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Voices/Letters Housing, mountain biking and politics ..................................................4 The Week in Review Hemp Fest, Raugust exonerated and stolen bikes.......................6 Briefs Enrollment, Zoological Museum and guns ..........................................................6 Etc. Missoula rallies around Standing Rock ....................................................................7 News Incumbent AG Tim Fox hits back against partisan allegations..............................8 News Artist Jack Metcalf insists his bid for justice is genuine .........................................9 Opinion Bullock, Gianforte avoid policy in favor of more attacks...............................10 Opinion Defense authorization bill would threaten sage grouse ................................11 Feature A historic turning point in Missoula ................................................................14
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Arts Maile Meloy returns to the Montana Book Festival ...............................................20 Music Count Bass D, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats and John Carpenter...................21 Books Inside Chris Dombrowski’s elusive Body of Water............................................22 Film Death becomes a voyeuristic journey in Obit.......................................................23 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................24 BrokeAss Gourmet Shirataki noodle salad..................................................................25 Happiest Hour Soiled Dove Gin ..................................................................................27 8 Days a Week Unless the city demolishes one of them ..............................................28 Agenda The Challenge and Potential of Food Justice...................................................34 Mountain High The Glacier Glow Run ........................................................................35
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STREET TALK
by Tess Haas
Asked Tuesday morning at Black Coffee Roasting Company The Montana Book Festival starts next week. What’s the best book you’ve read within the last year? Follow-up: What’s your all-time favorite read?
Elli Matkin: The Invention of Wings [by Sue Monk Kidd] was a really wonderful book. Unexpected favorite: You know what I thought was really fun? The Hobbit. My boyfriend wanted me to read it and I really liked it.
Amy Duerk: All the Light We Cannot See. It’s great [and won Anthony Doerr the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for fiction]. Super fan: Anything by Toni Morrison.
Carol Row: A book by Rebecca Hunt called Mr. Chartwell. It’s a charming book about depression and Winston Churchill’s stenographer. Classic: That would have to be Jane Austen. Let’s go with Pride and Prejudice.
Twisted After reading Dan Brooks’ column on rental prices and housing prices I took some issue with some of his statements and the figures used to make his argument seem much more dire than it really is (see “Home spree,” Sept. 8). As chair of the Missoula Organization of Realtors Housing Report I was surprised to see that Dan failed to mention that the expenditures Missoula tenants use on household expenses follows national trends, which is mentioned in the report. Additionally he uses a 20-year mortgage for his mortgage payment on a median house, which is unheard of. Usually it’s a 30year mortgage and, using the same rates that I believe he uses, that lowers the payment by almost $300. Dan also uses a 15- or 16-year span to report how Missoula median prices have changed, which is a factual number but using a very large time span to try to make his argument again seem much more dramatic. Housing and rentals in Missoula do face major shortage and affordability issues. Our report shows that and it’s something we hope continues the discussion to real affordable and attainable housing for more Missoulians. There’s no denying that, however Dan’s twisting of data, odd use of numbers and leaving out details comparable to national trends does not help with that discussion. Brint Wahlberg Missoula
Layne Spence: The English Patient [by Michael Ondaatje]. I read probably two books a week and that one was very good. Tearjerker: It sounds funny, but I read Where the Red Fern Grows around Christmastime every year and have since I was 12 years old. I have two dogs and it’s about a boy and his two dogs. It’s great.
Patrick Kelly: Black River [by S.M. Hulse], about a fictional town in Montana. Crowd pleaser: The Hobbit.
Shared nature Missoula is a wonderful place to live. Rich cultural experiences, excellent recreational access and a robust community of outdoor enthusiasts have dovetailed to create unparalleled quality of life in our town. And, well, the secret is out. Since 1990 Missoula’s population has nearly doubled, and with that growth the constituency of trail users has exploded. This increase in trail use by hikers, cyclists, runners and horseback riders has outpaced expansion of trail resources in recent years. User conflicts such as the one described by Ms. Hendricks in a recent letter to the editor (see “A place to walk,” Sept. 8) can be mitigated through education campaigns, common etiquette and mutual respect, but a real solution lies in trail supply catching up with demand. The city of Missoula Open Space Program, Five Valleys Land Trust and concerned landowners are working hard to protect and expand public
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access for recreation of all types in the Missoula Valley. Those groups deserve our support over the next several years. However, open space protection takes time. Until Missoula sees trail growth to match its population, the entire trail-using community needs to embrace the shared nature of public land. This means riding in control as well as remaining aware of our surroundings as we hike. It means leaving the headphones in the car and keeping our dogs under control. And it means acknowledging that different areas are tailored to different recreational preferences.
“Until Missoula sees trail growth to match its population, the entire trail-using community needs to embrace the shared nature of public land.”
No one should recreate in anxiety of conflict, which is why MTB Missoula makes rider education and etiquette central to its mission. With that said, the title, “A place to walk” insinuates the false premise that hikers have no place to remove themselves from wheeled trail users. Worth noting is that the southern half of Mount Jumbo is closed to bicycles, as is the vast majority of trails on Mount Sentinel and the entirety of the North Hills. The Rattlesnake Recreation Area features several miles of meandering creekside trails that are open only to hikers and horses, and Blue Mountain has many miles of trail that are off-limits for bikes. This is not to mention the 3.4 million acres of federally designated wilderness in Montana alone—including the Rattlesnake and Selway-Bitterroot wildernesses that frame our valley—where bicycles are not allowed. The vast network of backyard trails is a large part of why we call Missoula home. It rests on all of us to protect this resource for the generations of tomorrow, and that starts
with working together today. I encourage trail users of all stripes to get out and enjoy our trails but to be mindful of other recreationists, realistic in expectations of a heavily used trail network and vocal in support of Missoula open space. Ben Horan Board member MTB Missoula Missoula
A lot of manure The next president will have a big challenge on their agenda. How do they satisfy everyone? Who will get left out? Here are just a few wishes of individuals and groups that want their needs met, in no special order. College students want less expensive tuition. Women want equal pay for equal work. The military wants more war materials. Big business wants more tax abatements. Ranchers and farmers want higher prices, but consumers want lower prices. Oil companies want more money for oil and gas, but car and truck drivers want lower gas prices. Students want less homework and need more time for themselves. Senior citizens want better and lower medical costs. The war mongers want war so they can make more money but the peace people want no wars. The polluters want less regulations so they can pollute more and make more money, but the environmentalists want more regulations. Republicans and Democrats have forgotten how to work together. All they want to do is get even with each other and forget about helping the people in the United States. Most citizens want a government that works for all. Elephants don’t forget and donkeys are stubborn. You put them both in a room together and what do you get? A lot of manure. People want less manure and more accomplishments in America. It seems like many of the politicians in Washington are like a vacuum sweeper. You plug them in, turn them on and you know what they do? Everybody wants something but usually something turns into nothing! We need harmony and if we have harmony we need a conductor. A conductor needs a baton. A baton is a stick that Republicans and Democrats use to hit each other. We need harmony and progress. What do you want? LaVon D. Brillhart Dillon
missoulanews.com • September 15–September 22, 2016 [5]
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WEEK IN REVIEW
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by Cathrine L. Walters
Wednesday, Sept. 7 Sanders County District Court fully exonerates Richard Raugust of all charges related to the 1997 murder of his best friend, Joe Tash, in Trout Creek. The Montana Innocence Project helped Raugust prove that the state suppressed evidence in his favor.
Thursday, Sept. 8 Missoula’s Megan Fisher wins a bronze medal in the C4 3000m Individual Pursuit at the 2016 Paralympics in Brazil. Fisher won gold and silver during the 2012 Games in London.
Friday, Sept. 9 Developers break ground on the six-story student housing project on Front Street, located on the old First Interstate Bank drivethru. The project is set to finish in 2018.
Saturday, Sept. 10 The Montana Grizzlies upset the No. 3 ranked team in the country, Northern Iowa, 20-14, in Cedar Falls. The win is capped by redshirt-freshman Jerry Louie-McGee’s jukefilled 81-yard punt return touchdown.
Sunday, Sept. 11 The Montana State Hemp and Cannabis Festival closes out its celebration at Lolo Hot Springs. Event organizer Shelly HallCrobar says the 800 or so attendees weren’t as many as she’d hoped for, but she’s optimistic that future years will garner more attention.
Monday, Sept. 12 Missoula City Council adopts the Building Welcoming Communities Campaign in support of international refugees. Ward 2 Councilman Harlan Wells is the only “nay” vote.
Tuesday, Sept. 13 After finding a large cache of stolen bikes on Burns Street a few weeks ago, the Missoula Police Department announces that anyone hoping to find their property should contact its office and fill out a stolen bike report first.
As an early squall blows through the high country on Sept. 11, a hiker makes his way up the west ridge of Warren Peak in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness.
Gun ordinance
A business opportunity Tom Platt is a gun enthusiast, but he doesn’t always feel comfortable in local gun shops. Just looking to complete a transaction, the longtime Missoula resident says he instead receives a “political lecture about things I don’t agree with” that leaves him feeling like he doesn’t belong. It’s Platt’s support for gun control measures such as the one before Missoula City Council that puts him at odds with the loudest voices in the gun-owning community. Platt has advocated for the proposed ordinance, which would require federal background checks on private sales inside city limits, and watched with dismay as local advocates and gun dealers closed ranks against it. As the only entities authorized to conduct background checks, federally licensed firearms dealers play a pivotal role in the measure’s viability. The prospect that none of them would offer the checks to customers— whether out of inconvenience or political protest—is a major reason ordinance sponsor Bryan von Lossberg de-
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layed a vote on the potentially groundbreaking measure for nearly a year. Now, Platt is taking the matter into his own hands: If Missoula’s gun dealers won’t provide the service, then he will. “I think the people who are opposed to this have tried really hard to invalidate the concept by saying nobody will do this,” Platt says. “It might sway some people.” Platt submitted an application for a federal firearms license this month. He plans to offer an alternative, “neutral environment” for gun buyers and sellers looking to complete a background check but who may be reluctant to approach a hostile dealer. Like roughly half of Missoula FFL-carrying dealers, Platt says he’ll run the operation out of his home. “My family’s not super excited about it, but they understand the point,” Platt says. For von Lossberg, Platt’s plan eases his concern that residents may not have a way to comply with the ordinance should council approve it. He has been trying for
months to engineer new ways to offer the checks, from the city renting a downtown storefront to working with the Missoula Police Department. None of them worked out. At one point, von Lossberg says, the thought occurred to him, wishfully, that it would be “powerful” for an ordinance supporter to take it on personally. “I think it’s an example of backing up talk and advocacy with action,” von Lossberg says. Von Lossberg is now exploring how the city might work with cooperative FFLs such as Platt to sponsor background check events on city property. He recently raised the idea with the cemetery board, though he acknowledges sensitivity concerns associated with bringing guns to a graveyard. Platt says he intends to charge a small fee for conducting a check, describing the idea as a business opportunity—a jab, perhaps, at dealers who have complained that the ordinance would unfairly burden them. “When businesses leave business on the table,” Platt says, “someone comes up and finds a way to take that.” Derek Brouwer
[news] Enrollment
Managing the message As enrollment drops continue to squeeze budgets at some Montana universities, and particularly at the University of Montana, state officials are exerting new control over how the information is released to the public. Citing “credibility” concerns, representatives with the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education this summer directed UM officials and other campus leaders to rebuff requests for fall enrollment estimates, emails provided to the Indy show. Instead, OCHE arranged to provide a snapshot before the Board of Regents on Sept. 14. The presentation was to be the first public glimpse of UM’s budget outlook for the current year, but rather than provide campus-by-campus estimates, regents were told only that the university system as a whole is roughly on track. UM budgeted for a 6.6 percent enrollment drop (in total student full-time equivalents) from last year. The change underscores the sensitive nature of enrollment figures and helps explain why UM officials have refused to offer even the slightest hint of whether fall 2016 numbers are on target. The Missoulian reported on UM’s tight-lipped approach on Aug. 12, prompting a note of encouragement from OCHE Deputy Commissioner Kevin McRae to Engstrom and other university presidents. “Good work here, team,” McRae emailed. “I can remember times when campuses that had increasing enrollment were hyper with their August press releases over merely projected enrollment numbers, while campuses that had declining enrollment barely uttered a public peep about enrollment before (or even after) the November [Board of Regents] enrollment report. It seems to me we have shifted toward more of an even keel in our approach.” A year ago, UM issued a press release in September stating preliminary enrollment figures were in line with budgeted levels. The final figures were posted quietly online a couple weeks later, showing a much more severe drop that ultimately prompted millions of dollars of midyear budget cuts. McRae, while not citing UM’s situation specifically, says the “sport” of enrollment estimation can hurt the system’s credibility when they prove inaccurate. “That’s why it makes no sense for having various iterations of enrollment estimates before we can actually count students,” he says. Yet Wednesday’s regents presentation was based on
similarly preliminary data. McRae says the coordinated release was organized due to public interest and for regents’ use in planning and decision-making. The OCHE directive was not intended to “put a chill effect” on university officials from discussing enrollment estimates as they relate to the budget, he adds. No formal state policy prohibits universities from providing budget and enrollment estimates at any time. UM officials, however, remained mute in recent months on all aspects of enrollment, including housing registration numbers and anticipated budgetary implications. The university’s approach this year was undertaken in accordance with the MUS directive, Communications Director Paula Short tells the Indy. Montana State University interpreted the directive differently. A few days after McRae reminded campus officials not to engage in enrollment speculation, MSU President Waded Cruzado was quoted as predicting another year of record-high enrollment. Then, at the school’s convocation ceremony, she touted that MSU’s incoming freshman class would also be the largest ever, predicting it would exceed 3,400 students. Derek Brouwer
Science
Zoo museum spreads wings On a tall cabinet inside the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum at the University of Montana, an elk skull’s enormous antlers are jumbled among an African buffalo skull and plastic bins of mouse skins. A taxidermied golden eagle, captured in a fierce pose, stands next to the stuffed head of some kind of predator. Museum curator Libby Beckman grabs a step stool and climbs up to get a better look. “This is a bear, isn’t it?” she says. She grabs the head and tilts it forward for a better look. “Oh, it’s a wolf.” It’s not unusual for the cramped museum’s 20,000-plus specimens to be in a bit of disarray. But on Sept. 1, the museum won a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant, which will pay for a long-awaited new storage system and web database. Beckman says the grant will be used in conjunction with pri-
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vate donations to move the museum into a bigger, more accessible space, preferably on campus. The new location will hopefully be determined in the next few weeks, and the move could happen as soon as this spring. “It’s this resource that cannot be duplicated in any way,” Beckman says. “Everything in here has a date and a locality, and that can be used for centuries to come.” Just a few weeks ago, for example, an anthropologist came in and examined what turned out to be a 750-year-old fossilized bison tibia found in Yellowstone National Park. Since its founding in the late 1890s, the museum has accumulated the largest collection of wildlife specimens in the northern Rocky Mountains. It gained new recognition in the last few years thanks to a YouTube series, The Brain Scoop, hosted by museum volunteer and UM graduate Emily Graslie. Brain Scoop launched in January 2013 and quickly snowballed, with some of the most popular videos getting nearly 1 million views. A few months after the series started, The Field Museum in Chicago hired Graslie to be the “curiosities correspondent” for its 30 million specimens. “Falling into the Phil Wright museum when I did was probably the most fortuitous event of my life so far,” says Graslie, who tweeted news of the grant to her 34,000 followers and calls it a “happy day” for UM. “It was a catalyst for my life to start happening.” Back at the museum, curator Beckman says she’ll continue the mission of reaching out to the public. The museum loans items to the Montana Natural History Center and frequently posts on Instagram and Facebook to help highlight its diverse, if cramped, collection. “Yeah, it’s kind of overwhelming,” Beckman says. “But it’s also very exciting.” Kate Whittle
ETC. A little after 4 p.m. on Sept. 13, dozens of people had already gathered on the Higgins Avenue bridge in support of the Standing Rock Sioux and the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. One man slowly pounded on a rawhide drum. Passing cars honked. It marked the second downtown rally in four days against the pipeline. Some estimates put the final total of the Sept. 13 protest at more than 100 participants. “I think it’s gotten a lot of people fired up,” said John Woodland, a retired fire chief from Superior and volunteer with environmental nonprofit 350 Missoula, “because the Native Americans who are being imposed on yet again have really taken a stand on this one, and a lot of us think they need to be supported.” Over the past month, as many as 4,000 people have joined the Sioux protestors camped out in North Dakota. Communities as far away as New Zealand, Japan and the U.S. Virgin Islands have hosted rallies in support of the North Dakota tribe’s effort to stop construction on a fracking oil pipeline that crosses the Missouri River. Arthur Weatherwax, a Blackfeet tribal member, arrived at the Sept. 13 rally in Missoula by himself. He said regardless of who was putting it on he was hopeful about the power of grassroots action. He pointed to the recent action to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and the energy leases in the Badger-Two Medicine. “We stopped oil companies from drilling up there in our sacred land,” Weatherwax said. “If all indigenous people—if all people around the world—united in one single way, then the government might listen to us.” So far, it seems that the extensive protests are getting the federal government’s attention. The Standing Rock Sioux marked a major victory on Sept. 9 when federal agencies announced that they’ll ask the construction company to stop work on the pipeline until “tribal input” is considered. “Our voices have been heard,” said Standing Rock Chairman Dave Archambault II in a public statement. But the Sioux’s fight is far from over. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has only promised to reevaluate the project under current federal laws and, as Archambault also pointed out, the federal government has something of a history of breaking promises with Native Americans.
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Sometime around midnight on March icus briefs and letters to federal officials, often bill in the 2015 Montana Legislature to 29, Attorney General Tim Fox was sitting on at the request of other attorneys general both strengthen human trafficking laws in the state. Fox also pushed for legislation creating top of David Carpenter in a Billings hotel Republican and Democrat alike. Critics may accuse him of joining such a sex assault prosecution unit within his ofparking lot, restraining the man in a half-nelson until the cops could arrive. Fox de- efforts for political purposes—or, as in the fice, and in 2014 launched the Prescription scribes a chaotic scene: a tripped fire alarm, case of Democratic challenger Larry Jent, pil- Drug Abuse Prevention Program. Taking a cue from South Dakota, Fox fodozens of evacuated hotel guests, an appar- lory such actions as “silly out-of-state stuff ”— ently intoxicated Carpenter trying to pick a but Fox insists there’s nothing partisan in his cused part of his attention on growing the fight with Sen. Steve Daines’ chief of staff. decision-making process. He says he simply state’s 24/7 Sobriety Program, which aims to reduce DUI recidivism. According to Moments before the “jujitsu flip” and his office, the number of participating half-nelson, Fox says, Carpenter counties has risen from 31 to 49 since caught him square in the face with a Fox was elected, and a study pub“big old haymaker,” knocking his lished by the RAND Corporation in glasses to the ground. March 2015 indicated the program “They asked if I wanted to press has resulted in a 45 to 70 percent decharges,” says Fox, who is currently crease in recidivism among particicampaigning for a second term, “and pants who undertake regular alcohol I said, ‘No.’” testing. Fox hosted the first National The next day, papers across the 24/7 Sobriety Program Summit in Big state carried the story of Montana’s Sky last fall hoping to pass the model top law enforcement officer stepon to other states. ping into the fracas. It was a rare “I’ve spoken via telephone in the moment of adulation for an attorAlaska Legislature, testified in a hearney general who has attracted coning there twice,” says Tom Butler, siderable criticism over the past chief of the Montana Highway Patrol, year. Environmentalists were livid which oversees the program. “I’ve aslast fall when Fox attached Montana sisted the Idaho Attorney General’s to multi-state litigation challenging Office in the start of their program. new carbon emission standards in So anybody who has reached out to the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Gov. photo courtesy of Fox for AG us with questions or concerns or just Steve Bullock and Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, pictured here wants the Cliff ’s Notes version of the taking his oath of office, has engaged in contropublicly denounced his decision this versial environmental and transgender litigation. program, we have gone out of our way to assist them.” summer to enter a lawsuit against an Fox feels the CPP and transgender lawObama administration letter advising weighs two questions: Will the outcome affect Montanans, and will it result in legal suits are less indicative of his approach to the schools on transgender student rights. “Here in Montana, we believe in local precedent that could be damaging for the office as their headline-grabbing nature might suggest. Has he upset Democrats? Sure. But control of our public schools and trust edu- state or country? cators to do the right thing for all students,” “I think it’s false to say that I do any- he’s upset his own party as well, defending Juneau told Montana Public Radio in July. thing with the sole reason of being parti- the state last year against a suit by Republican “It’s wrong for Fox to politicize guidance on san,” Fox says. “Certainly a lot of the things lawmakers challenging Montana’s open prihow schools should implement Title IX.” that the attorney general’s office does in- mary laws. And as for the man who suckerSince taking office in 2013, Fox has volve politics, but I personally look at it as punched him, Fox forgave the man two days joined in seven multi-state legal challenges my first and foremost duty to protect and later and says the two still keep in touch. “I’ve been very, very fortunate because on issues ranging from federal banking reg- defend the rule of law, and oftentimes that much of what we do at the Department of ulations to President Obama’s 2014 executive crosses political lines.” order barring the deportation of 4 million ilWhile controversial lawsuits may have Justice is important enough to garner media legal immigrants. On Sept. 27, the attorney landed Fox in hot water, the Republican in- attention,” Fox says. “But we do it because general is scheduled to appear in Washing- cumbent is quick to point out he’s scored that’s what we’re called to do, not for accoton, D.C., for a hearing in the CPP case, several bipartisan wins during his first term. lades or notoriety.” though he says he won’t actually be testifying. At the attorney general’s request, Democratic asakariassen@missoulanews.com He’s also involved Montana in numerous am- Rep. Kimberly Dudik of Missoula carried a
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Not a show Artist Jack Metcalf insists his bid for justice is genuine by Alex Sakariassen
For years now, Jack Metcalf has made a name for himself by consistently testing the boundaries of convention in the Missoula art scene. He’s jotted down his dreams on a scroll and unfurled them into a shredder. During one First Friday last year, he packed his Westside gallery space, known as Real Good, with drawings and recordings made by his then-2-year-old son. Metcalf sold out a show at the Crystal Theater consisting of water bottles and fortune cookies stamped with his name, and once filled the Missoula Art Museum’s Carnegie Gallery with dancers, a country-western band and massive cutouts of Newt Gingrich. With that kind of reputation, it might be easy to speculate that Metcalf ’s 2016 bid for justice of the peace is another eccentric exhibit in his colorful art career. But there’s a casual conviction in his voice as he discusses the decision to run for public office. “This is not a performance piece,” he says directly. “Even when I was in grad school I took a lot of upper level philosophy classes,” Metcalf explains. “Morals and ethics have been something I’ve been interested in. I think overall, most of my friends get it because I’m interested in the community so much. I like to think people think of me as being fair and reasonable and hard-working.” Art may be what Metcalf ’s known for in Missoula—he’s also an adjunct professor in the University of Montana’s art department—but he says it’s his six-year stint tending bar at Al’s and Vic’s that prompted him to file for office. He says a few attorneys who are among his regulars were the first to pitch him the idea of becoming “Justice Jack,” and he feels he’s seen a lot of people at the bar destined for justice court before they wind up there: fighters, drinkers, drinkers who chose to drive. The more he thought about a judgeship, the more it made sense. By virtue of Montana Code, candidates aspiring to be justice of the peace are not required to have a law degree. The Montana Supreme Court oversees two mandatory training sessions a year for newly elected limited court judges. Those judges must pass a certification test within their first six months
in office and commit to taking 15 hours of continuing judicial education annually. Karen Orzech, who retired this April, entered the judicial system without any legal background. She held a doctorate in microbiology and worked as a professor at UM prior to getting elected. Over her nearly 18 years as justice of the peace, she became well-known for her work on DUI-related issues, particularly her establishment of Missoula’s DUI Treatment Court. In addition to Metcalf, three other candidates are seeking
“When I first started thinking about running, I tried to create in my mind the perfect justice of the peace and what that person would look like,” Metcalf says. “The big words for me are being fair, impartial, hard-working, someone that listens, but also holds people accountable.” Metcalf isn’t letting his creative side go dormant during election season. He refers to the bumper stickers and yard signs he’s produced as a “visual component” of the campaign, and he plans to hold listening fo-
photo courtesy of Jack Metcalf
Artist Jack Metcalf signs his candidate forms for Missoula justice of the peace. While Metcalf has a reputation for unconventional art projects, he says he views his decision to run for public office as a “community project.”
to fill out the remaining two years of Orzech’s term: interim Justice of the Peace Landee Holloway, public defender Robert Greenwell and Missoula Housing Authority finance specialist Kari Wells. Metcalf feels drawn by the citizen nature of the position. In his mind it’s an evolution of the community work he’s already done through his membership on the North Missoula Community Development Corporation’s board of directors. He’s sat in on justice court several times since filing and has come to realize it’s not all marriages and traffic violations. People charged with felonies often make their first appearance in court before a justice of the peace. Metcalf is aware how a judge’s decision in setting bail in such circumstances can alter an individual’s life.
rums in Frenchtown and Seeley Lake. Asked what new ideas he’d bring to the table if elected, Metcalf raises the possibility of instituting a night court to give people with jobs or kids more options for appearing before a judge. He admits there will be a learning curve, but it’s not like a legal layperson hasn’t picked it up before. And again, he says, this is no gag. “There’s a philosophy of, like, if you’re a poet and you make a birdhouse, it’s not a birdhouse, it’s a poem. I don’t know. So if you follow that, maybe [the campaign is] an art project,” he says. “But it’s more of a community project for me than anything.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com
missoulanews.com • September 15–September 22, 2016 [9]
[opinion]
Race to the bottom Bullock, Gianforte avoid policy in favor of more attacks by Dan Brooks
The contest of negatives that is the Montana governor’s race got a little hotter last week, although it didn’t shed any more light. Oracle, the software company that bought Greg Gianforte’s RightNow Technologies in 2011, announced it was moving 100 jobs from Bozeman to Texas. The news couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Gianforte campaign, which had touted the Republican’s business success as proof he could bring high-paying jobs to Montana. The trick is to keep them here, evidently. Gianforte quickly offered to help laid-off Oracle employees find jobs in Bozeman, but the optics remained terrible. For a candidate without previous governing experience who’s running as a job creator, this job destruction looked like a disaster. Fortunately, God never closes a door without slamming down the window on someone else’s fingers. Two days after Oracle announced the layoffs, NewsTalk KGVO ran a story on Gov. Steve Bullock’s travel records, headlined, “Governor Bullock Brought Meg O’Leary to Paul McCartney Concert Instead of First Lady, State Plane Use Questioned.” As you can see, it’s kind of about two things. Ostensibly, it was about Bullock’s use of the Montana state plane for trips that included the Paul McCartney concert in Missoula. But at a level beneath the text that only English majors can see, called the subtext, the story was about Bullock’s relationship with Department of Commerce Director Meg O’Leary. “When asked if Meg O’Leary or any other state employees were directly invited” to the UM president’s box at the McCartney concert, Jon King writes, “[UM Director of Communications Paula] Short said: ‘no.’ Short also specified that the original names on the box seats were for Governor Bullock and the First Lady, but that the invitation allows for a ‘guest’ to join.” Those marks around the word “guest” are called scare quotes, implying the reader should be suspicious of the word. King’s story is all about implication.
[10] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
By repeatedly counterposing O’Leary with Bullock’s wife, it suggests there is something untoward about the relationship between the commerce director and the governor. Right-leaning blogs have circulated that rumor for a while—along with pictures of Bullock and O’Leary at the Kentucky Derby, in separate photographs but apparently at the same locations. KGVO ran these pictures along with this misleading sentence: “Beyond flying around the
“I would like to base my decision on something other than my distaste for rich men and my willingness to entertain speculation.”
state of Montana, O’Leary has been joining Bullock on trips out of state and possibly abroad while not on state business.” Speaking to the Billings Gazette, Bullock’s spokeswoman said the Derby trip was paid for by the Democratic Governors’ Association (Bullock was head of the DGA in 2015) and did not involve the state plane. She also contradicted KGVO’s report that “O’Leary likely also accompanied the Governor on another non-state related trip, most likely to Puerto Rico,” saying the trip did not happen, and that Bullock had never been to Puerto Rico. King’s story is thinly sourced, especially given the gravity of what it implies.
It appears to be grounded less in fact than in KGVO’s friendly relationship with the Gianforte campaign. In this way, it is the latest turn in a race where both candidates have grasped at whatever they might use to bash each other. The major issues so far have been Bullock’s use of the state plane and Gianforte’s lawsuit to close a recreation-access easement on his property. Now Bullock has the Oracle layoffs to chip at Gianforte’s promise of high-wage jobs, while Gianforte has rumors that have moved from partisan blogs to Lee newspapers, if only as contradictions. What these men need are some policy ideas. They are hardly serving the voters of Montana by coming up with more and better ways to embarrass each other. In seven weeks, I am going to have to vote for one of them. I would like to base my decision on something other than my distaste for rich men and my willingness to entertain speculation. Had they happened a little later, both the Oracle layoffs and the O’Leary rumor might have constituted October Surprises. As it is, we have a little time before the final push. I challenge either candidate to produce his own October Surprise, in the form of a new policy idea. Make college tuition free for graduates of Montana high schools. Hire castoff coal and timber workers to build stream access trails. Cut property taxes on businesses that pay wages above the state median. Build a big laser to write “Griz rule!” on the moon. Come up with something—anything—that gives Montanans a reason to vote for you, instead of against the other guy. Come November, one of these men is going to be elected governor of Montana. I would like to feel as though that were some kind of event, and not just the inevitable conclusion to a grimly negative campaign. There is still time to make it so, but time is running out. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and the kind of journalism that once led to dueling at combatblog.net.
[opinion]
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Sneaky rider Defense authorization bill would threaten sage grouse by Garett Reppenhagen
Late summer has come to the American West, and across the sagebrush sea that extends over multiple states from Montana to New Mexico, greater sage grouse have moved on from their spring courtship rituals and are now raising their young. These distinct American birds face an uncertain future, even as they begin tending to the next generation. That’s because the National Defense Authorization Act is advancing in the House and Senate, and an amendment to that bill threatens the birds’ survival. A rider tacked on to the House bill not only overturns a public planning process that involved multiple stakeholders, it also blocks protection for sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act for at least a decade. It’s a repeat of similar legislation that the House natural resources chairman, Utah Republican Rob Bishop, tried to sneak into the defense bill last year. I’ve served my country in both Kosovo and Iraq, and I understand that the defense bill has serious implications for military preparedness and national security. The national defense bill authorizes spending and programs for our troops, covering everything from food to fuel and ammunition. So what do sage grouse have to do with national defense? Quite simply, nothing. The Department of Defense didn’t ask for this amendment; a few Western lawmakers did. These elected officials seek to run their own agenda by inserting amendments onto the defense authorization bill and insulting the men and women serving our country. Why are we again wasting everyone’s time with debates that don’t belong in the defense bill? Already a great deal of time has gone into creating conservation solutions for the sage grouse. Partnerships have been created
among ranchers, energy developers and federal, state and local governments across 11 states to save sagebrush habitat in the West. Additionally, the U.S. military has a strong track record of working with federal agencies and local communities to protect open space and wildlife habitat. These anti-wildlife lawmakers are saying there’s a problem on sagebrush lands where none exists. We already have done the hard work to put in place a framework that conserves this iconic species and the
“So what do sage grouse have to do with national defense? Quite simply, nothing.”
landscapes of the West without hindering military training exercises. Thriving sage grouse populations indicate the overall health of their sagebrush habitat, which harbors 350 other species. We’ve seen this shameful strategy of adding anti-environment riders to must-pass legislation time and time again in appropriations funding bills, and this year is no different: The 2017 Interior appropriations bill is chock-full of riders from lawmakers with an agenda that block or strip away endangered species protections for native wildlife. It’s em-
barrassing to the citizens these lawmakers represent that this trend has now spread to the military, especially when the military itself clearly states that sage grouse conservation efforts have no impact on military readiness. That’s right: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness stated in an April letter that they “do not believe these [sage-grouse management] plans will affect military training, operations, or readiness to any significant degree.” The Army, the Navy and the Air Force all have resources management plans for military installations, and none of them need any new greater sage grouse legislation in order to carry out their missions. It doesn’t get much clearer than that. I’m proud to call the Rocky Mountains my home, and the sage grouse is a true icon of the West I love. The sagebrush sea needs to be protected for future generations. If it isn’t, the sage grouse, along with the many other species that depend on this unique landscape, could vanish forever. Let’s get back to the business of protecting our country from real threats. To the few politicians and special interests pushing these damaging provisions, I say: Leave our natural heritage and our defense bill alone. Our wide-open spaces and wildlife are a big part of what we love and cherish about the United States. They are one of the reasons why so many brave men and women are glad to serve their country. Garett Reppenhagen is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org). He served as a Cavalry Scout Sniper with the 1st Infantry Division in the U.S. Army and is now regional director for Vet Voice Foundation, based in Colorado.
missoulanews.com • September 15–September 22, 2016 [11]
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THESE SHOES WEREN'T MADE FOR WALKIN' – The upscale clothier Barneys New York recently introduced $585 "Distressed Superstar Sneakers" (from the high-end brand Golden Goose) that were purposely designed to look scuffed, well-worn and cobbled-together, as if they were shoes recovered from a Dumpster. The quintessential touch was the generous use of duct tape on the bottom trim. Critics were in abundance, accusing Barneys of mocking poverty. NEWS THAT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE – (1) The British food artists Bompas & Parr are staging (through Oct. 30) a tribute to the late writer Roald Dahl by brewing batches of beer using yeast swabbed and cultured from a chair Dahl used and which has been on display at the Roald Dahl Museum in Great Missenden, England. (2) A 16-year-old boy made headlines in August for being one of the rare survivors of an amoeba -- a brain-eating amoeba -- which he acquired diving into a pond on private property in Florida's Broward County. (By popular legend, Floridians are believed to lack sufficient brain matter to satisfy amoebas!) GOVERNMENT IN ACTION – The Drug Enforcement Administration has schemed for several years to pay airline and Amtrak employees for tips on passengers who might be traveling with large sums of cash, so that the DEA can interview them -- with an eye toward seizing the cash under federal law if they merely "suspect" that the money is involved in illegal activity. A USA Today investigation, reported in August, revealed that the agency had seized $209 million in a decade, from 5,200 travelers who, even if no criminal charge results, almost never get all their money back (and, of 87 recent cash seizures, only two actually resulted in charges). One Amtrak employee was secretly paid $854,460 over a decade for snitching passenger information to the DEA.
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or almost a century, Worden Thane P.C. has been a state-wide leader in the legal community, representing clients in the areas of employment law, family law, trusts and estates, real property, and litigation. But most importantly, Worden Thane continues to be a community leader, supporting Missoula non-profits and events–most recently being recognized for involvement in the Commuter Challenge through Missoula in Motion.
WAIT, WHAT? – In August, the banking giant Citigroup and the communications giant AT&T agreed to end their two-month long legal hostilities over AT&T's right to have a customer service program titled "Thanks." Citigroup had pointed out that it holds trademarks for customer service titles “thankyou,” “citi thankyou,” “thankyou from citi” and “thankyou your way,” and had tried to block the program name “AT&T Thanks.” In July in the African nation of Malawi (on the western border of Mozambique), Eric Aniva was finally arrested – but not before he had been employed by village families more than 100 times to have ritual sex to "cleanse" recent widows and girls immediately after their first menstruation. Aniva is one of several such sex workers known as “hyenas” (because they operate stealthily, at night), but Malawi President Peter Mutharika took action after reading devastating dispatches (reporting hyenas' underage victims and Aniva's HIV-positive status) in The New York Times and London's The Guardian, among other news services. The July 2012 Aurora, Colorado, theater shooter James Holmes is hardly wealthy enough to be sued, so 41 massacre victims and families instead filed against Cinemark Theater for having an unsafe premises, and by August 2016 Cinemark had offered $150,000 as a total settlement. Thirty-seven of the 41 accepted, but four held out since the scaled payout offered only a maximum of $30,000 for the worst-off victims. Following the settlement, the judge, finding that Cinemark could not have anticipated Holmes' attack, ruled for the theater – making the four holdouts liable under Colorado law for Cinemark's expenses defending against the lawsuit ($699,000). WEIRD CHINA – Misunderstandings: (1) "Mr. L," 31, a Chinese tourist visiting Dulmen, Germany, in July, went to a police station to report his stolen wallet, but signed the wrong form and was logged in as requesting asylum, setting off a bureaucratic nightmare that left him confined for 12 days at a migrant hostel before the error was rectified. (2) In August at a hospital in Shenyang, China, "Wang," 29, awaiting his wife's childbirth, was reported (by People's Daily via Shanghaiist.com) to have allowed a nurse to wave him into a room for anesthesia and hemorrhoid surgery -- a procedure that took 40 minutes. (The hospital quickly offered to pay a settlement -- but insisted that, no matter his purpose at the hospital, he in fact had hemorrhoids and they were removed.) Evidently, many Chinese wives who suspect their husbands of affairs have difficulty in confronting them, for a profession has risen recently of "mistress dispellers" whose job instead is to contact the mistress and persuade her, sometimes through an elaborate ruse, to break off the relationship. For a fee (a New York Times dispatch said it could be "tens of thousands of dollars"), the dispeller will "subtly infiltrate the mistress' life" and ultimately convince her to move on. A leading dispeller agency in Shanghai, translated as the "Weiqing International Marriage Hospital Emotion Clinic Group," served one wife by persuading the mistress to take a higher-paying job in another city. IRONIES – Flooding from rains in August tore down a basement wall of the Connellsville (Pennsylvania) Church of God, wrecking and muddying parts of the building and threatening the first-floor foundation, but under the policy written by the Church Mutual Insurance company, flooding damage is not covered, as rain is an "act of God." (Church Mutual apparently uses a standard insurance industry definition and thus recognizes, contrary to some religious beliefs, that not everything is caused by God.) Thanks this week to Michael Brozyna and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
[12] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
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Buffy is a 13-year-old male Black Lab. He is looking for a retirement home that will bring him inside and love him for the rest of his days. For an old dog, he still has a great deal of get up an go. He'd love to go on lazy walks around the neighborhood. Buffy does not enjoy cats and think chickens are tasty, so a house free of both of those would be best. He would probably most enjoy a house with an older couple.
MUNCHKIN•Munchkin is a 10-12 year-old female Jack Russell Terrier mix. She is an extremely loving dog and enjoys hanging out with other mellow dogs. When she thinks she's going to get attention, she gets excited and starts trembling with anticipation. Munchkin is looking for a retirement home, but she's not too picky. She likes just about everything.
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MACK• Mack is a 5-year-old male Black Lab mix. Originally from Texas, this southern boy is a true charmer. He loves to schmooze with all the ladies and hang with all the boys. Mack even turns up the charm a notch by showing off his nurturing side. He loves puppies, kittens, and kids. He does get defensive around other adult male dogs, so would do best starting out with a puppy playmate.
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MAGGIE MAE• Looking for a cat that's equal parts frisky and laid back? Then Maggie Mae is your girl! Maggie Mae is a sweet young cat whose owner unfortunately passed away recently. She is a friendly girl who prefers her human companions over the feline variety. Come visit her at the Humane Society of Western Montana. missoulanews.com • September 15–September 22, 2016 [13]
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oomsdayer” isn’t how anyone who knows Page Goode would think to describe her. The president of Preserve Historic Missoula wears thick-rimmed glasses with short, gray hair and apologizes for the softness of her voice, which barely reaches across the small table at Clyde Coffee. However faint her words, their tone is heavy, stacked with frustration and a resignation of sorts. “Doomsdayer” is how she describes her present attitude, and she says it only half joking. Preservation has had a rotten year. Projects at the fairgrounds and public library threaten structures in two historic districts. Franklin School was demolished on its 100th birthday. The Historic Preservation Commission canceled its annual awards—no one was in the mood to celebrate—and at least two members have resigned their seats. To top it off, a former city historic preservation officer and author, Allan Mathews, was charged for possession of child pornography. (Mathews pleaded not guilty, but a change of plea hearing was scheduled for October.) But Goode’s sense of foreboding, and that of the entire preservation community, most notably stems from the Missoula Mercantile building, which has
been issued, in her words, a “death warrant.” To Goode and her colleagues, the vote by Missoula City Council last month is still raw. They’re angry for the building’s fate and the way it was decided, but also anxious that it may signal more still to come. “I think it sets a very dangerous precedent,” says Nikki Manning, a University of Montana graduate student who helped lead the “Save the Merc” campaign. “If you can knock down the most important building in town, what does that mean for anything that’s not quite as important?” The contest over the Merc isn’t over quite yet. Goode says Preserve Historic Missoula is drawing up a Hail Mary play in the form of an administrative appeal to Missoula County District Court. After six months of debate over what the city’s historic preservation rules say, the group wants a judge to weigh in. Even if the downtown landmark is granted a reprieve, there are still plenty of pieces to be picked up. On one hand, the Merc cause has generated more public support for historic preservation than ever—interest that could be leveraged to pass new regulations that ensure other monuments to Missoula’s heritage aren’t razed. But the Merc has also torn open wounds that will likely take time to heal.
Friendships have been ruined. Trust between advocates and city officials has withered. It’s not clear who, exactly, is ready to take on the challenge of rebuilding the relationships. Meanwhile, the pace of real estate development quickens. “We are at a turning point—for good or bad, I’m not sure,” Manning says. “I just don’t know. I’m a little pessimistic about it right now.”
“Challenging the bulldozer” A week before plans to demolish the Merc were presented to the public, Mike Monsos met with city planners. Monsos was chair of the Historic Preservation Commission, the volunteer board that would soon have to decide if the demolition permit application passed muster. “I was told they felt it was a good idea and it would be in everyone’s best interest if we approved it as soon as possible,” he says. “No one came out and said, ‘You have to do this,’ but it was clear that everything possible was being done to try and interrupt the process. The reality is, the only thing saving that block was the HPC and the preservation ordinance. The only hurdle to free use of that space was us. And I think people just wanted us out of the way.”
[14] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
Historic preservation advocates in America have long been referred to as “little old ladies in tennis shoes” who are stodgy, nagging and breathless in their piety to values that have long gone out of fashion. Missoula activists are sensitive to the stereotype; that’s why they were stung when Missoula Redevelopment Agency Director Ellen Buchanan described them as “extreme preservationists” who want “to save virtually everything, even if it is falling down” in an email to Merc developers with HomeBase Montana. “We’re often thought of as the guys who are chaining themselves to buildings in front of a bulldozer, always coming in at the last moment and just screwing up the process,” Monsos says. “I don’t want to be that person.” The Merc is where advocates ultimately dug in their heels, though. If tennis shoes aren’t a good look for preservation, combat boots didn’t seem to serve them well, either. Hundreds of residents showed up at city council chambers to speak, often repeatedly, while thousands signed Save the Merc petitions. They weren’t all little old ladies: two petition signers were members of the HPC itself, a city attorney’s investigation revealed—including Monsos. The accusations of bias were just the beginning of the public re-
lations nightmare for preservation advocates. The HPC struggled to run orderly meetings and stumbled over basic procedures. Merc supporters’ testimony included pledges to chain themselves to the building. Someone compared those who supported demolition to ISIS terrorists who have destroyed historic sites in Iraq and Syria. In a sense, the messiness of the process wasn’t surprising. The Merc, a symbol of the city’s commercial heartbeat, was never going to come down without a fight. HPC members weren’t accustomed to having an audience for their meetings, let alone lawyers from both the city and the private developer scrutinizing their every word. But Monsos insists the process needn’t have been so hostile. Monsos had been on the commission for 16 years, and chaired it for eight, when the Merc came on the chopping block. In his day job, Monsos directs UM’s School of Theatre and Dance. Monsos melded his two passions years ago, specializing in historic theater design. He teaches a historic preservation course at UM and developed a certificate program students can add to their degree. His office is furnished with wooden bookshelves and desks he crafted himself.
While he and others on the commission were attacked as being “biased” against the developer’s proposal, Monsos says the scrutiny stems from a misunderstanding of preservationists’ goals. Advocacy, Monsos says, is built into the commission members’ charge: “Because the building can’t speak for itself, someone else has to.” But that doesn’t mean they oppose anyone who would alter it. Much of preservationist work, Monsos says, involves honoring a building’s past while keeping it relevant in the present. Even aspects as simple as material choices can accomplish that goal. “Most of what we do isn’t ‘preservation,’” he says. “In our brains we know that. So when we say we want to save a building, that doesn’t mean you can’t touch a building. That doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to do anything. We recognize completely it has to be vibrant, it has to be lived in, or it will just fall apart. So saving the building actually means incorporating aspects of the building into a new project. Saving a building means a lot of things, and that’s what was missing in this whole process.” The commission, while volunteer, is stacked with some of the longest preservation resumes in Missoula, and property owners often utilized their expertise when looking to alter their historically significant buildings. When the Missoula Art Museum looked to renovate and expand the Carnegie Library, for example, the commission helped make recommendations. Monsos says the procedures in place were written so commission members can work cooperatively with developers to ensure projects are as historically sensitive as possible. The Merc was the first Missoula building listed on the National Register of Historic Places to be proposed for full demolition. But Monsos says the commission was shut out of the role it was intended to play. “Anytime we tried to work, we would get yelled at for interfering, we would get yelled at for bias, we would get threatened. It was not pretty, and it didn’t turn into what it should have been,” Monsos says. “So instead of us actually meeting with the developers and going through the process, they just walked in and said, ‘We’ve already been through the process, we’ve already decided the building isn’t any good and we’re going to replace it.” He adds: “Preservation needs to be part of the discussion at the beginning. That was the whole point of the ordinance. It was written in a way that we are factored into the process so that there is not an undue burden of cost or time to the developer. Otherwise, we just end up
getting the bad rep of people who are challenging the bulldozer.” After city council overturned the HPC’s decision, Monsos resigned from the commission during its August meeting. There was no one in the audience. Media outlets, having already moved on from the controversial project, didn’t notice.
“Why was this such a big deal?” Mayor John Engen has never been to a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission. In fact, Engen says he and the Merc developers didn’t even realize the commission would have any involvement in the matter until months after they began discussing the proposed hotel. (Emails released in response to an Indy records request appear to confirm this, suggesting the HPC wasn’t on the radar of city development services and HomeBase until two weeks before the project was made public.) But the message the mayor sent to the commission when he decided to publicly advocate for HomeBase was seen by advocates as an attempt to steamroll preservation in favor of development, regardless of whether it’s in keeping with the historic character of Missoula’s downtown. “Now, all of a sudden, we’ve basically made a statement that the old buildings and the restoration and the preservation are not the direction we’re going,” Monsos says. “We’re going toward new and shiny ... We’re at a point in time that we could dramatically change who we are and what the downtown is.” Engen says his advocacy for the Merc is more narrow, calling it an exceptional situation due to the structure’s poor shape and the fact it’s been left vacant for more than six years. He stuck his chin out not to signal a new agenda, but to preempt the expected resistance. “This doesn’t strike me as a bellwether of wrecking balls storming Godzilla-like through historic districts of Missoula,” Engen says. “I think the opposite is true. This is one old building in one circumstance that has inspired passion among some folks and sort of a ‘meh’ among others, and in the end, it was a choice of, ‘Do we do nothing or do we do something,’ and something won.” The mayor has been sure to mention his personal memories shopping at the Merc when talking about the issue but acknowledges that historic preservation “is not a burning passion of mine.” He hopes that “with a little time to breathe,” emotions will cool. “This is not the first controversial project I’ve been involved in and sometimes, after a while, you look back and
Nikki Manning, an urban archaeologist and University of Montana graduate student, says Missoula is faces a turning point in development after city council approved demolition of the Merc. Manning resigned from the Historic Preservation Commission to advocate for the Merc.
“If you can knock down the most important building in town, what does that mean for anything that’s not quite as important?”
Page Goode, president of Preserve Historic Missoula, says her organization plans to appeal the Merc demolition decision in Missoula County District Court.
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wonder, why was this such a big deal?” Engen says. The sentiment isn’t reassuring to Goode, of Preserve Historic Missoula, who fears the Merc debacle is a death knell for the HPC in the eyes of city leaders. “They don’t find it useful,” she says of the commission. Engen doesn’t go that far, but he makes clear that he doesn’t think an unelected board should have veto power over private development. “Why would you ask historic preservation advocates to approve a permit to tear down something historic?” he asks. “It doesn’t seem to make much sense.”
“This is early Missoula”
The Victorian home-turned-apartment complex at 503 E. Front St. encases one of the oldest log cabins in Missoula. The North Missoula Community Development Corporation plans to tear it down to build new low-income townhomes.
Latest redevelopment plans at the Missoula County Fairgrounds call for elimination of the historic racetrack. The entire fairgrounds was designated a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
Franklin School, at 1901 S 10th St. W, was razed over the summer to build a new elementary school, just as the building turned 100 years old.
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Several blocks east of the Merc, Manning opens the back door to a condemned apartment building. She uses a key to get in, but it’s clear once inside that squatters have passed through. Rooms in the old house are empty but for a bit of trash, an empty bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonade on the floor. She snakes through a few rooms until she enters one where the drywall has been peeled away, leaving massive lengths of rough timber exposed. “This is the room that started the whole thing,” she says. This house on East Front Street— two houses, actually, at some point conjoined—was divided into 10 apartments until 2015. It doesn’t look like anything special, especially in its current state. When the heirs to its deceased owner came inside, they noticed water damage on the walls in one of the rooms and tore out the drywall. What they found underneath was a portal to Missoula’s earliest days. The structure, known as the Heyfron House, is like an onion, and the timbers Manning points out are the innermost layer, remnants of a log cabin later determined to be built by the McWhirk brothers, whose orchards and gardens along the riverfront helped earn Missoula its “Garden City” nickname. By 1882, Missoula Sheriff Daniel J. Heyfron erected a grand Victorian home around the cabin. A second structure was later attached and eventually it became a maze of apartments. In one of them, curled around a corner on the top floor, a child’s crayon drawings still mark the walls. In voting to approve demolition of the Merc, Councilwoman Julie Armstrong lamented that the building’s many tenants used it, then left it until the structure was beyond repair. Something similar could be said of the Heyfron House. The North Missoula Community Development Corporation, which was gifted the site, plans to soon deconstruct the building
before erecting a complex of low-cost townhomes. In doing so, the nonprofit, led by Executive Director Bob Oaks, is taking pains to learn as much about the site’s history as possible. That’s why Manning is here. An urban archaeologist, Manning authored a 2015 book on the history of Missoula’s underground tunnels. She was also a member of the Historic Preservation Commission, but resigned as the board received the Merc demolition permit application, convinced the city was straitjacketing the members. Now, enabled by a grant from First Interstate Bank, she’s helping document the Heyfron House, beginning with a complete set of measurements. When deconstruction commences, she’ll help document any unexpected findings. Deconstruction is typically a preservationist’s last resort, but in some cases, it’s the best option. The project received blessings from local and state historic preservation officers, as well as the HPC. (The site is not individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, so the demolition was not subject to the same formal review as the Merc). The researchers still don’t know much about the cabin in the Heyfron House’s bones, like what year it was built or how it was used. Manning says she’s cried over the house— not for its fate, rather because of the complexity of mapping its labyrinthian layout. But the scraps of history that remain are enough to transport her imagination back 150 years. “For me, a lot of things like this, my mind can go off and wonder about who was here and why and what they were doing and what life was like,” Manning says. As she talks, Manning looks out the back porch to see where the McWhirk orchards would have been planted. Toward the front, she imagines a line of ox carts along Front Street. “This is the first thing a lot of people saw when they would come this way. They’d come through the pass there, and if they were taking the road, it was right here, it was right in front of the house,” she says. “This is early Missoula.” Manning says a careful deconstruction of the Merc, much like the one taking place at the Heyfron House, “would go a long way toward restoring some goodwill in the community.” She doubts local preservationists will have much of a role in the process, though, given how “miserable” both sides made one another over the last six months. One idea the developers did raise, of installing a webcam that would livestream the process, Manning sees as particularly insensitive. “Here, you can watch while we gut your heritage,” she says of it.
If that does happen, though, Manning suspects her eyes would be glued to the screen.
“Not just a hurdle for development” Leslie Schwab thinks she’s likely the only preservationist in Missoula who supports demolition of the Merc. As the city’s historic preservation officer, Schwab was the staffer tasked with reviewing HomeBase’s project and presenting a recommendation to the HPC. In doing so, she found herself caught between city leaders and her peers in the preservation community. It was an unpleasant experience. “I had friends on the commission,” Schwab says. “They’re not my friends anymore.” That Schwab ended up at odds with her friends was made worse by the fact that she wasn’t exactly thrilled about HomeBase’s project herself. Like Monsos, Schwab didn’t see the proposal until shortly before it was presented publicly, and the initial hotel design struck her as out of place in Missoula’s downtown. Even though she wasn’t a fan of the project, Schwab says she couldn’t find anything in the city’s rules that could justify denying the permit. Schwab has been Missoula’s HPO since 2013, but she’s done preservation compliance work for 18 years, in places like Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. She recalls first getting “hooked” on preservation during a college class and sees regulatory work as an important tool for protecting historic resources. Indeed, if Missoula is to turn the Merc debacle into a catalyst for reform, Schwab will have to play a central role. The existing historic preservation ordinance needs to be rewritten, she says, alongside a host of other possible changes in city rules, from including historic architectural character in design guidelines to extending conservation protections to buildings beyond those on the National Register of Historic Places,
such as the entire downtown commercial district. Most importantly, Schwab says, the city must prioritize its preservation goals in a way that balances the need to improve the downtown area with Missoula’s cultural heritage. Accomplishing any of these steps will require cooperation between the city and preservation advocates, and right now the relationship is strained. Schwab says she isn’t sure advocates and HPC members will be willing to work
“It’s just something that needs to be advocated for in a way that’s not adversarial,” she says.
“The message that’s getting lost” Back at Clyde Coffee, members of Preserve Historic Missoula say they have work to do in showing they don’t simply stand opposed to the spree of redevelopment and growth that’s underway. Dan Hall, the group’s first president, notes the historic
HPC in 2015 for the restoration of its brick façade, including a row of purple prismatic glass panes. The building is more than a century old and once housed a Ford auto dealership. “You can probably fault us for not getting that message out as forcefully as we could,” Hall adds. “We’re not just here clutching our pearls and having a case of the vapors.” They are guarded, though. Goode says now, after having “been through the
historical image courtesy of Mansfield Library
Planned demolition of the Missoula Mercantile building exposed tension between historic preservation and economic development organizations. Going forward, preservation advocates say they are looking for ways to recast their cause as complementing Missoula’s growth.
with her, given their disagreement over the Merc. On the other hand, Schwab is encouraged by city council’s interest in revisiting the issue; Ward 3 Councilwoman Gwen Jones says she hopes to begin revising the preservation ordinance soon. Schwab sees the coming months as an opportunity for the community to “show city administration that historic preservation is something that can benefit the city and not just be a hurdle for development.”
character of downtown Missoula is the result of efforts, beginning in the 1970s and ’80s, by business owners who occupied the urban core. “When you look at downtown, economic development and historic preservation go hand in hand,” he says. “That’s the message that’s getting lost here.” The coffee shop is a recent example. Owners of the Hip Strip building, which also houses Strongwater and La Stella Blu, were given a preservation award by the
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fire,” advocates will need to be more organized in the future. After all, grassroots outcry wasn’t enough to overcome the “mandate” from city hall. Goode points out that the “Save the Merc” campaign amassed nearly 3,500 signatures, versus around 100 public comments submitted that favored demolition, yet city officials were unmoved. “It’s kind of a metaphor for the whole preservation environment in Missoula right now,” Goode says.
Another metaphor might be found in the most recent meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission on Sept. 1. With the Merc off the agenda, the room returned to its typical empty quiet. The commission was clearly limping: only four of 10 members were present when the meeting began (two more trickled in late). There was confusion as to whether some of the absent members had, like Monsos and Manning, also resigned their seats. Yet, in an otherwise empty room, representatives from the Roxy Theater beamed as they prepared to unveil for commission members the work planned for their Hip Strip property. Executive Director Mike Steinberg and Development Director Ingrid Lovitt recounted the Roxy’s 79-year history, from its time as a second-run, single-screen theater, to the 1994 fire that burned down everything but the façade, to its rebirth in 2013 as an independent movie house. Over the past year, the pair said, they’ve been working with a specialized architect and sifting through archival photos to design a new marquee and sidewalk-facing ticket booth that will restore the venue’s original streetside appeal. In revealing the design drawings, Steinberg told commissioners that the nonprofit’s board feels a responsibility to be good stewards of their historic building. But, he added, what really motivated their restoration of the Roxy’s façade “is the notion that there is so much inspiration going on inside the theater that we want to express that outside.” Commissioners nodded in agreement, and when the design mockups were displayed, they wheeled their chairs around to get a better view. They didn’t need to ask questions: Steinberg’s sentiment was one they understood. And the scene—a building owner speaking proudly of his property’s storied past—was one Missoula residents are more accustomed to seeing. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
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Festival of Cycles Saturday, Sept 24 | Free Cycles | 11am Free bicycle extravaganza for all including bike building, bike games, music, food and children’s bicycles free for families.
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Uncertain terms Maile Meloy returns to the Montana Book Festival with a grownup story about kids gone missing by Sarah Aswell
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aile Meloy has spent the last year “down a deep hole,” she says, finishing her latest novel. She started the book in 2014, in between writing a young adult series, and last week she turned over a final draft to her editor. She’s suffering from eyestrain and the corners of her pinky fingernails have worn off from typing on her keyboard, but she’s looking forward to a trip to Montana—a place she still considers home even after
and what they’re going through. I’ve missed writing about grownups. In the Apothecary books, the kids have good parents, but I had to get rid of them as quickly as possible so the kids could have an adventure without checking in all the time.” Meloy has a knack for creating stories full of uncertainty in both feelings and actions. She writes characters, balancing their wants and hopes and needs often with dark or even sinister elements lurk-
writing books where the kid characters are—and should be—kind of superhuman in what they can do and figure out.” Meloy’s complicated characters will get the big-screen treatment in mid-October with the release of independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt’s new film Certain Women. It’s an adaptation of Meloy’s second book of short stories, Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It, which was named one of the Ten Best Books of 2009 by The
Four must-see events at this year’s Montana Book Festival by Erika Fredrickson Off-roading Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is one of the most famous poems about the difficulty of choosing between two paths. The storyline seems simple but it’s filled with complex emotions about regret and acceptance. Tell Us Something, the locally based live storytelling series, kicks off this year’s festival with a lineup of people telling 10-minute personal stories (without notes) to a live audience on the theme “Fork in the Road.” Storytellers and their subject matter are always kept a surprise, but expect emotional curveballs, confessionals, flawed characters and strange-but-true tales with enough meditation on literal and figurative roads to give Frost a run for his money. Wilma. Tue., Sept. 20, at 7 PM. $10/$8 advance. Perma read A few weeks ago it was announced that Debra Magpie Earling would become the new head of the University of Montana’s creative writing department and the first Native American person to hold the position. The festival will hold a gift-giving ceremony and drumming for Earling in celebration of her new role. The professor has also proved her chops as an author—her 1992 award winning debut novel Perma Red is a stunning read with lines like, “The back of her head danced with silver stars and Louise fell back into dreaming, a snagged fish released again to water.” It’s the kind of line-by-line writing that makes aspiring authors either want to work harder or curl up in a ball and never open their eyes again. Payne Family Native American Center. Wed., Sept. 21, at 4 PM. Free.
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Helena native Maile Meloy will read from her upcoming novel, Do Not Become Alarmed, at this year’s Montana Book Festival.
years of living in Los Angeles—where she’ll read at the Montana Book Festival’s prestigious gala night. Meloy’s clear, quiet prose and lovingly crafted characters have made her a nationally recognized writer for both adults and children. She doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable situations and conflict. The novel she just finished, Do Not Become Alarmed, for instance, follows two families who go on vacation together only to have the children in the party go missing. It’s a huge shift away from the young adult Apothecary trilogy she completed last year–New York Times bestsellers for which she won the E.B. White Award. “The novel is clearly a book I wrote after writing three kids novels,” Meloy says. “But it’s also very much about the parents,
ing in the background and urgently pressing the plot forward. Do Not Become Alarmed will also not be the first time Meloy includes children’s perspectives in her adult fiction. In the past, she’s accomplished that feat with precision, such as in her short story, “Nine,” about a 9-year-old who is navigating life with her mother’s boyfriend and son. “Shifting back to writing for grownups was hard,” she says. “After three books, that middle-grade muscle gets strong. The new novel has chapters about kids on their own, and my husband read the very first draft and said those chapters felt too YA— not because of the content, but because the kids had too much awareness of what was going on; there wasn’t enough uncertainty. I realized that I’d gotten used to
New York Times Book Review. The film stars Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart and Missoula-based actress Lily Gladstone (Winter in the Blood) and follows strong-willed women trying to make their way in the unforgiving landscape of the contemporary American Northwest. “It’s very strange and moving to see characters saying lines you know really well, onscreen,” Meloy says. If Certain Women comes anywhere close to accurately detailing Meloy’s complicated characters—and we hear it does— it’s bound to be a powerful film. Maile Meloy reads from her upcoming novel at the Wilma for the Montana Book Festival’s Gala Reading Sat., Sept. 24, at 7:30 PM.
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Breaking free Brendan Leonard’s pre-writing life consisted of alcohol binges, multiple arrests, car wrecks and fistfights. Sixty Meters Anywhere is about the turn he took when he trekked into the Rocky Mountains and had some major revelations that led him to later adventures across the country and into Europe. Redemption stories that take place in the wilderness are a particular weakness for readers in this town, and Sixty Meters has the added bonus of being a western barstool tale that expands past the mountain peaks with which so many of us are familiar. In the talk “From Arrest to Arrete,” Leonard will read from the book and talk about the story behind the story. Shakespeare & Co. Thu., Sept. 22, at 3 PM. Free. Sexy things Last year, literary writers got up on the VFW stage and read their own original erotic fan fiction based on “Nancy Drew” and the “Babysitters Club.” The hilarious and titillating event is back, this time with a focus on monsters and robots because, of course! Writers/readers include Laramie Dean, Acton Douglas and Mara Panich-Crouch, among others, and the readings will be emceed by festival director Rachel Mindell. Ready to find out the erotic inner workings of, say, C3P0, rendered in the delicious language of local and visiting literary masters? Yes. You are. Radius Gallery. Thu., Sept. 22, at 7 PM. Free. The Montana Book Festival runs Tue., Sept. 20 through Sun., Sept. 25. Visit montanabookfestival.org for schedule and ticketing info. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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In an instant Count Bass D expands into new territory Count Bass D is a prolific rapper and beat producer who released a dozen studio albums between 2005 and 2012. He was mostly silent afterward, though, until he released Instantly New earlier this year. His new album is a departure from his earlier work, using conspicuously synthetic instruments instead of analog samples to create a laid-back, jazzy sound. Yet he remains old-school in both his loping rhythms and his rapping, which evokes the low, stony cadence of MF Doom. It’s an unusual style, but it’s more accessible than either Doom or the computer instrumentalists who dominate contemporary rap. Count Bass D’s rhymes
are straightforward and endstopped in the classic style. His boom-bap beats do not stop for breaks or veer off into hi-hat tethered maelstroms like southern rap. This is music from an experienced craftsman who is expanding his sound without losing sight of the listenability that has sustained his career. It is not instantly new so much as immediately recognizable, even as it departs from what Count Bass D has done so far. At this point, the library is large enough to absorb any new volume. (Dan Brooks) Count Bass D plays Stage 112 Thu., Sept. 15, at 10 PM with Phrill and Milky Way. $5.
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, Night Creeper The plodding pot-rock played by Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats is not where one goes for a whole lot of rock and roll innovation. It’s an incredibly tried, true, tested, re-tested and re-tested again kind of formula that has its roots somewhere around Birmingham, fewer than 100 miles west of Uncle Acid’s hometown of Cambridge, England. The formula goes roughly like this: Assemble band, preferably with folks who are fully competent players (“hot dogging” or any Satriani-esque shredding is absolutely not part of the deal). Get a good singer (the more banshee-like the croon, the better). Make sure hair is long (stringy, a plus) and invest in denim wardrobe if band does not already own it. Develop fascination with dark side of the Summer of Love (Altamont, Mansons, etc.) and the occult. Write a crop of songs. The songs should closely resemble each other—your fan base will be
stoked about this—and in the spirit of the genre, each song should essentially be a riff. Or, maybe each song is more of a strip mine, set up around a churning, repetitious riff, with bridges, choruses and lyrics and all the rest. If you think I’m damning Uncle Acid with faint praise, let me assure you that’s exactly the idea. On albums like last year’s Night Creeper, the band has provided a near perfect execution of what a lot of folks really want from their music. Sonically it’s loaded with great vintage sounds, fuzz tones and flawless recording. I struggle a little to get terribly excited for this kind of music, but I like Sabbath enough to give their children a decent chance on the stage. ( Josh Vanek) Uncle Acid play the Top Hat Wed., Sept 21. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $18/$16 advance.
John Carpenter, Lost Themes II American horror movie director John Carpenter (Christine, The Thing, the “Halloween” franchise) featured his own great minimalist and heavily synthesized songs in his films. As a director, he’s a bit of a nerd’s nerd. In 2014, a small independent label called Sacred Bones approached Carpenter about unreleased soundtrack material he’d been cranking out in his basement for years. What resulted was 2015’s Lost Themes, which for me was a complete revelation. Part of Carpenter’s appeal is that he sounds like he hasn’t really updated any software since the days when MIDI controllers were just coming out and “Magnum P.I.” and “Heart to Heart” were making their original runs. Moreover, his riffs are simple,
memorable and timeless. Part of what’s so special about a John Carpenter tune is that it shows just how important music is in films. The director is known for his suspense, and his music sets the moods of his film arguably more than any other elements. In fact, Carpenter’s thrift and lacking budgets are what led to writing and performing his own movie scores. Rather than hindering anything, his work translated to some of the most timeless soundtrack music that’s been recorded. Lost Themes II picks up where Lost Themes left off, and it has an immediately cinematic quality. It’s both pleasantly dated and also has melodies that could fit in whatever Carpenter decides to do in 2025. I’m completely sold. ( Josh Vanek)
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missoulanews.com • September 15–September 22, 2016 [21]
[books]
Bonefish dreams Inside Chris Dombrowski’s elusive Body of Water by Jo Deurbrouck
The book is called Body of Water: A Sage, a Seeker, again and again, out of necessity—I couldn’t take them and the World’s Most Alluring Fish (Milkweed, 2016). in at first read—and then for pleasure. Here’s one: Its author is poet and Montana fishing guide Chris Always the tide: two low, two high each day. Rising Dombrowski. And this, well, this is the only paragraph in this review that will be easy to write, since Dom- tide climbs into flood, which flushes into high, when browski’s first nonfiction book has a quality that is the moon above is at its zenith, or passing underfoot nearly as elusive as the iconic bonefish, the fly fisher- at its nadir; then falling tide recedes into ebb, which bellies out to low, before the heavy pause that is slack man’s “alluring” quarry referred to in the subtitle. The book reviewer’s first job is to say what a book tide, before the moon begins to tug again, a distant rock is about, but I can’t make myself do that yet. What I want stirring water that stirs sand that once was rock. to tell you is that most of Body of Water is set in the BaAs fun as peering through Domhamas and that the book is about browski’s telescope, though, is listenmore than bonefishing. You’ll visit ing to him as a first-person narrator. the delicate mangrove-rooted ecolHis perceptions seem so deeply felt ogy of the Bahamian sand flats. You’ll that sometimes they’re painful to learn about a tourist economy that read, as if the man has no skin. Here’s helped create what a man in the what that can sound like: “Once, at book bluntly labels “apartheid,” as sunset, trying to comprehend the well as the cataracts old Caribbean bonefish’s feeding habits, I slipped fishing guides are gifted with (from into shallows that scarcely cover my staring at the water) almost as reliback, closed my eyes, and began to ably as other retiring professionals plumb the flat with my lips. How soft get gold watches. You’ll meet a wise the earth’s kiss, I thought…” old man and a younger man hungry Which brings me to my primary for wisdom. You’ll ponder the chemcriticism of the book. Dombrowski’s istry of blue holes—those magical most compelling quality as a narrator, water-filled caves that permeate the beyond naked honesty, is the genlimestone bones of some tropical isBody of Water erosity with which he views everyone lands—and also of dreams. Chris Dombrowski I can also tell you this: Much hardcover, Milkweed Editions he meets. Everyone, that is, except himself. That ungenerosity created a like water or poetry—or, come to 232 pages, $24 nagging doubt I would rather have think of it, fly fishing—this is a book that, more than most, reflects what you bring to it. been free of, and ironically it’s the exact doubt I would Share any of its author’s fascinations and Body of have had if he were an arrogant narrator: I questioned Water is likely to become a favorite. Listing those fas- how far to trust this narrator’s assumptions. According to Dombrowski, David Pinder, the “sage” cinations is tough—since they are many and being passionate may be Dombrowski’s truest passion—but of the subtitle, an old bonefishing guide in touch and among them are water, fly fishing, the ravishing scent at peace with his world, believes that attentiveness to of a perfect phrase in perfect bloom, the human mind the task at hand and to your surroundings leads to apennobled by its attempts to reconcile the unknowable. preciation, then gratitude, then reverence. Near the end Because of my passion for good writing, what struck of the book, knee-deep in warm ocean water, Domme about this book was the skill and originality of its browski imagines a further journey for himself, one in craftsmanship. Body of Water is not structured logically, which “reverence leads to mystery, which wends toward but rather as certain dreams are—the ones you wake up a deepening of our precious but treacherous relationneeding to tell someone. There are elegantly plain vi- ship with Earth, this palace of ordinary people.” And that, it seems to me, is what Body of Water gnettes in which people simply go about their lives. These are interwoven with stories and musings from Dom- is really about: Chris Dombrowski’s attempt to browski’s own life and contemplative sketches of the nat- deepen his relationship with “this palace of ordinary ural world, all of it leavened with science, history and people” by trying to understand one small, precious literature. The result is a sweet, slow, contemplative read. blue piece of a big blue planet. The Montana Book Festival hosts a book Especially when he renders the natural world, it sometimes feels as though Dombrowski has put a tel- party for Chris Dombrowski at Montgomery Disescope to my eye and brought the past or future or tillery Wed., Sept. 21, 6:30-8:30 PM. another place into this one. Nothing, he seems to say, is disconnected. I found myself reading such passages arts@missoulanews.com
[22] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
[film]
Afterlife stories Death becomes a voyeuristic journey in Obit by Molly Laich
In ancient times...
In the documentary feature Obit, director Vanessa Gould takes us on an intimate tour of the editorial process behind The New York Times’ obituary section. Given the state of our continually shrinking newspaper industry, the Times’ obituary department remains surprisingly large and prestigious. It’s at least as big as the entire Independent newsroom, for some context. The men and women behind the obits are, as you would expect, eloquent, smart and a tad eccentric. In Obit, we meet the department’s editor, William McDonald, along with writers Margalit Fox, William Grimes, Paul Vitello and others. In the film’s opening scenes, writer Bruce Weber talks on the phone with a deceased person’s family member, taking handwritten notes on the life of a former political consultant to President Kennedy. The process is deliciously old-fashioned, which is fun for a minute but had me a little worried. Do we really need another documentary dripping in nostalgia for the glory days of print journalism? Thankfully, the picture doesn’t dwell too much on the changing face of and/or the economic state of the industry. (If you’re looking for something like that, try the 2011 documentary Page One: Inside The New York Times.) Obit is more comfortably classified as a voyeuristic journey into the often monotonous procedure that goes into creating exuberant, life-affirming tributes. We get a lot of, “How do you spell that name?” and “How many words do you want for this one?” etc. In between interviews and on-the-job footage of the writers and editors are old-timey headlines,
photos and moving images of people who have lived extraordinary lives and are now dead. We learn about a man who spent his life crossing entire oceans in rickety boats for seemingly no reason, a guy who invented a parasol for NASA, and what it was like to report on the untimely suicide of David Foster Wallace. Much of the observed daily toils aren’t exclusive to obituary staff. I relate very much to the journalist who casually says, “I tend to sort of fall in love with the people I write about,” as well as the crippling anxiety and regret that writers feel when a mistake is made in print. I only worked in the Indy newsroom for a few months more than five years ago, but I still remember every angry letter and email. (Example: It’s Higgins Avenue, not street, dammit.) The film has a few notable pitfalls. It can be a tad precious about the heroism of its journalists, for one. Oh my gosh, Michael Jackson died at 3 p.m. and I had to write the story in four hours. (I’m paraphrasing.) I mean, whatever, deadlines are hard. Secondly, there’s not much of a story arc here, so unless you’re coming into this with an above average interest in journalism, proceed with caution. Overall, this is a competently made, elegant and insightful film that celebrates life and writing far more than it languishes in the tragedies of death. The Big Sky Film series hosts a screening of Obit at the Crystal Wed., Sept. 21, at 6 PM as part of the Montana Book Festival. A Q&A with director Vanessa Gould follows. Free. arts@missoulanews.com
missoulanews.com • September 15–September 22, 2016 [23]
[film] PAINTED NAILS When a Vietnamese salon worker discovers her multiple miscarriages are the result of toxic chemicals used in her nail salon in San Francisco, she joins the fight for safe cosmetics in this provocative documentary. Playing Wed., Sept. 21 at 7 PM at the Roxy.
OPENING THIS WEEK THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - THE TOURING YEARS Behind-the-scenes footage of their early years show that despite being the biggest band in the world, the Fab Four were still just mop-topped lads from Liverpool. Not Rated. Playing at the Roxy Thu., Sept 15 and Fri., Sept 16.
PETE’S DRAGON Disney relights its classic candle on the water about a young boy’s imaginary friend that might not be as imaginary as everyone thinks. Rated PG. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley and Wes Bentley. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaolplex.
BLAIR WITCH Director Adam Wingard takes us back to the woods hoping to find the Blair Witch and make everyone forget about Book of Shadows. Rated R. Stars Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott and James Allen McCune. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaoplex. BRIDGET JONES’S BABY Bridget Jones is 43, single and pregnant. Is the father McDreamy or Mark Darcy? Rated R. Stars Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey. Playing at the Carmike 12. HELL OR HIGH WATER The bank is foreclosing on your ranch just after you’ve discovered oil. The only sensible thing to do is turn to bank robbing. Rated R. Starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster. Playing at the Roxy. OBIT Every morning, a small staff of obituary writers at The New York Times deposits the details of three or four extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. It’s amazing what goes on in the obits. Playing Wed., Sept 21 at 6 PM at the Crystal Theater. (See Film.) SNOWDEN Did somebody say secrets? Keep them away from this computer professional. He has a conscience. Rated R. Staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Melissa Leo. Playing at the Carmike 12.
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SAUSAGE PARTY Learning food is meant to be eaten by humans, a hotdog decides to swear about it. A lot. Rated R. Starring Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig and Michael Cera. Playing at the Carmike 12.
Hey, I’m all for lying about your age, but I’m pretty sure you’re older than 1-year-old, lady. Bridget Jones’s Baby opens at the Carmike 12. time after his wife dies. Rated R. Stars Vigo Mortensen, Missi Pyle and Steve Zahn. Playing at the Roxy. THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM Has anything good ever come out of finding secret hidden rooms in your new home? Rated R. Stars Kate Beckinsale, Gerald McRaney and Lucas Till. Playing at the Carmike 12. DON’T BREATHE Three down-on-their-luck burglars think they’ve hit the jackpot when they break into a blind veteran’s house, only to find themselves stuck in a death trap. Rated R. Stars Jane Levy, Stephen Lang and Dylan Minnette. Playing at the Pharaoplex and Carmike 12. DON’T THINK TWICE Is there any worse feeling than when your friend succeeds at something when you don’t? This improv troupe is about to find out. Rated R. Stars Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs and Mike Birbiglia. Playing at the Roxy.
BAD MOMS Three overstressed moms decide the best way to unwind is to turn into party monsters. I wonder what the PTA will say. Starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn. Rated R. Playing at the Carmike 12.
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND A soft-spoken man decides he doesn’t want to forget the good times he’s had with his ex-girlfriend. Unfortunately he’s giving himself brain damage to do just that. Rated R. Stars Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet and Mark Ruffalo. Playing Sat., Sept. 17 at the Roxy.
BEN-HUR The director of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter takes us back to the past for another take on the story of a Jewish slave who takes the fight to the Roman Empire. Rated PG-13. Stars Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman and Nazanin Boiadi. Playing at the Pharaoplex.
THE INNOCENTS Some internships mean you have to get coffee for the office. Mathilde Beaulieu’s internship means helping several nuns in the advanced stages of pregnancy. Rated PG-13. Stars Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek and Joanna Kulig. Playing at the Roxy.
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC Living off the grid is all good and well for this survivalist until he must take his children into society for the first
JASON BOURNE Robert Lundum’s amnesiac super soldier is back, wresting control of the franchise away from Jeremy
[24] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
Renner. Starring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones and Alicia Vikander. Rated PG-13 Playing at Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex. KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Ancient vendettas and mysterious spirits send a young man on a quest to find an ancient suit of magical armor in a beautiful, stop-motion animated adventure. Rated PG. Stars the voices of Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex. THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS Congratulations! You survived World War I, got a cool job as a lighthouse keeper and now a mysterious baby has shown up! I hope she doesn’t ruin your life. Rated PG-13. Stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz. Playing at the Carmike 12. LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD Uh-oh. Someone told Werner Herzog about the internet. Now the glum documentarian explores how the net affects human life. Rated PG-13. Playing at the Roxy. MORGAN Maybe creating a super-powered teenaged girl in your laboratory isn’t the best way to win the Nobel Prize. Rated R. Stars Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy and Paul Giamatti. Playing at the Carmike 12. MY DINNER WITH ANDRE Sometimes you meet an old friend for dinner and terrorists take over the restaurant. Sometimes though you have a nice conversation about experimental theatre and the meaning of life. Rated PG. Stars Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory. Playing Sun., Sept 18 at 7 PM at the Roxy.
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS The creator of the “Minions” series lets us in on what our pets do while we’re at work. If they’re anything like humans, I imagine they probably scroll through Facebook and think about writing a novel while worrying about student loan debt. Stars Louis C.K., Kevin Hart and Dana Carvey. Playing at the Carmike 12. SUICIDE SQUAD DC Comics’ team of supervillians who dress like timetravelers from a 2003 Hot Topic go full Dirty Dozen when the Joker comes to town. Rated PG-13. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto and Viola Davis. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharoplex. SULLY Who would have thought crashing an airplane would have been the best thing to happen to him? Rated PG-13. Stars Tom Hanks, Frank Marshall and Allyn Stewart. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex. TO JOEY, WITH LOVE Country music sweethearts take some time off for themselves and experience all the ups and downs of life. Screening Tue., Sept 20 at the Carmike 12. THE WILD LIFE (ROBINSON CRUSOE) Being shipwrecked isn’t that bad, unless you have a pair of murderous cats out to get you. Rated PG. Stars the voices of Yuri Lowenthal, Joey Camen and Sandy Fox. Playing at the Carmike 12. Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. 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 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Wilma at 7282521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
[dish]
Shirataki noodle salad by Gabi Moskowitz The plan today is to keep things light. Enter shirataki noodles. These miraculous (and, admittedly, kind of weird) noodles are made from soy and sweet potato. They come in 7-ounce bags, packed in a strangely fishy-smelling liquid, but don’t be put off by this. Draining and rinsing them well, along with a quick boil, will make them pleasantly chewy and pretty damn similar-tasting to wheat or rice noodles. Even better, a serving has a mere 25 calories, 5 grams of carbohydrates, 2.5 grams of fiber, no gluten and zero fat. If you’re going to be eating noodles, I highly suggest swapping these in every now and again. They’re satisfying, tasty and spare you the “ohmy-god-I-just-ate-enough-food-for-3-people” feeling that so often follows a pasta meal. My favorite kind is the Spinach Fettucine variety, but plain or any other flavor will work just fine. Here, I toss the noodles with crunchy cabbage, shredded carrots and simple, uncooked tofu. Feel free to use shredded chicken, poached prawns or even grilled beef as your protein component.
Ingredients 2 7-ounce packages of shirataki noodles (typically found near the tofu in your grocery store) 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar 2 teaspoons soy sauce or tamari a few drops of sesame oil, optional Asian chili paste to taste, optional 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon sugar or honey 1 cup thinly sliced red cabbage (about ½ of a small head) 2 carrots, grated or cut into matchsticks 6 ounces medium-soft tofu, cut into small cubes 2 scallions, sliced
BROKEASS GOURMET 1 small handful fresh mint leaves 1 small handful fresh cilantro leaves ¼ cup shelled, roasted peanuts, crushed (Recipe serves 4) Directions Take the noodles out of their packages and drain the liquid they come packaged in. Put the noodles in a strainer and place them under a cool running faucet for 30-45 seconds, to remove as much of the “fishy” smell as possible. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil and add the noodles. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse noodles in cool water, then set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, soy sauce, sesame oil (if using), chili paste (if using), garlic and sugar or honey. Set aside. Place the shredded cabbage and carrots in a large bowl, and toss with half of the dressing. Layer the dressed veggies on a serving platter or in a serving bowl. In the same bowl you tossed the veggies with dressing, toss the cooked, rinsed noodles in the remaining dressing. Layer the dressed noodles atop the dressed cabbage and carrots. Top the noodles with the cubed tofu, scallions, mint, cilantro and crushed peanuts. Serve immediately. BrokeAss Gourmet caters to folks who want to live the high life on the cheap, with delicious recipes that are always under $20. Gabi Moskowitz is the blog's editor-in-chief and author of The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook and Pizza Dough:100 Delicious, Unexpected Recipes.
missoulanews.com • September 15–September 22, 2016 [25]
[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$
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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Welcome back students!! Happy Fall!! Fall is Bernice’s time of year. The smell of fresh baked goods wafts around the Hip Strip as Bernice's prepares to serve a rockin’ cup of Joe, danishes, cookies, croissants, muffins and a whole lot more. The crisp Missoula air is the perfect compliment to a slice of apple pie in the afternoon or a warm Tipu's Chai around 6pm. Fall BBQs are topped off with Bernice's Parker House Rolls, Curried Chicken Salad and 8" Chocolate Chocolate Cake for dessert. Stop by the UC Market and Book Exchange to see what goodies Bernice's is showcasing this school year. A pesto croissant just before class is a great wake-me-up! Or swing by Bernice's and wake-up with our newly added espresso! xoxo bernice. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$
Order online at asahimissoula.com. Delicious dining or carryout. Chinese & Japanese menus.
Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$
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232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN
232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN
Downtown since 1972
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Downtown since 1972
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Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am 10:30pm. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 44 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice
cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 • grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ India Grill & Curry House 400 E. Broadway 926-2021 facebook.com/indiagrillandcurryhouse Experience Missoula’s only authentic Indian restaurant! Try our unique, daily vegetarian or meat combos prepared with house-made curries and spices imported directly from India. Served with rice, naan bread, salad and dessert all served on traditional Thali-style plates. Also try our housemade Chai, Mango Lassi or our special Lemon Juice. New menu items and combos daily! Special orders and catering available. Mon-Sat - Lunch 11am-3pm / Dinner 5pm-9pm. $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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[26] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 36pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm. Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$
Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$
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Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Garden City Beef Ribeye, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ photo by Skylar Browning
Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
What it is: A brand new spirit from The Montana Distillery. How new? The release party was held Sept. 9 and the distillery’s Woody Street tasting room is still developing its gin-specific cocktail menu. What it tastes like: Much like the distillery’s award-winning vodka, Soiled Dove is a smooth, easy-to-drink gin heavy on the juniper notes. Also like the vodka, it’s distilled from Montana sugar beets. What’s behind the name: The bottle explains the term was used to describe birds that flew into a bar clean and left dirty after being exposed to wood stove and saloon smoke. Also, the bottle mentions, it’s a term that later referred to retired prostitutes. How to drink it: The gin menu is a work in progress, but it’s not lacking options. There are currently six cocktails, ranging from a simple G&T to a refreshing River Run (Soiled Dove mixed with fresh lime juice, fresh mint and fresh cucumber, topped with soda). Both cost $6. For $7,
try The Meadow (Soiled Dove mixed with fresh huckleberry puree, sweet-n-sour and fresh mint). Bartender Justin Tavenner talked us into trying the Soiled Dove on the rocks with a splash of fresh grapefruit juice. “It’s very versatile,” Tavenner says. “I’m finding it can go with almost anything, but it’s smooth enough to sip straight or just with a little bit of juice. You can mix it with whatever you want, but this way you’re getting the full flavor of the gin.” Where to find it: The Montana Distillery is located at 631 Woody St. The tasting room is open Monday through Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Sundays include an extensive bloody mary bar from noon to 6 p.m. A bottle of Soiled Dove will set you back $35 for 750ml or $21.50 for 375ml. —Skylar Browning Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
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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THU | 9-22 | 10 PM | TOP HAT Destroyer detonates a big ball of rock at the Top Hat Thu., Sept. 22. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $18/$15 in advance.
FRI | 9PM | MONK’S You can’t use the Missoula excuse to miss the man who invented it. Catch Afroman Fri., Sept. 16 at Monk’s. $16.
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FRI | 10 PM | TOP HAT By royal and papal decree, King Cardinal brings the alt-folk to the Top Hat Lounge Fri., Sept. 16. 10 PM.
FRI | 8PM | WILMA Come On Come On down to the Wilma where Grammy-winner Mary Chapin Carpenter provides the country soundtrack Fri., Sept. 16. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $45/$35 in advance.
WED | 8PM | TOP HAT English rock band Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats bring their crime wave rock to the Top Hat Lounge Wed., Sept. 21. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $18/$16 advance.
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Between 4 PM and 10 PM 20 percent of all food sales at Red Robin will go to Missoula Philanthropic Educational Organization and their work to help woman through education.
nightlife A grip of live music from bands to DJs converge on Falcon’s Roost in Frenchtown for the 8th annual Shine Party. Head to monstertechnovan.com for full lineup and tickets. $25-$85. 18-plus. The Capulets and Montagues ain’t got nothing on this. The greatest rivalry of all time comes to a head at the Northside vs. Westside Softball Showdown. The fun starts at 6 PM with live music and a beer garden, with the first pitch at 7 PM. Free. Caroline Keys & Jeff Turman provide the soundtrack to the good beer and good times at Draught Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. I’m bummed because this was going to be the title of my memoir about working as a kids’ librarian. Missoula writer Megan McNamer reads from her novel Children and Lunatics at Shakespeare & Co. 7 PM. The I Love the ‘90s tour is probably going to be a pretty boring show. NOT! Salt N Pepa, Coolio, Kid ‘N Play and Young MC headline a critical injection of nostalgia. Adams Center. 7:30– 10 PM. $46.50–$75.50. Dead Hipster Dance Party is so cool even I don’t know about it. The Badlander, 208 Ryman St., with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. 21-plus. I hope the D doesn’t stand for Dracula. Count Bass D brings his one-man rap band to Stage 112. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5. Free Music (the band) plays a night of free music (the thing) at the Palace (not the place where a king lives). Joined by Shahs, Ancient Forest, Dorothy and Tormi, the show rolls out at 9 PM. 21-plus. Tonight’s program is brought to you by Letter B. Catch the locals at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free. Arrowleaf, People with Bodies and Good Old Fashioned play the VFW as part of the Mendelssohn Residency. Explode with happiness at 10 PM. $2. Monks on Thursdays brings you great music, blacklight beer pong and amazing drink specials. 10 PM–2 AM. Free. 21-plus.
The Cold Hard Cash Show returns for an innovative tribute to Johnny Cash. Walk the line down to the Badlander Fri., Sept. 16, for a raucous and wonderful night. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $8. You’ll be in stitches at Yarns at the Library, the fiber-arts craft group that meets at the Missoula Public Library in the board room from noon–2 PM Fridays. No registration required, just show up! The Women in Black stand in mourning of international violence every Friday on the Higgins bridge from 12:15–12:45 PM. Visit jrpc.org/ calendar to learn more. Join other pedalers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-243-4599 for info. Spend the weekend at a real dinosaur dig at the Two Medicine Dinosaur Center in Bynum. Space is limited, so register with the Montana Natural History Center at eventbrite.com. $300 for the full weekend. I don’t know about you, but wrapping up my workweek by watching some poor cricket getting devoured by a large Chilean tarantula is somehow very satisfying. Tarantula feeding at the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, every Friday at 4 PM. $4 admission.
nightlife A grip of live music from bands to DJs converge on Falcon’s Roost in Frenchtown for the 8th annual Shine Party. Head to monstertech novan.com for full lineup and tickets. $25-$85. 18-plus. Bring an instrument or just kick back and enjoy the tunes at the Irish Music Session every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover. Join Tom Catmul at the Missoula Brewing Company tap house for the incredible live music of a local favorite. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Venture up the Rattlesnake to enjoy made-in-Montana wine at Ten Spoon Vineyard and live, local music by The Workers, all while watching the grapes grow. 6 PM. $8-$10. The Top Hat’s Family-Friendly Friday invites the Whizpops to play a special fundraiser for Missoula Public Library. A silent auction and raffles all help MPL and our community. 6 PM– 8 PM. The Montana Distillery is the place to be to catch the music of Basses Covered. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
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Come on Come on down to the Wilma where Grammy-winner Mary Chapin Carpenter provides the country soundtrack. Doors at 7. Show at 8. $35–$45. Roll over to thewilma.com for more info. Ven. Losang Drimay hosts a public talk at the University Center on the Four Close Placements of Mindfulness. 7 PM. Free.
by NYC Director and Blue Man Group performer, Peter Musante. The Masquer Theater. 8 PM. $16/$14 in advance. The author of the song that arguably could be Missoula’s own theme (you know the one), Afroman, comes to Monk’s. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. Roll over to brownpapertickets.com. $20.
Your paramour will appreciate your thriftiness at the Cheap Date Night, where the Missoula Public Library screens a free, recently released motion picture. Doors open at 6:45 PM and close at 7:15. Enter from the Front Street side of the building.
The Cold Hard Cash Show returns for an innovative tribute to Johnny Cash. Walk the line down to the Badlander for a raucous and and wonderful night. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $8.
On your marks, get set, GLOW! The Glacier Glow Run is an nighttime, all-ages 5K run with light show, DJ and good times to follow. Hoof it over to glacierglow.com for more info and registration.
Despite what the name may lead you to believe, you neither have to pay for this show, nor it is bad. Cash for Junkers play the Union Club. 9 PM. Free.
Is it ironic that the Ruins are going to make sure you have a great night of rock? Eagles Lodge. Music starts at 8 PM. Free.
You might not come away rich of money, but you will be rich of soul when Paydirt play the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free.
Bare Bait Dance launches the 2016/17 season with an original dance-theatre performance created
By royal and papal decree, King Cardinal brings the alt-folk to the Top Hat Lounge. 10 PM. Free.
Saturday Missoula’s Farmer’s Market offers produce, flowers, plants and more. Several food and drink vendors are on hand to provide shopping sustenance and there’s usually live music. Every Saturday through October, 8 AM–12:30 PM. Located at the XXXXs at the north end of Higgins Ave. Missoula’s Clark Fork Market features vendors offering local produce and meats as well as locally made products, hot coffee and prepared foods. Music starts at 10:30 under the Higgins Bridge. 8 AM–1 PM every Saturday through October. Strap on your tool belt and get ready to build at Spontaneous Construction. Contest participants have seven hours to create the most beautiful, functional and creative pieces they can imagine. Participate or just watch the madness at Home ReSource. 9 AM–6 PM. Come to the Fall Harvest Festival at
the Historic Museum at Fort Missoula. See reenactors, press your own cider and enjoy crafts. 11 AM– 3 PM.
Local yokels Local Yokel deliver a fresh batch of bluegrass and rock to Draught Works Brewery. 6 PM. Free.
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Catch them before they become the Unraveled Sweater Band. Missoula Brewing Co. welcomes the fan-favorite music of the Loose String Band! 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Glacier Symphony launches its 34th concert season with The Very Best of John Denver a symphonic pops concert featuring Broadway Star Mike Eldred. Whitefish Performing Arts Center. $35. A grip of live music from bands to DJs converge on Falcon’s Roost in Frenchtown for the 8th annual Shine Party. Head to monster technovan .com for full lineup and tickets. $25$85. 18-plus. Do skateboarders still say ‘radical’? Would I be out of touch if I wrote that word? Look Back Library is a traveling classic skateboard magazine exhibit. Edge of the World Missoula hosts the show from 5 PM–8 PM. Free. Radical.
Shake off the back-to-school blues and salute the end of summer with the Whizpops at the Daly Mansion. 6 PM. Free. Bare Bait Dance launches the 2016/17 season with an original dance-theatre performance created by NYC Director and Blue Man Group performer, Peter Musante. The Masquer Theater. 8 PM. $16/$14 in advance. Is it ironic that the Ruins are going to make sure you have a great night of rock? Eagles Lodge. Music starts at 8 PM. Free.
Sunday Okay, Rembrandt, it’s your time to shine. The Montgomery Distillery hosts Art on Tap, a relaxing painting class for all skill levels. Register at artontapmissoula.com $30. 12 PM–3 PM. Spend some time with history at Missoula Cemetery as 20 volunteers step into the shoes of individuals from Missoula’s past as part of Stories and Stones. 12:30 PM– 3:30 PM. Free. (See Spotlight.)
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DJ Kris Moon completely disrespects the adverb with the Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with fancy drink specials to boot. No cover. Uncover the hidden secrets of the world as Russ Nasset and the Revelators set us upon the path to enlightenment at the Union Club. 9 PM. Free. Paydirt play the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. If you’re making a Sol Seed soup, you need to start with a reggae base and then sprinkle liberally with rock, hip-hop and a slathering of psychedelic jam. Come have a taste at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.
More events online: missoulanews.com Frenchtown for the 8th annual Shine P a r t y. H e a d t o m o n s t e r t e c h novan.com for full lineup and tickets. $25-$85. 18-plus.
Open mic at Lolo Hot Springs’ Bear Cave Bar and Grill offers cool prizes like cabin stays, bar tabs and hot springs passes, plus drink specials, starting at 7 PM. Call 406273-2297 to sign up. No cover.
It’s not everyday when I come across a band with the same name as the worst gift my grandma ever sent me. Woolley Breeches play Draught Works Brewery. 5 PM–7 PM. Free.
The String Orchestra of the Rockies’ 32nd season kicks off at the University of Montana Music Recital Hall. Griztix.com. 7:30 PM–10:30 PM. $10–$30.
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American rockers O.A.R. moor their boats to the Wilma for a night of jams. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $36.50/$29.50 in advance at thewilma.com.
Sundays are shaken, not stirred, at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $5 martinis all evening, live jazz and local DJs keepin’ it classy. Music starts at 8 PM. Free.
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when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM.
Brush up on your skillz with the Bridge Group for beginners or those in need of a refresher course. Missoula Senior Center, Mondays at 1 PM. $2.25.
Find out how the Garden City grows at the weekly Missoula City Council meeting. 140 W. Pine St. Meetings are the first four Mondays of every month at 7 PM, except for holidays.
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Do you think I can get a summer movie tie-in burger there, or is that just the other place with a similar name? Russ Nasset plays a solo acoustic show at the Red Bird. 7 PM.
Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:30 PM. $12 buy-in.
Get mindful at Be Here Now, a mindfulness meditation group that meets Mondays from 7:30–8:45 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Free, but d o n a t i o n s a p p r e c i a t e d . Vi s i t openway.org. Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free. Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning and a special menu. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM to close. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.
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Tuesday Spend your lunch hour learning about homeWord. 11:45 AM–1:15 PM. homeword.org for more info. Enjoy a drink at Rattlesnake Creek Distillers knowing that 20 percent of proceeds of the evening will go directly to Free Cycles. Now that’s some spirit I can get into. 2 PM–8 PM.
nightlife Canadian electronic superstars Junior Boys assimilate the Top Hat.
Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $15/$12 in advance.
park. This week, head to Kiwanis Park to greet the sun. 5 PM–7 PM.
cratic Republic of Congo at the University Center. 6 PM. Free.
Play a round of disc golf in a local park. Missoula Parks and Rec and Garden City Flyers set up a course in a local park each Tuesday. This week’s folf adventure meets at Ben Hughes Park. 5 PM. Free.
Okay, Picasso, it’s your time to shine. Missoula Brewing Co. hosts Art on Tap, a relaxing painting class for all skill levels. Register at artontapmissoula.com $30. 5:30 PM–7:30 PM.
Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike. Find locations at facebook.com/ MontanaDirtGirls. 6 PM.
Enjoy yoga outdoors with Missoula Parks and Rec. Skilled instructors teach yoga basics to all ages and abilities every Tuesday evening at a local
Soft Landing Missoula launches a series of lectures to explore the cultures and histories of the countries from which Missoula is welcoming refugees. Learn about the Demo-
Tell Us Something asks their storytellers for a ten-minute story about a time they reached a fork in the road. The Wilma. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7. $10/$8 in advance at thewilma.com.
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Show off your big brain at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW, 245 W. Main St. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: What Presidential assassin was a former member of an upstate New York, free-love cult? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife. The Montana Festival of the Book is a five-day celebration of writing from Aasimov to Zelazny. montana bookfestival.org is your library card for full schedule and events.
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I believe in ghosts the same Garden City what it is today, takway some people believe in Star ing on the lives and clothes of the Wars. I'm generally interested in dead (hopefully not the actual the subject, I've spent a lot of my clothes). From Missoula's founder youth reading related books and Christopher P. Higgins to Oscar I've seen some really terrible Craig, the first president of the movies only because of my inter- University of Montana, the dediest. At the end of the day though, I d o n ' t t h i n k I ' m WHAT: Stories and Stones going to put a lot of stock in some- WHEN: Sun., Sept 18, 12:30 PM–3:30 PM thing I've only seen WHERE: Missoula Cemetery at in the theaters. I 2000 Cemetery Rd. don't believe the dead can commuHOW MUCH: Free nicate with the living. Unless, of course, the dead have a living proxy. cated historians show how these “Stories and Stones” is a people lived. Just think of all the graveyard storytelling project that fun facts you can annoy your takes visitors through Missoula’s friends with whenever you drive past. Over 20 volunteer historians down Higgins! will transform themselves into the – Charley Macorn notable people who made the
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Wednesday To celebrate Bitterroot Salish tribal member, author and professor Debra Magpie Earling becoming the first Native American director of UM’s Creative Writing Program, the Payne Family Center hosts an Honoring Ceremony at 4 PM.
4:30 PM. But I know you’ll show up at 4:20. Free. All ages.
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This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets—share your creative spark at The Starving Artist Café, 3020 S. Reserve St. 6–8 PM. Free.
At the Phish Happy Hour you can enjoy Phish music, video and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday at
Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free.
Help Fact & Fiction celebrate the publication of Chris Dombrowski’s new book Body of Water with a publication party at Montgomery Distillery. 6:30 PM. Free. (See Books.)
Everyone’s favorite folk singing loverboy, Brett Dennen unpacks his smoke and mirrors at the Top Hat with Lily & Madeleine. Doors at 7 PM. Show at 8. $20. 18-plus.
Joined by Danava and The Shrine, English rock band Uncle Acid & the deadbeats bring their crime wave rock to the Top Hat Lounge. Aunt Acid can be found in the stomach relief aisle. Doors at 7 PM. Show at 8. $18/$16 advance. (See Music.)
Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway. 7 PM. Trivia answer: Charles Guiteau. Show your Press Box buddies you know more than sports and compete in Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30.
First a room and now a reading. What’s next? Full equality? A Reading of Her Own showcases 8-minute long prose written by women. The Crystal 8:30 PM. Free. Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander, 9 PM, no cover. The Oakland based trio Mutt sets off a powder keg of riot grrrl and garage rock at the Real Lounge. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5.
Thursday Malik Yakini discusses the work of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network as an example of grassroots efforts to built community self-determination at the North Underground Lecture Hall on the UM Campus. Free. 7:30 PM. Release some stress during t’ai chi classes every Thursday at 10 AM at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks St. $10 drop-in class. Visit openway.org. Missoula, land of fresh produce, provides yet another weekly market for all your organic needs. The Grizzly Green Market runs from 10 AM to 2 PM every Thursday in the mall outside the Mansfield Library on campus. Yoga newbies can get hip to a gentle, mindful practice with Easy Yoga for Beginners at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Thursdays from 4–5:15 PM. $45 for six weeks or $10 drop-in.
nightlife World Class BBQ Champion Tony Balay is on hand to teach a beginner level barbecue class. Learn the best techniques, recipes and fire management skills at Missoula County Fairgrounds. $35. Visit missoulabbqfest.com for more info and registration. The smooth folk-rock of John Floridis provides the perfect soundtrack to the good times and good beers at Lolo Peak Brewery. 6 PM. Free. Cathy Clark teaches country dance steps at the Sunrise Saloon every Wednesday and Thursday at 7 PM. $5 per lesson, payable in cash. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. Get cash toward your bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S.
Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. I wish they could just sit still for a minute. Band in Motion play the Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM. Free. Vancouver, BC’s own Destroyer detonates a big ball of rock at the Top Hat. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $18/$15 advance at tophatlounge.com. All ages. Hone your performance skills at Broadway Bar’s open mic night, with singing and prizes at 9 PM. 1609 W. Broadway St. No cover. Dead Hipster Dance Party is so cool even I don’t know about it. The Badlander, 208 Ryman St., with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. 21-plus.
More events online: missoulanews.com Start spreading the news! There’s Karaoke today! You don’t need to be a veteran of the Great White Way to sing your heart out at the Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free. Mendelssohn continue their residency at the VFW with help from Red Onion Purple and New Old Future. 10 PM. $2.
We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@ missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Send snail mail to Cal-eesi, Mother of Calendars c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. Or submit your events online at missoulanews.bigskypress.com. I'm also totally open to bribes. That's one reason I could probably never become a police officer. I would turn crooked almost immediately.
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Food security isn't just about having access to food. It's about having access to nutritious, costeffective food at a local level, regardless of income or geographical location. Many organizations have backed this cause through not only education and fundraising, but through urban agriculture. One such grassroots program, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, has worked for 10 years to address the issue of food security in Detroit’s African-American community, and to organize members to play a more active leadership role in the local food security movement. The DBCFSN created urban agricultural projects that built community self-reliance. By renting out small parcels of land, they were able to create access to healthy foods for everyone. One of the architects of this work, DBCFSN's Executive Director Malik Yakini, offers insight into the program during a talk on the University of Montana campus. Yakini will explain why grassroots programs and community sus-
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Between 4 PM and 10 PM 20% of all food sales at Red Robin will go to Missoula Philanthropic Educational Organization and their work to help woman through education. The Peace Education Program is a 10-week program focusing on utilizing inner strength and resources. The Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 7 PM For more info and registration please email peace@jrpc.org.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17 The Women in Black stand in mourning of international violence every Friday on the Higgins bridge from 12:15–12:45 PM. Visit jrpc.org/calendar to learn more. The Top Hat’s Family-Friendly Friday invites the Whizpops to play a special fundraiser for Missoula Public Library. A silent auction and raffles all help MPL and our community. 6 PM–8 PM.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. Bring the family! 12 PM–8 PM. Find out how the Garden City grows at the weekly Missoula City Council meeting, where you can no doubt expect ranting public commenters, PowerPoint presentations and subtle wit from Mayor Engen. Missoula council chambers, 140 W. Pine St. Meetings are the first four Mondays of every month at 7 PM, except for holidays.
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tainability are necessary to keep people healthy and fed in our society. —Charley Macorn Malik Yakini presents The Challenge and Potential of Food Justice at the North Underground Lecture Hall. 7:30 PM. Free.
your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details. It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM. Enjoy a drink at Rattlesnake Creek Distillers knowing that 20% of proceeds of the evening will go directly to Free Cycles. Now that’s some spirit I can get into. 2 PM–8 PM. Caregiver Support Group, for caregivers to an older adult or person with a disability, meets every third Tuesday of the month from 4–5 PM at Missoula Aging Services, 337 Stephens Ave. Call 7287682 for more information. Soft Landing Missoula launches a series of lectures to explore the cultures and histories of the countries from which Missoula is welcoming refugees. Learn about the Democratic Republic of Congo at the University Center. 6 PM. Free.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21 If you or your loved ones are looking for an Alzheimer’s support group, join Summit Independent, 700 Higgins Ave., every second Wednesday of the month for their meetings from noon–2 PM. Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek every Wednesday at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com or 406-443-3439 for more information.
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Spend your lunch hour learning about how homeWord promotes and creates local, sustainable communities in Missoula. 11:45 AM–1:15 PM. homeword.org for more info.
Malik Yakina discusses the work of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network as an example of grassroots efforts to built community self-reliance at the North Underground Lecture Hall on the UM Campus. Free. 7:30 PM.
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or many people of my generation, glow sticks aren't associated with safety at all, but rather with raves, dancing and failed efforts to create makeshift Predator blood. I, however, am a big believer in their safety purposes, as their main competitors, road flares, are fricking terrifying. In Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, for example, Roy, a deranged ambulance driver who decides to dress up like a monster so he can go full Scooby-Doo on the residents of a nearby home for troubled youth, uses a driver's own road flare to kill him. If this driver would have had a glow stick in his car instead of a dangerous road flare, he could have safely deployed it and escaped. And, honestly, doesn't a night run, lit by bioluminescent materials, sound like a great time?
If it does, you are in luck. Colombia Falls hosts Glacier Glow Run, a nighttime, all-ages 5K race where the brightest and boldest really stand out. (Full disclosure: the Indy is involved with hosting the event.) Run by yourself or in teams as you race through the streets. For extra motivation, a portion of the proceeds will go to support Lion Club International. For extra extra motivation, you can pretend a subpar Jason Voorhees is chasing you with a road flare. -Charley Macorn The Glacier Glow run starts Fri., Sept. 16, at sunset. Register online at glacierglow.com
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Join other pedalers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-243-4599 for info.
The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
Spend the weekend at a real dinosaur dig at the Two Medicine Dinosaur Center in Bynum. Space is limited, so register with the Montana Natural History Center at eventbrite.com. $300 for the full weekend.
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I don’t know about you, but wrapping up my workweek by watching some poor cricket getting devoured by a large Chilean tarantula is somehow very satisfying. Tarantula feeding at the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, every Friday at 4 PM. $4 admission.
Enjoy yoga outdoors with Missoula Parks and Rec. Skilled instructors teach yoga basics to all ages and abilities every Tuesday evening at a local park. This week, head to Kiwanis Park to greet the sun. 5 PM–7 PM.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17 You’ll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club Runs, which start at 8 AM every Saturday at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Free to run. Visit runwildmissoula.org. See what birds are migrating at this beginning birder field trip at Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge near Stevensville. Learn bird identification, including use of binoculars and key field marks. Meet at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge HQ. 10 AM. Free
Play a round of disc golf in a local park. Missoula Parks and Rec and Garden City Flyers set up a course in a local park each Tuesday. This week’s folf adventure meets at Ben Hughes Park. 5 PM. Free.
Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike. Find locations at facebook.com/MontanaDirtGirls. 6 PM.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21 Head to Missoula Winery for lawn game madness every Wednesday through the summer. Croquet, bocce and petanque (that’s French for bocce) from 4–7 PM. The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
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ADVICE GODDESS By Amy Alkon DUCK FACE THE NATION I’m a woman in my late 20s. Guys don’t have car crashes looking at me, but I am pretty and have a nice boyfriend. I have three drop-dead gorgeous girlfriends who are perpetually single, but not by choice. I realized that they all do two things: complain that things never work out with a guy and constantly post stunning selfies on Facebook. One takes a daily pic in her car, showing how hot she looks. When I mentioned this to my boyfriend, he said guys want a hot girlfriend but they don’t want one who does that. Please explain. – Wondering Sure, getting other people to like you starts with liking yourself—just not to the point where you’re dozing off in front of the mirror. Selfie posting, not surprisingly, has been associated with narcissism—being a self-absorbed, self-important user with a lack of empathy and a sucking need for admiration. But consider that there are nuances to what sort of person posts selfies and why. There are those who post selfies in keeping with their interests_like “here’s today’s outfit!” (because they’re into fashion) or “here I am about to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel” (because they are into adventure travel and are also kind of an idiot). Though these “stuff I like!” shots include a picture of the person, they’re ultimately about some hobby or interest they have. And then there’s the person—like these women you mention—who simply posts endless vanity shots, like “it’s Monday, and I’m still alive, and aren’t I pretty? #WeAllHaveOurCrossToBear” Clinical psychologist Christopher T. Barry and his colleagues found that posting a lot of “physical appearance selfies” is associated with a subtype of narcissism, “vulnerable narcissism.” Vulnerable narcissism involves selfworth that’s “highly contingent” on what others think, “hypervigilance” about rejection, and a tendency to manufacture a facade to protect against rejection. (”Grandiose narcissism” is the louder, more domineering subtype most of us think of as narcissism.) Yes, like ice cream and medical marijuana, narcissism comes in different flavors. Though you can probably feel for the vulnerable narcissists, they also come up short on empathy. They just do it more quietly. Chances are, guys who want more than a hookup or arm candy see a slew of “Worship me!” selfies as a generic sign of narcissism—and a big flashing danger sign telling them to look elsewhere. As the saying goes, “beauty fades...” but unempathetic is forever.
DR. FILLER I was a married man for a long time, but about a year ago, after grieving my divorce, I got into friendswith-benefits things with two different women. (Neither knows about the other.) We like each other, but we don’t call or text regularly or discuss whether we’re seeing anybody else. Well, last month, I met this great woman and felt a real romantic connection. We haven’t slept together because I want to end these FWB things first. My question is: How do I do that? What does a woman who isn’t a girlfriend but has been having semi-regular sex with a man want to hear that will not hurt her? – Concerned The really terrible breakups are those where the other party just won’t let go—like when the gym chain or cable company makes you talk with three “retention specialists” and show the lease to your new place 6,343 miles away, with no access to transportation but a rickety footbridge over a 400foot chasm. However, most helpfully, Paul Mongeau, who researches communication in relationships, finds that there are three different levels of friends-with-benefits relationships: “true friends,” “network opportunism,” and “just sex.” “True friends” mean something to each other. They know and care about each other and also have sex. “Network opportunists” are a step down from true friends. They’re people in the same social group (or “network”) who aren’t really friends but are friendly enough to go home together if neither meets anybody better at the bar. And lowest on the FWB ladder is what you have— the “just sex” thing. The just sex-ers don’t hate each other or anything, but, as the researchers explain, for them, the “friend” in FWB “is a misnomer.” They’re in each other’s life for one reason: to be sexual grout. It bodes well for the woman you want that you care so much about being kind to the women you don’t. But consider that you probably have deeper and more frequent conversations with the guy who makes your burrito at Chipotle. So, for these women, losing their “just sex” man will be inconvenient and annoying but probably not as heartbreaking as needing to find a new plumber. Just politely inform them that you have to end it because you’ve started seeing somebody (and not just for 45 minutes at 1 in the morning).
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): What should you do if your allies get bogged down by excess caution or lazy procrastination? Here’s what I advise: Don’t confront them or berate them. Instead, cheerfully do what must be done without their help. And what action should you take if mediocrity begins to creep into collaborative projects? Try this: Figure out how to restore excellence, and cheerfully make it happen. And how should you proceed if the world around you seems to have fallen prey to fear-induced apathy or courage-shrinking numbness? My suggestion: Cheerfully kick the world’s butt—with gentle but firm good humor. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): For the foreseeable future, your main duty is to be in love. Rowdily and innocently in love. Meticulously and shrewdly in love. In love with whom or what? Everyone and everything—or at least with as much of everyone and everything as you can manage. I realize this is a breathtaking assignment that will require you to push beyond some of your limitations and conjure up almost superhuman levels of generosity. But that’s exactly what the cosmic omens suggest is necessary if you want to break through to the next major chapter of your life story. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What do you hope to be when you are all grown up, Gemini? An irresistible charmer who is beloved by many and owned by none? A master multi-tasker who’s paid well for the art of never being bored? A versatile virtuoso who is skilled at brokering truces and making matches and tinkering with unique blends? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to entertain fantasies like these—to dream about your future success and happiness. You are likely to generate good fortune for yourself as you brainstorm and play with the pleasurable possibilities. I invite you to be as creative as you dare.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Dear Soul Doctor: I have been trying my best to body-surf the flood of feelings that swept me away a few weeks ago. So far I haven’t drowned! That’s good news, right? But I don’t know how much longer I can stay afloat. It’s hard to maintain so much concentration. The power and volume of the surge doesn’t seem to be abating. Are there any signs that I won’t have to do this forever? Will I eventually reach dry land? - Careening Crab.” Dear Careening: Five or six more days, at the most: You won’t have to hold out longer than that. During this last stretch, see if you can enjoy the ride more. Re-imagine your journey as a rambunctious adventure rather than a harrowing ordeal. And remember to feel grateful: Not many people have your capacity to feel so deeply.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If there can be such a thing as a triumphant loss, you will achieve it sometime soon. If anyone can slink in through the back door but make it look like a grand entrance, it’s you. I am in awe of your potential to achieve auspicious reversals and medicinal redefinitions. Plain old simple justice may not be available, but I bet you’ll be able to conjure up some unruly justice that’s just as valuable. To assist you in your cagey maneuvers, I offer this advice: Don’t let your prowess make you overconfident, and always look for ways to use your so-called liabilities to your advantage.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Caution: You may soon be exposed to outbreaks of peace, intelligence, and mutual admiration. Sweet satisfactions might erupt unexpectedly. Rousing connections could become almost routine, and useful revelations may proliferate. Are you prepared to fully accept this surge of grace? Or will you be suspicious of the chance to feel soulfully successful? I hope you can find a way to at least temporarily adopt an almost comically expansive optimism. That might be a good way to ensure you’re not blindsided by delight.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Brainwashing” is a word with negative connotations. It refers to an intensive indoctrination that scours away a person’s convictions and replaces them with a new set of rigid beliefs. But I’d like to propose an alternative definition for your use in the coming days. According to my astrological analysis, you now have an extraordinary power to thoroughly wash your own brain—thereby flushing away toxic thoughts and trashy attitudes that might have collected there. I invite you to have maximum fun as you make your inner landscape clean and sparkly.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): My astrological divinations suggest that a lightning storm is headed your way, metaphorically speaking. But it shouldn’t inconvenience you much—unless you do the equivalent of getting drunk, stumbling out into the wasteland, and screaming curses toward heaven. (I don’t recommend that.) For best results, consider this advice: Take shelter from the storm, preferably in your favorite sanctuary. Treat yourself to more silence and serenity than you usually do. Meditate with the relaxed ferocity of a Zen monk high on Sublime Emptiness. Got all that? Now here’s the best part: Compose a playfully edgy message to God, telling Her about all the situations you want Her to help you transform during the next 12 months.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Novelist Tom Robbins said this about my work: “I’ve seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob Brezsny.” Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei testified, “Rob Brezsny gets my nomination for best prophet in a starring role. He’s a script doctor for the soul.” Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz declared, “Rob Brezsny writes everybody’s favorite astrology column. I dig him for his powerful yet playful insights, his poetry and his humor.” Are you fed up with my boasts yet, Sagittarius? I will spare you from further displays of egomania under one condition: You have to brag about yourself a lot in the coming days—and not just with understated little chirps and peeps. Your expressions of self-appreciation must be lush, flamboyant, exultant, witty, and sincere.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): By normal standards, your progress should be vigorous in the coming weeks. You may score a new privilege, increase your influence, or forge a connection that boosts your ability to attract desirable resources. But accomplishments like those will be secondary to an even more crucial benchmark: Will you understand yourself better? Will you cultivate a more robust awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, your needs and your duties? Will you get clear about what you have to learn and what you have to jettison?
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I’m confident that you would never try to sneak through customs with cocaine-laced goat meat or a hundred live tarantulas or some equally prohibited contraband. Please use similar caution as you gear up for your rite of passage or metaphorical border crossing. Your intentions should be pure and your conscience clear. Any baggage you take with you should be free of nonsense and delusions. To ensure the best possible outcome, arm yourself with the highest version of brave love that you can imagine.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Should you be worried if you have fantasies of seducing a deity, angel, or superhero? Will it be weird if some night soon you dream of an erotic rendezvous with a mermaid, satyr, or centaur? I say no. In fact, I’d regard events like these as healthy signs. They would suggest that you’re ready to tap into mythic and majestic yearnings that have been buried deep in your psyche. They might mean your imagination wants to steer you toward experiences that will energize the smart animal within you. And this would be in accordance with the most exalted cosmic tendencies. Try saying this affirmation: “I am brilliantly primal. I am wildly wise. I am divinely surprising.”
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PUBLIC NOTICES IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MISSOULA BEFORE LANDEE N. HOLLOWAY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV-2016-2218 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION GREENWOOD TRAILER COURT, Plaintiff, v. BETTY BERLINGER, et al., Defendant. TO: Betty Berlinger, 1304 Greenwood Court, Missoula, MT 59802 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer a Complaint filed in Justice Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer upon Plaintiff ’s attorney, Thomas C. Orr, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.O. Box 8096, Missoula, Montana 59807, within ten (10) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in the case of your failure to appear or answer, relief sought by Plaintiff will be taken against you as requested. A $30.00 filing fee must accompany Defendant’s answer. DATED this 7th day of September, 2016. By: /s/ Landee N. Holloway
COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP16-160 Dept. No. 3 John W. Larson NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTINE M. FOGERTY, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to CYNTHIA J. BRAUN, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2620 Connery Way, Missoula, Montana 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 19th day of August, 2016. /s/ Cynthia J. Braun, Personal Representative DARTY LAW OFFICE, PLLC /s/ H. Stephen Darty, Attorney for Personal Representative
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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DV-16-703 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION BETTY JEANNE BOAGLIO, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATE OF MATTIE M. HIXSON, THE HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF MATTIE M. HIXSON, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR ANY UNKNOWN DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED PERSON, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, UNKNOWN, CLAIMING OR WHO MIGHT CLAIM ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint to Quiet Title in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiff ’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in
judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: An undivided one quarter interest in the Dixon Patent and 7 acres, more or less, of the Barrette Patent, lying immediately adjacent to the Dixon Patent on the up creek side of said Dixon Patent, all on the Nine Mile Creek in the Nine Mile Mining District in Missoula County, Montana, as particularly described on those certain instruments files and recorded with the office of the clerk and recorder of Missoula County, Montana, at Book 89 of Deeds at Page 246 and Book 89 of Deeds at Page 407. Dated this 26th day of August, 2016. /s/ SHIRLEY E. FAUST By: Laura M. Driscoll Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-16-169 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MILO R. JANECEK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Edward Janecek III has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 W.
Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 29 day of August, 2016. /s/ Edward Janecek III, Personal Representative /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-16-139 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF RONALD C. COGBURN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Howard Scott Seaton, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Paul E. Fickes, Esq., at 310 W. Spruce, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 24 day of August, 2016. /s/ Howard Scott Seaton c/o Paul E. Fickes, Esq. 310 W. Spruce St. Missoula, MT 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-16-157 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT B. EKBLAD, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jack Meyer has been ap-
pointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 W. Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 22 day of August, 2016. /s/ Jack Meyer, Personal Representative /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 4 Cause No.: DP-16-166 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: RAYMOND D. SCHMIDT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Vera M. Schmidt, 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 said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Vera M. Schmidt, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o, Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this
PUBLIC NOTICES 24 day of August, 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. By: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 24 day of August, 2016. /s/ Vera M. Schmidt, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP16-142 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH E. AZZARA, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christine R. Gingerelli, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Douglas D. Harris, Attorney at Law, PO Box 7937, Missoula, Montana 59807-7937 or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 19 day of August, 2016. /s/ Christine R. Gingerelli, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/22/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200926051 B: 849 P:1299 and Modified by Agreement recorded on 07/28/2014 under Auditor’s File No. 201411063 B: 931, P: 1186, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Stephan P. Ward, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lots 24,25 and 26 in Block 17 of car line addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Bene-
ficiary 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 09/01/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 19, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $122,958.41. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $112,492.92, 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 Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, On the Front Steps, City of Missoula on December 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an asis, 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 ter-
MNAXLP mination 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 USAForeclosure.com. Ward, Stephan P. (TS# 7023.115270) 1002.2855 11-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on December 29, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which Gary J. Simecek, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated February 16, 2005 and was recorded on February 22, 2005 as Instrument No. 200504139, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 522 E Pine Street, Missoula, MT 59802 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 16 OF BLOCK H, OF MCWHIRK ADDITION TO MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY MONTANA, ACCORDING TO
THE OFFICIAL MAP OR PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AF1. The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely 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. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments of $4,696.94 beginning March 1, 2015 through September 1, 2016; plus interest due of $8,981.98; plus escrow payment of $5,643.17; less suspense balance of $140.31;
EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units 15, 54, 176, 217, 285, 291, 318, 348, 368, & 541. 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 September 26, 2016. 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 September 29, 2016 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.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE The following described personal property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or certified funds. Proceeds from the public sale for said personal property shall be applied to the debt owed to Rent-a-Space in the amounts listed below (plus as yet undetermined amounts to conduct the sale): Space/Name/$$$/Desc 3320/Cordelle Slinkard/$273/instruments 4431/Aileen Ast/$273/furniture
SALE LOCATION: Gardner’s Auction Service, 4810 Hwy 93 S, Missoula, MT www.gardnersauction.com SALE DATE/TIME: Wed, Oct. 5, 2016 @ 5:30 PM (check website for details) TERMS: Public sale to the highest bidder. Sold “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”. Cash or certified funds.
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PUBLIC NOTICES together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $101,982.79 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.00000 percent per annum beginning February 1, 2015; plus interest of $9,586.31; plus late charges of $190.00; plus escrow advance of $5,379.70; plus property inspection fee of $198.75; plus title search of $463.25; plus
foreclosure expense of $529.00; plus other costs of $1,489.14; less suspense credit of $140.31; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the abovedescribed property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment
MNAXLP to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: August 22, 2016 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng John
A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, Attorney of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 5, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 8 OF PROSPECT PHASE 1A, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA,MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN BOOK
16 OF PLATS AT PAGE 70. R CRAIG FLINT and TRISTIN S FLINT, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to CitiMortage Inc. successor by merger to ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on December 5, 2006, and recorded on December 11, 2006 as Book 788 Page 889, Document No. 200631620. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortage Inc. successor by merger to ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula
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[C8] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
PUBLIC NOTICES County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning February 1, 2016, 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, 2016 is $254,326.07 principal, interest at the rate of 3.00000% totaling $3,300.52, escrow advances of $631.17, and expenses advanced of $47.50, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed
the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an asis, 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
MNAXLP 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: July 26, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 26 day of July, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, ID Commission expires: 01-19-208 Citimortgage v FLINT 101670
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 9, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 2 OF HAGESTAD ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN BOOK 31 OF PLATS AT PAGE 7. Daniel R. Hagestad and Constance J. Hagestad, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY OF MONTANA, INC., A MONTANA CORPORATION, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on November 28, 2011 and recorded on December 2, 2011 as Book 886 Page 493 Document No. 201120266. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company, A Cal-
ifornia Corporation. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning April 1, 2016, 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 20, 2016 is $332,922.47 principal, interest at the rate of 4.37500% totaling $5,745.32, late charges in the amount of $428.03, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above
described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and
thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 26, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY OF MONTANA, INC. Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 26 day of August, 2016 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert , know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY OF MONTANA, INC., 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, ID Commission expires: 01/17/2018 GUILD vs HAGESTAD 101875-1
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RENTALS APARTMENTS 1547 S. Higgins #4. 1 bed/1 bath, close to UM, coin-ops, offstreet parking $725. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 1914 S. 14th Street “B”. Studio/1bath, newer unit, central location, W/D. $600. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 237 ½ E. Front St. “D”. Studio/1bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops $625. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 2610 O’Shaughnessy. Studio/1 bath, DW, W/D, single garage, North Reserve area $650. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 303 E. Spruce St. #3. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, coin-ops, cat? $600. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 4180 Duncan Drive. 1 bed/1bath, Rattlesnake, all utilities paid, pet? $700. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 Garden City Property Management. Voted Best Property Management Company in Missoula for the past 9 years. 406-5496106 www.gcpm-mt.com
REAL ESTATE MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $460/month. 406-273-6034
DUPLEXES 1269 S. 1st St. West “A”. 2 bed/1 bath, W/D, DW, central location, all utilities included. $1100. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1424 Toole Ave. “B” 2 bed/1 bath, upstairs unit, fenced yard, close to shopping $625. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
Garden City Property Management. Voted Best Property Management Company in Missoula for the past 9 years. 406-5496106 www.gcpm-mt.com
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1535 Liberty Lane. Centrally located professional office space in energy-efficient building on the river. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com
No Initial Application Fee Residential Rentals Professional Office & Retail Leasing Since 1971
210 South 3rd West. Lease space available by the Hip Strip near Bernice’s Bakery. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
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1706 Scott St. “B”. 1 bed/1 bath, all utilities included, shared fenced yard, pet? $700. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
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205 ½ W. Kent. Studio/1 bath, shared W/D, all utilities paid $600. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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Property Management 422 Madison • 549-6106 For available rentals: www.gcpm-mt.com Earn CE credits through our Continuing Education Courses for Property Management & Real Estate Licensees westernmontana.narpm.org
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. 7000 Uncle Robert Ln #7
251- 4707 Uncle Robert Lane 2 Bed/1 Bath $795/month Visit our website at
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[C10] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Lewis & Clark home. $182,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
235 McLeod. 5 bed, 2.5 bath University District home with study, fireplace & large fenced backyard. $514,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com 4 Bdr, 4 Bath Wye area home 2.3 acres. $458,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 2.5 Bath Lower Rattlesnake home. $525,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
2 bath, 3,040 sq.ft. custom log home nestled in a beautifully maintained forest with privacy and hunting right out of the back yard. 17 private wooded acres. Endless recreational opportunities. Clark Fork river only miles away. Completely remodeled in 2011/2012.
Since 1995, where tenants and landlords call home.
3 bed, 1.5 bath, $1295, S 6th W, DW, W/D hookups, garage, bed w/shower/sink, bed w/sink, fenced yard, off-street parking. PET UPON APPROVAL, S/G paid. NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333
10955 Cedar Ridge. Loft bedroom, 1 bath on 20+ acres with deck, studio & sauna. $275,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com
2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Northside home. $169,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
2700 Lyon Creek Rd, Missoula True Montana Property! $498,000 • MLS # 21603335 Easy town access, remote setting. 3 bed,
"Let us tend your den"
HOUSES
HOMES FOR SALE 1001 Medicine Man Cluster. Stunning custom-built 3 bed, 3.5 bath with 3 car garage. $1,150,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com
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ROOMMATES
Leeza Cameron Finalist
Finalist
Main Street Realty (406) 493-4834 leeza@mainstreetmissoula.com
REAL ESTATE 5 Bdr, 2.5 Bath University District home. $625,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Centrally Located 1815 Hollis. This home is in great shape and the minute you walk in, it’s love at first sight! 2 bed 1 bath. $236,500 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Fidelity Management Services, Inc. • 7000 Uncle Robert Lane #7, Missoula • 406-251-4707. Visit our website at fidelityproperty.com. Serving Missoula area residential properties since 1981. More than 35 years of Sales & Marketing experience. JAY GETZ • @ HOME Montana Properties • (406) 214-4016 • Jay.Getz@Outlook.com • www.HOMEMTP.com Sweet
Bungalow
120
Strand Ave. This little bungalow is about as sweet as they come! 1 bed 1 bath $230,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Trail Street 2144 Trail Street. 2144 Trail Street- PRICE REDUCED! This 3 bed 2 bath wellloved home is ready to move into! $265,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16. Located next to Burns Street Bistro, this is a beautiful space to call home. With over 1200 sq ft this home lets you spread out and relax. $158,000 KD 240-5227 or Sarah 3703995 porticorealestate.com Pinnacle Townhomes. Modern 3 bed, 2.5 bath with private fenced yard & double garage on Charlo Street. $289,900. Shannon
Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com The Uptown Flats #105. Ground floor condo offers extra large south-facing patio. 1 bed, 1 bath. $161,900 Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816 annierealtor@gmail.com The Uptown Flats #301. Large 1 bed, 1 bath plus bonus room with all the amenities. $210,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@gmail.com The Uptown Flats #303. 1 bed, 1 bath with all the amenities. $159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com
MANUFACTURED
HOMES
For Sale 2- 16x80 mobile homes
in great condition $35,000 delivered and set up within 150 miles of Billings. 406-259-4663
South Frontage East, Alberton. 37 acres with multiple building sites. $49,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com
LAND FOR SALE
4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy. Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
14.9 acre building lot in Frenchtown. Borders public lands. $180,900. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350. shannonhilliard5@ gmail.com
3106 West Broadway. 20,000 sq.ft. lot with 6568 sq.ft. building with office, retail & warehouse space. $795,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com
NHN Weber Butte Trail. 60 acre ranch in Corvallis with sweeping Bitterroot views. $800,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com
Business For Sale Established bulk spices, herbs, teas and gifts. All products, furnishings and equipment must be moved. Turn-key. 406-8223333
18.6 acre building lot in Sleeman Creek, Lolo. $129,900. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3.52ac $259/month Boulder, MT- 2.12ac $391/month Absarokee, MT21.3ac $203/month Red Lodge, MTMore properties online. Justin Joyner Steel Horse RE www.ownerfinancemt.com 406-539-1420
NW Montana Real Estate. Several large acreage parcels. Company owned. Bordered by National Forest. Timber. Water. Tu n g s t e n h o l d i n g s . c o m . (406)293-3714
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Martin’s Clean All. Successful power washing business includes truck & equipment. $80,000. Pat McCormick, Properties. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com
OUT OF TOWN 122 Ranch Creek Road. 3294 sq.ft. home on 37+ acres in Rock Creek. Bordered by Lolo National Forest on 3 sides. $1,400,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com
Rochelle Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com
1201 South 6th Street, Missoula Modern Condo Unit #204
$259,900 • MLS # 20157047
2 Bedroom 3 Bathroom Unit, 1,496 sq ft. The Factory Condos Complex is possibly the ''Greenest'' Building in Missoula. High Efficiency Lighting and Energy Efficient Gas Boiler with H2O Baseboard Heat. Unit consists of 2 levels with 10 Foot Ceilings on Main Floor and 9 Foot Ceilings on the upper floor. Bamboo Floors throughout the Main Floor Highlight the Open Kitchen which has Butcher-Block Counter Tops. Fresh Interior, Brand New Appliances with Natural Gas Range. Living Area has a New Gas Fireplace Master Bath with Tiled Floors and Counter Tops.
Tylor Trenary Main Street Realty (406) 544-3310 tylor@mainstreetmissoula.com
The “I’ll Just Have One More” Martini 3 oz. gin or vodka 1/2 oz. dry vermouth 3 olives 1 automobile 1 long day 1 diminishing attention span 1 too many Combine ingredients. Drink. Repeat. Mix with sharp turn, telephone pole.
Never underestimate ‘just a few.’ Buzzed driving is drunk driving.
missoulanews.com • September 15–September 22, 2016 [C11]
REAL ESTATE
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, East Missoula home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Clinton home on 1.5 acres. $315,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Hot Springs 215 Spring Street, Hot Springs. Located in a beautiful mountain valley, Hot Springs is home to a magical place called Towanda Gardens. $145,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
REVERSE MORTGAGES: Draw eligible cash out of your home & eliminate mortgage payments. Seniors 62+! FHA insured. Purchase, refi-
nance & VA loans also. In home personal service. Free 28 page catalog. 1-888-660-3033. All Island Mortgage. www.allislandmortgage.com
11250 FRED LN, $215,000 This home sits on 5+ acres with lots of southern exposure, greenhouses & well for irrigation. 1700+ sq.ft. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, big formal dining room, spacious master bath with soak tub, detached double garage, additional metal building (big enough for an RV) and more.
601 High Park Way, Missoula This move-in ready home has 3 bedrooms, $312,000 • MLS # 21607248 2.5 baths & updated kitchen. Vaulted ceilings, open floor plan & large windows provide an open & bright interior. Amazing deck, fenced yard & underground sprinkler system. New roof & deck in 2015. Great school district, close to shopping, parks & downtown.
Leeza Cameron Main Street Realty (406) 493-4834 leeza@mainstreetmissoula.com
MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com
[C12] Missoula Independent • September 15–September 22, 2016
235 McLeod • $514,900 U District 4+ bed, 2.5 bath with arched doorways, study, fireplace & spacious fenced backyard.
Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience
pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)
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Matt Rosbarsky 360-9023 512 E. Broadway