NEWS
THE LAWSUIT THAT PUT A MISSOULA HOSPITAL ON NATIONAL LIST OF EBOLA TREATMENT FACILITIES
PAYING HOMAGE NOW WHAT? MAKING SENSE GERMAN EXPLAINS DISH OPINION ARTS VANESSA TO EDDIE’S CLUB OF THE ELECTION RESULTS HER OWN PERSONAL MAGIC
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THE LAWSUIT THAT PUT A MISSOULA HOSPITAL ON NATIONAL LIST OF EBOLA TREATMENT FACILITIES
PAYING HOMAGE NOW WHAT? MAKING SENSE GERMAN EXPLAINS DISH OPINION ARTS VANESSA TO EDDIE’S CLUB OF THE ELECTION RESULTS HER OWN PERSONAL MAGIC
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News Voices/Letters Hunting, Ebola and Early Edge.............................................................4 The Week in Review The Merc, Will Cherry and UM athletics....................................6 Briefs Art Park, pawn shops and Plum Creek ...............................................................6 Etc. A burger with your ballot .......................................................................................7 News Missoula’s Ebola unit traces back to a well-intentioned lawsuit.........................8 News Who’s behind the latest campaign “letters” in Montana?....................................9 Opinion The power of money ....................................................................................10 Opinion Tar sands mining, up front and grotesque ...................................................11 Feature Aboard the Wizard’s Eye with Tyler Bradt .....................................................14
Arts & Entertainment Arts Vanessa German harnesses her personal juju .....................................................18 Music Jacob Robert Stephens, MudSlide Charley and Max Johnston ........................19 Books Jesse Bier on Jamaica, Bradbury and moral cannibals ....................................22 Arts Deception renders deception in Chris Dufala’s art.............................................23 Film Extra creepy, hold the gimmicks.........................................................................24 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films ....................................................25 Flash in the Pan Hipstocracy......................................................................................26 Happiest Hour Come Here Often? .............................................................................28 8 Days a Week Hungry for adventure—and maybe some almonds...........................29 Mountain High Mount Jumbo Elk Ramble 15K .........................................................37 Agenda Opportunity Resources unveils new calendar...............................................38
Exclusives
Street Talk.....................................................................................................................4 In Other News ............................................................................................................12 Classifieds .................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess.................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y ..................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle.....................................................................................................C-5 This Modern World ................................................................................................C-12
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STREET TALK
by Cathrine L. Walters
Asked Tuesday, Nov. 4, near the corner of Spruce and Higgins. What’s the most ambitious adventure you’ve ever embarked on? Follow-up: Where’s the one place you have yet to go that tops your to-do list?
Shelby Faber: When I was 17 years old I backpacked in the Uinta Mountains in Utah for eight and a half weeks just touring around. To Rivendell: New Zealand because of Lord of the Rings or Iceland because of the landscapes formed by the tectonic plates.
Gabe Doherty: I set out to California to spend time on a fossil fuel-free vegetable farm. I spent a full growing season there learning about biodynamic agriculture and really enjoyed the experience. Fish out of water: It’d be cool to go to Japan. It seems so unfamiliar in terms of language and culture.
John Brown: So far? Sun gazing. Starting with 10 seconds you stare into the sun, then keep adding 10 seconds every day until you get to 45 minutes. It’s a spiritual and physical thing that I accomplished last spring. Down unda: Anywhere in the southern hemisphere, like Peru or New Zealand. I haven’t been down there yet.
Hannah Woody: I didn’t know if I wanted to spend the rest of my life in Alaska, so I dropped out of college and spent a year driving from southern California all the way to Vermont, then back to Missouri, flew back to Alaska and ended up in Missoula. The world is my oyster: A foreign country that’s not Canada. I want to go everywhere in the world. I’d maybe start with Ireland.
JR Roof: Sailing a 35-foot sailboat into the nuclear test zone in French Moruroa with Greenpeace to halt nuclear weapons testing in 1995. We were boarded by French commandos and French military jets flew 100 feet over our heads. Heading south: Antarctica. It looks like such a magical place and otherworldly and it is so remote.
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Once again hunting season is upon us. As a longtime Montana resident hunter, I am a person who, along with countless others, look forward to tramping the hills and plains in search of our quarry. To be clear, I for one thrive on game meat; the simple reason being that the nutritional value of this food source is unsurpassed when compared to domesticated critters. In other words, it’s almost pure protein. Now for a reality check: There is an outdoor channel TV show called “Bone Collector,” which in my humble opinion really says it all. This crowd calls themselves professional hunters. These are people seen on TV outdoor channels 24/7 where, to them, “size only matters.” Like drug addicts traveling state to state, they get their supreme fixes by killing the largest, oldest, horniest critters to tread various terrains. The unabashed cheerleading of high-fiving guides and wholehearted support of their many sponsors is quite predictable. Yes, it’s the money, stupid. Since money talks so loudly another point can’t be overlooked. Most states allow these professional trophy hunters to apply for permits regardless of how many other states they already have licenses in. A while back, one of the pros on a late hunt was bragging about the six elk he “harvested” that year. What a stupendous ego-inflating accomplishment, right? Assuming it was six different states in which he hunted, this feat still remains nothing more than legalized poaching in my view. Montana FWP and the legislature could, but almost certainly won’t, remedy this obscene practice with some very basic rule changes. For an illustration in point, Montana has for many years successfully managed some prime fishing waters by imposing restrictions. How about size restrictions applied to professional hunting in regard to multiple state permits? This limitation would only allow the taking of three-point maximum buck deer or smaller raghorn bull elk. Such a law would certainly help eliminate legalized poaching here. But the sad reality is such a dreamy scenario couldn’t possibly happen in Montana or other states since it’s really just the money, stupid. Ward Cambridge Bonner
Fueled by fear I recently returned to Missoula from a four-month trip to Ghana, where I worked as a community health volunteer with a Liberian refugee population. There, I monitored the Ebola outbreak and CDC updates
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with the same fervor that many monitor World Series scores. The CDC, perhaps the most careful, conservative health advisory agency in the world, often implemented travel and health warnings when other international agencies deemed it too early. Yet even this, our most stringent health authority, declared the mandatory 21-day quarantine of health workers from Ebola-affected countries to be unnecessary. Our fears are being fueled by noisy politicians who are vying for clout. The closest thing we have to a reputable medical or
“Like drug addicts traveling state to state, they get their supreme fixes by killing the largest, oldest, horniest critters to tread various terrains.” scientific authority that thinks the categorical quarantines are necessary is Chris Christie. As a world power that has contributed among the fewest medical resources to the vastly undersupplied efforts in West Africa, our reactions remain largely self-centered, visceral or non-existent. The last things we need are to perpetuate fear of Ebola, and to give disincentives for health workers that spend their precious vacation days volunteering there. These noble people are proactively combating the disease abroad and giving us a true reason to be proud of our country, yet people on social media are calling recently returned Nurse Hickox a “disgrace,” “typhoid Mary” and “selfish.” Police are stationed outside her home to enforce her quarantine, though she tested negative for the disease twice and remains asymptomatic. Fear and ignorance allowed this disease to thrash West Africa in the first place and these mandatory categorical quarantines perpetuate just that. How can we let our choices be guided by the very notions that catalyzed the spread of Ebola in the first place? There are smarter ways, grounded in science, to
manage and contain Ebola: enforce quarantine when it’s actually necessary, and encourage our health professionals to travel and contribute where they are most needed. We can do both of these, a lot better. Conor Cahalan Missoula
Supporting Early Edge As the immediate past chair of the Children’s Museum of Missoula, as well as the parent of two small children, I am writing to voice my enthusiastic support for Gov. Steve Bullock’s Early Edge program to offer voluntary, universal pre-K education to all Montana kids. Early Childhood Education has shown to have positive returns. In the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s latest Kids Count Report they state: “As Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman points out, the longer society waits to intervene in children’s lives, the more costly and difficult it becomes to make up for early setbacks—both for the struggling child and for the nation as a whole.” Because the Children’s Museum serves 28,000 visitors each year and our Parenting Programs helps more than 2,000 parents seeking education, I’ve seen firsthand the struggles of moms and dads seeking to do what’s best for their kids despite their busy lives. Early education in the form of structured play geared toward developing young brains would benefit not just children but entire families. Those benefits will ripple out into the community as more kids have a chance at college and job success thanks to early education. Other states know this already. Montana is one of just eight states without universal pre-K, and studies show every dollar invested in early education saves $9 down the road because children with early education are less likely to abuse drugs, go to prison, or become teen parents. Lastly, as a working mom who struggles with the high cost of childcare even though I’m lucky to have a working co-parent as a partner, providing free education for all 4year-olds would have a positive economic impact for families like mine across our state. It’s tough enough to make a living in Montana, and if there’s a way to lighten the financial burden on young families while ensuring children have an equal chance to grow, learn, and succeed in life, let’s do it. Let’s build the foundation which enables our children to learn and contribute to society into the future. I applaud Gov. Bullock’s efforts to improve the lives of working families like mine across our state. Marcy Allen Missoula
etters Policy: The Missoula Independent welcomes hate mail, love letters and general correspondence. Letters to the editor must include the writer’s full name, address and daytime phone number for confirmation, though we’ll publish only your name and city. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. Preference is given to letters addressing the contents of the Independent. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and clarity. Send correspondence to: Letters to the Editor, Missoula Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801, or via email: editor@missoulanews.com.
missoulanews.com • November 6–November 13, 2014
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Cathrine L. Walters
Wednesday, October 29 Stephen Glenn and Dario Passalalpi, developers from Reno, Nev., announce plans to purchase and redevelop the Missoula Mercantile building, which has been unoccupied since Macy’s moved out in 2010.
Thursday, October 30 John Laroque appears in Missoula County Justice Court to face a felony count of sexual intercourse without consent for allegedly assaulting a female friend in the Bonner area in late April. Judge Karen Orzech sets bail at $50,000.
Friday, October 31 The University of Montana announces a $7 million donation from Kyle and Kevin Washington, sons of Dennis and Phyllis Washington, to help fund a $14 million facility that will house a two-story weight room and new football locker room.
Saturday, November 1 A week after falling to California Polytechnic State University, the Griz return home and beat Sacramento State 31-13. The win moves UM to 4-1 in Big Sky Conference action and 6-3 overall.
Sunday, November 2 Former University of Montana basketball standout Will Cherry signs with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cherry previously played for Cleveland’s Development League and summer league teams, and had been cut by the Toronto Raptors before the season began last week.
Monday, November 3 In a 7-1 decision, a coroner’s inquest jury rules that Michael Gordon’s fatal shooting of Christopher Hymel outside the Fox Club Cabaret in September was “legally justified” and recommends criminal charges not be pursued.
Tuesday, November 4 “60 Minutes Sports” airs a segment on Kelsey Belnap, who alleges she was gangraped by four UM football players in December 2010. Belnap tells the show, “I’ve just heard so many times at this point, ‘There’s nothing we can do.’“
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Disability
Lawmakers weigh MDC cuts Prosecutors recently filed felony charges against a Montana Developmental Center psychiatric aide who admitted to smashing a client’s head into a wall, marking the latest in a string of problems at the state-run facility responsible for housing intellectually disabled adults. The Jefferson County Attorney’s Office alleges that MDC staffer Sheldon Moffett “charged” at a client on Sept. 27, causing him to sustain a gash that required five staples to close. Since December, the Montana Department of Justice has documented 10 incidents of physical abuse by MDC staff against clients. According to information compiled by Disability Rights Montana, which is empowered by federal law to scrutinize MDC and receives DOJ investigatory findings, other episodes include a staffer throwing a client to the ground, causing him to break his clavicle, and an MDC employee backhanding a client in the genitals while playing a game called “nut checking.” Such findings are prompting state lawmakers to reconsider funding the facility, which costs some $15 million annually to house roughly 50 clients.
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“We have consistently been hearing about not just a one-time offense, but ongoing issues,” says Sen. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, who also chairs the Montana Legislative Finance Committee. “Why would we continue to invest funding into a facility that does not seem to be able to address this at all?” In 2013, the legislature considered phasing out MDC. Disability Rights Montana and others, including Sen. Mary Caferro, D-Helena, argued that MDC’s funding would be better utilized by providing community services. Caferro and others pointed to the facility’s ongoing problems as well as a national trend toward deinstitutionalization. While that effort failed, Jones says the recent complaints leave him receptive to the idea of shifting resources. “I’m going to become increasingly more supportive of other alternatives,” he says. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services oversees MDC. In response to questions about abuse, DPHHS Director Richard Opper said in a written statement, “MDC has made numerous changes to improve client safety ... Abuse of our clients will not be tolerated.” While Moffett is no longer employed by MDC, DPHHS declined to specify what sanctions, if any, are
faced by other staffers found by the DOJ to have abused clients. The Montana Legislative Finance Committee is slated to address MDC on Dec. 2. Jessica Mayrer
Conservation
Handling land demand Within days of The Nature Conservancy announcing its plan to purchase some 183 square miles of land north of Missoula from Plum Creek Timber Company, Nature Conservancy land protection specialist Chris Bryant started getting phone calls about specific pieces of the property. “They give me the township and the range and the section number, and they ask me if it was included in the deal,” Bryant says. “And I tell them, ‘Yes,’ and they say, ‘That’s so great. You really have to protect this piece of ground. I really want to make sure it goes public.’ I have also had a couple people—two, so far—who say, ‘Hey, is there any possibility that I could purchase this section?’” For now, Bryant can’t offer answers. The transfer of the land from Plum Creek won’t be complete until Jan-
[news] uary, and when the deal is done, The Nature Conservancy won’t be in a big rush to decide what to do with the parcel. Unlike the nonprofit’s other significant purchases in western Montana, the $85 million for this swath of prime wildlife habitat, hunting ground and recreation land was raised privately. That means there are no loans or interest to be paid and, thus, less of a rush to get the land off the group’s books. “This time,� Bryant says, “we can kind of sit back and let the change [in ownership] come with a little bit more information from the communities.� Bryant says The Nature Conservancy’s overarching goal is to balance the land’s social, economic and conservation values. The options for doing so are wide-open, including selling land to public agencies, selling private land with conservation easements and even allowing a small amount of timber harvesting. Those decisions will only be made once stakeholders weigh in. While the process for gathering such input hasn’t yet been determined, Jamie Jonkel, a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife management specialist, doesn’t expect it will be hard to elicit. “There will be tremendous interest from the community, because it’s essentially in Missoula’s backyard,� Jonkel says. According to Loren Rose, chief operation officer of Seeley Lake-based Pyramid Mountain Lumber, The Nature Conservancy has already reached out to locals in the Swan Valley. “They want to know what the community feels about the land,� Rose says. “What should happen, what could happen.� Ted McDermott
Downtown
Art Park gains traction Art Park, a newly proposed public space that will straddle East Pine Street and feature rotating sculpture exhibitions, received a boost this week when the Montana Office of Tourism awarded the Missoula Art Museum a $50,000 grant to help buy and install benches, tables, bike racks and a public bathroom. When added to the approximately $206,000 the city of Missoula has already committed to the project for construction, the new funds bring Art Park about halfway to reaching its estimated $500,000 cost. According to MAM executive director Laura Millin, the rest of the money will come from other grants and from private donations. Construction could begin as soon as next spring, starting with “bulbing� the sidewalks around MAM and Adventure Cycling out into Pine and Pattee streets. Some nearby business and property owners have expressed concern that the park will perpetuate a longstand-
ing trend of city projects reducing the amount of public parking north of Broadway Street. Bill Wyckman, who owns a building on the corner of Pine and Higgins, says he’s gathered 25 signatures for a petition opposing the park’s design on the grounds that it will diminish parking. The city has responded by developing a plan to replace all of the 16 spots that will be lost—and perhaps even create additional space. Anne Guest, director of the Missoula Parking Commission, says the city will do so by reducing time limits on some metered spots and converting Mountain Line bus stops into parking spaces, among other measures.
“We are really making a concerted effort to solve the concerns, as far as we can, that have come up so far,� says Ginny Merriam, communications director for the city of Missoula and coordinator of the Mayor’s Downtown Advisory Commission. As part of that effort, the city is planning to implement Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design standards in everything from the bathroom to the bushes. According to Donna Gaukler, Missoula Parks and Recreation director, those standards will reduce crime and “generate better, more desired behavior.� Ted McDermott
Business
Pawnbrokers cry foul A newly amended city law that orders pawn shops to report customer names, driver’s license numbers and their physical characteristics to a national online database is prompting outrage among area pawnbrokers who say it treats their clients as criminals. “Imagine Target did this,� says Ericka Hughes, who
BY THE NUMBERS awarded to $565,000 Amount Heather Wasson’s family after a jury on Oct. 24 found the Missoula County Detention Center negligent in her death. Wasson, 31, died while incarcerated in 2009 after suffering an alcohol withdrawal seizure. owns Riverside Pawn and also Cash Reserve with her husband Brian. “It seems very unfair.� In July, the Missoula City Council amended the municipal pawn ordinance to require businesses collect information about goods pawned or sold, in addition to associated customer names and identifying characteristics, such as eye color, height and weight, and upload it to a database called LeadsOnline, which is accessible by some 2,100 law enforcement agencies. Council approved the changes after hearing from the Missoula Police Department that it would make tracking stolen goods across jurisdictional boundaries easier. Before the amendments went into effect Oct. 20, Missoula pawnbrokers voluntarily provided weekly transaction reports to police, detailing what goods they received and from which customers. While those reports included driver’s license information, Brian and Ericka Hughes worry the new mandate leaves their clients vulnerable to data breaches akin to those seen this summer at Albertsons and Home Depot. “And this is information that’s arguably more sensitive than just your name and debit card number,� Ericka says. The Hughes note that, while the city argued the ordinance would help fight crime, National Pawnbrokers Association statistics show that less than half of 1 percent of all industry transactions involve stolen goods. That data has business owners accusing the city of exhibiting an “economic bias� for no good reason. “Our customers have a right to privacy,� Ericka says. Alderwood Estate and Loans pawnbroker Jeremy Watterson agrees. He argues further that the ordinance runs contrary to a Montana statute forbidding municipalities require firearms registration. “I don’t see how the city could possibly say LeadsOnline is not a firearms registry,� Watterson says. In response, Missoula City Attorney Jim Nugent says the amended ordinance evolved from a long-standing state law that requires pawn shops document transactions and make them available on demand to law enforcement. Based on that statute, Nugent says all information recorded by pawnbrokers is considered public. “You’re in a public record realm,� he says, “as soon as you contact the city.� Jessica Mayrer
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ETC. Business came at a trickle for Betty’s Burgers and Beyond on Tuesday. Inside the Corvallis-based food truck, owner Betty Carter and her daughter Amanda were just happy to be out of the early afternoon rain. Even Carter had to admit the Missoula County Fairgrounds on Election Day was an odd gig. But then, why shouldn’t voters exercising their right to same-day registration get the choice of a burger with their ballot? “If 30 people use it, I guess that’s something,� Betty said as she sold a pack of trail mix to a peckish soon-to-be voter. A food vendor was just one of the many changes at the fairgrounds this year in response to the chaotic scene that punctuated Election Day 2012 here and at polling stations across the state. Back then, wait times topped out at nearly three and a half hours. This year, the average time from start to finish for a same-day registrant was 30 minutes, an improvement elections administrator Rebecca Connors credits mostly to her predecessor Vickie Zeier and a seven-member committee that reviewed the new system. “We wanted to help voters who had simple fixes, get them through the process a lot faster,� Connors said. Ironically, that very process hung in the balance with LR-126, a ballot measure aimed at ending same-day voter registration in Montana. Cole Ackerman, 29, found registering at the fairgrounds on Election Day “pretty painless.� And casting a vote against LR-126 was in part what pushed him to the polls. University of Montana student Kyren Bogolub, 26, cited LR-126 as her prime inspiration for registering to vote as well. “All of a sudden, I cared about politics,� she said. Not long after the last voters—same-day registrants or no—cast their ballots, early returns showed LR-126 failing. The results also indicated strong leads for Republicans Steve Daines and Ryan Zinke in the U.S. Senate and House races, respectively. Few surprises came in local races. Democrat Cola Rowley claimed the county commissioner seat and T.J. McDermott solidified his role as sheriff. Rep. Kimberly Dudik narrowly defeated Independent Gary Marbut in one of Missoula’s closest legislative races, and a state Senate showdown between Republican Dick Haines and incumbent Democrat Diane Sands may be headed for a recount. Least surprising of all, however, was the final defeat of LR-126, ensuring that the fairgrounds will be just as smooth and burger-filled a process in 2016.
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Inconceivable Missoula’s Ebola unit traces back to a well-intentioned lawsuit by Carlotta Grandstaff
used for patient treatment, according to information provided by JoAnn Hoven, the hospital’s information coordinator. Hoven emphasizes that the care and isolation unit was not originally built for treatment of Ebolainfected patients, but for “researchers and visitors of Rocky Mountain Labs.” It has, however, been used regularly for training with NIH and RML personnel. If the rooms do end up serving patients due to the recent spread of Ebola, Miller says he has no objections. “I’m not opposed to bringing someone infected (with Ebola) here,” he says. “As a humanitarian, I would be supportive of it.” Those involved with the 2004 settlement add that the agreement reached by RML and the citizen groups yielded something besides an isolation room at St. Pat’s: a Community Liaison Group that may serve as a model for other communities. The group still meets regularly with the goal of maintaining an open and transparent relationship with community members. Boston has been stuck in a bitter debate over construction of a biosafety level 4 lab for more than a decade, and in September Boston University sent several of its officials to meet with RML administrators and Miller. In an email, BU medical campus Community Relations Director Valeda Britton, wrote: “During our visit we compared notes photo courtesy ofNational Institute of Allergy and InfectiousDiseases(NIAID) with RML regarding community relaWhen Rocky Mountain Laboratories decided to construct a biosafety level 4 lab on tions, engagement and best practices. its Hamilton campus, local groups sued. The plantiffs never imagined the eventual We met with numerous professionals settlement would lead to a Missoula hospital possibly treating patients from the in the research, security, and educaother side of the world infected with Ebola. tion fields ... and toured their BSL-4 TV with my girls when we heard the an- isolation and care unit was completed there facility. While there we had dinner with Jim Miller and two other members of their Comnouncement that St. Pat’s had been desig- in 2007. Today, both sides appear surprised by munity Liaison Group. We were quite imnated as an Ebola treatment center. And I told my girls, ‘That isolation unit was built because the current situation, but pleased with the pressed by RML’s community outreach results of the settlement. Miller believes the efforts.” Friends of the Bitterroot demanded it.’” Miller says the long-standing debate over St. Pat’s isolation and care unit, as it’s plaintiffs got everything they asked for. He called, had its genesis in a 2002 National In- says no one anticipated an Ebola outbreak construction of a biosafety level 4 lab in stitutes of Health decision to construct a in West Africa, nor did any of the parties to Boston “has been a rancorous fight” that the biosafety level 4 lab on the Hamilton campus the lawsuit anticipate that the isolation and Bitterroot largely avoided. “RML had the good sense to invite the of the Rocky Mountain Laboratories. The new treatment room at St. Pat’s would ever be lab would enable the world’s deadliest used for anyone other than accidentally in- opposition on to their committee,” he says. “We got off to a rocky start. But (RML is) doing pathogens, associated with high lethality and fected RML scientists or visitors. “Never in my wildest dreams,” agrees a great job and being a good neighbor. for which no vaccine or treatment exists, to RML Associate Director Dr. Marshall Bloom. There’s been amazingly good faith.” be studied in isolation. The Community Liaison Group meets Locals balked at the idea. At the time, war “We envisioned it as a facility for lab-acquired again on Nov. 10, when Dr. David Safronetz, talk swirled around the country and fears exposure.” Alex Scranton, director of science and re- a staff scientist at RML who recently traveled were stoked that then-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was harboring bio- and other search with Women’s Voices for the Earth, also to Liberia to conduct diagnostic tests, will weapons of mass destruction. Bitterroot res- concurs. “I certainly didn’t think that (St. speak about—what else?—the topic on everyidents wondered what pathogens would be Patrick Hospital) would be a center of excel- one’s minds: Ebola. studied at the lab and whether they could be lence for Ebola treatment.” In fact, the isolation room has never been weaponized. How would citizens and lab emeditor@missoulanews.com When news outlets reported in September that Missoula’s St. Patrick Hospital was one of four hospitals in the United States specially designed and equipped to treat Ebola patients, few people in Montana understood why. Corvallis-area resident Jim Miller was one of the few who did. But he never imagined that actions he and others set in motion in 2004 would, a decade later, result in the treatment rooms that have now put Missoula on such a short list of facilities primed to help patients infected by an exotic virus that’s spread rapidly on the other side of the world. “Never in my wildest dreams,” Miller says. “I never conceived of it. I was watching
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ployees be protected from lab accidents? By August 2004, when their questions had not been answered to their satisfaction, the group Miller leads as president, Friends of the Bitterroot, sued NIH, alleging violation of the National Environmental Policy Act. They were joined by co-plaintiffs Women’s Voices for the Earth and Coalition for a Safe Lab. One month later, in September 2004, plaintiffs and defendant settled out of court in a single 14-hour negotiating session. The settlement agreement, signed by all parties to the lawsuit, directed NIH to solicit bids and build an isolation and care unit within 75 miles of RML in the event of an outbreak or an infected lab employee. St. Pat’s was the sole bidder, and the three-room
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Connecting dots Who is behind the latest campaign “letters” in Montana? by Alex Sakariassen
In the waning days of the 2014 election, two legislative candidates alerted Montana’s commissioner of political practices about a mysterious third party offering to distribute personalized, pre-written campaign letters on their behalf. The affiliation of the man who allegedly made the offers remains unconfirmed so far. But the pair of letters submitted to the commissioner’s office bear a striking resemblance to letters from past elections tied to the Virginia-based anti-union nonprofit National Right to Work Committee. OpenSecrets.org, a watchdog site operated by the nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics, posted an article earlier this year doc-
third party offers just one week before the election, and promptly issued a notice to legislative candidates cautioning them about the risks involved. “While there is nothing wrong with an arms-length reuse of a desirable campaign letter format,” Motl wrote, “the method of engagement proposed by these currently unknown 2014 operatives raises possible issues including money laundering, over the limit in-kind expenditures and coordination.” One candidate gave Motl’s office a detailed account of the offer, stating the solicitor said the letters were ready to be sent to a mailing list of 800 people in the candidate’s
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Two 2014 legislative candidates were recently contacted by a mysterious third party offering pre-written campaign letters—letters that contain passages identical to 2010 mailers in Iowa tied to the National Right to Work Committee.
umenting the apparent involvement of NRTWC staffers in the drafting of a host of personalized campaign letters in Iowa in 2010. Some letters appeared to have been written by candidates. Others bore the signature of candidates’ wives. The latter offer the most compelling clues about the possible origins of the recent Montana letters. For example, the “wife letter” submitted to commissioner Jonathan Motl contains passages identical to those from a 2010 letter credited to Janet Chelgren, wife of Iowa state Sen. Mark Chelgren. Paragraphs early in both the Montana and Chelgren letters read, “But sometimes it seems there’s only time for a quick handshake or just a few minutes of casual conversation. That’s why I hope you will take a few minutes to read this letter and let me help you get to know my husband on a more personal level.” The same passages from a second 2010 Iowa letter ostensibly penned by Wendy Steenhoek, wife of then-legislative candidate Chad Steenhoek, vary only by the addition of two words. Motl became aware of the apparent
district and that two individuals could send $170 campaign checks to the candidate to cover the cost—a scheme amounting to coordination. “There is no transparency or likelihood of full reporting and disclosure flowing from those actions,” Motl wrote, adding any cooperating campaign would be responsible for the in-kind value of all costs associated with the letters. Motl identified the solicitor as Philip Taylor and stated Taylor had used a phone with an Illinois area code. However, Motl confirmed that, when contacted by a COPP investigator, Taylor said he’d moved to Bozeman. Motl later added that after he issued an investigative subpoena for Taylor, an investigator found he’d fled back to Illinois. Taylor’s identity and affiliation remain unconfirmed. But one Facebook profile for a Phil Taylor living in Bozeman lists Schaumburg, Ill., as a previous town of residence. It also identifies him as a field director for NRTWC. NRTWC spokesman Patrick Semmens did not return repeated phone messages re-
questing comment about the group’s activities in Montana in 2014. But state-based affiliate Montana Citizens for Right to Work, which received more than $776,000 in cash grants from NRTWC between 2010 and 2012, did distribute campaign flyers in several legislative races this year, including the race for Missoula’s House District 96. That mailer encouraged recipients to send an included postcard to Democratic incumbent Andrew Person and “put the heat” on him to state his stance on right to work. The four-page piece, signed by executive director Randy Pope, also underscored Republican candidate Lyn Hellegaard’s position favoring a state right to work law. Neither candidate was endorsed or opposed in the mailer. Pope told the Indy such literature is fairly standard election-year practice for his group, which also sends questionnaires to individual candidates. As an issue-advocacy nonprofit, his organization is allowed to circulate material in elections provided it doesn’t support or oppose a particular candidate. Same goes for the NRTWC. Yet this spring, the NRTWC became the subject of a political practices complaint here in Montana. The complaint, filed by Whitefish resident Sandra Welch, alleges the group has “operated a secret political mail operation” for years. The complaint also claims it “mailed thousands of pieces of election material to Montana voters” during the 2008, 2010 and 2012 elections through the use of a number of affiliates including American Tradition Partnership—the dark money group, formerly known as Western Tradition Partnership, featured in a “Frontline” expose in 2012. Welch goes on to allege the groups never filed necessary paperwork in Montana, never disclosed contributions or expenditures and were “nothing more than front groups/agents” for NRTWC based on shared mailing addresses and cross-overs in staff. One of those crossovers is American Tradition Partnership’s Christian Lefer, who also served as executive director for Montana Citizens for Right to Work in 2010. Bank records obtained by Frontline and ProPublica have revealed how $500,000 passed from Coloradoans for Economic Growth to Western Tradition Partnership to NRTWC in late 2008. And among the infamous “meth house” documents central to the “Frontline” piece on American Tradition Partnership were a trove of campaign letters from Montana’s 2008 election—letters containing similar or identical passages and ostensibly penned by candidates and their wives. asakariassen@missoulanews.com
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The power of money At least in Montana Supreme Court race, experience won by Dan Brooks
Tuesday marked the thrilling conclusion to the most expensive midterm elections in U.S. history. Campaigns and outside groups spent a combined $4 billion on the 2014 cycle—as CNN pointed out, roughly the same amount as Apple’s advertising budget for the last four years. It’s also enough to buy 25 F-18 fighter jets or educate 12,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. At press time, the Senate leans fighter jets. That august body is solidly Republican now, the GOP having picked up at least seven seats. The House got a little redder, too, although it’s hard to imagine how that might meaningfully change how Congress works. Now that Republicans control both houses, the president will have to thwart their agenda instead of the other way around. It cost $4 billion to reverse the airflow of federal government and make it suck a different way. Meanwhile, congressional approval ratings hover around 13 percent. Somehow, a campaign in which the parties’ respective messages were “Obama has failed” and “Republicans are nuts” seems not to have improved either brand. At the end of the most expensive midterm elections ever, Americans’ disapproval ratings of each party remain between 65 percent and 70 percent. That’s what we got for $4 billion. It’s enough to nudge a frugal person toward cynicism, but I submit there is a silver lining to this cloud of hot gas and broadcast waves. It’s over the Montana Supreme Court, where Justice Mike Wheat handily defeated a wellfunded challenger in Lawrence VanDyke. That office is ostensibly nonpartisan, but Wheat was a Democratic state senator, and national Republican groups lined up behind VanDyke. PACs and 501(c)4’s spent almost a quarter million dollars on the race—more than the candidates themselves, and enough to make Wheat versus VanDyke the most expensive judicial election in Montana history. That dubious honor didn’t mean much in the end. Voters did not pick the candidate who attracted more money; they picked the
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incumbent, the one with more trial experience, the one who did not have to win an appellate court decision to even qualify for the ballot. Dark-money groups and party organizations from across the country heaped money on VanDyke and slightly less on Wheat, and voters chose exactly who you would expect if no money were spent at all. I mention this because cynicism is a trap, especially in politics. When I heard that a bunch of party committees and mysteri-
“It cost $4 billion to reverse the airflow of federal government and make it suck a different way.”
ously named charities spent enough on Wheat versus VanDyke to buy every voter in Montana a box of Junior Mints, I got sad. I assumed, as I have pretty much every day since Citizens United v. FEC, that unprecedented amounts of money would make our democracy unprecedentedly bad. It turns out that unlimited spending isn’t what makes democracy bad. Unlimited spending makes democracy expensive; what makes it bad is the suspicion that amid all this money, public opinion and the robust exchange of ideas don’t matter. I admit they matter less than they ought to. The 90 percent incumbency rate of Congress attests to that. You could even argue that votes matter less than they did before
Citizens United, if for no other reason than that the ratio of dollars to voters has gone way, way up. But votes win elections the way gas drives your car. Wheat’s victory over VanDyke and the minuscule degree to which the most expensive midterms in history have changed the American political landscape prove that money doesn’t win elections, either—at least not as decisively as we might want to believe. Money is filler, and it rushes into those spaces in politics that the general public has abandoned. Once people take an interest in, say, a race for the Montana Supreme Court, no ad buy will convince them that they prefer national connections to experience or private profits to a clean environment. That kind of thing only works when people stop paying attention. That’s the real danger of this explosion of corporate money in politics: it gives us an excuse to believe that it doesn’t matter what we do. The ad copy varies, but the central message of $4 billion in 2014 was that Montana and this country will work the same whether we involve ourselves or not. That’s not true. Money is the least important element of American democracy. The second least important element is probably votes. What matters—what shapes our politics and our government at this moment maybe more than any other—is our willingness to put our hands on them. I thought yesterday would be a victory for cynicism. Really it was the first day of cynicism’s campaign, and it was not a strong showing. Yes, money matters, but activism and argument matter more. Democracy works as well as we make it work. America’s $4 billion midterms showed us that money is not the sharpest tool in the box, and better ones are waiting for people to pick them up. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and home improvement at combatblog.net. His column appears weekly in the Independent.
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A long walk Tar sands mining, up front and grotesque by James Blakely
Heartbreaking, dehumanizing, toxic. These aren’t the words most people would pick to describe the boreal forest of Canada. But in the far reaches of northern Alberta, this description seems accurate to me. This lush forest of larch, aspen and spruce—a place where wood bison used to roam—has degenerated to ravaged Mordor, the hellish land described in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. For the past two summers, I’ve made the nearly 1,300-mile trek from Boise, Idaho, to Fort McMurray, Alberta, to see the tar sands up close. I wanted to bear witness to the horrific scraping away of the land and to experience, even just for a moment, what it is like for the people who live with this industry in their backyard. But I didn’t go there just to gape at the largest, most destructive industrial project on the planet: I went to walk. The tar sands Healing Walk, organized and led by Canada’s First Nations people of the Athabasca region, began with a three-day gathering held mostly along the shores of Willow Lake. It featured workshops, local speakers and a glimpse into First Nations culture. This year marked the fifth and final Healing Walk. The walk drew hundreds people from across North America, from Midwestern ranchers fighting to stop the Keystone XL pipeline to folks from Houston, Texas, who deal with the impacts of tar sands refineries. In Idaho, we are struggling to stop these corporations from using the narrow, winding road along the Lochsa, a designated wild and scenic river, as a shipping corridor for their super-sized equipment. These megaloads are as long as a football field and weigh up to 900,000 pounds. The Healing Walk itself started just north of Fort McMurray and follows a twolane highway where traffic rivals that of a
large metropolis. The walk is not a protest, and no one carries anti-tar sands placards. Instead, we are focused on healing the land, water and people who are impacted by the tar sands industry. Along the peaceful journey, we felt a mix of sadness and outrage as we walked for eight miles through an industrialized land-
“In these quiet moments, the full impact of the harm being done to the land and people hit hard, bringing many in the crowd to tears.” scape of large open-pit mines and refineries. Where conifers once stood, smokestacks now belched fire and toxic smoke. Birdsong has been replaced by the incessant booming of the propane cannons that are used to discourage wildlife from entering the unlined chemical tailing ponds, which resemble large lakes. Everything seemed desolate and devoid of beauty or life. Throughout the walk, First Nation elders paused to conduct ceremonial prayers and make offerings to each of the four directions. In these quiet moments, the full
impact of the harm being done to the land and people hit hard, bringing many in the crowd to tears. The pollution from the tar sands sickens not just the animals and the land, but the people, too. You can watch all the videos you want in the media and online, but until you witness it with your own eyes, it’s hard to understand the enormity and complexity of it all. When you see it, you realize that no matter how much we need oil, this practice is wrong. The earth is ripped apart by machines the size of three-story buildings just to get at the tar sands. All of the “overburden”— plants, animals, trees, soil and people—must first be removed to get at the sticky, viscous, tar-like substance. Yet burning tar sands oil for energy emits three times more carbon dioxide than burning conventional crude. To make matters worse, getting at it destroys the boreal forest—millions of acres of evergreen trees composing the world’s largest intact forest that functions as a carbon sink. According to James Hansen, the NASA scientist who became an activist to alert the public to the dangers of human-caused climate change, the tar sands industry spells “game over for the climate.” This is an industry we need to halt, he said. Although this was the last walk, it is not the end of our opposition. The organizers hope to highlight other tar-sands struggles happening across North America. Who knows: Perhaps a Healing Walk will even come to Idaho.
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EBOLAMANIA - Ebola fears caused parents of dozens of students at Mississippi’s Hazelhurst Middle School to pull their children from classes after hearing a rumor that Principal Lee Wannik had traveled to Nigeria. International health officials have declared Nigeria Ebola-free, but Wannik actually had been in Zambia, which is on the other side of Africa. Parents told school officials they’d “rather be safe than sorry.” (Jackson’s WAPT-TV) Two Rwandan exchange students coming to Howard Yocum Elementary School, in Maple Shade, N.J., were voluntarily quarantined for 21 days after parents and teachers expressed concerns they “could be infected with Ebola,” one parent told Fox News. Maple Shade is 1,475 miles from the Texas hospital where Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan died, and East Africa’s Rwanda is 1,500 miles from the virus’s epicenter in West Africa. (AlterNet) Rwanda’s Ministry of Health began requiring all visitors from the United States to report their medical condition by telephone daily for up to 21 days, even if they aren’t experiencing symptoms of the Ebola virus. “Rwanda is wasting incredible resources screening for something that doesn’t exist: an American traveler with Ebola,” said ABC News chief health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser. (ABC News) Homeowners complained to police in Scottsdale, Ariz., after vandals spray-painted “Ebola quarantine zone” on their community center. “It’s not a joke,” homeowners association president John Melling said, noting Ebola is in the forefront of the news. “It goes beyond vandalism.” He accused youths, noting, “People pay a lot of money to live in an area like this, and they’re destroying it.” (Phoenix’s Arizona Republic)
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he Marquesas Islands sit just south of the equator in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, four time zones and 4,000 nautical miles southwest of Montana, on a sailing route known as the Milk Run. Ever since Spanish explorers first charted the isolated islands of the South Pacific 400 years ago, boats have hopped between their harbors while heading west from the Americas to Australia. The 15 Marquesas Islands, which form the eastern flank of French Polynesia, often serve as the first stop for sea-weary travelers who have spent a month or more bobbing slowly over endless swells. These volcanic islands offer the promise of cold beverages, soccer-ball sized grapefruits and solid ground, as well as glimpses of waterfalls cascading down steep green cliffs and rainbows arcing through wet tropical air. Last year, sailors arriving at a harbor nestled beneath those cliffs may have noticed an unassuming sloop with “Missoula, MT” etched across its stern. Montana is an unexpected port of call for ocean-going sailing vessels anchored in the tropics. But that boat,
named Wizard’s Eye, didn’t draw as much attention as the three 20-something men mingling among the native Polynesians in the small town of Taiohae on the island of Nuku Hiva. One of the men, a big blond with an equally big grin, was looking for directions from someone who spoke English. When he finally found an Americanlooking couple, he waved them down. “Hey, there. Do you speak English?” The couple nodded, and the blond whipped a postcard from his pocket. “Rad, dude!” he said. “Do you know where this waterfall is?” Western Montanans are probably familiar with the name Tyler Bradt. The 28-year-old Stevensville native is a rock star of the paddling world, known for record-breaking descents and countless international expeditions. He holds numerous first descents in the U.S., Canada, Norway, Mexico and across Africa and South America. In 2009, he hucked down Palouse Falls in Washington state, marking the
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highest waterfall descent ever at 186 feet. Sports Illustrated debuted the images of that plunge in its magazine and premiered the video on its website, and the footage was later used in Dream Result, one of seven films featuring Bradt’s kayaking exploits. Six years ago, Bradt hatched a plan to find new adventures in the most remote corners of the world. He wanted to access places you can’t reach by jetliner, places where no roads exist, and he wanted to move continuously from one thrill to the next with gear in tow. For Bradt, that left one mode of travel: a sailboat. “It’s the most sustainable means of transporting me and my friends to cool places,” he says. Ironically, that meant the Montana-born freshwater adrenaline junkie would switch gears from full-speed freshwater missions to spending most of his time bobbing in saltwater at the painfully slow cruising speed of 5 miles per hour. And that helps explain not only how the big blond American ended up asking for directions in the Marquesas, but also why he was so excited to finally score directions to one of the islands’ towering waterfalls.
Bradt proves to be quite practical when it comes to figuring out the logistics of his adventures. It’s something he’s honed for trips through the Congo and Uganda, as well as his 45,000-mile journey in 2006 from Prudhoe
Bay, Alaska, to the southernmost tip of South America in Ushuaia, Argentina. He undertook the latter in a retrofitted Japanese fire truck run entirely on bio-fuels. But when it came to his dream of a five-year circumnavigation of the globe, Bradt realized it would require a whole new level of planning. First, Bradt knew he needed to secure sponsors and money. Second, he had to find a boat. Third, and most importantly before taking off around the world in that boat, he had to learn to sail. The last bit tended to scare off sponsors. “It’s not easy to get people to give you money to buy a boat and then sail it into the sunset—especially when you don’t know how to sail,” Bradt jokes. “It’s not exactly an optimum investment.” It took two years of door knocking and phone calling before Kavu and NRS stepped up to bet on Bradt’s innate skill at navigating new adventures. The two outdoor gear companies ponied up a cash commitment in exchange for a regularly produced online series about the voyage. The voyage itself was an easy sell. Bradt’s five-year route is comprised of five sailing legs, roughly broken into one-year chunks: Baja to Fiji; Papua New Guinea and Indonesia to Thailand; Southeast Asia to a stop inland in Nepal; across the Indian Ocean to Africa; and a jaunt around the Cape of Good Hope all the way through the complicated Northwest Passage above the Arctic Circle, before eventually ending back in the Pacific Northwest (see graphic). He says the route is based on global wind and weather patterns, but it’s also structured around vis-
iting some of the world’s wildest and most remote locales. In all, Bradt promised sponsors that he and his crew would kayak, surf, climb and paraglide at spots that had never been paddled, ridden, mounted or flown. With his route mapped out and sponsors signed on, Bradt moved on to finding the perfect boat: something cheap, still floating and big enough to hold a lot of gear. Turns out, not many fit that description. It took two more years before he came across a 40-year-old, 45-foot, 20-ton, steel-hulled sailboat called the Wizard’s Eye in Mexico. In February 2013, Bradt drove south from Montana to Baja, carting a truckload of gear and the expectation of pushing off soon toward the Marquesas. Along the way he picked up his friend Ryan Lambert, a Eugene, Ore., native who has surfed and sailed all along the Pacific coast of the Americas, to skipper the boat to Fiji and teach Bradt how to sail along the way. Jordan Kilgore, a nomadic BASE jumper whom Bradt met in Congo, agreed to round out the Leg One crew. But in Baja, the trio discovered a problem. Wizard’s Eye came cheap, and that meant she required some fine-tuning before embarking on a five-year expedition. The crew spent more than two months working diligently on repairs and upgrades, sorting through maintenance problems and learning the boat from the inside out. Even after the repairs, Wizard’s Eye still had to turn back twice when problems blew up offshore. The third time was the charm, and they successfully headed west
from Baja in late April 2013. They ended up in the Marquesas a little more than a month later.
Mark Twain summed up passage life pretty well: “Being on a boat is like being in prison, but with the possibility of drowning.” That’s why the green cliffs of the Marquesas are one of the most celebrated sights by sailors heading west from the Americas. It’s also why Bradt and his crew get so excited when they finally reach port—it’s as much an opportunity to play on the island as it is a chance to escape the Wizard’s Eye. Sailboats are known for their tight quarters, but Bradt’s vessel is especially tricky. Sails, boards, kayaks and wings are crammed in every corner. Any flat surface is littered with cameras, hats, beer cans and the random clutter of three dudes living together in a space the size of a large bathroom.
In the Marquesas, Bradt said he was trying to clear out more space, but it wasn’t for comfort. He hoped to take on more crew in the Tuamotus, an archipelago of C-shaped volcanic atolls 500 miles to the southwest. When asked about highlights of the first leg of the trip, Bradt doesn’t hesitate. “The color of the ocean near the equator,” he says. “It was crazy to jump overboard and swim in the middle of the ocean.” “Until you got nailed by the man o’ war,” Kilgore breaks
in. “Tell him how we had to save your life, bro.” While diving over to untangle a fishing line wrapped around the boat’s propeller, Bradt got ensnared in the stinging arms of a Portuguese man o’ war. At best, these beasts hurt enough to make a grown man cry. At worst, they cause an allergic reaction and anaphylactic shock. Bradt fell into the latter category.
Tyler Bradt, left, and two friends headed west from Baja, on Wizard’s Eye in April 2013. The 40-year-old, 45-foot, 20-ton, steel-hulled sailboat, bottom, is stuffed with sails, boards, kayaks and wings, as well as the crew’s filming and editing equipment. Bradt’s girlfriend, Tania Heater, top, diving off the Tuamotu Islands, leaves Montana to join the expedition whenever her schedule and budget allow.
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“You should have seen it,” Bradt says enthusiastically. “I was, like, totally naked and writhing around in the cockpit, my throat closing up. Jordan found the EpiPen and managed to stab me in the leg. Meanwhile, Ryan’s running for the camera, filming the whole thing.” That’s one of the requirements aboard Wizard’s Eye—the willingness to film and be filmed at any moment. Even when you’re naked and can’t breathe. Actually, especially then. “Filming is what keeps the expedition going,” Bradt explains. As someone who is used to being on the other side of the camera, Bradt had to learn about filmmaking— as well as sailing—along the way. He’s now adept when working at the boat’s editing bay, a tiny triangular table overflowing with electronics in the claustrophobic stern berth. “When everyone says it’s all fun and games out here, I tell them they should try editing sailing footage while sailing below decks,” he says. “Not fun.” Turns out that Bradt missed out on one of his favorite types of “fun and games” by embarking on the Wizard’s Eye voyage. In 2013, Bradt only paddled 10 days total. The kayaking deficit was due to the nature of Leg One. The Pacific is the largest ocean on the planet, requiring long stints at sea. Plus, the few islands peppered across her mid-latitudes are typically tiny, flat and dry. He first started paddling at age 6, after learning the sport from his father, Bill. By age 12, Bradt was ripping through Class V rapids an average of 100 days each year, and was already nationally recognized as a whitewater expert. “There were plenty of days when I was jonesing for the whitewater that comes with Montana’s spring,” Bradt says. “And I missed the mountains, for sure.” He consoled himself with the thought of the exotic rivers and waterfalls ahead, and took the time to hone some of his side hobbies. Bradt substituted paddling with BASE jumping, diving, fishing and learning to sail during his first year aboard the Wizard’s Eye. The crew dawdled for several months in French Polynesia before hightailing it to Fiji in October to beat the start of the southern cyclone season.
After six months and 7,500 miles of open ocean, Bradt parked the boat in Fiji and took a hiatus in Montana to wait out cyclone season. Leg Two of the Wizard’s Eye expedition started in April 2014.
“So, you reckon this thing’s pretty much unsinkable then, huh?” That’s what Dan McKay remembers yelling over
50-knot gusts as he helped corral the flapping headsail after an overnight sail in the Solomon Islands. McKay, a Montana paddler, and Jared Meehan, a Kiwi paddler, comprised the first set of crew for Leg Two aboard Wizard’s Eye. Neither of them had ever sailed before, and Bradt was still learning. Naturally, their first passage was marked by strong winds, breaking waves and what McKay called an “alarmingly close call with a huge, glowing volcano.” McKay and Meehan were more than willing to learn the ropes and endure hectic storms at sea in ex-
change for epic freshwater runs in the Solomons. Now that the boat had accessed the bigger islands comprising Melanesia, Bradt employed the same tactic for finding prime paddling spots as he had in the Marquesas: tracking down pictures of big-ass waterfalls and politely asking locals to point him in the right direction. His crew followed. Unfortunately for Bradt, one of the drawbacks of a rotating crew is constantly teaching newbies how not to sink his boat, as well as the dozens of tricks that keep her running smoothly. On the plus side, he can introduce new people to special places, and he has the chance to bring some of his favorite people along for the ride. Bill Bradt, Tyler’s father, “earned big points for Wizard’s Eye,” his son says, by yodeling at remote island villages in Fiji. At 71, Bill still kayaked plenty of ocean waves during his visit, in addition to helping Tyler work out the kinks in the boat before setting off on Leg Two. Tania Heater, Bradt’s girlfriend, hops aboard as often as her schedule and budget allow. Heater met Bradt at Charlie B’s almost three years ago—“I was sitting at that long bar in the back. All the sudden, a guy jumps across the bar and gets stuck halfway,” she remembers—and, that night, first heard about his dream of a round-the-world sailing expedition. “He told me he was determined to name his sailboat Sea Stallion,” she says, laughing. But once Bradt actually found his boat, he decided to keep its name, Heater says, on account of the superstition that it’s bad luck to change a boat’s name. Like Bradt, Heater is no stranger to adventuring abroad. Although her parents hail from Montana, she grew up in Jakarta and Dubai while her dad worked on oil rigs. Heater also spent a year living in New Zealand after college. “I never thought his sailing plans would actually work out,” she admits. Now that they have, she anxiously awaits each chance to get back on the boat with Bradt—even though she gets easily seasick. “I couldn’t do anything down below [deck] my first passage, which means I totally won,” she says. “I had three guys cooking for me for months!”
Leg Two of Bradt’s journey has taken the crew to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, where they have to hike to kayak remote island rivers, top, and get to paraglide over tropical terrain.
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In Papua New Guinea, Bradt and crew attempted a first descent on the Sepik River.
“Whether it’s exploring rocks, sky, ice or the ocean, know when he may be accessible by phone or email— Bradt approaches the ground, villagers point, holler One thing that kept Heater’s mind off her roily belly was steering Wizard’s Eye during her watches. it’s all for the same reason: to tap into the creative part is by seeing when new videos are posted to and whistle at him, chasing his flight to its eventual The autopilot system on the sailboat broke almost im- of our minds and seek out opportunities we don’t get wizardseye.tv, where he’s been chronicling his journey. landing in a row of bushes along a road. A dozen kids His most recent video, uploaded just a few and a handful of grown-ups excitedly swarm Bradt, mediately after leaving Baja. Most new boats have au- very often in our sterilized world,” Shapiro says. It’s that line of thinking that’s spurred Shapiro weeks ago, features Bradt, Meehan and McKay ex- laughing and whooping along with the big blond tomated steering systems–-some wind-powered, some American. One kid hugs him. “Wow,” Bradt electronic—that allow sailors to eat, sleep can be heard saying. “That was crazy.” and relax on deck. The alternative is So far, Bradt’s posted more than 25 of hand-steering, an arduous, monotonous these videos tracking Leg One and the beginand sometimes physically demanding task ning of Leg Two of his journey. Most have reacross long ocean miles. As of this writing, ceived thousands of views; the original video Bradt still had his crew hand-steering the from March 2013 that announced his plans Wizard’s Eye. with the Wizard’s Eye has more than 33,000 The other thing that keeps Heater’s views. mind off wave-induced nausea is the conAnd this is just the beginning. Bradt still stant maintenance involved with keeping has three-plus years and tens of thousands of an old boat working. miles to go. Even with so much left to travel, “We got backwinded one day in Fiji, he remains excited about what lies ahead. whipping along at 11 knots—way too fast “There are some golden nuggets of awefor that boat,” she says. “The power went someness I can’t wait to see,” he says. “I’m redown on all our instruments. Bill was ally looking forward to Africa, and to ending white-knuckling it the whole time, and in the Northwest Passage in a few years.” Bradt’s running around trying to fix the A few hours before he set sail for the electrical system, which was jury-rigged “awesomeness” of Papua New Guinea, during by some crazy Mexican dude in Baja.” his last interview for this story, Bradt, as enHeater says the electronics only came thusiastic and upbeat as ever, sounded as if back on line after Bradt shoved some fliphe’d fallen into the rhythm of the trip. A friend flops behind the boat’s batteries. wished him good luck and he brushed it off. While Bradt’s father and Heater have “It’s only 320 miles,” he said. “Should be already had their chance aboard Wizard’s Eye, other Montanans are still awaiting a Bradt’s route is comprised of five sailing legs, roughly broken into one-year chunks. He’s already completed a mellow few days of sailing.” Only someone who’d already sailed 8,000 turn. Jeff Shapiro, an accomplished hang the first, from Baja to Fiji, and is currently heading from Papua New Guinea toward Indonesia. After visiting Southeast Asia and Nepal, he plans on exploring Madagascar and the African mainland. His final leg will round glider, climber and BASE jumper based the Cape of Good Hope, cross the Atlantic Ocean and navigate the Northwest Passage before eventually ending miles would shrug at a multi-day sail into new territory—or someone who knows just how out of Missoula, plans to meet up with back in the Pacific Northwest. much farther he still has to go. Bradt next year as he crosses from Madagascar to mainland Africa. Follow Tyler Bradt’s journey at wizardseye.tv Like McKay and most of Bradt’s crew, Shapiro has to recently shift from professional hang gliding to try- ploring the Island of New Britain in Papua New never sailed before. But Shapiro says he’s always craved ing a wingsuit. He likens it to Bradt’s experience as Guinea. The footage scrolls through pristine water- or on the Wizard’s Eye Facebook page. a long ocean passage. Plus, when he heard Bradt’s plan an expert kayaker learning how to sail around the falls, smoking volcanos and tropical birds interBrianna Randall is a freelance writer in Missoula. spersed with the harsher realities of their travels. In to head inland and explore Africa for “some wingsuit world. “When you step outside your comfort zone, it’s a one scene, the truck transporting their kayaks to the In 2013, she and her husband quit their jobs at local conmissions,” he couldn’t refuse. The exact plans are still really refreshing thing,” he says. “You end up letting go Iso River gets stuck on a muddy backroad. In an- servation nonprofits to travel the world as volunteer loose, and that’s precisely how Shapiro likes it. other, natives help carry the kayaks through dense crew aboard small yachts. They crossed paths with Bradt “I consider the Wizard’s Eye expedition a quest of of your identity and putting ego aside.” and his crew in the Marquesas. More stories about Brijungle terrain. uncertainty,” Shapiro says. “Where’s the adventure in The last part of the four-minute video shows anna’s year hitchhiking across the Pacific and other writhaving the answers?” Bradt, with his seemingly permanent grin, paraglid- ing can be found on her blog at onthehorizonline.com. Shapiro takes a similarly philosophical approach Reaching Bradt for interviews can be difficult. ing off a cliff, over the Tavurvur Volcano and eventuto explain why a handful of landlubbing Montanans are editor@missoulanews.com Sometimes the best way to track his whereabouts—and ally down toward a small village near the shore. As striking out on the high seas to join Bradt.
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Roots and juju Artist Vanessa German harnesses the power of ancient Congo, modern Pittsburgh and, oddly enough, Montana’s James Lee Burke by Erika Fredrickson
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anessa German’s sculptures resemble elf- isn’t something you just do as a hobby to pass your like minkisi figurines of the Congo—spirits, time—making things and creating can really become or objects inhabited by spirits, that allow the material substance and the joy of your life,” she people to communicate and harness the says. “When we were kids, we tried to create a Dispowers of dead ancestors. But no traditional African neyland in our backyard, pulling together pieces of spirit wears a skirt made of tiny tennis shoes hanging wood we found and an old wagon and making from sets of house keys, and you probably wouldn’t tracks out of bricks. So I’ve always felt permission find one balancing on a skateboard, either. German to use my imagination and to be inspired by objects gathers modern knick-knacks and old coffee tins, toy and ideas—and to value that.” German was also influenced by 1980s LA culture. guns, model ships, seashells and prayer beads to make these “power dolls,” whose aesthetic seems to The AIDS epidemic was a major preoccupation and bridge thousands of years of African folk art with the German lost several people—a vice principal, neighgritty, colorful streets of Pittsburgh where she lives bors, some teenage friends—to the virus. Drive-by shootings were also prominent enough that they proand works. There is an otherworldly sense to German’s cre- duced their own vocabulary. “There was an evolving ations, partly because of the spirit images but also language for drive-by shootings and walk-by shootbecause if you read the list of materials she uses for ings and knowing what an AK47 was and a sawed-off her sculptures, you’ll notice it’s not just filled with shotgun and what it means to see a car at night slowly tangible objects. She also lists things like, “taking driving down the street without its headlights on,” matters into your own hands” and “found memories she says. German recalls of the transcontinental the debilitating fear slave trade,” as mateshe began to feel; rial. It’s a playful and the worry of dying meaningful way for young and not being German—who is also a able to live her life. spoken word artist— Instead of sinking to weave abstract into the fear, she ideas into her work. made deliberate efFor one of her exhibiforts to shed it. “I tions, 21st Century Ju started realizing I’m Ju, she described her missing out on fun art as “new magic: and adventure begadgets for yo’ soul, cause I’m kind of you-decide technology, scared,” she says. the un-digitized spirit, In the midyou betta’ recognize, 1990s, when she ancient and brand new was a freshman in simultaneously.” high school, Ger“My definition of man’s family moved juju and the way that I from their diverse LA grew up understanding neighborhood to t, a juju wasn’t really conplace where racism nected with any particwas, she says, “more ular religion or faith,” photo by Cathrine L. Walters black and white” she says. “I would hear and the Ku Klux older women say, ‘She German’s sculpture “2 ships passing in the night, or i wore a red dress to take my soul with me everywhere i go, thank you” is Klan marched down the street at Christchurch—she’s got her part of the new Bitter Root exhibit at MMAC. mas time and own kind of juju.’ It was really the idea that people had their own burned crosses. By that point, though, she was already empowering herself in all parts of her life, inmagic.” German grew up in Los Angeles in a big family cluding making art. German’s sculptures are informed by the slave with a mother who was a costume maker and quilter. If she and her siblings wanted new clothes, they trade of her ancestors who brought the tradition of were taught to make them. Instead of being a drag, minkisi art with them to America. They’re informed German found the challenge of creating new things by her own experiences in LA and also by the continuing racism that’s a consequence of slavery—Ferguinspiring. “I grew up understanding that arts and crafts son, for instance, and the beating of a young African
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Vanessa German creates sculptures using found objects such as coffee tins and key chains and things like rusty nails that evoke old Congolese art traditions.
American man in 2012 that happened in her own Pittsburgh neighborhood of Homewood. “I live in the living ricochet of what happens when people are removed from place. And story. And soul. And we haven’t the compassionate, wise leadership and vision to have national reconciliation over a lot of the historical injustices that have given this country the wealth that it has,” she says. German’s newest exhibit, Bitter Root, is currently on display at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture at the University of Montana. The exhibit name seems like a coincidence—the name for Montana’s state flower and also a term that applies to the historical roots of slavery. But here’s where German’s inclination for found art gets even more interesting. Bitter Root is also a wink to Montana author James Lee Burke’s 2002 book Bitterroot, which German found seven years ago and has been listening to on tape ever since. She’s memorized whole passages describing “the wooded hills above the Blackfoot River” and “the moon like a sliver of crusted ice above a steep-sided rock canyon that rose to a plateau covered with pon-
derosa.” And though she has only been to Montana once, as a kid visiting national parks, Montana’s landscape is now one of the intangible materials she sees as a part of her work. “I listen to Bitterroot because of the way he describes the geography,” she says. “I have this vision— and I don’t know if this sounds crazy–of being in the Bitterroot Valley and being able to run so fast that my legs blur. I think about all the roads he talks about and when I’m working on my art in my little basement studio, it’s what makes my heart feel wide and free.” Vanessa German’s Bitter Root is currently on display through Jan. 10 at MMAC’s Paxson Gallery. She presents her work during a reception in the PARTV lobby Thu., Nov. 13, from 5 to 7 PM. You can find a full listing of German’s events, including her spoken word appearances during First Friday, at umt.edu/montanamuseum. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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Jacob Robert Stephens’ The Sun is all you need I first threw this album on while driving up to the North Fork of the Flathead on a recent gray Saturday. I listened to it once. Then again. Then again. It fit the landscape so perfectly, I couldn’t take it off repeat. Turns out, it was the only album I needed for the weekend’s entire eight-hour roundtrip drive. It makes sense that the songs on Jacob Robert Stephens’ debut release, The Sun Beyond the Storm, feel right at home in the hills and valleys of western Montana. Raised in Troy and based part-time in Missoula and part-time working on the Bull River, Stephens’ style blends acoustic country with a bit of folk and a bit of bluegrass for a feel that’s both rustic and graceful. He sings about topics many of us here grapple with: the pull between love and landscape, the opportunities of being in town and the need to live away from civilization, the desire to be our best selves in this wild place: “There’s still time to set your hair on fire,” he sings in the title track, “and live before you die.” If measured solely by the merits of its lyrics and melody alone, this is an undeniably good album. What makes it truly great is the cast of standout local musicians that joined Stephens in the studio. The liner
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MudSlide Charley, New and Used How sweet is it to see a band live up to its promise? Think Los Lobos’ Kiko, or the Georgia Satellites’ The Land of Salvation and Sin. Locally, witness the ascension of MudSlide Charley. It would be easy to say that all the band lacked was a hot chick with killer pipes, and when Emi Kodama joined the band, she definitely helped Charley reach a higher musical plateau. But the musicians on New and Used roar out of the chute with the bare bones elements that drive all the best rhythm and blues: gritty electric guitar, elastic bass and a backbeat that punches you right in the sternum. The album was recorded by Shmed Maynes at his studio, and the mix is clean and strong, with detail that rewards repeated listenings. Blues, like so many other genres, can tend to be monotonous if the players lack feeling or an understanding of the music. No such problem here. Missoula rock/blues kingpin Phil Hamilton mixes in raw
harp and smooth sax like potent seasonings in a complex stew. Phil and bike-to-the-gig drummer Roger Moquin bring an assured confidence, which allows the other players to stretch out and feed the groove. Emi’s voice is ballsy and bluesy, somewhere in the tonal neighborhood of Susan Tedeschi and Etta James, providing an excellent counterpoint to guitarist Marco Littig’s Delta gutbucket growl, which, like a good character actor, is most effective in measured doses. As bassist Tahj Kjelland closes the album with his patented keep-it-positive rap on “Living For Another Day,” it’s hard not to shake your head at how these Missoula blues hounds keep getting bigger and better, using every tool in their extensive collection. (Bob Wire) MudSlide Charley plays an album release show at the Top Hat Fri., Nov. 7, at 9:30 PM, with Three-Eared Dog. Free.
Max Johnston, Dismantling Paradise You’ve probably never heard of Max Johnston, but if your finger’s been on the pulse of Americana over the past couple decades, you may be more familiar with him than you think. From his contributions in Uncle Tupelo and Wilco’s first two albums to his work as a member of The Gourds since 1999, the Texan multi-instrumentalist has made his mark while usually deferring the spotlight to someone else on the stage. On his first solo album, Dismantling Paradise, released by High Plains Films, Johnston pulls out a collection of casual, countrified porch songs that let his own voice and songwriting take the lead for a change.
Members of The Gourds drop in to add some color, and producer Eric Jarvis lends generous portions of splashy lap steel that tastefully underline the country influence. Johnston’s warm voice works best on the sleepy lullaby “Next to You,” and he does well by not overindulging in stereotypical Southern twang. While all the songs are easily enjoyable, similar tempos and melodies keep the brief album from ever getting too high off the ground. Dismantling Paradise is a nice introduction, but hopefully Johnston stretches out a little more on his next record. (Jed Nussbaum)
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Literary surprise Jesse Bier on Bradbury and moral cannibals by Chris La Tray
Book signings at Shakespeare & Co! Chef Tanya Holland Thursday, Nov. 20, 7 PM Author of “Brown Sugar Kitchen.”
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At 89 years old, University of Montana professor emeritus Jesse Bier continues to build on his body of work, including essays, criticism, poetry and a string of thrillers. His latest thriller, Ocho Rios, published with the local Milltowne Press, is about a couple in 1970s Jamaica on the lam after making off with $2 million in mob money. Readers don’t initially know much about the caper or the two characters, Sal and Maureen, though details are revealed as the story unfolds. As a novella, Ocho Rios is a quick read built primarily on exchanges of dialogue between the two leads. As the tale races to its conclusion, villains lurk around every corner seeking to thwart the lovers’ plans for a future together. Or do they? Bier spent some time with the Indy to discuss his book, writing style and the current state of art and literature.
erary scene. I just hope I’m not in that classification myself. I fear that too many artists are frauds—like a painter who just dumps paint all over a canvas at random and then holds it up as some great art. That isn’t good for anybody.
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Is there any particular reason you chose to set Ocho Rios in Jamaica? Jesse Bier: None except that it’s an island of my experience, and that as a vacationer I was startled to find somebody holding a rifle or machine gun along the hallway of the hotel. It’s a strange island in that one part of it is for visitors and vacation and “at ease” mentality, and the other part is laden with crime and violence and is scary, you know. And sometimes some of the West Coast spills over into the East Coast. When it comes to writing, there are the “seat of the pants” writers who start a book without knowing where it’s going, and those who meticulously plan. Are you a “seat of the pants” guy? JB: Yeah, lately, I think that’s fair to say. It’s an interesting frame of mind to start a work of fiction, or a play or poetry, and let it go on its own. Not to force the theme on it, but let it evolve from it. Things that are inherent to the material, let them come to the fore. How did you end up with Milltowne Press? JB: The truth of the matter is I’m 89 now. It’s virtually impossible, even though I have a record behind me, to induce publishers to even look at my manuscripts. And, no less, get an agent. They don’t want to invest time in a man that’s liable to die next Tuesday. So I have some young colleagues helping me in opening up a publishing house of our own here in Missoula, and we hope sooner or later to attract maybe some national coverage. How do you feel about the state of literature today? JB: I confess that I have a dimmer view of American poetry, in particular, and maybe of the whole lit-
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Ocho Rios Jesse Bier paperback, Milltowne Press 104 pages, $10
I’m just reading Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, which is a charming book. It’s nearly sentimental, but he withholds that emotion sufficiently so it makes it a lovely book … He was a quite popular writer, but a good one, even more than I thought as I go back to him. Do you ever find your characters doing something you didn’t anticipate, or have a minor character suddenly become a much bigger part of the story? JB: Yes, yes, that’s true. There was a character in a previous novel called The Cannibal in which a parttime reporter for a local paper, the counterpart to the Missoulian, comes far more to the fore than I think I ever imagined. There is a criminal act of cannibalism in the story the reporters are investigating, and this reporter starting as a minor character becomes a kind of moral cannibal, cannibalizing the material of other characters for the advancement of his own career. But I didn’t see that coming! It turned out to be quite worthwhile. Jesse Bier reads from Ocho Rios at Shakespeare & Co. Fri., Nov. 7, at 6 PM. Free.
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In disguise American Yard Sale inspects notions of deceit by Jed Nussbaum
Chris Dufala’s American Yard Sale includes everyday appliances made of clay.
They say that art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. But in the case of Chris Dufala’s work, what you see isn’t exactly what you get. Dufala’s sculptures often depict commonplace items: a toaster, an egg beater, a wheelbarrow. The materials appear to be cobbled-together pieces of scrap metal, like old license plates bolted together for the sides of the toaster and bits of rebar for the blades of the egg beater. It’s not the imitation of the sculpture’s subject matter that’s so tricky, however; the ruse is in what it’s made of. While they appear to be impressively intricate metalwork, the pieces are actually uncanny works of clay. “One of clay’s best qualities is that it can record information,” Dufala says. “You can take wet clay and press something into it, and it becomes other objects very easily. It’s clay, but you [as the viewer] don’t know it’s clay until you pick it up. Oftentimes you’re completely fooled by it.” Dufala discovered his love for clay while pursuing a degree in fine arts at Rowan University in his native New Jersey. He wanted to take sculpture classes, but the school offered none so he took ceramics instead and found that through clay’s imitative nature he could accomplish all the things he’d hoped to achieve with sculpture. The natural mimicry of the medium became the key to his entire philosophy as an artist and led him to, among other things, an artist residency at the Clay Studio in Missoula in 2012, as well as his current long-term residency at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena. Dufala’s pieces are aesthetically pleasing, but to him, the meaning is in the method. The duplicity of his work is part of what he calls “illusionary commentary.” In other words, he’s illustrating deception by embracing it as an artistic technique. The result is a subtly subversive depiction of objects that speak to our society’s standards regarding domesticity, addiction to technology and consumerism.
“I have a saying that I call ‘convenience of appliance’ that I use often when describing my work,” he says. “We get all these appliances to make our life easy and in turn they kind of complicate things.” Dufala has created a new set of ceramics for a First Friday showing at the FrontierSpace gallery titled American Yard Sale. Kitchenware, garden tools and other common yard sale castaways will be portrayed in junkyard scrap metal form that is, of course, actually clay— a facade within a facade that depicts the throwaway nature of modern goods. “The conceptual matter of my work is often about things in everyday life and society that are fooling us,” he says. “We’re in such a consumer culture that we make these things we might use or might never use and then we sell them again for a much cheaper price. Then we go out and buy more, discard, and buy more.” It’s a pointed message, delivered so obscurely that it may be lost on the audience. Though he still hopes the deceptive quality of the sculptures will make people think about the bigger picture, Dufala admits the central concept might not come through. “It’s not often realized by the viewer, which I think is okay,” he says. “First and foremost, the integrity and craftsmanship is a primary concern for me. But I’ve always taken the role of artist as a communicator seriously. Where is the exchange happening if art is a form of communication? For some people, it’s just as much [about] getting someone to pick something up because it’s beautiful—but at the same time there is a thread of meaning behind everything.” Chris Dufala’s American Yard Sale shows Fri., Nov. 7, with a reception from 6 to 9 PM at FrontierSpace, in the alley between Spruce and Pine near the Old Post. Free.
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OPEN HOUSE Discuss the Potential Future Bonner I-90 Bridges Project Thursday, November 6, 2014 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. There will be no formal presentation. Bonner Elementary School, 9045 Hwy. 200, Bonner, MT The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will discuss a potential future project to remove and replace the eastbound and westbound Interstate 90 bridges over the Blackfoot River near Bonner, MT., Missoula County at reference post 110.2. The purpose of the project is to provide structurally-sound bridges over the Blackfoot River, and to improve the recreational use of the river. Work is expected to include removing the current bridges, including the existing piers and abutments, and constructing two new bridges at the same location and on the same alignment. The configuration for the new bridges would not include bridge piers within the river channel. Replacement of bridge approach sections, slope modification and stabilization, and scour protection is also anticipated. The project would also evaluate potential connectivity with trails and recreation areas in the vicinity of the bridges.
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Crime city Nightcrawler gets extra creepy without gimmicks by Molly Laich
The current phase of this project includes preliminary design and environmental documentation only. There will be no construction associated with this phase of the project. Funding has not yet been identified for a future project phase involving final design and construction. The purpose of the open house is to solicit public input. The public is encouraged to attend this open house. MDT attempts to provide accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person's participation in any service, program, or activity. For reasonable accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact Sarah Nicolai at (406) 324-7412 at least two days before the meeting. For the hearing impaired, the TTY number is (406) 444-7696, (800) 335-7592, or Montana Relay at 711. Alternative accessible formats of information will be provided upon request.
Opinions, comments, and concerns may also be submitted in writing at the meeting; by mail to Ed Toavs, Missoula District Administrator, at P.O. Box 7039, Missoula, MT 598077039; or online at www.mdt.mt.gov/mdt/comment_form.shtml Please indicate comments are for project UPN 8164 and submit comments by November 21, 2014.
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Fierce.
In Lou Bloom, Jake Gyllenhaal gives us a character as unscrupulous as he is clever. He’s Norman Bates, if Norman had a capitalistic spirit and were unburdened by any love for his mother. Nightcrawler is written and directed by Dan Gilroy, whose previous screenplays include The Fall (2006) and The Bourne Legacy (2012). In his directorial debut, with the help of his leading man and cinematographer Robert Elswit, Gilroy has made a near perfect thriller, destined to be a modern classic. We first meet Lou pilfering metal from a trainyard for scrap, but it’s a dead-end field and he has economic ambitions greater than that of petty thief. Late one night, he chances upon a gruesome car wreck swarmed by police and film crews, and from this, our protagonist’s obsession with the world of Los Angeles crime journalism is born. In this world, the local news has seemingly no ethics or moral standards when it comes to the level of exploitation or violence they’re willing to show on television—just add a disclaimer and blur out some of the blood and faces. It’s a slight exaggeration of how bad the news has truly gotten, I think. Hollywood culture outside the purview of movies remains for me a hazy unknown, and I haven’t watched local news in a lot of years, so there’s a chance I’m wrong about that. But, still. I would call what they’re doing more a case of “heightened reality” than satire, because it’s not hammed up or funny. Getting bloody news on the air means big money for these people in an increasingly cutthroat industry, and that’s nothing to laugh at. Lou finds a customer for his footage in news director Nina Romina (Rene Russo), a woman who’s been in the business long enough to make her desperate. Lou’s partner Rick (Riz Ahmed) represents so many of us: he’s unambitious and unsure of who he really is, and for that reason, doomed and easily corruptible. Bill Paxton as a veteran “nightcrawler” is just competition for Lou to snuff out.
I mention cinematographer Elswit by name because he’s so integral to the picture’s success. The way his camera captures LA at night harkens back to the careful, rich compositions of 1970s filmmaking, back when they didn’t know any better than to take the time to set up the scene and use a tripod. It could be that in this regard I’m overly sensitive. We’ve just finished Halloween and I spent a good portion of October gorging on modern horror films, where “found footage” has taken over the landscape. Lou has a camera in his hand for so much of the film. A lesser picture might have exploited that, taken the easy way out and made this a shaky-cam, paparazzi-shot murder mystery, but thank heavens, this film is not that. With a budget of just $8 million, it’s not a Hollywood product, either, but rather the epitome of what I’m hoping represents a new trend in cinema—films made for people who prefer characters and original stories over fake sets and fighting robots. We follow Lou’s every move because we have no other choice, and that’s the filmmaker’s secret gift to the audience. Of course, we would never reposition the body at an active crime scene before the police have arrived in order get a better shot, but it sure is thrilling to watch Lou do it. Gyllenhaal’s never given a bad performance, if you ask me, but this role takes him to another level. He’s a handsome guy who, with the help of a greasy haircut and a few lost pounds, presents us instead with an intrinsically creepy, calculating person. And maybe Lou knows he’s creepy, feels resentful of a world that’s rejected him, and has sublimated that rejection into a fast-talking, enthusiastic adopter of all the most sociopathic virtues of capitalism. Imagine a man smart enough to know he has to hide who he is really is, who’s willing to use threats and intimidation to get what he wants, a man who doesn’t even care that his lover submits not out of genuine interest but out of fear. What could be scarier than that? Nightcrawler continues at the Carmike 12.
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OPENING THIS WEEK BIG HERO 6 A lovable puffy robot teams up with friends to rescue the city of San Fransokyo. Featuring the voices of Ryan Potter, Jamie Chung and Alan Tudyk. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. INTERSTELLAR Space explorers plan to use a wormhole to make the first-ever galactic voyage. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. MAGICAL UNIVERSE Reclusive Maine artist Al Carbee, known for elaborate Barbie dioramas, becomes friends with a New York filmmaker. Screening at the Roxy Nov. 7-9 at 7 and 9 PM. NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: SKYLIGHT Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy play a pair of former sweethearts who meet again, but find that class and inequality keep them apart. Screening at the Roxy Nov. 11 at 7 PM. $11-$16; tickets at mtlive.org. THE OVERNIGHTERS The Sundance award-winning documentary chronicles a well-meaning pastor and the struggles of oilfield workers in Williston, N.D. Screening at the Roxy Tue., Nov. 7-9, 7:15 and 9:15 PM. THE ROOM Director, writer and star Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 drama about a San Francisco banker is well on its way to cult status for being one of the worst movies ever. And hey, it’s got sex scenes! Rated R. Screening at the Roxy Thu., Nov. 6, at 7 PM. Crowd participation is encouraged, so bring spoons and footballs. (Google it, kids.) SPIRITED AWAY Miyazaki’s 2001 masterpiece follows a little girl, Chihiro, as she navigates a mysterious spirit world and tries to save her parents. Screening at the Roxy Wed., Nov. 12 at 7 PM. THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY A glamorous couple visiting Greece in the 1960s gets tangled in a sinister web of infatuation and paranoia. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Dunst and Oscar Isaac. Rated PG-13. Wilma.
NOW PLAYING ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY Based on the venerated kids’ book, a little boy wakes up with gum in his hair and everything goes downhill. As one IMDB reviewer says,
Look at these dorics. The Two Faces of January opens Friday at the Wilma.
“Ugh, they turned it into a family togetherness movie.” Starring Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner and Ed Oxenbould. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP A woman with amnesia realizes that people are keeping dark secrets from her. Starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. THE BEST OF ME Former high school sweethearts smooch and talk about their feelings in the adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel. Starring James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan and Luke Bracey. Rated PG13. Carmike 12. FURY Brad Pitt is a battle-hardened sergeant commanding a five-man crew in a 1945 strike at Nazi Germany. Also starring Shia “The Beef” LaBeouf and Logan Lerman. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. GONE GIRL A husband becomes the focus of suspicion when his wife disappears. Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike and Neil Patrick Harris. Rated R. Carmike 12,. HORNS A young man’s girlfriend dies mysteriously, and then he wakes up with supernatural prongs growing out of his head. Based on the thriller
novel by Joe Hill. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple and Max Minghella. Rated R. Wilma.
Wiig, Bill Hader and Luke Wilson. Rated R. Wilma.
THE JUDGE A high-powered lawyer has to return home to his estranged family after his dad is accused of murder. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall and Vera Farmiga. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
ST. VINCENT Sadly, the musician Annie Clark has nothing to do with this comedy about a drunken old guy who befriends a young boy. Starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts. Rated PG13. Carmike 12.
NIGHTCRAWLER A down-on-his-luck young man finds employment, and perhaps more than he bargained for, in a freelance camera crew of Los Angeles crime journalists. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Bill Paxton. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. (See Film.)
Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle.
OUIJA Friends playing with an ouija board accidentally unleash evil powers, which is exactly what my mama raised me to believe ouija boards do. Just say no to ouija boards, guys. Starring Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto and Daren Kagasoff. Rated PG13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 541-7469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
PRINCESS MONONOKE A young warrior encounters a brave young woman who leads a fierce group of animal gods. Screening at the Roxy Sun., Nov. 9 at 4 PM. THE SKELETON TWINS Estranged twins reunite after both narrowly escaping death on the same day. Starring Kristen
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A week of quick, affordable, holiday-themed cooking classes that will help you bring the flavors you savor home to your Thanksgiving table. Weekday classes will begin at 6:00pm, with Saturday’s class starting at noon. Fee for each class is just $5.00. Register for any – or all – of the classes below by calling the GFS Customer Service Desk at 541-3663. photo courtesy of Sean Davis
11/14 A Trio of Holiday Appetizers
11/18 Roasted Butternut Galette
Emily Walter, GFS Cooking School Manager
Tom Siegel, former Montana Chef of the Year
11/15 Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Walnut Maple Vinaigrette
11/19 Autumn Vegetable Gratin
Hipstocracy by Ari LeVaux
Walker Hunter, Burns Street Bistro
Graham Roy, Romaine’s
11/17 Dried Cherry Bread Pudding
11/20 Brioche Sausage Stuffing Matt Cornette, Red Bird
Greg Ragan, former Sous Chef, Biga Pizza
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[26] Missoula Independent • November 6–November 13, 2014
The negative chatter directed toward hipsters has reached a fever pitch. Recent anti-hipster screeds that have appeared in high-profile publications like U.S. News and World Report and The New York Times, both directed at the hipster diet. The U.S. News piece argues that hipsters are hypocrites because they eat bacon and drink craft beer, which contradicts their predilection for things like locally grown kale. The Times op-ed goes after brunch, because hipsters like to eat it, and hipsters are annoying, especially when they eat brunch. Before I get into the details of these curious arguments, let’s back up for a moment and get clear on what hipster means. A simple definition provided by Google reads: “A person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream.” Matt Granfield elaborates on that premise in his book, Hipstermattic. “While mainstream society of the 2000s had been busying itself with reality television, dance music, and locating the whereabouts of Britney Spears’s underpants, an uprising was quietly and conscientiously taking place behind the scenes,” he writes. “Long-forgotten styles of clothing, beer, cigarettes and music were becoming popular again. Retro was cool, the environment was precious and old was the new ‘new.’ Kids wanted to wear Sylvia Plath’s cardigans and Buddy Holly’s glasses—they reveled in the irony of making something so nerdy so cool. They wanted to live sustainably and eat organic gluten-free grains … The way to be cool wasn’t to look like a television star: it was to look like as though you’d never seen television.” In Amir Khan’s U.S. News piece, titled “The hypocritical diet of the hipster” he argues that because hipsters eat a lot of bacon and drink a lot of craft beer, it negates the healthy hipster habits of riding fixed gear bikes and eating things like Brussels sprouts. “In addition to bacon-wrapped-everything, craft beer— which tends to be higher in calories than mainstream ales and lagers—is a mainstay in a hipster diet,” Khan explains. David Shaftel’s piece for the Times, titled “Brunch is for jerks,” avoids explicit use of the H-word, but it’s clear who Shaftel has in mind when he uses hipster code words like “West Village” and “proudly bedraggled” to describe the annoying brunch eaters as they wallow in their weekend gustatory leisure. Shaftel writes: “While Sundays were traditionally reserved for family, we now have crowds of unfettered young(ish) people with no limitations on their pursuit of weekend leisure ... Here, and many other places, friends have become family and brunch the family gathering.
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“The friends aren’t the problem, of course,” he continues. “Brunch is. Seasoned with the self-satisfaction of knowing the latest and hippest brunch boîte and the pleasure of ordering eggs Benedict made with jamón Ibérico and duck eggs, something so fundamentally conformist can seem like the height of urban sophistication.” The people that make fun of hipsters, ironically, are the new hipsters, a point that a Times reader named Barbara summed up nicely when commenting on Shaftel’s essay. “Disliking something because hipsters like it is quintessential hipsterism,” she wrote. “Genuinely liking or disliking things for their own sake is the cure. I happen to love breakfast, and so naturally I love brunch.” I happen to think eggs Benedict made with jamon Iberico and duck eggs sounds pretty damn good. Like bacon and eggs, but better. It seems that the war on hipsters has turned into a war on foodies. They’re both sloppy, ill-conceived wars, full of contradiction and built on suspect assumptions. While Khan claims that hipsters are bonkers for bacon, others suggest hipsters are mostly vegan. This is the kind of problem you have when you take aim at a large, diverse and ill-defined segment of the population and try to make sweeping generalizations about it. It’s also worth noting that Khan’s argument that bacon consumption makes hipsters hypocritical is based on the outdated idea that saturated fats are at the root of heart disease, the evidence for which is crumbling as we speak. Khan’s assertion that hipsters are hypocritical because they drink craft beer flies in the face of multiple claims that the hipster beer of choice is Pabst Blue Ribbon, and others that they are gluten-free. Meanwhile, Khan’s Twitter profile mentions that he’s a “homebrewer.” Wait, what? As for Shaftel’s assertion that annoying bunch eaters irredeemably taints the practice, then what, pray tell, are we supposed to do with mom on Mother’s Day? “Sorry Mom, you get oatmeal, because I can’t deal with hipsters.” It’s time to leave the hipsters, whomever they are, alone. There are many more pressing matters with which to concern ourselves than what other people are eating, and at what time of day, and how internally consistent that diet is. I won’t blame you for fretting about global warming or the situation in the Middle East. But if you’re worried about hipsters, then maybe you’re the one with too much time on your hands. The only hopeful takeaway I can see from this recent lunacy is that perhaps, finally, the anti-hipster trend has jumped the shark.
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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. $-$$
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Eagles Lodge #32 Missoula 2420 South Avenue • 543-6346 Tailgate with us before each Griz home game, and get a FREE ride to the game on our shuttle. Soup, salad and burgers served for lunch Monday thru Friday 11:00am to 2:30pm. Don’t forget to stop in for our Thursday Night Matadors & Friday Night Burgers, 6:00 to 8:00pm both nights. Live music EVERY Friday and Saturday night and admission is always FREE! El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 FREE DELIVERY DOWNTOWN. Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. NOW SERVING BREAKFAST Empanadas! Ask us about our Take and Bake Service! Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Thurs 11 am - 6 pm. Friday and Sat 11-8 pm 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. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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Come Here Often? HAPPIEST HOUR What it is: A new book edited by Sean Manning that features 53 writers raising a glass to their favorite watering hole. Why it matters: Kevin Canty pays homage to Eddie’s Club, the esteemed Missoula establishment now home to Charlie B’s. What it says: Canty sets quite the scene of his arrival in Missoula during fall 1972. He rents a hotel room for $1.75 a night and orders a beer at Eddie’s for 10 cents. Why at Eddie’s? “I don’t remember. Maybe it was as simple as thinking I wasn’t going to get beat up,” Canty writes. “I was from the East Coast and I had a ponytail and I didn’t know what the etiquette was in Montana bars, but this looked like a pretty free-and-easy spot.” What else it says: There’s mention of Lee Nye and James Crumley and Jay Rummel. Plus Richard Hugo, who “preferred to do his drinking elsewhere … but his students were at Eddie’s.” There’s plenty more, of course, making these six pages worth buying the book for any of Eddie’s (or Charlie’s) dedicated barflies.
Who else is in it: Canty is joined by many other accomplished writers, including Scott Raab from Esquire, author Laura Lippman (she attended the Montana Festival of the Book panel remembering Crumley in 2009) and Craig Davidson (Rust and Bone). A few musicians also contribute to the book, like Andrew W.K., Craig Finn of The Hold Steady and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver. Oh, and former NBA player Paul Shirley makes an appearance. The other bars: The handsomely designed, 352-page book covers everything from dives to “upscale joints,” from Antarctica to Paris. It’s often funny, occasionally touching and definitely succeeds in making you quite thirsty. Where to get it: Both Fact & Fiction and Shakespeare & Co. have copies for $16. —Skylar Browning Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
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Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$ Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins • 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$ Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West • 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $ Lucky Strike Sports Bar. Casino. Restaurant 1515 Dearborn Ave. 549-4152 Our restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Are you looking for Delivery without all the extra charges? Call 549-4152 and talk to Jacquie or Judy for more details. You can also get lunch and Coffee from Bold Coffee in the parking lot. Come into the casino for your chance to play Plinko, Spin the Wheel, or Roll the Dice for machine play. Open Mon-Sun 7am2am. $-$$ Market on Front 201 E. Front St. marketonfront.com The Market on Front is more than a market with a restaurant. It is an energetic marketplace which offers an epicurean experience to excite the senses. It is also an energetic, vibrant marketplace creating an opportunity to taste and take home the products of artisans who create excellent products at awesome prices. This community centered specialty food destination features gourmet yet traditional prepared foods, sandwiches, salads, specialty cheeses, charcuterie, local brews, wines, espresso and so much more! $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. • 543-7154 (on the hip strip) • themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $3? (Missoula County residents over 60: $3, only $6 if younger and just stopping by) Anyone is welcome to join us from 11:30-12:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food and great conversation. For a full menu, visit our website. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 South Orange St. 543-3188 www.orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh
meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Parker’s Restaurant 32 East Front Street Exit 153, Drummond 406-288-2333 Find us on Facebook, Yelp or Foursquare. Offering over 125 different Burgers. Parker’s burgers are ground fresh daily. We patty them 1/4 pound at a time. We also have 1/2 pound and pound burgers! Most burgers are available all the time too, except for seasonal items. We’re open Tuesday thru Saturday 11am to 8 pm. We’ve also got Steaks, Pastas, Salads, Daily Specials and NOT the usual variety of home made desserts. Private parties and catering available. $-$$ Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Plonk 322 N Higgins • 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an all-encompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions. Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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November 6–November 13, 2014 and Systems of Gender Cross Culturally” lecture with Dick Sattler with chat about the continuum of gender, with Q&A panel to follow. Skaggs Building, room 117, at 6 PM. Get more in tune with your body at the Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons, which aim to ease chronic pain and improve flexibility and posture. Meets Thursdays from Oct. 9-23 and Nov. 6-20 from 6-7 PM at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. $30 for three week series. Call 721-0033 for info.
More events online: missoulanews.com The rabble-rousers of Wartime Blues play an acoustic show to accompany the beer-slingin’ at Draught Works, 6-8 PM. No cover. Turning the Wheel Missoula brings the Tapestry Class, a creative and improvisational dance class with tools for stress relief, to Headwaters Dance Company studio, 1042 Monroe St. Meets Thursdays from 6:30-8 PM through Nov. 20. $10 per class, or $110 for entire series. Advance registration required by emailing lulu@turningthewheel.org or calling 544-7561.
Clear skies ahead. Frontier Ruckus plays the Top Hat Thu., Nov. 13, with show at 10 PM. $10. 18-plus.
THURSDAYNOV06 The Max Wave’s Turkey Bingo features dinner catered by James Bar, Flathead Lake beer aplenty and lots of games at Fort Missoula’s Heritage Hall. 6 PM. $30/$25 in advance at themax-wave.ticketleap.com. Proceeds help support the Max Wave project to add a recreational feature on the Clark Fork.
Pittsburgh-based artist Vanessa German chats about the legacies of slavery and violence at the UC Theater as part of DiverseU. 2 PM. The Valley Christian School Junior High kiddos present their rendition of Annie, Jr., at 2 PM and 7 PM on Nov. 6 and 7. 2526 Sunset Lane. $5/$15 per family.
nightlife Sustainable Business Council members and their buddies are invited to the SBC Membership Appreciation Party, at the Loft of Missoula at 5:30 PM. Visit sustainablebusinesscouncil.org to find more info. As part of the Gender Expansion Project lecture series, the “Gender Identity
The UM School of Theatre and Dance invites y’all to a very personal experience at the annual Dance Up Close, which features two alternating programs of original choreography in the Masquer Theatre. Program I on Nov. 4, 6 and 8 at 7:30 PM, Program II on Nov. 5 and 7 at 7:30 PM and Nov. 8 at 2 PM. $9/$6 kids 12 and under.
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[calendar] Dark sides get unleashed in the Missoula Community Theatre production of Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical, at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 31-Nov. 2 and Nov. 5-9. Evening performances at 7:30 PM except for Sundays, which are at 6:30. Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21, available at the box office, MCTinc.org or 728-7529.
The Sentinel & Meadow Hill School Bands present original compositions, jazz standards and seasonal selections at the fall concert at Sentinel High School’s Margaret Johnson Theater. 7:30 PM. Free, with reception to follow. The colorful dudes of Greensky Bluegrass put the party back into acoustic performance at the Top Hat, along with Dead Winter Carpenters. $20/$18 in ad-
vance. Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s and the Top Hat. 18-plus. The Stumptown Players present the premiere of No Time For Love, an original comedy about relationships and technology by Missoula-based playwright Kathy Witkowsky. Performances at the KM Theatre in Kalispell Nov. 6-8 and 13-15, at 8 PM. $12. Tickets at stumptownplayers.org. (See Spotlight.)
The new Thursday Flip Night features nonstop bumpin’ tunes and the chance to win free drinks with a coin toss at the bar. Badlander. 9 PM. $2 cover. The Dark Horse Country Band aims to please with country tunes all through the nite at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. No cover. Folk/bluesy dude Bow Thayer brings his Bojotar, a combo resonator-electric guitar/banjo, and
busts out tunes at Stage 112, with Alex Abraham. 8 PM. $5. Check out bowthayer.com/events for tickets and info. Chicago-based band o’ brothers The Hudson Branch plays tunes at the Palace, along with Tom Catmull’s Radio Static and Monk and the Mothers. 9 PM. No cover. Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. Slide on a blazer (don’t forget to roll up the sleeves) and drop some “In Soviet Russia” jokes at Missoula’s Homegrown StandUp Comedy at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM to perform. Free.
FRIDAYNOV07 The Broke is No Joke comedy night brings together such goofy luminaries as Zack Jarvis, Keema Waterfield, Matthew Cuddleup Kettelhake, plus guests, to the Press Box. 7-9 PM. Donations appreciated.
Give it some elbow grease. Alien Ant Farm plays Stage 112, along with Zeale, Fri., Nov. 7. 9 PM. $18/$16 in advance. 18-plus. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and 1111presents.com.
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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 snax, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out missoulacultural.org/gallery-guide and our special listings.
[calendar] Indulge all your artistic cravings at the three-day Artrageous celebration in Hamilton, which features an art show, gala, concert, special dining and more at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds Events Center, 100 Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton. Gala is Nov. 7 from 7-10 PM, $75. Art show runs Nov. 8 from 10 AM-5 PM and Nov. 9 from 10 AM-4 PM, free admission. Visit bitterrootarts.org to find complete schedule and details. The annual Holiday Market at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, in conjunction with the Holiday Bazaar at St. Paul Lutheran, features antiques, crafts, books, decor, homemade treats and more. Nov. 7 from 9 AM-5 PM and Nov. 8 from 9 AM4 PM. Raffle and silent auction drawing at 11:30 AM on Sunday at Holy Spirit. 130 South Sixth St. E. and 202 Brooks St. You’ll be in stitches at Yarns at the Library, the fiber-arts craft group that meets at the Missoula Public Library from noon-2 PM Fridays. The Valley Christian School Junior High kiddos present their rendition of Annie, Jr., at 2 PM and 7 PM on Nov. 6 and 7. 2526 Sunset Lane. $5/$15 per family. Tasty beers and sweet tunes from the New-Matics make for a feel-good evening at Blacksmith Brewing Company, 4-8 PM, all to benefit the Linda Massa Youth Home’s services for at-risk youth in the Bitterroot. Includes a raffle for 125 pounds of Angus beef. Free to attend.
nightlife All the cool kiddos should check out Mismo Gymnastics’s Friday Night Children’s Party, where ages 5-plus play games and explore obstacle courses with guidance. 1900 W. Broadway St. 5:30-9:30 PM. $25/$20 for members, plus $10 for additional siblings. Limited to 80 kids, so zoom over to mismogym.com or call 728-0908 to sign up ahead of time. Chilluns can play while Mom and Pop get their whiskey on with Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat, 6-8 PM, with a rotating group of live, local musicians. No cover. Stevi duo Ron and Sonia offer Celtic tunes with pop sensibility at the North Valley Public Library, 6-7:30 PM. Free.
The quick-witted Zootown Improv troupe presents sketch comedy and off-thecuff performance in Scratch ‘n Sniff: The Michelle Stermitz Experience, at Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. First St. W. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. Full bar and pizza available all evening. $12/$9 for students. $22 for two, if purchased at stensrudplayhouse.com.
Dark sides get unleashed in the Missoula Community Theatre production of Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical, at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 31-Nov. 2 and Nov. 5-9. Evening performances at 7:30 PM except for Sundays, which are at 6:30. Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21, available at the box office, MCTinc.org or 728-7529.
Missoula’s own Claude Allick isn’t slinging drinks anymore, but he is slinging words. His magical-realism play about Haitian life, Cowardice of Eyes, debuts at the Crystal Nov. 7-8. Doors at 6:30 PM. $10 at the door or brownpapertickets.com/event/899024.
Cut a rug when the Golden Age Club hosts dancing and live music in an alcohol-free environment. 727 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. 6-10 PM. $3. Call 240-9617 to learn more.
The UM School of Theatre and Dance invites y’all to a very personal experience at the annual Dance Up Close, which features two alternating programs of original choreography in the Masquer Theatre. Program I on Nov. 4, 6 and 8 at 7:30 PM, Program II on Nov. 5 and 7 at 7:30 PM and Nov. 8 at 2 PM. $9/$6 kids 12 and under.
Oh, you’re not dreaming, Alien Ant Farm is back in business and ready to rawk Stage 112, along with Zeale. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $18/$16 in advance. 18plus. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and 1111presents.com. Goodness, gracious, great shots of Fireball, Zeppo MT is gonna play righteous tunes while you hit the dance floor at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover.
MudSlide Charley celebrates its third album, New and Used, with a shindig at the Top Hat and guests Three-Eared Dog. 9:30 PM. Free.
SATURDAYNOV08 The Northern Rockies Chess Championship presents thrilling strategy and likeminded competition to Ruby’s Inn, 4825 N. Reserve St., in the Bitterroot Room. Registration from 12:15-12:30 PM, rounds start at 1 PM. $20/$10 for juniors and newcomers, or $5 off if purchased early by mailing Greg Nowak at Hellgate Station, PO Box 8572, Missoula MT 59807. Bring your own tournament standard sets and analog clocks; cash preferred for registration. Indulge all your artistic cravings at the three-day Artrageous celebration in Hamilton, which features an art show, gala, concert, special dining and more at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds Events Center, 100 Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton.
Gala is Nov. 7 from 7-10 PM, $75. Art show runs Nov. 8 from 10 AM-5 PM and Nov. 9 from 10 AM-4 PM, free admission. Visit bitterrootarts.org to find complete schedule and details. Beginners and experienced painters alike can dabble in new skills at An Adventure in Exploring Acrylics, a six-week class led by Ke’vin. Meets Saturdays at the ZACC from 9 AM-noon. $195/$170 for members. Zip over to zootownarts.org/kevin.acrylic for info and registration. The annual Holiday Market at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, in conjunction with the Holiday Bazaar at St. Paul Lutheran, features antiques, crafts, books, decor, homemade treats and more. Nov. 7 from 9 AM-5 PM and Nov. 8 from 9 AM4 PM. Raffle and silent auction drawing at 11:30 AM on Sunday at Holy Spirit. 130 South Sixth St. E. and 202 Brooks St. The new Missoula Winter Public Market features all manner of produce, meats, eggs, honey and treats, plus coffee and craft vendors. 800 S. Third St. W.
digital age The foibles of relationships in the time of the Internet are explored in No Time For Love, a play by Missoula-based journalist and filmmaker Kathy Witkowsky. She’s reported for NPR and national magazines, but this is her first foray into playwriting. She was inspired, she says, by a night out at the Press Box several years ago. She met up with a friend, only to be ignored most of the evening while he chatted online with a woman he’d met on eHarmony. “I came home, and I was so frustrated by that experience, I ended up writing a scene out of that,” Witkowsky says. Witkowsky turned her frustrations into what she calls a fast-paced, almost farcical comedy following a woman named Wendy, who’s single, in her 40s and grappling with the increasing speed of life. Throughout the play, characters are plagued by ringing cellphones and message alerts. The Stumptown Players and director Linda Grinde, who recently directed the one-woman Prison Boxing show in Missoula, are bringing Witkowsky’s work to life at the historic KM Theatre in Kalispell. “It’s been super fun to watch things come off the page,” Witkowsky says. Oh, and Witkowsky’s friend who was glued to his computer at the Press Box? Witkowsky says he married the gal he met online. Sometimes modern technology isn’t so bad, after all. —Kate Whittle WHAT: No Time For Love WHERE: KM Theatre, 40 Second St., Kalispell WHEN: Thu., Nov. 6-Sat., Nov. 8, and Thu., Nov. 13-Sat., Nov. 15. HOW MUCH: $12 MORE INFO: stumptownplayers.org
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[calendar] Open Saturdays, Nov. 8-Dec. 27, and then every other Saturday, Jan. 10-April 25. 10 AM-2 PM. Visit facebook.com/mslawinterpublicmarket. The holidays are just ‘round the corner, so may as well give in and succumb to the nifty crafts, clothing, photography, jewelry, bath products ‘n such at the C.S. Porter Holiday Craft Fair. 2510 W. Central Ave. 10 AM-4 PM. Free to attend. Crow’s Shadow Institute for the Arts master printer Frank Janzen chats about the finer points of the lovely prints on display for the Saturday tour at Missoula Art Museum. 1 PM. Free. The Killdeer Artisans’ Guild presents its winter show, featuring James Boot and his son, Nathan, in the exhibit A Pair of Boots. Reception with gallery talk at the Hangin’ Art Gallery in Arlee from 2-4 PM. Show on display through March.
nightlife Mendelssohn provides tunes while y’all class up the joint at Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave., 68 PM. No cover. Missoula’s own Claude Allick isn’t slinging drinks anymore, but he is slinging words. His magical-realism play about Haitian life, Cowardice of Eyes, debuts at the Crystal Nov. 7-8. Doors at 6:30 PM. $10 at the door or brownpapertickets.com/event/899024. The Captain Wilson Conspiracy fills the air with jazzy ambiance while the rank and file fills it with intrigue at Finn and Porter, 100 Madison St. 7-9 PM. No cover.
The UM School of Theatre and Dance invites y’all to a very personal experience at the annual Dance Up Close, which features two alternating programs of original choreography in the Masquer Theatre. Program I on Nov. 4, 6 and 8 at 7:30 PM, Program II on Nov. 5 and 7 at 7:30 PM and Nov. 8 at 2 PM. $9/$6 kids 12 and under.
Evening performances at 7:30 PM except for Sundays, which are at 6:30. Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21, available at the box office, MCTinc.org or 728-7529. The inaugural Masquerade Ball at the Loft features hors d’oeuvres, drinks, dancing and live music, all to benefit Women’s Opportunity and Resource Development. Plus, there’s a Best Mask contest. 7:30 PM. $25/$20 if you bring your own mask; each ticket includes one drink. Reservations at 543.3550 ext. 211 or edeforrest@wordinc.org.
Dark sides get unleashed in the Missoula Community Theatre production of Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical, at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 31-Nov. 2 and Nov. 5-9.
Rob Quist, Jack Gladstone and Phillip Aaberg team up at the Concert for the Arts, an evening to benefit young artists and musicians in the Bitterroot. Hamilton Performing Arts Center, 7:30 PM. $22.50$27.50. Tickets at vendini.com, the HPAC box office and Rooted Music. The Missoula Symphony Orchestra celebrates the Wild Wild West with “Red, White and True,” featuring musical Americana and the bolero. Dennison Theatre, Nov. 8 at 7:30 PM and Nov. 9 at 3 PM. $10-$45, visit
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missoulasymphony.org or call 406-721-3194 for tickets. Let your inner dancing queen cut loose with Tango Missoula’s Argentine Tango at the Downtown Dance Collective from 8-11:45 PM on the second Saturday of the month. $10/$16 for couples. Check out tangomissoula.com. Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo deliver the primo Saturday nite party at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. Half-off Absolut drinks until midnight. No cover. Commune with other party animals as the Joan Zen Band rocks the Union Club, starting ‘bout 9:30 PM. No cover. Tom Morello lovers rejoice, cuz Guerrilla Radio brings the Rage Against the Machine tribute madness to the Top Hat, along with High Voltage. 10 PM. Free.
Sadly, it’s tough to see live horse racing these days, since most Montana cities have closed their racetracks. But on First Friday, you’ll get to see upclose-and-personal horse racing as part of local surrealist artist Jack Metcalf’s exhibit, Soft Opening, in his new studio space on the Northside. You might notice that Metcalf’s “horses” are on the small side, furry and perhaps even rodent-like. Metcalf also promises that a special guest announcer, Percival “Percy” Limburger of Boca Raton, Fla., will provide a thrilling live broadcast of the competition. Accord-
SUNDAYNOV09 The Missoula Symphony Orchestra celebrates the Wild Wild West with “Red, White and True,” featuring musical Americana and the bolero. Dennison Theatre, Nov. 8 at 7:30 PM and Nov. 9 at 3 PM. $10$45, visit missoulasymphony.org or call 406-721-3194 for tickets.
WHO: Jack Metcalf WHAT: Soft Opening WHERE: Real Good studio, 1205 Defoe St. No. 1 WHEN: Fri., Nov. 7, from 6-9 PM
ing to Metcalf’s press release, the esteemed Limburger is a “well-known regional horse race announcer,” who claims to have coined the phrase “every horse has its day” sometime in the 1980s. You might also observe that Percy Limburger bears a striking resemblance to Missoula performer Jeff Medley, who recently played Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show at the Wilma. Curious, indeed. But wait! There’s more! The show is also a sneak preview of La Bacon, a Nov. 20 silent art auction
photo courtesy of Jack Metcalf
and benefit, all to help out Matthew LaRubbio, who has some serious medical expenses after he was attacked by a 600-pound boar on the Moon-Randolph homestead. The art exhibit might be playful, but it supports a good—and very real—cause. —Kate Whittle
Indulge all your artistic cravings at the three-day Artrageous celebration in Hamilton, which features an art show, gala, concert, special dining and more at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds Events Center, 100 Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton. Gala is Nov. 7 from 7-10 PM, $75. Art show runs Nov. 8 from 10 AM-5 PM and Nov. 9 from 10 AM-4 PM, free admission. Visit bitterrootarts.org to find complete schedule and details.
Saturday • 9am–5pm Sunday • 9am–3pm Admission Fee $6 per person Children 12 & under free when accompanied by an adult
Hilton Garden Inn - Missoula 3720 North Reserve St.
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[calendar] at the Lucky Strike, 1515 Dearborn Ave., featuring $1 domestic drafts and wells. Free.
MONDAYNOV10 Hang out with Mulder, Scully, Smoking Man and discover what truths are out there at the Roxy’s screening of selected “The X-Files” episodes from throughout the series. Mondays at 7 PM through Nov. 24. $5. Treats from Tandem Doughnuts will be on hand.
nightlife Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages. Visit artist Vanessa German chats about her multidisciplinary work, folk art, slavery and much more as part of the Jim and Jane Dew Visiting Artist Lecture. Social Sciences Building, room 356. 5:10 PM. (See Arts.) photo by Cathrine L. Walters
You’re golden. Tahj Kjelland unveils his new album with a release party and performance at Elements Board Shop on Fri., Nov. 7. 6:15 PM. Free.
The Five Valley Accordion Association gets all keyed up at the Rustic Hut in Florence, with jamming from 1-4 PM. $4/$3 for members. Call 240-9617 for info. Get all keyed up with the Five Valley Accordion Association, which presents its dance jam every second and fourth Sunday of the month at the Eagles Lodge on Second Street in Hamilton. $4/$3 for members. Call 2409617 for info. American scholar and Israeli peace activist Gershon Baskin draws from his experience as a negotiator with Hamas in “IsraeliPalestinian Peace Process: More of the Same or Is There Reason For Hope?” University Center Theater. 2-4 PM.
nightlife Brian Nickerson sings for his supper while you sip yours at Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. Tunes from 5-7 PM. No cover. It’s storytime, plus there’s bourbon to be had, at the Second Wind Reading Series, where professors, students and guests from the UM Creative Writing Program read selected works. Badlander. 6 PM. No cover. This evening features Brett Puryear and Amanda Fortini.
Transition Missoula presents a screening of three short films
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. Dark sides get unleashed in the Missoula Community Theatre production of Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical, at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 31-Nov. 2 and Nov. 5-9. Evening performances at 7:30 PM except for Sundays, which are at 6:30. Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21, available at the box office, MCTinc.org or 728-7529. Let cheese curds bring divided houses together when the Top Hat shows the Packers Vs. Bears game with a special meaty menu. Kickoff’s at 6:30 PM. Free. Sundays are shaken, not stirred, at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis all evening, live jazz and local DJs, plus a selection of local coffees and tees for your apéritifs. Music starts at 8 PM. Free. Mark the Sabbath with some Black Sabbath or whatever else twangs your heartstrings at the Sunday Funday evening karaoke
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[calendar] on climate change and considers creative solutions at Missoula Public Library, 6:30-8:30 PM. Free. Cowboy hats and chenin blanc collide when Russ Nasset plays tunes at Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. inside the Florence Building. 7-10 PM. No cover.
Shimmy and swivel right on to Belly Dance with Aniysa at the Wellness Center, 500 W. Broadway. Meets Mondays from 7:158:45 PM until Nov. 24. $36 for four weeks, or $10 per class. Email ann@aniysa.com for more info.
Winners get cash prizes and shots after the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. To get those neurons sparking, here’s a question: What does BASE jumping’s acronym stand for? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.
Maintain dignity for best results at Super Trivia Freakout.
Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ
Amory spinning tunes and a special menu. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM-1:30 AM. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover. Strum some post-trivia victory chords at the Singer-Songwriter Showcase, now on Tuesdays at the Badlander at 9 PM. No cover.
TUESDAYNOV11 My my, time flies, and Joan Baez’s rescheduled show is at Dennison Theatre tonight at 7 PM. $42/$40 in advance at GrizTix outlets. Tickets for the original July 17 concert are also valid for this show. The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula opens for Veteran’s Day, with current exhibits on historic toys and city and county history. Noon-5 PM. Free for veterans. Folks facing illness or loss, including care providers and family, are welcome to the “My Own True Face” therapeutic maskmaking workshop, which meets at Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St., No. 17, Tuesdays from 24 PM, Nov. 11, 18 and 25. Limited to 10 participants, so call 549-5329 to register. Bitterroot Valley veterans and first responders get their due with a tribute gala at Hamilton High School, starting with a patriotic concert at 3:30 PM followed by dinner catered by Caffe Firenze. $15-$21, tickets available at the Valley Veterans Service Center, 802 W. Main St.
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
“I feel like there’s a wall between us.” Claude Allick’s Cowardice of Eyes debuts at the Crystal Thu., Nov. 7, and Fri., Nov. 8. Doors at 6:30 PM. $10.
NFL at the Lucky Strike Come cheer for your favorite teams • Food & drink specials
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Cancer survivors at any stage of recovery are invited to the Yoga Beyond Cancer class with Dena Saedi, which focuses on gentle stretching, meditation, breath work and body scanning. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. 4-5 PM. $40. Students must have doctor’s okay.
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[calendar] The Inter-Spiritual Contemplative Practice will visit contemplative practices from traditions including Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism and Sufism, with a combo of lecture, practice and discussion. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W> Kent Ave. Meets Tuesdays, Oct. 23Nov. 25, from 4:30-5:30 PM. $100-$115 for the six-week series; visit redwillowlearning.org to sign up.
nightlife It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, out on the corner of Third and Reserve, presents Black Mountain Boys Bluegrass from 5:30-8 PM. Free. Call 327-0900.
Yes we CAN at the Climate Action Now student group meetings, every Tuesday night at the UM FLAT, 633 S. Fifth St. 6 PM. Visit umt.edu/umflat. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. The Beginning Relief Printing Class imprints all sorts of wisdom and technique on preparing, carving and printing relief blocks. ZACC. Meets Tuesdays, Nov. 11Dec. 9, from 6-8 PM. $95/$85 members. Visit zootownarts.org/relief.class_Nov to learn more. Writers of all stripes can meet somewhere besides a bar for once with the Writer’s Group facilitated by John Robinson at Bitter-
root Public Library. 6:30-8 PM every other Tuesday.
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Take down the Athenian hegemony but pass on the hemlock tea at the Socrates Cafe, in which facilitator Kris Bayer encourages philosophical discussion. Bitterroot Public Library. 7-9 PM.
Massachusetts crushers Within the Ruins blast into the ZACC, along with Texas in July and guests. 7 PM. $15/$12 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and 1111presents.com. All ages.
Tuesday evening at the Top Hat gets into the swing of things with the fine folks of Western Union. 8 PM. 21-plus after 9 PM. No cover. (Trivia answer: It describes the four kinds of things to jump off: buildings, antennas, spans (AKA bridges) and earth. Bonus: at least 180 people have died trying it since 1981, according to Outside.)
Get a calming start to the morning with the Weekly Sit Meditation at the Learning Center at Red Willow. Wednesdays, 7:308:15 AM. Previous experience meditating is helpful. $35 for four weeks/$8 drop-in. Folks over 60 are invited to the Legal Document Clinic, where experts will help you learn about important stuff like
beneficiary deeds, powers of attorney, declarations of homestead and wills. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free, but registration required, with appointments available between 9 AM-5 PM. Call 728-7682 to make a reservation. Find out what color you bleed (though this shouldn’t be a surprise, unless you have sulfhemoglobinemia) at the Brawl of the Wild American Red Cross Blood Drive, wherein all Griz-lovers are invited to really show the Cats who’s boss. Nov. 12-13 from 11 AM-4 PM in the UC Ballroom. Make an appointment at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code “gogriz.”
FIRST FRIDAY Pittsburgh artist Vanessa German, in conjunction with her exhibit at the Paxson Gallery, performs spoken-word poetry at the UC Atrium. Noon. Free. (Or catch her performing at various locations throughout downtown during First Friday.) See Arts. The new River’s Mist Arts and Crafts Co-op in Stevensville hosts its first-ever First Friday reception with local artisans. 317 Main St. 4-8 PM.
Adelaide Gale Every’s collection of photographs of unidentified people finds its place in Not Fade Away, a multimedia exhibit honoring forgotten faces. Butterfly Herbs. 5-8 PM. The Hellgate Rollergirls and photographer Athena Lonsdale slide into the Brink to celebrate the 2015 calendar release. This year’s theme is the Artist Edition, featuring folks like Hadley Ferguson, Andy Smetanka,
The Radius Gallery hosts a special exhibit featuring works by artists living with Parkinson’s, 5-8 PM. 114 E. Main St. Bhavana opens its doors to broadcast a special preview of the upcoming films screening at the Roxy, running throughout the evening. 101 E. Broadway. 5-8 PM, with refreshments and the Roxy’s triple-organic popcorn available.
Discover insights on birds and the foibles of parenting in Melissa Madsen’s collages of scratch boards, paintings and old photos, on display at Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. Reception from 4:30-7:30 PM.
Missoula author Jesse Bier, who you may remember from such chilling works as Cannibal, reads from his new novel, Ocho Rios. Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. 6 PM.
New Montana landscape paintings by the man himself are featured for the Monte Dolack Gallery’s shindig, with refreshments and tunes by Keith Hardin. 5 PM.
Paradise Valley artist Betsey Hurd takes inspiration from some purty darn great surroundings in her painting series, Where the Heart Is. Reception at The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins, from 5-8 PM. 4 Ravens Gallery celebrates its second anniversary with Black Bird Returns, a raveninspired invitational featuring artists such as Sarah Angst and Brenda Wolf. 248 N. Higgins Ave. 5-8 PM.
Helena painter Tim Holmes aims to chart internal experiences in his series, Metaphysical Maps, on display at Rocky Mountain Map Gallery, 1710 Brooks St. 5:30-9 PM.
The collaborative ceramics in Her Heart are the result of a two-decade friendship between Janet Whaley and Mo Gary. Dawww! Reception at the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 A Hawthorne St., 5:30-9 PM.
Ashley Bilyeu presents Look Closely, featuring oil paintings with nature imagery, at Le Petit Outre, plus the Missoula Irish Dancers will spring in and perform throughout the evening. 5 PM.
Sahra Susman incorporates natural fibers with metallic accents in Vintage Moxie West, on display at Bathing Beauties Beads. 501 S. Higgins Ave. 5-8 PM.
B. MartiNez struts her mixed media works on reclaimed wood in The Odds & Ends of Waiting for Winter. Reception at Betty’s Divine from 5-8 PM with the usual sweet treats and good vino.
All hail Neko Case and other tuff gals when Missoula’s own Alison Dillon displays her portraits at Frame of Mind, 1706 Brooks St. 5:30-9 PM.
Sean Kochel’s handmade resonator guitars are on display for Upcycled’s First Friday dealio, starting at 5 PM.
The talented Oregonians of Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts are featured at Missoula Art Museum for this edition of First Friday. Reception from 5-8, with a gallery talk from master printer Frank Janzen at 7 PM.
from the Clay Studio, behind a yellow creepy van.” 6-9 PM. (See Spotlight.)
The artists of Opportunity Resources shine at the 2015 calendar release and awards reception at the Opportunity Gallery in the Palace Hotel, on the corner of Broadway and Ryman. 6-8 PM, with awards at 6:30. (See Agenda.) Adelaide Gale Every's Not Fade Away shows at Butterfly Herbs Fri., Nov. 7. 5-8 PM.
Trevor Parr, Anneke Ayers and many more. Reception from 5-8 PM. Photographer Elizabeth Moore captures a year’s worth of family life and adventures in 365, on display at Glacier Sotheby’s International Realty, 321 N. Higgins Ave. 5-8 PM. Wine and chocolates on hand for refreshments. The Dana Gallery hosts a special exhibit featuring works by folks in NAMI Missoula, the local chapter of National Alliance for Mental Illness. 5 PM.
The E3 Convergence Gallery brings together a slew of artists for a monthlong exhibit and silent auction, all to benefit a variety of charities including Missoula Butterfly House and Watson Children’s Shelter. 229 W. Main St. Reception from 5-9 PM with hors d’oeuvres from Silk Road and music by Sierra Kamplain. Bidding goes until Nov. 29. Don your finest Kentucky Derby hat and proceed forthwith to Jack Metcalf’s Soft Opening, featuring art, live “horse” racing every 15 minutes and a silent auction preview. Real Good studio, 12-5 Defoe St. No. 1, “across
To commemorate Missoula 150th anniversary, historian Tate Jones gives a 30minute presentation, “The Birth of the Garden City,” followed by a stroll down to the original site of the Missoula Mills. Florence Hotel Lobby, 6 PM. Attendees can enter to win a local history book, too. Find some artistic trinkets to ponder at ceramic aficionado Chris Dufala’s American Yard Sale, at FrontierSpace in the alley between Spruce and Pine, off Higgins. 6-9 PM. (See Arts.) Tahj Kjelland invites all y’all to feel good vibes at the Sweatshop Sneakers album release, his second full-length, at Elements Board Shop, 225 N. Higgins Ave. 6:15 PM, performance at 6:30. First 20 people to arrive get free CD.
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[calendar] High Voltage injects a jolt of rock into your lunchtime at the UC Atrium’s noon concert. Free.
tion. (Hint: bicycles are probably involved.) Social Sciences building, room 352, 3:305 PM.
Cultivate your inner Ebert with the classic flicks showing at Missoula Public Library’s free matinee, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 2 PM. Visit missoulapubliclibrary.org or pop your head in their lobby to see what’s playing.
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nightlife The Glass-Fusing Orientation Class will impart basic glass-fusing wisdom upon you and a friend (or a date, heyo) at the ZACC. 6 PM. Every second Wednesday of the month. $20, plus about $5-$20 for the cost of glass. The Toastmasters informational session explains just how this organization fosters confident public speakers. Missoula Public Library, 6 PM. Sip a giggle water and get zozzled, baby, with the Top Hat’s weekly Jazz Night, featuring a rotating lineup of local jazz enthusiasts. 7 PM. Free, all ages. The Vienna Boys Choir graces St. Anthony Parish with heav’nly sounds this evening, 7:30-9 PM. $30/$15 children, advance tickets at griztix.com. Show ‘em mad skillz when Mad Dawg Karaoke gets rolling at the Sunrise Saloon, starting at 8 PM. No cover. Local DJs do the heavy lifting while you kick back at Milkcrate Wednesday down in the Palace. 9 PM. No cover, plus $6 PBR pitcher special. Find this week’s lineup and info at facebook.com/milkcrateproductions. I’ll bring the peanut butter, y’all bring that sweet jaaaaam to the open Jam Nite at the Dark Horse, starting at 9 PM. Top acts of the night win prizes, too. No cover.
THURSDAYNOV13 Sit still and don’t fight with your brother when UM communication studies Professor Alan Sillars talks about common family conflicts and parent-teen arguments in “Miscommunication and Misperception in Family Conflicts: Lessons from Research.” UC North Ballroom. 6 PM. Find out what color you bleed (though this shouldn’t be a surprise, unless you have sulfhemoglobinemia) at the Brawl of the Wild American Red Cross Blood Drive, wherein all Griz-lovers are invited to really show the Cats who’s boss. Nov. 12-13 from 11 AM-4 PM in the UC Ballroom. Make an appointment at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code “gogriz.” Discover previously loved fonts of knowledge at the Used Book Sale at Fort Missoula’s Heritage Hall, Nov. 13-16. $10 for a bag-full on Sunday. Proceeds benefit the museum’s exhibits and educational programs. The sustainability mini-lecture series presents Bob Giordano, of Free Cycles and MIST, chatting about sustainable transporta-
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In conjunction with the Bitter Root exhibit, the Montana Museum of Art and Culture hosts a reception for visiting artist Vanessa German. UM PARTV Center lobby, 5-7 PM. (See Arts.) Flathead Valley bluegrass enthusiasts Porter Creek play tunes for your dining pleasure at the Top Hat dinner show. 6 PM. No cover. Expect plenty of food for thought at “Non-Binary and Non-Conforming Gender Identities in a Binary Centric Society,” a panel discussion as part of the Gender Talk series with the Gender Expansion Project. Skaggs Building, room 117, from 6-7:30 PM. Get more in tune with your body at the Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons, which aim to ease chronic pain and improve flexibility and posture. Meets Thursdays from Oct. 9-23 and Nov. 6-20 from 6-7 PM at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. $30 for three week series. Call 721-0033 for info. Sista Otis preaches the good-time gospel at Draught Works, with tunes from 6-8 PM. No cover. Turning the Wheel Missoula brings the Tapestry Class, a creative and improvisational dance class with tools for stress relief, to Headwaters Dance Company studio, 1042 Monroe St. Meets Thursdays from 6:30-8 PM through Nov. 20. $10 per class, or $110 for entire series. Advance registration required by emailing lulu@turningthewheel.org or calling 544-7561. UM professor Mehrdad Kia illuminates current events with the lecture, “ISIS: Understanding the Conflict in The Middle East.” Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 7 PM. The new Thursday Flip Night features nonstop bumpin’ tunes and the chance to win free drinks with a coin toss at the bar. Badlander. 9 PM. $2 cover. Folky indie rockers Frontier Ruckus park the wagon at the Top Hat this evening, with show at 10 PM. $10. 18-plus. Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM.
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MOUNTAIN HIGH When it comes to my favorite short afternoon hikes, I recently switched allegiance to the L trail. It’s a brief bike ride from my new digs in the Northside, but I also appreciate that Mount Jumbo is often the path less traveled, compared to other popular hikes in the Missoula area. Mount Jumbo’s trails offer a plethora of paths to the top and great views of the Missoula and Rattlesnake valleys. Mount Jumbo gets its due in its first-ever organized trail run on Saturday. The Mount Jumbo Elk Ramble is a 15K that starts at the Hellgate soccer fields and climbs up the Jumbo saddle trail, eventually circling back to the start. The race is also intended to celebrate Mount Jumbo’s status as undeveloped land
within Missoula city limits. It’s a scenic recreation area for humans for most of the year, but the slopes are also valuable habitat for elk in winter. Some proceeds from the Elk Ramble help benefit the city’s open space program, which helps keep this scenic mountain available to all. —Kate Whittle
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A Gala Evening with socializing, live and silent auctions, heavy appetizers and desserts.
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The Mount Jumbo Elk Ramble 15K starts at the Hellgate soccer fields off Lincoln Road in the Rattlesnake at 10 AM. $45. Proceeds from race fees benefit the city’s Open Space program. Capped at 300 participants, so visit runwildmissoula.org.
Purchase tickets online at www.buildmissoula.com or from the MBIA or MOR offices No-host bar available. Both dressy and casual attire are acceptable!
Culinary Trivia Do you know food? Prove it and win great prizes!
November 19, 8:00pm: Foodie Trivia Night at Flathead Lake Brewing November 20, 7:00pm: Big Brains Culinary Trivia night at Brooks & Browns sponsored by
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
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Level 1 Productions premiers its ski film Less (complete with awkward wipe-outs) at the Badlander from 7-9 PM, followed by Fishbowl Friday and DJs Ralph Dagza, DJ Benefit, Feldman and Funk Master from 9 PM to close. Free.
The annual Herron X in Kalispell brings worthy competition and hella good scenery, with cyclocross races in men’s, women’s and kids’ divisions kicking off at 10 AM and plenty of prizes. Visit montanacycling.net.
Join the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation in a hootenanny to support their work, featuring silent auction, raffles for nifty pack-raft and pack trips and keynote speaker Smoke Elser. Alpine Lighting Ballroom in Kalispell. 7-9 PM. $20/$15 in advance at bmwf.org/events.html. Fly fishing and its foibles are featured in the premiere of Hank Patterson’s Reel Montana Adventure, with an appearance from Hank himself at the Wilma. 8 PM. $10.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 Let the M take a backseat for once at the Mount Jumbo Elk Ramble 15K, the first organized trail run on Mount Jumbo. Starts at the Hellgate soccer fields up in the Rattlesnake at 10 AM. Some proceeds from race fees benefit the city’s Open Space program, which manages trails and elk habitat. Visit runwildmissoula.org. The sixth annual Run for the Health of It 5K run/walk begins and ends at the Women’s Club, 2105 Bow St, with a course around residential streets. 10 AM. Participants get a handy insulated thermos afterward. Proceeds benefit the Montana Cancer Screening Program. The Montana Trail Crew sits still for once to present the Mountain Running Film Festival at the Wilma. Doors at 6, show at 6:30 PM. $12/$10 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and Ticketweb (find link at thewilma.com.)
MONDAY NOVEMBER 10 Find out what the new “Audubon Report” on climate change means for Montana’s feathery friends with Montana Audubon’s Amy Cilimburg at the Five Valleys Audubon Meeting, in Gallagher Building room L14. 7:30 PM.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11 As the earth tilts on its axis, the Montana Dirt Girls switch gears to host weekly hikes in the Missoula area, Tuesday evenings at 6 PM, November through March. Find out locations and info by signing up for the mail list at mtdirtgirls.tripod.com. Zack Porter chats about going off the beaten path with a slideshow of lesser-known wildernesses at the Rocky Mountaineer’s monthly meeting, at the Trail Head, 221 E. Front St. 7 PM. Peruse rockymountaineers.com for more info.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13 Karen Shelly chats about how Bitterroot Valley vegetation has changed since Europeans showed up in her lecture, “The General Land Office Surveyor’s View of the Bitterroot Valley Landscape (1870-1924),” hosted by the Montana Native Plant Society. Room L09, Gallagher Business Building. 7:30 PM. Free.
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Opportunity Resources, Inc., is a Missoulabased nonprofit that’s been running since 1955 to help support people with disabilities in western Montana. It provides a wide array of services, including career counseling, job training, transportation, nursing, companionship, recreation, and art in its Straight From the Heart program. No matter one’s skill level, creating art has a host of benefits from processing emotions, improving motor skills, easing anxiety and finding a means of self-expression. According to the online therapist resource Psychotherapy.net, creative arts therapies are a growing means of reaching people who might not be well-served by traditional talk therapy. And, as the ORI art program shows, art gives visibility to a group of people that’s often excluded from most of society.
As part of the Gender Expansion Project lecture series, the Gender Identity and Systems of Gender Cross Culturally lecture with Dick Sattler with chat about the continuum of gender, with Q&A panel to follow. Skaggs Building, room 117, at 6 PM.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 The intrepid youths of the Missoula Fencing Association put that upper-body strength to good use at the Stab A Leaf Rake-A-Thon, where throughout the day they rake lawns people with disabilities and the elderly. If you sponsor a team member, proceeds go toward the fencing club for scholarships and equipment. Visit missoulafencing.net for all the deets.
TICKETS $32.50 | $37.50 ONLINE at www.bARTc.org | BY PHONE 406.363.7946 IN PERSON Signal Square, 127 West Main, Hamilton Tues-Thurs from 11 to 5 and Fri 10 to 4 Performances held at the Hamilton Performing Arts Center at Hamilton High School, 327 Fairgrounds Road
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Opportunity Resources unveils its 2015 calendar on Fri., Nov. 7, at the Palace Hotel gallery on the corner of Broadway and Ryman. Reception from 6-8 PM, with awards ceremony at 6:30. Free to attend, calendars are $10.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6
Shuffle. Play. Listen.
The Opportunity Resources gallery downtown has been open for 10 years now, and it’s home to the vibrant works by ORI artists, including digital pieces, acrylic paintings and beautiful hand-thrown pottery. ORI hosts a special reception on First Friday, unveiling its New Images Calendar and honoring standout artists with awards. —Kate Whittle
Longtime Buddhist practitioner David Curtis leads A Day of Buddhist Practice: Cultivating Love and Compassion, at 102 McLeod Ave. Registration at 9 AM, day begins at 9:30 with a lunch break from 12:30-2 PM. $25-$50 suggested donation, free for students. Call the Tibetan Language Institute at 406961-5131.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 The Community Hu and Worship Service with Eckankar invites all denominations to sing praise to Hu, an ancient name for God, followed by a group discussion and worship service. 9 AM at Ruby’s Inn, 4825 Reserve St. Visit eckankar.org to learn more.
American scholar and Israeli peace activist Gershon Baskin draws from his experience as a negotiator with Hamas in “Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: More of the Same or Is There Reason For Hope?” University Center Theater. 2-4 PM.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12 Folks over 60 are invited to the Legal Document Clinic, where experts will help you learn about important stuff like beneficiary deeds, powers of attorney, declarations of homestead and wills. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free, but registration required, with appointments available between 9 AM5 PM. Call 728-7682 to make a reservation.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13 The sustainability mini-lecture series presents Bob Giordano, of Free Cycles and MIST, chatting about sustainable transportation. (Hint: bicycles are probably involved.) Social Sciences building, room 352, 3:30-5 PM. Expect plenty of food for thought at “Non-Binary and Non-Conforming Gender Identities in a Binary Centric Society,” a panel discussion as part of the Gender Talk series with the Gender Expansion Project. Skaggs Building, room 117, from 6-7:30 PM. UM professor Mehrdad Kia illuminates current events with the lecture, “ISIS: Understanding the Conflict in The Middle East.” Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 7 PM.
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KIGHT TERRORS I'm a woman in my early 30s. I was one of the employees who got laid off after my employer lost a big account. I've found a new job, but it's not on my career path and it pays terribly. Still, it's a job and it pays. I live with my boyfriend, and we've always split the expenses, but he's trying to persuade me to keep looking for something better and to let him pay the bills until I find it. He keeps saying he's "happy to do that," but I just can't stomach it. I've always supported myself and taken pride in not being the sort of woman who sponges off a man, and I'm not ready to start now. —Fiercely Independent If only giving you a hand financially worked like giving medicine to a dog, then your boyfriend could just grind up some money and sneak it into your food. The guy gets that you're in a relationship, not a tiny little welfare state. He's offering to help you not because he thinks you can't manage by yourself but because he thinks you shouldn't have to. That's what being in a relationship means—two coming together as one, not one going it alone while the other one waits in the parking lot. Though being "fiercely independent" is great if you're the lone survivor of a shipwreck or your car swerves off a lonely mountain road and you need to eat the passenger seat to survive, if spurning your boyfriend's help is any sort of a pattern, it's probably hurting your relationship. By refusing to show the vulnerability it takes to accept help, you keep the relationship on a "So, what's for dinner?" level emotionally and tell your boyfriend he isn't really needed. In time, this should lead him to the obvious question: "Well then, why am I still here?" Sometimes, aggressive self-reliance is really fear in a Wonder Woman suit. Our "attachment" style—our way of relating to those close to us—traces back to our mother's (or other primary caregiver's) responsiveness to our needs as infants. If you could count on her to soothe you when you were distressed, you end up "securely attached," meaning you have a strong psychological base and feel comfortable relying on others. If, however, she was unavailable or rejecting, you become "avoidantly attached" and develop a habit of self-protective distancing. ("Can't count on anybody" becomes "Don't need nobody.")
The good news is, even if Mommy was the next best thing to an ice floe, there's no need to resign yourself to the effects of that. Research finds that a loving partner can help you break out of avoidant attachment by continually behaving in supportive ways that challenge your belief that you can't count on anybody. You, in turn, need to risk revealing your emotions and needs and trusting that your boyfriend will be there for you—perhaps starting with accepting his offer of a financial cushion. Over time, as you see that you actually can rely on him, you should develop a more secure foundation—and come to understand that true strength involves being confident that you can walk tall but sometimes being okay with curling up in a fetal position tall.
YOU'VE GOT TAIL I hit it off with a woman on an online dating site, and she showed up at the bar for our date with an unruly chihuahua in her handbag. She acted like it was no big deal at all, but she had to hold her purse close to her to keep the dog calm, and the server eventually saw it, so we had to leave. I really liked her initially, but I thought her bringing a pet on a date was really rude. A friend said that the purse dog thing is becoming commonplace and that I shouldn't nix her because of it. —Irked People usually want the howling and scratching to come after the date. Unless you're meeting at a dog park, it's no more okay to show up with your dog on the first date than it is to bring your cow, your lobster, or some 3-year-old you happened to find wandering around the mall. This woman was sending you a message about the things she has little interest in: your feelings, whether the bar gets fined by the health department, and the point of a date—for two people to focus on each other rather than on distracting the server from a growling purse. So, yes, you absolutely should nix her—before she realizes that someone's going to have to curl up on the floor beside the bed. (If you're a good boy about it, she'll throw you your favorite squeaky toy a few times before it's lights out.)
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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL Africa, Brazil Work/Study! Change the lives of others while creating a sustainable future. 6, 9, 18 month programs available. Apply today! HYPERLINK “http://www.oneworldcenter.org ” www.OneWorldCenter.org (269) 591-0518 info@OneWorldCenter.org Child Care Well established Day Care Center is seeking a qualified individual to care and work with children, ages 3 months - 12 years. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN CHILD CARE. Must be able to pass a background check, be certified in CPR/1st Aide, and provide a list of immunizations. Only those who are seriously looking for a position such as this and really want to work need to apply. Compensation: $8.00/hr to start. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 10087886 Customer Service Based Delivery Job Seeking five or six good candidates for a project with a local phone book delivery company. This job is for 3 weeks starting on November 10th. Customer service, being presentable, and on time are a must! Wage is $9.00/hr, work is M-F no exceptions. Seeking candidates ASAP. Must have a good work history. VALID DL REQUIRED. We won’t hold you up for long, but please be presentable! This job involves going into local businesses and delivering phone books. MUST DRESS WARM FOR THE WEATHER! Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 10087654 DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (DSP) A local non-profit employer is seeking both full and part time DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS to work with developmentally disabled adults. QUALIFICATIONS: Familiarity with the needs of people with developmental disabilities, high school diploma/GED, and ability to pass a background check and drug screen. DUTIES: Individuals will assist with daily living activities and provide social interaction. HOURS/DAYS: Must be able to work 24 to 40 hours per week. Days and shifts vary. ****WAGE: ****STARTING at $9.35/hour without experience and $9.75/hour with one year or more experience related to direct care. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 10087788
General helper wanted, downtown Missoula. 25-35 hours per week. Flexible hours, informal atmosphere. Learn to make a futon mattress. Some heavy lifting. Small Wonders Futons 7212090 PERSONAL CARE AIDE Employer is seeking to hire one part-time and one full-time PERSONAL CARE AIDE. Will do light cleaning, dressing, socializing, run errands, bathing, prep for bed, laundry, cleaning and food service. Employer is willing to train. Part time position will work 4:00pm - 9:00pm, four days on & four days off with split weekends, and full-time position will work 11:30am - 10pm four days on & four days off. Will be on-call if residents need help. Pay starts at $8.00 per hour. Must have a sense of caring. **Must pass a background check** Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 10087874 SALES ASSOCIATE A Missoula employer seeks Full-Time and Part-time Sales Associates for all departments. This position is responsible for assisting in the operation of a department. An individual in this position will be expected to perform various job related duties throughout the facility as assigned and/or as necessary. Floor associates are responsible for providing customer service by assisting customers with their needs. They are responsible for maintaining the department area which includes arranging and organizing merchandise for presentation, identifying damaged or out of date goods, and ensuring a safe work environment. Essential functions of this position include moving up and down a ladder, visually verify information which is often times in small print, reaching overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, stooping, and lifting and carrying merchandise up to 25 lbs. without assistance. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 10087596
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Out of town work required! Must have a valid Class “A” CDL. Must be able to pass a drug test. Will be doing sandblasting, high pressure washing, industrial cleaning and vacuuming; employer is willing to train. Manual labor is involved. Safety equipment will be supplied by the employer. Will work varied days Monday - Sunday; 40+ hours per week. Wage starts at $15.00 per hour. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 10087798 Container Shop Welder The Container Welder performs repairs and maintenance to rolloff containers. Paints repaired and/or new containers. # Principal Responsibilities * Performs repairs and maintenance on front and rear load, and roll-off containers. * Welds steel and aluminum components using Mig and arc welding equipment. * Bends steel components using a break and shear. * Cuts steel using a plasma cutter or torch. * Fabricates steel components on containers. * Installs lids and wheels on containers. * Paints repaired and/or new containers. * Performs on-site repairs at customer locations. * Follows all safety policies and procedures. * Completes required paperwork. * Installs Company and safety decals on containers and roll-off containers. * Performs other jobrelated duties as assigned. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Shape-shifting is a common theme in fairy tales, says cultural historian Marina Warner in her book From the Beast to the Blonde. "A rusty lamp turns into an allpowerful talisman," for example. "A humble pestle and mortar become the winged vehicle of the fairy enchantress," or a slovenly beggar wearing a dirty donkeyskin transforms into a radiant princess. I foresee metaphorically similar events happening in your life sometime soon, Aries. Maybe they are already underway. Don't underestimate the magic that is possible. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The technical scientific term for what happens when you get a headache from eating too much ice cream too fast is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. I urge you to be on guard against such an occurrence in the coming week. You should also watch out for other phenomena that fit the description of being too-much-and-too-fast-of-a-good-thing. On the other hand, you shouldn't worry at all about slowly getting just the right amount of a good thing. If you enjoy your pleasures with grace and moderation, you'll be fine. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "Pregreening" is a term for what impatient drivers do as they are waiting at a red light. They partly take their foot off the brake, allowing their car to creep forward, in the hope of establishing some momentum before the light changes to green. I advise you to avoid this type of behavior in the coming week, Gemini -- both the literal and the metaphorical variety. Pregreening might make sense by, say, November 15 or 16. But for now, relax and abide.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of the greats. His influence on the evolution of Western music has been titanic, and many of his best compositions are still played today. He was prodigious, too, producing over 350 works. One of the secrets to his high level of energy seems to have been his relationship with coffee. It was an indispensable part of his diet. He was fastidious in its preparation, counting out exactly 60 coffee beans for each cup. I recommend that you summon a similar attention to detail in the coming days. It will be an excellent time to marshal your creative energy and cultivate your lust for life. You will get the best results if you are precise and consistent and focused in your approach.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): By the time we have become young adults, most of us don't remember much about our lives from before the age of five. As we grow into middle age, more and more childhood memories drop away. Vague impressions and hazy feelings may remain. A few special moments keep burning brightly. But the early events that shaped us are mostly gone. Having said that, I want to alert you to the fact that you are in a phase when you could recover whole swaths of lost memories, both from your formative years and later. Take advantage of this rare window of opportunity to reconnect with your past.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Photographer Joel Leindecker can kick himself in the head 127 times in one minute. Guinness World Records affirms that his achievement is unmatched. I'm begging you not to try to top his mark any time soon. In fact, I'm pleading with you not to commit any act of mayhem, chaos, or unkindness against yourself—even if it it's done for entertainment purposes. In my view, it's crucial for you to concentrate on caressing yourself, treating yourself nicely, and caring for yourself with ingenious tenderness in the coming weeks.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The writing of letters is becoming a lost art. Few people have a long enough attention span to sit down and compose a relaxed, thoughtful report on what they have been doing and thinking. Meanwhile, the number of vigorous, far-reaching conversations is waning, too. Instead, many of us tend to emit and absorb short bursts of information at frequent intervals. But I invite you to rebel against this trend in the coming weeks. Judging from the astrological omens, I believe you would stir up some quietly revolutionary developments by slowing down and deepening the way you communicate with those you care about. You may be amazed by how much richer your experience of intimacy will become.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Near the end of the 19th century, an American named Annie Londonderry became the first woman to ride a bicycle around the world. It was a brave and brazen act for an era when women still couldn't vote and paved roads were rare. Her 15-month journey took her through countries that would be risky for a single woman on a bike to travel through today, like Egypt and Yemen. What made her adventure even more remarkable was that she didn't know how to ride a bike until two days before she departed. I'd love to see you plan a daring exploit like that, Scorpio—even if you do not yet have a certain skill you will need to succeed.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): P. G. Wodehouse wrote more than 90 books, as well as numerous plays, musical comedies, and film scripts. When he died at age 93, he was working on another novel. He did not suffer from writer's block. And yet his process was far from effortless. He rarely churned out perfection on his first attempt. "I have never written a novel," he testified, "without doing 40,000 words or more and finding they were all wrong and going back and starting again." The way I see your immediate future, Sagittarius, is that you will be creating your own version of those 40,000 wrong words. And that's OK. It's not a problem. You can't get to the really good stuff without slogging through this practice run.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It's a favorable time for you to meditate intensely on the subject of friendship. I urge you to take inventory of all the relevant issues. Here are a few questions to ask yourself. How good of a friend are you to the people you want to have as your friends? What capacities do you cultivate in your effort to build and maintain vigorous alliances? Do you have a clear sense of what qualities you seek in your cohorts and colleagues? Are you discerning in the way you choose your compatriots, or do you sometimes end up in associations with people you don't truly enjoy and don't have much in common with? If you discover any laziness or ignorance in your approach to the art of friendship, make the necessary fixes.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Before the invention of the printing press, books in Europe were handmade. Medieval monks spent long hours copying these texts, often adding illustrations in the margins. There's an odd scene that persistently appears in these illuminated manuscripts: knights fighting snails. Scholars don't agree on why this theme is so popular or what it means. One theory is that the snail symbolizes the "slow-moving tedium of daily life," which can be destructive to our hopes and dreams— similar to the way that literal snails may devour garden plants. In accordance with the cosmic omens, I am bestowing a knighthood on you, Aquarius, so you will be inspired to rise up and defeat your own metaphorical version of the snail. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): To be in righteous alignment with cosmic forces, keep the Halloween spirit alive for another week. You have a license to play with your image and experiment with your identity. Interesting changes will unfold as you expand your notion of who you are and rebel cheerfully against your own status quo. To get started, try this exercise. Imagine that your gangsta name is Butt-Jugglin Smuggla. Your pirate name is Scallywagger Hornslasher. Your sex-worker name is Saucy Loaf. Your Mexican wrestler name is Ojo Último (Ultimate Eye). Your rock star-from-the-future name is Cashmere Hammer. Or make up your own variations.
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following storage units: 324, 402, 407, 418, 420 as-is, where-is. CASH ONLY! November 15 @ 11:00 a.m. at 5539 Old Highway 93, Florence, MT 59833 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Case No. DV-14-1093 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of ROSINA S. CROONENBERGHS, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, ROSINA S. CROONENBERGHS, has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from ROSINA S. CROONENBERGHS to ROSINA SARIDA CROONENBERGHS, and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 25 day of November, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., in the Missoula County District Court. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 9th day of October, 2014. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court BY: /s/ Heather Olean, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Case. No. DP-14-156 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD D. GOW, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, Fredrick Dale Gow, return receipt requested, at 5007 Pattee Canyon Rd, Missoula, MT 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 27th day of October, 2014. Personal Representative /s/ Fredrick D. Gow 5007 Pattee Canyon Rd Missoula MT 59803 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Cause Probate No. DP-11-210 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ADRIENNE I. FRAZIER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be
MNAXLP mailed to Gordon Campbell, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested at GEORGE LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 210 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED: January 9th, 2013 /s/ Gordon Campbell, Personal Representative Personal Representative’s Attorney: GEORGE LAW FIRM, PLLC, 210 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 Under penalty of perjury, I declare the foregoing is true and accurate to the best of my knowlege and belief. DATED: January 9th, 2013. /s/ Andrew A. George, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DV-13-550 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION Green Tree Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff, -vs- Julianne M. Larson; Michael J. Sullivan; Hazel M. Sullivan Helms; Beneficial Financial I, Inc. f/k/a Beneficial Montana Inc.; Paul Neal Cooley, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT, HAZEL M. SULLIVAN HELMS: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your Answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff ’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or Answer, Judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action relates to the foreclosure of a Deed of Trust upon the following described real property in the County of Missoula, State of Montana: Lot 23, Block C of Farviews Homesites, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. LESS AND EXCEPTING that portion thereof conveyed by Warranty Deed in Book 59 of Micro at page 707, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the most Easterly corner of said Lot 23, Block C which corner is common to Lots 23 and 24 of said Block C and situated on Westview Drive as the same appears on the official plat of said addition; running thence southwesterly along Westview Drive and the southeasterly line of said Lot 23, 20 feet; thence Northwesterly to the Northeast corner of said Lot 23, which corner is common to Lots 23 and 24, of Block C, thence Southeasterly along the line dividing said Lots 23 and 24, to the point of beginning; all according to the official plat of said Far Views Homesites as filed in the Clerk and
Recorder’s Office, Missoula County, Montana. Less and excepting therefrom any right, title or interest in any minerals, mineral rights or related matters, including but not limited to oil, gas, coal, and other hydrocarbons. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, this 16th day of October, 2014. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Casie Kragh, Deputy Clerk of District Court (SEAL OF THE COURT) Dated this 23rd day of July, 2014. MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM Attorneys for Plaintiff 38 Second Ave E Dickinson ND 58601 Tel: (701) 2271841 By: /s/ Cassie R. Dellwo, Attorney #11880 Attorney for the Plaintiff THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that unless you dispute the validity of the foregoing debt or any portion thereof within thirty days after receipt of this letter, we will assume the debt to be valid. On the other hand, if the debt or any portion thereof is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt and will mail you a copy of such verification. You are also advised that upon your request within the thirty day period, we will provide you with the name and address of your original creditor, if different from the creditor referred to in this Notice. We are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-14-220 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY D. BLAKNEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Linda Blakney has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 West Spruce, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 16 day of October, 2014. /s/ Linda Blakney, Personal Representative of the Estate of Larry D. Blakney /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative
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JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r d s “Lucky Number Seven” --for the 700th Jonesin' puzzle. by Matt Jones
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1 Upsilon's follower 4 Talking-animal tale 9 WWII general ___ Arnold 12 Bottom of a parking garage 15 Spare parts? 16 1998 Bryan Adams album 18 Dinner ingredient? 19 Home to Hercules's lion 20 OB/___ 21 Competitions like those in "8 Mile" 26 "His Master's Voice" label 27 "Just let me finish" 30 Round body 31 Cop's request before "I'm going in" 32 Get the bad guy 33 You, to Christoph Waltz 34 One who'll leave a mark 35 "La la la can't hear you," for short 36 Punctured tire sound 37 Desert after an Italian meal 38 ___ Majesty 39 One side of a bilingual store sign 41 Former "Tonight Show" announcer Hall 42 He pitched the only World Series perfect game 43 Pit stop stuff 44 Mercredi preceder 45 "Who's a good boy?" response 46 It's sometimes added to table salt 53 Like scuffed CDs 54 Secure locales 55 A degree of success? 56 Singer/songwriter Jones 57 Freshmen-to-be, perhaps: abbr.
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1 Mideast grp. 2 Apple variety created in Minnesota 3 Song that starts "Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go" 4 Lobster ___ Diavolo 5 Actress Michalka 6 ___ Paese (semisoft cheese) 7 2022's Super Bowl (if they keep using Roman numerals) 8 "Mouse!" 9 Is stealthy like a snake 10 Quatrain rhyme scheme 11 Korean sensation 13 Mag VIPs 14 Slowly, on sheet music 15 "Star-crossed" lover 17 Laurelin's partner in Tolkien's Two Trees of Valinor 20 Brazil's Mato ___ 21 Stand-up comedians' supporters 22 1980s Hostess product 23 Oktoberfest locale 24 Thwarting type 25 Nightmare visions 28 Called in honor of, as a relative 29 Famed Fords 40 Missile-warning gp. 44 Dance in a pit 45 Freddy formerly of D.C. United 46 Baby seal 47 Singer Janis 48 Ship passing in the night? 49 Cousteau's sea 50 Ex-Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James 51 "Well, look at you!" 52 Count follower
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PUBLIC NOTICES MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-14-222 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUSSELL EUGENE SVINGEN JR., Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lisa Svingen has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 West Spruce, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 21st day of October, 2014. /s/ Lisa Svingen, Personal Representative of the Estate of Russell Eugene Svingen Jr. /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: Dated November 1, 2010 Grantors: Justin J. Reynolds Imelda J. Reynolds 119 New Meadows Drive Missoula, MT 59808 Original Trustee: Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. 320 West Broadway, Suite A Missoula, MT 59802-4132 Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mountain West Bank, N. A. P. O. Box 2026 Flint, MI 48501-2026 Current Beneficiary: U. S. Bank National Association 4801 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 Successor Trustee: Kristina K. McMullin Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP PO Box 7909 Missoula MT 59807-7909 Date & Place of Recordation: Original recorded November 5, 2010 under Document No. 201021729 and re-recorded on December 9, 2010 under Document No. 201024428, records of the Clerk & Recorder of Missoula County, Missoula, Montana. The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 7th day of January, 2015, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, KRISTINA K. McMULLIN, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public
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auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee and Grantors, and all of their successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: LOT 27 IN BLOCK 2 OF NEW MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the abovenamed Grantors, and all of their successors and assigns, to pay when due the monthly payments provided for in the Note in the amount of One Thousand One Hundred Twenty Six and 11/100 Dollars ($1,126.11) for the months of July, 2012 through August 18, 2014; together with interest which continues to accrue at the rate of 3.875 percent (3.875%) per annum; together with late fees and other charges in the amount of Seven Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Five and 27/100 Dollars ($7,645.27). The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is the principal balance of Two Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Three and 45/100 Dollars ($232,893.45), plus interest thereon at the rate of 3.875% from and after the 1st day of June, 2012 to August 18, 2014, in the amount of Nineteen Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Seven and 72/100 Dollars ($19,977.72), plus per diem interest thereafter at the rate as provided in the Note, plus all costs, expenses, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law. DATED this 19th day of August, 2014. /s/ Kristina K. McMullin, Successor Trustee Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP PO Box 7909 Missoula MT 598077909 STATE OF MONTANA ):ss County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 19th day of August, 2014, by KRISTINA K. McMULLIN, Successor Trustee. /s/ Joan Edmunds Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at: Frenchtown, Montana My Commission Expires: September 01, 2016 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: Dated November 25, 1997 Grantors: Dale E. Miller and Sylvia Miller 11787 Gopher Drive Missoula, Montana 59802 Dale E. Miller and Sylvia Miller 11740 Gopher Drive Missoula, Montana 59802 Dale E. Miller and Sylvia Miller 11923 Gopher Drive Missoula, Montana 59802 Dale E. Miller and Sylvia Miller 11787 Gopher Drive Missoula, Montana 59808 Dale E. Miller and
MNAXLP Sylvia Miller 11740 Gopher Drive Missoula, Montana 59808 Dale E. Miller and Sylvia Miller 11740 Gopher Trail Missoula, Montana 59808 Original Trustee: Insured Titles, Inc. 2501 Catlin Missoula, Montana 59801 Lender: First Security Bank of Missoula P.O. Box 4506 Missoula, Montana 59806 Successor Trustee: Christopher B. Swartley Attorney at Law Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP P.O. Box 7909 Missoula, Montana 59807-7909 Date and Place of Recordation: November 26, 1997 in Book 523, Page 45, Micro Records of Missoula County, Montana The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 30th day of January, 2015, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, West Broadway side, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, Christopher B. Swartley, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee, and Grantors, and all of their successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: A tract of land located in the SE¼ of Section 10, Township 14 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Tract 9-L1 of Certificate of Survey No. 4874. Subject to easements and encumbrances of record. Property Address: 11787 Gopher Drive, Missoula, Montana 59808. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the above-named Grantors, and all of its successors and assigns, to pay when due the monthly payments provided for in the Deed of Trust and the subsequent Modification Agreement dated March 17, 2004 and recorded on April 12, 2004 as Document Number 200409677 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana in the amount of One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty and No/100 Dollars ($1,780.00) for the months of July 2013 through September 2014 The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is Ninety Four Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Six and 92/100 Dollars ($94,946.92), plus interest thereon at the rate of Eight Percent (8.0%) from and after August 22, 2013 to September 30, 2014, in the amount of Eight Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Six and 55/100ths Dollars ($8,386.55), plus per diem interest thereafter at the rate of Twenty and 81/100 Dollars ($20.81), together with fees and costs in the
amount of Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Eight and 16/100ths Dollars ($12,688.16); plus all costs, expenses, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law. DATED this 30th day of September, 2014. /s/ Christopher B. Swartley, Successor Trustee Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP P.O. Box 7909 Missoula, Montana 59807-7909 STATE OF MONTANA ):ss. County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 30th day of September, 2014, by Christopher B. Swartley, Successor Trustee. /s/ Susan Marshall Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at: Florence, MT My commission expires: March 17, 2015 (NOTARIAL SEAL) November 6, November 13, November 20, 2014 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by BENJAMIN T. CORY, as Successor Trustee, of the public sale of the real property hereinafter described pursuant to the “Small Tract Financing Act of Montana” (Section 71-1-301, et seq., MCA). The following information is provided: THE NAMES OF THE GRANTORS, TRUSTEE, THE BENEFICIARY IN THE DEED OF TRUST, ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE BENEFICIARY OR GRANTOR, AND THE PRESENT RECORD OWNER ARE: Grantors: LISA V. LINNELL and RAYMOND R. LINNELL (the “Grantors”) Original Trustee: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY OF MONTANA, INC. (the “Trustee”) Beneficiary: FIRST INTERSTATE BANK (the “Beneficiary”) Present Record Owner: LISA V. LINNELL and RAYMOND R. LINNELL THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY COVERED BY THE DEED OF TRUST IS: The real property and its appurtenances in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 9 in Block 2 of River Pines Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. The Real Property or its address commonly known as 4825 Bitterroot Dr, Missoula, MT 59804. RECORDING DATA: The following instruments and documents have been recorded in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Missoula County, Montana. Deed of Trust dated July 29, 2011, and recorded July 29, 2011, in Book 880 of Micro Records at page 1229, under Recording No. 201112614, records of Missoula County, Montana. Substitution of Trustee dated September 24, 2013 and recorded September 27, 2013, in Book 920 of Micro Records at Page 60, under Document No. 201319294, records of Missoula County, Montana.
THE DEFAULT FOR WHICH THE FORECLOSURE IS MADE IS: Nonpayment of the monthly payments due under the Promissory Note dated July 29, 2011, which is secured by the Deed of Trust. The Borrowers are past due for the month of March 2014 and every month thereafter. THE SUMS OWING ON THE OBLIGATION SECURED BY THE DEED OF TRUST AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2014 ARE: Principal: $244,951.96 Interest: Interest continues to accrue at a rate of 6.25% per annum. As of October 1, 2014 the interest balance is $9,021.18 and interest accrues at the rate of $41.9438 per day. Late fees: $0 The Beneficiary anticipates and intends to disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the real property, and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts or taxes are paid by the Grantor or successor in interest to the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of the sale include the Trustee’s and attorney’s fees, and costs and expenses of sale. THE TRUSTEE, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BENEFICIARY, HEREBY ELECTS TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE AFORESAID OBLIGATIONS. THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND TERMS OF SALE ARE: Date: February 9, 2015 Time: 10:00 a.m., Mountain Standard Time or Mountain Daylight Time, whichever is in effect. Place: Crow ley Fleck, PLLP, 305 S. 4th Street E., Missoula, MT 59801. Terms: This sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, and excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. DATED: October 2nd, 2014 /s/ Benjamin T. Cory BENJAMIN T. CORY, Trustee STATE OF MONTANA ) ss County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on October 2nd, 2014, by Benjamin T. Cory, as Trustee. /s/ Misti Battaiola (SEAL) Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana My commission expires: January 29, 2018 File No.: 34-156-058 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to Section 711-301 et seq of the Montana Code Annotated, the undersigned successor trustee hereby gives notice of a trustee’s sale to be held on the 5th day of December, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at the south entrance to the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 W. Broadway, Mis-
PUBLIC NOTICES soula, MT 59802, to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 5251, located in the SW¼ of Section 36, Township 11 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Commonly known as: 21477 Five Wound Way, Florence, MT 59833 Joseph Wilber and Niaobi Wilber, as Grantors, conveyed the above-described real property, and the improvements situated thereon, to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Kelly C. Bumgarner and Janice L. Bumgarner, who were designated as Beneficiary in a Deed of Trust dated September 3, 2013, and recorded September 5, 2013, in Book 919 at Page 77 Micro Records, as Instrument No. 201317911, records of Missoula County, Montana. The obligation secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture is now in default, in that payments on the promissory note secured by the Trust Indenture have not been made as required. The balance owing as of August 5, 2014 is the sum of $239,393.70, which amount includes the principal balance of $236,263.96, and interest owing to August 5, 2014, late fees, escrow and administrative fees, and title expenses. Interest continues to accrue at the rate set out in the promissory note at the rate of 4.5 percent per annum until paid, plus all additional accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, title and recording expenses, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. In addition, taxes on the subject property for which Grantors are responsible are delinquent for 2013 in the amount of $1,308.16, plus any interest and penalties. In accordance with the provisions of the promissory note and Trust Indenture and absent cure of the defaults noted herein, the Beneficiary elects to accelerate the full remaining balance due under the terms of the Trust Indenture and promissory note, and Beneficiary has elected to sell the interest of Joseph Wilber and Niaobi Wilber, Grantors, their heirs, successors, and assigns, in and to the aforedescribed property, subject to all easements, restrictions, encumbrances or covenants existing of record at the time of the said Trust Indenture, to satisfy the obligations owing. Beneficiary has designated Chris Johnson, of Sullivan, Tabaracci & Rhoades, P.C. a licensed Montana attorney, as Successor Trustee to conduct such sale proceedings. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the promissory note and Trust Indenture, the sale noticed herein may not be terminated except by the tender to the Successor Trustee of all amounts in arrears due and owing to the
date of payment, which as of the August 5, 2014, include 3 unpaid installment payments totaling $3,618.87, and late and other charges incurred of $981.62, together with all fees, costs and expenses of sale as incurred, or in the alternative, full payoff of all sums owning Beneficiary. In addition, Grantors need to bring all taxes owing on the subject property. Please contact the Successor Trustee prior to tender of any such payment to verify amounts owing. Those with an interest in the property and who appear from public record to be entitled to notification of these proceedings are: Joseph Wilber Niaobi Wilber P.O. Box 3432 Missoula, MT 599806 Joseph Wilber Niaobi Wilber 33049 Jocko Road Arlee, MT 59821 Joseph Wilber Niaobi Wilber & Any Occupant Of 21477 Five Wound Way Florence, MT 59833 Collection Professionals Inc. Attn: Matt Erekson & Dennis. R. Lawrence 3104 West Broadway Missoula, MT 59808 Successor Trustee is unaware of any party in possession or claiming right to possession of the subject property other than those persons noticed herein. The sale noticed herein is a public sale, and any person, including beneficiary, and excepting only the Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in immediately available funds. Conveyance will be by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty and on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation. Successor Trustee may place other reasonable terms and conditions on the sale and payment, and should be contacted prior to any bid at sale. The scheduled Trustee’s sale may be postponed by public proclamation for up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing postponed for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. DATED this 6th day of August, 2014. /s/ Chris Johnson, Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA): ss. County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 6th day of August, 2014 by Chris Johnson, Successor Trustee. /s/ Michelle M. Fontaine, Notary Public for State of Montana Residing at: Bonner, Montana My Commission expires: February 04 2017 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/15/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200706553 Bk: 793 Pg: 1368, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which David E. Jones was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) lo-
MNAXLP cated in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 18 in Block 9 of West View, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201402879 BK: 926 P: 2, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for GSAA Home Equity Trust 2007-7, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-7. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 10/01/13 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 12, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $180,618.35. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $171,257.61, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 20, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s
rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.108976) 1002.268437-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 19, 2014, 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 6A OF RIVER ROAD ESTATES LOTS 6A & 7A, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Theodore D Weber, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Washington Mutual Bank FSB, a Federal Association, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 26, 2002, and recorded June 28, 2002 in Book 684, Page 752, under Document No. 200218611. The beneficial interest is currently held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association successor in interest to Washington Mutual Bank, FSB, A Federal Association. 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 $250.29, beginning December 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 24, 2014 is $72,250.57 principal, interest at the rate of 2.589% now totaling $3,240.60, escrow advances of $6,847.66, suspense balance of $-433.42 and other fees and expenses advanced of $5,891.49, plus accruing interest at the rate of $5.12 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 di-
rected 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 18, 2014 /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 18 day of August, 2014, 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/ Lisa J. Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 11-6-2018 Chase Vs. Weber 41816.174 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 26, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 14 OF RIVER PINE
ADDITION- PHASE 2, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Michele NaultRichter and Von Richter, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 24, 2003 and recorded June 25, 2003 under Document Number 200322549, Book 709 micro records, Page 1602. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. successor in interest to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula 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 $921.20, beginning March 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 August 29, 2014 is $136,891.87 principal, interest at the rate of 3.50% now totaling $2,763.16, late charges in the amount of $53.38, escrow advances of $1,988.63, and other fees and expenses advanced of $94.73, plus accruing interest at the rate of $13.13 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 limita-
tion, 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 20, 2014 /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 20 day of August, 2014, 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/ Lisa J. Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Citimortgage Vs. Nault 42011.799
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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 64, 32, 88, 103, 131, 191. 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 11/17/2014 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 11/20//2014 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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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 RUBY• Ruby is a 4-5 month-old female Border Collie mix. She would do great in a home with a calm, mature dog to show her the ropes. She is a puppy so will require the time and training to make her the perfect companion. This playful pup can't wait to become the newest member of your family.
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OLIVE•Olive is a 2-3 year-old female Pit Bull Terrier. She came in to Animal Control with severe scars on her head that the vet has determined are caused by a burn. She is very skittish at first, but with patience and sweet talk opens up to being a very loving lady. Olive can be fearful of men at first and will require a grain-free diet for skin allergies.
LEA•Lea is a female white Domestic Short Hair with big orange patches. She is at least 6 years old, and is one of our longest-term shelter animals. Lea is a very sweet cat who enjoys showing off for affection. She does require a wet food diet as she has no teeth.
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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 SYLVESTER• Sylvester is a big fluffy tuxedo waiting for his forever home. He is affectionate, loving, patient, and talks to you in soft little meows. Sylvester enjoys catnip and playing with wand toys. This laid-back guy doesn't ask for much, just a comfy corner of a real home.
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ISABELLA• This cute, 3-month-old little lady is ready for her forever home! Isabella likes to play chase and play with squeaky toys. At the end of a long day filled with playing she likes to fall asleep on her bed. Isabella is spayed, ready to go home and ready for puppy classes!
SMOKEY•Smokey is looking for a gentle and compassionate person who will take the time to understand her. She has had a hard time adjusting to shelter life since her owner passed away. In her previous home she was described as being friendly, playful, and loving. She is hoping to find a new home where she can settle in and be her sweet and mellow self.
KODA• Koda is a super friendly dog who knows a quite a few tricks. He gets along with kids and other dogs. Koda is familiar with words such as "sit" and "leave-it." Being blind in one eye doesn't slow this guy down. He loves going on car rides and playing fetch! At the end of a long playful day he likes to lay on his bed or would like to share the couch when he is invited.
ANGELICA•Angelica is a friendly lap cat with a big personality. She loves to spend her time playing with feather toys, using her scratching post and napping in a cozy lap. You can come visit Angelica at the Humane Society of Western Montana. We are open 1-6 Tuesday- Friday and 12-5 on Saturdays.
PEACHES• Peaches is a sweet girl looking for a home where she can get lots of exercise. This young lady is smart and already knows words like "sit" and "lay down" and "wanna go out?" Peaches loves the great outdoors and is looking for an active family to take her on lots of hikes and trips. She will sleep in the car on the way to your hiking destination!
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DUPLEXES 1903 S. 14th St. West. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, storage & shared yard. $600. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 2423 55th St. “A”. 3 bed/1 bath, South Hills, shared yard, W/D hookups. $950. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
720 Turner St. “A” 3 bed/1.5 bath Northside, pet? $900 Grizzly Property Management 5422060
3909 Buckley Place. 2 bed/1 bath, W/D hook-ups, single garage. $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
731 W. Sussex Ave. #4. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, coin-ops, HEAT PAID. $700 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
817 Monroe 1 bed/1 bath, Rattlesnake area, carport, W/D hookups. $700. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
Are you a first time renter and not sure how to pick the right property choose a NARPM professional property manager. Our members have a code of ethics that require managers to educate our tenants on fair housing laws. westernmontana.narpm.org
WHO CARES? We do, in good times & bad... Auto; SR-22; Renters; Homeowners. JT Zinn Insurance. 406-549-8201. 321 SW Higgins. Find us on Facebook.
549-7711 Lolo RV Park Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $425/month 406-273-6034
535 Myrtle “D”. 2 bed/1 bath, completely remodeled, close to U. $975. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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HOUSES 1518 W. Central Ave 4 bed/1 bath, double garage, pet? $1325. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1825 S. 14th St. W.: 3 Bed-
1315 E. Broadway #6. 2 bed/1.5 bath, close to U, coinops, pet? $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
MHA Management manages 13 properties throughout Missoula.
1404 Toole: 2 Bedroom, Downtown area, Large, Near laundry, Parking, Cat OK, $710. $200 Costco gift card & one year Costco membership! GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106
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Professional Property Management. Find Yourself at Home in the Missoula Rental Market with PPM. 1511 S Russell • (406) 721-8990 • www.professionalproperty.com
FIDELITY
All properties are part of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The Missoula Housing Authority complies with the Fair Housing Act and offers Reasonable Accommodations to persons with Disabilities.
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REAL ESTATE HOMES 10955 Cedar Ridge. Loft bedroom, 1 bath on 20+ acres with guest house & sauna near Blue Mountain Recreation Area. $300,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 11864 O’Keefe Creek. 5 bed, 3 bath on 20 fenced acres with tack shed, hay barn & horse stalls. $389,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 1807 Missoula Avenue. 3 bed, 2 bath cottage-style near Rattlesnake Creek and park. $299,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com 2116 West Kent. Charming 2 story, 3 bed, 1.5 bath home with single garage. Low-maintenance front yard & garden in back. $172,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com
cently remodeled with fenced yard & double garage. $275,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, University District home. $439,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Rose Park Home. $279,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4700 Nicole Court. 6 bed, 4 bath high-end Linda Vista home with 3 car garage and Missoula views. $419,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com 5614 Gharrett. 4 bed, 3 bath with deck, Bitterroot views & 2 car garage. Mary Louise Zapp-
Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 406-456-2260. mlzappknapp@ lambrosera.com 604 Overlook. 3 bed, 2 bath in Farviews with fireplace, metal siding, patio & 2 car garage. $232,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath with mother-in-law apartment on 5 view acres. $385,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com Anne Jablonski, Realtor with Portico Real Estate, recently obtained her Montana State Broker license. Anne has 12 years of experience helping clients buy and sell real estate in Missoula and surrounding areas. You can find her at www. MoveMontana.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Central Missoula home. $275,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3010 West Central. Five acres bordering DNRC in Target Range with 3 bed, 1 bath home. $450,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 3411 Paxson. 4 bed, 2 bath re-
[C10] Missoula Independent • November 6–November 13, 2014
Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com
home! Celia Grohmann @ Banana Belt Realty. 406-550-1014 • celiamontana@gmail.com. Visit my website at www.on93.com
Buying or selling homes? Let me help you find your way home. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406-241-3321
Let me help save you time and energy. I know about Missoula and have lived here 30+ years. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406241-3321
Former MUD Site! 633 Phillips - $150,000. Excellent opportunity to own a home at the former MUD demonstration site on the Northside. Many outbuildings and so many possibilities. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com “Go Griz” let me help you find your way back home to Missoula. David Loewenwarter, Realtor Prudential MT Real Estate 241-3221 loewenwarter.com I can help you find your new
More than 35 years of Sales & Marketing experience. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 •
j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com Put my experience and dedication to work for you. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • jay.getz@prumt.com
• www.JayGetzMissoula.com RE/MAX All Stars; combining local ownership, experienced agents, and the power of #1 RE/MAX. Complimentary real estate advice. Call 406-542-8644
REAL ESTATE Uniquely Missoula! 619 Phillips - 2 lots, 1 home, great gardens, outbuilding, super location on the desirable Northside. Possible to purchase home and lot separately - see KD for details. porticorealestate.com 240-5227
5227 porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com
We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com
Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D, carport, storage & access to exercise room. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
When considering a move please call Missoula native JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com
Uptown Flats #312. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $151,900. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
WHO CARES? We do, in good times & bad... Auto; SR-22; Renters; Homeowners. JT Zinn Insurance. 406-549-8201. 321 SW Higgins. Find us on Facebook.
Uptown Flats. Upscale gated community near downtown. All SS appliances, carport, storage and access to community room and exercise room plus more. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com
CONDOS 1823 H Montana. 3 bed, 2.5 bath near Good Food Store & Source Gym. $145,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 3811 Stephens #30. 2 bed, 1.5 bath with single garage in Lewis & Clark neighborhood. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 406-456-2260 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com 4801 Bordeaux. 2 bed, 2 bath with A/C & 2 car garage. $168,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #15. $150,000. A rare, spacious 3 bedroom unit in the awesome Burns Street Commons! This upstairs corner unit is all on one level with a secure private entrance and a balcony. KD 240-5227. portico realestate.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #3. $79,000. 1bed/1bath. Energy efficient, affordable, and next to Burns St Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Clark Fork River Condo 1401 Cedar Street #16. $122,500. Charming 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom townhouse set on the Clark Fork River. What an amazing home! KD 240-
Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns #10. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op.
2 bedroom unit for $119,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
LAND 1625 Lot 12A Cote Lane. Level 1 acre with fantastic views. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com Lot 33 Old Mill Loop, St. Regis. 1.02 acre with 150’ of Clark Fork River Frontage. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com NHN Arnica. Pattee Canyon acreage with great view of Missoula. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 5329296 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 11 acre Mission Mountain building site. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@pdentialmissoula.com NHN Raymond. .62 acre in Lower Rattlesnake bordering Missoula Open Space. $148,000. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWEN-
THE UPTOWN FLATS
Modern 1 bed, 1 bath with all the amenities!
NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $189,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
COMMERCIAL 101 Church Street, Stevensville.
Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant, but zoned for commercial or residential. $255,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com
OUT OF TOWN 109 Church Street, Stevensville. Historic 3 bed, 1 bath with li-
brary, parlor, and fantastic front porch. $139,000. Rita Gray, Lambros ERA Real Estate, 532-9283. ritagray@ lambrosera.com
Rose Park commercial building with rental. $265,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
101 Church Street, Stevensville $255,000 Commercial or residential opportunity in turn-of-thecentury building. Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant. Zoned C-1 MLS# 20143430
435 Ernest Dr, Stevensville $310,000
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PORTICO REAL ESTATE
2200 Garland #45
Ranch style home, south of Florence. Magnificent views of the Bitterroot Mtns, 5 acres, fenced and cross fenced for horses. Attached dbl car garage, 44 x 32' shop with office, small tack room and barn. MLS# 20146167
MOTIVATED SELLERS
For location and more info, view these and other properties at:
$108,000
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2 bed, 1 bath, Clearview Village Condominiums Low maintenance, close to trail system with views of the city, affordable alternative to renting.
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Missoula Properties Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 • glasgow@montana.com
MLS# 20146082 316 Tyler Way PRICE REDUCED $209,000
Real Estate is not always Black & White Call Rita Gray 406-544-4226
4 bed, 2 bath home in terrific Lolo Neighborhood. Large fenced backyard. New roof and updated bathrooms. Qualifies for RD financing.
MLS# 20146317
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REAL ESTATE
2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $180,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, East Missoula home. $249,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Lolo area home home. $224,900. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12.3 acres. $350,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-
6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.6 acres. $382,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 4318 Leonard Ln. Stevensville, $235,000 UNDER CONTRACT • 3 bed 2 bath, 1516 sq.ft. home on 3.27 acres • Open floor plan with mountain views • Fenced with irrigated pastures, greenhouse & root cellar Celia Grohmann Banana Belt Realty 406-550-1014 celiamontana@gmail.com 435 Ernest. 4 bed, 3 bath ranch style home, south of Florence on 5 acres, fenced and cross-
fenced for horses. Attached double car garage, 44 x 32’ shop with office, small tack room and barn. $310,000. MLS# 20146167. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $479,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Easy Access to the highway and the river. 17430 Six-Mile, $250,000. Historic 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home in great condition on stunning 12.51 acre setting with views, fruit trees, tons of gardening space and so much more! KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
604 Overlook • Farview $232,000
Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience
Split-level 3 bed, 2 bath with large windows, fireplace, pellet stove & metal siding. Fenced yard, patio & 2 car garage
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The people to call for properties around Philipsburg, Georgetown Lake, Rock Creek & More! Pintlar Territories R.E. 406-859-3522. pintlarterritories.com
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3rd Annual FALL SHORTS A Ten-Minute Play Festival, featuring:
The Missoula Symphony Orchestra presents
“Red, White & True” November 8, 7:30pm and November 9, 3pm University Theatre Info and tickets: missoulasymphony.org
“Squeezebox Air,” by Rita Kniess Barkey “Hairball,” by Leah Joki "Leaping," by Cathy Capps “Rock Talk,” by Jay Kettering “Train Music,” by Shaun Gant “String Theory," by Josh Wagner “End Loop” by David Mills-Low
7:30pm, Friday & Saturday, 11/14 & 15 Crystal Theatre - Tickets available at the door More info: facebook/Third Annual Fall Shorts The Bitterroot Performing Arts Council presents
Matt Haimovitz and Chistopher O'Riley Grammy-nominated cellist Haimovitz and acclaimed pianist and host of NPR's “From the Top” O'Riley, rock stars of the classical musical world, will perform a wide-ranging playlist of works by Stravinsky, Piazzolla, Radiohead, John McLaughlin and Arcade Fire
Hamilton Performing Arts Center, in the Hamilton High School building, 327 Fairgrounds Road November 22, 8pm Tickets and info: bitterrootperformingarts.org
“STRING BLING” presented by String Orchestra of the Rockies, celebrating their 30th Anniversary Season
November 15, 7:30pm Music Recital Hall, UM Info and tickets: sormt.org