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News Voices/Letters Daines, debates and Charter.................................................................4 The Week in Review Missing climber, Griz win and hospitals ....................................6 Briefs Silk Road, Blodgett record and workforce housing ...........................................6 Etc. Donnypalooza ........................................................................................................7 News What do bagpipers, Daines and the NRA have in common? ...............................8 News Agencies seek alternate means of collaborating on transient issues...................9 Opinion Candidate avoids Curtis, insults Montanans because he can.......................10 Opinion Think you mostly eat local food? Think again..............................................11 Feature Collaring the wild ......................................................................................... 14
Arts & Entertainment Arts RezErected reignites on the local hip-hop scene ................................................18 Music Enzymes, Atmosphere and Cory Branan..........................................................19 Books Bad luck, bold characters in If Not For This ....................................................20 Film Expedition’s mad romp through the Arctic........................................................21 Film The One I Love serves up fresh twists .................................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films ....................................................23 What’s Good Here From gouda to greatness.............................................................24 Happiest Hour Rainier on tap....................................................................................26 8 Days a Week Howlin’ at the moon..........................................................................27 Mountain High The 10th annual Blackfoot Trumpeter Swan Release........................33 Agenda Katie Goodman’s Broad Comedy..................................................................34
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Street Talk.....................................................................................................................4 In Other News ............................................................................................................12 Classifieds .................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess.................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y ..................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle.....................................................................................................C-6 This Modern World ................................................................................................C-12
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Tit for tat
STREET TALK
by Cathrine L. Walters
Asked Tuesday, Sept. 9, near the corner of Higgins and Spruce. Few issues in Montana are more contentious than wolf policy. What do you think is the best approach to dealing with the species? Follow-up: Our story on collared wolves includes some remarkable stories about the species. What’s the most remarkable thing you’ve ever seen an animal do? Cassandra Rabe: I think we should be listening to the scientists more than the hunters, because the scientists’ bias is leaning more toward the environment than toward the people’s interests. Ruhroh! I saw a service dog alert attention by barking to bystanders that something was wrong with its caretaker and it saved the caretaker’s life.
Amanda Addy: Everyone is so passionate on both sides, but I think a lot of the responsibility should lie on the rancher to protect their livestock. Wolves are just following instinct. Lovebird: I once saw a bird try to drag a fellow dead bird out of the road. Not to eat, but to save him. It kept hanging out in the middle of the road and wouldn’t move when cars came by. I think it was mourning the loss of that bird.
Jake Booher: They need to be managed. We introduced them so we have to take care of them. Nutty encounter: I once saw a squirrel or “timber tiger” run under my car while I was driving and not get smashed.
Chris Justice: Currently there is a wolf management stamp that I think needs to be reformed to a wolf conservation stamp, which would allow non-consumptive wildlife users, like wildlife watchers, to have a role in the management of wolves. Currently it’s almost entirely a lethal paradigm and it puts the whole system out of balance. Down the hatch: This spring I watched osprey feed their young and was amazed at how they were so efficient at it. Jeff Logan: Limit the kill quota and look at non-lethal methods of control and have better tracking and better science. We can always use more data to make informed decisions. How fetching: My wife has a Pomeranian that knew a woman was shy, so it walked up to her and sat next to her quietly. The woman enjoyed the dog so much she bought it a toy, and every time she came around after that the Pomeranian would go to its toy basket, grab the toy she gave him and sit next to her with it.
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Obviously Dan Brooks’ last piece in the Indy had a deadline too early to mention the incredible use by Steve Daines of the U.S. Marine Corps vets in a campaign flyer sent at our expense (see “Speak freely,” Aug. 28). The Missoulian editorial board took the unprecedented action of condemning Daines for the use of that flyer, which as pointed out by the local Marine Corps League, never met with him in the first place! I leave it to others to explore the other negatives of Daines’ resume, but doesn’t this smack of electoral fraud and corrupt political practice? And since John Walsh was honorable enough to leave the Senate race, shouldn’t we expect Daines to do the same? Mike Chessin Missoula
Nice as could be It’s a wonder to me how Pete Talbot (see Letters, Sept. 4) and I could’ve had such wildly different experiences with the Charter Communication people. Because of my lack of knowledge about all things electronic, we had a Charter tech come to our home to set up our TV. When we experienced difficulty, a second rep came and cleared up everything. James was the second individual from Charter and neither of the two who helped us could’ve been nicer and more accommodating. Both young men were courteous, competent and fine representatives of their company. Incidentally, we initially had the same problem Mr. Talbot had on the telephone, but when we got through they sent a tech the next day. Mr. Talbot is wrong about never being able to talk to a human being on the phone. Ours was in Cheyenne and nice as could be. J.R. Wissler Missoula
Disservice to democracy I noticed an unfortunate item in the newspaper last week. One of Montana’s nominees for Congress is refusing to debate his opponent. This is not good. One of my jobs as Montana’s elections chief is to ensure that voters have maximum access to the ballot and that democracy is convenient to them. Part of this means helping citizens be informed. For example, my office prints the Voter Information Pamphlet that sets out arguments
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for and against each ballot initiative, which serves as a printed debate forum with arguments written by both sides. I certainly don’t have the power to arrange debates, but I must take this opportunity to stress their importance. Campaigns in America have become dominated by money, and candidates speak to us mostly through mass media, TV ads and piles of mail. They sometimes do interviews or press conferences or give speeches, but these reach the voters only in brief snippets, sound-bites.
ice Commission, judicial races, legislative races, county commission races and every other political contest in Montana. Anyone who refuses to debate their opponent at least once (and for statewide races, at least once in each major city), shows a terrible disrespect for voters and democracy. Linda McCulloch Secretary of State Helena Editor’s note: Dan Brooks writes about this very topic on page 10.
Out on a limb
“Since John Walsh was honorable enough to leave the Senate race, shouldn’t we expect Daines to do the same?”
Debates are different. They are rare occasions when a candidate can be directly cross-examined by reporters, moderators and even their opponent, in front of a live TV audience. What is said by the candidate is unfiltered and any voter can tune in to watch or listen. It is an adversarial proceeding, almost like a courtroom, which means that a candidate cannot hide or run. Often times, a candidate will avoid attending debates for strategic reasons. I have always detested this as an outrageous disservice to voters. I’ve run for office seven times and have never turned down a debate. The congressional debate in Billings must go forward, and the same goes for the U.S. Senate race, the races for Public Serv-
Perhaps the timber industry in Montana will arrive at a dependable timber base on public lands when it quits bullying the land managers into promising what they can’t deliver. In 1974, the Flathead National Forest tried to reduce its timber base to better protect its watersheds and the public, concluding “taxpayers couldn’t afford road building costs necessary to cut old growth” forests. Stoltze and a number of other sawmills sued the Flathead so keep the suitable timber base inflated and keep the taxpayer subsidies flowing. That’s right, even in logging’s hey-day of cutting the biggest of trees, timber sales weren’t paying for the costs to build the roads. The 1986 Flathead Forest Plan still in effect has a timber base of about 670,000 acres. In 2006, the Flathead proposed to reduce that to 328,000 acres to be more realistic about where it could log and still protect fish and wildlife. But Stoltze and others are now urging the Flathead to reinflate its suitable timber base to 509,000 acres by allowing more logging in grizzly bear security core habitats and by challenging “existing lynx management strategies.” Pushing the agencies to log more in the last secure wildlife habitats remaining on public lands is a risky way for the timber industry to arrive at reliable log supplies. This is a lesson recently learned the hard way when attempts to log the last remaining block of secure grizzly bear habitat on the Stillwater State Forest were blocked by a judge. It’s time for industry to quit crawling too far out on a limb and then trying to blame someone else when it breaks. Keith J. Hammer Chair Swan View Coalition Kalispell
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Alex Sakariassen
Wednesday, September 3 Montanans for Community Development, a Helena-based nonprofit, files a lawsuit in U.S. District Court that seeks to strike down a number of state campaign-finance laws ahead of this November’s elections.
Thursday, September 4 Missoula County Public Schools Superintendent Alex Apostle reassigns the principal and vice principal of Sentinel High School, six days after suspending them for a “personnel issue.” Hellgate High’s dean of students, Ted Fuller, is named interim principal of Sentinel.
Friday, September 5 Wild 50th Fest, a celebration of the of the Wilderness Act’s first half-century, kicks off with a barbecue in Seeley Lake and continues through the weekend with live music, educational tours, hikes and more.
Saturday, September 6 Despite the absence of injured starting quarterback Jordan Johnson, the University of Montana easily wins its home opener against Division II Central Washington, 48-14.
Sunday, September 7 Soon after receiving an alert from climbers at a popular climbing feature, searchers discover the body of Ryan Boyd Silsby, a 25-year-old Missoulian who intended to go camping up Blodgett Canyon on Aug. 17 and was not heard from after.
Monday, September 8 On behalf of the Ravalli County Republican Central Committee, Bozeman attorney Matthew Monforton sues the Montana Secretary of State and the Ravalli County election administrator in an effort to end Montana’s open primary system.
Tuesday, September 9 Community Medical Center’s board of directors sign an asset purchase agreement with Billings Clinic and RegionalCare Hospital Partners, paving the way for the sale of the longtime nonprofit hospital to the for-profit conglomerate.
Teams of participants crawled, slid and slopped their way through the inaugural Missoula Mucker on Sept. 6 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds. Proceeds from the mud run benefited local nonprofit CASA, which provides court-appointed special advocates for children.
Business
A fork in the Silk Road The Silk Road is an upscale tapas restaurant open every night of the week on the Hip Strip. And it’s a catering service that provides food for some 30 weddings a summer and for other events throughout the year. And it’s a line of Asian and African spice blends that are available in some 90 stores around town and as far away as Alaska and Colorado. And it’s a lot for Abraham, Sam and Elise Risho to handle. Abraham and Sam are brothers, and Sam and Elise are married. They own and operate the Silk Road together, and they have decided to make some changes to help the business—and themselves. “A restaurant’s a pretty consuming business,” Sam Risho says. “It was not giving us the time to focus on all aspects of our business and, you know, our families. When you’re working seven days a week, you’re pretty occupied.” So starting in October, the Silk Road won’t be open every night. Instead, it will offer dinner four nights a week, from Wednesday through Saturday. The Rishos aren’t rearranging their operations to create three-day weekends. They are planning to immediately fill their free time with an increased focus on catering and on their spice line, adding marinades, sauces and new spices, and increasing production.
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“We’re still gonna cook for this town,” Sam Risho says, “but [the change] will allow us to put a lot more focus into catering our events and we will be doing a lot more of our speciality products as well.” Risho says he expects to retain everyone on the Silk Road’s current staff of 30 employees and to open the restaurant more nights a week during the summer season, when business tends to pick up. For now, he anticipates the Silk Road retaining all three of its businesses under its existing roof on Higgins Avenue. But that could change. “We’re going to keep doing our production for our spices and our next lines that come out as well—we’re going to keep doing that right out of here at the restaurant until we’re literally bursting at the seams,” Risho says. “And when that happens, we’ll probably have to get an actual warehouse or another facility to keep doing it.” Ted McDermott
Climbing
Quinque montem September tends to be filled with stories of how students spent their summer vacations. It’s safe to say few have a story that rivals that of Kevin Kent and Mackenzie Moore.
Kent, a 2011 University of Montana graduate now studying at Northern Arizona University, and Moore, a resource conservation student at UM, set a new standard for rock climbing in Blodgett Canyon. Together, they tackled five of Blodgett’s most classic spires in one day—something never attempted before in an area well known throughout the climbing community for its long, difficult routes. Kent, 24, conceived the idea in December but knew he needed a partner. In early February a mutual friend put Kent in touch with Moore, 23, via Facebook. “I was like, ‘That’s a lot, but I’m down,’” Moore recalls of the initial challenge. “I didn’t really think it was going to be possible, but I thought that I would try it at least.” On May 21, the two awoke at 4 a.m. in the Blodgett Canyon campground and headed to the Prow Buttress. In roughly 20 minutes they were at the base and Moore was heading up the first pitch of Timebinder with a headlamp on his head. Over the following 18 hours they alternated leading pitches to climb The Prow Buttress, The Drip Buttress, Flathead Buttress, Shoshone and Nez Perce Buttress—covering 36 pitches of 5.7-5.12 climbing. They would later name their feat “Quinque montem,” which is Latin for five mountains. Before Quinque montem, climbers considered
[news] tackling three of those five routes in under 24 hours a success. The Trifecta—Flathead, Shoshone and Nez Perce—was completed by Solon Linton and Dan Hoffman in 2002 in 11 hours and five minutes. They are believed to be the first to do so. “You know, just like I was standing on the shoulders of a lot of older people who blazed the trail of leading in blocks and speed climbing, I would assume that these guys have stood on our shoulders to some extent,” Linton says. “I mean, to do those five spires in a day is astonishing. It’s incredible.” For Kent and Moore, it was an opportunity to get to know each other—and a worthy challenge. “As far as Mack, we hadn’t climbed together prior, but he is the best partner I could have asked for,” Kent says. “It was one of the coolest days of climbing in my life. It was certainly the biggest.” Zeno Wicks
sons in moderate drinking might “encourage someone below the age of 21 who otherwise was not inclined to consume alcohol to consume alcohol.” Ultimately, McRae says, the OCHE felt they would not. Much of the data in AlcoholEdu’s tutorials—statistics on alcohol use trends among incoming students, for example—is credited directly to past findings from the very surveys contained in the course itself. UM Director of Student Affairs Teresa Branch says the information on student attitudes and behaviors gleaned from course completion will help the university “better understand and meet the needs of students.” “We will be able to compare our data to other data sets,” Branch adds, “including EverFi’s AlcoholEdu na-
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Digging into the drunk class As of this fall, students across the Montana University System are required to complete an online course aimed at encouraging responsible behavior when it comes to drinking alcohol. The course is called AlcoholEdu, a product of the Washington, D.C.-based ed-tech company EverFi Inc., and the Montana Board of Regents has so far dropped more than $100,000 on its implementation on MUS campuses. Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education spokesman Kevin McRae says the program has already been in use at Montana State University and Montana Tech for years, with positive results. But what is AlcoholEdu? Based on the Indy’s demo of the course this week, AlcoholEdu partly fills the role of counselor for participating students. Portions of the program ask students to set academic goals and draft action plans for how they’ll manage alcohol use throughout their college experience. Quizzes and tutorials encourage either drinking in moderation or avoiding alcohol altogether—with the former defined as remaining at or below a .04 percent blood alcohol concentration, a range AlcoholEdu says produces a “good mood” or “warm and fuzzy” feeling. The University of Montana requires all students under the age of 21 complete the course with a score no lower than 70 percent. (Full disclosure: The Indy ended up with a final score of 92.) McRae acknowledges officials raised questions about whether the course’s les-
tional aggregate data and those from other Montana University System institutions.” AlcoholEdu isn’t the only new course slated for Montana campuses. McRae says similar online programs will cover financial literacy and sexual assault prevention. UM has already developed its own student course addressing the latter; McRae says other campuses will be using a program built and provided by EverFi. Alex Sakariassen
Affordable housing
Sawmill plans emerge Missoula City Council recently got a glimpse of nonprofit developer Homeword’s vision to build 26 af-
BY THE NUMBERS Federal funds designated to build a new playground at Little McCormick Park off Toole Avenue. The site has been without a playground since 2013, when the city tore down the rotting structure.
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fordable apartments at the long languishing Sawmill Site near the banks of the Clark Fork. Since 1995, Homeword has pooled various federal, state and local funding sources to construct 13 low-income apartment complexes in Montana, seven of which are in Missoula. Despite Homeword’s efforts and a growing push among local officials to create, as city staffers call it, “workforce housing,” there’s still a significant shortage. “We have long waiting lists on our own properties here in Missoula,” Homeword’s Heather McMilin told council on Sept. 8. “We feel like this is a community need.” In addition to Homeword wait lists, the Missoula Housing Authority counted 1,995 people at the end of 2013 waiting for rental assistance through the federal Housing Choice Vouchers program. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 58 percent of local renters in 2012 devoted at least 30 percent of their total earnings to housing. As part of Homeword’s push to fill the affordability gap, it signed a buy-sell agreement to purchase a half acre of the historic Sawmill property. If all goes as planned, McMilin says the nonprofit will construct studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that rent for between $350 and $700 monthly to income-qualified households, which for a family of three is now $34,000 or less. Homeword’s project constitutes one small piece of the overall plan for the Sawmill Site. In 2012, the Millsite Revitalization Project, led by Colorado-based developer Ed Wetherbee and local builder Kevin Mytty, purchased the 45-acre property. The group deeded 14.5 acres to the city for the creation of Silver Park and announced plans to build residential, retail and office space on the remaining acres. Wetherbee estimates that once development is complete in 10 years or so, the site will house as many as 700 residential units, including high-end condominiums and workforce housing. “Urban living,” Wetherbee says, “that’s the future.” Jessica Mayrer
ETC. A handshake, a kind word, that bright mustachioed smile—these are the things most Flipper’s patrons have come to associate with the popular Hip Strip casino or, more specifically, with its star bartender, Donny Morey. For 18 years, Donny’s friendly banter and his at once unassuming and remarkably generous demeanor have made burgers taste better, beers go down smoother and video poker losses more bearable. One visit to Flip’s, and you not only know Donny’s name—he probably knows yours. No surprise then, says fellow Flip’s bartender Fianna McClain, that the community has rallied around him so quickly. Donny was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer, and in an effort to raise money for his medical expenses, the Flip’s family plans to host “Donnypalooza” from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. Raffle tickets and a donation jar at the bar have already pulled in roughly $1,200, McClain says. Customers have offered artwork and free room painting for a silent auction; local businesses have likewise promised goodies like liquor baskets and gift certificates. Zeppo Blues is on deck to play music. And Flip’s is donating 25 percent of bar sales generated during the event to help. In other words, Donnypalooza is fast becoming a way of giving back to one of the friendliest guys around. “He holds us all together,” McClain says. “He gets us all birthday cards for all our birthdays. When he goes on trips he always brings us back presents, and if one of us is having a hard time in life, he’ll bring us flowers and stuff.” Patrons have probably felt Donny’s absence lately, though he still hangs around Flip’s for a few hours late in the week—off the clock, but never off his game. Despite the battle with cancer, McClain notes he’s been his cheery, upbeat self. “Every time I see him,” she says, “he’s still the same old Donny. He’s like, ‘Oh, it’s fine, I’m going to get this taken out.’” As for the outpouring of support, he’s humbled, “very flattered and kind of speechless,” McClain says. Donny’s leave from Flip’s will likely last a while, during which the community will be rooting for him. But McClain doesn’t expect him to stay away for too long. “Whenever he wants to come back,” she says, “basically his job is waiting for him.” Now that’s a thought worth celebrating.
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Ivory Republican What do bagpipers, Daines and the NRA have in common? by Alex Sakariassen
bating the escalation of elephant poaching abroad. For starters, a “near total ban” on ivory trade will address the nation’s role as a consumer of illegal ivory. Ashe’s order and any future policies could also put the U.S. in a better position to urge foreign countries like China and Vietnam to implement crackdowns of their own, he adds. “As with any black market trade, it is difficult to determine the exact market value or rank of the U.S. role in comparison to other nations,” Shire says. “However, we remain a significant ivory market, and we must continue to be vigilant in combating illegal ivory trade.” Last November, FWS destroyed a sixton stockpile of confiscated ivory—ornate jewelry, statues, even complete elephant tusks—at a wildlife property repository near Denver, Colo. Several Hollywood actors attended the event, along with a host of representatives from wildlife advocacy groups including the World Wildlife Fund, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and WildlifeDirect. The items, some of which were confiscated at the U.S. border, had been amassed by FWS over a 25-year period. In response to the latest rash of fear from musicians about border seizures, Gavin points out that instruments with ivory are still allowed to cross into the photo Courtesy of Ivy Allen, USFWS country for noncommercial purposes proU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agent Steve Oberholtzer assembles confis- vided owners obtain the proper Convencated elephant tusks during an agency ivory crushing event in November 2013. tion on International Trade in Endangered FWS destroyed six tons of illegal ivory it had collected over 25 years. Species documents. Neither the New Hampshire teens nor the Budapest musiIn July, Daines introduced the Lawful cians had the proper documentation for their chestra in June after a physical examination in New York revealed they had ivory parts. Ivory Protection Act, a one-page amendment instruments, which, Gavin explains, is what Last month, two New Hampshire teenagers to the Endangered Species Act designed to resulted in the confiscations and fines. But returning from a bagpipe competition in override Ashe’s decision. The bill would for- what Daines and other proponents of the Canada were forced to surrender the ivory bid FWS from enacting regulations that re- Lawful Ivory Protection Act have failed to components from their bagpipes to border strict the sale, receipt, shipping or mention is that the musicians in question patrol agents. In both cases the musicians re- transportation of lawfully imported elephant would still have been in violation of FWS regcovered the items after paying a fine. These ivory. It quickly drew support from Safari ulations prior to Ashe’s order—an argument incidents have only served to bolster oppo- Club International and the National Rifle As- made directly to Daines by FWS Associate Disition to Ashe’s new regulation from organi- sociation. Those groups have repeatedly chas- rector Robert Dreher during the June overzations like the National Association of Music tised FWS in recent months over a separate sight hearing. “These regulations, I think, seem a bit Makers, Chess Collectors International and administrative action halting the import of the International Society of Cane Collectors. sport-hunted elephant trophies into the U.S. arbitrary and difficult to follow,” Daines reEnter Montana’s lone U.S. congressman. through 2014; Daines’ Lawful Ivory Protection sponded, “and aren’t going to ultimately get to the bottom of this, which is trying to proAccording to Rep. Steve Daines’ office, Mon- Act indirectly challenges that rule as well. Asked if limits on the import on sport- tect and save these African elephants.” tana musicians were among the first to complain about Ashe’s Feb. 11 order. Antique hunted elephant trophies had factored into According to a study published this collectors and gun enthusiasts also contacted Daines’ decision to sponsor the bill, Lockman summer in the Proceedings of the Nathe congressman’s office, says spokesperson says “the biggest factor, far and away, was the tional Academy of Sciences, African eleAlee Lockman via email, with many alleging potential criminalization of Montanans who phants were subjected to “unsustainable “the ruling punishes law-abiding Americans own legally-obtained ivory.” rates of illegal killing” between 2009 and While FWS has no official comment on 2012, with roughly 40,000 killed by poachinstead of addressing the real problem of elephant poaching.” During a U.S. House sub- Daines’ Lawful Ivory Protection Act, public ers in 2011 alone. committee hearing on the matter in late June, affairs chief Gavin Shire defends the imporDaines acknowledged the order was “well-in- tance of strict domestic regulations in comasakariassen@missoulanews.com For more than two decades, a troupe of Canadian bagpipers have traveled to Glasgow, Mont., each fall for a string of high school homecoming parades, halftime performances and musical bar crawls. But the Saskatoon Police Bags and Pipes bowed out earlier this month, citing fears that their instruments—which contain ivory components—would be confiscated at the border under a new order from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe banning commercial import of elephant ivory. The Saskatoon pipers have reason to worry. Federal inspectors confiscated seven violin bows from the Budapest Festival Or-
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tended” but questioned whether confiscating violin bows from foreign musicians was “really the best use of taxpayer dollars.” “One estimate says that 400 million objects will be affected and 20 to 30 million Americans could suffer a significant loss due to the Director’s Order,” Lockman says. “Antique firearms, an instrument or a teapot— often passed down from generation to generation, typically without the type of documentation that the Director’s Order now requires—that up until this order were legal to own and sell would now effectively become worthless, without providing any conservation value to elephants.”
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Failure to collaborate City declines to sign MOU to address transient issues by Ted McDermott
Without the police department’s particLaw enforcement in Missoula is looking of Understanding, a formal agreement that for a way to more effectively deal with illegal would allow agencies to work together across ipation, plans for the MOU have been activity in transient camps, but their first at- jurisdictional lines to preemptively and sys- dropped. But according to Missoula County tempt to improve collaboration has fallen tematically prevent and police illegal activity, Sheriff ’s Captain Brad Giffin, one of the chief architects of the abandoned memorandum, apart due to reluctance from the Missoula Po- such as camping, on public land. lice Department to cooperate. “The main problem is, who has the law enforcement agencies will keep search“The whole thing started with the Mis- ability to enforce?” Gladwin says. “That’s ing for a solution. Giffin says it’s not the MOU per se that soula Fire Department responding to a camp- something that’s been confusing because fire,” says Ben Gladwin, assistant director of there’s such a patchwork of land … that matters but the development of a more hothe University of Montana Police Department. we’d have to go through this big process listic approach to a complex issue. Such an It was mid-July, Gladwin says, and fire- of, okay, we’ve identified this camp, now approach, he says, wouldn’t be a way of fighters had responded to a report of a fire we have to identify which law enforce- merely “targeting people for enforcement.” burning in an illegal transient camp on ment agency is responsible for enforcing Instead, it would aim to “discourage the crimMount Sentinel, during the height of fire sea- the no-camping and then which inal element” within the city’s homeless popson. After extinguishing the blaze, the fire- landowner is responsible for cleaning up ulation while helping those looking for fighters asked Gladwin to send officers to the scene to deal with the camp, which seemed to be on university property, though it was difficult to know for sure. Like much of the public land on Missoula’s fringe, Mount Sentinel is a patchwork of various jurisdictions, with the university, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, the U.S. Forest Service, the Missoula Police Department and the Missoula County Sheriff ’s Department all responsible for law enforcement on distinct but adjoining pieces of land. Despite uncertainty about whether the camp was in his jurisdiction, Gladwin and a small contingent of university police photo by Cathrine L. Walters officers responded and ordered the illegal campers to move along. They complied University of Montana Police Department Captain Ben Gladwin and Officer John without incident. Later, however, Gladwin Weber inspect an unoccupied homeless camp located about a mile above the realized some members of the group he’d Kim Williams Trail. University police are among the many agencies looking to pushed out had moved down the river, to collaborate when dealing with such camps. a camp near Reserve Street, where they were allegedly involved in the July murder of the mess that’s left as a result of the illegal assistance receive “equal access to the servGilbert “Jack” Berry. The revelation elicited camping. So the idea of the MOU is to ices that every other segment of society has concern about what could have happened as bring everybody together, say, ‘We’re all access to.” Michael Moore, head of Missoula’s a result of firefighters encountering violent going to work together. We can all address 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, says he criminals without law enforcement assistance this. And we’re not going to worry about agrees that coming together to increase the and about the lack of communication be- the border so much. We’re just going to “official presence” in homeless camps can tween agencies that shift transients back and address the problem.’” only help clear out negative populations and forth between jurisdictions. Though Gladwin and others left the get aid to those who want it. Both he and Gif“So we realized it was a bigger issue than meeting optimistic an MOU would be fin say this can’t be achieved until cooperajust whose jurisdiction it was,” Gladwin says. drafted and signed, a key figure was left out tion and communication increase. “It was a much larger problem.” “If each individual agency is making conof the discussion: Missoula Police Chief Mike The larger problem was the lack of a co- Brady. According to City of Missoula Com- tact with a camp or a group of people and ordinated law enforcement and community munications Director Ginny Merriam, Brady not sharing that information with the rest of response to illegal activity in transient camps, was caught off guard by the plan. After he us, then how can the rest of us know the especially near the Clark Fork. As it stands did find out about it, Brady objected to the things that we need to know in order to be now, officers are able to cross jurisdictional MOU. In a statement, Brady says he doesn’t effective?” Giffin asks. lines—but only when they receive a formal “believe an MOU is needed to have all the Giffin expects to assemble a new request for mutual aid from whichever agencies in the area work together on a re- group to start working toward an alternaagency is in charge. In search of a more com- sponse to the issues which currently exist.” tive to an MOU by the end of September or prehensive approach, representatives from a Though he says he’s committed to coopera- in early October. long list of local, state, federal and private tion, Brady argues existing mechanism of “I’m usually pretty optimistic,” Giffin agencies came together on Aug. 12. During support, such as requests for mutual aid, are says. “We’ll see what happens.” the meeting, attendees decided their best sufficient for dealing with the kinds of probcourse of action was to draft a Memorandum lems that have arisen. tmcdermott@missoulanews.com
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Daines ducks debates Candidate avoids Curtis, insults Montanans because he can by Dan Brooks
Before Democrat John Walsh dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate in disgrace— back in the salad days when he was merely living a lie—Republican Steve Daines did not commit to debating him in Bozeman on Oct. 4. The Daines campaign wants to make that absolutely clear. Walsh’s withdrawal obviously means the October debate is off, but also it was never on to begin with. Daines had occasion to clarify this peculiar position last week, when Democratic replacement Amanda Curtis challenged him to as many as 14 debates before the November election. Spokesman Brock Lowrance told the Billings Gazette that the Daines campaign couldn’t possibly respond to that, since Curtis had not yet answered its invitation to debate in Sidney or Glendive on an unspecified date. “After we get a response to that request, we will see what else might be possible,” Lowrance said. “We cannot let another decade go by without a debate in eastern Montana.” That’s how much Daines cares about the eastern part of the state: He’s not willing to discuss the possibility of debating his opponent anywhere else until he knows whether he can do it in Sidney, population 5,192, or Glendive, population 4,935. Fun fact about Glendive: In 2010, the Nielsen Corporation identified it as the smallest local television market in America. So until Daines knows whether he can debate Curtis before what is literally the smallest audience possible, he won’t even consider Bozeman, Missoula or Billings. That’s a cowardly position for a candidate whose victory is almost guaranteed. Daines is sitting on a 19-point lead and a multimillion-dollar fundraising advantage over an opponent who joined the race last month. Yet he remains adamantly opposed to speaking to Curtis anywhere voters might hear him. It’s almost as if, during these last two months of the Senate race, Daines were trying to minimize the number of Montanans involved. We already had one senator appointed for us. When Gov. Steve Bullock filled Max
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Baucus’s vacant seat in February, attack ads depicted Walsh as the literal puppet of President Obama. Proxies for the Daines campaign complained that Montanans’ right to choose their senator had been overrun by national party interests. Ironically, that commercial was produced by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, one of several national GOP organizations that has funneled money and support to the Daines cam-
“Unfortunately, the dynamics of this race mean that Daines has very little incentive to please the voters of Montana.” paign. Two-thirds of Daines’ $5 million war chest has come from outside the state— lower than the average for contested elections nationwide, but also an indicator of how unimportant actual Montanans have been to this year’s Senate race. Our job is not to decide who the candidates are; Gov. Bullock and academic honesty codes took care of that. Our job isn’t to decide how candidates are funded, either. A national network of donors, political action committees and dark money organizations has swamped the race with twice as much money as Montanans could muster. And as the Daines campaign made clear last week, our job is also not to shape debate, or even to listen to it. Our job is to shut up and vote for Steve
Daines. Now that he’s got 20 points and $5 million on a high school math teacher who started running a month ago, anything else would be futile. What’s surprising at this stage of the race is not that his victory is assured, but that Daines continues to behave as if participating in any actual discourse might ruin his career. We’ve already remarked in this space about his tendency to call for “real solutions” whenever someone suggests something specific that Congress might do. He consistently demands a balanced budget amendment while refusing to say which federal programs he would cut. And his campaign slogan is “more jobs, less government,” which is like staying home from the grocery store to put a sign on the refrigerator that says “more ice cream.” It appears that Daines likes everything about politics except for making laws, raising money from his constituents, talking about specific ideas or letting voters hear him when he does have an idea. That leaves winning elections and going back to Washington, which in November he will almost certainly get to do. We should make him explain himself before he goes. Unfortunately, the dynamics of this race mean that Daines has very little incentive to please the voters of Montana. He knows we can either support him or throw our votes away, and he is lording it over us. He only needs to hold out for seven weeks, and this democracy thing will blow over for another six years. His plan to create jobs and solve problems by not governing anything will remain unchallenged, and he can go back to trying to lasso a rainbow and drink its juices or whatever it is your modern goblin does. Steve Daines is about to become a senator, if the voters of Montana don’t screw it up. Dan Brooks writes about culture, politics and rainbows at combatblog.net. His column appears every other week in the Independent.
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Hungry for more Think you mostly eat local food? Think again. by Jenny Mish
In Missoula, we pride ourselves on buying local. Especially local food. We have some great things to be proud of in our food system. However, we may also have a touch of wishful thinking, perhaps a smidgeon of self-congratulatory zeal. After all, it’s a complex mess, this unsustainable food system we’ve inherited. It’s not always easy to get an accurate read on what is and isn’t truly “local.” We can sure be proud of our city’s purchase of urban farms. We can be very pleased with the PEAS Farm, with FoodCorps and with UM Dining’s exceptional leadership. We have fine local eateries and supermarkets that feature local ingredients often and enthusiastically, even though it means more work. We have wonderful farmers markets, CSAs, community gardens, school gardens and gardens for youth who’ve crossed the line. Commercial kitchens are making it easier for caterers and food trucks. Skilled experts provide resources on everything from season extension and farm tourism to cooperatives and regulations. Let me pause to thank everyone who makes all of this possible. We have fantastic farmers and food system activists in Missoula. If you don’t know them yet, you’re in for a treat. Yes, our food system in western Montana is coming along. However, we might not be quite as far along as we’d like to think. We don’t yet have a food hub, or food waste recycling, and there’s precious little available during most of the year. We’re a long way from abundant greenhouses, canneries and preserved food businesses that inspire consumers to purchase local veggies over those flown in from Chile. A local food system takes sweat. It requires completely new infrastructure. It means competing with dauntingly efficient massive production and distribution systems that get the lion’s share of government support. In 1940, food processing was Montana’s largest industry. In 1950, 70 percent of our
food was produced in state. Today, it might be 2-3 percent. Vermonters have tried to measure their food economy. That turns out to be one heck of a methodological challenge. First, you have to define “local.” The USDA recognizes a food as local if it was grown within the state or has traveled less than 300 miles. Others have defined it as coming from within 220, 100 or 10 miles, or only from farmers they know, or in terms of carbon footprint. The feds measure x but not y, the states measure p but not q, and what you’d really want to know is a, b and c. In Vermont they’ve chewed seriously on this challenge, and they’ve been able to measure local foods at 2.5 percent of their diet, which is probably
“Let’s take back our Garden City. Let’s ask for local ingredients every time we buy food.”
low because it’s so hard to measure. However, they expect the next 5 percent to be much harder. And they’re leading the pack. So imagine my surprise when person after person smiled and said, “I already do that!” when the Sustainable Business Council asked Missoulians to pledge 10 percent of their food budget to locally produced foods this summer. I’m certain it is true for some percentage of dedicated Missoulians. But if we all spent 10 percent of our food budget on local foods, 10 percent of the food products available in Missoula stores and restaurants would be grown and processed nearby.
We’re nowhere close. You’d be hard pressed to find a supermarket that meets that bar, even among our stellar local champions, never mind the chains that outnumber their sales by enormous margins. We simply don’t have the production capacity. We may have dozens of local eateries that feature something locally produced, but few do so year-round. I bet there aren’t more than a couple dozen that source 10 percent of their ingredients locally during the flush half of the year. It’s really hard to do. It’s much easier to buy once from a local farm and accidentally leave the name of the farm on the menu. In contrast, for example, everything at the Buttercup Market has been scrutinized to determine where it comes from and where it will go. You’ll only get shrugs and shaking heads if you ask for carbon footprint information at most eateries in town. Try it. Ultimately, a food system is a set of relationships. When I buy food, I am aware of vast webs of relationships, like roots, telling the story of this zucchini or that can of soup. Some of those roots make me happy and many others make me cringe. Over time, my food relationships are getting better. Businesses of all kinds succeed or fail because of relationships. More demand will create more and better local options and infrastructure, such as that developed by the Western Montana Grower’s Coop, which supplies needed volumes to stores and restaurants. Let’s take back our Garden City. Let’s ask for local ingredients every time we buy food. They may not be available. Yet. But if we keep asking, our local food system will deliver. Jenny Mish is the executive director of the Sustainable Business Council and an adjunct instructor at the UM School of Business Administration. Find out more about the SBC and its Sept. 17 Foodshed Celebration at sustainablebusinesscouncil.org.
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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - Police charged Arthur Avery, 30, with setting fire to an apartment building in South Daytona, Fla., after they located the arson suspect at a hospital where he was being treated for burns. Witnesses said the suspect became angry when he couldn’t locate a resident and began pouring gasoline onto a discarded mattress in a stairwell. When he knelt down to light the fire, he also ignited himself. While he rolled around on the ground to snuff his burning clothing, a set of keys and his wallet fell out before he fled. (Orlando’s News 13) A tornado that damaged buildings in Kingsport, Tenn., dumped the contents of Jerrod Christian’s home on his yard. When neighbors emerged to check on the destruction and spotted the items, one of them noticed that several had been stolen from him. Police charged Christian, 20, with burglary and theft. (ABC News)
TAX DOLLARS AT WORK - U.S. taxpayers have spent $2.87 million so researchers can determine why “nearly three-quarters of adult lesbians [are] overweight or obese.” Led by S. Bryn Austin, an associate epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the National Institutes of Health study, now in its fourth year, so far has concluded that lesbians may become obese because of lower “athletic self-esteem.” (Washington Free Beacon)
PANTS ON FIRE - White bus driver Rickey Wagoner, 49, reported that three black men attacked and shot him in Dayton, Ohio, but he was miraculously spared when an inch-thick book of Bible verses in his pocket deflected the bullets. He said he grabbed the gun and fired at the fleeing men, one of whom had announced he needed to “shoot a polar bear,” which is a term for a white person. Police investigated the incident as a hate crime but quickly dismissed it, according to Police Chief Richard Biehl, who said the evidence and testing didn’t support Wagoner’s version but wouldn’t state whether Wagoner shot himself. (Associated Press)
MISTAKES WERE MADE - Adam Kwasman, an Arizona state representative who favors stronger border controls, joined a group of people protesting the arrival of undocumented immigrant children in Oracle. When a yellow school bus approached, Kwasman tweeted, “Bus coming in. This is not compassion. This is the abrogation of the rule of law.” He also claimed to see fear on children’s faces. Informed that the children on the bus were actually YMCA campers, Kwasman deleted his tweet and apologized. (Reuters)
UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT - Police conducting a reverse prostitution sting in Daytona Beach, Fla., reported that Alonzo Liverman, 29, told the undercover police officer posing as a prostitute that he didn’t have any money but offered a salad as payment for sex instead. (The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLIES - More than 80 percent of U.S. divorce attorneys surveyed indicated that social networking in divorce proceedings is on the rise, according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. And social media clauses are popping up in prenuptial agreements. “This is something new,” New York attorney Ann-Margaret Carrozza said, adding about a third of her clients have expressed interest in adding social media clauses to prenups since she started offering them in April. A typical clause forbids couples from posting nude photos of each other or photos or posts that might harm each other’s professional reputation. Even though the damage is embarrassing, the penalty is monetary, Carrozza said, amounting to “$50,000 per episode.” (ABC News) More American teens are texting while driving, according to the government’s latest study of worrisome behavior. Of teens surveyed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 41 percent said they had texted or emailed while behind the wheel in the previous month. The figures range from 32 percent in Massachusetts to 61 percent in South Dakota. (Associated Press)
IRONIES OF THE WEEK - While award-winning filmmaker Kristian Hill was shooting a documentary in Detroit intending to promote a positive image of his hometown, thieves broke into his car and stole all of his camera and audio equipment. “I’m trying to keep a happy face on,” Hill said, insisting he still loves Detroit, although he admitted the incident is “just going to make things a bit more difficult for this project.” (Detroit Free Press) A 20-year-old Philadelphia man was shot and killed outside a concert promoting “Peace on the Streets.” Police commissioner Charles Ramsey blamed the shooting on street thugs. “This is what they do,” he declared, “and they don’t care if it’s at a peace rally, in church. They could care less.” (Philadelphia’s KYM-TV)
BLESSINGS TO GO - A New Jersey church has opened a drive-through location, hoping people might stop to ask for a prayer or share their worries with one of the volunteers staffing the converted bank. “It might not be any person of any faith with any kind of belief system, but we try to be open and prepared for whatever might come through,” said Nancy Seigle of the Hope Methodist Church in Voorhees Township. “There’s nothing to do with collecting money or targeting people.” The drive-through hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, but the prayer drop box is open around the clock. It’s one of several across the country that provide church services to motorists. Another is in Estero, Fla. It’s open Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. “I think people get a kick out of it, regardless of whether they’re church-going folks,” John Halley, director of discipleship at Estero United Methodist Church, said. “But for people who stopped, they’re very thankful." (The Washington Times)
LOVE SEAT - Police arrested a 33-year-old woman they said “hiked up her dress and engaged in an intimate act with several lawn chairs” in Seattle. She then began urinating on the lawn before “quite purposefully exposing her genitalia, and then posterior, to the family inside the home,” according to the report. The family called 911. Officers who arrested the “extremely intoxicated” woman for indecent exposure explained that public nudity is not illegal but it becomes criminal if it “causes a person to reasonably experience fear, alarm or concern.” (Seattle’s KOMO-TV)
CRIME DOESN’T PAY - Police said Dorren Singh, 26, stole $32,000 from 14 New York City banks then took a bus to Atlantic City “to meet girls and have fun.” Instead, he lost his ill-gotten gains playing roulette. (New York Post)
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photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service
R7 has become something of a media celebrity in the western United States in recent years. At roughly 2 years old, the male gray wolf made a historic 1,000-mile trek from his birthplace among northeastern Oregon’s Imnaha pack through the Soda Mountain Wilderness, the Klamath Basin and eventually into northern California. Biologists closely watched the wolf ’s sojourn beyond his home territory—a movement they call dispersal—by monitoring a constant stream of location data given off by the GPS collar OR7 had been fitted with in February 2011. He officially became the first documented free-roaming wolf to enter California in nearly a century. OR7’s story quickly attracted a global audience. But OR7 wasn’t done wowing fans. He was captured by remote camera traveling with a female this May, the same month German-born filmmaker Clemens Schenk debuted a documentary about OR7 in Portland. The two wolves produced at least three pups in 2014, and researchers in Oregon are now considering
replacing OR7’s existing collar, which is expected to die sometime this year. While intriguing, OR7’s journey didn’t come as much of a shock to wolf biologists in the region. The species has proven incredibly adept at dispersal since being reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. OR7 is merely the latest example of how a species managed to recolonize the Northern Rockies in the span of just two decades. “We had about 60 wolves in 1994 in northwest Montana, and we had about a half dozen packs,” says Mike Jimenez, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wyoming Gray Wolf Project Leader and one of the original biologists involved in the reintroduction effort. “Most of those just kind of dribbled down from Canada and then they started expanding a little bit … We stuck another 35 in Idaho, another 31 in Yellowstone. Twenty years later, 15 years later, whatever, there’s probably close to 2,000 wolves running around. That’s all because of dispersal.”
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OR7 isn’t the only wolf to venture such a long way in recent years. OR18, a male born to Oregon’s Snake River pack, promptly took off east this spring after being darted and collared just one year earlier. Biologists in Oregon, Idaho and Montana were in constant contact regarding his whereabouts. Liz Bradley with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says his path toward the Bitterroot Valley came as welcome news; the agency has an ongoing elk study in the north end of the Sapphire Mountains, and hoped to get a few GPS collared wolves in the area for research purposes. “We thought we may have gotten a freebie,” she says, “but it didn’t turn out that way.” OR18’s collar began broadcasting a mortality signal on the evening of May 31. Bradley discovered the wolf had been illegally shot by a poacher, a fate shared by at least 18 wolves in Montana and Idaho in 2013. Poaching is one of several possible explanations given by biologists for why hundreds of collared
wolves have gone missing since reintroduction. State and federal agencies throughout the region work together each year to compile a list of monitored wolves that have simply vanished. At last count, that list contained the radio collar frequencies of some 240 wolves. While a bulk of those have been missing so long that the batteries on their collars are likely dead, almost 80 could still be transmitting somewhere. In addition to poaching, biologists cite long-range dispersal and faulty batteries as potential reasons why those wolves are gone. Such disappearances have become less of a concern as the wolf population—and, subsequently, the number of collars in the wild—has increased. But a missing wolf can still create gaps in the data crucial to understanding and managing the species. By ground and by air, wildlife managers like Bradley continue to search those missing frequencies, hoping to pick up the beep that will put one more wolf back on the radar.
“Some of those have to be beeping somewhere out there in the world,” says Kent Laudon with FWP’s Region 1. “That’s what drives me. I know they’re out there.”
oug Smith can’t stress enough the importance of radio collars in the wolf world. From reintroduction to delisting to the first state-managed hunting seasons on wolves, the species has become increasingly politicized, pitting ranchers and outfitters against conservationists and wildlife advocates. Some people love the animal and some people hate it, Smith says. Without the biological data collected through collaring and monitoring, what we know about wolves would become “unhinged,” subject more to the wildly differing opinions held by those on both sides. The problem is no one understands “the real wolf,” Smith continues, and that understanding is key to finding a fact-based middle ground. “Collars root you in reality,” says Smith, who started in wolf biology in 1979 and now serves as the wolf project leader and senior biologist at Yellowstone National Park. “They give you the basics. This is what wolves really do.” Smith has personally darted more than 300 wolves from the air during his lengthy research career; the number of wolves he’s collared and tracked is closer to 500. He was among the team of biologists that first released 31 Canadian-born gray wolves in Yellowstone in January 1995 and 1996, and since then he’s seen individuals and the species as a whole do the unthinkable. There were no state managers back then, he says, so if a wolf left the park, “I had to go after it.” And leave the park they did, mostly on brief jaunts just across the boundary, but in some cases much farther, requiring Smith to fly over Jackson, Dubois, Dillon and nearly to Helena. “We had one female that was actually part of a pack—in other words, she had a mate and young pups—and she just fricking took off,” Smith says. “We let her out of the pen and she was the wolf going 30 to 35 miles a night. She didn’t stop until she hit I-90. She came back and she was pregnant.” That wolf—designated #27F in subsequent National Park Service reports—wound up denning near Nye that winter, where she gave birth to five pups. But her implication in the killing of several local sheep prompted biologists to trap her and return her
to the park, where she remained penned until the following year. Smith released her again, “and she did the same thing the other direction, west this time.” He tracked her north to the Dillon area. She was eventually shot as part of a livestock-related reduction, though Smith is quick to note she wasn’t actually implicated in the killing of sheep that time.
male B66 and they produce a litter in Copper Basin and become the Wildhorse pack. In 2001, they produce another litter; 2002, the female dies and it looks like the pack disbands, falls apart. In 2003, he’s packed up … in the East Fork of the Salmon River drainage, and he lives happily ever after in there until his own death on Feb. 10, 2004.”
photo courtesy of Dan Stahler/National Park Service
National Park Service biologist Doug Smith was part of the original crew that reintroduced 31 Canadian wolves to Yellowstone in the mid 1990s. After decades of monitoring the species, he feels they may hold “some key to life that’s simple and basic.”
“Her story is essentially, ‘Up yours, guys,’” Smith says. “She was from British Columbia, and she wanted no part of our plans.” Despite her eventual death, #27F provided Smith with a comprehensive and compelling dataset. Not all wolves in the early days of reintroduction offered such complete stories. B2, one of the earliest wolves translocated to central Idaho from Canada, was released on Corn Creek on January 14, 1995. Biologists were able to track him through much of 1996, but by the time Jim Holyan took over the Nez Perce Tribe’s wolf monitoring efforts in 1997, B2 had vanished. He popped up sporadically near Ketchum, Idaho, in 1998, Holyan says. But he disappeared again the following year. “Then in 2000 we find him,” Holyan says, citing notes nearly 15 years old. “He’s paired up with fe-
From 1995 to 2008, FWS focused considerable attention on wolf dispersal. An agency study following the movements of roughly 300 collared wolves made a strong case for the species’ ability to quickly spread throughout a wide-open landscape well before OR7 was even born. That dispersal behavior appeared partly dependent on social pressures such as population density and pack size, Jimenez says, and the findings were “impressive.” “Nothing really stops them,” Jimenez says. “There’s small things that momentarily slow them down like highways or rivers or stuff like that, but in the end they get to the other side one way or another … Out of that 300, 10 of them went over 300 kilometers. We had them go into Oregon, we had them go into Washington, we had them go to Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, up to B.C., up to Alberta.”
The importance of a single collared wolf was a bit different in those early days, Jimenez adds. With such a small reintroduced population, every individual dataset proved critical to the long-term monitoring and management of the species. A lost collar could truncate research efforts prematurely at a time when understanding wolves’ movements, behaviors and new role on the landscape was most crucial. The past 20 years have changed that dynamic. “When we started doing this, every wolf was a major part of the population, so when something went missing, we put every possible effort to go find it, to see what happened to it,” Jimenez says. “And as the population’s grown over the years, each wolf, you start getting into the biology on a population scale rather than individual wolf or individual pack. So when something would go missing, the effort that went into finding it was reduced because of money, time, and a wolf wasn’t the same proportion of the population it was in the early days.”
n a Saturday morning in late February 2012, a gray wolf wandered along Windward Way in northern Kalispell, past the Flathead County Fairgrounds and eventually down Glenwood Drive. Several residents called their sightings in to the Kalispell Police Department, noting that the animal appeared to be sporting a radio collar. One man even followed the wolf by car as it plodded around Northern Lights Boulevard near Kalispell Middle School. Word eventually trickled to FWP’s Kent Laudon, the wolf management specialist for Region 1, who quickly took to the field with a VHF receiver in the hopes of figuring out precisely what wolf it was. “I searched all the missing frequencies, didn’t get anything,” Laudon says. “The guess there would be I wasn’t completely up to date on the missing frequencies or he was in a bad telemetry spot when I could finally check him … or the collar’s just dead.” Laudon’s developed a knack for tracking down missing collars during his 10 years with the agency. He estimates he finds about one to two a year. Lessons about wolves come slowly, he says, “in little grains and little pieces of the puzzle, and you just keep building on it all the time.” And while the data from an individual wolf no longer holds quite the weight it did in the 1990s, he and others still
The story of OR7, a male wolf born in northeastern Oregon, has garnered international attention in recent years. He traveled around 1,000 miles before finding a mate and eventually becoming the first wolf to range in northern California in nearly a century. photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service
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recognize the contribution a single collar and Idaho have since enacted wolf trap- satellite at regular intervals. Those and releasing their subjects. Even wolves can make to the science-driven manage- ping seasons as well. Statewide harvest three wolves were the only research in states with remaining protections on quotas have disappeared in recent years— subjects in a specific study conducted by the species are no exception when they ment of the species. choose to venture over state lines. “Information on wolves, actual facts excluding a few special wolf-management park officials. This March, a coyote hunter on movement and numbers, is very south of Lewiston, Idaho, legally hard to come by, and we all work reshot and killed a 2-year-old female ally hard for small tidbits,” says Abby known as OR17. Like OR18, she was Nelson, FWP’s Region 3 wolf managea disperser from the Imnaha pack ment specialist out of Livingston. supplying biologists with constant “When we find a collared wolf in our data from a GPS collar. Roughly two area, it’s a big bonus.” years prior to her death, another ImYet even coming face-to-face with naha pack member named OR9 was a missing wolf doesn’t guarantee anlegally harvested in Idaho. Oregon swers. Sometimes biologists are conDepartment of Fish and Wildlife wolf fronted not with answers and the coordinator Russ Morgan told the ability to continue monitoring an anIndy earlier this summer that of the imal long thought gone, but with seven Oregon wolves that have radio static and more questions. dispersed out of state, six have Laudon spent one flight searching frebeen killed. quencies after a Canadian trail cam “For state managers, it’s a fact of caught an image of a collared wolf in life,” says Smith, drawing a distincthe Belly River region of Waterton tion between his position as a NaLakes National Park. Nothing. The tional Park Service employee and same story played out with a wolf the positions of state-level wolf spepicked up by a U.S. Forest Service cialists. “When you collar a wolf, trail cam south of Troy. Laudon you need to have in your head it searched for that wolf ’s frequency for could die the next hunting season.” two days, one by ground and one by Humans aren’t the only air. Again his efforts were in vain. hunters that have removed some “There was a time we were putcollared wolves from the equation. ting these collars out for research in the Swan and I had a graduate stu- This map shows the paths of two dispersers commonly mentioned by biologists: a Since 2009, FWP’s Liz Bradley has wolf from Alberta tracked by satellite into central Idaho, and a wolf from Montana’s recorded six suspected cases of dent with me from the University of Paradise Valley that traveled through Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. mountain lions killing wolves in the Montana,” Laudon recalls. “A wolf “We thought, wow, this is going to be Bitterroot Valley, three of them conruns in front of the truck. It was kinda units near national parks—and per-hunter cute because she points and she’s like, ‘A bag limits in Montana have risen from one the norm,” Doug Smith says. “The next firmed. All of those wolves happened to be wearing radio collars. wolf!’ I point and I’m like, ‘A collar!’ We to five. Inevitably contained in those an- year? Nothing.” Bradley finds the development interNo Yellowstone wolves were killed by didn’t know that there was a collar in [the nual harvest totals are a number of colesting. In documented cases of conflict area], and I stopped right there and went lared wolves, creating yet another hunters in 2013. The same scenario has played out for between those two species, it’s far more through all the missing frequencies. No challenge for biologists monitoring the ana number of biologists, Nelson included. common for wolves to kill lions, she says. idea. No idea who he is, where he came imals. Hunting seasons proved particularly Collared wolves aren’t off-limits during An FWP study conducted through winter from. So some of these are still a mystery.” Of course, there are two sides to the tricky for research in Yellowstone National hunting season, though hunters are re- 2013 estimated the lion populations in missing wolf coin. While biologists may Park in 2012. Twelve wolves were killed quired to return any collars to their re- the East and West Forks of the Bitterroot stumble across wolves from a neighboring outside the park that year. Six were col- spective wildlife agencies. Hunting and at 82 and 85 respectively, significantly state or region, the wolves in their own lared, including three with higher-tech trapping are simply another factor re- more than initially suspected. Drawing areas are just as likely to disappear. Just GPS collars that transmit location data via searchers have to consider when collaring any conclusions from the wolf kills is this January Laudon tracked a 2-year-old male wolf from the Ashley pack south toward Blacktail Ski Area before losing him entirely. It can take months or years to close the loop on such a wolf ’s story, if that closure comes at all. “There’s one wolf I collared in the Bangtails in 2011 … and six months later or so, I got a call from a game warden in Blairmore, Alberta,” Nelson says. “A hunter had harvested this wolf. So it was off the radar for around four months, and then a hunter harvested it up in Alberta and turned in the wolf and the collar to the agency up there.”
rguably the most controversial development in wolf recovery came in the wake of the federal government’s successful delisting of the species in 2011. There were nearly 1,800 wolves estimated in the region at that time. Management of species in Montana and Idaho fell to those states, which responded to an increasingly robust population in the same way it handles many other species: Public hunts. Wyoming followed suit in 2012. Montana
tough, Bradley says, but it does raise biological questions. “Makes you wonder,” she says. “I mean, your collars are only a sample of your population, so how many more might be getting killed by lions, and what does that mean?” After a decade with wolves, Bradley still finds herself working hard to solve the occasional puzzle. Several years ago, a radio collar was turned in to the Ninemile Ranger Station and made it into Bradley’s hands. There was a bullet in it, and the band was aged to the point that the frequency listing had worn off. The collar was so old even the serial number proved a dead end. Bradley dug through old agency records for the Ninemile, eventually tying the collar to a wolf poached there in the 1990s.
he federal government’s delisting efforts for wolves led to considerable debate about the stability of the population. Critics of the decision expressed concerns over the course of two legal challenges, among them the question of genetic exchange. But what surprises Mike Jimenez most isn’t the fact that wolves truly can travel great distances to reproduce or establish new territory, but that there were ever doubts that the genetic diversity of the species could be maintained. “Once we allowed them to come back, that idea of genetic exchange really gets watered down very quickly because of their unbelievable ability to disperse,” Jimenez says. “We never really thought in the beginning that it was going to be a genetic concern because of that dispersal capability.” Biologists continue to strive for a debate in which wolf management is driven not by passion or fear or speculation but by fact. Nelson acknowledges that wolves
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Mike Jimenez has been trapping and collaring wolves for nearly three decades. The species’ ability to travel long distances and even disappear when collared no longer surprises him. “You just kind of smile,” he says.
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are a controversial species. The polarization of the issue makes data collection all the more vital to informing the discussion. It’s like playing connect the dots, she says, and the more dots they can connect, the clearer the picture becomes. “People speculate all the time about what wolves are doing, and I as a biologist believe strongly in getting good data and managing the population based off of the best available information we have,” Nelson says. “Those collars give us that tool.” As states have taken up the management helm, collars have become a useful tool in keeping tabs on particular packs. Each state is required under recovery provisions to maintain a certain number of breeding pairs. Those pairs are defined by how many pups they produce each year, and how many of those pups survive to year’s end. For the Nez Perce’s Jim Holyan, having a single collared wolf among that pack makes meeting management objectives that much easier. “I just came in from 10 days in the field where, yeah, the pack doesn’t have any radio collars,” Holyan says. “I managed to find them, heard two pups howling. But by the end of the year, without a radio collar where you could fly over them and possibly get a visual and make a determination if two pups are still there, it’s most likely impossible without a radio collar. State of Idaho would like to have as many packs radio-collared as they can so they can report to the Fish and Wildlife Service, ‘Yeah, we’ve still got our 15 breeding pairs at the end of the year.’” Part of what drives Bradley’s work is the ability to use solid data to solve the problems people might have with wolves. Understanding how the species moves through and uses the landscape around ranches, for example, can better inform what types of preventative measures might work best to avoid conflicts with livestock, be they fencing projects or range riders. Yet even with the bigger picture in mind, the stories of individual wolves can often prove the most fascinating. In 1997, Smith observed something that stuns him to this day. A male Yellowstone wolf designated “17” died that March, leaving behind a mate and several 11-month-old pups.
photo courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Wolf biologist Liz Bradley has been collaring and monitoring wolves in the Missoula area for nearly 10 years. It’s not unusual for the animals to drop off the radar, she says, adding that late last month, she finally located a Bitterroot wolf that had been missing for several years.
Shortly after 17’s death, the mate took off on what Smith calls a “50-mile walkabout.” She simply left her pups, trekked across a winter landscape and spent several days alone on the Pitchstone Plateau. Smith realizes he’s in danger of anthropomorphizing the female, but his observations up to that point showed she had rarely left her mate’s side and had never ventured from her home territory before. “What the hell happened?” Smith asks. “As a scientist I’m supposed to say objective, scientific things. She in her entire life had never done anything like that. I had to say she was mourning the loss of her mate. She went out by herself to think
about it. I say that to people and they laugh in my face. ‘They’re not like people, Doug. They’re a fricking wolf.’” The female returned to her pups a few days later. She eventually found a new mate, Smith says, and went on with her life. But after that experience, there’s little else wolves could do to catch him off guard—least of all trekking hundreds of miles or disappearing for months on end. “After a while, you don’t become cavalier or blasé about it, but it doesn’t surprise you,” he says. “You just kind of smile and go, ‘Man, wolves are cool.’” asakariassen@missoulanews.com
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After shooting this photo of a wolf pack near St. Regis, FWP’s Liz Bradley noticed an unfamiliar collared wolf with gray coloring. She identified it on a later flight as a missing wolf from Idaho.
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Catching fire After literally going up in flames, RezErected reignites the local hip-hop scene by Josh Wagner
Shadow Devereaux has been producing some of the most popular hip-hop artists in Missoula, even after his studio burned down last year.
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urns out a half hour is plenty of time for everything to go to hell. On March 9, 2013, hip-hop artist Shadow Devereaux locked up his recording studio in Dixon to spend a weekend in Missoula with some old touring buddies. Before he even turned off the highway he got the call: His family’s house, the studio and months of hard work had all burned to the ground. Devereaux describes a scene that would be amusing if it weren’t so tragic. “Grandma was sitting at the kitchen table. She saw a silver swirl of smoke and followed it to her room. She kicked open the door and the fire blazed out, singing the top of her hair.” Luckily Devereaux’s uncle was home and able to get Grandma to safety. Devereaux hadn’t been living in Dixon long. For the previous six years he’d been touring with other artists and making a name in Missoula for his studio and label, RezErected Records, producing some of the top artists in Missoula’s underground hip-hop scene, including Traff the Wiz, Wormwood and Tonsofun. When doctors diagnosed his grandmother with lung cancer, Devereaux returned to his hometown to take care of her. Not one to let adversity derail his dreams, he moved his studio into the basement and continued writing and producing. But adversity wasn’t done with him yet, as Devereaux found out four months later.
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Devereaux started RezErected in 2008 with a friend, Roman Firestone, and even after Firestone enlisted in the military and went overseas, Devereaux pursued the project, working on a business degree at the University of Montana to help him manage the production company that was still little more than a dream. He reunited with two guys he knew from the Flathead Indian Reservation, Keenan Nerby and Justin Evans, both of whom had emcee aspirations. Together they started writing and recording, and when Firestone returned home from Iraq, the four of them became the core of RezErected’s flagship group, Codependents (vocalist Riley Roberts would join later). They released their first full-length album, Codependents Day, quickly followed by Kittens to Wolves. They were 11 tracks into a third when Devereaux’s studio went up in smoke. “We had backups,” Devereaux admits sheepishly, “but they were all in the basement with the originals.” The loss of work-in-progress hit much harder than the loss of gear. And it wasn’t just their own work. More than 20 tracks Devereaux had been producing for friends were destroyed, including music by Traff the Wiz and Tonsofun. It’s almost hard to believe these guys called themselves RezErected long before the fire, as if the story to come was somehow foretold or embodied in their name. “I never had a thought of
giving up,” Devereaux says. Grandma was smart; she had full-coverage fire insurance. They got a brand new home on her other property in Arlee. Devereaux was able to rebuild bigger and better, and within three months the members of the Codependents were back in business working on their next EP, Out (t)Here, five gorgeously produced tracks. The sound is relentless, melodic, psychedelic and futuristic, while managing to remain grounded in austere beats and the raw emotional impact of the lyrics. “We don’t try to put any kind of mask on our music,” Devereaux explains. “Sometimes we get goofy, but mostly it’s writing how you feel, mostly a release.” RezErected now produces albums from a heavy handful of Montana artists, and Codependents recently released its first video, “Pieces.” Looking back, Devereaux recognizes the fire as a blessing in disguise. “It gave me time to grow as an individual and a producer, and for us to grow as a group,” he says. Between producing albums for other artists, Codependents are rebuilding from scratch the album that was lost. “It’s our best work, much better now than it would have been.” arts@missoulanews.com
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Let’s dance Enzymes knows the secret formula
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Electronic dance music can be tricky to listen to at home, since it is designed to echo off a hundred thrashing drunks. The job of the DJ is not to make music; it’s to make people dance. By these standards, Enzymes, aka Dylan Valley, is a craftsman. As his name suggests, he is narrowly focused on speeding the reaction. The component parts of an Enzymes jam are familiar: compressed beats, hi-hat pans, cheeky samples and even some higher-frequency wobble bass. He is most impressive not in the soundscapes he creates but in the ways he transitions between them. His drops are excellent: not flashy but dancey. More importantly, his tracks
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have shape. Even as it may drift heedlessly across subgenres, each Enzymes jam takes the listener through an arc of physical compulsion. Let us never forget that dance music is a tool. Where jazz and rock and even hip-hop can get by on being cool, EDM must move the crowd. Enzymes is to be commended for never losing sight of that goal, even as he experiments with different forms and rhythms. Anyone can blow your mind. It takes a sure hand to move your hips. (Dan Brooks) Enzymes plays KBGA’s Birthday Bash at the Palace Sat., Sept. 13, at 9 PM, along with Wolf Trap, The Skurfs and The Boxcutters. $5/$7 ages 18–20.
Atmosphere, Southsiders Nobody in hip-hop straddles the line between sensitive and pissed quite like Atmosphere. The Minneapolis team made up of rapper Slug and producer Ant complement each other like yin and yang, with Slug delivering introspective, incensed and sometimes painfully soul-baring lyrics over Ant’s subway-rattle soul beats. The group has spawned so many mediocre imitators in the underground rap scene that sometimes it’s hard to remember how good they really are, but their latest record, Southsiders, is a clear indication that they still wear the crown. Maturation, a family and years of being a not-sostarving artist have softened Slug’s disposition some—the indignant aggression that fueled so many
of his past lyrics has subsided a bit. This makes room for some truly touching moments, like “Flicker,” a tribute to fellow Twin Cities rapper Eyedea, who died in 2010. At times, he falls short of expectations with lazy raps like on “The World Might Not Live Through The Night.” Tally up his word count over Atmosphere’s 16 releases, however, and a few dull lines are excusable. At any rate, Ant picks up any of Slug’s slack more than ever on this record, demonstrated immediately on the opening tune “Camera Thief ” with a minute of uninterrupted, syrupy groove. (Jed Nussbaum) Atmosphere plays the Wilma Tue., Sept., 16, at 7 PM. $28.
Cory Branan, The No-Hit Wonder “I got me another girl, she looks like you at 23/ While she sleeps I trace the places where your tattoos used to be,” sings Cory Branan with aplomb on “The Only You,” the third track on his new album, The NoHit Wonder. Sometimes scathing, always clever lines like that are Branan’s signature, used to great effect on his latest album. The Tennessee-based singersongwriter is something of a cult favorite in the altcountry world—beloved by other musicians especially—for his ability to turn a phrase and evoke a dozen moods at once. Country-punk band Lucero sings about him on “Tears Don’t Matter Much,” saying Branan’s got “an evil streak/ and a way with words that’ll bring you to your knees,” which is just about perfect. But strumming a guitar and delivering biting lines only earns you so much fame, and so Branan
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started aiming higher with more fleshed-out arrangements and a backing band on his 2012 album, Mutt. A lot of Mutt was memorable, but the collage of instrumentation and genres sounded like Branan was groping for a new sound he hadn’t quite found yet. No-Hit Wonder is a more countryfied, cohesive showcase for Branan’s Southern charm, with guests like Jason Isbell, Craig Finn and Austin Lucas. But the musical evolving hasn’t dulled Branan’s edge—he can be heartbroken and bitter at one turn, gleefully in love at the next. If you crave alt-country/singer-songwriter tunes with more wit, heart and honesty than they’ll let anyone play on modern country radio, do yourself a favor and check out The No-Hit Wonder. And then go grab the rest of Branan’s albums, while you’re at it. (Kate Whittle)
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Big love Bad luck, bold characters in If Not For This by Jo Deurbrouck
Literary icon Kurt Vonnegut once famously listed eight commonsense tips for writers. If I were inventing the story of how four-time Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award winner Pete Fromm developed his latest novel, If Not For This, I’d create a scene in which
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Fromm becomes infatuated with rule six, while his characters stare over his shoulder in alarm. Why alarm? Because Vonnegut’s rule six says, “Be a sadist: No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them—in order that the reader may see what they are made of.” If Not For This centers on two sweet and innocent river guides, Maddie and Dalton. Gilded young immortals, these two always land on their feet, boat the clean line, net the monster trout. In the book’s opening chapters, both work on the Snake River near Jackson, Wyo., where Fromm himself was a river ranger through most of the 1980s. It’s fun to believe in these two, easy to like them and easier yet to forgive their hubris even when, after they fling themselves at love and then marriage, they take to calling themselves “The Luckies.” They warn their kids that they will never have a love as big as their parents’. Or, as Maddie puts it, “…really, me and Dalt? There’s no way anything this huge could ever happen again, not in this universe. We’ve used it up. All the luck. Which, well, sucks for them.” One reason to forgive Maddie and Dalton is that from the beginning it’s clear that something bad is
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coming. That something is multiple sclerosis, or “M fucking S,” as Maddie says. It comes for her. The story advances like a play in many acts. At the close of each chapter the curtain drops, only to rise again in a new now. The reader’s first job in each chapter is to figure out how much time has passed and how much harder life has gotten for Maddie and Dalton. And if that sounds like the makings of a depressing read, it isn’t, or it wasn’t for me at least, although some readers will find it so. It’s true that I quickly learned to scan the first page of each chapter to get the bad news over with, but then I relaxed into the hands of a craftsman, and was rewarded. One of the biggest rewards is Maddie herself. Nearly the entire book is narrated by her in a present tense monologue. She’s smart and brave, and her observations blend pain and humor into a defiance that often left me cheering. Also rewarding are the dialogue scenes, which rely as much on silences and gaps as on words. Fromm’s craftsmanship shines most brightly in such scenes, like the one in which Maddie gets a visit from an old river buddy named Allie. The two were close in their guiding days, but they haven’t seen one another in years, and Maddie hasn’t told Allie— or any of her old river friends—about her illness. Allie notices immediately that something is wrong and asks jokingly if it’s Parkinson’s. Maddie is forced to tell the truth. “MS?” Allie says. “You’re sure? Not PMS?” I shake my head. “They’re kind of different.” “Fuck, Mad.” I take a pull on my empty bottle and Allie says, “There’s nothing in that,” and before I know it she’s waiting on me. See what I mean? She presses a fresh bottle into my hand, takes a knee in front of my Adirondack chair, and I say, “Dalt made these chairs,” and she puts her arms around me, and doesn’t say a word. I know little about MS, but I found Fromm’s portrayal so viscerally believable that I contacted him to ask about his research. He said that beyond the obvious—reading books, talking with doctors—he got help at readings. While he was still working on early drafts, he’d read from the book at writers’ conferences. Afterward, people with MS would come up to him and offer feedback. One of these was a writer and MS sufferer named Tobi Cogswell, who listened to him in tears because he was “spot-on.” She told him so, and said that a friend of hers described life with MS like this: “You can raise your arms on Monday but you can’t sing. On Tuesday you can sing but you can’t raise your arms.” She became one of his draft readers. It doesn’t much surprise me that the man who created bold, defiant Maddie and idealistic, loyal Dalton was quick to open his rough drafts to that kind of insider scrutiny. Even less surprising is the power of his final product, a deeply intimate portrait of a heartless illness colliding with a big love. Pete Fromm reads from If Not For This at Shakespeare & Co. Tue., Sept 16, at 7 PM.
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In some ways, Expedition to the End of the World is like so many outdoor, adventure and environmental documentaries. It involves scientists exploring evidence of climate change in the Arctic. It presents breathtaking cinematography of glossy icebergs crumbling against cold blue skies. In the broader picture, it’s about how humans keep screwing everything up— we’ve heard that before. But in the first five minutes, when the soundtrack shifts abruptly from Mozart’s “Requiem” to Metallica’s “Blackened,” it’s clear that Expedition is looking to shake up the genre. The film begins with a vintage schooner carrying a group of Danish scientists and artists northeast of Greenland. Because of climate change, icebergs now melt away for a couple weeks out of the year, revealing open and navigable waters and rarely explored territory. In a kind of “Gilligan’s Island”-style, we’re introduced to each member of the motley crew—the geologist, the marine biologist, the artists, the captain. It’s never quite clear exactly how they all came together on this journey, but that’s hardly the point. Director Daniel Dencik seems most concerned with creating a mood that fuses humor with big philosophical themes. He also includes a streak of anti-establishment attitude and, of course, goes gung-ho on capturing the stunning stark beauty of the landscape. Each crew member has a skill, but there’s no one particular goal for the group beyond exploration. Interviews with the shipmates jump between quippy jokes (mostly at the expense of the artists) and deeper ruminations on life, death and the environment that wouldn’t be totally out of place in Richard Linklater’s Slacker. One of the more hilarious moments of the documentary happens early on as the crew disembarks onto tundra for the first time. We see a few of them with guns slung over their shoulders hiking up a small hill. The words “The Artists” appear on the screen to identify them. For a split second, they look pretty hardcore—until one of them
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slips on a rock and the gun goes off. There’s something Monty Python-esque in the comic delivery here, and the running joke on the artists being out of their element helps tie the loose storyline together. The scientists are a little more grounded, but not entirely. They dissect fish and map out bone sites. “The whole world is a crime scene,” the archaeologist ventures at one point. Mostly, they’re just kind of winging it, too. The lack of structure is what makes the film so refreshing. The marine biologist’s T-shirt says, “Fuck everything and become a pirate,” and that kind of sums up the general attitude. Things do happen; it’s not all wandering. A new species is discovered. A scary polar bear appears. Those things help with pacing, though if it wasn’t for the incredible cinematography this film wouldn’t stand out. An underwater camera captures the boat as it bashes through icebergs. Sunsets seem to burn across the ice. In one breathtaking shot, you can see the bold masts of the boat reflected in the water. Dencik’s film is an anarchic ramble through the northernmost part of the Northern Hemisphere. There’s a lot of navel gazing but not too much—and there’s a lot of acknowledgment of the navel gazing, which gives the film the levity it needs. The ending keeps its artsy touch: The ship only has a small window of time to get out of the area and the camera captures the grimace of the captain—a stoic man with an earring like a pirate’s—as he realizes the passage he’d planned on exiting through is quickly icing over. Like the title, where “end of the world” is a play on words, the scene seems to symbolize something about the fate of humankind—or what Metallica might call “the end of the line.” Will we get out alive? Does it matter? Expedition to the End of the World continues at the Roxy Fri., Sept. 12, through Sun., Sept. 14, at 7:15 and 9:15 nightly.
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Anti-date movie Marriage takes a strange turn in The One I Love by Molly Laich
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The One I Love begins with a familiar enough premise before thankfully veering wildly into murky waters. Sophie and Ethan’s marriage is in trouble—we can tell because we first meet them in marriage counseling, looking straight ahead instead of at each other. They cling to memories of an idealized past, and while they’re both determined to mend the marriage, they can’t seem to agree on how to get there. Their knowing therapist (Ted Danson) goes to a secret drawer and pulls out just the thing to get this couple back on track: A brochure offering a seemingly ordinary weekend retreat to a secluded vacation home. This place has saved countless marriages from ruins, the therapist assures them. Before long, the couple discovers there’s a guesthouse on the property, and here the film delves into the world of magical realism, the particulars of which I have taken great pains to obscure from you in this review. Just trust me that what happens in the guesthouse represents a thought experiment ripe with possibility, wherein the characters are given an opportunity to explore the nature of who they truly are and what they want from each other. Your ability to root for Sophie and Ethan will depend on how cynical you’ve become about relationships. At 32, I’ve still never had a relationship last longer than a couple of years, so the idea of marriage remains for me a hazy unknown. These days it seems like you can’t get away from the barrage of books, movies and television shows warning us of how difficult and fraught a marriage is. “Don’t think it’s going to be easy forever!” everyone seems to be saying at every moment. Okay, okay, we get it. The film stars Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men,” “Top of the Lake”) and Mark Duplass (“The League,” Your Sister’s Sister and Safety Not Guaranteed) as the couple who may or may not be falling out of love for good. Apart from Danson’s brief but necessary role as gatekeeper to the new reality, they are really the only actors
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in play, so we need to at least believe in, if not root for them. Both actors get the job done, particularly Moss, who has a way of wearing the moment on her face with such plaintive sincerity you want to let her get away with almost anything. Director Charlie McDowell achieved notoriety a few years ago with a Twitter account called “Dear Girls Above Me,” in which he shares snippets of conversation overheard from two vapid women in the floor above him and the lessons learned. The Twitter account was adapted to a book and now at 31, he makes his directoral debut with The One I Love. Remember the name, because I’m guessing we’ll be seeing a lot more from him in the future. These are just the kind of films we need—the kind that are driven not by production values but by characters and ideas. Justin Lader’s script takes the impossible premise to strange and unexpected corners. It’s always fun to see how characters will react when confronted with a game-changing new reality. They underreact just a little, in my opinion, but then, we can’t have an entire film with the characters huddling in the corner shaking and crying. We have to accept that they have accepted what’s happened and let them fully explore the new reality with seasoned astonishment. At 91 minutes, The One I Love is a thoroughly enjoyable, sometimes comedic and at times surprisingly dark romp through a troubled marriage. Watch helplessly as they make the wrong choices, betray their promises and confront their true selves. A final warning: Unless you’re in the mood for uncomfortable looks or a long boring talk about your relationship to follow, this is one of those movies you might want to leave your date at home for and instead see alone or with friends. The One I Love continues at the Wilma.
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[film] Allen’s latest picture that critics so far have described as “watchable.” Also starring Antonia Clarke and Emma Stone. Rated PG-13. Wilma.
OPENING THIS WEEK 50 TO 1 New Mexico cowboys take their unlikely racehorse all the way to the Kentucky Derby, in an adaptation of the true story about Mine That Bird. (Also: 50 to 1 is the ratio of horse-racing movies to actual horse-racing arenas in the country, I’m willing to bet.) Skeet Ulrich, Christian Kane and William Devane. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
THE NOVEMBER MAN A former CIA operative is lured out of retirement for a personal mission involving leggy women, scheming Russians and backstabbing protégés. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey and Olga Kurylenko. Rated R. Carmike 12.
BIG NIGHT Italian brothers try to save their restaurant with a helluva feast. Starring Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci and Marc Anthony. Screening at the Roxy Wed., Sept. 17 at 7 PM.
THE ONE I LOVE A couple trying to repair their marriage on a weekend getaway discovers a weird “Twilight Zone” dilemma. Starring Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss and Ted Danson. Rated R. Wilma. (See Film.)
DOLPHIN TALE 2 The fight to save the injured dolphin Winter isn’t over, after her surrogate mother dolphin Panama passes away. Starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Nathan Gamble. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. GROW! Feel a bit cheerier about the state of farming in America with this 2011 doc on young people returning to agrarian lifestyles in pursuit of sustainability. Screening at the Top Hat Mon., Sept. 15 at 7:30 PM as part of a two-day local food celebration. NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Scully—I mean Gillian Anderson, ahem, plays Blanche and Ben Foster is Lone Stanley in director Benedict Andrews’ acclaimed rendition of the Tennessee Williams classic. Screening at the Roxy Tuesdays at 7 PM through Oct. 14. No Good Deed A woman unwittingly lets an escaped convict in the house to use her phone; he promptly terrorizes her and her family. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Idris Elba and Leslie Bibb. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12
NOW PLAYING BOYHOOD Watch a kid literally grow up in Richard Linklater’s 12-years-in-the-making epic. Starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke. Rated R. Wilma. THE CONGRESS Robin Wright plays an alternative-universe version of herself where movie executives scan and copyright her body and persona. Also starring Harvey Keitel and Jon Hamm. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy Sept. 12-14 at 7 and 9 PM. THE EXPENDABLES 3 Every mega-ultra-dudebro you can think of is
Timpano whisperer. Big Night shows Wed., Sept. 17 at the Roxy. 7 PM. here for the testosterone-fest with explosions and bad guys. Plus Kelsey Grammer. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. THE EXPEDITION TO THE END OF THE WORLD (EKSPEDITIONEN TIL VERDENS ENDE) Documentary filmmaker Daniel Dencik accompanies adventurous scientists on a journey to Greenland on a three-mast schooner; they meet polar bears, melting icecaps and considerations of humanity’s place in the world. Featuring Per Bak Jensen, Jonas Bergsøe and Bo Elberling. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy Sept. 12-14 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM. (See Film.)
Totally excellent. Starring Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY The owner of a prissy French restaurant clashes with an upstart ethnic family eatery. Starring Helen Mirren, Om Puri and Manish Dayal. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. THE IDENTICAL A rock star and an average joe discover they were twins, separated at birth during the Great Depression. Starring Blake Rayne, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd. Rated PG. Carmike 12.
THE GIVER Lois Lowry’s intriguing classic novel gets the bigpicture treatment, because eventually, Hollywood will ruin every book you ever loved. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
IF I STAY After a car accident puts a young girl into a coma, she has an out-of-body experience where she has to make the biggest decision of her life. (Dude, the same thing totally happened to me after I ate too many Red Vines one time.) Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos and Jamie Blackley. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Basically, imagine Andy from “Parks and Rec” as a space pilot goofball leading a team of misfits.
MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT Colin Firth plays an Englishman wrapped up in screwball romantic shenanigans, in Woody
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Because nothing is sacred, now the turtles are getting the CGI-and-explosions Michael Bay treatment. Starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett and William Fichtner. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 541-7469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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From gouda to greatness by Jule Banville
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Rocky met Magenta when his horror picture show was playing Tempe, Ariz., and the rest is cheese. Well, sort of. That’s the extreme abbreviation of the origins of Flathead Lake Cheese in Polson, where Joe and Wendi Arnold, Rocky Horror actors in one of their past lives, put what they like about each other, what they like about Montana and what they like about cheese into their repurposed stainless steel vat. It’s more complicated than that, of course. I mean, these are honest-to-pete artisanal cheesemakers who built a solar-powered creamery in their backyard. But unlike others flapping that label, the Arnolds are fun. They work in plaid shorts, Northerner rubber boots and colorful hairnets. And Hawaiian shirts. Always with the Hawaiian shirts. They’re in the name and on the label of “Joe’s Hawaiian Shirt Feta,” which is probably the best feta you’ll ever put in your mouth. “It stays creamy and stays alive,” says Wendi on a day when a new batch was getting its first salt. We were behind the walk-up window, in something of a tasting room, where she was plying me with cheese and I was having a moment. Flathead Lake Cheese’s feta has almost nothing to do with those chalky, crumbly bricks the grocery store will sell you. Flathead’s is salty, creamy, happy. Mostly, that’s because it’s packaged in brine, the way it should be. “If we were vacuum-sealed in plastic, we’d be grumpy, too,” says Wendi as she toothpicks for me another piece of cheese. She or Joe will serve you cheese, too, by the way, if you pop in most days during business hours. They’re also at the area farmers markets, including Polson’s on Fridays, under the Higgins Avenue bridge in Missoula and at Kalispell’s on Saturdays, and Whitefish’s on Tuesdays. You can also buy their cheese at the Good Food Store, among other spots. And there’s more than feta! Mostly, what the Arnolds are doing is adapting a great gouda recipe. They make curds they informally call “cow candy” (traditional) and “man candy” (applewood coldsmoked). The big seller is Doorstop Gouda, which got its name from their thinking that if it didn’t work out, it could serve other functions. It worked out, especially when they added some twists. Take the garlic curds. They have eight (eight!) kinds of garlic in there grown by one guy in Missoula as a hobby. You’d think it’d be a vampire-killer, but they’ve figured out how to round out the flavor and still give it bite. I also took home a wedge of Big Chai gouda. I was skeptical about it tasting like Missoula’s-own-nowgone-international Tipu’s Chai. I was wrong. “To me,
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it tastes like a holiday,” says Wendi. I asked how they pulled off gouda that truly is a cheese version of Tipu’s. “It’s all their spices in there,” she says, eyeing me up. “And that’s all I’m telling you.” They will, however, tell you everything about building and equipping the creamery, which broke ground off First Avenue East in 2012. It’s canary yellow with a copper roof dominated by huge panels. Those panels do a lot of the work, making Flathead Lake Cheese probably the only cheese company in the U.S. solar-pasteurizing its milk. Joe, who worked in construction in another of his past lives, designed the creamery and built a lot of it himself, including the wood spiral staircase that leads down to the cheese cave and up to what eventually will be a demonstration/class space. He added a few other touches to the business, too, including the concept. Joe’s from Wisconsin and his dad worked for a company that provided the starters, rennets—basically everything needed to make cheese except milk. That history stuck. In a rare serious moment (while still wearing the hairnet, naturally), he thinks on it. “There are parts that are left on you from when you were younger. A lot of the time, you don’t really understand that until you get older and see more of the world and your vision of the world changes,” he offers, and then goes back to cleaning/yelling at the vat. Joe and Wendi, who met in 1990, were in their hot tub in Mesa when they figured out making cheese could be their next life. They already had their retirement home with a view of Polson Bay (a great house transferred to the property in 1911 and built god knows when). When they moved to Montana full-time in 2004, they started playing around with cheese in a four-gallon double boiler. At first, they were trading it for beer, which played into the testing. They’d bring samples to Glacier Brewing Company “because we knew there’d be people there who needed a snack. And because they’d had a beer or two, they were also more honest,” says Wendi. Now, they’ve got a recycled cold-bank cooler that can hold 300 gallons of milk and a 15-by-32-foot cheese cave filled with wheels they can’t keep longer than nine months because they have too many orders. At some point, probably after they come up with a way to keep the mold P. roqueforti from skipping from blue cheese into everything else, Flathead Lake Cheese will expand again. Wendi explained this whole blue-cheese business while I was tasting, but I have to admit, I only half-listened. Who can pay attention when you’ve got in your mouth an already-masterful morsel of Hawaiian Shirt feta?
[dish] Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway 728-8900 (across from courthouse) Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts. Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wi-fi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order. Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week. Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 Welcome Back Students!! Happy Fall!! Fall is Bernice's time of year. The smell of fresh baked goods waft around the Hip Strip as Bernice's prepares to serve a rockin' cup of joe, danishes, cookies, croissants, muffins, and a whole lot more. The crisp Missoula air is the perfect complement to a slice of apple pie in the afternoon or a warm Tipus Chai around 6 pm. Fall BBQ's are topped off with Bernice's Parkerhouse Rolls, Curried Chicken Salad and an 8" Chocolate Chocolate cake for dessert. Stop by the UC, COT and Book Exchange to see what goodies Bernice's is showcasing this school year. A spinach croissant just before class is a great wake-meup! xoxo bernice. $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Mon.–Fri., 7:30–4, Sat. 8-4. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 This week at Brooks and Browns: Thursday 9/11 Big Brains Trivia 8-10 pm. Friday 9/12 Live Music with Andrea Harsell 6-10 pm. Monday 9/15 Martini Mania $4 Martinis. Tuesday 9/16 Burger + Beer $8. Wednesday 9/17 $2 Wells & $2 PBR Tall Boys. Have you discovered Brooks and Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. • 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s historic westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious, affordable food and over-the-top fun and friendly service does not. Mon-Fri 7 AM – 2 PM. Sat and Sun Brunch 9 AM – 2 PM. Reservations for Prix Fixe dinners on Fri and Sat nights. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 42 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh cof-
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fees, 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. $ Cafe Zydeco 2101 Brooks • 406-926-2578 cafezydeco.com GIT' SOME SOUTH IN YOUR MOUTH! Authentic cajun cuisine, with an upbeat zydeco atmosphere in the heart of Missoula. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast served all day. Featuring Jambalaya, Gumbo, Étouffée, Po-boys and more. Beignets served ALL DAY! Open Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm, Closed Sundays. Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo's original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Sat 11am-5pm. Downtown Missoula. $ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, a rotating selection of six soups, 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 smoothie menu complement bakery goodies from the GFS ovens and from Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day, 7am – 10pm. $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula's Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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Rainer on tap HAPPIEST HOUR What you’re drinking: Something extremely rare and highly elusive: Rainier beer, on draft. It’s everywhere in cans and you’ll occasionally see it in a bottle, but this is different. This is everything you love about Vitamin R—its sparkly carbonation, its unassuming but deliciously malty taste, its refreshing crispness— but more so. It’s like the difference between eating an orange and drinking an Emergen-C. Where you’re drinking: At the only bar in Missoula—and one of the very few in all of Montana—that offers Rainier on draft: James Bar, which is right downtown, at 127 W. Alder St. When you’re drinking: Late on a Friday afternoon is a good time to be in James Bar. Though it’s starting to bustle, there are a few open stools at the bar and plenty of seats on the sunny back patio. Who’s having another: According to Marias, a bartender who declined to give her last
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name, Rainier drafts are most popular among a group of regulars who come in especially for them and seem to pack the pints away. “It’s super light,” she says, “so you can drink a million of them and not get hammed.” Then she pulls the tap handle, which is topped with Rainer’s running beer bottle mascot. One of the mascot’s feet is broken off.
What’s on special: James Bar has a long list of ongoing and rotating food and drink specials. Highlights include $5 double Jose Cuervo margaritas, available every evening from 5 to 8, and $5 double vodka Red Bulls from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays. And the Rainier pint? That’ll set you back $2.75. —Ted McDermott Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$ Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins • 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$ Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West • 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $ Lucky Strike Sports Bar. Casino. Restaurant 1515 Dearborn Ave. 549-4152 Our restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Are you looking for Delivery without all the extra charges? Call 549-4152 and talk to Jacquie or Judy for more details. You can also get lunch and Coffee from Bold Coffee in the parking lot. Come into the casino for your chance to play Plinko, Spin the Wheel, or Roll the Dice for machine play. Open Mon-Sun 7am2am. $-$$ Market on Front 201 E. Front St. marketonfront.com The Market on Front is more than a market with a restaurant. It is an energetic marketplace which offers an epicurean experience to excite the senses. It is also an energetic, vibrant marketplace creating an opportunity to taste and take home the products of artisans who create excellent products at awesome prices. This community centered specialty food destination features gourmet yet traditional prepared foods, sandwiches, salads, specialty cheeses, charcuterie, local brews, wines, espresso and so much more! $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. • 543-7154 (on the hip strip) Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $6? Anyone is welcome to join us for a delicious meal from 11:30-12:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food, great conversation and take some time to find a treasured item or garment in our thrift shop. For a full menu and other activities, visit our website at www.missoulaseniorcenter.org. The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 South Orange St. 543-3188 www.orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh
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meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN' music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Parkers’ Restaurant 32 East Front Street Exit 153, Drummond 406-288-2333 Find us on Facebook, Yelp or Foursquare. Offering over 125 different Burgers. Parker’s burgers are ground fresh daily. We patty them 1/4 pound at a time. We also have 1/2 pound and pound burgers! Most burgers are available all the time too, except for seasonal items. We’re open Tuesday thru Saturday 11am to 8 pm. We’ve also got Steaks, Pastas, Salads, Daily Specials and NOT the usual variety of home made desserts. Private parties and catering available. $-$$ Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Plonk 322 N Higgins • 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an all-encompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions. Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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Happy Hour at the Union Club, with tunes from 5:30-8 PM. No cover.
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As part of the 2014 Mansfield Conference on the Wilderness Act, outdoors-loving folks get together to party at the Top Hat, with readings and music from the likes of Dan Dubuque, Sharman Russell, David James Duncan, Wartime Blues and Three-Eared Dog. 6 PMclose. 21-plus after 9 PM. No cover. The Bitterroot Public Library’s Fellowship Club meets to chat about inspirational book The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. West meeting room of the BPL in Hamilton. 6-7:30 PM. Email jacostant@gmail.com to learn more about the club. Veteran singer-songwriter Kristi Neumann plays tunes at the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover. Get food for thought at the artist’s talk with Sandra Dal Poggetto and her new painting exhibit, American Fork, at the Meloy Gallery in the PARTV Center. 7 PM. Check out umt.edu/montanamuseum. Mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with the Never Forget Service at Memorial Rose Garden Park, on the corner of Brooks and Mount. 7 PM. Keynote speakers include retired Fire Cheif Tom Zeigler and Sheriff-Elect T.J. McDermott. Bust out a little geetar at the Open Mic with Cheree at the Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W. Runs 7:30-10:30 PM. Careful, cause “whiners wind up in casseroles” in the witches’ confessionary tale, Broomstick. Montana Rep Theatre performances at the Masquer in the PARTV Center at 7:30 PM on Sept. 11-12, 14, and 16-20. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Check out montanarep.org.
Smells like team spirit. The Stone Foxes plays Thu., Sept. 11, at Stage 112. 9 PM. $5.
THURSDAYSEPT11 More creative types than you can shake a stick at are on display for the Missoula NOW Invitational Group Exhibition, curated by Patricia Thornton and Adelaide Every, and with performances and music from J. Sherri, the Experimental Housewife and Magic Genie. VonCommon, 1909 Wyoming Street, No. 7. Reception 6-10 PM. The 2014 Mansfield Conference presents “The Storied Past, The Troubled Future: The Imperative of Wilderness At 50 Years,” Sept. 10-12 at the
University Center, with speakers like Pat Williams and Smoke Elser and panels focusing on what role Montana plays in the big ole idea of wilderness. Visit umt.edu/ethics/events for more info. The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a live stage adaptation of modern fairytale The Last of the Dragons, at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Matinee shows for school and homeschool groups are 10 AM Sept. 11-13, with additional 1 PM shows on Thursday and Friday. $5-$9. Group discounts available. Visit MCTinc.org. It’s one-stop shopping if you need to dispose of old prescriptions or shred sensitive documents, ‘cuz the Drive-Through Shred Event
with Missoula Aging Services and Missoula police does both at once. Rosauer’s parking lot, 10 AM-1 PM. Just no cancer meds, syringes, liquids, inhalers or illegal stuff, please. Call Renee for more info at 728-7682.
nightlife Learn stuff you never knew about the venerated campus buildings where Snap-Chatting freshmen are turned into academes, via the Tour of UM’s Historic Architecture with professor Rafael Chacón. Meet at Main Hall at 5 PM. Start Thursday with a sizzle when Mary Place and Blue Moon host a smoky jazz
The student project “Trigger for Change: Theatre as a Tool for Social Dialogue” presents a staged reading of Carmen Aguirre’s play The Trigger, along with information about sexual assault and discussion afterward at UM Main Hall. 7:30-10:30 PM. Free. Political science expert Alan Wolfe presents “Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It” as the kick-off to the President’s Lecture Series at UM. Dennison Theatre, 8 PM. Free. If Romeo ain’t got Julie yet, seal the deal when Dark Horse Country Band plays the Sunrise Saloon at 9 PM. No cover. San Francisco outfit The Stone Foxes doesn’t ask for any more adjectives than “rock ‘n
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Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. $2 for dudes, no cover for women. (Hey, gotta make up for that wage gap somehow.)
Time to dress up and hit the town, hunty, ‘cuz the lovely dames and gents of ISCSM throw a drag show at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. $5/$10 for ages 18-20. As always, proceeds benefit ISCSM’s scholarship program.
Do them dirty deeds dirt cheap when the Badlander hosts the TNT dance party, featuring hot Top 40 trax and a rotating cast of DJs. $2 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. No cover.
The 2014 Mansfield Conference presents “The Storied Past, The Troubled Future: The Imperative of Wilderness At 50 Years,” Sept. 10-12 at the University Center, with speakers like Pat Williams and Smoke Elser and panels
focusing on what role Montana plays in the big ole idea of wilderness. Visit umt.edu/ethics/events for more info. E.B. White gives a thumbs-up to the 10th annual Blackfoot Trumpeter Swan Release, part of the Blackfoot Challenge’s efforts to revitalize trumpeter swan populations in the Ovando region. Meet at Trixi’s Antler Saloon at 9 AM to carpool to the release site. Visit blackfootchallenge.org/SwanProject. (See Mountain High.) The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a live stage adaptation of modern fairytale The Last of the Dragons, at the MCT Center for the Perform-
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Domestic diva. Montana Rep Theatre presents Broomstick at the Masquer Theatre Sept. 11-12, 14 and 16-20, at 7:30 PM. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Check out montanarep.org.
ing Arts. Matinee shows for school and homeschool groups are 10 AM Sept. 11-13, with additional 1 PM shows on Thursday and Friday. $5-$9. Group discounts available. Visit MCTinc.org. Syncopation-loving tots can express their creativity at the Rhythm Tykes class series at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 South Ave. W. Fridays through fall, with basic instruction in instruments and themes for each month including campfire songs, finger plays and Halloween. Ages 1-4 meet from 10:15-10:45 AM, ages 205 from 11-11:30 AM. $50 for four classes. Visit tangledtones.com. You’ll be in stitches at Yarns at the Library, the fiber-arts craft group that meets at the Missoula Public Library from noon-2 PM Fridays.
nightlife Straddle your notions of painting and sculpture at Wes Delano’s Chroma Nova, a vibrantly color schemed exhibit at the ZACC. Reception from 5:30-8:30 PM, with refreshments and free screenprinting merriment. It’ll be a cheesy evening at Zootown Improv sketch comedy and improv evening at the Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. First St. W. Doors at 6:30 PM for improv at 7, followed by main show from 7:30-9, and another dose of raw improv from 9:15-10:30. Beer, wine and Tarantino’s pizza available. $12/$22 for two if purchased online. Tickets at stensrudplayhouse.com. Chilluns can play while Mom and Pop get their whiskey on with Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat, 6-8 PM, with a rotating group of live, local musicians. No cover. Enjoy zee cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cinema night, the second Friday of every month. The series showcases indie
and foreign films. Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoulapublibrary.org for info. Free. Polson’s Roberta Anderson reads from Thank You, India, her collection of paintings and stories from her time spent recuperating from a broken femur in a South Indian village. Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7 PM. Upload it to the iCloud when Christian Winn reads from his new novel, Naked Me, along with MFA writer Jules Ohman. Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. 7 PM. Mingle with sociable folks and nosh on treats at the ninth annual Western Montana Wine and Beer Festival, with art display and silent auction, too. Adams Center. 7 PM. $50, tickets available at gogriz.com. Proceeds benefit the Grizzly Scholarship Association and student athlete scholarships. Cut a rug when the Golden Age Club hosts dancing and live music in an alcohol-free environment. 727 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. 6-10 PM. $3. Call 240-9617 to learn more. The student project “Trigger for Change: Theatre as a Tool for Social Dialogue” presents a staged reading of Carmen Aguirre’s play The Trigger, along with information about sexual assault and discussion afterward at UM Main Hall. 7:30-10:30 PM. Free. Spokane’s The Finns swim all the way down to the Palace to deliver to indie rock, along with Kappa Oie, Conor Dannis and Stevie Lynne. 9 PM. No cover. Portland prog pop outfit Stein plays Stage 112, along with Caddy and Jack Evan “No, Not That Jack Johnson” Johnson. 9 PM. $5-$8 at stage112.com. Tom Catmull’s Radio Static amplifies some modulated rock at the Union Club, starting about 9:30 PM. No cover.
[calendar] Funk rock aficionados Cure for the Common bump the Bozeman beats at the Top Hat, along with Down North. 10 PM. $5. The TomCats let the fur fly at the Dark Horse, 1805 Regent St. Tunes from 9:30 PM to close.
SATURDAYSEPT13 Babies, babies, bring all your fresh babies to the third annual Baby Fair. On further inspection, this is a resource for new and expecting parents in Caras Park from 10 AM-2 PM, plus a silent auction to benefit the Mothers’ Milk Bank of Montana. Free to attend. Check out missoulababyfair.com. Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. The Montana Dragon Boat Festival roars into Flathead Lake, with racing on 46-foot dragon boats 8 AM-5 PM Saturday and a festival, ceremony and run on Sunday, 9 AM-2 PM, at Flathead Lake Lodge. Parking pass is $10. Visit montanadragonboat.com. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Prime people-watching is available for the Missoula People’s Market, which features all kindsa arts and
crafts and tasty treats on the street at E. Pine and Higgins. Saturday mornings through September. Get pickled at the Water Bath Canning Workshop led by Extension agent Kelly Moore, where you’ll learn how to preserve summer’s fresh produce for winter. Missoula Head Start, 1001 Worden Ave., 9 AM-noon. $20/$10 for MUD members. Visit mudproject.org. Flex those lobes at the second annual Brains & Brawn, which combines triathlon, trivia and treasure hunt. First place team wins $1,000 cash, but there's neat prizes for placing, too. Things kick off at A Carousel For Missoula at 10 AM. $150 per team of five. Visit headwatersdance.org for registration and more info. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Headwaters Dance Company. The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a live stage adaptation of modern fairytale The Last of the Dragons, at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Matinee shows for school and homeschool groups are 10 AM Sept. 11-13, with additional 1 PM shows on Thursday and Friday. $5-$9. Group discounts available. Visit MCTinc.org. Polson’s Sandpiper Art Gallery celebrates the World Wide Paint Out with plein air painting at Riverside Park from 10 AM-4 PM. Free. Visit sandpiperartgallery.com to learn more. Let the creativity (and the drinks) flow at Art on Tap, a social painting class led by an instructor, with materials provided. Ten Spoon Vineyard, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. $32. 12:30-
3 PM. Visit artontapmissoula.com for tickets and more info. The wee ones can go merrily tripping along beneath the leaves at the Daly Mansion Children’s Lawn and Garden Party, featuring vintage lawn games, prizes, marshmallow decorating, cider pressing and scarecrow contest. 1-4 PM. $3 per child/Free for adults.
Museum, 205 Bedford St. in Hamilton. 3 PM. Call 363-3338 for tickets.
Static plays the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.
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Local outfit Malarkey lends a Celtic air to proceedings at Ten Spoon Vineyard, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Tasting starts at 4, music from 6-8:30 PM. Biga antipasto available, or BYO snax. No cover.
A Jamzilla shall rise this evening when the Hellgate Rollergirls smash up against Portland’s Breakneck Betties at Glacier Ice Rink for the last home game of the season. Plus, there’s gonna be tacos and beer. 5:30 PM mixer bout with the Hellgate Hellions, game at 7. $10/$8 for students and presale. Free for kids 12 and under. Visit hellgaterollergirls.org.
Sit a spell under the maple trees for An Afternoon of Cowboy Music and Poetry, with storytelling and tunes from Doug Dogan, Charla Bauman, Lawrence Hammond and kiddos Kylie and Carson Rhodes. Ravalli County
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The Griz slam up against South Dakota at Washington-Grizzly Stadium at 7 PM. Visit gogriz.com. Melissa Mylchreest and Chris Dombrowski team up to tear the roof off the sucker, with poetry and feelings and stuff that is, at Shake-
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speare and Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 7 PM. (See Spotlight.) The student project “Trigger for Change: Theatre as a Tool for Social Dialogue” presents a staged reading of Carmen Aguirre’s play The Trigger, along with information about sexual assault and discussion afterward at UM Main Hall. 7:30-10:30 PM. Free.
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Metal is coming, so gird thy loins and prepare thy battle-mug for Blessiddoom at the Dark Horse, along with Muddkikker, 2 Ft. Titan and Arctodus. 8 PM. $4.
The brand-spanking-new Snowbowl Mountain Music series kicks off with bluegrassy dude David Grisman and his Sextet, along with openers Lil’ Smokies, out at Montana Snowbowl ski area. 5 PM. $42 day of show, or $35/$32 for students and seniors in advance. Free for kids 12 and under. Tickets at at Rockin Rudy’s or snowbowlmountainmusic.com.
Let your inner dancing queen cut loose with Tango Missoula’s Argentine Tango at the Downtown Dance Collective from 8-11:45 PM on the second Saturday of the month. $10/$16 for couples. Check out tangomissoula.com.
The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band puts some swing in the month’s second Sunday when it plays the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, from 6–8 PM. $7. Polish your steps with $5 swing lessons prior at 4:45 PM. Visit missoulawinery.com.
As part of the three-day Argentine Tango Dance and Workshop at the Downtown Dance Collective, Daniela Roig and Hernan Prieto host a live performance and social dance from 8 PM to midnight. $12 for the evening, or $130 for the Sept. 12-14 workshops, with discounts for students. Visit tangomissoula.com/DanielaHernan.
Sundays are shaken, not stirred, at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis all evening, live jazz and local DJs, plus a selection of local coffees and tees for your apéritifs. Music starts at 8 PM. Free.
And what a marvelous five years it’s been. Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo celebrate five years of the Saturday nite party at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. Half-off Absolut drinks until midnight. No cover. Pour some sriracha on me, baby, when the venerated Garden City cock-rockers Rooster Sauce reunite to party at Monk’s Bar, along with performances from the Cigarette Girls Burlesque and Vera. 9 PM. $5. Party like it’s your birthday, sip Bacardi like it’s your birthday when KBGA 89.9 FM celebrates 18 years of being weird-ass and kick-ass college radio. Enzymes, Wolf Trap, the Skurfs and Boxcutters are all down for the bash at the Palace. 9 PM. First 30 people through the door wearing KBGA swag get a free drink ticket, yo. $5/$7 for ages 18-20. (See Music.) Russ Nasset and the Revelators will fix up a smorgasbord of boogie
MONDAYSEPT15 Wes Delano’s “Beekeeper Mowing the Lawn” is part of his Chrome Nova exhibit at the ZACC. Second Friday reception 5:30-8:30 PM.
at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover. I’ll hold off on the wiener jokes this time and just say that the Lil’ Smokies play tunes at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. $7.
SUNDAYSEPT14 Sweetened dairy products shall bring us all together (and, okay, sorbet too) at the annual University Community Ice Cream Social, where students and community members alike can kick it with Big Dipper ice cream, live music and appearances from Monte and other special guests. 3-5 PM. Free. The Montana Dragon Boat Festival roars into Flathead Lake, with racing on 46-foot dragon boats 8 AM-5
PM Saturday and a festival, ceremony and run on Sunday, 9 AM-2 PM, at Flathead Lake Lodge. Parking pass is $10. Visit montanadragonboat.com. The Target Range Farmers Market gets into the swing of the season with several local produce vendors, out at 4095 South Ave. W. 10 AM-2 PM, Sundays through Sept. 28. Get all keyed up with the Five Valley Accordion Association, which presents its dance jam every second and fourth Sunday of the month at the Eagles Lodge on Second Street in Hamilton. $4/$3 for members. Call 240-9617 for info. Unleash that inner Monet or Degas with the Art on Tap sociable painting class, led by an instructor, with materials included. Montgomery
It’s hip to be square dancin’ at the beginner’s lessons at the Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 9955 Highway 12. Meets Mondays 6:30-8 PM. First two weeks are free, then it’s $5 per person. Call 2730141 for info.
nightlife Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages. Won’t it just be dandy when Helena singer-songwriter John Dendy plays tunes at Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. inside the Florence Building. 7-10 PM. No cover. Shimmy and swivel right on to Belly Dance with Aniysa at the Wellness Center, 500 W. Broadway. Meets Mondays from 7:15-8:45 PM until Nov. 24. $36 for four weeks, or
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$10 per class. Email ann@aniysa.com for more info. Open mic at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., seems like a fine idea, especially with 2-for-1 drink specials for musicians and the working class. 10 PM. Free.
More events online: missoulanews.com Maintain dignity for best results at Super Trivia Freakout. Winners get cash prizes and shots after the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. To get those neurons sparking, here’s a question: What country was the music video for Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf” filmed in? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife. Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning tunes and a special menu. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM-1:30 AM. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.
TUESDAYSEPT16 Art history professor Rafael Chacón chats about “The Transformation of Daphne: A Modernist Architect’s Life” at Social Science Room 356, 5:10-6 PM. Free. Hey hunters and other liars, come on down to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conference room for Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters, at 5205 Grant Creek Dr., and work on your elk-camp locution with the best. All are invited. Noon–1 PM. Free. Bump fists with Slug and Ant when Ear Candy hosts a meet ‘n greet with Atmosphere, where you can bring or buy merch to get signed. 3 PM. Free. Cancer survivors at any stage of recovery are invited to the Yoga Beyond Cancer class with Dena Saedi, which focuses on gentle stretching, meditation, breath work and body scanning. Learning Center at Red Wil-
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[calendar] low, 825 W. Kent Ave. 4-5 PM. $40. Students must have doctor’s okay. The 12-week Girls Rock AfterSchool program kicks off today for weekly meeting with instruction, forming a band, writing a song and eventually performing at the Top Hat’s Family Friendly Friday. ZACC, 4-5:30 PM. $230/$215 for members. Visit zootownarts.org/girls.rock.
nightlife If you’re new to town and looking for buddies, the Speed Friending event features icebreakers and activities at the University Center Ballroom at 5 PM. (Alternately, a gentle suggestion from a shy calendar editor on how to make friends: Work weird part-time jobs, invite the nicest coworkers over to your place for muffins and cheap wine afterward, see how things go.) Dangit, you slept in on Saturday again, but have no fear, the Missoula Farmers Market sets up on Tuesday evenings at the XXXXs to provide flowers, baked goods and all the servings of fruit and veg you layabouts need. 5:30-7 PM. EBT, WIC and senior vouchers accepted. Final day is Sept. 23. It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, out on the corner of Third and Reserve, presents Black Mountain Boys Bluegrass from 5:30-8 PM. Free. Call 327-0900. Put on your red shoes and dance at the Country Dance Lessons, Tuesdays at the Hamilton Senior Center. The shindig steps off at 6 PM with a line dance, followed by 7 PM twostep and 8 PM country cha-cha. Yes we CAN at the Climate Action Now student group meetings, every Tuesday night at the UM FLAT, 633 S. Fifth St. 6 PM. Visit umt.edu/umflat. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. Produce all the irreverent T-shirts you can think of after the Beginning Screen Printing Class at the ZACC, featuring the fundamentals of paper and fabric printing. Meets Tuesdays from 68 PM through September. $115/$105 for members, includes materials. Visit zootownarts.org/Screenprinting.Class. Writers of all stripes can meet somewhere besides a bar for once with the Writer’s Group facilitated by John Robinson at Bitterroot Public Library. 6:30-8 PM every other Tuesday. Slug and Ant are back in action when Minneapolis hip-hoppers Atmosphere rolls into the Wilma, along with Prof, Dem Atlas and DJ Fundo. 7 PM. $28. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s or knittingfactory.com. (See Music.) Roots, reggae and peace-lovin’ dude Trevor Hall plays the Top Hat on the Small is Beautiful tour, along with Mike Love. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $17/$15 in advance. 18-plus.
waking words life: “The gap-tooth girl is dancing all alone, the tin band moans, the wind outside is making blizzard song, and the West shakes off this game of lost or won.”
There’s always this desire among artists to romanticize the West, to turn away from the danger and violence of wilderness and just see the Charlie Russell clouds blooming over wind-bent wheat. That’s okay, we need that, too. But the best poets see it all, and Missoulabased poet Melissa Mylchreest is one of them. In her poem “Almanac,” she writes: “There were stories long before words./ Fish litter the banks and their stink/ climbs back up the rain. From everywhere/ out of the forest a congregation/ of fur and mouths, blood in the river’s/ teeth, the trees’ hundred hungry tongues.”
But Waking the Bones doesn’t stick to one theme. John Lennon and Pablo Neruda appear. So do many familiar places in Missoula. In “Wandering in Cherry Gulch” Mylchreest offers the words all of us sometimes think: “There are days I want to start it all/ all over again, be sent back to the beginning/ like in the game Chutes and Ladder/ sliding on that slick turn of fate.”
Waking the Bones is about “A l m a n a c ” i s p a r t o f savoring life, but the poems Mylchreest’s new collection also confess to fears of death Waking the Bones, published with Bear Star Press and the frustration of mortality. In “Miraculum” when Mylchreest won the publisher’s Dorothy Brun- Mylchreest writes, “There is a dog that needs out and sman Poetry Prize this year. She has won quite a few a cat underfoot and feet that ferry us obediently over awards, in fact: the 2008 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg floorboards a hundred years ago nailed down by anPrize for Poetry, the 2012 Merriam-Frontier Award, the other body got up by the sun.” The West (and someObsidian Prize for Poetry in both 2011 and 2012 and times the Northeast, where Mychreest grew up) is an she’s been nominated for two ever-present backdrop, though Pushcart Prizes. (Full disclosure: WHO: Poet Melissa Mylchreest she also captures the univerMylchreest is also a freelance sal—what all humans feel—and WHAT: Reading of Waking the Bones, arts writer for the Indy.) tells it back to us in a way that’s
along with poet Chris Dombrowski If you’re a fan of Montana both shocking and familiar. poet Richard Hugo, you’ll find WHERE: Shakespeare & Co. Some days not much hapechoes of that kind of small pens in our lives but work and WHEN: Sat., Sept. 13, at 7 PM town, barroom, blue-collar narobligation—here’s a book rative in some of her work. In where everything happens at the poem “Frenchtown,” she recreates the despair of once with such precise, condensed truth it’s hard men who’ve lost their jobs at the mill and wonders, not to want to crawl into the pages and set up a tent “Tell me, what else can a man do, that pulp smell dogin the margins, for at least a while. ging him like a ghost?” In others, like the “Gap-toothed —Erika Fredrickson Girl”, there are moments of utter joy in the solitary rural
Pete Fromm reads from his new tale of lifelong love and MS, If Not For This, at Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 7 PM. (See Books.) Dorothy Patent chats about her photo essay of detective dogs, Super Sniffers, at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7 PM. Alpine Artisans’ Open Book Club gathers to chat about Elizabeth Rosner’s new historical novel, Electric City, at Holland Lake Lodge at 7 PM. Visit alpineartisans.org. (Trivia answer: Sri Lanka.) K Records’ Adrian Orange brings that Northwesty vibe down into the Real Lounge below Stage 112 (entrance ‘round the corner on Front Street) along with R. Ariel. 9 PM. $5. Find that creative outlet ye seek at the Open Mic Night at Stage 112, starting about 9 PM. Call Mike at 2077097 after 4 PM on Monday to sign yourself up.
WEDNESDAYSEPT17 Bee sure to catch the latest buzz at the 37th annual Western Apicultural Society Conference and second International Conference on Hive and Honeybee Monitoring, held simultaneously at the University Center, Sept. 17-20. Expert Eric Mussen delivers the keynote address Thursday. Visit ucanr.edu/sites/was2/ for registration and more info. Live those “American Idol” fantasies at the Wednesday night karaoke at Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W, with drink specials. 7:30-10:30 PM. No cover. The Reflective Morning Movement invites one and all to get a contemplative start to the morning. Things begin with a few minutes of silent meditation followed by music and movement at Downtown Dance
Collective, 121 W. Main St., at 7 AM on Wednesday mornings. $5 suggested donation. Contact Jody for more info at 529-5849. Get a calming start to the morning with the Weekly Sit Meditation at the Learning Center at Red Willow. Wednesdays, 7:30-8:15 AM. Previous experience meditating is helpful. $35 for four weeks/$8 drop-in. Get in touch with healing arts at the Creative Connections for Cancer Survivors workshop, every third Wednesday of the month at Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17. Noon-1:30 PM. Free. Call 549-5329 for info. Enjoy the afternoon delight with Larry Hirshberg you’ve always dreamed of when he plays tunes at the University Center atrium, noon-1 PM. Free. The Jocko Valley Farmers Market presents wholesome produce, tasty
baked goods and general cheer at the parking lot of the Hangin’ Art Gallery in Arlee. 4-7 PM on Wednesdays.
nightlife Raise a pint glass (or three) at the Community uNite at Kettlehouse Northside, 5-8 PM. Proceeds help support Conner May, a student who’s paying medical bills after a bicycle-vehicle accident resulted in a serious head injury. Engage with the luminous loveliness of oil pastels in the Introduction to Oil Pastels class at the ZACC, which goes over the basic use and color theory. 6-8 PM. $20/free for members. Swoosh on over to zootownarts.org/adult to register or learn more. The Sustainable Business Council’s Foodshed Celebration features dinner catered by Silk Road and local wines for sipping, plus emcee Josh Slotnick and the 2014 SBC Sustainability Awards Ceremony. Ten Spoon Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, 6-9 PM. $50, includes dinner and first glass of wine. Sip a giggle water and get zozzled, baby, with the Top Hat’s weekly Jazz Night, featuring a rotating lineup of local jazz enthusiasts. 7 PM. Free, all ages. Local DJs do the heavy lifting while you kick back at Milkcrate Wednesday down in the Palace. 9 PM. No cover, plus $6 PBR pitcher special. Find this week’s lineup and info at facebook.com/milkcrateproductions. DJ LRock is in the house to stack some wax at the Sunrise Saloon, from 9:30 PM to close. No cover.
THURSDAYSEPT18 Zebulon Kosted billows black metal into the VFW for Zebtember, along with ambient techno DJ Ex-House and beardy tunes by Johnson ‘n Saylor. 9 PM. Free. Bee sure to catch the latest buzz at the 37th annual Western Apicultural Society Conference and second International Conference on Hive and Honeybee Monitoring, held simultaneously at the University Center, Sept. 17-20. Expert Eric Mussen delivers the keynote address Thursday. Visit ucanr.edu/sites/was2/ for registration and more info. Spice up your life when the Flamenco Montana Festival brings four days of classes with Maestro Teo Morca, guitarist Carlos Lomas and singer Vicente Griego to the Missoula Ballet Arts Academy, 1620 Rodgers St., starting at 9 AM each day. Visit flamencomt.com for registration and performance info.
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[calendar] nightlife Sample the localest munchables around at the Kyra Jean Williams Fall Feastival, presented by the UM Farm to College Program. 5-7:30 PM on the UM Oval. $10.75 cash/$7.53 with Bear Bucks/$3.25 with meal plan. Start Thursday with a sizzle when Mary Place and Blue Moon host a smoky jazz
Happy Hour at the Union Club, with tunes from 5:30-8 PM. No cover. Andrea Harsell plays her bluegrassy rock tunes at the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 68:30 PM. No cover. A buncha ornery dames are taking over the Wilma for Katie Goodman’s Broad Comedy musical satire and sketch comedy, featuring such memorable tunes as “I Didn’t F*ck It Up” and
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cover for women. (Hey, gotta make up for that wage gap somehow.) Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails get all strung out with “Montana-grass” tunes at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. No cover. Do them dirty deeds dirt cheap when the Badlander hosts the TNT dance party, featuring hot Top 40 trax and a rotating cast of DJs. $2 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. No cover. Smells Like Cheese Spirit. Submit events at calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time and cost. If you must, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.
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MOUNTAIN HIGH Since 2005, the environmental restoration nonprofit Blackfoot Challenge has hosted an adopt-a-swan program in the Blackfoot Valley as part of an effort to restore trumpeter swan breeding populations. Trumpeters are pretty remarkable: They’re the largest waterfowl species native to the continent, at 21-30 pounds with a sevenfoot wingspan. (It can be easy to confuse trumpeters with snow geese or tundra swans, which look similar but are smaller.) Habitat loss and hunting decimated trumpeter populations by the 1930s, but they’re slowly rebounding thanks to conservation efforts. According to a July update on the Blackfoot Challenge site, a record five pairs of swans attempted to nest this year, with two pairs managing to successfully hatch cygnets. If they survive, these cygnets will likely migrate from the Blackfoot Valley
with their parents to winter in southwestern Montana near warm springs in the Ruby River Valley. Every fall the Blackfoot Challenge hosts a release party, where swans raised in captivity are released into the watershed near Ovando. People stand around in the chilly fall weather clutching the swans, which are banded so scientists can track them from year to year. Then, volunteers gather on a lake shore and simultaneously toss the birds onto open waters. You can check out photos from previous years and learn more about the local swan population at the Blackfoot Challenge website. —Kate Whittle The 10th annual Blackfoot Trumpeter Swan Release is Fri., Sept. 12 in the Ovando area. Meet at Trixi’s Antler Saloon at 9 AM to carpool to the release site. Visit blackfootchallenge.org/SwanProject.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 This weekend kicks off another volunteer backpacking trip in the Frank Church Wilderness with the Wilderness Institute, where you’ll help clear trails, monitor impacts and perform other satisfying sorts of physical labor in beautiful country. Dinners provided. Visit cfc.umt.edu/wi/citizen_science.html to sign up and learn more. The Nature Printmaking workshop uses leaves, tree cookies and other natural stuff to make monotype prints. Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden, near the water tower. 4-6 PM. $5. Visit MontanaNaturalist.org. Stretch those sore calves at Thursday Evening Yoga for Runners, which meets from Thursdays 6-7 PM through Dec. 4 at the Runner’s Edge basement classroom, 304 N. Higgins Ave. Mats provided. $92/$85 for members. Email runyogamissoula@gmail.com or visit runwildmissoula.org to learn more.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13 Grab your trustiest two-wheeler for the Ender Enduro, which includes untimed climbing stages and timed descending stages across a wide variety of terrain on Whitefish Mountain Resort. Registration due by Sept. 11. Learn more at skiwhitefish.com. You’ll be grateful for the race T-shirt to change into after the Sweathouse Half Marathon, kickin’ off at 9 AM in downtown Victor in the Bitterroot. Pizza and brewskis after the race. Check out runwildmissoula.org. Honor 39 years of Hellenic tradition with the annual Mount Helena 5.6 mile run, which starts at Last Chance Gulch downtown and heads up to the top of, well, Mount Helena, and loops back to the finish. Visit vigilanterunning.org. The kid’s climbing program at Currents Aquatics includes basic instruction in belaying, knots and
more in indoor and outdoor practice spaces. Meets on Saturdays in September from 10 AM-3 PM. climbing indoors and outdoors around the greater Missoula area. $100/$80 with city card, all transportation and gear included. Call 552-6271. Just don’t call him Jay Ray when the Missoulians on Bicycles head out on Ray’s Favorite Training Ride, with starts from the Stevi Super One at 11 AM to take the Kootenai and Bass Creek drainages on a 35-mile cruise. Visit missoulabike.org.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14 Here’s hoping the views are worth it, ‘cause The Rut presents some serious challenges, with a 12K, 50K and a thing called a VK: 3,200 feet of elevation gain over 2 miles at the top of Lone Peak. Big Sky Resort. This is also the 2014 Skyrunner World Series Ultra Final. Check out runtherut.com. Missoula’s birding fiends take advantage of local riparian areas with a half-day trip out to the west end of town. Meet at the northeast corner of the Adams Center parking lot for carpool departure at 8 AM. Call Terry at 214-1194 for information.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 The always down-to-earth Montana Dirt Girls host a hike or bike ride every Tuesday at 6 PM. Check out the Montana Dirt Girls page on Facebook for ride info.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 Stretch those sore calves at Thursday Evening Yoga for Runners, which meets from Thursdays 6-7 PM through Dec. 4 at the Runner’s Edge basement classroom, 304 N. Higgins Ave. Mats provided. $92/$85 for members. Email runyogamissoula@gmail.com or visit runwildmissoula.org to learn more.
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There’s a misconception that progressive and feminism-advocating folks are humorless and sour. Anyone who believes that probably hasn’t heard Katie Goodman, a musician, comedian, speaker and writer, who’s published a book on the emotional benefits of improv comedy. Katie Goodman’s Broad Comedy hits the Wilma Sept. 18 as part of a benefit for Planned Parenthood. The Broad Comedy show, with a small cast performing musical satire and sketches, lampoons everything from domestic chores to homophobia. In her song “Probably Gay,” the chorus goes, “If you’re homophobic/ You’re probably gay,” and through the power of song, the verses cite a peer-reviewed Journal of Abnormal Psychology study to prove it. That song, along with others like “I Didn’t F*ck it Up” and “Saving My Hymen for Jesus,” deliver an irreverent, savvy parody of the frustrating aspects of modern life for broads and gents alike. Goodman’s work has drawn a ton of praise, but certainly pushes buttons. One comment
on the “Saving My Hymen for Jesus” YouTube video says, “Jesus would never fuck you sluts! Go to hell!” Clearly, some people can’t take a joke. —Kate Whittle Katie Goodman’s Broad Comedy musical satire and sketch comedy comes to the Wilma Thu., Sept. 18. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $30. Proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood of Montana. Check out ppaction.org for tickets.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 As part of the Unity World Day of Prayer, Unity Church of Missoula hosts an interfaith service at 7 PM. 546 South Ave. W. This year’s theme is “We Are the Light of the World: Let Your Light Shine!”
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12 Folks with school-age kiddos can check out the Sussex School tour, 9-10:15 PM, with demonstration of the progressive independent K-8’s methods. Visit sussexschool.org.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13 The third annual Men’s River Retreat hosted by Tamarack Grief Resource Center invites men to enjoy fishing, hiking and a picnic lunch in a therapeutic setting on Rock Creek, facilitated by a therapist. 9 AM7 PM. Sliding-fee payment and scholarships available. Contact Darcey at (406)541-8472 or programtgrc@live.com to register. The Garden of One Thousand Buddhas in Arlee celebrates the 10th annual Festival of Peace and Walk-A-Mile for Peace, with guests like Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche, Lama Tsomo and Julie Cajune, plus live music, food and craft vendors, tribal round dances and more. 10 AM-6 PM. Free. Visit ewambuddhagarden.org. Odette Grassi leads “Creativity for Life: Black & White,” a healing art workshop at Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Free to anyone, including care providers. Call 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org to learn more. Quantum field psychologist Garland Landrith, who you may remember from such films as What the Bleep, instructs on manifesting the life of your dreams using his understanding of quantum field technology, acupuncture points and Heartmath. Unity Church of Missoula. 10:30 AM-4:30 PM, bring a sack lunch. $59. Visit theuniverselieswithin.com.
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23, with discussions on placement, family systems, child safety and discipline. 515 South Reserve Street, Ste. 5. Free. Visit danfoxfamilies.org. Lend a hand at the weekly volunteer workday at the new Freedom Gardens, a community garden space on the Western Montana Fairgrounds. 6-8 PM. Bring gloves, sunscreen and a water bottle. Visit missoulacultures.blogspot.com or call 284-1780 to learn more. Whip your piggy bank into shape with the three-day financial fitness class at Homeword, Sept 16-18 from 6-9 PM. Topics include savings, budgets, debt management and more. Registration is free, and childcare is available. Folks who complete the class get a $20 gift card. Register at homeword.org or call 532-4663, ext. 10.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 The Advance Care Planning Session invites folks to find out how to write an advance directive and be prepared in case of an emergency. St. Patrick Hospital from 4-6 PM. Free, but call 329-5713 to sign up. Denizens of the Rose Park neighborhood (Slant Streets represent!) are invited to an ice cream social, Rose Society presentation and neighborhood council meeting. 6:30-8 PM. Free ice cream to first 100 folks. View meeting agenda at missoula-neighborhoods.org. Bring chairs or a blanket to sit on.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 The Vestibular Dysfunction Local Support Group meets every third Thursday of the month to share experiences and increase awareness at Element Physical Therapy, 2455 Dixon Ave. Noon-1 PM. Visit elementpt.com. Flex your head after the low-cost helmet sale, with $8-$24 helmets for all bicycle, ski, skate and equestrian adventures, plus $5 bike lights. Garden City Medical Building, 601 W. Spruce, Ste. G. Noon-4 PM.
Students and community members team up for the Reinvest Montana Rally in support of diverting UM’s finances from investments in fossil fuels. UM Oval, noon-1 PM, with music and speakers.
Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free.
Dan Fox Family Care Program Offices host Foster And Adoptive Parent Education Sessions, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 PM through Oct.
Bonner School hosts a fundraiser and silent auction for eight grade kiddos to go on a trip to Washington., D.C. Runs 6:30-8 PM. Call 880-2204 for info.
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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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): As far as I know, there has been only one battleship in history that was named after a poet. A hundred years ago, the Italian navy manufactured a dreadnought with triple-gun turrets and called it Dante Alighieri, after the medieval genius who wrote the Divine Comedy. Other than that, most warships have been more likely to receive names like Invincible, Vengeance, Hercules, or Colossus. But it would be fine if you drew some inspiration from the battleship Dante Alighieri in the coming weeks. I think you will benefit from bringing a lyrical spirit and soulful passion to your expression of the warrior archetype. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you go to a 7-Eleven convenience store and order a Double Big Gulp drink, you must be prepared to absorb 40 teaspoons of sugar. But what will be an even greater challenge to your body is the sheer amount of fluid you will have to digest: 50 ounces. The fact is, your stomach can't easily accommodate more than 32 ounces at a time. It's true that if you sip the Double Big Gulp very slowly—like for a period of three and a half hours—the strain on your system will be less. But after the first half hour, as the beverage warms up, its taste will decline steeply. Everything I've just said should serve as a useful metaphor for you in the coming week. Even if you are very sure that the stuff you want to introduce into your life is healthier for you than a Double Big Gulp, don't get more of it than you can comfortably hold.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you surrender to the passive part of your personality, you will be whipped around by mood swings in the coming days. You will hem and haw, snivel and procrastinate, communicate ineptly, and be confused about what you really feel. If, on the other hand, you animate the proactive side of your personality, you are likely to correct sloppy arrangements that have kept you off-balance. You will heal rifts and come up with bright ideas about how to get the help you need. It's also quite possible you will strike a blow for justice and equality, and finally get the fair share you were cheated out of in the past.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his 1982 martial arts film Dragon Lord, Jackie Chan experimented with more complex stunts than he had tried in his previous films. The choreography was elaborate and intricate. In one famous sequence, he had to do 2,900 takes of a single fight sequence to get the footage he wanted. That's the kind of focused attention and commitment to detail I recommend to you in the coming weeks, Leo—especially if you are learning new tricks and attempting novel approaches.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the 2000 film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays an American FedEx executive who is stranded alone on a remote Pacific island after he survives a plane crash. A few items from the plane wash up on shore, including a volleyball. He draws a face on it and names it "Wilson," creating a companion who becomes his confidant for the next four years. I'd love to see you enlist an ally like Wilson in the coming week, Aries. There are some deep, messy, beautiful mysteries you need to talk about. At least for now, the only listener capable of drawing them out of you in the proper spirit might be a compassionate inanimate object that won't judge you or interrupt you.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard were the first explorers to reach the top of 15,781-foot Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border. They were hailed as heroes. One observer wrote that the ascent was "an astounding achievement of courage and determination, one of the greatest in the annals of mountaineering. It was accomplished by men who were not only on unexplored ground but on a route that all the guides believed impossible." And yet today, 228 years later, the climb is considered relatively easy for anyone who's reasonably prepared. In a typical year, 20,000 people make it to the summit. Why am I bringing this to your attention? Because I suspect that you are beginning to master a skill that will initially require you to be like Balmat and Paccard, but will eventually be almost routine. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Those who invoke the old metaphor about the caterpillar that transforms into the butterfly often omit an important detail: the graceful winged creature is helpless and weak when it first wriggles free of its chrysalis. For a while it's not ready to take up its full destiny. As you get ready for your own metamorphosis, Libra, keep that in mind. Have plans to lay low and be self-protective in the days following your emergence into your new form. Don't try to do loop-the-loops right away.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you Scorpios are currently the sign of the zodiac that is least likely to be clumsy, vulgar, awkward, or prone to dumb mistakes. On the other hand, you are the most likely to derisively accuse others of being clumsy, vulgar, awkward, or prone to dumb mistakes. I recommend that you resist that temptation, however. In the coming week, it is in your selfish interests to be especially tactful and diplomatic. Forgive and quietly adjust for everyone's mistakes. Don't call undue attention to them or make them worse. Continue to build your likeability and fine-tune your support system.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You have cosmic permission to be bigger than life and wilder than sin. You have a poetic license to be more wise than clever. And you should feel free to laugh longer than might seem polite and make no apologies as you spill drinks while telling your brash stories. This phase of your astrological cycle does not require you to rein yourself in or tone yourself down or be a well-behaved model citizen. In fact, I think it will be best for everyone concerned if you experiment with benevolent mischief and unpredictable healing and ingenious gambles. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For over 2,000 years, Chinese astronomers have understood the science of eclipses. And yet as late as the 1800s, sailors in the Chinese navy shot cannonballs in the direction of lunar eclipses, hoping to chase away the dragons they imagined were devouring the moon. I have a theory that there's a similar discrepancy in your psyche, Capricorn. A fearful part of you has an irrational fantasy that a wiser part of you knows is a delusion. So how can we arrange for the wiser part to gain ascendancy? There's an urgent need for you to stop wasting time and energy by indulging in that mistaken perspective.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): On a German TV show, martial artist Jackie Chan performed a tough trick. While holding a raw egg in his right hand, he used that hand to smash through three separate sets of four concrete blocks. When he was finished, the egg was still intact. I see your next task as having some resemblances to that feat, Pisces. You must remain relaxed, protective, and even tender as you destroy an obstruction that has been holding you back. Can you maintain this dual perspective long enough to complete the job? I think you can. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.
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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-14-183 Dept. No. 1 Judge Ed McLean NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Kenneth V. Nyquist, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the Decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to John K. Nyquist, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of his attorneys, Crowley Fleck PLLP, 305 South 4th Street East, Suite 100, PO Box 7099, Missoula, MT 59807-7099, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 26th day of August, 2014. /s/ John K. Nyquist, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-14184 Dept. No. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS STUART MOLES, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to B. Diane Crews and Margaret E. Kemper, Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 15th day of August, 2014. /s/ B. Diane Crews, Co-Personal Representative /s/ Margaret E. Kemper, Co-Personal Representative /s/ Nancy Gibson, Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-14185 Dept. No. 1 Honorable Ed McLean Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF JEANIE K. FERGUSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever
barred. Claims must either be mailed to Herbert F. Ferguson, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 26th day of August, 2014. /s/ Herbert F. Ferguson, Personal Representative SKJELSET & GEER, P.L.L.P. /s/ Douglas G. Skjelset, Attorneys for the Estate STATE OF MONTANA):ss. County of Missoula) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. Signed this 26th day of August, 2014. /s/ Herbert F. Ferguson, Applicant Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of August, 2014. /s/ Suzanne Geer, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Stevensville, Montana My Commission Expires 10-022016 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV13-817 Hon. John W. Larson SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AARON JACOBSON and REBECCA JACOBSON, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, vs. BILLY LEE STAGGS JR. a/k/a WILLIAM LEE STAGGS, Defendant. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO DEFENDANT BILLY LEE STAGGS JR. a/k/a WILLIAM LEE STAGGS: YOU, THE DEFENDANT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the abovenamed Court, and to file your answer and serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiffs within twenty-one (21) days after the date of the last publication hereof, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. The object of the above-entitled action is the possession and recovery of personal property, namely a 2012 Dodge Sport 1500 Series pickup, and claims for damages associated with the agreement between the parties and wrongful possession of said property. Dated this 8th day of August, 2014. (SEAL) Shirley E. Faust, CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Andrew L. Brunkhart, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-14-172 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TONI MORGAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been ap-
MNAXLP pointed Co-Personal Representatives 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 Kara J. Smith and Aileen Ast, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, in care of Paul E. Fickes, Esq., 310 West Spruce, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 18th day of August, 2014. /s/ Kara J. Smith, Co-Personal Representative, 2518 Latigo Drive, Missoula, MT 59808 /s/ Aileen Ast, Co-Personal Representative, 1700 Cooley Street, Missoula, MT 59802 /s/ Richard J. Samson, Attorney for Personal Representatives, 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, MT 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 4 Judge: Karen S. Townsend Cause No.: DP-14-176 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of ROBERT ALLAN PHELPS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Frances Ellen McWilliams, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Robert Terrazas, P.C., P.O. Box 9077, Missoula, Montana 59807 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court at 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802. DATED this 25th day of August 2014. /s/ Frances Ellen McWilliams, Personal Representative TERRAZAS LAW OFFICES, 1923 S. HIggins Ave., P.O. Box 9077, Missoula, MT 59807 /s/ Robert Terrazas, P.C. Attorney for Personal Representative NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jeff and Julie Stewart have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Verlene Etta Stewart. Cause No. DP-14127 Dept. No. 2, Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County. All persons haviing 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. Claiims must either be mailed to Attorney Martin J. Elison at PO Box 5496, Missoula, MT 59806, the Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, at 6485 Highway #10 W. #63,
Missoula, MT 59808 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 19th day of August, 2014. /s/ Jeff and Julie Stewart, Personal Representatives NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/26/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200424963 Bk: 738 Pg: 1618, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Ann Kristine Gunderson was Grantor, Montana Mortgage Company, a Montana Corporation was Beneficiary and Insured Titles, LLC was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles, LLC as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 14 in Block 2 of El Mar Estates Phase IV, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200427208 Bk: 740 Pg: 444, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/12 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 17, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $148,425.55. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $117,694.59, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on November 24, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid
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PUBLIC NOTICES money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.110042) 1002.268295-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 3, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 5 in Block 49 of Sunrise addition #2, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. APN #: 0519206 Charles G. Eskro and Melissa M. Eskro, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated August 6, 2010 and recorded August 6, 2010 in Book 863 page 1392 under document no. 201015101. The beneficial interest is currently held by Matrix Financial Services Corporation. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,202.39, beginning September 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount
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due on this obligation as of July 31, 2014 is $225,640.72 principal, interest at the rate of 4.5% now totaling $10,142.21, escrow advances of $1,603.63, and other fees and expenses advanced of $50.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $27.82 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 30, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary,
MNAXLP First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 30 day of June, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Flagstar V. Eskro 42076.030 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 20, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: A piece or parcel of land being a part of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 35, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, P.M., Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe driven alongside an old fence corner post, said iron pipe being 16.3 feet S.88°45’E. of a point adopted as the Southwest corner of the above described Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the above described Section 35, and running from said point of beginning N.7°10’E. along the East boundary of the right-of-way of a narrow road or land of varying and uncertain width, for a distance of 147.5 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing along said right-of-way as above, for a further distance of 61.5 feet to an iron pipe; thence S.60°30’E. along an old fence, parallel with and approximately 33 feet South of the center line of the Old Mullan Road, or Missoula-Frenchtown Road, for a distance of 130 feet to an iron pipe driven alongside an old fence corner post; thence S.27°45’W. along an old-line fence between the Bell and Taylor tracts for a distance of 150 feet to an iron pipe driven alongside an old fence corner post; thence N.88°45’W. along an old fence line, 93.7 feet to the point of beginning. Also known as Deed Exhibit No. 673. Sandra L Beers, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed
of Trust dated September 19, 2006 and recorded September 21, 2006 in Book 783, on Page 760, under Document No. 200624108. The beneficial interest is currently held by DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee for the holders of the GSAA Home Equity Trust 2007-2 Asset Backed Certificates Series 2007-2. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $916.29, beginning February 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 27, 2014 is $119,138.84 principal, interest at the rate of 7.75% now totaling $13,747.33, late charges in the amount of $274.86, escrow advances of $2,861.08, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,957.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $25.65 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property
on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 11, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 11th day of June, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Ocwen Vs. Beers 42046.217 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 21, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 1-A-1-E of Certificate of Survey No. 2074, a tract of land located in the Northeast one-quarter of Section 3, Township 11 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana Trini R. Campbell, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to AHM Mortgage, as Beneficiary, by Deed of trust dated on March 18, 2005 and recorded on March 21, 2005 in BK-749, Pg-734, under document No. 200506380. The beneficial interest is currently held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. First American Title Company of
PUBLIC NOTICES Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $955.03, beginning October 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 30, 2014 is $147,723.26 principal, interest at the rate of 5.25000% now totaling $6,462.90, late charges in the amount of $343.78, escrow advances of $2,052.16, and other fees and expenses advanced of $171.20, plus accruing interest at the rate of $21.25 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than
such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 18, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 18 day of June, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires:01/19/2018 Chase V Campbell 41954.944 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 27, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 1 of MICKELSON ADDITION, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Brian D Chernish and Holly J Chernish, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated February 1, 2005 and recorded February 7, 2005 under Document No. 200503067 in Book 747 Page 1115. The beneficial interest is currently held by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 200513CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200513CB. 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
MNAXLP Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,555.74, beginning February 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 15, 2014 is $243,349.93 principal, interest at the rate of 5.5% now totaling $30,921.41, and other fees and expenses advanced of $11,090.40, plus accruing interest at the rate of $34.69 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by
public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June, 20, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 20 day of June, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Resurgnt V. Chernish 41875.085 NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED TO: Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana tax code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Entech, Inc., 16 E. Granite, Butte, MT 59701 Johnson Brothers Contracting Inc., 3757 N Reserve St., Missoula, MT 59808 Jill Gerdrum, Axilon Law Group, PLLC, 257 W Front, Suite B, Missoula, MT 59802 Entech, Inc., PO Box 66, Frenchtown, MT 59834 First Security Bank, 3220 Great Northern Way, Missoula, MT 59804 Western Transport, LLC, PO Box 671, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 Johnson Brothers Contracting, PO Box 66, Frenchtown, MT 59834 Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax lien sale certificate as: PLAT G&A PARCEL 002, TR2 COS 3834 LESS COS 3912 IN NW4 & S2 PLAT G 27-14-20 30.92 AC & IN NE4 NE4 PLAT A’ 34-14-20 3AC. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on May 31, 2011 and a property tax lien exists on the property as a result of a property tax delinquency. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale on July 16, 2011. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on July 16, 2011, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to G. Halley, whose address is PO Box 842, Milltown, MT 59851, and a tax deed will be issued to him unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration date of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including Penalties, Interest and Costs is: Tax $30,272.43
Penalty $605.47 Interest $5,333.87 Costs $511.40 Total $36,723.17 7. The date that the redemption period expires in 60 days from the giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to G Halley, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax
deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 406258-4847 Further notice for those persons listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the party is unknown. 2. The published
notice meets the requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this first day of September, 2014. G Halley
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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 94, 152, 172. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting 9/22/2014 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to 9/25/2014 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer’s bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.
EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 239, 395, 478 and 629. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, & other misc. household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday August 25, 2014. All auction units will only be shown each day at 3 P.M. written sealed bids may be submitted to storage office at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59804 prior to Thursday August 28, 2014 4:00 P.M. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.
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3411 Paxson. 4 bed, 3 bath recently remodeled with fenced yard & double garage. $285,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Lower Miller Creek home on 1 acre. $230,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
4700 Nicole Court. 6 bed, 4 bath high-end Linda Vista home with 3 car garage and Missoula views. $419,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annie realtor@gmail.com 5614 Gharrett. 4 bed, 3 bath with deck, Bitterroot views & 2 car garage. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 406-456-2260. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com 6 Greenbriar. 3 bed, 3 bath in Upper Rattlesnake with hot tub, fireplace & double garage.
$310,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 716 South 6th West. 3 bed, 2 bath with wood floors, arched doorways, fireplace & fenced yard with deck. $259,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath with mother-in-law apartment on 5 view acres. $395,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com
Anne Jablonski, Realtor with Portico Real Estate, recently obtained her Montana State Broker license. Anne has 12 years of experience helping clients buy and sell real estate in Missoula and surrounding areas. You can find her at www.MoveMontana.com Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com Buying or selling homes? Let me help you find your way home.
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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 ANDY• Andy is a 3-4 year-old male Papillon. He needs a home with older children and no cats. He is playful and seems to like most everyone that he meets. We are surprised he is still at the shelter since most small dogs go quickly. He is spunky and will make any owner smile just by looking at him. Please come and meet Andy.
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HONDO•Hondo is a male pit bull looking for a home. He is handsome, good with other dogs, and the biggest sweetheart you will ever meet. When you see him at the shelter, he will be the big, buff pitbull that does nothing but smile at you. He loves to cuddle, play fetch, and go for long walks. Hondo truly is a delight.
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TROUT•Trout is a 5-year-old male Heeler/Lab mix. He came to the shelter as a stray from Trout Creek so we named him Trout. He is gentle and one of our South Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59801 more calm dogs at the shelter. He does 2330 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) seem more shy than some of the other dogs. Trout is looking for that forever 3708 North Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59808 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) home that won't let him wander off. Is Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 9:00am-12:00pm (Sat) that your home?
is a younger male cat. Milko is the perfect example of the saying, "Curiosity killed the cat." Milko spent his first 2 weeks at the shelter investigating the areas on top of the cat cages in the cat room. The other day, he discovered running water in the faucet. It is very enjoyable to watch him learn. You won't be bored with Milko in your home.
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ASITTIA•Asittia is a female 8-year-old long-haired cat. Asittia is a very mellow cat who wants for nothing more than a quiet place to lounge. She loves spending her days curled up in the cat room and is very easy going. She doesn't mind other cats being around. She won't be a cat that seeks others out to play, she is content just existing in your home.
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DIXIE• Dixie is a female orange cat. She prefers to be the only cat in the household. She likes to explore and find new toys to play with. In our cat room, she will keep busy for hours playing with our tiny cat tree. Dixie is sweet and gorgeous. She would make a great addition to any household.
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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 NIDORI• Nidori, a 2-year-old Pit bull, has decided that she wants to not only find a forever home, but that she also wants to participate in the The Canine Classic at the Resort at Paws Up on September 21! You can support Nidori by visiting her fundraising page at http://bit.ly/NidoriCanineClassic.
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HOPS• Hops came to us with her sister, Abbinato (Abby for short). Hops loves playing with laser toys, being held, and snuggling up with people. She has also been around dogs, and will cuddle up with them when she is comfortable enough. Come meet this delightful duo at the Petco opening Saturday, Sept. 6th, from 11 to 4!
ROCKY•Even though this little man is ten years old he doesn't know it. He is spunky and playful and likes other dogs. Rocky is hoping his new family will bring him to the 6th Annual Canine Classic at the Resort at Paws Up on September 21st. Stop by today to meet Rocky!
LOKI•Loki is a big goofy Lab who enjoys meeting new people. He is an active and outgoing young man who enjoys hiking, fetching, and learning new things. He would make a great buddy for any outdoor enthusiast! Come meet this loveable guy today!
ELLA• Ella is a sweet, outgoing Pomeranian. She enjoys the company of other dogs. She is active, smart and loves to meet people. Did we mention she enjoys playing with cats, as well? Visit the Humane Society of Western Montana to meet Ella today!
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HECTOR• Hector is a handsome 2-yearold Tabby who can’t wait to strut his stuff at the Petco Grand Opening adoption event (next to Cabela’s) this Saturday (Sept. 6th) from 11am to 4pm! If you are looking for a cat to cuddle up with, Hector is the cat for you!
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REAL ESTATE David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406-241-3321 I can help you find your new home! Celia Grohmann @ Banana Belt Realty. 406-550-1014 • celiamontana@gmail.com. Visit my website at www.on93.com Let me help save you time and energy. I know about Missoula and have lived here 30+ years. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406241-3321 More than 35 years of Sales & Marketing experience. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com Newer 2 bed, 1 bath 1200 sq. ft. home on 1.02 acre lot. 1200 sq. ft. attached garage, recently fenced, new roof sealant. Easy to maintain. Bring you own landscaping ideas to this wonderful home. It’s easy to live in this semiremote area with quiet and views. Only 10 Miles from Reserve Street. David Loewenwarter, Prudential Montana 329-2059. loewenwarter.com
Put my experience and dedication to work for you. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • jay.getz@prumt.com • www.JayGetzMissoula.com
When considering a move please call Missoula native JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com
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Slant Street Charmer 733 Marshall $225,000. Slant Street charmer with lots of light, a wonderful yard with raised beds, and an awesome shop all in a convenient location and ready to move in to. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com
Wonderful Westside 1722 Defoe. 2 bedroom, 1 bonus, 2 bathroom home on the Wonderful Westside with awesome gardens in the fenced yard. A home with character! $189,000. KD 240-5227. porticorealestate.com
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Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on M i s s o u l a ’s N o r t h s i d e . $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
#15. $150,000. A rare, spacious 3 bedroom unit in the awesome Burns Street Commons! This upstairs corner unit is all on one level with secure private entrance and a balcony. KD 2405227. porticorealestate.com
Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
1861 East Broadway. 3 bed, 2.5 condo with deck & single garage. $180,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com
Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. 2 bedroom units for $119,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
324B North Grant. 3 bed, 2 bath condo with fenced yard & 2 car garage. $169,900. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com Uniquely Missoula! 619 Phillips and 633 Phillips. $165,000 each. Former MUD demonstration site. Many outbuildings on each and so many possibilities. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
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1625 Lot 12A Cote Lane. Level 1 acre with fantastic views. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com
101 Church Street, Stevensville. Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant, but zoned for commercial or residential. $255,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com
Lot 33 Old Mill Loop, St. Regis. 1.02 acre with 150’ of Clark Fork River Frontage. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com
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NHN Arnica. Pattee Canyon acreage with great view of Missoula. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 5329296 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com
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REAL ESTATE 6 Greenbrier Drive $310,000 Cedar-sided 2 bed, 2 bath in Upper Rattlesnake with 1 bed, 1 bath downstairs apartment. Rock fireplace, hot tub & 2 car garage. MLS #20144293
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Remodeled energy-efficient 2 bed, 2 bath with solar system. Large lot with privacy fence, patio & UG sprinklers. MLS #20144037
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4 Bdr, 2 Bath Central Missoula home. Commercial or Residential. $185,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit...www.mindypalmer.com
OUT OF TOWN 109 Church Street, Stevensville. Historic 3 bed, 1 bath with library, parlor & fantastic front porch. $139,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate, 5329283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 1229 Iron Cap, Stevensville. 4 bed, 3 bath ranchette on 15.33 fenced acres. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, 406-456-2260 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath Alberton home. $125,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Bonner area home close to Blackfoot River & public lands. $324,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Historic Stevensville home. $236,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Lolo area home home. $229,900. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Stevensville area home on 3.2 acres. $529,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 5 Bath, Stevensville area home on 10 acres. $649,000. Prudential Montana. For more
info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 7725 Moe Road, Lolo. Octagon House on 9.7 acres. 5 bed, 3 bath, private office, 3300 sf, views, dead-end road and a great backyard! $519,000 Celia Grohmann Banana Belt Realty 406-550-1014 celiamontana@gmail.com Easy Access to the highway and the river. 17430 Six-Mile, $250,000. Historic 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home in great condition on stunning 12.51 acre setting with views, fruit trees, tons of gardening space and so much more! KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com
The people to call for properties around Philipsburg, Georgetown Lake, Rock Creek & More! Pintlar Territories R.E. 406-859-3522. pintlarterritories.com
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