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READIES IS POWER IN BATTLE TO START LISTENING MUSIC WHERE FOR THE LAST DANCE BETWEEN CYCLISTS AND DRIVERS WITH MY MORNING JACKET ARTS HEADWATERS OPINION KNOWLEDGE

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NEWS

MONTANA STATE PARKS ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE AFTER YEARS OF BEING UNDERFUNDED, UNDERSTAFFED

READIES IS POWER IN BATTLE TO START LISTENING MUSIC WHERE FOR THE LAST DANCE BETWEEN CYCLISTS AND DRIVERS WITH MY MORNING JACKET ARTS HEADWATERS OPINION KNOWLEDGE

Chef Ben Jones oversees the culinary operation at the Resort at Paws Up, which includes two restaurants, five dining pavilions within the luxury tented camps and a variety of outdoor dining venues. He also serves as the host chef for a growing number of culinary events, including Montana Master Grillers, Montana Long Table, Montana Master Chefs and Upper Crust.

Chef Bruce Kalman has appeared on "Beat Bobby Flay "earned a "Chopped" championship title and a win on "Knife Fight." Kalman's firm commitment to serving handcrafted, soulful cuisine in his latest starring role at Union restaurant in Pasadena has won him numerous recommendations and accolades from top food critics around the country.

Honored by media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times and Forbes as a culinary mastermind, Chef Brooke Williamson was the youngest-ever female chef invited to cook at the James Beard house. She has appeared on TV shows such as "Top Chef," "Knife Fight," "House of Food "and "Top Chef Duels." She and her chef-husband Nick Roberts run Playa Provisions, The Tripel and Hudson House in Los Angeles.

MEET OUR CHEFS Chef Andy Blanton joins us from Cafe Kandahar in Whitefish where they serve modern American with roots ripe with in French and Creole influences. He is a James Beard Award winner for Most Outstanding Restaurant and his been granted The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and Wine Enthusiasts Award of Unique Distinction. He’s a 3-time finalist in the James Beard Best Chef Northwest category, and has been a guest chef at the James Beard House.

Chef Tanya Holland is known for her inventive takes on modern soul food, as well as comfort classics. She has appeared on TV shows including "Soul Food," "The Today Show," "Ready, Set, Cook!" and "The Wayne Brady Show.” Holland has contributed to The Huffington Post, Food & Wine and others, and has been featured in articles in O Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, and Sunset.

For more info and to purchase tickets: chef2015.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the Missoula Independent, 317 S. Orange, or by phone: 406-543-6609, x104.

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Please join us for the James Beard Foundation's Celebrity Chef Tour on October 16 in the Governor's Room at the Historic Florence Hotel! The tour features six amazing chefs coming together to create a fantastic multi-course dinner paired with some great premium wines and beers. Seating for this exclusive event is limited - get your tickets today!

Chef Beth Higgins and her sister Susan own Missoula's Two Sisters Catering, voted Best of Missoula eight years running. They've been featured in Sunset Magazine, Outdoor Magazine, LA Times, NY Times and Food Network's "Classic Chicken." Tickets: $150/person includes hors d’oeuvres and six courses. This event, presented by the Missoula Independent, is a fundraiser for the James Beard Foundation whose mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor America’s diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire.

News

cover photo by Alex Sakariassen

Voices/Letters New library, clean water and SMART schools.........................................4 The Week in Review Homecoming, the pope and David Boone ..................................6 Briefs Street signs, rye whiskey and climate change.......................................................6 Etc. If the Griz want to win, they’re going to need to pay.............................................7 News Underfunded, understaffed state parks ask for critical help .................................8 News The quixotic campaign to topple the foreclosure industry...................................9 Opinion Knowledge is power in age-old battle between cyclists, drivers....................10 Opinion Federal sage grouse plans are a faltering step forward..................................11 Feature Jonathan Motl is the most important man in Montana politics ......................14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Headwaters’ last dance ..........................................................................................18 Music Swamp Ritual, Wet Nurse and The Chalfonts .....................................................19 Music MMJ’s gorgeous to deathless catalogue..............................................................20 Arts Icon-O-Clash Guild livens up old art pieces ..........................................................21 Film Krisha splendidly captures family anxiety ............................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................23 What’s Good Here Fowl play .......................................................................................24 Happiest Hour Tamaracktoberfest ...............................................................................26 8 Days a Week All politics is local ................................................................................27 Mountain High Pray for Snow Party.............................................................................33 Agenda An Alien Place...................................................................................................34

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Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y ....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .....................................................................................................C-10 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12 PUBLISHER Lynne Foland EDITOR Skylar Browning PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Heidi Starrett CIRCULATION & BUSINESS MANAGER Adrian Vatoussis DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Christie Anderson ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson CALENDAR EDITOR Ednor Therriault STAFF REPORTERS Kate Whittle, Alex Sakariassen, Derek Brouwer COPY EDITOR Gaaby Patterson ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua GRAPHIC DESIGNER Charles Wybierala CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Ariel LaVenture, Toni LeBlanc ADMIN, PROMO & EVENTS COORDINATOR Leif Christian CLASSIFIED SALES REPRESENTATIVE Tami Allen FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Scott Renshaw, Nick Davis, Matthew Frank, Molly Laich, Dan Brooks, Rob Rusignola, Chris La Tray, Jed Nussbaum, Sarah Aswell, Josh Wagner, Lacy Roberts, Migizi Pensoneau

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STREET TALK

[voices] by Erika Fredrickson

Asked in line at 10 a.m. during Montgomery Distillery’s rye whiskey release.

Missoula has waited a long time to see its first legal whiskey. What’s something else that’s long overdue around these parts? Followup: Along those same lines, what’s something on the local scene you’re ready to see exit stage left?

Jeremy Alverson: A real solid Italian restaurant. We have some ethnic restaurants that come and go—and Burns St. Bistro is doing Ethiopian food—but other than chains it seems like we don’t have a real solid Italian restaurant. Road weary: Nothing really annoys me too much. I guess the traffic in town. The weird streets.

Alexsa Prince: Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. Get outta here: Public vandalism. Knock that shit off. Leave the flowers alone!

Shannon Parry: More ethnic food of any kind. Greek comes to mind. I’m from Chicago and everything, all the food, was so good. Mad sports: I don’t want to say this, but I will say this: Griz sports need to calm down a little bit.

A lifeline As a board member of the Western Montana Building Trades and an organizer for the Ironworkers Local #14, I approach most issues from a worker’s perspective. That is why I was heartened to see recent articles in the Missoulian and Missoula Independent about the community’s chance to invest in public school facilities, and hopefully in 2016, a new county library. Missoula’s economic future greatly depends on keeping a highly trained and experienced workforce that is prepared to perform well when building our area’s schools, roads and public buildings such as libraries. If we don’t invest in skilled trades then these workers will leave Missoula to find work. Most people don’t realize that Missoula’s Library is the busiest in the entire state, with an average of 1,500 people using it every day. A modernized building is long overdue. It would increase downtown’s parking capacity, and the goal is net-zero infrastructure. It would also create good paying construction jobs and provide a safe and accessible place for regular working people to find jobs, spend time with their kids, use the Internet and so much more, all without breaking the bank. As a single parent of two daughters, I used the library at least once a week before they started public school. Some weekends, I felt like I lived there. It was a lifeline to me during a difficult time, and the library’s resources helped me get through a divorce and learn how to raise my two girls right. Also, it was a place for us to meet other parents and kids. I want to make sure all families have that same opportunity. A new library would achieve two important goals: improving our already-excellent existing library’s capabilities through better facilities and creating more opportunity to work for local tradesmen in Missoula County. Miles McCarvel Missoula

Keep it clean

Jordan Buyce: Bourbon and scotch. Missoulandia: We really like Missoula. I don’t know. Hipsters. And maybe the one-ways and the routes around town, because if you’re not from here you’re like, “How the hell do I get around here?”

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It’s no secret that Montana’s rivers and lakes are a huge part of what makes summer fun. Unfortunately, 63 percent of Montana’s streams, responsible for feeding clean water to the waterways we love so much, are not guaranteed clear protections under the nation’s Clean Water Act. For most states around the country, this changed on Aug. 28 with the implementation of the EPA’s Clean Water Rule, which restored Clean Water Act protections to waterways nationwide. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, however, has filed a lawsuit against these new protections in Montana and has delayed them for the time being. Sadly, the

delay of the Clean Water Rule in Montana means that over 100,000 miles of streams, and the drinking water of over 230,000 Montanans, remains at risk of pollution and contamination. That’s why Environment Montana and our allies have campaigned for over a decade for this rule. While the implementation of the Clean Water Rule around the U.S. is cause for celebration, these new protections have already come under attack in Congress. On Thursday, Senate Republicans—including Steve Daines—bent to the will of their polluting allies and introduced legislation that would completely overturn the Clean Water Rule.

“We cannot let big polluters undo the biggest step forward for clean water in more than a decade.” We cannot let big polluters undo the biggest step forward for clean water in more than a decade. That’s why we need Sen. Tester to continue his strong environmental leadership and stand up for the Clean Water Rule so that all of Montana’s lakes, rivers and streams can be assured protection under the Clean Water Act. Corey Bressler Campaign Organizer Environment Montana Missoula

SMART idea As a 20-year classroom teacher, I’ve seen first-hand how schools constantly work to make their education dollars stretch as far as possible. From textbooks and lab supplies to technology and instructional tools, Montana educators are ensuring that the resources that are allocated to schools are used in the most efficient way possible. An often forgotten cost of educating students is the expense of keeping lights on and water running in our schools. This is why I’m pleased to be kicking off the second annual SMART Schools Challenge. The SMART Schools Challenge (Saving Money And Resources Today) is aimed at saving schools money and resources by promoting a healthy learning environment and encouraging energy efficiency, conservation, waste reduction and green prac-

tices in schools across the state. Schools in the United States spend more than $6 billion a year on energy. Many cite their energy bill as being the largest yearly expense after personnel. Implementing simple behavioral and operational measures to be smart about energy consumption can shave up to 30 percent off a school’s yearly energy expense. When we save money on energy use, we shore up money for other needs, like computers and technology upgrades. Many schools across Montana have already saved taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in lower utility bills by making simple changes around the school— like shutting off the florescent lights in vending machines or turning the thermostat down by only one or two degrees or replacing traditional light bulbs with CFL or LED lights, which produces a more than 118 percent return on investment. Montana teachers and students have already made a big impact in their communities and in their school budgets. Last year, 46 schools from across Montana enrolled in the 2014-2015 SMART Schools Challenge. Together, Montana’s SMART Schools saved more than $100,000 through energy conservation, recycled or composted over 60,000 pounds of waste and offset 123 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Additionally, SMART Schools educators delivered resource conservation presentations to over 3,700 students in schools all across the state. The SMART Schools Challenges are divided into three categories: Energy, Recycling and Green Schools. By signing up for one, two or all three, schools are eligible for: a $1,000 prize, statewide recognition as a SMART School, technical assistance and mentorship, scholarships for building operator certification trainings (worth $2,000), benchmarking tools, mini-grants for projects or start-up equipment ($500), and many more resources. The top 12 schools in the state will be recognized, and schools have until October 30, 2015, to sign up. Montana schools can—and are—leading the way in energy efficiency and health promotion. I encourage students, teachers, administrators, moms and dads, and community leaders to get involved and sign up for one (or more) of the SMART Schools Challenges. Anyone can apply on behalf of a school. For more information, visit the SMART Schools website at SMARTSchools.mt.gov. Saving money and resources for Montana’s schools and environment isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s the SMART thing to do. Lt. Gov. Angela McLean Helena

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Amy Donovan

Wednesday, Sept. 23 Public Service Commission Chair Brad Johnson tells The Associated Press he plans to run for governor in 2016, joining the race against fellow Republican Greg Gianforte and Democratic incumbent Steve Bullock.

Thursday, Sept. 24 Sen. Jon Tester is among those on the official Escort Committee welcoming Pope Francis to Capitol Hill. Tester later praises the pope’s “message of building a spirit of cooperation for the future of our children.”

Friday, Sept. 25 The Raise Your Voice for Dave fundraiser at Stage 112 features tunes from The Shiveries, Letter B and other guests to help pay medical bills for local musician David Boone.

Saturday, Sept. 26 The Griz win an uncomfortably close Homecoming game against Northern Arizona, 2314. Speaking of uncomfortably close, a flyover by Neptune Aviation Services, Inc. in a T-02 air tanker buzzed the top of the stadium during the pre-game ceremonies.

Huge crowds line Higgins Avenue on Sept. 26 for the start of the University of Montana Homecoming parade. Former football coach Don Read served as this year’s honorary parade marshal.

Sunday, Sept. 27 Neil Young dines at Scotty’s Table while relaxing in the days before his sold-out Oct. 1 show at the Adams Center. A Scotty’s staffer reports the Canadian singer-songwriter ordered the vegetable polenta.

Monday, Sept. 28 The Upper Geyser Basin webcam captures Yellowstone National Park’s Giant Geyser erupting around 5:30 a.m, marking its first activity in five years. Scientists say that with a maximum height of around 250 feet, Giant is the second tallest active geyser in the world behind Steamboat.

Tuesday, Sept. 29 Missoula Mayor John Engen declares Tom Turkey Day in honor of the disabled black lab rescued by the Humane Society of Western Montana. Tom will soon be flown to his adoptive family in Vermont.

Street signs

Wayne’s Way Every time you steal a Missoula street sign, Wayne Gravatt curses. Then he cobbles together a new sign using scraps of plastic sheeting, brittle letters and an ancient machine called a plotter, or “the beast.” It will cost his department time and money. You won’t hear the traffic services coordinator groan—he’s tucked away in the city shop on Missoula’s Westside—but Gravatt says he will. On this morning, Gravatt is peeling the back from a white “W” so he can stick it to the green plastic sheeting he’s rolled over a strip of aluminum. Street sign production may sound like factory work, but every one in Missoula is made this way, with Gravatt or one of his employees meticulously sticking letters to metal, trying to get each one straight and centered. “You can see what a pain in the ass this is,” he says. There’s a little more to the process than just arrang-

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ing stickers, but the craft mostly involves the way Gravatt and other city employees make do with dwindling supplies. The materials used by the beast aren’t produced anymore, so they have been stretching what they have, like a piece of plastic sheeting Gravatt picks up off the shelf. It’s old, and the backing won’t come off right. “This corner is not going to stick, so then moisture goes behind it, so the whole sign will go to hell in a handcart on us,” he says. “So you can see why we need to get out of this business.” No excuse for sloppy work, though. That’s why the community service workers who sometimes make the signs can get on Gravatt’s nerves. “I mean, does the average Joe Blow driving down the street see it? No. Do I see it? I do,” he says. “I’m a neat person. I organize things. I want things to look good.” Gravatt could just order the signs from afar, but that would cost more money, and Gravatt’s other pride is his thrift. He did convince Missoula City Council last month to buy a new, computerized plotter worth $15,000 that

will bring the shop into the current century. These are his last days plying the old trade. Gravatt explains the reason signmaking is worth a $15,000 investment is because people love to steal his work. A couple hundred signs disappear each year from city streets. Missoula Avenue was a popular target, until Gravatt starting printing “MLSA” on replacements. So is Mary Jane Boulevard, even after his department raised those signs to 14-feet high. Golf terms, first names and other proper nouns all entice area residents. Those streets named after Harry Potter? Also “a pain in the ass.” “Even weird things like Longstaff (Street)—we can’t keep that sonabitch up,” Gravatt says. Gravatt has been working in the city’s traffic department for 22 years, but he’s originally from Butte. So when Butte Street on the Northside started disappearing, he brought in thick aluminum that thieves can’t wriggle from its bracket. As Gravatt demonstrates the production process,

[news] an employee lets him know that another sign, for Collins Lane, has gone missing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Rattlesnake?â&#x20AC;? Gravatt asks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a private street, is it not?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A private one,â&#x20AC;? Gravatt explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;instead of being green with white lettering, is white with green lettering, which is another real pain in the ass.â&#x20AC;? Derek Brouwer

A tent too far? As the University of Montana was bracing itself for a slate of Homecoming activities last Wednesday, roughly a dozen tents of varying sizes popped up on the Oval outside Jeannette Rankin Hall. Signs tacked to several tents bore messages like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Climate change means 250,000 new heat deaths,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peaceable Assemblyâ&#x20AC;? and, most telling, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Divest!â&#x20AC;? Nine hours of activities including mural painting, quidditch and a candlelight vigil culminated in an all-night campout intended to impress student group Reinvest Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message on the campus, the community and the visiting UM Foundation Board of Trustees. The camp-in was intended to coincide with Reinvest Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sept. 23 hearing with the foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fossil fuel subcommittee and build up to a march on the full boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting the following morning. Organizing it, however, wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as simple as just pounding a few tent stakes. Simon Dykstra, co-president of Reinvest Montana, spent several weeks meeting with various campus representatives and drafting a risk management plan. The group put up a $1,000 damage deposit, hired two security guards and rented port-a-potties. Even after heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d fulfilled those requirements, Dykstra says, President Royce Engstromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office handed down a last-minute stipulation restricting the event to just three large tents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At that point I was thinking, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Okay, this is weird, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to talk to the rest of the people,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Dykstra recalls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told [UM legal counsel] to email me the stipulation and reasoning behind it.â&#x20AC;? According to Peggy Kuhr, UM vice president of integrated communications, Engstromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reason for prohibiting numerous smaller tents was two-fold. First there was the risk management consideration, she says. Second was his desire not to see the Oval â&#x20AC;&#x153;become or be seen as a campgroundâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;either for this event or for other events.â&#x20AC;? Kuhr adds that requests

for overnight use of the Oval are â&#x20AC;&#x153;very rare.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If people are camping out on our campus overnight, then there are responsibilities that a campus has and a group would have,â&#x20AC;? Kuhr says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so that drives the conversation.â&#x20AC;? Those with Reinvest Montana arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sold on the explanation. While Engstrom has welcomed the dialogue around divestment over the past year, Caitlin Piserchia feels the back-and-forth over tents was indicative of his continued stance that divestment is not an appropriate action for UM at this time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We tried our best to figure out whether or not it was arbitrary,â&#x20AC;? she says of the tent restrictions, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and came to the conclusion that it was.â&#x20AC;? Campers wound up pitching more than three large tents, a boundary Reinvest Montana felt comfortable stretching. But Piserchia doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel the event had any negative impact on the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussions with UM moving forward considering Engstrom visited the camp and talked to group members the next day. Pushing back a bit paid off, Dykstra adds, in light of the reaction to their presence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupying [the Oval] and making ourselves and the movement visible to people definitely has an impact,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A bunch of trustees told us they saw the tents.â&#x20AC;? Alex Sakariassen

Whiskey

That damn angelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share At 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, a bearded man wearing a Chicago Blackhawks jersey sits alone on the pavement, huddled outside the doors of Montgomery Distillery. Tyler Yaney is awaiting the debut of the distilleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Early Release Rye Whiskey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have the day off and I like whiskey,â&#x20AC;? Yaney explains. He describes himself as a big fan of everything Montgomery has produced, particularly their aquavit. An hour later, more than 40 people are lined up behind Yaney. Some clutch coffee and pastries as they chat about their shared interest in trying a whiskey thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been anticipated

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since Montgomery opened its tasting room in 2012. As the doors open at 10 a.m., the crowd files into the room to purchase bottles of a liquor described as Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first legal, aged whiskey to be sold since the pre-Prohibition era. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so many variations on what you can call whiskey and how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made and what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s labeled,â&#x20AC;? says distiller Chris Conley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My take is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most certainly the first straight rye whiskey, which is two years in the barrel, aged, and more than 51 percent rye on the mash bill.â&#x20AC;? Some distilleries offer un-aged â&#x20AC;&#x153;lightâ&#x20AC;? whiskeys, including the new Rattlesnake Distillery on Alder Street, which opened in late August to offer its Hoganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hooch. Bozemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roughstock Distillery claimed to be first in the state to produce whiskey when it started bottling in 2009. Montgomeryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Early Release is unusual for being a 100-percent rye whiskey, since most commercial ryes are also made with corn and barley in the recipe. Montgomery co-owner Jenny Montgomery says the rye provides â&#x20AC;&#x153;spicy, autumnalâ&#x20AC;? notes to the 90-proof spirit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In our tasting notes, Chris said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like listening to Neil Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Live Rust in one sip,â&#x20AC;? she says. The Early Release is limited to a run of about 1,900 bottles, says co-owner Ryan Montgomery. The distillers had been hoping to get more, but the â&#x20AC;&#x153;angelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shareâ&#x20AC;? reduced the final amount somewhat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the angelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share is when the spirit sits in a barrel and some of the alcohol evaporates, so you lose some volume every year,â&#x20AC;? Montgomery says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure until we uncapped the barrels how much that would be.â&#x20AC;? In February 2016, the distillery plans to make a three-year rye whiskey available on a continual basis, followed by a single malt release later in the spring. Kate Whittle

ETC. Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homecoming victory couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have gone better for the Griz. Sure, the final score was a little too close and the supposedly explosive offense a little light on pyrotechnics, but the overall scene was a thing of beauty. Huge crowds lined the parade route. Griz players wore gorgeous throwback uniforms honoring UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1995 championship team. More than 50 alumni from that legendary â&#x20AC;&#x2122;95 squad took part in a pre-game ceremony that included the Mission Mountain Wood Band singing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;National Anthemâ&#x20AC;? and a flyover from Neptune Aviation. And, of course, a crowd of 26,136 filled Washington-Grizzly Stadium to bask in the glory of a picturesque football Saturday. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be hard to imagine all that vanishingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the wins, the pageantry, the excitement, the commerceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly what UM is flirting with when it comes to a crucial decision within its athletic department. More and more institutions, including some of UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief rivals, are offering athletic scholarships that cover the full cost of attendance. That means schools pay not only for a student-athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tuition, room and board and books, but also offer a stipend for things like off-campus meals and additional academic supplies. Four-time defending national champion North Dakota State announced its switch to â&#x20AC;&#x153;full costâ&#x20AC;? in August. Liberty, who beat the Griz last month, previously made the call. UM, meanwhile, says it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford such a move. In fact, it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford not to. Athletic Director Kent Haslam estimates itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d set his department back about $600,000 a year to cover full-cost rides, and his budget is already stretched thin. That may be true, but in the cutthroat world of college athletics itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simply not an option to fall behind. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly the reason why Wash-Griz continues to expand, why a new academic center was recently built, and why there are now plans to attach a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Champions Centerâ&#x20AC;? to the stadium. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be nice to think future Griz will choose Missoula because of its facilities, stadium atmosphere and program tradition, the lack of extra scholarship money puts the program at an obvious disadvantage. (And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even get us started on the need to better compensate student-athletes in general.) Like it or not, Missoula is a football town. The campus and countless city businesses rely on the success of the Griz and the type of buzz created last weekend. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be foolish to concede to rivals on something that can be solved on a spreadsheet.

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Past due Underfunded, understaffed state parks ask for critical help by Alex Sakariassen

Buried at the bottom of page 8 of the funds. Montana State Parks took a close look an estimated price tag of $1.8 million. Montana Legislature’s failed infrastructure this summer at staff and budget levels at peer Compounding the challenges of overbill this spring was a line item allocating agencies in North Dakota, Wyoming and due projects and scant funding is a gradual $1.75 million for electrical upgrades at Lewis Idaho, and the analysis showed Montana has rise in off-season visitation. The agency began and Clark Caverns State Park. Compared to 68 percent of the staff and 64 percent of the fielding numerous complaints three years the multimillion-dollar asks associated with budget of its neighbors. Those harsh realities ago over a lack of reservations at the Wayfarcapital projects like Montana State Univer- belie the natural and cultural opportunities ers State Park campground during the annual sity’s Romney Hall, the amount seemed fairly that exist in Montana’s front-country, Van Montana Spartan Race near Bigfork. The reamodest. But for the chronically understaffed Genderen says, which is exactly why the Mon- son there were no reservations, Van Genand underfunded Montana State Parks, that tana State Parks Board—formed in 2013—has deren says, is because there was no seasonal money would have gone a long way in ad- charged the agency with executing a strategic staff member present at the time to process dressing the problem of an ungrounded elec- plan to better allocate its limited resources. and post those reservations. Next month, Montana State Parks will roll trical system that has plagued the popular “People are finding new and different western Montana park—and literally shocked out a draft policy intended to help prioritize ways to recreate all the time,” Van Genderen its staff—for years. says. “It’s a wonderLewis and Clark ful thing ... but we Caverns is far from don’t have any seathe only site in dire sonals to take care need of attention. of stuff.” This June, Montana Part of the conState Parks released versation Van Genan independently deren sees moving conducted inventory forward involves of priority projects at reaching out to po14 of its 55 parks tential community statewide. The study partners. And the photo courtesy of Montana State Parks revealed more than one outlier in the $5.8 million worth of parks system, the An effort to secure $1.75 million for electrical upgrades at Lewis and Clark projects listed as Caverns—one of a growing list of overdue projects for Montana State relatively new Mill“high,” “critical” or Parks—failed when the legislature shot down a sweeping infrastructure bill. town State Park, of“emergency” priorfers something of a ity, from a structurally unsound trail bridge the needs of sites like Lewis and Clark Caverns model on which to build those discussions. at Makoshika State Park to a fire alarm system based on significance, relevance and accessi- Milltown is an ongoing acquisition and deat Bannack State Park that has “reached the bility. The goal, Van Genderen says, is to “take velopment project for Montana State Parks, end of its useful life.” The agency’s average care of first things first in a more businesslike but is bolstered by an outside funding annual budget is roughly $8.2 million. manner” in the interests of creating better ex- source—the state’s Natural Resource Damage “These needs are past due,” says state periences for community members and Program—and a partnership with Missoula parks administrator Chas Van Genderen. tourists alike. Once presented to the board, County. As Montana State Parks gets a better “These needs are now. And we’re doing the draft will be available for public comment. handle on where its tight resources can be our best to bring these priorities forward. The prioritization of park projects hasn’t best applied, Van Genderen says, it may fall I’m talking to the director of the [Montana exactly gone over well in some cases. After to city or county governments to pick up Fish, Wildlife and Parks] department about Montana State Parks rescinded a $300,000 where the agency leaves off. “We’ve got to start talking about philanthese needs and he’s saying, ‘Well, I can’t request this August to get potable water into use fish and wildlife license dollars to help Makoshika, Glendive Mayor Jerry Jimison thropy, we’ve got to start talking about other you.’ And we don’t get any general fund publicly expressed his disappointment that ways for us to generate revenues and genermonies. So as a parks system, it all makes other parks would take precedent. Jimison’s ate support for this park system because this really difficult.” stance failed to take into account that the we’ve got some amazing resources,” Van Visitation at state parks across Montana agency had spent its entire two-year road Genderen says. “And it may not be of has risen dramatically, from 1.2 million visi- budget a few years earlier repairing a portion statewide significance, but that doesn’t mean tors in 2002 to 2.25 million in 2014. Yet the of the washed out road to Makoshika; fur- places don’t matter.” park system remains one of the weakest in the ther pavement and repairs were identified as asakariassen@missoulanews.com country when it comes to staff and operating a “high” priority in the June inventory, with

[8] Missoula Independent • October 1–October 8, 2015

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Home stand The quixotic campaign to topple the foreclosure industry by Derek Brouwer

Philip Slagter sits in a folding chair in his garage, holding a hand-rolled cigarette as he taps his Macbook’s trackpad. Blind in one eye, he leans to see the cursor on the screen. Up pops a news article he bookmarked back in 2009 about the predatory practices of his now-infamous mortgage company. Washington Mutual’s subprime unit, the article says, was “the worst of the worst” among lenders who stacked profits on houses of cards. Slagter didn’t learn of these accusations until it was too late, of course, after his home was among the one-in-three loans ending in foreclosure. “I was perfectly naïve about everything,” he says. For now, though, Slagter and his wife still live in the hills outside Corvallis, where their wraparound deck offers panoramas of the Bitterroots. Slagter, an artist, has been fighting to stay in the home for 10 years, a battle that has led him through thickets of legal documents, spanned his daughter’s death and colored his view of the world. But Slagter feels taken. He won’t quit. Now he finds himself among a quixotic band of Montana homeowners who are determined to expose the fraud behind their foreclosures. Some have penned their own court briefs, armed with laptops and legal dictionaries. One clashed with police when she tried to videotape a private showing of her home. This summer, with the help of a private investigator himself embroiled in foreclosure proceedings, they stumbled upon a new legal argument they think will win their cases—and could upend thousands of others. “These guys are just cheating everybody,” Slagter says. “If one of us can beat them, maybe it will help everybody.” The country’s mortgage boom was created, in large part, using phony documents. Lenders bundled and sold their portfolios on Wall Street as real estate mortgage investment conduit, or REMIC, trusts. The craze pushed banks to make riskier loans—and to cut corners. As the time came to foreclose on delinquent borrowers, note holders found themselves lacking the necessary paperwork. So they forged it. The “robosigning” scandal prompted a $25 billion settlement in 2012 between the

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The painting Philip Slagter was working on when his daughter died in 2012 hangs unfinished in the basement of his Corvallis home, which is currently threatened with foreclosure.

country’s five biggest banks and 49 states, including Montana. The agreement set aside funds to help troubled homeowners modify their loans, but some people, like Absarokeebased investigator Bill Paatalo, note the documents are still corrupt. Paatalo has been combing state law as he litigates his own foreclosure and reviews mortgage documents for clients such as Slagter. He found that Montana law requires any business trust operating in the state to register with the Secretary of State and file income tax returns. The REMIC trusts that own Paatalo and Slagter’s mortgages didn’t register, the agency confirmed. Paatalo then points to a Montana Supreme Court decision that a particular outof-state trust couldn’t register after the fact. In other words, any debt collection or foreclosure brought on behalf of an unregistered trust should be void, he argues. Paatalo’s attorneys have put this question to the primary foreclosure firm in the region, whose attorneys stated in depositions for Paatalo’s case that they were unaware of such a requirement. In court briefs, they also point out that U.S. Bank, the trustee for the REMIC trust and the entity bringing the lawsuit, is exempt from registration. Paatalo figures that if his interpretation proves correct, it’s unlikely any REMIC trusts complied with the statute, and all have been functioning illegally. “It’s going to turn everything upside down. The liability is absolutely staggering,” he says. Paatalo hasn’t found many allies in his at-

tempt to disrupt the foreclosure business. The district court judge in his Stillwater County case has been sitting on the brief for the past four months. Other officials, including the attorney general, shrugged him off, he says. Then, there’s the issue of tax evasion. “I’m trying to blow this whistle here on the failure to pay your income taxes,” Paatalo says, “and we’re hearing nothing but crickets.” That hasn’t stopped Slagter from using the argument to battle his eviction. Steered into default in 2008, after he says mortgage officers misled him with promises of a refinance for his $400,000 home, Slagter has used any tactic he could muster to delay and eventually dispute foreclosure. A turning point came in 2013, after his teenage daughter died in a car accident and his options were dwindling. When the notice of trustee sale arrived, Slagter decided to sue. “I was no longer protecting my family to keep a house over their head,” he says. “I was realizing the extent of the fraud and the corruption inside the banking industry.” Slagter buried himself in legal research. He hired Paatalo to audit his mortgage. Slagter wrote and filed a complaint in district court. But he lost on a procedural issue—he had misinterpreted a deadline. The eviction notices started to arrive this year. He ignored them, forcing a lawsuit and another day in court. This time, Slagter thinks he’s found a technicality of his own. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com

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[10] Missoula Independent • October 1–October 8, 2015

by Dan Brooks

Sometime in the last few weeks, the city replaced the crosswalk signs where the Milwaukee Trail intersects with Russell Street. The old signs depicted a pedestrian; the new ones show both a pedestrian and a bicycle. This is a minor change, but it is extremely welcome. When I noticed it, I got off my bike and thanked the invisible hand of city government—which worked out nicely, since a driver was screaming at me to dismount anyway. When I am riding on the Milwaukee Trail and need to cross Russell, I typically stop about 15 yards from the street so drivers don’t see me. If they see me, they will stop, and if they stop and I ride my bike through the crosswalk—as opposed to getting off and walking—there is about a 50 percent chance they will become enraged. It’s usually not the driver who stopped who yells; it’s the one behind her, honking. I have gotten the finger riding through that crosswalk more times than I can count. I have been called a hippie, a derogatory term for homosexuals that starts with “F,” and once—inexplicably but also to my vague pride—the N-word. Twice, people have gotten out of their cars to accost me. I’m sure this is a coincidence, but both were large men in lifted pickup trucks. Both advanced the argument that I was required by law to get off my bike and walk when I entered the crosswalk. My counterargument in both cases was aggressively anatomical. On other occasions, I have pointed out that getting off and walking would have forced the impatient driver to wait longer. The one argument I have learned never to advance, since it never works, is the correct one: the law does not require cyclists to dismount and walk in crosswalks. I direct you to Sec. 61-8-608 (3) of the Montana Code: (3) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (2), a person operating a vehicle by human power upon and along a sidewalk or across

a roadway upon and along a crosswalk has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances. Subsections (1) and (2) require cyclists to yield to pedestrians and prohibit riding through crosswalks on roads “where use of a bicycle is prohibited by official traffic control devices.” Official traffic control devices do not include fat guys who threaten to kill me.

“Twice, people have gotten out of their cars to accost me. I’m sure this is a coincidence, but both were large men in lifted pickup trucks.”

It is legal to ride your bike through a crosswalk. It’s not surprising many Missoula residents don’t know that, since the Montana Code is not exactly a thrilling read. What is surprising is that seeing a bicycle in the crosswalk— or anywhere on the road, for that matter—throws so many drivers into a murderous rage. Probably, the reason lies in the word “murderous.” It’s scary to think about what can happen if you hit a cyclist with your car. I got hit twice last summer—both times in the bike lane on Higgins, both by cars turning left. In

both cases, the drivers were extremely angry at me, even though they had caused the accident and were in no danger of being hurt themselves. These motorists were upset because they didn’t want to hurt anyone else. If you are not a confident driver—for example, the kind that periodically makes a left turn into oncoming traffic and therefore finds driving a terrifying ordeal—seeing a bicycle is the first stage of a crisis. What if you have to pass them? What if they dart out in front of you before you can stop? The problem is exacerbated by Missoula’s robust population of genuinely bad cyclists, who move from sidewalk to street as blithely as spilled milk and otherwise act as though traffic laws existed to keep cars out of their way. They don’t. Traffic laws exist partly to keep drivers from killing cyclists. The next time you see me on my bicycle, consider how much skin each of us has in the game. Two of my friends were killed riding their bicycles this year: one who lost control around a curve and crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic, and another who was run over with three or four other cyclists when a drunk drove through their Sunday morning charity ride. Neither driver was injured. I have yet to learn of any collision between a bicycle and a car in which the driver of the car was killed. That’s a terrible, frightening responsibility for drivers. It’s almost as frightening as when a Mercedes cuts through the bike lane and catapults you over its hood. If bicycles make you nervous, you should try riding one surrounded by two-ton steel machines. Or, if that’s not your thing, try seeing traffic from someone else’s perspective. If I’m wrong about the rules of the road, I might startle you. If you’re wrong, I’m dead. Dan Brooks writes about people, politics, culture and gear ratios at combatblog.net.

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Birdbrained Federal sage grouse plans are a faltering step forward by Eric Molvar

The federal planning effort to protect the sage grouse started out with good ideas and sound science. Somewhere along the way, the goal shifted. Sciencebased solutions were out, and appeasing pro-industry Western governors was in. At the end of the day, instead of strong and science-based conservation measures protecting their most important habitats, sage grouse get protections riddled with loopholes over a much-reduced geography of protected areas. The new sage grouse plans are an improvement over the virtual absence of sage grouse protections that came before but nowhere near adequate to prevent the disappearance of this iconic bird or restore the health of the beleaguered Sagebrush Sea. Sadly, the administration blew a golden opportunity. These plans should have provided real, science-based solutions that put sage grouse on the road to recovery, satisfied the public interest in protecting sage grouse and ecosystems that support hundreds of species of western wildlife, and at the same time provided legally defensible conservation measures that are both certain and effective. Instead, the new plans hedge on protections and thus allows commercial interests—the oil and gas, coal, utilities and livestock industries—to march onward from sage grouse habitats they have already destroyed and into the last remaining sage grouse strongholds. Under the new plans, sage grouse face daunting realities. The threat of drilling is greatest in Wyoming, where more than 40 percent of the remaining birds reside. But oil and gas restrictions are far weaker in Wyoming than for any other state, allowing levels of destruction known to cause sage grouse declines. And Wyoming priority habitats will remain open to future oil and gas leasing with minimal restrictions, while other states at least shift surface activity away from key habitats. The various sage grouse protections across all states are subject to exceptions or waivers. So when industrial proposals

come forward inside the most sensitive grouse habitats, federal officials can caucus with state officials to give harmful projects a free pass on protecting grouse habitat. Notably, local officials in the West have a consistent track record of granting these exemptions upon request. The new plans entirely exempt major transmission lines from sage grouse habitat protections. The science shows that grouse avoid habitats near power lines, and that power lines concentrate the activity of eagles and ravens that prey on

“America was promised a new day where science and sound management guides federal decisions. Instead, we’re getting politics as usual.” grouse. Proper siting is the key to minimizing power line impacts, but the new grouse plans make certain that utilities won’t have to shift their lines to avoid even the most sensitive grouse habitats. The new plans include targets for livestock grazing to leave behind enough grass—7 inches tall—to provide adequate hiding cover for sage grouse. But these targets won’t be applied until grazing permits are renewed. Since permits have 10year terms, it could take years for changes to take effect. And thanks to the Grazing Improvement Act tacked on to the defense spending bill in 2013, when federal agencies are short on money or personnel to issue new grazing permits, permits are

automatically renewed for another decade under the same old terms. The plans also deny Priority Habitat Management Area protections for 16 million acres of priority habitats deemed “essential for sage-grouse conservation” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Now the American public is being treated to a media circus. Some may try to spin the plans as an unqualified conservation victory. Some will complain that the plans go too far in protecting wildlife. And the conservation groups who fought the hardest to recover the sage grouse will find little satisfaction in the half-measures and weasel-words that hamstring the federal grouse plans. Meanwhile, an avalanche of industrial projects and oil and gas leasing, put on hold while federal agencies developed sage grouse plans, starts moving forward again. They’ll be approved under the terms of the new grouse plans, which are too weak. America was promised a new day where science and sound management guides federal decisions. Instead, we’re getting politics as usual. It’s disappointing to have sage grouse plans that aren’t even good enough to meet the minimum standards of sage grouse protection. This outcome guarantees that the battle over sage grouse conservation will move into the courts. Soon the “political realities” that threw a wrench into sage grouse conservation will come face-to-face with legal and scientific realities. When a native wildlife reaches the brink of extinction, half-measures are no longer good enough for government work. The sage grouse’s best hope to finally get adequate habitat protections, it would seem, will come when this magnificent bird gets its day in court. Erik Molvar is a wildlife biologist directing the Sagebrush Sea Campaign for WildEarth Guardians, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting wildlife, wild places, wild rivers and the health of the American West.

missoulanews.com • October 1–October 8, 2015 [11]

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FROM CUBA, WITH LOVE – One of the remaining 116 Guantanamo Bay prisoners (a man suspected of having been close to Osama bin Laden) has a dating profile on Match.com captioned “detained but ready to mingle,” the man’s lawyer Carlos Warner told Al Jazeera America in September. Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani has relentlessly proclaimed his innocence, and Warner released a series of charming letters from his client intended to humanize him. Al-Afghani commented on Lebron James, Caitlyn Jenner, the Ashley Madison website and, for some reason, South Dakota, but with the recent publicity, Match.com appears to have suspended the account.

THE CONTINUING CRISIS – “Let me get this straight,” wrote an incredulous commenter in September. “(T)hose who oversee” the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan, have the park “populated with snakes that can bite and inflict serious wounds.” The remark was in response to a visitor’s having been bitten by one of at least 27 rattlesnakes loose (by design) on the grounds. (The Eastern Massasauga rattler is protected by state law.) On the other hand, the park has posted many snake warning signs, and the woman who was bitten had removed her shoes to walk in the lush grass. Aluminum Foil Makes a Comeback: (1) City officials in Tarpon Springs, Florida, scrambled in May to find an ordinance that artist Piotr Janowski might have violated when he covered two palm trees, and then three sides of his rented home, in heavy-duty aluminum foil, to the consternation of neighbors. Janowski is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and his work has been shown in that city’s Polish Museum of America. (2) National Forest Service officials announced success in fire retardation in August by protectively sealing a remote structure near an Idaho wildfire in multi-ply foil. (3) And then there is Arthur Brown, 78, also “successful” in having kept his house in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, free of “aliens” by sealing it in foil (although neighbors griped in September about falling property values).

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PERSPECTIVE – Military veteran Gary Dixon, 65, has multiple medical issues, the worst of which is stage four lung cancer, which he says he got from Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. He takes from 10 to 15 meds a day, previously supplied by the Veterans hospital in Topeka, Kansas, but for post-traumatic stress and anxiety, he also smokes marijuana when he can get it. (Kansas has not legalized medical marijuana.) A recent policy change by the VA bars pain meds for marijuana users, leading Dixon to fend for himself for the meds (about $400 a month, he said), because he so badly needs the marijuana. CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE – An ovipositor is the organ that inserts or receives an egg (especially from parasites like bees—and that thing in Alien). A spokesperson from a startup firm called Primal Hardwere (in an August interview with Vice.com) assumes a human market for ovipositors and is now selling two hollowed-tube models at $120 and $130 (along with advice on creating gelatin “eggs” for insertion). The product, acknowledged the Primal Hardwere rep (to the wary interviewer), “can be ... off-putting” to anyone who might not “fantasize about being the willing or unwilling host of alien beings inside them.” Thanks this week to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.

missoulanews.com • October 1–October 8, 2015 [13]

onathan Motl sat stone-faced and attentive before the Montana Senate Administration Committee April 20 as a string of supporters made case after case for his confirmation as Commissioner of Political Practices. Much of the testimony revolved around words like “fair,” “just,” “professional” and “evenhanded”—laudatory descriptions, yes, but notably lacking in the theatrical flair that’s become so commonplace in Montana politics. The most impassioned defense came from Mary Baker, a 21-year veteran of the commissioner’s office and its current program supervisor, who described Motl’s interest in the integrity of state elections as “beyond reproach.” “Jon has a genuine concern and passion for the public importance of this little office,” Baker said. “The staff, the candidates, committees and the public are lucky to have him. And we hope we get to keep him.” Even during Baker’s testimony, however, Motl’s face remained largely expressionless. When it came time to present his own testimony endorsing his confirmation, Motl took the time to recognize his staff, his wife and his former colleagues

[14] Missoula Independent • October 1–October 8, 2015

from his old Helena law practice who had shown up to support him. The closest Motl got to actually asking for the committee’s approval was when he said he’d been “pleased and honored” by Gov. Steve Bullock’s decision to appoint him back in June 2013. Motl’s pensive, subdued demeanor makes him something of an oddity in the state’s political scene. Montana is a place where candidates speak in colloquialisms and rhetoric-soaked soundbites, where officials embrace pomp and quirk as tools of the trade. Our governors wave “VETO” branding irons on the Capitol steps. Our senators salute with hands marred in farm accidents. Debate stages are a place to brag not only of voting records but of multi-generational ties to the Big Sky. Politics is drama, suspense, intrigue and warfare all dolled up in cowboy boots and bolo ties. But Motl? He’s none of these things. In the knock-down, drag-out battles for public office in the most interesting, individualistic state in the Union, he’s Montana’s security council, an enforcer who walks soft but won’t hesitate to bring down the law on those undermining the fairness of the electoral process.

“I’m an elected official and I believe the office I hold is a public trust,” says Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell, D-Helena, who testified on behalf of Motl’s confirmation. “That is sacred to Montanans. It is one of the foundations of our democracy, our right to vote and our right to elect people who we know as much about as possible. Since Jonathan Motl has been in this office, he’s demonstrated that he feels that same way too, that this is a public service, this is a public trust.” The commissioner’s office has itself become the center of controversy and mystique in recent years, from resignations to break-ins to the rise of dark money in state politics. And it’s by the virtue of that office alone that Motl has been cast by his detractors as a “partisan hack” and a “political zealot.” Positive or negative, nearly every player in Montana government has strong beliefs about who Motl is and what his office has done. But given his somber and pragmatic bearing, it can be difficult to get a clear picture of Motl uncolored by outside partisan opinion. He takes his licks publicly with barely a hint of frustration or desire for retribution. He compares his

charge as commissioner to that of an attorney, peppering lengthy descriptions with words like “justice” and “merit.” Answers to questions regarding his upbringing or background are frequently straightforward and concise in a way that suggests not evasion but a proclivity for remaining focused on the task at hand. Motl appears incapable of pandering, bragging or speaking in the snippy oneliner manner voters have come to expect from the very people Motl monitors on a daily basis. Is he too good to be true, or could Motl finally be the right guy for the state’s toughest political job?

eration in 2013, Murry was just finishing his own year-long stay as commissioner— a position he says he never intended to hold for more than a few months, let alone seek confirmation for. Murry couldn’t imagine a more fitting successor than Motl. “He’s worked with political campaign laws for years and years, has probably had more experience or as much experience with all of that as anyone I know,” Murry says. “Jonathan Motl is impeccably honest. He’s really a purist in many ways. He’s going to do exactly what, in his mind, the law says he should do and he’s had a rep-

pany’s dumping of taconite tailings into Lake Superior. The group lost the battle, but specialists later blamed the tailings for the introduction of asbestos-like fibers to the lake water. “It was the idea that for a temporary gain on a profit sheet you could do that much damage to a resource that served so many people for so long and you could do it with law,” Motl says. “That’s when I became concerned that you had to work to get law to serve justice and not just the interest of somebody who could afford to do it.” Motl promptly moved West after graduation to attend the University of

body, not just the elite. It has to continue to provide opportunities for people from poor backgrounds to have the same sort of access people from rich backgrounds have. And our political system, in my judgement anyway, has to do just that—not just serve the elite but serve everybody.” What Motl never expected was to actually be named commissioner. Twelve other candidates applied for the position in spring 2013, including two other attorneys. While he felt his legal background gave him a definite leg up, Motl was unsure how the applications would be

hortly after taking up the mantle of commissioner on June 10, 2013, Motl began digging into a months-old campaign practice complaint filed by John Vincent, a Bozeman Democrat and former speaker of the state House. Vincent had lost a reelection bid for the Montana Public Service Commission the previous November, and his race against Republican opponent Roger Koopman was heated, with the two candidates spending big and trading regular barbs in the lead-up to Election Day. But the nature of Vincent’s case struck Motl as both unusual and honest. Vincent filed the complaint against himself for failing to submit his post-election campaign report by the deadline. The failure, Vincent explained to the commissioner’s office, was due to “family emergencies.” Motl knew Vincent personally, knew of his legislative history carrying a number of modern campaign finance bills, and to this day considers him a “champion of good government.” His subsequent decision acknowledged Vincent’s family issues as well as his “candor and acceptance of responsibility,” but nonetheless found Vincent in violation of campaign practice law. Motl’s office fined him $100. “I was pretty sure John Vincent, knowing him, would want me to treat him like everybody else,” Motl says. “And I did.” That strict adherence to the rules in the name of fairness is exactly what prompted Jim Murry to nudge Motl into applying for the commissioner’s seat in the first place. The two were longtime friends, their paths crossing as early as the 1980s through Motl’s work with the nonprofit lobbying organization Common Cause and Murry’s efforts as executive secretary of the AFL-CIO. Murry watched firsthand as the Montana Legislature created the Commissioner of Public Practices office in 1975 and had even spearheaded his union’s support for the measure. In fact, as Motl was debating whether to submit his name for Gov. Steve Bullock’s consid-

began in 2010. Jennifer Hensley, an appointee of Brian Schweitzer, failed to win confirmation from the legislature in 2011. Her replacement, former state Rep. David Gallik, was accused of numerous improprieties by the commissioner’s staff in January 2012, including conducting private business from his state office. (Gallik rebuffed many of the claims but was later found by Motl to have violated campaign practice laws by signing his name to tax forms as treasurer of a political organization known as the Council for a Sustainable America while serving as commissioner.) The revolving door at the commissioner’s office had created a frustrating backlog of complaints by the time Motl stepped in, many of them poised to exceed the statute of limitations. And the internal upheaval had generated not only significant press coverage but an atmosphere of apprehension among the staff. Asked about his initial strategy to achieve stability, Motl confesses he didn’t really have one. “I knew the law, I am by nature a hard worker, and so I just got to work,” he says. “That’s what [the staff] wanted.”

photo by Alex Sakariassen

Since his appointment as Commissioner of Political Practices in June 2013, Jonathan Motl has succeeded in hacking through a dense backlog of campaign practice complaints and can now tackle new cases in real time.

utation for being like that as long as I’ve known him.” There’s little in Motl’s early life to suggest he would one day occupy one of the most independent, contentious and powerful offices in Montana. Born on a small farm in Jackson, Minn., Motl spent his first years of education attending a one-room schoolhouse situated in his great uncle’s field. By third grade his family had moved to Granada, but five years later his father lost all but 40 acres of the property. In order to attend the University of Minnesota, Motl worked nights at the Pillsbury South A-Mill in Minneapolis yet still found time to become active in campus movements, developing a fondness not for the divisive partisanship of candidate politics but for issue-based citizen initiatives. Motl’s earliest experience in the electoral process was his involvement with a group opposing Reserve Mining Com-

Montana’s environmental studies graduate program, drawn by the promise of studying under famed environmentalist Clancy Gordon. He left after one year, bouncing from New York to Minnesota for groups like the Fund for Public Interest Research and Common Cause, but returned in 1980 while working for Ralph Nader. Motl says he felt comfortable in Montana, free to embrace his individualism. He spent 25 years helping to draft citizen ballot initiatives such as campaign contribution limits and overturning Citizens United, as well as practicing law at a private firm in Helena. “Somehow our country had a system in place that let me get a decent education, and from that education I’ve been able to support my family and live a good life,” he says. “I think we all owe an obligation to pay back for what we’re given by this system we have here. But I believe the system has to serve every-

weighed. When Bullock called him personally in early June to tell him he’d been appointed, Motl’s mind first went to the question of how to shut down his law practice. Then it went to the question of how he would go about building trust with a staff that had been caught in a years-long spell of instability and upheaval. “I did not see why he would want to do this,” said his former law partner, Rick Sherwood, during testimony before members of the state Senate in April. “It’s a large pay cut and, as you know, public service often means public criticism. You all have to develop a thick skin.” The years leading up to Motl’s appointment were anything but smooth for the commissioner’s office. In addition to mounting criticism from a rising batch of conservative Republicans and a rapidly growing docket of formal complaints, four people had cycled through the position since the latest six-year fixed term

ontana’s campaign landscape became the subject of national attention in the waning days of the 2012 election. The U.S. Senate race between Jon Tester and Republican challenger Denny Rehberg emerged as one of the most contentious in the country and the most costly in state history. But an exposé aired by PBS’s “Frontline” on Oct. 30 chose to focus less on that prominent prizefight and more on a bizarre string of events swirling around a shadowy organization and its involvement in legislative campaigns throughout the 2008 and 2010 cycles. The name Western Tradition Partnership quickly became synonymous with the Commissioner of Political Practices Office as appointee after appointee attempted to grasp the exact nature and depth of the Colorado-based nonprofit’s role in a number of conservative Republican victories. The task of reviewing the backlog of complaints against WTP-affiliated candidates eventually fell to Motl, who had little time to act. Cases stemming from the 2008 election had already exceeded the statute of limitation, but Motl had until May 2014 to either settle the 2010 complaints or move them into district court. Motl succeeded in filing nine complaints against WTP-affiliated candidates, all of which he recommended for civil litigation. “I think I can assure your readers I did what was humanly possible in the time we had,” he says.

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It was from these investigations and subsequent campaign practice decisions that Rep. Art Wittich, R-Bozeman, arose as one of the staunchest critics not only of the commissioner’s office but, eventually, Motl himself. Wittich is one of nine Republicans Motl ruled had illegally coordinated with and accepted corporate contributions from WTP in the form of attack mailers and campaign letters sent out during the 2010 elections. The commissioner went so far as to recommend civil adjudication against several of those conservatives, including Wittich, who is now facing a jury trial in February 2016 for campaign practice violations. If found guilty, Wittich could become the first elected official to be removed from office since the Montana Supreme Court up-

office overhead related to those services had gone unreported. Wittich did not return requests for comment for this story, but during the April 20 Senate State Administration Committee hearing he testified against Motl’s confirmation, claiming that allowing him to retain the commissioner’s seat would “bring further shame to this office and to justice itself.” “I understand some Republicans and most Democrats hate Christian Lefer and the Western Tradition Partnership for its aggressive campaign tactics, including against the governor for hit pieces that went out during his 2012 campaign,” Wittich said. “I also understand these people want their political opponents’ speech silenced in the future at the ballot box and during the session. But

ure to report WTP attack mailers launched against his 2010 opponent as in-kind expenditures. In a subsequent story on MTN News, Boniek called Motl a “political zealot on a witch hunt.” Jim Murry has seen firsthand the attacks launched against the commissioner’s office by conservatives like Wittich. He was the fourth commissioner to handle complaints involving WTP. It was during his tenure when, just one day after the airing of the “Frontline” exposé, a Capitol security guard reported a break-in at the commissioner’s office. The incident fueled speculation that the perpetrators had been after the so-called “meth house documents,” boxes of material uncovered in Denver containing evidence of WTP’s activities. Murry says the break-in made him

photo by Chad Harder

Republican Rep. Art Wittich has emerged as one of the most vocal of Jonathan Motl’s critics, claiming Motl is using his position to unfairly target conservatives across Montana.

held the dismissal of Cascade County Sheriff Guy Palagi in 1940. Wittich, who was acting as state Senate majority leader when Motl first issued his decision last year, has repeatedly taken his fight to the media and the legislature. The counterclaim he filed in May 2014—which was promptly dismissed— accused Motl of working with Bullock to oust him from office. Wittich was opposed to Motl’s confirmation at the outset, citing a campaign practice complaint filed in 2000 against Motl and others relating to Motl’s work on a 1996 initiative prohibiting corporations from directly supporting or opposing ballot measures. Allegations that Motl offered unreported in-kind contributions to the League of Women Voters and others in the form of discounted legal services were dismissed in 2002, but then-Commissioner Linda Vaughey did conclude that the value of

Jon Motl has taken it a step farther in his current biased litigation crusade against conservatives and only conservatives.” Wittich’s written testimony also alleged that Motl’s past participation with a number of citizen groups—for one, his status as a founding member of the Montana Public Interest Research Group, or MontPIRG—indicated a clear ideological bias. Motl is little more than “a political arm of the Bullock machine to attack its enemies,” Wittich wrote. Following the statements of Wittich and several other opponents, among them former Commissioner of Political Practices Ed Argenbright, the committee voted on party lines to table the confirmation resolution. Wittich isn’t alone in his fierce opposition to Motl’s tenure as commissioner. Former Livingston legislator Joel Boniek was fined $59,000 this year for campaign practice violations stemming from his fail-

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and matter-of-fact. He smiles knowingly, acknowledges the names of those battling against him, but questions the legitimacy of their claims through fact rather than rhetoric. In a memo provided to state senators this spring, Motl revealed that of the 120 complaints he issued in his first 18 months as commissioner, over half were related to ballot issues, political committees or nonpartisan races. Of the rest, only 10 dealt with complaints involving a Democrat on one side and a Republican on the other. In eight of those, Motl ruled in favor of the Republican. If the number of decisions he’s written against Republicans seems disproportionate to those against Democrats, he says, it’s because many of the most meritorious complaints were filed by Republi-

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publicans, many more numerically, than I have in favor of Democrats. I guess it’s to the Democrats’ credit they don’t say, ‘Oh, he’s just a Republican partisan hack.’ I kind of wish they would in some ways, but they don’t.”

hen the Senate State Administration Committee voted to table his confirmation on April 20, Motl wasn’t surprised. Disappointed, yes, he told reporters after the hearing. But he and the resolution’s sponsor, Sen. Jon Sesso, DButte, were cautiously optimistic about another route. Four days later, the Senate’s 21-Democrat minority banded together with a handful of Republicans to blast the confirmation measure to the Sen-

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Republican Sen. Pat Connell, left, and Democratic Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell, right, have both defended Motl as a fair and impartial referee in the contentious world of Montana campaign politics.

“terribly uncomfortable;” Motl describes it as “not that far from Watergate.” While Murry left the commissioner’s office prior to the issuance and litigation of the WTP cases, he’s hardly surprised at the resulting backlash. “They’re going to do everything they can to discredit Jon Motl, they’re going to do everything they can to discredit Steve Bullock, and so everyone should just expect that,” Murry says. “When I watch that, I just take it with a grain of salt. [WTP] was formed ostensibly to take on radical environmentalists, and it was much broader and much larger than that. In my mind it was almost a right-wing terrorist group of sorts that not only took after the labor movement, took after the environmental movement and all of that, but also took after Republicans they disagreed with.” Even in addressing the subject of his detractors, Motl remains even-tempered

cans against Republicans—a statistic he believes speaks to the factionalism that has overtaken the state GOP in recent years. Over the past month alone, Motl has dismissed a complaint filed against conservative Bozeman businessman Greg Gianforte over alleged campaign activity predating his August gubernatorial candidate announcement, as well as a complaint filed by the Montana Democratic Party against the Republican State Leadership Committee. Motl defends his tenure as one spent impartially applying the Montana campaign practice laws he’s known intimately for more than two decades. “When you make a decision that resolves something in a way that relieves a Democrat of campaign practice responsibility, what you get is, ‘Oh, he’s just a partisan hack,’” Motl says. “And I’ve had that time and again. But the interesting thing is I’ve made more decisions in favor of Re-

ate floor. Once there, it passed on a vote of 29-21. Motl would officially be riding out the final 20 months of the commissioner’s current six-year fixed term. But Motl doesn’t dwell long on the topic of his confirmation. In his eyes, the 2015 Montana Legislature earned a far more important victory with the passage of Senate Bill 289, a hefty revision of the state’s campaign practice laws better known as the Montana Disclose Act. As with any conversation involving campaign practices, Motl is at his most animated when discussing the ins and outs of the new rules. One of the biggest changes, he says, will be the electronic reporting requirement applied to all candidates. Currently campaign reports are submitted in hardcopy, reviewed by the commissioner’s staff for any compliance issues and posted online as PDFs. The process can take up to seven days, pro-

gram supervisor Mary Baker says. The new system will make the office more efficient “because you’re not trying to decipher handwriting. It’s legible, it’s in order, it’s all consistent,” she says. Motl is hopeful the new checks and balances will also cut down on the number of complaints filed with his office. An electronic filing system could aid candidates in avoiding the technical mistakes that lead to some of the commissioner’s more innocuous decisions, like the one he recently issued against Sen. Pat Connell, R-Hamilton. Connell was one of the five Republicans who helped blast Motl’s confirmation out of committee. But that support didn’t excuse him from having used cash to pay for campaign expenses, something Connell didn’t even know was a violation. Motl lauds Connell’s response to the complaint; after receiving the call from the commissioner’s office, the senator drove to Helena the next day with two boxes of meticulously kept campaign records. Connell says Motl’s office treated him “with courtesy and respect,” and he harbors no hard feelings over the subsequent decision that he’d violated campaign practice law. “This wasn’t a slap-shot from a different party,” Connell says. “And frankly, it was shown to me where I did a process technically incorrectly. Other than the fact that you walk around the woodshed and kick yourself in the butt, you just get on with your life and make sure you don’t do it again.” Connell adds the outcome was exactly what he’s come to expect from Motl. More than 20 years ago, he says, the two were on opposite sides of the “ecology wars,” with Connell working in the logging industry and Motl working for Common Cause. Connell describes Motl as a fair, even-handed rival, one who played “with both hands on top of the table.” “I never got to know him personally in those days, I really don’t know him personally now,” Connell says. “But the metaphor would be if you’re in a boxing ring and the guy is slugging you, okay, that’s his job. It isn’t his job to slug you below the belt. I never got slugged below the belt by Jonathan Motl.” Even with a new set of rules and regulations, the commissioner’s office will no doubt continue to be the subject of intense debate and scrutiny. The commissioner’s office has always been a controversial program in state government, Jim Murry says. The presence of dark money groups like WTP have only served to intensify those feelings on both sides. “There’s a lot of people around that, while on one hand they talk about the need for transparency in the laws and having campaign laws, they don’t really want those laws and don’t want enforcement,” he adds.

The commissionership is a thankless job, one that requires a deep, almost obsessive understanding of the law and its implications. While other states have full panels dedicated to the enforcement of campaign practice law, Montana’s commissioner stands alone by grace of statute and budget. Motl counts himself lucky to have a competent staff to lean on and vet his decisions, but the formal reality of the position means that when

dates on the 2012 ballot. Landsgaard argued that Dan and Farris Wilks, renowned conservative billionaires from Texas, collaborated along with their wives to donate the maximum amount allowed under Montana law to the 20 Republican legislative contenders. Landsgaard’s primary thesis, Motl says, was that the Wilks had in essence acted as political committees, not individuals. But there’s no such distinction in the law, Motl adds, and further-

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the decision is made, the commissioner must take the public hits himself. Perhaps Motl’s preference for fairness over flash and his lack of preoccupation with image and revenge make him an ideal fit for the job. Regardless of whom the subjects of his decisions are, Motl insists he’ll continue to apply the letter of the law on behalf of the Montana public. By way of example, he points to a string of complaints recently filed by Paul Landsgaard, a Bozeman resident arguing against the legality of contributions from the Wilks brothers to 20 legislative candi-

more, any decision he wrote penalizing the wealthy Texas conservatives would have to be applied to any and all couples in Montana. He tossed the complaint out as frivolous. “Somebody took a long time to write that complaint in a way that put something in a light that would have caused so much harm if someone had bit on it,” Motl says. “We didn’t bite on it. We protected the Wilks, husband and wife. As we must.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Savor the last dance Headwaters bids farewell after 22 years with Beginnings and Endings by Erika Fredrickson

here are some things most other professional dancers never experience. The year Headwaters Dance Company performed at a venue near Chinook, they were invited by locals to the annual “nut festival”—which turned out to be a party featuring the delicacy of bull testicles. Headwaters founder and director Amy Ragsdale says it was a good time once they all relaxed into the idea of eating Rocky Mountain oysters. Such is the life of running a professional contemporary dance company in Montana. The rarity has brought other, more obvious connections between Headwaters and the state’s distinct culture and landscape. The last two years, for instance, the company’s Bus Tour chauffeured audiences to site-specific performances along riverbanks, in pastures and on cliffs—an experience made possible by Ragsdale’s ingenuity and Montana’s wide open spaces. Despite those successes and the company’s willingness to tie its work to the fabric of the state, contemporary dance can still struggle to find new audiences. “A lot of people say they don’t get it,” Ragsdale says. “When I first moved here I just thought, ‘It’s people moving their bodies. We all have bodies, we all move— what’s not to get?’ Well, it turned out everything. And I think there are several reasons for this, but one of them is that I think dance is the last art to get into our school system. Music is well represented. Even visual art you get in grade school, and in high school you start to get drama. But dance is struggling and it always has been.” In 1993, when Ragsdale first came to Missoula, she and dance instructor Karen Kauffman started an in-residence program at the University of Montana called Mo-Trans. When Ragsdale took it over as an offcampus company in 2004, she changed the name to Headwaters. In its early years, especially, the company carried the torch for professional contemporary dance often without rival. It’s been a place where UM dancers and others could work professionally in the community and launch their own careers. Though dance has continued to be a hard sell, the scene has grown over the years. Headwaters dancer Joy French, for instance, started her own company, Bare Bait Dance, in 2010. Headwaters has branched out with its Bus Tour concerts, as well as the Underground Dance Studio, a biannual series held at the Headwaters Studio in Ragsdale’s backyard featuring poets, dancers, actors and musicians in an intimate and inexpensive environment. “It was selfish on my part,” Ragsdale says. “As a working mom, I wasn’t finding myself getting out to all the things I wanted to see in town—and there’s so much. And the other part of it is that I’ve always loved that small, intimate salon experience. It’s really dif-

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Many Headwaters alumni will return for this weekend’s final performance, including Ashley Griffith, left, Brian Gerke, center, and Kitty Sailer, upside down. They’re pictured above in a 2009 piece along with dancer Michael Becker.

ferent from the lighted, somewhat distant stage experience—which I also love, but it’s different.” This week marks the final concert for Headwaters after more than 20 years of performing throughout the state. Ragsdale has given the decision a lot of thought. She’s looking for a change. She plans to continue hosting the Underground Studio and looking for funding opportunities to produce shows in a way that she can pay dancers a livable wage. “I think we’ve been at it a long time,” she says. “And dance has grown—but not hugely. On the other hand, there’s more dance happening here that is locally generated than there was before, by far. I feel encouraged with Bare Bait and the university, which has encouraged dance majors to produce their own work out in the community.”

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The final show, aptly titled Beginnings and Endings, is a reunion of sorts. Headwaters alumni such as Anya Cloud, Brian Gerke, Kitty Sailer and Amy Sennett return to Missoula for a 90-minute concert presented in three parts. The third part is a new piece by Ragsdale, “Lay Bare the Bones,” for which she asked former company members to create 20-second solos. It’s a structure that aims to show how dance is created from the inside out, as the dancers take the solo pieces and recraft them in front of the audience. The piece comes out of Ragsdale’s continued frustration with and determination for connecting audiences to contemporary dance. It’s an issue she hopes to tackle in other ways—though she knows she’s not alone.

“That’s why I called it Beginnings and Endings,” she says. “You know, maybe I’m starting to wind down but these dancers are starting to crank up and some of them have already been cranked up and doing amazing things. So we are performing these pieces by people who are off making their own careers as fantastic and varied choreographers. And that’s what I would hope— that we are not sending out an army of cookie cutter choreographers but instead people who are finding their own voice. And they’ve really done it.” Headwaters presents Beginnings and Endings at the MCT Performing Arts Center Thu., Oct. 1–Sat., Oct. 3, at 7:30 PM nightly. $15/$10 students and seniors. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

[music]

Kraken appears Swamp Ritual’s debut satisfies the sludge itch When I first saw Swamp Ritual play a show, I had no expectations. I was there to see Bellingham’s Helms Alee play, and Swamp Ritual was just the opening act. But the moment Dustin Fugere first hit the rumbling guitar notes on “Whiskey Wizard” and belted out “From the ice the Kraken appears,” I was delighted. The hypnotic sludge, tamped down by Sid La Tray’s scattershot drums, barrels forward like a meteor in molasses. When that sound boils out of double bass stacks at a live show you can feel it in your bones. Fortunately, that’s an easy sensation to replicate if you turn up the volume on the duo’s new eponymous album. “Whiskey Wizard” and “Ditch Witch” are the

strongest, catchiest tracks on the album. These songs, especially, are dotted with D&D-style imagery, but that fantasy aspect is sparse enough so as not to fall into the realm of parody. These guys are less narrative storytellers than they are mood makers—and the mood here is heavy without feeling bleak. Plus, I can appreciate big-guitar sagas about outer space, dragons and wizards. Especially a whiskey wizard. I don’t know what that is, but with Swamp Ritual at the helm, I know I like it. (Erika Fredrickson) Swamp Ritual plays an album release show at the Palace Fri., Oct. 2, at 9:30 PM, along with Stone Elk and Piranha Dog. Free 21-plus/$3 for those 18–20.

Wet Nurse, So It Goes From the outset, Florida’s Wet Nurse sort of remind me of Tegan and Sara, since they both happen to feature twin sister vocalists who have side-swept bangs. But the analogy ends there, since Wet Nurse make snappy garage pop that’s in good company with bands like The Worriers, Big Eyes and Kitten Forever. The Orlando band released their sophomore album Sept. 25 on Recess Records, and it is an uncomplicated treat. Lyric-wise, So It Goes could be a depressing album, with odes to being a crabby, heartbroken, underemployed 20-something. The standout “Girl Problem” complains about uncomfortable shoes and tight

jeans and needing to go home early. But it’s all set to toe-tapping pop and backed with more “whoaoh-oh” harmonies than you can shake a Ramones T-shirt at. In the video for their single “Over It,” off their first album, the members of Wet Nurse go on tour, shotgun beers, play dive bars, jump off streetlights and push each other around on rolling desk chairs. I’m tempted to speculate that this is one band that really does party the way they do in their music videos. (Kate Whittle) Wet Nurse play the Ole Beck VFW Sat., Oct. 3, along with Wotjek, Mido Skip and Holy Lands. 18-plus. $5/$3 for ages 18-20.

The Chalfonts, Sex Dreams on Submarines Having seen The Chalfonts live, I know them to be a collection of goofballs. I figured once I dug into their songs they would be goofy too, in that kind of fun, gawky, liberal arts college dudes way. I was dead wrong. The band’s debut, Sex Dreams on Submarines, is a mature, gracefully crafted and performed collection of music that, as concept, tells a story that hints of Homer’s timeless Odyssey but set during 20th century wartime. That’s my take on it anyway. (I didn’t go to university.) Musically The Chalfonts are impossible to pin down. If forced at harpoon-point to classify them, I’d

call them “prog-pop.” Think of a band like Supertramp. Though different animals, there were times as I absorbed Submarines that the experience took me back to similar listens in my youth, Supertramp’s Paris blasting in my ears. The Chalfonts use a wide variety of instrumentation and voices, but their sound never gets overwhelming or muddy. Choosing a highlight or two is a difficult task. I really enjoyed both “Joining the War” and “Albatross,” but that sells the record short. This story works best beginning to end, lyrics in hand, in a darkened room with headphones on. (Chris La Tray)

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Off the record Recalling MMJ’s gorgeous to deathless catalogue by Andy Smetanka

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My Morning Jacket plays the Wilma’s grand reopening on Oct. 5.

The skinny on My Morning Jacket is that they put on one helluva rock show—as well they might, with a huge stash of echo-smothered, yearning Southern rock of many moods in the old kit bag. The Waterfall, their latest, is certain to top list after year-end list this December. But where to start with all those old records of theirs? Here are some suggestions from a keen listener since album one. The Tennessee Fire (1999) This is album one. The original, the template and still a strongly defended favorite for a minority to whom the ambitious white-boy soul and rutting jokefunk of latter-day band efforts have rather less appeal. The band of this era—from its insistence on drenching layers of echo and reverb to the effect of Jim James’ vocals on failing romantic relationships between complicated music lovers—was the subject of an extraordinary Oxford American essay by William Bowers, titled “I Think I’m Going to Hell,” one of the best pieces of American music writing you will ever read. At Dawn (2001) One thing about MMJ albums—the early ones, certainly—is that, for all their senseless beauty and whatnot, they rarely leave you wanting more. Because there always seems to be more, just when you think it’s over. At Dawn is piled high with gorgeous midtempo tunes—“X-Mas Curtain,” “The Way That He Sings”—but ultimately weakened by padding with some just so-so ones, and like most MMJ records just doesn’t ever want to end. James has always been slightly too prolific; you get the sense that in these early days he approached each album as though it were a last chance and thus must contain everything. At Dawn’s closing track is not the most sensible and deserving—the lilting cod-reggae balladry of “Phone Went West” is like the last slow dance at the prom you

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never had—but some superfluous instrumental clatter that goes on for eight minutes. And then there’s a hidden track. Come on already. Split w/Songs: Ohia (2002) Fans of The Tennessee Fire know all about someone named Evelyn not being real, but how many knew that “O Is the One Who Is Real?” until they heard it on the 2006 barn-burning double-live Okonokos? Here is the original evidence, on a split release with Songs: Ohia. It’s a charming two-tone skank with delicate winding guitars and joyfully shouty choruses. The pleasure of the MMJ side (Songs: Ohia being the solo nom de recording of fellow traveler Jason Molina, who died in 2013 of alcohol-related organ failure) is spoiled only slightly by a sped-up playback joke at the end that would have been funny … if it had been, like, 10 seconds instead of the whole side over again but now unlistenable. It Still Moves (2003) It Still Moves could have—maybe should have— been MMJ’s breakout after At Dawn, but, again, it’s just too much of a good thing: too long and, after shimmering opener “Mahgeetah,” a little too burdened by a strained effort to include too much and appeal along too many lines. By turns wispy and get-a-whiff-of-this-riff deathless, It Still Moves is at its most moving when the (agreeably Southern-fried) clamor of “Dancefloors” and “Run Thru” dies down for good to reveal a brace of airy, eerie afterburners glowing like embers deep in the Bside. A sweet comedown from all that deathlessness. My Morning Jacket plays the Wilma Mon., Oct. 5, for the venue’s grand reopening. 8 PM. Sold out. arts@missoulanews.com

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Unicorn power Icon-O-Clash Guild livens up old art pieces by Sarah Aswell

What should happen to art when it gets old? Like the corny landscape you bought at a thrift store that isn’t quite funny anymore? Or the Art on Tap painting you completed after one too many Moscow mules? Or the terrifying self-portrait from your Intro to Drawing class freshman year? According to MaryAnn Bonjorni, founder of the Icon-O-Clash Guild (and also a professor of art at the University of Montana), these pieces of art shouldn’t be wasted—they should be upgraded. And this is your chance. For a First Friday show called Good Ideas are Stolen, Not Created, Bonjorni, along with the esteemed members of the Icon-O-Clash Guild (also a collection of her graduate art students), will give attendees the opportunity to upcycle their unloved, unvalued or just plain bad artwork at the Real Good Art Space. Here’s how it works in five easy steps: One: You bring a piece of old art in need of an upgrade to Read Good on Friday night. Two: You pay a small fee to pick out a few icons from a portfolio to add to your picture—or allow the guild to choose for you. photo courtesy of Mary Ann Bonjorni Unicorns are up to $4.19 this year, Bonjorni Michael Workman of Icon-O-Clash upgrades a painting. hinted, although there is a sliding scale. You may also give the guild any other suggestions culiar and one-of-a-kind First Friday celebrations or direction that you’d like. held at Real Good. Like the events before it, this one Three: You sign some sort of contract, sealing involves multiple activities, audience interaction your painting’s fate. and a healthy dose of oddball comedy. It came Four: You wait about 20 minutes while the lab about after Metcalf, who is an adjunct art professor coat-clad guild members upgrade your painting, in at UM, got to know Bonjorni, who had an office next which you could listen to or participate in karaoke, door. deejayed by retired horse race announcer Percival “We have a lot of similar views about contempoLimberger (possibly also actor Jeff Medley), or check rary art, participatory events and using humor as a out the new collaborative art installation created by vehicle to express our ideas,” he says. “I feel like this Real Good founder Jack Metcalf along with artists Karl is like the karaoke of painting–we’re taking someSchwiesow and Parker Beckley. thing, changing it and making it new. We’re taking Five: You receive your new, upgraded piece of classics and adding our own personal touches.” art, which you are encouraged to love anew, hang on Bonjorni said the idea came to her as a way to a wall, or give to a loved one. teach her students more about art outside of the stuThe new paintings created by the guild promise dio and outside of the classroom. to be creative, innovative, affecting and also great for “When a person earns a degree in studio art, they the environment. Your mediocre painting of a moun- are not only learning skills, they also have to undertain may turn into a picture of a volcano spewing stand a modicum of art history or art criticism,” she hearts. Your print of the Last Supper may be im- says. “This became an event as an outgrowth of studio proved by the hanging of a hunting trophy and a flat- practice, art history and criticism. And it’s highly enscreen television on the wall behind Jesus. Your tertaining. And it keeps kids off of the street.” landscape of an open field may be enhanced with a Real Good hosts Good Ideas are Stolen, Not conquistador—or two, depending on your budget Created Fri., Oct. 2, from 8 PM to 10, at 1205 and the will of the guild. Defoe St. #1. Bring your paintings. The upcycling event, which Metcalf likens to a demented art-based version of Willy Wonka’s chocoarts@missoulanews.com late factory, is the latest in a series of interactive, pe-

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This is one of those rare films that shows what it really means to get old. The title character, Krisha (Krisha Fairchild), is in her 60s and not unbeautiful, but weathered. She has gray hair and wild eyes that stare knowingly into the camera, daring us to guess what sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capable of. In the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening shot, we see her approach a large home in the suburbs with a rolling suitcase. Nobody answers the door; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the wrong house. She drags the damn suitcase next door through the grass, awkwardly, and arrives at her sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for the long-awaited family gathering. Either her anxiety is palpable or Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just talking about myself. With big family gatherings like these, I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m holding my breath for a lengthy amount of time underwater. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be yourself around your rich relatives, in my experience. And Krishaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister and her husband are certainly rich. You can tell by the very high ceilings and many dogs. In fact, this is writer/director Trey Edward Shultsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home, and she plays Krishaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister in the film. Shults plays Krishaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son (in real life she is his aunt), the elderly grandmother is his real grandmother, and so on. Some people really get off on this kind of casting, as if it lends an added layer of authenticity, but if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all you want, why even go to the movies? Look out your window and feast on the real time bounty of human life. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m okay with it here because everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good actor, or at the very least, natural. If you werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t told about it, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never know, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way it should be. Without a lot of exposition or formal plot construction, we learn who Krisha is by what she says and does. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late because her GPS â&#x20AC;&#x153;is a fucking liar.â&#x20AC;? She takes pills she keeps locked in a box that includes both a peace sign and the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;KEEP OUT.â&#x20AC;? If the box were filled with needles and powders, it would be easier to judge, but pills could go either way. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a woman on

the verge of coming unglued and she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want her family to know everything sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up toâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that much is clear. And lord knows how she came to lose half her index finger. (The actress must have brought this detail to the part. This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the kind of film thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to spring for missing finger special effects.) Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something going on between Krisha and her son. She wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t around, probably. Now in her eagerness to win back his affection sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bound to drive him further away, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excruciating to watch. I think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being too hard on her, and yet I know exactly how heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feeling in that moment. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just plain gross to have to see a parent groveling for love. Krisha asks to be in charge of cooking the turkey and the family agrees, but suspiciously. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dead, cumbersome thing. In other words: A metaphor for the heroineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubled life, and in cooking this big turkey with the weight of the past and the pressure of the future looming down on her, poor Krisha, she very nearly succeeds. Shults builds his film more around shots and situations than a concrete script. The quick moving camera makes us identify with Krisha, which means we feel claustrophobic and anxious. Other times, the camera moves through rooms, capturing intimate moments among family members, couples and cousins like some weird interloper. Krisha is a splendid, original film about the horrors of loneliness in old age, how our past decisions circle back around to haunt us and the persistent but burdensome need for family connection. Krisha screens at the Roxy followed by a filmmaker Q&A Thu., Oct. 1, at 7 PM, and Sun., Oct. 4, at 7:30 PM as part of the Montana Film Festival. Visit montanafilmfestival.org. arts@missoulanews.com

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OPENING THIS WEEK ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Two hard-drinking British women get into hilarious situations in this cult TV series. A new episode screens every Monday at the Roxy, 7 PM. THE ALIEN PLACE An Alien Place: The Fort Missoula Detention Camp 1941-1944, a documentary about the 2,000 Italian and Japanese men held at Fort Missoula during the WWII, premiers at the Roxy. Guest speakers include local historians, an internee’s descendant, and the film’s producer. Wed, Oct. 3, 7:30 PM. THE MARTIAN Left for dead on the Red Planet, astronaut Mark Watney attempts to survive until a rescue mission can come for him. Stars Matt Damon, based on the bestselling novel by ex-NASA guy Andy Weir. Rated PG13. Showing at the Carmike, Pharaoh, Showboat. NY MET OPERA: IL TROVATORE NY Met Opera performs Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Soprano Anna Netrebko’s dramatic and vocal skills are on full display as Leonora, the heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the gypsy troubadour. Showing at the Roxy, Sat., Oct. 3 at 11 AM, and Tue., Oct. 6 at 6:30 PM.

Almost out of oxygen, but I just found a fresh keg of Bud Light. The Martian opens Fri., Oct. 2, at the Carmike, Pharaohplex and Showboat.

SICARIO The buzz is heavy on this gritty tale of an idealistic FBI agent’s battle with the border drug cartels of Mexico. Emily Blunt stars with Benecio Del Toro and Josh Brolin in this tense thriller. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike.

GRANDMA Lily Tomlin plays a misanthropic grandmother who gets drawn out of her hate bubble when her 18year-old granddaughter shows up, needing her help. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Thu., Sept. 24– Wed., Sept. 30. Check website for showtimes.

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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 Andy Samberg, Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez provide the vocal fireworks as Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half-human, halfvampire grandson. Sandler wrote the screenplay, but it’s reportedly funny anyway. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike, Showboat, Pharaohplex.

BLACK MASS Johnny Depp inhabits the role of Whitey Bulger, the most fearsome legend to terrorize Boston since Bill Belichick. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. EVEREST Based on a true story, Everest chronicles a climbing team that is brutalized by a surprise snowstorm. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike.

THE INTERN When a 70-year-old man grows restless with retirement, he lands a gig as an intern with an online fashion company. Robert De Niro gets plenty of opportunity to pull his “yeah, she’s pretty dead” face.

Also stars Anne Hathaway. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12, Entertainer, Pharaoplex. MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS They escaped the Maze, but the Gladers probably had no idea they would be facing an entire new movie’s worth of challenges and obstacles. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. THE VISIT M. Night Shyamalan returns with a creepy thriller about a brother and sister who spend time at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Things get weird, even for grandparents. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12. A WALK IN THE WOODS Robert Redford and Nick Nolte play it for laughs when they attempt to walk the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail. Emma Thompson costars. Rated R. Screening at the Carmike 12.

WAR ROOM This movie from the faith-oriented Kendrick brothers portrays a seemingly perfect family that’s really on the verge of implosion. A wise old woman appears and gives them hope. Rated PG. Screening at the Pharaohplex.

Capsule reviews by Ednor Therriault. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find upto-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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Fowl play by Jamie Rogers I am inordinately fond of the chickens my wife and I keep in our backyard. I obsess over their well-being (I was once the butt of a long-running joke after I brought a sick chicken to the vet), and I talk to them as if they were my children. Lately, though, I’ve been in crisis, and so far a solution seems out of reach: I love my chickens, but I also love eating chicken thighs. I’m embarrassed to admit it, but this issue crystalized for me only recently. I walked in on my wife watching a documentary that showed hidden camera footage of tens of thousands of birds crowded in a huge barn. Men wearing bandanas over their faces (presumably to avoid breathing the air) were grabbing the chickens by their feet and shoving them into cages the size of milk crates. The narrator explained the birds had never seen sunlight. This wasn’t news to me. The terrible conditions in which most chickens are raised in America is well-worn territory, as are the mind-blowingly unfair contracts largescale chicken farmers are forced to sign with the handful of corporate food distributors. But the images of those birds being crammed into tiny cages made me sick. I told her I didn’t want to watch it. She shrugged, tilted her head and looked down like she always does before she says something painfully true. “Well, those are the chickens you buy at the grocery store.” She was right. I can’t help myself. Dark chicken meat (chicken breast is for stew) cooked on the bone will be served at my wake. For that particular day, I’d like them to be marinated in soy sauce, ginger, garlic, a little sugar, rice vinegar and chilies, and it would make me happy if you promised to grill them. It’s not that those scenes from the documentary came as an epiphany. It’s more like I had been getting away with buying the Big Chicken meat for so long, I had lulled myself into a state of voluntary ignorance. But standing in front of my wife that night, there was no hiding. I told her right then that I’d stop buying meat raised on factory farms, and I would find some more ethically produced chicken thighs. “Good,” she said. Easier said than done. Unlike beef, pork and lamb, finding good meat from happy chickens is tricky. Every grocery store in Missoula sells “free-range” chicken, which is considerably more expensive, you’d think, because free-ranging birds require more attention—more labor—than birds raised in factory chicken houses. The only free-

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range chicken from Montana I’ve been able to find is from the New Rockport Colony in Choteau, where they produce more than 15,000 birds a year. But a quick search on the USDA’s website says free-range only means the animals were given access to the outside. It doesn’t specify how often, for how long or how big the outdoor space should be (I mention this not because New Rockport chickens are not given adequate time outside, but rather to show how misleading USDA labeling can be). Local chef Olivia Donovan says it’s even difficult to find ethically produced chicken for commercial kitchens. As chef de cuisine at Missoula’s Silk Road, she orders all of the food for the restaurant. She says finding local chicken can be a challenge, and the cost of free-range meat can be a bit jaw-dropping. “Just last week I saw chicken leg quarters for $.40 a pound,” she says. “And then to get the birds that walk around—that have a little bit better life—they were $3.40 a pound. And it was from California.” She says Montana chicken was not available through her supplier that week. According to Steffen Brown, who works for the Western Montana Growers Co-op connecting local farmers to restaurants and markets, the problem with chicken is pretty simple: “There’s no processor.” In order to sell chicken meat, farmers must slaughter and butcher their chicken at a state-inspected facility, and the closest one to Missoula is more than three hours away. He says a group of Bitterroot farmers are currently raising funds to start a mobile-processing operation, but until it gets off the ground, people like me—who appreciate the meat and the animal from which it comes—are out of luck. This problem is not exclusive to chickens. Pick a food you love, follow it down the production line to its source and, in many cases, you’ll find something that makes you uneasy. Whether it’s the treatment of livestock, the chemicals used to grow and wash produce or the wages paid to workers, feeling good about the food we buy seems like a gift we only get when farmers markets are in-season. This doesn’t seem fair, but I won’t presume to know what fair looks like. What I do know is that I’m tired of pitting my moral compass against the balance of my bank account and my desire to eat what I want to eat. I just want to buy some food without feeling an accessory to a crime. I just want some chicken thighs.

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Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$

Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce • 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open M-F 6:30-5:30, Sat. 7:30- 4, Sun. 8-3. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 Martini Mania with $4 martinis every Monday. The Griz Coaches Radio Show LIVE every Tuesday at 6pm, Burger & Beer special $8 every Tuesday. $2 well drinks & $2 PBR tall boys every Wednesday. Big Brains Trivia every Thursday at 8pm. Have you discovered Brooks & Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. • 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. Dinners on Fri & Sat nights 5 - 9 PM. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 43 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and

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Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$

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Tamaracktoberfest HAPPIEST HOUR makes sure patrons know about two other seasonal selections on tap. Save room at the end of the night for a snifter of the Oompa Loompa Stout, a chocolatey “dessert beer” that Simianer calls his favorite. It comes in at a whopping 9.1 percent ABV. What it tastes like: A traditional If you’re looking for something Oktoberfest-style lager with a “ballighter, Simianer recommends the anced earthy hoppiness from GerBine Hopper Fresh Hop. This crisp man hops,” according to its beer is made from cone hops description. It also packs a punch— photo by Skylar Browning grown in the Flathead Valley and 6.5 percent alcohol by volume—because that’s what “Americans tend to do” when sent almost straight from the stem (known as they get their hands on a classic German beer. the “bine”) to the brew kettle after harvest. It weighs in at 6.5 percent ABV. Why you’re drinking it: Well, the calenWhere to find these seasonals: Tamadar says October and this beer, thank the heavens, does not include pumpkin. Plus, rack’s Missoula ale house is at 231 W. Front St. Tamarack brews this dark copper-colored You can also find these selections at the origbeer in the spring and then ages it at cellar inal brewery in Lakeside at 105 Blacktail Rd. —Skylar Browning temps for five months. The technique helps make it “smooth with complex maltiness.” Happiest Hour celebrates western MonWhat else you’re drinking: Bartender Rob tana watering holes. To recommend a bar, Simianer says the Tamaracktoberfest is popular bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, at the brewery’s Missoula ale house, but he email editor@missoulanews.com.

That’s a typo, right? Nope. Tamarack’s delicious seasonal was tapped just last week and does not include a space in its name. Our copy editor is already judging it suspiciously.

Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ Missoula Farmer’s Market N. Higgins by the XXX’s missoulafarmersmarket.com Find us on Facebook Seasonal, Homegrown and Homemade! Fresh local vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants, eggs, honey, baked goods and coffee provided by over 100 vendors. Saturdays 8am-12:30pm. “Music at the Market” performers on Saturdays 9am-noon.

The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 www.orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh

meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$

Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$

Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Suite N 406-317-1829 www.romainessalads.com Romaines is a Certified Green Restaurant ® dedicated to making environmentally sustainable choices in all operations. We serve salads, sandwiches, and soups made from locally grown and raised produce and meats. The menu also includes vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options, providing something for everyone on the menu. Locally brewed beers are on tap as well as regional wines pairing well with salads and sandwiches. $-$$

Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for nonsushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon– Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$

Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you'll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

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October 1–October 8, 2015 Iron Eyes, FUULS and Partygoers fill an eclectic bill of local bands at the Palace. 10 PM, no cover.

FRIDAYOCT02 Chelsea Grin brings some SLC metal to Stage 112, with openers The Plot In You. Doors 6 PM, show at 7. $18/$15 advance at Rockin Rudy’s or 1111presents.com. All ages. Art aficionados and downtown revelers alike can enjoy First Friday in Missoula, wherein shops, cafes, bars and galleries host free art viewings for all to enjoy. Sometimes there’s totally excellent free wine and snacks, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out missoulacultural.org/gallery-guide and our special listings. The Montana Film Festival features several award-winning films that share Montana's independent spirit. Also, relive some classics with the Montana Retrospective. Fest runs Thu., Oct. 1– Sun., Oct. 4. For films and showtimes, check theroxytheater.org.

This is the most awesome geometry class I’ve ever had! Big Gigantic serves up the EDM at the Top Hat, Wed., Oct. 7. Doors at 7:30 PM, show at 8:30. $25/$22 advance at tophatlounge.com.

THURSDAYOCT01 The Montana Film Festival features several award-winning films that share Montana's independent spirit. Also, relive some classics with the Montana Retrospective. Fest runs Thu., Oct. 1– Sun., Oct. 4. For films and showtimes, check theroxytheater.org. Neil Young and the Promise of the Real come to Missoula, allowing you to mark the Canadian legend off your bucket list. If you can find a ticket. Adams Center, 7:30 PM. Sold out show.

nightlife Tell Us Something joins in to the Montana Film Festival with “Reel Stories.” The Roxy, 5:30–7:30 PM. $5. Baby Tyger brings their wide-ranging rock to Lolo Peak Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. Keema and the Keepsakes play some gentle but catchy alt-country at Draught Works Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free. The Acousticals continue their carpet-bombing campaign of bluegrass and folk through western Montana, with a set at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free.

Headwaters Dance Co. is closing its doors after 11 years as Montana’s only professional contemporary dance repertory company. They’ll celebrate their history and look ahead with Beginnings and Endings, a three-part concert at MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 PM. $15/$10 students and seniors, tickets at Rockin Rudy’s or at head watersdance.net Join the pack and shake the shack when the Wild Coyote Band starts howling at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. No cover. Kung Fu Kongress will deliver the karate chop of funk at the Top Hat. Show at 10. Free.

nightlife If you will it, it is no dream. The Pray for Snow Party is a fundraiser for the West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation. Come dance to The Skurfs and Shakewell, sip some Big Sky Brewing beer, warm yourself by the bonfire, and go home and sharpen those edges. Caras Park, 5–10:30 PM. Free admission. Wolf and the Moons play some catchy originals and tasty covers at The Montana Distillery, 631 Woody St. 6–8 PM. Free. Can’t wait for Tueday’s MMJ concert to get a glimpse of the new and improved Wilma? You’re in luck! The Whizpops! and Lil’ Smokies will take you on an Open House shakedown cruise. Doors at 5:30 PM, show at 6, all ages. Free.

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[calendar] Headwaters Dance Co. is closing its doors after 11 years as Montana’s only professional contemporary dance repertory company. They’ll celebrate their history and look ahead with Beginnings and Endings, a threepart concert at MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 PM. $15/$10 students and seniors, tickets at Rockin Rudy’s or at headwaters dance.net Swamp Ritual, Stone Elk and Piranha Dog play a special metal show at the Palace. First 25 people through the door will have a chance to win a set of albums and posters. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. No cover for 21 and over, $3 for 18 and over. Russ Nasset and the Revelators will have you dancing like nobody’s watching. Except that creepy guy by the ladies room. Union Club, 9:30 PM. Free. Jazz master Wayne Horovitz plays progressive acoustic jazz, followed by the Americana of Wartime Blues. Top Hat, doors 9:30 PM, show at 10. $10 at tophatlounge.com. The Ryan Larsen Band plays the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM, no cover.

SATURDAYOCT03 If Ken Kesey’s busload of Merry Pranksters crashed into a marching band, what emerged might be similar to March Fourth!, whose show can only be described as indescribable. Percussion, stilt-walking, acrobats and a diverse musical repertoire combine to create a mind-blowing experience. At the Top Hat, doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $18/$15 adv. The Montana Film Festival features several award-winning films that share Montana's independent spirit. Also, relive some classics with the Montana Retrospective. Fest runs Thu., Oct. 1– Sun., Oct. 4. For films and showtimes, check theroxytheater.org. Dance up a storm at the Missoula Folklore Society’s Contra dance every first, third, and fifth(!) Saturday through May. Union Hall, 8–11 PM. Get more info at missoulafolk.org. Mingle among the sweet abundance at the Missoula farmers markets and People’s Market, with produce, arts, crafts, baked goods, hot breakfasts and strong coffee at the XXXXs, Pine Street and riverside parking lot east of Caras Park. Things get running about 8 AM and last ‘til 1 PM. The Missoula Independent presents Zoofest, a two-day music and art fandango featuring some of Montana’s finest musical talent (Lil’ Smokies, Lock-

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Hello, cello! The Portland Cello Project plays the Top Hat, Sun., Oct. 4. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $15–$25 at the Top Hat, or at tophatlounge.com.

saw Cartel, and more), performance art, artists, craft vendors and food and drinks. Caras Park, 2–10:30 PM Sat., 2–10 PM Sun. Free admission. (See Spotlight.) The Killdeer Artisans’ Guild presents their fall/winter show, at the Hangin’ Art Gallery in Arlee. 2–4 PM. Free. Check out the Moon-Randolph Homestead at their 15th annual Fall Gathering and Fundraiser. Cider pressing, food, local beer, tours of the site and music by Scrapyard Lullaby. Bring a side dish if you like. 3 PM-5 PM$12/ $5 kids. Cruisin’ Along With a Song features the Five Valley Chorus, Sweet Adelines and more. UM Music Recital Hall, 3:30 PM. $12/$10 seniors and students. Kids 12 and under free. Headwaters Dance Co. is closing its doors after 11 years as Montana’s only professional contemporary dance repertory company. They’ll celebrate their history and look ahead with Beginnings and Endings, a three-part concert at MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 2 PM matinee and 7:30 PM showing. $15/$10 students and seniors, tickets at Rockin Rudy’s or at headwaters dance.net

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nightlife Wolf and the Moons provide the footstompin’ tunes at Draught Works Brewery. 5–8 PM. Free. Christian artist Shawn McDonald brings his all-ages show to the Central Assembly of God at 6 PM. $10. Two-time Grammy winner Billy Peterson will be performing in a special jazz concert at the Finley Point Grill. 7– 10 PM. Free, call 887-220 for reservations. The Missoula Symphony Orchestra launches its 61st season as renowned cellist Gregory Sauer joins the symphony for Haydn’s Cello Concerto. 7:30 PM, $23–$32. Latin Dance Night will feature Salsa, Cha-cha, Merengue, Bachata, and other dances that sound like a treat from a Mexican bakery. DJ Ralstar and Raleigh Arturo Charbonneau spin the tunes, bring your own drinks and food to share. Downtown Dance Collective, doors at 8 PM, dance lessons at 8:30, dance runs 9:30 PM– 2 AM. $7. Wet Nurse, Wotjek, Mido Skip and

Holy Lands play the VFW. 245 Main St. 9 PM. Russ Nasset and the Revelators play honky tonk and rockabilly at the Jack, 7000 Graves Creek Road out Hwy 12. 9 PM, no cover. The Ryan Larsen Band plays the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM, no cover. Tom Catmull’s Radio Static play music that is much less annoying than their name would imply. Dance away your blues at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. Ease your way out of Zoofest with the Official Zoofest After Party with music by Baby Tyger, Mesozoic Mafia. Stage 112, 10 PM. Free for 21 and over, $3 for 18–20.

SUNDAYOCT04 The Whizpops! will be rocking their kid-centric songs at a fundraiser for Invest in Missoula Schools, a citizens’ campaign to pass two schools bonds this fall. MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Doors at 2 PM, show 3–5. $3.

The Montana Film Festival features several award-winning films that share Montana's independent spirit. Also, relive some classics with the Montana Retrospective. Fest runs Thu., Oct. 1– Sun., Oct. 4. For films and showtimes, check theroxytheater.org. Open auditions for The Sound of Music are being held at the Missoula Children’s Theater. Starts at 12:30. For times and roles, check MCTinc.org. The Missoula Independent presents Zoofest, a two-day music and art fandango featuring some of Montana’s finest musical talent (Lil’ Smokies, Locksaw Cartel, and more), performance art, artists, craft vendors and food and drinks. Caras Park, 2–10:30 PM Sat., 2–10 PM Sun. Free admission. (See Spotlight.) The Missoula Symphony Orchestra launches its 61st season as renowned cellist Gregory Sauer joins the symphony for Haydn’s Cello Concerto. 3:00 PM, $23–$32.

nightlife Ten Skip Stone play music to quaff by at Draught Works, 5–8 PM. Free. The Portland Cello Project returns

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FIRST FRIDAY Lands Alive by Missoula artist Barb Schwarz Karst features abstract energyscapes based on ecological narratives. Repertoire Art & Design, 113 W. Broadway. Opening reception 5–8 PM. Free. John Buck creates carved wood and bronze sculptures and large woodblock prints that incorporate a variety of diverse imagery. Missoula Art Museum, reception 5–8 PM, artist’s talk at 7. Free. Montana artist Mark Matthews explores raw materials at their most basic, constructing them in a way that they take on a new meaning and life. Opening reception featuring live music by Pick, Squeeze & Scrape. 5–8 PM. Free. Andy Cline presents Keep Right at the Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St. 5–8 PM. Free. Wildlife filmmaker Rob Whitehair juxtaposes colorful images of animals with vintage propaganda posters in his show, Wild Propaganda. Imagine Nation Brewing Co., opening reception 5– 8 PM. Free. Antonia Wolf will exhibit her jewelry sculptures in Virgins, Saints and Talismans at Bathing Beauty Beads, 501 S. Higgins. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. A Benefit Auction will be held to benefit FrontierSpace art gallery. In the alley between Pine and Spruce, behind the Old Post. 5–9 PM. Artwork by Barbara Morrison will be on display at Gallery 709 inside Montana Art and Framing, 709 Ronan St. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. ZACC celebrates the popular Missoula Monster Project with a closing reception. 235 N. 1st St. W. 5–8 PM. Free. The Radius Gallery believes good art takes its viewer to a place of creativity. To celebrate their first anniversary, they’ll be displaying the works of Courtney Blazon, Ric Gendron, Karen Kemp,

to the Top Hat Lounge after their sold out show last February. Doors at 7 PM, PCP (don’t tell James Brown) takes the stage at 8. Tickets $15–$25, available at the Top Hat, or online at tophatlounge.com. Jazz and martinis go together like cops and pepper spray. Jazz Martini night offers live, local jazz and $5 martinis every Sunday night at the Badlander. No cover. Dig it, and dig it deep, sister.

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and others. 114 E. Main St. Free. radiusgallery.com. Adelaide Gale Every will be showing mixed media light boxes made from plexiglass, found objects and collage. Betty’s Divine, 509 S. Higgins. Musical guests Alyssa Rae, Cairns, Squirrel Tail and Calcium Knife. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. Western/Wildlife Artist Tim Joyner shows his work at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Montana Properties, 314 N. Higgins. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. Bryan Steward’s art bounces back and forth between surreal and figurative. Gaze upon the push-pull at Lake Missoula Tea Co., 136 E. Broadway. Opening reception 5 PM. Free. Craig Clifford’s collection of ceramic works, Containment, will be on display at the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 A Hawthorne St. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. B. MarTinez presents No Filter, a collection of Scrap Art. Draught Works Brewery, reception 5–8 PM. Free. Emotion in Motion is a celebration of life and paint. Artist Kelly Loder’s work features mixed media canvas work,

MONDAYOCT05 What a way to welcome back Missoula’s grand old dame: Grammy-nominated rockers My Morning Jacket bring their psychedelic show to the newly-remodeled Wilma Theater. Show at 8 PM, doors at 7. Tickets are $40/adv. at the Top Hat, Rockin’ Rudy’s, and online at www.thewilma.com. All ages. Sold out.

painted driftwood, and some wire work in her show. The Loft of Missoula, 121 W. Main St., upstairs. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. Amy Knight works in fused glass, Annie Allen works with dyes on different media. Check out their works at Art City, 407 W. Main St. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. Lakeside artist Julie Wulf presents Magical Realism...Montana on Silk at the Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. Lands Alive by Missoula artist Barb Schwarz Karst features abstract energyscapes based on ecological narratives. Repertoire Art & Design, 113 W. Broadway. Opening reception Fri., Oct. 2, 5–8 PM. Free. Monte Dolack and Mary Beth Percival display a collection of their works called Seasons Change. Also, Amy Doty exhibits her fall landscape photography. Frame of Mind, reception 5:30– 9:30 PM. Free. Icon-O-Clash Guild presents Good Ideas Are Stolen, Not Created at Real Good Gallery, along with karaoke with Percival Limberger. 1205 Defoe St. #1. 8–10 PM. Free. (See Art.)

nightlife Joan Zen features soul, rock and funk at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 7–10 PM. Free. UM School of Music presents its 4th annual Choral Gala Performance. Dennison Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11/$6 seniors/$5 students. Premrock pulls influences from all over for his indy hip-hop. Also Billy Woods, Curly Castro and DJ Mo Niklz. Stage 112, $5/$3 advance at ticketfly.com.

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Okay, people, start flapping! The Whizpops join the Lil’ Smokies for an Open House preview of the spankin’ new Wilma concert venue. Friday, Oct. 2. Doors at 5:30 PM, show at 6. Free, all ages.

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nightlife Extemporaneous hilarity will be examined when Improv Anonymous meets the first Tuesday of every month in the Missoula Public Library’s large meeting room at 5:30 PM. Free.

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Craicers is pronounced “crackers” but it’s not what you think. Traditional Irish music laced with bluegrass and folk is the name of the game. Lolo Peak Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free.

You some kinda wise guy (or gal)? Prove it at the Quizzoula trivia night at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., with current events, picture round and more. Gets rolling around 8:30 PM. To get you warmed up, here’s a trivia ques-

WEDNESDAYOCT07 Jazz pianist Benny Green makes an appearance at the UM Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $25/$15 seniors/$10 students. griztix.com.

nightlife A Phish Happy Hour? Sounds like a Trey Anastasio solo. Phish music, video and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday at 4:30 PM. Free, all ages. (Trivia answer: a Bell UH-1H “Huey”) Anyone is welcome to join the free Acoustic Bluegrass picking circle every Wednesday evening, at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 South Ave. W, Suite F. 6–9 PM. Free. This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, poetry, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets—share your creative spark at The Starving Artist Cafe, 3020 S. Reserve St. Every Wed., 6–8 PM. Free.

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halladay weekend The Missoula Independent brings you Zoofest, one last wild, crazy, two-day summertime yawp of music, art and culture at Caras Park. Food will be smoking, local beers will be flowing and an eclectic offering of musical acts will be playing day and night. Everyone from local faves Lil’ Smokies and Three-Eared Dog to Bozeman’s Cure for the Common will take the stage, including a darkhaired, bass-playing chanteuse from the tiny hamlet of Creston, Montana. Halladay Quist has spent the last few years blazing her own trail, equipped with a pedigree that car-

WHAT: Zoofest WHO: Halladay Quist, Cure for the Common and many more WHEN: Sat., Oct. 3, 2 PM–10 PM, Sun., Oct. 4, 2 PM–10 PM WHERE: Caras Park HOW MUCH: Free

ries a ton of Montana music history. Her father, Rob Quist, was a founding member of the legendary Mission Mountain Wood Band. When she was a young girl, during those long bus rides through the night between gigs, Rob would teach his daughter the harmony parts to songs he was singing to stay awake. Although Papa Quist never pushed his kids toward a life of music, Halladay and older brother Guthrie

Larry Hirshberg plays his acoustic laments and tuneful constructions at Blacksmith Brewing in Stevensville. 6–8 PM. Free. Big Gigantic bring their hyperbolic EDM and hip-hop to the Top Hat, with Floozies warming it up. Doors at 7:30 PM, show at 8:30. $25/$22 advance, all ages. Tickets available at the Top Hat, or online at ticketfly.com. An Alien Place: The Fort Missoula Detention Camp 1941-1944, a documentary about the 2,000 Italian and Japanese men held at Fort Missoula during the WWII, premiers at the Roxy. Guest speakers include local historians, an internee’s descendant, and the film’s producer. The Roxy, 7:30 PM. Show ‘em your chops at the Open Mic with Cheree at the Eagles Lodge Missoula, 2420 South Ave. W. Runs 8:30-10:30 PM. Impress ‘em enough and you could get paid $50 as a showcased performer. Text 406-396-5934 to sign up early.

took to it early on. The siblings formed a rock band called, appropriately, House of Quist, which included guitarist Chauncey Allison, whose father was MMWB’s lead singer. “It’s kind of like this next generation,” Guthrie told the Flathead Beacon in a 2010 interview. Halladay gained stage seasoning and rode that experience to her own solo career. The multi-instrumentalist has traveled to Europe, sung with UM’s Jazz Chorale and Jubileers and opened for the Doobie Brothers at Rockin’ the Rivers. The woman has music in her blood, and the talent and looks to open doors in a tough business. While she’s rubbed shoulders with hit songwriters and platinum producers, she seems quite at home sitting on the deck of the Raven in Bigfork, plucking a bass and harmonizing with her friend Dixie Riddle, another link in the MMWB chain—her dad, Steve, was another founding member. Halladay has just released her first solo album, and with that much musical DNA churning inside and around her, it’ll surely be the first of many. —Ednor Therriault

Ultimate Painting and Boston Tea Party command the stage at Stage 112. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $5/$3 advance at ticketfly.com. 18 and over.

THURSDAYOCT08 Singer Justin Ringle of Horse Feathers is so mumbly he makes Michael Stipe sound like a speech therapist. But, like REM, the music is so beautiful it somehow fits. Horse Feathers plays the Top Hat, show at 9. Tickets $15/$12 adv., 18 and over. Indigenous peoples have tied legends from their heritage to celestial objects for thousands of years. Hear some of these stories at Stories Under the Stars, which runs monthly through the fall. Star Gazing Room at the Payne Family Native American Center, 4–6 PM. Free.

nightlife Blue Moon play mellow blues at Draught Works Brewery, 5–8 PM. Free.

Ticket Sauce brings their hot guitar and funky rhythms to Lolo Peak Brewing. 6– 8 PM. Free. Zan Bockes and Jack Shifflett read their poetry in conjunction with Mental Illness Awareness Week. Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins, 7–8 PM. Free. Dance to Northern Lights at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free. You’ll need the Mohs scale of mineral hardness to measure the rock of Rooster Sauce, American Falcon and Judgment Hammer. The Palace, 10 PM. $3. Mr. Calendar Guy wants to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Or snail mail to Calendar c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link at missoulanews.com.

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MOUNTAIN HIGH

It’s coming. Before you can say “where’s that windshield scraper?” we’ll awaken to a thick blanket of snow. Driveways will have to be shoveled. Kids will be late to school. Cars will crash. But if you’re a skier, you will cheer. What’s the harm in trying to hurry along the weather timetable a little bit? The West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation is hosting its annual Pray for Snow Party at Caras Park Friday night. They’ll be providing avalanche education, which is not just something that backcountry buffs have to worry about. It’s happened within the city limits. Snowmobilers, skiers, boarders, tubers, ice climbers—anyone who recreates

in the winter outdoors needs to be avalanche aware. Mountain surf rockers The Skurfs will be providing the tunes, along with funk purveyors Shakewell. Praying goes better with beer, so Big Sky Brewing will join a host of food vendors in providing sustenance. There’s also a bounce house for the kiddies, a good place for them to hang while you’re communing with the powers above, praying for that precious white stuff to fall. —Ednor Therriault Pray For Snow Party 2015 is at Caras Park Fri., Oct. 2, 5–11 PM. Admission is free.

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 Sometimes we wonder why people would live anywhere but Montana (but we’re glad they do). Celebrate the outdoor lifestyles and traditions of Montana at the Living Country Expo. Demos, workshops and activities from local businesses and organizations at the Missoula County Fairgrounds, 10 AM. For more info, visit livingcountrymt.com. Join Five Valleys Audubon for a field trip to the old Smurfit-Stone mill to look for late migrating shorebirds and early winter arrivals. An optional meeting site is at the intersection of Mullan and Pulp Mill roads, 9 AM. The Diva Day 5K features runners dressed in costumes, performing dance numbers, and generally running with style. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Ava Nicole Breast Health Fund. Starts at CMED Physician Bldg. 3 at 10 AM. Reg. 9 AM. For info visit runwildmissoula.org. Here’s your chance to repay the Rattlesnake Creek for all the fun and memories. Help staff from Trout Unlimited, Watershed Education Network, and the Clark Fork Coalition plant native riparian plants to improve the floodplain in Greenough Park. Snacks and educational activities afterwards. Greenough Park Pavillion, 10:30 AM–2 PM. Free. Bring your best four-legged friend along for the Bark For Life, to benefit the American Cancer Society. One-mile walk, costume contest, and other events. Silver Park, noon–4 PM, $10.

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 6 Join fellow morning ambulators for Fall Coffee Walks every week, part of Parks and Rec’s “Too Much Fun Tuesdays” program. Meet at Currents, walk a local trail (ride to trailhead provided), then hang at a local coffee shop. Currents, 9 AM– noon, $5. Folf in the Park! Join the Garden City Flyers for a free round of disc golf every Tuesday, part of Parks and Rec’s “Too Much Fun Tuesday” program. Fort Missoula, 5–7 PM, all ages. The Montana Dirt Girls kick into gear with group cycling trips and hiking in the Missoula area, meeting up at 6 PM every Tuesday at various locations. Visit mtdirtgirls.tripod.com to sign up for the mailing list and find out more.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7 Ladies, if life is driving you up the wall, this is for you. The climbing wall in the UM’s Fitness and Rec Center is open every Wed. night to women only, for climbing and individual coaching from female instructors. All skill levels welcome. 9– 11 PM, $5 includes gear and instruction. umt.edu/ crec/outdoor/wall

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 Get powdered up and double check your bolts for the 10th Annual Reel Rock Film Tour. This program of climbing and adventure films also features a raffle. UC Theater, 7 PM. $12/$10 advance at the Outdoor Program, campusrec@mso.umt.edu.

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It's a great place to walk your dog, and its vast, open fields are frequently filled with soccer and lacrosse players in the warmer months. But the manicured lawns and old military buildings of Fort Missoula hold a darker history of a time when thousands of men were interned there for years. An Alien Place, a new documentary produced by the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, uses archival images to tell the story of Missoula's infamous internment camp during World War II. The film also features interviews with descendants of some of the prisoners, and with Alfredo Cipolato, an Italian prisoner who died in 2008. Cipolato met a Missoula woman who’d seen him sing at one of the operas the prisoners performed for the community, and complimented his voice in Italian. “It was the first time I’d heard anyone speak Italian since I came to the camp,” he says. They were married after his release, and the couple opened a small Italian market in Missoula. Last known as the Broadway Mar-

ket, on the corner of Madison and Broadway, the historic building was recently bulldozed to make way for a Verizon store. The documentary, which will screen at the Roxy on Wed., Oct. 7, shines a glaring light on a part of our country's history that is all too easily forgotten. "Did we learn anything?" asks Diane Sands, former development director of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula and current state senator. "I'm not sure. I hope so. But in times of crisis people revert to giving in to their fears. That's the lesson of Fort Missoula, but whether that's a lesson we've learned, I can't say." —Ednor Therriault An Alien Place premieres at the Roxy Wed., Oct. 7 at 7:30 PM. Q & A with filmmakers will follow. Tickets are $5, kids get in free.

[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 Learn more about the SMART Schools 2020 initiative and how it will help improve the state of our schools’ infrastructure and technology. Open house at Willard School, 6:30–7:30 PM.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 The Missoula Area Secular Society presents the M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet. Take note the group is now meeting on the first and third Sunday of every month for brunch at 10 AM at the Stone of Accord, 4951 N. Reserve St. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.

MONDAY OCTOBER 5 Sip a fancy soda for a cause at this edition of Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM.

Former military members are invited to the Veterans for Peace Western Montana Chapter meeting, which will work to inform and advocate about peace issues. Meets at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave., on the first Monday of every month at 4 PM. Visit veteransforpeace.org to learn more.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 6 Draught Works Brewing’s Cheers for Charity night supports a local charity or nonprofit. Every Tuesday the Northside brew pub donates 50 cents of each pint sold between 5 PM and closing time.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7 Learn more about the SMART Schools 2020 initiative and how it will help improve the state of our schools’ infrastructure and technology. Open house at Franklin School, 5:30–6:30 PM.

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

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NAPPILY EVER AFTER I just moved in with my fiance, whose 5-year-old daughter stays with us part of the week. On the evenings she’s at the house, my fiance just goes to sleep, leaving me to entertain her. (She likes to play endless games like “Guess how many fingers I’m holding up!”) Well, I work a full-time job, and I’m exhausted in the evenings. He and I got into a big fight because I said he can’t just clock out like this. He told me that I need to “set boundaries” with her. Is this really my job? I’m not her mother, and I’m not even officially her stepmother yet. —Dismayed So what did he do before you moved in, just chain her to the radiator while he took a snooze? When I was growing up, I’d have to play with toys by myself or go out and poke a worm with a stick. These days, parents go way over the top in how involved they think they should be in playtime, and kids exploit this, extorting constant adult attention. Developmental psychologist Peter Gray explains that play evolved to be the “primary means” for children to learn to solve their own problems, overcome their fears, and take control of their lives, and this parents as playmates thing may stunt kids’ self-reliance. Gray, like anthropologist David Lancy, points out that parents being all up in kids’ playtime business is a very recent development. Throughout human history, parents have been too busy doing the little things—you know, like trying to keep the family from starving to death—to read the hieroglyphic version of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to their kid 500 times in a row. It isn’t fair for your fiance to clock out and make you Youth Activities Director. (I’m guessing your Match.com profile didn’t have you listed as BirthdayClown777.) It’s also important that you develop a nice warm relationship with this little girl before you start going all Department of Corrections on her. Connection first, discipline second is the order in which the most successful stepparent-stepchild relationships are formed, explains stepfamily researcher Kay Pasley. Of course, it is essential to set boundaries with willful, ill-behaved brats, including those who are, oh, 45. (Fatherhood is a journey, but not just from the living room to the bed.) As for how much of a role you’ll take in stepmommying, deciding that is part of deciding how your mar-

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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL Accounts Payable Clerk Looking for full time experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to compile and maintain approved and verified AP records, reconcile statements, and issue payments to Vendors. Additional duties include: collecting W-9 information and issuing 1099’s, and completing daily deposits for bank deposits. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID # 26046 Bookkeeper Small local company seeking a Bookkeeper with QuickBooks, AP/AR, Payroll/reconciliation and financial experience. The ideal candidate will be friendly, customer service oriented and comfortable in a small office environment. Additional office duties will include: bank deposits, financing, promotion submissions, Warranty Service Claims reconciliation, online payments, monthly inventory reporting and various duties as assigned. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID # 25821 Cook A local eating establishment is seeking an experienced line cook for restaurant/banquets food production. Please see our online listing for complete job duties and responsibilities. Our company is one of the nation’s leading hotel management and

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may have seen websites that offer practical tips on how to improve your mastery of life’s little details. They tell you how to de-clutter your home, or how to keep baked goods from going stale, or why you should shop for shoes at night to get the best fit. I recently come across a humorous site that provides the opposite: bad life tips. For instance, it suggests that you make job interviews less stressful by only applying for jobs you don’t want. Put your laptop in cold water to prevent overheating. To save time, brush your teeth while you eat. In the two sets of examples I’ve just given, it’s easy to tell the difference between which tips are trustworthy and which aren’t. But in the coming days, you might find it more challenging to distinguish between the good advice and bad advice you’ll receive. Be very discerning.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The next seven weeks will NOT be a favorable time to fool around with psychic vampires and charismatic jerks. I recommend you avoid the following mistakes, as well: failing to protect the wounded areas of your psyche; demanding perfection from those you care about; and trying to fulfill questionable desires that have led you astray in the past. Now I’ll name some positive actions you’d be wise to consider: hunting for skillful healers who can relieve your angst and aches; favoring the companionship of people who are empathetic and emotionally intelligent; and getting educated about how to build the kind of intimacy you can thrive on.

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By Rob Brezsny

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Should I offer my congratulations? You have corralled a gorgeous mess of problems that are more interesting and provocative than everyone else’s. It’s unclear how long this odd good fortune will last, however. So I suggest you act decisively to take maximum advantage of the opportunities that your dilemmas have cracked open. If anyone can turn the heartache of misplaced energy into practical wisdom, you can. If anyone can harness chaos to drum up new assets, it’s you. Is it possible to be both cunning and conscientious, both strategic and ethical? For you right now, I think it is.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let’s say you have walked along the same path or driven down the same road a thousand times. Then, one day, as you repeat your familiar route, a certain object or scene snags your attention for the first time. Maybe it’s a small fountain or a statue of the Buddhist goddess Guanyin or a wall with graffiti that says “Crap happens, but so does magic.” It has always been there. You’ve been subconsciously aware of it. But at this moment, for unknown reasons, it finally arrives in your conscious mind. I believe this is an apt metaphor for your life in the next week. More than once, you will suddenly tune in to facts, situations, or influences that had previously been invisible to you. That’s a good thing! But it might initially bring a jolt.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The 20th century’s most influential artist may have been Pablo Picasso. He created thousands of paintings, and was still churning them out when he was 91 years old. A journalist asked him which one was his favorite. “The next one,” he said. I suggest you adopt a similar attitude in the coming weeks, Libra. What you did in the past is irrelevant. You should neither depend on nor be weighed down by anything that has come before. For now, all that matters are the accomplishments and adventures that lie ahead of you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A windbreak is a line of stout trees or thick bushes that provides shelter from the wind. I think you need a metaphorical version: someone or something to shield you from a relentless force that has been putting pressure on you; a buffer zone or protected haven where you can take refuge from a stressful barrage that has been hampering your ability to act with clarity and grace. Do you know what you will have to do to get it? Here’s your battle cry: “I need sanctuary! I deserve sanctuary!”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your fellow Sagittarian Walt Disney accomplished a lot. He was a pioneer in the art of animation and made movies that won numerous Academy Awards. He built theme parks, created an entertainment empire, and amassed fantastic wealth. Why was he so successful? In part because he had high standards, worked hard, and harbored an obsessive devotion to his quirky vision. If you aspire to cultivate any of those qualities, now is a favorable time to raise your mastery to the next level. Disney had one other trait you might consider working on: He liked to play the game of life by his own rules. For example, his favorite breakfast was doughnuts dipped in Scotch whisky. What would be your equivalent?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): October is Fix the Fundamentals Month. It will be a favorable time to substitute good habits for bad habits. You will attract lucky breaks and practical blessings as you work to transform overwrought compulsions into rigorous passions. You will thrive as you seek to discover the holy yearning that’s hidden at the root of devitalizing addictions. To get started, instigate freewheeling experiments that will propel you out of your sticky rut and in the direction of a percolating groove. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Have you made your travel plans yet? Have you plotted your escape? I hope you will hightail it to a festive playground where some of your inhibitions will shrink, or else journey to a holy spot where your spiritual yearnings will ripen. What would be even better is if you made a pilgrimage to a place that satisfied both of those agendas—filled up your senses with novel enticements and fed your hunger for transcendent insights. Off you go, Aquarius! Why aren’t you already on your way? If you can’t manage a real getaway in the near future, please at least stage a jailbreak for your imagination.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions consists entirely of 316 questions. It’s one of those rare texts that makes no assertions and draws no conclusions. In this spirit, and in honor of the sphinx-like phase you’re now passing through, I offer you six pertinent riddles: 1. What is the most important thing you have never done? 2. How could you play a joke on your fears? 3. Identify the people in your life who have made you real to yourself. 4. Name a good old thing you would have to give up in order to get a great new thing. 5. What’s the one feeling you want to feel more than any other in the next three years?. 6. What inspires you to love? Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.

[C4] Missoula Independent • October 1–October 8, 2015

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on 7/7/15. • BRYAN WILLIAMS, father, of ALEXANDER WILLIAMS; DOB: 9/16/05; Cause No. 15-7-01481-5; A Dependency Petition was filed on 7/7/15. • BRYAN WILLIAMS, alleged father, of ELI WILLIAMS; DOB: 4/22/09; Cause No. 157-01483-1; A Dependency Petition was filed on 7/7/15. AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A Fact Finding Hearing will be held on this matter on: October 20, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. at Pierce County Family and Juvenile Court, 5501 6th Avenue, Tacoma WA 98406. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR CHILD IS DEPENDENT AS DEFINED IN RCW 13.34.030(6). THIS BEGINS A JUDICIAL PROCESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN PERMANENT LOSS OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER A DEPENDENCY ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Petition, calls DSHS at 1-800-423-6246. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx. DATED this 8th day of September 2015 by MARGARET PIWONSKI, Deputy County Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-15-170 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TROY T. HAUERWAS, a/k/a Troy Thomas Hauerwas, 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 HELEN M. HAUERWAS, 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 5th day of September, 2015. /s/ Helen M. Hauerwas, Personal Representative REELY LAW FIRM, P.C. 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201 Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal

MNAXLP Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-15-180 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN J. COFFEE, 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 PATRICIA ANNE KIRSCHTEN, 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 15th day of September, 2015. /s/ Patricia Anne Kirschten, Personal Representative REELY LAW FIRM, P.C. 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201 Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-15173 Karen S. Townsend Dept. No. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF RUTH E. PATRICK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Peggy Charlene Patrick and Neil Scott Patrick 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 (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 Peggy Charlene Patrick and Neil Scott Patrick, Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o Dan G. Cederberg, PO Box 8234, Missoula, Montana 598078234, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 8th day of September, 2015. CEDERBERG LAW OFFICES, P.C., 269 West Front Street, PO Box 8234, Missoula, MT 59807-8234 /s/ Dan G. Cederberg, Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA

COUNTY Cause No. DV-141287 Dept. No. 4 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION DANIEL J. YOUNG, Plaintiff, vs. BRYCE ERROL BONDURANT; JAMES ARTHUR BONDURANT; DENICE MAE BONDURANT; and all other persons unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the real property described in the Complaint, or any part thereof, adverse to Plaintiff ’s ownership, or any cloud upon Plaintiff ’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, inchoate or accrued, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: DENICE MAE BONDURANT and all other persons unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the real property described in the Complaint, or any part thereof, adverse to Plaintiff ’s ownership, or any cloud upon Plaintiff ’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, inchoate or accrued YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff ’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title to the land situated in Missoula County, Montana, and described as follows: A sixty (60) foot wide parcel of land located in the West One-half (W½) of Section 14, Township 15 North, Range 22 West, Principal Meridian Montana, Missoula County, Montana and being more particularly described as follows: The Westerly Sixty (60) feet of the Northeast One-quarter of the Southwest One-quarter (W. 60’ of NE¼ of the SW¼) of said Section 14 lying North of Nine Mile Road. Deed Reference: Book 572 at Page 1318 of Micro Records. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court this 22nd day of September, 2015. /s/ SHIRLEY E. FAUST Clerk of the District Court By: /s/

Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DP15-40 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: NICHOLAS J. SCOLATTI, 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 Sandra R. Williams, the Personal Representative, returned receipt requested, at P. Mars Scott Law Offices, P.O. Box 5988, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 4th day of August, 2015. /s/ Sandra R. Williams, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV15-406 Dept. No.: 3 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Lori Jean Richards Langan, Petitioner This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Lori Jean Richards Langan to Lori Josey Moralez. The hearing will be on 10/08/15 at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 9/1/15 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Matt Tanna, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause No. DP-15-123 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TERESA JEANETTE DRAKOS, DECEDENT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Successor Personal Representative of the abovenamed 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 Edward Copps, return receipt requested, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255,

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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 LENA•

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THEODORE•Theodore is a 2-year-old male American Pit Bull Terrier. He is a big goofy boy who loves to play tug with the leash, has a fascination for squeaker toys, and can often be found carrying big plush toys in his mouth. He can be a little excited when you first get him on leash, but he walks really well on leash once he gets going. Theodore can be a little dog selective. He will also need a home with no cats. CORKY•Corky is an 8 year-old-male Pekingese. This little guy loves everybody and everything. He's the happiest little one-eyed dog you've ever met. His only fault is that he could stand to lose a little weight. Corky was adopted from the shelter six months ago and returned because of his owner's failing health conditions. He'd be a great dog for a young family or a retired person.

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MARGIE•Margie is a 4-6-year-old female Tabby/Tortie. Margie is a rather loving kitty, but can still be a little cantankerous when things don't go her way. She loves lap time and ear rubs, but complains a great deal when you have to pick her up from a favorite lounging spot. Margie is declawed, which means she will need to be an indoor-only cat.

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ZEEK•Zeek is a 2-4-year-old male Gray Tabby. He is a very affectionate and attentive cat. He would love nothing more than to spend his day rubbing his head against you, receiving belly rubs, and playing with string toys. This handsome gentleman craves human interaction and would like a home with more than one person to adore him. ANN• Ann is a 8-10-year-old female Lilac Point Ragdoll. She is a very sweet cat with the most rewarding purr when you give her attention. Ann has been a little depressed at the shelter lately. This was likely not the retirement home she had envisioned for herself. Ann would love a quiet home with someone who would enjoy helping her keep groomed, as she loves to be brushed.

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PRETTY• Pretty by name, pretty by nature. This lovely brindle Pit Bull Terrier mix was recently found in Missoula. Now she's available for adoption. Friendly and protective, this lady enjoys swimming and playing with some of her fellow canines. If you find her as beautiful as we do, come visit Pretty today!

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BANDIT•Meed Bandit, a handome gentleman with striking blue eyes! Playful, friendly and vocal, this guy is always ready for a good conversation. He enjoys hunting bugs and playing with random items such as shoelaces and pens that he considers to be toys. Curious and a bit mischievous, this lap cat also likes to play hide-andseek with household items, sleep, and use his scratching post.

SOPHIE• Meet Sophie, a 7-year-old Vizsla/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix! If you loved "Dug" (from the movie Up) you will love this sweet & energetic lady! She absolutely loves to be with humans whether it's an adventure up Blue Mountain or curling up on the couch to Missoula’s Locally Owned Neighborhood Pet Supply Store watch a movie. She gets along great with other www.gofetchdog.com - 728-2275 South Russell • North Reserve dogs, but would prefer a cat-free home.

ROCKY•Rocky is a 9-year-old hound, but don't let his white muzzle fool you! This happy-golucky soul is still young at heart. Rocky loves swimming, hiking, and going for car rides. He still has plenty of energy to be your best friend on your outdoor adventures, but is mature enough to relax with you on the couch at the end of the day. Come meet Rocky at the Humane Society of Western Montana on Tues-Fri 1-6 or Sat 12-5.

PIPPA• Pippa is in our volunteer Paws Ahead dog training program and has learned a variety of skills. She’d love to continue her education in a Basic Manners class at the Humane Society of Western Montana once she’s adopted. These group classes teach you how to use reward-based training to train your dog and are only $85 for dogs adopted from any shelter.

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[C6] Missoula Independent • October 1–October 8, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICES Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. DATED this 16th day of September, 2015. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Michael O’Brien I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED this 16th day of September, 2015. /s/ Edward Copps, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 4 Cause No. DP-15-169 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN W. QUINN. Deceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives 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 Braden Quinn and Krystie Zarllin, return receipt requested, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 31st day of August, 2015. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Don C. St. Peter I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED this 20th day of August, 2015. /s/ Krystie Zarlin, Co-Personal Representative /s/ Braden Quinn, Co-Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DV-15-980 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION ED A. STEVENSON and MAROLANE L. STEVENSON, Plaintiffs, v. JOHN VANN, BEULA M. VANN, THOMAS L. METCALF, DELORES E. HERRON, GRAYDON HALLOCK, MARCI HALLOCK, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR ANY UNKNOWN DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED PERSON, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, UNKNOWN, CLAIMING OR WHO MIGHT CLAIM ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN OR ENCUM-

BRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFFS; OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFFS’ TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint to Quiet Title in this Action which is filed with the abovenamed Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: A tract of land located in the East one-half of the Northeast onequarter of Section 27, Township 11 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the east boundary of said Section 27, which point is N.0º45’10”W., 1272.63 feet from the East quarter section corner of said Section 27; thence N.0º45’10”W., along the said East boundary of Section 27, 354.51 feet; thence West 1322.32 feet to the East boundary of a County Road; thence S.0º50’15”E., along said County Road boundary 354.52 feet; thence East 1321.82 feet to the point of beginning. Recording Reference: Book 135 at Page 1406 Micro Records. DATED this 21st day of September, 2015. /s/ Shirley E. Faust By: Michael Evjen, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III Cause No. DV-15-919 SUMMONS DENNIS A. ROTHENBUHLER Plaintiff, -vs- Missoula County; John J. Love and all other persons, unknown, claiming or who might claim any right title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property

MNAXLP described in the complaint adverse to Plaintiff ’s ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiff ’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: JOHN J. LOVE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint To Quiet Title in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff ’s attorneys within TwentyOne (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. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title to the land situated in Missoula County, Montana, and described as follows: Lot 19 in Block 10 of Low’s Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court, the 28th day of August, 2015. /s/ SHIRLEY FAUST Missoula County Clerk of Court (COURT SEAL) By: /s/ Gayle Johnson Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/22/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200917081 Bk: 843 Pg: 723, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Rebecca S. Mathews, unmarried was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC was Beneficiary and LSI Lender’s Service, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded LSI - Lender’s Service, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 3 in Block “B” of Meadowlark Addition No. 1, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201406112 Bk: 928 Pg: 435, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the

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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 24, 82, 205, 248, OS28. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting 10/19/2015 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to 10/22/2015 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 46, 69, 104, 274, 379, & 479. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, & other misc. household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, October 5, 2015. All auction units will only be shown each day at 3 P.M. written sealed bids may be submitted to storage office at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59804 prior to Thursday, October 8, 2015 4:00 P.M. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 16, 2015 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 non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or U S A - Fo re c l o s u re . c o m . (MATHEWS, REBECCA S. TS# 7023.114168) 1002.282475-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 23, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: All of lots 1 and 2 in Block D of Replacement Plat of Lapoint Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana according to the Official recorded plat thereof George G Fifield, Jr. and Nina J Fifield, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J Peterson at Mackoff, Kellogg, Kirby & Kloster, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to PHH Mortgage Services, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated

August 3, 2001 recorded August 8, 2001 in Book 666 Page 283 under Document No 200119336; loan modification recorded September 19, 2006 in Book 783, Page 532 under Document no. 200623880; loan modification recorded January 23, 2015 in Book 939, Page 803 under Document no. 201501520. The beneficial interest is currently held by PHH Mortgage Corporation dba PHH Mortgage Services. 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 $524.76, beginning February 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 4, 2015 is $81,810.40 principal, interest at the rate of 7.25% totaling $2,520.10, late charges in the amount of $52.46, escrow advances of $1,081.95 and other fees and expenses advanced of $207.61, plus accruing interest at the rate of $16.25 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is

MNAXLP 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 16, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 16th day of July, 2015 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Phh V Fifield 42067.173 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 3, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 14 in Block 9 of HIGH PARK NO. 5, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the of-

[C8] Missoula Independent • October 1–October 8, 2015

ficial plat thereof Thomas D. Erving, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Bozeman, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Big Sky Western Bank, as Beneficiary, by Deed of trust dated on December 03, 2004 and recorded on December 08, 2004 in Book 744, Page 890 under document No. 200434071. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for ARMT 2005-5. 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 $822.15, beginning January 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 7, 2015 is $203,889.82 principal, interest at the rate of 2.875% totaling $3,027.30, late charges in the amount of $192.12, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,553.86, plus accruing interest at the rate of $16.06 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, ex-

press 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, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 26th day of June, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Amy Gough Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 6/09/2021 Suntrust V Erving 41531.636 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 9, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 18A of Car Line Addition, Block 15, Lots 17A, 18A, 19A, 20A and 21A, a

platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof, recorded in Book 23 of plat at page 66 Together with an easement across the Southerly 8 feet of Lot 17A of said subdivision for utility purposes Gabriel T Moree, 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 Deed of Trust dated April 4, 2006 recorded April 6, 2006 in Book 771 Page 932 under Document No 200607683. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Home Equity Asset Trust 2006-6; Home Equity Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-6. 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 $910.06, beginning February 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 7, 2015 is $129,689.44 principal, interest at the rate of 7.99% totaling $13,947.18, late charges in the amount of $630.16, escrow advances of $7,749.99, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,494.73, plus accruing interest at the rate of $28.22 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 2, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 2nd day of July , 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018/ Select V Moree 42085.107

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 109 Saranac. Ranch style 4 bed, 2 bath on large corner lot backing neighborhood park. $250,000. Vickie Honzel. Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com

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Honzel, LambrosERA Real Estate. 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambros.com 1924 Kensington. Classic 3 bed, 1 bath with hardwood floors and large fenced yard. $193,000. Pat McCormick Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, North Missoula home. $165,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 216 Tower. 2 bed, 1 bath bungalow on 1/2 acre near Clark Fork River. $185,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Downtown Missoula home. $295,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, South Hills home.

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1 Pot money 5 Granola bit 8 "Harold & ___ Go to White Castle" 13 Transaction of interest 14 "___ oughta..." 15 "Fur ___" (Beethoven piece) 16 Credit card figure 17 "___ silly question... " 18 Arrest 19 Person using a certain wrench? (Ted/Ted) 22 Celebratory poem 23 "Before" to poets of old 24 Linger in the tub 25 Ballooned 26 +, on a battery 28 "King Kong" actress Fay 30 "Baudolino" author Umberto 32 Beer menu option 33 Dispatches 35 All-out 39 With 41-Across, what happens when a train worker puts in overtime? (Bill/Bill) 41 See 39-Across 43 First name in perfumery 44 Anxious feeling 46 Movie studio locale 47 "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" director Lee 49 "Believe ___ Not" 50 Baton Rouge campus, briefly 51 Artificial grass 54 In ___ (harmonized) 56 "What can Brown do for you?" sloganeer 58 "Kill Bill" actress Thurman 59 Castle entrances reserved only for horsemen? (Ted/Bill) 63 Flower's friend 65 "Blazing Saddles" actress Madeline 66 "A Shot at Love" reality star ___ Tequila 67 Add to your site, as a YouTube video 68 Emanate 69 2015 award for Viola Davis 70 Hilarious people 71 Board + pieces 72 A majority of August births Last week’s solution

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$205,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 442 Kensington. Totally remodeled 1 bed, 1.5 bath with fenced yard, patio, deck & garage. $245,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 515 Cooley. Northside 2 bed, 1 bath with double garage across from park & community gardens. $264,500. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 5442 Prospect Drive. 4 bed, 3 bath in Grant Creek with lower level, deck & double garage. Next to open space. $349,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 615 Overlook. Modern 3 bed, 2.5 bath with open floor plan, loft, balcony and double garage. $335,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350

shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 6743 Linda Vista. 4 bed, 3 bath with 2 car garage and great city views. $319,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 5312605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com 6892 Alisha Drive. Brand new 3 bed, 2 bath with 3 car garage in Linda Vista. $389,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com 706 Hiberta. 2 bed, 1 bath one one +/- acre in Orchard Homes. $215,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 909 Rodgers. At $149,900 this three bedroom, one bath house on the Northside is going to make someone a very nice home! Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres with MIssion Mountain & Missoula Valley views. $385,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 728-2621. www.clarkforkrealty.com Buying or selling homes? Let me help you Find Your Way Home. Please contact me, David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM East Base of Mount Jumbo 970 Discovery. Awesome 3 bedroom East Missoula home in a great ‘hood with gorgeous views! $190,000 KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Home & Historic Barn w/original timbers, electricity & water; potential to restore as a home. 10 acres, creek, views, newer 5 bed/3 bath home, wood stove, big kitchen & large deck. Call Trudy Samuelson @ 406-360-5860 House hunting downtown? Stop by the Missoula Farmer’s Market. N. Higgins by the

REAL ESTATE XXX’s. Sat. 8am-12:30pm. Tuesday 5:30-7:00. missoulafarmersmarket.com. Find us on Facebook. If you’ve been thinking of selling your home now is the time. The local inventory is relatively low and good houses are selling quickly. Let me help you Find Your Way Home. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM Interested in real estate? Successfully helping buyers and sellers. Please contact me, David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM Lewis & Clark Neighborhood 631 Pattee Creek Drive. Across from Splash, wonderful, spacious, light, beautiful Lewis & Clark area home. Over 3300 s.f. of living space. $340,000. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Milwaukee Trail Home 2144 Trail St. Very beautifully updated 3 bedroom 2 bath home right on the bike trail; large private back yard with gorgeous landscaping. $286,500. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Natural Housebuilders & Terry Davenport Design, Inc.. Building Survivalist Homes, Sustainably, Off Grid. www.faswall.com, www.naturalhousebuilder.net. Ph: 406-3690940 & 406-642-6863.

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CONDOS 2004 Silver Tip Clusters. 4 bed, 4 bath in gated Circle H Ranch. Backed by conservation easement land. $675,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com 5510 Creekstone #2. 2 bed, 1.5 bath with carport off Grant Creek & trail system. $142,500. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@ lambros.com 819 Turner. Modern 3 bed, 2.5 bath Turner Street Townhouse with single garage. $215,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16. Burns Street Commons is a very special place to call home and this three bedroom upper level unit offers spacious, convenient, and beautiful living space. $160,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Condo for Sale-901 Rodgers St 2BR/1.5 bath, 2 level condo, quite Northside neighborhood. Carpet throughout, laminate flooring in LR. Close to downtown, bike to UM,

bus stop on same block. Includes W/D (not coin-op),carport pkg & storage unit. Great investment opportunity, must see. $89,900 view at forsalebyowner.com Listing ID: 24027866 or 406.214.7519

3338 Hollis Street $320,000 MLS# 20153915 A lovingly cared for rancher in the desirable Lewis and Clark neighborhood. 4 bed, 2 bath, functional floor plan, sunken living room, formal dining room, spacious kitchen, main floor laundry and mudroom off garage, large private backyard. Easy access to schools, shopping and downtown.

Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #303. Top floor unit looks out to the “M” and includes all the wonderful amenities that The Uptown Flats offers. $159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath corner unit on top floor with deck & community room. $155,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com

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LAND 18 acre building lot with incredible views. Lolo, Sleeman Creek. $129,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

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Near Good Food Store 1952 S 4th W. Centrally located 3 bedroom home in great shape with a double lot and tons of gardening, chicken coop and shop. $235,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Open House • Sunday, Sept. 27 • 2-4PM. Lower Rattlesnake. 1149 Harrison St. Gorgeous 4 bd 2 ba, Close to Mt. Jumbo and downtown. 1922 Craftsman home, excellent condition, huge, bright modern kitchen, formal dining, 2 family rooms forsaleby owner.com #24037586. MLS# 20154522. Buyer’s agents welcome. 549-3506 for private showing. $475,000. Real Estate. NW Montana. Tungstenholdings.com. (406)2933714 “There once was an agent named Dave/Whose clients they all would rave. He’ll show you a house/loved by both you and your spouse. Both your time and money he’ll save.” Tony and Marcia Bacino. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com WHO CARES? We do, in good

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REAL ESTATE

more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Missoula Lot 310 Sussex. Residential Lot in a very desirable neighborhood, close to the University, downtown, bike trails and more! 6,000 square foot, ready to build. $137,500. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com NHN Edgewood. 3.53 acres on backside of Mount Jumbo. $79,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605 vickiehonzel@lambros.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40.69 acres with 2 creeks & Mission Mountain views. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 2 3 9 - 8 3 5 0 . shannonhilliard5@gmail.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard,

Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $149,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com NHN Roundup. Two 20 acre, unzoned, bare land parcels. $3,000,000. Anne Jablonski, 546-5816.

vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com 15520 Mill Creek, Frenchtown. High-end 5 bed, 3.5 bath with 3 car garage. Basketball court & gym. Fantastic views. $595,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties 2000.com 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Stevensville home. $159,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $200,000.. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

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3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Frenchtown home. $367,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

14980 Big Horn, Huson. 3 bed, 2 bath on 5 acres. $425,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605

6743 Linda Vista • $319,900 • Turn key 4 bed, 3.5 bath on 17,400 sq.ft. lot • Vaulted ceilings, arched doorways & lots of natural light • Kitchen nook, dining room & finished basement • Back deck & oversized double garage • City & mountain views all around

[C12] Missoula Independent • October 1–October 8, 2015

4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12.3 acres. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Alberton area home on 20 acres on Petty Creek. $465,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit

www.mindypalmer.com 8905 Mormon Creek Road. Private Lolo Peak 3 bed, 3 bath on over 4 acres with fireplace, deck, hot tub & fantastic views. $395,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com Lolo Acre 5565 Brady Lane, Lolo. An acre with a view, large

shop/garage; beautiful setting. $170,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

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