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THE INDY TURNS 21: HOW THE HELL DID WE MAKE IT THIS FAR? AN INSIDE INVESTIGATION

TRANS WOMAN ALLEGES UM STUDENT BASHING

OPINION

PAY FOR SIDEWALKS? NO THANKS. ABOLISH THEM IS MORE LIKE IT.

ARTS

CHINA, MISSOULA, SCENIC TOGETHER

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Cover illustration by Pumpernickel Stewart

News Voices/Letters “We are not scrappers.”................................................................................4 The Week in Review UM gets a new athletic director ........................................................6 Briefs Cellphone ban pitched again.....................................................................................6 Etc. Jon Tester, Keystone and conservationists’ support .....................................................7 Up Front State House candidate Gary Marbut’s reintroduction .........................................8 Up Front What else does American Tradition Partnership want? ........................................9 Opinion Lagging wind power needs tax breaks ................................................................10 Opinion I don’t know about you, and the hell with sidewalks .........................................11

Arts & Entertainment Arts China and Missoula, a scenic love story .....................................................................14 Arts Terry Karson makes packaging work at MAM .............................................................15 Music Shpongle, Maria Minerva, Restavrant, Communist Daughter .................................16 Books The Sisters Brothers’ absurdist take on the Old West ...........................................17 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films............................................................19 Flash in the Pan The organic panic...................................................................................20 Happiest Hour Obama’s home brew ................................................................................22 8 Days a Week Shut the windows, have a party................................................................23 Mountain High The Canine Classic at Paws Up ...............................................................33 Agenda The Pacific Northwest PFLAG Conference............................................................34

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[voices]

We’re not scrappers

STREET TALK Asked at the Independent Tuesday afternoon.

by Joe Weston

What is your favorite memory of working at the Independent?

Follow-up: Of more than 1,000 cover stories produced by the Independent, which is your favorite? Why?

Matthew Frank: Alex’s sneeze-induced funny-bone injury. That happened today.

Paint us a pictiure: Skylar Browning’s “Feeling exposed,” a first-person account of visiting a nudist colony, illustrated by Rez. Naked cartoon Skylar is hilarious.

Alex Sakariassen: I remember debating whether to crouch on the cab of a FWP rig while they released a black bear. I decided our insurance plan wouldn’t cover that.

Hard-hitting: Jamie Rogers’ story on the drunk driving deaths near East Missoula.

There was emotional depth to that narrative I can only describe as “pure Indy.”

Jessica Mayrer: Staff meetings over shots. TMI: Matthew Frank’s “Cleansed.”

Jason McMackin: Utterly destroying my co-workers while bowling at the company Christmas (holiday/whatever) party. Playing it safe: “The making of a Rollergirl.”

Dude, because my wife writes with more verse than a caffeinated kitty.

Pumpernickel Stewart: Watching the staff try and get the “Free Thinking” outhouse into a moving van after Indy Fest– seemed impossible–but was pulled off.

Too tough a call: I can’t pick just one, but I love all the ones with music and arts in the community.

In May 2011, one of our subsidiaries, M2Green Redevelopment Group, LLC, purchased the Frenchtown mill with one intention—to create jobs and opportunities in Missoula County. Since then, we have approached the Frenchtown redevelopment efforts as we have in other communities using our unique business model to determine how to best restore, redevelop and revive the inactive assets and property.

Despite negative references made by the Missoula Independent, we have a very good “track record” redeveloping paper mills. In less than 24 months, two of our properties in Quebec became home to a number of highly reputable companies, including Fabrication Delta, Trebio, CIMA+, Construction Pieschke, Pontiac Sorting Centre/Amor, PDG Strategique, SLM Communications, PEC Construction and Gaspe Diesel, just to name a few.

Like the Frenchtown property, the sites in Quebec came with their own unique challenges that, with our years of experience, we were able to overcome.

Our successes were due in large part to community “partnerships” that worked despite the challenges of the economy and the remote locations of these sites. As a result, we put hundreds of people back to work in these communities and continue to get support as we finalize these developments.

But the transformation of these properties did not happen overnight. It took time, investment and careful planning to make sure the properties brought the most value to those communities. Let it be clear: We are not scrappers. We are in the business of finding ways to best utilize assets that will create the most opportunity. We do this well, as evident with the two Quebec sites that are near completion and other proven successes.

Our specialty lies in redeveloping challenging sites, such as one in Alton, Ill. that was considered a potential Superfund site and had far more environmental challenges than the Frenchtown property. We were able to reach an agreement with the EPA and after two years redeveloped the site as a steel mill, which still successfully operates today, with 350 employees.

Again, significant community support from government, unions, utilities and other businesses helped us revive the site during a massive shake-out in the steel making industry.

The redevelopment process always comes with setbacks, particularly when redeveloping an industrial site in a state/community facing economic challenges. At our other U.S. locations, we have made progress, but it has been slower. We received a draft “No Further Remediation” letter for the Illinois site, are nearing issuance of an NFR for our site in Ohio and are in the process of reevaluating assets at our site in Indiana. All are considered great

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milestones in the redevelopment process of these properties and we will continue to push redevelopment efforts.

The biggest challenge we face now in redeveloping the Frenchtown Mill is negative commentary about our company, the site and our plans for the site. All of these comments are counterproductive to the end goal of attracting investors to the mill so we can create jobs and opportunities. A simple Google search takes us two steps back when trying to promote Missoula County as a positive business climate to a prospect looking to relocate or expand their business.

Respectfully, we appreciate the public’s interest in our redevelopment efforts.

“The biggest challenge we face now in redeveloping the Frenchtown mill is negative commentary about our company, the site and our plans for the site.”

We are a private company with our own internal consultants and experiences in redeveloping properties of this kind. As one might expect, redeveloping a large industrial site takes time, but more than anything it takes community support. What we ask is that you be patient through this process and hold fast to the positive energy we all felt last year at the start of this project. We can all be partners in progress, but we have to remain positive for success to prevail.

Mark Spizzo Green Investment Group Alton, Ill.

Help for the outdoors There sure is a lot of gray hair. I just attended a recent habitat dedication with my family and the first thing my boys stated when we got into the car was, “Wow, everyone is so old!” Of course to them, 30 is old, but the boys are right: Besides my wife and I, only one other couple was there that was under the age of 50. I work with many conservation and hunting organizations throughout Montana and, unfortunately, I see a lot of gray hair and very few people under 40.

Very few volunteer to ensure that their outdoor passion and our hunting legacy will be there in the future. In fact, only 2.3 percent of our population volun-

teers for conservation organizations and 3.8 percent for shooting sports, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The No. 1 reason I hear when a person is asked to volunteer is, “I am too busy.” If you are passionate about the outdoors, hunting and/or shooting sports, you should never be too busy. If you think that someone else will do it, you are terribly mistaken, as the culture of our country has shifted from a “best for us” culture to a “best for me” culture. So, if you are concerned, complain about the current outdoors situations—then take time to do something about it. Introducing youth and young adults to giving back and volunteering will improve self-esteem and foster a sense of responsibility. Self-esteem will come from teamwork, accomplishment and being part of something important.

If you enjoy the outdoors it is time to give back by volunteering with an organization whose mission is to ensure conservation, shooting sports, outdoors and our hunting legacy. What a great way to bond with your family and create family memories that benefit future generations. But, if you are going to leave it to the gray hairs because you are too busy, the future of conservation, hunting and other outdoor activities will die with them.

Marshall Johnson Mule Deer Foundation Billings

Too much to ask?

I wish to make a proposal: The standards we deem appropriate for our students must be applied to our national halls of Congress.

All members are equal: women, men, rich and poor, landed, unlanded, all races and creeds.

Members must pass a test of adequate intelligence.

Discourse is civil and respectful, giving everyone an opportunity to speak.

Bullying is outlawed.

Gangs are outlawed.

In general assemblies all members sit in random order, which allows strangers to become friends.

There shall be no more lying.

Trash talk is prohibited, name calling is out.

In elections there are no closed primaries. All wishing to run for office are not elected by party affiliation, but by individual statesmanship.

Each candidate has an equal amount to spend. These moneys are supplied by the ruling body.

Campaign speeches and advertising may not malign an opponent but explain the candidate’s positions only.

Rules are enforced and all shall abide.

Is this too much to ask?

Marion Gerrish Kalispell

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[news]

WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Tara Shisler

Wednesday, September 12 The University of Montana names Kent Haslam as its new athletic director. Haslam had been the associate director of athletics for development with the UM Foundation.

UM President Royce Engstrom says Haslam's the right person to lead the athletic program “into one of national distinction.”

Thursday, September 13 Glacier National Park rangers recover the body of Jakson Kreiser, 19, a seasonal park employee from Michigan who had been missing since late July. Kreiser is believed to have died after a fall in the Floral Park area, known for rock cliffs and water falls.

Friday, September 14 In an apparent suicide, Bill Peoples, 60, a 15-time state handball champion from Butte, throws himself under a moving delivery truck on the UM campus in Missoula.

He’s later pronounced dead.

Saturday, September 15 The 14th-ranked Griz out-rush Liberty 201 yards to 21 en route to a 34-14 romp at a smoky Washington-Grizzly Stadium. UM improves to 2-1. Big Sky Conference play begins Sept. 22 with a home game against Northern Arizona.

Sunday, September 16 Sawtooth Fire officials and the Ravalli County sheriff lift the Stage 2 evacuation notice for residents who live close to the 4,700-acre fire west of Hamilton. The Stage 1 evacuation warning remains in effect.

Monday, September 17 The Montana Land Board leases some 12 million tons of state-owned coal south of Roundup to Signal Peak Energy Company.

State officials say the lease is worth about $15 million to the state’s school trust fund.

Tuesday, September 18 The Missoula Police Department releases photos of a man who allegedly stenciled a bear paw on the Northside pedestrian footbridge next to stickers that say “Rape Nation.”

A mysterious cartload of bicycles is moved down South Orange Street Tue., Sept. 18.

LGBT

Trans woman: I was bashed On Sat., April 28, University of Montana student Anita Green danced with a well-dressed man at the Elk’s Lodge. After they danced, the man, identified by the Missoula Police Department as Obioha Onwubiko, a 21-year-old UM student, led Green outside.

“He wanted to take me away from the club. But I said no. I felt uncomfortable with that,” says Green, 21, of Billings.

According to Green, Onwubiko tried to put his hands down her pants. She said “no” and swiped him away. Onwubiko was rough when they kissed, she says. Green got scared and tried to walk away.

“He...grabbed my shirt...I was terrified.”

Then Onwubiko grabbed her crotch, Green says.

She believes that’s when he discovered that she’s a pre-operative transgender woman, born a biological male but living as a woman. Green says Onwubiko seemed infuriated. She again tried to get away. “He then punched me in the right eye.”

Although the alleged incidents occurred nearly

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five months ago, they only recently came to the Independent’s attention.

As a result of Green’s allegations, Onwubiko faces misdemeanor sexual assault and assault charges, punishable by a maximum of one year in custody and a $1,000 fine. He’s pleading not guilty.

Onwubiko’s Missoula attorney, Craig Shannon, says that Green’s story is a “fabrication.” He adds that his client was provoked and acted in self defense.

“She was a man, that was confusing for Obi,” Shannon says. “It would be confusing for me, too.”

On April 30, campus police charged Onwubiko with a third misdemeanor. According to Missoula prosecutor Carrie Garber, Onwubiko allegedly threatened another UM student and caused “fear of injury.”

Shannon says the third charge stemmed from Onwubiko’s attempts to figure out “who was playing the prank on him Saturday night...He’s from Nigeria. English is not his mother language. He was confused.”

The case is slated for an Oct. 26 trial in Missoula Municipal Court. Onwubiko is “very interested in having his day in court,” Shannon says.

Green says she agreed to discuss the alleged at-

tack in the hope that it will raise awareness about violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. “People in the queer community are attacked every day,” she says. “They deserve to have their voices heard.”

Jessica Mayrer

Frenchtown mill

GIGI: No feasibility study Last November, the BitterRoot Economic Development District landed a $20,000 grant from the Montana Department of Commerce’s Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund to identify industries and businesses that would be suited to set up shop at the former Smurfit-Stone pulp mill near Frenchtown, which closed in early 2010. The Illinois-based Green Investment Group, which acquired the mill for about $19 million in May 2011 with plans to scrap and redevelop it, planned to chip in another $20,000 for the study.

But this week, BREDD is sending the grant money back to the state. GIGI Vice President Mark

[news] Spizzo wrote in a Sept. 7 email to BREDD’s director that the company has “chosen not to take the traditional industry-specific path...Please go ahead and return the money to the grantor. We won’t be engaged in that type of feasibility study.”

Instead, Spizzo wrote, GIGI has “funded a group to look at development of the site from a different viewpoint.” He also mentioned discussions with “several other large entities interested in marketing the site worldwide.”

The Independent asked Spizzo to elaborate on why GIGI is forgoing the study. “As a private company,” he said in a written statement, “we respectfully ask that we are given the opportunity to internally make decisions regarding the site’s redevelopment strategy and formalize a plan with our own consultants who share collectively in our interest and knowledge of the site’s most marketable assets.”

BREDD Director Marcy Allen declined to comment, other than to say she had hoped the grant would hasten the mill’s redevelopment. Missoula County Commissioner Jean Curtiss says the county will continue to work with the Missoula Economic Partnership to shop the 3,200-acre industrial site, northwest of Missoula, to potential businesses. “There continues to be interest from companies looking to relocate here and reuse the site in new business ventures,” she says.

The Green Investment Group owns seven former Smurfit-Stone mills in the U.S. and Canada. The Frenchtown site is its largest. The company’s been more successful recruiting new businesses to its properties in Canada.

The Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of determining whether the Frenchtown mill, which for a half-century discharged papermaking chemicals into the Clark Fork River and adjacent wastewater ponds, should be designated a federal Superfund site.

Matthew Frank

City government

Cellphone ban re-pitched This week, Missoula City Councilman Dave Strohmaier again proposed limiting cellphone use while driving.

Strohmaier proposed a similar ordinance three

years ago. Locals then said the legislation, which would have prohibited cellphone use outright, including hands-free devices, was too sweeping. Missoula Mayor John Engen vetoed part of it, leaving only a texting-while-driving prohibition in place.

Since then, several Montana cities, including Helena, Bozeman and Billings, have passed cellphone ordinances. “Missoula has been left in the dust,” Strohmaier says.

The new ordinance would permit hands-free cellular devices if they’re voice-activated. The ban would apply to cars, motorcycles and bicycles. Firsttime offenders would face a $300 fine, with additional citations becoming more costly. If law

enforcement were to determine that a driver was using a cellphone when an accident occurred, there would be a $350 penalty.

A portion of the fine proceeds would fund a driver education campaign detailing the hazards of talking and texting while driving. Studies, including one conducted by Monash University in 2006, have found that motorists using handheld phones are up to four times more likely than undistracted drivers to get into an accident. Last year, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended an all-out ban on cellphones while driving, including hands-free devices.

Missoulians have said that a cellphone ban treads too heavily on individual liberties and economic interests. What’s the difference, they ask, between eating a cheeseburger and talking on the phone?

“It’s a matter of brain function,” Strohmaier says.

Jessica Mayrer

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Special Advocates of Missoula from last weekend’s Dirty Dash. The money came from beer sales and a portion of registration fees. Roughly 3,500 runners participated; fees ranged from $35 to $50.

Hunting

Giving them a lift Between Lolo and Florence, there’s a stretch of Bitterroot River floodplain, rocky and sandy this time of year, where a black steel platform lies hidden among the cottonwood, aspen and pine. On a recent smoky afternoon, Bart Morris, a regional coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ block management program, pushes a button. A motor whines and the platform slowly rises 12 feet, offering a clear view of the surrounding forest.

A few weeks ago, Morris and other FWP staffers installed this solar-powered lift for its third hunting season. It’s intended to offer disabled bow hunters a perch to spot deer and elk, the sort of line of sight others can get by scrambling up a ridge.

You get here by following a two-track east from U.S. Highway 93. It’s easy access, but even getting from the truck to the lift requires passing over a patch of rock and sand. “It shows you that folks with wheelchairs, just to get them out here, is so challenging,” Morris says, reminding himself to cover the patch with a piece of plywood.

While the lift stands on state land, the road passes through the private Sapphire Ranch, owned

by Mark Reiling, who lives in Minneapolis. The lift was his idea. When he bought the property five years ago, he says, he wanted to go beyond giving access to folks who’d historically hunted the land. He first built a couple of handicapped-accessible waterfowl blinds, and paid for the bulk of the $10,000 lift in 2010.

“Once you’re on the property...it gives you the feeling like you’re really out in the middle of nowhere and away from it all,” Reiling says. “That’s probably a very important feeling for people who are confined to a wheelchair.”

Morris says only three hunters have used the lift so far, resulting in two deer taken. The hunting district is archery-only.

Matthew Frank

ETC. Earlier this month, TransCanada revised its proposed route for the Keystone XL pipeline. It was the second time this year the pipeline veered off its original course, and still the re-routing did little to quash opposition to TransCanada’s 1,700-mile, $7 billion baby.

Farmers in Oklahoma and Texas are angered by the oil giant’s eminent domain claims. Native Americans fear disturbance of cultural sites and pollution of aquifers. Conservation groups detest every aspect of it, from Keystone’s headwaters in the Alberta tar sands to its delta at the gas pumps.

The League of Conservation Voters ranks high on that last list. The national nonprofit has urged the Obama administration to deny TransCanada’s permit. It’s targeted a number of potentially pro-pipeline Republicans in political races. And it’s spent big supporting Democrats in hopes of turning the future toward clean, renewable energy.

With LCV battling hard against TransCanada’s proposal, Sen. Jon Tester seems an odd choice to drop nearly $750,000 on. Tester’s a major supporter of Keystone XL. Theresa Keaveny, executive director for LCV’s state-level group Montana Conservation Voters, says there are several reasons the nonprofit is backing him. His support for the pipeline hasn’t come without provisos. Earlier this year, Tester voted in favor of a measure to prohibit export of Keystone XL crude and require TransCanada to use U.S. materials in the pipeline’s construction. He also voted for the state of Nebraska to review the proposed route and supported increased protections for historic properties and the environment.

“I’ve long supported building this pipeline as long as private property rights and safety measures are in place,” Tester told the Havre Daily News in January, about a month before those votes. (Both measures failed.)

LCV’s stance can be boiled down more simply. The group produces an annual scorecard ranking members of Congress on environmental issues. In 2011, Tester got a score of 91 percent. His Republican challenger, Rep. Denny Rehberg, received 9 percent. LCV also named Rehberg to its “Dirty Dozen” list of candidates it intends to see defeated in 2012.

As Keaveny says, LCV doesn’t agree all the time with most elected officials. But 91 is a lot closer than nine.

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Second sight Gary Marbut says there’s more to his candidacy than guns

by Mike Gerrity

Reaching into a patch of mud in his himself too thin over many issues. To says. “They spend the whole first session quarter-acre backyard vegetable garden in make an impact, he decided to focus his trying to find out where to get copies of bills and what time to show up for committee Grant Creek, Gary Marbut unearths a red energy on gun rights.

Now that he’s spent nearly three hearings and stuff like that. I know all that potato the size of his fist. Whatever spuds he doesn’t end up eating himself, he gives decades advocating for interest groups in stuff and a whole lot more.”

One of the most recent pieces of legto the Missoula Community Food Co-op, favor of gun rights, he says he wants to switch his efforts to a new group of con- islation that Marbut crafted was House Bill he says.

Birdhouses surround the garden on stituents in HD 99, which includes all of 228, which passed in 2009. It included high posts, an invitation to hungry swal- downtown Missoula. It’s a district he de- what is now Montana’s version of the controversial Stand Your lows. Marbut, who is now Ground law, which decampaigning as a Republimands that the burden of can for House District 99, proof be placed on the says the birds devour bugs state, rather than the defenthat might plunder his vegdant, to determine whether gies, thus eliminating any a homicide was justified. need for pesticides.

State Rep. Betsy Hands, Marbut can talk about the District 99 incumbent, the organic garden behind who is endorsing Dudik, says his energy efficient domeMarbut’s concentration on style house with passive gun legislation distracts from solar panels that he built in more pertinent issues like ed1980, and about the trivia ucation and the economy—iscontest on his campaign sues she says Dudik is more website that offers a $2,000 qualified to tackle. “I’ve seen prize to the randomly Gary Marbut up at the legisdrawn winner. He can also lature for the last three sestalk about distributive gensions, and his primary and eration, a plan he’s mulling only focus seems to be on exover for the state legislature treme gun laws such as Stand as a cheap and efficient Your Ground,” Hands says. method to harness forest While his reputation as a fuel for electrical power for gun activist precedes him, Montana. But it’s what he’s there is at least one new issue not talking about that may Marbut says he hopes to come as a surprise to those make progress on if he makes who know him best. it to the capitol in November.

“I want to avoid talking He wants to revisit a bill he to the people of this district tried to push through the about guns,” he says. “I’ve 2005 session that proposes already earned my spurs in using biomass generators to the right-to-bear-arms comburn dead forest fuel as an munity. There are a lot of Photo by Mike Gerrity electrical power source. people who know me and Marbut says the process appreciate that. But there Gary Marbut in his Grant Creek garden, with a potato. The gun are a lot of people down rights advocate running for the state legislature says he has could be made more efficient through redistributive generhere whom I need to be other facets. ation, which involves situatable to communicate with ing biomass generators at forest clean-up who don’t understand much about guns.” scribes as 60 to 65 percent Democratic.

Marbut has not tried to bury any traces “I want to interact with voters in a way sites nearest to available power lines, which of his influence on gun rights in Montana they will appreciate and understand,” he would reduce diesel use on the trucks that over the last 30 years. On the meaty résumé says. “I need them to know that I have very would transport the fuel.

If he can overcome present controposted on his personal website, he lists him- broad experience and very broad interests versies surrounding the University of self as an expert witness in firearms use and that have a lot of overlap with theirs.” safety, having authored the reference guide Despite going mute on his status as Montana biomass boiler, and the dead Gun Laws of Montana and many essays re- “Gary the Gun Guy,” Marbut boasts that the end he met trying to get Northwestern Engarding 2nd Amendment rights. legislature has passed 58 bills of his making. ergy on board with his idea, re-trying his Describing himself as a guy with lib- Speaking of his Democratic opponent in the failed proposal may be Marbut’s best shot ertarian instincts and interests, Marbut district, Kimberly Dudik, Marbut says his ex- to prove to prospective voters that he can had always been interested in issues he periences in legislative sessions give him an play for them in Helena just as well as he did for gun lovers. thought related to personal liberty, he edge in getting policies through.

“I see freshman legislators who go up says, but when he first got involved in poeditor@missoulanews.com litical activism in the 1980s, he stretched there and just get lost in the process,” he

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No limits American Tradition Partnership is back for more—or less

by Alex Sakariassen

A century ago this year, Montanans passed a voter initiative aimed at limiting the influence of corporations in political campaigns. At the time, the Copper Kings, moguls in mining, wielded unparalleled power in the state. Earlier this summer, the conservative nonprofit American Tradition Partnership successfully argued for the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down that law, opening the door for unlimited corporate spending in statewide and local races.

Now ATP is back for more.

Last week, it joined a coalition, including two county Republican committees, two oil companies and the Montana Right to Life Association, which is challenging Montana’s remaining campaign contribution limits.

The case, now before a U.S. District Court judge in Helena, argues that the limits are unconstitutionally low and make effective campaigning in state races impossible.

Montana has some of the lowest campaign contribution limits in the nation. Some believe they compel candidates to seek broader support. The Montana Attorney General’s Office, in court documents, contends that there is “no evidence the...limits significantly restrict the amount of funding available to run competitive campaigns.”

District Judge Charles Lovell could return a ruling in the case as early as the end of September.

ATP has been chipping away at Montana’s campaign finance regulations for years. As a 501(c)(4) advocacy group, it can keep the identities of its donors secret. It doesn’t have to disclose campaign-related expenses either, unless they directly support or oppose a candidate. ATP has used political mailers in past state and local elections hoping to swing votes in favor of pro-energy-development candidates.

The only political contribution the nonprofit has ever disclosed in the state was a $350 donation to the Montana Republican Party in 2010.

It bills itself as “grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to fighting environmental extremism and promoting responsible development and management of land, water and natural resources.”

Founded in 2008 under the name Western Tradition Partnership by two Montana politicians, former Congressman Ron Marlenee and former state Rep. John Sinrud, it was registered first in Montana, then switched its registration to Colorado. In

2010, the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices ruled that ATP was a political action committee—a PAC—which meant it had to report its donors and spending. ATP is appealing that ruling in court. 2010 was also the year the group changed its name.

ATP public relations director Donald Ferguson did not return calls seeking comment about the group. Court proceedings this summer, however, have

In a case argued before the U.S. District Court in Colorado, coal company Alpha Natural Resources voluntarily surrendered its anonymity as an ATP donor.

shed light on more than its war against campaign contribution laws. In a case argued before the U.S. District Court in Colorado, coal company Alpha Natural Resources voluntarily surrendered its anonymity as an ATP donor.

Alpha, along with Arch Coal, is one of the leading coal producers in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, and distributes coal to coal-fired facilities throughout the western United States. The company also owns eastern coal extractor Massey Energy. It claims online to be “the world’s third largest metallurgical coal supplier,” and donated heavily to a number of political groups this year, including $100,000 to the Karl Rove-backed Super PAC Amer-

ican Crossroads and $5,000 to Rep. Denny Rehberg’s Senate campaign.

Some of ATP’s claims about its primary mission were refuted by the Montana Supreme Court in 2011. Western Tradition Partnership had sued the state, alleging that the spending protections extended to corporations in Citizens United rendered Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act unconstitutional. Based on the dearth of information offered on the nonprofit itself, the court reached the conclusion that WTP’s primary purpose was “to act as a conduit of funds for persons and entities including corporations who want to spend money anonymously to influence Montana elections.”

ATP’s latest challenge could nullify existing limits on campaign contributions from individual donors and remove such limits entirely for political parties and PACs. GOP committees in Lake and Beaverhead counties have joined the suit in the hopes of toppling the aggregate limits placed on party contributions to legislative and gubernatorial candidates—limits they argue unfairly restrict political free speech. James Bopp, Jr., the attorney for the plaintiffs, also was a legal advisor for the group Citizens United in its successful challenge to federal campaign spending restrictions and has led similar challenges at various levels nationwide.

“They want the parties to be very strong, and any place where political parties are being limited, they’re going after restrictions,” says Edwin Bender, executive director of the Helena-based National Institute on Money in State Politics and an expert witness in last week’s hearing. “They’re arguing that regulation of political speech has gone too far, and it’s a fundamental First Amendment issue that they should be able, if they [have] the wherewithal, to speak louder.”

Like the Corrupt Practices Act, the current contribution limits in Montana were passed by citizen initiatives, in 1992 and 1994. Three times in the last century, Montana voters acknowledged a need to keep elections out of the hands of a few moneyed interests. This fall, citizens will again vote on a ballot initiative, I-166, aimed at restricting corporate spending in elections by urging Congress to overturn Citizens United.

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Dangling in it Wind power is a job creator—with the right tax breaks

by Kristina Curtis and Matt Patsky

In mid-August, Vestas, the world’s largest manufacturer of wind power turbines, announced it would cut 20 percent of the workforce at its Pueblo, Colo., plant.

Less than a week later, the company said it would lay off an additional 1,400 workers worldwide.

“It is always unfortunate to have to say goodbye to good colleagues in Vestas,” said CEO Ditlev Engel, who added that 2013 promised to be an even tougher climate for wind power.

As investors, we look for growth stories, and until very recently, wind power had an exciting plot. The United States is now generating 20 times more electricity from wind than it did in 2000, and nearly nine gigawatts—the equivalent of nine nuclear power stations—are under construction.

Wind power provides more than nine percent of power generation in Colorado, 10 percent in Wyoming and more than 20 percent in South Dakota. That’s good news for the economy, good news for the planet and good news for investors like us who are looking to build a cleaner energy future.

What happened to change the mood and plot of the story?

It comes down to policy. For years, the federal government supported innovation in the energy sector, funding everything from advanced oil-drilling techniques to more efficient wind turbine design. In the case of wind power, the United States also provides a tax credit of 2.1 cents for each kilowatthour of wind power produced, known as the Production Tax Credit.

The $12 billion tax credit has helped stimulate productivity and innovation in the renewable energy economy, and it keeps electricity costs low for consumers. Indeed, innovation has driven the cost of wind power down over 90 percent since 1980, resulting in wind being competitive on its own in a number of U.S. regions and near that

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level in many others. And unlike other energy sources, as wind prices drop they stay low: The fuel is free.

President George H. W. Bush signed the Production Tax Credit into law in 1992.

However, after decades of bipartisan support, it’s set to expire at the end of this year.

If lawmakers do not act, it could bring the wind power economy nearly to a halt, putting tens of thousands of jobs on the line.

And as the Vestas job cuts indicate, with each day of inaction the problem grows larger.

The $12 billion tax credit has helped stimulate productivity and innovation in the renewable energy economy, and it keeps electricity costs low for consumers.

General Electric reported on July 20 that its turbine sales fell 37 percent in a year, attributing most of this decline to hesitancy around the tax credit. It’s not just turbine manufacturers that are affected. Associated companies have benefitted from the Production Tax Credit, including suppliers, transporters, builders of transmission lines and

many other service companies. Each of these companies has jobs at stake if the Production Tax Credit is not renewed.

The Mountain West region is one of the leading markets for wind jobs, with at least 10,000 in Texas and Colorado combined.

Kansas is leading the way for new windpower construction, with nearly 1,200 megawatts coming on line, but without certainty about the continuation of the Production Tax Credit, the whole wind supply chain is threatened. That’s hundreds of millions of dollars of economic development that—in the absence of clear federal policy—becomes much more difficult to achieve.

Uncertainty surrounding federal tax policy also leads to inconsistent investment cycles. This “boom and bust” mentality can lead to over-enthusiastic building cycles followed by reluctant financing and slowed project development. As a major manufacturer in the wind-energy sector, Vestas and other wind turbine companies have a material stake in consistent and supportive federal energy policy.

This is true for dozens of companies large and small including diversified giants like GE, sustainable investors such as our firms and our colleagues in the $10 trillion Investor Network on Climate Risk. Fortunately, this is an energy problem our nation’s leaders can solve. Right now, the windpower tax credit has strong bipartisan support in Congress and the backing of the current occupant of the White House.

Of course, what happens when the lame-duck Congress gets together after the election is anybody’s guess.

Both writers live in Massachusetts and are contributors to Writers on the Range, an op ed syndicate of High Country News (hcn.org ). Kristina Curtis is president of Green Century Funds; Matt Patsky is the CEO of Trillium Asset Management.

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Walk on by The problem with paying for sidewalks

by Dan Brooks

until it was too late—probably because two kinds of people generally go to city council meetings: reporters and property owners. As a renter, I stay home and tend my undisclosed pets. I ignore local politics until someone tries to raise my taxes, at which point I go insane. Why should I pay for the sidewalk in front of my landlord’s house?

So it was back to the drawing board for council, which has since heard two new proposals to defray sidewalk costs. One would have property owners pay a $500

I ignore local politics until someone tries to raise my taxes, at which point I go insane. Why should I pay for the sidewalk in front of my landlord’s house? deductible toward installation and repair expenses, after which the city would assume 70 percent of the cost to $3,500 and all the rest after. The second has the city pay the first $500, with the owner assuming any remaining cost to $3,500, after which the city pays the rest. In either case, the money the city pays for sidewalks would come from a fee charged to owners based on assessed property values, which would not technically be a property tax.

Both plans seem reasonable. Everyone

uses the sidewalk, after all—why should a homeowner have to pay just because it runs in front of his house? The argument gets stronger when you consider what a small fee we’re talking about. Missoula Public Works Director Steve King estimates the annual cost to the owner of a $250,000 home at between $8 and $10. That seems a fair price to pay for insurance against a $10,000 sidewalk bill.

But even this plan has its detractors.

Owners who paid the whole cost of their sidewalk improvements in recent years are understandably disgruntled at the prospect of subsidizing their neighbors, even if it would only cost 10 bucks. It’s the principle of the thing—why should somebody else get a city-discounted sidewalk when they had to eat the whole meal? Some have proposed making the sidewalk fund pay for improvements that took place in the last three or even 10 years. But that could make some new homeowners liable for money spent before they even moved to Missoula—and so on and so forth, until it seems Council can do nothing for one constituency that does not somehow hose another.

It is a vexing political conundrum. At the risk of blowing your mind, it’s almost as if the sidewalk were the interface between our private and public lives. And it’s almost like whoever appears on that sidewalk is a fun, dependable citizen of Missoula or a useless derelict, depending on whether you’re inside the house.

I am retaining the moral high ground on this issue by not going to city council meetings. Those things are for other people. I stay here in my house, where I can safely monitor those who walk by. I feel a wary obligation to watch out for them in the other sense, but mostly I am suspicious. They are not me. Out there on the mean sidewalks of Missoula, it’s their mothers’ backs, not mine.

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The thing about the sidewalk in front of my house is that I hate any person who appears there. My desk is at the window, so I spend hours a day judging strangers. They are a despicable lot, wearing dumb clothes, pausing to let their dogs relieve themselves and sometimes, awfully, looking at me. Each of them appears in my life as an intruder. I live here, whereas they are passing by. Call it the Problem of Others: there are so many of them, and yet they are all alike.

The Missoula City Council has been a testament to this phenomenon lately, as they consider ways to address what Councilman Bob Jaffe called the “hundred-year-old problem” of owners having to pay for sidewalks in front of their properties. Those sidewalks belong to the city, but Missoula law requires owners to pay for their installation and repair. The median cost to pour a sidewalk in this town is $3,500—more for corner lots, and much more for complicated jobs. (The Indy’s Matthew Frank has reported bills of almost $11,000.)

Early this summer, a plan to distribute these costs smacked headlong into the problem of others. The city proposed to fund sidewalks via a two-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax, which county officials refused to even put on the ballot. Missoula county supervisors didn’t feel their constituents should pay for the sidewalks of Missoula city residents, even though 60 percent of them are the same people. Why should the other 40 percent pay for sidewalks where they don’t even live?

It was a petty argument, but paying for sidewalks with a gas tax was a terrible idea for another reason. It would have lessened the financial burden on people who own homes by shifting it to people who merely drive cars. It would have made life easier on those who are financially strong and harder on those who are financially weak. When you think about it that way, the gas tax was a heartless move.

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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - Less than an hour after Richard Owens, 18, was released from jail in Land O’ Lakes, Fla., a sheriff’s deputy saw him trying to break into a car in the jail parking lot. “He knows Richard because he released him from jail earlier in the evening,” the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office reported, adding the car belongs to another deputy. (Tampa Bay Times) After a man stole a 32-inch TV from a Wal-Mart store in Port Charlotte, Fla., two detectives in separate vehicles spotted the suspect fleeing on a bicycle. One pulled ahead of him while the other gave chase on foot. While watching the detective behind him, the suspect failed to realize the vehicle in front had stopped and slammed into it. Wal-Mart security personnel identified Jonathan Ryan Fontaine, 32, as the suspect, and he was arrested. (Sarasota’s WWSB-TV)

FELONIOUS HABERDASHERY - Authorities who know Richard Henry Bain, 61, the man accused of opening fire at a political rally in Montreal, described him as “a little eccentric” because he wore a kilt. “Certainly, when you see someone in a kilt in this region,” Marie-France Brisson, the municipal director general in La Conception, Quebec, where Bain lives, “it’s not like New York. It stands out a bit more.” (Reuters) GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISE - Treasury Department investigators estimated that the Internal Revenue Service paid $6.5 billion last year to identity thieves who filed fraudulent tax returns. In one instance, the IRS issued more than $3.3 million in refunds for 2,137 separate tax returns listing the same address. In another, hundreds of refunds were deposited into the same bank account. (Associated Press) The U. S. Postal Service wastes at least $2 million a year by printing more commemorative stamps than it sells and then destroying the unsold stamps, according to USPS investigators. It wasted $1.2 million in printing costs in 2009, for example, by issuing 1 billion 44-cent stamps commemorating television’s “The Simpsons.” It sold 318 million. Responding to the report, the USPS said it already addressed the problem by creating the “forever” stamp, whose value increases with postage rates. (Bloomberg News)

WRONG ARM OF THE LAW - A man suspected of fatally shooting two men and seriously wounding two others in Detroit turned himself in at a fire station two hours after the incident. Fire officials called police, but, according to a police statement, “due to area patrol units being busy handling high priority runs, no units were dispatched to the location.” The 36-year-old man eventually went to a police station, where he was arrested. (Associated Press) GOD ALMIGHTY - Kentucky’s Supreme Court declined to review two challenges to state laws requiring the state to credit God for its homeland security that were passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The first stated the “safety and security of the commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God.” The second created the state’s Office of Homeland Security and required its executive director to publicize “dependence on Almighty God.” The group American Atheists insisted the laws violated constitutional bans on state-sponsored religion. A judge agreed, but the Court of Appeals reversed the decision, declaring the law “merely pays lip service to a commonly held belief in the puissance (power) of God” and doesn’t advance religion. (Louisville’s The Courier-Journal)

BLIND FAITH - A man driving off a ferry in Whittier, Alaska, went about 400 feet, then obeyed his GPS unit directing him to make a hard right turn and drove down a boat ramp into the harbor. Whittier public safety director Dave Schofield said the Subaru was fully submerged, but a man jumped in the water and broke open a window, allowing the unnamed driver and his two dogs to escape. A cat inside a carrier drowned. (Associated Press)

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Refashion // SEPTEMBER 20 // 5-9 PM

Family Friendly Hour: Music by Whizpops, Big Dipper Ice Cream Truck, & an Art Project, 5-6 PM Terry Karson creates unique spaces using tiles created from recycled cardboard. Hear about his artistic process at 7 PM. Community Partners, Selvedge Studio and Home Resource, will help you create a stylish outfit from recycled materials and then show it off in a museum fashion show.

KBGA DJs will help set the mood throughout the night.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres from the James Bar and a cash bar. $5 suggested admission; MAM Members always get in FREE!

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HOARDING HORDES - Fed up with Canadians crossing the border to use their high Canadian dollar to stock up on comparatively cheap gas, milk and other items, some residents of Bellingham, Wash., started a Facebook page calling for American-only shopping hours at the local Costco. It reports that Canadians not only are loading up on goods, leaving little for the locals, but also are taking up more than one parking space in the store’s lot. Some even complain that Canadians are behaving rudely. But Chamber of Commerce President Ken Oplinger urged patience, pointing out, “In the last two years, our sales tax generation has doubled or tripled the pace in the rest of the state, and it’s almost entirely because of the Canadians coming south.” (CBC News)

FACEBOOK FOLLIES - People who aren’t on social networking sites are “suspicious,” according to increasing numbers of employers and even some psychologists, and may be abnormal and dysfunctional.

The German magazine Der Tagesspiegel pointed out that Colorado theater shooter James Holmes and Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik lack Facebook profiles, and Slate.com advice columnist Emily Yoffee cautioned young people against dating anyone who isn’t on Facebook. (Britain’s Daily Mail)

LUCKY DOZEN - A small twin-engine plane crashed in Taylorville, Ill., killing the pilot but sparing all 12 passengers, who were skydivers and jumped from the plane before it went down. (St. Louis’s KSDK-TV)

SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION - Police arrested Kevin Michael Reyes, 27, for beating up his 40-year-old father at home in Spring Hill, Fla., after becoming upset because his parents hadn’t cooked dinner for him.

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C-H-E-A-T-E-R - After officials ejected a teenage player at a national Scrabble championship tournament in Florida, John D. Williams Jr., executive director of the National Scrabble Association, said it’s well-known that some players take minerals known as “alleged brain boosters.” (Associated Press) WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE - Planetary Resources has developed a three-step plan to mine asteroids. Step one is to find the right rocks. Since asteroids don’t reflect much light, making them hard to spot from Earth, the company, backed by Google chief executive Larry Page and “Avatar” director James Cameron, hopes to launch a series of telescopes to spot potential targets. Then a robot probe will be dispatched to assess the targets’ potential value and, if promising, stake a claim. Finally, robot miners will be sent to collect rocks. The goal isn’t ore but water, which can be broken down into its elements to produce rocket fuel. (Popular Mechanics)

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Cultural crossing China in Missoula gives us a taste of the Silk Road

by Erika Fredrickson

Yu Wenga’s “Tian Chan Valley” woodcut

ere are some things I know about China: The arrival of red-rumped swallows tells farmers it’s time to plant their rice. On the Li River, fishermen use trained cormorants. The birds are tied at their throats so that when they catch fish they won’t swallow them, but instead fly back to the boats and spit the fish up. Nomadic tribes still roam north of the Great Wall. In the Gaoligong Mountains, tropical and alpine plants grow side by side. Rivers and seas around China are heavily polluted, yet some people have found ways to preserve animals on the brink of extinction.

That all comes from the BBC documentary Wild China, which might be the best primer for understanding how diverse and dramatic China’s culture and wildlife is. It’s also a great complement to the current China in Missoula project going on now through October, which features exhibits, film screenings and lectures focused on Chinese art and culture.

The project was spearheaded by Nancy Matthews who worked in cultural exchange and international diplomacy in Washington, D.C., before moving to Missoula. She asked galleries, the University of Montana and other organizations, institutions, businesses and

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individuals to use their knowledge to present something related to China, ancient and modern, history and culture.

Artwise especially, this project is amazing. One highlight is the exhibit at the Dana Gallery (housed in the space next to the main gallery). Here you’ll find Nijat Hushur’s incredible four-panel painting of black mountains frosted in milky ice and snow. The original name of it didn’t translate well, so Hushur, in honor of Montana, temporarily named it “Glacier.” Hushur’s homeland is in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which was part of the Silk Road trade route— the place where East and West shared goods, knowledge, culture, art and religion. Hushur describes his paintings as similar to his homeland’s specialty honey melon: “It’s better bred as it is further removed from the parent plant,” he states on his website. “The many strange influences on our culture have also made it richer. It is similar to my painting.

Over the years I let impulses from other cultures into my own style...”

Alan Chan’s abstracts show warm blues and oranges. Another is a muddied landscape, delicious in its moss and German chocolate cake tones.

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Gallery owner Dudley Dana has his own work up as well—an encore of his exhibit Shifting Perspectives, which includes text from his wife Candace Crosby.

Their trip to China inspired a more contemporary viewpoint: the photographic collages have a bright urban feel. In one, a purple portrait is projected onto an old farmhouse door, and in the window is the image of a young Chinese man smoking a cigarette inside.

Also in the Dana Gallery is the work of Yu Wenga of the Shaanxi province, whose woodcuts depict serene landscapes of people on horseback traversing riverbanks, purple mountains looming in the background. You can find even more of Wenga’s woodcuts at Murphy-Jubb Fine Art, just down the street on 210 N. Higgins Ave. Wenga’s hometown was also at one time part of the Silk Road crossroads, and the pieces reflect that rural renaissance flavor. In one woodcut, men move cattle across golden fields and in another, the countryside has been transformed by snow, tinted pink by the night sky, and a farmhouse sits nestled cozily in the wintry hills.

Murphy-Jubb is also showing brightly colored folk art from Chinese farmers, such as Abdurosul

Dawat’s painting of a man sleeping underneath a deep purple tree, while beside him goats feed in a yellow pasture full of wispy green grasses and pink flowers.

There are other China in Missoula exhibits around town, as well as events. This week includes a performance by the Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre at the Ten Spoon Winery on Sunday, screenings of two films by director Pan Chao at the Roxy on Tuesday and a panel discussion on economic and social development in China of the past, present and future at the University Center on Wednesday. The smorgasbord of events on everything from Mao to pandas to mountain climbing in China goes on through October, and programs continue to be added.

It’s a good time to get to know a country that’s at the forefront of international affairs now—and one that really has been for ages, since the Silk Road and before.

Go to the Missoula Cultural Council for a full schedule of China in Missoula events. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Live with mystery Artist Terry Karson turns advertisements to mosaic

by Jed Nussbaum

Model detail of Karson’s MAM installation, Commons.

erry Karson doesn’t believe in inspiration.

The Bozeman artist easily cites his influences, including the mosaics of Turkish mosques, that have pushed and guided his art. But the idea that artistry comes from some divine consignment is one that he doesn’t put much thought into.

“I’m not out to figure out where that stuff comes from,” Karson says. “I think a better approach is to live with the mystery.”

So it’s impossible to pinpoint an exact reason why he chose to cover every vertical surface of one of the Missoula Art Museum’s galleries with nearly 13,000 4-by-6-inch multicolored cardboard panels.

It’s simply a vision he’s had since he first saw the space in 2007, and one that he’s devoted a considerable amount of the last two and a half years bringing to fruition.

“I walked into this room and I knew exactly what I wanted to do,” he remembers.

The installation, Commons, is an impressive feat of dedication. Each tile of Karson’s colossal mosaic was cut from the packaging of everyday grocery store items, then sanded with a random-orbit sander until just a specter of the original advertisement remains.

Ritz cracker boxes and toothpaste brands are scattered throughout. Round imprints from cans and bottles representing dozens of different beer and soda brands still appear on some panels. In one corner, a metallic glint catches my eye amidst the dulled labels, which turns out to be the text outline from a box of knockoff Raisin Bran.

Karson first presented his idea to MAM as a scale model, which took a considerable amount of work itself. A change of studio spaces made things harder and a divorce derailed his focus, though it ended up fueling his concentration in the long run.

“I could have become an alcoholic real easy,” he says. “Instead, I worked on this model. And it was like therapy for me.”

The MAM agreed to do the show, funded by a grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation,

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which allows the museum to commission work specifically for that space. Then the real work began.

After years of compiling the materials, Karson cut up the tiles, individually sanded each one and sorted them via color. He affixed the tiles to 4-by-8-foot foamcore boards, which he trucked up from Bozeman and spent the better part of a week installing in the gallery, complete with several similar columns, two feet square and 10 feet high.

His piece has a lot to say about the effects of consumerism, the waste of which is captured in every tile. He scoffs at some of the panels in his piece that lend a green hue to his color palette due to “ecofriendly” advertisement.

“Most of the advertising on these things is pure bullshit,” he says. “It’s good that people recycle, but at the same time they have to understand there’s more to it than that. This is a reflection of that unconscious wasting that we do.”

Allied Waste, which is instituting no-sort curbside recycling in Missoula, also got behind Karson’s installation by granting MAM a business sponsorship.

Karson will add at least another three months to the life span of the resources used in Commons. The installation will stay in MAM until the end of December, after which the artist will pack up the panels and put them in storage. Since Commons is so site-specific, it is nearly impossible to display anywhere else, so seeing the piece at MAM is a unique experience.

What is the greater meaning behind his mosaic?

Karson doesn’t offer one; much like his aversion to “inspiration,” he’s content with his art just being art.

“If I knew what I was doing I wouldn’t do it,” he says with a laugh. “It would take all the joy out of it.

It’s exploring the mystery that’s the fun part.”

Terry Karson’s Commons opens at MAM Thu., Sept. 20, during the museum’s Artini Redux event, which includes live music, ice cream and art projects 5 to 9 PM. Karson gives an artist talk at 7 PM. Free. arts@missoulanews.com

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Nothing seems crowded and sounds change up so often that it’s easy to get hooked.

Tunes like “Electroplasm” serve as an excellent set and setting for the trip, with an enticing ambient intro that morphs into an ultra chill cut featuring Middle Eastern melodies, flutes, sitars and warbled, alien-like vocal effects. Meanwhile, “Shpongolese Spoken Here” fuses complex beat trick-

ery with glitched-out vocal samples. It packs house and dub into something authentic and surprisingly cohesive. This is music for motion, whether it’s long bike rides, road trips or a mind humming with creative ideas. (Ira Sather-Olson) Shpongle plays the Wilma Theatre Wed., Sept.

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It’s funny the Facebook event invite for Maria Minerva’s upcoming show describes it as a “bizarro Dead Hipster/Bassface”-type shindig, because I’m pretty sure most of the Thursday night booty-shaking-Journeysing-alongers would be utterly perplexed at the Estonian producer’s low-fi trippy electronica.

New York-based Maria Minerva—born Maria Juur in 1988 in Estonia– “has not heard of HQ recording … has not heard that postmodernism is passé,” according to her Soundcloud page. Among her latest record’s weird soundbites, overlapped dreamy vocals and hazy interludes, dance beats weave in and out,

enough to hint that her live presence might be fasterpaced.

She stops in Missoula on a big-ass cross-country tour along with Rhode Island’s Father Finger, a onewoman poppy noise act who sounds like a groovy Bhorror movie. The show might be more like a Dead Hipster for artsy folk who prefer basements to bar stages, and hey, people in horn-rimmed glasses need to get down sometimes, too. (Kate Whittle) Maria Minerva plays the VFW Tue., Sept. 25, with Father Finger, Modality and Better Tennis at 10 PM. $5.

Restavrant It doesn’t take much digging to uncover the connection between blues and punk rock. Rock is faster blues with more chords; punk is louder rock with fewer of them. Both are fundamentally constrained forms, so both depend heavily on presentation. Los Angeles-based Restavrant has presentation in spades; frontman Troy Murrah is from that long vocal tradition that makes “yeah” into a three-syllable world, and most of the songs feature slide guitar. That combination sounds awesome all the time.

For example, it sounded awesome on the first Jon Spencer Blues Explosion album. I would be re-

miss if I did not point out that Restavrant songs are as familiar as they are enjoyable. If you like “Rachel,” you will like their recordings. If you cannot ignore the many cultural contradictions that make it problematic for a white man to work himself and his guitar into a lather re: “goin’ to the church,” you won’t. Either way, though, you will probably enjoy the show.

Restavrant writes the kind of songs that are much better live, when energy and sound are more important than originality. (Dan Brooks) Restavrant plays the Palace Sat., Sept. 22, at 9 PM with Scott H. Biram and Warren Jackson Hearne. $10.

Communist Daughter: Lions and Lambs I am a sucker for minor-key harmonies. Every time my attention drifted listening to Communist Daughter’s Lions and Lambs EP, a creaky male/female vocal line reeled me in again. Possibly my taste was stunted in childhood. I can only assume that Com-Daught also grew up with my father’s collection of 23 Oak Ridge Boys albums and one Crosby, Stills and Nash, because the harmonies keep breaking through.

The difference between this album and more twee entries from the likes of Bowerbirds lies in the muscular instrumental arrangements. Yes, there are banjos, but Lions and Lambs also employs the [16]

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fuzzed-out guitar of Neutral Milk Hotel, from which the Minneapolis band presumably takes its name. The result is a balance between the painfully earnest and the jauntily pop—what art jerks call assured.

The mixture is not always perfect; a couple tracks on Lions and Lambs sound aimless and selfimportant, like Bon Iver. Mostly, though, they are serious, pretty folk-pop, like that one song by Bon Iver. Plus there are horns and whistling. (Dan Brooks) Communist Daughter plays the VFW Sat., Sept. 22, 10 PM. $3.

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Dark and funny Patrick deWitt’s bloody, beautiful Old West

by Erika Fredrickson

It never occurred to me how refreshing, how foods, don’t you see?”

“We could give you a half portion, if you’re not even life-changing, it might be to experience, as an adult, brushing your teeth for the first time. At least hungry,” said the waiter.

“I’ve already told you I’m hungry. I’m famished. not until I read Patrick deWitt’s The Sisters Brothers.

Eli Sisters narrates the tale. He and his brother But I’m looking for something that isn’t so filling, do Charlie are used to hard living. They’re henchmen you see?” on a mission for their boss, known only as the ComThe next day, Eli returns to the restaurant for modore, to murder a man in a gold mining camp outside of Sacramento. It’s the 1850s and the landscape breakfast and the waiter tells him there’s fresh pie: is wild with horses and “What kind of pie,” I whiskey, prostitutes and demanded. I thought, outlaws; grimy teeth are Don’t let it be cherry. the least of anyone’s wor“Cherry,” said the ries. But there’s this great boy. scene where Eli, the more My very blood wanted enlightened of the broththat cherry pie. Dabbing ers, has teeth extracted by my face with the napkin, I a morose dentist who gives told the lad I was fine, him a toothbrush and only tired. tooth powder. The minty “Pie or no pie,” he freshness inspires Eli to asked. buy more tooth powder “No pie!” I said. during the brothers’ violent journey. Eli describes Threaded through the first experience: The Sisters Brothers are “Pulling myself up to stories within stories. the window, I spit the There’s the journal of bloody water into the dirt Henry Morris—the man and snow. My breath was who’s supposed to be cool and fine-smelling and keeping an eye on the I was greatly impressed whereabouts of Warm— with the tingling feeling which the brothers disthis toothbrush gave me. I cover in a hotel room. The decided I would use it journal reveals how that every day, and was tapping Patrick deWitt will be in Missoula for the the tool on the bridge of Montana Festival of the Book, which runs plan has been derailed. my nose, thinking of noth- Thu., Oct. 4 through Sat., Oct. 6. Go to the There are also odd David ing, or of several vague Humanities Montana website for the full Lynchian “intermissions” in the book. Intermission thing simultaneously, schedule of events.

I involves Eli meeting a girl when I saw the bear lumwho means to poison a dog, but who is plagued by ber out of the woods...”

The man Eli and Charlie are out to kill is Her- strange dreams. Then there’s Intermission II, which mann Kermit Warm, marked for death because of a happens just before the book’s end, where Charlie curious invention he created. The book’s picaresque and Eil encounter the girl again in Godot-like fashion. style has the brothers meeting one strange character These side stories are harbingers or universal truths after another on their journey to find Warm, including or parables—it’s hard to tell which, but they haunt a witch, a weeping man, a dandy named Henry Mor- the overall story and they haunt the brothers most of ris, savage trappers, prostitutes and hard-hearted inn all.

In The Sisters Brothers there are no real heroes keepers.

DeWitt’s dialogue dabbles in circular conversa- or villains like you’d see in other Old West tales. tion, the kind you find in Lewis Carroll’s Through The There’s a magic realism that sometimes filters Looking Glass. At a restaurant in the inn where Eli through the scenes, especially when we finally meet and Charlie stay, Eli is a difficult and finicky customer, Warm and his incredible invention. DeWitt doesn’t especially for an assassin wandering the Old West, ever lose the story’s edge, though. This is still the Old which makes the conversation with the waiter all the West and no one is safe. If it’s not wild animals or shoot-outs, other ominous things lurk: the natural more wonderfully absurd: consequences of screwing with nature in the name “I am weak with hunger,” I told him. “But I am of getting more gold. These are the scariest conselooking for something less filling than beer, beef and quences of all.

The best part of this dark and funny story is that buttered spuds.”

The waiter tapped his pencil on his pad. “You Eli is a somewhat reluctant outlaw—an assassin with a moral streak, an eye for beauty and appreciation for want to eat but you don’t want to become full?” the little things in life, like tooth powder.

“I want to be unhungry,” I said.

“And what is the difference?” efredrickson@missoulanews.com “I want to eat, only I don’t want to eat such heavy

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Don’t be buying peoples’ used junk or you may end up with a possessed box like this gal does, plus the whole bee barfing thing seems awful.

Starring Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12.

DREDD Drokk it! The Sylvester Stallone-less police force of the future serves as judge, jury and executioner and there ain’t no way they are gonna stand for future you to be doing the mind-altering drug SLO-MO. Starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey. Rated R. Carmike 12.

PARANORMAN A real derelict kid who can speak to ghouls and ghosts, takes on the worst of the netherworld in order to save his town from certain ruin in this animated film. Starring the voices of Kodi SmitMcPhee, Anna Kendrick and Christopher MintzPlasse. Rated PG. Carmike 12.

END OF WATCH Two cops torque off the wrong drug cartel during a routine traffic stop and they find themselves in more trouble than a sack of snakes at an emu convention. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña and Anna Kendrick. Rated R. Village 6 and Pharaohplex.

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HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET Mom and daughter move next door to a house where the parents of a family were murdered by their own daughter. The surviving son befriends the new girl and things get real, quick.

Starring Jennifer Lawrence, the eternally gorgeous Elisabeth Shue and Max Thieriot. Rated PG13. Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.

Two Days in NYC In the sequel to 2 Days in Paris, Marion, played

by Julie Delpy, is now broken up with Jack and lives in New York with their child. When her eccentric father, sister Rose and ex-boyfriend show up at her home, what will they think when they find out she’s dating Mingus, played by Chris Rock? Cultures collide! Rated R. Wilma.

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE A baseball scout who used to be one of the best things going in all of cinema, excuse me, baseball, slowly loses his mojo and credibility, so he takes his daughter along for one last scouting trip. Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and John Goodman. Rated PG13.

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Will Ferrell plays his George W. character and Zach Galifianakis plays a dimwit and they battle each other for a seat in the North Carolina House of Reps. This probably looked real funny on paper. In 2003. Rated R. Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.

In the fourth installment of this kid-friendly money-making monolith of “jokes that adults get, too” the crew finds itself untethered from land and having adventures as they float aimlessly upon the ocean, all the while secretly dispatching left-wing notions about climate change. Rated PG. Village 6.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES The fairly reluctant hero and caped crusader of Gotham City returns to do what the police cannot: Stop terrorists from destroying the world, in a mere 164 minutes. His nemesis? Bane, a dude with a face mask that would make Hannibal Lector squee. Rated PG-13. Village 6.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS Schools out, now what? Our hero gets a job at the local country club. Here’s to hoping there aren’t any perennially embarrassing social miscues involving Baby Ruths in the pool, right Spalding? Rated PG. Village 6.

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2016: OBAMA’S AMERICA Based on Dinesh D’Souza’s book, The Roots of Obama’s Rage, this “documentary” pulls back the proverbial curtain and uses Obama’s own words to illustrate how he desires to make the United States pay for the sins of our fathers.

Rated Fatuous. Or PG. Village 6.

THE BOURNE LEGACY Due to a scheduling conflict, Jason Bourne wasn’t available for this film. Starring Jeremy Renner.

Rated PG-13. Carmike 12.

THE LAST OUNCE OF COURAGE So a character named Tom Revere (Ring any lanterns?) dies in combat. His son Christian (ahem) and Tom’s wife move in with Tom’s dad, the mayor of a town which no longer celebrates Christmas. Perhaps the holiday is restored to its rightful place in the pantheon of great celebrations. Perhaps. Rated PG. Carmike 12.

LAWLESS The law about to come down hard on these here bootleggers living it up in Depression-era Virginney. Starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce. Rated R. Carmike 12.

This 3D “update” of the 2003 kids’ “classic” has “jokes” for all the “adults,” too. Plus stuff flying right at your face. Starring the voices of Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres. Rated G for Gouge. Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.

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Baby Boomers, Hollywood finally made a film just for you! One a little close to the ol’ maple syrup bucket. See, this couple, one that has been married for 30 years, needs to start being sweet on each other again. Queue the Viagra gags. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12.

A childless couple does what all childless couples do: bury a box of hopes and dreams in the backyard. Wouldn’t you know it, a child appears, and likely teaches the world a thing or two about hopes and dreams. Starring Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton. Rated PG. Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.

In this documentary, coo-coo and loaded billionaires set out to build the biggest house in the U.S. at 90,000 square feet. In the process they learn to live, and to give each other what they need to survive together alive. Starring Virginia Nebab, David Siegel and Jaqueline Siegel. Rated PG. Wilma.

RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION Milla Jovovich continues to battle the Umbrella Corporation, but this time she has help from a resistance group. Also starring Sienna Guillory and Michelle Rodriguez. Rated R. Carmike 12: Big D and Pharaohplex.

THE WORDS Writer Bradley Cooper stumbles upon some words and calls them his own. Dennis Quaid and Oliva Wilde help show him that a little thing called attribution would’ve made this whole thing blow over, but nooo, someone wanted to be famous. Rated PG-13. Entertainer.

Capsule reviews by Jason McMackin.

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The way headlines broke around a recent Stanford study comparing organic and conventionally grown foods, you’d think organic had been left for dead.

The New York Times, for example, announced that “Stanford Scientists Cast Doubt on Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce.” Maybe the doubt was inferred from the meta-study’s lukewarm synopsis: “The published literature lacks strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods. Consumption of organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.”

Now wait a minute. It’s true that ideologues can attribute positive benefits to whatever they want, but organic food has never been seriously touted as more nutritious or vitamin-rich than conventional food.

Organic has always been defined by what it isn’t, and its first rule of organic food is that it’s free of things like “pesticide residues” and “antibiotic-resistant bacteria.” The study confirms what organic supporters have long purported to be the case: Organic food is less adulterated by things you don’t want in your food.

The organic watchdog group Cornucopia Institute called the Stanford study “biased.” Several of the authors are fellows and affiliates of Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute, which has received funding from big ag companies, including Cargill.

The study synthesized the results of 237 previously conducted studies that had compared nutrient and pesticide residue levels in organic and conventional food. While residue levels were compared with the Environmental Protection Agency’s allowable levels (they mostly complied), Cornucopia complained that it did not discuss any of the specific dangers posed by pesticides, such as a 2010 study in the journal Pediatrics that found children with organophosphate pesticides in their systems were more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. Another organophosphate pesticide is chlorpyrifos, which also poses a risk to the brains of children, especially via prenatal exposure. Once widely used as a residential roach-killer, chlorpyrifos was banned for home use by the EPA in 2001. The chemical, known by its Dow trade name Lorsban, is still permitted for agricultural use on fruit trees and vegetables. According to the EPA, 10 million pounds of it is applied annually in the United States.

The regulation of chlorpyrifos, like that of most chemicals, has not been consistent over the years. It’s now more strictly controlled than it used to be, and it’s possible that someday it will be more heavily regulated than it is today. In fact, the EPA announced in July that it plans to require reductions in chlorpyrifos application rates and apply additional rules designed to protect children and other bystanders from exposure in agricultural applications and others. The agency expects to make a final decision in 2014, with implementation to follow. Until then, families in rural towns where farm workers live will continue to expose their children to doses of a neurotoxin that we’re pretty sure will soon be illegal.

Chlorpyrifos has recently been found to stunt de-

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velopment more in males than females. A study conducted in New York City and published in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology found that while both boy and girl IQ scores were lower following exposure, boys’ brains were especially affected.

The study used umbilical cord blood drawn at birth to assess exposure levels in babies born before and after the EPA’s 2001 ban on residential use of chlorpyrifos. As expected, exposure levels dropped following the ban.

Clearly, we’re still learning about the effects of chlorpyrifos on people, not to mention untargeted organisms like amphibians, or the ecosystems these creatures belong to. Chlorpyrifos is just one of more than 1,400 pesticides regulated by the EPA. While the danger of any given pesticide is constant, how it’s regulated is changeable. Unfortunately, lobbyists and political appointees who might be neither concerned nor educated about pesticides can have undue influence over if, when and how they’re used. Given our slowly evolving scientific understanding of pesticide chemicals, and the glacial pace of political change, the Stanford study results support the idea that eating organic reduces exposure to things we may someday realize are bad for us, as well as things that we now know are bad.

Had the Stanford study shown higher nutrient levels in organic food, you could be sure the organic industry would be parading those results like the Greeks dragging Hector’s body around Troy. But if differences in nutrient content are what we want to look for, in my opinion we should compare nutrient levels of food grown on small, crop-diverse family farms with food grown in large monocultures. The Stanford study compared the nutrient levels largely between organic factory farms and conventional factory farms. I’d like to see factory farm versus family farm. Practices common on small, integrated farms— like composting, crop rotation and mulching—tend to build richer-than-average soil. It would be interesting to compare nutrition levels in small farms that do these things with large farms that don’t.

Still, nutrient levels are just one part of the debate on sustainable and fair agriculture. To many in the sustainable food movement, factory-farmed organic, such as what you get at Whole Foods, is an imperfect compromise. As a wise farmer once told me, “Most ‘big organic’ food is still grown by exploited brown people on massive monocultures—just without chemicals.”

The Stanford report concludes with the kind of self-contradictory statement that embodies the general confusion the study has generated: “The evidence does not suggest marked health benefits from consuming organic versus conventional foods, although organic produce may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and organic chicken and pork may reduce exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.”

In other words, organic isn’t any better, but it might be less worse. Well, all right. But if the Stanford team’s idea of health includes pesticide residues and antibiotic resistant bacteria in my system, I’d hate to meet its criteria for sick.

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White House Ale HAPPIEST HOUR The story: Last year, President Barack Obama bought a home brew kit and, with the help from expert home brewers, crafted some special White House beers. According to the White House website, it’s the first known time that beer has been brewed there (George Washington brewed beer and distilled whiskey at his Mount Vernon home and Thomas Jefferson made wine). At a time when microbrew culture is on the rise, hopping on the home brew wagon is a good move—especially when your opponent is on the non-drinking wagon.

What you’re drinking: The White House made two beers—a honey ale and a honey porter. The recipes were released after a petition signed by over 12,000 beer lovers went out stating, “In keeping with the brewing traditions of the founding fathers, homebrewers across America call on the Obama Administration to release the recipe for the White House home brew so that it may be enjoyed by all.” White House chef Sam Kass responded, “With public excitement about White House beer fermenting such a buzz, we decided we better hop right to it.”

What Missoula beer crafters say: None of the local home brew shops have tasted the White House brews yet, but they were intrigued. Mark Chapman of Chapman Homebrew says he found it “encouraging and

atmosphere. Hungry? Try our hand cut steaks, small plate menu and our vegetarian & gluten free entrees. For reservations or take out call 721-1312. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $

interesting” that the White House was brewing beer. Hoyt Smith of Summer Sun Brew Supply says that they’re currently brewing the ales, which will be ready in a few weeks. Smith says the White House recipes call for powders and extracts but, for the home brew purists, the supply store can help figure out substitutes to make grain-only versions.

Where to find the supplies: Chapman Homebrew, 2330 S. Higgins Ave. and Summer Sun Garden and Brew, 128 W. Alder St. Find the recipes online at the White House blog.

—Erika Fredrickson Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.

The Mercantile Deli 119 S. Higgins Ave. 721-6372 themercantiledeli.com Located next to the historic Wilma Theater, the Merc features a relaxed atmosphere, handcrafted Paninis, Sandwiches, and wholesome Soups and Salads. Try a Monte Cristo for breakfast, a Pork Love Panini for lunch, or have us cater your next company event. Open Monday – Saturday for breakfast and lunch. Downtown delivery available. $-$$ The Mustard Seed Asian Café Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian Cuisine served in our allnew bistro atmosphere. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combined from Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences to appeal to American palates.

Full menu available in our non-smoking bar. Fresh daily desserts, microbrews, fine wines & signature drinks. Takeout & delivery available. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 Don’t feel like cooking? Pick up some fried chicken, made to order sandwiches, fresh deli salads, & sliced meats and cheeses. Or mix and match items from our hot case. Need some dessert with that? Our bakery makes cookies, cakes, and brownies that are ready when you are. $-$$ Pearl Café 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 Country French specialties, bison, elk, and fresh fish daily. Delicious salads and appetizers, as well as breads and desserts baked in-house. 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 MonSat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Philly West 134 W. Broadway 493-6204 For an East-coast taste of pizza, stromboli, hoagies, salads, and pasta dishes and CHEESESTEAKS, try Philly West. A taste of the great “fightin’ city of Philadelphia” can be enjoyed Monday - Saturday for lunch and dinner and late on weekends. We create our marinara, meatballs, dough and sauces in-house so if “youse wanna eat,” come to 134 W. Broadway.

Pita Pit 130 N. Higgins 541-PITA (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!

house-made pastas every day, pizza, local beef, and fresh fish delivered from Taste of Alaska. New specials: burger & beer Sundays, 5-7 $9 ~ pizza & beer Tuesdays, 5-7 $10 ~ draft beers, Tuesday -Thursday, 5-6:30 $3. Business hours: Tues.- Sat. 5-10:30 pm., Sat. 10-3 pm., Sun. 5-10 pm.

Sean Kelly’s A Public House 130 W. Pine St. 542-1471 Located in the heart of downtown. Open for lunch & dinner. Featuring brunch Saturday & Sunday from 11-2pm. Serving international & Irish pub fare. Full bar, beer, wine, martinis. $-$$ Silvertip Casino 680 SW Higgins 728-5643 The Silvertip Casino is Missoula’s premiere casino offering 20 Video gaming machines, best live poker in Missoula, full beverage liquor, 11 flat screen tv’s and great food at great prices. Breakfast Specials starting at $2.99 (7-11am) For a complete menu, go to www.silvertipcasino.com. Open 24/7. $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI We have quick and delicious lunch specials 6 days a week starting at $7, and are open for dinner 7 nights a week. Try our comfort food items like Pork Katsu and Chicken Teriyaki. We also offer party platters to go and catering for all culinary styles. Lunch 11:30-3 Mon-Sat. Dinner 5-9:30 Every Night. Corner of Pine and Higgins. Very Family Friendly. 549-7979. $$-$$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins 327-8929 Stop in when you're in the neighborhood.

We'll do our best to treat you right!

Crowned Missoula's best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 1110 Sun 12-9.

Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you'll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Drive 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$ YoWaffle Yogurt 216 W. Main St. 543-6072 (Between Thai Spicy and The Shack) www.yowaffle.com YoWaffle is a self-serve frozen yogurt and Belgian waffle eatery offering 10 continuously changing flavors of yogurt, over 60 toppings, gluten free cones and waffles available, hot and cold beverages, and 2 soups daily. Indoor and outdoor seating. Meetings welcome. Open 7 days a week.

Sun-Thurs 11 AM to 11 PM, Fri 11 AM to 12 AM, Sat. 10 AM to 12 AM. Free WiFi. Loyalty punch cards, gift cards and t-shirts available. UMONEY. Like us on facebook. Let YoWaffle host your next birthday party! $

Sapore 424 N. Higgins Ave. 542-6695 Voted best new restaurant in the Missoula Independent's Best of Missoula, 2011. Located on Higgins Ave., across the street from Wordens. Serving progressive American food consisting of fresh

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Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. Free.

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Community Conversations on Death and Dying, sponsored by Hospice of Missoula, gathers each month at the Governor’s Room, 111 N. Higgins Ave., from 6 to 8 PM and features a variety of guest speakers. Visit hospiceofmissoula.com.

Charlotte Kasl reads and signs her book If the Buddha Had Kids at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Something tells me the Buddha’s kids would be the noisiest ones in the whole restaurant. 7 PM. Free.

The Children of the Earth tribe song and chant circle at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center is for all those ready to sing in honor of our connection to one another and the earth. 519 S. Higgins (Enter through back alley door). 7:30 PM. Free will offering.

James McMurtry and The Gourds are reelin’ in the years and showing the young’uns that the old road dogs can still out-smoke, out-party and out-pick all you up-and-comers. Wilma Theatre. 8 PM. $25.

Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s.

The Dead Hipster Dance Party is all kinds of sweaty, but ‘tis the droplets of the beautiful people. Get a taste in the place where love and funk is in the air (sometimes they are the same scent). Badlander, 208 Ryman St. $3, with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight.

During Open Mic Night at Sean Kelly’s, show the naysayers that your version of Lou Gramm’s “Midnight Blue” is as passionate as your lovemaking. 9 PM. Free.

Call 542-1471 after 10 AM Thursday to sign-up.

A salt, with a pepper. Troubadour James McMurtry performs at the Wilma Theatre Thu., Sept. 20, at 8 PM. $25. Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s.

THURSDAYSEPT20 Artini: Redux and the opening reception for Terry Karson’s Common is gonna be an artastic hoot, with an art talk

by Karson at 7 PM and a chance to create your own outfit out of recycled materials for the Artini fashion show. MAM, 335 N. Pattee St. 5–9 PM. Free. (See Arts.)

The miniNaturalists Pre-K Program is aces for outdoorsy learning and such for yonder childrens. The Montana Natural History Center. 10–11 AM. $3/$1 for members. Visit montananaturalist.org.

nightlife You can steal his gear but he’ll still steal your heart, Tom Catmull performs delights for you and Aunt Billie at Draught

Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave., from 5 to 8 PM. Free.

Treasure State Toastmasters invites you to get your locution on and become fixated oratorically at their weekly meeting.

Community Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free.

Find out who lied first when the Captain Wilson Conspiracy performs at the

Get a look at the sounds of them leafy electronical greens at the Bocks Elder Sessions, a night of drum ‘n’ bass and other bass-heavy electronic music styles with local DJs. Palace. 9 PM. Free.

Party Trained is all our arts editor and my gardener talk about, especially after all-youcan-eat hotcakes. Go hear why when they play the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 9:30 PM. Free.

Russ Nasset done gone and cured ya of your tremors with a sweet shot of country hits up at the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St.,

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Yellow bellies and greenbacks. Virginia heavy music dudes Inter Arma join PD Lear at his VFW Residency on Thu., Sept. 20, at 10 PM, with Tidal Horn and Shramana. 245 W. Main. St. 10 PM. $5.

for a solo set this and every other Thurs. at 10 PM. Free.

PD Lear is a one-man band playing the third week of his month-long VFW Residency and shizzle is about get fo’ rizzle, with the crushing Inter Arma, Tidal Horn and Shramana. 245 W. Main St. 9 PM. $5.

FRIDAYSEPT21 Set your phazers to fun when Catfood presents Lunar Modulations, a night of electronical tunes by locals Simpleton, Meatron, Sounsiva and Lecture.

Badlander. 9 PM. $3.

Be all kinds of powerful at the Fall Mack Days on Flathead Lake, where anglers help quell the overpopulation of lake trout by catching as many of them monsters as they can each Fri.-Sun. through Nov. 11. Did I mention the $125,000 in cash and prizes?

Learn more at mackdays.com.

control tower dedication at the Missoula International Airport, because they aren’t going to let you up in that piece any other time. 10-11:30 AM. Park in the RV storage parking lot and take the shuttle to this most prestigious event.

Skip that Big Mac this lunch hour, Chunky A, and take part in Run@Work Day. This event encourages folks to make time to get 30 minutes of exercise during the workday. Noon. For a list of start points throughout Missoula and Hamilton visit runwildmissoula.org.

Minnie Smith signs her book about old-timey Zootown, Missoula Mercantile, at the UM Campus Fact & Fiction from 2 to 4 PM. Enjoy an organic beer and some Up N’ Smoke bbq while you’re bullsquawkin’ with your homeslices at Wildwood Brewing Co., 4018 Hwy. 93 N. 4-8 PM.

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The PFLAG Pacific Northwest Regional Conference takes place at the Bitterroot River Inn in Hamilton. The conference hosts speakers from around the country such as Dr. Robert Minor, Emeritus of Religious Studies, Univ. of Kansas, whose talk is Dealing with Religion When You’ve Tried Everything and Nothing Seems To Work. $60. For a complete schedule and to register visit pnwflag.org. (See Agenda.)

Better than a free haircut, Jay Barber plays the country and the western tunes for you and yours up at Eckstrom’s Restaurant, 81 Rock Creek Road, Clinton. 5–9 PM. Free.

Ladies and hipsters, come one, come all to the air traffic

I’m all for a second Constitutional Convention; in the

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Celebrate your more successful classmates this Homecoming at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Program and Reception in the UC Ballroom. Discussion, awards, reception. Dreams coming true. 5:30 PM. Free.

meantime, let’s love the one we got during the annual Constitution Day Celebration at the Missoula County Courthouse sponsored by the Missoula Patriots, with speakers Judge Laurie McKinnon and Mark Brady, candidate for Missoula County Commissioner. 6 PM. Active outdoor lovers are invited to the Mountain Sports Club’s weekly meeting to talk about past glories and upcoming activities at Bigfork’s Swan River Inn. 6–8 PM. Free.

The best rapper with glasses won’t be in the house but E2 is doing it well and doing it for kids down at the Top Hat’s Family Friendly Friday from 6 to 8 PM. Free.

Get back in shape and learn something new at Freestone Climbing Gym’s Intro to Bouldering course, which introduces basic techniques, safety, ethics and more. Class includes 1.5 hours of instruction and two weeks of unlimited climbing.

935 Toole Ave. 7–8:30 PM. $40.

The Holistic Weight Loss Support Group is facilitated by Tereece Panique and takes place at the Unity Church of Missoula, 546 South Ave., at 7:30 PM. $2 suggested donation. Call 4931210 for more info.

Can I get a “Hell yeah?!” The Faculty and Guest Artist Series features mezzo-soprano Kimberly Gratland James and oboe player Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh at the

[calendar] Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $12/$8 seniors and students.

Hop on the dance floor with Belinda Foster (‘83) before her husband returns from the bathroom at the All-Alumni Social and Dance in the Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park. 7:30 PM. Free.

Visit grizalum.org.

What a year, right? Let’s wish the Grizzlies onward to victory with a rousing round of “Up with Montana Boys� down at the Oval during tonight’s UM Homecoming Pep Rally. 8 PM. Your mom’s fave dance band the Soul City Cowboys play the Eagles at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. 8 PM. Free.

Brother Music ain’t a cousin to a bad time, so check out them bluegrass tunes at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs. 8-10 PM. Pass the hat.

Shane Clouse and Stomping Ground play tunes for you and the graduate assistant from your Russian Lit. course. Now you’re both a little bit older and a lot less bolder than you used to be, but give it a shot anywho. Union Club.

9 PM. Free.

Beat Street just gotta new zip code and it’s setting up shop down at the Palace with local electronic and hip-hop tunesmiths Big in Japan, B. Ewart, Trailer Park Jordan, Town Hall Meeting and EQ. 9 PM. $3.

They ain’t dead yet, rock and roll dance band The Mighty Flick does what you know they’re gonna do all night long at the Elbow Room, 1855 Stephens. 9 PM. Free.

He lives to spin: DJ Dubwise just can’t stop the dance tracks once they start at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free. Call 728-8799.

Joan Zen makes partying at Sean Kelly’s a meditation on classic jamz once heard on your radio.

10 PM. Free.

You may just get a spanky from Uncle Steve if you don’t check out the Reverend Slanky at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Cost TBA.

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Western Montana’s farmers markets are chock full of the beautiful people, fresh-baked yummies and gorgeous veggies.

In Missoula, at Circle Square (missoulafarmersmarket.com), on Pine Street and under the Higgins Avenue bridge (clarkforkrivermarket.com); in Stevensville, on Main Street; and in Hamilton, at South Third and Bedford Streets. Hours vary for the markets, but it all typically goes down between 8 AM and 1 PM.

Dudes, according to my sources, a 1,000-pound pumpkin plans to attend the Hamilton Harvest Fest and Giant Pumpkin Contest at the Hamilton Farmers Market. That’s a whole lot of punkin’ pies! The fest also boasts kids’ events, some carving action and big-ass watermelons.

Third and Bedford St. 9–12:30 PM. Free.

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A big night of big tunes that are over at a reasonable hour? Can I get a hell yeah?

Slatwall is joined by Ol’ Doris, Swamp Ritual, King Elephant and The Magpies at Zoo City Apparel, 139 E. Main. 8 PM. $5.

The PFLAG Pacific Northwest Regional Conference takes place at the Bitterroot River Inn in Hamilton. The conference hosts speakers from around the country such as Dr. Robert Minor, Emeritus of Religious Studies, Univ. of Kansas, whose talk is Dealing with Religion When You’ve Tried Everything and Nothing Seems To Work. $60.

For a complete schedule and to register visit pnwflag.org. (See Agenda.)

For those aspiring to work behind the scenes in the film industry the Montana Film Office and UM are sponsoring a two-day Production Assistant Bootcamp on the UM campus. In other words, learn how to roll up cords,

AUDITIONS ACTORS, SINGERS, DANCERS, AND CHARACTERS NEEDED FOR

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET THE MUSICAL

by Meredith Willson

Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International Directed by Michael McGill

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 12:30–6:00 p.m.

LARGE CAST NEEDED: Men, women, and a few children (8 and older) We are also looking for a man with: Eyes that twinkle, and dimples that are merry.

Cheeks like roses, and a nose like a cherry, A droll little mouth that draws up like a bow, and a beard on his chin as white as the snow.

(In other words - Kris Kringle)

PERFORMANCES: November 29-December 2, December 4-9, 2012 Missoula Community Theatre 200 North Adams Street (Main Street entrance) Ĺ” XXX NDUJOD PSH SPONSORED IN PART BY: GALUSHA, HIGGINS & GALUSHA, PC

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Do the hustle! The Homecoming Hustle 5K, that is. This race is just what you need before you set yourself in Washington-Grizzly stadium for an afternoon of yelltalking and Twinkie tossing, not to mention it benefits the track and field program. There is also a relay and a walking option. Check in at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave., at 8:30 AM, race at 9:55 AM. $25. Visit grizalum.com.

Show your school spirit or show up for all that free candy pretty ladies toss your way (if you know what I mean), cuz it’s time for the Homecoming Parade,on Higgins and University avenues. 10 AM. Free.

The Milltown Bridge Market serves up fresh greens, baked goods and wares, all while suspended high above the beautiful Blackfoot River. Park across from Town Pump mega-station. 10 AM–2 PM. Free.

The Daly Mansion tours in Hamilton are shuttered for the season after this weekend, but not before Troy Collins throws an art show at the place. 10-3 PM. Free.

Join the hep cats from the Be Here Now mindfulness community for a Meditation Flash Mob. Meet at the covered train platform near the XXXXs between 11:15 and 11:45 AM. Join herb expert Britta Bloedorn for a medicinal plant walk in the Upper Rattlesnake and find out which native plants can get rid of those cold sores. Noon-2 PM. $25. Visit brittabloedorn.com.

The Griz take on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in a Big Sky Conference football match-up that always makes fans nervous.

WaGriz Stadium. 1:30 PM. Tickets available at Griztix outlets.

Call the Funk-a-saurus, it’s time for the Montana Natural History Center’s Saturday kids’ activity: Funky Fossils, with Kallie Moore, collections manager at UM’s Center for Paleontology.

120 Hickory St. 2-3 PM. $3/$1 members.

nightlife Kevin Van Dort plays Dutch classics as well as “Pass the Dutchie” on the deck at Draught Works Brewing, 915 Toole Ave. 5-8 PM. Free.

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Better than a free haircut, Jay Barber plays the country and the western tunes for you and yours up at Eckstrom’s Restaurant, 81 Rock Creek Road, Clinton. 5–9 PM. Free.

Zeppo MT heads to the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton for an evening of Smoked-up soul and blues. 6-8:30 PM. Free.

The Heart to Heart Duo plays the Missoula Senior Center’s Saturday Night Dance, so slide into them glad rags and show the youngsters how it’s done. 705 S. Higgins. 7–10 PM. $5.

Blue to the Bone might want to get that condition checked out. In the meantime, bluegrass for everybody! Symes Hotel in Hot Springs. 8-10:30 PM. Pass the hat.

Absolutely with DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo brings the kind beats and gnar-gnar kindgrind bro, brah, bree during a dance party featuring every style of rump-shaking tuneage. Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. 2 for 1 Absolut drinks until 11 PM. Free.

They ain’t dead yet, rock and roll dance band The Mighty Flick does what you know they’re gonna do all night long at the Elbow Room, 1855 Stephens. 9 PM. Free.

Cash for Junkers makes that fine time into “foin” time and the dancing beats they may just make you into the Captain of Canadian Clod-Hoppers. Union Club. 9 PM. Free.

Leave the cats at home and grab a new bone, the Wild Coyote Band performs tunes for dancin’ and lovin’ at the Lumberjack Saloon out on Graves Creek Road. 9 PM. Free.

One-man band and country provocateur Scott H. Biram kicks tires and makes fire for your whiskey-drinking pleasure, with Restavrant and former Missoulian Warren Jackson Hearne. Palace. 9 PM. $10.

DJ Dubwise supplies dance tracks all night long so you can take advantage of Sexy Saturday and rub up against the gender of your choice at Feruqi’s. 10 PM. Free. Call 728-8799.

Take your hat off, boy, and check out The Trees at Sean Kelly’s, with the Kenny James Miller Band. 10 PM. Free.

The Cold Hard Cash Show and the Cigarette Girls Burlesque

Show are throwing a back-toschool bonanza down at the Top Hat. Come see the show, cuz it’s about to blow, y’all. 10 PM. $6.

Hey comrades, Communist Daughter brings its moody acoustic music filled with enchanting whoos and heartfelt quietude to the VFW, 245 W. Main St. 10 PM. $3.

Singing and songwriting all-star Cris Williamson performs for the PFLAG conference fundraiser at the Mary Stuart Rogers Performing Arts Center in Victor, 425 Fourth Ave. 10 PM. $25 or $50, depending on seating. Tickets at brownpaper tickets.com.

SUNDAYSEPT23 Grab some chocolate ice cream and a spray can of whipped cream and check out Stubborn Belly Fat with Louie Bond and David Horgan, who play western swing, jazz and such. Top Hat, 7–9 PM. Free.

The 4th Annual Canine Classic is a dog and human show of speed and endurance as pet owners (we assume) hike or run two-, five- or 13-mile courses through the manicured hills surrounding Paws Up Resort. The whole shebang raises money for the Humane Society of Western Montana. To register visit firstgiving.com/HSWM. A mandatory wolf trapping certification class for all those considering the trapping of wolves this season takes place at the Lolo Community Center, 12345 Hwy. 93. To register visit fwp.mt.gov.

The Carousel Sunday Market & Festival is the finest Sunday stroll in town. Take a spin on the carousel and sniff out some up local veggies, crafts and all sort of yummikins. Every Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM at the New Park parking lot near A Carousel for Missoula. Visit carrousel.com/acfm/carousel-sunday-market-and-events.

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Pastor-Paleontologist Ken Olson does the Lord’s work during worship and kicks us some science, too. First, at Caras Park around 11 AM he hosts an all-community worship along with a show and tell for kids featuring dinosaur bones. Later, at the UC Ballroom, he holds a dual-theme presenta-

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Cold as ice. The Cold Hard Cash Show is joined by the Cigarette Girls Burlesque Show for a back to school show at the Top Hat, 134 W. Front St., on Sat., Sept. 22 at 9:30 PM. $6.

tion, Creation and Evolution: Christian Reflections on Dinosaurs, Galaxies and God, at 6:30 PM. Free.

Get back in shape and learn something new at Freestone Climbing Gym’s Intro to Bouldering course, which introduces basic techniques, safety stuff, ethics and more. Class includes 1.5 hours of instruction and two weeks of unlimited climbing. 935 Toole. Noon–1:30 PM. $40.

The Daly Mansion tours in Hamilton are shuddered for the season after this weekend, but not before Troy Collins throws an art show at the place. 1-3 PM. Free.

Hopa Mountain hosts a Yale and Brown Information Session for tribal members looking to attend these institutions. Admissions folks from both school are on hand to discuss campus life, academic programs and how to prepare applications. Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 2:304 PM. Free.

Panda-Monium is what it be, another China in Missoula activity

where the Rocky Mountain Ballet Theater performs and kids can build and fly kites, wind-permitting. Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. 3-5 PM. Free.

nightlife The Second Wind Reading Series features MFA candidates and UM profs reading their writings while you quaff beers and think about how much better your work is. Top Hat. 5 PM. Free.

MONDAYSEPT24 DJ Mermaid hosts the Le Kickball Afterparty for all you ball handling badasses. PBR and Fireball™ specials, cuz that’s how you like it. Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.

Get your bio on, y’all, during the Integrative Microbiology and Biochemistry Seminar in the Interdisciplanary Sciences Building, Rm. 110. 12:10-1 PM. Free.

Matthew Nordhagen bows down to a photo of the King of Sweden before every show (typical Norwegian stuff), and he does so again before he plays Draught Work Brewing, 915 Toole Ave. 57 PM. Free.

The Rough Cut Science Seminar Series shows off the brainiacs of Montana’s scientific community, with different presentations on current research each week at 4 PM in the University Center Theater. Visit montanaioe.org/rough-cut-series for the schedule.

Close out the weekend in style at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis from 7:30 PM to midnight, plus live jazz and DJs. Live jazz starts at 8 PM with Josh Farmer, The Vanguard Combo and Front Street Jazz. Free.

K, science lovers, now hear this: the Rough Cut Science Seminar Series lecture with Dr. Geoff Poole has a name worthy of your attention, Modeling Functional Heterogenity of interactive Ecological Currencies: Understanding Dynamics of Channel,

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UC Theater. 4:10 PM. Free. Visit montanaioe.org.

nightlife At Slacker Mondays, from 6 PM until close, slackline fans can come to the Freestone Climbing Center, at 935 Toole Ave., to test their balance. $13/$10 for students. Visit freestoneclimbing.com.

Occupy Missoula General Assembly meets at the Union Hall above the Union Club at 6 PM. Visit occupymissoula.org.

Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:45 PM. $10 buy-in.

Hey jazz fans, the mailman delivers this Monday with tunes

by Steve Kalling, who is joined by DR Halsell and Keaton Wilson at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins. 7-10 PM. Free.

Open Mic with PD Lear at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., seems like a fine idea, especially with 2 for 1 drink specials for musicians and the working class. Come by and do your funk-a-doo. 10:30 PM. Free.

Call Phil at 224-0816 to sign-up.

Milkcrate Mondays present Vinyl Night, so head over and listen to the DJs’ wax tracks nostalgically. Palce. 9 PM. free, with $5 PBR specials.

Catch the Boogaloo Shrimp Express for an evening of popping and rocking with Screaming Females, Warm Soda, Needlecraft, The Juveniles and The Oll Breds.

Palace. 9 PM. $7, $5 surcharge for ages 18-20.

TUESDAYSEPT25 Help the kids at Lowell Elementary grow, vegetables that is, during the Chug for Charity to benefit the Lowell Elementary School Garden at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave. 5-8 PM. Free.

Keep your Kindle, Bubbles, it’s time for the Annual Friends of the

arise and shine A Full Day Of Events • September 29th At the Old Prison Museum in Deer Lodge, MT

Clark Fork River Brew Fest!

"Pig Roast in the Pen" Contest!

Wildlife Film Festival at the Historic Rialto Theatre!

Wylie and the Wild West!

Fly Tying & Fly Casting!

by Cfwep.Org (Montana Tech's Clark Fork Watershed Education Program)

Join us, have fun, learn more about restoring the Clark Fork River!

Visit www.deerlodgefun.com

What is it about outdoor music festivals that keep the people coming back? The weather can be a concern. Heat or cold can ruin the event, as can sun or rain. In Montana, thunderstorms and mosquitos also pose a threat to a good time. At the first iteration of Lollapalooza, in Enumclaw, Wash., I saw kids buying joints for $10. In 21st century money that’s probably like $100 or something. There were

point. Surely transcendent performances and good times are what the organizers behind Shine Forth have in mind. While Shine festivals have been held at Marshall Mountain in the past, this year the event takes place at Lolo Hot Springs, where temperatures can easily dip below freezing in September.

No worry, though. The Montana kids who attend can keep warm by dancing all night long to

WHAT: Shine Forth: Global Connection outdoor music festival WHEN: Sat., Sept. 22, at 12 PM through Sun., Sept. 23. at noon WHERE: Lolo Hot Springs, 38500 Hwy. 12, 35 miles from Missoula.

HOW MUCH: $20. Parking passes $20/$10 advance. Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s. also $5 bottles of water. Surely Perry Farrell didn’t have that sordid kind of capitalism in mind when he dreamt up the event. Not to get all hippy-dippy, but while music doesn’t always sound great outdoors, it sure can can feel great. The fact is a lot of indoor venues are a sweaty, claustrophobic bore.

In contrast, a warm breeze and bitchin’ sunset can even make an Alan Jackson performance transcendent. Actually this is so untrue, but you get my

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over100 live musicians and Djs performing electronic and hip-hop on 11 stages. Artists are varied and as Enzymes, Voodoo Horseshoes, The Josh Farmer Band and MO!ST. There are also visual artists and vendors onsite. Organizers suggest you bring weather-appropriate camping gear, swimwear, multiple costumes, warm clothes and, of course, your dancin’ shoes.

—Jason McMackin

[calendar] Bitterroot Public Library Used Book Sale. Book are $1 per inch of thickness. The sale lasts through Sat., Sept. 29. For a full schedule call 363-1670.

Fun with Yoga at the Families First Children’s Museum might work for you and the kids. It might make you cry, too. 11 AM. 225 W. Front. $4.25.

Hey you all American citizens, it’s National Voter Registration Day, so head to the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave., from 11 to 2 PM and register yourself so you can help stop blank’s liberal/conservative/unAmerican/activist/freedom-hating/terroristic policies.

Join the arty party during the Missoula Cultural Council Luncheon which features Randy Johnson, vice president of research and policy for Americans for the Arts. Double Tree Edgewater. 11:30-1 PM. $15/$12 m e m b e r s . To R S V P c a l l 541-0860.

Hey hunters and other liars, come on down to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conference room for Shootin’ the Bull

Toastmasters, at 5205 Grant Creek Dr., and work on your elkcamp locution with the best. All are invited. Noon–1 PM. Free.

Learn how to give and receive empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication Non-Violent Communication Weekly Practice Group, at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 519 S. Higgins.

Noon–1 PM. Free.

Knitting For Peace meets at Joseph’s Coat, 115 S. Third St. W. All knitters of all skill levels are welcome. 1-3 PM. For information, call 543-3955.

nightlife You saw House Party, but you still can’t do the Kid ‘N Play. Do something about it by taking the Downtown Dance Collective’s beginner/intermediate hip-hop dance class with Heidi Michaelson. 121 W. Main St. 6–7 PM. ddcmontana.com The Pickin’ Circle at the Top Hat would prefer stringed instruments over nostrils, but who’s to judge?

6–9 PM. Free.

Be a good egg and learn how to provide care to others at Hospice Volunteer Training. 800 Kensington Ste. 400. 6–9 PM. Call 543-4408.

YWCA Support Groups for women take place every Tue. from 6:30 to 8 PM. An American Indian-led talking circle is also available, along with age-appropriate children’s groups. YWCA Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway. Free.

Call 543-6691.

Trout Fishing in America says you fans of Chinese films by director Pan Chao best check out Trout Grass and My Friend during the China in Missoula program.

Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins. 6:30 PM. Free.

Unity Dance and Drum’s African dance class at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins St, requests newbies and vets of all ages to join up or drop in anytime for an evening of live music and dancing. 7–8:30 PM. $10 per class or $35 for four. For more info., call 549-7933 or email tarn.ream@umontana.edu.

The Musician Showcase features some good players and fine

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INFORMATIONAL MEETING Discuss Maclay Bridge Planning Study • Missoula County Tuesday, Sept 27, 2012 6:00 p.m. • Big Sky High School Multi-purpose Room • 3100 South Avenue W., Missoula, MT Missoula County, in partnership with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), have initiated the development of the Maclay Bridge Planning Study to determine potential needs of the Maclay Bridge and connecting roadways within the area. The purpose of this meeting is to review the draft needs and objectives and improvement options under consideration, and to solicit input on the transportation system needs within the study area that may be relevant to the planning effort. The planning study will identify potential improvements and will assist in facilitating a smooth and efficient transition from transportation planning to future project development/environmental review, if any, based on need and funding availability. The Maclay Bridge Planning Study is a planning-level study and is not an environmental analysis, design or construction project. The Maclay Bridge crosses the Bitterroot River approximately 2.75 miles west of Reserve Street via North Avenue. North Avenue connects to the existing bridge as the eastern approach, and River Pines Road serves as its western approach.

The meeting is open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend. Local governments attempt to provide accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person's participation in this meeting. For reasonable accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact Jeff Key, Robert Peccia & Assocs. Inc., at (406) 447-5000 at least two days before the meeting. For the hearing impaired, the TTY number is (406) 444-7696 or (800) 335-7592, or Montana Relay at 711. Alternative accessible formats of this information will be provided upon request.

Comments may be submitted in writing at the meeting, by mail to Sheila Ludlow, Project Manager, MDT, P.O. Box 201001, Helena, MT 59620-1001

or online at www.mdt.mt.gov/mdt/comment_form.shtml Please indicate comments are for the Maclay Bridge Planning Study.

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[calendar] times, at Brooks and Browns in the Holiday Inn Downtown, 200 S. Pattee St. $7 Big Sky pitchers and $2 pints. Free.

Sean Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invites you to another week of free pub trivia, which takes place every Tuesday at 8 PM. And, to highlight the joy of discovery that you might experience while attending, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sample of the type of question you could be presented with: In the classic track â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;69â&#x20AC;? by Bryan Adams, where did the Canadian rocker purchase his â&#x20AC;&#x153;first real sixstring?â&#x20AC;? (See answer in tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nightlife.)

ZACCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekly one-hour poetry workshop says donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just express yourself, be expressive. 235 N. First St. 8 PM. Free.

Bow down to the sounds at Royal Reggae, featuring dancehall jams by DJs Supa J, Smiley Banton and Oneness at the Palace at 9 PM. Free.

Come down the mountain for Zootown Throwdown with Javier Ryan and tell â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em Perry Farrell sent ya. Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. 10 PM. Free.

Maria Minerva pouts good and sings you sad. Both good things. Did I mention she is our favorite Estonian? She is joined by Father Finger, Better Tennis and Modality.

VFW, 245 W. Main St. 10 PM. $5. (See Music.)

The Badlanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Live and Local Night with Swamp Ritual is bound to be a muddy, sweaty mess, plus all them gators, with Consequence. 9 PM. Free.

WEDNESDAYSEPT26 Keep the freak fest in the freak mode and shake them buns at the Unofficial Shpongle Afterparty, featuring tuneage by DJs tahjbo, Logisticalone and lishvara. Palace. 11 PM. $5, with a $5 surcharge for ages 18-20.

The 2012 Montana Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gathering at the Blacktail Ranch in Wolf Creek explores â&#x20AC;&#x153;the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;deep masculineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and sustenance of healthy male camaraderieâ&#x20AC;? and is facilitated

by Matthew Marsolek and Neil Egan. Visit montanamen.org.

UM art history professor H. Rafael ChacĂłn presents Tensions Between City and Country in Art of the Belle Ă&#x2030;poque as part of the Montana Museum of Art & Cultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing exhibits, Labor & Leisure: Impressionist and Realist Masterpieces from a Private Collection and Impressionism: Masterpieces on Paper.

7 PM. Meloy Gallery in the PARTV Building on campus.

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[calendar] staff development and appreciation presented by Fran Albrecht, executive director of Watson’s Children’s Shelter. Mountain West Bank, 3301 Great Northern. Park in the lot, but not next to the building. 11:301 PM. $10/ free for MNN members. RSVP at michael@missoulaunitedway.org.

You own a red shirt, yeah? Slip it on and join the American Heart Association for Be Part of the Heart, wherein participants intend to make the biggest human-made human heart ever made by humans for other humans to see. UM Oval. 11:30– 12:30 PM. Donate a couple bucks while you’re being all big-hearted.

The Brown Bag Lecture Series is back, this week UM Senior Madeline Bermes discusses Interning with the US Department of State. Mansfield Center in the Mansfield Library at UM. Noon. Free.

The Arlee Community Development Corporation’s Jocko Valley Farmers Market helps you fill up on your neighbors’ niblets. Music by very special guests.

Uptown Arlee at the Hangin’ Art Gallery. 4– 7 PM.

nightlife Kids’ Hip-Hop (for ages 7–10 years old) at the Downtown Dance Collective requires no dance experience and drop-ins are welcome. Just wear good clothes for dancing.

121 W. Main St. 5–6 PM. ddcmontana.com Learn how to clean up them chicken particles the safe way at the Sustainable Business Council’s presentation, The Dirt on Cleaning Products, hosted by Cassidy Randall. The Loft, 119 W. Main. 5:30 PM. Free.

Attend the 1,000 New Gardens Meeting and allow the Garden City to live up to its moniker by helping folks plant the seeds of self-foodulation. UM FLAT, 633 S. Fifth Street E. 5:30-6:30 PM. Here ye, here ye, the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance would like you all to view the screening of Gold Diggers: Investment Fraud in the Treasure State, at the Double Tree Inn, 100 Madison St. 6 PM. Free.

Learn how top predators affect plant distribution at the Montana Natural History Center’s Evening Lecture, The Food Web of the Blackfoot Valley, with Dr. John Maron. 7 PM. $4 suggested donation/members free.

Flathead Lake Brewing Co. Trivia Night makes you wonder why you didn’t minor in anthropology like you planned. The questions start at 8 PM. Free.

Yo, it’s about to get weird up in this piece when Shpongle brings their off-thechain electronic bonanza to the Wilma Theatre, with a show titled The Masquerade with Phutureprimitive. $21-$30. tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s and Ear Candy.

(See Music.)

Kraptastic Karaoke welcomes Black Eyed Peas fanatics to belt out their fave jamz at the Badlander, beginning at 9 PM. Featuring $5 pitchers of Budweiser and PBR, plus $1 selected shots. Free.

THURSDAYSEPT27 The Used aren’t America’s sweethearts, but they might be the best thing Utah has going right now. Yes, including Sen. Orrin Hatch. They perform at the Wilma Theatre with Twin Atlantic and Stars in Stereo. 8 PM. $27. Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s.

Music industry vets Freebo and Jerry Donahue play the Wild Mare in Corvallis, 283 Second St., as part of a fundraiser for Montana food banks. $10.

nightlife John Floridis plays music at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave. 5-8 PM. Free.

Living Art of Montana hosts an eightweek workshop called Cancer, Courage & Creativity for people experiencing the effects of cancer, which includes writing, art, movement and mask-making.

5:30-7:30 PM. Free. Register by Mon., Sept. 24. Call 549-5329 or email livingart1@blackfoot.net.

¡Que bueno! Classical guitar duo Opus II perform Latin and Hispanic-flavored tunes at the North Valley Public Library in Stevensville, 208 Main. 6:30 PM. Free.

More events online: missoulanews.com

China in Missoula gets serious at the World Affairs Council Program Panel Discussion, China in the World: The Flowering of Economic and Social Development: Past, Present and Future, moderated

by Bob Seidenswartz. UC Center. 7 PM. Free.

Treasure State Toastmasters invites you to get your locution on and become fixated oratorically at their weekly meeting. Community Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free.

Bike maven Grant Peterson shares his “bicycle-o-pedic” knowledge when he reads from his book, Just Ride, at Adventure Cycling, 150 E. Pine St. 7 PM. Free.

(Pub trivia answer: He bought it at the Five and Dime.)

Keegan Smith sprinkles some PDX pixie dust on the good people of Hamilton when he performs at the Bitter Root Brewery. 68:30 PM. Free.

An Evening with Women’s Voices for the Earth celebrates the successes of women leaders and includes beer, wine,

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[calendar]

MITCHELL MASSAGETHERAPY ERIC MITCHELL, LMT

Massage Therapist/Owner

2601 S. 3rd St. W. • 406-207-9480 MitchellMassage.abmp.com

Photo courtesy of Conor Mack

Music that stays with you.

The program, featuring Andrew Staupe, piano soloist Mannheim Rocket – John Corigliano Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin Symphony No. 4 – Robert Schumann

SAT., SEPTEMBER 29, 7:30 P.M. SUN., SEPTEMBER 30, 3:00 P.M. The University Theatre Tickets: $10 to $40 Online at missoulasymphony.org Call 721-3194 or visit 320 E. Main St.

Tie ‘em in a bow. Screaming Females rock the casbah that is the Palace Lounge, 147 W. Broadway Ave., on Mon., Sept. 24, at 9:30 PM, with Warm Soda, Needlecraft, Juveniles and The Oll Breds. $7, with a $5 surcharge for ages 18-20.

food, an awards ceremony for the truly amazing and a snippet of the upcoming documentary, Unacceptable Levels. Missoula Winery, 5645 Harrier way. 6:30–9 PM. $35/$60 for couples. Visit womensvoices.org.

The Dead Hipster Dance Party is all kind of sweaty, but ‘tis the droplets of the beautiful people.

Get a taste in the place where love and funk is in the air (sometimes they are the same scent).

Badlander, 208 Ryman St. $3, with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight.

Guest Artist Sponsor GEORGE & DOLORES BANDOW

During Open Mic Night at Sean Kelly’s, show the naysayers that your version of Lou Gramm’s “Midnight Blue” is as passionate as your lovemaking. 9 PM. Free.

Call 542-1471 after 10 AM Thursday to sign-up.

Darko’s Pre-Concert Talk: One hour before showtime in the Gallagher Building next door.

Party Trained is all our arts editor and my gardener talk about, espe-

Sponsored by

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cially after all-you-can-eat hotcakes. Go hear why when they play the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 9:30 PM. Free.

Come hear what all the hubs and bubs be about at the final week of PD Lear’s VFW Residency. The one-man music machine is joined by the omnipresent Tom Catmull, Aran Buzzas and guests. 245 W. Main St. 10 PM. $5.

Tripto-feaky electronical allstar Raashan Ahmad hits the Top Hat stage at 10 PM for an evening of rolling, um, in ecstacy.

Cost TBA. Fall is upon us friends. Cool nights and bluebird days are a-coming.

Bands will retreat to their basements and make better songs.

Writers will drink more and write more. Hunters will hunt. And sweaters mark dinner party sea-

son. Send your event info to me by 5 PM on Fri., Sept. 21 to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to The Calemandar c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 5434367. You can also submit stuff online. Just head to the arts section of our website and scroll down a few inches and you’ll see a link that says “submit an event.”

[outdoors]

MOUNTAIN HIGH Admit it! You let the dogs out, and you’ll do it again and again and again. Judging from Missoula’s penchant for pets, particularly the canine variety, you all are probably aware of how wonderful the Humane Society of Western Montana is. So if you’d like to help them out and show the world that you have the qualifications to be Captain Missoula, register for the Canine Classic at Paws Up. Race distances include a two-mile fun walk, a five-mile run and a half-marathon. The sweet part is that you get to bring your pooch along as you wind your way through the private forest reserve. After you and the old hound dog are done racing or walking, grab some barbecue lunch and take in the awards and

live music. All proceeds from this event go to the HSWM and last year they culled $20,000. You’ve got to take Sparky for a walk no matter what, might as well make it for a worthwhile cause. Not to mention I will personally qualify you to become Captain Missoula by participating in an outdoor-related nonprofit fundraiser with your dog.

—Jason McMackin The Canine Classic at Paws Up is Sun., Sept. 23, at 10 AM. Registration is $50/$20 for kids 5-12. Anyone who collects $125 in pledges races for free. Visit myhswm.org for more info.

Photo by Jonathan Marquis

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 The miniNaturalists Pre-K Program is aces for outdoorsy learning and such for yonder childrens.

The Montana Natural History Center. 10–11 AM. $3/$1 for members. Visit montananaturalist.org.

Call the Funk-a-saurus, it’s time for the Montana Natural History Center’s Saturday kids’ activity: Funky Fossils, with Kallie Moore, collections manager at UM’s Center for Paleontology. 120 Hickory St. 2-3 PM. $3/$1 members.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23

Be all kinds of powerful at the Fall Mack Days on Flathead Lake, where anglers help quell the overpopulation of lake trout by catching as many of them monsters as they can each Fri.-Sun. through Nov. 11. Did I mention the $125,000 in cash and prizes? Learn more at mackdays.com.

The 4th Annual Canine Classic is a dog and human show of speed and endurance as pet owners (we assume) hike or run two-, five- or 13-mile courses through the manicured hills surrounding Paws Up Resort. The whole shebang raises money for the Humane Society of Western Montana. To register visit firstgiving.com/HSWM.

Skip that Big Mac this lunch hour, Chunky A, and take part in Run@Work Day. This event encourages folks to make time to get 30 minutes of exercise during the workday. Noon. For a list of start points throughout Missoula and Hamilton visit runwildmissoula.org.

Active outdoor lovers are invited to the Mountain Sports Club’s weekly meeting to talk about past glories and upcoming activities at Bigfork’s Swan River Inn. 6–8 PM. Free.

Get back in shape and learn something new at Freestone Climbing Gym’s Intro to Bouldering course, which introduces basic techniques, safety, ethics and more. Class includes 1.5 hours of instruction and two weeks of unlimited climbing.

935 Toole Ave. 7–8:30 PM. $40.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22 The mandatory wolf trapping certification class for all those considering the trapping of wolves this season takes place at the Lubrecht Experimental Forest from 9 AM to 4 PM. Lunch available. To register visit fwp.mt.gov.

Do the hustle! The Homecoming Hustle 5K, that is. This race is just what you need before you set yourself in Washington-Grizzly stadium for an afternoon of yell-talking and Twinkie tossing, not to mention it benefits the track and field program.

There is also a relay and a walking option. Check in at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave., at 8:30 AM, race at 9:55 AM. $25. Visit grizalum.com.

A mandatory wolf trapping certification class for all those considering the trapping of wolves this season takes place at the Lolo Community Center, 12345 Hwy. 93. To register visit fwp.mt.gov.

Get back in shape and learn something new at Freestone Climbing Gym’s Intro to Bouldering course, which introduces basic techniques, safety stuff, ethics and more. Class includes 1.5 hours of instruction and two weeks of unlimited climbing. 935 Toole. Noon–1:30 PM. $40.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24 At Slacker Mondays, from 6 PM until close, slackline fans can come to the Freestone Climbing Center, at 935 Toole Ave., to test their balance. $13/$10 for students. Visit freestoneclimbing.com.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 Bike maven Grant Peterson shares his “bicycleo-pedic” knowledge when he reads from his book, Just Ride, at Adventure Cycling, 150 E. Pine St. 7 PM. Free.

Learn how top predators affect plant distribution at the Montana Natural History Center’s Evening Lecture, The Food Web of the Blackfoot Valley, with Dr. John Maron. 7 PM. $4 suggested donation/members free.

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS on death and dying

Thursday, Sept. 20th From 6-8 pm In The Governor’s Room of the Florence Building 111 N. Higgins Ave. Join us for open discussions about end-of-life experiences.

This is a unique opportunity to come together with community experts where all questions and thoughts are welcome as we explore philosophies on death and dying.

[community]

Dying is certain, suffering is optional.

Georgia Milan, MD: Speaker The Women's Clinic, St. Patrick Hospital

Greg Grallo, Chaplain: Facilitator Hospice of Missoula

REMEMBER: There’s Still Time To Be A Hospice Volunteer And Change Someone’s Life.......YOURS

Call To Enroll: 543-4408

Some might say that holding a conference for LGBTQ equality in a small, conservative hamlet such as Hamilton is an odd choice, what with the perceived notion that small town folk got no time for the gays and such. That said, last time I checked, LGBTQ folks don’t all come from special ships docked in the harbors of San Francisco and Seattle. In fact, based on anecdotal evidence, places like Hamilton have more LGBTQ folks than most of the citizenry are ready to admit.

But that’s the problem, too. A small town isn’t always the safest place for anyone who bucks the norm. Yet one can see that the times they are achanging as this year the Pacific Northwest PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Conference is being held in, yes, Hamilton.

The theme is Big Sky/Big Dreams. The conference hosts a variety of social events, such as tours and a concert by Cris Williamson at the performing arts center in Victor; but more importantly, there are speakers and panels featuring folks from all over the country including Dr. Robert Minor, Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas, who takes the podium for two presentations, “Dealing

with Religion When You’ve Tried Everything and Nothing Seems To Work” and “How to Be an Activist Without Being a Victim.” Also speaking is Caitlin Copple, the Pride Foundation’s Montana regional development organizer, and Jean Hodges, the PFLAG national chair of regional directors, whose topic is “The Faces and Facets of Transgender Experiences.”

—Jason McMackin The Pacific Northwest PFLAG Conference takes place from Fri., Sept. 21 through Sun., Sept. 23 at the Bitterroot River Inn Conference Center in Hamilton. $60. For a full schedule of events and registration, visit pnwpflag.org.

[AGENDA LISTINGS] FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21

400. 6–9 PM. Call 543-4408.

I’m all for a second Constitutional Convention; in the meantime, let’s love the one we got during the Annual Constitution Day Celebration at the Missoula County Courthouse sponsored by the Missoula Patriots, with speakers Judge Laurie McKinnon and Mark Brady, candidate for Missoula County Commissioner. 6 PM.

YWCA Support Groups for women take place every Tue. from 6:30 to 8 PM. An American Indianled talking circle is also available, along with age-appropriate children’s groups. YWCA Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway. Free. Call 543-6691.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23 Hopa Mountain hosts a Yale and Brown Information Session for tribal members looking to attend these institutions. Admissions folks from both school are on hand to discuss campus life, academic programs and how to prepare applications. Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 2:30-4 PM. Free.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Occupy Missoula General Assembly meets at the Union Hall above the Union Club at 6 PM. Visit occupymissoula.org.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25 Hey you all American citizens, it’s National Voter Registration Day, so head to the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave., from 11 to 2 PM and register yourself so you can help stop blank’s liberal/conservative/un-American/activist/terroristic policies.

Learn how to give and receive empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication Non-Violent Communication Weekly Practice Group, at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 519 S. Higgins. Noon–1 PM. Free.

Knitting For Peace meets at Joseph’s Coat, 115 S. Third St. W. All knitters of all skill levels are welcome.

1-3 PM. For information, call 543-3955.

Help the kids at Lowell Elementary grow, vegetables that is, during the Chug for Charity to benefit the Lowell Elementary School Garden at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole. 5-8 PM. Free.

Be a good egg and learn how to provide care to others at Hospice Volunteer Training. 800 Kensington Ste.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 The 2012 Montana Men’s Gathering at the Blacktail Ranch in Wolf Creek explores “the ‘deep masculine’ and sustenance of healthy male camaraderie” and is facilitated by Matthew Marsolek and Neil Egan.

Visit montanamen.org.

You own a red shirt, yeah? Slip it on and join the American Heart Association for Be Part of the Heart, wherein participants intend to make the biggest human-made human heart ever made by humans for other humans to see. UM Oval. 11:30–12:30 PM. Donate a couple bucks while you’re being all big-hearted.

Here ye, here ye, the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance would like you all to view the screening of Gold Diggers: Investment Fraud in the Treasure State, at the Double Tree Inn, 100 Madison St. 6 PM. Free.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 Music industry vets Freebo and Jerry Donahue play the Wild Mare in Corvallis, 283 Second St., part of fundraiser for Montana food banks. $10.

Living Art of Montana hosts an eight-week workshop called, Cancer, Courage & Creativity for people experiencing the effects of cancer, which includes writing, art, movement and mask-making.

5:30-7:30 PM. Free. Register by Mon., Sept. 24. Call 549-5329 or email livingart1@blackfoot.net.

An Evening with Women’s Voices for the Earth celebrates the successes of women leaders and includes beer, wine, food, an awards ceremony for the truly amazing and a snippet of the upcoming documentary, Unacceptable Levels. Missoula Winery, 5645 Harrier way. 6:30–9 PM. $35/$60 for couples. Visit womensvoices.org.

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

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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 WILSON• This handsome Heeler has quite a rakish look; we figure he was a real ladies' man before we had him neutered! Now he's simply an energetic, happy fellow who wants a real home instead of a kennel at the shelter.

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well-behaved that we know he must have been a treasured pet some time in the past. He's also quite handsome, friendly, and interested most of all in pleasing his people.

CALLIE•Callie may have a rather fierce fa-

never got much attention from people before coming to the shelter, but she quickly realized how much fun it can be to have human friends. Now she's a loving, sweet cat who'd just like a chance to be the best pet ever.

SNOWBALL•Snowball is the perfect name

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WILLIE•Willie is quite a fluffy fellow with

cial expression, but that tough exterior hides a loving, friendly little lady who would make a great companion. She packs a lot of spirit and energy into her small size.

truly outstanding ear tufts. We think that makes him really special, but he'd feel more special if he didn't have to live in a room with so many other cats. He'd like his own home and family, please.

These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 DRAKE•This

ALONZO•Alonzo has striking features and

5-year-old Beagle cross thinks everyone is his friend! He gets along great with dogs and kids of all ages. Drake is very well-mannered but still has plenty of spunk. Like all good Beagles, he loves to follow his nose to new adventures!

CURLY•Adorable Curly is a 4-5 year-old Chihuahua mix. He gets along well with other dogs, cats and kids. Curly has been through a lot recently but it doesn't phase him. He walks very politely on a leash and loves to play outdoors.

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JACK•Handsome Jack knows what he wants from life! He may only be a year old but he is mature beyond his years. Jack enjoys his snacks and a scratch behind the ears. He won't hesistate to tell you if he's hungry or in the mood for a snuggle.

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These pets may be adopted at Missoula AniMeals 721-4710 OXFORD•This three-year-old is not only smart, but as handsome as they come. If there’s one thing he knows, it is love. He would love to teach you what he knows. Will you be A Nice Little Bead Store In A Nice Little Town his student?

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LOST & FOUND Missing black minks cat with no

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FREE Clothing!! Pass It On Missoula is a community supported service offering FREE infant, toddler and maternity clothing to ALL Missoula area families! There are NO eligibility guidelines, simply reduce, reuse, and Pass It On locally! Community donations are accepted on location PIOM offers FREE clothing to those in need, and affordable for all at 3/$5! Located at 105 S. 3rd St. W. and open Monday-Saturday 12-5PM

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PET OF THE WEEK Abby Easygoing and carefree Abby is a glass is half full kind of gal! She loves everyone and plays great with other dogs. Abby is incredibly wellmannered when she meets new people. She enjoys leisurely walks by the river and investigating new smells.

Abby would be a great addition to your family and her adoption fee is waived for any senior adopter. Visit her at the Humane Society Tues - Fri from 1 - 6 pm and from noon - 5 on Sat. Call (406)549-3934 or visit www.myHSWM.org for more information.

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By Amy Alkon

CATFIGHT CLUB My boyfriend of two years is best friends with his ex. During their 14-year relationship, he says they had a codependency, becoming each other’s social world. They were still roommates when we started dating, and she refused to even let me into their house. He says he’d like us to become casual friends and includes us both in group events like a recent hike. On it, I tried to be friendly, but she pretty much ignored me. Afterward, I told him it was awkward spending the day with someone who has issues with me. He became angry, saying I should be more understanding, that it was much more difficult for her. (She seems to require a level of coddling and emotional support that I don’t.) He’ll also go to events and not invite me because she’ll be there.

I’m positive they’re done romantically, but he’s abnormally protective of her, always defending her feelings over mine. When I try to discuss this, he blows up. (Our relationship is otherwise good and loving.)

—Excluded There’s that old Eddie Money song that goes, “I’ve got two tickets to paradise. Won’t you pack your bags; we’ll leave tonight.”

And then there’s your boyfriend’s version: “I’ve got two tickets to paradise. We’ll call you from the beach.”

When two become as three, it isn’t so much a relationship as it is the beginnings of a parade. Assuming you aren’t members of a polygamous religious cult or regular guests at parties where everyone throws their keys into a big bowl, a relationship is generally understood to mean two people prioritizing each other over all others. If one of these people wants more creative terms, he needs to arrange for them by mutual agreement and not just stick them on his girlfriend and hope she doesn’t notice, or at least doesn’t complain.

In favoring the ex-girlfriend with the perpetually broken wing, your boyfriend isn’t just being unfair to you; he’s creating what therapist B. Janet Hibbs, Ph.D., calls “a chronic climate of unfairness.” Hibbs feels fairness violations are at the root of most relationship problems, noting in “Try To See It My Way” that you can’t trust your partner if you don’t expect to be fairly treated. Unfairnesses left unrepaired lead partners to “withhold care, love, affection, and finally, themselves.”

Your boyfriend talks like he wants you girls to sit around braiding each other’s hair—yet foments conflict by making clear that you come second, and to a woman who treated you like a poo-covered dog

Ken's Barber Shop she didn’t want in her house: “Just tie her to a tree and come inside!” His being so codependently cozy with his needy ex is far less risky than going all in and being interdependent with you. So, of course he blows up when you broach the subject; evading all discussion of it allows him to keep her as his human binky.

Write him a note explaining that you two need to talk in a calm way about something that’s bothering you. (It’s impossible to have a relationship with somebody who goes all sixth-grade science project volcano whenever there’s a discussion he’d rather not have.) Tell him that you understand his friendship with his ex means a lot to him but that you find it painful to always come second. If he wants to remain your boyfriend, he needs to get his loyalties in order—meaning, even in the event his ex suffers some tragedy (A hangnail! A hangover!), he’ll treat you more like his girlfriend than some woman in line behind him at 7-Eleven.

TWO SHRIEKS TO THE WIND In arguments with my boyfriend, I’ll ignite—yelling, name-calling, threatening to break up. He isn’t deserving of those names, and I don’t want to break up, but I fear I’m sending us down that path.

—Mean Girlfriend You’ve decided to jazz things up with a little role-playing, but forget pirate/slave girl or housewife/UPS guy. You’re into animal magnetism—like the jackal on the downed cow. Apparently, you misunderstood; the saying isn’t “If you don’t have anything nice to say, scream it at the top of your lungs.”

Every time you do, you claw a chunk out of his love and goodwill for you, weakening your relationship. Start exploring why you do this, and tell him you’re working on it (so he’ll know you’re trying, even if you aren’t instantly Gandhi). In the meantime, set up ground rules: If you start arguing ugly, the discussion’s over. Write down your points, and talk when you can remain civil. If you fail again, postpone again. Bottom line: You aren’t allowed to treat him like you forgot you love him—which is like re-enacting that romantic moment on the bow in “Titanic,” except that you scream obscenities at him and shove him off the ship.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com).

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): For every trillion dollars the U.S. government spends on the military, it creates about 11,000 jobs. That same expenditure, if directed toward education, creates 27,000 jobs. Personally, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather have the taxes I pay go to teachers than soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially in light of the fact that the U.S. spends almost as much money on its military as all the other nations in the world combined spend on theirs. I suggest that in the coming months you make a metaphorically similar move, Aries. Devote more of your time and energy and resources to learning, and less to fighting. Ironically, doing that will ultimately diminish the fighting you have to do. As you get more training and wisdom, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll become more skilled at avoiding unnecessary conflicts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Now is an excellent time to cull, prune, and winnow. I urge you to look for opportunities to pare down and refine. On the other hand, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go too far. Be careful that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t truncate, desecrate, or annihilate. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an easy assignment, Taurus. You will have to be skeptical about any temptation you might have to go overboard with your skepticism. You will have to be cautious not to allow your judicious discernment to devolve into destructive distrust.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Why did people start drinking coffee? Who figured out that roasting and boiling the bitter beans of a certain shrub produced a stimulating beverage? Historians donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know for sure. One old tale proposes that a ninth-century Ethiopian shepherd discovered the secret. After his goats nibbled on the beans of the coffee bush, they danced and cavorted with unnatural vigor. I urge you to be as alert and watchful as that shepherd, Gemini. A new source of vibrant energy may soon be revealed to you, perhaps in an unexpected way.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello Dear One: My name is Lorita. I am a beautiful heartfelt woman from Libya. I was browsing online through the long night when I came across your shiny dark power, and now I must tell you that I am quite sure you and I can circle together like sun and moon. It would give me great bliss for us to link up and make a tender story together. I await your reply so I can give you my secret sweetness. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Your Surprise Soulmate.â&#x20AC;? Dear Soulmate: Thank you for your warm inquiry. However, I must turn you down. Because I was born under the sign of Cancer the Crab, I have to be very careful to maintain proper boundaries; I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow myself to be wide open to every extravagant invitation I get, especially from people I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know well. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s especially true these days. We Crabs need to be extra discriminating about what influences we allow into our spheres.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Questions and more questions! Will the monkey on your back jump off, at least for a while? Will the sign of the zodiac that you understand least become an X-factor in the unfolding plot? Will a cute distraction launch you on what seems to be a wild goose chaseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;until it leads you to a clue you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know you were looking for? Will a tryst in an unsacred space result in an odd boost to your long-term fortunes? The answers to riddles like these will be headed your way in the coming weeks. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the beginning of a phase that will specialize in alluring twists and brain-teasing turns.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Want to submit a letter to the editor of a major newspaper? The odds of you getting published in the influential Washington Post are almost three times as great as in the super-influential New York Times. The Post has a much smaller circulation, so your thoughts there wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have as wide an impact. But you will still be read by many people. According to my reading of the astrological omens, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a phase when you should be quite content to shoot for a spot in the Post. Please apply that same principle to everything you do.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to the Asian spiritual traditions of Tantra and Taoism, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unhealthy for a man to have too many ejaculatory orgasms. Doing so depletes his vital energy, and can lead to depression and malaise. But medical researchers in the West have come to the exact opposite conclusion: The more climaxes men have, the better. According to them, frequent sex even promotes youthfulness and longevity. So who to believe? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I think: Every man should find out for himself by conducting his own experiments. As a general rule, I recommend the empirical approach for many other questions as wellâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and especially right now for Libran people of all genders. Rather than trusting anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theories about anything, find out for yourself.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The 19th-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen was an iconoclast who relished exposing the hypocrisy and shallowness of conventional morality. While working on one of his plays, he kept a pet scorpion in an empty beer glass on his desk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now and again,â&#x20AC;? he testified, â&#x20AC;&#x153;when the creature was wilting, I would drop into the glass a piece of fruit, which it would seize upon in a frenzy and inject with its poison. It would then revive. Are not we poets like that?â&#x20AC;? Keep these details in mind during the coming weeks, Scorpio. You will probably have some venom that needs to be expelled. I hope youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do it like Ibsen writing his brilliantly scathing plays or the scorpion stinging some fruit.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,â&#x20AC;? said French artist Henri Matisse, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to expand this principle so that it applies to everything you do in the coming week. Whatever adventures you seek, Sagittarius, prepare for them by forgetting all the adventures you have ever had. That way you will unleash the fullness of the fun and excitement you deserve.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Where do you belong? Not where you used to belong and not where you will belong in the future, but where do you belong right now? The answer to that question might have been murky lately, but the time is ripe to get clear. To identify your right and proper power spot, do these things: First, decide what experiences you will need in order to feel loved and nurtured between now and your birthday. Second, determine the two goals that are most important for you to accomplish between now and your birthday. And third, summon a specific vision of how you can best express your generosity between now and your birthday.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Are you excited about your new detachable set of invisible wings? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready. To get the full benefit of the freedom they make available, study these tips: 1. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attach them to your feet or butt; they belong on your shoulders. 2. To preserve their sheen and functionality, avoid rolling in the muddy gutter while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wearing them. 3. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use them just to show off. 4. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to fly around for sheer joy, though. 5. Never take them off in mid-flight.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You know that leap of faith youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re considering? Now would be a good time to rehearse it, but not do it. How about that big experiment youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been mulling over? Imagine in detail what it would be like to go ahead, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually go ahead. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my third question, Pisces: Have you been thinking of making a major commitment? My advice is similar to the first two issues: Research all of its ramifications. Think deeply about how it would change your life. Maybe even formulate a prenuptial agreement or the equivalent. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a dramatic dive into foreverness.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on October 15, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance generally amending the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning ordinance, known as Title 20 to incorporate proposed 2012 city zoning maintenance revisions. For further information, contact Lewis Yellow Robe, Office of Planning & Grants at 406-258-4657. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk INVITATION TO BID. Poverello Center, Inc. Bathroom and Plumbing Repairs. The Poverello Center, Inc. would like to invite subcontractors to provide bids for bathroom and plumbing repairs at our homeless shelter and soup kitchen, located in Missoula, Montana until the closing time of NOON (12:00) p.m. on October 8th, 2012. All bids must be delivered or mailed to 535 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59801. The project is being funded through the City of Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Block Grant program and is subject to City of Missoula CDBG Program Supplemental General Conditions, Federal Labor Standards Provisions, and DavisBacon wage rates. The Poverello Center, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Bids shall be submitted on the form

provided within the Contract Bid Documents. Contract bid documents may be secured at: The Poverello Center, Inc. 535 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59801. Documents can also be emailed upon request. Please submit request to poverello@montana.com Please review the bid document, bid scopes, schedules, and instructions to bidders contained in these specifications. Bidder agrees to commence work immediately upon receipt for the notice to proceed and has reviewed the schedule and agrees to meet the schedule as presented.

MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 BITTERROOT TRAILS LLC 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 MCLAY MARY B 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 BITTEROOT TRAILS LLC 8337 LAMAR TRAIL FLORENCE MT 59833 WGM GROUP INC 1111 E BROADWAY MISSOULA MT 59802 MACLAY H BRUCE 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 MLIC ASSET HOLDINGS INC C/O METLIFE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS 8717 W 110TH ST STE 700 OVERLAND PARK KS 66210 CURRENT OCCUPANT 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 Pursuant to section 1518-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a prop-

erty tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 4336963 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: MACKINTOSH MANOR, S14, T11 N, R20 W, Lot 21A, ACRES 5, LOTS 20-23 AND 16A1 The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $172.59 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $252.59 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Mis-

soula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY Notice of Close of Regular Voter Registration and Option for Late Registration Notice is hereby given that regular* registration for the East Missoula Rural Fire District Mill Levy Election to be held on November 6, 2012 will close at 5:00 p.m., on October 9, 2012. *NOTE: If you miss this regular registration deadline, you may still register for the election by showing up at the county fairgroundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election center up to and including on Election Day. Between noon and the close of business on the day before Election Day, you can complete and submit a voter registration card, but you will need to return to the local election center on Election Day to pick up and vote a ballot. All active and inactive**electors of the East Missoula Rural Fire District are entitled to vote at said election. Persons who wish to register and who are not presently registered may do so by requesting a form for registration by mail or by appearing before the County Election Administrator. If you have moved, please have your registration transferred to your present address. DATED this 30th day of August, 2012. /s/ Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Election Administrator

PUBLIC NOTICES MISSOULA COUNTY Notice of Close of Regular Voter Registration and Option for Late Registration Notice is hereby given that regular* registration for the Federal General Election to be held on November 6, 2012, will close at 5:00 p.m., on October 9, 2012. *NOTE: If you miss this regular registration deadline, you may still register for the election by showing up at the county fairground’s election center up to and including on Election Day. Between noon and the close of business on the day before Election Day, you can complete and submit a voter registration card, but you will need to return to the local election center on Election Day to pick up and vote a ballot.

All active and inactive electors of Missoula County are entitled to vote at said election.

Persons who wish to register and who are not presently registered may do so by requesting a form for registration by mail or by appearing before the County Election Administrator. If you have moved, please have your registration transferred to your present address. DATED this 30th day of August, 2012. /s/ Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Election Administrator MISSOULA COUNTY Notice of Close of Regular Voter Registration and Option for Late Registration Notice is hereby given that regular* registration for the Seeley Lake Resort Area Tax Election to be held on November 6, 2012 will close at 5:00 p.m., on October 9, 2012. *NOTE: If you miss this regular registration deadline, you may still register for the election by showing up at the county fairground’s election center up to and including on Election Day. Between noon and the close of business on the day before Election Day, you can complete and submit a voter registration card, but you will need to return to the local election center on Election Day to pick up and vote a ballot. All active and inactive**electors of the Seeley Lake Resort Area District are entitled to vote at said election. Persons who wish to register and who are not presently registered may do so by requesting a form for registration by mail or by appearing before the County Election Administrator. If you have moved, please have your registration transferred to your present address. DATED this 30th day of August, 2012. /s/ Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Election Administrator MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 BITTERROOT TRAILS LLC 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 MCLAY MARY B 17014 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 BITTEROOT TRAILS LLC 8337 LAMAR TRAIL FLORENCE MT 59833 WGM GROUP INC 1111 E BROADWAY MISSOULA MT 59802 MACLAY H BRUCE 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 MLIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC C/O METLIFE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS 8717 W 110TH ST STE 700 OVERLAND PARK KS 66210 CURRENT OCCUPANT 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 4336857 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: MACKINTOSH MANOR, S14, T11 N, R20 W, Lot 20A, ACRES 4.97, LOTS 20-23 AND 16A1 The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurer’s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $197.05 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $277.05 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271. Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk

MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 BITTERROOT TRAILS LLC 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 MCLAY MARY B 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 BITTEROOT TRAILS LLC 8337 LAMAR TRAIL FLORENCE MT 59833 WGM GROUP INC 1111 E BROADWAY MISSOULA MT 59802 MACLAY H BRUCE 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 MLIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC C/O METLIFE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS 8717 W 110TH ST STE 700 OVERLAND PARK KS 66210 CURRENT OCCUPANT 17015 OLD US HIGHWAY 93 FLORENCE MT 59833 Pursuant to section 1518-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 4337059 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: MACKINTOSH MANOR, S14, T11 N, R20 W, Lot 22A, ACRES 5, LOTS 20-23 AND 16A1 The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurer’s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $197.59 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $277.59 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 DANIEL J PAULISH 2803 ROCKRIDGE CT APT 5 MISSOULA MT 59808 MANN FINANCIAL INC PO BOX 1161 HELENA MT 59624 WESTERN TITLE & ESCROW 1200 S RESERVE STE M MISSOULA MT 59801 ELEANOR C PAULISH 2803 ROCKRIDGE CT APT 5 MISSOULA MT 59808 WILLIAMS BILLIE JO 3210 EUCLID AVE HELENA MT 59603 MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIN SYS INC PO BOX 2026 FLINT MI 48501 Pursuant to section 1518-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 4139495 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: COTTONWOOD @ GRANT CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, S05, T13 N, R19 W, UNIT B12, GARAGE UNIT The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property.

The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurer’s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $443.98 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $523.98 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r d s MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 EKD BROADCASTING, 400 RYMAN ST, MISSOULA MT 59802 MARATHON MEDIA LLC, 980 N MICHIGAN AVE STE 1880, CHICAGO IL 60611 CURRENT OCCUPANT, 400 RYMAN STREET, MISSOULA MT 59802 FERGUSON THOMAS H, PEDERSON & HOUPT, P.X. 161 NORTH CLARK ST. STE 3100, CHICAGO, IL 60601 EDKK, L.P. 980 N MICHIGAN AVE. STE 1880, CHICAGO, IL 60611 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 3000502. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: S27, T15 N, R19 W, IMPTS ON FS LAND SW4 NW4 (LEASE) The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurer’s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2005-2011 $ 438.26 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $518.26 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier, Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 FEIST TOM & LAURIE JAVA DEPOT PO BOX 5839, MISSOULA MT 59806 FEIST LAURIE PO BOX 5839, MISSOULA MT 59806 FEIST TOM 13303 E MISSION AVE APT 72 SPOKANE VALLEY WA 99216 NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION C./O PAT ASAY MNGR REAL PROP 9 W GRANITE ST BUTTE MT 59701 FEIST THOMAS A C/O JAVA DEPOT 1919 S. RUSSELL MISSOULA MT 59802 BARTHEL LAURIE A C/O JAVA DEPOT ESPRESSO SHOP 1919 S RUSSELL MISSOULA MT 59802 FEIST TOM PO BOX 5839, MISSOULA MT 59806 NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION A DELEWARE CORPORATION 40 E BROADWAY BUTTE MT 59701 FEIST LAURIE 13303 E MISSION AVE APT 72 SPOKANE VALLEY WA 99216 NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION PO BOX 4467 MISSOULA MT 59806 FEIST LAURIE A C/O JAVA DEPOT 1919 S RUSSELL MISSOULA MT 59802 CURRENT OCCUPANT JAVA DEPOT ESPRESSO SHOP 1919 S RUSSELL MISSOULA MT 59802 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest.

TAX ID #: 4065208. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: S29, T13 N, R19 W, IMPROVEMENT ON LEASED LAND KIOSK IN NORTHWEST ENERGY PARKING LOT. The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property.

The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurer’s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $2,743.03 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $2823.03 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will

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be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 GRAHAM MAPSTON 25500 US HIGHWAY 93 N ARLEE MT 59821 WHITEFISH CREDIT UNION PO BOX 37 WHITEFISH MT 59937 MAPSTON CAROL SUE 25500 US HIGHWAY 93 ARLEE MT 59821 PATRICK L SMITH AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE 8665 W EMERALD ST BOISE ID 83704 CURRENT OCCUPANT 25500 US HIGHWAY 93 N ARLEE MT 59821 FIRST AMERICAN TITLE CO 1006 WEST SUSSEX MISSOULA MT 59808 MAPSTON R WESTLEY 25500 US HIGHWAY 93 ARLEE MT 59821 JONES KEVIN S C/O CHRISTIAN, SAMSON, JONES & CHISHOLM PLLC 310 W SPRUCE MISSOULA MT 59802 GREGORY S SCHULTZ AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE C/O OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE 130 W CENTER STREET OREM UT 84057 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 4202574 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: S30, T16 N, R19 W, N2SE4NW4 The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurer’s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $906.82 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $986.82 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 HARDY BRETT 32540 HARDY RIDGE RD HUSON MT 59846 HARDY BRETT PO BOX 81 HUSON MT 59846 HARDY BRETT 4305 MILLER CREEK RD MISSOULA MT 59803 HARDY NANCY 32540 HARDY RIDGE RD HUSON MT 59846 HARDY NANCY PO BOX 81 HUSON MT 59846 INVESTMENTS 2234 LLC PO BOX 281856 ATLANTA GA 30384 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest.

TAX ID #: 62706 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SUTHERLAND ADD, SUTHER-

LAND SUTHERLAND-10’ X 10’ OF LOT 2 BLK 2 PLAT X The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurer’s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $ 329.37 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $409.37 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 HUGUET RON & RHONDA 2806 HIGHLAND DR, MISSOULA MT 59802 HUGUET RHONDA 2806 HIGHLAND DR, MISSOULA MT 59802 CURRENT OCCUPANT 2806 HIGHLAND DR, MISSOULA MT 59802 HUGUET RON 2806 HIGHLAND DRIVE, MISSOULA MT 59802 SATORI INVESTMENTS LLC, 2415 43RD STREET, MISSOULA MT 59803 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 3948507. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: S27, T17 N, R15 W, IMPROVEMENTS ON LEASED LAND SAWTOOTH CABIN ON COS 1704. The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurer’s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012.

If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $933.34 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $1013.34 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271. Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk

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32) Brown eraser variety 36) Banned apple spray 37) Had a yearning 39) Unit of loudness 40) JPEG alternative 42) Home to some lifers 44) Inseparable 45) Give off, like charm 46) Actress Nicollette 50) Romanian composer George of the opera "Oedipe" 55) It goes from box to pan 56) Garfunkel and ___ (female comedy-folk duo) 57) Folk rocker DiFranco 58) Chip slogan 62) Metta World Peace's former first name 63) Stocking expert 64) Fruit in some cookies 65) Check alternatives

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35) Dudes 38) Eisenhower's command, for short 41) Belief in hidden spiritual creatures 43) Woodworker, when doing some joining 46) Cold-weather wear 47) Former capital of French Indochina 48) ___ out (managing) 49) Musician Hoyt ___ (who also appeared in "Gremlins") 51) Alleviated 52) Singer on "Shiny Happy People" 53) One who gives up 54) Site visitors 59) Before, before 60) "Law," on a bilingual workroom poster 61) When doubled, a 1965 Dixie Cups song

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PUBLIC NOTICES notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $69.30 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $149.30 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey, Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk

MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 INTERMEDIA PARTNERS SOUTHEAST TAX DEPT , PO BOX 173838, DENVER CO 80217 CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, 208 N BROADWAY STE 313, BILLINGS MT 59101 COMCAST OF MONTANA, 1500 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 3557900 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: S08, T13 N, R20 W, IMPROVEMENTS ON LEASED LAND IN SW4NW4 The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this

MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 REESMAN GWENDOLYN M, C/O RANDOLPH WILLIAM, 1410 WORDEN AVE, MISSOULA MT 59802 R A N DOLPH WILLIAM, 1410 WORDEN AVE, MISSOULA MT 59802 VERWORN SHIRLEY, 1410 WORDEN AVE, MISSOULA MT 59802 CURRENT OCCUPANT, 1410 WORDEN AVE, MISSOULA MT 59802 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest.

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7 The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $ 127.82 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $207.82 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier, Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk

MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 SEMLAR JAMES D 3682 MT HIGHWAY 83 N SEELEY LAKE MT 59868 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION MISSOULA MT 59804 SEMLAR JAMES 1770 COBB HILL ROAD BOZEMAN MT 59718 SEMLAR JAMES E 506 1/2 3RD ST W POLSON MT 59860 SEMLAR JAMES D PO BOX 946 SEELEY LAKE MT 59868 CURRENT OCCUPANT 3682 MT HIGHWAY 83 N SEELEY LAKE MT 59868 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 812003 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: S16, T17 N, R15 W, C.O.S. COS 5994, PARCEL 6, IMPROVEMENTS ON STATE LAND -SEELEY LAKE N STATE LEASE # 3061441 The property tax lien exists because property taxes were not paid on the property. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2009. Missoula County purchased the property tax lien at a tax sale on July 8, 2009. By, law, you have a 36-month redemption period, beginning on the date of the Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax sale, during which you may pay ALL delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and county costs to stop the issuance of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as

required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $2407.58 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $2487.58 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 6, 2012 WENDEL RUBEN L, PO BOX 60, SEELEY LAKE MT 59868 CURRENT OCCUPANT 2812 HIGHWAY 83 NORTH, SEELEY LAKE MT 59868 WENDEL RUBEN L 2812 HIGHWAY 83 NORTH, SEELEY LAKE, MT 59868 Pursuant to section 1518-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an

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Vickie M. Zeier Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED ISSUANCE September 7, 2012 WAHL TERRANCE R, BRAGSTAD SAM LYLE, PO BOX 334, MILLTOWN, MT 59851 PALMER, MICHAEL J, PO BOX 665, MILLTOWN, MT 59851 CURRENT OCCUPANT, 101 REGAL ST, MILLTOWN, MT 59851 BRAGSTAD SAM LYLE, PO BOX 334, MILLTOWN MT 59851 PALMER CHERYL A, PO BOX 665, MILLTOWN MT 59851. Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID #: 174706.

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PUBLIC NOTICES of a tax deed. The period ended for your property on July 12, 2012. If the taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid as required by Law to the County Treasurer on or before November 7, 2012, the County Treasurer may then issue a tax deed to the county by order of the County Commissioners. The amount of delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and cost owing as of the date of this notice is as follows: 2008-2011 $ 2,165.64 TITLE COSTS: $80.00 TOTAL DUE: $2245.64. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed above must be paid by November 7, 2012. If all taxes, penalties, interest and cost are not paid on or before November 7, 2012, a tax deed will be issued on the following day, November 8, 2012. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 258-3271.

Vickie M. Zeier, Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer By: /s/ Annie Cathey, Deputy Delinquent Tax Collections Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE PIERCE FLOORING & DESIGN CENTER, a Montana Corporation, Plaintiff Against WILLIAM R. NOONEY and ANNA M. WALTER NOONEY, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,(MERS), TREASURE STATE BANK, PAULETTE E. NOONEY, BIG SKY LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MOUNTAIN WEST BANK, N.A., and DOE DEFENDANTS 1-10, Defendants. To Be Sold at Sheriff’s Sale: TERMS: CASH, or its equivalent; NO personal checks. On the 4th day of October A.D., 2012, at Ten (10:00) o’clock A.M., at the front door of the Court House, 200 W. Broadway, in the City of Missoula, County of Missoula, State of Montana, that certain real property situate in said Missoula County, and particularly described as follows, to-wit: Lot X7 of MARK ADDITION TO BIG SKY ESTATES, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. Dated this 13th day of September A.D., 2012. /s/ CARL C. IBSEN Sheriff of Missoula County, Montana By /s/ John R. Hinckley, III, Deputy MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-12-148 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTThe City of Missoula Design Review Board will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 in the City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine Street, Missoula, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following applications:A request from Sean Duke for Special Signs; Signs as

Part of Building for Studebaker Building located at 216 W. Main St. (SEE MAP J).Your attendance and your comments are welcome and encouraged. E-mails can be sent to hkinnear@co.missoula. mt.us. Project files may be viewed at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants at 435 Ryman St., Missoula, Montana.If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.ices.

OF DAVID ALLEN COOK, SR., 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 LINDA JANE COOK, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Reely Law Firm, P.C., 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 4th day of September, 2012 /s/ Linda Jane Cook, Personal Representative. REELY LAW FIRM P.C. 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for the Personal Representative. By: /s/ Shane N. Reely Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-12-147 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETSY LOU ROYLE, 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 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 Mark Douglas Royle, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 22nd day of August , 2012, in San Jose, California /s/ Mark Douglas Royle, Personal Representative GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative Jason J. Henderson #11414, Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm, 38 2nd Ave. East, Dickinson, North

Dakota, 58601 701-227-1841 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-12107 NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KEITH R. BRIDENSTINE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jason J. Henderson has filed an Application or Petitionb to be Formally Appointed Limited Special Administrator of the Estate of Keith R. Bridenstine which may be examined in the office of the Clerk of Court. Hearing has been set at the Courtroom of this Court in Missoula County of Missoula, Montana, on the 16th day of October, 2012, at 3:00 o’clock p.m., at which time and place all interested person may appear and object. This notice is being given at least 14 days prior to the date o the hearing, pursuant to § 72-1-301, MCA. DATED this 6th day of September, 2012. /s/ Jason J. Henderson #11414, Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm, 38 2nd Ave. East, Dickinson, North Dakota 58601 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-12-149 Dept. No. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LUCINA S. BOYLE, 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 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 Katherine L. Starke, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 29th day of August , 2012, in Polson, Montana /s/ Katherine L. Starke, Personal Representative GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-12-155 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RALPH DOUGLAS KENDRICK, 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 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 Rodney Douglas Kendrick, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC. /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 5th day of September , 2012, in Mountain View, California /s/ Rodney Douglas Kendrick, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-12-1052 Dept. No. 3 John W. Larson Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Robin Keisic, Petitioner.

This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Robin Jonathan Keisic to Robin Jonathan Gabriele-Enriquez. The hearing will be on 10/25/2012 at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse is Missoula County. Date: September 11, 2012.

(SEAL) /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Diane Overholtzer, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 District Judge Ed McLean Cause No. DV-12637 SUMMONS. RANDY D. FRASCH and NWAC HOLDING COMPANY, L.L.C., Plaintiffs, vs. MEADOW EQUIPMENT, INC., and

SUMMARY NOTICE OF SALE

CITY OF MISSOULA, MONTANA GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2012A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $5,655,000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana (the “City”), will receive bids at 10:0 a.m., Mountain Time, on Monday, September 24, 2012, for its General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2012A (the “Bonds”). The bids will be opened and tabulated by the City Treasurer and presented by the City Clerk to the Council at its regular meeting at 7:00 p.m., Mountain Time, on the same day, in its Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine Street, Missoula, Montana, at which time the Council will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Bonds in the total amount of not to exceed $5,655,000 for the purpose of providing money necessary to refund the Refunded Bonds and to pay the costs of issuance of the Bonds.

The Bonds shall be in integral multiples of $5,000 for each maturity and shall mature on July 1 in each of the years and in the principal amounts, set forth in the following schedule: The Bonds shall be dated October 15, 2012, shall bear interest from their date or the most date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, whichever is later, payable commencing on July 1, 2013, and semiannually thereafter on January 1 and July 1 of each year to the date of maturity or prior redemption, whichever occurs first. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

The Bonds maturing in the years 2013 through 2020, inclusive, are not subject to redemption prior to their stated dates of maturity. The City has reserved the right to redeem and call the Bonds maturing on or after July 1, 2020, prior to their stated dates of maturity, in whole at any time, or in part on any interest payment date (maturities to be selected by the City and randomly within a maturity in such manner as the Registrar shall determine), on or after July 1, 2021, at the price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. Upon the payment of the redemption price of Bonds being redeemed, each check or other transfer of money issued for such purpose shall bear the CUSIP number, if any, identifying, by issue and maturity, the Bonds being redeemed with the proceeds of such check or other transfer.

The Bonds will not be sold for less than 97 percent of the par amount of the Bonds, plus accrued interest on the principal amount of the Bonds to the date of delivery, and all bidders shall state the lowest rate or rates of interest at which they will purchase the Bonds at the purchase price specified for the Bonds. No interest rate in any maturity shall exceed 5.5 percent.

Each bid must be unconditional and the successful bidder shall, within three hours of the award of the Bonds, make a good faith deposit in the amount of $113,100.00 by federal wire or by a certified or bank cashier’s check payable to the City in immediately available funds in an amount set forth in the Official Notice of Sale, which amount shall be two percent of the principal amount of the Bonds.

The Good Faith Deposit of the successful bidder will, immediately upon the receipt by the City, become the property of the City, and will be credited to the purchase price of the Bonds at the time of delivery of the Bonds. No interest will be paid by the City on a bidder’s Good Faith Deposit. If the purchase price is not paid in full upon tender of the Bonds, the successful bidder shall have no right to the Bonds or to the recovery of the Good Faith Deposit, or to any allowance or credit by reason of the Good Faith Deposit, unless it appears the Bonds would not be validly issued if delivered to the Purchaser in the form and manner proposed.

However, in the event of such nonpayment, the City reserves any and all rights granted by law to recover the agreed purchase price of the Bonds, and, in addition, any damages suffered by the City.

Bids will be evaluated on the basis of the terms and conditions contained in the Official Notice of Sale. Separate bids for each offering must be submitted on the official bid form, which is contained in the Official Statement.

The City will furnish to the Purchaser(s) and have printed on the Bonds the bond counsel opinion of Koegen Edwards LLP, of Spokane, Washington.

The complete Official Notice of Sale, of which this is a summary, will be published in the Preliminary Official Statement for the Bonds, which may be obtained through Springsted Incorporated at www.springsted.com. Additional information may also be obtained from the City’s Financial Advisor, Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 223-3046 (fax) and (651) 223-3000 (phone).

All bids must be addressed to the Council and delivered to the City Treasurer.

CITY OF MISSOULA Missoula County, Montana /s/ John Engen John Engen, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Martha L. Rehbein Martha L. Rehbein, City Clerk

MARK MELOTZ; COLLECTION BUREAU SERVICES, INC., STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY; SCHROCK CONSTRUCTION; STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; NORTHWEST ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION; TITLE SERVICES, INC., AND ALL PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED OR ANY PART THEREOF, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO ALL THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS AND TO ALL PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED OR ANY PART THEREOF. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and to Quiet Title in this action, which is filed in the office of the District Court of the Montana Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, Montana, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer an serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiffs’ attorney, Douglas D. Harris, of Douglas Harris Law Offices, 322 West Spruce Street, P.O. Box 7937, Missoula, Montana 59807-7937, within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and to Quiet Title. This action is brought for the purpose of declaratory judgment for and quieting title to real property situated in Missoula County, Montana and described as follows: Lot 16 in Block 2 of Missoula Industrial Park, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the recorded plat thereof. Together with Portion “B” of Certificate of Survey No. 4392. A tract of land being a portion of Tract 2, Certificate of Survey No. 4202, Missoula County, Montana; located in the Southeast onequarter and the North one-half of Section 28, Township 14 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M. Said real property is also known by the common address of 9780 Summit Drive, Missoula, Montana 59804. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court, the 6th day of September, 2012.

Clerk of District Court, By: /s/ Andrew Brunkhart, Deputy Clerk. (SEAL) DOUGLAS HARRIS LAW OFFICES, /s/ Douglas D. Harris, ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS, RANDY D. FRASCH AND NWAC HOLDING COMPANY, L.L.C. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 ED McLEAN Probate Case No. DP-11-214 LETTERS In the Matter of the Estate of CATHERINE ORETTA HAY, Deceased. The Will of the above-named decedent, having been admitted to probate, and Ron Hay having been appointed as Personal Representative of said Will and estate by order in the above proceeding dated the 25th day of November, 2011, Letters of appointment as such personal Representative are hereby issued as provided by law. WITNESS the Clerk of Court above named and the seal of the Court affixed this day, November 25, 2011. State of Montana)):ss County of Missoula /s/ Shirley E. Faust Clerk of Court By: /s/ Andrew Jenks, Deputy Clerk. I, Ron Hay, hereby accept the duties of Personal Representative of the Will and estate of Catherine O. Hay, deceased, and do solemnly swear or affirm that I will perform, according to law, the duties of Personal Representative for the Will and estate of Catherine O. Hay, deceased. /s/ Ron Hay. (SEAL) State of Montana)):ss County of Missoula) SIGNED AND SWORN (OR AFFIRMED) to before me on November 25, 2011

by Ronald Hay. /s/ Andrew Jenks Deputy Clerk Residing at Missoula MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cauase No. DP-12-139 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF FORREST REE FORBES, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lynn F. Forbes 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 Lynn F. Forbes, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Christopher W. Froines, GEISZLER & FROINES, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 5th day of September, 2012. GEISZLER & FROINES, PC /s/ Christopher W. Froines, 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 5th day of September, 2012 /s/ Lynn F. Forbes, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-12-142. Honorable Robert L. Deschamps III, Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF MARIAN H. BEATY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Robert B. Beaty, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 29th day of August, 2012.

/s/ Robert B. Beaty, Personal Representative. /s/ Douglas G. Skjelset, Attorney for the Estate MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-12-146 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HOWARD B. HANGER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Charlotte M. Hanger has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 West 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 31st day of August, 2012. /s/ Charlotte M. Hanger, Personal Representative of the Estate of Howard B. Hanger /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-12-144 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JIMMIE L. JETTE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (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 William James Jette, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 30th day of August, 2012. /s/ William James Jette, Personal Representative 4467 Tripp Lane, Stevensville, MT 59870 WORDEN THANE, PC Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ William E. McCarthy MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-12-153 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELSIE L. STOFER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Mary Louise Stofer, the personal representative, return receipt requested, % T.K. Botsford, Attorney at Law, at P.O. Box 82l3, Missoula, Montana 59807, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 10th day of September, 2012. /s/ Personal Representative, Mary Louise Stofer PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S ATTORNEY: T.K. BOTSFORD P.O. Box 82l3 Missoula, Montana 59807 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-12-854 SUMMONS Markus Chapman KATHLEEN A. HUFF, Plaintiff v.

MARKUS CHAPMAN and SNOWY MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, INC., Defendants. TO: MARKUS CHAPMAN c/o Snowy Mountain Holdings, Inc. 2505 S. Russell St., Ste. 200, Missoula, MT 59801. A lawsuit has been filed against you. Within 21 days after service of this summons on you, you must serve on the Plaintiff an answer to the attached Complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. Do not include the day you were served in your calculation of time. The answer or motion must be served on the Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s attorney, if Plaintiff is represented by an attorney, whose name and address are listed above. If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You must file your answer or motion with the court. Date July 26, 2012 (SEAL) /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of the District Court By: Nicole Borchers MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-12-136 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GERTRUDE H. MOE, a/k/a GERTRUDE H. AXEL MOE, Deceased. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the undersigned was appointed personal representative of the above-named estate.

All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or the claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Nancy K. Moe, the personal representative, return receipt requested, at Dye & Moe, P.L.L.P., PO Box 9198, 216 West Main, Suite 200, Missoula, Montana 59807-9198, or filed with the clerk of the aboveentitled court. I declare under penalty of perjury that the following is true and correct. Dated: August 30, 2012 /s/ Nancy K. Moe, Personal Representative.

Personal Representative’s Attorneys: Dye & Moe, P.L.L.P. P.O. Box 9198 Missoula, Montana 59807-9198 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-12-151 Dept. No. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUANITA FUSS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PATRICIA A. GALLAND and MALCOLM L. GALLAND have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to

present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to PATRICIA A. GALLAND, MALCOLM L. GALLAND, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o Victor F. Valgenti, Attorney at Law, 200 University Plaza, 100 Ryman Street, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. We declare under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Malcolm L. Galland /s/ Patricia A. Galland, CoPersonal Representative NOTICE OF SALE UNDER MONTANA TRUST INDENTURE Trust Indenture: Dated May 28, 2010 Grantor: Buddy V. Rich 2101 Strand Avenue Missoula, Montana 59801 Original Trustee: Stewart Title of Missoula 320 West Broadway, Suite A Missoula, Montana 59802 Beneficiary: Kathleen Farrell 12255 Flora Drive Missoula, Montana 59804 Successor Trustee: Christopher B. Swartley Attorney at Law Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807-8957 Date and Place of Recordation: June 16, 2010 in Book 861, Page 518, Records of Missoula County, Montana The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 18th day of December, 2012, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, West Broadway side, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, Christopher B. Swartley, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee, and Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: Lot 2 of KATHLEEN ADDITION, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

Subject to easements of record; subject to a first lien Deed of Trust in favor of Montana First Credit Union recorded on June 8, 2010 at Book 860 of Micro, Page 1327, records of Missoula County, Montana. Together with improvements and appurtenances. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the abovenamed Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, to pay when due on June 1, 2012 the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) provided for in the Montana Trust Indenture, Note and Agreement dated May 28, 2010; together with interest thereon at Five Percent (5%) per annum from June 1, 2012 until payment is made; together with all attorney’s fees and costs. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture is One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), plus interest thereon at the rate of Five Percent (5%), per annum until payment in full, at the rate of Thirteen and 70/100ths Dollars ($13.70) per day; together with the release of the Beneficiary from any obligation under the Deed of Trust in favor of Montana First Credit Union; plus all costs, expenses, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law. DATED this 6th day of August, 2012. /s/ Christopher B. Swartley Christopher B. Swartley, Successor Trustee Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807-8957 STATE OF MONTANA ):ss. County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 6th day of August, 2012, by Christopher B. Swartley, Trustee. /s/ Roxie Hausauer Notary Public for the State of Montana. (NOTARIAL SEAL) Residing at: Lolo, Montana My commission expires: January 6, 2013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/31/11, recorded as Instrument No. 201114918 B: 882 P: 745, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which James D. Heggen and Mignon P. Heggen husband and wife, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship 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: The South 60 feet of the North 120 feet of Lot 1, Block “B” of Glenwood Park, Missoula County, Montana, more definitely described as follows: Commencing at a point on the East line of Lot 1 in Block lettered “B” of Glenwood Park, 60 feet South from the Northeast corner thereof; thence West parallel to the North line of said Lot 1, 146.8 feet, more or less, to the West line of said Lot 1; thence South along the West line of said Lot 1, 60 feet; thence East parallel to the North line of said Lot 1, 146.8 feet, more or less to the East line of said Lot 1; thence North along the East line of said Lot 1, 60 feet to the Place of Beginning, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Recording Reference is in Book 763 Micro Records, Page 32. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/12 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 23, 2012, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $216,551.86. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $210,968.43, plus

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PUBLIC NOTICES accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on December 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, 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 nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.101963) 1002.224553-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 2, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: A tract of land located in and being a portion of the NE1/4 of Section 32, Township 13 North, Range 15 West, Principal Meridian, Missoula County, Montana, and being more particularly described as Tract U-l of Certificate of Survey No. 4395. Parcel II: TOGETHER WITH an easement for roadway and utility purposes over and across the existing road traversing the N1/2N1/2 of said Section 32, Township 13 North, Range 15 West, Missoula County, Montana Raymond L. Cheff, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services of Missoula inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on June 29, 2007 and recorded on July 05, 2007 as Document No. 200717135, BK 800, Page 1340. The beneficial interest is currently held by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association as grantor trustee of the Protium Master Grantor Trust. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,027.79, beginning November 1, 2009, 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 13, 2012 is $273,375.27 principal, interest at the rate of 7.9% now totaling $60,100.79, late charges in the amount of $2,587.39, and other fees and expenses advanced of $10,345.91, plus accruing interest at the rate of $59.17 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15

days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 26, 2012 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 26th day of June, 2012, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, 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/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Feb 18, 2014 State Bridge V Cheff 42023.002 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 2, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: TRACT 15C OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 1877, A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Stephen W. Trippe and Brenda A. Trippe, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Long Beach Mortgage Company, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on August 2, 2001 and recorded on August 13, 2001 at 04:30pm o’clock on Book 666 and Page 669 as Document No. 200119722. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Successor in Interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, (formerly known as First Union National Bank) as Trustee, for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2001-4. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $858.41, beginning June 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 22, 2012 is $94,259.37 principal, interest at the rate of 9.25000% now totaling $10,697.65, escrow advances of $2,192.19, suspense balance of $39.69 and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,058.20, plus accruing interest at the rate of $23.89 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 25, 2012 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 25th day of June, 2012, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary

Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Chase V Trippe 41916.733 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 5, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock AM. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: LOT 3 OF MART ADDITION NO. 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF MICHAEL ANNE LEPOLE, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Home123 Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust Dated January 13, 2006 and Recorded January 18, 2006 in Book 767, Page 1149, under Document No. 200601319. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for J. P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2006-NC1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-NC1 First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,213.28, beginning August 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 18, 2012 is $164,744.47 principal, interest at the rate of 7.65% now totaling $36,330.02, late charges in the amount of $181.98, escrow advances of $13,202.89, and other fees and expenses advanced of $5,167.82, plus accruing interest at the rate of $34.53 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale.

The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 28, 2012 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 28th day of June, 2012, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, 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/ Shauna Romrell Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 6/4/2016 Chase/lepole 41954.440 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 5, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main door of the First American Title Company located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 9 in Block 5 of MOUNTAIN SHADOWS ADDITION NO. 1, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Joseph McDonald, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to New Century Mortgage Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 3, 2004 and Recorded December 8, 2004 in Bk 744, Pg 980, as Document No. 200434161. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee MASTR Asset Backed Securi-

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ties Trust 2005- HE1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE1. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $3,159.61, beginning October 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 1, 2012 is $469,820.83 principal, interest at the rate of 6.5000% now totaling $81,519.19, late charges in the amount of $631.92, escrow advances of $23,766.38, and other fees and expenses advanced of $4,485.20, plus accruing interest at the rate of $83.67 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale.

The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 28, 2012 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 28th day of June, 2012, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, 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/ Shauna Romrell Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 06/04/2016 Chase/mcdonald 41954.584 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 9, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 20-OF STREAM SIDE, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Mitch A. Rider, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of trust dated November 14, 2008 and recorded on November 19, 2008 in Book 829, Page 828 under document No. 200825841. The beneficial interest is currently held by SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,442.80, beginning April 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 24, 2012 is $324,858.65 principal, interest at the rate of 6.0000% now totaling $23,968.30, late charges in the amount of $1,509.75, escrow advances of $4,410.96, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1752.85, plus accruing interest at the rate of $53.40 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 9, 2012 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho))ss.

County of Bingham ) On this 9th day of July, 2012, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, 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/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 Suntrust V Rider 41531.609 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 9, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock AM. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: PARCEL 36 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 64, A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. RECORDING REFERENCE; BOOK 764 MICRO RECORDS, PAGE 254 BOOK 429 MICRO RECORDS, PAGE 2389 Thomas Donnelly and Olivia D Donnelly and Judith M Donnelly, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated March 13, 2007 and recorded March 21, 2007 in Book 793, Page 1355 under Document NO 200706540. The beneficial interest is currently held by M&T BANK. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,301.79, beginning September 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 7, 2012 is $416,928.04 principal, interest at the rate of 6.625% now totaling $25,773.74, late charges in the amount of $575.45, and other fees and expenses advanced of $98.74, plus accruing interest at the rate of $75.68 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint mold or other environmental or health hazards.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the

grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 5, 2012 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 5th day of July, 2012, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, 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/ Shauna Romrell Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 6/4/2016 M & T V Donelly 41902.160 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 29, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: Tract 71A of Certificate of Survey No. 4951, a tract of land located in the Southeast one-quarter of Section 9, Township 14 North, Range 20 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana Kenneth J. Ault, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registation Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on February 27, 2007 and recorded on March 5, 2007 on Book-792 and Page 1342 as Document No. 200705067. The beneficial interest is currently held by Citibank, NA as trustee for PHHMC 2007-2. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $4,076.95, beginning January 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 18, 2012 is $634,088.81 principal, interest at the rate of 6.00000% now totaling $23965.06, late charges in the amount of $1630.48, escrow advances of $1507.44, and other fees and expenses advanced of $64.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $104.23 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made

by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 20, 2012 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss.

County of Bingham ) On this 20th day of June, 2012, before me, a notary public in and for said

County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Phh V Ault 41392.857 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 trustee will, on 12/19/2012 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which CATHY JO KAHNLE as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to INSURED TITLES LLC as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 08/02/2010 and recorded 08/06/2010, in document No. 201014998 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 863 at Page Number 1289 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 3 OF WASHOE ESTATES, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEROF. Property Address: 808 MECATE LANE, BONNER, MT 59823. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP. There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 05/01/2012, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $315,171.72 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 4.875% per annum from 05/01/2012 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 08/06/2012, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 12-0069661 FEI NO. 1006.165117 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 trustee will, on 12/20/2012, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which STEVE LLEWELLYN as Grantors, conveyed said real property to MARK E. NOENNIG as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 12/20/2004 and recorded 12/27/2004, in document No. 200435748 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 745 at Page Number 865 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 4 IN

PUBLIC NOTICES BLOCK 6 OF EL MAR ESTATES PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 8540 MOURNING DOVE DRIVE, MISSOULA, MT 59808. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held

by WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE MLMI TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC2.

There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 07/01/2008, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $173,106.13 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 10.625% per annum from 07/01/2008 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 08/15/2012, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 11-0021249 FEI NO. 1006.138217 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 trustee will, on 12/20/2012, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which RICK J BOWLER as Grantors, conveyed said real property to MARK E. NOENNIG as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 03/10/2005 and recorded 03/16/2005, in document No. 200506011 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 749 at Page Number 365 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL I: LOT 4 OF CLARK FORK MEADOWS, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. PARCEL II: TOGETHER WITH AN ACCESS EASEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO SAID LOT 4 OVER AND ACROSS A PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARIES OF LOT 1 AND LOT 3 OF SAID CLARK FORK MEADOWS FROM THE COUNTY ROAD. Property Address: 21185 EAST MULLAN ROAD, CLINTON, MT 59825.

The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES WMC 2005-HE5. There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 05/01/2009, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if

any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $251,694.54 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 10.75% per annum from 05/01/2009 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 08/15/2012, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 12-0044542 FEI NO. 1006.159782 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 trustee will, on 01/02/2013, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which PATRICK FELIX DAUENHAUER & DANIELLE LYNN DAUENHAUER, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to INSURED TITLES, LLC as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 05/23/2007 and recorded 05/29/2007, in document No. 200713172 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 798 at Page Number 258 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS 28 AND 29 IN BLOCK 3 OF MOUNT SENTINEL ADDITION NO. 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 620 EAST SUSSEX AVENUE, MISSOULA, MT 59801. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2007-11 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-11. There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 05/01/2012, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $714,916.87 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 2.00% per annum from 05/01/2012 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 08/20/2012, RECONTRUST COM-

PANY, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 12-0072587 FEI NO. 1006.165843 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 trustee will, on 12/31/2012, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which CINDY L. MODLIN as Grantors, conveyed said real property to TITLE SERVICES INC. as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 11/17/2005 and recorded 11/22/2005, in document No. 200531055 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 764 at Page Number 1039 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 2 OF LOWER LOLO ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 11560 ALLOMONT DRIVE, Lolo, MT 59847. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-86CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-86CB. There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 05/01/2012, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any.

TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $254,660.93 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 3.50% per annum from 05/01/2012 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 08/20/2012, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 12-0072251 FEI NO. 1006.165833 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 trustee will, on 12/31/2012, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which STACY L GLEINIG, A SINGLE WOMAN as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to MACKOFF KELLOG LAW FIRM as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 11/14/2008 and recorded 11/19/2008, in document No. 200825840 in Book/Reel/Volume Number

829 at Page Number 827 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 6 OF WESTVIEW ADDITION NO. 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 284 CAP DE VILLA, LOLO, MT 59847. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP. There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 05/01/2011, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $237,807.31 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.00% per annum from 05/01/2011 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 08/20/2012, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 12-0072303 FEI NO. 1006.165842 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 trustee will, on 01/02/2013, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which ROBERT A. LEWIS as Grantors, conveyed said real property to TITLE SERVICES, INC. as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 01/21/2009 and recorded 01/28/2009, in document No. 200901765 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 832 at Page Number 796 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 89 OF PLEASANT VIEW HOME, NO. 2, PHASE III, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 2764 FLYNN LANE, MISSOULA, MT 59808. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP. There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 11/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $211,990.60

together with interest thereon at the current rate of 5.00% per annum from 11/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 08/20/2012, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 12-0030071 FEI NO. 1006.165832 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 trustee will, on 01/02/2013, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which PATRICK LANDELLS & AMY HOUSE, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP as Grantors,

conveyed said real property to INSURED TITLES, LLC as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 10/06/2006 and recorded 10/12/2006, in document No. 200626539 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 785 at Page Number 153 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS B AND C OF CAR LINE ADDITION, BLOCK 55, LOTS 25 THRU 28, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. TOGETHER WITH A 15 FOOT WIDE PRIVATE SEWER SERVICE LINE EASEMENT OVER AND ACROSS LOT A AS SET FORTH ON SAID PLAT. Property Address: 3114 SOUTH CLARK STREET, Missoula, MT 59801. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP. There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 01/01/2012, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any.

TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $208,201.89 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.625% per annum from 01/01/2012

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1315 E. Broadway #4 2bed/1.5bath, shared yard, coin-ops, pet okay. $775. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

1509 S. 10TH ST. W.: 1 BEDROOM, ON-SITE LAUNDRY FACILITIES, MAIN FLOOR, OFF STREET PARKING, DINING AREA, CENTRAL, FREE CABLE , NO PETS OR SMOKING ALLOWED , HEAR PAID, $695 1-YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP. Garden City Property Management 546-6106

2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment $875 W/S/G paid, newly renovated, Southside location, DW, W/D hookups, carport. No pets, no smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

1324 S. 2nd St. “D” 3bed/2bath, W/D, off-street parking, shared yard. $1050. RENT INCENTIVE. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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1805 PHILLIPS: I BEDROOM, ON-SITE LAUNDRY FACILITIES, MAIN FLOOR, OFF STREET PARKING, SOME QUALIFICATIONS, DINING AREA, NO PETS OR SMOKING ALLOWED, $595 1-YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP. Garden City Property Management 549-6106

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1409 2nd Street 1 Bed Apt. $480/month

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107 N Johnson 1 Bed Apt. $470/month Uncle Robert Lane 2 Bed Apt $645/month Visit our website at fidelityproperty.com

3901 O’LEARY: 2 BEDROOM, CARPORT, STORAGE, HOOK-UPS+ON-SITE LAUNDRY, DISHWASHER, 2 STORY, 1.5 BATH, FREE CABLE , PRIVATE DECK, NO PETS OR SMOKING ALLOWED, HEAT PAID, $840 *ONE 1-YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP. Garden City Property Management 549-6106 3901 O’LEARY: I BEDROOM, TOP FLOOR UNIT!, ON-SITE LAUNDRY FACILITIES, PRIVATE DECK, STORAGE, FREE CABLE , BRIGHT, BEHIND HOME DEPOT, NO PETS OR SMOKING ALLOWED, HEAT PAID, $695 1 YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP. Garden City Property Management 549-6106

438 Washington. 1bed/1bath, downtown, shared yard, coin-ops, off-street parking. $675. RENT INCENTIVE. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 706 Longstaff #2. Studio/1bath, central location, shared yard, storage and W/D hookups. $550. RENT INCENTIVE. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 825 SW Higgins Ave. B3 2bed/1bath HEAT PAID, patio, single garage, gas fireplace. $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 Studio near Good Food Store $495, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid, has separate room for bedroom but no door. No pets, no smoking. GATEWEST 7287333 Studio, located near the Orange Street Food Farm, is a clean and well-maintained true studio floor plan $450, coin-op laundry, storage, off-street parking. All utilities paid. No pets, no smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at tollfree at 1-800-877-7353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611

1801 Howell #4 2bed/1bath, W/D hookups, storage, shared yard, pet okay. $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, $750, new interior with newer appliances, washer and dryer in the unit, covered carport parking, S/G paid, No pets, no smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

2339 Mary #1 1bed/1bath, coin-ops, shared yard, HEAT PAID. $575. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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Montana Property Taxes It seems that a hot topic that comes up every big election year is property taxes. Often the debate leads to even more confusion as to how exactly they work and what they pay for, and what happens when taxes aren’t paid. During the Board meeting of the Missoula Organization of REALTORS®, members felt that it was important to help clarify some of the confusion.

What do taxes pay for?

• The help to pay for local government services such as schools, roads and bridges, as well as fire and police protection. For example, 30% of the budgets for schools in Montana come from our property tax base.

Why is value important?

• In a process called appraisal, Montana analyzes and assigns a value to all taxable property in the state. The state uses strict guidelines and available information to complete appraisals ensuring all properties are treated in a fair and equitable manner. This is important because property taxes are paid based on the value of your property: the higher the value, the higher the taxes. While the systems in place ensure the values are often accurate, it isn’t perfect. If an owner feels that their value is not accurate, there are channels in place to contest a value.

How much do you owe?

• In order to determine the taxable value of your property, the state multiplies

the appraised value by a tax rate that is set by the Montana Legislature; Value x Tax Rate = Taxable Value.

Each taxing jurisdiction (city & county government, school districts, etc.) then establishes a mill levy. Property taxes are calculated by multiplying the taxable value by the mill levy to determine the amount of general property taxes you owe on your property. Mill levies are established by the various taxing jurisdictions so that they can meet revenue needs and provide services in your area. Your county treasurer is responsible for billing and collecting property taxes.

What happens if you don’t pay?

• In the state of Montana, the state has the authority to sell off Tax Lien Certificates to 3rd parties willing to pay all delinquent property taxes, penalties, interests, and costs due on the property. That makes it very important for property owners to update their information with the county treasurer when they do not reside at the tax address or they risk losing the property due to failure to pay taxes.

We hope this served to clarify a few things for you regarding property taxes in Montana. While many mortgage payments will include estimated tax payments, that isn’t always the case. If you have questions about what your bills include, be sure to ask your REALTOR® and mortgage lender.

[C10] Missoula Independent • September 20 – September 27, 2012

Featured Listing • 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage • Energy efficient vinyl windows • Master bedroom on main level • Great location with lots of privacy

$179,000 MLS# 20123754

4600 Monticello Place Missoula

Anne Jablonski 546-5816 www.MoveMontana.com

RENTAL MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park Spaces available to rent w/s/g/elec included $425/month 406-273-6034

DUPLEXES 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom duplex, $595 off street parking and storage, W/S/G paid, No pets, no smoking.

GATEWEST 728-7333 3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex, $1,200 attached garage, fenced yard, S/G paid, No pets, no smoking.

GATEWEST 728-7333

HOUSES 2115 Livingston 3bed/2.5 bath, newer home, DW, W/D hookups, double garage. $1275. RENT INCENTIVE. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2608 O’Shaughnesy 3bed/2 bath, newer home in Hellgate Meadows subdivision, DW, W/D hookups, pet. $1350. RENT INCENTIVE. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

REAL ESTATE 3 bedroom + 1 bonus room, 3 bath house, Southside. $1,200 W/S/G paid, garage, off street parking.

CLEAN! No pets, no smoking.

GATEWEST 728-7333 3 bedroom, 1 bath house, $950, hardwood floors, fenced yard w/deck, S/G paid, Dog upon approval, no smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 310 DEARBORN: 2+1 BDRM, HOUSE, 2+1 BDRM, FENCED YARD, OFF HIGGINS-NEAR THE U, NEW CARPET, STRG, HOOK-UPS, GAS RANGE, NO SMOKING ALLOWED, PET CONSIDERED !! $895. ONE YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP. Garden City Property Management 5496106 4 bedroom, 2 bath, family room, $1,350 wet bar, DW, W/D in unit, attached garage, S/G paid, No pets, no smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 408 S. 6th St. East 5bed/2.5 bath, W/D included, recently remodeled, close to U. $2300. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 4759 ADALAIDE: I BEDROOM, HOUSE, DW, JUST WEST OF RESERVE, WASHER&DRYER, PORCH OVERLOOKS PARK, FENCED BACK YARD, GAS RANGE, NO SMOKING OR CATS, SMALL DOG OK ! $795 1YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP. Garden City Property Management 549-6106 619 CLEVELAND: 3 BEDROOM, 3 BEDROOM HOUSE IN THE SLANT STREET AREA!, 2 BATHS, 2-STORY, STORAGE, DISHWASHER, PERGO FLR, FENCED YARD, DINING, NO SMOKING/CAT, 1 DOG! $1,375 ONE YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP! Garden City Property Management 549-6106

MHA Management An affiliation of the Missoula Housing Authority

RUSSELL SQUARE W. 1 BEDROOM RENT: $525/ HEAT INCLUDED SENIOR 55+/ DISABLED COMPLEX PALACE APARTMENTS 1 BEDROOM RENT: $450-$625 2 BEDROOM RENT: $625-$691 H/W/S/G PAID

NEWLY REMODELED UNIT

ORCHARD APARTMENTS 1 BEDROOM RENT: $572

W/D, ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED

IN FLORENCE, 2/BD & 1 BONUS ROOM, GAS FIREPLACE, D/W, W/D, 2 CAR GARAGE & TRAILER STORAGE, PETS ON APPROVAL, LEASE $995/MO. 406-880-5261

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GOLD DUST APARTMENTS 2 BEDROOM RENT: $691

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DEPOSITS STUDIO: $450 ONE BED: $550 TWO BED: $650 THREE BED: $750 Some restrictions apply.

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HOMES 108 North Davis. 3 bed, 1.5 bath with 2 car garage near Milwaukee Bike Path.

Lots of upgrades and a great front porch. $180,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com 1136 & 1136 1/2 Howell. 3 UNITS. 3 bed house & two 2 bed apartments on corner lot. $380,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com 11689 Stollen Rock Court. 5 bed, 3 bath, 2 car garage on 3.15 acres. $329,900.

Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net 2 Bdr, 1 Bath North Missoula home. $189,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 216 Brighton. 4 bed, 2 bath with one car garage and Missoula valley views. $184,000. Jake Booher, Prudential Montana 544-6114. jbooher@montana.com 2640 Tanbark. 5 bed, 4 bath, basement, 2 decks, 2 car garage. Near Ranch Club Golf Course. Views! $375,000. Ann Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath Windsor Park home. $190,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

428 Jefferson. 3 bed, 1 bath near downtown. Hardwood floors, tile & fantastic fenced yard. $258,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula, 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com 4412 23rd Avenue. 4 bed, 1 bath with 2 car garage on 9600 sq.ft. lot. Lots of room! $185,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net 4600 Monticello. 3 bed, 2 bath with 2 car garage in Canyon Creek. Private backyard & patio. $179,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com 521 Daly. 3 bed, 2 bath in U District. Single garage, basement, studio, enclosed front porch. $369,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 8804749. montpref@bigsky.net 541-547 South 2nd West. Wonderful 4plex in great neighborhood. Suitable for condo conversion. Newer rubber membrane roof. $275,000. MLS #20120840 Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507. www.541547s2ndst.com 605 Parkview. 4 bed, 2 bath with basement, 2 car garage and great Missoula views. $180,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula.

239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.c om 6785 Prairie Schooner. 3 bed, 3 bath on 1/2 acre at end of quiet cul-de-sac. $229,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties.

880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net

3 Bdr, 2 Bath Windsor Park home. $195,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

833 Defoe. 1 bed, 1 bath Northside bungalow with large front yard. $125,000.

Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net

4 Bdr, 2 Bath Lower Rattlesnake home. $295,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

8821 Haven Heights Road. 5 bed, 4 bath with basement & 3 car garage on 5 endof-road acres. $549,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.c om

4227 South 7th West. Beautiful sample home to be built. 4 bed, 2.5 bath with covered porch and 2 car garage. Lot available separately for $125,000. MLS #20121798, $325,000. Jake Booher, Prudential Montana 544-6114. jbooher@montana.com

9585 Glacier Lily Drive. 4 bed, 2.5 bath with basement & 2 car garage with large fenced yard. $184,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.c om

Affordable Townhomes Didn’t think you could afford to buy your own place? This sweet new, green-built development may be your ticket. STARTING AT $79,000. 1400 Burns, 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Call me, Jon Freeland, for a free comparative market analysis. 360-8234 Energy-Efficient Sweet Bungalow in Slant Street ‘hood with double lot and raised beds ready to plant! 835 Rollins. $179,500. 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Five bedroom, 4 bath townhome with 2 car garage on The Ranch Club golf course. Amazing views. Golf everyday!

2640B Tanbark Way MLS #20120690 $375,000. Call Anne for details. 5465816 www.movemontana.com Four bed, 1-1/2 bath, 3 car garage home at 345 Brooks. Close to downtown, neighborhood coffee shop/restaurant, and university. Long time family home has potential to also have downstairs rental. Just $259,000 MLS 20117301 Call Anne 546-5816 for details. www.movemontana.com Historic Preservation AwardWinning Marshall House Beautiful professional building with great design for offices or home and awesome exposure for business. 436 S 3rd W. $395,000 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Huge Lot Bungalow Style Home Middle of Missoula, close to Good Food Store, 1/2 acre + lot, enormous shop, great home. 203 Curtis, 2405227 porticorealestate.com I can help you sell your home! Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties.

544-7507. www.rochelleglasgow.com Looking for a place to call home? Call me!

Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507. www.rochelleglasgow.com Looking for homebuyer education? Call me! Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507. www.rochelleglasgow.com

Great Well at 30 gpm. 2 gas fireplaces, updated kitchen and bathrooms. $279,000. MLS #20120012. 9869 Lee’s Lane, Missoula. Call Anne 546-5816 for details. www.movemontana.com River View 1401 Cedar St #2: This 2 bed, 1.5 bath townhome has a view of the river, is close to downtown and the walking and bike trails. Income qualified buyers only and owner occupied. $127,000. Call KD for details. 2405227. porticorealestate.com Slant Street Condo 525A Cleveland. Upgraded and beautiful 2 bedroom condo in the Slant Streets: $164,900 porticorealestate.com 240-5227 UNDER CONTRACT. 345 Brooks. 4 bed, 1.5 bath with basement and large 3 car garage near UM. $229,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats. Upscale gated community near downtown. Unit #208, $139,900.

Unit #112, $299,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES

4433A Bordeaux Blvd. Newer 3 bed, 2 bath with 2 car garage. Fenced backyard with dog kennel & pergola. Very nice! $179,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com 53 Brookside. 2 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage on corner lot with Mount Jumbo views. $289,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net Open & Light & Green & Clean Efficiency abounds in this 3 bed, 2.5 bath stand alone super-insulated condo with heated floors and so much more. 1530 S 12th W. Near Good Food Store and bike trails. $250,000.

240-5227. porticorealestate.com The Uptown Flats have two one bed one bath units starting at $139,900. Great downtown living! Call Anne 546-5816 for showing. www.movemontana.com Very nice 1 bed, 1 bath end unit condo on upper level. $65,000. Income restriction less than $33,000. Judy 239-9880 Wilma Condo 1 bedroom condo in the beautiful historic Wilma building, in the heart of downtown Missoula in the center of it all. This is sweet sweet. Come take a look today. $185,000. 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

1725A Park Place. 3 bed, 1.5 bath with 1 car garage. Fenced, landscaped backyard. No HOA fees. $146,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate. 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail,com

MANUFACTURED HOMES

1847 West Central. 3 bed, 1.5 bath townhome with 2 car garage. No HOA fees. MLS #20121385. $159,900. Jake Booher, Prudential Missoula 544-6114. jbooher@montana.com

15436 French Valley Lane, Frenchtown.

3 bed, 2 bath mobile on rented lot. $48,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties.

880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net

2025 Mullan Road. Mullan Heights Riverfront Condos. Large secure units with affordable HOA dues. Starting at $144,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties.

880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net

15436 French Valley Lane, Frenchtown.

3 bed, 2 bath mobile on rented lot. $48,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties.

880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net

RICE TEAM

PRICE REDUCED 4 bed 2 bath house on one full landscaped acre near Wye.

Robin Rice • 240-6503

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Missoula Properties

3220 Great Northern Way | 327-1012 lhodge@fsbmsla.com

Phone: 406-258-7522 Cell: 406-550-3587 NMLS # 395211, Guild License #3274, Branch 206 NMLS # 398152

missoulanews.com • September 20 – September 27, 2012 [C11]

REAL ESTATE 4005 Mathew. 3 bed, 2 bath Champion.

Full range of appliances. Landscaped with deck & great views of Missoula & Lolo Peak. $64,900. MLS #20122704. Jake Booher, Prudential Montana 544-6114. jbooher@montana.com

LAND FOR SALE 2 Bdr, 3 Bath Lolo home. $219,900. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

tana Preferred Properties. 880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net 2351 Highway 83 West, Seeley Lake. 2 bed, 2 bath with basement & 2 car garage on 2.4 lakefront acres. $599,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.com 28 Rock Creek Road, Clinton. 4 bed, 3 bath on 70 private acres with indoor pool & waterfall. $849,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.com

207 Catlin. 1.54 acre development parcel in central Missula. $374,900. Jake Booher, Prudential Montana 544-6114. jbooher@montana.com

3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville area home on 6.3 acres. Large shop. $339,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

Bear Gulch, Garnet Ghost Town. 40 acres bordering BLM land. Great recreational property. $60,000. Jake Booher, Prudential Montana, 544-6114. jbooher@montana.com

3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath Ravalli home on 2.65 Acres. $199,900. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

Bruin Lane Lots. Near Council Groves & The Ranch Golf Course. From $85,000.

Jake Booher, Prudential Montana. 5446114. jbooher@montana.com

4 Bdr, 3 Bath Florence area home on 10 acres. $399,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

NHN Kemp. Corner building lot. Mobiles allowed. $60,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential MIssoula 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com

4 Bdr, 3 Bath Stevensville area home on 13 acres. $575,000. Prudential Mon-

tana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 406 Main Street, Superior. 3 bed, 2 bath log-sided on 1/3 acre. Basement & 3 car garage with mechanic’s pit. $150,000.

Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula.

239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.com 5471 Wildlife Way, Florence. 4 bed, 3 bath with basement & 2 car garage on 1

Rattlesnake Acreage Rattlesnake 1/4 acre lot at the base of Mt. Jumbo with all utilities stubbed to the site and ready to build on: $160,000. portico realestate.com KD 240-5227. porticorealestate.com 240-5227

321 N. Higgins Commercial building on coveted downtown location with lots of foot traffic. Building only for sale. Call Anne 546-5816 for showing. www.movemontana.com

Big Arm On Flathead Lake. 45765 Meadow Lake Lane. 6 bed, 4 bath with 3 car garage on lakefront acreage. Two additional homes included.

MLS #20120312. $1,200,000. Jake Booher, Prudential Montana 544-6114. jbooher@montana.com

715 & 717 Clements $120,000 • Great investment opportunity • 3 bed, 2 bath trailer & 1 bed, 1 bath house on 1/2 acre in Target Range

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521 Daly $385,000 • Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath in heart of U District • 1 car garage, heated studio, basement, enclosed front porch

East Missoula Building Lot with great trees and a sweet ‘hood. $65,000.

240-5227 porticorealestate.com

OUT OF TOWN

Beautiful Potomac 25500 Ashby Creek. 20+/- acres. Want beauty, privacy and off-the-grid living with creek, main house and guest house? Here it is! $350,000. porticorealestate.com 2405227

MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL

COMMERCIAL 110 Main Street, Stevensville. Restaurant in heart of Stevensville next to Blacksmith Brewery. $149,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties 880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net

acres. Trex decks & mountain views. $300,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.com

4412 23rd Ave, Msla $185,000 • 4 bed, 1 bath, unique floor plan • Mostly fenced, 24x24 double car garage

833 Defoe $125,000 1 bed, 1 bath, fenced yard

11674 Highway 200 East. Residential or commercial property on the Blackfoot River. $469,999. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula.

239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.c om 1623 Wild Turkey Lane, Stevensville.

Over 200 acre private ranch with creek surrounded by conservation easement land. $998,500. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula.

239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.c om 170 South 1st Street, Clinton. 2 bedroom, 1 bath with basement & garage on private 2.2 fenced acres. Close to the river and Forest Service land. $185,000.

Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com 1978 Waters Edge, Bonner. 4 bed, 2.5 bath on 2.3 Blackfoot River acres. $499,999. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoulaproperties.com 2 Bdr, 1 Bath Stevensville log home on 1.2 acres. $139,900. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2110 Petty Creek, Alberton. Gorgeous 3 bed, 2.5 with 2 car garage on over 10 acres. $409,000. Betsy Milyard, Mon-

[C12] Missoula Independent • September 20 – September 27, 2012

114 Bentley Park Loop

4600 Monticello Place

PRICE REDUCED to $182,000 (Check out the great floorplan) MLS #20125906

is just $179,000 (Super location with private backyard) MLS #20123754

1725 A Park Place

2640B Tanbark

ONLY $146,000 ( Townhome with NO HOA dues) MLS #21023463

townhome is $375,000 (With all The Ranch Club amenities next door) MLS #20120690

Tonight, September 20, 5-9pm!

Artini Redux at the Missoula Art Museum 5-6pm: Family Friendly Hour Music by WhizPops * A Kids’ Art Project * The Big Dipper Ice Cream Truck 7:00pm: Mingle with friends within the redesigned Aresty gallery and hear about the artistic process of Terry Karson’s exhibit in which he creates unique spaces using tiles created from recycled cardboard.

Also: Create your own stylish outfit from recycled materials with a little help from Selvedge Studio and Home ReSource. Then strut your stuff and show off your skills in the Artini fashion show!

KBGA DJs will help set the mood throughout the night.

More info: missoulaartmuseum.org An evening with

Women’s Voices for the Earth Thursday, September 27, 6:30-9:00pm Missoula Winery Celebrating WVE’s successes and the legacy of women leaders making a difference in Montana Reception: 6:30-7:30 Live music * Gourmet catering * Local wine & beer * Boutique auction Program begins at 7:30: Featuring the first-annual Awards in Women’s Health and Environment, special guests, and the Montana premiere of the documentary “Unacceptable Levels” Home ReSource presents

SPONTANEOUS CONSTRUCTION! Saturday, September 29 Fun festivities throughout the day.

Sign up your team and build something awesome!

More info: homeresource.org