named Jamie that needs to be set free. Crystal Theatre, 7 PM, $15/$12 adv. Tickets available at viscositytheatre.org. The Zootown Fringe Festival continues through Aug. 23, at various venues throughout Missoula. For times and venues, visit zootownfringe.org. If you worship at Our Lady of the Bouncing Boo-tay, Dance Church has a spot for you on Sunday mornings. Dancers of all abilities are welcome at this mellow, guided class that lets you dance like nobody is watching. Downtown Dance Collective, 10 AM, $5. Get all keyed up with the Five Valley Accordion Association, which presents its dance jam every second and fourth Sunday of the month at alternating locations, 1-5 PM. $4/$3 for members. Email helenj4318@hotmail.com for info.

[calendar] World traveler Jamie Bianchini shares experiences from his book, A Bicycle Built for Two Billion, about riding a tandem bike around the world. Fact & Fiction Books, 220 N. Higgins, 3–4 PM. Free.

nightlife The dancing comes easy when the music is great. Western Union plays real Texas Swing for your bootscootin’ pleasure at the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier, 6–8 PM. $7 cover. You’ll cry in your beer and chuckle into your mug when Bob Wire brings his original roots rock songs to Great Burn Brewing, 6–8 PM, free. Whether the weekend’s winding down or just getting started, kick back and enjoy the lolz at the No Pads, No Blazers Comedy Hour, hosted by Kyle “Spam Sandwich” Kulseth every fourth Sunday of the month at the VFW, at 8 PM sharpish and lasting just one hour. Includes half-off drink specials.

MONDAYAUG24 Hey, you made it through Monday. Salute yourself with a glass of adult grape juice and take in the solo guitar goodness of Tom Catmull at the Red Bird Wine Bar. 7– 10 PM, free.

nightlife Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages.

TUESDAYAUG25 Join the Clark Fork Coalition for an educational lunchtime tour of Lolo Creek at Travelers’ Rest State Park. Noon-1 PM. Free. Contact Katie at katie@clarkfork.org or 542-0539 ext. 212 for more info.

trivia question: How many species of the family corvidae can be found in Montana? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife. Mike Avery hosts the SingerSongwriter Showcase every Tuesday at the Badlander at 9 PM. No cover. Email michael.avery@live.com ahead of time to sign up.

WEDNESDAYAUG26 Montana-based comic Auggie Smith plants the seeds of laughter that will find purchase in your funny bone on Humor Hump Day. Stage 112, doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $15/$10 advance.

Show ‘em your chops at the Open Mic with Cheree at the Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W. Runs 8:30-10:30 PM. Impress ‘em enough and you could get paid $50 as a showcased performer. Text 406396-5934 to sign up early.

THURSDAYAUG27 We’ll all float on over to the Big Sky Brewery Amphitheater when Modest Mouse plays as part of the 2015 Summer Concert Series, along with special guests. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 8. $40. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s, knittingfactory.com and the Big Sky taproom. Get a handle on pastels at the two-day Pastel Workshop. Participants will learn about the medium,

then make their own pastels which they can take home. E3 Convergence Gallery, 229 W. Main St. 10 AM–4 PM, $160. For more info, visit www.bobbe-almer.com

The folks at UM understand that starting your freshman year can be a mite disorienting. Hence, Orientation! Available for freshmen and transfer students who did not attend summer orientation. Call 406-243-6266 or email orientation @mso.umt.edu. 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 AM2 PM through August. Free to mingle. This week’s music: Bottom Feeders. Yoga for Round Bodies is the class for those who are a bit shy. 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: 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 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.

Montana Wildlife Federation is the beneficiary of Community Tap Night at the Tamarack. A portion of every pint is donated to the MWF. There will also be a raffle. 6–9 PM.

Anyone is welcome to join the free Acoustic Bluegrass picking circle every Wednesday evening, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Bluegrass Association at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 South Ave. W, Suite F. Wednesdays 6-9 PM.

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

West Coast jazz? Continental jazz? Bebop? Avant-garde? It’s all free jazz, as in no charge, man, when the Top Hat hosts a local band every Wednesday for Jazz Night. 7 PM, no cover, all ages.

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[calendar] Back it on up to Active Life Chiropractic, 1070 N Russell St., where the good people there will show you a few exercises to relieve back pain. 6-7 PM. Free. Call 406-541-7300 for more details. Margaret Grundstein reads from her new book, Naked in the Woods: My Unexpected Years In a Hippie Commune. Shakespeare & Co., 7 PM. Clothing required. (See Books). Live those “American Idol” fantasies at karaoke with Cheree at Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W. 8:30-10:30 PM. No cover. 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. No cover. Small town girls, city boys and anyone else 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. Mr. Calendar Guy wants to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event to guarantee publication. Pro tip: include a hi-res photo and you’ll probably see it in print. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Or mail to Calendar c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online at missoulanews.com.

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How much blacker could it be down there? The answer is none more black. Locksaw Cartel play the Top Hat Lounge, Fri., Aug. 21, 9:30 PM. $5 cover.

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college classroom at the University of Montana doesn’t look much different than its counterpart at Stanford, Duke, or pretty much any other college campus. But when you get outside and look around, that’s when you realize you’re going to school in a pretty special place. The UM’s Wilderness Institute is partnering with Campus Recreation to help incoming freshmen discover the outdoors and maybe little bit of themselves with their Freshmen Wilderness Experience. “They can get a sense of their new backyard,” says Rachel James, Assistant Director at the Institute “We teach them how to travel with a sense of ‘leave no trace,’ and good outdoor and camping ethics. They can develop a sense of community before they even enter school.” About 70 freshmen sign up for the program, and they’re split into smaller groups, each led by two ex-

perienced undergrads, who go on a three-day backpacking adventure to several primo Montana wilderness areas. The Anaconda Pintlers, the Scapegoat section of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and the Upper Missouri River Breaks are among the program’s destinations. “It also helps with retention,” adds James. “Studies show that people who participate in outdoor trips are more likely to stay in school.” —Ednor Therriault The Freshman Wilderness Experience, offered by the UM’s Wilderness Institute, runs from Sat., Aug. 22–Wed., Aug. 26. For info, call 406-243-6916 or email wi@cfc.umt.edu.

The Missoula Senior Center is accepting applications for board of directors and executive officers. You can pick up an application or we’ll mail one to you. Accepting applications until August 31st.

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SATURDAY AUGUST 22 Lace up your Serious Boots and join a group of intrepid hikers for an overnight journey to Lost Lake, near the Idaho border. To volunteer, email drew.lefebvre@gmail.com or call 207-450-4969. Migrating shorebirds will be the quarry for Five Valleys Audubon Society’s half-day trip to the Smurfit-Stone mill near Frenchtown. Meet at the Adams Center parking lot at 8 AM, or Mullan and Pulp Mill Rd. at 8:30 AM. For more info, visit fvaaudobon.org, or call Larry at 406-549-5632. C’mon, baby, do the (human) locomotion at the Bitterroot Classic Triathalon. Swim, bike and run to benefit Bitterroot Ecological Awareness Resources (B.E.A.R.). First swim heat is at 8:30 AM at the Bitterroot Aquatic Center in Hamilton. To register, visit http://brctri.timedsports.com/forms/, or call Mark Butler at 363-0514. Kids can learn how to chronicle their nature experience like Lewis and Clark did, with words and pictures through Trekker Kids and Family Program. Hopefully your spelling is better. Traveler’s Rest State Park, 11 AM. $2 per kid, adult chaperones free.

World traveler Jamie Bianchini shares experiences from his book, A Bicycle Built for Two Billion, about riding a tandem bike around the world. Missoula KOA, 3450 Tina Ave., 7:30–8:30 PM. Free.

TUESDAY AUGUST 25 Join the Clark Fork Coalition for an educational lunchtime tour of Lolo Creek at Travelers’ Rest State Park. Noon-1 PM. Free. Contact Katie at katie@clarkfork.org or 542-0539 ext. 212 for more info. The Montana Dirt Girls kick into gear with group cycling trips and hiking 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.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26 New to town? Or just need some outdoor guidance? REI gives you the best ways to explore the Crown of the Continent with Find Your Park: Glacier National Park. An experienced instructor will help you discover Mother Nature's best handiwork. Class runs 7 to 8:30 PM at REI , 3275 N Reserve St. Suite K-2. Free. Register at rei.com/stores/Missoula.html.

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As you goose the throttle on your way north out of Arlee on Highway 93, try to ease up a bit—you might miss one of the choicest riparian areas between Missoula and Flathead Lake. The verdant Jocko Valley, named for Jacques Raphael Finlay in the early 1800s, lies tucked along the Jocko River, which snakes its way over the Mission Mountains from the Seeley-Swan drainage, where it winds through the valley before dumping into the Flathead River near Dixon. Thanks to the efforts of the Arlee Community Development Corporation, you can bike or walk a trail through the beautiful Jocko, one of the lesser-known outdoor opportunities in our area. Since 2006, Jocko Valley Trails, an all-volunteer committee of the Arlee CDC, has planned and built several miles of trails in the valley, with the help of Kickinghorse Job Corps, Salish Kootenai College, Lake County Commissioners and the Montana Dept. of Transportation. Work is now underway among regional planning groups to connect the Jocko Valley trail system with Missoula to

the south, and Ravalli to the north. Even volunteer projects cost money, and to that end the Arlee CDC is putting on a bluegrass concert to help raise money to fund their efforts. Missoula’s Gravely Mountain Boys, a highly regarded bluegrass sextet, will perform onstage in the parking lot of the Hangin Art Gallery in downtown Arlee. Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out and enjoy the party, do a little dancing, and consider making a donation to help support the continued work of the volunteers and their partners. —Ednor Therriault The Arlee Community Development Corporation welcomes the Gravely Mountain Boys in concert at Hangin Art Gallery, downtown Arlee, Fri., Aug. 21, a benefit for Jocko Valley Trails. Music runs 7–10 PM, with dinner at 6:30. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. For more information contact Donna at Arlee CDC, donnam@blackfoot.net, or call 726-5550.

[AGENDA LISTINGS] FRIDAY AUGUST 21 Give it up for the kids. Partnership for Children's Backyard Benefit will feature music by Maiah Wynne & The Boston Tea Party, live painting by artists Jessie Smith and Lillian Nelson, plus local beers and raffle prizes. E3 Convergence Gallery, 229 W. Main St. Music 8-11pm, $5 sugg. Donation.

MONDAY AUGUST 24 If access to our public lands is important to you, here’s the chance to raise your voice. Join Mayor John Engen and Sen. Jon Tester at the Rally in the Park to raise awareness for the Land & Water Conservation Fund. McCormick Park, 3–5:30 PM. The citizen climate change activist group Northern Rockies Rising Tide invites folks to be part of the change at the Hive, 800 S. Third St. W., on the fourth Monday of every month starting at 5:30 PM. Email flyfeverdj@hotmail.com to learn more.

Discover how to activate your own acupoints at the seated Liu Dong healing qigong class at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. 5:30-7:30 PM. $50. Visit redwillowlearning.org.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26 The Centers for Disease Control’s National Diabetes Prevention Program offers this evidence-based lifestyle change program for preventing Type 2 diabetes. Open to UM employees and their partners/spouses at the Campus Fitness and Recreation Center Fitness Conference Room, 5–7 PM, free. Information: Kayli Julius, 406-329-5781, kayli.julius@providence.org.

THURSDAY AUGUST 27 Nothing says thank you like a sweet barbecue. The Poverello Center hosts a Community Appreciation BBQ at their new location, 1110 W. Broadway, 11 AM–1 PM. Free, all are welcome.

Join the Mule train at the Montana Distillery. A dollar from every Moscow Mule sold every Tue. in August will go to the Poverello Center. Today the Pov will be on hand to pass out information about the shelter, and raffle off prizes from 5–8 PM.

Next to Jane Fonda’s real age, love is one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Love’s Inconsistencies: Necessary and Unnecessary Fictions will explore the psychological and the spiritual aspects of love, including Sufi traditions and mythologies. Red Willow Learning Center, $100 for the 5-week course, noon1 PM each Thursday. For more info, visit red willowlearning.org.

Draught Works Brewing’s Cheers for Charity night supports a local charity or nonprofit. Every Tuesday the Northside brew pub donates 50 cents of each pint sold between 5 PM and closing time.

The six-week Reducing Stress and Anxiety course aims to help you chillax, with instruction at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave., from 6-8 PM. $155. Visit redwillowlearning.org.

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AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.

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LORD OF THE RINGER I had an affair with a married man, and we fell madly in love, and he left his wife for me. We've been happily married for many years, but recently, I found out that he's still in contact with his ex-wife. I got suspicious, bought a voice-activated recorder, and tapped our landline. Lo and behold, they're having hot phone sex while I'm visiting my elderly mother on Sundays! I can't believe he would disrespect me like this! Especially after all we've done (like moving across the country to get away from his psycho ex). I really love him, so I'm wondering whether I should confront him or just seethe in silence (because I know he won't go back to her). And honestly, I'm not even sure phone sex is really cheating. —Shocked Okay then. You'll just be having a nice big scoop of “What Comes Around Goes Around.” Cup or cone? Nuts? Sprinkles? As for your shock at his behavior—"I can't believe he would disrespect me like this!"—it's not like you two met while working at the ethics factory. People who cheat with you are cheaters, meaning that they can probably be counted on to cheat on you. We all know this. Yet there you are, not only suspending disbelief but driving it out to the desert and burying it in a shallow grave. You're doing this not because you're dumb but because you're succumbing to a mental shortcut called "optimism bias"— a belief, fueled by ego and wishful thinking, that bad things likely to happen to other people will pass over you like a flock of birds, not leaving so much as a souvenir dropping in your hair. Optimism bias is maintained with denial—like your questioning whether phone sex is "really cheating." Um, if some behavior by your partner, done openly, is likely to cause you to burst into heaving sobs, chances are he's crossing the line: "Be right there, dear! Just talking dirty to my ex-wife." As for your notion that you could just seethe in silence, wonderful idea—except for how, as resentment builds, "head in the sand" starts to feel like "head in the blender." To stop giving in to optimism bias, give yourself a crack upside the head with how things actually are. Yes, you need to admit that your husband is cheating on you. Once you have your meet-and-greet with reality, let him know you're onto him and then sit down together to see what you have and whether it's fixable (and not just by making your elderly mom take the bus to your house so you can stand guard by

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BRAGGEDY ANDY I'm dating this guy. We aren't committed, but I'd like us to be. Recently, he's been mentioning chicks who want to sleep with him whom he shut down. I appreciate his honesty, but I guess I'm wondering why he's telling me this stuff at all. —Earful There's being open and honest, and then there's bragging about your sexual options, which is the mark of a mantoddler: "Mommy, Mommy, look at the sex fort I'm making!" The guy's spirit animal appears to be the trash can with the swinging lip. He either wants you to like him more or he is warning you that you like him too much. Time will tell. Meanwhile, just sitting there blinking as he rattles on about his harem-in-waiting doesn't make you seem cool and easygoing; it makes you seem cool with disrespect. In other words, you actually need to say no to knowing. This doesn't take some long, icky speech. Just a slightly singsongy "Overshare!" And if he doesn't quite get it, maybe add, "Fascinating … but unless I'll be needing a penicillin nightcap, TMI." Assuming he listens and stops and is generally attentive to your feelings, you probably shouldn't fixate on this. Even the sweetest guy may say things he doesn't quite think through—to the point where a girl's sometimes got to ask for tech support: "Hi … sorry, but I couldn't find this in your FAQs. How do I log out of your zipper's news ticker?"

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): The comedian puppets known as the Muppets have made eight movies. In The Great Muppet Caper, the muppets Kermit and Fozzie play brothers, even though one is a green frog and the other a brown bear. At one point in the story, we see a photo of their father, who has the coloring and eyes of Kermit, but a bear-like face. I bring up their unexpected relationship, Cancerian, because I suspect that a similar anomaly might be coming your way: a bond with a seemingly improbable ally. To prepare, stretch your ideas about what influences you might want to connect with.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ancient Greek epic poem the Iliad is one of the foundation works of Western literature. Written in the eighth century BCE, it tells the story of the ten-yearlong Trojan War. The cause of the conflict was the kidnap of Helen of Troy, reputed to be the world's most beautiful woman. And yet nowhere in the Iliad is there a description of Helen's beauty. We hear no details about why she deserves to be at the center of the legendary saga. Don't be like the Iliad in the coming weeks, Gemini. Know everything you can about the goal at the center of your life. Be very clear and specific and precise about what you're fighting for and working towards.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In accordance with the current astrological omens, I recommend the following activities: Sing a love song at least once a day. Seek a message from an ancestor in a reverie or dream. Revisit your three favorite childhood memories. Give a gift or blessing to the wildest part of you. Swim naked in a river, stream, or lake. Change something about your home to make it more sacred and mysterious. Obtain a symbolic object or work of art that stimulates your courage to be true to yourself. Find relaxation and renewal in the deep darkness. Ruminate in unbridled detail about how you will someday fulfill a daring fantasy.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You'd probably prefer to stay in the romantic, carefree state of mind. But from what I can tell, you're ripe for a new phase of your long-term cycle. Your freestyle rambles and jaunty adventures should now make way for careful introspection and thoughtful adjustments. Instead of restless star-gazing, I suggest patient earth-gazing. Despite how it may initially appear, it's not a comedown. In fact, I see it as an unusual reward that will satisfy you in unexpected ways.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): English author Barbara Cartland published her first novel at age 21. By the time she died 77 years later, she had written more than 700 other books. Some sources say she sold 750 million copies, while others put the estimate at two billion. In 1983 alone, she churned out 23 novels. I foresee a Barbara Cartland-type period for you in the coming months, Leo. Between now and your birthday in 2016, I expect you to be as fruitful in your own field as you have ever been. And here's the weird thing: One of the secrets of your productivity will be an enhanced ability to chill out. "Relaxed intensity" will be your calming battle cry.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ''On or about December 1910, human character changed,'' wrote English author Virginia Woolf in 1924. What prompted her to draw that conclusion? The rapidly increasing availability of electricity, cars, and indoor plumbing? The rise of the women's suffrage movement? Labor unrest and the death of the King? The growing prominence of experimental art by Cezanne, Gauguin, Matisse, and Picasso? The answer might be all of the above, plus the beginning of a breakdown in the British class system. Inspired by the current astrological omens, I'll borrow her brash spirit and make a new prediction: During the last 19 weeks of 2015, the destiny of the Virgo tribe will undergo a fundamental shift. Ten years from now, I bet you will look back at this time and say, "That was when everything got realigned, redeemed, and renewed."

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "The greatest and most important problems of life are all in a certain sense insoluble," said psychologist Carl Jung. "They can never be solved, but only outgrown." I subscribe to that model of dealing with dilemmas, and I hope you will consider it, too—especially in light of the fact that from now until July 2016 you will have more power than ever before to outgrow two of your biggest problems. I don't guarantee that you will transcend them completely, but I'm confident you can render them at least 60 percent less pressing, less imposing, and less restricting. And 80 percent is quite possible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians celebrated an annual holiday called Makahiki. It began in early November and lasted four months. No one worked very much for the duration. There were nonstop feasts and games and religious ceremonies. Communitybuilding was a featured theme, and one taboo was strictly enforced: no war or bloodshed. I encourage you Scorpios to enjoy a similar break from your daily fuss. Now is an especially propitious time to ban conflict, contempt, revenge, and sabotage as you cultivate solidarity in the groups that are important for your future. You may not be able to make your own personal Makahiki last for four months, but could you at least manage three weeks? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Museum of Failed Products is a warehouse full of consumer goods that companies created but no one wanted to buy. It includes caffeinated beer, yogurt shampoo, fortune cookies for dogs, and breath mints that resemble vials of crack cocaine. The most frequent visitors to the museum are executives seeking to educate themselves about what errors to avoid in their own companies' future product development. I encourage you to be inspired by this place, Sagittarius. Take an inventory of the wrong turns you've made in the past. Use what you learn to create a revised master plan.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." Virtually all of us have been guilty of embodying that well-worn adage. And according to my analysis of the astrological omens, quite a few of you Capricorns are currently embroiled in this behavior pattern. But I am happy to report that the coming weeks will be a favorable time to quit your insanity cold turkey. In fact, the actions you take to escape this bad habit could empower you to be done with it forever. Are you ready to make a heroic effort? Here's a good way to begin: Undo your perverse attraction to the stressful provocation that has such a seductive hold on your imagination.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Everything I've ever let go of has claw marks on it," confessed the late, great author David Foster Wallace. Does that describe your experience, too? If so, events in the coming months will help you break the pattern. More than at any other time in the last ten years, you will have the power to liberate yourself through surrender. You will understand how to release yourself from overwrought attachment through love and grace rather than through stress and force.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "Most people love in order to lose themselves," wrote Hermann Hesse in his novel Demian. But there are a few, he implied, who actually find themselves through love. In the coming months, Pisces, you are more likely to be one of those rare ones. In fact, I don't think it will even be possible for you to use love as a crutch. You won't allow it to sap your power or make you forget who you are. That's good news, right? Here's the caveat: You must be ready and willing to discover much more about the true nature of your deepest desires—some of which may be hidden from you right now. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.

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MNAXLP BRIAN AZURE et al., Defendant. TO: Brian Azure, 1690 Milwaukee Way #305, Missoula MT 59801 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer a Complaint filed in Justice Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer upon Plaintiff ’s attorney, Thomas C. Orr, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.O. Box 8096, MIssoula, Montana 59807, within ten (10) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in the case of your failure to appear or answer, relief sought by Plaintiff will be taken against you as requested. A $30.00 filing fee must accompany Defendant’s answer. DATED this 11th day of August, 2015. By: /s/ Karen A. Orzech IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MISSOULA BEFORE MARIE A. ANDERSEN, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV-20152089 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION INDIGO REAL ESTATE, INC., d/b/a COPPER RUN APARTMENTS, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL NORTON et al., Defendant. TO: Michael Norton 2200 Great Northern Avenue, Apt. #M12 Missoula MT 59808 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer a Complaint filed in Justice Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer upon Plaintiff ’s attorney, Thomas C. Orr, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.O. Box 8096, MIssoula, Montana 59807, within ten (10) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in the case of your failure to appear or answer, relief sought by Plaintiff will be taken against you as requested. A $30.00 filing fee must accompany Defendant’s answer. DATED this 3rd day of August, 2015. By: /s/ Marie A. Anderson IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MISSOULA BEFORE MARIE A. ANDERSON, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV-20152118 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION SANDY MITCHELL, Plaintiff, v. SOCORO BARELA et al., Defendant. TO: Socoro Barela, 131 West Alder, Missoula MT 59802 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer a Complaint filed in Justice Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer upon Plaintiff ’s attorney, Thomas C. Orr, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.O. Box 8096, MIssoula, Montana 59807, within ten (10) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in the case of your failure to appear or answer, relief sought by Plaintiff will be taken against you as requested.

A $30.00 filing fee must accompany Defendant’s answer. DATED this 12th day of August, 2015. By: /s/ Marie A. Andersen MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-15-789 Dept. No.: 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III Notice of Hearing on Name Change of Minor Child In the Matter of the Name Change of Troy James Moreno, AutumnStar Vaile, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court to change a child’s name from Troy James Moreno to Troy James Vaile. The hearing will be on 9/15/2015 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: August 6, 2015 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Matt Tanna Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Leslie Halligan Cause No. DG-15-71 ORDER SETTING HEARING IN RE THE GUARDIANSHIP OF KANDICE SMITH, A Minor. The petition of Alan Smith and Adria Kassion for co-guardianship of the minor child having come before the court: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Wednesday, the 30th day of September, 2015, at 1:30 o’clock p.m. at the courtroom of said court at the county courthouse in Missoula County, Montana, be, and the same is hereby, appointed the time and place for the hearing of said petition, and any interested person may appear and contest the said guardianship, and may object to the appointment of petitioners as co-guardian. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the petitioners give notice of said hearing in the manner prescribed by Mont. Code Ann. §72-1-301 to all persons entitled to notice pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. §72-5-225. DATED this 5th day of August, 2015. /s/ Leslie Halligan, DISTRICT COURT JUDGE MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Leslie Halligan Cause No. DG-15-70 ORDER SETTING HEARING IN RE THE GUARDIANSHIP OF TYLER SMITH, A Minor. The petition of Alan Smith and Adria Kassion for co-guardianship of the minor child having come before the court: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Wednesday, the 30th day of September, 2015, at 1:30 o’clock p.m. at the courtroom of said court at the county courthouse in Missoula County, Montana, be, and the same is hereby, appointed the time and place for the hearing of said petition, and any interested person may appear and contest the said guardianship, and may object to the appointment of petitioners as co-guardian. IT IS

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PUBLIC NOTICES FURTHER ORDERED, that the petitioners give notice of said hearing in the manner prescribed by Mont. Code Ann. §72-1-301 to all persons entitled to notice pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. §72-5-225. DATED this 5th day of August, 2015. /s/ Leslie Halligan, DISTRICT COURT JUDGE MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-15-152 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL C. WONG, 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 first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to David G. Shors and Crystal W. Shors, the co-personal representatives, return receipt requested, at 203 N. Ewing Street, Helena, MT 59601, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED: August 4, 2015. /s/ David G. Shors Co-Personal Representative /s/ Crystal W. Shors Co-Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-15-157 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD LEE SCHMITZ, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to WANDA FREYHOLTZ, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Worden Thane P.C., PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806-4747 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 4th day of August, 2015. /s/ Wanda Freyholtz c/o Worden Thane P.C. PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806-4747 WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Gail M. Haviland, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Karen S. Townsend Probate No. DP-15-159 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM ARTHUR ANDERSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are re-

quired to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be certified mail, return receipt requested, to Victor Bruce Anderson, c/o Worden Thane P.C., PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 3rd day of August, 2015. /s/ Victor Bruce Anderson WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ Patrick Dougherty MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-15-134 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WAYNE MEYER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to RODNEY D.G. MEYER, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Douglas Harris, Attorney at Law, PO Box 7937, Missoula, Montana 59807-7937 or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 12th day of August, 2015. /s/ Rodney D.G. Meyer, Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/14/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200533743 BK 766 Pg 391, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which James K. Harbison and Susan E. Harbison, as Joint Tenants was Grantor, Wells Fargo Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: The E1/2 of Lot 25, all of Lot 26 and 27 and the W1/2 of Lot 28 in Block 61 of Supplement to Car Line Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official recorded Plat thereof. Recording Reference: Book 522 of Micro Records at Page 733. 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

MNAXLP 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 01/31/14 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of June 23, 2015, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $219,307.98. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $193,022.70, 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 November 2, 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, whereis basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. HARBISON, JAMES K. and SUSAN E. (TS# 7023.111330) 1002.276205-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 04/29/10, recorded as Instrument No. 201008075 Bk. 858 Micro Page 1361, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Cinna Mary Boyle,. was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Mortgage, LLC. its successors and assigns was Beneficiary and

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Western Title and Escrow was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded 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: Lot B35 of CANYON CREEK VILLAGE PHASE 11, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201320171 Bk. 858 Micro Page 1361, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. 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 08/01/14 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of June 26, 2015, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $129,310.39. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $119,050.21, 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 November 6, 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, whereis basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all

non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Boyle, Cinna Mary (TS# 7037.106357) 1002.278326File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 13, 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 1 in Block 8 of the corrected Plat of Hillview Heights No. 3 and 4, a platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof Greg Ternes, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated July 9, 2007 and recorded July 19, 2007 in Book 801, Page 1287 under Document No. 200718438. The beneficial interest is currently held by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-23CB MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-23CB. 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 $1,092.04, beginning September 1, 2012, 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 May 12, 2015 is $183,922.58 principal, interest at the rate of 7.125% totaling $36,432.25, late charges in the amount of $491.40, escrow advances of $10,267.46 and other fees and expenses advanced of $6,073.92, plus accruing interest at the rate of $35.90 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 delin-

quent, 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: June 4, 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 4th day of June, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez,, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Select V Ternes 42085.095

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 16, 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: TRACT A OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 3272, LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH, RANGE 18 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Rick D. Lloyd, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 30, 2006 and recorded July 6, 2006 in Book 778, Page 536 under Document No. 200616476. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2006-8 Trust. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,179.32, beginning December 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 31, 2015 is $243,927.52 principal, interest at the rate of 5.00% totaling $55,899.80, late charges in the amount of $353.82, escrow advances of $17,725.05, and other fees and expenses advanced of $8,376.64, plus accruing interest at the rate of $33.41 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 sat-

PUBLIC NOTICES isfy 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: June 3, 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 3 day of June, 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/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2015 Chase Vs. Lloyd 41916.681 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 16, 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 2A-1 of Mccauley Acres, Lots

2A-1 & 2B-1, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana according to the official plat thereof, as recorded in Book 25 of Plats at page 39. Cheryl Baker and Tim McGill, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated August 23, 2005 and Recorded August 29, 2005 in Book 759, Page 149 under Document No. 200522542. The beneficial interest is currently held by The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWMBS, Inc., CHL Mortgage PassThrough Trust 2005-24, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-24. 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 $4,732.25, beginning May 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 February 24, 2014 is $694,730.80 principal, interest at the rate of 6.00% totaling $37,027.52, suspense balance of $-236.61 and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,977.88, plus accruing interest at the rate of $112.09 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

MNAXLP 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: June 5, 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 5 day of June, 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/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Shellpoint V Baker 42111.001 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 19, 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 COUNTRY CREST NO. 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. James B. Keller and Margaret Keller, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to CTC Real Estate Services, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated February 22, 2003 and recorded March 5, 2003 in Book 700, Page 1174 under Document No. 200307579. The beneficial interest is cur-

rently 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 $1,103.08, 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 June 12, 2015 is $104,080.63 principal, interest at the rate of 5.750% totaling $8,658.60, late charges in the amount of $49.56, escrow advances of $2,258.02, and other fees and expenses advanced of $6,095.55, plus accruing interest at the rate of $16.62 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default.

The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 12, 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 12 day of June 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/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/ 2018 Nationstar V Keller 42086.189 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 23, 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 1 of Canyon River-Phase 1, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Webster R. Callaway and Dorthea Callaway, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Placer Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 13, 2009 and recorded October 19, 2009 in Book 849, Page 509 under Document No 200925261. The beneficial interest is currently held by OneWest Bank N.A.. 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 vacating the property beginning February 13, 2015. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 19, 2015 is $474,530.25 principal, interest at the rate of 5.56% totaling $182,937.57, and other fees and expenses advanced of $31,031.24, plus accruing interest at the rate of $102.05 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary antici-

pates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 17, 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 17 day of June, 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 acknowl-

edged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Financial Freedom V Callaway 41742.531 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 5, 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 24 of Block 1 of Rehder Homesites, a platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Glenna S. Ward, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Missoula Federal Credit Union, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 26, 2004 recorded January 30, 2004 in Book 725, Page 1416 under Document No. 200402587. The beneficial interest is currently held by Missoula Federal Credit Union. 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 $820.78, beginning July 21, 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 May 1, 2015 is $100,545.09 principal, interest at the rate of 6.00000% totaling $5,597.84, late charges in the amount of $752.84, suspense balance of -$353.81 and other fees and expenses advanced of $45.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $16.76 per diem, late

EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 65, 136, 580, 629 & 643. 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, August 24, 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, August 27, 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICES charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: May 28, 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 28th day of May, 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/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Missoula Federal Credit Union V Ward 42087.004 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 5, 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 9 in Block 7 of Seeley Lake Homesites No. 4, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, According to the official recorded plat thereof. Mignon R. Diskin, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Company, a California Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Express America Mortgage Corporation, an Arizona corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 11, 1995 and recorded January 11, 1995 in Book 432, Page 2357 under Document No. 9500778. Modification Agreement recorded October 10, 1995, Book 454 of Micro Records at Page 154 under Document No. 9520428. The beneficial interest is currently held by M&T Bank. 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 $176.01, beginning August 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 May 24, 2015 is $1,668.46 principal, interest at the rate of 3.18000% totaling $47.30, late charges in the amount of $35.20, escrow advances of $1,696.38, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,850.74, plus accruing interest at the rate of $.15 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,

MNAXLP 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: May 28, 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 28th day of May, 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 Bayview V Diskin 41902.355 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 5, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Court-

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house located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 29 IN BLOCK 26 OF EAST MISSOULA, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT OF RECORD IN BOOK 2 OF PLATS AT PAGE 39. Dennis T. Wilson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated November 18, 2009 and recorded November 23, 2009 in Book 851 Page 139 under Document No 200927689. The beneficial interest is currently held by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”). 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 $499.24, 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 May 12, 2015 is $85,827.65 principal, interest at the rate of 5.00% totaling $2,971.87, late charges in the amount of $99.84, escrow advances of $1,015.25, and other fees and expenses advanced of $112.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $11.60 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the

sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: May 28, 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 28 day of May, 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 Wilson 42125.017 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 9, 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 1 IN BLOCK 38 OF EAST MISSOULA ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. David O. Larson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated April 8, 2008 and recorded April 9,

2008 in Book 816, on Page 1000 under Document No. 200807824. The beneficial interest is currently held by Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP. 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 $854.63, beginning January 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 5, 2015 is $200,789.64 principal, interest at the rate of 4.0% totaling $4,103.82, late charges in the amount of $256.38, escrow advances of $3,288.66, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,505.81, plus accruing interest at the rate of $22.00 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the

successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 3, 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 3 day of June, 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/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 BAC Vs. Larson 42048.354 YOU, JEFFREY WILLIAMS, RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Fourth Judicial District Court in Missoula County Montana, a copy of which can be obtained from Petitioner’s attorney, Martin J. Elison, PO Box 5496, Missoula, MT 59806 and to file your answer and serve a copy of your answer upon the Petitioner’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the last publication of this Summons. If you fail to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Petition. Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. §40-4-121(3), the Petitioner and Respondent are hereby restrained from transferring or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal without either the consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. This does not prevent either party from using any property to pay reasonable attorney fees in order to retain counsel in the proceeding. VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER MCA §45-5-626

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164 Fairway. HIghlands Golf Course 3 bed, 3 bath with fenced backyard, deck & 2 car garage. $465,000. Vickie Honzel, LambrosERA Real Estate. 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambros.com 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Rose Park / Slant Streets home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2233 West Kent. Low-maintenance 2 bed, 1 bath with unfinished basement & patio.

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$149,900, Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 1392 Harrison. 2 bed, 2 bath 1940’s bungalow on 3 city lots. $315,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambros.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, Missoula home. $249,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Lewis & Clark home. $239,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or www.mindypalmer.com 3839 Duncan Drive. Prairie style 3 bed, 2.5 bath in Upper Rattlesnake. $725,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties 2000.com 515 Cooley. Northside 2 bed, 1 bath with double garage across from park & community gardens. $264,500. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 5442 Prospect Drive. 4 bed, 3 bath in Grant Creek with lower level, deck & double garage. Next to open space. $369,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 619 North Curtis. 4 bed, 3 bath energy-efficient home with gas fireplace & large fenced yard. $229,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com

863 Discovery. 2 bed, 1 bath in East Missoula with lower level & double garage. $189,500. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270 glasgow@ montana.com 909 Rodgers. At $152,000 this three bedroom, one bath house on the Northside is going to make someone a very nice home! Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com 9250 Sharptail, East Missoula. 3 bed, 2 bath with walk-out basement. Huge yard & mountain views. $199,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 7288270 glasgow@montana.com 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres with MIssion Mountain & Missoula Valley views. $385,000. Pat McCormick, 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 East Base of Mount Jumbo 970 Discovery. Awesome 3 bedroom East Missoula home in a great ‘hood with gorgeous views! $190,000 KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com House hunting downtown? Stop by the Missoula Farmer’s Market. N. Higgins by the XXX’s. Sat. 8am-12:30pm. Tues-

day 5:30-7:00. missoulafarmersmarket.com. Find us on Facebook. If you’ve been thinking of selling your home now is the time. The 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 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 Lewis & Clark Neighborhood 631 Pattee Creek Drive. Across from Splash, wonderful, spacious, light, beautiful Lewis & Clark area home. Over 3300 s.f. of living space. $340,000. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Lower Rattlesnake. 1149 Harrison St. $475,000. 4 bd 2 ba, Mt. Jumbo trail across the street, short walk to downtown. 1922 Craftsman Home in excellent condition. Huge modern kitchen, formal dining, family rooms and office. forsalebyowner.com #24037586. Buyer’s agents welcome. Call 406-5493506 to schedule a showing. 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 3 bed, 2 bath near community gardens & park. Lots of low-maintenance upgrades.

Lewis & Clark Large house PLUS rental cottage, large, beautiful lot. Wood floors, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace MLS# 20154627 $359,900. Call Sheena @ 544-0506 or sheena@prudentialmissoula.com

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REAL ESTATE $254,500. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential MIssoula. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

cious, convenient, and beautiful living space. $160,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

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Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.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

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

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 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 #306. 1 bed, 1 bath corner unit on top floor with deck & community room. $155,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com

LAND FOR SALE 1 acre building lot with incredible views. Mullan Road West. $115,000. BHHS Montana 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

LOWER RATTLESNAKE LAND FOR SALE- NHN RAYMOND.62 ACRES. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM Missoula Lot 310 Sussex. Residential Lot in a very desirable neighborhood, close to the University, downtown, bike trails and more! 6,000 square foot, ready to build. $137,500. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com NHN Edgewood. 3.53 acres on backside of Mount Jumbo. $79,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605 vickiehonzel@lambros.com

natius. 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. $149, 900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com NHN Roundup. Two 20 acre, unzoned, bare land parcels. $3,000,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

OUT OF TOWN 15520 Mill Creek, Frenchtown. High-end 5 bed, 3.5 bath with 3

car garage. Basketball court & gym. Fantastic views. $675,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties 2000.com

3338 Hollis Street $320,000

2 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Alberton / Petty Creek Home on 20 Acres. $245,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

A lovingly cared for rancher in the desirable Lewis and Clark neighborhood. 4 bed, 2 bath, functional floor plan, sunken living room, formal dining room, spacious kitchen, main floor laundry and mudroom off garage, large private backyard. Easy access to schools, shopping and downtown.

MLS# 20153915

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. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $449,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.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.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ig-

Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16. Burns Street Commons is a very special place to call home and this three bedroom upper level unit offers spa-

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6850 Old Faithful, Lolo. New 3 bed, 2 bath on 1+ acre on quiet cul-de-sac. $325,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate

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

531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambros.com

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36453 BERTHOUD ROAD $190,000 Unique opportunity on 20 acres in Potomac with large oversize insulated shop/garage. Home is under construction with finished living area in lower level.

1392 Harrison • $315,000 • Lower Rattlesnake 1940's bungalow • 2 bed, 2 bath, arched doorways, hardwood floors, fireplace • 2 car garage with 2 upper bedrooms • Encompasses 3 flat city lots totaling 9900 sq.ft.

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619 North Curtis • $229,900

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Affordable, energy effecient 4 bed, 3 bath with open floor plan, large fenced yard and double garage.

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