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Voices/Letters Did you know there’s an election coming up? .......................................4 The Week in Review Statue nipples, Bigfoot and a goat ...............................................6 Briefs Turf wars, exotic pets and grizzlies.......................................................................6 Etc. Allegations of a rigged election ................................................................................7 News What’s slowing down efforts to improve Missoula’s internet speed? ...................8 News All bets are off in the race for House District 96 ...................................................9 Opinion Questioning Missoula’s Day of the Dead parade ...........................................10 Feature The Halloween Issue........................................................................................12
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Arts Burn to Shine captures the fleeting nature of rock and roll bands.......................16 Music Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs, Drift and Bon Iver..............................................17 Music A brief history of the Meat Puppets’ limitless landscape....................................20 Art Sky Angove walks the line in Subtle Chaos .............................................................21 Film Inferno runs through a lot of plazas.....................................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................24 BrokeAss Gourmet College nachos.............................................................................25 Happiest Hour Ghoul-aid.............................................................................................27 8 Days a Week But never less, even for a short-timer..................................................28 Agenda Patrisse Cullors.................................................................................................34 Mountain High Warren Miller’s Here, There, Everywhere ...........................................35
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[voices]
STREET TALK
by Kate Whittle
Asked Tuesday afternoon at Spirit Halloween What are you going to dress up as for Halloween? Followup: What scares you the most during this time of year?
Christina LaRocque: Zombie Princess Peach. I found my skirt I’m going to wear, and I’m pairing it with a T-shirt I’m going to decorate. Eyes wide shut: Haunted houses probably. I’ll do them but I’m terrified the entire time. I walk without my eyes open through the whole thing.
Karen Gonzales: I’m not doing Halloween, but I do Day of the Dead. I have a skeleton shirt, skeleton leggings, an old frayed tuxedo coat to wear over it all. And a veil I made a few years ago for flamenco dance so it’s got all the roses on top of it. Arachnophobia: Really big black spiders.
Kassidee Bryant: Little Dead Riding Hood. I’m going to Disco Bloodbath. Zootown frown: Clowns. Clowns are the worst.
Mike Lattanzio: Guy Fieri. Maybe a zombie version of Guy Fieri. I’m probably going to go into my work and stand behind my bartenders and talk about every ingredient and look ridiculous until they really get mad at me. Winter is coming: The shortening of days and sunlight.
Rylie Shade: I’m gonna be a bat, I think, if I can find bat wings. I have a black sheet, so maybe I can figure it out. I just don’t know how to sew. Fraidy bat: I really just hate horror things. I hate horror movies and corn mazes and haunted houses. So I’m afraid my friends will drag me to things and I’ll get stuck. I do like dressing up and seeing everybody.
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She’s the one I urge you to join me in voting for Denise Juneau on Nov. 8. Montana only has one member in Congress to represent us, and Denise should be that person (see “History hangs in the balance,” Oct. 20). Denise has worked hard for years for all of us in education here in Montana, as a teacher and as superintendent of public instruction. She understands that Montanans need good jobs and ways to make decent livings for our families. In Congress, she will make sure we can get more people into great jobs, grow our economy, and protect our public lands. As a caregiver who works long hours in a nursing home here in Missoula, I know how hard it can be to do a necessary and important job while still not making enough to get by. I support Denise because I know she will help us change that and make life better for me and my family. Join me in supporting Denise on Election Day. Cheire Knowles Missoula
Vote Sandefur Hopefully more people are appreciating that they cannot vote for a political party that promotes mostly extremist candidates, since doing so perpetuates governmental disfunction. We have such an extremist candidate running for Montana Supreme Court, Kristen Juras. Whereas other leaders with strong religious beliefs (Presidents Kennedy and Carter) have recognized their obligation under our secular U.S. Constitution to separate their religious beliefs from their public duties, Juras longs to be in a position to make her fundamentalist, sectarian religious beliefs have the force of government behind them. Take Juras’ claim to support religious freedom. Under the U.S. Constitution, that is the freedom to believe in a religion (or not) and to reasonably practice that belief with others in private spaces. But it does not mean one can use government spaces or their government job to force their religious beliefs upon the rest of society. Religious freedom is extremely important, as what separates us from the warfare and oppression of so many Middle Eastern countries today is not that they are Muslim and the U.S. is mostly Christian—it’s that their governments made particular religions mandatory, whereas ours isn’t supposed to. But people like Juras hate that secular requirement. She wants “religious freedom” to mean her right and duty to make the rest of us comply with her religious beliefs. So Juras sued (and lost) to prevent the University of Montana student newspaper (when most students are adults or nearly so)
from having a column about sex. She sued the law school she worked for (and lost) when the dean refused to disburse student activity funds to the Christian Legal Society Juras advised (on the grounds that it would have been a breach of the separation of church and state; CLS members must sign covenants opposing gay rights, extramarital sex and a woman’s right to choose). Vote for Judge Dirk Sandefur instead! William H. Clarke Missoula
Highly qualified Dave Strohmaier, Democratic candidate for county commissioner, is highly qualified for the position. He has experience administering programs and managing staff in the private sector. He is a sportsman and conservationist who values good stewardship for
“In the flurry, Carpenter shot at the bear, but most of the heavy shot hit DB, who never fully recovered from the bear bites and gunshot wounds.” Missoula County and has been endorsed by the Montana Conservation Voters. He respects private property and understands the value of public lands. Dave’s leadership as a Missoula County commissioner will be based upon cooperation rather than confrontation. He has demonstrated his skills at working collaboratively to seek solutions to problems. He will serve the county’s citizens well. Gary and Judy Matson Milltown
Achieve Teddy’s vision Change is always with us, necessitating modifying our behaviors if we wish to maintain the best quality of life for ourselves and future generations. As a fifth generation Montanan, my great-great-grandfather, DB, homesteaded in Montana in 1864 and times were much different then. While out haying one day, his dogs started barking at a bear. When DB and his brother-in-law, Carpenter, tried to get closer for a good shot, the bear charged, knocking DB into a sandbar and bit-
ing his leg to the bone. In the flurry, Carpenter shot at the bear, but most of the heavy shot hit DB, who never fully recovered from the bear bites and gunshot wounds. Now, 150 year later, being stewards of Montana shifts the focus from survival to preserving the state’s wildlife. Trapping also adds to the costs to taxpayers once a species is endangered. That area loses jobs in mining, timber and other revenue. As Teddy Roosevelt said, “We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.” I-177 would help achieve Teddy’s vision. Dorothy Filson Bozeman
Misery to joy Freedom. Beauty. Diversity. Peacefulness. Joy. These are words we’d use to describe our amazing Montana environment, including the wildlife found here. We are privileged beyond belief to live in this wonderful place and enjoy God’s creatures with respect, sportsmanship and care. Danger. Restriction. Horror. Suffering. Exploitation. Misery. These are words to describe trapping for any living creature that has the unfortunate experience of encountering a trap on our public lands. There are approximately 6,000 trappers in Montana who limit the rest of us from freely, safely and confidently enjoying our public lands. Approximately 40,000 Montanans signed petitions to abolish trapping on our public lands. They have made a bold statement. As someone who spent almost every weekend for eight months collecting these signatures and talking with fellow Montana residents, their choice is clear. Prohibit trapping on public lands. Private lands—or two-thirds of the state—are not affected by this initiative. The lie that has become the trappers’ mantra is, “Next, they’ll go after hunting and fishing.” Hogwash. Nothing could be further from the truth. Harvesting of wild fish and wild game animals are protected by our state constitution. Fur-bearing animals, the ones sought by trappers, are not game animals. What are the trappers afraid of, really? That everyone will know the barbaric, cruel reality of what they do? That their previous anonymity will be exposed and everyone will know what they really are? Trapping is considered by FWP to be “recreational.” Who recreates by torturing animals? From danger to safety. From misery to joy. From horror to peace. You can do this, Montana. Vote yes on I-177. Vote for the ban on trapping on our public lands. Peg Brownlee Florence
missoulanews.com • October 27–November 3, 2016 [5]
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Amy Donovan
Wednesday, Oct. 19 The Missoula City Council determines it will have to tighten its budget more than anticipated, thanks to a recent state ruling that lowered tax revenues from NorthWestern Energy. The municipal budget is now $117,000 short.
Thursday, Oct. 20 Pedestrians in downtown Missoula spot an unusual pet tied up outside Butterfly Herbs on North Higgins Avenue—a long-haired goat, sporting a colorful jacket and bell on its collar. #KeepMissoulaGoat
Friday, Oct. 21 Fort Missoula Regional Park unveils its new 6-foot-tall statue of a muscled, shirtless Civilian Conservation Corps worker. The statue honors Fort Missoula’s history as one of the largest CCC districts established during the Great Depression.
Saturday, Oct. 22 Hamilton hosts the Big Sky Bigfoot Conference, featuring special guest Bob Gimlin, who helped shoot the famous PattersonGimlin film in 1967. Alas, Bigfoot doesn’t make an appearance at the event.
Sunday, Oct. 23 Radiolab host Jad Abumrad speaks at the Dennison Theatre on “the science, philosophy and art of uncertainty.” Afterwards, journalism professor Jule Banville escorts “His Jadness” downtown to the Oxford Saloon.
Monday, Oct. 24 Garden City Harvest employees discover that a vandal spray-painted “Murderer— ALF” on the front of their building, in apparent reference to the Animal Liberation Front. GCH has recently been targeted by animal rights groups over its harvest of three farm-raised pigs.
Tuesday, Oct. 25 The University of Montana announces that Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Cullors will give an address on campus Nov. 2. Cullors helped develop the movement after the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
Sandy Davis of Missoula hands in her ballot Oct. 25 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds. The elections office mailed 43,000 absentee ballots earlier this month, according to administrator Rebecca Connors, and has already received more than 11,000. Election Day is Nov. 8.
UM athletics
Turf war The namesake of a late University of Montana athletics booster was quietly scrubbed from Washington-Grizzly Stadium over the summer in what a former athletic director calls a “breach of donor trust” that threatens to damage the university’s future fundraising ability. Since 2001, the stadium playing surface has been named John Hoyt Field as part of an agreement with an anonymous donor whose $1 million gift enabled UM to first install artificial turf. At the time, it was the largest cash gift ever to UM athletics. Hoyt himself was a major donor to UM athletics, having given $650,000 in 2000 to what is now the John C. Hoyt Athletics Complex. He died shortly before the turf gift was made in his honor. Director of Athletics Kent Haslam says he ordered staff to remove the maroon Hoyt Field signage—bolted to concrete walls in each end zone—in conjunction with a turf replacement project completed in August. The occasion seemed appropriate, Haslam says, since the donor-
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funded turf no longer exists. He adds that the removal did not violate the terms of the 2001 donor agreement, which made no mention of the name remaining in perpetuity. Former UM athletics directors, however, say the move isn’t in the spirit of the initial agreement, and one suggested the university is playing politics to appease another, larger donor. “Unless the UM Foundation can produce different paperwork from what was promised under the original agreement, I believe this is a breach of donor trust and will definitely damage the reputation of the UM Foundation, the University of Montana and UM Athletics,” Jim O’Day wrote in an email to Montana University System leaders earlier this month. O’Day worked for the Grizzly Athletic Association and UM Foundation at the time of the 2001 turf gift. He later worked as athletics director from 2005 until 2012, when he was fired amid scrutiny of how the university handled sexual assault allegations involving athletes. The AD who orchestrated the gift, Wayne Hogan, tells the Indy that he and the donor didn’t stipulate the duration of the naming rights because the agreement
was implicit. “I just didn’t think it needed to be said, and I don’t think he felt the need for that commitment,” Hogan says. Hogan identified the anonymous donor as Billings attorney Cliff Edwards. Edwards could not be reached for comment because he is out of the office until November. O’Day, in his email to the regents, suggested that Hoyt’s name was removed as a condition of the Washington Foundation’s recent $7 million donation to fund construction of the Washington Grizzlies Champions Center. O’Day declined to comment on his allegation but acknowledges that he does not have direct knowledge of the Champions Center donor agreement. UM officials would not comment on O’Day’s claim, and the UM Foundation rejected the Indy’s request for a copy of the Champions Center donor agreement. A Montana University System spokesperson says Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian was briefed on the naming rights situation and believes the university is managing it appropriately. The spokesperson adds that O’Day is the only person to raise concerns about the issue to state officials.
[news] Erasing Hoyt’s name from the field could give UM athletics another option as it looks for new fundraising opportunities. Haslam says that while the original gift was a “game changer” for the program, the most sustainable funding stream would be an endowment whose proceeds could be used to replace the turf as needed. Haslam says he contacted the donors before the signs were taken down and that UM is now looking for a permanent way to honor the 2001 gift. Derek Brouwer
Pet Nebula
Forced migration On a recent Thursday afternoon at Pet Nebula, Shawn Yearley parcels out live crickets, mealworms and rats to waiting customers and describes how not to thaw a frozen rodent. (Hint: no microwaving.) One customer camps out on the floor with a handful of mice, killing time before soccer practice, while another admires the tarantula selection: 39 spiders from 18 different species. A third customer stops in to grab a bagful of the 20,000 crickets the store goes through each week. But the store’s stash of critters won’t be available much longer. Pet Nebula, Missoula’s last independent pet shop, will pack up its terrariums on Nov. 5. Its lease at 1916 Brooks Street ends next month. Besides being a veritable food court for exotic pets, the store has been a community hub for reptile aficionados. “[The customers] all know each other,” says owner Jennifer Lundberg DeNeut. “They all run into each other at the store, all talk about the reptiles with each other, compare notes, buy stuff from each other, swap reptiles… They have totally overrun the store, in a good way.” That’s how Yearley, Pet Nebula’s sole employee and a boa breeder in his off hours, started his job. “He just wouldn’t ever leave the store, so I started telling him what to do,” DeNeut says. With DeNeut closing the storefront after eight years as owner, longtime customers worried about how to handle their pets’ mealtimes. Pet Nebula is the only local business offering a variety of warm-blooded food options, and a few desperate snake owners were even considering mail-order mice (which are illegal to send under USPS regulations). After overwhelming demand from her cus-
tomers, DeNeut decided to continue selling rats, crickets, mealworms and supplies as a delivery service. The trickier issue, however, is how to serve another need in the exotic pet community. Over the years, the store has become a de facto adoption center. “We’ve had a pretty much open-door policy,” DeNeut says. “If we’ve got space for them and it’s not something crazy like an alligator, then people can drop it off here. I would say that probably 80 percent of the animals in the store now have been previously owned.” Animal Control Officer Filip Panusz says the city shelter is required to accept any animals surrendered there in person, but exotic animals are not its specialty. The Humane Society of Western Montana can sometimes take a reptile if the owner brings it in with its habitat, says employee Kayla Beal, but it prefers “basically most things with fur.” For now, signs around Pet Nebula warn customers never to release their pets into the wild, where they’re threatened by cold weather and scared strangers who often mistake harmless snakes for poisonous ones. DeNeut also plans to accept some surrendered animals at her home after the store closes. She’ll use a building on her out-of-town property to house her breeding rodent colony, a pair of Kenyan sand boas and a pair of crested geckos, and she says there’s room for more critters. But the loss of a central spot in town still means opportunities for resources and education will be limited. “I don’t see [our customers] having that kind of sense of ownership in one of the box stores,” DeNeut says. “Which is kind of funny, actually, because a lot of them work at the box stores.” Olga Kreimer
Grizzlies
Banding together on paper By now, there’s hardly a tribe or first nation in the West that hasn’t issued some sort of resolution regarding grizzly bear delisting. But ever since the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its draft delisting rule for the Yellowstone population in March, that opposition has gradually evolved into a more elaborate call for reform. Last week, tribal leaders from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes became the latest officials to sign a tribe-to-tribe cross-border treaty outlining a string of social, cultural and biological principles for
BY THE NUMBERS Percent of hunters passing through west-central Montana check stations who harvested an animal on opening weekend of the 2016 general hunting season, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
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the bears. The document was originally drafted by Alberta’s Piikani Nation as a way to rally others around a single desired direction for future grizzly management, not just in Yellowstone but throughout the Northern Rockies. So far close to 70 tribes throughout the region have signed, including the only three tribes with seats on the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee’s Yellowstone subcommittee. “The removal of protections from the grizzly will result in the protections on the sacred lands the grizzly presently occupies being relaxed, and in some instances, removed,” Piikani Chief Stan Grier, the primary driver of the treaty, said in a statement. Among the treaty’s 13 articles are statements on how the signatories would prefer to see grizzly bears managed and studied. The document takes a firm stance on the controversial issue of sport or trophy hunts, stating no such hunts will be permitted “on any lands our nations hold jurisdiction over.” CSKT Chairman Vernon Finley agreed with the overall aspirations of the treaty, but did feel compelled to issue a clarifying statement alongside his signature. “The CSKT offers its signature in solidarity with the other signatories to this Grizzly Treaty,” Finley wrote, “but want to clearly state our intention to honor our existing and future partnerships with appropriate state and federal wildlife and natural resource management agencies.” Grier’s document has caught the attention of and stoked enthusiasm for another tribal group active on the grizzly front. The GOAL Tribal Coalition, which is not directly involved with the treaty, has been working to unite tribal members on the issue for several years. They’ve encouraged leaders to draft individual letters or resolutions for their respective nations, but GOAL national coordinator Sara Atiqtalik says it’s time someone brought them together on paper. The treaty is slated to pass through Washington, the Dakotas, Oklahoma and California in coming weeks. “It’s bringing so many tribes together with the effort to get the government to stop what they’re doing,” she adds, “and it’s bringing so much attention to it as well.” Alex Sakariassen
ETC. The staff at the Missoula County Elections Office have fielded their share of calls from voters concerned about election fraud since absentee ballots were mailed out Oct. 17, but an incident from last Monday likely takes the cake. A woman walked into the fairgrounds, ballot in hand, and explained to officials that she “was on to them.” “Them” apparently refers to a doorstep canvasser who had offered to deliver the woman’s ballot to the poll, elections administrator Rebecca Connors says. While talking to the canvasser, the woman noticed that his car had an out-of-state license plate. She declined to hand over her ballot and instead waited for the man to return to his car. When he did, the woman told elections officials, she tailed him. “Later she had heard that it was legal, but she did call 911 and reported them as she was following them,” Connors says. Similar reports of voters unsettled by offers to deliver ballots garnered news headlines throughout the state over the last week. Some of the canvassers were later traced back to the Montana Democratic Party, which explained that the offer, a matter of convenience, has been a longstanding practice. The Montana GOP sees things differently. Chairman Jeff Essmann tweeted that the practice shows “intent to rig the election.” The party fired off a slew of emails warning supporters that “the integrity of our elections is at stake,” set up a “Voter Protection Hotline” and demanded the Secretary of State produce a public service announcement on the issue. The claims echo recent comments from Donald Trump, the increasingly desperate Republican presidential nominee. His rhetoric about a “rigged” voting system is the latest stunt in a campaign struggling to catch up—or perhaps excuse a walloping at the polls—before Nov. 8. Regardless, these “recent headlines,” as Connors puts it, have some Montanans on edge. So it’s important to know what’s what. Connors says the only “bulletproof” way to ensure your vote gets counted is to deliver it personally to a polling place. And while Essmann creates his own “hotline,” the state already hosts an online portal for voters to check the status of their ballot, at myvoterpage.mt.gov. Essmann, though, doesn’t care about that. He, like Trump, prefers voters distrust the system and trust them, and them alone.
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No connection What’s slowing down efforts to speed up Missoula’s internet? by Kate Whittle
On weekday afternoons, Clyde Coffee on South Higgins is usually packed with customers working on their laptops. But on Oct. 18, the shop was quiet—because the wifi didn’t work. “That day it was empty,” says barista Elizabeth Taillon-Rogosienksi. “We usually get a lot of people who come to use the wifi, so we lost a lot of business.” Clyde Coffee was one of hundreds of small businesses and residential customers in Missoula and Lolo afflicted by a widespread Charter Spectrum internet service outage for most of that day. The Iron Horse Bar & Grill couldn’t accept credit cards, nor could Noon’s convenience stores. The county Motor Vehicle Division couldn’t access records. Most customers’ service was restored by that evening, but the damage was still done. Clyde Coffee’s accounting system was disrupted for three days afterward and employees didn’t get their tips on time, according to Taillon-Rogosienski. Charter still hasn’t released much information about the outage itself, but to Missoula City Councilman Bryan von Lossberg, the Oct. 18 outage is evidence of how much the city could benefit from a more robust— and diverse—group of internet providers. He personally subscribes to Charter in his own home because it offers faster speeds at more affordable rates than competitors like CenturyLink or Blackfoot. Many small businesses also rely on Charter for the same reason, he says. “Do we have the speed? Do we have competitive options at a variety of price levels? And do we have the reliability? I think in all three of those areas we are lacking,” von Lossberg says. For the last few years, the city and county have been in talks with local internet providers and other businesses about the possibility of a broadband open-access fiber optic network, in addition to the DSL and cable-modem-based services currently available. Von Lossberg points to Bozeman as one model, where the Bozeman Fiber project started in August and should be operational by the end of the year. Bozeman’s system is intended to provide faster speeds,
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prevent the duplication of fiber networks and reduce costs for customers. Bozeman Fiber operates as a nonprofit and is funded with investments from local banks. Finding a similar arrangement hasn’t been easy in Missoula, von Lossberg says, mostly because no one has stepped up to champion the project. The Missoula Economic Partnership is currently conducting studies and stakeholder surveys about broadband networks, but MEP doesn’t plan to take charge, according to economic development associate Jenni Graff.
business,” says Geoff Feiss, general manager and lobbyist for the Montana Telecommunications Association. MTA represents rural providers throughout the state, including Missoula’s Blackfoot Telecommunications. Feiss thinks Missoula’s hypothetical network is at risk of “overbuilding existing facilities” and could be financially risky. As for von Lossberg, he reiterates that the city of Missoula would like to encourage open-access broadband without operating it. One study showed that plenty of fiber is already laid in the ground, and it just needs
A widespread Charter outage on Oct. 18 affected Missoula and Lolo customers. Efforts to improve and diversify the area’s internet options have failed despite years of talks between the city and business community.
“We’re facilitating, we’re Switzerland,” Graff says. “We’re not pushing an agenda, we’re just making sure all relevant players are at the table and there’s a clear roadmap.” Graff does say she’s encountered pushback from Charter and CenturyLink, whose representatives informed her they wouldn’t agree to join the hypothetical open-access network. Other stakeholders are resistant to the idea that government should be at the table at all. “I’m not anti-broadband, I’m simply anti government getting involved in the
to be linked together. Von Lossberg expresses frustration that after years of surveys and discussion throughout the community, there’s still been no real progress. “It’s worth doing it and being deliberate and smart and strategic, and recognizing what’s out there and trying to move forward,” von Lossberg says. “But at some point, people’s appetite for dealing with the limitations of the current situation—I don’t think there’s an infinite capacity to deal with that frustration.” kwhittle@missoulanews.com
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Razor thin All bets are off in the race for House District 96 by Alex Sakariassen
The race for House District 96 began with an act of courtesy. Prior to filing for office in mid-January, Adam Hertz invited Democratic incumbent state Rep. Andrew Person to a coffeehouse meeting with the intent of telling Person face-to-face of his plans to challenge him on the 2016 ballot. Person says Hertz was “a gentleman” about it, and the two talked for some time about their respective interests in championing HD 96 in the Montana Legislature. As these two young political opponents compete in one of this election season’s most-watched Missoula County races, the courteous spirit of their first official encounter largely prevails. Hertz, a former Republican city councilman, has distributed several flyers contrasting the differences in their voting records, but save for those and a few veiled jabs, he and Person have actively steered clear of the negativity and mudslinging now playing out on a daily basis in other statewide and local races. “I feel like this year is so nasty and so negative that I was really proud, from the get-go, to make the commitment never to do any negative campaigning against Adam,” Person says. The only real attacks in HD 96 have come from third parties—an August mailer from nonprofit Americans for Prosperity targeting Person, and a more recent pair of mailers from the Montana Democratic Party targeting Hertz. Person and Hertz agree they’d prefer outside interests stay out of the race and leave the messaging to the candidates themselves. Even without going negative, Hertz presents a serious challenge to Person’s incumbency. A University of Montana graduate and father of two, he’s made a name in the local business world and currently serves on the board of the Lambros Community Foundation. Hertz has also built a reputation in local government for being able to work across the aisle and says his two years as the sole conservative voice on city council could help him relate to the Democratic minority in the legislature. “I’ve been in the position of being a political minority,” Hertz says. “I think it’s a valuable perspective to have, and I think it’s
photo courtesy of Andrew Person
photo courtesy of Adam Hertz
Democratic incumbent Andrew Person, left, faces a challenge in HD 96 from former Missoula City Councilman Adam Hertz.
one that’s probably lacking on the GOP side of the legislature.” Hertz’s father, Republican Rep. Greg Hertz of Polson, is currently running for reelection in House District 11. In fact, Greg Hertz was one of the first legislators Person asked to review his debut bill in 2015, a property tax relief measure inspired by Person’s conversations with voters. Person has framed much of his reelection bid around unfinished business, starting with a tax credit proposal aimed at apprenticeships for veterans. A Helena native, Person served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade before going on to work for former Sen. Max Baucus. Person passed the Montana bar exam shortly after the 2015 session and was promptly hired to the prominent downtown law firm Garlington, Lohn & Robinson. And since February, Person’s dedicated his free time to driving the length of HD 96 from Reserve Street to Ninemile, knocking on doors all the way. “Anybody that represents this district is a hustler, a hard worker,” he says, “and those personality traits are going to persist to the legislature.” Young, professional, hardworking—the similarities between Person and Hertz are as striking as their shared desire for a cleaner campaign atmosphere. Hertz has even made veteran apprenticeships a part of his campaign and says he’d go so far as to carry Person’s bill forward, with tweaks, should he win the election. Yet when asked about those similarities, Hertz makes a distinction: While he and Person “both campaign as conservatives,” only he votes as one.
“I think that’s the biggest similarity and the biggest difference,” Hertz continues. “We’re running a very similar campaign on very similar issues, but our voting records on those issues are distinctly different.” Person waves off any criticism of his freshman voting record, confident that he did his best to forge bipartisan relationships. Many stories from the past session have been altered by Republicans this year, he says, namely the sweeping infrastructure compromise he and other Democrats forged with moderates. Contrary to a lot of campaign jargon, Person continues, it failed when a band of conservatives led by Republican Rep. Art Wittich and Hertz’s father blocked it in order to “chalk up a win.” “That’s what happened,” he says. “The record’s clear on that, there’s no disputing it.” Since its boundaries shifted during redistricting in 2013, HD 96 has become an election year wildcard. Republicans Steve Daines and Ryan Zinke won there by wide margins in 2014, the same year Person surged ahead of Lyn Hellegaard by nearly 300 votes. Person describes it as a “microcosm of Montana,” a mix of urban and rural pockets, of conservative, liberal and independent constituents. There’s no clear recipe for victory, only the promise of a squeakier finish on election night. For both these candidates, that’s plenty. “I won my city council race by five votes,” Hertz says. “It could be every bit as close.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com
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A fine line Questioning Missoula’s Day of the Dead parade by Dan Brooks
It’s almost Halloween, and that means it’s time for one of Missoula’s best-loved fall traditions: the Festival of the Dead. Wednesday, Nov. 2 will mark the 24th annual Day of the Dead parade, which the Zootown Arts Community Center describes as an “all-inclusive multicultural event that honors life and death through community involvement in the arts.” By “all-inclusive,” they mean everybody: children, adolescents, toddlers, babies, tweens, Spanish teachers— everybody. By “multicultural,” they mean white. Virtually everyone involved in the Day of the Dead parade is white. This is what happens when you celebrate a Mexican holiday in Missoula, whose Mexican population remains, uh, uncounted. We know it’s enough to sustain at least two Mexican restaurants, but not enough to make them serve tripa. As a result, the Festival of the Dead has become an example of cultural appropriation. White people put on death-mask makeup and march down the street holding skeleton prints, laughing and cavorting with no regard for the holiday’s real meaning: to appease Mictecacihuatl, the Aztec goddess of death. Missoula’s culturally ignorant Day of the Dead festivities barely mention Mictecacihuatl. The parade claims to honor recently deceased members of our community, but you never see anyone marching with their skulls. And don’t even get me started on ziggurats. When was the last time this so-called “multicultural” event built a step pyramid, much less a full-on ziggurat dedicated to ritual sacrifice? When it comes to appropriating other people’s cultures, Missoula’s Day of the Dead is almost as bad as the Mexican one. From an authenticity standpoint, the Mexican Day of the Dead does not represent cultural appropriation so much as cultural eradication. In the 16th century, when Spanish explorers reached what is now Mexico, they found the indigenous people of
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Mesoamerica honoring Mictecacihuatl and their ancestors every year in late August. The conquistadores moved the festival to the end of October—they had gone ahead and replaced the Aztec calendar, too—so it would coincide with the Catholic holidays of All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Since these holy days happened at the same time, the Aztecs participating in their festival of the dead might as well honor Catholic saints, too. Or they could, you know, die.
“The question for Missoula is whether our Festival of the Dead is organic syncretism or just a bunch of white people dressing up as Mexicans for Halloween II.” This practice is called syncretism: adapting one culture to another by merging them. It’s the same approach the church used with the pagan tribes of Europe, incorporating local religious observances into Catholic holidays to give us traditions like Christmas trees, the Easter Bunny and St. Valentine’s Day, which was not originally about sex. Syncretism at the point of the sword was a practice for which modern people justly condemn the medieval church. But with or without the violence, it is the mechanism that has given us pretty much every culture that exists today.
Unless you are above the Arctic Circle or in the Amazon River Basin, whatever culture you encounter is the product of syncretism. The “authentic” Day of the Dead celebrations we find in Mexico are syncretic combinations of Catholic and Mesoamerican traditions. The Tex-Mex dishes of “authentic” Mexican restaurants are Taco Time compared to traditional foods of the Yucatán. And the indigenous people who worshipped Mictecacihuatl before Cortez showed up probably came to her through an Aztec empire that aggressively replaced local cultures with its own state-sponsored religion. When something like that happens over 20 years, it’s cultural appropriation. When it happens over 2,000 years, it’s cultural change. The question for Missoula is whether our Festival of the Dead is organic syncretism or just a bunch of white people dressing up as Mexicans for Halloween II. It sure looks like the second. If I had friends from Mexico visiting on Nov. 2, I might avoid downtown. But the Festival of the Dead is not a parody of Mexican culture or even a well-meaning excursion into it. It is an event that has been going on for a generation, and generations of Missoulians seem to love it in their own way. Yes, it makes Mexican culture a lot more white. But it also makes Missoulian culture a little more Mexican. Would you take that parade away because the people marching in it aren’t brown enough? It’s a fine line between resisting appropriation within cultures and segregating them. It would be nice if the Day of the Dead were not just multicultural but multiethnic. Until that day, though, I think we should suspect the idea of authenticity. It’s a specter, and when it rises up to lecture us about the past, it tends to forget its own ancestors. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and waking from the dream of life to walk with Mictecacihuatl at combatblog.net.
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POT FOR PETS – As nine states next month ask voters to approve some form of legalization of marijuana, a “new customer base” for the product—pets—was highlighted in an October New York Times report. Dogs and cats are struck with maladies similar to those that humans report in cannabis success stories: seizures, inflammation, anxiety, arthritis and other pain and subsequent social withdrawals. The “high”-producing THC element cannot be used because it is notoriously toxic to dogs, but other elements in the drug seem to work well not only for dogs and cats but, by anecdotal evidence, pigs, horses and domesticated wild animals. COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS – In September, Charles Lawrence III, 60, was sentenced to eight years in prison for attempted sexual assault despite his claim that it was just bad eyesight that caused the problem. He had arrived at a house in Fairfield, Connecticut, to have sex with a male he had met online, but the event turned out to be a “To Catch a Predator” sting. Lawrence, an accountant, claimed that, in text messages with the “boy,” he had seen “18” as his age, when, according to police evidence, the text read “13.” (Bonus: Lawrence knew “Predator” newsman Chris Hansen socially and commuted daily on the train with him, according to Lawrence’s lawyer.) A 23-year-old woman on a bus in Istanbul, Turkey, was attacked by Abdullah Cakiroglu, 35, in September because, as he told police, he had become “aroused” by her wearing shorts. (Initially, he was not arrested, but after a protest on social media, police came to get him—though for “inciting,” not assault.) He told police, “I lost myself” because the woman had “disregarded the values of our country,” and “my spiritual side took over, and I kicked her in the face.” GOVERNMENT IN ACTION – Kevin and Tammy Jones opened their guns-and-coffee store in an old bank building in Hamilton, Virginia, in August, but despite the controversies about the ease of gun acquisition in America, their Bullets and Beans shop has had a harder time pleasing government regulators over the coffee than over the firearms. Kevin told Washingtonian magazine that there were no problems in getting gun-shop and firearms-instruction permits from state and federal agencies, but several local government roadblocks delayed the coffee-sales permit: the property being zoned for “retail” but not food or drinks; permission to open certain businesses near residences; and a coffee shop’s need to have “parking.” LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES – Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin declared Oct. 13 Oilfield Prayer Day to cap a statewide initiative of mass wishing for improved performance of the state’s energy industry, which has been in the doldrums recently with the worldwide drop in oil prices. Though the initiative’s founders, and the associated Oil Patch Chaplains, were largely Baptist church leaders, the governor emphasized that all religions should be praying for a more prosperous industry. CULTURAL DIVERSITY – In September, a court in Paris upheld France’s government ban on people smiling for their passport and identity photos. One official had challenged the required straightforward pose (“neutral,” “mouth closed”), lamenting that the French should be encouraged to smile to overcome the perpetual “national depression” that supposedly permeates the country’s psyche. The baseball-like “pesapallo” might be Finland’s national game, reported The New York Times in September, despite its differences from the American pastime. The ball is pitched to the batter—but vertically, by a pitcher standing next to the batter— and the batter runs the bases after hitting it, though not counterclockwise but zigzag style, to a base on the left, then one on the right, then back to the left. The game was invented in Finland in 1920 and has achieved minor notoriety, with teams from Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Australia vying for a “world cup” that so far none has been able to wrest from Finland. (Reassuringly, however, “three strikes” is an out in Finland, too.) NEW WORLD ORDER – Too Much Time on Their Hands: In an October profile of tech developer and startup savant Sam Altman, The New Yorker disclosed that “many people in Silicon Valley have become obsessed with the simulation hypothesis”—that “what we experience as reality” is just some dark force’s computer simulation (as in the movie The Matrix). “Two tech billionaires,” the magazine reported, are “secretly engag(ing) scientists” to break us out of this alternative universe we might be trapped in. (One prominent member of the tech elite remarked at a Vox Media conference in June on how the “simulation hypothesis” seems to dominate all conversation whenever the elites gather.) Scientists from England’s Bath University, publishing in a September issue of Nature Communications, report success in creating enduring live mice without use of a fertilized egg. The researchers showed it possible that a sperm cell can “trick” an egg into becoming a full-featured embryo without a “fertilization” process (in which distinct genomes from sperm and egg were thought to be required, at least in mammals). The scientists were thus able to “challenge nearly two centuries of conventional wisdom.” POLICE REPORT – The War on Drugs: (1) In September, police in Thurmont, Maryland, announced the culmination of a two-month-long undercover drug operation at the Burger King with two arrests and a total seizure of 5 grams of marijuana and two morphine pills. (2) On Sept. 21, as part of a six-target raid using “military-type” helicopters by the Massachusetts State Police and the National Guard, drug warriors halted the criminal enterprise of Margaret Holcomb, 81, of Amherst, seizing the one and only marijuana plant in her yard that she had planned to harvest soon for relief of her arthritis and glaucoma. COULDN’T STOP MYSELF – (1) Joshua Hunt, 31, was arrested in October inside St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had gone to check on his 9-month-old son, who was being treated for an injury. Police said that while in the ward, he snatched another visitor’s purse and took a cellphone and credit cards. (2) Brittany Carulli, 25, was arrested in Harrison Township, New Jersey, in October, charged with stealing a medic’s wallet from inside an ambulance. The medic had allowed Carulli in the ambulance to grieve over her boyfriend’s body after he was struck and killed by a car. Thanks this week to Larry Neer, Michael Brozyna and Jack Colldeweih, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
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Where the bodies are buried Digging up the past at Missoula’s lost cemeteries by Kate Whittle
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n August, construction workers digging a trench for a water line near Rattlesnake Elementary unearthed something unexpected: a human skull. Authorities eventually called in Ashley Kendell, a visiting anthropology professor of at the University of Montana, to oversee the site while workers continued to dig. The case came about rather suddenly for Kendell, who’d just moved to Montana from Michigan. “Yeah, it was really high profile,” Kendell says. “It started about two weeks after I arrived in Montana.” For an anthropologist, skulls and bones aren’t just macabre Halloween symbols, but a way to understand how humans lived in the past. Kendell and a team of UM anthropology students took the skull and other bones and artifacts uncovered in the excavation back to campus for further study. She says she isn’t yet ready to release the results of what they found, but it’s not a mystery where the skull came from—Rattlesnake Elementary sits on top of the former Missoula County Poor Farm and over 1,000 pauper’s graves. In the early 1880s, when Missoula’s population was growing, county commissioners established the Poor Farm and Pest House on 40 acres in the Rattlesnake to provide housing and health care, according to historic documents provided by the Missoula City Cemetery. The Pest House served as a primitive public health service, and typically housed people with contagious diseases like smallpox. Sick people were placed alone in quarantine while their families left meals and supplies outside their doors. The Poor Farm, meanwhile, served as a catchall for people with a wide variety of needs, from addiction to mental illness to physical disability. When residents died, they were interred under what’s now the elementary school baseball field. The farm ceased operation after a fire burned it down in 1936. Kendell notes that it might seem disconcerting to find out that a known burial site has been developed over, but it’s not uncommon in more densely populated regions. “It depends, but I’ve heard of it happening,” Kendell says. Nor is the Poor Farm the only known burial site in the valley. According to historic documents from the Missoula City Cemetery, it’s easy to find several historic burial sites around the valley. Many rest under places where people live and work today.
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Native American relics and remains periodically turn up on the University of Montana campus and Grant Creek neighborhood, both of which were active camping grounds for tribes for centuries. In the 1950s, workers excavating a site on West Broadway that’s now the Missoula Fresh Market found a wooden box containing a skeleton wearing moccasins and tiny white beads. Anthropologists determined the moccasin style belonged to tribes of interior and eastern Canada, and the skeleton likely predated the founding of Missoula by several decades. In the early 1800s, as white settlers arrived in the Missoula Valley, they often interred their dead on family homesteads or along wagon trails and railroads. As the val-
ley became more populated, settlers established more well-documented gravesites. The Missoula International School, formerly the Prescott School, sits at the base of Mount Jumbo on top of a known cemetery established by Chinese immigrants as early as 1883. The Chinese people likely chose the scenic site as a way to honor their ancestors. In 1937, construction work on Cherry Street unearthed a silver-handled casket that contained silk trousers, a robe and a brick inscribed with Chinese letters that translate to “Foo Lim is Buried Here.” Today, Missoula families can choose from a few different public and private active cemeteries, including Missoula City Cemetery, St. Mary’s Cemetery, and Sunset Memorial Gardens. More than 21,000
burials and memorials reside at Missoula City Cemetery alone. As for the remains found recently near Rattlesnake Elementary, Kendell says she and other scientists at UM are examining the bones to figure out how many individuals they might belong to and their age, sex and ancestry. Just examining a skull can tell Kendell things like whether the person was male, Caucasian and an adult between 35 and 50. Anthropologists and archaeologists can also turn to DNA analysis for more clues. Eventually, the county coroner will oversee the bones’ interment at a local cemetery. “You can learn quite a bit from skulls,” Kendell says. “We’re trying to get as much information as we can, and treat the remains with as much respect as we can.”
Jumping off the page Ellen Baumler brings Montana ghost stories to life
Missoula City Cemetery
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
by Erika Fredrickson
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n Ghosts of the Last Best Place, author Ellen Baumler explores hauntings across the state with the suspenseful voice of a campfire storyteller. Baumler is no stranger to these spooky narratives— she’s written five books on the topic. The historian’s latest collection features everything from how Sleeping Child Hot Springs got its name (from a cannibalistic child ghost) to the mystery surrounding the “Yellowstone whispers.” We spoke with Baumler about some of these stories, as well as how she tries to balance straightforward history with the precariousness of the unknown.
different in different places but it’s interesting that Doug Smith and his companions hear them up there at Brush Lake.
I’m very drawn to ghost stories but I’m skeptical of them. Where, as a historian, do you separate what you hear from what you know is fact? EB: I don’t do paranormal investigations. Sometimes I get invited and it’s interesting to go and see what happens, but personally I don’t think the photographs they take and the EVPs [electronic voice phenomena] are convincing evidence. To me, what is convincing is the history of the place and looking to see how when something happens to someone in the present you can oftentimes look at the past and explain it that way. That’s happened to me a number of times.
Give an example of a haunted place you didn’t know about before. Ellen Baumler: Brush Lake. I had been up to Plentywood, but I had never been quite that far afield for any length of time. [Sheridan County planner] Doug Smith had approached me some years ago about this experience he had at the lake with these noises—these “acoustic anomalies.” Brush Lake has a very different type of history with some real mysteries associated with it, plus deaths that were really interesting to research. What are the noises? EB: They’re these strange noises that people hear all over the place. When Lewis and Clark came through they heard these booming sounds around the Great Falls and thought at first it was artillery fire, but it turned out not to be that … Joe Musselman— he’s a foremost Lewis and Clark historian—says that you could probably still hear them but there’s so much noise pollution now that it’s muffled. There are all kinds of theories—earthquakes, plates moving underneath the earth or gases escaping, but nobody really knows. I discovered in researching the noises that Yellowstone Lake has what’s called “Yellowstone whispers.” And since the 1870s these noises have been reported by people camping out there. They sound
in it and he got so mad because it never quite came out right; he had to repaint it a bunch of different times. And so you kind of sense why he might say, “Bad dog.”
You have one Missoula story that I’d never heard, which talks about the house where artist E.S. Paxson lived and painted. EB: That was a fun one to research, too, because I didn’t know that much about Paxson. He had these little quirks, like how he called his muse “the ghost” and if his muse left him he couldn’t work. The Lyons family, who lived there later, had this dog that was terrified of the house. One time the dog was in the study and the family heard this deep voice say, “Bad dog! Bad dog!” It turns out there was one painting Paxson did that had a dog
What’s an example of how you explained a ghost story with historical facts? EB: This guy called me up and asked me to do a sign for his little cabin in Virginia City. He told me that there’s this story that goes around about the house and about this woman who lived in the house for 30 years. She would tell anybody who would listen to her about the bloody apparition that she saw in her bathtub and everybody thought she was crazy. He said, “I’d like to have tenants in this house and I’d like to know if there’s any historical basis for this story.” I did a lot of research and did discover a very grisly article in the Madisonian from 1923 about a woman who lived in the house. She had been despondent after the death of her husband and she went and bought a revolver. This article said she bought this revolver, came back to her house in Virginia City, she entered the bathroom and dislodged a bullet in her brain. It’s still the same bathtub in the house. And if that doesn’t explain a bloody apparition, well, I mean, you really can’t quite pooh-pooh that. I think if you do diligent research you can at least partially explain what
happened. The history is what validates the event. You can’t deny the history of a place. What got you interested in that kind of theme? EB: It really started with that little house in Virginia City. But it also started in my house here in Helena. We moved here from Tucson in 1988 and we had three days to find a place to live. We found this house and moved right in and the first night we spent in the house I awakened to the sound of a radio. It was very annoying and staticky. I could hear threads of music and people talking. I went to turn off the clock radio but it wasn’t on, so I get up and look throughout the house and I can’t find any source of it … Over the next couple of years we continued to randomly hear this radio throughout the night. We had befriended this elderly brother and sister who grew up in the house. He was Montana’s first MIT graduate, an electrical wizard. Even in his late 90s he knew everything about computers and always had the first electronic appliances … They came to visit us a number of times and one time they came and we took them on a tour. We get to the top of the stairs and he turned to me and said, “Back in the 1910s I had Helena’s first radio operation set up in this room.” I thought to myself, “Do I tell him?” I asked him what the reception was like. He said, “Terrible. It was static all the time.” I told him that sometimes we hear this radio in the night. He looked me in the eye and he said, “I’m not surprised you still hear it. We played it so much its energy probably absorbed into the walls.” That’s the thing. Energy can’t be created or destroyed, so when someone dies or you turn off the electrical appliance, what happens to the energy? To me it’s not a matter of religious explanation—it has to do with something we can’t explain. A lot of times when people think they see things I think it’s almost like a [historical] playback. That’s not to say there isn’t such a thing as active spirits, but I think most of the time what people experience is residual energy.
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All along the watchtower An after-hours tour of the old Deer Lodge prison attracts paranormal fanatics, thrill jockeys and perhaps the ghost of the cannibal hitchhiker by Ednor Therriault
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hen it comes to spooks and spirits, I’m ambivalent. I’ve never seen an apparition or phantasm, but I can’t say for sure they’re not out there, haunting it up. So when the chance came up to take a midnight ghost tour of the old Montana State Prison, there was little debate. Bring it on. I ain’t afraid of no ghosts. I arrive in Deer Lodge, about an hour east of Missoula, at 9 p.m. and park in front of the old prison, which takes up six city blocks. Inside the visitors center I meet Melanie, a clear-eyed blonde with a quick smile who will conduct the sold-out event. “We give a tour of the more gruesome history,” she explains. Clad in a black-and-white-striped canvas prison uniform, she’ll lead a group of thrill jockeys, ghost hunters and a couple of reluctant spouses through areas of the prison that are off-limits during the daytime tours. Without the aid of light or heat, we’ll visit places where unspeakable horrors occurred, and the experience will terrify some of us to the point where we’ll require a change of underwear. But more on that later. As the group begins to fill up the gift shop, we’re joined by Travis, the burly tour bouncer who’s carrying a black, cylindrical doodad the size of a big can of tuna fish. It’s riddled with colored lights, an antenna sprouting from its top. It’s a REM-pod, he says, and it measures the presence of electrical impulses, flashing the lights and emitting a whine of static. “Drives me crazy,” he says. I meet Carol, who has traveled from Spokane with the Eastern Washington Paranormal Group. One of her cohorts, Charles, carries a black flight case stuffed with EMF detectors, EVP recorders, and other gizmos that they use to investigate paranormal activity. “We do love our technology,” he says. I begin to wonder what I’m getting myself into. Everyone taking the tour has to fill out the waiver. Melanie stresses that there is no emergency medical care available at the prison, and the museum will not be held liable for any injury or death. I’m really beginning to wonder with great interest what I’m getting myself into. Our first tour stop is inside a gymnasium-sized building that holds nothing but the “Galloping Gallows,” which was once taken around the state to facilitate hangings. Thirteen wooden steps lead to a wooden platform over which dangles a fat rope tied into a hangman’s noose. It’s creepy, but I am not impressed. Next, we stop in the grass at the southeast corner of the prison. The 50-foot guard tower looms as Melanie announces that we’re standing on the original prison graveyard. Of the 27 convict bodies (coincidentally, the same number of people in our tour group), only 25 were found and relocated to the new prison’s cemetery. A few people in our group move onto the sidewalk. In the early 1900s, Melanie tells us, a young guard up in the tower was fooling around with his gun and accidentally shot himself dead. His spirit remains. “I
photo by Ednor Therriault
locked eyes with him. That’s what he does. He stares people down,” she says. I look up to the windows, softly lit from within, but don’t see anything. Or anyone. The grass is a little wet so I step onto the sidewalk. We stop at the entrance to the Hole, a 7-by-7 underground concrete cell where convicts were confined for punishment. Its proximity to the prison’s steam heat system kept the average temperature in the 90s, and the Hole’s use was discontinued in
many improvements to the prison culture, her phone lights up, emitting a silly musical ring. She pokes at the screen, mumbling about not wanting to download that game right now. I’m standing at the edge of the group with my back to the wall, frantically scribbling in the gloom, trying to keep up with her commentary. As I’m finishing a thought about Conley, Melanie’s talking about how some inmates were given electric shock therapy. Suddenly an ear-splitting crackle shatters the night. “GodDAMN it!” I cry, jumping a foot in the air. Everyone enjoys a good chuckle as I look at Melanie,
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1967 after an inmate’s heart exploded on Halloween (of course). “His organs were 40 degrees higher than normal,” Travis murmurs into my ear. “After the autopsy.” The group shuffles into the admin building, where we gather around Melanie in a large room surrounded by several offices. The only light comes from a few phones and the flashlights being waved around wildly by a group of tipsy nurses enjoying a night off from Warm Springs. As Melanie talks about Warden Frank Conley’s
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who is smiling sweetly, holding up her handheld Taser, which she had just demonstrated while explaining that she carries protection against inebriated or aggressive tour members. How scared was I? Let’s just say I was glad I’d worn dark pants and leave it at that. Up to then I had skirted the edge of the group, eavesdropping, hanging back to take photos. After that I stayed in the middle of the pack everywhere we went. What if I saw a real ghost? What if my heart exploded? This wasn’t fun anymore. It’s 12:30 when the tour ends in the main cell block, where Melanie is going to cut everyone loose
to explore on their own—but not before she tells us of the cannibal hitchhiker who stayed on this very block. Have a nice day. I’m on my way to beating Melanie back to the gift shop when I run into Charles from the paranormal group, who says they’re going back to Maximum Security to see if they can summon a spirit. My inner journalist pins my inner fraidy-cat to the mat, and I agree to go along. After an unsuccessful attempt at bribing spirits with cigarettes, the five of us quit and file back out into the humongous prison yard. The moon is out and it’s full (of course). Turning our collars up against the rain, we head, thankfully, to the visitors center. Safe at last in the warm, bright gift shop, I thank Melanie and Travis for the wonderful evening. Travis lets me out and I waste no time getting to my rig. Rain hammers the roof as I pull out onto Main Street, the Rolling Stones blasting on the stereo. As I pass the guard tower, I peer into the upper windows to see if the ghost of that unfortunate guard is staring me down, wanting to lock eyes. I swear to god, at that very moment Keith Richards sings, “It’s just that demon life has got me in its sway…” I drive a little faster on the way back home. The Old Montana Prison hosts a haunted house Oct. 28-31, nightly from 7 to midnight. $10. Paranormal tours must be booked separately at pcmaf.org and cost $75.
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Time travel Burn to Shine Atlanta captures the fleeting nature of rock and roll bands by Erika Fredrickson
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urn to Shine Atlanta documents 12 bands as they take turns playing an empty, soon-to-be-demolished house. It’s a curious setup in so many ways, partly because many of these groups are out of their usual late night urban habitats. Sun spills through the windows as the Black Lips blast through an instrumental breakdown, and their set ends with a closeup shot of the drummer—sweat streaming down his temple, his white T-shirt split down the side— gracefully collapsing against his snare. A small crowd is gathered in what would be the living room if anyone lived in the house, some drinking beers, others holding cameras. After several other bands have played—Delia Gartrell, The Carbonas, The All Night Drug Prowling Wolves—the tattooed members of Mastodon power through some metal dirges to cap off the event. The last five minutes of the film show a Caterpillar crushing the sides of the abandoned house, so filled with electric energy moments before, and bringing it to the ground. Burn to Shine Atlanta is the sixth in the “Burn to Shine” series by film producers Brendan Canty and Christoph Green. The others have focused on Washington, D.C., Portland, Seattle, Louisville and Chicago, documenting bands from those cities—a mix of big names and nonames—playing shows in doomed houses. All the films capture a particular time in a particular music scene, but Burn to Shine Atlanta is even more of a time capsule than the others: It was filmed in 2007 but only just released last year. It shows bands like Deerhunter and The Coathangers in their infancy, before they became familiar names in the indie rock catalog. “That was the Coathangers’ first show,” Canty says. “A lot of these bands, they are in their 30s and 40s and have kids now. Back then there was a community— it was a great time for music in Atlanta. And there’s still a music community, but it’s different now.” Canty is the former drummer for Fugazi, a post-punk band that never exploded in the mainstream but has always
photo courtesy of Trixie Film
Shannon Wright of Atlanta performs in the newest Burn to Shine documentary.
had cachet in the underground music world. They played Missoula in the early 1990s at the Moose Lodge and have continued to be a foundation for veteran and burgeoning music geeks. (Canty has family in Missoula, including author and University of Montana professor Kevin Canty, and he says his sister has a tape of the show somewhere.) The first Burn to Shine, filmed in Canty’s D.C. hometown, featured acts like Bob Mould and Weird War. The idea for the series came out of Canty’s yearning to reconnect with being part of a music community. “The primary concept behind the series was to celebrate or bear witness to the temporal nature of groups and gatherings—and our world, basically,” he says. “It was at a time when Fugazi had only not been playing for a couple of years and there was a big part of my life that was missing. I started feeling kind of senti-
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mental about gatherings of people and human interactions and bands and how fleeting those things are. Fugazi was the longest band I was in, but I had plenty of others I was passionate about that fell apart within a couple of years. And that’s really most bands’ stories: They come out with a flaming sword of righteousness and then fall into squabbles.” Each Burn to Shine is filmed in a day, during which the participants and filmmakers share food and drinks as each band plays. The filmmakers set up at dawn and bands play every hour on the hour, often starting around 8:30 a.m. and ending after 8 p.m. “Then we eventually come back and [capture] the destruction and then put it together like a time capsule and send it out into the world,” Canty says. Burn to Shine is about music and time, but it’s also about threatened spaces
and neighborhoods. The houses being demolished in each city are usually making way for high-end condominiums with retail space at the bottom. The Atlanta film, for instance, came about because Atlanta filmmaker and musician Lee Tesche, a fan of the series, contacted Canty and Green about documenting the changes happening in his community. “He had a house,” Canty says. “And this happened a lot of times where somebody would find a house and know about the series and give us a call. Lee ended up being the guitar player in Algiers and moving to London, but back then he was a filmmaker who was into music and who noticed that the spaces bands were using to practice and play shows in and live in were all threatened by gentrification.” The lag time between filming and finishing the Atlanta doc represents changes in the modern world, too. Pre-
viously, the series was being released on Touch and Go Records, usually to be sold at record shops. But the death rattle of the DVD market forced the label to discontinue its distribution, so Burn to Shine Atlanta sat unedited, gathering dust until a few years ago. “Christoph pulled it off the shelf and started putting it together,” Canty says. “And I got a couple of friends to do the music for the ending—the destruction scene. We decided to show it up the East Coast and put it out for charity, so the money goes to homeless youth in Atlanta.” The destruction scene is key to every Burn to Shine movie. It’s a final lonely moment—like a bar’s last call, but permanent. There’s been only one instance when the destruction didn’t happen. During the filming of Seattle’s Burn to Shine, a guy walking by saw Eddie Vedder performing through the living room window and took an interest in the house. “He ended up buying it and moving it on the back of a truck to another location,” Canty says. “So it wasn’t quite the big cathartic payoff as the rest of them. As much as I hate that the houses are being demolished there’s something intrinsically wonderful about seeing a house get demolished or burned to the ground.” Over the years, Canty and Green’s production company, Trixie Film, has made music documentaries for Wilco, Pearl Jam and the Decemberists, and Canty does live music scoring and television work. But Burn to Shine remains close to Canty’s heart and there are already plans for more filming of the series in cities across the country—though perhaps none of them will quite have the temporal oddness of Burn to Shine Atlanta. “I personally like making them and then having them sit on the shelf for 10 years and then bringing them back,” says Canty, laughing. “I think that’s super weird and I love it—an actual time capsule! But I don’t think I can get anybody else to agree to do that.” The Big Sky Film series presents Burn to Shine Atlanta at the Silver Theatre Wed., Nov. 2, at 8 PM. Free. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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Pure rollicking Laney Lou offers irresistible rowdiness If you wanted to seek out a band that epitomizes “stompgrass,” you couldn’t find a better fit than Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs. Their music is the pure, rollicking, breakneck type that conjures visions of packed barrooms, plenty of whiskey, uninhibited dancing and lots of sweat. Based in Bozeman, the four- (sometimes five-) piece band blends country, bluegrass, rock, old-time Americana and even a hint of klezmer into a frenzy of claw-hammer banjo picking, fiddling, driving bass and that classic washboard scratch. On their new album, Live From Basecamp Studios, they offer up nine tunes that showcase their adept musicianship, skilled harmonies and clever lyrics.
“Ladies’ Night” is a fun rebuttal to the notion that gals don’t drink hard liquor, featuring lines like, “Cowboys think they’re real damn tough/ flannels and old blue jeans/ but the only man going home with me is my dirty friend old Jim Beam.” Riotous music like this can often be rough around the edges and sloppy, but what sets Laney Lou apart is that while they’re railing away and putting their instruments through the ringer, they’re still tight and precise. Taken together, it’s a wild, rowdy, irresistible combination. (Melissa Mylchreest) Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs play the Top Hat Thu., Nov. 3, at 10 PM, along with Keema and the Keepsakes.
Drift, Drift Missoula has as broad a musical palette as anywhere. Even so, now and then a band will appear seemingly from nowhere and complete a picture where the missing element wasn’t even apparent. Drift is one of those bands. Metal-tinged, guitar-driven hard rock is what they’re about, and they nail it. Sadly, it’s a sound that can be elusive in the Garden City. Drift’s music reminds me of the stuff I was hearing in dumpy clubs around the Puget Sound in the early ’90s, before grunge really broke big: thick, heavy riffs doubled-up by twin guitars, fat tone and a growling mid-tempo approach that feels dark and dirty.
Highlights include the stellar lead guitar work of Ian Ford and the soaring, snarling vocals of lead singer Haniah Sweeney. I like every song on this record, but I particularly enjoy the stuttering build-up on “Right In.” Another favorite is “Stand Still,” which features a primary riff that reminds me of Audioslave during their finer moments. If I have any criticism, it’s this: One or two of these dudes needs to step up and lend some background vocals to Sweeney. It’s a simple tweak that would take Drift’s sound to an even better level. (Chris La Tray)
Bon Iver, 22, A Million 22, A Million doles out goosebumps. If you’ve had a particularly bad day, or if you’ve had a particularly good day, this album might make you a little teary, too, if you’re me. Whichever song you are currently listening to is absolutely the best song on the album, at least until the next song comes on. The opening track warns: “It might be over soon,” and in 34 minutes, the album is. Every track ends just as it finds its pace, just at an emotional breaking point. Before you can mourn, you are swept along to a whole new universe. Justin Vernon’s voice morphs from his familiar falsetto to a gospel growl to impossibly deep Auto-Tune to sur-
prising clear-as-a-bell pop vocals on the track “8(circle).” Every song has its own peculiar atmosphere, and still the album feels like an intact breathing animal–is that a soft rock beat in the background now? Yes, it is. Do you have goosebumps? Yes, you do. Everyone says the album is a departure, but it’s a continuation. If anything, it reveals how nontraditional his first two albums were, if we had been listening a bit harder. 22, A Million proves it: Everything Bon Iver does is space exploration. Vernon says it best in the album’s closing song: “I wander off just to come back home.” It’s the best track on the album. I am absolutely sure of it. (Sarah Aswell)
missoulanews.com • October 27–November 3, 2016 [17]
During Savor Missoula, participating establishments offer a prix fixe menu of $35, $20, $9.50, $7.50 or $5 per person. Restaurants will also feature their regular menus during the promotion.
Food lovers: Dine out at as many participating restaurants as you like during Savor Missoula; explore new dining opportunities or enjoy old favorites. There are no tickets or passes required for Savor diners!
Prix Fixe Menu Bayern Brewery $ 50 9 2-course lunch First Course: Mushroom Cream Soup Second Course: Breaded Ham Dumpling served over Beef Goulash
Brooks & Browns $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Manhattan Clam Chowder: Baby clams, bacon, peppers, onion, tomato, carrot, heirloom potato Second Course: Salmon BLT: Grilled maple glazed Atlantic salmon, Daily’s thick-cut bacon, Dijon, lettuce, heirloom tomato on ciabatta Third Course: Pear Tart: Brown butter custard and wine poached pears Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand or Cold Smoke Scotch Ale, Montana OR First Course: Elk Chili: Ground elk, chipotle peppers, bell pepper, tomato, onion, red wine Second Course: Garden Pasta with Chicken: Seasonal vegetables, penne pasta, pesto, roasted red pepper, brined and grilled chicken breast Third Course: Pear Tart: Brown butter custard and wine poached pears Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand or Blackfoot IPA, Montana
All prices are per person
Burns St. Bistro $ 50 9 lunch Westside Meatball Sub: Locally-raised beef meatballs on made-from-scratch bread smothered in Marinara, covered with melty cheese. With fries of course.
Finn & Porter $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Mussels stewed in Pernod and garlic, with grilled baguette Second Course: Grilled Petite Fillet of Beef with Truffle and Pecorino Gratin, and Italian salsa verde Third Course: Assorted Chocolate Truffles -milk chocolate and chili -dark chocolate and espresso -white chocolate and coconut
Good Food Store $ 50 7 lunch Turkey cranberry panini Kale slaw Chocolate Pumpkin cookie
Choose an entrée: Cold Smoke & Cheddar Meatloaf Paired with a Pint of Kettle House Cold Smoke or glass of Drumheller Washington Cabernet OR Montana Lentils, Mushroom & Squash Saute (gf, vegetarian) Paired with a can of Harvest Moon’s Beltian White Ale or a glass of Ryan Patrick Washington Riesling
Montana Distillery $ 5 & $750 cocktail specials PUMPKIN PIE MARTINI: the MT Distillery Vanilla vodka, Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Cream, Agave, Garnished with Pumpkin Spice $7.50 HARVEST MOON: our Soiled Dove Gin, Cinnamon, Agave, Cayenne, Lemon, Apple Cider, Garnished with Apple slice $5.00
Pearl Cafe $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Roasted Beet, Amalthea Dairy Goat Cheese and Toasted Almond Salad with Orange and Balsamic Vinaigrette OR A Cup of Our French Onion Soup
Iron Griz $ 20 2-course dinner
Second Course: Cider Brined and Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin, Grilled and Served with Wild Mushroom Cream, Cider Reduction, Butternut Squash Puree, Sauteed Greens, Pickled Crabapple and Crispy Sage
Choose an appetizer from our garden: Fried Zucchini Rampicante (vegetarian) OR Kale Caesar (gf, vegetarian)
Third Course: Dark Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream and Candied Kumquats
[18] Missoula Independent • October 27–November 3, 2016
Prix Fixe Menu Red Bird $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Butter Lettuce with Peas, Bacon & creamy Blue Cheese dressing Second Course: Beef Bourguignon with roasted Root Vegetables with Polenta Third Course: Fried Apple Pie served with Buttermilk Ice Cream
Romaines $ 50 9 2-course lunch Large Signature Salad and Brownie OR A Small Signature Salad with a Cup of Soup of the Day and Biscuit $
20 2-course dinner Small Signature Salad or a Bowl of Butternut Squash Soup with Candied Walnuts OR Dessert of Chocolate Brownie and Huckleberry Caramel Sauce AND Oxbow Cattle Company Steak with Caramelized Shallots, Rosemary Mashed Potatoes, and Braised Kale
All prices are per person
Second Course: Entrée - CEDAR PLANK SALMON wild caught salmon broiled on a cedar plank to your liking, served on top of wild rice with almonds and mushrooms, sautéed bok choy OR PORK TENDERLOIN beet and caraway roasted pork tenderloin served with cheesy garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed seasonal vegetable
Sushi Hana $ 20 2-course dinner
Third Course: Dessert - FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE TORTE raspberry coulis, whipped cream
The Trough $ 50 9 2-course lunch, available 10am-8pm
First Course: Crab Cakes Second Course: Steven’s Maki - Creamy scallops & tuna with wasabi relish
Market Club: Roasted turkey, Daily's bacon, provolone, cheddar, tomato, romaine, and roasted red pepper aioli on a Le Petite sourdough baguette OR Pulled Pork sandwich on a Le Petite sourdough baguette topped with pepper jack and bread and butter pickles with a side of coleslaw AND Cup of one of our savory soup options
Stone of Accord $ 50 9 2-course lunch First Course: Choice of soup OR dinner salad Second Course: Choice of one of our 1/2 sandwiches with side $ $
20 2-course dinner
First Course: Choice of Small Cheesy Chips, Spinach Artichoke Dip, OR Thai Peanut Chicken Skewers Second Course: Choice of Petite Corned Beef and Cabbage, Petite Bangers and Mash, Shepards Pie, OR Chicken Leek Pot Pie
20 2-course dinner, available in the evenings Slow cooked Beef Brisket dinner with Garlic mashed potatoes and Honey glazed carrots OR The Trough Signature Lasagna with a Caesar salad AND Homemade Apple Pie w/Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Rumour $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Salad - ROASTED BEETS with chevre cheese, maple walnuts, arugula, honey dijon vinaigrette
missoulanews.com • October 27–November 3, 2016 [19]
During Savor Missoula, participating establishments offer a prix fixe menu of $35, $20, $9.50, $7.50 or $5 per person. Restaurants will also feature their regular menus during the promotion.
Food lovers: Dine out at as many participating restaurants as you like during Savor Missoula; explore new dining opportunities or enjoy old favorites. There are no tickets or passes required for Savor diners!
Prix Fixe Menu Bayern Brewery $ 50 9 2-course lunch First Course: Mushroom Cream Soup Second Course: Breaded Ham Dumpling served over Beef Goulash
Brooks & Browns $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Manhattan Clam Chowder: Baby clams, bacon, peppers, onion, tomato, carrot, heirloom potato Second Course: Salmon BLT: Grilled maple glazed Atlantic salmon, Daily’s thick-cut bacon, Dijon, lettuce, heirloom tomato on ciabatta Third Course: Pear Tart: Brown butter custard and wine poached pears Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand or Cold Smoke Scotch Ale, Montana OR First Course: Elk Chili: Ground elk, chipotle peppers, bell pepper, tomato, onion, red wine Second Course: Garden Pasta with Chicken: Seasonal vegetables, penne pasta, pesto, roasted red pepper, brined and grilled chicken breast Third Course: Pear Tart: Brown butter custard and wine poached pears Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand or Blackfoot IPA, Montana
All prices are per person
Burns St. Bistro $ 50 9 lunch Westside Meatball Sub: Locally-raised beef meatballs on made-from-scratch bread smothered in Marinara, covered with melty cheese. With fries of course.
Finn & Porter $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Mussels stewed in Pernod and garlic, with grilled baguette Second Course: Grilled Petite Fillet of Beef with Truffle and Pecorino Gratin, and Italian salsa verde Third Course: Assorted Chocolate Truffles -milk chocolate and chili -dark chocolate and espresso -white chocolate and coconut
Good Food Store $ 50 7 lunch Turkey cranberry panini Kale slaw Chocolate Pumpkin cookie
Choose an entrée: Cold Smoke & Cheddar Meatloaf Paired with a Pint of Kettle House Cold Smoke or glass of Drumheller Washington Cabernet OR Montana Lentils, Mushroom & Squash Saute (gf, vegetarian) Paired with a can of Harvest Moon’s Beltian White Ale or a glass of Ryan Patrick Washington Riesling
Montana Distillery $ 5 & $750 cocktail specials PUMPKIN PIE MARTINI: the MT Distillery Vanilla vodka, Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Cream, Agave, Garnished with Pumpkin Spice $7.50 HARVEST MOON: our Soiled Dove Gin, Cinnamon, Agave, Cayenne, Lemon, Apple Cider, Garnished with Apple slice $5.00
Pearl Cafe $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Roasted Beet, Amalthea Dairy Goat Cheese and Toasted Almond Salad with Orange and Balsamic Vinaigrette OR A Cup of Our French Onion Soup
Iron Griz $ 20 2-course dinner
Second Course: Cider Brined and Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin, Grilled and Served with Wild Mushroom Cream, Cider Reduction, Butternut Squash Puree, Sauteed Greens, Pickled Crabapple and Crispy Sage
Choose an appetizer from our garden: Fried Zucchini Rampicante (vegetarian) OR Kale Caesar (gf, vegetarian)
Third Course: Dark Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream and Candied Kumquats
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Prix Fixe Menu Red Bird $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Butter Lettuce with Peas, Bacon & creamy Blue Cheese dressing Second Course: Beef Bourguignon with roasted Root Vegetables with Polenta Third Course: Fried Apple Pie served with Buttermilk Ice Cream
Romaines $ 50 9 2-course lunch Large Signature Salad and Brownie OR A Small Signature Salad with a Cup of Soup of the Day and Biscuit $
20 2-course dinner Small Signature Salad or a Bowl of Butternut Squash Soup with Candied Walnuts OR Dessert of Chocolate Brownie and Huckleberry Caramel Sauce AND Oxbow Cattle Company Steak with Caramelized Shallots, Rosemary Mashed Potatoes, and Braised Kale
All prices are per person
Second Course: Entrée - CEDAR PLANK SALMON wild caught salmon broiled on a cedar plank to your liking, served on top of wild rice with almonds and mushrooms, sautéed bok choy OR PORK TENDERLOIN beet and caraway roasted pork tenderloin served with cheesy garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed seasonal vegetable
Sushi Hana $ 20 2-course dinner
Third Course: Dessert - FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE TORTE raspberry coulis, whipped cream
The Trough $ 50 9 2-course lunch, available 10am-8pm
First Course: Crab Cakes Second Course: Steven’s Maki - Creamy scallops & tuna with wasabi relish
Market Club: Roasted turkey, Daily's bacon, provolone, cheddar, tomato, romaine, and roasted red pepper aioli on a Le Petite sourdough baguette OR Pulled Pork sandwich on a Le Petite sourdough baguette topped with pepper jack and bread and butter pickles with a side of coleslaw AND Cup of one of our savory soup options
Stone of Accord $ 50 9 2-course lunch First Course: Choice of soup OR dinner salad Second Course: Choice of one of our 1/2 sandwiches with side $ $
20 2-course dinner
First Course: Choice of Small Cheesy Chips, Spinach Artichoke Dip, OR Thai Peanut Chicken Skewers Second Course: Choice of Petite Corned Beef and Cabbage, Petite Bangers and Mash, Shepards Pie, OR Chicken Leek Pot Pie
20 2-course dinner, available in the evenings Slow cooked Beef Brisket dinner with Garlic mashed potatoes and Honey glazed carrots OR The Trough Signature Lasagna with a Caesar salad AND Homemade Apple Pie w/Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Rumour $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Salad - ROASTED BEETS with chevre cheese, maple walnuts, arugula, honey dijon vinaigrette
missoulanews.com • October 27–November 3, 2016 [19]
[music]
High desert A brief history of the Meat Puppets’ limitless landscape by Ednor Therriault
photo courtesy of Jaime Butler
The Meat Puppets went from a hardcore sound to something more like Giant Sand.
As teenagers in Phoenix in the late ’70s, brothers Cris and Curt Kirkwood were outsiders. And what better place for outsiders than outside? And what better outside is there than the desert? I speak from experience. While the Kirkwood brothers were eating mescaline and chopping away at their musical identity in Phoenix, I was a few hundred miles to the west, gobbling mushrooms with my high school friends and chasing horned toads while we howled into that hard, clean moonscape night of the Mojave. They don’t call it the high desert for nothing. Just as a vast Montana mountaintop vista can invite expansion of the consciousness, the austere beauty of an open desert presents a limitless landscape that’s perfect for some deep inner space exploration. A little consciousness adjustment can help you see past the environment’s harshness and discover the inspiration that can prick holes in conventional thinking like a cactus needle. Look at those first few Eagles albums. You think they weren’t raging on mescaline? For the Meat Puppets, music was the vehicle and mind-altering substances were the fuel. When the band came into existence in 1980, the Kirkwoods and original drummer Derrick Bostrum were exploring the barren McDowell Mountains and other parts of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, turning their trips into quirky, blazing punk. Their eponymous first album was cut in three days and released on legendary punk label SST Records. The band was tripping on acid the entire time. Their hardcore style that was in line with punk bands like Black Flag and The Damned quickly morphed into a distinct style that was a goofy synthesis of Neil Young, ZZ Top and TV shows like “The Johnny Cash Show” and “Hee Haw.” I hadn’t yet started playing music with other people in those days, but my psychedelic outings in Twentynine Palms began to color my entire perspective, opening those proverbial doors in my consciousness that allowed in ideas like, hey, naked rock climbing. Growing up in Phoenix was similar, just with a lot more people fighting for shade. United by a shared love of pot and the punk music of local bands like the Feeders, the Cicadas and Mighty Sphincter, the Meat
[20] Missoula Independent • October 27–November 3, 2016
Puppets were a direct conduit between music and drugs, putting a sound to their constant tripping, ever present weed and the creative possibilities it brought. Sometimes, as on “Roof With a Hole,” the lyrics are straightforward observations: “The colors are flowing from the wall to the floor.” Other times, not so much: “Hot pink volcano in the heart of the tornado/ is shaking the lemonade tree.” For all we know, that might be about somebody’s inability to find the doorknob. If you listen to the Meat Puppets’ music in chronological order, you can hear them progress from album to album as they become more musically proficient and stylistically confident. And they always move forward, never circling back to revisit any success or failure. Even their second effort, Meat Puppets II, shows a band that’s tumbling ahead, sounding more like Giant Sand or The Presidents of the United States of America than Hüsker Du. Their punk rock assault opens up to allow for quirky, warbled songs like “Magic Toy Missing,” which sounds like Buck Owens if somebody slipped some methamphetamines into his Falstaff. Their followers must have felt some major vindication when their boys joined Nirvana for the grunge heroes’ 1993 MTV Unplugged session. Anyone acquainted with the Meat Puppets’ music could hear the heavy stamp they left on Nirvana’s style, from Bleach forward. When Kurt Cobain sings a few bars of the Youngbloods’ “(Let’s) Get Together” at the top of “Territorial Pissings,” it seems to be a nod to Curt Kirkwood’s strained warbling on the Meats’ early albums. Through breakups and reunions and the odd hiatus, the Meat Puppets soldier on. Currently they’re touring with drummer Shandon Sahm, son of another generation’s musical iconoclast, Doug Sahm. Like the mighty Saguaro cactus, the Meats stand alone, a prickly product of their environment, taking their strength and sustenance from the hidden secrets of the desert. The Meat Puppets open for The Dean Ween Group at the Wilma Mon., Oct. 31. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35–$40 advance. arts@missoulanews.com
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Mirror ball Sky Angove’s Subtle Chaos reflects uneasy notions by Erika Fredrickson
There is so much fine, wispy detail and so much white space in the pieces from Sky Angove’s new exhibit that, at first glance, everything about them seems tame and orderly. The art is created with watercolor, after all—the favorite medium for aristocrats in Elizabethan novels who have little better to do but sit in the garden. On closer examination, the Helena-based artist’s style and subject matter is nowhere near pastoral, sentimental or calm. Subtle Chaos, currently up at E3 Convergence Gallery, is exactly what it sounds like: It has that unsettling air of something unexpected showing up in your periphery. “Ded” looks like a natural science illustration from afar, with neatly constructed parts labeled as though in a wildflower guide. But the name should give it away—up close the piece evokes a hint of horror. Its parts look something like flesh and the labels you probably thought were words are unreadable. “‘Ded’ was an illustration for my “King” is part of Sky Angove’s Subtle Chaos exhibit at E3 Convergence. frame of mind at the time—this fleshy Subtle Chaos isn’t a horror show, though. There character broken up into these meat-like pieces,” Angove says. “But it’s not meat, it’s hard. It’s already are colors and patterns that evoke uneasiness but there are other pieces that appear mostly just allurgone and decayed.” Angove spent his teenage years (and a few years ing. Three different watercolors have images of glowbeyond) working on comic illustrations and graphic ing orbs that seem mysterious but not necessarily art. He briefly studied at the Academy of Art in San sinister. A cluster of works on another wall stand Francisco before dropping out and educating himself out—the few examples where Angove doesn’t use waon art history. That’s when he discovered the expres- tercolor, pen or ink. The bone-bright drawings show sionistic work of Jean-Michel Basquiat with its bright words and skeletal images made with bleach on linen, reminiscent of some combination between colors and scribbled diagrams and symbols. “He changed the way I saw art,” Angove says. “From graffiti art and an X-ray sheet. One of them repeats that point on, I started to deconstruct all the previous the word “simple” down the front of it. “My personal life philosophy is that life is simple work I had done into a basic abstract mix. I was trying to distill my emotions into more simplistic figures and and that humans are the only ones intent on complicolors and shapes without making it entirely abstract or cating it,” Angove says. Angove says the exhibit contains his most emowithout any sort of reference. I also didn’t want to paint tional pieces. Even though elements of it point towhat I was taught to paint in school.” Angove’s artworks still hint at a graphic-novel ward big, universal ideas about humanity, the art is style. They are emotional but precisely crafted (down entirely autobiographical. “All my work is about one thing and one thing to the matching matting and black moulding). At just 27, the artist also speaks like someone who has been only,” he says. “And that’s me. It’s meant to be a mircarefully crafting his artistic and personal philosophy ror ball, a distorted image and a tangible look at my feelings. I wanted this show to reek of emotion.” for several decades. Subtle Chaos continues at E3 Convergence “I will admit I’m a deeply antisocial, sardonic personality, so I tend to ultimately only create unhappy through Sat., Oct. 29. Visit Angove’s artist page works,” he says. “I have this bad penchant for believ- at someguynamedsky.com. ing that most happy artists and most happy art is terefredrickson@missoulanews.com rible. I tend to stray away from that sort of thing.”
missoulanews.com • October 27–November 3, 2016 [21]
[film]
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I’m not sure any of Inferno makes sense on any level whatsoever. And that’s saying something, considering that this is based on a Dan Brown novel. See, there’s this tech billionaire named Bertrand Zobrist (Ben Foster), and instead of funding the eradication of all disease, like Mark Zuckerberg, he spends his power and money on developing a virus that will wipe out half of humanity before we get to a “Soylent Green” situation (overpopulation, resource depletion, eating the dead in cracker form, etc.). Okay, but what does that have to do with “symbologist” Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks)? Funny you should ask: Langdon is having some weird and perhaps prophetic dreams about Dante’s epic poem “Inferno”—that’s the one with all the circles of Hell—and maybe Zobrist’s virus is called Inferno, but still, why would an art historian have any connection to a very 21st-century bioweapon? Well, Langdon wakes up in a Florence, Italy, hospital with amnesia and a high-tech medical vial in his pocket. It has a biohazard warning symbol on it. Could it be the virus? Also some shady characters are trying to kill him for nefarious reasons, probably. So now he is on the run with no memory of how he got into this mess, or even what kind of mess it is. He still knows who he is, and who Dante is—whew—with the help of a pretty doctor, Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones). If you’re still not clear on why an academic like Langdon would be anywhere in the vicinity of an apocalyptic virus, wait till you get to the end of the movie and realize that there was no reason any of what we’ve seen had to happen. Inferno is sort of the cinematic equivalent of a moustache-twirling villain monologuing long enough so that the hero can save the day, when any decent villain who didn’t actually want to get caught would have just pushed the big red button without sending out press releases in advance. On the other hand, while fans of the book will likely be disappointed to learn that the ending here is significantly different than the novel’s ending, the sense of “none of this needed to happen” that the book exudes remains intact. So there’s that.
The first Robert Langdon flick, The Da Vinci Code, was dull. The second, Angels & Demons, was a grand intellectual adventure. Inferno exists in a muffled middle between them: completely absurd, ultimately pointless, but just gloriously goofy enough to be momentarily diverting—a Nancy Drew mystery with Scooby Doo overtones and a thin veneer of bookishness. It’s Langdon himself who is the puzzle this time, as he tries to regain his memory, figure out why he’s being chased and by whom, and if he himself could be a carrier of that deadly virus (what is that suspicious rash?). There are, of course, clues to be found in paintings and fountains in the magnificent museums and stately churches of Florence, Venice and Istanbul. There are anagrams to be solved, secret organizations to be uncovered. Museums will exhibit not only art and artifacts but a convenient and shocking lack of adequate security as required by the plot. There will be much running through secret passages, under medieval buildings and across wide cobblestoned plazas (scattering pigeons). It’s a more exciting continental vacation than anyone who isn’t “the world’s most powerful mind” (as the trailer about Langdon says) ever gets to have—and if it actually gets some people interested in Dante’s death mask and the Hagia Sophia, eh, there are worse fads movies inspire. The absolute best thing about Inferno, however—and this is simultaneously hilarious and also a supercool fantasy that we need to make happen—is that the World Health Organization’s Mobile Response Unit, as depicted here, is like something out of the CIA or MI6, all sleek black sedans and badass agents and soldiers. As if. Maybe some of what are sure to be enormous profits from the movie could go to fund WHO to this level. Tough and intimidating kickers-of-disease-in-the-butt would be an amazing thing for such a silly movie to inspire. Inferno opens this week at the Carmike 12. arts@missoulanews.com
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[film] Stars Ben Winchell, Billy Slaughter and Andy García. Playing at the Carmike 12.
OPENING THIS WEEK BURN TO SHINE ATLANTA Go behind the closed doors of Atlanta’s music scene circa 2007 as bands like Deerhunter and the Black Lips play in the living room of a soon-to-be demolished house. Not Rated. Playing Wed., Nov. 2 at 8 PM at the Silver Theatre. Free. (See Arts.)
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN Being the new kid at school is always tough, especially when all the other students are a little peculiar. Also some of them are literal monsters. Rated PG-13. Stars Eva Green, Chris O’Dowd and Samuel L. Jackson. Playing at the Carmike 12.
CAMERAPERSON Documentary cinematographer Kristen Johnson has shot everything from sports to war over 25 years. But when all this footage is edited together, what does it say about her? Playing at the Roxy. INFERNO Dan Brown’s globe-trotting symbologist is back to stop another biblical conspiracy from wiping out Earth’s population. At least he has a decent haircut this time. Rated PG-13. Stars Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones and Irrfan Khan. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaoplex.
NOW PLAYING THE ACCOUNTANT What do criminal cartels, weapons dealers and terrorists have in common? They all have the same accountant. Rated R. Stars Ben Affleck, J.K. Simmons and Anna Kendrick. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex. AMERICAN HONEY Selling magazines door-to-door is a nice way for a teenager to make some extra money. So is armed robbery though. Rated R. Stars Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough. Playing at the Roxy through Thu., Nov. 3. CORALINE Sure, she found an alternate world behind a secret door in her new house, but it’s not like someone’s trying to sew buttons onto her eyes,
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL Nothing scarier than a horror film based on a board game, huh? Rated PG-13. Yikes. Stars Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso and Lulu Wilson. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex. The Golden Girls are looking rough. Troll 2 plays Mon., Oct. 31, at 5:30 PM at the Roxy Theater.
right? Right? Rated PG. Stars the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher and Keith David. Playing Sun., Oct. 30 at 2:30 PM at the Roxy. DEEPWATER HORIZON Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the oil strikes back! Rated PG13. Stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson. Playing at the Carmike 12. DENIAL A professor is sued for libel when she includes a historian in her book about Holocaust deniers. Now she has to prove that the Holocaust happened. Rated PG-13. Stars Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall and Tom Wilkinson. Playing at the Roxy through Thu., Nov. 3. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Taking the train to work every day is usually pretty boring. Maybe Emily Blunt can jazz it up by getting embroiled in a murder investigation. Rated R. Also stars Rebecca Ferguson and Lisa Kudrow. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex.
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JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK This former military cop stops at nothing to save his partner from a bum rap. Stars Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders and Aldis Hodge. Rated PG-13. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES The grass is always greener on the other side, unless the grass is on fire because your new next door neighbors are super spies. Rated PG-13. Stars Zach Galifianakis, Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex. KEVIN HART: WHAT NOW? Goof-slinger Kevin Hart performs his comedy for an audience of 50,000. Rated R. Playing at the Carmike 12. MAX STEEL Look out! A teenager and an alien team up to face the scariest thing of all: a movie based on a toy line your kids love. Rated PG-13.
STORKS Instead of delivering babies, these storks find themselves delivering packages for a giant online retailer. Rated PG. Stars the voices of Andy Samberg, Katie Crown and Jordan Peele. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex. TROLL 2 AND NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD The Roxy Theater hosts a titanic creature double feature. Troll 2, the best worst movie ever made, leads into the genre-defining Night of the Living Dead. Mon. Oct. 31 at 5:30 PM. Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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College nachos by Gabi Moskowitz Back in college, my friends and I would stumble back to my Allston, Mass., apartment at 3 a.m., after the usual libations (mostly “jungle juice” and Jell-O shots) to hang out. I would shuffle off to the kitchen and open the fridge to see what we had, which, frequently, wasn’t much. Somehow though, I almost always could find the makings for nachos, which were then immediately consumed with gusto by my friends. Since then, I’ve dropped many of my college habits (ahem, I’ve graduated to Crystal Light and bottom-shelf vodka), but these nachos are the real deal. No Velveeta American cheese nonsense. Just real ingredients baked onto chips, topped with more fresh, real ingredients. So good, sober grown-ups love them too. Note: If you don’t have chips but you do have tortillas (any kind will do), cut them into wedges, toss lightly with vegetable or canola oil and a little salt, and bake at 375 for 15 minutes until crisp.
BROKEASS GOURMET Ingredients 6 cups tortilla chips ½ 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup shredded mozzarella, cheddar or jack cheese 1 green jalapeño pepper, seeded and sliced (leave the seeds intact if you really like spicy) 1 avocado, diced 3 tablespoon sour cream or Mexican crema 1 small bunch cilantro, chopped ½ red onion, diced 1 Roma tomato, cored and diced Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread chips over an ungreased baking sheet. Scatter beans over the chips. Cover with shredded cheese and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Top baked nachos with jalapeño, avocado, sour cream or crema, cilantro, onion and tomato. Serve immediately.
missoulanews.com • October 27–November 3, 2016 [25]
[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 Gotta love Missoula in October and gotta love Bernice’s! Piping hot cups of carefully crafted coffee or espresso compliment the fall chill. For breakfast (or after your morning workout) think of Bernice’s as the perfect stop for tummy satisfaction. Handcrafted bran muffins, quiche, garlic hummus, jalapeno-cheddar croissants or pumpkin pound cake are just the tip of the iceberg. And don’t forget that Halloween and Day of the Dead are Bernice’s favorite. Come by and see what we have designed as you grab your sweet treats October 27 – November 2. xoxo bernice. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$
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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 timehonored 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. $-$$
Lunch & Dinner 406-829-8989 1901 Stephens Ave Order online at asahimissoula.com. Delicious dining or carryout. Chinese & Japanese menus.
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Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$
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Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 44 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart
of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 • grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ India Grill & Curry House 400 E. Broadway 926-2021 facebook.com/indiagrillandcurryhouse Experience Missoula's only authentic Indian restaurant! Try our unique, daily vegetarian or meat combos prepared with house-made curries and spices imported directly from India. Served with rice, naan bread, salad and dessert all served on traditional Thali-style plates. Also try our housemade Chai, Mango Lassi or our special Lemon Juice. New menu items and combos daily! Special orders and catering available. Mon-Sat - Lunch 11am-3pm / Dinner 5pm-9pm. $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 36pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm. Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$
Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$
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Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Garden City Beef Ribeye, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
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What you’re drinking: An improvised cocktail by Plonk bartender Eric Simmons that incorporates a spooky kids' drink. What’s that? Plonk, like a surprising number of Missoula bars, doesn’t mix special Halloween-themed drinks. But give Simmons a pouch of Scary Berry Kool-Aid, and he’s happy to whip up a drink fit for the holiday—and simple enough to make at your Halloween party. What’s in it: The special ingredient in this bartender challenge is Kool-Aid’s Halloween juice pouch, known as a Ghoul-Aid Jammer (it’s similar to Capri Sun). Simmons starts by poking the Kool-Aid straw out of its wrapper, stabbing it into the metallic pouch and pouring it into a highball glass. He sniffs the blue liquid as if it were whiskey, studying the color and flavor. Mellow, he says. A moment later, inspiration strikes. How to make it: Simmons reaches for a bottle of cachaca, which he explains is a dis-
tilled Brazilian spirit made from sugarcane juice. The brand Plonk carries, Leblon, is available at local liquor stores. He blends an ounce of cachaca with 1.5 oz. of Ghoul-Aid, then adds a half-ounce of simple syrup and the juice from half of a lime. Simmons stirs the concoction, then serves it up. He smiles after his first sip. What it’s called: Simmons suggests garnishing the cocktail with a small plastic spider. But don’t ask him to name it—he’ll get spooked. Where to find it: Simmons tends bar and invents cocktails at Plonk, 322 N. Higgins Ave. Pick up a 10-pack of Ghoul-Aid at local stores (Target sells them for $1.79). —Derek Brouwer Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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TUE | 10 PM | BADLANDER Portland’s Icarus the Owl fly into the Badlander Tue., Nov. 1. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free.
FRI | 10 PM | TOP HAT One-man jam band Keller Williams comes to the Top Hat Fri., Oct 28. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10 PM. 18-plus. $18–$22.
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SUN | 8 PM | WILMA Ben Folds brings a piano and a playpen full of instruments for a night of improvisation and storytelling at the Wilma Sun., Oct. 30. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$29.50-$34.50 in advance.
SUN | 8 PM | STAGE 112 The Cigarette Girls Burlesque presents Invasion of the Booty Snatchers at Stage 112 Sun., Oct. 30. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $10/$7 in advance.
MON | 8 PM | WILMA The Dean Ween Group unleash Halloween havoc at the Wilma Mon., Oct. 31, with the Meat Puppets. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $40/$35 advance.
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The miniNaturalist Pre-K program at the Montana Natural History Center engages youngsters in the exploration of the natural world through fun hands-on activities, games and play. 10 AM–11 AM. Head to montanan aturalist.org for registration and more info.
nightlife Start your weekend early with the music of John Floridis at Draught Works. 5 PM. Free. Missoula Brewing Company hosts a fundraiser for Brightways Learning, an organization that works to make a difference in the education of disconnected youth. 5 PM–8 PM. Free. New York fashion photographer Lindsay Adler comes to the University Center Theater to talk about how to get the best photos even when your lighting is less than good. 7 PM. Free. (See Spotlight.) They might be Brand New, but I’ve been a fan for a while. Brand New plays the Adams Center. 7 PM. $29.50-$32.50. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. Get cash toward your bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. It’s been 67 years since ski-film pioneer Warren Miller first picked up a camera to capture the wonder of skiing. Warren Miller film crews continue the adventures with Here, There & Everywhere, which includes a segment on Glacier and features several Montanans, like professional uphiller Keith Curtis. The Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $19/$15 advance. Melody Guy Band plays the Sunrise Saloon. 8:30 PM. Free. Dead Hipster Dance Party is so cool even I don’t know about it. The Badlander, 208 Ryman St., with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. 21-plus. Start spreading the news! There’s Karaoke today! You don’t need to be a veteran of the Great White Way to sing your heart out at the Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free. These Rotgut Whines mix soul and rock and roll. Mine ruined Canadian Thanksgiving. Which one would you rather see? Catch the band at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.
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Join other pedalers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-243-4599 for info. Get your best cosplay outfits together because it’s time to shine. The Chibi Chibi Comic Con returns to the University Center 3rd floor Fri., Oct. 28-Sun., Oct 30. Visit umt.edu/uc/sudent-involvement for a full schedule of events and registration. Ronan High School hosts Your Life Matters, a 5K and 1-mile fun run to
bring awareness to suicide prevention. $30. Registration starts at 5 PM.
I like my luna’s blue and my wine red. Luna Blue plays Ten Spoon Vineyard. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Radius Gallery is selling the works of late artist James Dew to raise funds for a visiting artist program. 5 PM. Free.
The Top Hat presents Family-Friendly Friday, a time where parents and their kids can socialize, listen to music, eat great food and have fun. This week The Acousticals provide the musical entertainment. Free.
nightlife Cat lovers take note! Gallery 709 in Montana Art and Framing hosts a closing reception for Nancy Erickson’s The Lynx. 5 PM–8 PM. Missoula Brewing welcomes the live music of Andrea Harsell. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Folk singer-songwriter Bryan Nickerson plays a free show at Break Espresso. 7 PM–9 PM. Grab your gas mask and get ready to pee your pants in fear. The Missoula Haunted House is back for its
fourth year of sending shivers down your spine. Missoula County Fairgrounds. Kids’ hours from 4 PM–6 PM. Adults 7 PM–11 PM. $10. One-man jam band Keller Williams comes to the Top Hat. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. 18-plus. $18–$22. I guess they’d be the devil’s workshop if the devil wore a ten-gallon hat. Idle Ranch Hands play the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. Tonsoffun, Wormwood, DJ Zole and Sincerly Grown play Stage 112. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10 PM. $5 18-plus.
Halloween guide FRIDAY OCTOBER 28 The Watershed Education Network hosts a free family-friendly fall fiesta from 4 PM–7 PM. 802 E. Front St. Wolf and the Moons scare up some spirits at Montana Distillery’s Halloween party. See what I did there? 6 PM–8 PM. Free. In my sleep it sang to me. The Ghost Peppers play a rock twist on Phantom of the Opera at Missoula Masquerade Ball in the University Center Ballroom. Dinner, silent and live auctions and dancing punctuate this fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. $125/couple, $75/individual. 7 PM.
program. Grab your Halloween costume and get ready to run like you’re being chased by a lunatic in a hockey mask. Registration starts at 8:30 AM.
See Funkfoxx, Myrth, Kettu and over 50 more performers. $15/$12 in advance. Visit eventbrite.com for ticketing and a full lineup.
A breakfast potluck kicks off Halloween Hat 2K16, the official end of the ultimate frisbee season. A game of costume ultimate follows at 10. $10 suggest donation. McCormick Park. 9 AM.
Do the Monster Mash to the music of Dusk at the Eagles Halloween Costume Dance Party. 8 PM. Free. Country band Western Front provides the soundtrack to the Rustic Hut’s Halloween party. 9 PM. Free.
Grab your Uggs and yoga pants, because having the best ‘basic’ costume can win you prizes at the Badlander’s I’ll House You: Pumpkin Spice Latte party. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free. SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 Meadow Hill School hosts a fun run to benefit the Families in Transition
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The Cigarette Girls Burlesque presents Invasion of the Booty Snatchers at Stage 112. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $10/$7 in advance. The OAO Temple offers a night of sugar skull crafting and Halloweeny movies at 7:30 PM. Ring 406-2071171 for more info. Southgate Mall hosts Halloween for Hospice. The games, tricks and treats help benefit Hospice Care Foundation. 4:30 PM–7 PM. The Missoula Family YMCA hosts their annual Hoot and Howl Halloween Bash. A fun, healthy event for the whole family. 5 PM–7:30 PM. $1.
It’s astounding! The Rocky Horror Show LIVE returns to the Wilma with twice-nightly shows at 8 PM and midnight. $32. Time warp over to RockyHorrorMissoula.com for ticketing and more information. It will make you shiver in antici-
The Last Best Almost Halloween Party features local DJs Enzymes, Equinox, Louie Meisner and Packetswitchers at the Palace. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free.
Families First Childrens Museum’s Halloween Bash has games, prizes and more for the whole family. $5.
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Take a haunted hayride to the Daly Mansion, but keep an eye open for classic monsters from the golden age of Hollywood. 7 PM–10 PM. $5.
Missoula’s most gruesome Halloween party returns for it’s sixth year. The Grotesque Burlesque Carnival of Flesh features Nylon Sisters Burlesque, Universal Choke Sign, Blessiddoom, Have Spell and Loin Hammer. 8 PM– 2 AM. The Dark Horse. $5.
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Do the Time Warp at Rocky Horror Live at the Wilma Fri., Oct. 28 and Sat., Oct. 29. 8 PM and 12 AM. $32. Bitter Root Brewing’s Halloween Party features a costume contest and the music of Joan Zen. All mine has is a bowl of peeled grapes and Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College on VHS. 7 PM. Free.
The Silver Slipper hosts DJ Bionic for its Halloween Party. 9 PM.
Take a Haunted Hayride to the Daly Mansion, but keep an eye open for classic monsters from the golden age of Hollywood. 7 PM–10 PM. $5.
Dress up as your favorite psycho killer as the Letter B present a night of Talking Heads and Grateful Dead at the Top Hat. 10 PM. $5. Qu’estce que c’est.
-pation. The Rocky Horror Show Live returns to the Wilma Theater with twice-nightly shows at 8 PM and midnight. $32.RockyHorror Missoula.com for ticketing and info. Sprawling across five venues, Disco Bloodbath returns for its sixth year.
The only thing Troublesome about the Sunrise Saloon’s Halloween party is the band. 9:30 PM. Free.
I ain’t afraid of no ghost. Unless it’s the ghost of my misspent youth and failed potential. Ravalli County Museum hosts Ghost Tours. Learn the ins and outs of paranormal i nvestigation. 10 PM–3 AM. $20. 14-plus.
The OAO Temple remembers the reason for the season with a Samhain ritual. 8 PM. Call 406-2071171 for more info. DJs Kris Moon and Dead Hipster take you on a musical journey from the ‘70s to the ‘90s with Halloween Night Decades Dance Party. 9 PM. $3. I ain’t afraid of no ghost. Unless it’s the ghost of my misspent youth and failed potential. Ravalli County Museum hosts Ghost Tours. Learn the ins and outs of paranormal investigation. 10 PM–3 AM. $20. 14-plus. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2 Get ready to join the Festival of the Dead parade with a pre-party and free face-painting at the ZACC. 2 PM–5 PM. Free. This year the Festival of the Dead parade starts promptly at 6:30 PM at the XXXXs on the north end of Higgins. The processional ends at Caras Park. All are welcome to participate in the walk.
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Local singer/songwriter Aran Buzzas brings his homegrown Montana folky tonk to Missoula Brewing Company. 6 PM-8 PM. Free.
Live from Imagine Nation Brewery, it’s the Saturday Night Live Music Series with Pat and Charlie. 6 PM– 8 PM. Free.
The oboes, guitars and drum kits are all naked! At least they had their Basses Covered. Catch the band at
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Spotlight Adler’s photography. The color is striking and vibrant. I really mean that. Have you seen what passed for color photography in the 1800s? Also, the WHO: Lindsay Adler models in her compositions have a dynamic WHERE: University Center Theater energy about them. It WHEN: Thu., Oct. 27 at 7 PM. looks like they’re having a blast working with her. HOW MUCH: Free Do you have any idea how much photography MORE INFO: lindsayadlerphotography.com sucked back when I wasn’t a cursed specter? photographers, has had her work You had to sit still forever! Anyway, that’s published in almost every major fashmy time. Back to the Stygian abyss and ion magazine from Gloss to Oasis. the Forests of Ennui with me!” The Rocky Mountain School of Pho—Charley Macorn tography and the University of Montana School of Journalism have brought Adler out to discuss her jetsetting life as a fashion photographer in New York City and how to take amazing pictures even when your lighting is terrible. In anticipation of her visit, I have signed my name in Old Scratch’s book, giving me the power to summon the spirit of Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, a 19th-century Italian aristocrat, mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte and the world’s first fashion model. Having sacrificed an otter under the willow’s moon, I now let Countess Oldoini possess my hands to write about Adler’s work. “Hey, thanks, Charley. Pretty gross body you got here. Anyway, let me first say I am super impressed by
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Yoga and Beer: the two cornerstones of Missoula. The Yoga Spot and the Sweat Shop host yoga at Imagine Nation Brewing. Class and a beer for $8. 10:45 AM.
The Skurfs and Hot the Cat & the Kitchen turn Free Cycles into Fright Cycles for a frighteningly fun evening. 5:30 PM–10 PM. $5.
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nightlife The Second Wind Reading series welcomes Renee Branum and Debra Magpie Earling to the Badlander. 6 PM–9 PM. Free. Ben Folds brings a piano and a playpen full of instruments for a night of improvisation and storytelling to the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM. Show at 8. $35/$29.50$34.50 in advance. Grab your gas mask and get ready to pee your pants in fear. The Missoula Haunted House is back for its fourth year of sending shivers down your spine. Missoula County Fairgrounds. Kids’ hours from 4 PM–6 PM. Adults 7 PM–11 PM. $10. Every Sunday is a fun day at the Badlander. Play games, have drinks, forget tomorrow is Monday. 9 PM.
Spend Monday morning exploring the fall foliage around Missoula before relaxing with a hot beverage with Coffee Walks. This week explore the Tower Conservation Area. Meet at Currents Aquatics Center. 9 AM-12 PM. $5. Is there anything better than hydrating with tasty craft beer? I think not. The National Craft Beer Relay returns to Flathead Lake Lodge for a weekend of beer, relay races and the music of Gladys Friday. 11 AM–7 PM. Visit craftbeerrelay.com for more info and registration. Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. Bring the family! 12 PM–8 PM. WordPlay! offers opportunity for community creativity. Word games, poetry, free writing and expansion all happen in Ste. 4 of the Warehouse Mall at The Base. Open to all ages and abilities every Mon. at 4 PM.
You think last week’s “The Walking Dead” had a shocking death? Catch the movie that started it all when Night of the Living Dead plays at the Roxy. 5:30 PM
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Prepare a couple songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at
Grab your gas mask and get ready to pee your pants in fear. The Mis-
soula Haunted House is back for its fourth year of sending shivers down your spine. Missoula County Fairgrounds. Kids’ hours from 4 PM–6 PM. Adults 7 PM–11 PM. $10.
Who knows what mayhem will ensue when Dean Ween Group and the Meat Puppets perform at the Wilma? Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $40/$35 advance.
Grab your partner thin or fat, take ‘em down to the Top Hat! Square dance the night away. 8 PM. Free.
Portland’s Icarus the Owl fly into the the Badlander. Joined by Hibernator, Chairea, Mido Skip and Codependents the doors open at 9 PM, show at 10. Free.
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Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike. Find locations at facebook.com/ MontanaDirtGirls. 6 PM.
Learn the basics of computing at Dickinson Lifelong Learning Center Tuesdays and Thursdays through Nov. 10. 6 PM–9 PM. $89.
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Learn the two-step and more at Country Dance Lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center, 820 N. 4th St., Tuesdays from 7–9 PM. $5. Bring a partner. Call 381-1392 for more info.
Soft Landing Missoula hosts an open forum on the basics of the global refugee crisis, the resettlement process and what this looks like for Missoula. 6 PM. Urey Lecture Hall.
Show off your big brain at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW, 245 W. Main St. Current events, picture round and more. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: Which state capital was almost named Pumpkinville? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.
Saturday 11/12 The Indy Sip - Enjoy local spirits @ The Loft, $35, 4pm, theindysip.brownpapertickets.com
Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent. At the Badlander, 9 PM–1 AM. To sign up, email michael.avery@live.com.
Thursday 11/17 Foodie Trivia @ the Holiday Inn - Downtown, Brooks & Browns
Cupcake decorating @ The Insectarium, 3-5pm
Monday 11/14 Moscow Monday @ Montgomery Distillery Wine Tasting @ The Trough 6-8pm, $20 2106 Clements Rd. | 721-3322 for more info
Tuesday 11/15 Cheese Pairing Class @ Good Food Store 6pm, $5 fee - register at goodfoodstore.com
Meet Your Farmer @ Romaines Mule-tastic Tuesdays @ Montana Distillery
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Friday 11/18 Foodie film @ The Roxy, The Hundred-Foot Journey, 7pm
Saturday 11/19 Foodie film @ The Roxy, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 3pm
Learn the tips and tricks to researching, writing, editing, submitting and successfully getting a grant with a class at Dickinson Lifelong Learning Center. Wednesdays through Dec. 7. $52.
upon at the Socrates Cafe, an informal meeting to discuss philosophy using the Socratic method. Missoula Public Library, the first Wednesday of every month at 7 PM.
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Two angry 30-somethings take an awkward high schooler under their wing in Annie Baker’s The Aliens. The Roxy hosts a preview of its inaugural season of contemporary live theater. 7 PM. $12.
Missoula’s Richie Reinholdt and Britt Arnesen unite for a night of acoustic Americana at Great Burn Brewing. 6 PM. Free. Patrica teaches West Coast Swing dance classes at Sunrise Saloon every Wednesday from 7-8:30 PM. Beginning level II, so you better know how to jive. $5 per person. Patrisse Cullors, artist and cofounder of Black Lives Matter is the keynote presenter at 2016’s DiverseU. She highlights her work with Black Lives Matters and the racial issues they are dealing with followed by a one-hour Q&A. 7 PM–9 PM. Free. (See Agenda.) Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. Trivia answer: Helena, Montana. Grand ideas are welcome but hemlock tea is frowned
Get up onstage at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free. Show your Press Box buddies you know more than sports and compete in Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30 every Wednesday. $50 bar tab for the winning team. Make the move from singing in the shower to a live audience at the Eagles Lodge karaoke night. $50 to the best singer. 8:30– 10:30 PM. No cover. Get your yodel polished up for rockin’ country karaoke night, every Wed. at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free. Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander, 9 PM, no cover.
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Release some stress during t’ai chi classes every Thursday at 10 AM at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks St. $10 drop-in class. Visit openway.org. DiverseU is a campuswide series of events focused on topics of diversity. 10 AM-4 PM. Free. Is government contracting a viable option for your business? Learns the basics at Intro to Government Contracting at the RCEDA Conference Room in Hamilton. Free. 10:30 AM–12 PM.
Laney Lou & the Bird Dogs are joined by Keema & the Keepsakes at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.
The Native Voices Speaker Series welcomes Michel Kohl to the Payne Family Native American Center to speak on his research in wildlife biology. 11 AM. Free. Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints can interfere with everyday tasks, but those living with arthritis can find support at Summit Independent. The Arthritis Support Group holds meetings every first Thursday of the month, from noon1 PM.
nightlife The Learn’in Cultural Appropriation Rights Discussion group meets at 6 PM at Imagine Nation Brewing. Lochwood plays Draught Works Brewery. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Montana History expert Dr. Hal Sterns presents a free public lecture about the lesser-known participants of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Lolo Community Center. 7 PM. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. Get cash toward your bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Dusk comes to the Sunrise Saloon. That makes sense, right? 8:30 PM. Free. Dead Hipster Dance Party is so cool even I don’t know about it. The Badlander, 208 Ryman St., with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. 21-plus. Red Onion Purple’s month-long residency at the VFW kicks off with Locksaw, Beatzlevox, Wormwood and Dar. 9 PM. $3.
Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy open mic at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM Show at 10. Free. Start spreading the news! There’s Karaoke today! You don’t need to be a veteran of the Great White Way to sing your heart out at the Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free. Laney Lou & the Bird Dogs are joined by Keema & the Keepsakes at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free. (See Music.)
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Agenda In 2012 activist Patrisse Cullors was furious at the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. But it wasn't just this one case that affected her so much. She was frustrated by what she saw as a nation plagued by racism and inequality. According to the Bureau of Justice, while people of color make up only 30 percent of the United States' population, they account for 60 percent of those imprisoned. Despite people of color being no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than white people, they face higher risks of arrest. Women of color are three times more likely to be incarcerated than white women. Furthermore prison sentences are 10 percent longer for African-Americans and black workers make substantially less money for the same work as their white colleagues, with black women only making 64 cents for every dollar a white man makes for the same work. This frustration with a system that continues to criminalize and oppress Americans on a daily
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Meditation for Veterans is a 30-minute guided mindfulness practice exploring breath in order to increase calm and reduce stress. No previous experience necessary. Missoula Vet Center. Free for veterans, their families and caregivers. 1:15 PM– 1:45 PM. 910 Brooks St.
Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters help you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.
Missoula Brewing Company hosts a fundraiser for Brightways Learning, an organization that works to make a difference in the education of disconnected youth. 5 PM–8 PM. Free.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 28 The Women in Black stand in mourning of international violence every Friday on the Higgins bridge from 12:15–12:45 PM. Visit jrpc.org/to learn more. Ronan High School hosts Your Life Matters, a 5K and 1-mile fun run to bring awareness to suicide prevention. $30. Registration starts at 5 PM. Radius Gallery is selling the works of late artist James Dew to raise funds for a visiting artist program. 5 PM. Free.
basis led Cullors to social media where she wrote three words: “Black Lives Matter.” Since then, Cullors has continued her activism and helped expand Black Lives Matter into a national cause. This movement, and her work in it, is the subject of her keynote address at DiverseU, a two-day conference at the University of Montana about promoting understanding through civil discourse. —Charley Macom Patrisse Cullors speaks Wed., Nov. 2 at 7 PM the Dennison Theatre as part of DiverseU.
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MONDAY OCTOBER 31 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. Bring the family! 12 PM–8 PM. Southgate Mall hosts Halloween for Hospice. The games, tricks and treats help benefit Hospice Care Foundation. 4:30 PM–7 PM.
The Blind Low Vision Support Group meets every second Tuesday of the month at Summit Independent Living. Meetings are held from 1-2:30PM. Soft Landing Missoula hosts an open forum on the basics of the global refugee crisis, the resettlement process and what this looks like for Missoula. 6 PM. Urey Lecture Hall.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2 Help your children gain empathy, greater self-esteem and better relationships with the Circle of Security. This free, six-week class gives you the skills to help with school readiness. Mountain Home Montana. 10:30 AM–12 PM. Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek every Wednesday at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com or 406-443-3439 for more information. NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness. Join the fun every Wednesday at 2 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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here are really two types of ski movies. The first usually involves some wacky plot about an evil land developer looking to turn a popular ski resort into a parking lot. The threadbare plot is mainly an excuse to show drinking, drugs and casual nudity. There will probably be a joke about there being “Dangerous Curves Ahead.” Movies like these are the often poorly made, poorly acted and really the only reason I'm rooting for global warming. The other type of ski movies document the reallife shredders who push themselves to the limit to create a thrilling cinematic experience. So how do you tell them apart? Check for Warren Miller's name. Warren Miller has credits in over 750 films. He started as a young man with an 8 mm camera and a job teaching skiing lessons in Idaho after World
War II before growing into the definitive ski filmmaker. Now his name lives on in the exciting and death-defying films from Warren Miller Entertainment. Here, There and Everywhere criss-crosses the globe, from Switzerland to our own Montana, showing some of the most exciting and dangerous runs ever caught on film. It includies footage of Montana’s West Glacier and features Montanans such as professional uphiller Keith Curtis. Gold medalwinning Olympian Jonny Moseley narrates the death defying runs with help from Warren Miller himself. —Charley Macom
Here, There and Everywhere screens Thu., Oct. 27 at the Wilma Theater.
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The miniNaturalist Pre-K program at the Montana Natural History Center engages youngsters in the exploration of the natural world through fun hands-on activities, games and play. 10 AM–11 AM. Head to montananaturalist.org for registration and more info.
The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
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Join other pedalers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-243-4599 for info.
Spend Monday morning exploring the fall foliage around Missoula before relaxing with a hot beverage with Coffee Walks. This week explore the Tower Conservation Area. Meet at Currents Aquatics Center. 9 AM-12 PM. $5.
I don’t know about you, but wrapping up my workweek by watching some poor cricket getting devoured by a large Chilean tarantula is somehow very satisfying. Tarantula feeding at the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, every Friday at 4 PM. $4 admission.
Is there anything better than hydrating with tasty craft beer? I think not. The National Craft Beer Relay returns to Flathead Lake Lodge for a weekend of beer, relay races and the music of Gladys Friday. 11 AM–7 PM. Visit craftbeerrelay.com for more info and registration.
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You’ll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club Runs, which start at 8 AM every Saturday at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Free to run. Visit runwildmissoula.org.
Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike. Find locations at facebook.com/MontanaDirtGirls. 6 PM.
Join Five Valleys Audubon for an all-day outing to Brown’s Lake to look for scoters and loons. Meet in the northwest corner of the Adams Center parking lot at 8:50 AM. Dress appropriately and bring a lunch.
The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
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By Amy Alkon WEALTH CARE CRISIS A female friend of mine just broke up with her billionaire boyfriend. She told me she wasn’t happy. The guy is super-picky about whether you put things back in exactly the right spot and doesn’t have the greatest sense of humor. Still, I think she’s making the biggest mistake of her life. Doesn’t she know how hard it is to find a decent and wealthy man? I’m a happily married woman, so why does this make me so mad? –Irate The way you see it, your friend found that mythical leprechaun with the pot of private jets and beachfront property—and she was all, “Too short! Too green! NEXT!” Okay, you concede, she was a little miserable, but hey—happiness can’t buy money! And no, money isn’t unimportant— and it’s especially vital when you don’t have enough to get lunch from the grocery store instead of from the dumpster. But even money is subject to what economists call “diminishing marginal utility.” This is a term for how the benefit (“utility”) we get from each “unit” of a thing we’re consuming— like a good or service—decreases for us once we’ve filled our basic need for it. Norman Li, an evolutionary psychologist who started out in economics, explains this pretty simply: “Enough oxygen to breathe is a lot better than no oxygen, but extra (“marginal”) oxygen is not much better than enough. Thus, oxygen has” diminishing marginal utility. Li, helpfully, took an economist’s look at mating preferences, meaning he didn’t just ask the open-ended question, “So ... what would you like in a mate?”—which leads people to shoot for the moon (“Oh ... ringer for Hugh Jackman, funnier than Chris Rock, annual earnings matching the GDP of France...”) Here in the real world, most of us have to settle—at least somewhat. So Li tested which attributes people would consider necessities (versus luxuries) in a long-term relationship by giving subjects either a tight budget or a generous one to “spend” on various qualities they’d want in a partner. When women (the childbearers and carers of the species) had limited mateshopping dollars, they allocated most of them to having a Mr. Provider—a man with status and resources—saying “Oh well!” to hunkaliciousness and other qualities. Men on a tight budget disproportionately allocated their mating dollars toward hotitude— not surprising, because beautiful features are like a flashing “Fertile Myrtle!” sign. However, even on a constrained budget, women and men each saw kindness as a
must-have—ranking it a close second to their top priority. Getting back to your friend, who’s dumping what you see as a perfectly serviceable billionaire, consider that his pickiness and humorlessness may play out as unkindness. Apparently, for her, having, oh, 100 bedrooms on four continents to cry herself to sleep in doesn’t make up for that. And consider the view from diminishing marginal utility: “Okay, a billionaire is nice, but maybe I could make do with a funny, easygoing millionaire.” To stop being mad, focus on what you have to be grateful for instead of what she’s, uh, squandered—a lifetime of 26-hour arguments about how she failed to use the micrometer calipers to return the loofah to its rightful position.
PLENTY OF FISHING I’ve been with my girlfriend for over a year, and I love her and think she’s beautiful. However, she is very insecure about her looks, and she asks me all the time whether I think she looks pretty. It’s getting tiring constantly reassuring her. Is there some tool I could be using to help her feel more secure? –Stumped I’m sure it’s exhausting doing the daily “Hi, gorgeous!” skywriting and cleaning up after the rented elephant that pulls the “You’re beautiful, baby!” billboard. Only—oh, wait ... you’re actually just tired from verbally “reassuring her,” which, admittedly, probably takes at least several words and a whole 10 seconds— if you include the time it takes for her to beam and go, “Reeeeally?!” Yes, it is important for you to reassure her—but, in doing that, motivation counts. Social psychologist Shelly Gable finds that relationships tend to be happier when those in them are guided by “approach” rather than “avoidance” goals. In normal-person terms, this means striving for positive outcomes rather than trying to avoid negative ones. In this case, an avoidance goal would be telling your girlfriend she’s beautiful in order to keep her from nagging you, but taking the “approach” approach would be doing it because you want her to feel good. And here’s a secret: Break out the compliments before she asks and you might keep her from starting to worry that she needs “extra-coverage” makeup—the kind that involves scaffolding, three workmen and $200 worth of drywall.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): I invite you to fantasize about what your four great-grandmothers and four great-grandfathers may have been doing on November 1, 1930. What? You have no idea how to begin? You don’t even know their names? If that’s the case, I hope you’ll remedy your ignorance. Your ability to create the future you want requires you to learn more about where and whom you came from. Halloween costume suggestion: your most interesting ancestor. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): At any one time, over two million frozen human embryos are stored in tissue banks throughout Europe and North America. When the time is right, their owners retrieve them and bring them to term. That’s the first scenario I invite you to use as a metaphor for your life in the coming weeks. Here’s a second scenario: Scotch whisky is a potent mind-altering substance. Any particular batch must mature for at least three years, and may be distilled numerous times. There are currently 20 million barrels of the stuff mellowing in Scottish warehouses. And what do these two scenarios have to do with you? It’s time to tap into resources that you’ve been saving in reserve—that haven’t been ripe or ready until now. Halloween costume suggestions: a woman who’s nine months pregnant, a blooming rose or sunflower, ripe fruit. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): To create a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, a winemaker needs about 700 grapes. Compare this process with rain-making. When water vapor that’s high in the sky becomes dense enough, it condenses into tiny pearls of liquid called cloud droplets. If the humidity rises even further, a million of these babies might band together to form a single raindrop that falls to earth. And what does this have to do with your life? I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will have both an affinity and a skill for processes that resemble wine-making and rain-making. You’ll need a lot of raw material and energetic effort to produce a relatively small marvel—but that’s exactly as it should be. Halloween costume suggestion: a raindrop or bottle of wine.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Some Brazilians eat the heads of piranhas in the belief they’re aphrodisiacs. In Zimbabwe, women may make strategic use of baboon urine to enhance their allure. The scientific name for Colombia’s leaf-cutter ant is hormiga culona, translated as “fat-assed ant.” Ingesting the roasted bodies of these critters is thought to boost sexual desire. Since you’re in a phase when tapping into your deepest erotic longings will be healthy and educational, you may want to adopt elements of the aforementioned love drugs to create your Halloween costume. Here are other exotic aphrodisiacs from around the world that you might be inspired by: asparagus, green M&Ms, raw oysters, wild orchids, horny goat weed.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you know how to repair a broken zipper or patch a hole in your bicycle tire? Are you familiar with the art of caulking a bathtub or creating a successful budget? Can you compose a graceful thank-you note, cook a hearty soup from scratch or overcome your pride so as to reconcile with an ally after an argument? These are the kinds of tasks I trust you will focus on in the coming weeks. It’s time to be very practical and concrete. Halloween costume suggestion: Mr. or Ms. Fix-It.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the film Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger played a benevolent android who traveled here from the future. As a strong, silent action hero, he didn’t need to say much. In fact, he earned $30,000 for every word he uttered. I’m hoping your speech will pack a comparable punch in the coming days. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that your persuasiveness should be at a peak. You’ll have an exceptional ability to say what you mean and mean what you say. Use this superpower with flair and precision! Halloween costume suggestion: ancient Greek orator Demosthenes, Martin Luther King Jr., Virginia Woolf, Sojourner Truth, rapper MC Lyte, Winston Churchill.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s the prosperity-building phase of your cycle. Let’s celebrate! Let’s brainstorm! Are there rituals you can create to stimulate the financial lobes of your imagination, thereby expediting your cash flow? Here are a few ideas: 1. Glue a photo of yourself on a $20 bill. 2. Make a wealth shrine in your home. Stock it with symbols of specific thrills you can buy for yourself when you have more money. 3. Halloween costume suggestions: a giant bar of gold, a banker carrying a briefcase full of big bills, Tony Stark, Lady Mary Crawley, Jay Gatsby, Lara Croft, the Yoruban wealth goddess Ajé.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During this Halloween season, you have cosmic permission to be a bigger, bolder and extra beguiling version of yourself. I trust you will express your deep beauty with precise brilliance and imagine your future with superb panache and wander wherever the hell you feel like wandering. It’s time to be stronger than your fears and wilder than your trivial sins. Halloween costume suggestion: the superhero version of yourself.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I won’t offer you the cliché “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Instead, I’ll provide alternatives. How about this, from the video game “Portal 2”: “When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! Say, ‘I don’t want your damn lemons!’” Or you could try this version, from my friend Barney: “When life gives you lemons, draw faces on them like Tom Hanks did on his volleyball in the movie Cast Away and engage them in sexy philosophical conversation.” Or consider this Brazilian proverb: “When life gives you lemons, make caipirinhas.” (Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail.) Suggestion: Play around with these themes to create your Halloween costume. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): All of us are creators and destroyers. It’s fun and healthy to add fresh elements to our lives, but it’s also crucial to dispose of things that hurt and distort us. Even your body is a hotbed of both activities, constantly killing off old cells and generating new ones. But in my understanding, you are now in a phase when there’s far more creation than destruction. Enjoy the exalted buzz! Halloween costume suggestions: a creator god or goddess, like the Greeks’ Gaia or Prometheus; Rainbow-Snake from the Australian Aborigines; Unkulunkulu from the Zulus; or Coyote, Raven, or Spider Grandmother from indigenous North American tribes.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1938, a chef named Ruth Wakefield dreamed up a brilliant invention: chocolate chip cookies. She sold her recipe to the Nestlé company in return for one dollar and a lifetime supply of chocolate. Maybe she was happy with that arrangement, but I think she cheated herself. And so I offer her action as an example of what you should NOT do. During the next ten months, I expect you will come up with many useful innovations and intriguing departures from the way things have always been done. Make sure you get full value in return for your gifts! Halloween costume ideas: Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, Hedy Lamarr, Leonardo da Vinci, Temple Grandin, George Washington Carver, Mark Zuckerberg.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Speaking on behalf of the cosmic powers, I authorize you to escape dull realities and go rambling through the frontier. Feel free to fantasize twice as hard and wild as you normally do. Avoid literalists and realists who think you should be more like them. This is not a time to fuss over exacting details, but rather to soar above the sober nonsense and see as far as you can. You have permission to exult in the joys of wise innocence. Halloween costume suggestions: bohemian poet, mad scientist, carefree genius, brazen explorer. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.
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PUBLIC NOTICES Montana Fourth Judicial District Court Cause No.: DV-16807 Dept. No.: 4 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Allexendra Pavley, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Allexendra Pavley to Allexendra Isabelle Pavley. The hearing will be on 11/15/16 at 3:00 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 10/4/16 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk of Court Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Cause No. DV-16-833 Dept. No. 1 Leslie Halligan Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Laura Arvidson, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has
asked the District Court for a change of name from Laura Lee Crane Arvidson to Laura Lee Cova. The hearing will be on 11/16/2016 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: October 7, 2016. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Michael Evjen, Deputy Clerk of Court Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Cause No. DV-16-834 Dept. No. 1 Leslie Halligan Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Jonathan Sky Wilsnack Orndoff, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Jonathan Sky Wilsnack Orndoff to Jonathan Sky Cova. The hearing will be on 11/16/2016 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the
MNAXLP Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: October 7, 2016. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Michael Evjen, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-16-185 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: CHARLES GLASS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Carter Glass has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the
Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 W. Spruce Street, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 30th day of September, 2016. /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative /s/ Carter Glass, Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles Glass MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-16-133 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: KAY BROWN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four month
after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, c/o Tiffany A. Nunnally, return receipt requested, at 310 W. Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 2nd day of August, 2016. /s/ Roberta Smedsrud, Personal Representative /s/ Tiffany A. Nunally, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-16-156 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF KIM IVEY MOORE, 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 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 certified mailed to Western Montana Chapter for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, return receipt requested, at c/o Worden Thane P.C., PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 14th day of October, 2016. WESTERN MONTANA CHAPTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE /s/ Melissa Steigler, Executive Director Personal Representative WOR-
DEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ William E. McCarthy MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. NO. 4 PROBATE NO. DP-16-197 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHERRY ANN RUTTENBUR, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their 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 certified mail, return receipt requested, to Neil Gordon Ruttenbur, c/o Worden Thane P.C., P.O. Box
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PUBLIC NOTICES 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. /s/ Neil Gordon Ruttenbur, Personal Representative WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Amy M. Scott Smith MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 1 Cause No.: DP-16-161 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: EUGENE J. MATELICH, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lewis B. Matelich, has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Lewis B. Matelich, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o, Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 22 day of August, 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. By: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 22 day of August, 2016. /s/ Lewis B. Matelich, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 1 Cause No.: DP-16-188 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: WILLIAM ANDREW NAGY, JR., a/k/a William A. Nagy, Jr. Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to PAT NAGY SWARTZ, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC, 2809 Great
Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 4th day of October, 2016. /s/ Pat Nagy Swartz, Personal Representative Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC By: /s/ Craig Mungas, Attorneys for Pat Nagy Swartz, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, Cause No. DP-16-192, Dept. No. 4, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, IN RE THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM J. HAMILTON, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Goldie Golding has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be mailed to Goldie Golding, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o MacDonald Law Office, PLLC, P.O. Box 9222, Missoula, Montana 598079222. DATED October 21, 2016. /s/MacDonald Law Office, PLLC by Spencer T. MacDonald, Attorney for Personal Representative. NOTICE OF TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deed of Trustâ&#x20AC;?) dated 10/26/12, recorded as Instrument No. 201222001 Book 903 Page 478, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Jane Duboise was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Propertyâ&#x20AC;?) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 44A of Carline Addition No. 3, Block 45, Lots 42A and 44A, a plated subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat thereof. More Accurately Described As Follows: Lot 44A of Carline Addition No.3, Block 45,Lots 42A & 44A, a platted
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MNAXLP subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noteâ&#x20AC;?) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loanâ&#x20AC;?) is now due for the 01/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of August 29, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $173,589.55. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $166,605.96, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, On the Front Steps, City of Missoula on January 5, 2017 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 cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s checks). The conveyance will be made by trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually in-
curred and trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Duboise, Jane (TS# 7023.116333) 1002.288498File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deed of Trustâ&#x20AC;?) dated 10/02/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200824451 B: 828 P: 837, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Earl Jay Lowry a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and First American Title Insurance Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Insurance Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Propertyâ&#x20AC;?) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 5 of Lloyd Addition, a Platted Subdivision of Missoula County, according to
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the official recorded Plat thereof on file recorded in Book 6 of Plats at Page 19 1/2, Missoula County, Montana. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noteâ&#x20AC;?) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loanâ&#x20AC;?) is now due for the 11/22/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of August 25, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $94,435.12. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $82,347.83, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 5, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and except-
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ing 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 cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s checks). The conveyance will be made by trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Lowry, Earl Jay (TS#
CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 12, 67, 82, 84, 154, 199, 217. 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 11/14/2016 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 at 11/17/2016 at 4:00 P.M. Buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.
7023.117021) 1002.288509File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deed of Trustâ&#x20AC;?) dated 10/07/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200925539 Book 849 Page 787, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Tana L. Mullendore, an unmarried woman was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and First American Title Ins Co of Montana was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Ins Co of Montana as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Propertyâ&#x20AC;?) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 7 of Mountain Shadows West Phase 2, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to
COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent on Friday October 28th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc. household goods. A silent auction will be held Friday October 28th at 11:00 a.m. at 8700 Roller Coaster Rd, Missoula, MT 59808. 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.
These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 RUGS•
Rugs is a 2-year-old female Tortie. She is an extremely sweet and affectionate girl. As soon as she sees you, she'll roll over on her back and demand belly rubs. Rugs also loves to weave between your legs and melts into your arms when she's held. She is a great big cuddle bug and gets along with everyone. She'd be the perfect addition to your household!
KALLY•Kally is a 3-year-old female Calico. She came to the shelter ready to give birth to a litter of kittens. She has since reared and weaned her kittens. They have all been adopted out, and now it's Kally's turn to find a forever home. She is a very mild mannered girl that accepts affection but doesn't demand it. She'd make a great family cat.
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LUCAS• Lucas is a 4-year-old male Brown Tabby. He came to the shelter with 7 other cats when his owners passed away. Lucas was the most shy cat in the bunch. It has taken him a long time, but Lucas is finally coming out of his shell. He greets you at the front of his kennel in the morning and easily accepts being held. All of the other cats he knew have been adopted, and now it's Lucas's time to shine!
JEROME• Jerome is a 2-year-old male Black Lab/Cattle Dog mix. He is the most wellrounded, perfectly-mannered dog you could ask for. He enjoys dogs, cats, and kids. According to his former owner, he also does well with cattle and horses. Jerome loves tennis balls and playing fetch. He'd make the perfect family dog! LITA• Lita is a 2-year-old Heeler/Shiba Inu mix. She is a very timid and submissive girl. She takes her time warming up to new people, but once you earn her trust, there's no place Lita would like to be more than curled up in your lap. Lita gets along well with other dogs and really wants a home with an owner that can help her build a little confidence.
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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 AUDREY• This German Shepherd gal would love to find a home on a ranch or a farm where she can run and play to her heart’s content. Audrey is the longest dog resident at the shelter; she’s been with us since February. While she will have some life-long medical issues, it will not slow her down. Call us to find out more 5493934.
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ZAM• Distinguished Zam is a playful guy, a bit bashful at first before he comes out of his shell. He'd love to find a home where he can get lots of treats and maybe some catnip as well. Zam is part of our Senior for Seniors program, which means that his adoption fee is waived for any adopter over the age of 60. Come meet him today at the shelter 5930 Highway 93 South in Missoula!
SALLY• Miss Sally is a beautiful Bluetick Coonhound! This 1 1/2-year-old is a blank slate and would love to bond with her new family in a Humane Society of Western Montana Basic Manners class. She would make a great hiking partner and a wonderful companion for exploring Western Montana. Come meet her at the shelter 5930 Highway 93 South in Missoula.
CHURCH MOUSE• Churchmouse came to the Humane Society of Western Montana as a stray and is now looking for her forever home. This long-haired beauty would love a home where she can take sun naps, explore her surroundings and tell you all about her day. Stop by and meet this fancy girl today & make her your new companion.
SEBASTIAN• Sebastian may be handsome, but he’s also a playful, goofball! This 5-year-old Doberman Pinscher is also smart! He already knows ‘sit’ and ‘stay’ and would love to learn more in one of our Basic Manners classes. While he can’t live with a family with a small dog or cat, is he is learning to play with dogs closer to his own size. Learn more about Sebastian on our website www.myhswm.org
LORETTA• Loretta Lynn came to us as a stray, and now she is looking for a forever home where she can show off her beautiful meowing voice! Loretta enjoys cat naps, snuggles, treats, and being near her humans. She is litterbox trained and seems to be unbothered by dogs. If this gorgeous gal sounds like your forever kitty, stop by the Humane Society of Western Montana today!
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PUBLIC NOTICES the official recorded plat thereof. Subject to easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions of record or apparent By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. , beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to . Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantors failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due in full. As of August 26, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $668,503.96. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $639,132.13, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 3, 2017 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, whereis basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Mullendore, Tana L. (TS# 7023.116670) 1002.288501File No.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 6 OF LOLO HEIGHTS, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF KENNETH L KERN, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as designated nominee for Universal American Mortgage Company, LLC, beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on March 13, 2015, and recorded on March 13, 2015 as Book 941, Page 766 under Document No. 201504283.The beneficial interest is currently held by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, a Montana Corporation, is the Trustee. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning January 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the 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, 2016 is $203,922.72 principal, interest at the rate of 3.50000% totaling $3,080.49, late charges in the amount of $185.52, , suspense balance of $36.00 and other fees and expenses advanced of $15.50, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by
MNAXLP 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 13, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, A Montana Corporation Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 13 day of July, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, a Montana Corporation, Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shauna Romrell Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 06/04/2022 PennyMac vs KERN 101450-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 12, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SW1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 20 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 351 Eileen D. Hatten and Marc S. Hatten, as Grantors, conveyed
said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on July 10, 2014 and recorded on July 16, 2014 as Book 931 Page 83 under Document No. 201409960. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company, A California Corporation. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning March 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 1, 2016 is $257,491.10 principal, interest at the rate of 4.00000% totaling $4,277.97, late charges in the amount of $562.11, escrow advances of $0.00, suspense balance of $0.00 and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,459.01, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obliga-
tion secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 4, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 4 day of August, 2016 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, 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: 6-9-2021 GUILD vs Hatten 101807-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 15, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: PARCEL I UNIT 10 OF BURNS STREET COMMONS, A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SITUATED ON ALL OF FRACTIONAL FIVE ACRE TRACT NO. 42 OF SCHOOL ADDITION TO THE CITY OF MISSOULA, PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF; LESS AND EXCEPTING TRACT 42A OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5172 LOCATED IN SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. RECORDING REFERENCE: BOOK 774 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 587. ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM FOR BURNS STREET COMMONS RECORDED IN BOOK 831 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 169 AND SITE PLAN RECORDED AS
PUBLIC NOTICES CONDO000196 AND AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM FOR BURN STREET COMMONS RECORDED IN BOOK 837 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 1113 AND AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF PROTECTIVE COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR BURNS STREET COMMONS RECORDED IN BOOK 913 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 437. TOGETHER WITH THE COMMON ELEMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM FOR BURNS STREET COMMONS RECORDED IN BOOK 831 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 169 AND SITE PLAN RECORDED AS CONDO000196 AND AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM FOR BURN STREET COMMONS RECORDED IN BOOK 837 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 1113 AND AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF PROTECTIVE COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR BURNS STREET COMMONS RECORDED IN BOOK 913 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 437. PARCEL II A LEASEHOLD ESTATE CREATED BY THE NOTICE OF GROUND LEASE BETWEEN NORTH MISSOULA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND KIMBERLY G. TOBOL DATED APRIL 23, 2015 AND RECORDED ON APRIL 29, 2015 IN BOOK 943 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 575 KIMBERLY G TOBOL, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on April 23, 2015, and recorded on April 29, 2015 as Book 943 Page 576 Document No. 201506893. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, is the Trustee. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning March 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 12, 2016 is $112,371.83 principal, interest at the rate of 4.00000% totaling
$2,382.88, escrow advances of $1,007.20, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 4, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 4 day of August, 2016,, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a
MNAXLP Montana Corporation, Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, ID Commission expires: 01/19/2018 US Bank National Association vs TOBOL 101804 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 1, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Parcel A Of The Amended Plat Of Tract 1 And 2 Of CALRTON Tracts, Block 2, A Platted Subdivision In Missoula County, Montana, According To The Official Recorded Plat Thereof. Together With An Easement For Access Over 20 Foot Strip Along An Existing Road Parallel to the North Portion Of The Westerly Boundary Of The Above Described Parcel A. It is more accurately described as follows: Parcel A Of The Amended Plat Of Tract 1 And 2 Of CARLTON Tracts, Block 2, A Platted Subdivision In Missoula County, Montana, According To The Official Recorded Plat Thereof. Together With An Easement For Access Over 20 Foot Strip Along An Existing Road Parallel to the North Portion Of The Westerly Boundary Of The Above Described Parcel A. RUBY FINCH, as Grantor, 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 on June 7, 2005, and recorded on June 8, 2005 as Book 754, Page 40 under Document No. 200513735. The beneficial interest is currently held by PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning May 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 29, 2016 is $96,422.18 principal, interest totaling $1,850.77 late charges in the amount of $104.80, escrow advances of $265.30, and other fees and expenses advanced of $81.00, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect
the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION O B TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 19, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch 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 19 day of September, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bing-
ham County, ID Commission expires: 09/06/2022 PHH vs FINCH 101879-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 9, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NE¼ OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 2 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 4385 LYNN GENSCH and RICHARD GENSCH, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Capital Family Mortgage Company of Montana, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on April 18, 2003, and recorded on April 18, 2003 as Book 704 Page 132 Document No. 200313429. The beneficial interest is currently held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning August 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 22, 2016 is $135,251.41 principal, interest totaling $31,555.28 late charges in the amount of $435.60, escrow advances of $15,835.22, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,894.35, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale.
The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 30, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 30 day of September, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/29/2022 Nationstar Mortgage LLCvs LYNN GENSCHRICHARD GENSCH 101379-1 Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Cause No.: DV-16-744 Dept. No.: 3 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Jamie M. Goldsberry, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Jamie Marie Goldsberry to Jamie Marie Walter. The hearing will be on 11/17/2016 at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 10/11/2016 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk of Court
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2 Bedroom 3 Bathroom Unit, 1,496 sq ft. The Factory Condos Complex is possibly the ''Greenest'' Building in Missoula. High Efficiency Lighting and Energy Efficient Gas Boiler with H2O Baseboard Heat. Unit consists of 2 levels with 10 Foot Ceilings on Main Floor and 9 Foot Ceilings on the upper floor. Bamboo Floors throughout the Main Floor Highlight the Open Kitchen which has Butcher-Block Counter Tops. Fresh Interior, Brand New Appliances with Natural Gas Range. Living Area has a New Gas Fireplace Master Bath with Tiled Floors and Counter Tops.
Tylor Trenary Main Street Realty (406) 544-3310 tylor@mainstreetmissoula.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, River Road home. $304,900. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 3 Bath, Riverfront home. $430,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 2.5 Bath University District home. $625,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Fidelity Management Services, Inc. • 7000 Uncle Robert Lane #7, Missoula • 406-251-4707. Visit our website at fidelityproperty.com. Serving Missoula area residential properties since 1981. More than 35 years of Sales & Marketing experience. JAY GETZ • @ HOME Montana Properties • (406) 214-4016 • Jay.Getz@Outlook.com • www.HOMEMTP.com We s t s i d e / N o r t h s i d e 1635 Sherwood. It’s a little bit ‘’quirky’’, it’s a little bit ‘’funky’’, it’s a little bit ‘’homey’’- conveniently located on Missoula’s popular Westside/Northside. Price Reduced! $128,000. Andrea 370-2238 porticorealestate.com
CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES The Uptown Flats #105. Ground floor condo offers extra large south-facing patio. 1 bed, 1 bath. $161,900 Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816 annierealtor@gmail.com The Uptown Flats #214. 852 sf condo 2 bed, 1 bath plus bonus room with all the amenities. $174,900. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
Hospitality Lease Space Available in “The Source” Health Club at 255 S Russell St is a super location for your Food/Beverage/Bistro business Go to www.MoveMontana.com for more details. MLS#21611393
The Uptown Flats #303. 1 bed, 1 bath with all the amenities. $159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com
DUPLEXES DUPLEX - UNIVERSITY AREA LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Duplex 8 blocks from campus! The upper unit has three bedrooms and one bathroom. The lower unit, accessed by a separate entrance, has two bedrooms and one bathroom. Other features include a fenced back yard, large garden area and a storage building that could easily be converted back into a garage. There is plenty of offstreet parking in the alley. So many options for this property! Live in one unit and rent out the other, rent both or convert back into a single family home in one of the most coveted locations in Missoula! For more information or to schedule a showing, please contact your real estate agent or Megan Twohig at (406)3702895
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For Sale 2- 16x80 mobile homes in great condition $35,000 delivered and set up within 150 miles of Billings. 406-259-4663
LAND FOR SALE 18.6 acre building lot in Sleeman Creek, Lolo. $129,900. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy. Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com NW Montana Real Estate. Several large acreage parcels. Company owned. Bordered by National Forest. Timber. Water. Tu n g s t e n h o l d i n g s . c o m . (406)293-3714 South Frontage East, Alberton. 37 acres with multiple building sites. $49,000. Pat McCormick,
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COMMERCIAL 3106 West Broadway. 20,000 sq.ft. lot with 6568 sq.ft. building
with office, retail & warehouse space. $795,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com Martin’s Clean All. Successful power washing business includes truck & equipment. $80,000. Pat McCormick, Properties. 240-
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$180,900. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
14.9 acre building lot in Frenchtown. Borders public lands.
4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Clinton home on 1.5 acres. $312,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy
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Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 2.5 Bath Lower Rattlesnake home. $525,000. BHHSMT Properties. For info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
NHN WAGNER LN, FLORENCE, MT 2 beautiful parcels on the west side of the Bitterroot Valley. 20.15 acre w/ irrigation rights for $240,000. 2.1 acre parcel for $85,000
NHN South Frontage East, Alberton • $49,000 Pat McCormick 37 recently surveyed acres with Clark Fork River Valley views and multiple building sites. Perfect for get-away cabin or year round residence.
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Hot Springs 215 Spring Street, Hot Springs. Don’t miss this one! A short walk from downtown and healing mineral springs with more than an acre of bountiful gardens and attached greenhouse!! $145,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com