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SHIFTING GEARS: INSIDE JOHN BUCK’S KINETIC SCULPTURE EXHIBIT AT MISSOULA ART MUSEUM

BONDS SURGE TO EARLY MORNING VICTORY ETC. SCHOOL

AMERICANS NO LONGER TRUST MAINSTREAM MEDIA OPINION WHY

GOOD HERE: THE FOOD WHAT’S GIFT OF CURRY HOUSE

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Voices/Letters Lemmings, water and energy..................................................................4 The Week in Review Drive-thru voting, Griz break-in and Halloween .........................6 Briefs Post office closure, Sen. Fielder and NARAL Pro-Choice......................................6 Etc. Missoula County voters have spoken on school bonds ...........................................7 News Hot Spring conference brings Bigfoot believers together.....................................8 News Local advocate pushes for changes in genetically engineered wheat ...................9 Opinion I agree the American people no longer trust the media. ...............................10 Opinion Despite dwindling funding, trains remain vital throughout West..................11 Feature The mother of the mercy movement ...............................................................14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Inside John Buck’s kinetic sculptures....................................................................18 Music Shahs, Couches and Beach Slang .......................................................................19 Podcast Amy Martin feeds a habit at Missoula’s podcast fest .......................................22 Poetry Michael Earl Craig keeps one foot in the poet world........................................23 Television UM scientists hit back at concussion issue in new doc ...............................24 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................25 What’s Good Here The gift of Curry House ................................................................26 Happiest Hour Ubuntu Robust Porter .........................................................................28 8 Days a Week Forgiving the unforgivable...................................................................29 Mountain High Mountain Running Film Festival.........................................................37 Agenda Max Wave Turkey Bingo ...................................................................................38

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STREET TALK

[voices] by Erika Fredrickson

Asked Tuesday afternoon at the University Center on campus.

This week’s feature story covers the difficult act of forgiving those who have killed your loved ones. Is that something you think you’d be capable of? Followup: Do you believe in the death penalty?

Morgan Curtin: Yes, sure. I’ve been through some shit in my life and I’ve forgiven everybody. It only hurts your health if you don’t forgive someone. It can take a while. Nice and easy: No, I don’t.

Delisa Beresford: Oh my. That’s a big question. I have two girls, and so just by myself I probably couldn’t. But as a believer, God forgave me, so in that way, yes, I could forgive. Anti-gambling: I personally don’t believe in it, mainly because justice systems cannot be 100 percent sure about who they are sentencing to death.

Style points Lemmings leaping off cliffs into the sea when they exceed the carrying capacity of their life-sustaining habitat is an instructive myth and useful meme. That suicide would be a good thing; it would increase the chance of species survival given that habitat is harder to replace than individual lemmings. We advanced humans don’t recognize our habitat limitations and may well take our habitat over the cliff with us. But we are creative with our very sophisticated mental gymnastics. We can conjure up denial as a substitute for reality. As climate change becomes tangible to the casual observer we don’t need a weatherman to know the climate blows and is getting worse. While we remain high-centered on debating what percentage is natural versus man-made we fail to do things we know could help. We know burning fossil fuels exacerbates the greenhouse effect. Even some of our leaders have caught up to that fact. However it will take some self-sacrifice to reduce burning fuel due to our habitual dependence. Ongoing denial and self-indulgence are driving us to the cliff. Future generations will look back and wonder what, or if, we were thinking. But I imagine they will give us Bitterrooters extra style points for facing the challenge with humor by proposing to building a race track to watch cars burn fuel driving fast in small circles for fun. Sometimes you gotta laugh. Larry Campbell Darby

Anniversary downer David Matlock: One way I can relate to it is my grandmother got an infection during chemotherapy because the needle wasn’t sterile and she died. It’s hard to forgive, but I think I could as long as there was some degree of justice. Only on paper: I believe in the theory of it, but I don’t believe in the way it’s set up. I think it’s a total waste of resources. And what if they were innocent?

Lukas Phelan: I don’t think I could put myself in that position. I’d want to be able to, but I don’t know if I could say that I would. Murder, he wrote: No, I don’t think we should kill people.

The Clean Water Act recently turned 43, but our own attorney general, Tim Fox, has given the Clark Fork and other beloved Montanan streams and waterways the opposite of an anniversary present. Here in Montana, we cherish our rivers as places where we can swim, boat, raft and fish during the spring and summer months. The only way we can continue to utilize these special resources is if we protect and safeguard the streams that feed them and the wetlands that help keep pollutants out. That’s why the EPA’s new Clean Water Rule is so important: it would finally restore protections under the Clean Water Act to 63% of Montana’s streams. These streams not only feed rivers like the Clark Fork but also help

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provide drinking water to 1 in 3 Montanans. Unfortunately, heeding the call of Fox and polluters, a federal court has now temporarily blocked the Clean Water Rule. In other words, thanks to Fox, these waters once again lack clear federal protection from polluters. Here in Montana we should be doing everything we can to protect clean water. We urge Attorney General Fox to reverse course and withdraw from this misguided dirty water attack. Emma Thompson Missoula

Gaping hole President Obama’s federal rule to regulate carbon dioxide is now official. All states are required to reduce carbon emissions in their borders to some degree, but for whatever reason Montana drew the short straw and has the largest reduction target (48 percent) to meet in the nation.

“Future generations will look back and wonder what, or if, we were thinking.” The only practical way to meet the president’s plan in Montana is to shut down the Colstrip coal-fired generating facility and possibly others around Montana. This is a really big deal. And not just for the thousands of blue-collar families who rely on Colstrip for their livelihoods—Colstrip is one of the single largest economic drivers in our state and losing it will send an economic shock wave felt throughout Montana. The Colstrip generator and the coal mines that supply it are a major part of Montana’s tax base. This is intentionally so—we have structured our state revenue system in such a way so the hundreds of millions in coal tax revenues generated annually gets doled out to communities in every corner of Montana. The president’s carbon regulations create a giant, gaping hole in our state’s budget picture. The most likely outcome in all of this is going to be a huge property tax hike on

Montana homeowners and small businesses to fill the gap. Losing Colstrip and other coal-fired generators also means that Montanans are going to pay more for their energy. A lot more. It’s going to get more expensive to light and heat your home, and energy-intensive industries, like agriculture and manufacturing, will be hit hard. And let’s remember, the president’s plan does relatively nothing to address climate change. It’s just a symbolic gesture to the “global community” that President Obama is a good guy. The actual rules—for all the pain and suffering they will cause—result in about a 1 percent reduction in global carbon emissions. The best shot Montana has at stopping the economic destruction that is coming our way is the legal challenge Attorney General Tim Fox and other state attorneys general have filed to stop the plan. They’re challenging the EPA’s authority to issue this massive rule in the first place, which was not even authorized by Congress. Attorney General Fox is showing real leadership. But we need a unified front from our elected officials. Gov. Steve Bullock needs to throw his weight in with the attorney general, as other Democratic governors have done, to protect the jobs at Colstrip. This is not a debate about whether climate change is happening or not. The debate should be about to what degree are the risks and what is the smartest way to address those risks. The president’s “at all costs” approach ignores the economic realities on the ground—and the real devastation he is creating at an individual level. There are far less destructive ways to address climate change. We can do it without having to dismantle our Montana economy. In fact, Montana is positioned to be a leader in developing the clean coal technology that holds the most potential to responsibly address climate change. We need our Montana elected officials to be unified in protecting Montana’s interests. Attorney General Tim Fox has shown decisive leadership in challenging the EPA. Most of our congressional delegation has backed him as well. But most of all, we need Gov. Bullock to make a more definitive stand for Montana’s interests. Time is short to save Colstrip and Montana jobs. State Sen. Roger Webb Billings

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Cathrine L. Walters

Wednesday, Oct. 28 Missoula City Council’s Public Safety and Health Committee revisits discussion of a gun ordinance, addressing concerns from local gun owners and pawn shops about the feasibility of the proposal. The item is held over for another week.

Thursday, Oct. 29 The Montana Board of Pardons and Parole forwards a clemency request from convicted murderer Barry Beach to the office of Gov. Steve Bullock. The governor promises “careful consideration” of Beach’s case.

Friday, Oct. 30 Sen. Jon Tester joins the bipartisan majority in approving the federal budget bill, which increases federal spending for domestic and defense programs by $80 billion over the next two years. Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Ryan Zinke vote nay.

Saturday, Oct. 31 Halloween festivities in downtown Missoula include the Disco Bloodbath rave, where an estimated 3,000 attendees haunt several venues. A significant portion of Indy editorial staff can be found lurking at a sold-out Palace Lounge, grooving to the Glass Spiders David Bowie tribute band.

Sunday, Nov. 1 Three Montana Grizzly players and two other University of Montana students are arrested after police respond to an alleged burglary at a home on Pattee Canyon Drive.

Monday, Nov. 2 The valuation portion of the Mountain Water trial begins in the Fourth Judicial District Court, with a three-person commission overseeing the decision on how much the city of Missoula should pay for the condemned utility.

Tuesday, Nov. 3 The Missoula County Elections Office debuts a new drive-thru ballot drop-off at the fairgrounds, thereby allowing citizens to participate in democracy without even having to get out of their vehicles.

Emerick Bradley, 3, gets his face painted by a volunteer at the Zootown Arts Community Center in preparation of the Nov. 2 Missoula Festival of the Dead Parade on Higgins Avenue.

Tribes

More questions over CERA As the latest meeting of the Montana Legislature’s State-Tribal Relations Interim Committee wound to a close on Oct. 22, Fort Belknap Tribal Council member Alvin “Jim” Kennedy broached an issue he said has “hit Indian Country like wildfire.” One month earlier, the national nonprofit Citizens Equal Rights Alliance hosted a conference in Kalispell to discuss federal Indian policies. The event drew dozens of Native American protesters who denounced CERA as anti-Indian, but it was the presence of Sen. Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, as a conference speaker that drove Kennedy to demand answers. “I’d like to respectfully ask Sen. Fielder to speak to her ability to be an objective member of the State-Tribal Relations Interim Committee,” Kennedy said. Kennedy’s request was reiterated moments later by Fort Belknap Tribal Council Vice President George Horse Capture Jr., then by Montana Human Rights Network co-

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director Rachel Carroll Rivas. Fielder was not present to offer a reply, and she did not respond to a request for comment for this story. However, in the days leading up to the Sept. 26 conference, Fielder posted a statement online refuting the Montana Human Rights Network’s assertions that CERA harbors an anti-Indian agenda and welcoming “all people of all races to come participate.” Her statement did little to dampen concerns from Native groups. Billings-based Western Native Voice drafted a letter to State-Tribal Relations Interim Committee members expressing its view that the situation “does not represent a true trust relationship between the state and tribes of Montana.” Native Generational Change founder Dustin Monroe, whose group spearheaded the CERA conference protest, says he did his “due diligence” researching the group’s policy positions prior to the rally and felt a need to show that “this isn’t tolerated, especially in western Montana.” “With Sen. Fielder, it sends the wrong message to Native Americans, especially when we’re trying to work with

a lot of issues and especially when she’s on the committee,” Monroe says. “That’s a very powerful vote she has.” Rep. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, objected to the Oct. 22 discussion of Fielder’s involvement on the grounds that Fielder was “not even here to explain the accusations if she so chose.” Referencing the subject of Fielder’s CERA presentation, Hansen added that “free speech is alive and well in this country and I won’t be part of silencing anyone and their legitimately held opinions about the status of who should control federal land.” Addressing public concerns over Fielder’s ties to CERA and her interim duties was left as a potential agenda item for the committee in November. But in the final minutes of the meeting, Horse Capture stood up again and requested that Fielder visit Fort Belknap to talk with the tribal council in person about its priorities. “If she does grace us with her presence, and because we understand budget restraints, Fort Belknap will pay for her travel,” he said. “If she chooses.” Alex Sakariassen

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Grantsdale garage closes Twenty minutes before 1 p.m. on Oct. 30, the sky over Grantsdale is gray and spitting rain. Grantsdale is a grove of a town, a bundle of trailers and single family homes just south of Hamilton, hidden a minute or two off Highway 93. A few cars pass by, but no one else is around. Church doors are locked and even the parking lot in front of the old Grantsdale Elementaryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;now Hamilton Christian Academy, a private schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is empty, save for a chopped up Cottonwood lying along the edge. The treeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trunk measures more than 4 feet wide. Homemade signs in front yards advertise duck eggs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;cleanâ&#x20AC;? canning jars and fur hats. Others warn of guard dogs. The largest sign in Grantsdale is for the community post office. It is bright white and affixed to the front of a single-car garage, which sits next to a trailer home. The sign may be gone now. On Halloween, the next day, the office permanently closed. Inside, a counter displaying shipping boxes partitions the garage. Behind it sits a riding lawn mower, household tools and bins marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;HAZMATâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;anonymous mail.â&#x20AC;? Mug shots on FBI â&#x20AC;&#x153;wantedâ&#x20AC;? posters line the near wall, some a decade old, with another dozen hanging from a metal ring. On the far wall is a Grantsdale community billboard, but the only announcements are for events in Hamilton. The garage is cold. A metal door opens to a second room, this one uncomfortably warm. Visible to the left is another counter. A tall block of vintage P.O. boxes is straight ahead. This room too looks empty, but after a few seconds a voice says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello? Is it John?â&#x20AC;? The voice belongs to Nanci Aldrich, the woman who has operated the office for the United States Postal Service since 2004. Learning that her visitor is a reporter, Aldrich declines to be interviewed. She has already spoken on television and been photographed for the local newspaper and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want any more attention on her penultimate day. Aldrich says she only agreed to earlier interviews so her neighbors would know that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retiring on her own terms, not because the federal government pushed her out of business. Aldrich is not a USPS employee, but an independ-

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ent contractor paid an annual fee to provide most of the same services as a traditional post office, according to agency spokesman Pete Nowacki. She will retire to her trailer next door without a pension or the benefits federal postal workers enjoy. USPS has elected not to rebid the contract, so the Grantsdale office and its zip code will disappear. The panel of P.O. boxes, too, will be hauled away. Still, the boxes read like a map of Aldrichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community. The boxes number 1 to 203, though only 24 were registered, according to USPS. Of those, about half still opened by way of a dial combination lock, their owners having declined to purchase a $3 key. Now Grantsdale residents will drive into Hamilton to buy stamps or mail packages, where the dĂŠcor in the busy downtown post office is crisp and the climate controlled. Posters, hung behind glass, show the smiling faces of missing children, not fugitives. Just before 1 p.m., Aldrich looks at her wall clock, then walks out front to pull the American flag from its holder. She says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, you have a good afternoon,â&#x20AC;? before letting the door shut. The office closes for the day. No one named Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in fact, no one at allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has come by. Derek Brouwer

Reproductive rights

NARAL seeks funding One of Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary pro-choice lobbying organizations is currently resorting to an all-volunteer staff due to a funding crisis. NARAL Pro-Choice Montana, an affiliate of NARAL Pro-Choice America, let go of its two paid staffers in early September. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of our fundraising opportunities hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really worked out to the fullest extent that we needed them to,â&#x20AC;? says Nik Griffith, chairman of NARAL Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 501(c)(4) board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grant opportunities for nonprofits are getting a little bit harder to come by these days as funding kind of disappears with the economic recession, and there are so many groups competing for them.â&#x20AC;? Griffith says the volunteer boards of NARALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) arms are keeping its longer-term

BY THE NUMBERS Percent of earnings that low-income Montana residents must pay as a premium to receive health care benefits under the newly expanded Medicaid law. The U.S. government approved the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan on Nov. 2.

projects running, including a telemedicine project that aims to connect rural women with health care providers. NARAL has also established a new grants committee to pursue alternate funding sources through the Montana Nonprofit Association. Griffith is optimistic theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to secure funding and hire staffers by the 2016 election cycle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are very nervous and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lots of questions,â&#x20AC;? Griffith says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But our prime functions, our key missions, our fight for choice, protecting access for women and families in Montana, are still our number one priority.â&#x20AC;? Maggie Moran, the former executive director of NARAL Montana, says she was â&#x20AC;&#x153;honoredâ&#x20AC;? to work for the nonprofit despite a political atmosphere that was often challenging. For instance, several bills introduced during the 2015 legislative session aimed to restrict womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s access to abortion, including a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fetal personhoodâ&#x20AC;? amendment introduced by Rep. Matthew Monforton, R-Bozeman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At any given time, we had a number of urgent situations to address: a court case involving a pregnant woman, sexist comments to call out, anti-choice fear tactics to dispel, bills to fight, legislators to hold up and ones to hold accountable,â&#x20AC;? Moran says via written statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of this is important and constant work. But one of the greatest challenges of a truly grassroots organization like NPCM is funding that work.â&#x20AC;? Moran commends NARAL Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volunteer board for taking on the work of running the organization. Other organizations affiliated with the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reproductive Rights Coalition, such as the Montana Human Rights Network, look to NARAL to provide an important voice in statewide pro-choice advocacy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NARALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been incredibly important to the reproductive rights community in Montana, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been central to it,â&#x20AC;? says Kim Abbot, co-director at the Montana Human Rights Network. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Funding trouble happens with organizations, it just does â&#x20AC;Ś Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that people know that these things happen, and we expect theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll bounce back.â&#x20AC;? Kate Whittle

ETC. The daily newspaper had gone to press, the headline already written. Missoula County Public Schools would get half its historic wish. Voters said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yesâ&#x20AC;? to $88 million to repair elementary schools while rejecting $70 million for high schools. The news crushed those who had campaigned for the school bonds. Even before the final results were available, a crowd at Brooks & Browns recognized the math didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pencil out. Susan Hay Patrick, who chaired the bondsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; booster group, tried to digest the apparent result, which she said â&#x20AC;&#x153;failsâ&#x20AC;? high school students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m grateful to those who voted,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and perhaps a little more grateful to those who voted in the affirmative.â&#x20AC;? Even so, the supporters decided to stay until the last ballots were counted. After making 5,000 phone calls in the last few days alone, how could they not? At 10:15 p.m., MCPS Interim Superintendent Mark Thane stopped by to thank supporters before heading back to the Missoula County Fairgrounds, where final results were expected within the hour. By 11 p.m., the results still hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come. A little later, someone in the bar read the Missoulianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrap-up aloud: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What will Missoula County Public Schools do, now that one bond request passed and the other failed?â&#x20AC;? The tagline annoyed the supporters, who joked of a long-shot â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dewey defeats Trumanâ&#x20AC;? moment. But it was also the question they started asking themselves. At midnight, when the bar lights turned on, there was talk of going home or fetching food. Instead, a handful drove to the fairgrounds to ask about the delay. The mood there was more optimistic. Just as the last two boxes of ballots were being tallied, an elections official wheeled in several more. The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial return estimate had been low, Elections Administrator Rebecca Connors explained, meaning the district had an additional 1,000 ballots with which to close the gap. At 1:49 a.m., the vote-counting machine stopped humming. Elections judges had finished their work and packed up. Ten minutes later, Connors carried the final returns across the room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where it is, but good luck, gang,â&#x20AC;? she said, handing Thane a packet. The vote totals were printed on two stapled sheets. Thaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes scanned the first, and then he turned the page. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yep,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It passed.â&#x20AC;?

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’Squatchers unite Hot Spring conference brings Bigfoot believers together by Ednor Therriault

The tattoo of a Les Paul guitar sprouting people from telling anyone about their sight- the book,” she says. Her next stop: a Bigfoot expedition in Texas. a pair of bat wings twitches on Michael ings, Cook says. Becky Cook (no relation to Michael) has Cook’s forearm as he fires up another Marl“Nationwide, 70 percent of all sightings boro Light. He blows out a plume of smoke go unreported,” he claims without explain- collected Sasquatch stories over the years, and looks off in the distance from the back ing exactly how they can quantify unre- and published them in Big foot Lives … In Idaho and Big foot Still Lives … In Idaho. porch of the Symes Hotel, eyes narrowed as ported reports. he relates, perhaps for the thousandth time, The lobby of the hotel is crammed with Even with today’s technology, she says, it’s his encounter with a Bigfoot. booths selling T-shirts, stickers, books, beer easy to accept that a creature can exist in the “When he was coming down the moun- cozies and replica plaster casts of footprints wild without detection. “There are 80 planes missing in the Pacific Northwest,” tain it sounded like somebody she says with a shrug. threw a car down the hill,” he says in a soft Kentucky drawl. Ed Brown, who hosts a popThe creature tumbled down ular online show called “Sit the hillside and plunged into a Down With Ed Brown,” has been 5-foot-deep pool in the river tapped to emcee the conference, where cook had been fishing. and he’s quite certain Bigfoot is “When it stood up, the water out there. Between raffle ancame up to here,” he says, indinouncements and speaker intros, cating a spot near his sternum. he tells me of an Oregon friend Cook watched the beast shake who ran into a Bigfoot on the off, then wipe water from its trail. “He shat his pants,” he says. eyes. It gave a grunt, then held The Bigfoot, comically, tried to its hands and arms up above hide behind a skinny tree. the water as it waded ashore Late in the afternoon, Brown and strode back up the hillside. introduces the featured speaker, “The whole sighting was maybe Brian “Duke” Sullivan, the founder two minutes.” of the Montana Bigfoot Project. Fifteen years later, he’s one Duke is another Bigfoot celebrity, photo by Ednor Therriault of the featured speakers at the judging by the swift appearance of Big Sky Bigfoot Conference in phones snapping his photo. As a A Bigfoot lunchbox depicts the famous “look back” Hot Springs. It took Cook a full frame from the Patterson film, shot in 16mm in 1967. slideshow of blurry Bigfoot photos year, he says, to accept that and fanciful illustrations cycles on what he saw was real. Since establishing the left by our favorite cryptonid. One of these the screen behind him, he tells the rapt Kentucky Sasquatch Team in 2011, he and casts is taken from a silicone mold made from crowd, “I don’t believe in cloaking or interhis plucky band of investigators have fol- the print purportedly left by the most famous stellar travel. Bigfoots do not project light lowed up on more than 340 Bigfoot sight- Bigfoot of all, the iconic creature captured on from their eyes.” Like most of the folks here, ings. He’s something of a celebrity in the film in 1967 by Roger Patterson and Bob he takes the subject seriously, but with a Sasquatch world, having been featured on Gimlin. That one-minute strip of 16mm film sense of humor. “Welcome to the world of the History Channel’s “MonsterQuest” and has been scrutinized more than any footage Bigfoot intelligentsia,” he says. “Michael Cook NatGeo’s “Bigfoot: The New Evidence.” not shot by someone named Zapruder, and will teach you the secret handshake on the Here at the conference he’s signing auto- the debate still rages as to its authenticity. The way out.” graphs for $5 a pop. Everyone here has either seen Bigfoot creature is known among Bigfooters as Patty, The crowd is a mixed bag of retirees, col- a female, as prominent breasts are evident in or knows someone who has. The creature, meanwhile, continues to evade capture, the lege-age kids, hippies, Native Americans, the image. Bigfoot fiction is represented by a cou- discovery of a corpse or even a decent phocamo-clad outdoors types, a few New Agers festooned in beads and crystals—basically the ple of authors in attendance, and they’re tograph. That doesn’t put a dent in the faith same mob you’d see at any Walmart. The at- doing brisk business moving autographed of these ’Squatchers. mosphere is festive and relaxed. These cryp- copies of their self-published books. Flesh “Not everything you see in the tozoology buffs are comfortable among their and Fury, by Columbia Falls writer Misty Al- woods,” says Sullivan, “is going to be someown, and they can swap their stories and the- labaugh, features a killer Bigfoot named thing you recognize.” ories freely without the fear of being labeled Churel and his kind-hearted clan member, a crackpot, or worse. This fear keeps most Red. “People contact me and tell me they love etherriault@missoulanews.com

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[news]

Homegrown Local advocate pushes for changes in genetically engineered wheat by Kate Whittle

Though genetically engineered wheat August 2013 meeting with Vilsack. At that wheat won’t happen? No, absolutely not. hasn’t been approved for commercial pro- meeting, Hubbard brought along farmers, We’re going to keep pushing for stronger duction in the United States, an unauthorized both organic and conventional, to emphasize regulations and oversight.” strain of Roundup herbicide-resistant wheat how much of a threat genetic contamination A USDA press release attributes the new mysteriously sprung up on a single field on poses to national food security. permit plan to the agency’s concerns about the Bob Quinn, a Big Sandy-based organic two known instances of genetically engineered an Oregon farm in 2013. The discovery alarmed Kristina Hubbard, the Missoula- farmer and cultivator of the Kamut ancient wheat plants growing in places where they based advocacy and communications direc- wheat variety, was among the advocates in at- shouldn’t have been. USDA investigators couldtor at the nonprofit Organic Seed Alliance. In tendance. He credits Hubbard with organiz- n’t determine the source of the 2013 Oregon response, she kicked off a campaign seeking ing the trip. contamination, and an investigation into the “So I don’t think she sought an audience eastern Montana incident remains open. stricter regulations on crop testing, writing a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture with the [agriculture] secretary, but he inHubbard says genetic contamination that was cosigned by 150 poses an immediate threat to other organizations and garthe American wheat industry nering an invitation to perthat can’t be ignored. The sonally meet with Secretary U.S. is the world’s largest exof Agriculture Tom Vilsack porter of wheat, and much of in Washington, D.C. it goes to countries that reject genetically engineered food, This fall, Hubbard such as Japan. Other crops learned the USDA is prohave already suffered from posing to implement some contamination issues. In of the tighter regulations 2006, Japan and Russia that she and others in the banned imports of U.S. longseed integrity community grain rice after an unauthohave lobbied for. rized genetic strain showed “It is a step in the right up in tested samples. Farmdirection, we welcome this photo by Cathrine L. Walters ers won $750 million in a news,” says Hubbard, who’s class action lawsuit against quick to defer any credit for the campaign. She applauds Kristina “Kiki” Hubbard, who works for the Organic Seed Al- the company that created the liance’s Missoula office, has spent years advocating that the the coalition of farmers and USDA strengthen oversight of genetically engineered crops. biotech rice. seed stakeholders that The comment period vited her to come, and she said, ‘I’ll come if on the USDA’s proposed plan closed Oct. helped get the attention of the USDA. The USDA’s new plan calls for future I can bring a few diversified spokespeople,’ 26, and it’s unclear when the agency might field trials of genetically engineered wheat to and he agreed to that,” Quinn says. “They of- issue a final decision. Though the probe conducted under a permit and be more fered us I think a 20-minute block, and we posed changes mark slow progress comclosely monitored to prevent the spread of were there almost an hour, hour and a half. pared to the rapid pace of genetic “volunteer” plants that might contaminate More than twice the normal time we ex- engineering technology, Hubbard says pected or is normally given. That was another they’re nonetheless a victory for groups non-genetically engineered fields. Currently, most field trials are con- big signal that [Vilsack] was thinking more of such as the Organic Seed Alliance. ducted under a “streamlined notification” a dialogue.” “Our colleagues say that seed work is At the time, Vilsack turned down all of slow work. It takes years to develop a new process that doesn’t require actual pre-plantthe recommendations put forth by Hub- variety for farmers, a new finished plant variing approval from the agency. “Unfortunately, the Department of Agri- bard’s group. But two years later, a USDA rep- ety that’s going to perform well on their culture’s oversight has been completely in- resentative notified Hubbard of the new farm,” Hubbard says. “And I say that seed adequate for ensuring that these permit plan proposal. work is slow work, but policy is much slower. experimental crops are, most importantly, “I do believe it was critical for Sec. Tom It’s nice to see these incremental changes, staying contained and being destroyed prop- Vilsack to hear from those growers, and I but we have a long ways to go to protect our erly and not showing up years later as volun- think he heard them that day,” Hubbard seed supply, our food supply, and the liveliteer plants,” Hubbard says. says. “Now again, are permits enough to hoods of farmers.” Hubbard led a delegation that asked the provide assurance that future contaminaagency to consider such a permit policy at an tion events involving genetically engineered kwhittle@missoulanews.com

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Fair and balanced There’s a reason Americans no longer trust the media by Dan Brooks

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During last week’s Republican debate on CNBC, the audience erupted into cheers at Sen. Ted Cruz’s response to a question about the debt ceiling. “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate,” Cruz said, “illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media.” Pausing periodically for applause, Cruz said voters wanted to hear about substantive issues. For the rest of his allotted time, he expounded on the media’s mistreatment of Republicans, saying the American people were sick of it. He was just about to address the debt ceiling when the moderator cut him off. I agree with Cruz: the American people no longer trust the media. As news reporters grow drunk on the profits and prestige of their industry, the only people we can trust are candidates for president. Media elites will try to confuse you with “expert” reports on what politicians did in the past or what they said on their websites, but common sense tells you whom to believe. Whom do you trust in your day-today life? Your friends. And what do your friends do? They tell you what you want to hear. Look deep in your heart, dear reader. See what you know is true and only trust the people who tell you that. If you apply this rule of thumb, you can quickly distinguish the hucksters from the truth-telling champions. Take Ben Carson. With support from about 20 percent of Republican voters, he’s almost as trusted as Donald Trump. And his tax plan reflects this high level of trustiness: everybody pays 10 percent, with no loopholes, no deductions, no complicated “rules” to figure out. Under Carson’s plan, you could file your whole tax return on a postcard— maybe even a cocktail napkin. Who wouldn’t want to do that? You can tell Carson is extremely worthy of your trust, because paying 10 percent taxes by signing your name to a Bazooka Joe comic would be great. But here comes that deceitful news media, with their gotcha questions and

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liberal biases, to say 10 percent taxes would only generate about $1.1 trillion in revenue. Common sense tells you that’s a lot of money, but media elites claim the federal government spent about $4 trillion last year. You can see why people don’t trust them. Their “expert” assessment makes it sound like $1.1 trillion wouldn’t be enough to balance the budget. But it totally would! Just look at Carson’s plan to pass a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. If we made it a law that Congress had to bal-

“As news reporters grow drunk on the profits and prestige of their industry, the only people we can trust are candidates for president.” ance its income with its spending, just like an ordinary family, and never incur any debt, like a family, then the deficit—one of our biggest problems—would go away. Now there’s a plan you can trust. But that rustling sound behind you is the media twisting its mustache. Even though the American people are clamoring for a balanced budget and a 10 percent flat tax, newspaper fat cats say the combination of those two policies would require us to eliminate Social Security, Medicare, all forms of welfare and the entire U.S. military. Ask yourself: Is that what my

trusted friend would say? Seeing how excited you were to get a huge tax cut and balance the budget, your friend would never disappoint you like that. You can see why, in these troubling and therefore untrustworthy times, Americans have put their faith in politicians like Cruz. Although his poll numbers don’t reflect it yet, Cruz is even more trustworthy than Carson. His plan also calls for a flat tax of 10 percent, but it includes growth of 14 percent over projections for the next decade and a 12 percent increase in average wages. “Every income group would get a double-digit wage increase,” Cruz writes about his extremely trustable tax plan. He wrote that in an editorial for The Wall Street Journal, the highest-circulating newspaper in America. Cruz is taking a risk by attaching his good name to that bastion of the liberal media, but maybe his ideas can finally get people to trust newspapers again. The Journal has a long way to go, since it’s owned by the same parent company as the number-one rated cable news network, Fox News. As the two biggest players in the two most popular types of liberal media, Fox News and the Journal are the reason so many Americans know they can’t trust the news today. We’re tired of hearing why great ideas won’t work. We’re sick of gotcha questions about who said what on his website or which doctors sold phony nutritional supplements to whom. All this untrustworthy news has strained us to the breaking point. That’s why Americans across America have stopped pretending to read their newspapers. They’re done trusting the media, and they’re ready to trust in the message of Donald Trump: I am great, but other people are stupid, and you can be, too. Dan Brooks writes about people, politics, culture, and what the truth feels like at combatblog.net.

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All aboard Despite dwindling funding, trains remain vital throughout West by Forrest Whitman

People in the West like their trains, or so E.M. Frimbo, The New Yorker magazine’s great rail writer, liked to say. But Frimbo believed that Westerners lost track of what happened to so many railroad lines: We spent the last half of the 19th century building them up, then spent most of the 20th century ripping them out. He warned that there would always be a cry to make passenger trains “pay for themselves.” He was right, as that all too often has meant concentrating on trains on the East Coast, where most of the riders live. You can see Frimbo’s worst fears at work this year in the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s not just starving the budget of Amtrak, it’s the lawmakers’ alltoo-common belief that Western trains can’t ever break even. Also unfortunate is the fact that Amtrak’s board is made up so heavily of East Coast businessmen. This year, the board proposed a budget putting what little money there is for new equipment solely into the high-speed fleet. Of course, high-speed trains, especially between Washington, D.C., and Boston, are vital to the nation, but what about the rest of us? What about little towns like La Junta, Colo., or Raton, N.M., or Cut Bank, Mont.? These are places the Amtrak board has probably never heard of, but all of them depend on trains. I hate to think of the day when people walk into the newly renovated Union Station in Denver and find the longdistance trains gone. As Frimbo warned, that’s a possibility if we continue to think only of the bottom line instead of serving the public. The wonderful recent $15 million grant for rail helps save a line through Kansas and Colorado and on into New Mexico, but it doesn’t change the basic problem of starving Amtrak’s budget.

Some of this starving of Amtrak is ideological. Though there are plenty of Republican Amtrak supporters, unfortunately, it’s the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives that harps on funding trains as “socialism.” Yet the truth is that you spend 94 percent of your rail passenger ticket paying your own freight. That’s far higher than the dollar you spend on an airplane fare or riding the interstate highway system. If Frimbo were still alive, he’d snort, “Socialism indeed!” Frimbo worried that rail infrastructure underfunding would inevitably lead

“We spent the last half of the 19th century building them up, then spent most of the 20th century ripping them out.” to disasters. We saw that this May in Philadelphia, when the country’s worst train crash in 40 years killed six people. House Speaker John Boehner insisted the rail crash had nothing to do with Amtrak’s underfunding. That was a moment of hypocrisy. The line has long needed positive train control braking installed and was supposed to get it by the end of sum-

mer. Another safety feature my old rail union argued for is putting two workers in the cab. The lone operator at the head end of a high-speed train had a great record, but something happened to him as he came into that curve. Frimbo’s all-aboard optimism came though when he occasionally served as an unpaid consultant for Amtrak. He wrote that Amtrak could gain ridership in the West by offering what rail travel has always offered: comfort. You don’t have to tell that to the young family I talked to recently. They’d ridden coach from Sacramento, Calif., to Grand Junction, Colo., prepared with games, snacks and dining car menus. They even had their own pillows. They enjoyed the experience and actually got quite a bit of sleep. They said they’ll do it again just for the easy ride. A buddy and I had a little E.M. Frimbo memorial camping trip up Cumbres Pass out of Antonito, Colo., not long ago. Once a Cumbres and Toltec freight had cleared off the tracks and the coal smoke was down, we walked the line. There’s a little metal plaque to Frimbo—his ashes are long gone—on a railroad tie at the highest passenger rail in the Lower 48 states. What a rail writer he was, boasting that he travelled 3,748,674.3 miles by passenger train! My friend and I drank white Russians—Frimbo’s favorite drink—by our tents that night and vowed to keep up Frimbo’s fight for our passenger trains in the West. I hope we haven’t boarded the last one.

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Forrest Whitman is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a column service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He lives near the Continental Divide in Colorado.

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CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE - Stories surface regularly about a hospital patient declared dead but who then revives briefly before once again dying. However, Tammy Cleveland’s recent lawsuit against doctors and DeGraff Memorial Hospital near Buffalo, New York, reveals an incident more startling. She alleges that her late husband Michael displayed multiple signs of life (breathing, eyes open, legs kicking, attempted hugs, struggles against the tube in his throat) for nearly two hours, but with two doctors all the while assuring her that he was gone. (The coroner came and went twice, concluding that calling him had been premature.) The lawsuit alleges that only upon the fourth examination did the doctor exclaim, “My God, he has a pulse!” Michael Cleveland died shortly after that—of a punctured lung from CPR following his initial heart attack—an injury for which he could have been treated. THE CONTINUING CRISIS - For an October report, Vice Media located the half-dozen most-dedicated collectors of those AOL giveaway CDs from the Internet’s dial-up years (”50 Hours Free!”). Sparky Haufle wrote a definitive AOL-CD collector’s guide; Lydia Sloan Cline has 4,000 unique disks; Bustam Halim at one point had 20,000 total, before weeding to 3,000. (The AOL connoisseurs file disks by color, by the hundreds of packaging styles, by number of free hours, and especially by the co-brands—the rare pearls, like AOL’s deals with Frisbee and Spider Man. Their collections, said both Halim and Brian Larkin, are simply “beautiful.” PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US - It would be exhaustive to chronicle the many ways that the woman born Carolyn Clay, 82, of Chattooga County, Georgia, is different from us. For starters, she was once arrested for stripping nude to protest a quixotic issue before the city council in Rome, Georgia; for another, her driver’s license identifies her as Ms. Serpentfoot Serpentfoot. In October, she filed to change that name—to one with 69 words, 68 hyphens, an ellipsis and the infinity sign. One judge has already turned her down on the ground that she cannot recite the name (though she promised to shorten it on legal papers to “Nofoot Allfoot Serpentfoot”). POLICE REPORT - A Jacksonville, Florida, sheriff’s SWAT team surrounded a mobile home on Oct. 14 to arrest Ryan Bautista, 34, and Leanne Hunn, 30, on armed burglary and other charges, but since two other women were being held inside, officers remained in a stand-off. Hunn subsequently announced by phone that the couple would surrender—after having sex one final time. Deputies entered the home around 4 a.m. on the 15th and made the post-coital arrest without incident. A 27-year-old owner of the Hookah House in Akron, Ohio, was fatally shot by an Akron narcotics officer during an October raid for suspected drugs. The man had his arms raised, according to the police report, but dropped one hand behind him, provoking an officer to shoot. Only afterward did they learn that the man was unarmed; they concluded that he was reaching only to secure or to push back the packet of heroin he felt was oozing out of its hiding place in his buttocks. BRIGHT IDEAS - In September, village officials in Uzbekistan’s town of Shahartepeppa, alarmed that Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev would drive through and notice barren fields (since the cotton crop had already been harvested), ordered about 500 people into the fields to attach cotton capsules onto the front-row stalks to impress Mirziyoyev with the village’s prosperity. UNDIGNIFIED DEATHS - The naked bodies of a man and a woman, both aged 30, were found in August 40 feet beneath a balcony—in the moat surrounding the Vauban Fort castle on an island in the English Channel. Police speculated that the couple had fallen during exciting sex “gone wrong.” (2) A woman was killed in an accidental head-on collision in Houston on June 18 as she was racing after another car. She was angrily chasing her estranged husband, who was with another woman, but neither of those two was hurt. (The driver of the crashed-into SUV was severely injured.) LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS - Jorge Vasconcelos, 25, was traffic-stopped in El Reno, Oklahoma, in October because he was reportedly weaving on the road, but deputies detected no impairment except possibly for a lack of sleep. Then, “out of nowhere,” according to a KFOR-TV report, Vasconcelos, instead of quietly driving off, insisted that he was doing nothing wrong and that deputies could check his truck if they thought otherwise. They did—and found an elaborately rigged metal box in the engine, containing 17 pounds of heroin, worth over $3 million. He was charged with aggravated trafficking. Thanks this week to Elaine Weiss, Gerald Sacks, Ivan Katz, Chuck Hamilton, Ruth Sewell and Kathryn Wood, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisers.

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t was the perfect campsite, a place where the five kids in the Jaeger family could skip stones in a drifting river and wake up to views of the Montana Rockies. Marietta Jaeger and her husband, their three teenagers and two gradeschoolers in tow, had driven 2,000 miles from their suburban Detroit home to reach the spot at Missouri Headwaters State Park. The swath of land near the tiny town of Three Forks gave way to mountains, forests and the hardscrabble Horseshoe Hills. It was June 1973. The park was the first stop in a long-planned dream vaca-

tion, their first family camping trip. And everything was falling into place. They’d even snagged a prime site by the riverbank, complete with a picnic table under shade trees. When it was time for bed, the younger kids scrambled into a tent and cocooned themselves in sleeping bags. Heidi, 13, snugged in next to 7-year-old Susie, the coltish, brown-haired baby of the family, whose natural exuberance was balanced by a surprising thoughtfulness for her age. At one point in the night the two girls woke up and talked before settling back to sleep. David Meirhofer, 24, heard them. He was a contractor from the nearby outpost

of Manhattan, a member of the town’s bowling team and someone known, if he was known at all, as a loner. He’d been scouting the campground and happened to walk by the tent when Susie and Heidi were talking. One of the girls sounded young, he noted. He waited until everyone was asleep. Then he slashed open the tent, grabbed Susie, quickly choked her into unconsciousness and dragged her out. No one stirred. Heidi woke before dawn, startled by cold air drifting in through the tent hole. “She sat up and looked around,” Marietta tells me on a recent day. “And Susie wasn’t there.”

“NONE OF IT SEEMED REAL” It would be 15 months before the Jaegers knew what happened to their

youngest daughter. “I kept thinking that it couldn’t possibly be happening,” says Marietta, now 77. We’ve met at Caffe Dolce, a few miles from her home in Missoula, and she tells me she prefers to be called Jaeger-Lane these days, owing to a remarriage after years of widowhood. Bill, her first husband, died of a heart attack a little over a decade after Susie was taken. Her husband never recovered from the rage and grief, Jaeger-Lane says. “At first, neither of us could believe it happened,” she adds. Jaeger-Lane has curly white hair and the startlingly blue eyes that stared into so many television cameras after her daughter’s disappearance. “None of it seemed real,” she says. Her parents were also at the campground at the time of the kidnapping; they’d joined the trip to see the grandkids. They all sat stunned, day after day, trying to understand the devastating events. The picnic table by the river became the staging ground for television interviews. Jaeger-Lane, then 35, spoke carefully, flatly. “We won’t go home until we’re a whole family again,” she told reporters. She and Bill had been asleep in her parents’ truck when Heidi wakened them, shouting that Susie was gone. Bill raced to Three Forks to find police. Within hours, the area was swarming with officers and search parties, scouring the landscape on foot and by horse, boat and plane. There was a single hopeful moment: The FBI got a credible call from a man who demanded ransom and said he’d phone back with instructions for the handoff. He never did.

THE TURNING POINT “Then they started dragging the river by the campsite,” Jaeger-Lane says. The terror was overwhelming. “They kept bringing the net up, and each time, I

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didn’t know if Susie would be there.” All day she imagined what she’d do if the FBI brought her the kidnapper. “I knew I could kill him with my bare hands.” Jaeger-Lane is a devout Catholic. Her entire life she’d been taught to “love your enemy.” And now she wanted her enemy to hang. “That night I had an argument with God,” she says. “I told him, ‘Susie is an innocent, defenseless little girl, and I’m her mother, and it’s only natural that I should want to hurt the man who took her.’” How was she supposed to make it through this? Her answer changed her life. “I realized that if I gave into rage and fury and that desire for revenge it would consume me, and I’d never be any good for anyone,” she says. “When we live with rage and bitterness, we destroy ourselves—we give the killer another victim.” Somehow she had to find compassion, for the sake of her family and for the sake of her missing child. If she ever got to speak to the kidnapper, and if she showed him kindness, he might treat Susie better, Jaeger-Lane reasoned. If she let the kidnapper know she didn’t want him executed, he might turn himself in. Day by day she trained herself to feel concern for the man who, finally, would be revealed as Meirhofer. He confessed to the unspeakable. And Jaeger-Lane did the unimaginable. She forgave him.

SURVIVORS WHO ARE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY When I ask Jaeger-Lane to tell her story it’s impossible not to apologize. “I’m sorry to make you relive this,” I say to her during several days of talking in Missoula. I’m taking notes and at certain points my

pen stops moving, as if it has decided on its own that the facts are too horrific to record. “It’s okay,” Jaeger-Lane reassures me. “I’ve been telling this story for 40 years.” She’s talked about it with students everywhere from Hellgate High School (where she spoke in February) to Southern Methodist University in Dallas (where she spoke in October). She’s recounted it numerous times at the Montana Legislature to support bills that would abolish the death penalty (something that state lawmakers are loathe to do). She’s told her story in towns and state houses around the country; at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva; and in Rome, Japan and South Korea. She’s described it to media outlets from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle to “Good Morning America.” And she’s done so as a forerunner in one of the most unlikely and increasingly visible anti-death penalty campaigns—led by survivors of violent crimes. Adherents tell their stories, over and over again, to try to convince the world that reconciliation promotes healing. Taking revenge prolongs and multiplies anguish for the victim’s family and the murderer’s, they say. Retaliation multiplies the violence in the world, a Gordian knot of evildoing-to-evildoers that has been strangling us since the dawn of man. Mercy, in this view, is the best way to unravel the threads. On June 19, only two days after a racist white gunman shot and killed nine people during Bible study in a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., heartbroken relatives of the victims offered him forgiveness. “We will not let hate win,” the family members told Dylann Roof at his bond hearing. In April, Bill and Denise Richard, whose 8-year-old son died and 7-year-old daughter lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, asked the Justice Department to stop seeking the death penalty for the bomber, for wrenchingly practical reasons. Pursuing the punishment for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could bring decades of legal appeals and give a continual spotlight to a murderer whose actions killed three people at the marathon and injured more than 260. It would “prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives,” the Richards said. In May, before Tsarnaev was nevertheless condemned to die, members of the abolition group Murder Victims’ Families For Human Rights spoke to a small gathering at a Boston church near the site of the marathon bomb blasts. Bud Welch, a founding board member, told the crowd about losing his 23-year-old daughter,

Julie, who died along with 167 others in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. After the attack Welch says he descended into months of “self-medicating” with alcohol. He just wanted to see bomber Timothy McVeigh dead. But he eventually realized he opposed the death penalty, in keeping with his daughter’s own belief that it was immoral. Hatred and revenge killed Julie; he did not want to live by those emotions, he says, a decision he’s since described at speaking events around the world. After McVeigh was executed in 2001, Welch found solace by befriending McVeigh’s bereaved father. Abolitionists tell similar stories via social media and the web (Google “forgive murder” and you get some 17 million results). The organization Journey of Hope: From Violence to Healing, cofounded in the early 1990s by Jaeger-Lane and fellow activist Bill Pelke, has toured 40 states nationwide and 16 countries overseas. Speakers include a woman whose father was stabbed to death in front of her and a man whose brother was executed by a Utah firing squad. Pelke, a retired steelworker who runs Journey of Hope from his home in Alaska, lost his grandmother, a 78-year-old Bible teacher, in a brutal murder at her residence in Gary, Ind. Four teenage girls were charged in the slaying. When one of the teens, 15-year-old Paula Cooper, was sentenced to die in the electric chair, Pelke devoted himself to a campaign to save her life.

knife crime, war crime, sexual abuse, racism, neo-Nazism and more. There are no rules for forgiveness, Cantacuzino says on the group’s website: “It is first and foremost a personal journey.” The goal is to “build understanding, encourage reflection and enable people to reconcile with the pain.” In a completely different realm, psychological journals and blogs are describing forgiveness as a health booster (albeit with much scientific fuzziness: Beliefs don’t lend themselves to double-blind studies). There’s even a “forgiveness app,” which sounds like the one thing about the issue that could be vaguely comical until you read that its creator is an Australian woman whose father was brutally murdered. Jaeger-Lane, for her part, had none of this to turn to in 1974 when she learned that Susie had died. Mercy groups didn’t seem to exist. That changed in 1976, when Marie Deans, a tireless advocate for death row inmates, launched Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation, today the longest-running victim-led abolitionist group in the country. Jaeger-Lane was one of the founding members. Since then, Jaeger-Lane, Pelke and hundreds of others (hard numbers are impossible to come by) have spent decades joining abolitionist marches, rallies and speaking tours, alongside activists such as Sister Helen Prejean, the Catholic nun

photo courtesy of Marietta Jaeger-Lane

“NO RULES FOR FORGIVENESS” The overarching goal of the U.S. movement is to end the death penalty. For some advocates, the mission ends there. “They don’t want to have the murderer over for Sunday dinner,” as one activist puts it. Not every story involves forgiveness. But many do. In Tulsa, Okla., Edith Shoals, 67, is a victims’ advocate for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and, on the side, organizes support groups for women whose children were murdered. In 1992, Shoals’ daughter Lordette, an 18-year-old college student, called Shoals from a pay phone and was murdered in mid-conversation, shot in the back by a carjacker. “Grieving’s not a big enough word for what happens,” says Shoals. “But if you don’t forgive, it eats you up from the inside out.” Overseas, the U.K.-based Forgiveness Project, a secular organization founded by former freelance journalist Marina Cantacuzino, offers so many reconciliation stories from around the world—told by both victims and perpetrators—that you can choose them from a drop-down menu organized by type of violence: gun crime,

Susie Jaeger was kidnapped from a campsite at Missouri Headwaters State Park in June 1973, less than two days after posing for the photo above with her mother. Marietta Jaeger-Lane, now 77, has spent the years following her daughter’s murder advocating against the death penalty.

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who wrote the book Dead Man Walking, later to become a hit movie starring Susan Sarandon. Forgiving doesn’t mean forgetting, Jaeger-Lane reminds audiences. “The criminal needs to be punished, with life in prison if necessary,” she tells me. Compassion doesn’t let the killer off the hook. In her case, it reeled him in.

“CAN I HAVE HER BACK?” On June 25, 1974, at 2 a.m. on the one-year anniversary of Susie’s kidnapping, the phone rang at the Jaeger home in Michigan. “Is this Susie’s mom?” the caller said. “Well, I’m the guy that took her from you, one year ago to the minute.” For 12 months Jaeger-Lane had been practicing compassion, and now, miraculously, she had it. “Is she alive?” she asked. “Is she safe? Can I have her back?” “I don’t think that’s possible at this time,” the man replied. He said he was traveling with Susie and taking her to fun places like Disneyland. “It was obvious that he wanted to taunt me,” Jaeger-Lane says. She stayed calm and told him she was concerned about him. “I wish there was something we could do to help you,” she said. The words kept him on the phone for more than an hour, all of it tape-recorded by the FBI. At the end of the call, he broke down and cried. “To be able to contain herself over an hour with the person that she viewed as the man who had her child—it was beyond belief,” FBI Special Agent Patrick Mullany, a lead investigator, said in one of many television shows about the case. “He starts out really trying to stick it to her, to where at the end of the hour, he was really sobbing.” The call unlocked the case. It allowed the FBI to identify the kidnapper for certain—it was Meirhofer, who still lived alone in remote Manhattan. By this time he was the prime suspect in another hideous crime, the February 1974 murder of a 19-year-old Manhattan woman whose bones—more than 1,200 charred, chopped fragments of them—were uncovered at an abandoned ranch in the Horseshoe Hills, not far from the campsite where Susie was taken. Jaeger-Lane, the FBI decided, might be able to make him betray himself or confess. They flew her back to Montana to confront Meirhofer face to face. The first meeting took place in an office with Meirhofer’s attorney. Jaeger-Lane sat on a chair that the FBI artificially propped up so that she looked taller and more dominating. Meirhofer sat opposite, a slight man, somber, clean-shaved, with neatly combed, close-cropped dark hair,

wearing jeans and a work shirt. “I know you took Susie,” Jaeger-Lane repeatedly told him. He denied it. The next day she met him alone at his workplace. Sheriffs hovered outside in case he tried to hurt her. Jaeger-Lane says she could see that he was severely mentally ill; the FBI believed he was schizophrenic. Again, she pleaded with him. He wouldn’t crack. But a week later, in a last phone call to Jaeger-Lane, he slipped up and de-

In 1967, when he was a senior in high school, he shot and killed a 13-year-old boy playing on a bridge near Manhattan, he told law enforcement officials. The next year he fatally stabbed a 12-year-old Boy Scout in a tent at the same campground where Susie was taken, at the same campsite, only yards from where she’d been sleeping. Meirhofer wouldn’t discuss multiple other unsolved homicides in Montana that police thought he might have committed,

says. A piece of her pelvic bone was found buried in a pit. At 2 a.m. on Sept. 29, 1974, Meirhofer’s confession was finally over. He was given breakfast a few hours later. The guard offered him a towel to clean up. He hanged himself in his cell.

THE RIGHT RESPONSE TO EVIL? Meirhofer’s suicide was not a relief, Jaeger-Lane says. She and her family began

“I realized that if I gave into rage and fury and that desire for revenge it would consume me, and I’d never be any good for anyone.”

Marietta Jaeger-Lane has spent decades joining abolitionist marches, rallies and speaking tours. Forgiving doesn’t mean forgetting, Jaeger-Lane reminds audiences. “The criminal needs to be punished, with life in prison if necessary,” she says.

scribed details that only the killer would know. Enraged that he’d incriminated himself, he yelled into the phone, “You’ll never see your child again.” Authorities finally had what they needed to arrest him. And the evidence against him, in the end, was overwhelming. When investigators searched his home they found bloody sheets and body parts. Meirhofer’s confession came shortly after.

including the murder of a woman and a 5-year-old girl in Missoula. But he did admit to kidnapping and murdering the 19-year-old Manhattan woman, Sandra Smallegan, in February 1974, eight months after kidnapping Susie. He burned and scattered Smallegan’s remains at the abandoned ranch. He took Susie to the ranch, as well. She was molested, strangled and dismembered, likely after a week, Jaeger-Lane

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the painful process of trying to rebuild their lives. Bill continued his work in the auto industry until his death. Marietta deepened her commitment to her ideals. Forgiving is not a spiritual mulligan; it doesn’t give criminals a free pass, she says, coaching me in the basics. We’re talking a second time, sitting in another Missoula coffee shop, and she is answering countless questions with unerring generosity. Executions do not honor the vic-

tim, she continues. “Susie was a sweet beautiful girl who deserved a more beautiful and noble memorial than a state-sanctioned cold-blooded killing.” To share coffee with Jaeger-Lane is to enter a surreal world where, at the next table, people are joking about how they want to kill the waiter for bringing a latte instead of a cappuccino while right in front of you a mother is describing how she didn’t wish death on the man who murdered her 7-year-old. What is the right response to evil? I have to ask again. People who have been taught about forgiveness from an early age—perhaps because of a spiritual background—might have easier access to the concept, I’m thinking. But for me, it’s a dark thicket without a bread crumb. Revenge is sweet and mankind has a big sweet tooth, myself included. Some people in my family are victims of violent crime, I tell Jaeger-Lane. I haven’t forgiven one perpetrator in particular, in large part because the man never apologized. Before arriving at the coffee shop today I found a 1983 Time magazine cover story about how Pope John Paul II forgave the would-be assassin who shot him four times. “Why Forgive?” the headline asked. That’s where I’m still stuck. Some people believe no one can forgive on behalf of another person, I mention to Jaeger-Lane. The concept is at the heart of The Sunflower, a book by Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal, who asks theologians, intellectuals, survivors and dozens of others a single question: “You are a prisoner in a concentration camp. A dying Nazi soldier asks for your forgiveness. What would you do?” Wiesenthal, who actually lived this moment, did not forgive the dying Nazi. “I’ve heard the argument before, about not forgiving for someone else,” Jaeger-Lane says. “I understand how people might feel that way. But those weren’t my own feelings. I needed to follow my own journey.” Her journey led her to meet Meirhofer’s mother years ago. They hugged each other, two bereaved women taking comfort. They refused to talk about the crime. “I needed to stop thinking about how Susie died,” Jaeger-Lane says. She tells me about visiting Susie’s grave and then has to stop for a moment to regain her composure. “I’m sorry,” she apologizes. “This is what I live with,” she says, simply. And then she’s ready to tell her story again. Amy Linn is a 2015 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow. A version of this story first appeared on the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. editor@missoulanews.com

Menu of Events Special prix fixe menus from Pearl Café, The Starving Artist Café and Art Gallery, Finn & Porter, Red Bird, Sushi Hana, Good Food Store, Iron Griz, Carvers Deli, Hafa @ Stage 112, The Trough at the Old Dairy, Buttercup Market, Brooks & Browns, Bitter Root Brewing, Taste of Paris (see pages 20 & 21 for details)

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Thursday, November 19:

• $1.00 Not Just Sushi Night at Sushi Hana. 5:00 – 9:00pm. • Good Food Store Cooking Class. Leek “Scallops” with Wild Mushrooms & Black Jasmine Rice. With Emily Walter, Good Food Store Cooking School Manager. 6:30pm; $5.00. Contact GFS Customer Service desk at 541-3663 to enroll. • Moscow Monday at Montgomery Distillery. $1.00 from each cocktail sold will go to a local nonprofit. 12:00 – 8:00pm.

• Good Food Store Cooking Class. Taleggio Mac & Cheese with Asian Pulled Pork Salad. Presented by The Trough’s Chef Suzanne Phillips. 6:30pm; $5.00. Contact GFS Customer Service desk at 541-3663 to enroll. • Foodie Trivia at Brooks & Browns, 7:00 – 10:00pm. Great prizes!

Tuesday, November 17: • Sake Pairing at Sushi Hana! Presented by Monica Samuels, who has an exceptional understanding of pairing sake with food. Monica will take your thoughts about sake to a different level while the new owners share some of their refreshed menu. $40/person with reservation only. Limited seating; call 549-7979. • Good Food Store Cooking Class. Clam & Mussel French Stew. Presented by Pearl Cash, Chef/Owner, Pearl Café. 6:30pm; $5.00. Contact GFS Customer Service desk at 541-3663 to enroll. • Mule-Tastic at Montana Distillery. $1.00 from each cocktail sold will go to a local nonprofit. 12:00 – 8:00pm.

Wednesday, November 18: • Savor Local Food: Meet Your Farmers & Ranchers, at Buttercup Market (1221 Helen Avenue). Gather information about land stewardship/conservation, while enjoying food samples and beer & wine samples. Free event with nominal charge for samples. Presented by Buttercup Market & Café, Oxbow Cattle Company, Western Montana Growers Cooperative, and Community Food & Agriculture Coalition. 6:00 – 8:00pm. • Good Food Store Cooking Class. Potato Gnocchi with Gorgonzola & Walnuts. Presented by Red Bird Chef Matt Cornette. 6:30pm; $5.00. Contact GFS Customer Service desk at 541-3663 to enroll. • Grammy-Award-Winning Snarky Puppy live at The Wilma, 8:00pm. Tickets: $26 advance; $30 DOS available at Rockin Rudy’s and thewilma.com. • $1.00 Sushi Night at Sushi Hana. 5:00 – 9:00pm.

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Friday, November 20: • Good Food Store Cooking Class. Acorn Squash & Apple Stew. Presented by Red Bird Chef Matt Parris. 6:30pm; $5.00. Contact GFS Customer Service desk at 541-3663 to enroll. • Foodie Flix at the Roxy! Double Screening of Roxy Film Academy’s “What I Bring to the Table” starring local students in cooking shows using kid-friendly, locally sourced recipes, followed by Magnolia Pictures “A Place at the Table.” 5:00pm. $8.00/adult; $7/senior; $5/child “Chef,” starring Jon Favreau , Robert Downey Jr., John Lequizamo and Scarlett Johansson, is the story of a chef who loses his restaurant job and starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family. Rated R. 9:00pm. $8.00/adult; $7/senior • Malarkey at Ten Spoon Vineyard: Venture up the Rattlesnake and enjoy wine by the glass or flight (4 small tasters), antipasto plates by Biga Pizza (or bring your own picnic), free bread sticks, and live music by Malarkey. Tasting Room open 4:00 – 9:00pm; Music 6:00 – 8:30pm.

Saturday, November 21: • Good Food Store Cooking Class. Rosemary & Gorgonzola Waffle with Bacon Whipped Cream. Presented by The Starving Artist Café’s Chef Hannah Freas. 10:30 am; $5.00. Contact GFS Customer Service desk at 541-3663 to enroll. • Foodie Flick at the Roxy! A special kids’ matinee showing of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the 2005 remake of the classic, starring Johnny Depp, Freddy Highmore and Helena Bonham Carter. Rated PG. 3:00pm. $8.00/adult; $7/senior; $5/child.

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[arts]

Shifting gears Inside John Buck’s kinetic sculpture exhibit at MAM, Free For All by Sarah Aswell

hen John Buck was a child growing up in rural Iowa, his father made a contraption. It was created out of old pieces of farming equipment and other odds and ends and it was set up outside under an old funeral tent. Each year for the Izaac Walton American League Fundraiser, the contraption would creak to life, revealing its function as a homemade carnival game: for a nickel or a dime, kids could take turns with a sling shot, aiming at revolving clay birds perched on a slowly turning wheel. Shoot three birds and get a prize. Throughout the years, as Buck studied to be an artist and explored everything from woodcut prints to metal sculpture, his father’s contraption never left his mind. Finally, about 10 years ago, he decided to act on the image and evolve the idea. He created his own contraption: a kinetic sculpture that creaked and lunged and spun. Then he created another. And another. A decade later, he says he’s never sold a single one. Who would have the desire or space or need for an odd, wooden, enormous moving sculpture all their own? But the work is inspiring to him and he’s now made enough machines for a major exhibition. In fact, he has plans for at least 10 more years of building moving sculptures before his work is done. Currently, many of his mechanical works, along with a selection of other sculptures and prints, are on display at the Missoula Art Museum as part of his solo exhibit, Free For All. “My recollection of my father’s machine is very positive,” he says. “You interacted with it in an enthusiastic way, and that’s how I want people to interact with my art. A lot of art is something that you go and look at—it becomes too passive. You just stare at a rectangle. I think what I’m doing is more than that. You don’t only have to see it. You have to watch it. It becomes an experience.” The experience currently fills both the Carnegie and Aresty galleries at MAM. The standard thoughtful silence of the art museum is erased as viewers step on various foot pedals, awaking Buck’s sculptures and sending small hidden motors humming. These, however, are no carnival games. They are intricately carved wooden pieces, complete with handmade cogs, and they tell stories, ask questions of history and evoke swirls of conflicting emotions. The largest kinetic sculpture, “State of the Union,” is also the newest. An echo of his father’s machine, the base is the image of an old manure spreader. On top of the spreader, two men saw down a tree that depicts the branches of the United States government as well as the Constitution. On one end of the spreader, dollar bills fly like exhaust. On the other end, bats emerge from a burning church. Inside

John Buck’s “Borrowed Time” is featured in his exhibit of moving sculptures at MAM.

the church, people bob up and down at the windows as the cogs spin. While absolutely distinctive, the piece is also a typical example of Buck’s moving sculptures. Carved entirely of jelutong, which Buck describes as easy to work with and pleasant to look at, the work combines a number of common symbols and loaded images to create a more complex scene: something that is at once historical, political, mythical and fantastical. The movement doesn’t just add interest to the piece, it instructs the viewer on how to experience it, as your eyes travel from one moving mechanism to the next. Buck is quick to say his sculptures are not planned and blueprinted beforehand. With the help of an assistant who engineers the mechanical aspects

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of the projects, Buck decides on a story for his piece but allows them to evolve as he creates them—and each one can take a year or more of work and thought. “They evolve,” he says. “It’s called trial-and-error engineering. I’m building the prototype, but there’s no assembly line. I just go through all of the work. As I go, it reveals itself to me. You never know what it’s going to look like until I’m done.” The pieces themselves change as he creates them, but the statements he makes with his sculptures are steadfast. They tell heartbreaking stories about the past and offer stark commentary on current events. They are about how we live and how we treat others.

“My work is the wagon and my opinions and perspective on things is what pulls it,” he says. “I don’t want the wagon to push me.” While the sculptures don’t involve clay birds or sling shots, Buck still offers viewers the chance to step on a pedal, set the piece spinning and experience an interaction. “I am hoping that the artwork gives them things to think about,” he says. “They know that it’s not just pretty and flowery—it touches on things they know about and think about—that it will share something.” John Buck’s Free For All continues at MAM through March 12, 2016. arts@missoulanews.com

[music]

Walking lines In Shah’s The Bodyguard, experiments triumph Missoula’s Shahs have changed significantly since their last release in 2011. What started as Tom Helgerson’s solo project and a revolving cast of musicians has become a sixpiece live band. On The Bodyguard, those pieces fit together in a cubist way, yielding fractured pop songs that start out discordant but resolve into satisfyingly catchy melodies. Sonically, The Bodyguard resembles dream pop, particularly in the guitar tone. But the rhythm section is twitchy and often dissonant in the tradition of New Wave, grounding what would otherwise be ethereal sounds in syncopated rhythms and tension-building chord progressions. Periodically, this push-pull approach bursts into pure weirdness, as on “Body Spray,” which embarks on a

surprising, John Cale-inspired groove near the end. The Shahs sound is eclectic enough that these flights of fancy feel refreshing rather than jarring. Tracks like “Fear Is a Man’s Best Friend” break the pattern of the arrangements but keep using the established sonic palette, carefully walking the line between versatile and disorganized. The Bodyguard is not a perfect album, but it manages this tension with remarkable consistency, finding viscerally pleasing pop where less sure hands might retreat into noise. Shahs are weird and experimental, but the experiments keep succeeding. That’s what I want from pop. (Dan Brooks) Shahs play their next show in Missoula at the VFW Sat., Nov. 14.

Couches, Slackin’ Since the 80s I turned on this album the other evening, sat on my couch and popped open a beer. With a band name like Couches and a release called Slackin’ Since the 80s, it seemed like the right thing to do. The music itself works well for lazing around, staring out at the glittering rain on the window. But with catchy guitar riffs and bouncy drum beats, the San Francisco band’s songs are equally suitable to being in a bar full of people and letting the guitar fuzz envelop you. In an interview with Gelatinous Blog, Couches frontman David Mitchell called the band’s sound “soft grunge,” which just about sums it up. It has an early 1990’s Seattle muddiness mixed with laid-back rock

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and roll, in the vein of Pavement or Built to Spill. “Infatuation” is one of the strongest tracks on Slackin’—oscillating between anthemic and casual as Mitchell sings, “You-oo!/ You gotta let it go!/ You gotta lose control!” On “Radio Life” a similar theme runs through with the lyric, “Yeah, you think you’ve got it, no, you can’t control it, but when you finally get it, know that you will lose it.” Indeed, solid advice from slackers, but also pretty wise words for life. (Erika Fredrickson) Couches play the VFW Fri., Nov. 6, at 9 PM along with The Mag pies and Paris Mingus. Cover TBA.

Beach Slang, The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us Beach Slang’s debut, The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us, is a loud, hooky burst of pop punk that carries a troubling undertone. I was trying to figure out this mysterious ingredient, the unifying feature behind doubled vocals, harmonies that resolve to the fundamental, and two-chord verses. Then I realized it was the Goo Goo Dolls. That shouldn’t be a problem, since Beach Slang is pitched to people who do not remember that nadir of 1990s music. Two of the tracks have the word “young” right in the title. And The Things We Do is by no means a derivative album. It’s

pop punk and therefore formally recognizable, but it produces a wall of sound that is both unified and particular. There’s just that one phrasing, especially prominent on “Too Late to Die Young,” that sounds like Goo Goo Dolls’ “Name.” Everything old is new again, and everyone old should admit that it might not suck anymore. Beach Slang has produced a fine debut album with very little filler and only one obligatory string ballad. It’s one of the better things to happen to rock music this year. You just have to forget the worst thing to happen to rock radio in 1995. (Dan Brooks)

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Prix Fixe Menu Iron Griz

Buttercup Market

515 South Ave E., 728-5106

750 Serving Sun. – Mon. & Thur. – Sat. 11:00am – 10:00pm

1221 W. Helen Ave., 541-1221 $

750 Serving 11:00am – 2:00pm

Meatloaf patty melt – meatloaf slice topped with caramelized onions and Swiss cheese served on house-made sourdough bread.

2 tacos made from grass-fed Oxbow Cattle Company brisket that is braised in Imagine Nation Brewery Ubuntu Robust Porter, topped with organic black beans, house-made queso fresco, sliced Hakurai turnips, bell peppers and cilantro from Western Montana Growers Co-Op and served with Casa Pablo’s chips & Buttercup salsa & sour cream

15 Serving Sun. – Mon. & Thur. – Sat. 11:00am – 10:00pm

During Savor Missoula, participating establishments offer a prix fixe menu of $30, $15, $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!

Prix Fixe Menu Pearl Café

30 Serving 5:00pm – Close 1st Course: Winter caprese salad with roasted tomatoes, mixed greens, mozzarella and pesto vinaigrette or cannellini bean and rosemary soup with red pepper puree 2nd Course: Braised pork shank in red wine and mushroom sauce with creamy polenta, sauteed greens and parsnip ribbons 3rd Course: Marsala and chopped chocolate mousse with almond cookie

The Starving Artist Café & Art Gallery

5 Serving Mon. – Sat. All Day

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112 N. Pattee St., 543-7512

750 Serving 5:00pm – 9:00pm

750 Serving lunch 11:30am – 3:00pm Mon. – Sat.

Mini sampler plate: 2 Tokyo wings 1 beef or veggie lumpia Side of rice

15 Serving dinner 5:00 – 9:00pm Sun. & Thur.; 5:00pm – 9:30pm Fri. & Sat.

Tokusei: One California roll and 8 Nigiri, served with miso soup and sunomono salad or Choose from one of our Tempura dishes: chicken & vegetable, seafood & vegetable, shrimp & vegetable, or gourmet vegetable. Served with miso soup and sunomono salad.

100 Madison St. (in the Doubletree Hotel), 542-4660 1st Course: Pickled golden beets, arugula, feta and pepitas with an apricot vinaigrette 2nd Course: Duck a l ’orange served with parmesan saffron risotto and roasted brussels sprouts and carrots 3rd Course: Chef Jess’s dessert

Hafa at Stage 112

Any daily lunch special, served with miso soup and sunomono salad

Finn & Porter

30 Serving 5:00pm – 10:00pm

Choose any two of the following: • Any half cold sandwich selection • Cup of soup • Small house salad • Small deli salad

30 Serving Mon. – Sat. 5:00pm – 9:00pm

403 N. Higgins Ave., 549-7979

Waffles & coffee! Any of our NEW waffles made in-house are up for grabs, as well as delicious, locally roasted drip coffee.

750 Serving 9:30am – 5:00pm

Sushi Hana

3020 S. Reserve St., 541-7472 $

All prices are per person

1st Course: Insalta Mista – mixed vegetables, fresh greens, red wine vinaigrette 2nd Course: Chicken Parmesan – house-made pasta, tomato ragù 3rd Course: Tiramisù – espresso-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone cheese, cocoa

Good Food Store 1600 S 3rd St W., 541-3663 $

200 S. Pattee St. (in the Holiday Inn Downtown), 532-2056 $

30 Serving 5:00pm – 10:00pm Choose an appetizer: • Calamari with a vodka red sauce • Chilled broccoli, carrot and bacon salad tossed with a house-made slaw dressing Choose an entree: • Hand-cut bacon-wrapped filet mignon loaded with crab, drizzled with hollandaise sauce and served with rosemary roasted Yukon potatoes and grilled asparagus • Roasted quail stuffed with wild rice, wild mushrooms and mandarin orange with an orange reduction, served with seasonal vegetables Choose a dessert: • Huckleberry cheesecake with a flourless chocolate torte “bow-tie”, drizzled with huckleberry reduction • Monkey bread, an individual gourmet glazed cinnamon pull-apart

Savor Bitterroot

1300 S. Reserve St., 543-9393

111 N. Higgins Ave., 549-2906 $

Brooks & Browns

Carvers Deli

Red Bird

231 East Front St., 541-0231 $

Choose one from each course: 1st course: • Grilled flatbread – created daily with an assortment of farm-fresh toppings • White truffle pub chips – hot pub chips with white truffle salt • Cup of today's soup – our soups are made fresh daily with lots of local ingredients 2nd course: • Grilled pork loin – tender, moist pork loin from Smith Farms in Whitehall, MT, with house-made applesauce • Quinoa-stuffed Portobello – grilled mushroom filled with a mixture of quinoa, parmesan, and sautéed greens • Wagyu beef burger – 1/3-pound Wagyu beef patty and your choice of cheese on a homemade bun 3rd course: • Huckleberry cheesecake – our Montana Huckleberries are paired with fresh cheesecake baked in the campus bakery • Seasonal fruit indulgence and whipped cream – ask your server for today's selection. • Chocolate flourless torte – this is a gluten-smart dessert that contains no wheat flour. It does contain plenty of chocolate and house-whipped cream.

750 Serving 11:00am – 9:00pm • Turkey cranberry panini • Kale slaw • Chocolate pumpkin cookie

2106 Clements Rd., 721-3322

50 Serving 8:00am – 8:00pm • Half market club sandwich with roasted turkey, Daily's bacon, avocado, provolone, greens, tomato with house-made fire-roasted red bell pepper and artichoke aioli • Cup of soup – choose from one of our many savory soup options

All prices are per person

Bitter Root Brewing 101 Marcus St., Hamilton, 363-7468 $

15 Serving 5:00pm – 8:00pm 1st course: Fall salad – roasted butternut squash, sweet potatoes, almonds, blue cheese, caramelized shallots & apples, tossed in house-made honey-beet vinaigrette 2nd course: 6oz sirloin steak topped with porter-herb butter, roasted fingerlings and ginger roasted carrots

Taste of Paris 109 N. 4th St., Hamilton, 369-5875 $

50 Serving 8:00am – 11:30am Maple Syrup & Butter Crepes with a Latte

15 Serving 11:30am – 3:00pm

Ham & Brie Sandwich (Baguette or Croissant) and Soup Served with ham (“Jambon de Paris”) and double cream Brie cheese, with French Onion Soup or soup of the day • Chocolate Mousse for dessert.

The Trough at the Olde Dairy $

All prices are per person

30 Serving 5:30pm – 8:00pm • Taste of Paris House Salad: Crown of cucumber stuffed with spring mix, seedless grapes, dried cherries, sautéed pecans and crumbled blue cheese, dressed with our fresh raspberry vinaigrette. • Scallops: Delicate pearl scallops and button mushrooms in a light wine creamy sauce, served with rice and fresh tomatoes. • Fresh cream puff filled with “crème pâtissière”, topped with our house chocolate sauce and Chantilly whipped cream

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Prix Fixe Menu Iron Griz

Buttercup Market

515 South Ave E., 728-5106

750 Serving Sun. – Mon. & Thur. – Sat. 11:00am – 10:00pm

1221 W. Helen Ave., 541-1221 $

750 Serving 11:00am – 2:00pm

Meatloaf patty melt – meatloaf slice topped with caramelized onions and Swiss cheese served on house-made sourdough bread.

15 Serving Sun. – Mon. & Thur. – Sat. 11:00am – 10:00pm

During Savor Missoula, participating establishments offer a prix fixe menu of $30, $15, $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!

Prix Fixe Menu Pearl Café

The Starving Artist Café & Art Gallery

5 Serving Mon. – Sat. All Day

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112 N. Pattee St., 543-7512

750 Serving 5:00pm – 9:00pm

750 Serving lunch 11:30am – 3:00pm Mon. – Sat.

Mini sampler plate: 2 Tokyo wings 1 beef or veggie lumpia Side of rice

15 Serving dinner 5:00 – 9:00pm Sun. & Thur.; 5:00pm – 9:30pm Fri. & Sat.

Hafa at Stage 112

Any daily lunch special, served with miso soup and sunomono salad

Finn & Porter

30 Serving 5:00pm – 10:00pm

Choose any two of the following: • Any half cold sandwich selection • Cup of soup • Small house salad • Small deli salad

30 Serving Mon. – Sat. 5:00pm – 9:00pm

403 N. Higgins Ave., 549-7979

Waffles & coffee! Any of our NEW waffles made in-house are up for grabs, as well as delicious, locally roasted drip coffee.

750 Serving 9:30am – 5:00pm

Sushi Hana

3020 S. Reserve St., 541-7472 $

All prices are per person

Good Food Store 1600 S 3rd St W., 541-3663 $

200 S. Pattee St. (in the Holiday Inn Downtown), 532-2056 $

Savor Bitterroot

1300 S. Reserve St., 543-9393

111 N. Higgins Ave., 549-2906 $

Brooks & Browns

Carvers Deli

Red Bird

231 East Front St., 541-0231 $

750 Serving 11:00am – 9:00pm • Turkey cranberry panini • Kale slaw • Chocolate pumpkin cookie

2106 Clements Rd., 721-3322

All prices are per person

Bitter Root Brewing 101 Marcus St., Hamilton, 363-7468 $

Taste of Paris 109 N. 4th St., Hamilton, 369-5875 $

50 Serving 8:00am – 11:30am Maple Syrup & Butter Crepes with a Latte

15 Serving 11:30am – 3:00pm

Ham & Brie Sandwich (Baguette or Croissant) and Soup Served with ham (“Jambon de Paris”) and double cream Brie cheese, with French Onion Soup or soup of the day • Chocolate Mousse for dessert.

The Trough at the Olde Dairy $

All prices are per person

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[podcasts]

Wave lengths Amy Martin feeds a habit at Missoula’s podcast fest by Erika Fredrickson

photo courtesy of Amy Martin

Amy Martin, left, is one of several producers who will present at the First Missoula Podcast Festival.

When Amy Martin landed in Missoula in 1999, she fast established herself as a coffeehouse folk musician. She was everywhere: playing the local familyfriendly New Year’s Eve event, First Night, and headlining anti-war political rallies. In 2007 she started the Coyote Choir featuring grade school students. The Coyote Choir’s Ask the Planet album (a commission from the Biomimicry Institute) was entirely written by Martin and showcased folk heavyweights like Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn and Brandi Carlile. It seems like just a few years ago, though, that Martin dropped off the face of the earth—or at least out of the Missoula music scene. As it turns out, she had an itch to scratch. She’s been revisiting an old passion for radio journalism—something she’d spent time doing as a college student, long before she ever took her guitar into public. “When I was a senior in high school, I wrote to the public radio station at [Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois],” Martin says. “I begged them for a job. I told them that I could name all the NPR reporters and stuff. Little did I know that they desperately needed students to work there because most students aren’t so dorky that they want to work at public radio. So they were like, ‘Um, sure.’ I was so excited.” Martin worked at the station, reporting, broadcasting and editing. After she graduated and moved to Chicago, she took those skills and applied them to freelance gigs. “I was trying to pay the bills and I was writing web copy and crappy marketing brochures,” she says. “But I used that to subsidize my journalism habit.” Recently, Martin started making short news stories for National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” Montana Public Radio and National Native

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News. One piece is about a family in Colstrip pondering the Clean Power Plan. Another, which airs this week, is about Montana’s Crow Tribe embracing coal, while other tribes reject it. Martin also created a podcast last year called “Learning Their Place,” where she put together three-minute pieces focused on youth and nature. In episode No. 8, she interviews a couple of Latino teenage girls who talk about defying the expectations of culture and gender by spending time in the outdoors. Martin is one of a handful of podcast producers who will be at the upcoming Missoula Podcast Festival. The festival was created by University of Montana journalism professor Jule Banville, who produces the podcast “Last Best Stories,” and it will feature some of the best of her students’ radio stories, plus pieces from professional producers. Martin will tease her newest podcast, an unnamed spin-off of “Learning Their Place.” It will be a documentary-style narrative in the vein of “This American Life,” which focuses on people addressing environmental issues. “It’s not going to be a science podcast and … it’s not going to be an advocacy podcast,” she says. “The heart of it is just trying to bring human stories to life in the context of how we’re changing the planet.” Although she moved to Missoula as a musician, Martin isn’t tied to anything. “Even then in the back of my mind, being a writer/journalist/radio person kind of came first in a way,” she says. “So it’s fun to get back to it. It’s not like I’m not a musician anymore. I just feel like we get to be lots of things in this world.” The Missoula Podcast Festival debuts at the Roxy Theater Thu., Nov. 5, at 7:30 PM. Free. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

[poetry]

Seeing things Michael Earl Craig keeps one foot in the poet world by Melissa Mylchreest

Michael Earl Craig is something of a shape-shifter. As a farrier based near Livingston, he’s got one foot firmly entrenched in hard-working rural Montana. As an internationally acclaimed poet who has written several books, given readings all over the country and had his work translated into other languages, he has the other foot deep in the rarified world of academia. Given all this, he’ll be the first to admit that people aren’t sure what to make of him. “I’ve had shoeing clients who initially are suspicious,” he says. “There’s something about me that doesn’t quite seem like their last farrier. And I’ve also been around intellectuals or academics, and I sometimes feel like they think, ‘There’s something about this guy, he’s not quite one of us.’” Montana’s new poet laureate, Michael Earl Craig, is a Oddly enough, though, it’s this champion of the overlooked and sometimes odd details exact mixture of blue-collar laborer and of everyday life. lauded intellectual that makes Craig the perfect person to fill his brand-new role: Poet Lau- “I thought the robin was playing drunk/ but it turned reate of the State of Montana. The embodiment of out he was a hunchback with rheumatoid arthritis./ Montana’s own complex identity, he hopes to use the He hobbled about the courtyard dragging his bad two-year, honorary position as a chance to spread po- foot like a tuba./ Later he would drag me behind his etry to parts of the state that are often overlooked— pickup as he drove into town for more seeds./ Thinking back on this, only now can I chuckle./ I pour myrural towns, small schools and prisons. In many ways, Craig is a champion of the often self another small glass of Dickel./ I am reticent./ I overlooked and underappreciated. His poetry traffics have blue eyes./ I see things others don’t.” This poem also exemplifies another of Craig’s in the ordinary, even the trivial—omelets, cigarettes, many strengths: A true knack for clear, concise descripdefunct cars, birds, weather, holiday office parties. “I feel that it takes some bravery to write about tion. Though he may be illustrating a fantasy, we can mundane, everyday things that seem anti-poetic and envision it perfectly. He credits an early background in perhaps unimportant,” he says. “I decided that I’m journalism and essay writing for his economy of langoing to write very carefully about things that are of guage: “I want poems to make leaps and go to crazy interest to me. I’m going to describe things, I’m going places,” he says, “but I also want everything to be really to listen, I’m going to record, and that’s going to be clear, and I’m not a big fan of fuzzy language.” It’s this impulse to be direct and lucid—even in good enough. Or it might be better than good the midst of a disorienting story or situation—that enough.” And yet, there is something distinct and unset- makes Craig’s work truly masterful. And, in many tling, even weird, in his poems, a penchant for the ways, this is something that he’s had plenty of pracabsurd and darkly comedic. These are not just poems tice with in his own dichotomous life. “In the end,” he says, “whether you’re a poet visabout omelets and cigarettes and birds, these are missives from an explorer about the strange and shifting iting a university or a farrier standing in somebody’s world he has discovered. It just so happens the world driveway about to shoe their horse, I think just being a real person, and an honest person, that’s what ends he describes is the one we inhabit. The result is we sit up and take notice. We think, up getting through to people.” Michael Earl Craig reads at the Crystal Theatre “My god, he’s right. The world is a strange and vaguely terrifying and oddly funny place!” He proffers for the Open Country Reading Series Thu., Nov. an existence in which unimaginable events occur, and 5, at 7 PM, along with novelist Steve Sherrill. we find it strangely plausible, piquant, touching, droll. The poem “The Prophet” is one such instance: arts@missoulanews.com

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missoulanews.com • November 5–November 12, 2015 [23]

[tv]

Head in the game UM scientists hit back at concussion issue in new doc by Skylar Browning

A new PBS documentary features UM’s Tom Rau, right, and Sarj Patel, who have potentially found a way to diagnose concussions by discovering biomarkers in the blood.

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San Francisco linebacker Chris Borland shocked the National Football League earlier this year when he announced his retirement. Borland, who had never been diagnosed with a concussion while playing college or professional football, expressed concern for his long-term safety. He was just 24. “I feel largely the same, as sharp as I’ve ever been,” the projected starter told ESPN about his decision. “For me, it’s wanting to be proactive.” The key word in Borland’s statement is “proactive.” Traumatic brain injury is the biggest bogeyman in professional football—and, to a lesser extent, other sports— but the NFL has struggled to address it. Two years ago, PBS aired “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis,” a damning look at players affected by repeated hits to the head. That documentary is the basis of an upcoming feature film, Concussion, starring Will Smith, that plays up how league officials allegedly hid what they knew about their players’ health risks. Who knew what, and when, also factored into a class-action lawsuit settled in April that will pay more than 5,000 ex-NFL players up to $5 million each for serious medical conditions associated with repeated head trauma. With so much negative publicity and sobering new scientific information, football executives are trying to be as proactive as possible with treating and preventing future injuries—or risk losing more players like Borland, not to mention football’s place as the nation’s most popular sport. A new documentary from Montana PBS taps into this emerging crisis. “Concussion: Answers in the Blood?” follows two University of Montana scientists who were among the initial winners of research grants sponsored by GE and the NFL, and their quest to secure future funding. There’s a lot to unpack when it comes to understanding the science, but the documentary smartly keeps its focus on people. The two main characters,

Tom Rau and Sarj Patel, play like a nerdy version of Starsky and Hutch. Rau describes Patel as a highbrow bookworm originally from the UK and himself as nothing more than a “Montana hick.” Together, they’ve potentially found a way to eliminate the imprecise nature of diagnosing concussions by discovering biomarkers in the blood that indicate how the brain reacts to hard hits. The documentary leaves the lab to follow those who could directly benefit from the duo’s work. Specifically, we see how Hellgate lineman Bridger Skillicorn and UM women’s soccer player Payton Agnew deal with the realities of head trauma. We also meet team trainers tasked with identifying concussions and talking to players conditioned to play through injury. In one scene a defiant Hellgate sophomore football player yells at trainer Paul Capp to let him back into the game even though he can’t repeat a basic number sequence. It’s a conversation played out on sidelines across the nation every day, but it feels a little more immediate on a field practically in the shadow of where Rau and Patel work. It’s interesting to note that few people in this film— players, coaches, trainers, scientists—ever sound satisfied. People react differently to different types of contact. Current concussion protocols remain inconclusive and debatable. Solid research takes time that nobody seems to have. In the absence of definitive answers, fear and frustration prevail. It’s why Borland opted to preserve his health and retire. It’s why the NFL and GE are spending millions of dollars for better science. And it’s why you’ll find yourself rooting for the two personable scientists at the heart of this documentary. “Concussion: Answers in the Blood?” premieres Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 8 PM on Montana PBS. sbrowning@missoulanews.com

[film] LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING The Roxy presents The Lord of the Rings trilogy, starting with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. A meek hobbit sets out on a journey to destroy the One Ring and the evil Lord Sauron. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Roxy Thu., Nov. 5, 7 PM and Sun., Nov. 8, 3 PM.

OPENING THIS WEEK 99 HOMES A desperate construction worker accepts a job with a ruthless real estate broker who looks exactly like Michael Shannon, who is bad. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Fri., Nov. 6–Thu., Nov. 12. Visit theroxytheater.org.

THE MARTIAN Left for dead on the Red Planet, Matt Damon attempts to survive until a rescue mission can come for him. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike, Pharaoh, Showboat.

FANTASIA - 75TH ANNIVERSARY Considered by many to be the pinnacle of classic cell animation, Fantasia is back for a 75th anniversary showing. See the visual spectacle at the Roxy Sun., Nov. 8 at noon, and Wed., Nov. 11, 6 PM.

OUR BRAND IS CRISIS Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton star in this comedy-drama about some political hacks sent to South America to try and influence the election. Based on the 2005 documentary. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike, Pharaohplex.

LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS The Roxy continues its Lord of the Rings series with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Just when Sam and Frodo are closing in on Mordor, Saruman and his hordes of Isengard screw things up. Rated PG-13. Thu., Nov. 12 at 7 PM, and Sun., Nov. 15, 3 PM.

PODCAST FEST The first Missoula Podcast Festival gathers audio shows from Last Best Stories, as well as a special presentation of Amy Martin’s podcast. Playing at the Roxy, Thu., Nov. 5, 7:30 PM. (See Podcasts.)

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HAMLET Benedict Cumberbatch stars in William Shakespeare’s feel-good hit of the summer. Showing at the Roxy Tue., Nov. 10, 6 PM. OUT OF SILENCE This series of vignettes explores the rhetoric and emotion surrounding abortion through the voices of women. Hosted by UM’s Women’s Resource and Blue Mountain Clinic. Showing at the Roxy Thu., Nov. 12, 7 PM. THE PEANUTS MOVIE Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and, of course, Snoopy join the rest of the Peanuts gang as they make their computer-animated debut. Rated G. Showing at the Carmike, Pharaohplex. SPECTRE Daniel Craig returns as 007. While working to uncover a sinister organization, James Bond reveals the ugly truth about SPECTRE. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike, Pharaohplex and Showboat. THE WALL The Roxy’s Movie Cult series features a giant wheel that will spin to choose the following week’s film. First off is Pink Floyd’s The Wall, the cinematic realization of their legendary concept album. Rated R. Showing Sat., Nov. 7, at 10 PM.

I suggest you take your ball game elsewhere, or I’ll have to kick your Aston Martin. Spectre opens Fri., Nov. 6, at the Carmike, Pharaohplex and Showboat.

NOW PLAYING BRIDGE OF SPIES Steven Spielberg directs Tom Hanks in this Cold War thriller based on the true story of a prisoner swap with Russia for the pilot of a downed American U-2 spy plane. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike, Pharaohplex. BURNT After crashing his career with drugs and misbehavior (like every “Chopped” contestant), a chef cleans up and goes to London to start over. Bradley Cooper stars. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike. GOOSEBUMPS R.L. Stine’s imaginary demons come to life and cause a major amount of annoyance. Stars Jack

Black. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike, Pharaohplex, Showboat. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 Andy Samberg, Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez provide the vocal fireworks as Dracula tries to bring out the monster in his grandson. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike, Showboat, Pharaohplex. JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS Live adaptation of a popular ‘80s cartoon, the movie tells the story of a young girl who rockets to fame as an underground video star. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike. THE LAST WITCH HUNTER Vin Diesel plays Kaulder, a cursed warrior targeted by the resurrected Queen Witch he already killed once. This time it’s personal. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike, Pharaohplex.

STEVE JOBS Hollywood’s best teamed up for this biopic of Apple innovator Steve Jobs. Michael Fassbender is getting rave reviews for his depiction as the dickish genius. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike. TRUTH Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford star in the story of the journalistic shit storm that cost Dan Rather and Mary Mapes their careers over the 2004 CBS report investigating George W. Bush’s military service. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Fri., Nov. 6–Thu., Nov. 12. Check website for times.

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

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[dish]

Double Screening of Roxy Film Academy’s “What I Bring to the Table” starring local students in cooking shows using kid-friendly, locally sourced recipes, followed by Magnolia Pictures’ “A Place at the Table.” photo by Cathrine L. Walters

The gift of Curry House by Jamie Rogers

SPECIAL SAVOR MISSOULA

COOKING CLASSES! Weekday classes will begin at 6:30pm, with Saturday’s class starting at 10:30am. The registration fee for each class is just $5. Register for any – or all – of the classes below by calling the GFS Customer Service Desk at 541-3663.

Monday, November 16: Leek “Scallops” with Wild Mushrooms & Black Jasmine Rice. With Emily Walter, Good Food Store Cooking School Manager. Tuesday, November 17: Clam & Mussel French Stew. With Pearl Cash, Chef/Owner, Pearl Café. Wednesday, November 18: Potato Gnocchi with Gorgonzola & Walnuts. With Red Bird Chef Matt Cornette.

Thursday, November 19: Taleggio Mac & Cheese with Asian Pulled Pork Salad. With The Trough’s Chef Suzanne Phillips. Friday, November 20: Acorn Squash & Apple Stew. With Red Bird Chef Matt Parris. Saturday, November 21: Rosemary & Gorgonzola Waffle with Bacon Whipped Cream. With The Starving Artist Café’s Chef Hannah Freas.

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Long before Sanjay Patel opened Missoula’s India Grill and Curry House, his grandfather made chai everyday for anyone who wanted it. This was in Gujarat, India, where three generations of Patel’s family farmed together, cooked together and shared with others. His grandfather’s spiced tea was famous. “Two or three hundred cups some days,” Patel remembers, “everyone came for his chai.” Patel immigrated to the United States in the late ’80s. He lived in New Jersey, California and Idaho before moving to Montana 14 years ago. Missoula, he says, “is relaxed. People are kind and healthful. I wanted my son to grow up here.” For years, Patel, who until recently worked in the hotel business, hosted dinner parties with friends. He’d cook for them the food of his youth—everyone’s favorite being the shrimp curry—and his friends pleaded with him to open a restaurant. Last December, when a space with a commercial kitchen became available on East Broadway, he finally obliged them. I was born in New York City, and the only thing I miss about it—aside from my family and bodegas—is the food. I hate to promote cliché, but I will in the name of truth: some foods are made superlatively and ubiquitously in New York and nowhere else in the United States. The obvious items include bagels and pizza, but the lesser-known things are what I crave. Straightforward deli sandwiches, Chinese-style dumplings and kebabs from a street vendor are a few, but Indian food might top the list. That’s why I was feeling grateful last week after eating at Patel’s restaurant: Missoula has an Indian restaurant that is really freaking good. First, some logistics. India Grill and Curry House is on the corner of North Adams and East Broadway a few blocks from the downtown post office. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The food comes thali-style, which means several different curries, rice, naan (an Indian flatbread that could easily replace all other breads in my life) and chutneys are served on a compartmented metal tray. According to Patel, the tray is paramount to the experience. “My trays have six compartments,” he says, hold-

WHAT’S GOOD HERE

ing up six fingers. “I want people to taste different flavors. It’s the experience.” I have been to Curry House three times now, and on each visit there have been different items to choose from. The saag paneer—a mild curry with spinach and cubes of fresh cheese—was creamy and light and perfect on a wedge of naan. The vegetable korma was spicy but without heat, and the vegetables were tender but not mushy. The flavors are simple and delicious, and though the portions are generous, cleaning a tray of food does not leave you wanting a nap. Patel and his team, which includes his wife, son and family friends, clearly put care into their work, and nowhere is this more evident than in my favorite item on the menu. Tandoori chicken is not easy to make. Skinless chicken thighs are rubbed with a spice blend, marinated in yogurt and cooked (traditionally in a tandoor oven) at very high heat, making it easy for them to turn out dry. Patel’s chicken is anything but. He orders his spices from India and blends them himself. The chicken thighs are marinated for no less than 24 hours before being cooked under watchful eye. The result is a juicy piece of meat that is rich in flavor but light on the stomach. It will leave you wanting more. Patel admits that owning a restaurant is hard and sometimes frightening. He is uncompromising in his methods and how he sources ingredients. He pays exorbitant shipping costs on the spices from India, but he believes they are essential to his food. Several Yelp reviewers have commented on feeling put off by the metal trays, but he believes thali is the best way to taste his food. “Is it authentic? It’s how I was taught. It’s how I cook,” he says. “It’s who I am.” When Patel opened the restaurant last summer, he says the emotion he felt most powerfully was fear. He’d spent the last seven months renovating the space, perfecting recipes, paying a small staff—all the while creating no revenue. And the day he first unlocked the doors and flicked on the “open” sign, rather than relief, he felt terrified. “I felt so scared. I love cooking for people. I didn’t want to charge anyone,” he says, perhaps channeling his grandfather serving cups of chai. “In my family food is a gift.” I, for one, am happy to pay for it.

[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. $-$$$

Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 43 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and 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. $

Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 November brings a chill in the air and a desire for PUMPKIN! Bernice's is rockin' out pumpkin bread and pumpkin pies just in time for Thanksgiving. But that ain't all. Enjoy a warm cup of joe on a chilly fall mornin' while nibblin' a piece of Bernice's already famous Pumpkin Coffeecake. Or order any one of our delicious pies with a dozen parkerhouse rolls for Thanksgiving. Place that order early. The earlier the better. Bernice's…a tradition on Thanksgiving dinner tables around Missoula since 1978. xoxo bernice $-$$

Cafe Zydeco 2101 Brooks • 406-926-2578 cafezydeco.com GIT’ SOME SOUTH IN YOUR MOUTH! Authentic cajun cuisine, with an upbeat zydeco atmosphere in the heart of Missoula. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast served all day. Featuring Jambalaya, Gumbo, Étouffée, Po-boys and more. Beignets served ALL DAY! Open Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm, Closed Sundays.

Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce • 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open M-F 6:30-5:30, Sat. 7:30- 4, Sun. 8-3. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula's Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula's place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 Martini Mania with $4 martinis every Monday. The Griz Coaches Radio Show LIVE every Tuesday at 6pm, Burger & Beer special $8 every Tuesday. $2 well drinks & $2 PBR tall boys every Wednesday. Big Brains Trivia every Thursday at 8pm. Have you discovered Brooks & Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. • 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. Dinners on Fri & Sat nights 5 - 9 PM. $-$$

Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$

NOVEMBER

COFFEE SPECIAL

Sumatra Mandheling $10.95/lb.

BUTTERFLY HERBS Coffees, Teas & the Unusual

232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN

The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and (call ahead) gluten-free options, plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and delicious! Get your healthy, hearty lunch or dinner here. Wi-Fi, Ping Pong, Soccer on the Big Screen, and music from Argentina and South America. Ask about our Take & Bake and Catering too! Mon - Wed 11a - 6p, Thur Sat 11a - 8p. Downtown Missoula. $ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana microdistilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$

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Ubuntu Robust Porter HAPPIEST HOUR What you’re drinking: A roasty ale that offers respite from Missoula’s dark, soggy fall weather. Porters are at home in this climate, as they were first popularized in the 18th century as the brew of choice for London’s working class.

The Iron Griz 515 South Ave. E. 728-5106 irongriz.com Located at the base of Mt. Sentinel in the UM Golf Course Clubhouse, the Iron Griz proudly serves delicious, affordable, local foods. Montana food producers, partnering with the UM Farm to College Program, supply our kitchen with the freshest, highest quality meats, produce, locally brewed beer and wines. $-$$

What it tastes like: This is a hefty and interesting porter (6.2 percent ABV, 42 IBU) made from nine different malts that are balanced with English hops. The beer looks almost black under dim light. What Ubuntu means: It’s a word taken from the African Bantu language that describes the communal and interconnected aspect of humanity. Desmond Tutu has defined ubuntu as “the essence of being human.” Where you’re drinking it: In Imagine Nation’s riverside taproom at 1151 West Broadway. When it opened last March, the brewery’s taproom seemed designed for summertime fun, with its outdoor patio and brightly painted walls. Now that the days are short, the hanging incandescent light bulbs

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 $-$$

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and wooden bookshelves bring a surprising sense of warmth to the room. The ambiance fits for a brewery that has embraced the mingling of booze and social change as its mission–going so far as to host regular workshops in its adjacent Center for Community Transformation. Think of a European coffeehouse or salon reimagined for the New West. —Derek Brouwer Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.

Tuesday, November 17, 6:30pm Presented by Monica Samuels, who has an exceptional understanding of pairing sake with food. Monica will take your thoughts about sake to a different level while the new owners share some of their refreshed menu.

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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. $$-$$$ 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 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. • 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$

Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins • 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Ste N 317-1829 romainessalads.com Romaines is a Certified Green Restaurant ® dedicated to making environmentally sustainable choices in all operations. We serve salads, sandwiches, and soups made from locally grown and raised produce and meats. The menu also includes vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options, providing something for everyone on the menu. Locally brewed beers are on tap as well as regional wines pairing well with salads and sandwiches. $-$$ The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery 3020 S. Reserve St., Ste A 541-7472 missoulastarvingartist.com Local, high quality pastries and desserts from Missoula bakeries. Top of the line coffee blends from Hunter Bay Coffee, and specialty, hand crafted beverages. Monthly events, featured artists, and open mic night every Wednesday. The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery is sure to please your palette! $ 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 10am9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming • 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

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THURSDAYNOV05 You Knew Me When is an acoustic duo from Nashville, and they’ll be playing their indie folk-rock at Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free. Nowhere to be found is Beth Huhtala’s collection of works reflecting her experiences abroad and how culture can be retold and recreated through folktales. Opening reception at UC Gallery, 4–6 PM, free. The exhibition runs November 2–23.

nightlife Wet your whistle to the sounds of Lockwood at the Draught Works Brewery, 6–8 PM. Free. Pinegrass plays Americana-tinged bluegrass with a hint of Appalachian irony at Lolo Peak Brewery. 6–8 PM, free. The Open Country Reading Series presents their final event of the year. Novelist Steven Sherrill and poet Michael Earl Craig will read from their works, followed by music from singer-songwriter Rachel Richardson. Crystal Theatre, 7 PM. Free. (See Poetry.) The first Missoula Podcast Festival gathers audio shows from Last Best Stories, as well as a special presentation of Amy Martin’s podcast, Learning Their Place. The Roxy Theatre, 7:30 PM. $8 adults/$7 students and seniors at theroxytheater.org. (See Podcasts.) It’s time to get down. Way down at DJ Dance Night at the Eagles Lodge. 8 PM. No cover. It’s good to have an aunt who sews. Polyphonic Spree bring their psychedelic rock to the Top Hat Thu., Nov. 12. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $25/$20 advance at tophatlounge.com.

The Wild Coyote Band provide music designed to make you dance and swing at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM, free.

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[calendar] Wisenheimers will be cracking wise at John Howard’s Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM to perform; things usually start around 10. Free. Pale People, who will debut two or three new songs, lead a night of local rock, with two other bands to be named after we go to press. The Palace, doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. Free. Manic Focus brings many styles into a beat-heavy sound. The Top Hat, doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $10, 18 and over.

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Bellingham’s Polecat join Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails for a night of Americana and Celtic rock at the Top Hat. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $5.

The Psychic and Healing Fair is three days of tarot, clairvoyant and past life readings, astrology profiles, aura photography, Reiki healers and psychic mediums. Runs Fri., Nov. 6– Sun., Nov. 8. Between the Worlds, 205 W. Main St., Hamilton. For more info visit HamiltonPsychicFair.com.

Author Kyle G. Volk will be on hand to sign copies of his book Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy, about the history of alcohol and its role in American freedom. Missoula Wine Merchants, 311 N. Higgins Ave. 5–8 PM.

Art aficionados and downtown revelers alike can enjoy First Friday in Missoula, wherein shops, cafes, bars and galleries host free art viewings for all to enjoy. Sometimes there’s totally excellent free wine and snacks, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check

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Start your Christmas shopping early at the Holly Jolly Artisan show. 35 vendors offer a variety of handcrafted gifts at the Daly Mansion. Fri. noon–6 PM, Sat.–Sun. 10 AM–4 PM. $3/kids 12 and under free.

nightlife Check out the Missoula Community Foundation’s new offices at their Housewarming Party. Stop in during your First Friday rounds to meet the new employees and board member. Snacks and beverages available. Florence Building, 5–8 PM. Free. Amy Ragsdale will be reading from and signing her new book, Crossing the River. Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins, 5:30 PM. (See Spotlight.) Timothy Donnelly, winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, presents

Act natural? Sir, that is a grade-A oxymoron. Little Big Town bring their big harmonies and slick country to the Adams Center Thu., Nov. 12, at 7:30 PM. $25–$35 at griztix.com.

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FIRST FRIDAY Jeanne Auen, winner of Bathing Beauties Beads annual Bead Challenge, mounts a show of her work entitled BeCAUSE. All proceeds will go to the Missoula Food Bank. Bathing Beauties Beads, 501 S. Higgins on the Hip Strip. Reception 5–8 PM.

her exhibit Between the Shadows. Glacier Sotheby’s, 321 N. Higgins, reception 5–8 PM. Bryan Steward recently moved to Missoula from Maine and special-

Embodied features “Declining Nudes” by Terrel Jones, as well as other depictions of the human figure. Repertoire Art and Design, 113 W. Broadway. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. B. MartiNez is Knee Deep in Creation with her mixed media scrap art. Betty’s Divine on the Hip Strip, reception 5–8 PM.

M. Scott Miller explores the use of color and light through his depictions of the Missoula nighttime skyline. LuminoCity is at Gallery 709, in Montana Art and Framing, 709 Ronan St. Opening reception 5–9 PM.

4 Ravens Gallery celebrates their third anniversary with The Blackbird Encore, which features raven-inspired works from several artists. 248 N. Higgins, reception 5–8 PM.

Ceramics that follow the look and feel of nature make up Wood Fired Ceramics, on display at The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins. Opening reception 5–8 PM.

Willard School students celebrate their school’s creative spirit with Willard Wonderland Art Show from the Crow’s Point of View, a collection of their works. Also, live music from Lisa Waller’s music class. Elements Board Shop, 225 N. Higgins, 5:30–8:30 PM.

Award-winning children’s author Donna Love will sign copies of her new Christmas book. Proceeds from book sales will benefit Watson Children’s Shelter. Green Ribbon Books, 829 S. Higgins, 5–7 PM. Michael Hansen’s Old Wet Paint features bright paint and fabric sculptures. On display at FrontierSpace, in the alley between Pine and Spruce, reception 5–9 PM.

The photography of Pamela Dunn Parrish will be featured at Frame of Mind, 1706 Brooks St. Reception 5:30– 8:30 PM.

“View From My Bedroom Window” is featured in E-I-E-I-O, a show by Dash Metcalf, age 2. Real Good, 1205 Defoe St. #1. Reception 6–9 PM.

Wesley Delano and Jack Dempsey Boyd team up for Duets, an exhibition of their works at Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St. Reception 5–8 PM.

MaryAnn Bonjorni re-appropriates found objects and paintings to create work that explores the lore of the West. Reception 5–8 PM, Artist’s Talk at 7 PM. Free. Missoula painter Laura Blaker’s work explores the play of light and color in nature and architecture in Sighing: Audible Breath and its Relation to Poetry in the Dell Brown Room of UM’s Turner Hall. Free and open to the public. The Legacy of the 1960s is the title of this installment of the President’s Lecture Series. Michael Kazin of Georgetown University speaks in the UC Ballroom. 8 PM, free. Play that crepuscular music, white boy. Dusk take the stage at

izes in surrealism, working in oils and acrylics. His art is on display at The Lake Missoula Tea Company, 136 E. Broadway. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. A Courtney Blazon retrospective created for Radius Gallery will be shown at Clyde Coffee, 610 S. Higgins. Ms. Blazon will be on hand from 5–6 PM. the Eagles Lodge, 8 PM–1 AM. No cover. UK bass scene vet Addison Groove creates inventive dance music at the Real Lounge. With TAK45 and Kris Moon. 9 PM. $8–$12, tickets at ticketfly.com. Top off your First Friday with the Medicine Box Sessions, ZooKeepRz Edition. ENZyMES, the MilkCrate Mechanic, Chad DaBoX and MANKiiSi provide the noise.

Expression and experimentation will be on display when several current and former UM ceramics students exhibit their work at the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 A Hawthorne St. Reception 5:30–9 PM.

Pianist and composer Russell Peri will be performing for a First Friday event at North Valley Public Library in Stevi. 6 PM, free, all ages welcome. Real Good gallery hosts their youngest artist to date, one Dash Metcalf, age 2. Explore E-I-E-IO, an exhibition of his highly stylized work. 1205 Defoe St. #1, 6–9 PM. Stage 112, 9 PM. Free. Three Eared Dog play melodic rock ‘n’ roll at the Union Club. 9:30 PM, no cover. Jones & Fischer bring their polished Seattle country to the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM, free. Swamp Ritual, American Falcon and Stone Elk will pummel your bones with heavy rock at the Palace. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. Free.

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SATURDAYNOV07 Chicano funnyman Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias brings his hefty standup to the Adams Center. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. Tickets $32–$97, available at all GrizTix locations, or online at griztix.com. The Psychic and Healing Fair is three days of tarot, clairvoyant and past life readings, astrology profiles, aura photography, Reiki healers and psychic mediums. Runs Fri., Nov. 6–Sun., Nov. 8. Between the Worlds, 205 W. Main St., Hamilton. For more info visit HamiltonPsychicFair.com.

USF4, and SSBM. $5 entry, $5 venue fee. All venue fees will go to Shodair Children’s Hospital. Doors at 1 PM, first round at 2 PM. It’s true, Mr. Calendar Guy did a jolt at Idaho State University back in the day. (Google “Beach Boys Singalong Panty Raid”) Still, he’ll be rooting for the Griz when they take on the Bengals in Pocatello. Kickoff is at 2:30 PM. For tickets, visit ev15.evenue.net.

Play that crepuscular music, white boy. Dusk plays the Eagles Lodge, 8 PM–1 AM. No cover.

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The Town and Gown Dance will give you the chance to dress up and show off your dance skills. Or show up at 7:30 PM and learn said skills. Dance is 8–11 PM, UC Ballroom at UM. Free and open to the public.

Check out the Capitol Christmas Tree as it passes through Missoula on its way from Alaska’s Chugach National Forest to Washington, D.C. Say howdy to Smokey Bear, dig some music from Alaska’s Blackwater Railroad Company, and try your hand at a crosscut saw. Cabela’s, 2–4 PM.

Russ Nasset and the Revelators turn the Union Club into Missoula’s finest honky tonk.

Darko Butorac directs the Missoula Symphony Orchestra as they present Timeless Romance. Yuriy Bekker is featured on violin. Dennison Theatre, Sat., Nov. 7 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Nov. 8 at 3 PM. Tickets available at missoulasymphony.org. Dance up a storm at the Missoula Folklore Society’s Contra dance every first, third, and fifth(!) Saturday through May. Union Hall, 8–11 PM. Get more info at missoulafolk.org. Big Sky High School Bands are hosting a holiday craft fair to raise money for the band program and band students. Big Sky High School, 9 AM–3 PM. Kids from the Missoula Fencing AssociOkay, boys, the kitchen’s almost finished. I’m glad we went with green. Greensky Bluegrass do some world-class picking at the Wilma Thu., Nov. 12. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $20/$18 advance at Rockin Rudy’s or thewilma.com. ation will be raking leaves to raise funds for equipment and to proThe Psychic and Healing Fair is three days vide scholarships for club members. For more You’ll swear that linoleum is a hardwood floor. of tarot, clairvoyant and past life readings, asinfo or to make an online donation, visit mis- nightlife 9:30 PM, no cover. trology profiles, aura photography, Reiki healers soulafencing.net The Trailheads from Salmon, Idaho, play Jones & Fischer bring their polished Seattle and psychic mediums. Runs Fri., Nov. 6–Sun., Nov. 8. Between the Worlds, 205 W. Main St., Exhibiting artist MaryAnn Bonjorni gives some foot-stomping rock at Bitter Root Brew- country to the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM, free. Hamilton. For more info visit HamiltonPsychica gallery talk about her work, which uses found ing. 6–8 PM, free. objects and paintings to create work that ex- Jeff Carroll takes the little bitty stage at Black- It’s a night of hip-hop with MT Souls, Rude Fair.com. Max, Traff the Wiz and Mac Marler at the plores the romance, customs, and everyday smith Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free. The Not In Our State Sexual Assault Palace. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. Free. lore. Missoula Art Museum,10AM-noon. Statewide Summit brings together students, The country-folk harmonies of the FredArtist Bev Glueckert leads a class in drypoint erico Brothers will soothe your soul at Draught Seattle hip-hop crew Grayskul joins faculty and community leaders to learn best SoCal’s Divide The Poet for a show at Stage practices for preventing sexual violence. The intaglio printing. All materials are provided. Mis- Works Brewery, 6–8 PM, free. 112. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5, 18 and conference runs through Tue., Nov. 10. $65 for soula Art Museum, noon–4 PM. $75/$67.50 over. nonstudents, free for students. For info, visit Get your allemande left polished up for for members. the Harvest Ball. Mainstream and Plus dances. Local faves Lil Smokies crank up the blue- umt.edu/vpsa/events. Attack at the ZACC returns for Attack at the Lolo Square and Round Dance Center. Pregrass and Americana at the Top Hat. Doors at Darko Butorac directs the Missoula SymZACC 2: This Time It’s Charitable. Fighting rounds 7–7:30 PM, dance goes ‘til 9:30 PM. 9:30 PM, show at 10. $10. phony Orchestra as they present Timeless game tournament features Sm4sh, MKX,

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[calendar] Romance. Yuriy Bekker is featured on violin. Dennison Theatre, Sat., Nov. 7 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Nov. 8 at 3 PM. Tickets available at missoulasymphony.org.

The Contact Improv Jam is open to those of all abilities who are interested in contact improvisation. Every Sunday, 3:15–5 PM. Downtown Dance Collective, $5.

If you’ve had “Let It Go” stuck in your head for two years, there’s only one way to get it out: sing it at the top of your lungs at the Frozen Sing-Along, presented by the Missoula Community Chorus. A costume parade will precede each showing. MCT Center for the Performing Arts, noon, 3 PM and 6 PM. $12/$10 advance, tickets at Rockin Rudy’s or missoulachorus.com.

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Crank up your polka machine and get out to the Five Valleys Accordions Polka dance. Waltz, two-step, all the biggies. Rustic Hut, Florence, 1–4 PM. $4/$3 members. All are welcome.

Western Montana Equine Rescue and Rehab will receive 50 cents from each pint sold this evening at Bitter Root Brewing. 5–8 PM. Band In Motion plays R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, country, whatever it takes to get you in motion too. Draught Works Brewery, 5–7 PM. Free. The Max Wave’s Turkey Bingo Night features ten rowdy rounds of Bingo, a live auction, and a tasty meal created by the Top Hat chef. Proceeds benefit the Max Wave River Enhancement Project. Top Hat, 6–9 PM, $35 includes bingo. Tickets at ticketfly.com. (See Agenda.)

The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band puts some swing in the month’s second Sunday when it plays the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, from 6–8 PM. $7. Polish your steps with $5 swing lessons prior at 4:45 PM. Visit missoulawinery.com. Jazz and martinis go together like cops and pepper spray. Jazz Martini night offers live, local jazz and $5 martinis every Sunday night at the Badlander. No cover. Dig it, and dig it deep, sister.

MONDAYNOV09 Jazz at the Break features small groups of UM School of Music students performing the music of jazz greats. Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins, 7 PM. Free.

Sip a fancy soda for a cause at this edition of Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM. Missoula Aging Services hosts Kitchen Table Conversations, a workshop about how to engage with loved ones about end of life issues. Missoula Public Library 2–4:30 PM.

nightlife Devon Lawler will present a dinner followed by ten local writers sharing their work in poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Shakespeare & Co., 6:30 PM. Donations encouraged. Larry Hirshberg takes a break from his KBGA radio show to play original music about life and love ‘n’ stuff at Red Bird Wine Bar. 7–10 PM. Free. The Mask You Live In examines the effects of unhealthy masculinity in our society. An interactive discussion will follow the film. The Silver Theatre, formerly the World Theatre, 2023 S. Higgins. 7 PM. Free. The European migrant and refugee crisis will be discussed at the Missoula International Friendship Program’s Cross-Cultural Seminar Series. At the Roxy, 7:30 PM. Free and open to the public. The Badlander’s latest weekly event is Blues Monday, with a rotating cast of local blues musicians hosted by Black Mountain Moan. 9 PM, no cover.

TUESDAYNOV10 Do you tell people how funny you are, or are you funny? Explore the distinction at Comedy Open Mic Night at Stage 112. Sign up at 7:30 PM, show at 8. Free. ZACCercise will get your blood pumping and your extremities waving around like one of those fan-powered dancing guys outside the phone store. Led by Patricia Thornton every Tuesday at ZACC. 12:15–1 PM. $5 sugg. donation.

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Cut the blue wire? But I already cut the red wire! Addison Groove plays explosive dance music at the Real Lounge Fri., Nov 6. Locals TAK-45 and Kris Moon get things started at 9 PM. $8–$12 at ticketfly.com.

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This week’s Cheer for Charity beneficiaries are NeighborWorks Montana, Homeword, the Missoula Human Resource Council and Rural Dynamics. For each beer you buy, the brewery donates 50 cents. Draught Works Brewery, 5–8 PM.

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[calendar] Get those thumbs limbered up! The Official MPL Gamers Club meets to play Wii and Xbox 360 in the YA dept. at the Missoula Public Library. Ages 13–19, 6:30 PM. RMSP co-owner Neil Chaput de Saintonge lectures on effective gear and techniques for successful macro photography. Rocky Mountain School of Photography, 216 N. Higgins, 7-9 PM. Free, open to the public. You some kinda wise guy (or gal)? Prove it at the Quizzoula trivia night at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., with current events, picture round and more. Gets rolling around 8:30 PM. To get you warmed up, here’s a trivia question: What is the official language of Brazil? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife. Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent. Also enjoy pool and drink specials. The Badlander, 9 PM–1 AM. To sign up, email michael.avery@live.com.

WEDNESDAYNOV11 Warren Miller’s Climb to Glory tells the story of the 10th Mountain Div. Ski Troopers and how they influenced the U.S. ski industry following WWII. Doors at 7 PM, film at 8. $17/$15 adv. at tophatlounge.com. The Western Montana Chapter of Veterans for Peace will be holding a memorial observance of the World War I armistice at the Vietnam War Memorial in Rose Park. Participants will be remembering their veteran brothers and sisters and sharing their thoughts and poetry. 10:45–11 AM. El Niño is gonna throw us a beatin’ this winter. Or is it? Hear the thoughts of Nick Silverman, local climate expert, on this year’s winter weather. Clark Fork Coalition, 140 S. 4th St. W., noon–1 PM. Enjoy a comfortable, indoor Veteran’s Day service at Grizzly Peak. 3–4 PM. Free and open to the public.

nightlife Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free. Sean Eamon plays for your listening and/or drinking pleasure at Blacksmith Brewing Co. 6– 8 PM, free. Trivia answer: Portuguese. Anyone is welcome to join the free Acoustic Bluegrass picking circle every Wednesday evening, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Bluegrass Association at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 South Ave. W, Suite F. 6–9 PM. Free. This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, poetry, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets—share your creative spark at The Starving Artist Café and Art Gallery, 3020 S. Reserve St. Every Wed., 6–8 PM. Free.

culture clash A year of living abroad—most of us dream it, Amy Ragsdale did it. But not in the Anglofriendly enclave of some European or Mexican resort spot. The former Headwaters Dance Company artistic director and her husband,

Missoula. The boys had been out doing some parkour maneuvers, and Skyler tried a sideways wall flip, missed the landing and gashed his head open on the cobblestones of the plaza. Ragsdale and her son survived a panicky ambulance ride to nearby Arapiraca, where they patched him up.

WHAT: Crossing the River Reading WHO: Amy Ragsdale

In Crossing the River, Ragsdale, shares her experiences and adventures living as affluent Americans in a dirt-poor town, with a loose grip on the language but a firm desire to make it work. She learns things like throwing toilet paper in the wastebasket rather than the toilet, getting to the bank early before the ATMs start to break down, and to never eat with her fingers, even pizza or French fries.

WHEN: Fri., Nov. 6, 5:30 PM WHERE: Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins HOW MUCH: Free MORE INFO: factandfictionbooks.com

author Peter Stark, along with two children, spent a year in a small coastal town in Brazil. Raised all over the world by parents with wanderlust, Ragsdale developed the skills and the emotional armor it took to pull up roots every couple of years, abandoning friends, familiar neighborhoods and the sometimes dark situations of a country in turmoil. Military brats know what I’m talking about.

Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by using your giant egg to answer trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. Merritt Tierce reads from her novel Love Me Back at Shakespeare & Co., 7 PM. Free. Robert Lee will be reading from and signing copies of his epistolary novel Guiding Elliott. Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins, 7 PM.

THURSDAYNOV12 Flaural, Spirit Awards and Missoula’s FUULS will take the stage with one other yet-to-be-determined band at the Real Lounge for a night of rock. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5, 18 and over. Stacks of books are for sale by the inch at the Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula used book sale. Proceeds support new exhibit openings, grounds maintenance, and educational programs at the Historical Museum. Fort Missoula’s Heritage Hall, Thu., Nov. 12–Sat., Nov. 14, 10 AM–5 PM and Sun., Nov. 15, 10 AM–2 PM. Second chances could be in order. Partners for Reintegration are holding a community discussion on why it can be good to hire someone on probation or parole. Missoula City Council Chambers, noon–1 PM.

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She experienced her family’s first crisis within three days of their arrival. Her son, Skyler, had already befriended a couple of kids in Penedo, a town about the size of

Missoula Aging Services hosts Kitchen Table Conversations, a workshop about how to engage with loved ones about end of life issues. Missoula Public Library 2–4:30 PM. Indigenous peoples have tied legends from their heritage to celestial objects for thousands of years. Hear some of these stories at Stories Under the Stars, which runs monthly through the fall. Star Gazing Room at the Payne Family Native American Center, 4–6 PM. Free.

She and her family learn a lot more, of course. Their year in Brazil offers lessons about race relations, human connections that transcend cultural boundaries, and, maybe most importantly, about themselves. —Ednor Therriault

Greensky Bluegrass blow the borders off the constraints of bluegrass with rock and roots flavored tunes at the spanking-new Wilma. $20/$18 adv. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. Tickets available at the Top Hat, Rockin Rudy’s or online at thewilma.com. Little Big Town bring their chart-topping, harmony-rich country to Missoula for a stop on their Pain Killer Tour. Adams Center, 7:30 PM. $25–$35 at griztix.com.

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It’s time to get down. Way down at DJ Dance Night at the Eagles Lodge. 8 PM. No cover.

The annual Juried Student Art Exhibition opens at the UM Art Gallery of Visual Arts. Reception 5–7 PM, award presentation at 6 PM.

Dusk plays their twin guitar rock ‘n’ roll to the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM, no cover.

Folk heavy hitter John Floridis wins ‘em over at Lolo Peak Brewery. 6–8 PM, free. The Fellowship Club welcomes all who seek to promote individual and collective well-being. They meet every second Thursday in the West Meeting Room of the Bitterroot Public Library. Free and open to the public. For more info call 363-1670, or email jacostant@gmail.com. Ten Skip Stone play their brand of acoustic, ahem, rock at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM, free. A Night at the Museum will feature America Over There, about America’s involvement in WWI. Also, music from Sylvie and Angelina Johnson. Miracle of America Museum, Polson. Free, open to the public.

The Polyphonic Spree will test the capacity of the Top Hat’s stage when they crank up their ginormous psychedelic rhythm machine. $25/$20 adv. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. 18 and over. Tickets available at the Top Hat, or at tophatlounge.com.

If you want your event listed in the Calendar, submit your info two weeks in advance to Mr. Calendar Guy. Email to calendar@ missoulanews.com and don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Or snail mail to Calendar c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.

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MOUNTAIN HIGH

ne great way to get a view of western Montana’s breathtaking mountain ranges—besides leaning across that smelly guy in the window seat—is to run through them. That’s what the Montana Trail Crew is all about, and they want to share the rugged beauty of their sport from the comfortable confines of the Wilma. Actually, the nonprofit MTC is about more than just running. They understand the value of protecting the outdoor resources and opportunities we enjoy in the Northern Rockies, so conservation and education are part of their mission. They advocate for non-motorized access to open spaces and spend many volunteer hours maintaining the single-track running trails

that lace hundreds of miles of backcountry. The Mountain Running Film Festival is an evening of entertainment that will include a slideshow as well as video shorts and feature films. Live music will be provided by Beargrass Bluegrass Band and several product sponsors will be on hand, giving away swag. You can kick off the festival early by signing up for the Mount Jumbo Elk Ramble Saturday morning. For info, visit runwildmissoula.org. —Ednor Therriault Mountain Running Film Festival is at the Wilma Sat., Nov. 7. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $12/$10 advance at thewilma.com.

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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7 The Five Valleys Audubon will explore for new winter arrivals along the Bitterroot River. Meet at the Maclay Flats parking lot on Blue Mountain Road, 9 AM. The Trail Head’s annual Safety On Snow (SOS) Swap gives you a chance to pass along your used winter sports gear and pick up some new (to you) stuff. 10 AM–3 PM, Big Sky High School. For details and drop-off times, visit trailheadmontana.net.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 9 Vicky Dreitz, Director of the Avian Science Center at UM, is the speaker at Five Valleys Audubon’s program. UM’s Gallagher Business Building, room L14. 7:30–9 PM. Free, open to the public.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10 Mountaineering and Trekking in the Andes is an informational session on an Outdoor Program trip

to Peru in August 2016. Open to students, faculty and staff of UM. Outdoor Program in the Fitness and Rec Center, 5 PM. For info, call Elizabeth at 243-5176. Experienced mountain traverse skier Ian Magruder is the featured guest at the Rocky Mountaineers meeting. He’ll be sharing details from a Wind River trip and showing a couple of videos. The Trail Head, 221 E. Front St., 7 PM.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11 El Niño is gonna throw us a beatin’ this winter. Or is it? Hear the thoughts of Nick Silverman, local climate expert, on this year’s winter weather. Clark Fork Coalition, 140 S. 4th St. W., noon–1 PM. Warren Miller’s Climb to Glory tells the story of the 10th Mountain Div. Ski Troopers and how they influenced the U.S. ski industry following WWII. Doors at 7 PM, film at 8. $17/$15 adv. at tophatlounge.com.

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Brennan’s Wave is one of the most photographed and most recognizable features of Missoula, one of the city’s distinct attractions located right where a river runs through it. Surfers, kayakers, boogie boarders and the occasional wayward tuber can be found navigating the froth every day in the summer. The manmade wave is such a success that plans are well underway for the construction of a second wave nearby. The Max Wave is the dream of some river-loving friends of Max Lentz, a popular Hellgate High School student who died in a kayaking accident in 2007. Shortly after his death a memorial fund was set up, and the idea was hatched among his friends to create a lasting memorial that would enhance the community. The Max Wave committee was formed and folded into the Brennan’s Wave nonprofit, and fundraising has been underway for five years or more. The new surfing wave has been through the design process and is currently weaving its way

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

through permitting and regulations. Discussions are ongoing about the source of funding required to maintain the wave, as the river’s constant pressure and changing flow has a constant effect on the structural elements. The Max Wave Turkey Bingo is an annual favorite that raises money for the project while people enjoy an evening of great food and silly entertainment. Ten rowdy games of bingo are played, and a silent auction offers such treats as homemade pies and gift baskets. Participants also enjoy a meal prepared by the Top Hat chef. This is a wave worth catching. —Ednor Therriault

[AGENDA LISTINGS] FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6

Hospital. Doors at 1 PM, first round at 2 PM.

Jeanne Auen, winner of Bathing Beauties Beads annual Bead Challenge, mounts a show of her work entitled BeCAUSE. All proceeds will go to the Missoula Food Bank. Bathing Beauties Beads, 501 S. Higgins on the Hip Strip. Reception 5–8 PM.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8

The Westside has a new pocket park, with a classy new sign welcoming visitors to the historic neighborhood. Help celebrate the project’s completion at a ribbon cutting. Refreshments will be served. Just east of the Toole/Scott St. roundabout, 4 PM. Award-winning children’s author Donna Love will sign copies of her new Christmas book. Proceeds from book sales will benefit Watson Children’s Shelter. Green Ribbon Books, 829 S. Higgins, 5–7 PM. Check out the Missoula Community Foundation’s new offices at their Housewarming Party. Stop in during your First Friday rounds to meet the new employees and board member. Snacks and beverages available. Florence Building, 5–8 PM. Free.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7 Big Sky High School Bands are hosting a holiday craft fair to raise money for the band program and band students. Big Sky High School, 9 AM–3 PM. Attack at the ZACC returns for Attack at the ZACC 2: This Time It’s Charitable. Fighting game tournament features Sm4sh, MKX, USF4, and SSBM. $5 entry, $5 venue fee. All venue fees will go to Shodair Children’s

The Not In Our State Sexual Assault Statewide Summit brings together students, faculty and community leaders to learn best practices for preventing sexual violence. The conference runs through Tue., Nov. 10. $65 for nonstudents, free for students. For info, visit umt.edu/vpsa/events. Western Montana Equine Rescue and Rehab will receive 50 cents from each pint sold this evening at Bitter Root Brewing. 5–8 PM.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 9 The European migrant and refugee crisis will be discussed at the Missoula International Friendship Program’s Cross-Cultural Seminar Series. At the Roxy, 7:30 PM. Free and open to the public.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10 This week’s Cheer for Charity beneficiaries are NeighborWorks Montana, Homeword, the Missoula Human Resource Council and Rural Dynamics. For each beer you buy, the brewery donates 50 cents. Draught Works Brewery, 5–8 PM.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11 Enjoy a comfortable, indoor Veteran’s Day service at Grizzly Peak. 3–4 PM. Free and open to the public.

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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1 B as in baklava 5 Belief system 10 "Family Feud" option 14 On the summit of 15 Pipe cleaner brand? 16 "Like ___ out of Hell" 17 Amazed 19 Diggs of "Private Practice" 20 Blase (or just blah) feeling 21 Night, in Italy 23 "___ Walks in Beauty" (Byron poem) 24 Short short time? 26 Topping in a tub 28 Part of TBS, for short 31 Author Fleming 33 Tit-tat filler 34 "That's so sweet" 38 Emphatic turndown 42 Glassful at a cantina, perhaps 43 Win all the games 45 Oregon Ducks uniform designer since 1999 46 "Lunch is for ___" ("Wall Street" quote) 48 Like Goofy but not Pluto 50 Long meal in Japan? 52 LPs, to DJs 53 Possesses 54 Showtime series of the 2000s 59 Little dog's bark 61 "___ the Walrus" 62 Marina craft 64 Washer/dryer units? 68 Downright rotten 70 "You've really outdone yourself at sucking," or this puzzle's theme? 72 TV component? 73 Microscopic 74 Active Sicilian volcano 75 Dark form of quartz 76 Desirable quality 77 "Round and Round" band

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1 Film with the segment "Pork Is a Nice Sweet Meat" 2 English prep school 3 Dot on a state map 4 High score 5 Hall of Leno's "The Tonight Show" 6 1982 Disney film with a 2010 sequel 7 Anarchy 8 "And that's ___ grow on" 9 Not quite 10 Vanna's cohost 11 Make embarrassed 12 Give a quick welcome 13 Hard to climb 18 Kids' song refrain that's all vowels 22 PayPal cofounder Musk 25 Cleveland NBAers 27 Erroneous 28 "Begin the Beguine" clarinetist Artie 29 Late baseballer Berra 30 Like one leg of a triathlon 32 Former House speaker Gingrich 35 Boutonniere setting 36 Kareem's original name 37 "Man, that hurts!" 39 "Well, we just lost" sound 40 Retailer with a snaky floor plan 41 Wine cellar options 44 Eugene Ionesco production 47 Stitches up 49 Outcast 51 Controversial Nabokov novel 54 Connect with 55 New ___ (Yale locale) 56 Zooey's big sister in acting 57 Basic learning techniques 58 Dropperfuls, say 60 "___ to the people!" 63 Sheet of postage stamps 65 ___Vista (onetime search engine) 66 "Stop that!" 67 Go after, as a fly 69 "Superman" villain Luthort 71 "All the news that's fit to print" initials

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here’s the process I went through to create your horoscope. First I drew up a chart of your astrological aspects. Using my analytical skills, I pondered their meaning. Next, I called on my intuitive powers, asking my unconscious mind to provide symbols that would be useful to you. The response I got from my deeper mind was surprising: It informed me that I should go to a new cafe that had just opened downtown. Ten minutes later, I was there, gazing at a menu packed with exotic treats: Banana Flirty Milk . . . Champagne Coconut Mango Slushy . . . Honey Dew Jelly Juice . . . Creamy Wild Berry Blitz . . . Sweet Dreamy Ginger Snow. I suspect these are metaphors for experiences that are coming your way.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Small, nondestructive earthquakes are common. Our planet has an average of 1,400 of them every day. This subtle underground mayhem has been going on steadily for millions of years. According to recent research, it has been responsible for creating 80 percent of the world’s gold. I suspect that the next six or seven months will feature a metaphorically analogous process in your life. You will experience deep-seated quivering and grinding that won’t bring major disruptions even as it generates the equivalent of gold deposits. Make it your goal to welcome and even thrive on the subterranean friction!

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Before he helped launch Apple Computer in the 1970s, tech pioneer Steve Wozniak ran a dial-a-joke service. Most of the time, people who called got an automated recording, but now and then Wozniak answered himself. That’s how he met Alice Robertson, the woman who later became his wife. I’m guessing you will have comparable experiences in the coming weeks, Taurus. Future allies may come into your life in unexpected ways. It’s as if mysterious forces will be conspiring to connect you with people you need to know.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1978, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield began selling their new ice cream out of a refurbished gas station in Burlington, Vermont. Thirty-seven years later, Ben & Jerry’s is among the world’s best-selling ice cream brands. Its success stems in part from its willingness to keep transforming the way it does business. “My mantra is ‘Change is a wonderful thing,’” says the current CEO. As evidence of the company’s intention to keep re-evaluating its approach, there’s a “Flavor Graveyard” on its website, where it lists flavors it has tried to sell but ultimately abandoned. “Wavy Gravy,” “Tennessee Mud,” and “Turtle Soup” are among the departed. Now is a favorable time for you to engage in a purge of your own, Aries. What parts of your life don’t work any more? What personal changes would be wonderful things?

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Beatles’ song “You Never Give Me Your Money” has this poignant lyric: “Oh, that magic feeling, nowhere to go.” I suggest you make it your motto for now. And if you have not yet begun to feel the allure of that sentiment, initiate the necessary shifts to get yourself in the mood. Why? Because it’s time to recharge your spiritual battery, and the best way to do that is to immerse yourself in the mystery of having nothing to do and nowhere to go. Put your faith in the pregnant silence, Leo. Let emptiness teach you what you need to know next.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Should a professional singer be criticized for her lack of skill in laying bricks? Is it reasonable to chide a kindergarten teacher for his ineptitude as an airplane pilot? Does it make sense to complain about a cat’s inability to bark? Of course not. There are many other unwarranted comparisons that are almost as irrational but not as obviously unfair. Is it right for you to wish your current lover or best friend could have the same *je ne sais quoi* as a previous lover or best friend? Should you try to manipulate the future so that it’s more like the past? Are you justified in demanding that your head and your heart come to identical conclusions? No, no, and no. Allow the differences to be differences. And more than that: Celebrate them!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the mid-19th century, an American named Cyrus McCormick patented a breakthrough that had the potential to revolutionize agriculture. It was a mechanical reaper that harvested crops with far more ease and efficiency than hand-held sickles and scythes. But his innovation didn’t enter into mainstream use for 20 years. In part that was because many farmers were skeptical of trying a new technology, and feared it would eliminate jobs. I don’t foresee you having to wait nearly as long for acceptance of your new wrinkles, Libra. But you may have to be patient.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Is it possible to express a benevolent form of vanity? I say yes. In the coming weeks, your boasts may be quite lyrical and therapeutic. They may even uplift and motivate those who hear them. Acts of self-aggrandizement that would normally cast long shadows might instead produce generous results. That’s why I’m giving you a go-ahead to embody the following attitude from Nikki Giovanni’s poem “Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why)”: “I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal / I cannot be comprehended except by my permission.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Regard the current tensions and detours as camouflaged gifts from the gods of growth. You’re being offered a potent opportunity to counteract the effects of a self-sabotage you committed once upon a time. You’re getting an excellent chance to develop the strength of character that can blossom from dealing with soul-bending riddles. In fact, I think you’d be wise to feel a surge of gratitude right now. To do so will empower you to take maximum advantage of the disguised blessings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are slipping into a phase when new teachers are likely to appear. That’s excellent news, because the coming weeks will also be a time when you especially need new teachings. Your good fortune doesn’t end there. I suspect that you will have an enhanced capacity to learn quickly and deeply. With all these factors conspiring in your favor, Capricorn, I predict that by January 1, you will be smarter, humbler, more flexible, and better prepared to get what you want in 2016.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): American author Mark Twain seemed to enjoy his disgust with the novels of Jane Austen, who died 18 years before he was born. “Her books madden me so that I can’t conceal my frenzy,” he said, even as he confessed that he had perused some of her work multiple times. “Every time I read Pride and Prejudice,” he wrote to a friend about Austen’s most famous story, “I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.” We might ask why he repetitively sought an experience that bothered him. I am posing a similar question to you, Aquarius. According to my analysis, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to renounce, once and for all, your association with anything or anyone you are addicted to disliking.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Sahara in Northern Africa is the largest hot desert on the planet. It’s almost the size of the United States. Cloud cover is rare, the humidity is low, and the temperature of the sand can easily exceed 170º F. (80º C.). That’s why it was so surprising when snow fell there in February of 1979 for the first time in memory. This once-in-a-lifetime visitation happened again 33 years later. I’m expecting a similar anomaly in your world, Pisces. Like the desert snow, your version should be mostly interesting and only slightly inconvenient. It may even have an upside. Saharan locals testified that the storm helped the palm trees because it killed off the parasites feeding on them. 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 MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-15-202 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VALERIE YULE WALTHER, a/k/a Valerie Y. Walther, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above! named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to PETER R. WALTHER, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Reely Law Firm, P.C., 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 13th day of October, 2015. /s/ Peter R. Walther, Personal Representative REELY LAW FIRM, P.C. 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201 Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP15-205 Dept. No. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEWIS EUGENE HASBROUCK, aka LEWIS E. HASBROUCK, 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 Susan O. Johnson, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2620 Connery Way, Missoula, Montana 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 5th day of October, 2015 /s/ Susan O. Johnson Personal Representative DARTY LAW OFFICE, PLLC /s/ Steve Darty, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV15-109 Dept. No.: 3 John W. Larson Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of James Jerome Woody, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from James Jerome Woody to James Jerome Silber. The hearing will be on 11/19/2015 at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 10/5/2015 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk of Court

MNAXLP MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-15-203 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RALPH J. FESSENDEN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Susan Geske, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Boone Karlberg P.C., P. O. Box 9199, Missoula, Montana 59807-9199, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare, under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana, that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 15th day of October, 2015, at Missoula, Montana. /s/ Susan Geske BOONE KARLBERG P.C. By: /s/ Julie R. Sirrs, Esq. P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, Montana 59807-9199 Attorneys for Susan Geske, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-15-207 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF Catherine Marie Price , 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 Claudius C. Alick, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Paul E. Fickes, Esq., 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 15th day of October, 2015. /s/ Claudius C. Alick c/o Paul E. Fickes, Esq. 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-15-204 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK SHELBY BERNATZ, Deceased. NOTICE IS

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

Theodore is a 2-year-old male American Pit Bull Terrier. This sweet fellow loves big plush ball toys and will carry them everywhere he goes. Theo might take a little time to form a bond with a new owner, but once he does, the affection never ends. He definitely needs a cat-free home, and doesn't get along with most other dogs. Theodore would make a great family dog as well as outdoor adventure buddy.

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LENA•Lena is a 6-year-old female Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix. Lena loves people, but really does not enjoy dogs or cats. She would need to be in an only-pet household, but would love to have a few older kids to play with. She is a lover, and despite her age, has short bursts of being very playful. Lena has been adopted and returned to the shelter twice in her lifetime. FINNLEY•Finnley is a 3-year-old Chocolate Lab mix. He is a very intelligent dog and knows many commands and hand signals. Finnley understands the commands "Come" "Sit" and "Kennel." He would make a great prospect as a hunting dog, but will chase deer, so he needs a securely fenced yard. He'd do best in an active home with only adult owners. Finnley has been in and out of the shelter since August.

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ZOEY•Zoey is a 3-year-old female Black and White Tuxedo cat. She is a very playful and curious girl. Zoey demands having the run of the whole house and is definitely the start of the show. Her playful ways turn into a bit of an attitude when she hasn't had enough time out of her kennel. She doesn't enjoy being confined, which means she is not having the time of her life at the shelter.

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SCARLETTE•Scarlette is a 5-7 year-old female Brown and White Tabby cat. She was abandoned on our shelter porch in August. At that time, Scarlette was very thin and scared. She is now up to a healthy weight and has become more comfortable around people. Scarlette would prefer a quiet home that allows her to continue to come out of her shell in her own time. MEADOW• Meadow is a 2-4 year-old female Brown Tabby. Meadow is not the most social cat at the shelter and would prefer a home that provided her little human interaction. Meadow was found as a feral cat with kittens. She was taken in while the kittens nursed and were weaned. Once her kittens were grown, she was spayed and brought in to the shelter to find a home.

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SHADOW• This big, happy boy would love to be YOUR shadow! Shadow is a young and outgoing Lab mix who enjoys hiking and tug of war. He is friendly, responsive and super smart. Shadow is looking for a life indoors where he can feel secure as part of the family. There are still a few days left during Adopt-a-Dog Month to add a canine companion to your life!

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PINK• Pink is a beautiful lady who was recently transferred to us from another facility. Talkative, young and a true explorer, Pink loves people and gets along with most dogs. Pink is looking for an active family with a tall fence. Friendly, social and active, Pink would love to go Missoula’s Locally Owned Neighborhood Pet Supply Store to a home with canine siblings. To hone in her www.gofetchdog.com - 728-2275 skills and manners as a lady, she would also love South Russell • North Reserve to be enrolled in our Basic Manners class.

PRINCE•Prince is an active, friendly guy who is looking for an active and patient family. Due to his high energy levels, Prince would excel in a home with adults. He himself is active, smart and friendly and loves playing fetch, going on car rides and going on walks and hikes. If you are looking for an active boy who will be lots of fun to hang around, come meet him today!

SOFT PAWS• Soft Paws is a sweet and mellow tabby. She may seem shy at first but warms up quickly and loves to be pet and brushed. This friendly kitty also loves her toys and her Temptations cat treats. Come meet Soft Paws at the Humane Society of Western Montana!

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PUBLIC NOTICES the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,087.99, beginning July 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 31, 2015 is $221,276.53 principal, interest at the rate of 4.12500% totaling $9,127.68, escrow advances of $2,867.27, suspense balance of $-43.52 and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,999.30, plus accruing interest at the rate of $25.01 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of

trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 24, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 24 day of August, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, known 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 she executed the same. /s/ Diana Steinmetz Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/16/16 Chase V Williams 42073.019 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 28, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 3 in Block 2 of Seeley Lake Estates, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Greg Triepke and Karla Triepke, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to New Century Mortgage Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated April 11, 2005 recorded April 18, 2005 in Book 750 Page 1484 under Document No 200508851. The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2005NC1, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series

MNAXLP 2005-NC1. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,287.07, beginning January 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 7, 2015 is $173,331.34 principal, interest at the rate of 8.38% totaling $23,139.57, escrow advances of $8,551.62, suspense balance of $-469.85 and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,106.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $39.44 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the succes-

sor 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 INFORMATIO OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 26, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 26th day of August, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Diana Steinmetz Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/16/2016 Select V Triepke 42085.115

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 28, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway

CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 96, 212, 214. 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 11/16/2015 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to 11/19/2015 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

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PUBLIC NOTICES in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 2 in Block 2 of NEW MEADOWS, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat of record in Book 13 of Plats at Page 16 Christopher S. Hewitt and Stephanie M. Hewitt, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on August 26, 2005 and recorded on August 31, 2005 in Book 759, Page 426 as Document No. 200522819. The beneficial interest is currently held by United Guaranty. First American Title Company of

Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $346.59, beginning 10/7/2009., and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 21, 2015 is $28,276.32 principal, interest at the rate of 12.75% totaling $18,139.02.13 plus accruing interest at the rate of $9.88 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may

MNAXLP 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 INFORMATIO OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 27, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 27th day of August, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Law Offices Of Goldberg & Oriel V Hewitt 42119.001 PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Sec. 106 of the Programmatic Agreement, TMobile West, LLC proposes to install antennas onto a new antenna structure at Point Six Road Missoula, MT 59802 . Please direct comments to Gavin L. at 818-898-4866 regarding site MT01074D. CNSB#2810363 11/511/12/15

RENTALS APARTMENTS 115 Turner Court: 1 Bedroom, All redone, Storage, On park, $575. Garden City Property Management 549-6106 119 Turner Ct. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, Northside, W/D hookups, storage, pet? $650 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1918 Scott St. “D”. 2 bed/1 bath, Northside, coin-ops, storage. $725 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $750, quiet cul-de-sac near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, offstreet parking. NO PETS, NO SMOKING, Gatewest 728-7333 3712 W. Central #3. 2 bed/1 bath, Target Range, W/D hookups, storage, shared yard, pet? $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 NEW COMPLEX!! Near Southgate Mall, 3 bed/2 bath, $1095/month, wood flooring, A/C, W/D hookup, DW, new appliances, walk in closets, coin-

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MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $460/month. 406-273-6034

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-8777353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611

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HOMES FOR SALE 2045 South 13th West. 3 bed, 1 bath with full basement and large fenced yard. $199,500. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Downtown Missoula home. $270,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, South Hills home. $205,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

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442 Kensington. Totally remodeled 1 bed, 1.5 bath with fenced yard, patio, deck & garage. $239,900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com

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512 North 1st. Remodeled 2 bed, 1 bath with single garage. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8359 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 515 Cooley. Northside 2 bed, 1 bath with double garage across from park & community gardens. $249,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

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6892 Alisha Drive. Brand new 3 bed, 2 bath with 3 car garage in Linda Vista. $374,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com 706 Hiberta. 2 bed, 1 bath one one +/- acre in Orchard Homes. $215,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres with MIssion Mountain & Missoula Valley views. $385,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 728-2621. www.clarkforkrealty.com Buying or selling homes? Let me help you Find Your Way Home. Please contact me, David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM

East Base of Mount Jumbo 970 Discovery. Awesome 3 bedroom East Missoula home in a great ‘hood with gorgeous views! $185,000 KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com If you’ve been thinking of selling your home now is the time. The local inventory is relatively low and good houses are selling quickly. Let me help you Find Your Way Home. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM

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REAL ESTATE We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com WHO CARES? We do, in good times & bad... Auto; SR-22;

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CONDOS 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Tina Ave Condo.

$145,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 821 Turner. Modern bath Turner Street with single garage. Shannon Hilliard,

3 bed, 2.5 Townhouse $215,000. Ink Realty

Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16. Burns Street Commons is a very special place to call home and this three bedroom upper level unit offers spacious, convenient, and beautiful

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living space. $160,000. KD 240-5227 or Sarah 370-3995 porticorealestate.com Condo for Sale-901 Rodgers St 2BR/1.5 bath, 2 level condo, quite Northside neighborhood. Carpet throughout, laminate flooring in LR. Close to downtown, bike to UM, bus stop on same block. Includes W/D (not coin-op),carport pkg & storage unit. Great investment opportunity, must see. $89,900 view at forsalebyowner.com Listing ID: 24027866 or 406.214.7519

Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath corner unit on top floor with deck & community room. $155,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com

LAND FOR SALE 2220 39th Street. 32,400 sq.ft lot zoned R5.4. $185,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728/8270 glasgow@montana.com

Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com

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

Uptown Flats #301. Large 1 bed, 1 bath plus bonus room with all the amenities. $210,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor @gmail.com

NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40.69 acres with 2 creeks & Mission Mountain views. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350. shannonhilliard5@ gmail.com NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $149,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com NHN Roundup. Two 20 acre, unzoned, bare land parcels. $3,000,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

OUT OF TOWN 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $190,000.. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Frenchtown home. $367,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Lolo home. $225,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Florence home on 4.85 acres. $285,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

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REAL ESTATE

Homes 2144 Trail Street Beautifully Updated 3 Bed, 2 Bath Home on the Milwaukee Bike Trail!! .............................$286,500 1952 S 4th St. W Solid 3 Bedroom Home With Amazing Landscaped, Private Yard .......................................$200,000 631 Pattee Creek Dr. Spacious 3 Bed, 3 Bath. Full Finished Basement..........................................................$320,000 970 Discovery Bright & Well-Designed ........................................................................................................$185,000 715 Gary Target Range Mid-Century Home ..................................................................................................$259,000 2004 Silver Tips Cluster Rustic Meets Romantic..........................................................................................$675,000

4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12.3 acres. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

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Homes With Land 856 Duck Bridge Lane Awesome Tiny Farm................................................................................................$265,000 581 Fescue Slope, Florence Amazing Mtn. Views On 6.12 Acres ..................................................................$289,000

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$183,000 3 bed 2 bath located in quiet neighborhood featuring a south-facing backyard, hand-laid brick patio, pergola & beautiful landscaping perfect for entertaining.

Burns Street Commons Next to Food Co-op & Bistro! #14 or #16 ............................................................$160,000 Uptown Flats #306 Modern Amenities.......................................................................................................$155,000 Uptown Flats #210 Efficient 1 Bed ............................................................................................................$149,000

Land Old Indian Trail 4.77 Acres. South Facing Slope of Hillside at Base of Grant Creek .........................................$90,000 Old Indian Trail 15 Acres. Views of Lolo Peak & Missoula Valley ..................................................................$148,000 Old Indian Trail 19.77 Acres Buy Both Above For Less ................................................................................$230,000 40 Acres Prime Unzoned Land Near 44 Ranc ................................................................................................................$3M

Commercial: 9435 Summit 40x60' Shop + Almost 2 Acres ..............................................................................................$250,000

Featured: 2144 Trail Street $286,500 – 3 bed, 2 bath on Milwaukee Bike Trail with large private yard & loads of new upgrades

1952 South 4th West $200,000 – 3 bed, 1.5 bath with open floor plan near Good Food Store. Room for additional house in back

856 Duck Bridge Lane $265,000 – Awesome farm on 1.95 acres overlooking Clark Fork River. 3 bed, 2 bath & guest cabin

2004 Silver Tips Cluster $675,000 – Craftsman-inspired, fully furnished 5 bed, 4 bath on 1/2 acre in gated community

$385,000 9755 Horseback Ridge 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres with Tremendous Views & 2 car garage.

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109 Saranac Drive • $250,000 • Ranch style on landscaped 10,708 sq.ft. corner lot backing neighborhood park • 3 bed, 1 bath, dining room, large living room with fireplace on main level • 1 bed, 1 bath, family room in lower level • 2 car garage, UG sprinklers & fruit trees

missoulanews.com • November 5–November 12, 2015 [C11]

AUCTION A UCTION By B y Or Order der of the Court Court Appoint Appointed ed Receiver Receiver

Case # DC DC-13-12415, -13-12415, in the District District Court Court of Dallas County, County, Texas, Texas, 14th Judicial Dis District trict

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18th @ 7:00 PM Sale Site: Hilton Garden Inn, 3720 N Reserve St, Missoula

CIRCLE H RANCH 12 Lots & 602 Acres

Offered Individually - Located off Butler Creek Road

Gated Community 1% Br Broker oker Private Roads C o-Op Available Available Co-Op Private Water System Protective Covenants 3,000 SF min. with Architectural Review

WEST POINTE SUBDIVISION

Selling as a Whole - Located off Butler Crre eek Ro Road

25 Improved Lots with Infrastructure 30 Residential Lots with Entitlements 10.63 Acres Common Area 39.10 Additional Acres

ALSO SELLING INDIVIDUALL LY - 2 HOMES IN WEST POINTE SUBDIVISION 6544 MacArthur Drive - 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Baths 6465 MacArthur Drive - 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Baths Jeff L. Moore, NAI Crowley MooreLicense # RRE-BRO-LIC-9403 and Randy Wells, Auctioneer, Realty Auction Services, LLC

800-841-9400 800-84 1-9400 www.MissoulaAuction.com w ww.MissoulaAuction.com [C12] Missoula Independent • November 5–November 12, 2015