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News
Voices/Letters Schools, library and Labor Day ...............................................................4 The Week in Review Griz win, smoke subsides and Jill Valley ......................................6 Briefs Coloring books, DUIs and Milltown State Park....................................................6 Etc. Going green falls by the wayside at UM ...................................................................7 News Reinvest Montana scores meeting with foundation trustees ................................8 News Prime soil conservation finds a different kind of advocate ...................................9 Opinion The answer to gun violence? Well, clearly it’s more guns..............................10 Opinion The nature of fire has dramatically changed ..................................................11 Feature Selling survival with Montana’s underground bunkers...................................14
Arts & Entertainment
Arts The Professor of Fun crashes Please Don’t Tell My Dad........................................18 Music Primus, The White Buffalo and The Sword ........................................................19 Arts Carroll’s Undercover takes back the power...........................................................20 Film Diary plays fair with adolescent sexuality ............................................................21 Film Baumbach’s Mistress mixes awkward with magical..............................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................23 What’s Good Here You say tomato, I say heirloom .....................................................24 Happiest Hour Single barrel at The Badlander............................................................26 8 Days a Week Home is where no one else can find you ............................................27 Mountain High Labor Day Boogie ...............................................................................37 Agenda Never the Same.................................................................................................38
Exclusives
Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y ....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-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 Derek Brouwer
Asked Tuesday, Sept. 1, on the UM Oval If it were the end of the world as we know it, where would you hide? Follow-up: What do you think makes for the perfect home?
Rick Rowan: I would hide on the Long Trail in Vermont. Bright eyes: Lots of windows, natural light.
Kim Adelblue: I actually wouldn’t hide anywhere. I would probably go home to my dogs and just end in a happy place. Pack mentality: I think a nice clean house with a lot of dogs, and at least three roommates to help with the dogs. And two showers, definitely. And a dishwasher.
Scott Menzies: In the mountains. Nothing could find me there, hopefully, and I think I could survive alone. Sweet emotion: Love and family.
Invest in new library As a father and attorney who is passionate about smart economics, I fully support a modern downtown library building for Missoula. I want to see my children grow up with free, safe, public access to the most up-todate and meaningful information. A new building can provide such information, whether found in books, online resources or even spectrUM science exhibits provided by the library’s children’s section. The new library is a bold vision for Missoula’s future. It would triple the size of our current facility to about 120,000 square feet and significantly expand community meeting space. The result would be the creation of a democratizing forum that would serve professionals, job-seekers, students (of all ages), bookworms and families to provide a focal point of learning, connection and community. I’m thrilled that the goal is for the new library to be a green “net-zero” building, which is, again, a reflection of our community’s goals and values. Such an environmentally conscious design would save the library (and taxpayers) an estimated $75,000 in annual heating and cooling costs. The time is now for a new library which incorporates a holistic understanding of the library as Missoula’s learning center. I hope you’ll join me in touring the library’s current facility to see firsthand the services they are providing and how these can be enhanced with a new building. Sign up at missoulapubliclibrary.org/about/tour. Ross Keogh Missoula
Invest in schools
We dropped a kindergartner off at the doorstep of a Missoula public school for the first time this week. Looking into the eyes of a member of the class of 2028, our high hopes for the best quality education for her Zane Ligas: In one of those bunkers. Warm fuzzies: A fireplace. Something with a fireplace would make it homey.
“Wondering if the furnace will turn on when the first frost hits shouldn’t be on our principals’ lists of worries” in archaic buildings with serious deferred maintenance issues and technology limitations (that we wouldn’t put up with in our houses) does not put students at a serious disadvantage when they are competing for 21st century jobs. There’s no business that could operate by telling its employees to “make do” with facilities that hamper their work for as many years as our educators have endured. Closets shouldn’t have desks in them. Wondering if the furnace will turn on when the first frost hits shouldn’t be on our principals’ lists of worries when we live in one of the best communities in America. We hope you will join us in the deci-
sion to vote yes on the school bond and give all Missoula kids a real chance to experience 21st century learning in safe schools equipped with the tools they need to succeed. Let’s invest in the future of Missoula schools the way our community invested in education generations ago. Melanie and Aaron Brock Missoula
Celebrate Labor Day Labor’s history is Montana’s history and Labor Day is a chance for us to reflect on the struggles and successes of the past. And in so doing Labor Day is an opportunity for us to concentrate on the future. Right now, far too many working Montanans are struggling to make ends meet. In Missoula about 36 percent of all private sector workers work at jobs that pay less than $23,000 a year. For example, over 4,400 people work in 250 or so food service establishments in Missoula County with each job paying on average $12,706 a year. Many of these jobs do not offer paid sick leave, health insurance or consistent scheduling. We can do better and that’s what the labor movement is about. On Labor Day we celebrate workers demanding and organizing together to win fairness and dignity on the job. On Labor Day we celebrate our victories that foretell a time when all who work full-time are able to support themselves and their families without subsidy or indignities. Please join the Missoula Area Central Labor Council on Monday, Sept. 7, from 1 until 5 p.m. in celebrating Labor Day at the Bonner Park Band Shell in Missoula. Mark Anderlik President Missoula Area Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO Missoula
[Comments from MissoulaNews.com] Backtalk from “Kill the dinosaurs,” Aug. 27
Dan, not Drax Landen Beckner: I always say I would hide in Costco. Just ’cause I feel like that would have the greatest amount of supplies. I mean, it’s got everything in there. Or the hills, I would go to the hills. Staff up: The people in the home probably make the perfect home. Unless you’re by yourself, but then, I guess that wouldn’t be the perfect home.
hinge in a significant way on the outcome of the school bond vote in November. Missoula is at an important crossroad. The vote on whether we invest in our schools will have a monumental impact on the future of our community for decades and generations to come. This is about the quality of our future workforce—not just our child’s academic future—and it affects all of us. Even with our amazing teachers and school staff, we cannot pretend that learning
“Is Drax the Destroyer writing for the Indy now? An easy metaphor went over this writer’s head and got him pretty angry it seems. Why is the Independent running this, and why should should this state cater to telecommuters?” Posted Aug. 30 at 8:53 a.m
One to watch “Good article. We’ll have to wait and see if Montana voters will look past Gianforte’s religious ideas and to his business experience. And it’s good to re-
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member that he’s not yet running for governor. I think who he selects as a running mate could also say a lot about his chances and political skills. Should be a fun one to watch.” Posted Aug. 27 at 12:34 p.m.
No laughing matter “Just what Montucky needs: a Jesusfreak billionaire-plutocrat for governator! As if it doesn’t already compete (along with the rest of the intermountain states and the old Confederacy) for the nation’s laughingstock.” Posted Aug. 27 at 3:13 p.m.
Walk the walk “No experience in the political arena=a waste of our time and funds. No more talk. Walk the walk or get out of the way of someone with more experience in Montana’s governance.” Posted Aug. 28 at 4:28 p.m. .
Serious business “This kind of ignorance is why the U.S. is falling into third world status. I would laugh at this moron, if he wasn’t so serious about this crap.” Posted Aug. 30 at 12:33 p.m.
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Alex Sakariassen
Wednesday, Aug. 26 The Big Sky Mudflaps are joined by special guest Huey Lewis at this year’s final edition of Out to Lunch, downtown Missoula’s weekly summertime festival.
Thursday, Aug. 27 Florence doctor Chris Christensen, 67, is arrested on charges of negligent homicide and distribution of dangerous drugs. Christensen allegedly over-prescribed painkillers hundreds of times, leading to the death of at least two patients.
Friday, Aug. 28 The Bob Marshall and Great Bear Wilderness areas are closed to public access due to several blazes throughout the Spotted Bear district.
Saturday, Aug. 29 The Montana Grizzlies open the season with a thrilling, nationally televised 38-35 victory over four-time defending champion North Dakota State University. A record crowd of 26,472 turns out to catch the game live at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
Andrea San Miguel, right, goes up against fellow actors Danny Junod and Torsten Johnson during combat practice on Sept. 1 for Montana Shakespeare in the Parks’ rendition of Cyrano de Bergerac. The traveling theater company also performed The Taming of the Shrew on the University of Montana Oval.
Sunday, Aug. 30 The veil of wildfire smoke is lifted from the Missoula and Bitterroot valleys for the first time in several days, providing some reassurance that not all of western Montana is on fire.
Monday, Aug. 31 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issues a ruling in a case that allows the Big Mountain Jesus statue to remain on federal land, saying the statue doesn’t violate the Establishment Clause, in part because it is not funded or maintained by the government.
Tuesday, Sept. 1 Local CBS affiliate KPAX begins broadcasting in high-definition during the 5:30 p.m. newscast, giving viewers a clearer view of awardwinning anchor Jill Valley and her newly named co-anchor, Dennis Bragg.
DUIs
Evolution in advertising The Montana Department of Transportation’s public outreach on impaired driving has adopted a new tone in the past year and a half. Ads sponsored by the agency on social media and billboards are darker and more graphic—crying families, ominous voice-overs, beer bottles strewn around covered bodies. Even the message behind the Vision Zero media campaign, launched in May 2014, seems strikingly similar to the Montana Meth Project: zero deaths and zero serious injuries on our roads. Locals have likely noticed an uptick in that messaging in the lead-up to Labor Day, one of the two times a year when MDT increases its public education efforts to coincide with DUI patrols. Since the agency rolled out its first string of lighter ads and online videos in 2010, MDT’s outreach initiative has gradually evolved to include Facebook, Twitter, Pandora
and, as of this year, Hulu. Janet Kenny with the agency’s State Highway Traffic Safety Section says MDT ads are also airing on gas pump televisions in 11 Montana cities. In addition, the agency began using a tactic called geo-fencing in May, which targets smartphone users with in-app Facebook and Twitter ads at specific times and locations. “When people are out there making those decisions, they get that message right then and there,” Kenny says. “Have you planned for a sober ride? Do you have a designated driver?” Kenny adds that Missoula-based Partners Creative, the media firm MDT has contracted for the campaign, is geo-fencing downtown areas in Montana during peak drinking times throughout the Labor Day period. The fight to curb DUIs in Montana helped drive the success this legislative session of Rep. Keith Regier’s House Bill 488, which doubles fines leveled against drunk drivers. It also prompted MDT to outline goals to reduce the five-year average for fatalities
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involving alcohol-impaired drivers by 2015. According to the Traffic Highway Safety Plan for 2016, that average has actually increased in recent years. MDT hopes to fight the trend by maintaining the current average through 2020. Determining the true impact of its outreach is difficult for MDT, says agency spokesperson Charity Watt. An increase or decrease in the number of alcohol-related crashes is hard to tie to any one effort. But, Watt says, social media has allowed MDT to gauge how many people are paying attention. “One thing you can track with social media is the analytics on who’s clicking through and what they’re seeing and if they’re watching a video the whole way through,” Watt says. “... We look at it as really a longterm thing we’ve been doing for years to change a culture and behavior.” Following the Labor Day advertising push, MDT will also be conducting interviews with people at Motor Vehicle Division stations throughout the state.
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[news] Kenny also says the agency will check in with its Vision Zero focus group to continue monitoring the success of both its lighter ads and the newer, darker side of the campaign. Alex Sakariassen
Recreation
Milltown Park makes headway Standing at the Milltown State Park Overlook, park manager Mike Kustudia leans on the railing and looks out on a clear morning. Passing trucks on Interstate 90 and rumbling traincars on the railroad can be heard in the distance. Most of Milltown State Park lies below the overlook, on the undeveloped floodplain where the Blackfoot and Clark Fork join together. Logs are still scattered on the river bank. “It’s a diamond in the rough still,� Kustudia says. Years of work remains at the 535-acre Milltown Park, which was created after the Milltown Dam was removed in 2008. But Kustudia and other officials are “cautiously optimistic� that a crucial part of the plans will fall into place in coming months. About 1,000 feet of road leading to the planned park headquarters crosses through property owned by International Paper, which used to operate a mill in the area. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Chief Legal Counsel Rebecca Dockter says she’s currently in talks with International Paper representatives to figure out the easiest way to transfer the property into state control. “We’re moving now through the process of trying to figure out whether to go through subdivision review for a larger portion, or if they can just give us a right-of-way for access to the property,� Dockter says. “That’s where we are is in the middle of that.� Once obtained, the former International Paper site will allow the public to access a riverside recreation area that will feature a ranger station, small parking lot, picnicking spots and fishing access. The park includes almost 6 miles of potential trails and a 700-foot-long former railroad tunnel, which still needs to be evaluated for safety. Kustudia says a boat ramp isn’t likely, but tubers and kayakers will be able to easily load in. The Montana Natural Resource Damage Program has contributed $5 million so far for acquisition, development and operations of Milltown
State Park, as part of the $100 million Superfund cleanup of heavy metals contaminating the Upper Clark Fork. Kustudia is enthusiastic about the recreation opportunities to come, and about the history the spot represents, starting 10,000 years ago with the Salish-Pend d’Oreille tribes. “The story of the American West can be told basically standing here,� Kustudia says, “whether it’s Meriwether Lewis passing through in 1806 on the Fourth of July, or the Mullan expedition, or the industrialization of western Montana and all the consequences that came from that which led to the Superfund cleanup.� Kate Whittle
Stress relief
Catering to colorers In a quiet corner of the Missoula Public Library, a half-colored image of an owl lies on a desk. Rings of yellow and blue frame its unfinished eyes, and a dizzying pattern on the bird’s breast is dotted with red crayon. A library patron—an adult patron, that is—has been filling in the page over the last several days, little bits each time, explains reference librarian Annie Alger. Alger put together the coloring station last week, the library’s effort to connect with older residents by using a childhood pastime. In doing so, it’s tapping into an unlikely fad that is sweeping the country. Originating in England and France, the trend migrated across the Atlantic this year as adults look for new ways to relieve stress while reconnecting with a youthful joy. Publishers are cashing in: Five of the top 20 bestselling books on Amazon.com are adult coloring books. “They’re hard to keep in stock,� says Garth Whitson, owner of Shakespeare & Co. “I had a whole pile of them. I am totally out.� Hearing that coloring is topping bestseller charts,
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Days in August that wildfire smoke caused “unhealthy� air quality in Missoula, according to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
During his annual “State of the University� address last week, University of Montana President Royce Engstrom said he wanted to “talk candidly� about the school’s goals, accomplishments and challenges. That’s a lot of ground to cover, especially the last bit. UM faces a multimillion dollar budget shortfall as enrollment falters, and Engstrom’s leadership has been called into question by some on campus. So, it’s understandable that of Engstrom’s 4,700-word address, only a handful were dedicated to the university’s once-touted response to climate change. In fact, it was little more than an afterthought—literally. The president’s nod to meeting 2015 carbon-reduction goals wasn’t included in the transcript given to members of the press, but it did appear in an online version posted later. Engstrom has a lot on his plate, but his passing reference to sustainability is still noteworthy. UM stuck its neck out in 2007 by being among the first universities to sign a climate commitment, pledging to become carbon neutral by 2020. At the time, school officials talked about UM as a “leading model� for working to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Shortly after, the university completed its first greenhouse gas inventory and hired a full-time sustainability director. While some aspects of UM’s bold plan are being executed, other elements have fallen by the wayside. Most notably, the biomass boiler project fizzled in the face of community outcry. The progress Engstrom did mention in his address referred to meeting a benchmark requiring a 10-percent emissions drop. UM reached the goal through basic energy conservation and a small purchase of carbon offsets. In a press conference Engstrom later called the steps “low-hanging fruit.� He added that the carbon neutral goal will be “extremely challenging� for UM to achieve. Perhaps most telling, he prefaced his comments by noting it was his predecessor, George Dennison, who signed the original climate commitment pledge. What’s that about? By showing such a lack of conviction Engstrom stands in contrast to the hard work done by faculty and students (check out page 8 for one example of those efforts) that is producing real results. Going green isn’t easy. It will take more than a few words in a speech—or a pledge, for that matter—to make a real dent in the university’s carbon footprint. And yet, he could at least start there.
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Alger, a longtime colorer herself, wanted to know what the buzz was about. That’s when she learned about coloring’s mental benefits. She recites a quote from psychologist Gloria MartĂnez Ayala in the Huffington Post: “When coloring, we activate different areas of our two cerebral hemispheres. The action involves both logic, by which we color forms, and creativity, when mixing and matching colors.â€? While the activity invokes memories of kindergarten, the designs often are highly intricate, requiring some skill, perhaps, to stay inside the lines. Others are fun—production of a “Game of Thronesâ€? coloring book was announced earlier this year. Alger learned too that libraries are becoming hip to the trend, hosting regular coloring circles or clubs. She decided to start with a simple station, where patrons can fill in single sheets using a box of colored pencils or bucket of crayons. The library isn’t marketing it as a stress-relieving activity, but the desk is set up next to the “living roomâ€? on the top floor, which Alger says is the most quiet area of the building and far from children who might spot a Crayola label. Missoula library-goers can choose from images of cats, butterflies, skeletons or even Ron Swanson’s face. Over at Fact & Fiction downtown, manager Barbara Theroux says the store has always carried adult coloring books, particularly the mandela designs made famous by psychologist Carl Jung. She recently decided to feature her selection of adult coloring books as a slew of new titles are injected into the market. “Every publisher seems to be jumping on that bandwagon,â€? Theroux says. Derek Brouwer
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Students at the University of Montana cal,” she adds. “One of the main challenges create momentum in spite of those hurdles. have been chanting the word “reinvest” with has been just persuading this community that This February, the group delivered a petition growing intensity during the past year. Com- this is not radical at all, that it’s a very reason- signed by more than 1,500 supporters to the munity members, professors, Native Ameri- able and kind of low-key action to take in the UM Foundation’s offices. A referendum calling for divestment from fossil fuels put to the can activists and Nobel Laureate Steve face of climate change.” The group says one alarming realization UM student body later in the spring passed Running have joined in the refrain, either in the form of public speeches or petition sig- came during a May 28 meeting when the with 80 percent of the vote. natures. Now, after numerous rallies, foundation’s Investment Committee Chair “This movement in particular is gainmarches and meetings with university lead- Mack Clapp raised doubts about the conclu- ing a lot of popularity with students not ers, Reinvest Montana is preparing for the siveness of climate change science—an ex- just at UM but around the country, and the biggest moment yet in its push to see the UM change verified by notes taken by Reinvest calls at UM are very loud,” Meixner says. “It Foundation rid itself of any investments in Montana during the meeting as well as Susan is my job specifically to advocate for them Estep, a professional portfolio manager who and to represent the student voice as I hear fossil fuels. On Sept. 23, the student group will has been offering the group financial coun- it on campus.” make its case to a special subcommittee of seling. Engelfried adds he wasn’t sure he’d Over the past year, the broader divestthe foundation’s board of ment movement has scored major trustees. And on Sept. 24, ASUM victories across the globe with President Cody Meixner intends commitments from foundations, to yield a portion of his time bepension funds, universities, faithfore the entire foundation based organizations and municipal board to Reinvest Montana. governments. The U.K.’s Guardian “We’ve been working at Media Group announced it would this so long and it’s been so diffully divest from fossil fuels this ficult to get concessions out of April. Weeks later, Oxford Univer[the foundation], sometimes sity officially ruled out any future even I do forget that we’ve investments in coal and tar sands made a lot of progress in the oil. And on May 27, leaders in Norlast year in terms of some of this way agreed to dump $8 billion stuff,” says Reinvest Montana’s worth of coal-related investments Nick Engelfried. “It’s going to be from the $900 billion Norwegian really interesting to see what Sovereign Wealth Fund—the single their reactions are and what largest government pension fund photo courtesy of Reinvest Montana happens at these meetings.” in the world. The twin presentations this For nearly two years now, students with Reinvest Those and a near-weekly month come roughly a year and Montana have been holding rallies and marches in an string of other international suca half after Reinvest Montana attempt to sway the UM Foundation into divesting its cesses have left members of Reininterests in fossil fuels. The group will make its case was first directed to draft a pro- before a special foundation subcommittee Sept. 23. vest Montana feeling confident. posal for the foundation’s conThey hope to parlay that mosideration. Engelfried and his cohorts heard Clapp correctly at first because he mentum into a strong argument for divestdescribe that 18-month path as one fraught didn’t expect such a statement from some- ment at home going into their Sept. 23 with communication difficulties and discour- one “who is associated with a major aca- meeting with the UM Foundation’s fossil aging turns. During one meeting last fall, says demic institution that has a climate change fuel subcommittee, which was created earReinvest’s Caitlin Piserchia, then-board chair studies program.” lier this year specifically for the task of disWhen asked about the meeting, cussing divestment. Mike McDonough shot down the group’s divestment pitch in no uncertain terms. That spokesperson Melissa Wilson told the Indy “It’s really taking off,” Engelfried says. low point prompted Reinvest to redouble its the foundation was unable to provide details “That’s one of the things that makes me really efforts, and the dialogue with the foundation at this time. “With this divestment group, I excited about being part of this movement. I reopened late last year. Convincing UM and feel like the development of a subcommittee hope that all of this momentum will start to even some in the Missoula community that and making sure we’re taking the time to re- convince the UM Foundation it’s time we divestment is the right path hasn’t been easy, ally learn, evaluate and respond is the right should be divesting.” thing to do,” Wilson said. Piserchia says. Yet Reinvest Montana has managed to “I think early on we were seen as radiasakariassen@missoulanews.com
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Artist Claire Emery creates a circle out of local soil to raise awareness about the disappearance of vital farmland.
Land art Prime soil conservation finds a different kind of advocate by Erika Fredrickson
On a recent Saturday morning, Missoula artist Claire Emery stands next to a wheelbarrow of dirt in the middle of the Clark Fork Market. In front of her is a large circle made of two flat metal pieces, which mark the ground like a giant cookie cutter. She scoops soil from the wheelbarrow and shakes it through a sifter, letting it cover the pavement inside the circle. The soil has become a focus of curiosity. Some people step through it without noticing, others stroll past with a puzzled stare, giving it a wide berth. “It’s a really interesting sociological study of how aware people are of their environment,” Emery says. Emery’s soil project is personal and political. The artist is probably best known in the local arts community for her woodblock prints depicting butterflies and woodpeckers, barns under swirling skies and cottonwoods blowing in the wind. But she’s long had an interest in agriculture issues—she helped found the University of Montana’s Farm-toCollege program in 2002, for instance—and has recently teamed up with Missoula’s Community Food and Agriculture Coalition, an organization that has been working for at least a decade on saving prime farmland in Missoula County. All summer Emery has been creating soil circles in parking lots where farmland used to be, including at Target and Wal-Mart. She didn’t ask permission, though no one hassled her, she says. She uses soil she collected from local farmers. When people come up to ask what she’s doing, she gives them a short explanation but asks them to tell her what they think it means. “I say that I’m using agricultural soil to make a temporary art installation on top of the cement,” she says. “And I tell them that
there are so many places in the valley where cement has gone over the soil.” CFAC’s “Save It, Don’t Pave It” campaign, which features her soil circles in its logo, has gotten the attention of county officials. Missoula County Community and Planning Services recently created a subdivision regulation draft that, for the first time, includes specific language on protecting farmland. “We are really excited,” says Kristin KingRies, CFAC’s land use program manager. “We are definitely happy with the changes.” Initially, the regulation draft only included soils classified by the Department of Agriculture and state as being of prime or statewide importance. But another designation, “soils of local importance,” was left out of the draft. On Tuesday, CFAC and other farmland advocates spoke at a public hearing before the Missoula Planning Board, along with landowners and real estate planners. After three hours of testimony, the board added “soils of local importance” back into the draft. “If you get rid of all that land it would decimate the local food system,” KingRies says. “But the state constitution protects farmland, and that should be the same as in regulations. I feel like that’s a strong argument.” The new framework, which will be voted on by the board in a couple of weeks, would offer owners of designated farmland four options in how they develop the land. The option favored by CFAC would see landowners creating tight housing developments but keeping the land where the prime soil is open for farming. The farmland would be preserved, most likely through an easement or trust so that it would be farmed in per-
petuity. The model could include affordable housing and affordable farming for new farmers. King-Ries says keeping the most vital soil unpaved and as a working farm would add to the local food system, but it would also add value to the land and the housing development. “People like to live near open space,” she says. Other options allow developers to pay a fee in order to build on designated farmland. They can also put an easement on another piece of land with equal or greater soil value in exchange for building on their own prime farmland. These options provide landowners with flexibility, but King-Ries says they still result in good soil eaten up over time. Back at the market, Emery pulls the metal borders away once she’s done pouring dirt. A few months ago, while working on her MFA in visual arts from Vermont College of Fine Arts, she began to experiment with soil and seeds as a medium, using them as a metaphor for growth. “Students [at Vermont College] are pushed to clarify what matters to them, what their community needs, and then to make work that changes the world—not just the wall in someone’s house,” she says. Once her most recent soil circle is completed, one man stops to put a flower on it. Over the next 20 minutes, though, the perfect circle begins to blur and scatter as the foot traffic increases. “People’s responses to this project vary,” Emery says. “We have some of the best soil in the state and so I’m just inviting us to consider whether it’s important to keep that land open and productive.” efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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[opinion]
Shoot first The answer to gun violence? Well, clearly it’s more guns. by Dan Brooks
Last week, a disgruntled ex-employee of a Virginia CBS affiliate shot two of his former coworkers on the air. Vester Lee Flanagan II killed reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Alex Ward when they were on location at an interview. Hours later, he turned his pistol on himself. It was a senseless tragedy. If only Parker and Ward had been carrying guns, too, they might have seen Flanagan coming, stopped doing their jobs long enough to kill him and been heroes. America’s war on guns has claimed two more innocent victims. Trapped in a culture that denied their right to defend themselves, the two journalists interviewed a spokeswoman from the local Chamber of Commerce completely unarmed at 6:45 a.m. They conducted themselves according to the central myth of America’s hysteria over firearms: If there are no guns around, probably no one will get shot. How many people have to die before we admit that not owning a gun is dangerous? Common sense tells us that the shootings will continue until many, many more people have guns. But the powerful anti-Second Amendment lobby has convinced Americans they can prevent deaths from firearms by avoiding confrontation, by going to work in the morning, by not buying guns and using them to shoot other people. That’s crazy. Parker and Ward didn’t have guns, and look at the result. They thought they would be safe from shooting if they stayed away from bullets, but they were taking a terrible risk. They worked with a guy who got fired. Because of their refusal to arm themselves—because of their backwards attitude toward guns—they had no recourse when Flanagan bought a gun and decided to shoot them. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, who brings it to work, identifies the bad guy and shoots him before he can do anything. If the good guy shoots the bad guy after the bad guy shoots a
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bunch of people, it’s a tie. No other outcome is possible, because nothing can stop a good guy with a gun. It doesn’t take a genius to see that no one in this country will be safe until we give everyone the power to kill anyone else. Until all of us good guys have guns, no one will be able to stop the bad guys. They’ll just keep terrorizing our schools, invading our garages,
“How many people have to die before we admit that not owning a gun is dangerous?”
probably even firing us from our jobs at CBS affiliates until some good guy with a gun decides to stop them. It’s not enough for some of the good guys to have guns. Right now, there are more guns per capita in the United States than any other country in the world. And the number of people getting killed by guns is predictably low: per 100,000 people, the United States sees fewer gun deaths each
year than El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia and Swaziland. But because gun-fearing paranoiacs keep us from universal armament, we still lag behind many other nations. There are more shooting deaths in the U.S. than in Australia, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Japan— even more than in Latvia or Croatia. The U.S. has more guns than anybody, but we still kill more people with guns than any developed nation on Earth. The reason is obvious: not enough guns. I, for one, am sick of bad guys with guns not getting stopped. I’m sick of bad guys without guns telling me I shouldn’t have one, bossing me around in the political arena, at the ballpark, at work. I’m sick of people pretending that if there are no guns around, probably no one will get shot. When there are no guns around, I only know one thing: I won’t get to shoot first. If last week’s tragedy taught us anything, it’s that guns favor whoever shoots first. How can we protect people from getting shot, then, if we’re standing around unarmed? The only way to fight fire is with fire, as any firefighter will tell you, and the only way to control guns is with guns. Until more good guys are willing to carry, to go out in public with pistols on their hips and keep an eye out for when it’s time to shoot somebody, the cycle of violence will continue. America’s toxic relationship with guns went too far last week. The Wild West mentality that insists we can keep the town safe by checking our guns at city limits is an outmoded idea, suited perhaps to the days of the steam engine, but not to the modern world. Today’s guns are cheaper, quicker, and more easily hidden. It’s never been easier to kill somebody with a gun than it is right now. This country won’t be safe until everybody has one. Dan Brooks writes about rhetoric and lived experience at combatblog.net.
[opinion]
Still fighting The nature of fire has dramatically changed by Mike Benefield
It’s time to move irrigation pipe. It’s one of those things you have to do when you have a certain amount of land and enough water to irrigate it. My knees hurt as I walk each piece of pipe over to the next dry spot. Here in central Oregon, it’s always a race with evaporation. The sun beats down hot as I hear that familiar sound overhead; it’s a DC-7 air tanker flying to another wildfire. I didn’t always spend my summers moving irrigation pipe. I was a city kid growing up on the beaches of Southern California until I turned 18 and started fighting wildfires. At 19, my wife and I loaded up all our possessions in a Volkswagen bus and moved to north-central Washington. It was 1978, and a new world lay before us. We had both ended up working for the Forest Service. We rented an old, five-bedroom farmhouse on the banks of the Entiat River for $185 a month. It was surrounded by massive black walnut trees and heated by a woodstove. I was fighting fire in the summer and doing whatever I could do in the winter to survive until the next summer. Some winters, I’d work at the local salmon hatchery. As the years passed, I worked as a fire lookout and served as a fire-prevention technician, while gaining more fire experience on hotshot, helitack, engine and fuels crews. As the fire seasons grew longer, I began to work in strange places like Alaska, Kentucky and Georgia, and at increasingly high elevations in the Rocky Mountains. Then, my own Entiat Ranger District on the Wenatchee National Forest began to burn—as if it were one large wildfire jigsaw puzzle into which Mother Nature interlocked one blazing mosaic into another, year after year. I fought epic wildfires in Yellowstone, the Central Rockies of Colorado, the chaparral of Southern California, the deserts of the Great Basin and the Southwest. I was even sent to the eucalyptus forests of Australia to fight wildfire.
Over a 30-year firefighting career, I had a front row seat from which to watch the changing climate, the encroachment of invasive species and the movement of people out into the urban interface. Those hard years included the terrible loss of fellow firefighters who ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
“I had a front row seat from which to watch the changing climate, the encroachment of invasive species and the movement of people out into the urban interface.”
I can remember the times when I found myself in those wrong places. Like California’s Pondosa Fire in 1977, when my engine company was nearly overrun by flame fronts coming at us from different directions. The loads of retardants dropped directly on us saved us that time, but not before we had seared the paint off the doors of our engine and received first-degree
burns to our faces and arms. Then there was the Tyee Fire on the Wenatchee, where I found myself stuck on a bad road in thick smoke at mid-slope, with fire moving up from below. Unable to back down, I crept forward until I found clear air. I took a long, smoky, tortuous route out of there, moving through a blackened forest of falling rocks and smoking snags that fell constantly without warning. Like most career wildland firefighters, I relocated often. The small towns that were once quaint (and affordable) logging towns when I arrived became trendy tourist meccas with sky-high rents. I lived in many places throughout the West. From Entiat to Roseburg to Prineville to Burns—all in Oregon— until I landed in Moab, Utah, where I served in the Bureau of Land Management as the district fire management officer. Moving and firefighting can be hard on families. It was on mine. But overall it was an amazing ride in which I saw the best and the worst of people and situations. Always, the work was challenging. The landscape in which I served was as inspirational as it was beautiful. I have lived the dream and then some. The noisy old air tanker rumbles off into the Western sky, just to the right of Black Butte. I watch it as it disappears behind Mount Washington. My mind wanders back to a fire line in my past, when I watched an air tanker drop its load right on the mark. Soon it will be replaced by jet-powered aircraft. I lock the last piece of pipe into the hand line and crack open the valve. The water begins to flow and my battle with evaporation continues. Like fighting wildfires in the West, it’s a job that requires determination—and good knees.
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Mike Benefield is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a column service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He lives in Terrebonne, Ore.
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[offbeat]
BARNYARD THEATER – British director Missouri Williams brought an adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear to the London Courtyard art facility in August for a one-week run, centered on a human actor struggling to stage the play using only sheep. The pivotal character, Lear’s daughter Cordelia, famously withholds flattering Lear (thus forgoing inheriting the kingdom), and her silence forever tortures Lear—and of course silence is something sheep pull off well. Actor Alasdair Saksena admitted there is an “element of unpredictability with the sheep,” but lauded their punctuality, calmness and lack of fee demands. Williams promised another Courtyard run for King Lear with Sheep in the fall. SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia, has an award-winning “telework” program allowing patent examiners flexible schedules, leading half of the 8,300 to work at home full-time—despite a 2014 Washington Post report on employees gaming the system. In August, the agency’s inspector general exposed several of the most ridiculous cases of slacking off, including one examiner who was paid for at least 18 weeks’ work last year that he did not perform and that his manager did not notice. (The examiner, who had been issued nine poor-performance warnings since 2012 and who had flaunted his carefree “workday” to coworkers for years, abruptly resigned two hours before a meeting on the charge and thus left with a “clean” personnel record.) Wrote the Post, “It’s a startling example of a culture that’s maddening.”
BRIGHT IDEAS – Only China and Iran execute more prisoners, but Saudi Arabia also has a soft side— for jihadists. Saudis who defy a ban on leaving the country to fight (usually against the common enemy, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad) are, if they return, imprisoned at a maximum-security facility in Riyadh, but with liberal short “vacations” at “Family House,” hotel-quality quarters with good food, playgrounds for children and other privileges (monitored through guest-satisfaction surveys). Returning jihadists also have access to education and psychologists and receive the equivalent of $530 a month with ATM privileges. The purpose is to persuade the warriors not to return to the battlefield once released, and officials estimate that the program is about 85 percent effective. HIGHLY COMMITTED PEOPLE – Impersonating a police officer in a traffic stop is not uncommon,
these are the good old days.
but Logan Shaulis, 19, was apparently so judgment-impaired on May 30 that he set up his own elaborate “DUI checkpoint” on route 601 near Somerset, Pennsylvania, complete with road flares, demanding “license, registration and insurance” from driver after driver. The irony of the inebriated Shaulis judging motorists’ sobriety was short-lived, as real troopers soon arrived and arrested him (on DUI, among other charges). A woman identified only as Zeng, age 39, was finally imprisoned in August in Urumqi, China—10 years after she was convicted of corruption. Availing herself of a traditional “probation” option in Chinese law for expectant mothers, Zeng had remained free by getting herself pregnant (and proving it) 14 times during the 10 years (although only some of the fetuses were carried to term).
NEW HAMPSHIRE BLUES – The president of the University of New Hampshire publicly complained in July about the “bias-free language guide” posted on the school’s website—since, he said, it denounces use of such words as “Americans” (as insensitive to South Americans), “seniors” (better, “people of advanced age”), “rich” (should be “person of material wealth”) and “poor” (change to “person who lacks advantages that others have”). (One state senator mockingly suggested changing the state’s “Live Free or Die” motto to “Live Free But Upset No One.”) Tough Love: Sexual assault is certainly punishable in New Hampshire by prison time, but pending legislation assumes prison is not enough. By House Bill 212, anyone who commits sexual assault while out hunting or fishing will also have his hunting or fishing license revoked.
THE AMERICANIZATION OF CHINA – After five students drowned while swimming in a reservoir in China’s Yunnan province, parents of two of them sued the reservoir’s management company, complaining that it should have posted signs or barricades or, even better, guards to keep kids from frolicking in the dangerous waters. According to an August report, the management company has now countersued the parents, demanding compensation for the additional water-treatment measures it was forced to undertake because the reservoir had been “polluted” by their children’s corpses.
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RECURRING THEMES – (1) Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Late one night in July, police in Phoenix were chasing a speeding truck whose driver eventually lost control and careened into a house near Mulberry Drive. As officers were checking for victims (it turned out no one was home), they discovered a large quantity of suspected marijuana—and opened an investigation of the super-unlucky residents. (2) Right Place, Right Time: Shane Peters’ cherished 2004 Dodge Durango broke down on the road in Livingston, Texas, in June, but before he could return to tow it, a thief hauled it away. About a month later, Peters’ wife spotted the familiar Durango in town and with the help of police got it back—with (courtesy of the thief) a newly repaired drive shaft and three new wheels (and the thief’s drug supply, but police seized that). Thanks This Week to Jim Moir and Edward Hess, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
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roker Theresa Mondale and her client stand in a clearing on the patch of mountain forest he wants to sell, making small talk about whether society is going to collapse. The topic, weighty in any context, might be anathema to other agents, whose business trades on the promise of better days. In real estate, amenities always mingle with aspiration: The house has space to grow into, the yard is big enough for a dog or the patio will entice neighbors to come by for barbecue. But Mondale’s big, cheerful voice doesn’t waver. This is her bread and butter. She has been following the latest buzz online predicting a “global reset” in September and wants to know if the client is worried. “If something like that were coming I would feel it, because I’m a pretty intuitive person,” says Seth Pogue, a bald man with weathered skin, strong arms and an intense manner that seems to contradict his tie-dye shirt. “As an example, about five days ago I dreamt that I met Jimmy Carter, who I’ve never had in a dream before that I’m aware of. I woke up and I thought, ‘I should check the news, there’s probably something going on with Jimmy.’ And two days earlier, sure enough, he had announced that he has liver cancer,” Pogue says. “Before earthquakes and hurricanes and stuff, many, many, many times I’ve had a feeling for a while, a very uneasy feeling. When it first starting happening for me, I would feel like I was going to die. …If there was a global reset coming in September, I’d have the willies big time right now.” Mondale can relate. “I’m glad you say that,” she says, “because I’ve been like that all my life. I first really realized it when I was about 11. I was nervous and jittery and I couldn’t figure it out.” As a broker who specializes in “sustainable” properties and “strategic relocation,” Mondale makes her living by knowing how to connect with clients who see mayhem around the corner. Fire or ice (or government takeover), she has some secret retreat in western Montana where her clients can survive it. Montana has been a haven for such people since homesteader days, but the remote cabins and fallout shelters Mondale sells have also come to symbolize a paranoid, unpredictable side of the Western fantasy. Ted Kaczynski mailed bombs from his tiny property outside Lincoln (currently for sale by another real estate agent), and followers of the Church Universal and Triumphant once
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FROM REMOTE CABINS TO UNDERGROUND SHELTERS, A MISSOULA BROKER HELPS CLIENTS GET OFF THE GRID. NOW SHE’S TRYING TO SELL LAND A GUN-TOTING CHURCH ONCE USED TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST. WHO ELSE WOULD WANT IT? [14] Missoula Independent • September 3–September 10, 2015
stunned the region by huddling in underground shelters they dug beneath the Paradise Valley (some also for sale). Mondale says survival property isn’t just for fanatics. With inventory ranging from off-grid ranches to underground shelters big enough for the Duggars or a small militia, the niche attracts a diverse clientele. Still, it’s a business where deals are done with guns holstered at the hip and locations are often undisclosed. “It’s not as simple as, ‘I’m a crazy guy, I want to buy a bunker,’” Mondale says. On Pogue’s land, the diverging allures of Montana’s remote hideouts— living off the land versus digging in to defend it,
place in accordance with the Jewish Shemitah year—compounded with anxieties about Jade Helm, the U.S. military training exercise that has stoked suspicion of an impending government takeover of Texas. The exercise made headlines in mainstream media this summer after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor the U.S. Special Forces. “Every time there’s world issues, or the economy is bad, it seems to crop up again,” Mondale says. The biggest boon to the trade in Montana hideaway property, though, has been a movement known as the American Redoubt. Coined in 2011 by author James
There’s a redoubt room in the back of her Missoula office where prospective buyers can plan their retreat. The windowless room is painted dark, with topographical maps of the redoubt states hanging on the far wall. A conference table points toward a large projector, and books about European castles and survivalism, such as the classic Strategic Relocation, are laid out for reference. In some cases, the plans Mondale helps clients draw up here are elaborate, including interstate supply “drop points” that connect Montana and a client’s primary residence in case catastrophe strikes without warning. A key to Mondale’s success has been her ability to tap into prepping and “sus-
Theresa Mondale, a broker with United Country, has a redoubt-themed conference room in her Missoula office where clients can plan their retreat to the American Northwest. She says the redoubt movement has attracted new clients to secluded and clandestine property in the area.
wanting to get away versus flying by night— are laid open. His 270 acres straddle a mountain creek up the West Fork of the Bitterroot, where old-growth Douglas fir thrive. Pogue, a trained ecologist and wilderness enthusiast, has been summering here, his outdoor sanctuary, for 15 years. Before Pogue came for the peace and quiet, the land was bored into for generations: first by miners who found gold in the stream bed, then by the Church Universal and Triumphant, who once saw in this slice of the Bitterroot a secret place they could prepare for armed conflict after the end of the world as we know it. Mondale sees the property’s history as part of the sales pitch. So who does she think will buy it?
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he market for survivalist land ebbs and flows with the conspiracy or prophecy du jour. Lately, Mondale says what’s been putting clients on edge is the global reset—an idea that either natural disaster or economic collapse will take
Wesley, Rawles (the comma is intentional), the redoubt movement was a clarion call for fellow God-fearing patriots to relocate to the American Northwest, which he defined as Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and eastern parts of Oregon and Washington. Rawles, who had previously gained a following for his best-selling novel, Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse, saw this “demographic solidification” as a defensive maneuver against an encroaching U.S. government. The redoubt label formalized Montana’s reputation as a haven among doomsday preppers, and some are acting upon it. Mondale uses the term when advertising many of her properties, describing herself as “that confidential broker in the American Redoubt” who “understands what acronyms like OPSEC and TEOTWAWKI really mean.” OPSEC is short for operations security, a military term for the process of protecting critical information. TEOTWAWKI is short for “the end of the world as we know it.” “[For] a lot of people, that’s their fantasy world/reality,” Mondale says.
just gravitate towards me, because I have skills. And I think that’s what has attracted me to them. “These are the nicest people, as a group,” she adds. “There’s not like scared freaks.” Much of what she’s knows about TEOTWAWKI comes from those with whom she’s negotiating deals. “I learn a lot from these people. They have all of these unique ideas about what may or may not be happening in the world,” Mondale says. Her office sells dozens of so-called remote and sustainable properties each year, most in western Montana. Many have
ishes. Outside, the property boasts a 4,000-watt solar array and private pond. Cost alone might be why Mondale’s clients tend to be “wise, educated, affluent people,” as she describes them. Many work in the tech sector and tell Mondale they want to escape “cubicle city.” “City folks tend to feel most trapped,” she says. “They read this stuff, and they can’t do anything about it. They can’t get out.” Among preppers, being “awake” to the fragility of modern society and the forces controlling it is a virtue, Mondale explains. Individuals who are awake stand in contrast to the masses, sometimes called “sheeple.” Sheeple are pawns of the
The long gravel road to one of the West Fork properties formerly owned by the Church Universal and Triumphant is flanked by creative, if unsettling, “No Trespassing” signs put up by a neighboring landowner.
tainable” lifestyles. She speaks the lingo, but she lives a form of it, too. Mondale reads survivalist blogs and alternative websites that publish the latest conspiracy theories alongside tips on do-it-yourself construction. She and her husband own a sustainable ranch outside Missoula where they raise livestock and garden. He’s a general contractor specializing in clandestine construction, while Mondale in her spare time teaches survival skills at youth camps. Before taking up realty, she was a firefighter and search and rescue volunteer. If hers is a business that trades on fear, you wouldn’t know by talking to Mondale, who is gregarious and upbeat. More mom than militant, she’s the kind of person who says “thank you for your life” before slaughtering her animals. “That, by the way, was organic chicken,” she says while putting away a container of cold meat, a snack she sometimes packs when showing clients remote properties. “I love working this aspect of my business, which turns out to be most of my business,” Mondale says. “But [clients]
unusual features, like the highly “defensible” cabin on a peninsula on Salmon Lake that is accessible only by boat. A smaller proportion of her deals include true underground dwellings, but such properties aren’t out of the ordinary. Mondale just sold an “extreme survival complex” near Hamilton that hides a 1,780-square-foot, state-of-the-art bunker beneath an otherwise dull metal building. The bunker complex was listed for $1.5 million in a luxury home magazine. Anyone viewing the property was required to sign a nondisclosure agreement. Mondale won’t talk about the parties involved in the sale, both of whom guarded their anonymity, other than to note that the out-of-state buyer purchased it on the spot. But advertising photos show off the bunker’s elaborate air ventilation system and other essential features, including ample storage space, a generator system, an emergency escape tunnel and a bunk room that sleeps 30 people. Other amenities include generous living quarters, a stacked washer/dryer and “high end” fin-
system, blinded by a mind-numbing addiction to drugs or entertainment. “My personal opinion: the zombie apocalypse, it’s here right now,” Mondale says. To her, prepping isn’t much different than locking the front door or buying an insurance policy. It’s also a kind of selfsufficiency, one that parallels the joy of biting into a tomato off the vine. Indeed, many of her properties appeal to modernday Thoreaus. “Self-reliance property!” and “wilderness seclusion” are common advertising pitches for her cabins. Yet the kind of security envisioned in the redoubt implies the threat of armed conflict in a destabilized world, where the prudence of preppers makes them a target for aggression. In these scenarios, food and family must be defended.
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alking up a narrow gulch surrounded by U.S. Forest Service land, Mondale points out good sites for “LPOPs,” another borrowed military term
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for listening posts/observation posts. “If you stuck one up here and then stuck one on that side, you know, cut down a few trees, how else is anyone going to get at you?” Mondale says. “So this is more of the fantasy, but it’s true.” This is the first of two remote West Fork properties, along with Pogue’s, that Mondale is marketing as ideal redoubt retreats. They’re long, narrow, mostly undeveloped stretches of land along Hughes Creek, near the Montana/Idaho border. Both have access to mountain spring water and mineral rights in a historic gold mining area. The properties, according to Mondale’s listings, offer a rare combination of natural beauty, sus-
“When Elizabeth actually put out the call to ‘shelter up,’ that was a little bit of crazy,” recalls Ernie Meador, a longtime real estate agent in Livingston. “Just in the sheer number of people who started pouring into town in U-Hauls, and the frenzy with which they thought they had to hurry up and get underground.” Many church members who didn’t live on CUT property nonetheless had reserved bunker space in the valley—like timeshares for the apocalypse, Meador says. “There was a market in selling interest in survival shelters, and there were members who were doing really well selling you your seven years of dried beans and other survival necessities.”
mobile camper parked here, a vintage Vagabond beneath a wooden pavilion. It’s an artifact—or trash—at this point; Pogue hasn’t touched it since buying the property in 2000. The green paint is deteriorating. A window is broken. His claim about it housing Guru Ma, as the church’s leader was known, is a matter of local lore. “I know this because the people down at the very bottom of this property, whose father I bought this land from, remembers knitting a shawl for Elizabeth Clare Prophet’s baby. They were up here full time, but I don’t know if they were living in tents or what the deal was, because there’s really no construction to speak of,” Pogue says.
Current owners of a 120-acre parcel off Hughes Creek told Mondale they discovered a man taking shelter in this overturned outhouse in a known gold mining area.
tainability, seclusion and defensibility. But don’t take her word for it, the flyers seem to say. Just look at their former owners, the survival experts: the Church Universal and Triumphant. The church, often referred to as CUT, is a New Age faith that blends aspects of several mainstream religions. It was led for more than 20 years by Elizabeth Clare Prophet, a charismatic woman who claimed communion with God. The group is remembered for the events which took place after its headquarters were relocated from California to Gardiner, Mont., in 1986, when the church made extensive preparations to survive a nuclear war Prophet forecasted was imminent. CUT members’ apocalyptic fears led to the state’s first and biggest boom in bunker construction. In addition to a massive, 750-person shelter located on the church’s Royal Teton Ranch, CUT adherents living in the church’s two subdivisions near Emigrant dug family-sized bunkers on their properties.
When the bomb never dropped and CUT’s following began to fade, properties went up for sale. The smattering of fallout shelters, too expensive to remove, became dead weight. Vent pipes still jut from the ground around Glastonbury subdivisions, no longer reserved for church followers. Meador says the underground shelters haven’t attracted a new wave of survivalists, though other homebuyers don’t seem to mind them. “They don’t give it much value. I’ve never seen it in an appraisal on one of those properties,” he says. “It mostly seems to be an oddity in the marketplace.” Back in the Bitterroot, remnants of the most controversial aspect of the church’s survival panic are still embedded in Pogue’s land. “And this is where Elizabeth Clare Prophet lived for a while,” Pogue says when entering the clearing, 2 miles past the end of the dirt road. “And there’s a bunker here, too.” Pogue is gesturing toward a decrepit
acting as its steward. He hired a crew this summer to carry out his forest management plan, clearing out dead trees. Finding a buyer for this sort of land won’t be easy. It’s listed at $2 million, and the nearby 120-acre parcel owned by someone else is priced at $875,000. The small niche of buyers willing to spend millions to live in the woods is one reason Mondale has seized on its “unique history.” Mondale isn’t worried that tying the properties to their shadowy past will invite dubious characters. She figures a group—maybe a church—will take interest in the sites, perhaps because they feel a similar draw as CUT. “What CUT wanted was to be left alone,” she says, “and to be
Deep in the woods up Hughes Creek, surrounded by 160,000 acres of roadless area, sits a vintage camper said to have been used by members of the Church Universal and Triumphant. Top church officials used a bunker on this land to store the church’s controversial weapons and survival supply cache.
The other rumor—the one Mondale hopes might help sell the land—is that CUT had purchased them as “final stronghold positions” in case the church was pursued by the government. The notion makes for a convenient selling point, but it didn’t just come from thin air. Federal documents, old news reports and accounts by ex-CUT members indicate the properties were owned inconspicuously by top church officials as part of a scheme to stockpile survival supplies, including a large arsenal of weapons. More than 10 years before the church announced its relocation to the Paradise Valley from California, members of its inner circle had been buying land in the mountains of western Montana and Idaho where they could survive a broken future. Caches that included sniper rifles designed to pierce tank armor and as much as 200,000 rounds of ammunition were said to be stored secretly among the sites. The church’s earlier preparations, first termed “Operation Christ Com-
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mand,” are largely forgotten, but they foreshadowed the church’s more spectacular 1990 doomsday panic—and perhaps today’s redoubt movement as well. In Pogue’s eyes, the old CUT trailer “is not the highlight of the property.” Despite his belief that societal ruin isn’t far off, Pogue has never seen his land as a survival stakeout or dystopian insurance policy. “My thought all through my life is I just absolutely love wilderness and intact ecosystems that haven’t been manipulated and ruined. That’s the reason I wanted this property, to have a place like that. But I also believe that many of our mainstream modern practices are utterly unsustainable. That’s part of why I be-
came an ecologist, to try to put a stop to the destruction of wilderness,” he says. “I mean, New York City was as beautiful as this in its own way 500 years ago. …You fly back to New York City right now and as you’re flying, as you’re looking down, it’s all been sectioned off. It’s all little squares. And that was with a fraction of the people we’re going to have in the next hundred years. So places like this are just an absolute gem.” Pogue, his teenage daughter and their wolf-dog spend summers at Hughes Creek living in an old yellow school bus he has retrofitted with sleeping quarters. The sight of his bus comes as a familiar relief at the end of the long gravel road. To get there, visitors must also drive past a series of handmade “No Trespassing” signs put up by neighbors, one of which threatens that violators “will be prostituted.” Another is accompanied by a noose hanging from a branch. Even as Pogue looks to sell his land— college tuition is on the horizon—he is still
able to sustain themselves through any emergency.” Pogue, while sympathetic to the church’s ideals, has a different assessment of its members’ actions. “I think where they started to slip was they got into this place of fear, of paranoia,” he says while hiking along the stream. “Fear leads to hate, territoriality, pride and aggression. Fear got to them, and they started making some mistakes.” Pogue declines to show the old bunker in the clearing, which he says is completely buried, in case the next owner wants to keep it secret. But he describes the bunker as a water tank, around 25 feet long. “It could serve as a shelter of some sort,” he says, “but I don’t know what they did as far as electricity or ventilation or entry and exit.” Pogue’s description of the tank is based on stories from “old timers” in the West Fork. He has never turned over the dirt to peek inside. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
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Professor of fun Coach Shane plans dope rhymes for the R-rated Please Don’t Tell My Dad by Kate Whittle
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nside A Carousel for Missoula on a summer afternoon, a group of preschool- and elementary-aged kids stands quietly around the entrance. Their camp leader, Shane Rooney, a lanky man with a scruffy ginger beard, places ride tokens into their outstretched hands. “Thank you, Coach Shane,” says each child before running off to get in line for the carousel. While twirling his mustache, Rooney explains that he loves his multiple day jobs where he gets to work with kids. He’s also excited to blow off some steam at the upcoming art, fashion and music show, Please Don’t Tell My Dad. Most of the participating artists at Please Don’t Tell are operating under pseudonyms, due to the show’s “R-rated content,” Rooney says. But Coach Shane isn’t one to be shy or coy about it. He says he’s looking forward to openly participating in an event that’s all about embracing an adult sense of humor. The show will include art displays, a fashion runway, a robot mingling with the crowd and erotic popcorn ball sculptures. Rooney will be dropping some “dope rhymes” as MC Boogeyman, with beatboxing from a performer going by the name “DJ Tastykake.” He doesn’t want to give too much away about the show, but he insists it will be engaging, to say the least. “It will out-fun at least anything at First Friday,” he says. “It will be the freshest, for sure.” Around the local arts scene, Rooney is best known to kids and adults alike as Coach Shane. The 29-year-old can be found exuberantly refereeing Garden City Lady Arm Wrestlers matches and dancing in his skivvies on top of a van at VonCommon art shows. He was once spotted cycling down Higgins Avenue at midnight while doing bicep curls with jugs of milk. By day, Rooney works an assortment of gigs, including teaching at the YMCA, performing with The Whizpops!, coaching basketball and leading day camps. He gets relief from all the G-rated fun by writing filthy hip-hop lyrics. “Sometimes, it’s nice just to be a grownup, to say the F word,” Rooney says. “I come from Philly, and Philly’s the birthplace of gangsta rap. Schoolly D. Know your history. Straight up. So as a result, even the white kid studying philosophy at a Jesuit college still has to be equipped with their battle raps.” Rooney attended St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, studying philosophy for a few semesters. He briefly considered becoming a priest before settling on elementary education as his major. During his first student teaching gig, he says he felt constricted by standardized testing requirements and traditional education. “What I had envisioned was getting to shape young lives, but instead I had to instruct 7-year-olds on what ‘exceedingly proficient’ means,” he says. After graduation, he moved out West to work for
photo by Amy Donovan
Philadelphia native “Coach” Shane Rooney says he’ll establish himself as a legit rapper during his upcoming First Friday performance as MC Boogeyman.
Camp Mak-A-Dream, the nonprofit outdoors and arts camp for children and young adults diagnosed with cancer. “Oh, I had leukemia in high school, that was how I found out about Camp Mak-A-Dream,” Rooney mentions, almost casually. He survived leukemia, thanks to a successful bone marrow transplant. As a side effect of chemotherapy treatments, he can’t father children. He makes up for it by devoting his life to working with kids, he says. At Camp Mak-A-Dream, he perfected his special
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brand of exercise called “Freakaerobics.” It’s an aerobic kickboxing workout he describes as part Tai Bo and part Richard Simmons, and it was first designed to help give cancer patients a boost of energy. “There were brain tumor survivors with half their brain cut out who’d be Freakercizing, have a seizure, come to and get right back into doing some Bruce Lee knees,” he says. “There’s something really special about it.” After Camp Mak-A-Dream, he was offered a job teaching Freakaerobics at a Missoula gym, and decided to stick around.
“That was five years ago, and now I’m the Professor of Fun. That’s my official title, it’s on my business cards,” he says. “If anybody else tries to call themselves the Professor of Fun, I will battle them. We’ll have a fun battle. I will out-fun anyone in, I would say the world, but I’ll definitely claim the state of Montana.” Please Don’t Tell My Dad features music and art at Betty’s Divine Fri., Sept. 4, from 5 to 8 PM. kwhittle@missoulanews.com
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Back-alley sleaze Primus’ chocolate factory pays oddball tribute It wasn’t until I was older that I realized what a scary circus Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory really was. The 1971 film was so strikingly colorful, the music pleasant and Gene Wilder’s character so charming that the sadistic nature of the place didn’t really strike a chord. But if anybody could drive the tale’s darkly comedic yet wholly sinister undertones home (and Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s un-watchable remake proved it wasn’t that easy), it would be Primus. Oddball maestro Les Claypool assembled the band’s original lineup (featuring OG drummer Tim Alexander, unfortunately underutilized here) and brought on some longtime collaborators for a retooling of the original score that succeeds in balancing reverent adoration with bizarre originality. Those that don’t share Claypool and company’s
particular fondness for Willy Wonka may tire of the album quickly, and the multiple Oompa Loompa themes that take up much of the second half are rather irritating from the get-go. Conversely, it’s amazing how many of the songs fit Primus’ whackjob style regardless of this context. Claypool injects “Candy Man” with a glorious back-alley sleaze, and it’s easy to imagine him characteristically hopping from foot to foot howling the refrain to “Golden Ticket.” It’s not the strongest or most engaging Primus record. As such, it is a little disappointing for being the first effort from the original trio in two decades. But it’s a respectable, colorful labor of love that’s worth experiencing. ( Jed Nussbaum) Primus play the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater Wed., Sept. 9, at 8 PM. Doors at 6:30. $35.
The White Buffalo, Love and the Death of Damnation My bartender friend Willy has impeccable taste in alt-country and he’s turned me onto some great artists over the years, like Sturgill Simpson and Drag the River. Now I get to return the favor with The White Buffalo’s new album, Love and the Death of Damnation. “Chico” gallops along nicely as Jake Smith, aka Buffalo, sings about a man seeking vengeance on some crazy reprobate. It’s a headlong narrative, with an unexpected musical shift in the middle, where the drums strip down to a hard waltz while Mariachi horns add some border town spice. “I Got You,” a heart-bruising duet with Audra Mae, is a great example of Smith’s straightforward imagery. He sings, “It ain’t about your bitchin’ or your devil’s tongue, it’s about me wishing I was still the
one.” No abstruse metaphors or mystical poetic bullshit. Just unfettered human expression that is as unvarnished as it is powerful. The best song is the hilarious front porch picker “Go the Distance,” a profane declaration of undying love with lines like, “People talking, that’s understood, but don’t you listen to him, he’s a fuckin’ peckerwood.” It’s a talented songwriter who can make that line sit comfortably alongside “your love is my only existence.” I’ll bet my three-pint limit that this is right in Willy’s wheelhouse. (Ednor Therriault) The White Buffalo plays the Top Hat Mon., Sept. 7, along with the Dodgy Mountain Men Trio. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $15/$12 advance at tophatlounge.com.
The Sword, High Country It’s hard to call The Sword’s fifth record a departure, because it still rocks pretty hard. When they emerged from Austin, Tex., with 2006’s Age of Winters, many fans of heavy music bellowed about them being mere hipsters aping the late, great stoner metal icons Sleep. Over the next three records, The Sword steadily moved away from that reference point, focusing instead on more traditional metal influences like Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. High Country is a different animal, more in the vein of Thin Lizzy or Hawkwind. “Empty Temples” starts things off with main man J.D. Cronise’s vocals right up front in the mix, and even has some harmo-
nized ooing and ahhing for background vocals. The band is doing creative things with harmonized guitars, delivering what in a prog band would be handled by an organ player. And once the song builds to its climax it’s plenty heavy with some big, fat riffs. Clearly The Sword are trying to stretch out a bit, and they hit more than miss with this record. It’s the least “metal” of anything they’ve done and I’m cool with that. My favorite track, “Buzzards,” is buried pretty deep in. It’s a dark little pulp story with blood and guts and carrion. It features a thick layer of fuzz on the guitars, and I can’t help but nod along to it, satisfied. (Chris La Tray)
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Lightbulb fish Carroll’s Undercover takes back the power by Sarah Aswell
Undercover Operations features realistic charcoal images by Lindsey Myers Carroll that depict surreal situations.
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To look at the pieces in Lindsey Myers Carroll’s new collection is to wonder how in the world they were created. Each piece is an astoundingly clear, crisp and real-looking rendering of strange and surreal images—a steer head on a human body, sheep riding on a motorcycle, a fish encased in a light bulb. All have the feel of old sepia photographs or outdated scientific illustrations, though the content of the drawings makes it clear that these pieces don’t originate from bygone photo albums or dusty textbooks. Although it’s difficult to believe upon viewing, each piece in the collection is simply created with charcoal, paper and large amounts of time—most with a subtle background wash of gray, blue or purple gouache. Carroll works from the upper left-hand corner to the lower right-hand corner of each canvas to prevent any accidental smudging and spends weeks perfecting the tiniest details of the works, from delicate birth feathers to technical wheel spokes. The collection, Undercover Operations, will be on exhibit at The Brink beginning on Friday, Sept. 4. It represents both a surprising change in medium and shift of pace for the artist. For several years, Carroll focused her artistic efforts on ceramics. She liked the social aspect of the ceramics studio and the creative process ceramics involved. But two years ago she realized she needed a different outlet—a more solitary pursuit that gave her the opportunity to focus and reflect. And so, these works represent her return to drawing. “Drawing is a meditative practice for me,� she says. “Even when I was growing up, I got in trouble for drawing on the desks. It allows me to focus and process things in a productive manner. The moment that you make contact with the paper—it’s a healthy thing for me.� This is more than just an artist finding a renewed way to express her feelings. Undercover Operations is striking in its detail, imagery and its execution.
Each piece is a reflection on Carroll’s meditations— about personal autonomy, societal expectations, cultural roles and feminism. “With this body of work, I am trying to say something personal and autobiographical,â€? Carroll explains. “It’s ‌ a matter of what rises to the surface. Some of the elements function like masks, a costume that the figure puts on to play a role.â€? In “Staring Down Fences,â€? Carroll depicts herself crouched barefoot in the corner of a large expanse of blackness, her face replaced by the miles-long gaze of a steer. “There’s something really powerful about putting this masculine image on my head,â€? Carroll says. “I look pretty androgynous and I look poised to move. I was thinking about the struggle of being a female, of being surrounded by men in power. It wasn’t that the men around me were necessarily keeping power to themselves, but that I wasn’t taking it.â€? The finished product is, like many other pieces in the body of work, initially jarring. The contrast of the surreal steer-human with the minutely detailed and realistic outfit of Carroll’s figure shocks and surprises. A viewer might not know the artist’s underlying thoughts, but the pieces still evoke powerful emotion. For Carroll, the process of creating these images helps her reach personal epiphanies while rendering something beautiful. “That realism of the moment [when] something pops on the page—the moment that you know it’s going to be okay—it’s the moment you start to believe,â€? Carroll says. “It’s the possibility of potential. I work for that moment over and over again.â€? Lindsey Meyers Carroll’s Undercover Operations opens at the Brink Gallery Fri., Sept. 4, with a reception from 5 to 8 PM. arts@missoulanews.com
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Girl on fire Diary plays fair with adolescent sexuality by Scott Renshaw
The classic pose of regret.
“I had sex today—holy shit!” Such is the stunned realization of Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley), the 15year-old protagonist of The Diary of a Teenage Girl— and somehow, the admission might seem just as shocking to an audience. It’s 2015, and it shouldn’t be the case, yet here we are: A movie about an adolescent girl’s sexual and emotional coming-of-age still feels borderline revolutionary. There would be nothing particularly worthwhile about Marielle Heller’s adaptation of Phoebe Gloeckner’s 2002 graphic novel if it were just out to be shocking or titillating about budding female sexuality; nobody has ever gone broke appealing to an audience looking to leer. But there’s a welcome complexity to the way Diary explores how its heroine thinks about sex, love and physical intimacy mixed with a vivid visual imagination to evoke the source material. It’s not easy for a movie to be both playful and cautionary, but Heller pulls it off. That opening proclamation of Minnie’s lost virginity doesn’t address the most complicated part of the encounter: the guy involved. Monroe (Alexander Skarsgård) is the 34-year-old boyfriend of her mother, Charlotte (Kristen Wiig). Nor does it end up being just a one-time event, as Minnie and Monroe continue their affair in secret. But as Minnie begins to record her thoughts about this strange new adult world—both in an audio diary and in her own cartoon art creations— she begins experimenting with more partners and more relationships that aren’t always easy to navigate. Minnie’s world is 1976 San Francisco, and it’s not possible to overstate how much that period setting permeates her story. The daughter of a twice-married and twice-divorced free spirit, Minnie is surrounded by drugs and a liberal attitude toward sex; as she walks through Golden Gate Park, a casually topless woman is among those she sees hanging out on the grass. The underground comix scene of folks like R. Crumb and Aline Kominsky inspires Minnie’s own burgeoning interest in becoming an artist (with the illustrations turning into a vibrant, often animated part of the movie’s storytelling), and a Rocky Horror Picture Show screening further ex-
pands her awareness of the spectrum of sexuality. Even news reports about the high-profile Patty Hearst case feed into Diary’s look at the way emotional need can lead to relationships that aren’t particularly healthy. While there’s a welcome sex-positivity to much of The Diary of a Teenage Girl—acknowledging Minnie’s desires even as others around her can only process her behavior with words like “slut” and “nympho”—it’s hardly a grand celebration of Minnie’s post-Sexual Revolution exploits. Powley’s performance is wonderfully layered— wide-eyed and watchful at times, while still capturing a girlish bounce—and she offers humor in scenes like when Minnie’s high-school-age lover expresses his inability to deal with the fact that she pursues her own orgasms. Yet she also clearly gets in over her head, conflating sex with the love and connection she’s missing from her absentee father and a mother who seems to talk to her only to address her physical appearance. Diary doesn’t suggest Minnie is just a typical girl pursuing normal, healthy sexual behavior. It’s a tour through the life of a girl who looks like and is treated like a woman, trying to find boundaries when there don’t seem to be any. That mix of giddiness and danger isn’t easy to sustain over the course of an entire film, and there are moments when Diary veers toward being the Trainspotting of adolescent female sexual experimentation. But Heller and her cast find too many piercingly honest moments—from Minnie marking Monroe with an “X” of virginal blood to the cartoon figures that betray Minnie’s self-image—for the movie to feel like a wallow in exploitation. And indeed, a mix of giddiness and danger practically defines the adolescent experience. The Diary of a Teenage Girl doesn’t stand in judgment of Minnie, nor does it pretend that everything we see her do is perfectly fine. It merely understands the weird emotional place where the only reasonable response to “I had sex today” would be “holy shit!” The Diary of a Teenage Girl concludes its run at the Carmike 12 Thu., Sept. 3. arts@missoulanews.com
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Clunky charm Baumbach’s Mistress mixes awkward with magical by Molly Laich
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If Trainwreck is the funniest movie of the year in that raunchy, sports-fueled, mainstream sort of way, then Mistress America is Trainwreck’s separate-butequal, quirky, indie cousin. Greta Gerwig stars as Brooke, the 30-year-old spitfire who literally lives in Times Square and has an energy that could be a little too cloying from any other actress. Brooke teaches a spin class, tutors kids in their homes, sings in bands and has big aspirations to open her own restaurant. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Tracy (Lola Kirke) is toiling through her first semester at Barnard College, where she fancies herself a writer of the struggling, misanthropic variety. Fate conspires to bring the girls together when we learn that Tracy’s mom is engaged to marry Brooke’s dad. Brooke and Tracy hang for one night in New York City, and poof! An instant friendship forms. So goes the setup of writer/director Noah Baumbach’s story, with Gerwig, his partner, as co-writer and collaborator. Baumbach always gives us these weird, imperfect movies about people who are brilliant and exuberant but maybe functionally challenged (Greenberg, Frances Ha), and such is the case here. When Tracy wakes up after a night of partying in Brooke’s “commercially zoned” apartment, Brooke tells her to get the coffee started. Tracy tells her she doesn’t know how, and Brooke says, “Of course you know how, look at it for two seconds, don’t be incompetent.” She’s forgotten the poor girl is barely an adult, and frankly, I have a hard time remembering as well, since Kirke is 24 in real life and has the speaking voice of someone twice that age. But Hollywood refuses to acknowledge my complaint that teenagers in films should be played by actual teenagers, so move on we must.
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The plot thickens when the financial backer for Brooke’s restaurant bows out. Never mind why, but it leads to a desperate confrontation at Brooke’s rich ex-boyfriend’s house, who is now married to Brooke’s ex-best friend. Also, Tracy’s crush from school is there, along with his jealous girlfriend. Add to the cast of characters a couple of cats, a mean neighbor who drops in and out and a pregnant woman’s book club, and we’ve got an old-school comedy on our hands. It’s like one of Ingrid Bergman’s screwier films, or a John Hughes Breakfast Club-like setup if you’re into more contemporary references. These cooks say the wittiest things to each other, like, “Don’t talk about Twitter, it’s so awkward” or “I just learned what case-sensitive meant, like seriously, yesterday.” There’s interpersonal relationship stuff at stake, too, all of it heading toward a pretty absurd and made-up crescendo involving a short story written by Tracy. Will it or will it not end up in the school’s literary journal, and what will that mean for Brooke, on whom the sometimes too-honest story is based? Mistress America can be a little clunky and unsure of itself at times, but that’s not a criticism so much as a further description of the characters as they relate in time and space. I admired in particular one scene where a homely girl from high school confronts Brooke at a bar to tell her how much her teasing hurt her feelings. “I don’t care!” Brooke says, as the woman skulks off in defeat. “And neither should you!” As an awkward high schooler myself, I really should have been on the bullied woman’s side, but Gerwig’s charming performance outweighed my sympathy. She may literally be a witch. Mistress America opens at the Roxy Fri., Sept. 4. arts@missoulanews.com
[film] slide in Risky Business. Ethan and the IMF battle the Syndicate. Stunts abound. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
OPENING THIS WEEK CARTEL LAND Mexican drug cartels are the subject of this documentary, which follows the progress of two vigilante groups that try to prevent the violent organizations south of the border from bringing drugs into the U.S. Rated R. Playing at the Roxy, Fri., Sept. 4–Thu., Sept. 10. Check website for times.
NO ESCAPE Lake Bell stars with Pierce Brosnan and Owen Wilson in this thriller about an American family trying to escape the danger surrounding a coup overseas. Oh, wait, there is no escape. Rated R. Screening at the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS The second installment in the Roxy’s presentation of the entire Harry Potter series finds Harry ignoring ominous warnings and returning to Hogwarts. He’s plagued by a strange voice that seems to follow him. Rated PG. Showing at the Roxy Thu., Sept. 10 and Sun., Sept. 13. Check website for showtimes.
PIXELS Adam Sandler’s id continues to spill onto the big screen with this latest vehicle, co-starring Kevin James. When aliens misread a message sent into space, they turn our classic arcade games against us in a CGI spectacle. Rated PG-13. At the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. SHAUN THE SHEEP Aardman Animations produced this spinoff from their Wallace and Gromit universe. When Shaun takes a day off and hits the Big City, he gets in trouble with the Man, aka the Farmer. Rated PG. Screening at the Carmike 12.
MISTRESS AMERICA Director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) teams up with Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) in this comedy about a college freshman whose life is complicated by her unhinged future step-sister (Gerwig). Rated R. Showing at the Roxy, Fri., Sept. 4–Thu., Sept. 10. Check website for showtimes. (See Film.) THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED With Jason Statham leaving the big screen to pursue a career in standup (just kidding), The Transporter franchise soldiers on with Ed Skrein taking over the kicking of ass when a Russian prostitution ring raises his ire. Rated PG-13. Screening at the Carmike, Pharaohplex. A WALK IN THE WOODS Robert Redford and Nick Nolte play it for laughs when they attempt to walk the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail. Emma Thompson co-stars. Rated R. Screening at the Carmike 12.
NOW PLAYING 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. BEING EVEL Finally, an Evel Knievel movie that might help erase the memory of that George Hamilton piece
Hey, man, do you hear banjos? Robert Redford and Nick Nolte take A Walk in the Woods. Rated R. Opens Fri., Sept. 4 at the Carmike 12. of crap from 1971. Using tons of archival footage and interviews with Johnny Knoxville and others, Being Evel tells the story of the daredevil that launched a million driveway bike ramps. Screening at the Roxy. THE END OF THE TOUR This docudrama covers the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace. Oscar buzz is already humming around Jason Segal’s portrayal of the doomed Wallace. Rated R. Screening at the Roxy. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE What the hell-iarmus! The Roxy is bringing the entire Harry Potter series back to the big screen through Sept. and Oct. In 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the young lad learns he is a wizard,
and begins his stint at Hogwarts. Rated PG. Showing at the Roxy, Thu., Sept 3 and Sun., Sept. 6. 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. 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. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION Sure, Tom Cruise hangs on the side of an airborne plane, but he’ll never top that tighty-whitey floor
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Credited with nothing less than the invention of gangsta rap and West Coast hip-hop, N.W.A. lit a cultural fuse with songs like their feel-good hit of the summer, “F**k Tha Police.” Their story finally comes to the big screen. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 12. WAR ROOM This movie from the faith-oriented Kendrick brothers portrays a seemingly perfect family that’s really on the verge of implosion. A wise old woman appears and gives them hope. Rated PG. Screening at the Carmike 12.
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 tantrums. 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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You say tomato, I say heirloom by Jamie Rogers When I was a kid I thought tomatoes were disgusting. On a burger, on a turkey sandwich, the cold and slimy slices of mealy wetness were always removed prior to eating. To me, those fleshy pink discs were just under-evolved bottles of ketchup, and I distrusted anyone who felt otherwise. But I didn’t know that what repulsed me were tomatoes in name only— that there were tomatoes out there that were sweet and sour and so juicy they’d turn a hamburger bun to mush. I didn’t know that how and where food is grown could affect my enjoyment of it. I’d never heard of an heirloom. There’s a bit of dissent on what makes an heirloom tomato an heirloom. Some people say it’s a plant variety that has been around since before World War II, about the time growing crops that had been hybridized for beneficial traits became the only way for farmers to survive. Others say a variety is an heirloom when it’s been cultivated for eight generations without showing anomalies in the fruit. Kristi Johnson, who worked on farms for most of her adult life before she and her husband bought some land of their own, runs Lowdown Farm in Moiese. She guesses they grow around 30 varieties of heirlooms and distribute them to markets and restaurants around western Montana. She acknowledges the definition of “heirloom” can be tricky, but she’s found one that covers the important bases. She says most of the tomatoes you find in supermarkets 12 months a year have been bred for consistency and a mass-market appeal. “Modern hybrids are bred for uniform color and shape,” she says. “People want perfect-looking tomatoes.” An heirloom, she says, is the opposite. “A simple explanation is that an heirloom is an old variety that was bred for flavor.” This is an essential point and gets to the root of why a tomato you buy at a Super Wal-Mart in February tastes so different from the tomato you buy at the farmers market this weekend. Tomato plants require warm temperatures to grow, and in the U.S. the warmest and cheapest place to grow tomatoes is Florida. You don’t have to look at a map to understand the problem. Florida is equidistant from nowhere.
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And in order to ship a tomato grown in Florida to a supermarket in Montana, growers have had to breed tomatoes with thick skins and firm flesh. But that’s not all. In order to ensure that when the grocer opens a box of tomatoes he finds a pile of perfectly round, red fruit, the growers must also harvest the tomatoes long before they are ripe—when they are green and hard as a baseball—and long before the fruit has had time to develop the sugars and acids that make a tomato taste like a tomato. The little green baseballs are then put in a chamber and bathed in ethylene gas, which makes them turn red but not ripe. On the other hand, heirloom tomato plants have been bred to produce fruit that tastes good. As a result, they have thin skins that crack and bruise easily and have a tendency to grow into every shape except perfect spheres. In short, they ship poorly and don’t fit neatly in a box, so growers must find markets close to home and sell as many as possible when the weather is still warm. The downside, of course, is that you usually can’t find heirloom tomatoes in the supermarket outside of summer. And when it is summer, they still tend to be more expensive. This downside, though, is mitigated this time of year. By late summer farmers who grows tomatoes for market usually have boatloads of them, and the abundance is reflected in the price (often $3 per pound or less). And since heirlooms can, believe it or not, freeze very well, this is a perfect time to stock up. If you are rolling your eyes at my food snobbery, know this: I have tried and failed to stock my fridge based on ethics. Where and how food is produced is important to me, but it is not as important as price and taste. If tomatoes from Florida tasted better than tomatoes from Moiese or any Missoula backyard, this column would read differently. But they don’t, and heirlooms, to me, taste so much better that I am willing to pay a little extra. And if you are not convinced of the difference in flavor, I challenge you to try Johnson’s favorite thing to do with her tomatoes. “I just slice them up and put them on a piece of toast with some mozzarella.” Try it with an heirloom. Try it with a supermarket tomato. Which one do you want more of?
[dish] Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 Welcome back students!! Happy Fall!! Fall is Bernice's time of year. The smell of fresh baked goods wafts around the Hip Strip as Bernice's prepares to serve a rockin' cup of joe, danishes, cookies, croissants, muffins, and a whole lot more. The crisp Missoula air is the perfect compliment to a slice of apple pie in the afternoon or a warm Tipus Chai around 6pm. Fall BBQ's are topped off with Bernice's Parkerhouse Rolls, Curried Chicken Salad and 8" Chocolate Chocolate cake for dessert. Stop by the UC, COT and Book Exchange to see what goodies Bernice's is showcasing this school year. A pesto croissant just before class is a great wake-me-up! Or swing by Bernice's and wake-up with our newly added espresso! 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 $-$$
Cafe Zydeco 2101 Brooks 406-926-2578 cafezydeco.com GIT’ SOME SOUTH IN YOUR MOUTH! Authentic cajun cuisine, with an upbeat zydeco atmosphere in the heart of Missoula. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast served all day. Featuring Jambalaya, Gumbo, Étouffée, Po-boys and more. Beignets served ALL DAY! Open Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm, Closed Sundays.
Mon-Fri 7am - 4pm
(Breakfast ‘til Noon) Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$
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. $-$$
531 S. Higgins
541-4622
Sat & Sun 8am - 4pm
killer teas sake local brews
happy hour 3-6pm everyday
LUNCH & DINNER VEGETARIAN & GLUTEN-FREE NO PROBLEM
SAKE SATURDAYS
special sake cocktails • $1 off glass pours • bottle specials
(Breakfast all day)
COOL
COFFEE ICE CREAMS
IN OUR COFFEE BAR
BUTTERFLY HERBS 232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN
The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. 926-2038 Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. Ask us about our Take and Bake Service! Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Thurs 11 am - 6 pm. Friday and Sat 11-8 pm Downtown Missoula. $
Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. • 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. Dinners on Fri & Sat nights 5 - 9 PM. $-$$
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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Single barrel at The Badlander HAPPIEST 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 $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$
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What you’re drinking: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel at The Badlander Why it’s special: Whiskey is aged in wooden casks. Most whiskey products are blended from multiple casks to yield uniform characteristics. Single barrel whiskey, however, is bottled from individual casks, so each batch is unique. The certificate noting the bottling date (2008) and barrel number for The Badlander’s batch is on display. Why you’re drinking it: Because the cask this Jack was aged in is on top of the bar, feeding sweet Tennessee mash through a coiled metal pipe into a glass dispenser with a lemonade-type knob.
SATURDAYS 4PM-9PM
MONDAYS & THURSDAYS ALL DAY
Say what? Okay, the whiskey doesn’t actually flow from the cask—bartenders say Montana law doesn’t allow it. Instead, the whiskey has been individually bottled and is poured into the dispenser. The tube is just for show. The damage: $7 for a shot. The burning in your throat is included. But hey, it’s got character. Where and when to find it: Happy hour at The Badlander lasts from 4 to 9 p.m. at 208 Ryman Street in downtown Missoula. —Derek Brouwer Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
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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
meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$
Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$
Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ 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. $-$$
Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for nonsushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon– Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$
Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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THURSDAYSEPT03 Australian bands used to have succinct names like AC/DC and INXS. Now here’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, with Chicago/LA outfit Mile High Club at the Real Lounge, 112 Front St. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $8/$5 adv. 18 and over. If u cn rd ths u cn gt a gd jb. Nowadays matchbook covers are not the best resource when you’re looking for work. The Student Employment Fair will offer opportunities for students. University Center Ballroom, 9 AM– 3 PM. For more info, call 243-2022. Wake and make with a hit of creativity at Art Start, a morning DIY series with projects laid out for you and your child ages 2 and up to work on. Meets at the ZACC the first Thursday of every month from 11 AM-1 PM. $6/$5 for members. Visit zootownarts.org/artstart. Artist Garrett Bryant’s I Can Do Anything I Want Without Fearing the Consequences features large pieces of steel penetrated by brute force, and explorations of male privilege and and feminism. Opening reception at the University Center Art Gallery, 4-6 PM.
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Hey, man, tall guys should be in the back! Doug Martsch will be front and center when Built to Spill play the Badlander Tue., Sept. 8. Doors at 8:30. PM, show at 9:30. $22/$20 advance. Ticketfly.com.
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 midSeptember. Sept. 3: Red Elvises, Sept. 10: Tom Catmull’s Radio Static. Free to hang out.
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[calendar] Meet local birth and postpartum doulas at the aptly titled event, Meet the Doulas. Refreshments will be available. The Nursing Nook, 734 Kensington Ave. 5:30– 7:30 PM, free. Get a blues-style jump on the weekend with Mary Place and Blue Moon at the Union Club. Smoky blues for the happy hour crowd, 5:30 PM, no cover. Letter B is the second letter, so presumably they try harder. Witness their musical efforts at Draught Works Brewing, 6–8 PM, free. Is it a cross between bratty and itchy? Britchy, aka Britt Arnesen and Richie Reinholdt, play harmonyladen original Americana at Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free. Beer without music is like...well, it’s still pretty good. But Tim Fast makes the whole experience better with tunes. Lolo Peak Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free. Live those “American Idol” fantasies at karaoke with Cheree at Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W., with drink specials and the chance to win $50 samolians. 8:3010:30 PM. No cover. Stick around for the prize drawing to be eligible to win. 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. Once you see Junior Brown burn down the stage with his fiery guit-steel, you’ll be a convert. The hardcore country legend comes to the Top Hat, with local country men Idle Ranch Hands doing the warmup honors. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. Tickets $25-$28 at the Top Hat or ticketfly.com. See if the Wild Coyote Band have that pack mentality that makes them tight. 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. Wisenheimers will be cracking wise at John Howard’s Home-
FIRST FRIDAY Montana Artists of the Killdeer Artists’ Guild display their many approaches used to portray the natural worlds. Natural History Center, opening reception 4:30–6:30 PM. Christian Ives creates images that maintain the original idea while creating a new one. Natural Deconstruction is at the E3 Convergence Gallery through Sat., Sept. 26. Opening reception Fri., Sept. 4, 5–7pm. Pictures! Get your pictures! Montana Photobooth Company is taking free photographs for First Friday at Missoula Wine Merchants, 311 N. Higgins, 5–8 PM. Healing Stone, four decades of stone art therapy by Vietnam vet David Lewis, is on display through Sept. at the Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins. 10 AM–6 PM. Reception Fri., Sept. 4, 5–8 PM. Oil paintings by Teresa Garland Warner and Elene Weege will be featured in Painting the Moment at Gallery 709 in Montana Art and Framing. 709 Ronan St. Reception 5–9 PM. Sarahjess Hurt displays her collages made from found objects at Betty’s Divine, Reception 5–8 PM. Because full-sized monsters would have destroyed the joint, that’s why. Mini Monsters by Kelly Anne Dalton opens at Upcycled, 517 S. Higgins. Reception 5 PM. Please Don’t Tell My Dad is a one-night-only show of obscene,
grown Stand-Up Comedy at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM to perform; things usually start around 10. Free.
FRIDAYSEPT04 Bare Bait Dance kicks off their season with guest dancers Monica Rodero and Dan Schuchart. PAR/TV Center. $12–$14. Times vary, check barebaitdance.org for details.
“Sunday Brunch” by David Lewis is featured in Healing Stone, at The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins. Opening reception Fri., Sept. 4, 5–8 PM.
vulgar and embarrassing art and spoken word by local artists who would rather not be named in print (see Arts). Betty’s Divine, 5– 8 PM. Future’s so bright, you’ll wanna wear shades at Kathryn Schmidt’s exhibit, Seen In Broad Daylight, highlighted at the Missoula Art Museum’s First Friday shindig. Reception from 5-8 PM, with gallery talk at 7. Lindsey Meyers Carroll uses her charcoal drawings to explore the idea of personal autonomy in her show, Undercover Operators. Opening reception at the Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St., 5–8 PM.
Lolo Hot Springs will be vibing you positive, broseph, at the inaugural Feel Good Festival. Live music, glass blowing, arts and crafts, workshops, aerial performances and a live mermaid are just the start. Three-day tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s, or online at http://feelgoodvortex.com/tickets. Art aficionados and downtown revelers alike can enjoy First Friday in Missoula, wherein shops,
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Artist B.MartiNez describes her art thusly: “Reclaimed, recycled, liberated scrap art is a love affair of materials and process.” See the end results at Wood is My Sketchbook, at Bicycle Hangar, 1801 Brooks St., reception 5–8 PM. Heart and Soul is a group art show that celebrates the creative vibe of our favorite city. Repertoire Art and Design, 113 W. Broadway, reception 5–8 PM. Julie Ann Schroeter’s acrylic paintings explore the roots of abstract art and painting from the subconscious. Gecko Designs, 523 N. Higgins. Opening reception Fri., Sept. 4, 5–8 PM.
cafes, bars and galleries host free art viewings for all to enjoy. Sometimes there’s totally excellent free wine and snacks, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out missoulacultural.org/gallery-guide and our special listings. Students, here are a pair of your favorite words: FREE FOOD. All members of the campus are invited to WelcomeFeast, to dig
Jennifer Meyer-Vaughan presents an informal dance performance for First Friday at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. 5:30 PM. Free. Monte Dolack’s new print, “River’s Light,” will be unveiled at the grand opening of The Frame of Mind Gallery, 1706 Brooks St. Reception 5:30–9 PM. Casey Zablocki works in large scale ceramic forms. Her show, Accessories, is at the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 A Hawthorne St. Reception 5:30–9 PM.
on some free chow, live music, and other cool stuff. Pro tip: wear your Griz colors. UM campus on the Oval, 11:30 AM–1:30 PM.
nightlife Learn more about homeopathy and healing with Julie Linville, a certified homeopathic, with drop-in discussions at Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. Third St. W., 5–7 PM. Will this be the week some joker shows up with bagpipes?
[calendar] Find out at the Irish Music Session, every Friday at the Union Club from 6-9 PM. No cover. Family Friendly Friday invites little ones to boogie while parental units kick back at the Top Hat, starting at 6 PM, with a rotating lineup of local musicians providing all-ages tunes. No cover. If you ever want to use Bonetti’s Defense during a sword fight on the Cliffs of Insanity, you might want to check out “Foray into Fencing.” This free introduction to fencing is for ages 9 and up. Missoula Fencing Association, 1200 Shakespeare, Ste A, 6:30-7:30 PM. For more info visit missoulafencing.net. Dan Dubuque plays his unique style of steel guitar, and you can bet he uses all six strings. The Keep, 102 Ben Hogan Drive, 7–10 PM, free. Jillian Campana presents her play, Growing Up Wonderland: Alice’s Coming-of-Age Story, at the Masquer Theatre in the PAR/TV Center, 7:30 PM. $11/$6 ages 12 and under.
Local rock continues to dominate downtown as MASS FM, No Fancy and Boys explore the boundaries of rock at the Palace Lounge. 10 PM, $3.
SATURDAYSEPT05 Lolo Hot Springs will be vibing you positive, broseph, at the inaugural Feel Good Festival. Live music, glass blowing, arts and crafts, workshops, aerial performances and a live mermaid are just the start. Three-day tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s, or online at feelgoodvortex.com/tickets.
classroom. Gather and relax with brush in hand while an instructor leads you from blank canvas to ready-to-hang art. Ten Spoon Winery, $38, noon–3 PM.
nightlife Learn more about homeopathy and healing with Julie Linville, a certified homeopathic, with drop-in discussions at Meadowsweet
Herbs, 180 S. Third St. W., 5–7 PM. Smooth, tangy, with a satisfying kick. Am I talking about the Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Trio, or the beer at Draught Works Brewing? Stop in between 6–8 PM and enjoy both. To James Bond, she was the private secretary of his boss, M. To you, Moneypenny is the band that will be rocking Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free.
MudSlide Charley bring their greezy blues to Blacksmith Brewing in Stevi, 6–8 PM, free. Jillian Campana presents her play, Growing Up Wonderland: Alice’s Coming-of-Age Story, at the Masquer Theatre in the PAR/TV Center, 7:30 PM. $11/$6 ages 12 and under. You’ll be feeling all crepuscular when Dusk drops their veil of music
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. Art on Tap is a painting class without the fussy constraints of a
They play so well together, that flute and guitar. Margaret Schuberg (flute) and Luis Millián (guitar) are the latest pair in the Faculty & Guest Artist Series at the UM’s School of Music, 7:30 PM. $12/$8 students and seniors. You’ll be feeling all crepuscular when Dusk drops their veil of music over you at the Eagles Lodge, 8 PM–1 AM. No cover except the cover of night. See if the Wild Coyote Band have that pack mentality that makes them tight. Sunrise Saloon, 9 PM, no cover. Socially conscious Elephant Revival mixes up gypsy, Celtic, Americana and folk into a rambunctious sound that will fill the dance floor. Top Hat Lounge, doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $20/$18 adv., tickets available at tophatlounge.com Three-Eared Dog, who have been called “Beatle-esque” by a local music heavyweight, bring harmony and muscular rock ‘n’ roll to the Union Club, 9:30 PM, no cover. In walks you to see In Walks Bud. Also, M.O.T.H. flutters onstage at Stage 112. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5, 18 and over.
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[calendar] over you at the Eagles Lodge, 8 PM–1 AM. No cover except the cover of night. Bare Bait Dance kicks off their season with guest dancers Monica Rodero and Dan Schuchart, who have collaborated on There’s You & There’s Me. It’s described as “a flurry of tightly constructed duets and improvisation.” PAR/TV Center, U of M. $12–$14. Times vary, check barebaitdance.org for details.
Missoula County's 23rd Annual
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
September 18th & 19th, 2015 Friday 9-5:30 • Saturday 9-4 Scott Street City Shops Mercury Fever Thermometer Exchange Bring your old mercury fever thermometer to Haz Waste Days for disposal and receive a free digital thermometer. (Mercury thermometers are glass with silver temperature column.)
Items accepted at NO CHARGE from county residents • Oil-based paints & stains • Paint thinners • Solvents • Used motor oil and antifreeze (up to 15 gallons in noreturn containers.) • Mercury Thermometers • Rechargeable and button household batteries (alkaline can be thrown away). Up to 6fluorescent tubes (no compact bulbs).
ITEMS ACCEPTED FOR A FEE Pesticides • Strong acids • Caustics • Chlorinated solvents Fees also apply to business and out-of-county residents for all wastes.
Year Round Options for disposal of... Latex Paint - If the can is almost empty, dry it out with cat litter and put it in the trash with the lid off. Give it away! Home Resource (Corner of Russell and Wyoming) takes good, almost full latex that has not been stored outside. Call first @ 541-8300. Car Batteries - Republic Services Recycling. Motor Oil - Most Republic Services residential customers can put up to 2 gals per week in clear plastic containers for free pickup. Many auto parts stores, shops or service stations will take small quantities of used oil for free. Fluorescent Bulbs - Ace, Home Depot and Lowes accept household compact fluorescent bulbs for free • P.E.T.E.S Electric accepts all fluorescents for a fee.
NOTE: We do NOT accept LATEX PAINT • CAR BATTERIES or COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS Household and Conditionall y Exempt Waste Onl y • 50 Gallon Limit
For more info call 258-4890 • www.co.missoula.mt.us/wq Sponsored By
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Missoula Outdoor Cinema is winding up their summer with some great family fare. Tonight it’s The Chronicles of Narnia. Chronic what? Rated PG. Headstart School, corner of Worden and Phillips. Donations appreciated; popcorn available. Check out missoula outdoorcinema.org. Even as the nights are cooling off again, you can heat ‘em up at Latin Dance Nights. Back-to-School Salsa Social at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Bring a dish or beverage to share. Lessons at 8 PM, dance ‘til 2 AM, $7. DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo completely disrespect the adverb with their Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with fancy drink specials to boot. Shake your jelly roll to some bad craziness when Mandatory Mayhem takes over at Monk’s. Wildcard kicks it off, followed by Nerdskull, Equinox Sound and Sovereign Sect. Doors 9 PM, $10/$17 under 21. Apparently TotalFest didn’t satiate their rocking needs. Bad Future returns to Missoula, with local troublemakers Midnight Hotdog and the Deadbeats. VFW, door at 9 PM, free show. Josh Farmer Band plays music you can scuff up the linoleum to at the Union Club, 9:30 PM, no cover. The TomCats are a time ma-
chine of rock ‘n’ roll, taking you through several decades of danceworthy hits. Meow! Sunrise Saloon, 9:30 PM, no cover. Montana bluegrass enthusiasts Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails spew their harmonies and string mastery from the stage at the Top Hat, 10 PM, free show.
SUNDAYSEPT06 The Maldives close out the summer’s Snowbowl Mountain Music series, with help from Americana songwriter Sera Cahoone. Shuttle runs from Grant Creek to Snowbowl. Doors at 5 PM, show at 6. $20–$32 at snowbowlmountainmusic.com. Lolo Hot Springs will be vibing you positive, broseph, at the inaugural Feel Good Festival. Live music, glass blowing, arts and crafts, workshops, aerial performances and a live mermaid are just the start. Three-day tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s, or online at feelgoodvortex.com/tickets. The Missoula Area Secular Society presents the M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet. Take note the group is now meeting on the first and third Sunday of every month for brunch at 10 AM at the Stone of Accord, 4951 N. Reserve St. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.
[calendar] 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. Art on Tap is a painting class hosted by different Missoula venues. It is a time for people not only to paint, but to gather socially and relax while engaging in something meaningful and fun. An instructor will lead you from blank canvas to ready-tohang art. $32. Times vary, check artontapmissoula.com for details.
nightlife What beer goes best with bluegrass? Trick question—all of them! Local Yokel provides the sippin’ tunes at Great Burn Brewing, 2230 McDonald Ave., 6–8 PM, all ages, free. Tom Catmull, one of Missoula’s hardest working troubadours, makes a stop at Draught Works Brewing to share his songs of wistful longing in an unyieldingly random existence. 6–8 PM, free. Celebrate your Sunday Funday with Newtflix, the new curated film screening and drunken banter session hosted by Newton Wise, the first Sunday of the month at the VFW. 6 PM. No cover, plus dranks are half-off all day. Bare Bait Dance kicks of their season with guest dancers Monica Rodero and Dan Schuchart, who have collaborated on There’s You &
Got the shot? Good. Let’s get out of here before Norman Bates comes home. Elephant Revival bring their rockin’ gypsy folk to the Top Hat Fri., Sept. 4. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $20/$18 advance.
There’s Me. It’s described as “a flurry of tightly constructed duets and improvisation.” PAR/TV Center, U of M. $12–$14. Times vary, check barebaitdance.org for details. Check your mic technique and your high note testifyin’ at Rocking Karaoke with Aaron “B-Rox” Broxter-
man at the Sunrise Saloon, 7 PM– midnight. No cover.
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Jazz and martinis go together like cops and pepper spray. Jazz Martini night offers live, local jazz and $5 martinis every Sunday night at the Badlander. No cover. Dig it, and dig it deep, sister.
Sip a fancy soda for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM.
It’s Labor Day, my babies. Federal holiday. No school. No mail. No library. No dice! You are advised to call ahead and see if your Monday event is still happening. Carry on. Former military members are invited to the Veterans for Peace Western Montana Chapter meeting,
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[calendar] which will work to inform and advocate about peace issues. Meets at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave., on the first Monday of every month at 4 PM. Visit veteransforpeace.org to learn more.
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.
night at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., with current events, picture round and more. Gets rolling around 8:30 PM. To get you warmed up, here’s a trivia question: What’s the most rainfall Missoula has ever had in one day? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife. Don’t be L7, come and learn to dance at the Top Hat’s Square Dance Night every Tuesday. An oldtime string band provides the tunes, and instruction will be provided. 8 PM. Free.
sons for $90. Contact the Downtown Dance Collective at 406-5417240 or info@ddcmontana.com. Cultivate your inner Ebert with the classic flicks showing at Missoula Public Library’s free matinee, at 2 PM, except holidays. Visit missoulapubliclibrary.org or pop your head in their lobby to see what’s playing.
nightlife The Centers for Disease Control’s National Diabetes Preven-
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. The Glass-Fusing Orientation Class will impart basic glass-fusing wisdom upon you and a friend at the ZACC. 6 PM. Every second Wednesday of the month. $20, plus about $5-$20 for the cost of glass. All-ages.
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. Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by using your giant egg to answer trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. Show ‘em your chops at the Open Mic with Cheree at the
You’ve heard his songs playing on “Sons of Anarchy,” now The White Buffalo brings his rollicking country rock to the Top Hat (see Noise). Also, Dodgy Mountain Men. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $15/$12 advance.
TUESDAYSEPT08 As part of the Missoula Symphony’s Cabaret Series, the Quartetto Gelato ensemble perform their world class music at the Top Hat. Dinner seating at 5:30 PM, concert at 7. $10–$40, advance tickets recommended. www.tophatlounge.com.
nightlife Draught Works Brewing’s Cheers for Charity night supports a local charity or nonprofit. Every Tuesday the Northside brew pub donates 50 cents of each pint sold between 5 PM and closing time. What’s it going to take to make you snort beer out your nose? Come find out when Rio Hillman performs for Live Comedy Night at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free. Tom Catmull, Missoula’s favorite musician (I looked it up), shares his original songs at Lolo Peak Brewery, 6–8 PM, free. Get those thumbs limbered up! The Official MPL Gamers Club meets to play Wii and Xbox 360 in the YA dept. at the Missoula Public Library. Ages 13–19, 6:30 PM. Emmy award winning singersongwriter John Floridis joins Max Hatt and Edda Glass for an evening of jazz, Americana, Brazilian, and folkrock. Crystal Theatre, 7 PM, $10-$12, brownpapertickets.com. You some kinda wise guy (or gal)? Prove it at the Quizzoula trivia
Man, that’s the last time I buy a truck on Craigslist. Dead Winter Carpenters play Downtown ToNight at Caras Park. Thu., Sept. 3, 5:30–8:30. No charge!
Doug Martsch windmills for the masses with Built to Spill at the Badlander. Doors at 7:30, show at 8. $22/$20 adv.
WEDNESDAYSEPT09 Minnesota boy Tim Fast does his singer-songwriter thing at Blacksmith Brewing, 6–8 PM, free. Get those hips in action this fall with 15 weeks of Salsa dance les-
tion 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, 406-3295781, kayli.julius@providence.org. 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.
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Oompa, loompa, do-pa-deedoo, Primus and the Chocolate Factory have got a Willy Wonkathemed party for you at the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater, along with guests The Fungi Ensemble. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 8. $38/$35 in advance at the Big Sky taproom, Rockin Rudy’s and knitting factory.com. (Trivia answer: 1.2” on Aug. 8, 2009.) West Coast jazz? Continental jazz? Bebop? Avant-garde? It’s all
Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W. Runs 8:3010:30 PM. Impress ‘em enough and you could get paid $50 as a showcased performer. Text 406-396-5934 to sign up early. You can tell who the karaoke ringers are—they don’t need no stinkin’ monitor. Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander, 9 PM, no cover.
Friday, October 16, 2015 IS PROUD TO PRESENT
The Governor’s Room in the historic Florence Building 111 North Higgins Ave • Missoula Hosted by:
Join us for a festive and elegant evening with award-winning celebrity chefs! A reception with hors d’oeuvres kicks off the evening, followed by a fantastic multi-course dinner accompanied by select wine and beer pairings. BRUCE KALMAN RESTAURANT: Union, Pasadena CA
ANDY BLANTON RESTAURANT: Café Kandahar, Whitefish MT
BROOKE WILLIAMSON RESTAURANT: Playa Provisions, Hudson House, The Tripel, Los Angeles CA
TANYA HOLLAND RESTAURANT: Brown Sugar Kitchen and B-Side BBQ, Oakland CA
BEN JONES RESTAURANT: The Resort at Paws Up, Greenough MT
BETH & SUSAN HIGGINS RESTAURANT: Two Sisters Catering, Missoula MT
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THURSDAYSEPT10 Like a certain funky pixie from Minneapolis, Tony Furtado has broken free of his establishment shackles and forged his own label, YouSayFurtado Records. Celebrate the release of his new CD The Bell at the Top Hat, with Tom Catmull. 9 PM, $15/$12 advance. ticketfly.com. Enjoy a screening of The Patriot on the eve of Patriot’s Day. Polson’s Miracle of America Museum features a night of family fun at their Night at the Museum, including demonstrations and displays of Revolutionary War accessories and more. 36094 Memory Lane, 6:30 PM, free.
nightlife The Pattee Canyon Ladies’ Salon holds their 15th annual group art exhibition, which includes studies from the figure in various media. With an opening reception Thu., Sept. 10, 5–8 PM. Brunswick Building, 223 W. Railroad Street.
Prepare to be overcome by twang. Junior Brown brings his celebrated “guit-steel” to the Top Hat. Thu., Sept. 3. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $28
Unless you’ve perfected that time machine, today is the deadline to sign up for Blue Door #10’s Sci-Fi writing class, which starts Tue., Sept. 15. To register, visit facebook.com/bluedoor10.
For tickets, visit the MSO Hub in downtown Missoula, call 543-3300 or go to
MissoulaOsprey.com.
Thursday, September 3
Friday, September 4
vs. Great Falls Voyagers
vs. Great Falls Voyagers
FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT & TEAM PHOTOS
FINAL REGULAR-SEASON HOME GAME!
All fans who attend the game will get a photo of the 2015 Missoula Osprey and have a chance to win over 100 prizes, thanks to Coca-Cola & Cherry Creek Radio.
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BE SURE TO CATCH THE OSPREY IN THE PIONEER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS ON SEPTEMBER 10!
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private eyes When you love a particular story, reading it repeatedly isn’t enough—you want to somehow live in it, to be part of it. Since the dawn of the Internet, at least, fan fiction has been a way for readers to immerse themselves in the literary worlds they adore—and to add some hot lovin’ between beloved characters. Thus, we have erotic fan fiction. If you’re familiar with erotic fan fic already, you likely need no introduction. For the newbies, here are a couple important terms to know: “shipping” is the term for pairing up two characters into a romantic relationship. “Slash fic” is the term for gay erotic fan fiction. I had some, um, formative experiences in my youth reading Harry Potter slash fic where Harry and Malfoy discover their attraction to one another.
and prepare to be highly amused/titillated at the Montana Book Festival’s Sexy Drew and Babies Too event. It features regional authors reading from their own erotic fanfic, including Spokanites Kris DinWHAT: Sexy Drew and Babies Too: Hot nison and Melissa Huggins, along Fan Fiction Inspired by Nancy with Seattle’s Megan Kruse. We’ll also Drew and The Babysitters Club hear from Missoula’s own Rachel Mindell, who happens to be the fesWHEN: Thu., Sept. 10, from 5:30-6:30 PM tival coordinator. WHERE: VFW, 245 W. Main St. We can surmise, from the event’s
title, that beloved sleuth Nancy Drew might do some under-the-covers MORE INFO: montanabookfestival.org work, and perhaps we’ll also discover what lies beneath all the overalls worn by the Babysitters Club. I’d also venture to guess that this will be one highly Whether you’re new to fanfic or an old memorable authors’ reading. . hand at shipping, grab a stiff drink at the VFW —Kate Whittle HOW MUCH: Free
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 midSeptember. Sept. 3: Red Elvises, Sept. 10: Tom Catmull’s Radio Static. Free to hang out.
a vibrant, compelling literary community by attending events and celebrating books. It’s all going down September 10-13 at various venues in downtown Missoula (see Spotlight). For a schedule and more info, visit montanabookfestival.org.
The Montana Museum of Art & Culture hosts a meet and greet party before the screening of Never the Same with director Jan Thompson and narrator Loretta Swit (from M*A*S*H). Missoula Children’s Theater, 5:30–6:30 PM. Tickets are $25. Call 2432019. Proceeds will benefit the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society and MMAC. (See Agenda.)
Keep your eye on your IPA when Caroline Keys and Jeff Turman play their fun folk at Draught Works Brewing. Their constant swapping of instruments might accidentally incorporate your pint. 6–8 PM, free.
Get a blues-style jump on the weekend with Mary Place and Blue Moon at the Union Club. Smoky blues for the happy hour crowd, 5:30 PM, no cover.
I can hear them sharpening their spikes already...the fifth annual Northside vs. Westside Softball Showdown will give the winner bragging rights, and the loser will donate a day of volunteer labor. Beer and food will be available. Northside softball field, corner of Worden and Cooley, pre-game starts at 6 PM. More info at nmcdc.org.
The Montana Book Festival is coming to town, calling all lovers of words to help build
Because Zachary Fortunate doesn’t sound as rock ‘n’ roll, that’s why. Zachary Lucky
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Hey, is that my vest? Max Hatt and Edda Glass bring their amalgam of jazz, Americana and Brazilian-flavored music to the Crystal Theatre, and Missoula’s John Floridis shares the bill. 7 PM, $10–$12, brownpapertickets.com.
(that’s better!) plays music for the beer-sipping masses at Lolo Peak Brewing, 6–8 PM, free. Support Montana Special Education at a book release fundraiser. The Montana Special Education Art Compilation contains art from high school students in Special Ed across the state of Montana. The Starving Artist Cafe, 3020 S. Reserve St., 6-8 PM. Three Fiddlers, Three Traditions features the music of Denmark, early America, and Métis style fiddle at this Missoula Folklore Society concert. Missoula Friends Meeting House, 1861 12th St. W., 7:30–9 PM, $15 at the door. You’ll no doubt be thinking of Katharine Ross perched on Paul Newman’s handlebars (ask your mom) when B.J. Thomas brings his buttery croon to the Dennison Theatre for a Five Valley Crimestoppers fundraiser. 7:30 PM, $36. Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s. Live those “American Idol” fantasies at karaoke with Cheree at Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W., with drink specials and the chance to win $50 samolians. 8:30-
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10:30 PM. No cover. Stick around for the prize drawing to be eligible to win. Get your compass settings pointed toward the weekend with a little headstart from Stomp the Catbox at the 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. Is this a rock show bill, or some kind of zen poetry? No Cigar, Time To Kill and Sophie’s Tea play The Real Lounge, 112 Front St., doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free show, 18 and over. Got an upcoming event? Submit info to Mr. Calenda Guy at calendar@missoula news.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Pro tip: include a hi-res photo if you have one. 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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n most clear summer days in Missoula, you can raise your eyes to the top of Mount Sentinel and see a paraglider or two spiraling their way into the valley, riding thermals high above the terra firma. Raise your eyes even further and you might see an eastbound airliner a couple of miles up, leaving a white contrail across the big blue sky. Imagine you’re in that plane. Now imagine jumping out of it. As many as one hundred people will be doing just that this weekend as Silvertip Skydivers hosts their annual Labor Day Boogie in Hamilton. “We’ve got a big Cessna Caravan coming over from Washington,” says club member Tim Leegan. “It holds 16 jumpers, and gets up to 13,500 feet. A little Cessna gets up to 5,000
feet, and your freefall is about 30 seconds. From the big Cessna it’s closer to a minute.” That’s a long time to maintain a blood-curdling scream. —Ednor Therriault The Silvertip Skydivers will host the Labor Day Boogie at the Hamilton Airport, Fri., Sept. 4–Mon., Sept. 2. Jumpers can expect to pay $249 for a tandem jump. Please note: if smoke conditions are too heavy, the event will be cancelled. Call Tim Hanson at 546-6173 for info.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMEBER 3
TUESDAY SEPTEMEBER 8
Why not start out the new school year by taking in Jurassic World at the UM’s Outdoor Movie series? UM Oval, 9:30 PM, free.
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.
SATURDAY SEPTEMEBER 5 I’m still getting the stains out of my underwear from last week’s game.The Griz take the field under the lights to battle Cal Poly at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Kickoff at 7 PM. For tickets, go to griztix.com.
Rocky Mountaineers will gather at Imagine Nation Brewery to share images and video of their high altitude adventures. 1115 W. Broadway, 7 PM, in the community room.
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Ladies, if life is driving you up the wall, this is for you. The climbing wall in the UM’s Fitness and Rec Center is open every Wed. night to women only, for climbing and individual coaching from female instructors. All skill levels welcome. 9–11 PM, $5 includes gear and instruction. umt.edu/crec/Outdoor/wall.php
Today is Family Picnic Day! Says who? Says the fine folks at Hamilton’s Daly Mansion, that’s who. Snag a blanket, pack a lunch and bring the tribe to the lush lawns of the Daly Mansion, noon– 5 PM. Free.
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The plight of former POWs is receiving more attention lately, what with John McCain’s Vietnam experience and the high suicide rates among veterans in the news. Now an obscure segment of war prisoners is featured in Never the Same: The Prisoner of War Experience. Jan Thompson’s documentary brings to life the diaries of American soldiers who were held captive for three and a half years by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII. Thompson’s father was a POW, and it spurred her interest in sharing these soldiers’ stories. The film took her 20 years to complete. “This has been built frame by frame with my hands and my heart,” she says. Nearly half the prisoners died while in captivity, but the survivors made it through unimaginable conditions by writing poetry and music, drawing cartoons and even collecting recipes. Starved, beaten, sick and brutalized, they had their humanity systematically stripped away. They only survived through gallows humor, and by creating art.
A cast of well-known actors lends their talents to the film. Ed Asner, Alec Baldwin, Robert Forster, Kathleen Turner and Sam Waterston are just a few who give voice to the diary entries, brought to life through animation, archival footage and rare photos. Loretta Swit, who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in TV’s “M*A*S*H,” narrates the film. Man’s inhumanity to man is at its peak during wartime, and Never the Same reveals a whole new episode in the ugly history of conflict between nations. As one prisoner said, “It wasn’t just the Japanese, it was man himself that was the atrocity.” —Ednor Therriault Never the Same screens at the PAR/TV’s Masquer Theater Thu., Sep. 10, at 7 PM. A Q&A with writer/director Jan Thompson and narrator Loretta Swit will follow. Free admission. A meet and greet with Thompson and Swit will precede the movie at MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 5:30–6:30 PM, $25. For tickets call 239-2019.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMEBER 3 Meet local birth and postpartum doulas at the aptly titled event, Meet the Doulas. Refreshments will be available. The Nursing Nook, 734 Kensington Ave. 5:30–7:30 PM, free.
FRIDAY SEPTEMEBER 4 Learn more about homeopathy and healing with Julie Linville, a certified homeopathic, with drop-in discussions at Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. Third St. W., 5–7 PM.
SATURDAY SEPTEMEBER 5
Win! Enter to win this Torker T-29 Cruiser through our Facebook page or website for a chance to win from August 24 – September 24.
Learn more about homeopathy and healing with Julie Linville, a certified homeopathic, with drop-in discussions at Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. Third St. W., 5–7 PM.
SUNDAY SEPTEMEBER 6 The Missoula Area Secular Society presents the M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet. Take note the group is now meeting on the first and third Sunday of every month for brunch at 10 AM at the Stone of Accord, 4951 N. Reserve St. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.
MONDAY SEPTEMEBER 7 Sip a fancy soda for a cause at this edition of Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated
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to a cause each week. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM. Former military members are invited to the Veterans for Peace Western Montana Chapter meeting, which will work to inform and advocate about peace issues. Meets at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave., on the first Monday of every month at 4 PM. Visit veteransforpeace.org to learn more.
TUESDAY SEPTEMEBER 8 Draught Works Brewing’s Cheers for Charity night supports a local charity or nonprofit. Every Tuesday the Northside brew pub donates 50 cents of each pint sold between 5 PM and closing time.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMEBER 9 People suffering from Lyme disease, as well as their family and friends, are invited to the Lyme Disease Support Group at St. Francis Community Hall, 411 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. Meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 1 PM. Call 360-1415 or 360-0170 for more info. The Centers for Disease Control’s National Diabetes Prevention Program offers this evidencebased 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.
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GONE JAUN I’m a 20-year-old woman, and for three months last year, I dated a 21-year-old guy. Suddenly, out of the blue, he stopped returning my calls. I spent about a month trying to find out what had happened, but he wouldn’t respond to texts or email, either. Well, last week, I ran into him, and he said he’d just gotten really busy with school. He wants to date again, and I really cared about him, so I’m tempted. —Please Talk Me Out Of It “Really busy with school,” huh? When … 150 years ago, when there were no phones in the one-room schoolhouse in “Little House on the Prairie”? There’s playing hard to get, and then there’s being impossible to locate. The first is a canny strategy; the second is casual cruelty in action. In this case, after three months of dating, a breakup phone call (in lieu of face-to-face) would have been semiappropriate. A text would have been better than nothing. A telegram would at least have had historical flair. Yet, there you were, repeatedly trying to track him down and getting the reception most of us give random collect calls from “guests” in the long-term bed-and-breakfasts known as federal prisons. As for your toying with the absolutely absurd notion of dating him again, your slacker of a brain is partly to blame. Admittedly, our brains require a lot of energy to operate, so they like to take energy-saving shortcuts whenever they can. They do this with what I call “thinkpacks”—the brain’s version of those Lunchables combo boxes— prepackaged thinking sets that allow us to act automatically (without thinking through every last little detail). These come in handy when, for example, we’re dining and we can just pick up a fork and use it; we don’t have to wonder what a fork is and whether we use the pointy bits to stab the food or the person next to us. But in psychologically complicated situations, these mental shortcuts can get us in trouble. Take the state that social psychologist Leon Festinger named “cognitive dissonance”—our simultaneously holding contradictory beliefs, such as “He’s not that into me!” and “He’d make a great boyfriend!” Well, the inconsistency makes us very uncomfortable, so our mind wants to smooth it out pronto. So, easy peasy, no problemo—it typically just up and erases whichever belief goes most poorly with our ego. Unfortunately, reality isn’t so simply dispensed with, and before long, “He’s not that into me!” is back and “He’d make a great
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boyfriend!” is facedown in the storm drain behind the dive bar. A way to avoid reality erasing is by getting in the habit of “metacognition”—basically, thinking about your thinking. The guy who came up with the term, developmental psychologist John Flavell, called it “a kind of quality control.” In this case, you unpack your thinking about this guy: “He’d make a great boyfriend!” and your wanting to believe things could be different. Lay those out on the bed next to the facts—how he behaved—because what you do reflects who you are and what you’re likely to do in the future. In other words, what you can trust about this guy is that you can’t trust him to show even the most minimal concern for your feelings—not with even so much as a poop emoji goodbye.
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ERR OF MYSTERY I’m a 28-year-old guy, newly single after the end of my relationship from college, and all of my dates have been busts. I ask girls out, and they say yes, but I must be doing something wrong on first dates, because I can’t seem to score a second one. Like, ever. They go out with me once, and goodbye. I’m a gentleman, enthusiastic, complimentary, affectionate. What could be the problem? —Puzzled There’s a chance you’re overdoing it in the Enthusiastic! Complimentary! Affectionate! department. (It’s good to keep a woman guessing a little, but not, “Am I on a date, or is this guy trying to enroll me in a pyramid scheme?”) Consider “the principle of least interest,” sociologist Willard Waller’s term for how, in any relationship, the person who shows the least interest has the most power. Conversely, the person who comes on with all the subtle nonchalance of a “Cash For Gold!” sign spinner—especially before they even know the other person— has the aura of a needy suck-up. Try something: Cool it on your next five dates. This doesn’t mean acting catatonic. It just means waiting to see whether a woman actually is exciting and worth getting to know—as opposed to being excited by her mere presence: “Wow—to be out with a real woman! I usually just have candlelit dinners with a pillow with a wig on it!”
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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL Accounts Payable Clerk Looking for full time experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to compile and maintain approved and verified AP records, reconcile statements, and issue payments to Vendors. Additional duties include: collecting W-9 information and issuing 1099’s, and completing daily deposits for bank deposits. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID # 26046 Admissions Coordinator Hillside Health Care Center. Must possess the ability to make independent decisions, follow instructions, and accept constructive criticism. Must be able to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public. Must be able to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and potentially hostile people within the facility. Must be able to speak, write and understand English in a manner that is sufficient for effective communication
with supervisors, employees, residents, and families. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10150435 Bookkeeper Small local company seeking a Bookkeeper with QuickBooks, AP/AR, Payroll/reconciliation and financial experience. The ideal candidate will be friendly, customer service oriented and comfortable in a small office environment. Additional office duties will include: bank deposits, financing, promotion submissions, Warranty Service Claims reconciliation, online payments, monthly inventory reporting and various duties as assigned. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID # 25821 Deconstruction Worker Home Resource seeks self-motivated, hardworking employee to join our deconstruction crew working in all phases of residential and commercial demolition. Competitive wages/benefits. For more information or to apply visit www.homeresource.org. Dish
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Help a Senior Citizen Home Instead Senior Care is seeking individuals with big hearts who love seniors! We have a variety of shifts available (Mornings, Days, Nights, Weekends) and no shortage of absolutely amazing clients with great stories! We provide nonmedical assistance to our seniors so they can age in the comfort of their own home. Our CAREGivers provide things such as: light housekeeping, transportation, meal preparation, respite care, and just lending an ear to some great people as they reminisce about the “Good ‘Ole Days”. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10150343 Housekeeping Housekeep-
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EMPLOYMENT ing Temp To Full-Time. Busy local hotel seeking experienced housekeepers. Ideal candidate will be able to work both Saturday and Sunday. Full time $8.50 hr. Full job listing online at www.lcstaffing.com Job ID# 24172 Production Control Production Control. Run processing equipment as assigned by supervisor. Assist others as part of the processing team to ensure smooth and consistent flow of work. $11/hr Full job listing online at www.lcstaffing.com. Job ID# 25542 Red Robin Seeks Line Cooks Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews is seeking 4 additional Line Cooks and Dishwashers. Pay starts at $10.00 / hour and there are many opportunities for raises and advancement. A mix of evening and morning hours are available. We host open interviews Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday promptly at 2PM. Please arrive with your application filled out before hand. A resume is not required but is appreciated. Do not apply online, we would like to meet you in person. If you are unable to make the scheduled interview time, please call and ask to speak to a manager and we will schedule an alternate time. Route Service Merchandiser National Entertainment Network (NEN), a private equity backed company, is the nation’s dominant amusement vending service provider. Over its 27year history, NEN has defined front-end retail and restaurant entertainment with a diverse portfolio of offerings including skill-crane games, capsule toy/confection stands, video games, and kiddie rides. NEN has over 55,000 machines in over 15,000 locations across the country. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10150453 Seeking Bitterroot caregivers Home Instead Senior Care is looking for caring and compassionate CAREGivers to become a part of our team! Our amazing CAREGivers provide a variety of non-medical services that allow seniors to age in the comfort of their home, and meet
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PROFESSIONAL CHIP TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED from the Missoula area. • Must be present to apply • Local hauls • Home daily • Good pay • Benefits • 2 years exp. required Call 406-4937876 9am-5pm M-F. Computer Programmer Local established custom software shop in Missoula, Montana, seeking a full-time Lamp Stack Programmer. We have a long time recurring customer base, several products with growing numbers of users, and a lot of potential! We are looking for someone with solid PHP skills who has the desire and capacity to be responsible for the whole development and technical environment. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID # 25875 FLATBED DRIVERS NEEDED • Home weekly to Biweekly • Top pay • Full benefits • New equipment • 2 years exp. required • Clean driving record 1-800-700-6305 Preschool Assistant Teacher Clark Fork School is looking for an energetic preschool teacher to be an assistant in our 2-3-year-old preschool classroom. We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic educator to further our mission of fostering a sense of wonder for community and the natural world in students. We are also seeking someone enthusiastic about helping children through the toilet training process! Bachelors de-
gree in education or related field or two years experience in a licensed childcare setting. Background in nature education strongly preferred. Respect for nature, a love for children, and a caring demeanor is a must! Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10150317 Small M-F daily in southeastern Montana seeking energetic sports reporter. Send resume to: MC Star, P.O. Box 1216, Miles City, MT 59301 or email mceditor@midrivers.com
SKILLED LABOR CME Lab Supervisor Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology. Our strength is in collectively providing integrated services delivering the best solutions to meet our clients’ needs. With more than 13,000 employees and over 300 offices worldwide and $2.5 billion revenue in 2014, we provide services to protect and improve the quality of life through responsible resource management, sound infrastructure, and rapid communications ability. As part of the Tetra Tech family of companies, we are home to some of the best minds in the country, including nationally renowned subject matter experts. Whether we are contemplating the restoration of our environment or helping to revitalize our urban centers, we are thinking of clear sustainable solutions to resource management and infrastructure challenges. In fact, it’s much more than what can be done today; it’s what we’ll be able to do tomorrow. We offer competitive compensation and benefits and are searching for innovative people to join our team. Tetra Tech invites you to consider a rewarding opportunity within our Missoula, Montana office as a Construction Materials Engineering Laboratory Supervisor. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10150296
tion of office machines. Requires extensive use of telephone with appropriate interpersonal skills. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10150333
Petroleum Service Technician - Billings, MT Northwest Fuel Systems is an established leader for over 20 years in the sales, service, and installation of Petroleum and Car Wash Equipment throughout the Northwest and the Rockies. We offer GREAT BENEFITS and career advancement opportunities: 401K, Cafeteria Plan, Healthcare, Dental, Vacation, Holiday Pay, Clothing Allowance, Cell Phone, Vehicle, Credit Card. www.nwestco.com. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10150307
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Temporary Executive Administrative Assistant The University of Montana invites applications for a Temporary Executive Administrative Assistant for the International Programs department. Temporary position will be for one (1) year, FT, $11.253/hr $12.265/hr. Benefits from day one. For full job description & instructions for applying, visit https://umjobs.silkroad.com/ AA/EOE/ADA/Veteran’s Preference Employer
RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT –OVERNIGHTS FT/PT positions providing support to staff that provides services to Adults w/disabilities. Supervisory exp preferred. Shifts available Mon-Sun. Hours vary from 9pm-9am $10.50/hr+ DOE. Closes: 9/15/15, 5p. SHIFT SUPERVISOR (4) FT Positions supporting persons with disabilities in a residential setting. $9.80 -$10.00/hr. Close: 9/8/15. See on line for more info. DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL Supporting Persons with Disabilities in Enhancing their Quality of Life. Evenings, Overnights & Weekend hours available. $9.20-$10.40/hr. Must Have: Valid Mt driver license, No history of neglect, abuse or exploitation.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Money doesn’t make you happy,” said movie star and ex-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.” Despite his avowal, I’m guessing that extra money would indeed make you at least somewhat happier. And the good news is that the coming months will be prime time for you to boost your economic fortunes. Your ability to attract good financial luck will be greater than usual, and it will zoom even higher if you focus on getting better educated and organized about how to bring more wealth your way.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Going with the flow” sounds easy and relaxing, but here’s another side of the truth: Sometimes it can kick your ass. The rippling current you’re floating on may swell up into a boisterous wave. The surge of the stream might get so hard and fast that your ride becomes more spirited than you anticipated. And yet I still think that going with the flow is your best strategy in the coming weeks. It will eventually deliver you to where you need to go, even if there are bouncy surprises along the way.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Since U Been Gone” is a pop song recorded by vocalist Kelly Clarkson. She won a Grammy for it, and made a lot of money from its sales. But two other singers turned down the chance to make it their own before Clarkson got her shot. The people who wrote the tune offered it first to Pink and then to Hillary Duff, but neither accepted. Don’t be like those two singers, Gemini. Be like Clarkson. Recognize opportunities when they are presented to you, even if they are in disguise or partially cloaked.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): For a pregnant woman, the fetus often begins to move for the first time during the fifth month of gestation. The sensation may resemble popcorn popping or a butterfly fluttering. It’s small but dramatic: the distinct evidence that a live creature is growing inside her. Even if you are not literally expecting a baby, and even if you are male, I suspect you will soon feel the metaphorical equivalent of a fetus’s first kicks. You’re not ready to give birth yet, of course, but you are well on your way to generating a new creation.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Excess is the common substitute for energy,” said poet Marianne Moore. That’s a problem you should watch out for in the coming weeks. According to my astrological projections, you’re a bit less lively and dynamic than usual. And you may be tempted to compensate by engaging in extreme behavior or resorting to a contrived show of force. Please don’t! A better strategy would be to recharge your power. Lay low and take extra good care of yourself. Get highquality food, sleep, entertainment, art, love, and relaxation.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s the phase of your cycle when you have maximum power to transform yourself. If you work hard to rectify and purify your inner life, you will be able to generate a transcendent release. Moreover, you may tap into previously dormant or inaccessible aspects of your soul’s code. Here are some tips on how to fully activate this magic. 1. Without any ambivalence, banish ghosts that are more trouble than they are worth. 2. Identify the one bad habit you most want to dissolve, and replace it with a good habit. 3. Forgive everyone, including yourself. 4. Play a joke on your fear. 5. Discard or give away material objects that no longer have any meaning or use.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When he died at the age of 77 in 1905, Aquarian author Jules Verne had published 54 books. You’ve probably heard of his science fiction novels Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. He was a major influence on numerous writers. But one of his manuscripts never made it into book form. When he finished it in 1863, his publisher refused to publish it, so Verne stashed it in a safe. It remained there until his greatgrandson discovered it in 1989. Five years later, Verne’s “lost novel,” Paris in the Twentieth Century, went on sale for the first time. I suspect that in the coming months, you may have a comparable experience, Aquarius. An old dream that was lost or never fulfilled may be available for recovery and resuscitation.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation,” says stand-up comic Arnold Brown, “but I’m not very good at it.” Your task in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to undermine your own skills at self-deprecation. You may think they are too strong and entrenched to undo and unlearn, but I don’t—especially now, when the cosmic forces are conspiring to prove to you how beautiful you are. Cooperate with those cosmic forces! Exploit the advantages they are providing. Inundate yourself with approval, praise, and naked flattery. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope you’re not getting bored with all of the good news I have been delivering in recent weeks. I’m sorry if I sound like I’m sugarcoating or whitewashing, but I swear I’m simply reporting the truth about the cosmic omens. Your karma is extra sweet these days. You do have a few obstacles, but they are weaker than usual. So I’m afraid you will have to tolerate my rosy prophecies for a while longer. Stop reading now if you can’t bear to receive a few more buoyant beams. This is your last warning! Your web of allies is getting more resilient and interesting. You’re expressing just the right mix of wise selfishness and enlightened helpfulness. As your influence increases, you are becoming even more responsible about wielding it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you have ever fantasized about taking a pilgrimage to a wild frontier or sacred sanctuary or your ancestral homeland, the next ten months will be an excellent time to do it. And the best time to plan such an adventure will be the coming two weeks. Keep the following questions in mind as you brainstorm. 1. What are your life’s greatest mysteries, and what sort of journey might bring an awakening that clarifies them? 2. Where could you go in order to clarify the curious yearnings that you have never fully understood? 3. What power spot on planet Earth might activate the changes you most want to make in your life?
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When 16th-century Spanish invaders arrived in the land of the Mayans, they found a civilization that was in many ways highly advanced. The native people had a superior medical system and calendar. They built impressive cities with sophisticated architecture and paved roads. They were prolific artists, and had a profound understanding of mathematics and astronomy. And yet they did not make or use wheeled vehicles, which had been common in much of the rest of the world for over 2,000 years. I see a certain similarity between this odd disjunction and your life. Although you’re mostly competent and authoritative, you are neglecting to employ a certain resource that would enhance your competence and authority even further. Fix this oversight!
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I stand up next to a mountain, and I chop it down with the edge of my hand.” So sang Jimi Hendrix in his raucous psychedelic tune “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).” We could view his statement as an example of delusional grandiosity, and dismiss it as meaningless. Or we could say it’s a funny and brash boast that Hendrix made as he imagined himself to be a mythic hero capable of unlikely feats. For the purposes of this horoscope, let’s go with the latter interpretation. I encourage you to dream up a slew of extravagant brags about the outlandish magic powers you have at your disposal. I bet it will rouse hidden reserves of energy that will enhance your more practical powers.
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quested. 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 KAREN A. ORZECH, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV2015-2364 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION THE DWELLING PLACE, INC., Plaintiff, v. KAREN THOMPSON et al., Defendant. TO: Karen Thompson, 6336 Buena Vista Loop, 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 24th 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 KAREN A. ORZECH, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV2015-2428 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, Plaintiff, v. TIFFANY WADDELL, et al., Defendant. TO: Tiffany Waddell, 721 Palmer #D, 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 26th 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. ANDERSON, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV2015-2118 SUMMONS
MNAXLP 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.: DV15-789 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, Autumn-Star 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 Cause No.: DV15-688 Dept. No.: 1 Leslie Halligan Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Brian Graham Donovan, Brian Donovan, Petitioner This is notice hat Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Brian Graham Donovan to Peter O’meira. The hearing will be on 09/30/2015 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in MIssoula County. Date: July 23, 2015. /s/ Shirley E. Faust Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Molli Zook, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Leslie Halligan Cause No. DG-1571 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-1570 ORDER SETTING HEARING IN RE THE GUARDIANSHIP OF TYLER SMITH, A Minor. The petition of Alan Smith and Adria Kassion for coguardianship 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 Probate No. DP-15-163 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MAVIS M. LORENZ, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to David L. Devine,
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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 LENA•
Lena is a 7-year-old female Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix. Lena loves people, but really doesn't enjoy dogs or cats. She would need to be the only pet in the household, but would enjoy having a few older kids to play with. Lena has been adopted and returned to the shelter twice in her lifetime. She's really looking for a forever home where she can retire and never have to leave.
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HOOCH•Hooch is a 9-month-old male American Pit Bull Terrier. This young and rambunctious boy needs an owner that can devote plenty of time providing physical and mental exercise. In a shelter environment, Hooch's excitement looks a lot like aggression to both dogs and cats. He is young, though, and with the right training, we are hopeful that he will one day be able to socialize with other dogs. ELLIE•Ellie is a 2-year-old female American Pit Bull Terrier. She is rather timid with new people and in new environments, but when she opens up, she is a hilarious companion. Ellie does not like other dogs, but her previous owner said she was great with cats and goats. Ellie was picked on by neighborhood kids in her previous home, so a child-free family would be the best place for her.
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JAMES•James is a 3-year-old male gray Domestic Short Hair cat. He is a very loving and outgoing cat who wants nothing more than to rub against your leg, curl up in your lap, and receive constant attention. If you're looking for someone to love, James is your man. He does not enjoy other cats or dogs, but with all the love this boy has to offer, you really won't need another pet.
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REX•Rex is a 5-year-old male Maine Coon mix. He is a very sweet cat, who is a little overwhelmed being in a shelter with so many other cats. His first instinct is to find a cozy nook to curl up in away from the hub-bub. He is very social with people, loves receiving affection, and snuggling. In a home, he will likely come out of his shell and show his truly charming nature.
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MARGIE• Margie is a 4-year-old female Brown Tabby/Tortie mix. Margie has the typical Tortie attitude; sometimes she likes attention, sometimes she'd rather be left alone and will let you know so. She came to the shelter declawed. Because she is declawed, Margie must be an inside-only cat. What she needs is a home that gives her the space to feel comfortable, and lets her decide whether or not affection is warranted.
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PRETTY• Pretty by name, pretty by nature. This lovely brindle Pit Bull Terrier mix finds herself looking for a new home. Friendly and loving, this lady enjoys swimming and playing with her fellow canines. If you find her as beautiful as we do, come visit Pretty today!
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SPOCK•Spock has been described as a Catnip Connoisseur and a Star Trek Fan. Dignified Spock is a gentleman with an out-of-this-world personality. He prefers fresh catnip, but is less picky with his food and treats. Spock also loves getting rubs and pets, and always appreciates a healthy snack. When he isn’t eating, Spock enjoys using his scratching post and stretching, then settling down for a nap.
LUNA• Meet the sweet and exuberant Luna! This young pittie would love nothing more than to curl up on your lap and lick you to death. We can't tell which is bigger: her blocky head or her heart! You can visit Luna at the Humane Society Missoula’s Locally Owned Neighborhood Pet Supply Store of Western Montana on Tues-Fri from 1-6, or Satwww.gofetchdog.com - 728-2275 urday from 12-5. She can't wait to meet you!
JENNA•Who's black, white and fuzzy all over? Jenna! A tuxedo long hair with plump furry cheeks, Jenna is a sweet girl who just loves a good rub behind the ears and on her hindquarters above her long, fluffy tail. Only 5 years old, this mild-tempered lady is looking for a furrever home where she will be adored in the manner she deserves.
GILLY• Gilly would really like to tell you, in his houndish way, that he is a seriously cool dog. He loves people and is always excited at the chance of meeting someone new. And of course, being a hound, he loves the outdoors and would love to be your next adventure buddy. Come meet Gilly at the Humane Society of Western Montana from Tues-Fri 1-6 and Sat 12-5.
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[C6] Missoula Independent • September 3–September 10, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICES the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Boone Karlberg P.C., P. O. Box 9199, Missoula, Montana 59807-9199, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare, under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana, that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 17th day of August, 2015, at Missoula, Montana. /s/ David L. Devine BOONE KARLBERG P.C. By: /s/ Julie R. Sirrs, Esq. P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, Montana 598079199 Attorneys for David L. Devine, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 3 Cause No.: DP-15-165 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF LAWRENCE LEE FLACHMEYER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lucey Barney has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be certtified mail to, return receipt requested, to Lucey Barney, Personal Representative, c/o Christopher W. Froines, FROINES LAW OFFICE, Inc., 3819 Stephens Ave., Suite 301, Missoula, Montana 59801 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 18th day of August, 2015. FROINES LAW OFFICE, Inc. By: /s/ Christopher W. Froines, Attorney for the Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 18th day of August, 2015 /s/ Lucey Barney, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP15-134 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 598077937 or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 12th day of August, 2015. /s/ Rodney D.G. Meyer, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP15-162 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF CHANDRA L. BEAVERS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four (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 NICOLE D. MACARTHUR, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at PO Box 201, Parker, Idaho 83438 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 6th day of August, 2015. /s/ Nichole D. MacArthur, PO Box 201, Parker, ID 83438 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 & 2B1, 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 Pass-Through Trust 2005-24, Mortgage PassThrough 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
MNAXLP 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 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 currently held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,103.08, 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 in-
terest at the rate of $102.05 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 17, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services
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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 acknowledged 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 26, 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 117 of Mansion Heights, Phase III, a platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Andrea L Moore, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated September 16, 2008 recorded September 22, 2008 in Book 826 Page 973 under Document No 200821789. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. 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 $2,548.07, 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 May 28, 2015 is $315,435.15 principal, interest at the rate of 5.875% totaling $9,092.45 and other fees and expenses advanced of $61.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $50.77 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: Dated: June 17, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary,
MNAXLP 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 17th 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 Citimortgage V Moore 42090.038 NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED TO: Pursuant to section 1518-212, Montana tax code Annotated, notice is hereby given: RJS Enterprises, LLC, 3615 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59802 Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 Bitterroot Valley Bank dba Airway Boulevard Bank, PO Box 17500, Missoula, MT 59808 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax lien sale certificate as: Legal Description: S18, T13N, R19W, C.O.S. 5443 PARCEL 1A. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on December 1, 2011 and a property tax lien exists on the property as a result of a property tax delinquency. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale on July 12, 2012. 4. The property tax lien was purchases at a tax lien sale on July 12, 2012, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to G. Halley, whose address is PO Box 842, Milltown, MT 59851, and a tax deed will be issued to him unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration date of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of Tax due, including Penalties, Interest and Costs is: Tax: $64,950.03 Penalty: $1,299.04 Interest: $13, 479.26 Costs: $441.40 Total: $80,169.73 7. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 must be paid by October 27,
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2015, which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. 8. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and all costs are not paid to the county treasurer on or prior to October 27, 2015, which is the date that the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the county treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. A tax deed may be issued to the purchaser on the day following the date that the redemption period expires or on the date the county treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 9. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 406-258-4847 Further notice for those persons listed above who addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated the 28th day of August, 2015. G. Halley PUBLIC NOTICE: Crown Castle on behalf of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless is proposing to collocate on an existing 108 foot cellular telecommunications monopole located at 919 Strand Avenue, Missoula, MT 59801. Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Tectonic Engineering, Lori Bart, 70 Pleasant Hill Road, Mountainville, New York 10953. (845) 5345959, lbart@tectonicengineering.com.
CLARK FORK STORAGE
will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 74, 90, 95, 141, 254, 282. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting 9/21/2015 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to 9/24/2015 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.
WEEKLY BUSINESS PROFILE
Tim Calcagno RPh & owner Montana Compounding Pharmacy has been around for 16 years providing medicine compounded in a dose specifically designed for people and animals. Compounding can be adding a bacon flavor to a dog’s medicine or a flavored lollipop for a child. Other compounding like Bio-Identical Hormones are more precise and can be made into creams or lozenges. Another benefit of compounding is often a medicine can be made in a localized form, saving the liver extra work if you take a pill. Tim Calcagno, owner and pharmacist loves to problem-solving and works closely with doctors and practitioners along with the patient to compound workable medications. In 2013 Montana Compounding Pharmacy moved into a larger space and added a Wellness Center, providing quality supplements, nutritional consultations, specialty skin care products and a premier collection of essential oils. Also joining the Montana Compounding Pharmacy & Wellness Center is Thermography Center of Montana using digital infrared thermal imaging of the body, helping locate reasons for pain or potential pathologies. It is non-invasive, painless, safe, with no radiation and is FDA approved. You will also find the BioMat (infrared/negative ion therapy) for rejuvenation, Reiki for natural healing and EFT/Tapping for an easy stress management tool. Tim is a wonderful resource and glad to have people come in with questions. “I am glad to provide a service that focuses on patient care and by making individualized medication you can get better results and less side effects.” TRIAGING SUPPLEMENTS Montana Compounding Pharmacy & Wellness Center
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10955 Cedar Ridge. Loft bedroom, 1 bath on 20+ acres with guest house & sauna near Blue Mountain Recreation Area. $289,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 13705 Harper’s Bridge. 3 bed, 1.5 bath cabin on 4.99 acres near Clark Fork River. $349,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000.
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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, North Missoula home. $165,000. BHHSMT
Properties. For info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 223 West Kent. 3 bed, 2 bath near Rose Park. Perfect for gardeners. $292,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties 2000.com 2233 West Kent. Low-maintenance 2 bed, 1 bath with unfinished basement & patio. $147,500, Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 2615 Woodland. 3 bed, 3 bath ranch-style on almost 1/2 acre in Upper Rattlesnake. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor @gmail.com 360 Stone. 3 bed, 3 bath with 2 bed, 1 bath addition and 3 car garage. $362,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate. 546-5816 annierealtor@ gmail.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 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, South Hills home. $205,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.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
6743 Linda Vista. 4 bed, 3 bath with 2 car garage and great city views. $319,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 5312605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com 706 Hiberta. 2 bed, 1 bath one one +/- acre in Orchard Homes. $215,000. 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 $149,900 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 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. Tuesday 5:30-7. missoulafarmers market.com. Find us on Facebook. If you’ve been thinking of selling your home now is the time. The local inventory is relatively low
REAL ESTATE 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 & Terry Davenport Design, Inc.. Building Survivalist Homes, Sustainably, Off Grid. www.faswall.com, www.naturalhousebuilder.net. Ph: 406-3690940 & 406-642-6863. Real Estate. NW Montana. Tungstenholdings.com. (406)293-3714
Condo for Sale-901 Rodgers St 2BR/1.5 bath, 2 level condo, quite Northside neighborhood. Carpet throughout, laminate flooring in LR. Close to downtown, bike to UM, bus stop on same block. Includes W/D (not coin-op),carport pkg & storage unit. Great investment opportunity, must see. $89,900 view at forsalebyowner.com Listing ID: 24027866 or 406.214.7519
$159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
backside of Mount Jumbo. $79,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605 vickiehonzel@lambros.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
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
14980 Big Horn, Huson. 3 bed, 2 bath on 5 acres. $425,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
2101 Dearborn #40. Modern 3 bed, 2 bath penthouse on upper NW corner. $339,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605 vickiehonzel@ lambrosera.coom
18 acre building lot with incredible views. Lolo, Sleeman Creek. $150,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
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@properties2 000.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
2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Stevensville home. $159,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
5510 Creekstone #2. 2 bed, 1.5 bath with carport off Grant Creek & trail system. $142,500. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambros.com 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 spacious, convenient, and beautiful living space. $160,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com 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 Uptown Flats #303. Top floor unit looks out to the “M” and includes all the wonderful amenities that The Uptown Flats offers.
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4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy. Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 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
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,
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3338 Hollis Street $320,000 MLS# 20153915 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.
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville Home. $209,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Frenchtown home. $367,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.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
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. Wonderful Westside 407 Nora. Recently updated Westside/Downtown living. Close to Draught Works. $275,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
CONDOS 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
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5510 Creekstone Drive #2 • $142,500 • Turn-key 2 story, 2 bed, 1.5 bath, 896 sq.ft. • New kitchen appliances, carpet & flooring • Carport, storage & UG sprinklers • Backs to Grant Creek & trail system • VA financing available
4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12.3 acres. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $449,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Alberton area home on 20 acres on Petty Creek. $465,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com
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 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambros.com
Lolo Acre 5565 Brady Lane, Lolo. An acre with a view, large shop/garage; beautiful setting. $170,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.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.
$385,000 9755 Horseback Ridge 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres with Tremendous Views & 2 car garage.
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