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News
Voices The readers write................................................................................................4 Street Talk Civil liberties at risk.... ................................................................................4 The Week in Review The news of the day, one day at a time ......................................6 Briefs Making hay from fire, kramping Kava Kulture, and the price of driving while poor...6 Etc. In praise of labor.....................................................................................................7 News Meet the “science team” forecasting fire.................................................................8 Opinion Hasn’t Greg Gianforte suffered enough? ......................................................10 Opinion Natural variability isn’t the last word on climate science—or fire................11 Feature In Montana and nationwide, the ACLU is on the move .................................14
Arts & Entertainment
Arts Printmaker Elizabeth Dove illustrates the act of understanding..........................18 Music Dude York, Selector Dub Narcotic, Wolf Eyes...................................................19 Music Jason Isbell gets all growed up......................................................................................20 Film The authentic ring of Good Time ........................................................................21 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................22 Resistance Kitchen Chili for Texas ..............................................................................23 Happiest Hour It was a Dark and Stormy day at the Rhino ......................................25 8 Days a Week I think I almost saw Sentinel on one of those.........................................26 Agenda Bikers Against Bullies .....................................................................................33 Mountain High Getting wild at Wildfest.....................................................................34
Exclusives
News of the Weird ......................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................35 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................36 Free Will Astrology .....................................................................................................37 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................41 This Modern World.....................................................................................................42
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STREET TALK
by Alex Sakariassen
Asked Friday afternoon on the Hip Strip The ACLU has recently come under fire from the left for defending white nationalists’ First Amendment rights ahead of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. What do you think of the ACLU’s action in that case? Follow-up: What do you think is the greatest threat to civil liberties in this country right now?
Keenan Ridgway: I think that civil liberties are important, but when it comes to defending the civil liberties of people whose sole goal is to limit the civil liberties of others, you really need to think carefully about it. The sound of silence: People not willing to speak up, not necessarily against the ACLU or conservative policies, but for themselves. Marianne Vigeland: The ACLU took the right stance without understanding what would happen in the course of the protest. I’m never in favor of violence. Flip the question: Can I switch that around and say what is the most powerful thing we have to defend civil liberties? That would be the Montana Declaration of Rights.
Drew Strummer: They went to bat for the Nazis, and that’s not good. Big brother: I guess the slippery slope to totalitarianism through fear-mongering, scaring us into always doubting our government, into being quiet.
Kylie Hoedel: I don’t support the protest at all … but the ACLU’s mission is to defend free speech, and if they hadn’t defended those rights, that would have been against their mission. The man in charge: Donald Trump. Hands down. And that’s not just based on who he is as a person, but the laws he’s tried to pass.
Cory Beattie: If it’s the civil liberties union, they should be defending civil liberties. But if in the aftermath if they defended the protesters’ rights, that would have gone against their mission. Another for the Trumpkin: Donald Trump. He represents a rotten part of American culture that’s dying, and there’s no need to support that culture anymore.
Missoula, beered Awesome article (“Griz Lager vs. Bonner Logger—an Indy taste test,” Aug. 31). Haven’t tried the Griz Lager yet, but the Bonner Logger tasted like any generic domestic lager. Not a fan of lagers in general. I had a Corona with lime phase early this summer, but that is probably just a result of too many trips to Vegas. Chawn DuBack facebook.com/missoulaindependent
‘Close to water’ As a college capstone project, I constructed a survey for a local craft beer brewery. The results were interesting, because the majority chose the popular Missoula brewery beers as their favorites. Although, when asked about specifics—alcohol content, bitterness, color and hoppiness—the majority chose characteristics aligned with the Millers and Buds of the world. After trying both beers, I was reminded of those survey results. People like beer they can drink all day and still feel trendy. Personally, these two beers remind me of the Monty Python skit about American beers, “like making love in a canoe…” I’ll take a Moose Drool or a Fresh Bongwater over the Griz and Bonner. Jimmy Ray O’Neill facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Bit of research I’m a truck driver, and five minutes of research and everyone here would be smarter on this subject than me, yet every comment here is stupid (“Why did a Bonner bitcoin company decline a $416,000 state grant?” Aug. 31). [The article] said—and I’m not kidding at all—the only reason they can figure out why location anonymity for a service called crypto-currency (duh) is that competitors might figure out where “cheap energy” is. Not a word about ISPs, hackers, tracing or interception of server data or the law enforcement issues involved in protecting the only location that may even know about both parties of an intentionally blind transaction. This irresponsible piece of trash writing actually has the ability to undermine faith in the entire currency. R.J. Dieken facebook.com/missoulaindependent
His own horn He used to park his campaign tour bus at a mini storage facility near my workplace (“Daunted courage: Is Ryan Zinke losing touch with Montana?” Aug. 31). The gold stars, the SEAL logos, the patriotic colors, “Commander Zinke” in zillion-point font—the paint job on that
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thing would make even the most egotistical rock star blush. Rebecca Schmitz facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Mountain man Missoula is a wonderful place to live. It is home to a wealth of natural beauty with a river, streams and mountains within the city limits. It is no accident, but rather it is the result of the values and ethics of many of our citizens, including Mayor John Engen. Engen is an outspoken supporter of maintaining these resources as essential to the quality of life for all Missoulians. John has long been a champion of our open
eral government failed to uphold its commitment. This action demonstrated our community’s interest, concern and commitment to addressing the profound consequences of human-caused climate change. I admired his unwavering leadership as we purchased the local water system, and he is committed to rebuilding the wasteful, costly and inefficient infrastructure. Mayor Engen’s leadership reflects our conservation values. The trails, mountains, streams and open space are not just amenities, they are valuable community assets that contribute greatly to our identity, our quality of life and our local economy. Please join me in re-electing John Engen. David Schmetterling Missoula
The fire line “People like beer they can drink all day and still feel trendy. Personally, these two beers remind me of the Monty Python skit about American beers, ‘like making love in a canoe…’”
spaces and the management of these community treasures, to preserve our vistas, create and maintain hiking and running trails, preserve wildlife habitat and maintain our agricultural heritage for future generations to enjoy. John has endeavored to make Missoula a leader in sustainability. He has supported community efforts toward Zero Waste, increased biking and walking infrastructure, supported innovations in wastewater management (like the poplar plantation that has diverted more than a million gallons of treated wastewater from the Clark Fork river). John was the first mayor in Montana to support the Paris Climate Agreement, when the fed-
Our industry-serving politicians came to Lolo to fan the wildfire flames with lies promoting logging (see “Smoke and mirrors,” pg. 10). They ignored that this summer is again setting records for heat and lack of rain as the climate warms. They also ignored the fact that logging increases the rate of fire spread. According to the Forest Service’s “Living with Fire” publication, fire spreads at 15 acres per hour in the dense conifer forests so demonized by the timber industry and our politicians. Thin those forests into an open pine forest and fire spreads at 150 acres per hour. Clearcuts with young trees spread fire at 650 acres per hour. Brush and grass spread fire at over 3,000 acres per hour. Cut down trees and you get more brush and grass that dries out faster due to less shade and more exposure to wind. Research shows most of the carbon released by fire is from brush and the forest floor. Only 5 percent of largetree carbon is released because only the needles, bark and limbs burn. The tree trunks remain, continuing to store their carbon and providing absolutely essential habitats for wildlife—unless the same lying politicians force the Forest Service to log the dead trees. Logging removes trees, their carbon and nutrients from the forest. Fire releases only a fraction of the trees’ carbon and returns nutrient-rich ash to the soil. We have longer and more severe fire seasons due to global warming, not environmentalists. As a former logger and Forest Service firefighter, I think the politicians are putting up a smoke screen so their buddies can steal carbonstoring trees from our public forests. Keith Hammer Kalispell
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WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, August 30 A memo from Gov. Steve Bullock’s budget office tells state agencies to prepare for $226 million in state spending cuts over the next two years, or about 10 percent of Montana’s general fund.
Thursday, August 31 Lyft launches in Montana after getting a license to operate in the state just a week earlier. The ride-sharing service will compete with Uber, which has been up and running in Montana for a year.
Friday, September 1 Happy September! Gov. Bullock declares a state of disaster due to seemingly ubiquitous wildfires. Take this opportunity to pray for some damn rain.
Saturday, September 2 The Griz win their season-opening game, and Kalispell’s native son Brock Osweiler signs (again) with the Denver Broncos, proving that no matter what disaster may strike, football will endure.
Dept. of regulation
A wink and a buzz Nick Chlebeck’s new kava bar at 420 North Higgins can’t technically serve you kava. While Chlebeck and Kava Kulture’s employees can sell you a 1 tablespoon bag of the powdered psychoactive root, they can’t open the bag, and they can only imply that most people consume the FDA-approved “dietary supplement” by mixing it with four to eight ounces of water, which the shop just so happens to serve, separately, at the bar. The cloak-and-dagger routine isn’t a sales gimmick, but the result of the Missoula County Health Department preventing Chlebeck from selling kava as food for human consumption. Kava isn’t banned in the U.S., but the FDA has approved it for sale only as a dietary supplement, not as a medicine or food additive. City-county health department spokesperson Alisha Johnson says that since the department adopted the FDA regulations, it’s bound to follow them, including kava’s placement in the FDA’s Poisonous Plant Database. Chlebeck, a Bozeman restaurateur, says it took him 10 months to open the bar due to negotiations with the county. He says he had to halt construction in the meantime, and
even temporarily take kava off Kava Kulture’s menu in order to get the proper food permits. Kava Kulture opened Aug. 22. The present compromise was reached after consulting lawyers and the FDA. Chlebeck got a quasifunctioning kava bar, and he isn’t complaining. “It seems unfair, but they’re just doing their jobs,” he says. Johnson says the health department cleared Chlebeck to operate Kava Kulture on Oct. 13 last year, so long as kava was sold packaged, and not prepared. European studies on kava-induced liver toxicity led to an FDA warning in 2002, which Chlebeck says the county is citing, despite volumes of new contradictory evidence. Johnson says that’s an issue to take up with the federal government, not the county. “We can’t ignore [a regulation] that’s in place,” she says. Kava has been used ceremonially among various Pacific Island cultures for 3,000 years. The Samoan version of the ceremony is featured on the back of the quarter coin for the territory of American Samoa. According to Chlebeck, “kava tastes like shit.” Chlebeck plans to begin selling concentrated tinctures alongside virgin cocktails, should customers wish to take the edge off. Kava Kulture sells two varieties of the root: one
that induces sleep, and another that creates an energized buzz and mellows anxiety. Higher doses result in greater euphoria and sedation, and there’s a reverse tolerance effect resulting in a heightened response from less usage over time. Chlebeck says the evidence of liver damage from kava consumption is circumstantial and overblown, especially considering the legality of alcohol and its effect on the liver. And while he’s not opposed to the bars visible through Kava Kulture’s windows in nearly every direction, he says he’s glad to be selling a product not known to produce violence. “There’s never a fight at a kava bar,” Chlebeck says. Hunter Pauli
The poverty trap
Driving while poor Maybe you were at a house party busted by the cops. Maybe they caught you taking a pull outside the high school football game. Either way, you’ve been cited for being a minor in possession, and the city judge sentences you to take a substance abuse class, the cost of which you’ll cover, and pay a $185 fine. Your parents ground you, you pay your fine and fees— let’s face it, your parents probably pay it—and you put your brush with teenage mischief behind you.
Sunday, September 3 Nearly every local news headline is about wildfire. If you’re looking for something else to worry about, consider North Korea’s nuclear tests, the cost of Houston’s recovery, or a new study that says Montanans are getting fatter.
Monday, September 4 Missoula wakes up blanketed in smoke after a particularly bad weekend for western Montana wildfires. Air quality hits “hazardous” levels and Indy staffers are, for the first time ever, grateful to work in a basement.
Tuesday, September 5 The Billings Gazette reports that Gov. Bullock and his campaign organization will pay $3,000 to settle a complaint about his use of the state plane for campaigning, which the Commissioner of Political Practices determined wasn’t properly reported.
Yesterday was a doozy, wasn’t it?”——Missoula air quality specialist Sarah Coefield, summing up the smoky conditions on Sept. 4, when particulate matter concentrations in Missoula peaked at 362.6 PM2.5.
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[news] But what if you can’t afford to pay? Michael DiFrancesco, of Bozeman, is still finding out—eight years, $4,000 and five months in jail later. Cited for MIP at age 14, DiFrancesco’s inability to pay those penalties trapped him in a cycle of poverty that’s left him jobless and without stable housing as an adult. How? The trap, his attorneys say, is the state’s practice of suspending driving privileges for defendants who don’t pay court debts. Designed as a way to force people to pay up, Montana’s system is also punishing the poor in unconstitutional ways, a new class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Butte on DiFrancesco’s behalf alleges. “Without driver’s licenses, people already facing the harsh realities of owing court debt while living in poverty face additional hurdles of being unable to drive to and from work, get their children to daycare, keep medical appointments, and care for their family members,� the complaint filed by Washington, D.C., civil rights firm Equal Justice Under Law states. DiFrancesco’s suspension prevented him from obtaining a learner’s permit or license when he turned 18. But as a construction worker, he, like most Montanans, needed to drive to job sites. So he did, racking up five charges for driving without a license in the process. Each charge came with more fines, mandatory jail time and penalties that have put legal driving out of reach for years. The suit alleges that by suspending his driving privileges, the state put DiFrancesco and others like him in an “impossible situation� that, in turn, made the court less likely to recover fines and fees. The new Missoula jail diversion plan identifies license suspension as one of several areas in which reform could help reduce jail overcrowding. Report author and state Sen. Cynthia Wolken says the practice often doesn’t improve public safety or save the state money, since jailing people in DiFrancesco’s situation often costs more than the debt they owe. “It’s just really counterproductive,� she says. State lawmakers last spring did eliminate mandatory jail time for driving without a license, but Wolken says local municipal and justice courts need to start tracking how many of their defendants lose their licenses or face arrest warrants because they’re unable to pay fines. In its filing, Equal Justice Under Law estimated that about half of the 19,000 Montanans who
had their licenses suspended in 2016 couldn’t afford to pay their fines. Even clearing a court debt isn’t enough to get back driving privileges once they’ve been suspended. That costs another $100 reinstatement fee. Derek Brouwer
Disaster capitalism
Making hay from fire Skinny columns of smoke rise from the pines midway up the Bitterroot mountains west of Florence. The sun, dipping toward dusk, casts an eerie orange glow over the Nomex-clad firefighters wandering around their camp. Across Klements Lane, beneath a pop-up tent, Kevin Blackler folds the arms of a black hoodie. Rows of T-shirts are lined neatly along the table in front of him, all with the image of a slurry bomber dropping retardant on a forest inferno and the words “Lolo Peak Wildfire� in bold. “I’m hoping I’ll sell out maybe 20 more shirts and we’ll do another print run,� Blackler says. “But I’d like to go up to the Rice Ridge fire, to tell you the truth.� This is Blackler’s fourth night selling his son Alex’s designs on the Lolo Peak fire. The two operate the Missoula-based print shop Last Best Apparel, and firethemed shirts have become a regular part of their summer business. Blackler got started during the Gash Creek fire in 2006. He estimates they’ve designed souvenir shirts for a dozen area fires, including last year’s 8,658-acre Roaring Lion fire and the Sapphire Complex currently raging outside Philipsburg. “We watch the InciWeb all the time just to make sure that we aren’t going to be printing for a camp that’s going to be disbanded,� Blackler says. “I’ve had that happen before.� The Blacklers’ shirts offer a local twist on a cottage industry that’s operated on the periphery of wildfire camps for decades. Some of these entrepreneurs—“the pros,� Blacker calls them—travel the West from fire to fire, printing and selling hun-
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$3.5 million Projected annual losses to Montana’s gross domestic product attributable to the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, according to a report by the Center for American Progress. dreds or thousands of shirts to firefighters hungry for mementos. Blacker admits his sales are comparatively modest. “When you get new crews in, it gets going pretty good, and when the crews are getting ready to leave,� he says. “In the meantime it’s just kind of hit and miss.� About 80 yards from the Blacklers’ tent, in a field designated for overflow parking, Stevensville resident Daniel Lyon stands next to his merchandise table. There’s no mention of Lolo Peak on his shirts, just the words “Forged By Fire Apparel� below a single orange flame. His brand is a motivational one, Lyon says, and stems from his own experience with wildfire. Lyon is the sole survivor of Engine 642, which was overtaken by Washington’s Twisp River fire in 2015. He was burned over nearly 70 percent of his body. His three engine-mates were killed. “Being that these guys have experienced losing their own on this fire,� Lyon says of the Lolo Peak firefighters, “if I didn’t tell my message and talk about what got me through this, I’d kind of be doing a disservice.� As Lyon shares his story with customers, fire staffer Ruth Lewis walks up wearing a shirt from the 2009 Kootenai Creek fire. It’s one of a personal collection she estimates at more than 100 shirts, all from fires she’s worked on. “It’s a keepsake,� she says of her collection’s latest addition, one of Lyon’s shirts, clutched in her hand. “A memory.� Alex Sakariassen
ETC. Monday is rarely the best day of the week, but it was especially easy to feel sorry for ourselves this Labor Day. It was smoky beyond reason outside, of course, and while the Indy’s basement editorial office is probably a better place than most to ride out the particulate apocalypse, we still had to, you know, work through Labor Day. Because newspaper deadlines are no respecters of national holidays. And oh waaaaahhhh. Cry me a river, right? (Preferably in the form of two highly localized rain clouds parked over the Lolo Peak and Rice Ridge fires, please.) You know who’s got a tough job? The firefighters battling a murderer’s row of wildland blazes all over the American West, with thinned resources and lives on the line, for one. The heroic first responders up and down Texas’ Gulf Coast who waded neck deep into disaster to pluck scared children from rain-slick rooftops and elderly men and women from swamped nursing homes, for another. And how about a shout-out to the jon-boat brigade that is the ad-hoc Cajun Navy, whose members took time off from their own daily labors to help repay the neighborly assist that Houston so famously lent Louisiana in 2005, when the disaster du jour was called Katrina, and it inflicted its traumatic destruction just a few hundred miles to the east. And finally, how about America’s 800,000 DACA Dreamers, here to work, who just had their futures pulled from under them like a cheap rug by a president who made his money stiffing workers, outsources jobs when it profits his own bottom line, stacked his administration with anti-labor zealots, and pads his poll numbers by making empty promises to out-of-work Rust Belters. Labor—never mind organized labor—may be on the run in this country right now, but if the point of Labor Day is to give us pause and cause to remember “the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country� (per the U.S. Department of Labor), then this smoky, sodden summer is giving us all the reminder we could ask for.
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Fire futures A new approach to long-term wildfire forecasting by Alex Sakariassen
On a recent Tuesday morning, LaWen Hollingsworth and Brian Anderson prepared for their latest, and probably last, briefing on the Lolo Peak fire. Their workspace was filled with laptops, chairs and plastic folding tables. Huge printouts of fire maps and graphs papered the walls. One listed the probabilities of various fire season-ending event dates for the massive blaze based on historic data from a weather station on Blue Mountain. Hollingsworth and Anderson are both long-term fire analysts, members of a “science team” tasked with trying to predict the Lolo Peak fire’s future. Working out of a trailer parked at the nerve center of the incident command post east of Florence, the two spend their days poring over precipitation records, fuel conditions and drought forecasts—anything that might contribute to the fire’s activity in the days and weeks to come. The intelligence they gather is informed by or combined with data generated by other members of their team, including an incident meteorologist and a fire behavior analyst. Hollingsworth says the team offers a “holistic look” at the fire’s growth—an approach, she adds, that’s still new among Type 1 incident command teams in the Northern Rockies. “Most people are far more focused, for very good reasons, on just the very immediate future,” she says. “We’re trying to look at things from a different angle and say, ‘What’s coming down the road that we need to take into account so that what’s being planned right now can be successful?’” Though the team’s research is being used to predict potential end dates for the Lolo Peak fire, Anderson says their work isn’t aimed at answering a single question. He uses precipitation as an example. A tenth of an inch of rain might slow the fire’s spread in the short-term, perhaps altering the immediate firefighting strategy. In the science team’s view, however, that shot of moisture generates longer term considerations. “The question becomes, OK, when is this thing going to stand back up,’” Anderson says, “or, ‘Do we have opportuni-
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ties in certain places that we can take advantage of this rain?’” Hollingsworth and Anderson see a lot of opportunity in such a big-picture approach to wildfire strategy, based on their backgrounds with the U.S. Forest Service. Hollingsworth started out with the agency as a fire ecologist and has spent the past six years working at the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab. She was assigned to her first 14-day deployment on Lolo Peak shortly after the fire broke out in July, and refers to her science team duties as a “natural extension of my day job.” Anderson, who arrived as a science team trainee Aug. 22, studied silvicul-
says Claycomb, who was on his second deployment to the Lolo Peak fire this month. “The fire reacts to the weather right away. If you’re off 30 degrees on your wind direction, that fire’s going to move a different direction than what the firefighters are expecting.” Meteorologists are nothing new in wildland firefighting. Claycomb has been working with fire crews on behalf of NWS for 14 years. Nor are fire behavior analysts a cutting-edge addition to incident management. Rather, it’s the scope of the data collected and the way in which it’s interpreted that Hollingsworth says represents
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Fire analyst LaWen Hollingsworth briefs members of an incoming incident command team on Aug. 29 regarding the data collected by herself and the rest of the “science team” working the Lolo Peak fire.
ture at the University of Montana and found wildfire work “kind of addicting.” “If we can use science to get ahead of this thing and prevent houses from burning up,” he says, “then it’s all worth it.” Supplying incident commanders with predictions and forecasts used to fight a fire like Lolo Peak comes with no small amount of pressure. Gerald Claycomb, the National Weather Service meteorologist assigned to the Lolo Peak science team, says he feels that pressure every day. Fire is extremely reactive to weather, and it’s Claycomb’s job to nail down critical factors such as wind speed and direction, temperatures, inversion layers and humidity levels. “Every forecast I put out, I worry about until they finish their operation,”
her team’s “progressive approach.” They deal in long-term variables—pieces of the firefighting equation that could prove invaluable to incident commanders as they strategize the best ways to combat a weeks- or months-long blaze. “We’re in a changing environment,” Hollingsworth says. “The earth is changing. Thoughts and ideas have to change along with it, how we’ve thought about fire in the past and how we think about fire in the future.” And that doesn’t go for just the Lolo Peak fire. During their final briefing Aug. 29, Hollingsworth and Anderson passed their intel along to a new group of scientists and headed off to their next assignment. asakariassen@missoulanews.com
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Never say sorry Keep a promise? Hasn’t Greg Gianforte suffered enough? by Dan Brooks
When Greg Gianforte assaulted Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs on the eve of his election to Congress, I thought the same thing as most Montanans: Hasn’t the candidate—already subject to the indignity of being a multimillionaire and fielding questions about his opinions—suffered enough? Now Jacobs is cruelly attacking Gianforte again, announcing publicly that the congressman has refused to sit down for the interview he promised in his apology. “In refusing to do the promised onthe-record interview with me,” Jacobs writes, “Congressman Gianforte continues his pattern of avoiding responsibility for his actions and refusing to live up to the statements made in what I had thought was a sincere apology.” I guess that’s what a bully does: He presses his advantage. Jacobs already used a question about health-care policy to force Gianforte to throw him to the ground and punch him. Even though that’s how thousands of Montanans answer questions every day, the fake news media insisted Gianforte had committed “assault,” which in this era of political correctness is apparently a “crime.” Hounded by reporters and wanted by police, Gianforte was forced into hiding. After releasing a statement claiming Jacobs had attacked him, Gianforte went completely silent, not appearing in public again until after his victory was confirmed the next day. Then he apologized. That was the only point in this process where he made a mistake. Why apologize for something you clearly don’t feel bad about? As Montanans’ representative in Congress, Gianforte should have the strength to insist he is right even when popular opinion, news coverage and the courts say he is wrong. Fortunately, he recovered that strength right about the time he was sworn in. In the days after Jacobs metaphorically punched him in the face with policy questions, Gianforte seemed dazed. But he recovered from that figurative assault. After he pleaded guilty, his lawyers ar-
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gued that he shouldn’t have to submit to mug shots and fingerprinting, since he was never arrested. Astute readers will remember that he did the honorable thing and turned himself in just as soon as the results of the election were certified. In August, Judge Rick West ruled that Gianforte had to have his mug shot taken—just like all the other victims of our warped society, which calls people who wantonly ask questions “reporters,” but calls the hard-working entrepreneurs who punch those people “criminals.”
“After all Gianforte has been through, is it really fair to ask him to answer more questions? We should just let this thing blow over. That’s clearly what he wants.”
Fortunately, there are some people in this madhouse we call a country who retain their sanity. Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert has said he won’t release Gianforte’s mug shot to the public until state Attorney General Tim Fox can tell him whether it is confidential criminal justice information. Montana courts have consistently ruled that mug shots are public, and Fox has consistently deferred to them. But as every step of this process has indicated, Gianforte is a special case.
That’s why he shouldn’t have to sit down with Jacobs just because he said he would. People say all sorts of things when they’re framed for assaults that they turn out to have committed. But who suffers more: the man who gets thrown to the ground and punched in the face, or the man who punches that man in the face and gets elected to Congress? After all Gianforte has been through—the question about what he plans to do in office, having his picture taken, almost having that picture released to the public but for the timely intercession of the Republican official whose job was to prosecute him—is it really fair to ask him to answer more questions? We should just let this thing blow over. That’s clearly what he wants. It’s unfair to hold him to the terms of an apology that was obviously made in haste. We shouldn’t make our congressman act like he’s sorry just because he said he was. When Gianforte apologized for assaulting Jacobs and said he wanted to take responsibility for what he had done, he clearly didn’t mean it. If he did, we would have to believe he went to great effort and expense to avoid having his mug shot taken, then used his influence to keep that photo from becoming public, then reneged on his promise to sit down with Jacobs—all because he was genuinely sorry. That just doesn’t make sense. Call me a softie, but I think we should forgive Gianforte for speaking intemperately on the issue of whether he was sorry. Yes, he made a mistake, but haven’t we all? Enough time has passed that we can forget the error in judgment that led Rep. Gianforte to apologize. Reporters may quibble over words, but the people of Montana are wise enough to know that it’s what a man does that matters. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and the value of apologies at combatblog.net.
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Smoke and mirrors Natural variability isn’t the last word on climate science by Lance Olsen
Politicians recently visiting the Lolo Peak fire tried to put the blame for the fire on lawsuits filed by environmentalists. Sen. Steve Daines did mention the role of climate change, but only to say that the climate has always changed. Well, yes, obviously. Changes in Earth’s temperatures and resulting climate have often been driven by forces beyond human control, and many such changes occurred well before humans existed. These familiar natural forces have changed the climate from hot to cold and from cold to hot, all without a lick of help from man, woman or child. For example, it’s become plain that large volcanic eruptions can cast killing chills across the planet, crushing crops and making people miserable. For another example, El Niño—perhaps the most widely known expression of natural variability—periodically releases ocean heat that has a rippling effect across much of the planet. So, yes, Daines’ remark wasn’t entirely hot air. Natural forces are clearly capable of changing the climate. A recent attention-getting study turned up evidence that an earlier planetary hot spell was driven by volcanic magma under an extensive Siberian coalfield. Geologists put that initial study to the test and have twice confirmed that the hot magma scorched the coal above, thereby releasing lots of carbon into the atmosphere, which then increased atmospheric and oceanic temperatures. The resulting heat created extinctions long before there were humans to blame. It’s the real world out there, with more than one thing going on at a time, so it’s no shocker that the forms of natural variability don’t always act alone. One recent study cites evidence that natural variability in the form of a sulfur-loaded volcanic eruption may have had its cooling influence on North America complicated by the
warming influence of another natural variation, El Niño. All in all, and independent of any single line of evidence, the science on natural variability of climate is as good as it gets. Natural variation of climate is real, is influential, and isn’t going away. A 2007 analysis in Science succinctly summarized the situation: “Rising greenhouse gases are changing global climate, but … natural climate variations will have a say.”
“Natural climate variations will have a say, but they’re not the only voice in the climate choir, as Daines might have us believe.”
Natural climate variations will have a say, but they’re not the only voice in the climate choir, as Daines might have us believe. Modern interest in the influence of greenhouse gases had its start with a hunch explored by mathematician Joseph Fourier in the 1820s. Fourier wondered why Earth isn’t too cold to support life. After all, the planet spins on its axis, turning half the globe away from sunlight every night. Why doesn’t everything just freeze in the dark?
Fourier wasn’t sure, but it was known by his day that our atmosphere is made up of several kinds of gases. That was enough to make him wonder if some of those gases might somehow hug enough heat to keep the planet from deep freeze. A contemporary journal published Fourier’s hypothesis, but it wasn’t until about 1860 that physicist John Tyndall put it to the test. With some simple experiments, Tyndall found that two atmospheric gases— water vapor and carbon dioxide—were especially good at holding heat. Thirty years later, in the 1890s, a new normal had been established. The burning of coal was commonplace, and there was reason to suspect that it was enabling additions of carbon dioxide above the atmosphere’s normal levels. Curious about the consequences, physical chemist Svante Arrhenius put together a simple little model to estimate where it might lead. With Arrhenius’ calculations, modern scientific climate prediction was off to an early start, even before the end of the 19th century. Although primitive compared to the climate calculations of today, Arrhenius’ model predicted a warmer world, with an eventual loss of ice and snow. We’re seeing his model tested in the real world today, as glaciers shrink, Arctic sea ice retreats and rainfall in mid-winter months signals a world too warm for snow. None of which contradicts the science on natural variability. Earth is and will remain susceptible to natural variability capable of forcing its climate into change, in one direction or another. Nor does natural variability contradict the science pioneered by Fourier 200 years ago. It’s still the real world out there, in all its complexity, and politicians shouldn’t be allowed the luxury of using natural variability as a smokescreen. Lance Olsen runs a climate listserv for agency and university scientists and conservation group staff.
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ECLIPSING WEIRD – A California man with European heritage “strong and pure” placed an ad on Craigslist in advance of the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, seeking a “worthy female” to have sex with him in Oregon and “conceive a child that will be on the next level of human evolution.” “Everything will be aligned in the local universe. Both of our cosmic orgasmic energy will be aligned with the planets,” the ad posited. He had only one specific caveat: “You must like cats.” The ad has since been deleted. RISE OF THE MACHINES – When Louise Kennedy, an equine veterinarian from Ireland who has worked in Australia for the past two years on a skilled worker visa, decided to stay in the country, she had to take the Pearson Test of English as part of her requirements for permanent residency. Imagine her surprise when, as a native English speaker with two university degrees, she flunked the oral component of the computer-based test. “There’s obviously a flaw in their computer software when a person with perfect oral fluency cannot get enough points,” Kennedy said. For its part, Pearson has denied that there is any problem with its test or scoring “engine.” Kennedy will pursue a spouse visa so she can remain with her Australian husband. NEW WORLD ORDER – In Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, near Plattsburgh, New York, the Canadian military is building a refugee camp to house asylum-seekers coming from the United States, where recent migrants fear the current administration’s immigration crackdown. Montreal has already turned its Olympic Stadium into a shelter for refugees. The new camp would house 500 people in heated tents while they wait for refugee applications to be processed. More than 3,300 people crossed into Quebec from the U.S. between January and June 2017. BRIGHT IDEA – United States Border Patrol agent Robert Rocheleau and Alburgh, Vermont, resident Mark Johnson, 53, exchanged tense words on Aug. 3 when Johnson climbed down from his tractor and demanded to know why Rocheleau wasn’t doing more to apprehend illegal immigrants. Johnson said people working in the U.S. illegally were damaging his livelihood. (Alburgh is just south of the border with Canada.) After the exchange, Johnson got back in his tractor and, as Rocheleau reported, “While passing by my vehicle Mr. Johnson ... engaged the PTO shaft to his trailer and covered my vehicle in cow manure.” Mr. Johnson pleaded not guilty in Vermont Superior Court in North Hero, saying he didn’t know the car was nearby when he turned on his manure spreader. PICKY, PICKY – The Ford Motor Co. has hired smell-testers for its research labs in China, where consumers don’t like the “new-car” smell that many Americans seek out. Ford calls the testers its “golden noses,” who sniff materials such as upholstery, steering wheels and carpet. Testers are subjected to a stringent selection process and must not smoke or drink alcohol. “In North America,” said Andy Pan, supervisor for material engineering at a Ford facility in China, “people want a new-car smell and will even buy a ‘new-car’ spray to make older cars feel new and fresh. In China, it’s the opposite.”
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OW! OW! OW! – On June 25, Doug Bergeson of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was framing the fireplace of a home he was building when his nail gun slipped from his grasp and shot a 3 1/2-inch nail into his heart. Bergeson said it stung, but when he saw the nail “moving with my heart,” he realized he wasn’t going to get any more work done. So he washed up and drove himself to the hospital 12 miles away, where he alerted a security guard that he had a nail in his heart and said, “It’d be great if you can find somebody to help me out here.” Bergeson underwent surgery to remove the nail, which his doctors said barely missed a main artery in his heart. BOLD MOVE – Edward Kendrick McCarty, 38, of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, came away with more than good tips after deejaying a wedding reception. The morning after the wedding, bride Ashley Karasek of Turkeytown noticed that her box of wedding cards was mostly empty. McCarty had been in charge of the box during the reception, and Karasek noticed people handing him cards to put in it throughout the evening. But when she and her new husband looked in the box, only 12 cards remained. McCarty confessed to taking the cards “because of financial struggles” and said he got about $600. EWWWW! – Swiss grocery chain Coop announced on Aug. 17 that it will start selling burger patties made from mealworms as an alternative to beef. Essento’s Insect Burgers and meatball-like Insect Balls also contain rice, carrots and spices. “Insects are the perfect complement to a modern diet,” said Christian Bartsch, co-founder of Essento. “They have a high culinary potential, their production saves resources and their nutritional profile is high-quality.”
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he day Donald Trump was elected, the American Civil Liberties Union warned that if the president-elect tried to act on his slew of constitutionally dubious campaign promises, “We’ll see him in court.” It took only a week of Trump’s presidency to come to that. On Jan. 27, Trump signed an executive order implementing his ban on immigration from six predominantly Muslim countries. The next morning, the ACLU and other groups filed suit on behalf of two Iraqi men who had been detained at JFK airport in New York, winning a temporary injunction that halted Trump’s ban. The #resistance had scored its first win, and donations flooded to its legal leader. America’s oldest civil liberties organization has reportedly raised $83 million in online donations since Trump’s election, while its membership rolls soar. Almost as quickly, the honeymoon between progressives and the ACLU ended after violence erupted at a “Unite the Right” rally convened by tiki-torchbearing, gun-toting, Dodge Challenger-driving white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month. City officials there had denied the alt-right organizers
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a permit to rally at a congested downtown park, until the ACLU’s Virginia chapter intervened successfully on their behalf. It wasn’t the sort of court battle members of the #resistance had in mind. In the days that followed, ACLU of Montana Executive Director Caitlin Borgmann issued a statement clarifying the organization’s position on the First Amendment, then testified before the Helena City Commission in support of its decision to remove from a city park a fountain honoring Confederate soldiers. Borgmann, a Hellgate High School graduate, took over as the ACLU of Montana’s executive director in 2015, becoming only the second person to lead the state chapter, which was founded in 1988. Now Borgmann is trying to manage an unprecedented spike in membership, fend off Trumpian assaults on civil liberties and explain why her organization goes to court for Nazis—all without losing sight of the social wrongs that have plagued Montana since long before Trump ever took to Twitter. As Borgmann prepared to kick off her first public statewide tour this month, we caught up with her in the ACLU’s Helena office to talk about Trump, Charlottesville and picking the organization’s battles in Montana.
Indy: Why are you making this statewide tour? Caitlin Borgmann: We don’t have as many opportunities to get to certain parts of the state, especially eastern Montana and up on the Hi-line, so we really wanted to have an opportunity for me to meet with members all across the state and just anyone who’s interested in the ACLU. We’re doing a couple of different phases because it’s such a big state.
Is there any particular reason you’re doing that outreach now? I’ve only been executive director for two years. The first year was really getting my feet under me and understanding the organization better. Now, I have more of an opportunity to do more outreach and focus more on communicating about the ACLU to the public. But it’s also true that that coincided with a huge surge in interest in the ACLU since the election.
What does that surge look like in Montana, in terms of your own donations and membership? Our statewide membership has more than tripled. It hasn’t made as huge of a difference in our financial picture. Certainly it’s had a huge impact at the national level, and we’ve seen some financial benefit, particularly through financial relationships we have with the national ACLU that we’ve always had. Some of that money from national finds its way into Montana. I think the bigger difference we’ve felt in Montana is the interest level in our work and the number of members who aren’t necessarily donating at high levels, but feel strongly enough about the organization to join us as a member, which is wonderful.
Does that spike in interest affect your ability to operate and advocate in Montana? You don’t have to be a member to take action with the ACLU, so people can sign up for our action alerts on our website, sign petitions and engage in other calls to action without joining as a formal member. But it’s always helpful to have a robust membership, so I think it will definitely help with our policy advocacy work in particular.
Do you think everyone who has joined or made first-time donations over the past year understood what they were signing up for, as far as all aspects of the ACLU’s work? It’s hard to know. I think many people who signed on after the election were
concerned about a broad array of civil liberties issues. So I think a lot of new members have joined the ACLU because they know we cover a wide range of issues. Having said that, I do think that people who sign on because of a particular issue may not be aware of the full waterfront of civil rights and civil rights we protect. And I think a lot of people don’t know exactly how we do our work. They have this vague understanding that the ACLU protects civil liberties, and [that] it’s important that we be active and strong in Montana and nationally, but they don’t know exactly how we go about doing our work—that we file lawsuits and advocate for policy change and are active in the Legislature.
damage that’s been done already is frightening, and he has spoken about a lot more things that we have yet to see.
In the last few weeks, Charlottesville has put a spotlight on the ACLU’s work on First Amendment issues that are more controversial and don’t fall neatly along partisan lines. After the demonstrations and violence there, you put out a statement reiterating the importance of free speech. What were you trying to accomplish, and could you explain how you approach that question? First of all, I just want to acknowledge how horrible the violence was that occurred in Charlottesville and how
strongly the ACLU condemns it, including the terrorist attack that claimed the life of a young woman. None of that is protected speech. Protected speech does not include violence. The ACLU has never supported violent speech. We support peaceful speech, albeit potentially controversial and hateful speech. The reason is that allowing the government to ever choose what kinds of speech, what viewpoints it will allow and not allow, is a very scary proposition. I guess I can speak to how we would evaluate this kind of case with the ACLU in Montana. We never automatically take every case that presents itself to us involving a violation of civil liberties, because we have limited resources. We have priorities that have nothing to do with free speech,
and that’s where we’re going to put most of our resources. If someone were to seek representation from the ACLU of Montana, we would have to evaluate a number of things, including whether we have the resources to take on that case, whether it presents a conflict with any other representations we’re currently doing, and whether it affects a rule of law about free speech that implicates that right in a broad sense. We don’t do individual litigation unless there’s a broader impact to be felt from the lawsuit. We want to be sure the rule of law around free speech in Montana is one that does not infringe on people’s right to protest peacefully or to speak their mind about political viewpoints that others may disagree with. Even though we at the ACLU utterly condemn the messages of white supremacists, we don’t want the government to be in a position of being able to pick and choose what viewpoints are permitted.
The ACLU was knighted as a leader in the “resistance” after pledging to fight President Trump’s policies in court, particularly on immigration. Is that how you see yourselves? Absolutely, but not in a partisan sense. The ACLU has always fought the actions of any administration that infringes on civil liberties. There were things in the Obama administration that we fought, including drone warfare. But certainly the Trump administration has presented us with a breathtaking array of attacks on civil liberties.
You framed it as a hypothetical, but it struck me after Charlottesville that a similar confrontation could have broken out in Montana last year, when the Daily Stormer was promising to stage a march in Whitefish. It wasn’t out of the realm of possibility. It’s hard to know whether they ever would have ever been able to muster the number of people they were claiming to be able to bring. I have to commend the Whitefish community for not doing anything to violate their constitutional rights. Had they had a march, the city would have been within its rights to make sure that that march was conducted peacefully and safely for the community members. And I think it bears emphasizing that Charlottesville police did a reprehensible job of controlling the violence that happened there. It’s hard to know how that march could have played out had they done their jobs in a more responsible way.
What are the areas you see as being under attack by this administration? LGBT rights. Of course, we now have this ban on transgender persons serving in the military. The Muslim ban. We’ve had serious threats to immigration since President Trump took office. At the moment, we’re very concerned about threats to the DACA program for youth immigrants that has allowed them to stay in the country despite their status. Those are just a couple. Reproductive rights is another big one, with legislative efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. The Trump administration has not been terribly effective so far—in achieving legislative change, for example—but the
You’re referring to their passive approach. Yes, not keeping the protesters separate from each other, basically standing down. So I would hope that, if we ever had such a march in Montana, we could work with police and whatever community was involved to make sure that governments understood what was within their power to do to make sure no one was hurt. We would like to proactively work with any government body that is finding itself with a threat of this kind of protest, to make sure we get out ahead of it and hopefully prevent what happened in Charlottesville. Hindsight is always 20/20.
ACLU Montana Executive Director Caitlin Borgmann
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The ACLU receives criticism from both ends of the political spectrum on the free speech issue, and that’s certainly true after Charlottesville as well. On the right, Second Amendment advocates argue that the ACLU’s recent statement saying the organization won’t defend armed protesters in disputes with local governments is too much of a concession. Is this a new position for your organization? It’s actually not new ground. The important principle is that the government be viewpoint-neutral, meaning it cannot prohibit white supremacists from marching with firearms, for instance, and do the opposite with some other group. But if communities feel that it’s dangerous to have anyone doing a march or a rally or some kind of organized protest carrying weapons, that should not violate the Constitution as long as they enforce it without regard to the viewpoint being expressed. In other words, they apply it neutrally to everybody in similar circumstances.
If an armed protest in Montana ran into trouble getting a local permit, the ACLU would not intervene? No, especially if we could ensure that whatever city or government entity was denying the right to do so had a policy of doing so in a viewpoint-neutral way.
Meanwhile, some on the left believe the ACLU’s position enables the violence and political ascendency of white supremacist groups, and that to combat these groups, more aggressive measures are warranted. What’s your response to people who have lost patience for putting up with Nazis? We need to stand up to white supremacy and neo-Nazi groups. The question is how to do that effectively. Certainly the ACLU does not prioritize representing those groups. Free speech at the moment is just not one of those areas where the ACLU is pouring most of its resources, because we have other priorities. That’s true in Montana and that’s true nationally. I think a lot of times these cases get outsized attention because they’re so controversial. On the other hand, I completely understand the anguish that people feel about the ACLU ever representing such people. It’s hard for all of us in the ACLU family to do anything to work for someone whose views go against the communities that we’re fighting for on so many other fronts. I think it is shameful that our president has not come out forcefully against these groups. He’s the one who could be leading the country in a better direction. Whenever we wish we could suppress the speech of views we hate, remember that there are people who would say that about the speech we most support. People have described the Black Lives Matter movement as violent and in need of being suppressed. We have to allow for political disagreement and dissent in order to have a robust democracy. That unfortunately means racist groups are going to have the opportunity to have their hateful speech out on display, and we have to do everything
we can to combat them in other ways that don’t involve suppressing their speech, but involve demonstrating that those values are not welcome in this country or in Montana.
It was just a few days after Charlottesville that you testified in support of removing the Confederate fountain in Helena. Why was that something you wanted to speak up about? Members of the American Indian caucus of the Montana Legislature had issued a statement calling
A monument is very different than private speech. It represents a community’s values, and Confederate monuments celebrate the Confederacy, so they’re not commemorating a tragic period or a wrong that was committed. They’re celebrating something that is very painful to members of our community.
You mentioned that free speech issues are not currently among your top priorities in Montana. So what are your priorities?
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A Feb. 4 LGBT Solidarity Rally in front of New York City's Stonewall Inn supporting immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees affected by President Trump's since-thwarted immigration ban.
for the removal of the fountain. We wanted to support the members of the community who really felt affected by this symbol of the Confederacy, which represents a very lamentable legacy of racial hatred and bigotry and violence, and is still used as a symbol today. We see people in our state displaying Confederate flags specifically to be hostile to people of color, including Native Americans, black Montanans and members of other marginalized groups. It’s just become a symbol of intolerance and hatred.
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Our board of directors adopted two strategic priorities earlier this year where we really want to push reforms forward. Those are addressing what we call the criminalization of poverty and racial justice, with a particular focus on indigenous justice. Since then, we’re also focusing on LGBT rights because of the anti-trans initiative that is planned to be on the state ballot next year. And also on immigration, because of the recent concerns and moves by the Trump administration that threaten immigrants in Montana.
What do you mean by the criminalization of poverty, and how is that a civil liberties issue in our state? I think people are increasingly recognizing that the majority of people who enter the criminal justice system and stay in the criminal justice system are there because of their poverty, not because of what they did. People who have money can bail themselves out, people who have money can pay their fines and fees, people who have money can afford good legal representation. They have a car and a job, so it’s easier to satisfy conditions of probation and parole and show they’re not a flight risk. That’s just a plain problem of discrimination. No one should be more likely to end up incarcerated because they couldn’t afford to pay their fine or fee, or because they were driving their car with a suspended license because there was no other way for them to get to work. It’s really striking to think, for example, that 95 percent of defendants charged with capital crimes are impoverished and cannot afford their own attorney to represent them. It’s correlated with issues of racial justice. Not exclusively, obviously, but because so much of our American Indian population does live in poverty, I think that likely accounts for some of the really great disparities we have in incarceration rates based on race. Native Americans are about 6.5 percent of the population in Montana, but Native American men account for 20 percent of incarcerated men in Montana, and Native American women account for 35 to 36 percent of incarcerated women.
Those are startling statistics. And yet, as I think is the case everywhere, not many community members are fighting or publicly protesting issues like this. How can you make the public more conscious of the systemic injustices you’re referring to? One of the things we are working on now is trying to get the stories of individual people out, [people] who are either affected by the systems we are trying to change or who have benefitted from changes we’ve been able to effectuate. I can give you one example. I was on a panel yesterday in Bozeman following the convocation address of social justice activist Bryan Stevenson at Montana State University. We were talking about the themes he was promoting in his talk, one of which was to be proximate. We can’t be concerned about these issues if we’re not proximate to them. If we, as white people, don’t get proximate to the issues of racism, then we can’t understand how people of color are affected. So I read a letter from an inmate who had written to us about the horrific living conditions in the solitary confinement unit at the Montana State Prison. He had had to clean out the cell of someone who had been in there. I think everyone in that room was affected by that letter, because it was a firsthand account of someone who was horrified and actually felt remorseful because he hadn’t had the courage to speak out about it at the time. That’s the power of storytelling. We see the injustices that we’re fighting, but we need to make the public understand it. We need to make the public understand what it’s like for a 22-year-old kid to be arrested on a minor, misdemeanor, first-time offense and end up in
It’s hard to say, issue-wise, because it so much depends on elections and the Supreme Court. Who would have predicted that we would be where we are today? But I’m excited that we’re doing more community-organizing work. I think that’s really important, that communities in Montana feel that we’re representing them, particularly marginalized communities whose constitutional rights are most threatened, and that we have a proactive agenda. To me, the strength of the ACLU is that we have these three components: policy advocacy work, legal and litigation work and communications and outreach. It’s just about strengthening the capacity of all of those programs and having them work together.
jail, raped, put in solitary confinement, and now be out and trying to travel from a reservation to a city with no car to meet their probation officer. These are the kinds of stories that we hear all the time, and I think a lot of Montanans just aren’t aware of it. Hopefully, once they hear more they will feel compassionate and want to help in the fight to do something about it.
We’re coming off a state legislative session that saw some wins for criminal justice reform (see “Reforming criminal justice, bill by bill, with Missoula Sen. Cynthia Wolken,” Aug. 10). That was a really good outcome of this legislative session, that several criminal justice reform measures were passed with bipartisan support. Both Republicans and Democrats have agreed we have a problem of over-incarceration in the United States, and that it’s not effective, it’s not cost-effective and it’s also not effective in terms of reducing crime, rehabilitation or reintegrating people into the community. I’m hopeful that, if the Trump administration doesn’t push the opposite way, we can continue to capitalize on this trend to push through reforms in Montana. In particular, we’re looking at the probation and parole system. We really want to figure out why so many people in prison are there because of probation and parole revocations. We’re looking into that, and then we hope to have a campaign to push for whatever reforms make sense in light of what we learn. We’re going to be researching and then issuing a report early next year.
crimination that transgender people face, and will hopefully get people to vote against it and show that these are not Montanans’ values.
There’s a lot to work on all at once. How is the organization equipped, and are you wellenough staffed, to be able to fight on all those fronts right now?
We try to not always be doing defensive work, which is why we’ve set these two priorities for proactive work, but we always know we have to reserve some of our resources for the crisis that we don’t even know is going to happen. It’s a broad waterfront of issues, for sure. What’s your vision for the ACLU over the next 10 or 20 years in Montana?
How can readers help? They can friend us on Facebook [@aclumontana], follow us on Twitter [@ACLUMT], they can sign up for our action alerts on our homepage [aclumontana.org], they can become an ACLU members, and they can make tax-deductible donations to our foundation to support our work. Interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
What does your racial justice project entail? We have an indigenous-justice outreach coordinator, Meg Singer, who travels across the state to meet with Native Americans, including going out to Wolf Point and Crow and all of the reservations. We’ve heard from a lot of community members on issues relating to racial inequities in the state’s education system. So we’re working with multiple communities on those issues to make sure Native kids feel welcome at school and they’re not discriminated against based on who they are and their cultural background, which is unfortunately pretty widespread. And that includes disproportionate disciplining of Native American students. They have much higher rates of in-school and out-of-school suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment. It’s very similar to what you see with incarceration.
You’ve already challenged aspects of the Montana Family Foundation’s so-called locker room privacy ballot initiative in court. Can we expect a vigorous opposition throughout this whole process from the ACLU? Definitely. We will fight it in court, and if we’re not successful there, we will be working with our coalition partners to fight the initiative and urge Montanans to vote no. It would have devastating impacts on our transgender community. I’m hopeful that the publicity around President Trump’s measure regarding transgender military members, and the fact that we had many prominent Republicans speak out against that, is heightening awareness of the dis-
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Alt-right members prepare to enter Charlottesville's Emancipation Park holding Nazi, Confederate and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags on Aug. 12.
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lizabeth Dove’s It Started With Aardvark is not a particularly friendly exhibit, though its title has the sweet ring of a children’s abecedarium. It’s not even alluring in the delightfully creepy way of Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, since Gorey’s A-B-C collection, though told through a ghastly litany of children’s untimely deaths, still provides an easy-tofollow structure. Dove’s rendering of the alphabet, currently on display at the Mis-
tionary. For the letter A, there are 130 pictures compressed on top of each other. For S, there are 392. Depending on the way the layers work together, you can make out a handful of the images, but beyond that, it’s like staring into the Tasmanian Devil’s tornado. Trying to decipher the images, the tangle of language and meaning, is the point. The story behind It Started with Aardvark begins in early 2001, when Dove, now a printmaking and photogra-
letter on each page, as if the dogged act of doing so would somehow bring her out of the darkness. “I knew this was absurd,” she says. “I didn’t literally think I was going to find an answer in there. It was an act of destruction and defiance, but also an act of digestion, where I thought, maybe if I read every one of these words and understood them, then I would have an answer for all these complicated questions.”
mentary on language and its shortcomings. It could take more than words to convey meaning. “I thought, ‘Well that’s curious—a limit to language!’” she says. “And that began my fascination with the images.” It took Dove three years to create Aardvark, working between teaching classes and other art projects. She printed each image and layered it with a glossy liquid to give it a shiny surface. She also applied cornstarch to the ink, which raised
“Once I developed the process, I was very loyal to it,” Dove says. “I was like a machine.” What makes the work worth a viewer’s attention, despite its difficulty, is that some of the pictures can be recognized and identified, and finding them becomes a kind of reward. With “C,” for instance, it’s easy to see the illustrations for castle, cello, constellation and camel. “I don’t want it to be impenetrable,” Dove says. “I took something sen-
It Started With Aardvark features close to 3,000 layered images from Webster’s dictionary, including all the illustrations for the letter B, left, and the letter Y, right.
soula Art Museum, requires an understanding of her artmaking process to really appreciate. And it’s worth the patience it requires. Aardvark features 26 screenprinted works, each representing a letter of the alphabet. What sounds simple at first looks much wilder in execution. Each work is created from hundreds of illustrations layered in a chaotic knot of black lines and swirls. The illustrations comprise all 3,000 or so images in Dove’s 1966 Webster’s New International dic-
phy professor at the University of Montana, lost a family member to an accidental death and then, months later, mourned the 9/11 attacks with the rest of the country. “I was in this state of confusion, of grieving and groundlessness,” she says. “I’m not a religious person, and I think when you are, at times like these, you turn to the Bible. But I turned to the dictionary.” With a sharp pair of hair-cutting scissors, she began cutting out every single
The piles of tiny letters became material for sculptures and collages “It’s like this text dust,” she says. “It’s rather gorgeous. It doesn’t look like you’ve destroyed information so much as it’s a puzzle, as if, if you’d just put it back together you’d have an answer.” Besides the letters, Dove cut out the thousands of illustrations, which she set aside without thinking much about them. A few years later, when she returned her attention to them, it struck her that the illustrations provided a com-
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the ink slightly off the paper. That effect allows the viewer to see the image as a series of layers. Dove wanted to make sure that the hours of work—the laborious nature of it—were visible in the pieces. “The way the ink is layered is like sediment, and that refers to the passing of time,” she says. “I hope that there is a sense of something happening in increments. This didn’t happen all at once.” Aardvark is not about artistic skill (though it requires it). It’s a mechanical endeavor.
sible and I made it illogical. But I hope that there’s still enough breadcrumbs that the viewer sticks with it. I want to conjure the desire to understand. Not just show a picture of understanding, but enact it. There’s a beauty in that search.” Elizabeth Dove gives an artist talk about contemporary art at MAM Tue., Sept. 12, at 7 PM.
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Look my way Dude York gets rock anthems just right Dude York is what good rock music is all about: squealing guitars, strutting bass lines, manic drum beats, glam-alicious vocals, pop hooks and a whole lot of energy fueled by angst and desire. The Seattle band’s newest album, Sincerely, has all those elements plus the added benefit of sounding as genuine as the album title promises. On the anthemic “Life Worth Living Part II,” guitarist Peter Richards seems to switch back and forth between the cynical and the romantic, first singing, “People told me life’s worth living, but I’m not believing what I can’t see,” and then turning it into a love song when he sings, “I can tell from the glass
in your eyes somethin’ ain’t right / I can tell from the love in your look, that you’re lookin’ for love / Look my way.” Richards shares vocal duties with bassist Claire England, whose swaggering style reminds me of Crimson Sweet’s Polly Watson. “Love Is,” a love song about people and things that are bad for you but you can’t resist them anyway, is one of the album’s best tracks. There’s a whole lot of feeling on Sincerely, and there’s nothing manufactured about it. (Erika Fredrickson) Dude York plays KBGA’s 21st Birthday Bash at Monk’s Sat., Sept. 9, at 9 PM, along with Magpies, Go Hibiki and Shahs. $7.
Selector Dub Narcotic You can’t be a music geek without knowing about Calvin Johnson, founder of K Records and musician associated with early lo-fi groups Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System and the Halo Benders. Starting in the early 1980s, and even more so in the early 1990s, Johnson’s droning vocals and incorporation of funky dance beats were refreshing and weird additions to the punk and garage-rock sounds that flooded independent music scenes from Olympia to Seattle to Missoula. Selector Dub Narcotic is the newest incarnation for Johnson, who has produced music for wellknown acts including Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. This Party is Just Getting Started, which came out last year on K Records, doesn’t feel
that much different from any of Johnson’s previous projects. The opening track, “Hotter than Hott,” acts as an introduction to SDN, and the rest of the album captures Johnson’s ability to sound alluring and aloof at once. The business world may be changing for Johnson, who put K Records up for sale last year and came under fire from some artists for not paying them royalties. But he’s still making cool, uncomplicated tunes filled with idiosyncratic vocals, and if you’ve never seen him, you probably should. He’s a legend, and he throws a good dance party. (Erika Fredrickson) Selector Dub Narcotic plays the ZACC Below Mon., Sept. 11, at 7 PM, along with Sandman the Rappin’ Cowboy and Fantasy Suite. $6.
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and restrained, and when they do, they never really rock as much as Wolf Eyes. Wolf Eyes is so prolific that by the time I think about them again, they usually have a new recording. The title track on their latest, Undertow, sounds like a more plodding, spoken-word-infused and deconstructed Silver Apples. They also have a handmade electronics feel that’s more Throbbing Gristle than Teenage Jesus or other no-wavers. As on other albums, you never get the feeling Wolf Eyes is in danger of having any commercial appeal. They’re the gold standard for noise. ( Josh Vanek)
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[music]
All back home Jason Isbell makes his own Nashville sound by Brad Tyer
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit released The Nashville Sound in June.
A lot of fans had their first introduction to Alabaman Jason Isbell in 2003, via the Drive-By Truckers’ release of Decoration Day. Isbell had joined the band as a touring guitarist-vocalist two years before, accompanying his then-wife, DBT bassist Shonna Tucker, on the road to support the band’s critical breakthrough, Southern Rock Opera, which was recorded without him. Isbell emerged on Decoration Day as not just a hired gun, but a songwriter every bit as formidable as DBT’s founding force, Patterson Hood. The album’s title track, a taut bit of Southern gothicism about an intergenerational family feud, and a second Isbell contribution called “Outfit” announced the new guy as an earnestly barbed chronicler of Southern mores, and a straightforward counterweight to Hood’s vein of grad-school intellectualism. It was the more immediately personal “Outfit” that really stood out, with a lyric in the voice of a father speaking to his son, an aching litany of hardwon advice from a man who’s settled to a boy who might not have to: You want to grow up to paint houses like me / a trailer in my yard till you’re 23 / you want to be old after 42 years / keep dropping the hammer and grinding the gears. It’s been 15 busy years since Isbell wrote that, and in the meantime he recorded two more albums with the Truckers, left the band (in 2007), recorded three solo albums and another three billed with his band, the 400 Unit, moved to Nashville, got sober, married musician Amanda Shires (in 2013), had a child (in 2015) and won two Grammys (for the album Something More Than Free in 2016). And in June, Isbell and the 400 Unit released The Nashville Sound, which, like Something More Than Free, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The Nashville Sound somehow seems to encompass that entire history, even as it flags some sonic and lyric paths forward. “Something to Love” is an obvious bookend to “Outfit,” with Isbell now wearing the parental shoes (You were born on a
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hot late summer day / We turned you loose and tried to stay out of your way / Don’t quite recognize the world you call home / Just find what makes you happy girl and do it ’til you’re gone), and the bluesy dirge of “White Man’s World” digs deeper into the landscape of a daughter’s future and a wife’s present, even as it acknowledges Isbell’s male and white privilege with a directness you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere else on Billboard’s Top Country chart. “Molotov” is a look back at the aftermath of Isbell’s cocaine-and-Jack Daniel’s days, with another automotive echo of “Outfit”: I broke a promise to myself / To ride the throttle ’til’ the wheels came off / Burn out like a Molotov. And the coal-country epitaph “Cumberland Gap” would have been right at home on Decoration Day. The strummy and borderline twee “Chaos and Clothes,” on the other hand, sounds like nothing from Isbell’s back pages so much as a Father John Misty outtake, and maybe Isbell’s bid to smudge the lines defining the country-rock territory he’s already claimed. But it’s “If We Were Vampires,” probably the album’s prettiest gut-punch of a song, that best locates Isbell in his present moment. And it’s entirely in line with Isbell’s sensibility, simultaneously flinteyed and sentimental, that it’s about anticipating loss even in the heart of happiness: It’s knowing that this can’t go on forever / Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone / Maybe we’ll get forty years together / But one day I’ll be gone / Or one day you’ll be gone … Maybe time running out is a gift / I’ll work hard ’til the end of my shift / And give you every second I can find / And hope it isn’t me who’s left behind. You don’t have to be in love to hear the hurt and the hope in that. But you sure have to be in love with life to write it. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit play the Wilma Sat., Sept. 9 at 8 PM. Sold out. btyer@missoulanews.com
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Near perfect The authentic ring of Good Time by Molly Laich
Robert Pattinson, left, and Benny Safdie star in Good Time.
ries of mesmerizing characters. There’s his rich, disturbed girlfriend, Corey ( Jennifer Jason Leigh), a bail bondswoman who barely bats an eye at inkstained cash, a Haitian grandmother and her impressionable granddaughter, an Adventureland security guard (played by Barkhad Abdi, the Somalian actor you might remember from his Academy Award-nominated line: “I’m the Captain Now” in Captain Phillips)—and the list goes on. Good Time employs a blend of established and amateur actors to populate a world we so rarely see on screen with any real authenticity. The bail bondsman, shrink and grandmother are those things in real-life, for example. Much has been made of Pattinson’s transformative performance, and holy Lord, what a boring observation. I get it, it’s a far cry from his turn as a vampire in the Twilight series, but it’s his job to pretend to be other people, is it not? Pattinson’s performance is invisible, visceral and perfect—the same as everyone else. From the start, Good Time pummels us with non-stop action and hardly any exposition. This is a movie that respects us so much that it defines its characters not by who they say they are, but by what they actually do. In Connie, we have a charismatic and cunning psychopath from Queens who does terrible things. Still, he’s motivated by springing his brother out of jail, and so we can’t help but root for him. I’ve overheard talk from people who feel squeamish about the title. These characters do dastardly things, and so to call it a “good time” implicates us in ways we’d rather not confront. In fact, the movie offers multiple meanings, and if you have the courage, you can find yourself in every one of them. Good Time opens at the Roxy Fri., Sept. 8.
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Not even five minutes into Good Time, I felt fairly certain that I was watching one of the best films of 2017. The movie opens on Nick Nikas (Benny Safdie), during an interview already in progress with his psychiatrist. Nick’s developmentally disabled, made evident by his stunted speech and simplistic answers to basic word association questions. The camera is up close and intrusive on the actors’ faces (a stylistic choice I almost always hate, but this time it really worked for me). Suddenly, Nick’s brother, Connie (Robert Pattinson), bursts into the office and pulls his brother out of the interview. (Amid the commotion, listen for the shrink’s perfect line when he says to Connie, “Shame on you.”) From there, Connie whisks his brother off to commit a bank robbery, chaos ensues and BAM!—the words GOOD TIME scroll across the screen like an ominous promise. I’m thinking: “This is a movie after my heart! But we’ve got 95 more minutes to go—don’t let me down.” Brothers Benny and Josh Safdie direct the picture, from a script by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie. (Their 2014 Heaven Knows What about heroin addicts in NYC waits with bated breath for you on Netflix.) The IMDb plot description for Good Time speaks vaguely of a bank heist gone awry. Armed with only this, I steeled myself for a slick production featuring guys in cool clothes meticulously planning a wildly implausible plot with sexy women waiting in their wake, a la the Ocean series or this summer’s Baby Driver. Imagine my delight, when instead, I got grimy, poor and desperate people improvising their way through New York City’s seedy underbelly. From here, let’s explore the plot gingerly: Nick got picked up shortly after the bank heist, and Connie’s in a frantic pursuit to raise the bail money to spring him from jail. Along the way, we meet a se-
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OPENING THIS WEEK
Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Abbey Lee. Playing at the Pharaohplex.
GOOD TIME A man embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city’s underworld in an increasingly desperate attempt to get his brother out of jail before he’s killed. That doesn’t sound like a good time at all! Rated R. Stars Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Barkhad Abdi. Playing at the Roxy. (See Film)
DESPICABLE ME 3 The Minions get trotted out to get more of your money. This time Gru finds out he has a twin brother. That should shake things ups. Rated PG. Starring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Trey Parker. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.
HOME AGAIN She’s a recently separated single mom, trying to live her own life. That’s why she lets three young handsome hunks move into her house to help with chores. That’s right, chores. What other reason could it be? Rated PG-13. Stars Reese Witherspoon, Nat Wolff and Michael Sheen. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. IT There’s an evil clown caked with makeup and sporting unnaturally colored hair threatening everything we hold dear, so take your mind off politics with a trip to the movies to see this new Stephen King adaption. Rated R. Stars Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher and Sophia Lillis. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.
DUNKIRK Director Christopher Nolan takes a break from blowing our minds with high-concept sci-fi to recreate one of the most harrowing and famous battles of World War II. Rated PG-13. Stars Harry Styles, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12. THE GLASS CASTLE Is there anything better than going on a road trip with your free-spirited dad and artist mother? I mean, aside from going to a real school, learning social skills and
theater owner come together to beat Nazi ass. Rated R. Stars Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz and Eli Roth for some reason. Playing Thu., Sept. 7 at 8 PM at the Roxy. LANDLINE Set in 1990s Manhattan, two sisters discover their father may be having an affair. There’s no way that’s going to mess them up. Rated R. Stars Jenny Slate, Abby Quinn and Edie Falco. Playing at the Roxy. LEAP! So you want to be a ballerina, huh? It’s going to take a lot of dedication, practice and probably a flying machine to help you escape from the orphanage. How hard can that be? Rated PG. Stars the voice talents of Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan and Carly Rae Jepsen. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. LOGAN LUCKY Trying to reverse a family curse, a group of siblings set out to rob a NASCAR race. Rated PG-13. Stars
ANNABELLE: CREATION The evil doll from hell returns in this prequel to the spinoff of a film loosely based on the writings of a con artist to make us wonder why everything has to be part of a connected cinematic universe. Rated R. Stars Stephanie Stigman, Talitha Bateman and Miranda Otto. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12. CARS 3 Pixar’s deeply troubling and confusing world about talking automobiles returns to make sure the company has enough money for their good films. Rated G. Stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Armie Hammer and Kerry Washington. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12. THE DARK TOWER Stephen King’s magnum opus, made up of eight core books, dozens of tie-in novels and a long running comic book series, hits the big screen as a single 90-minute film. O Discordia! Rated PG-13. Stars
SHADOW CASTING: THE MAKING OF A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT Learn how Norman Maclean’s semi-autobiographical novel was adapted to the big screen. Not Rated. Directed by Dennis Aig. Playing Sun., Sept. 10 at 9:30 AM at the Roxy. A Q&A with A River Runs Through It fly fishing coach John Bailey follows the screening. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) After witnessing the Mafia rubbing someone out, two quick-witted musicians disguise themselves as women. Nothing funnier than a man in a dress, right? Right? Not Rated. Stars Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. Playing Sun., Sept. 10 at 5:15 PM at the Roxy. SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Is he strong? Listen, bud, he’s got radioactive blood. Marvel’s friendly neighborhood wall-crawler battles supervillains while trying to not be outshone in his own movie by Robert Downey, Jr. Rated PG-13. Also stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Marisa Tomei. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12. THE TRIP TO SPAIN After their cinematic trips through England and Italy, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon return to sample tapas and do celebrity impressions, and it looks like they’re all out of tapas. Not Rated. Also stars Marta Barrio, Claire Keelan and Kerry Shale. Playing at the Roxy.
NOW PLAYING ALL SAINTS Based on a true story, a young pastor is instructed to close a struggling church. Instead he turns the land into a farm for refugees from Burma. Somehow no one is happy with the idea. Rated PG. Stars John Corbett, Cara Buono and Barry Corbin. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.
mentary crews while recording its new album True Sadness. Not Rated. Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. Playing Tue., Sept. 12 at 7 PM and 9 PM at the Roxy.
“And here I am swimming in Salem’s Lot, and here I am baking lobstrosities on the beaches of the Western Sea.” IT opens at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. not ending up a depressed wreck unable to connect with anyone? Rated PG-13. Stars Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts. Playing at the Pharaohplex.
Channing Tatum, Adam Driver and hillbilly Daniel Craig. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.
THE HERO Forty years ago Lee Hayden made a name for himself starring in a classic western. Since then it’s mainly been voiceovers for barbecue sauce. Now the aging actor decides to mend fences with his estranged daughter. Rated R. Stars Sam Elliott, Krysten Ritter and Nick Offerman. Playing at the Pharaohplex.
LOGAN’S RUN (1976) Life in this futuristic society is one hedonistic party until you turn 30, when you’re reincarnated into a new youthful body. That sounds like a good deal, but why are so many people trying to escape? It’s not like that last part is a blatant lie. Rated PG, but a very 1976 PG. Stars Michael York, Jenny Agutter and the poetry of T.S. Eliot. Playing Sat., Sept. 9 at 9 PM at the Roxy.
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD When you’re one of the most deadly assassins in the world, who do you trust to watch your back before you turn state’s evidence against a murderous dictator? Ryan Reynolds, of course. Rated R. Also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman and Salma Hayek. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.
MATINEE (1993) Low-budget filmmaker Lawrence Woolsey is excited to debut his new film about a radioactive human/ant hybrid. Hopefully it will be entertaining enough to take America’s mind off the Cuban Missile Crisis. Rated PG. Stars John Goodman, Simon Fenton and Lisa Jakub. Playing Wed., Sept. 13 at 8 PM at the Roxy.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) A squad of Jewish soldiers, a German actress and a
MAY IT LAST: A PORTRAIT OF THE AVETT BROTHERS A North Carolina band turns introspective for docu-
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UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (2010) He might be dying, but at least he has the ghost of his wife and various jungle creatures powered by his estranged son to guide him through his past lives. Not Rated. Stars Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Jenjira Pongpas. Playing Mon., Sept. 11 at 8 PM at the Roxy. WIND RIVER The best way to describe the mood of this murder mystery set on a Wyoming Indian Reservation is to just say the soundtrack is by Nick Cave. Rated R. Stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen and Tantoo Cardinal. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. Check with local theaters for up-to-date showtimes to spare yourself any grief and/or profanity. Theater phone numbers: Missoula AMC 12 at 406-541-7469; The Roxy at 406-728-9380; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 406-961-3456.
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Chili for Texas by Andrea Grimes
RESISTANCE KITCHEN
Houston is underwater, and as I wrote this the water was still rising. Meanwhile, Donald Trump visits Austin, hundreds of miles from the flood and the destruction and the desperation. He visits my neighborhood, where my friends live up the road in quirky bungalows. My neighborhood, where there’s still a record shop. My neighborhood, where the backyard bar my husband and I built inside a structurally questionable lean-to garage is locked and waiting to someday again receive the motley combination of drunks, journalists, activists, academics and dirtbags who are the stars in my Texas sky. I am not there, and I can’t be there, but Donald Trump was there, and I am so, so angry about it. I am hungry for Texas. And so I make chili. I wish I could do what I would do if I were home. Text message: “Made a load of chili. Y’all come over whenever. We have beer. I’m out back with the dog.” I’d put the lid on the pot and the bowls by the stove. I’d grab a cold Lone Star and head for the yard. Turn the radio on, loud. Leave the front door unlocked. Wait for the stars to come out. Ingredients 2 lbs cubed beef 3 yellow onions, diced 3 poblano peppers, diced 3 jalapeno peppers, diced and seeded to your heat preference 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp dried mustard 1 tbsp dried oregano 2 cups beef broth 1 bottle Shiner Bock shot of whiskey seasoned salt, salt, pepper 28-ounce can of whole San Marzano tomatoes, with juices 5 vine-ripe tomatoes, diced ¼ cup tomato paste ¾ cup tortilla chips, crumbled no beans
Chili spice blend: grind together three big dried ancho chiles, a teaspoon of cumin seeds and a handful of small dried chile peppers Garnish: Sour cream, cheddar cheese, saltine crackers or more tortilla chips Directions In a big-ass pot, brown the beef in oil over medium/medium high heat and season heavily with black pepper and some salt. Maybe do it in batches so you can get a good crust going. After a few minutes, add the onions. When the onions are going translucent, throw in your poblanos and jalapenos. Dash with seasoned salt. Stir frequently over medium until the peppers are good and soft, maybe 10 minutes. Throw in your garlic and let it get soft and fragrant for a couple of minutes. Open the beer. Take a good, long swig. Pour the rest of the bottle in the pan to deglaze. Briefly boil off the beer and add all your tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir. Add the mustard and oregano. Stir. Add the beef broth. Stir. Add the shot of whiskey. Stir. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Now add your chili spice blend. Don’t fake the chili spice blend. Don’t make it the night before. Grind it right then and there. Stir. Reduce to a simmer for the next two hours, stirring occasionally. Open another beer. Sit on your porch. Think of Texas. Listen to an old George Strait song. Repeat until the two hours have passed. Stir the crumbled tortilla chips into the chili. Simmer for another half-hour. You can probably get through another beer while you’re waiting. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, a grate or five of cheddar cheese, and crackers or chips. Don’t entertain any questions about beans. Resistance Kitchen is a blog about food, rage and politics at resistancekitchen.tumblr.com. Andrea Grimes is a journalist for hire, Bloody Mary expert and Texpat living in the Bay Area.
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[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 It’s a done deal! No foolin’. Bernice’s Bakery will be introducing a new owner June 1st! Christine and Marco have spent the last 15 years stewarding the development and sustainability of one of Missoula’s iconic businesses. Congratulations to Marco and Christine! And, congratulations to the new owner Missy Kelleher. Come in and say hello or goodbye. Follow that up by a “hello” to Missy in June as you snag your favorite treat or a cup o’joe. Bernice’s Bakery Keepin’ Missoula Sweet. $-$$
Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$
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Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns 200 S. Pattee St. 721-8550 Brooks & Browns Bar and Grill has the best patio in town, relax and unwind with great food and a selection of Montana Brews on tap. Come down as you are and enjoy Happy Hour each day from 4-7p and all day Sunday with drink and appetizer specials! Thursday is Trivia Night from 7:30-9:30p and we have Live Music each Friday. Inside the Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$
Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 45 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$
Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm. $-$$
Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana microdistilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm. Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ 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 week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary 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 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? $-$$$
It was a Dark and Stormy day...
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Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Beef Filet with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Fresh Northwest Fish, Seasonally Inspired Specials, House Made Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list, local beer on draft. Reservations recommended. Visit us on Facebook or go to Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$
Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
photo by Alex Sakariassen
What you’re thinking: Everything’s terrible. Western Montana’s fire season just got up on her hind legs, and our air quality resembles the first five minutes of The Book of Eli. Hurricane Harvey has left parts of Texas under 10 feet of water. Florida is staring down the barrel of Hurricane Irma. And depending on who you talk to, North Korea plans to fire an ICBM at New York, the Left Coast or somewhere smack in the middle of the American heartland. The options are: A) bust out the arts-and-crafts kit and make a sign proclaiming “The End is Nigh,” or B) hunker down on a barstool at the Rhino. This is Missoula, so let’s go with option B. What you’re drinking: Befitting the world in which we now all apparently live, make it a Dark and Stormy. Rhino bartender Flanna Ewinger initially seems surprised at the request. Apparently the classic dark-rum cocktail is an uncommon order these days, having been overshadowed by its vodkabased cousin, the Moscow Mule. But she happily obliges, mixing Myers’s Original Dark Rum with Cock ’n Bull ginger beer, then pouring it over ice in a copper mug and adding a slice of lime. It’s got enough kick to
knock the lingering smoke out of the back of your throat. What distracts you: Ewinger doesn’t hesitate to mention that Myers’s isn’t the usual, or preferred, dark rum for this concoction. Typically a Dark and Stormy is made with Gosling’s Black Seal Rum, but the bar doesn’t have that on the shelf at the moment. It’s a curious enough point that I inquire as to why Gosling is the go-to. Ewinger queries the almighty Wikipedia and it turns out that Gosling—still owned by the same family that founded it in Bermuda in 1806—holds the trademark to the “Dark ‘N’ Stormy” recipe. In fact, that trademark has sparked at least one lawsuit since the company won it in 1991. This is all super-fascinating. Then someone mentions smoke again and reality comes crashing through the door. At least the mule mug will keep my drink cold in the coming apocalypse. Where to drink it: The Rhino is at 158 Ryman St. A Dark and Stormy will set you back $5.50, but it’s just money, and as everyone always says when the end draws nigh, you can’t take it with you. —Alex Sakariassen
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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SAT | 8 PM Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit play the Wilma Sat., Sept. 9. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. Hope you got your tickets, because this one is sold out.
FRI | 7:30 PM THU | 9/7 | 7 PM Heartwarmer plays the ZACC Below Thu., Sept. 7 at 7 PM. $5.
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Elizabeth Bennett stars in Raised in the Saddle: The Phantasmagorical Journey of a Future Rodeo Queen, at the Masquer Theatre in the PARTV Center Fri., Sept. 8 and Sat., Sept. 9, at 7:30 PM. $11.
MON | 6 PM Michael Franti and Spearhead play Big Sky Brewing Co. Mon., Sept 11 at 6 PM. $39.
WED | 9 PM Zion I plays the Top Hat Wed., Sept. 13. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $15.
SAT | 9 PM Dude York plays KBGA’s Birthday Bash Sat., Sept. 9, 9 PM at Monk’s.
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nightlife Basses Covered plays Draught Works from 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030, made up of Del The Funky Homosapien, DJ Kid Koala and Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, plays the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, Show at 8. $28/$25 advance.
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Reggae band Tribal Seeds headlines the second annual Montana State Hemp & Cannabis Festival in Lolo Hot Springs. Head over to montanastatehempfest.com for a full lineup, schedule of events and registration. Running Fri., Sept. 8 through Sun., Sept. 10. $20/day or $80 for a weekend camping pass.
Trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM.
WildFest 2017 features two days of guided hikes, wildlife tours, outdoor adventures and the live music of Holy Smokes & the Godforsaken Rollers. Visit wildmontana.org/wildfest for a full schedule of events and registration. $35.
Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Sir Angus Deaton ushers in the 2017-2018 President’s Lecture Series at the Dennison Theatre. Mortality and Morbidity in the United States starts at 8 PM. Free. (See Spotlight)
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Robert Redford’s iconic film A River Runs Through It with the Norman Maclean Festival. Sept. 8– 10. Visit macleanfoot steps.com for a full schedule and registration. $25–200. (See Spotlight)
The jazzy stylings of Chuck Florence, David Horgan and Beth Lo serenade the wine at Plonk Wine Bar from 8 PM–11 PM. Free.
Kindergarten classes from across Missoula created monsters and now adult artists are bringing these creations to life. The Missoula Monster Project opens with a reception at the Zootown Arts Community Center form 3:30 PM–8:30 PM.
Awwwwwww. Seattle’s Heartwarmer plays the ZACC Below with Mermaid Bookclub and Smalls Deaths. 7 PM. $5.
Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk’s. 9 PM. Free. The University of Montana presents a free outdoor screening of the movie about a guy who wrote one of Harry Potter’s textbooks. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them starts at approximately 9 PM on the UM Oval. The Shareef don’t like this either. Stomp the Catbox plays the Sunrise Saloon at 9:30 PM. Free. Knock knock? Who’s there? Missoula’s Homegrown StandUp Comedy open mic at the Union Club. I don’t get it. Sign up at 9:30 PM. Show at 10 PM. Free.
Missoula’s YMCA turns 50 with a birthday bash featuring food, games and the music of The Whizpops. 4 PM–7 PM. Free.
nightlife The drag kings and queens of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana celebrate a new beginning with the 23rd Coronation at Ruby’s Inn and Convention Center. Doors at 6
Tribal Seeds headlines the second annual Montana State Hemp & Cannabis Festival in Lolo Hot Springs Fri., Sept. 8–Sun., Sept. 10. $20/day or $80 for the full weekend. PM, show at 7. $50/$20 for members. I beg your pardon, but I never promised you this. The MUD Garden Party features local food, local beer and square dancing featuring the Finntown String Band. 6 PM–10 PM. $17/$15 advance. Britchy serenades the wine at Ten Spoon Winery. 6 PM. Free. John Floridis provides the soundtrack at The Montana Distillery from 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Brandon Zook provides the soundtrack at Imagine Nation Brewing from 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Enjoy free cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cin-
ema night, the second Friday of every month. The series showcases indie and foreign films. Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoulapubliclibrary.org for info. Free. Missoula Parks and Recreation’s Glow Fest at Fort Missoula features lawn games, artists and music. 7 PM–10 PM. Free. Jay Kettering’s new play, Raised in the Saddle: The Phantasmagorical Journey of a Future Rodeo Queen, opens at the Masquer Theatre in the PARTV Center. 7:30 PM. $11. Watch stars under the stars during another season of Missoula Outdoor Cinema. This week’s offering features Hollywood’s trib-
Spotlight In 1987, the University of Montana founded the President's Lecture Series to bring some of the best and brightest minds in the world to our campus. In the intervening 30 years, the series has hosted such luminaries as Sydney Pollack, Ahmed WHAT: President's Lecture Series
Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM.
WHO: Sir Angus Deaton
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal play the Top Hat at 10:15 PM. Free.
HOW MUCH: Free
WHERE: Dennison Theatre WHEN: Thu., Sept., 7 at 8 PM.
MORE INFO: umt.edu/president/events
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ute to the Garden City with A River Runs Through It. The film starts at approximately 8 PM at Headstart School. Free. Reverend Slanky preaches the gospel of funk at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free. Still no luck googling this band. 406 plays the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. Thanks to my proclivity for boozy milkshakes, this was also my nickname in college. Mudslide Charley plays the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free. Celebrate the end of summer with the music of Ticket Sauce and Baby Tyger at Monk’s. 10 PM. Free.
big ideas Rashid and Carol Gilligan. This year's season kicks off with Mortality and Morbidity in the United States, a lecture by Sir Angus Deaton.This lecture will be about the interconnectivity between consumption and economics. If you have no idea what the means, you're in luck; Deaton happens to be the expert. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
and the Economics Department at Princeton (his business cards must weigh a ton), Deaton won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics. Following his lecture, Deaton will host a Q&A session along with his wife, Anne Case, the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs with whom Deaton has published several papers. Deaton won't be the only Nobel Prize winner in this year's President's Lecture Series. Future installments include chemist Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, best-selling author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf and filmmaker Jo Throckmorton. The President's Lecture Series continues to bring big names with big ideas to Missoula. —Charley Macorn
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WHAT: In the Footsteps of Norman Maclean Festival WHEN: Fri., Sept. 8 through Sun., Sept. 10. HOW MUCH: $20–$200 MORE INFO: macleanfootsteps.com
It's been 25 years since Robert Redford's adaptation of Norman Maclean's novel hit silver screens and gave movie-goers around the world an idyllic and nostalgic view of our fair city. A River Runs Through It grossed over $40 million dollars and won countless prestigious awards including the Oscar for best cinematography. The tale of religion and fishing also led to a boon for the fly-fishing industry, which saw staggering growth across the country. For the Silver Anniversary of this classic love letter to the Garden City, the Norman Maclean Festival celebrates the film, the book, and its author with three days of events. Highlights include a tour of Norman Maclean's favorite fishing holes, wine tastings and a talk with the iconic film's fly fishing coach. A special presentation about the adaptation of the book, featuring the film's producer Patrick Markey, daughter Jean Maclean Snyder and star Tom Skerritt leads into a screening of the film at the Wilma. Montana's ongoing battle with wildfires may impact certain events at the festival, so check the website for up-to-date scheduling. —Charley Macorn
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Saturday The Clark Fork Market features farm-fresh produce, live music and delicious food in the Riverside Parking Lot below the Higgins Avenue Bridge. 8 AM–1 PM. The Missoula Farmers Market continues its 45th season with local produce, artisanal meats and cheeses and diverse delicacies. Join the fun every Saturday through September. Circle Square by the XXXXs. 8 AM–12:30 PM. Art For The People lets students create a project that focuses on social change through art in the community. Zootown Arts Community Center. 10 AM. Free. Yoga and Beer: The two cornerstones of Missoula. The Yoga Spot and the Sweat Shop host yoga every Saturday morning at Imagine Nation Brewing. Class and a beer for $8. 10:45 AM. Exhibiting artist Keith Goodhart gives an informal coffee talk about his assemblage sculpture exhibition A Portrait Atlas at Missoula Art Museum. Free. Walk with hundreds of thousands of people across the globe to raise awareness and funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. McCormick Park. 12 PM.
nightlife The Voice finalist Jared Blake and Saving Abel lead singer Jared Weeks play Grizzly Harley Davidson’s Bikers Against Bullies. 5 PM. $10. Squeeze the last drops out of summer with the jazz of River City Players at Imagine Nation Brewing. 6 PM. Free. Basses Covered plays Ten Spoon Vineyard at 6 PM. Free. Bryan Nickerson provides the music at Draught Works from 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Com Truise plays the Top Hat Sat., Sept 9. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $20/$18 advance. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $7. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit bring that Nashville sound to the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. Hope you got your tickets, because this one is sold out. Jay Kettering’s Raised in the Saddle continues at the Masquer Theatre in the PARTV Center. 7:30 PM. $11. Another season of Missoula Outdoor Cinema comes to a close with a screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl at Headstart School. The film starts at approximately 8 PM. Free, but donations encouraged.
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nightlife Singer-songwriter Aran Buzzas brings his homegrown folky tonk to Draught Works from 5 PM–7 PM. Free. Take your first steps to stardom at Open Mic Night at the Missoula Senior Center hosted by Michael Dean. Call 406-546-5195 for more info. 6 PM–8 PM. $5.
Blessiddoom and Mahamawaldi return to the Dark Horse for a night of metal debauchery. 9 PM. $5.
KBGA is finally old enough to drink! Join the radio station in celebrating its 21st birthday with the music of Dude York, Shahs, Go Hibiki and Magpies at Monk’s. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $7. (See Music.)
DJ Kris Moon completely disrespects the adverb with the Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with two for one Absolut Vodka specials until midnight. I get the name now. Free.
I wonder if they’re also in that ceird wult? Com Truise and Nosaj Thing play the Top Hat. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $20/$18 advance.
Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM. Still no luck googling this band. 406 plays the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free.
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Montana Rep presents an afternoon of four original 24-minute plays at 4 for 4 Episode Slam at the Masquer Theatre in the PARTV Center. $5.
Tango Missoula hosts beginners lessons at 8 PM. Potluck food and refreshments. Downtown Dance Collective. $10 per person.
The live storytelling show Tell Us Something returns to the Wilma as part of the Norman Maclean Festival. Eight storytellers share true personal stories from memory on the theme Up the Blackfoot. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $12/$10 advance. The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band is taking a break from annoying the Ralph Kramden Orchestra to put some swing in the month’s second Sunday when it plays the Missoula Winery from 6 PM–8 PM. $7. Polish your steps with $5 swing lessons at 4:45 PM. Visit missoulawinery.com.
nightlife Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM. Rapper, musician and poet Michael Franti brings his pop-reggae band Spearhead to Big Sky Brewing Company. 6 PM. $39. The United Veterans Council host a memorial service for those killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks with a flag planting ceremony at Rose Memorial Garden Park. 6 PM.
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Bingo at the VFW: The easiest way to make rent since keno. 6:30 PM. $12 buy-in. Calvin Johnson’s Selector Dub Narcotic plays the ZACC Below with Sandman the Rappin’ Cowboy and Ancient Forest. 7 PM. $6. The first fall meeting of Five Valleys Audubon welcomes Dr. Erick Greene to present an overview of osprey biology as well as an introduction to the new Wings Over Water program in Missoula schools. Gallagher Business Building. 7 PM. Free. Sista Otis brings some Big Easy
sensibility to the Red Bird Wine Bar. 7 PM–10 PM. Free. DJ Sol spins funk, soul, reggae and hip-hop at the Badlander. 10 PM. Free. 21-plus. Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free. Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM. Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory. 10 PM to close. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.
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Tuesday Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4. Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters helps you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details. It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM.
nightlife Enjoy beer and wine from around the world every Tuesday at Wine Tasting at the Iron Griz. 5 PM–7 PM. $18. That’s not a merlot, THIS is a merlot. Sample Australian Wines at a tasting at The Iron Griz. 5 PM–8 PM. $12. Missoula Farmers’ Market’s Tuesday Evening Market runs every Tuesday through September. Enjoy fresh produce, baked goods, flowers and more at the north end of Higgins at the XXXXs. 5:30 PM–7 PM. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, 6– 8 PM every Tuesday. All ages. Missoula Art Museum exhibiting artist Elizabeth Dove offers a look
into the processes and motivation behind her exhibition It Started with Aardvark. 7 PM. Free. (See Arts.) Learn the two-step at country dance lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center, Tuesdays from 7– 9 PM. $5. Bring a partner. Call 381-1392 for more info. The Unity Dance and Drum African Dance Class is sure to teach you some moves you didn’t learn in junior high when it meets Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Missoula Senior Center. All ages and skill levels welcome. $10/$35 for four classes. Email tarn.ream@umontana.edu or call 549-7933 for more information. The Western Montana Genealogical Society meets in Missoula Public Library’s large meeting room to discuss all that’s new in genealogy and help people with their research. 7 PM–9 PM. Step up your factoid game at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: The Sundance Kid started his life of crime robbing a train in which town? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife. Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM.
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Wednesday The En Plein Air Coffee Club mixes coffee and biking every Wednesday at the Missoula Art Park. The beans are free, but BYO camp stove and water. 8 AM–9:15 AM. Head to therethere.space/coffeeclub for more info. Cultivate your inner Ebert with the classic flicks showing at Missoula Public Library’s free matinee, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 2 PM, except holidays. Visit missoulapubliclibrary.org or pop your head in their lobby to see what’s playing. NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness every Wednesday at 2 PM.
nightlife Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support the Montana Natural History Center. 5 PM–8 PM. Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Yes, even you with the tuba. Hosted by
Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free. Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill. 7 PM. Trivia answer: Malta, Montana. Get up onstage at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free. Oakland-based party-rocking hip-hop artists Zion I play the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $15. Show your Press Box buddies just how brainy you are at Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30 PM every Wednesday. $50 bar tab for the winning team. Make the move from singing in the shower to a live audience at the Eagles Lodge karaoke night. $50 prize to the best singer. 8:30–10:30 PM. No cover. Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander. 9 PM. No cover.
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Thursday Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4. The University Center Oval hosts Sexpressions, a informative fair that connects our community to sexual health resources. 12 PM to 3 PM. Free.
nightlife Are we allowed to make jokes about the Holocaust? The Last Laugh, a new documentary about that very question screens at the UC Theater. Director Ferne Pearlstein and Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone will hold a Q&A following the film. 6 PM. Free. That’s a fair point. Love is a Dog from Nebraska plays Draught Works from 6 PM– 8 PM. Free. Say “yes and” to a free improv workshop every Thursday at BASE. Free and open to all abilities, levels and interests. 725 W. Alder. 6:30 PM–8 PM. Trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Adrienne Dussault celebrates the work of the master of piano humor with her onewoman show A Tribute to Victor Borge at the UM Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $11. The jazzy stylings of Naomi Siegel, David Horgan and Beth Lo serenade the wine at
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Plonk Wine Bar from 8 PM–11 PM. Free. Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. Is it big? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s not small. No, no, no. Groove the night away at the Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk’s. 9 PM. Free. Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM. The Country Boogie Boys get your boots scootin’ at the Sunrise Saloon. 8:30 PM. Free. Billings-based soul rockers Parker Brown and the Bleeding Hearts play the Top Hat at 10:15 PM. Free.
We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Send snail mail to Caleesi, Mother of Calendars c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. Could you follow us on Twitter? I'm trying to win a bet with those jerks at the New York Times.
Agenda THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7 Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4. Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints can interfere with everyday tasks, but those living with arthritis can find support at Summit Independent Living. The Arthritis Support Group meets every first Thursday of the month, from noon-1 PM. Climate Smart’s Monthly Meet-up discusses what we can all do to work towards a renewable energy future. Imagine Nation Brewing. 5 PM–7 PM.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8 Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9 Walk with hundreds of thousands of people across the globe to raise awareness and funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. McCormick Park. 12 PM.
What do you think of when someone mentions bikers? Is it the image of a leather-clad figure tearing down the highway on a motorcycle? Is it the rebellious Marlon Brando or the Sons of Anarchy redefining the role of the antihero? Maybe you're thinking of Lance Armstrong for some dumb reason. And while the biker may still be the brute of pop culture, a lot of bikers are pretty great people. Especially if they're from Missoula. Since its founding in the Garden City in 2012, Bikers Against Bullies USA has been raising awareness about bullying and educating children with its anti-bully tools. In the last five years, the group has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for hospitals, youth homes and outreach programs.
BABUSA hosts its annual Ride for Kids and Concert at Grizzly Harley-Davidson. This daylong event features food, drink, an auction and live music. Co-headlining the show are The Voice finalist Jared Blake and Saving Abel frontman Jared Weeks. All funds raised from this event will go to support Bikers Against Bullies USA's work. Even if you're not a motorcycle enthusiast (like those of you still thinking about Lance Armstrong), the event is open to all.
—Charley Macorn Bikers Against Bullies USA's Annual Ride for Kids starts Sat., Sept. 9, at 10 AM, with the concert at 5 PM. $10.
The Voice finalist Jared Blake and Saving Abel lead singer Jared Weeks play Grizzly Harley Davidson’s Bikers Against Bullies. 5 PM. $10.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10 The monthly LGBTQ Spirituality Group meets to discuss queer perspectives on spirituality at the Western Montana Community Center. 3-4 PM.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a local organization. 12 PM–8 PM.
The Missoula Vet Center hosts T’ai Chi for Veterans with Michael Norvelle every Monday from 3 PM–4 PM. Free for veterans. The United Veterans Council host a memorial service for those killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks with a flag planting ceremony at Rose Memorial Garden Park. 6 PM.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4. Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters helps you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details. It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13 NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness every Wednesday at 2 PM. Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support the Montana Natural History Center. 5 PM–8 PM.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14 Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4. Unity Church of Missoula commemorates the 24th annual Unity World Day of Prayer with an Interfaith Prayer Service at 7 PM.
AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.
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FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT! In a display of appreciation to all Osprey fans, great prizes will be raffled away throughout the night to fans in attendance. Team Photo Night! All fans in attendance will receive the official 2017 Missoula Osprey team photo. Sponsored by COKE
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ires and smoke may be forcing even the toughest outdoor enthusiasts into the relative breathability of their cars and homes, but the show must go on for the Montana Wilderness Association’s annual WildFest (and for this column). WildFest takes place at Fort Missoula and will feature talks on conservation, an auction, music, movie screenings and plenty of food. Since 1958 the Montana Wilderness Association has been advocating for public lands and protecting wild places, along with hosting wilderness walks and encouraging people to get out and get moving. The main speaker on Friday night will be Pete Fromm, a Montana-based author known for his 1993 memoir, Indian Creek Chronicles, about spending seven months alone in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness watching over salmon eggs. Fromm, originally from Milwaukee, remade himself as a mountain man over the course of his time in the woods. He’ll speak at the evening reception,
the only event during WildFest that requires an entrance ticket. Saturday afternoon will feature gear demos, food trucks and music by Mendelssohn, Holy Smokes & the Godforsaken Rollers and Kuinka. A documentary about storied Montana conservationist Bud Moore and International Wildlife Film Festival short films will be screened. And because this is Missoula, there’ll also be a specialty beer from Great Burn Brewing, the Go Wild(Fest) Pale Ale.
—Margaret Grayson WildFest takes place at Fort Missoula Fri., Sept. 8 and Sat., Sept. 9. Tickets to the evening reception and Pete Fromm are $35. Other events are free. For more info visit wildmontana.org/join-us/wildfest.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7 Enter to win this Electra Townie bike on our website or Facebook page now through September 23.
Punish your core in the great outdoors with Pilates in the Park. This week bring your exercise mat to Bonner Park. 6 PM. $3.
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This is my favorite Foghat song. Glow Ride
from Caras Park to Glow Fest at Fort Missoula. The shining caravan departs at 6:30 PM. Free.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13 The En Plein Air Coffee Club mixes coffee and biking every Wednesday at the Missoula Art Park. The beans are free, but BYO camp stove and water. 8 AM–9:15 AM. Head to therethere.space/coffeeclub for more info.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14 Punish your core in the great outdoors with Pilates in the Park. This week bring your exercise mat to Greenough Park. 6 PM. $3.
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THE SCIENCE ADVICE GODDESS By Amy Alkon SOFA’S CHOICE My husband has a great body, but since we got married two years ago, he has completely stopped working out. One reason I was initially so attracted to him was that he was in great shape. I go to Pilates four times a week. How do I motivate him to go back to the gym? —Toned If your husband’s starting to see definition in his legs, it shouldn’t be from rolling over and falling asleep on the remote. As for how to get him back into workout mode, consider what psychologists Edward Deci and Richard M. Ryan have learned in studying motivation.They break it down into two categories—intrinsic and extrinsic, fancy terms for internal and external. The extrinsic kind is outside pressure to do something—like nagging from the wife to start going to the gym instead of just driving by the place and waving. Extrinsic pressure tends to motivate defiance rather than compliance—which is to say it’s remarkably effective at bringing out the “terrible twos” in a 46-year-old man. Intrinsic motivation, however, is the kind that Deci and Ryan find leads to lasting change. This is motivation that comes from within a person, meaning that it’s in tune with who they are and what they want for themselves—like abs of steel instead of ... wait, there are abs in there? So, the challenge here is not how to make your husband work out but how to get him to start wanting what you want. You’re allowed to make requests of the person you’re married to, so ask him to try something for you—go to the gym ... for just three weeks. Reassure him that you still find him hot, but explain that you really, really find him hot when it looks like you could chip a tooth on one of his biceps. The three-week stint—beyond getting him back in the habit of going to the gym—should lead to some positive changes in his body, giving him a sense of accomplishment. Because Deci and Ryan find that feelings of “competence” are an integral part of intrinsic motivation, there’s a good chance he’ll feel motivated to keep working out—instead of trying to get by on making those weightlifter grunts every time he changes the channel.
GETTING A FRIEND TO EXORCISE I’m trying to get over a breakup, and one of my best friends, in
an attempt to help me move on, keeps saying, “He doesn’t want you!” I get that (and I do need to move on), but hearing that makes me feel unlovable and even more depressed. I am seeing what went wrong; I should have believed him when he told me at the very beginning that he was “terrified of relationships.” I’m sure it’s frustrating for her to see me in pain, but I’m just not ready to get back out there. What do I tell her so she stops making me feel worse? —Still Sad Misery sometimes wishes company would shut its big flapping trap. Of course, your friend means well. She just wants Pain and its BFF, Suffering, to bugger off already. However, like most people, she probably doesn’t understand that the sadness you’re experiencing isn’t just a crappy feeling. Like all emotions, it has a job to do. In fact, sadness is a tool, just like a hammer, a plunger or a Winkelschleifer (German for angle grinder). Psychiatrist and evolutionary psychologist Randolph Nesse explains that “happiness and sadness usually follow experiences of gain or loss,” helping us by “influencing future behavior” in ways that increase our chances of passing along our genes (including surviving long enough to manage that). Happiness, for example, urges us (about whatever led to it), “Do that again and you’ll see even more of me!” Sadness, on the other hand, warns us, “Do that again, missy, and I’ll drag you right back to Boohoosville.” Though sadness can seem like some kind of punishment you don’t remember deserving, Nesse writes that “those people who don’t experience much sadness ... are predicted to engage again in the same behaviors that previously led to loss.” Thank your friend for trying to make you feel better, but tell her that what you need from her is not tough love but the kind that involves hugs, Kleenex and maybe a snack. Explain the utility of sadness—and how you’re using it as a tool to understand the past and act more wisely in the future. In other words, you aren’t stalling in moving on; you’re learning—and not just how long you have to cry before the neighbors start going to work in rowboats and the government sends in the National Guard with sandbags and a year’s supply of Cheetos.
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EMPLOYMENT This is a temporary position. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 40151 Laborer Employee will be assisting in the clean up and demo of water and mold damaged property. Will be driving company vehicle. Water Damage Techs- (Description: Carpet, Rug, Upholstery cleaning & Drivers), as we use the same equipment (air movers, extraction wands/vans, dehumidifiers, etc.). In addition to those dry out duties, he also obtains job site measurements, which involves sketching floor plans, and measuring square footage to accurately bid water and mold related jobs. Mold removal- These duties entail electric/or hand sanding, hepa vacuuming, and application of an organic antimicrobial (non-toxic). These duties are done typically in crawlspaces and attics. Employees are provided all appropriate PPE gear (full face masks, bio suits, etc.) Minimal sheet rock repair skills as well, would also be applicable for 10-15% of his work hours. As per your employment guidelines, he does not climb on ladders or, at any time, get onto roof tops. All work is completed within building structures. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #40306
Medical Billing Clerk Local company seeks medical billing clerk. This is a full time, temp to hire position. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am until 6 pm with an hour for lunch. $13-= an hour, dependent on experience. Essential Duties: Be knowledgeable in the documentation requirements for the payers and product categories for which Norco provides services. Send WOPD’s, DWO’s and CMNs to referral sources when required. Produce and send via fax, mail or sales representative all DWO’s, WOPD’s, and CMNs/ Enter notes into system documenting process Complete fax cover sheet in a professional and grammatical manner. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 40314 Production Assistant Production Worker is responsible for performing all tasks involved in the production of aluminum trailers. This includes measuring, cutting, and drilling of aluminum, plywood, and skins. All Production Workers are expected to be available to work in all areas of Production. 40 hours per week. M-TH, 7am-5:30pm. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #39964 Production Control Perform various activities related to the
processing department. Perform duties in a professional manner consistent with all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures. Work with supervisor to achieve maximum benefit for the company. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Run processing equipment as assigned by supervisor. Assist others as part of the processing team to ensure smooth and consistent flow of work. Work in a manner consistent with processing’s quality and quantity goals. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 40320 Sales Person Answer and direct customer calls. Greet walkin customer upon entry. Sell store merchandise. Create sales orders for special orders. Handle payment by customer at point of sale. Daily cleaning of showroom. Stay current on product knowledge.Work tradeshow and other promotional events Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 40233
SKILLED LABOR Nuverra is hiring for CDL Class A Truck Drivers. Drivers can earn a $1500 sign on bonus. To apply call 701-842-3618, or go online to www.nuverra.com/careers. Nuverra environmental
solutions is an equal opportunity employer. Sawmill Worker Fulltime entry level sawmill position in Seeley Lake. Job duties primarily consist of pulling lumber from the dry chain and stacking in piles sorted by length and grade. The job can be strenuous at times, requiring the chain puller to pull the lumber off quickly, pile the lumber neatly, and count layers accurately. Requires people who understand teamwork and are able to work well with others. Could be day or night shift. Wage starts at $13.54/hr. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com. Job ID #39743
HEALTH CAREERS Northwest Community Health Center (NWCHC) is looking add a team-oriented Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) to its dental department. Applicant must have a current Montana Licensure. Full Job Description and to Apply http://northwestchc.org/jobs/. Northwest Community Health Center Is Looking For Dependable and Team-Oriented Clinical Administrative Assistant to Work FullTime. Full Job Description and to Apply http://northwestchc .org/jobs/.
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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control Board Hearing The Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control Board will hold a public hearing on proposed changes to the Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control Program on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 12:15 p.m. or soon thereafter. The Board meets in the second floor conference room at the Health Department at 301 West Alder in Missoula. The Air Board will consider proposed changes to Chapter 4 “Missoula County Air Stagnation and Emergency Episode Avoidance Plan.” The proposed rule changes clarify Rule 4.112, the wildfire smoke emergency episode avoidance plan in Chapter 4. The Air Board will take public comments at the hearing before making a decision. Written comments may be submitted on or before noon on September 20, 2017 by mailing them to Sarah Coefield-Air Comments, MCCHD, 301 W Alder St., Missoula, MT 59802; faxing them to (406) 258-4781 or emailing them to scoefield@missoulacounty.us . For more information, a copy of the proposed rules or to sign up for the Interested Parties mailing list, visit www.missoulacounty.us/airquali ty or call 258-4755 Montana Fourth Judicial District Court Missoula County Cause No.: DV-17-788 Dept.: 1 Leslie Halligan Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Brenda Lineback Getz, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Brenda Lineback Getz to Brenda Lee Lineback The hearing will be on 09/20/2017 at 2:00 p.m.The hearing will be at the courthouse in Missoula County. Date August 8, 2017 /s/ Shirley E. Faust Clerk of District Court /s/ By: Casie Jenks Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-17-220 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARLAND JEFFREY THAYER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to MOLLY ERIN THAYER, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 29 day of August, 2017 /s/ Molly Erin Thayer, Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801
Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DP-17-184 Department No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Matter of the Estate of JACK LEROY BOGAR, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months from the mailing of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be mailed to the Personal Representative c/o Matrium Law Group PLLC, 317 East Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. The undersigned Personal Representative declares, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 16th day of August, 2017 by /s/ Claudia Lee Quinlivan State of Montana):ss. County of Missoula) SIGNED AND VERIFIED to me on this 16 day of August, 2017 by CLAUDIA LEE QUINLIVAN. /s/ Lili R. Panarella, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, MT My Commission Expires November 1, 2019 Dated this 16th day of August, 2017. /s/ Janel F. Chin, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. 1 Cause No. DR-17-420 PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MICHAEL J. HEBERT, Petitioner, v. CATHY D. HEBERT, Respondent. COMES NOW the Petitioner, Michael J. Hebert, by and through counsel,Tiffany A. Nunnally of Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, and hereby respectfully petitions the Court as follows: I. The vital statistics concerning the parties are as follows: HUSBAND (a) Age: 50 (b) Occupation: Law Enforcement (c) Current Address: 240 Mount Ave., Missoula, MT 59801 (d) Length of Montana residence: Greater than 90 days WIFE (a) Age: 49 (b) Occupation: Unemployed (e) Current Address: 2273 S. 13th St. W., Missoula, MT 59801 (c) Length of Montana residence: Greater than 90 days II.The parties were married at Hamilton, Montana, on April 21, 1987.The marriage is registered in Ravalli County, Montana. III. The parties separated on May 1, 2016. IV. The marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken in that there is serious marital discord which adversely affects one or both of the parties toward the marriage, and there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation. V.The conciliation provisions of the Montana Conciliation law do not apply and the requirements of Mont. Code Ann. §404-107 have been met. VI. There
were children born of marriage who have reached the age of majority. The wife is not currently pregnant. X. The parties hereto have accumulated real and personal property during their marriage, which should be equitably divided between them. The parties should provide each other with full disclosure of their assets, liabilities, amounts and sources of income, and monthly expenditures pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-252. XI.The parties hereto have accumulated liabilities during the marriage, which should be equitably distributed between them. XII. Based upon Mont Code Ann. § 40-4-203, neither party should be required to pay maintenance to the other. XIII. Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-110, each party should be responsible for their respective attorneys’ fees. WARNING FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS (ASSETS, LIABILITIES, INCOME AND EXPENSES) OF § 40-4-251 THROUGH § 40-4-258 MAY SUBJECT A NONCOMPLYING PARTY TO PENALTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE LOSS OF ASSETS OR THE REQUIREMENT TO PAY LIABILITIES WHICH ARE NOT DISCLOSED. WAIVER OF SUCH DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY SEEKING DEFAULT MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF REMEDIES OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO THAT PARTY. THE PARTIES ARE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THE RESTRAINING ORDERS SET FORTH IN THE SUMMONS AND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS ISSUED THEREIN UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT. WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays for the following relief:1.That the marriage of the parties be dissolved; 2.That the real property, personal property and debts accumulated by the parties during their marriage be equitably distributed between them; 3. That, based upon Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-203, neither party should be required to pay maintenance to the other. 4.That pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-110, each party should be responsible for their respective attorneys’ fees and costs. 5. For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper. DATED this 13 day of June, 2017. /s/ Michael J. Hebert, Petitioner VERIFICATION STATE OF MONTANA ) ss. County of Missoula ) Michael J. Hebert, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and states that he is the Petitioner in the foregoing dissolution of marriage proceeding; that he has read the foregoing Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and knows the contents thereof, and the facts and matters contained therein, to be true, accurate and complete to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief. /s/ Michael J. Hebert, Petitioner SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me, a Notary Public, this 13th day of June, 2017, by Michael J. Hebert. (SEAL) /s/
Sarah N. K. Testerman NOTARY PUBLIC for the State of Montana Residing at Florence, Montana My Commission Expires August 18, 2018 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: CHRISTIAN, SAMSON & JONES, PLLC By: /s/ Tiffany A. Nunnally Attorney for the Petitioner MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. 1 Cause No. DR-17-420 SUMMONS AND TEMPORARY ECONOMIC RESTRAINING ORDER IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MICHAEL J. HEBERT, Petitioner, v. CATHY D. HEBERT, Respondent. SUMMONS TO RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT, GREETINGS:You are hereby summoned to respond to the Petition in this proceeding which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your Response in this Court, and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or respond, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Petition. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO BOTH PARTIES: This TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER is issued automatically pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-121(3), and provides: 1. BOTH PARTIES ARE HEREBY RESTRAINED from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether jointly or separately held, without either the consent of the other party or an order of the Court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party must notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five (5) business days before incurring the expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after service of this SUMMONS (however, this TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER does not preclude either party from using any property to pay reasonable attorney fees in order to retain counsel in the proceeding). 2. BOTH PARTIES ARE HEREBY RESTRAINED from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability coverage held for the benefit of a party or the child of a party for whom support may be ordered. WITNESS, my hand and seal of this Court, this 15th day of June, 2017. /s/ Shirley E. Faust Clerk of District Court (Court Seal) By: J. Atkins Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDI-
CIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-17-208 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VALERIE A. LOCKRIDGE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Melvin E. Lockridge, Jr., the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Tiffany Nunnally at 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 17th day of August, 2017. /s/ Melvin E. Lockridge, Jr. Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-17-151 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JANE S. RAGSDALE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Amy Ragsdale has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Martha L. Goodloe,Attorney for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 1603 Jackson St., Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 13th day of June, 2017. /s/ Amy Ragsdale, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jane S. Ragsdale /s/ Martha L. Goodloe, Attorney for Personal Representative. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 3 Cause No.: DP-17-197 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: WALTON MIDKIFF, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to MICHAEL MIDKIFF, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 1st day of September, 2017. /s/ Michael Midkiff, Personal Representative Bjorn-
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re half-intoxicated by your puzzling adventures—and halfbewildered, as well. Sometimes you’re spinning out fancy moves, sweet tricks and surprising gambits. On other occasions you’re stumbling and bumbling and mumbling. Are you really going to keep up this rhythm? I hope so, because your persistence in navigating through the challenging fun could generate big rewards. Like what, for example? Like the redemptive transformation of a mess into an asset. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Free your mind and your ass will follow,” sings funk pioneer George Clinton in his song “Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts.” And what’s the best way to free your mind? Clinton advises you to “Be careful of the thought-seeds you plant in the garden of your mind.”That’s because the ideas you obsess on will eventually grow into the experiences you attract into your life. “Good thoughts bring forth good fruit,” he croons, while “Bullshit thoughts rot your meat.” Any questions, Taurus? According to my astrological analysis, this is the best possible counsel for you to receive right now. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): James Loewen wrote a book called Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. He said, for instance, that during the Europeans’ invasion and conquest of the continent, it wasn’t true that Native Americans scalped white settlers. In fact, it was mostly the other way around: whites scalped Indians. Here’s another example: The famous blind and deaf person, Helen Keller, was not a sentimental spokesperson for sweetness and light, but rather a radical feminist and socialist who advocated revolution. I invite you to apply Loewen’s investigative approach to your personal past, Gemini. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to uncover hidden, incomplete and distorted versions of your history, and correct them.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Roger Hodge writes books now, but when he worked for Harper’s magazine, he had an unusual specialty. He gathered heaps of quirky facts, and assembled several at a time into long sentences that had a nutty poetic grace. Here’s an example: “British cattle have regional accents, elephants mourn their dead, nicotine sobers drunk rats, scientists have concluded that teenagers are physically incapable of being considerate, and clinical trials of an ‘orgasmatron’ are underway in North Carolina.” I’m offering Hodge as a worthy role model for you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Be curious, miscellaneous and free-flowing. Let your mind wander luxuriantly as you make unexpected connections. Capitalize on the potential blessings that appear through zesty twists and tangy turns.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In Japan you can buy a brand of candy that’s called The Great Buddha’s Nose Snot. Each piece consists of a rice puff that resembles the Buddha’s nose filled with bits of brown sugar that symbolize the snot. The candy-making company assures customers that eating this treat brings them good luck. I invite you to be equally earthy and irreverent about your own spiritual values in the coming days. You’re in prime position to humanize your relationship with divine influences ... to develop a more visceral passion for your holiest ideals ... to translate your noblest aspirations into practical, enjoyable actions. of the promised land? Will you worry you’re turning into a monster, only to find the freakishness c suburbs is just a phase that you had to pass through on your way to unveiling some of your dormant beauty? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Will a routine trip to carry out an errand take you on a detour to the
Will a provocative figure from the past lead you on a productive wild-goose chase into the future? These are some of the possible storylines I’ll be monitoring as I follow your progress in the coming weeks.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Let’s meet in the woods after midnight and tell each other stories about our origins, revealing the secrets we almost forgot we had. Let’s sing the songs that electrified our emotions all those years ago when we first fell in love with our lives. Starlight will glow on our ancient faces.The fragrance of loam will seep into our voices like rainwater feeding the trees’ roots. We’ll feel the earth turning on its axis, and sense the rumble of future memories coming to greet us. We’ll join hands, gaze into the dreams in each other’s eyes, and dive as deep as we need to go to find hidden treasures. (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I don’t usually recommend giving gifts with strings attached. On the contrary, I advise you to offer your blessings without having any expectations at all. Generosity e SCORPIO often works best when the recipients are free to use it any way they see fit. In the coming weeks, however, I’m making an exception to my rule. According to my reading of the omens, now is a time to be specific and forceful about the way you’d like your gifts to be used. As an example of how not to proceed, consider the venture capitalist who donated $25,000 to the University of Colorado. All he got in return was a rest room in a campus building named after him. If you give away $25,000, Scorpio, make sure you at least get a whole building named after you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Now that you’re getting a taste of what life would be like if you ruled the world, I’ll recommend a manual. It’s called How To Start Your Own Country, by Erwin Strauss. (Get a free peek here: tinyurl.com/YouSovereign.) You could study it for tips on how to obtain national sovereignty, how to recruit new citizens, and how to avoid paying taxes to yourself. (P.S.: You can make dramatic strides toward being the boss of yourself and your destiny even without forming your own nation.)
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climbed mountains. In the western world, the first time it happened was in 1492, when a g plorers Frenchman named Antoine de Ville ascended to the top of Mont Aiguille, using ladders, ropes and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There was a time when not even the most ambitious ex-
other props. I see you as having a kinship with de Ville in the coming weeks, Capricorn. I’d love to see you embark on a big adventure that would involve you trying on the role of a pioneer.This feat wouldn’t necessarily require strenuous training and physical courage. It might be more about daring creativity and moral courage.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Science fiction proposes that there are alternate worlds alongside the visible one—hidden, yes, but perhaps accessible with the right knowledge or luck. In recent years, maverick physicists have given the idea more credibility, theorizing that parallel universes exist right next to ours. Even if these hypothetical places aren’t literally real, they serve as an excellent metaphor. Most of us are so thoroughly embedded in our own chosen niche that we are oblivious to the realities that other people inhabit. I bring these thoughts to your attention, Aquarius, because it’s a favorable time to tap into those alternate, parallel, secret, unknown or unofficial realms. Wake up to the rich sources that have been so close to you, but so far away.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’m always in favor of you cultivating a robust relationship with your primal longings. But I’ll be rooting extra hard for you to do that during the next eleven months. I hope you will dig deep to identify your primal longings, and I hope you will revere them as the wellspring of your life energy, and I hope you will figure out all the tricks and strategies you will need to fulfill them. Here’s a hint about how to achieve the best results as you do this noble work: Define your primal longings with as much precision as you can, so that you will never pursue passing fancies that bear just a superficial resemblance to the real things. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.
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subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof KNOWN AS 2133 Mount Ave., Missoula, MT 59801 DATED this 20th day of August, 2017. /s/ T.J. McDERMOTT Sheriff of Missoula County, Montana By /s/ David L. Merifield, Deputy NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 5, 2018, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 4 in Block 1 of Ben Hughes Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Lisa Jones and Sheldon Jones, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Charles J.
Peterson at Mackoff, Kellogg, Kirby & Kloster, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on November 17, 2010, and recorded on November 22, 2010 as Book 869 Page 775 as Document No. 201022882.The beneficial interest is currently held by PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning January 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the prin-
These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 BOBBIE•
Bobbie is a 15-year-old female Brown Tabby Manx. This super cuddly senior gal is hoping to find a retirement home to live the rest of her days. Bobbie's favorite activity is lounging about in cat trees and beds. She is a master at finding the most comfy cuddle spot in the house. Bobbie would make a great lap cat, and despite her size, is rather agile and able to jump up and down off of furniture unassisted.
GAR ON • Garçon is a 13-year-old male Jack Russell Terrier. He is a very happy and well-trained old chap. He came to us when his previous owner's health issues became too advanced to also care for a senior dog. Garçon does not particularly like other dogs or cats, but he loves people of all ages. Garçon knows many tricks and has great house manners.
PUMA•Puma is a 5-year-old female long-haired cat. This gorgeous girl is very cuddly, but only when she says it's snuggle time. Puma is not the best at self care, and would need an owner who can help her keep brushed, and clean. She loves to be groomed, letting you know by kneading your lap and rubbing against your legs. Puma has a personality to match her name and prefers to be the only object of your affection.
DEMPSEY• Dempsey is a 3-year-old male Pit Bull/Lab mix. He is a very quiet and sweet boy. He loves playing with other dogs and getting human attention. Dempsey enjoys playing with plush toys, has no idea how to play fetch, will perform a few basic commands when treats are readily available. He has great leash manners, waits to be given permission to go through a doorway, and does not ususally jump up on people.
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BERRIGAN• Berrigan is a 4-5-year-old male long-haired black cat. His favorite place to lay is in your lap while you shower him with your adoration. His laid back personality coupled with his majestic black fur make him quite the charmer. However, these same traits seem to make him less noticeable at the shelter, as he keeps getting passed over for more colorful or demanding cats.
DAISY• Daisy is a 2-year-old female American Pit Bull Terrier. She loves all people and enjoys kids. Daisy needs a cat free home, and is a bit picky about what kind of dogs she wants to hang out with. Daisy is an energetic dog that would love to have a fenced yard in her new home so she always has a place to play. Once she has had her exercise, Daisy is content to lounge on the couch for the rest of the day.
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JACKIE • August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation day. What better way to appreciate a black cat than to take one home! Jackie is one of the many available black cats at the Humane Society of Western Montana. She is an outgoing, playful, adorable adult who is sure to brighten your day. Visit www.myhswm.org to view all adoptable cats.
SHELBY• Sweet Shelby is an easygoing, 4year-old, medium-sized dog. She gets along with people of all ages and dogs. In her previous home she lived mostly outside so she can't wait to find a home where she can live indoors and be a part of the family. You can visit her at the Humane Society of Western Montana Wed-Fri 1-6pm or Sat/Sun 12-5pm.
ARNO • Striking Arno is a 4-year-old, longhaired, male cat. He was originally transferred to the Humane Society of Western Montana from an overcrowded shelter. He’s quickly made friends with staff, visitors, and volunteers alike. Outgoing, affectionate, and regal, Arno is sure to make his adopter happy. Call (406)549-3934 for more information.
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FLUFFY• Fluffy has a lot of personality in a little 14-pound body. He loves to learn and show off his tricks. Fluffy can be a bit pushy to other small dogs and prefers to have the human attention all to himself. To learn more about Fluffy or other adoptable dogs visit www.myhswm.org/adopt/dogs-puppies/.
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cipal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 31, 2017 is $116,695.72 principal, interest totaling $8,746.21 late charges in the amount of $64.90, escrow advances of $3,444.20, and other fees and expenses advanced of $147.00, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced.The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 22, 2017 /s/ Rae Albert 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 22nd day of August, 2017 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, 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/Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/29/2022 PHH vs JONES 102329-2 PUBLIC NOTICE Farwest Rock Products, PO Box 991, Frenchtown, MT 59834,Telephone 406728-8500 has applied for a new opencut permit #2968.The site name is the North Pit located in Section 6&7, Township 14N Range 20W in Missoula County. The entire site is 53.1 acres, but only 18.1 acres will be bonded at this time. This site will be an addition to an existing gravel operation. Over the next 13 years approximately 2,000,000 cubic yards of aggregate material will be utilized from this pit.A crush-
ing operation will exist on the site and will operate year round and work 7 days a week from 6am to 8pm.The gravel pit is accessed approximately four miles west of the Wye, on Frenchtown Frontage RD, 12758 Farwest Drive. A copy of the proposed operation can be viewed at http://SearchOpencutPermits.mt .gov by entering “North Pit” into the “Site Name” box and clicking “submit”. If additional information or map regarding the proposed operation is needed, please contact Farwest Rock Products.Any requests for public meeting concerning this proposed activity should be directed to the DEQ Opencut Mining program, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 596020901; Fax: 406-444-4988; email: DEQOpencut@mt.gov. Requests for public meeting will be accepted until October 16,2017. Sealed bids for construction of new 30’ x 42’ storage shed addition for Missoula Trap & Skeet Club. Plans and specifications available at missoulatrapandskeetclub.com. Pre-bid walk thru on 8/30/17@ 2pm, 8890 Hwy 10 West, Missoula, MT 59808. Plans to be received
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by 5pm 9/25/17, send to MT&SC, PO Box 16152, Missoula, MT 59808. SILENT AUCTION. 4K Mini Storage 1540 Wyoming Street. Units: #4, #28, #89. September 15th, 2017. Showing: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Bids opened: 5:00 p.m. STATE OF MONTANA )):ss COUNTY OF MISSOULA ) LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Public Auction at 8:00 am on Thurs-
day, October 5, 2017 at 1300 Defoe St, Missoula, MT 59802. Plum Property Management, LLC will be auctioning to the highest bidder, abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: #01 and #05. Bidding starts at $250 as to each unit. Units contain miscellaneous household contents. Unit may be viewed by appointment only. Contact Plum Property Management for appointment (406) 541-7586. Unit
may be redeemed by owner before sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted as payment. Winning bidder must remove contents of unit from unit no later than 5:00 pm on the date of the sale.
1400 Burns #8. 2 bed/1.5 bath town house. Westside location near Burns Street Bistro, W/D, patio $1100. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
DUPLEXES
Montana 4th Judicial District Court Missoula County In the Matter of the Name Change of Claire Payne, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-17-793 Dept. No.: 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III NO-
TICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court fro a change of name from Claire Suzanne Payne to Claire Suzanne Sriraman The hearing will be on 9/26/17 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 8/14/2017 /s/ Shirley E Faust Clerk of District Court By /s/ Andy Brunkhart, Deputy Clerk of Court
RENTALS APARTMENTS 108 W. Broadway #2. Studio apartment with bath, newly remodeled, W/D, A/C, downtown $950. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-877-7353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611
2 bed, 1 bath, N. Russell, $750, coin-op laundry, storage & off street parking. HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 728-7333 2 bed, 1 bath, near Good Food Store, $800, DW, Quiet cul-desac, coin-op laundry & off street parking. HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 7287333
211 S. 4th Street East #1. 3 bed/1 bath, close to U, W/D hookups $1050. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 345 W. Central “C”. 2 bed/1 bath in triplex, central location, W/D, close to parks. $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 509 S. 5th St. E. #1. 1 bed/1 bath, two blocks to University, sunroom, coin-ops, HEAT PAID $775. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
HOUSES
Rattlesnake creek, walk to UM/downtown, backyard dance studio, fenced yard, pets allowed, avail: Sept. 15-Dec. 15 $1,700. 728-1131 5 bedroom, 3 bath home, $1,800, off Curtis, DW, double garage,W/D hookups, family room, deck, fenced yard. S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 728-7333
OUT OF TOWN 11270 Napton Way 2C. 3 bed/1 bath, HEAT PAID, central Lolo location, lots of interior updates. $925. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
Lg 2B/1Ba $995 Remodeled New paint, hardwood floors, kitchen cabinets, stainless appliances, Corian, energy windows. Covered patio, lg yd, space w/d, 2 parking 1 covered, storage, South Hills. 542-9395 PM
1863 S. 5th St. E. 3 bed/2.5 bath, brand new, energy efficient, central location. $1500 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
303 E. Spruce St. #2 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops $625. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
237 1/2 E. Front St. “D” Studio/ 1 bath, downtown, coin-ops $625 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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Uncle Robert Lane 2 Bed/1 Bath $825/month
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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 2 Bdr, 1 Bath South 39th St home, $245,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Lewis & Clark home. $178,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Huson home on 5.5 acres. $390,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or www.mindypalmer.com 3625 Kingsbury. Pleasant View 3 bed, 3 bath on corner lot with 2 car garage. $289,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 4 Bdr, 3 Bath, Grant Creek home on 5.7 acres. $415,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 425 S 5th St West-This is an amazing stunning historic gem. The beautiful Victorian was built in 1890 and has absolute charm of yesteryear. $625,000 KD 2405227 PorticoRealEstate.com 529 Blaine. Price reduced to $275,000. It’s a gem and ready to move into with tons of charm and amazing location in the heart of the Slant Streets and so close to everything near town! KD 240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com 6 Elk Ridge. 4 bed, 3 bath in gated Rattlesnake community with shared pool & tennis court. Many new upgrades. $795,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350, shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 665 E Kent. Wow, university area charmer on a double lot for $320,000! 3 bedroom, 1 bath, in great condition and ready to move into! KD 240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com
BATH. Attractive home with upgrades throughout. Dramatic vaulted ceiling in great room, spacious kitchen, alder trim, granite, exposed beam. Open floor plan. Newer flooring/fixtures. Energy efficient. Landscaped yard with privacy fence. $289,000 OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1-4 REALTORS WELCOME Or call 3962939 for Appt. 901 Defoe. Updated 3 bed, 1 bath with new flooring & deck, Near Northside pedestrian bridge. $219,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350, shannonhilliard5@gmail.com
CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 1 Bdr, 1 Bath, Lolo Townhome. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2025 Mullan Heights #306. 2 bed, 2.5 bath facing the Clark Fork River. $249,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Northside Townhome. $185,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Condo - University District 951 Ronald #409. 62&older. 2 bedroom,1½ baths, New carpet & windows. Terrific location. For sale by owner with owner financing. $119,000; 406-274-3466
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DUPLEXES 1779-81 W Sussex. Centrally located duplex close to shopping and parks and schools! Great investment opportunity. One 2 bedroom, 1 bath, one 3 bedroom 1 bath. Live in one and rent the other or rent both! $192,500 KD 240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com
MANUFACTURED For Sale 2- 2012 16x80 mobile homes in great condition $43,900 delivered and set up within 150 miles of Billings. 406-259-4663
LAND FOR SALE 1 Bdr, 1 Bath, Upper Rattlesnake home on 3.6 acres on Ray Creek. $500,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 13221 Old Freight. Approximately 11 acres near St. Ignatius with incredible Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 2.1 acre waterfront lot in Alberton. $179,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
Uptown Flats #301. 814 sf one bedroom plus bonus room. $184,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com Uptown Flats #303. Modern 1 bed, 1 bath, 612 sq.ft. near downtown and Clark Fork River. $159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com Uptown Flats #308. 612 sf one bedroom facing residential neighborhood. $159,000. Anne Jablon-
6869 Deadman Gulch. Private 4 bed, 3 bath on 2.71 acres with deck & 3 car garage. $890,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 7122 Brooke Lynn. Brand new 5 bed, 3 bath with open floor plan, gas fireplace, deck & timber frame accents. $419,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 816 West Hallmark. 3 bed, 2 bath with covered deck, UG sprinklers & double garage. $275,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
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NHN Raymond. Beautiful .43 acre lot in quiet Rattlesnake neighborhood. $245,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com For Sale by Owner: 11.75 Acres at Calf Creek Trailhead, bordering State of MT property. Located on NE corner of Hamilton Heights Rd & Gray Fox Ln, in Corvallis. New, unused, septic on site. Electric service installed. Includes 2 barns and other out buildings. For addt'l details contact: Bryan Mosley @ bmosley1385@ gmail.com or call 617-901-3850 for pricing. NHN Weber Butte Trail. 60 acre ranch in Corvallis with sweeping Bitterroot views. $675,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com Real Estate - Northwest Montana – Company owned. Small and large acre parcels. Private. Trees and meadows. National Forest boundaries. Tungsten holdings.com (406) 293-3714
COMMERCIAL Holland Lake Lodge. Lodge with restaurant, gift shop & Montana liquor license on 12 acres of USFS land. $5,000,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
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1 Iowa State University locale 5 "Baywatch" actress Bingham 10 Figure in some unlimited phone plans 14 "I ___ Food" (Food Network show with title YouTube celeb Hannah) 15 Second-largest Great Lake 16 Ride-share company that changed CEOs in 2017 17 Fourth-largest Great Lake 18 Block legally 19 Quahog, for one 20 Valet for Red Scare proponent Eugene? 23 Downed Russian space station 24 Turn 25 "Lord of the Rings" actress Tyler 28 The amount of electricity needed to power a fried chicken container? 35 Without any guarantees 37 Fifth column abbr.? 38 Hit the sack 39 '60s Secretary of State Dean 40 Alien's foe, in B-movies 42 Iberian Peninsula river 43 Geologic age meaning "without life" 45 Hold back, as breath 46 "Meh" 47 Candice Bergen TV comedy with ... hey, wait, that's an actual thing!
50 2000s Chinese premier ___ Jiabao 51 Get the point 52 Play scenery 54 Creepy pencil-and-paper "game" popularized in 2015 via YouTube and Twitter (and basis of the theme answers) 62 Dull impact sound 63 Well-drawn game? 64 Plays to the audience? 65 ___ Linda, Calif. 66 Between, en franÁais 67 Airplane blade 68 Forge, as a painting 69 Bargain hunters' finds 70 He sometimes talks over Teller
DOWN 1 "I'm right here" 2 "Double Dare" host Summers 3 Actor Bana 4 Popular distribution platform for PC gaming 5 What "you can't handle," in a line from "A Few Good Men" 6 Heady feeling 7 Highbrow 8 Backyard home for suburban chickens 9 Somewhat 10 Animated Disney series with a 2017 reboot 11 Cut out for it 12 Peel (off) 13 Humerus setting 21 Floating ___ 22 Stadium seating divisions
25 West coast NFLer as of 2016 26 Rodeo automaker 27 Motorcycle helmet piece 29 "Treat 'Em Right" 1990s rapper ___ Rock 30 Harold's title pal of film 31 Lyric poetry muse 32 Quarterback known for kneeling 33 Like one-word responses 34 Ice cream shop freebie 36 Deviates from the scheduled routine, perhaps 41 They usually need to be broken in 44 "Believe" singer 48 Made a big noise 49 "Read Across America" org. 53 The Von ___ Family Singers 54 Footwear designer Jimmy 55 Camel's characteristic 56 Actress Skye of "Say Anything ..." 57 "Blues to the Bone" singer ___ James 58 Lower-left PC key 59 Bygone Italian money 60 There's still some in a neodymium magnet 61 Channel usually avoided by sports non-fans 62 "No Scrubs" trio
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REAL ESTATE
18740 E MULLAN RD, CLINTON $299,500
Rochelle Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com
Charming 2 bedroom, 1 bath home on 1.37 acres. Includes a 4 car garage and large barn which is divided into 4 16x20 storage spaces renting @ $200 a mo. and 9 5x10 spaces renting @ $95 a mo. Mobile home hook up rents for $400. Apple tree, 2 plum trees and UG sprinklers. MLS #21707610
4860 Jaiden Lane • $399,500
Call Vickie Amundson at 544-0799 for more information
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Homes: 1779-81 W Sussex Duplex on corner lot in great neighborhood, close to Trempers, mall, parks, schools & bike trails............................................$192,500 3525 Washburn Private, city living in tasteful ranch home on rare half acre lot in Southgate Triangle. .......................................................................$330,000 529 Blaine St. Adorable slant street bungalow. It's a gem and ready to move into. 2 bed 1 bath................................................................................$275,000 6301 Helena Dr. 4 bed, 2 bath on nearly 1/2 acre. Includes 12 fruit trees, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries & more........................................$275,000 665 E Kent Hardwood floors in living room, eat-in kitchen with lots of light & pantry closet. 3 bedroom University Home ....................................$320,000 2331 Vista Drive South Hills Split level on end of a quiet cul-de-sac is a clean & affordable on large 16,380 Sq/Ft lot ............................................$211,500 1522 Sherwood Sweet little 1940 West Side home. 2 bedroom 1 bath has new floors, paint, newer roof, siding and kitchen..................................$210,000 1543 34th St. The downstairs boasts a 3 bed Airbnb/VRBO rental with kitchen & gas fireplace. Can be private apt or rolled into main home.......$350,000 230 Lakeside Drive, Lolo Sweet lot with peaceful & private backyard.Small pond, beautiful rock & garden landscaping.......................................$250,000 425 S 5th St W Beautiful Victorian built in 1890 has absolute charm of yesteryear. Exterior brick work is artwork. PRICE REDUCTION!.............$625,000 2883 E Fork Rd. Sula MT. 2 bedroom 1 bath home in scenic East Fork with access to fishing, hunting & public lands. PRICE REDUCTION!.....$225,000 1839 Mansfield Wonderful University 5 bed/2.5 bath home on corner, double lot. Large, tiled entry with glass brick, windows & great light........$550,000
Townhomes/Condos 1400 Burns St #6 - Beautifully landscaped courtyard and near Burns Street Bistro...........................................................................................$115,000 1400 Burns St #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...................................................................................................................................................................................$158,000 2025 Mullan Rd #306 This river facing unit takes full advantage of the southern exposure to let in the light during the short days of winter ....$249,000 801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #303. Third floor, south facing. 1 bed 1 bath. .....................................................................................................$159,710 801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #308. Quick access to downtown, the river, Farmers Market, Northside Kettlehouse. .....................................$159,000 801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #301. Larger than most units in The Uptown Flats. 814 sf 1 bedroom plus a bonus room. ..................$184,000
Featured: 1400 Burns St #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. $158,000
2025 Mullan Rd #306 This river facing unit takes full advantage of the southern exposure to let in the light during the short days of winter. $249,000
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OUT OF TOWN
ful rock and garden landscaping. $250,000. KD 406-240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com
230 Lakeside Drive- Lolo- Amazingly sweet lot with peaceful and private back yard complete with small pond/water feature, beauti-
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home on 1.6 acres. $750,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit
www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home on 15 acres. $378,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
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