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[2] Missoula Independent • November 9–November 16, 2017

News

cover photo by Steve Rains USFS

Voices The readers write ...............................................................................................4 Street Talk Cities we’d love to be edition ....................................................................4 Week in Review The news of the day, one day at a time .............................................6 Briefs City envy, putting the bubbly back in beer, and Bullock’s prison dilemma ......6 Etc. Watching the elections ...........................................................................................6 News Remembering “Little Tim” Lloyd .........................................................................8 Opinion The time for new ideas—mine!—is now .........................................................9 Opinion Lessons for progressive candidates in the small-town West .........................10 Feature Controversies that defined the 2017 fire season—and the fires next time ...14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Honky-tonk in drag at Blue Mountain’s Cross Country benefit ..........................18 Music R.Ariel, The White Buffalo, Lydia Loveless .......................................................19 Dance Tsiambwom Akuchu explores African-American history with b-boy moves ....20 Film Orient Express can’t deliver on Christie’s classic ...............................................21 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................22 What’s Good Here Feed your conscience at Buttercup Market and Cafe .................23 Happiest Hour Whiskey barrel stout at the Northside KettleHouse .........................25 8 Days a Week If it’s not in our calendar, it’s probably not much fun ......................26 Agenda Veterans for peace ..........................................................................................33 Mountain High The Safety on Snow Fair ...................................................................34

Exclusives

Street Talk ....................................................................................................................4 News of the Weird ......................................................................................................12 Classifieds ..................................................................................................................35 The Advice Goddess ..................................................................................................36 Free Will Astrolog y ...................................................................................................38 Crossword Puzzle ......................................................................................................41 This Modern World ...................................................................................................42

GENERAL MANAGER Andy Sutcliffe EDITOR Brad Tyer PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston BOOKKEEPER Ruth Anderson ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson CALENDAR EDITOR Charley Macorn STAFF REPORTERS Alex Sakariassen, Derek Brouwer Susan Elizabeth Shepard COPY EDITOR Jule Banville EDITORIAL INTERN Margaret Grayson ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua GRAPHIC DESIGNER Charles Wybierala CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Beau Wurster, Toni Leblanc, Declan Lawson ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER Tami Allen MARKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR Ariel LaVenture CLASSIFIED SALES REPRESENTATIVE Declan Lawson FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Scott Renshaw, Nick Davis, Hunter Pauli, Molly Laich, Dan Brooks, Rob Rusignola, Chris La Tray, Sarah Aswell, Migizi Pensoneau, April Youpee-Roll, MaryAnn Johanson Melissa Stephenson

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missoulanews.com • November 9–November 16, 2017 [3]

[voices]

STREET TALK

by Derek Brouwer

This week, we report on a survey of Great Falls residents that found they wish their city were more like Missoula.

Which city do you wish Missoula were more like?

Which city do you most fear Missoula becoming more like?

Autumn Thompson: I like Missoula the way it is. I grew up in the Midwest, so I’m more familiar with cities like Chicago and Indianapolis. Missoula’s unique, and I love that about it. Mo money mo problems: Bozeman. I wouldn’t want Missoula to be way too gentrified. Bozeman has too much money!

Mike Alterowitz: I grew up in Billings and I like Missoula exactly the way it is. I wouldn’t want it to be more like Great Falls or Billings. Or that other college town: It’s not something I fear, but I would not like to see Missoula become more like Bozeman. I thought Bozeman’s downtown wound up losing its soul, and I think Missoula still has its.

Monte Mills: I’d say a city like San Francisco or San Antonio, mostly because I think cities like that have much more diversity. Piling on: It’s cliched, but Bozeman. My sense is cities like Bozeman are losing their soul.

Lima Tay: That’s a hard question. I’ve been here four weeks. I’ve only seen parts of the city. Maybe Sydney, Australia, It’s more warm there. Save open space: Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where I’m from. We make change a lot. We have a lot of high buildings, and we eliminate a lot of land to make room for them.

Erin White: Missoula is so uniquely itself that, in terms of personality, I don’t want it to be like anywhere else. But I certainly think there’s room for growth or improvement.

Never change: No place specifically, but I would hate to see Missoula lose its values of community and support and tolerance, and just the spirit of curiosity and creativity.

It’s a great place to live.

Asked Wednesday morning at Black Coffee Roasting Co.

Let the sun shine

I get that High Country News is not based in Montana, but it would be great to have an addendum that discusses the barriers/limitations on rooftop solar locally (“It’s time to move past the myths about rooftop solar,” Nov. 3). It is my understanding that Montana similarly prohibits net metering and that it is having a serious effect on adoption.

Ben Weiss facebook.com/missoula independent

The band name game

The The is my favorite example of a an insufferable joke band name that works for an intangible reason (“A good band name is hard to find,” Nov. 2).

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is a great example of turning absurdity into straight-forward precision.

Kyle Verhovshek missoulanews.com

Bridge as blockade

The issue, in my opinion, is not that this albatross wasn’t needed (“What is the Reserve Street bridge good for?”

Nov. 2). Maybe it was, but there are crosswalks that could be used just as well by the walking and riding public.

The real issue is that this money put out by the city could and should have been used in much more important causes within the city—fixing potholes that were three years running, traffic light synchronization, cleanup of the homeless camp/river areas—things that would have benefitted a vastly greater number of Missoula residents and visitors alike.

And let’s not ignore the gorilla in the room with this bridge. It was a direct and highly blatant attempt to stop the oversized loads of equipment traveling through Missoula. Deny it all you want, but deep down that is the main reason it was sent through by this highly liberal city government.

Paul Middleton missoulanews.com

Think of the cyclists!

I use it. I think it will show a great dividend as the biking community sees western Montana as a destination, and local businesses will unquestionably profit. Ask Adventure Cycling what the benefits stand to be? If it blocks the large megaloads, great!

Pattie Corrigan Ekness missoulanews.com

[4] Missoula Independent • November 9–November 16, 2017

Think of the walkers!

I tried to cross Reserve Street at the crosswalk. It was crazy hazardous to say the least. Drivers do not look for pedestrians when making right turns. If you could guarantee that nobody ever ran a red light, you could argue against the bridge.

Julia Morris Howard missoulanews.com

Not my FOTD

So, I’m one of the few Mexicans that lives in Missoula (“Are we watching the death of the Festival of the Dead?” Nov. 2). I’ve lived here for over a decade and I’ve attended several of the parades over the years with mixed opinions. I went the first year I lived here naively expecting a celebration at least faithful to the culture and left with a “what the hell did I just watch?” feeling. Good intentions

“Good intentions or not, it’s still a bastardization of a holiday celebrated by a long-subjugated culture.”

or not, it’s still a bastardization of a holiday celebrated by a long-subjugated culture. Why use Mexican iconography at all? Because it looks cool? It’s frustrating to see an indigenous holiday picked over by another culture that often doesn’t understand the history or meaning behind it. I would even rather see a completely loyal adaptation than what is currently represented (or, better yet, one separated from my heritage and culture altogether).

Ashley Ochoa facebook.com/missoulaindependent

No respect

I have had the same experience over the years. We crave things that are culturally relevant to our family, things that belong to us, and most of the time

I’m leaving with a WTF experience.

There are plenty of options and outside sources to make it authentic, and organizers have always neglected it. I’ve tried to be in the community, but have never received a response. It’s definitely an appropriation parade, and nothing about respect.

Rebecca BearCub facebook.com/missoulaindependent

All due respect

I have known Tarn Ream, one of the main Festival of the Dead organizers, for many years. She is a very multiculturally aware and respectful woman. I’ve been disappointed to see personal attacks in the community toward her from people labeling her racist.

These attacks are are not helpful, and Tarn has worked very hard to hear all sides and respect the many views and traditions of Hispanic and minority cultures. As the issue of cultural appropriation has become a more hotbed topic in Missoula, she has not walked away from or hidden from it. I’ve seen her working with others to address the issue and to find ways to define a festival for Missoula that isn’t defined by the Day of the Dead, while still being a Festival of the Dead and a celebration of life.

My owns views on cultural appropriation are malleable, and my understanding has been changing with the local debate. I’m grateful for the minority perspectives raising their voices and helping inform the conversation. I hope that this isn’t the death of the festival, but the birth of something even more inclusive and special that the community will celebrate for years to come.

Nathan Stephens facebook.com/missoulaindependent

Too many

On a Missoula night when a quarter of student housing units sit empty, when numerous foreclosed homes in Missoula County sit empty, when over a thousand Missoula hotel/motel rooms went unrented, a person froze to death from exposure to the elements due to lack of housing/shelter (see “Losing Little Tim” pg. 8). How many more will perish before the city gets real about affordable housing for all and wet housing for those on the margins and suffering from chronic alcoholism and substance abuse disorder?

William Harvey Missoula

missoulanews.com • November 9–November 16, 2017 [5]

[news]

WEEK IN REVIEW

Wednesday, November 1 The University of Montana begins ranking academic programs for growth or cuts in an effort to reduce spending and faculty.

Twenty-eight programs are slated for “substantial modification.”

Thursday, November 2 A semi truck full of bees traveling from Montana to California’s Central Valley crashes in Northern California. A million bees, worth roughly $1 million, have to be euthanized.

Friday, November 3 UM’s Family Weekend, during which the university offers tours and activities and tries to recruit the siblings of current students, kicks off with a snowstorm, because the weather does not care about UM’s enrollment problems.

Saturday, November 4 A man is killed by police after a 10-hour standoff at a sporting goods store in Billings.

Frank Joey Half Jr., 30, initiated the incident when he drove his car into the front of the store around 3 a.m. and barricaded himself inside.

Hard bargains

CoreCivic’s power play

The private prison industry is nothing if not opportunistic. Corrections Corporation of America, recently rebranded as CoreCivic, first saw inmates as dollar signs in the 1980s, as the War On Drugs began pushing state prisons to their limits. By 1997, Montana’s prisons were out of room, too, and shipping hundreds of inmates out of state. The state didn’t have the cash to build another prison, so then-Gov. Mark Racicot and state legislators turned to CCA. Crossroads Correctional Center opened in Shelby two years later, in 1999, with a charity event offering locals a chance to sit in the new solitary confinement cells for a small donation. The state and CCA signed a 20-year contract, including a provision that allowed the state to eventually buy the prison, if it wished.

Now, as that contract nears its 2019 expiration date, the state once again finds itself short on money.

Naturally, CoreCivic sees an opening.

The company’s proposal emerged this month through Shelby’s state legislators, Rep. Rob Cook and Sen. Llew Jones, both Republicans. MTN News first reported the terms, which were lauded by other Republican leaders: CoreCivic would give the state $30 million to help plug its $227 million budget

hole, and in exchange the state would extend the company’s contract another 10 years.

The proposal is looming large over the special session to address budget shortfalls scheduled to begin Nov. 13, even as Democrats insist they’re not interested. A spokesperson for Gov. Steve Bullock describes the proposal as an attempt by CoreCivic to use “the current budget situation to force the state into a long-term contract with less than favorable terms,” while some Republicans have said they won’t agree to Bullock’s proposed tax increases without accepting CoreCivic’s offer.

Democratic lawmakers uncomfortable with privatized prisons have previously signaled their intent to closely scrutinize CoreCivic’s contract in 2019, with an eye toward either taking over the facility or phasing it out as new policies designed to reduce incarceration take effect. Yet CoreCivic’s offer—potentially worth $150 million to the company over the ensuing decade—could ensure the company’s profits keep flowing in Shelby even beyond those ten years.

That’s because the $30 million that CoreCivic offered is actually money that taxpayers have been paying to the company in the form of a “use fee” since the day the prison opened. Under the original contract, those payments could be used as a credit against the sale price of the prison, should the state elect to purchase it. If they were instead converted

into short-term cash, the state may have to pay a lot more whenever it might decide it wants out of the private prison business.

Bullock spokesperson Ronja Abel would not say if the governor is interested in buying the facility, but Sen. Cynthia Wolken, D-Missoula, says she’s “not sold” on it, since the prison has already depreciated more than $30 million, according to company reports. “I really think we need to take a wait-and-see attitude,” she says.

If the state doesn’t take the deal, and it doesn’t buy the prison, then it forfeits the use fees. At a time when the state needs $227 million, convincing Republicans to wait and see may be a hard sell.

Derek Brouwer

City envy

Make Great Falls Missoula?

For the last three months, Missoula has been battered by unfavorable comparisons with Bozeman.

Tech moguls convened at UM for a tech jobs summit only to hear endless praise heaped on Bozeman’s tech industry. MSU enrollment numbers continue to rapidly outpace UM’s. Candidates for city office point toward Bozeman as a city worth emulating.

Maybe it’s time for a reminder that plenty of people around Montana see Missoula as the most

Sunday, November 5 The last remaining lumber mill in Libby, home to 20-30 jobs, burns down in a fire.

The building was constructed in 1944.

Libby’s once-thriving timber industry has been in decline since the 1980s.

Monday, November 6 Gov. Steve Bullock announces a special legislative session to address a $227 million shortfall in the state budget. Bullock proposes $76.6 million in cuts and calls for the Legislature to address the remainder.

Tuesday, November 7 Happy Election Day! You probably already know what happened. We, writing this on Tuesday afternoon, do not. That’s the sound of the fourth wall breaking.

“Troy’s World—Random Rants and Related Run-On Retarded Rhetoric.”

—the name of Republican Senate candidate Troy Downing’s personal blog, as referenced in charging documents filed by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Downing faces seven misdemeanor charges in Gallatin County of unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain resident hunting licenses while a nonresident.

[6] Missoula Independent • November 9–November 16, 2017

[news] enviable of the state’s cities–like the reminder that appeared in the Great Falls Tribune at the end of October. A survey about Great Falls’ future, created in advance of a vote on an economic development mill levy, asked what city respondents would like to see Great Falls be more like. An astonishing 83 percent of respondents said Missoula. Bozeman garnered a measly 31 percent.

It’s not necessary that a compliment to Missoula be accompanied by a slight to Bozeman, but it doesn’t hurt, even if the results are a surprise. Tribune reporter Kristen Inbody says they ran the numbers several times to make sure. “I expected Missoula and Bozeman would be about even, just based on Cat-Griz support,� Inbody says. “There must still be something about Missoula that makes it a special place in Montana.�

The survey question asked, “Which city do you wish Great Falls was more like?� The choices were Bozeman, Billings, Missoula, Kalispell, Spokane, Portland, Pocatello, Cheyenne, Lethbridge, Sidney, “Great Falls should focus on doing its own thing,� and “Other.� Inbody noted in an email that “People wrote in Miami and Seattle. No one wrote in Butte.�

Poor Butte.

Respondents didn’t specify why they chose the cities they chose, and they were allowed to pick more than one. Inbody suspects Missoula’s cultural scene is likely responsible. While Bozeman has a charming downtown and a thriving university, Missoula has more festivals, gets more touring bands and has more restaurants.

The survey also asked what amenities residents wanted, how they feel about Great Falls, and what they want less of. One respondent said the town needed to “get over the inferiority complex we’ve had since the smelter went under.�

Respondents said they want a Costco and more entertainment venues—point Missoula. They also want an Olive Garden—point Bozeman. But Great Falls has the Sip ’n Dip, the nationally famous mermaid bar!

Inbody, who’s from Choteau and went to school at UM, says Great Falls actually has a lot going for it. “I think that Great Falls is not very good at embracing what it has, which is a lot of cool things,� Inbody says. “It’s just this narrative that this is what Great Falls is like, when it’s not even true. We have some really fun bars downtown, there are cool

restaurants, there’s three really great breweries.�

And it’s affordable. “It’s so much cheaper to live in Great Falls, and you’re more likely to have an affordable place to live and a good-paying job than in Missoula,� Inbody says. “And yet still people vote with their feet for Missoula, which is really interesting.�

Missoulians are welcome to check out Great Falls this the winter. “Be sure to emphasize our clear blue skies, as well,� Inbody says. “We bask in constant sunshine!�

Susan Elizabeth Shepard

Harvesting carbon

Have gas, will brew

The bubbly water is what got Taylor Woods thinking about carbon dioxide. He saw the same sight on every Montana brewery tour: hoses hooked to fermentation tanks, burping the gas into buckets of water, producing a thick, foamy mass. Why let a greenhouse gas just float away, he thought, when brewers need that same gas for carbonation, packaging and keg-cleaning later on? “I thought, OK, I need to clean the gas, I need to store the gas. How can I do that from this bucket of bubbly water?’� Woods recalls.

After months of experimentation and testing, Woods hasn’t just figured out how, he’s put it into practice. He calls his invention COBREW (patent pending), a system designed to harvest carbon dioxide from fermenting beer, filter it and store it for later use. Lolo Peak Brewing began working with Woods six months ago, and this week released its first batch of beer— Alpenglow Wheat Ale—carbonated with the recycled CO2. For head brewer Paul Roys, Woods’ approach helps solve a problem he’s recognized for years. “Really, this is the most wasteful thing a brewer can do, is blow an ingredient into the atmosphere and turn around and buy it from a guy to use it for the rest of the process,� Roys says.

Based on its work so far, Lolo Peak estimates it could capture as much as 70,000 cubic feet of carbon dioxide a year using the new system. Roys adds that

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after some fine-tuning, he expects the carbon captured

by COBREW will meet between 95 and 105 percent of the brewery’s CO2 needs, ultimately saving the brewery money.

Developing the system wasn’t easy. Woods admits he’s never brewed beer, and to even begin experimenting with the process he had to build a scaleddown version of the fermenters used by craft brewers.

He conducted his tests using 14-gallon batches of unfermented beer from several local breweries. The trick, he says, was coming up with a system that could be easily tailored to the variable sizes and growth rates of Montana breweries, but be marketed in a way those breweries can afford. He settled on offering the COBREW units through a lease program, and says his company will provide all replacement parts and technical support that breweries might need. “Right now we’re in negotiations with four other breweries of various sizes here in the state,� Woods says, “and then we will be expanding out of the state starting in December.�

One of Roys’ biggest priorities in providing Woods a pilot space was ensuring the filtered CO2 meets beverage-grade standards. He also says it was important that the COBREW system not require any technical changes to his brewing process, such as fermentation pressures or fermentation rates. “It really is developed into a plug-and-play unit, which I think is going to help expand this idea throughout all of the small breweries,� Roys says. “There’s no reason not to do this.�.

Alex Sakariassen

ETC. The TVs upstairs at the Iron Horse were tuned to CBS dramas and an NBA game, not election results, so Jesse Ramos wasn’t the first to know the vote count of his City Council race. The party was hosted by mayoral challenger Lisa Triepke, but it was Ramos’ nerves that were most visible.

Twenty-seven years old and in his first, hotly contested race for office, Ramos gave his all to campaigning, showing up at City Council meetings in a suit to offer comments every week during the race. He also wore a suit (with pocket square!) to the party, and while other supporters were joking about their plans to get drunk, Ramos quietly passed off a shot handed to him by a friend.

We were the first to show Ramos the returns.

On a night when progressives were winning across the country—a former refugee from Liberia even unseated Helena’s longtime mayor—the initial count in Missoula showed that two liberal candidates had tripped over one another in Missoula’s Ward 4, handing Ramos an easy win with 43 percent of the vote. “We’ll just see how it goes,� the former Eagle Scout said. “I’m here to support my friends.� We then watched as veteran Republican campaigner Jim Royan delivered the results more bluntly. “You’re going to win,� Royan explained. Ramos looked like a deer in the headlights.

Ramos’ election to Council means the exit of 12-year incumbent Jon Wilkins. Fellow councilmember Bryan von Lossberg, surrounded by jubilant progressives at Mayor John Engen’s party across town at the Public House, noted Wilkins’ departure. “It’s sad to see a dedicated, longtime veteran not have a chance to continue his work,� von Lossberg said. Outgoing councilmember Marilyn Marler observed that Ward 4 will now have the Council’s sole conservative member.

During his first TV interview, Ramos thanked Wilkins for his years of service and promised to use his fiscally conservative voice on Council to control taxes. The reporter finished taping, then gave Ramos a one-armed hug. “Congrats, bro,� he said. “Now the real work begins,� Ramos said as we intercepted him en route back to the party.

Having sworn off drinking now that he’s a councilmember, Ramos said he’d be hitting the gym to manage the stress of public service. He then politely moved on. He wanted to go support his friends in the other room, he said.

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Losing ‘Little Tim’ Season’s first cold snap claims homeless man’s life

by Derek Brouwer

Timothy Lloyd, a regular at the Oxford Lloyd shortly after he himself became had confiscated a set of Lloyd’s blankets and the Union Gospel Mission, known as homeless in January 2014. They spent left there a few days before he died (he Little Tim for his small stature and jovial many nights downtown together sleeping was able to replace them).

Lloyd’s manner of death is a familiar manner and, more recently, as Tim Under in a doorway across from the Oxford.

“I didn’t know anybody who didn’t one to UGM staff. The Woods list the the Bridge for his preferred sleeping place, died of hypothermia inside the Northside like him,” Wright says. “I’ve never seen him names of other clients who’ve died in the footbridge in the early morning hours of have an argument with anyone. Except past year, including one man they say was found under the Scott Street bridge me—we used to go round and round.”

Nov. 6. He was 61.

Wright offers glimpses of their last spring. Even as fellow clients were A fellow UGM client discovered Lloyd about 6:30 a.m., after the city’s first snow- friendship as he eats a hamburger on an learning Tuesday of Lloyd’s passing, anstorm this season, and informed mission outdoor park bench, grinning as he de- other of the man’s friends, Lionel staff, who were preparing breakfast at the scribes their adventures, which included Samuel, died in the hospital after a short adjacent day center for the homeless. Fa- panhandling and drinking, but also fish- illness.

“Every year we lose one or two, somecility director Eric Wood found a pulseless ing up Ninemile when Wright was living times more,” Eric Wood says. “It’s a sad Lloyd lying uncovered on the pavement out of his truck.

The misadventures come to mind commentary on life that walking down the next to his sleeping bag and blankets. He was taken by ambulance to St. Patrick Hos- first, particularly the time the pair tried to street, they’re not particularly noticed unless they’re in the way.” pital and pronounced dead Last year, UGM started shortly after. using its day center as a win“It looked like he had ter warming shelter, openfallen asleep before he had ing it at 11 p.m. on nights covered up,” Wood says. when the temperature Lloyd’s death occurred dropped below 11 degrees. five days before UGM was The organization decided to scheduled to open its expand the program this overnight warming shelter year to seven days a week, for the winter months, and but planned to open it on while he was trying to Nov. 11, in keeping with the secure housing through the photo courtesy Johnny Andrews 11s theme, executive direccity’s expedited “coordiTim Lloyd, right, died of hypothermia just days before he nated entry system” for would have had access to a warm place to spend nights. tor Don Evans says. Winter weather arrived a week earhomeless residents. Lloyd His friend Lionel Samuel, center died the next day. lier than expected, with had recently obtained a housing voucher and could have been go camping near Kreis Pond one January. temperatures in the mid-20s on the early placed as early as Nov. 10, UGM Director Wright says his truck got stuck in the snow, morning of Nov. 6.

UGM opened the warming shelter the forcing him to hike back to the Ninemile of Outreach April Seat says.

Lloyd, like many of the people who ranger station for help, and he slipped on night after Lloyd was discovered, with the line up for breakfast or lunch at the day ice and broke his arm. Lloyd, who decided Woods staying overnight to watch over the center, would be recognizable to Missou- to stay behind with the beer and cigarettes 13 clients who showed up. Evans says lians who spend time downtown. Home- in the truck, never came looking for him, UGM is looking for volunteers to help staff the shelter in the coming months. less for many years, Lloyd panhandled and Wright recalls, smiling.

As Wright tried to describe his friendUGM staff remember Lloyd with simsometimes slept on the sidewalks and ilar humor. Terri “Shortround” Wood re- ship with Lloyd, he found himself momendrank at the Ox. Lloyd was an alcoholic and occasion- calls a time she asked Lloyd for a hug after tarily at a loss.

“I wish he was here to tell you,” ally had to take meals outside of the center he’d showered for the first time in months, because of it, but friends and UGM staff and the time she caught him sipping beer Wright said. “But then you wouldn’t be along the outer fence on a hot summer writing about it.” say the condition didn’t define him.

A memorial for Lloyd and Samuel will “He was just kind of a happy-go-lucky day. She asked Lloyd if the beer was cold, and when he replied that it was, she de- be held Nov. 15 at the UGM Day Center, character,” Wood says.

506B Toole Avenue, at 2 p.m.

Some of Lloyd’s close friends learned cided to take a sip herself.

It’s illegal to sleep inside the pedesof his death on Tuesday after arriving at the center to eat. Jerry Wright says he met trian bridge, and Wood says that city staff dbrouwer@missoulanews.com

[8] Missoula Independent • November 9–November 16, 2017

[opinion]

I, mayor!

The time for new ideas—mine—is now

by Dan Brooks

Looking out from my garret this morning, I saw something that chilled me to the bone: my neighbor’s house. Disgusting, as usual, but something even more chilling lurked atop it, and on the trees, lawn and garden tools below: snow. Layer upon layer of pale, revolting snow, blighting our town before I had even finished my son’s Halloween candy! The first week of November is too soon for this sort of thing, and I place the blame for our unseasonable weather squarely where it belongs: city government.

Fact: None of this snow was here before Mayor Engen took office. Back then, when Missoula was good, snow fell hardly at all. You’d buy a house for $6,000 and it didn’t even come with a shovel. You didn’t have to clean off the sidewalk, because what was a sidewalk? But then old tax-andspend Engen came along with his progressive agenda, and suddenly frozen water crystals are falling from the sky.

Additional fact: This snow isn’t even from here. As near as I can tell, it blew in from Washington state, or possibly California. I would have no problem with real Montana snow, but all this out-of-state precipitation is destroying the character of our winter. It used to be that by late December, Missoula would get a light dusting of ordinary, hardworking snow. But now the streets are covered with pretentious snow that doesn’t understand our values, choking traffic and making it impossible for real Montanans to live here.

Unfortunately, this influx of foreign snow is part of Engen’s ultra-liberal plan for the city. Step one: a third bagel place.

Step two: it snows. Step three: higher property taxes, ostensibly for snow removal but really to fund city employees’ lavish lifestyles.

I don’t have the exact numbers, but the 2017 budget for the city of Missoula

was approximately $19 billion. Seventeen billion went to settling lawsuits. The other $2 billion is waste: solid gold cars for the mayor and his body doubles, NASA-style supercomputers to replace the parking meters and cosmetic surgery for anyone who wants it, i.e., Californians. Meanwhile, the rest of us struggle to make rent, turning our haggard faces to the sky and asking why, God, why? Yet God cannot hear us, because even though he is from Montana, he moved to Denver to get a job.

“When Missoula was good, snow fell hardly at all.

You’d buy a house for $6,000 and it didn’t even come with a shovel.”

I know what you’re thinking: City government doesn’t control the weather. That’s exactly the problem! Even though real Missoulians know snow is ruining our town, the mayor refuses to act. Secure in his ivory tower, he offers only excuses. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he whines.

“That’s not what a weather satellite does,” he sneers. “I asked you this morning not to come back here,” he simpers. These are the rantings of a despot who will do anything to hold on to power, not the measured words of a pragmatist who knows that more snow will literally kill us all.

I, for one, have had enough, and enough is too much. Now is not the time

for political correctness or partisan bickering. Neither is it the time to reach across the aisle and look to our shared values.

Now is the time for real solutions. We must stop snow before it starts, possibly with a big laser but definitely using market-based solutions that create jobs and ensure a better life for our grandchildren, who are— let’s be honest, here—doomed to literal slavery if things keep going the way they are.

I literally hoped never to write this, but the time has come to act. The Engen administration has failed. The old ideas aren’t working, and now it’s time for a new leader to stop working, too. I have long resisted service of all kinds, but I believe the moment is right for me to announce my candidacy for mayor, U.S. Senate and/or City Council. I will do whatever the people require of me, so long as it entails a position of leadership with salary and benefits.

Am I a political outsider? Yes. Do I lack experience? You’d better believe it. When other people talk for more than a few seconds, do I hear a humming sound that gets louder and louder until it resolves into the 2011 hit “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO? Increasingly. But I believe these aspects of my character are strengths, not weaknesses.

I believe the time is right for me to enter the 2017 mayoral/council/senate race. I’m running on a common-sense platform of controlling the weather, halting immigration from other states and ending government overreach. I didn’t want to get into politics, despite the earnest entreaties of literally several of you. But my only alternative was to shovel the walk, and there are some things I just won’t do.

Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and the heavy yoke of public service at combatblog.net.

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[opinion]

Don’t debate a dog Lessons for progressives in the small-town West

by Forrest Whitman

Some elections are fun and bring out the best in people, and maybe some of the local contests this November fall into that happy category. Others, not so much.

Not long ago, I ran for mayor in a conservative rural town in the West. Sometimes I got the bum’s rush when I went door-to-door: “This ain’t Boulder!” “No Democrats wanted!” and so on, but that was rare.

Many folks wanted to talk with me. Of course, there was a fair amount of rough political mockery, including a few halfpage cartoons in the local paper depicting me as a puppet or driving a train to ruin.

(I used to work as a brakeman.) I expected the local and consistently right-wing paper to endorse my opponent, and it did. But the campaign was mostly civil.

In the end, I surprised most everyone by getting 44.63 percent of the vote, and that against an old-guard favorite. The respectable showing was mostly due to my superb campaign manager, but also because I think progressive ideas are no longer considered completely crazy in the small-town West. So why do progressives so seldom win? And is there anything that can be done about it?

First, anyone with a “progressive” bent has to begin by acknowledging the values of the rest of the locals, especially anybody born in the area. These people feel like they built the streets, the water plant, the parks and the other infrastructure, largely because they are right about that. They’re right, too, to argue that the basic services— police, fire, streets, water—are what a city is all about.

You’ve got to piggyback on those values. Low-income housing might sound like a stretch, but many towns need housing for essential workers. Alternative energy can save communities money. Recreation and art centers can help bring clean, small business to town. Trails programs and

amenities such as swimming pools can boost the amount of sales tax paid by tourists. But building new things on an old past is tricky. It helps if you have a friend in the old guard who is willing to introduce you and your “newcomer” ideas. The old-timers—and they aren’t always old— aren’t likely to talk to you unless someone they know introduces you. They will be friendly, but that’s it. It’s always best to tip your hat to the old oligarchs as soon as you announce a run. It’s also best not to invade

“It’s always best to tip your hat to the old oligarchs as soon as you announce a run. It’s also best not to invade their Rotary Club without invitation.” their Rotary Club without invitation. In my town, we have two clubs, one for oldtimers (lunch, mostly Republican) and one for newcomers (breakfast, mostly Democrats). I go to breakfast.

Anyone running against the old guard has to admit right away to being a newcomer. Mostly that includes anyone who has lived in town fewer than 15 years, although some locals define a newcomer as anyone whose parents weren’t born in the town. If the long-timers feel threatened,

they will run someone sure to win, like the high school baseball coach, the retired manager of the best-known business or maybe even the popular bartender at the Elks Club.

That’s exactly why I lost. I ended up running against a business leader well known in the local Catholic church. He’d even run the annual turkey dinner with his wife. I was only a former two-term county commissioner (albeit in another county), part of a water roundtable created by the governor, former chair of the local county Democratic Party and so on. None of those qualifications could stand up to a good turkey dinner, or a well-known local dog for that matter. I admit I did poorly debating Woody, the dog, who campaigned through a helpful “dog psychic.” True story, in case you’re wondering.

Yet local progressive groups shouldn’t give up on the small-town West. There will be some hard-core cases, of course. But even if someone hints that you have a Muslim son-in-law, ignore the taunts and run anyway. Accept the fact that our political discourse has been heavily influenced by media outlets supporting the extreme right wing. It’s also a given that a couple of generations have grown up hearing that government is “the problem,” in the immortal words of Ronald Reagan. Those negative factors are real, but they don’t have to be crushing.

I’m not saying progressive candidates will win many victories in the small-town West. But by building on the basic decency and values already there, and by developing and using smart political skills, it can be done, eventually. Also, if you can possibly avoid debating a dog, do it.

Forrest Whitman is a contributor to Writers on the Range, an opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org). He lives in Salida, Colo.

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TRADITIONS – The 72nd annual Yellville (Ark.) Turkey Trot, which took place on Oct. 14, is famous for its Turkey Drop, in which live turkeys are dropped from a low-flying airplane and then chased by festivalgoers. This year, KY3.com reports, several turkeys were dropped during the afternoon despite animal rights activists having filed a formal complaint with the sheriff’s office, saying the pilot “terrorized” the birds. But pharmacist and past pilot Dana Woods told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: “We treat the turkeys right. That may sound ironic, but we don’t abuse those turkeys. We coddle and pet those turkeys.

We’re good to them.” Wild turkeys can fly, but in 2016, about a dozen turkeys were dropped and not all survived the fall. According to The Washington Post, over the past several years, local sponsors and the chamber of commerce have distanced themselves from the Turkey Drop, now more than five decades old. The Federal Aviation Administration is checking to see if any laws or regulations were broken, but said it has not intervened in past years because the turkeys are not considered to be projectiles ’TIS THE SEASON – Could turkeys be sensing the peril of the season? Police in Bridgewater, Mass., tweeted a warning to the town’s residents on Oct. 15 about aggressive wild turkeys, WBZ-TV reported.

As proof, an accompanying video showed four turkeys chasing a Bridgewater police cruiser, but police were not as amused as their Twitter followers. “Aggressive turkeys are a problem in town,” the department tweeted. “State law doesn’t allow the police or (animal control) to remove them.”

UPDATE – In 1990, Marlene Warren, 40, answered her door in Wellington, Fla., and was shot in the face by a clown bearing balloons (one of which read “You’re the greatest!”) and flowers. On Sept. 26, Palm Beach County Sgt. Richard McAfee announced that Warren’s widower’s current wife, Sheila Keen Warren, 54, had been arrested for the murder, 27 years after the fact, and taken into custody in Abingdon, Va. Sheila Keen married Michael Warren in 2002, NBC News reported. (Warren went to prison in 1994 for odometer tampering, grand theft and racketeering in connection with his car rental agency.) Sheila had worked for him, repossessing cars, and they were reportedly having an affair when the murder took place. While Sheila had always been a suspect, new technology finally allowed prosecutors to retest DNA evidence and build a case against her.

SEX THERAPY – Zookeepers believe China’s 4-year-old giant panda Meng Meng, currently on loan to the Berlin Zoo, displays her displeasure with her surroundings, food or caretakers by walking backward.

“Meng Meng is in puberty,” zoo director Andreas Knieriem explained to the Berliner Zeitung newspaper on Oct. 22. “The reverse walk is a protest.” To address the situation, zookeepers will introduce Meng Meng to Jiao Qing, a male giant panda three years older, who presumably will ease her frustration by engaging in sexual activity with her.

LUCKY! – Kenyans Gilbert Kipleting Chumba and David Kiprono Metto were among the favorites to win the Venice Marathon on Oct. 22. Instead, Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel, 25, a local running in only his second marathon, took the prize after the lead runners were led several hundred meters off course by an errant guide motorcycle. Faniel is the first Italian man to win the Venice Marathon in 22 years. “Today’s race shows that the work is paying off,” Faniel said following his victory. Uh, sure.

MOST CONSIDERATE CRIMINAL – Nelly’s Taqueria in Hicksville, N.Y., suffered a break-in on Oct.

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3, but the burglar redefined the term “clean getaway.” Surveillance video showed a man donning food service gloves and starting a pot of water to boil before hammering open the cash register. He secured $100 in his pockets, leaving a dollar in the tip jar, then started “cooking up a storm,” owner Will Colon told Newsday. Cameras recorded as the thief cooked beans, sauteed shrimp and chicken, and helped himself to a cold soda before enjoying his meal standing up. “The way he handled that pan, man, the dude had some skills,” Colon said. Afterward, he carefully stored the leftovers in the refrigerator, cleaned his pans and wiped down all the surfaces he had used. Then he took off through the back window, the same way he had come in.

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PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US – In Lissone, Italy, 40-year-old fitness instructor Laura Mesi made news when she married herself in late September. “I told my relatives and friends that if I had not found my soul mate, I would marry myself by my 40th birthday,” Mesi said, according to The Independent.

She spent more than 10,000 euros ($11,700) for the occasion, which included a white wedding dress, a three-tiered cake, bridesmaids and 70 guests. Mesi is part of a self-marrying movement dubbed “sologamy” that has followers all over the world. Her marriage holds no legal significance. “If tomorrow I find a man to build a future with, I will be happy, but my happiness will not depend on him,” Mesi declared.

An anonymous collector from Palm Beach, Fla., was the winning bidder in an Oct. 11 online auction for a half-smoked cigar that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed during a 1947 trip to Paris. AP reports the 4-inch cigar remnant brought just over $12,000 in the auction managed by Boston-based RR Auction. The company says Churchill smoked the cigar on May 11, 1947, at Le Bourget Airport. A British airman, Cpl. William Alan Turner, kept the cigar after he and his crew flew Churchill and his wife between Paris and London. The label on the Cuban stogie includes Churchill’s name.

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n the morning hours of Aug. 29, an ugly brown-orange haze settled over Missoula so thick it produced what Missoula City-County Air Quality Specialist Sarah Coefield called “some next level dystopian lighting.” Conditions in town were deemed unhealthy enough to cause mild discomfort, but not as bad as the hazardous conditions people in Seeley Lake contended with. Days earlier, similar conditions had smudged the sky around a solar eclipse watched by thousands across western Montana. And for days afterward, Missoulians continued to live in the same eerie tableau.

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

And if our smoky air didn’t obscure our view of the blazes surrounding Missoula, it at least obscured our view of the scientific and emotional issues at play in the fire season of 2017, which put Montana to the test. Homes were lost, as were lives. Towns large and small coughed in unison through weeks of thick smoke, and no one yet is able to say what the long-term health impacts may be. Nobody wants to go through this again.

But we probably will. Which is why the taste of a fire season like this year’s— one of the worst in state history—lingers.

Because where there’s fire, there’s frustration, controversy and fertile ground

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for the furthering of political agendas.

Rhetoric, like smoke, tends to obscure plain truth. And with climatologists predicting ever-warmer fire-friendly temperatures in the future, it’s a safe bet that such obfuscation will settle over our valley again. So while the air is (relatively) clear, now is a good time to reflect on the facts and fantasies of the 2017 fire season, lest we find ourselves clouded by smoke in the years to come.

WAS IT REALLY RECORD-BREAKING?

Numerous headlines describe the 2017 season as “historic,” but just how

historic it really was depends largely on whom you ask and on what metrics you use. In terms of acreage alone, 2017 holds the record for the past two decades at least. According to the latest data from the Northern Rockies Coordination Center (NRCC), Montana wildfires burned 1,252,467 acres in 2017, surpassing 2012, the next-biggest fire season of the past two decades, by roughly 32,000 acres. Yet the number of fires that account for that acreage was far from record-breaking: 1,935, compared to 2,809 distinct fires recorded in 1994, the leader.

“Generally speaking, the number of fires was average if not below,” says Greg

Poncin, leader of the Type I Incident Command Team that ping-ponged between Montana’s major fires this summer. “So we had some really large fires that lasted a long time … When we got back from Arizona [in early July], we spent the rest of our summer essentially on the Lolo [National] Forest, between Lolo Peak and Rice Ridge.”

In terms of money, 2017 is shaping up to be the most expensive fire season in state history. Montana racked up a fire suppression tab of $74.2 million, as documented in a legislative report released in late October. The next biggest fire year in recent decades, 2012, cost the state just under $60 million. Combined with federal spending, the 2017 price tag climbs close to $400 million.

Andrew Larson, associate professor of forest ecology at the University of Montana, says 2017 was a big fire year, but “it wasn’t extreme.” Summer conditions were warmer and drier than average, he says, but even so, they were “well within the range of variability” for a northern Rockies fire season.

“This particular year doesn’t really raise any alarm bells for me, scientifically,” Larson says. “It’s not like we’re crossing a threshold or a tipping point or something. We’ve had bigger fire seasons than this in Montana.”

Phil Higuera, an associate professor who studies paleoecology and fire ecology at UM, hesitates to compare 2017 to an average fire season at all. Fire seasons are roughly analogous to floods, he says.

Most years won’t see extensive flooding, but it happens occasionally.

Higuera also isn’t accustomed to narrowing his focus to single years. His research takes a broader approach, examining fire regimes over decades or even millennia based on lake sediment deposits, tree rings and observational records. With that 30,000-foot view, Higuera offers a more contextual take on how 2017 stacks up, and what made this season different.

“We know very clearly, from studies spanning the last 30 years to the last 100 years to the last 200 years to the last several thousand years, in all of those time scales, we see very strong links between climate and area burned,” Higuera says.

“Over the last 30 years … we can explain the variability between years largely with just summer climate alone.

Statistically … you can explain 80 percent or more of the variability between years just with summer precipitation and temperature.”

That point speaks to one aspect in which 2017 did surprise Higuera. Compared to other big fire years, he says, the spring preceding this summer’s burns

was cooler and wetter. Neither he nor Larson would have guessed that the season would take such a dramatic turn for the worse. The NRCC maps the susceptibility of large fuels to fire based on moisture and with the exception of one short blip, the graph shows western Montana running well below average until late May. By early July, the graph was spiking even above 2012 levels. Peak susceptibility in August and September corresponded with large runs of the Lolo Peak fire and a doubling of the Rice Ridge fire.

Higuera credits the increased susceptibil-

of the burns in Montana to the size of Rhode Island, and name-checked Missoula as breaking a 42-day record of days without measurable rain. The gist was that 2017 is an important year in understanding how human-caused climate change is affecting fire on the Western landscape.

That same month saw the release of Montana’s first climate assessment, compiled by five UM and Montana State University researchers. The assessment predicted that by the middle of the 21st century, temperatures in Montana could

i.e., summer temperature and precipitation. “We also know that with anthropogenic climate change over the last several decades, summer temperatures have gotten warmer, springs have gotten warmer, the fire season has increased in length. So there’s a strong statistical association between increased fire activity and increasing warmth in the summer.”

Was 2017 consistent with what we’d expect from the warmer temperatures associated with climate change? Yes, Higuera says. But he’s quick to caution against pinning this single fire season, or

The severity of the 2017 fires varied widely throughout western Montana. Many swaths of forest experienced only light burns, while others, like that pictured here on the Highway 200 Complex, were heavily impacted. But UM ecologist Andrew Larson cautions against believing the myth that even these areas are destroyed.

ity to what other fire officials have called “flash drought.”

“Given the spring, most people, myself included, wouldn’t have predicted a near record-setting fire season … because we expected precipitation to continue,” he says. “But it was shut off.”

So was 2017 a historic fire year? By some metrics, yes. From an ecological perspective, though, not especially.

Whether similar seasons will strike with increased frequency in the years to come is another question entirely.

CLIMATE CHANGE

In early September, the Atlantic joined a chorus of media outlets singing the song of wildfire as a harbinger and result of climate change in the West. The article compared the scope

increase by 4.5 to 6 degrees. It also categorized the increased frequency and severity of wildfires as a major yet indirect effect of climate change on the state’s forests—an effect already in play in 2017.

“The direct effects of increasing temperature and precipitation may result in the expansion and/or contraction of certain forest types in certain regions of Montana,” the authors wrote. “However, the indirect effects of climate change on forests, such as changing wildfire and beetle outbreak severity, are already having a large impact on the health of Montana’s forests.”

Higuera draws the connection between big fire years and climate change more directly. We know seasons like 2017 are linked to drought, he says, and we know drought is linked to climate,

any other, directly on climate change. At least not until the science is focused narrowly enough to back such a claim.

“We would need to do the attribution study for this year to see how much of our drought and high temperatures was because of human-caused climate change versus natural variability,” he says. “That’s what we need to dissect before we could understand how much of the burning this summer was because of human-caused climate change.”

THE REALITY OF RISK

On July 19, Hellgate High graduate Trenton Johnson was killed by a falling tree while battling the Florence fire near Seeley Lake, not far from where the Rice Ridge fire would be discovered the next day. Two weeks later, on the Lolo Peak

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fire, a snag struck and killed Brent Witham, a member of California’s Vista Grande Hotshots. The deaths came roughly a year after a similar incident in Nevada claimed the life of Lolo Hotshot Justin Beebe. It’s these deaths, more than anything else, that mark 2017 for Laura Ward.

“We mitigated all the risks to them, all the hazards, but we still end up with three fatalities in such a short amount of time,” says Ward, fire management officer for Lolo National Forest. “People go their whole careers without experiencing that.”

Wildfire fatalities are sadly nothing new in Montana. Acclaimed author Norman Maclean tackled the topic decades ago in his book Young Men and Fire, centered on the deaths of 13 firefighters in the 1949 Mann Gulch fire north of Helena. Nearly two dozen more firefighters have perished in wildfires throughout Montana in the 68 years since. Yet Ward thinks the fatalities of the past two seasons, and the issue of risk they underscore, are missing from the post-season conversation. She hears people talking about fire without once mentioning Johnson, Witham or Beebe.

That bothers her.

“They aren’t talking about that part of it, and when you don’t talk about that part of it, you aren’t talking about the hazardous nature of the job,” she says.

Every decision at every level of wildland firefighting is made with risk management in mind, Ward explains. The agency is vigilant in finding ways to mitigate those risks. But the similarities among the three recent deaths suggest to her that the effort “hasn’t been framed correctly.” Even actions away from the fire line can wind up claiming a life, as in Witham’s case. The message Ward takes from 2017 is that there may not be a better way to mitigate risk to firefighters than what we’re doing now. If that’s the case, the future may demand some tough calls prioritizing safety over action.

“Sometimes we ask them to go into that hazardous environment knowing that the probability of success, of catching that fire or stopping it on that ridge, is low,” Ward says. “Should we really be doing that? And is our public ready to accept us not doing that?”

THE LOLO PEAK CONTROVERSY

Throughout the night of Aug. 17, Dan and Michelle Schurg fought feverishly to protect their home in the Macintosh Manor subdivision near Florence.

An evacuation order for their neighborhood had been issued the day before, in

response to the approaching Lolo Peak fire, but the couple remained, moving woodpiles and training hoses on spot fires as the relief valves on their propane tanks hissed in the heat—a story shared in detail by the Missoulian and Montana Public Radio. Their efforts paid off.

Though the forest around them was badly burned, their house was untouched.

Others weren’t so lucky. Two nearby homes were destroyed along with several outbuildings. At the time, Lolo Peak fire information officer Mike Cole attributed the damage not to the fire but to a back

Forest for not extinguishing the blaze earlier, before wind-fueled runs were able to carry it out of the backcountry and into backyards. One letter to the editor this fall went so far as to suggest that the forest officials be fired and prosecuted, claiming that “what happened on this fire was indeed criminal.”

It’s true that after lightning first ignited the Lolo Peak fire around 2:30 p.m. on July 15, the burn area encompassed only a few acres in the remote draws west of Lolo Peak. But as Missoula District Ranger Jennifer Hensiek explains, the portion of the forest under her

served what firefighters call “rollout,” she says—fuels that roll out of the fire in steep country and create new starts.

When the pilot informed her that they weren’t making progress in knocking down the fire, Hensiek adds, she made the call to back off.

Some critics have questioned why the Forest Service didn’t simply put the Lolo Peak fire out in its infancy using bucket drops or retardant. Drawing on his 37 years working wildfires, Poncin explains that’s a heavy ask. In fact, he says, “we don’t consider that ever successful without people there on the

photo courtesy Tim Metzger/USFS

Twin plumes of smoke rise off the Lolo Peak fire southwest of Missoula, which started July 15 in steep, remote and heavily treed terrain. The fire wound up sparking one of the biggest controversies of the 2017 season.

burn lit to combat it. Incident Commander Greg Poncin softened that claim a day later, saying that the Forest Service had launched a full investigation and adding that the back burn had been necessary to protect hundreds of other homes. The owner of one of the burned houses, Jackie Stermitz, told MTPR in September, “Someday I’ll understand this more, but I don’t know who to be pissed off at at the moment.”

No other structures were lost to the Lolo Peak fire, which burned 53,902 acres before the hot, dry weather relented. But the loss of those two homes, coupled with weeks of road closures, smoky conditions and widespread stress, made Lolo Peak arguably the most controversial fire of Montana’s 2017 season.

Critics have assailed the Lolo National

charge had 11 active fires by mid-July, including one in Grant Creek, one in O’Brien Creek and as many as four on Blue Mountain. The district directed resources to a new start on Pattee Creek on July 16, and managed to keep it to just a couple of acres. These fires, she says, posed immediate and significant threats to residential neighborhoods.

“We were already managing fires in Rock Creek at that time that were threatening private lands and private structures,” Hensiek says. “When we evaluated Lolo Peak … it was a very remote situation, very remote fire, in steep terrain. It had no escape routes or safety zones,” to protect firefighters.

Hensiek assigned a helicopter to the Lolo Peak fire on July 17 for observation and a cycle of bucket drops. The pilot ob-

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ground to back up what water and retardant can do on the fire.” You can stall it, he says, or knock it down, “but that’s about all.”

Poncin empathizes with those who lost homes, were evacuated or had to suffer through weeks of bad air. In the face of such fear and frustration, it’s tempting to accuse managers of not getting on top of a situation fast enough.

“I get it,” Poncin says. “I think everybody wishes we had or we could have.

But the fact remains, it was what it was.”

PREPAREDNESS

The two homes lost to the Lolo Peak fire weren’t the only structures burned this summer. The Caribou fire overran 11 houses and nearly 30 outbuildings in an Amish community west of Eureka on

Sept. 2, just days after the Sprague fire gutted Glacier National Park’s iconic Sperry Chalet. The destruction inevitably turns the post-season discussion toward defensible space.

Montanans have heard this refrain before. State and federal agencies, as well as organizations like the National Fire Protection Association, have been stressing for years the need for property owners in the wildland urban interface to clear trees and brush from around their homes. In 2016, the Roaring Lion fire in the Bitterroot claimed 14 homes in a single day. Homes that survived were propped up as shining examples of the effectiveness of preparing for fire before it arrives.

Hensiek expects that 2017 will be used to once again hammer the point, and she intends to do just that as Missoula County dives back into the process of revising its multi-agency Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Defensible space strategies may not guarantee that homes won’t be destroyed, but it’s nevertheless a critical aspect of the wildfire conversation.

“I don’t want to short some of the previous work that has been done here in this community, particularly since the fires of 2000,” Hensiek says. “But I think what we saw this past summer, we have an opportunity here to have those conversations again, because it’s so clear in everybody’s memory right now.”

For Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier, the issue doesn’t stop there. He says the 2017 season underscored for him the need to cast a more critical eye on where we’re building. In September, with the Rice Ridge fire still burning near Seeley Lake, Strohmaier decided to visit to the site of a proposed subdivision the commission was slated to vote on.

“The irony did not escape me that as I was driving up to look at the proposed [Alpine Trails] subdivision, there were these two massive columns of smoke in the background,” Strohmaier says. “Some of the access roads were blocked by National Guardsmen because the entire area was under an evacuation order.”

Strohmaier was the lone “no” vote on the subdivision Sept. 14.

It’s a topic Strohmaier plans to explore further in the county’s deliberations over its wildfire protection plan.

He’s cognizant of the potential for government interference in such projects to trigger litigation. However, he’s wary of encouraging or approving residential development in areas too remote or restrictive to protect from fire, and predicts that, in some cases, no amount of mitigation will be effective.

“Fundamentally, we’re getting to the point, from a policy perspective … that there are cases where we’ve got to be willing to say no,” he says. “That would be a sea-change in how we live with fire.”

Emily Rindal recognizes the financial challenges that wildfire can pose for existing and future residential spaces. As an agent with Farmers Insurance in Seeley Lake, she watched as other insurance companies canceled homeowners’ policies in the midst of the Rice Ridge fire.

After this season, she adds, it’s possible that some companies will increase their underwriting restrictions for fire-prone areas.

“A lot of these companies are not wanting to insure the protection class 10s [homes farthest from fire departments

town. Missoula County health officials warned residents to leave on Aug. 9 due to the worst smoke conditions the county had ever recorded, according to air quality specialist Coefield. By the end of August, more than 1,000 people were under evacuation orders. The lake itself reopened on Aug. 18, but closed again Sept. 11.

“There were some businesses that had a hard time staying open because they didn’t have employees here,” Rindal says. “Either they evacuated or they didn’t want to leave their homes.”

It wasn’t just tourism-based business that ground to halt as Rice Ridge raged.

Contractors couldn’t work. Homes weren’t selling, and by extension neither was insurance. Bars, restaurants, hotels—

burned down, that you’re going to be looking at black mountains, and that’s not the case. It’s still really pretty.”

management and expedite NEPA reviews—but also Daines’ introduction of the Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act. Daines also joined several other Republican senators late last month in releasing the Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act, which would streamline environmental review processes and statutorily overturn a landmark 9th Circuit decision requiring consultation between federal agencies on critical habitat for endangered species.

These policy debates, however troubling, have largely played as background noise during local conversations about how to move forward from 2017. The subject is the same: forest management.

But the approaches couldn’t be more different.

THE AGENDAS

The day before Halloween, Congressman Greg Gianforte visited the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest with Congressman Bruce Westerman, RArkansas. The two were on a junket for Westerman’s Resilient Federal Forests Act, which Gianforte had recently plugged during a similar visit to Columbia Falls. Gianforte’s pitch amounted to this, as paraphrased from his quote in the Flathead Beacon: We can’t control the weather, but we can control forest management. He also took the opportunity

treatments and active forest management will prevent wildfires. “That’s not true,” he says. However, he insists that statement be paired with its follow-up, and says that it too often isn’t.

“Thinning and other forest management activities can strongly influence how a fire burns and how severe it is, and because of that they’re very, very important management tools,” he says. “But the purpose of a fuel treatment, for example, is not to prevent a fire from burning. Instead, we’re expecting this site to burn, and we’ve managed the fuels to modify and moderate the behavior and severity of that fire.”

To drive home the point, Larson explains how lower-elevation forests have become fire-adapted. Prior to human

Laura Ward, fire management officer for the Lolo National Forest, says the deaths of three firefighters associated with her forest in the last two years highlighted for her the importance of talking about risk. Those firefighters, from left to right, were Brent Witham, Trenton Johnson and Justin Beebe.

and water supplies] anymore, because it takes a long time to get there and it’s just too risky with all the fires around.”

THE LAKE IS CLOSED

On Aug. 1, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced the temporary closure of Seeley Lake’s waters to all recreation. Scooper planes deployed by the Forest Service were regularly skimming the lake’s surface, collecting water in the hopes of beating back the rapidly growing Rice Ridge fire. Headlines and social media posts statewide carried the news that Seeley Lake was closed, often in a manner that some residents felt was ambiguous. As Cheryl Thompson of the Seeley Lake Chamber of Commerce told KPAX in September, “People thought the whole town was closed.”

Other fire-related developments certainly didn’t help the tourism-centric

the whole town was at a standstill. “I think everyone was affected,” Rindal says.

“Most of these businesses are not at risk of going out of business right now,” she says. “But come winter, come January, February, they might be, because they didn’t make the income they would have during the summer.”

To that end, Seeley Lake applied for and recently received one of the new state recovery grants established by the Department of Tourism and Business Development. Rindal hopes that funding will help Seeley bounce back, getting the town through to next summer and the promise of big events like July’s Bob Marshall Music Festival. Hopefully by then, she says, would-be visitors will have gotten the message that Seeley Lake isn’t closed, and that it wasn’t left in cinders.

“I think a lot of people might be under the impression that Seeley Lake

to swipe at a familiar target of Montana Republicans: environmentalists.

“We have a litigation problem,” Gianforte told the Beacon, “because our current laws empower environmental extremists to file lawsuits and slow down responsible timber projects.”

Sen. Steve Daines has leveled similar criticisms at what he calls “radical environmentalists.” Even Sen. Jon Tester has taken aim in the past at the perceived frequency of litigation over timber projects in the Western United States, claiming in a 2015 interview with MTPR that “every logging sale in Montana right now is under litigation. Every one of them.” The statement was so blatantly untrue that the Washington Post’s Fact Checker gave it a ranking of “four Pinocchios.” Still, the talking point continues, fueling not only Gianforte’s support of the Resilient Federal Forests Act—an effort, passed by the U.S. House last week, to reform forest

During a late-October panel on living with fire hosted by the new nonprofit news outlet Treesource, ecologists and land managers talked at length about the need to thin Montana’s low-elevation forests and better apply prescribed fire.

Nearly every panelist, Rindal and Higuera included, acknowledged that forests require fire to remain healthy. But a century of wildfire suppression has thrown that regime out of whack. If we don’t want fire to burn uncontrolled, the panelists agreed, we’d better burn it in a way we can control.

“Fire has always been here,” Helena National Forest Supervisor Bill Avey said during the Oct. 24 event. “We are the ones who have come. We need to do what is required to fix things.”

One of the most frequent misconceptions that UM’s Andrew Larson encounters when talking to people about forest health is the idea that thinning

suppression, he says, these tracts burned naturally every five to 20 years in low-severity fires—fires that fed off the flammable forest floor and perhaps scorched the thick bark of ponderosas, but otherwise moved quickly and didn’t become the giant conflagrations we see today. If we want to live with fire, he says, returning to this historic fire regime will keep the forests healthy and save us the frustration, the loss and the negative health effects associated with major fires.

“I think there is some real value in being reflective and asking ourselves, given that we live in a flammable landscape, how can we better coexist with fire?” Larson says. “Especially after a year like this, when we think about the future, we shouldn’t be surprised when we have another big fire season.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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[arts]

Flipping the script Honky-tonk in drag at Blue Mountain’s Cross Country benefit

by Erika Fredrickson

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hen it comes to mainstream country, it’s been mostly women singers who have bucked gender stereotypes. Loretta Lynn’s 1975 hit “The Pill” is probably the most referenced, a song that matter-offactly discussed birth control and finally acknowledged women’s interest in sex beyond bearing children. Twenty years earlier, though, Kitty Wells created some controversy with “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,” a song written by Jay Miller as an answer to Hank Thompson’s “The Wild Side of Life.”

Thompson’s song was meant as a tongue-lashing directed at a woman who leaves the song’s narrator (the only one who ever loved her, according to the man) to return to “the places where the wine and liquor flows.” (I mean, who wouldn’t?) “I didn’t know God made honky tonk angels,” Thompson sings. “I might have known you’d never make a wife.”

Wells’ response includes the lines, “It’s a shame that all the blame is on us women / It’s not true that only you men feel the same.” The song turned the blame back on cheating men, but the most radical aspect of it was the way it directly referenced Thompson’s song and called out male country singers for using women as scapegoats in their lovegone-wrong songs.

Wells’ and Lynn’s songs were feminist, even if no one in mainstream country music would call them that, and the strong-and-sassy take from female country singers has persisted, even as a lot of gender stereotypes have remained intact.

See: Straight, white, cisgender people looking for monogamous love and subscribing to traditional rules of masculine and feminine behavior.

All of which is to say that country music is the perfect space in which to upend gender roles. On a recent Sunday afternoon, I hung out in a basement in the lower Rattlesnake with several musicians who were making costumes for the upcoming Blue Mountain Clinic benefit, Cross Country. Now in its second year, the event features a house band, plus a bunch of singers perform-

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Caroline Keys performs as Garth Brooks at last year’s Cross Country.

ing songs in drag. It was started by Izaak Opatz of the Best Westerns and is coproduced by Dawn Anderson, who recently shared the stage with other women in a Halloween tribute band to Patsy Cline called Patsy Grime, which was a perfect blend of dreaminess and grit. Opatz started Cross Country spurred by an urge: “I wanted to sing a Reba McEntire song in drag, on stage, and this was how I solved that problem,” he says. At first, he didn’t consider Missoula a likely host for such an event.

He was inspired by his time living in Nashville, when he would frequent the Five Spot, where on Wednesday nights renowned musicians would mount the stage and sing country classics along with a live band.

Opatz was in L.A., on his way to Missoula, but Anderson was down in the basement making a country-westernstyle garment out of a down vest. Also present: Lukas Phelan, of Fantasy Suite, bedazzling his cowboy boots and writing “bad girl” on them with glitter; singersongwriter Hermina Harold, who was

busy cutting someone’s wig into a mullet; Aaron Jennings, who was sorting through dresses; and Nate Biehl (of Cash for Junkers and Caroline Keys and the LaneSplitters) making a big-ass golden belt buckle.

The mood was upbeat, though everyone seemed to be taking the act of picking out a costume seriously. The idea isn’t to goof around in the garb of another gender, but to embrace it. And the decision of what song to pick is always an individual one. A lot of the guys chose songs sung by women that feed into the stereotype of women as accessories. Others are more in the vein of the strong-and-sassy woman, even though they feel antiquated, like Shania Twain’s “Man, I Feel Like a Woman.” But it’s also a celebration of the genre by musicians who love it.

“Country music is generally associated with a rural and stiff mindset, and I think rural people are often the most open-minded,” Jennings says. “And rural music, even though it has these stereotypes that come out of the industry of

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country music, the people who play it can flip it on its head and have a big laugh at it.”

For the women singing men’s songs, it’s a whole different beast. If anything, mainstream country has pushed men in the other direction, with songs that seem to be clawing their way back to the worst male stereotypes. Bro-country, where men are men and women are scenery, has become so much a thing that even other country groups have referenced it. In “Girl in a Country Song,” Maddie & Tae sing, “I hear you over there on your tailgate whistlin’ / Sayin,’ ‘Hey girl.’ But you know I ain’t listenin’ / ’cause I got a name / And to you it ain’t ‘pretty little thing,’ ‘honey,’ or ‘baby’ / Yeah it’s drivin’ me red-red-red-red-redredneck crazy.”

“There are some that are such extremely good examples of how shitty it is in country music,” Biehl says. “I feel like listening to that Brad Paisley song, ‘I’m Still a Guy,’ is the worst. It’s a just this torrent of homophobia and insecurity.”

Harold is singing that song, and

everyone in the basement seems to agree that it’s the most egregious choice this year. It manages to hit on several problematic themes, including mocking effeminate men, putting women in their place, hinting at non-consensual sex and perpetuating the idea that men aren’t interested in art because art is for pussies.

Harold admits that it makes her squeamish, but the hope is that it shines a light on how ridiculous it is and deflates the offensiveness by mocking it.

“It’s about the most misogynistic song I’ve ever heard,” she says. “I thought it would be therapeutic in a way to really poke fun at that, but since the first practice I’ve started to feel a little nervous. I think people will know I’m not endorsing it.”

Anderson, who hosts a country show on KBGA (Grassroots, on Sunday mornings), says that in fact some of what she likes about country music is how ridiculous much of it is.

“I like that it lends itself to being performed and staged and so emotionally overdone, and because it holds up all these gender archetypes throughout time, it’s really well-suited for something like this,” she says.

At last year’s Cross Country, Anderson dressed as Conway Twitty and sang “It’s Only Make Believe.” This year she’s decided to take on Merle Haggard’s “Drink Up and Be Somebody.” She initially wanted to do the song because it was so macho, but singing it changed her mind.

“When I first heard him do it I thought, ‘That’s such a male perspective,’” she says. “But it’s really not. So I think it does both those things: It makes really over-the-top gender roles look ridiculous, and then also makes you realize that maybe they’re not as gendered as they seem. Because that song is about hiding emotions—and men and women both do that.”

Cross Country takes place at the Top Hat Sat., Nov. 11, at 9:30 PM. $15/$12 advance. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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R.Ariel mixes media with oh-so-good sound R.Ariel seems to have trouble not creating art, even if it means mixing media with abandon. The Phoenix musician has an extensive history as a photographer and has also published a book of stream of consciousness short stories (along with tour photos) called In North America. Even her live act leans toward performance art rather than concert, aiming for an audience experience that blends visual and musical art.

Her latest album, oh, is in many ways a sonic version of her creative life: layered and ambient, smooth and pretty while still experimental and a bit weird. The 8-track album sounds like an updated, indie-rock version of Sade with sensual, jazzy and breathy vocals mixed with low-fi background music.

The first single off the record, “Told,” blends R.Ariel’s

smoky vocals with a playful sample of pouring water in a way that is super satisfying, but the following track, “Sleep,” is the standout of the album. “Take a pill/Have a drink/Try to sleep/Smoke some weed,” she croons in the earwormy chorus, amid halting keyboard chords and snare drum.

The worst aspects of the album stem from what’s best: It seems a bit nebulous and unfocused at times—the lyrics sometimes hilariously vague—and R.Ariel’s vocals can wander into mumble territory. But the overall arc of the record is pleasing: great for a late night drive, quiet time at home or an evening of sonic performance art.

(Sarah Aswell) R.Ariel plays the ZACC Below Thu., Nov. 16, at 8 PM, along with 30Spice Simply Damon.

The White Buffalo, Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights The White Buffalo’s 2015 release, Love and the Death of Damnation, is a fantastic album and when it came out, I reckoned it would be a tough achievement to match. On his new record, Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights, the artist more than meets that challenge, deftly mining that fertile musical territory where rock, country and blues meet. Jake Smith, the songwriter behind the White Buffalo moniker, crafts music that is a perfect vehicle for his heartfelt, resonant baritone voice. Smith has always been crafty with the emotive ballads, and there are strong ones here—“The Observatory” and “If I Lost My Eyes,” in particular.

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the most. “Robbery” is a clever story about a bank hold-up, with a kind of jazzy swing, but it isn’t as good as two other boot stompers. “Madam’s Soft, Madam’s Sweet” is a greasy romp, and “Nightstalker Blues,” with its sweet harmonica solo, might be my favorite track on the entire record.

Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights is a quick listen, clocking in at 34 minutes. The final track, “I Am the Moon,” is another good ballad. If the White Buffalo keeps cranking out records like this, he’s bound to break big soon. (Chris La Tray) The White Buffalo plays the Top Hat Fri., Nov. 10, at 9 PM. $20/$18 advance at logjampresents.com.

Lydia Loveless, Boy Crazy and Single(s) For Lydia Loveless, there’s only one way for love to go: wrong. On this repackaged (beer-colored vinyl, anyone?) release of her 2012 EP, her sandin-the-Vaseline take on romance and relationships is heavy on the guitar pop, with little of the steel guitar and other touches that put her band in the alt-country category. The cover of Kesha’s “Blind” is the most countrytinged song, delivered with the charm of early Wilco.

“Lover’s Spat” shows off a stunning voice that’s big enough be both pugnacious and vulnerable. Her phrasing turns almost conversational as she sings to her man, post-fight, “Don’t go running around

naked on the side of the road/ Honey, you look ridiculous/ With that cut on your eye and your dick hanging out/ Why don’t you care about us?”

A totally retooled take on Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U” features scratching rhythm guitar and a stuttering ’80s tempo as Loveless quivers her way through the oft-covered classic. Boy Crazy and Single(s) closes with my favorite Elvis Costello song, “Alison.” It might seem like low-hanging fruit for a cover, but as Loveless sings accompanied only by a strummed electric guitar with a clean tone, her anguish and longing hit like a fist to the heart. (Ednor Therriault)

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[dance]

Breaking good Tsiambwom Akuchu explores African-American history with b-boy moves

by Erika Fredrickson

In Romeo and Juliet, even before the title characters meet and fall into desperate love, Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio, delivers a dark speech about the pitfalls of dreams. He tells Romeo a tale about Queen Mab, a fairy midwife who visits people in their sleep and brings them dreams suited to their individual desires: lovers dreams of love and lawyers dream of money-making cases. It’s one of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches, a wild, pun-filled yarn that begins with fairytale charm and devolves into a story about human folly, foreshadowing the tragedy that befalls so many of the characters, Mercutio included.

In May 2016, Tsiambwom Akuchu played the role of Mercutio in the University of Montana School of Theatre and Dance production of the play and basically stole the show. If you saw it and know your hip-hop, you might have picked up on the way Akuchu began the speech by tearing down the stairs from the balcony and straddling the steps in a classic b-boy stance, spreading his arms and posturing toward the audience. As the Queen Mab character in Mercutio’s speech became creepier—she delivers dreams of “cutting foreign throats” to soldiers and talks of baking “the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs, which once untangled much misfortune bodes”— Akuchu began slowly crawling across a part of the stage that jutted into the audience.

“I slid up to it and I took the zero position—the most neutral position in breakdancing,” he recalls.

“It’s the position you can do anything from. And I worked an over-the-top abstracted six-step and crawled my way to the front of the stage and reached my hand toward the audience.”

Romeo and Juliet director Bernadette Sweeney was the one who encouraged the often-fidgety Akuchu to make Mercutio a dancer. “She told me, ‘It’s supported by the script,’” Akuchu says. The character is so dynamic, imbued with the kind of fury and abandon and passion for play that you’d find easily in a breakdance circle. That dynamism made Akuchu’s Mercutio vivid, so much so that it induced some anxiety in me when I saw the production. Even if you didn’t know Mercutio’s fateful end, you could tell the character was far too bright a star to survive a Shakespeare tragedy.

Ever since Romeo and Juliet, Akuchu—now a third-year graduate student in the theater program— has been exploring the intersection of hip-hop and theater. He grew up in Atlanta after moving there from Cameroon when he was 10. He taught himself to breakdance and cultivated a crew with whom he shared the art, which he developed throughout his late teens and early 20s. For his newest project, he’s created a 12-minute piece focused on African-Amer-

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Tsiambwom Akuchu’s piece for UM’s Dance Up Close begins with a slavery auction block.

ican history and hip-hop for the dance program’s annual Dance Up Close show, which features 10 students and faculty.

“This piece I’m doing is not necessarily a perfect merging of theater and dance, but it is an exploration of the narrative capabilities of hip-hop,” he says. “A lot of people don’t understand that hip-hop culture is very charged socially and politically, and it’s really ingrained in American pop culture at this point. In my approach to the work I didn’t want to lose that history.”

Akuchu has been studying African-American history as an elective in a class taught by professor Tobin Miller Shearer. The dance piece takes a similar structure to the class, starting with slavery and moving through important historical moments such as Reconstruction, civil rights and the Harlem Renaissance. He focuses on the theme of resistance and highlights certain aspects of black history—lynching, for instance, which, in the piece, begins as a literal event and becomes figurative, as a stand-in for the violence propagated against people of color.

Throughout the piece, Akuchu weaves elements of hip-hop and traditional African dance, providing

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a compelling comparison of the two. He uses hiphop, which emerged in the late 1970s within African-American and Latino communities, as a way to tell a story that’s much older. His piece starts on an auction block, where he poses as a slave just off the boat from Africa. The krumping style—exaggerated movements made with chest pops, stomps, jabs and arm swings—he employs is meant to illustrate a man who is contained by chains, and who is fighting for his life. He reenacts the ring shouts at which slaves sang and clapped and shared music in a circle, which echoes the circles that would be created a few hundred years later by breakdancers on the streets of New York.

The piece also incorporates Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die,” a quintessential poem of the Harlem Renaissance that begins, “If we must die, let it not be like hogs/ Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot.”

“I found a recording of it done by Ice-T, which was a great bonus to the piece, because it brings it into the world of hip-hop,” Akuchu says. “I overlaid it onto a recording of Vera Hall singing ‘Trouble so Hard.’ It’s a juxtaposition of her singing about being

weary and Ice-T reading this poem with a violent and cold delivery.”

Akuchu’s dance piece is part of a larger thesis project for which he’ll write a paper and create a longer theater piece that explores the idea of hip-hop dance as a theatrical mask. It’s been a challenge, he says, to try to intellectualize a culture that is so visceral. But the spontaneous, on-the-spot flavor of hiphop is present in Akuchu’s Dance Up Close piece.

Several sections of it are choreographed, but in the part where Ice-T reads “If We Must Die,” Akuchu allows himself to perform with little restriction.

“It’s my favorite part, not just because I’m a bboy at heart, forever and always, but because it’s the climax of the whole piece,” Akuchu says. “You have all this contained, contained, contained energy that goes on, and then all of a sudden there’s an explosion of energy and speed. For me, it’s the most powerful part.”

Dance Up Close shows at the Masquer Theater in UM’s PARTV center Fri., Nov. 10, at 7 PM and Sat., Nov. 11, at 2 and 7 PM. $16. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Here’s the biggest mystery of director and star Kenneth Branagh’s opulent period mounting of the 1934 Agatha Christie novel: Why? Who was clamoring for yet another retelling of a story that has been told onscreen—both the big and small screens—several times already, and as recently as 2010 in the beloved television series starring David Suchet as Hercule Poirot?

This ain’t Hamlet, an enduring consideration of humanity, as Branagh would well know: There’s nothing inherently timeless about Christie’s story. So here’s the biggest irony of Branagh’s film—indeed, an accidental irony in a film almost entirely lacking in humor, self-awareness or subtext: It’s something of a mixed blessing that almost no attempt has been made to update the tale for modern sensibilities. Because there isn’t any obvious room for that. And the less obvious route to take, such as, perhaps, riffing on the one aspect of this particular mystery that perhaps accounts for its fame, would result in a different sort of movie than, clearly, Branagh wanted to make.

But still: What we’ve ended up with here is a film that feels doubly dated. For one, it adheres far too slavishly to an almost century-old novel that was very much of its time. For another, it harkens back to an age of entertainment that is over. When director Sidney Lumet gave us his adaptation of Orient Express in 1974, the gathering of Hollywood luminaries that was his cast (Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, for starters) would have felt like an event.

In our era of 24/7 on-demand movies and prestige television and endless hot- and cold-running celebrity news and gossip, it just feels like one more pile-on.

Christie’s fiction was never strong on character, and that is only amplified here. As the suspects (and one of them the victim) in a murder on the moving high-speed luxury train the Orient Express, en route from Istanbul to Calais, the impressive cast cannot

help but be underutilized; they’re mostly just posing in their gorgeous 1930s costumes. And, to be fair, the likes of Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench, Willem Dafoe, Penelope Cruz, Daisy Ridley, among others, do look amazing. But a Vanity Fair themed fashion shoot does not a satisfying movie make. The nature of the mystery itself demands that they be underwritten, that we don’t get to know them well.

Branagh struggles to get past the ghost of David Suchet and a fabulous moustache isn’t enough.

Without engaging characters, we’re left with Poirot’s puzzle-solving, which here leaps from clue to conclusion with nary any detectiving in between.

As a procedural, which is all Orient Express has apart from its exercise in period production design, there’s little pleasure to be found in Poirot’s investigation because we cannot follow his train of thought (no pun intended). By the time it all comes gushing out in the “let me tell you why I’ve asked you all here” finale, it swings wildly from feeling preposterous to feeling way too pat. And on top of all that lack of satisfaction, the central motivation for the murder— both in the novel and here—revolves around a fictionalized version of a real-life notorious incident of the early 1930s that would have been fresh to Christie’s readers and likely would have felt shocking and even deliciously exploitative. For us, even those who are aware of what is being referenced (which won’t be everyone), it does nothing of the sort. It has no power to move us.

This Murder on the Orient Express is nothing more than a pretty box of random trinkets, lovely to look at yet all but meaningless. It’s a sad cinematic derailment.

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OPENING THIS WEEK

ONLY THE BRAVE The director of Tron: Legacy tells the harrowing true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, the elite crew of firefighters who ended up battling one of the worst fire disasters in history. It’s a good thing none of us are sick of forest fires, right? Rated PG-13. Stars Josh Brolin, Taylor Kitsch and Jeff Bridges. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

DADDY’S HOME 2 It’s round two of dad vs. stepdad. I guess we’re all OK with Mel Gibson being in movies again. Rated PG-13. Also stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and John Lithgow. Rated PG-13. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot races against time to uncover which of his 13 co-passengers is a murderer. Meanwhile, the list of suspects work to uncover how exactly you’re supposed to pronounce Hercule Poirot. Rated PG-13. Stars Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp and Judi Dench. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. (See Film)

NOW PLAYING AKIRA KUROSAWA’S DREAMS (1990) The legendary and visionary director of Seven Samurai, Ran and Rashomon turns the camera inward to recreate his dreams. Rated PG. Akira Terao, Mieko Harada and Martin Scorsese as Vincent van Gogh.

Yes, really. Playing Sun., Nov. 12 at 8 PM at the Roxy.

A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS Total elapsed time between the original Bad Moms and this holiday-themed sequel: 15 months. Rated R. Stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Susan Sarandon.

Playing at the Pharaohplex and the Missoula AMC 12.

BEARTREK Renowned biologist Chris Morgan travels across four continents in an effort to save the planet’s bears.

Looks like he’s doing better than Grizzly Man did, that’s for sure. Not Rated. Directed by Joe Pontecorvo. Playing Thu., Nov. 9 at 6 PM at the Roxy.

BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY This former star of a popular kids show is now the CEO of an organization looking to advocate the importance of science, research and discovery in public life. Not Rated. Directed by David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg and starring Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill! Screening for free at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts Thu., Nov. 9 at 7 PM as part of the Big Sky Film Series.

BLADE RUNNER 2049 You’re in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down and see a tortoise. The tortoise lies on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun.

But you’re not helping because they’ve finally made a sequel to Blade Runner and you’ve got to get tickets.

I can’t wait to watch a hundred different director’s cuts

The exact moment Will Ferrell realizes he’s making a movie with a guy who blinded a Vietnamese man and a famous racist. Daddy’s Home 2 opens at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. of this one. Rated R. Stars Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and Jared Leto. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) They’re the most dangerous and infamous outlaws in the history of train robberies. That doesn’t mean they aren’t likable, though. Rated PG, but a 1969 PG. Stars Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katharine Ross. Playing Wed., Nov. 15 at 7 PM at the Roxy.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (2009) A wannabe-scientist’s new machine turns water into food. What could possibly go wrong? Aside from the potential destruction of the planet, that is. Rated PG. Stars the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris and Bruce Campbell. Playing Sat., Nov. 11 at 3 PM at the Roxy as part of Feast Week.

THE FOREIGNER Jackie Chan enters the fighting-terrorists-who-killedhis-daughter portion of his career, and he’s bringing the director of Casino Royale along for the ride.

Rated R. Also stars Pierce Brosnan, Katie Leung and Simon Kunz. Playing at the Pharaohplex.

GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Before those sharks at Disney plastered his face on everything from baby wipes to theme parks, Winnie the Pooh was just a stuffed animal belonging to a little boy with an imaginative father in World War I England.

Rated PG. Stars Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie and beloved character actor Piglet. Playing at the Roxy.

HAPPY DEATH DAY Wake up with a hangover, have a bad day, get murdered by masked psychopath, repeat. That’s as strange as having Groundhog Day on Friday the 13th. Rated PG-13. (Wait, really? That’s disappointing.) Stars Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard and Ruby Modine. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

HEAVY METAL (1981) Have you ever seen one of those vans with a barbarian painted on the side? Imagine that as a 90-

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minute movie, featuring one of the most rocking soundtracks put to film. Rated R. Stars Harvey Atkin, John Candy and an astronaut flying a corvette through a canyon. \m/(><)\m/ Playing Sat., Nov. 11 at 8 PM at the Roxy.

JIGSAW The eponymous killer, thought dead since he took a bonesaw to the neck back in 2006’s Saw III, is the prime suspect in a new series of brutal deathtrap murders. Is he back from the dead, or is someone else carrying on his sinister work? Rated R. Featuring Tobin Bell, Matt Passmore and a screenplay by the guy who wrote The Hungover Games. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12. I’ll save you a trip to Google, this is the eighth film in the franchise.

JULIE & JULIA (2009) A frustrated New Yorker embarks on a quest to prepare all 524 recipes in Julia Childs’ landmark cookbook. But who is this Julia Child person, and how did she turn her passion and fearlessness into culinary genius? Rated PG-13. Stars Amy Adams, Meryl Streep and Chris Messina. Playing Thu., Nov. 9 at 7:15 PM at the Roxy.

SLACKER (1991) So there’s this guy, and he’s, like, walking around and, like, talking to people in Austin or whatever. I don’t know, man. Does anyone want to get high?

Rated R. Stars Richard Linklater, the drummer for the Butthole Surfers and a bunch of other people, I guess. Who are we to say who the stars are, right?

Playing Fri., Nov. 10 at 7 PM at the Roxy.

SUBURBICON Director George Clooney digs into the seedy underbelly of an idyllic suburban community in the late ‘50s. Adapted from a screenplay by the Coen Brothers, and we all know how well non-Coens direct Coen scripts, right? Rated R. Stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE Getting through war was difficult enough, but for this group of soldiers returning home, the real battle is just beginning. Rated R. Stars Miles Teller, Haley Bennett and Amy Schumer. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

THOR: RAGNAROK Marvel Comics’ god of thunder dives directly into the Guardians of the Galaxy’s zany pool of space adventure, hoping we’ll all forget how boring his previous movies were. Rated PG-13. Stars Chris Hemsworth, his biceps and Tom Hiddleston. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

LOVING VINCENT He was a brilliant, passionate painter who changed the world of art forever. Now Vincent Van Gogh’s story is told through painstaking animation. Every single one of this film’s 65,000 frames is an oil-painting, hand-painted by hundreds of artists around the world. Rated PG-13. Stars Douglas Booth, Saoirse Ronan and Aidan Turner. Playing at the Roxy.

VICTORIA & ABDUL Queen Victoria was the undisputed monarch of the British Empire for over 60 years. Abdul Karim was a humble Indian Muslim servant. Despite their different stations, these two unlikely friends became inseparable, much to the condemnation of the big wigs in Parliament. Based on the true story. Rated PG-13. Stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and Eddie Izzard.

Playing at the Pharaohplex.

MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE The equestrian gang from Friendship is Magic gets a big-screen adventure, much to the delight of little girls and adults wearing fedoras the world over.

Rated PG, presumably for horse play. Stars the voices of Emily Blunt, Tara Strong and Liev Schreiber. Playing at the Pharaohplex.

Check with local theaters for up-to-date showtimes to spare yourself any grief and/or profanity. Theater phone numbers: Missoula AMC 12 at 406-541-7469; The Roxy at 406-728-9380; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 406-961-3456.

Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn.

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Feed your conscience

by Margaret Grayson

WHAT’S GOOD HERE

I really, really like cheese. Don’t even get me started on eggs. But as I’ve grown up, I’ve also become more aware of the fact that animal agriculture has wiped out rainforests, decimated grazing lands and increased the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. I’ll never be a full-fledged vegan, but for the sake of my conscience I could maybe try a little harder. For help, I turned to my only vegan friend, who confirmed what I already suspected: The answer is Buttercup Market and Cafe. The little breakfast and lunch spot on Helen Avenue is as unfussy as they get, with cafeteria-style tables covered in brightly patterned plastic tablecloths throughout an open, sunny space. Another perk is Mary Butowicz, a grinning brunette barista who’s been a vegan for almost a year. She has tips for substitutions that can make almost anything on the menu vegan. For the coffee, people rave about Buttercup’s hemp milk. And any dish with eggs can use tofu instead.

Ah yes, tofu. As a person who’s a little iffy about its texture, I decided to disguise it a bit and order the bánh mì sandwich. It’s a slice of marinated, baked tofu on a baguette, topped with carrots, pickled veggies and a crazy-good vinaigrette.

A sandwich without meat or cheese is difficult to pull off, but this tofu is just the right thickness and flavor to make it a full, satisfying experience. Tip: crumble some of the accompanying tortilla chips onto the sandwich. Every sandwich in the world can benefit from extra crunch. For me, the lesson is this: There are cheeseless foods in the world that are worthy of my time. Especially this sandwich. And I was a little nicer to the planet today than I was yesterday, which is enough to celebrate.

So settle in at Buttercup, snag a window seat if you can, and watch the morning crowd filter in and out. Eat your tofu. Look what a great person you are.

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[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in.

Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation.

Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$

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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358

Located above Bayern Brewery 1507 Montana Street Monday–Saturday | 11a–8pm BayernBrewery.com

Ahh, Autumn in Missoula! There’s no better way to embrace the changing of the seasons than with a freshly baked pastry and a piping hot cup of joe from Bernice’s! Our carefully crafted coffee and espresso drinks are perfect for a stroll through the fallen leaves. From two different daily quiche flavors to our handcrafted bran muffins, scones and croissants, we’ve got your breakfast needs covered. Of course we’re known for our cookies, cupcakes and specialty cakes but did you know we serve lunch seven days a week? Soups, sandwiches and salads are available from 11-4 every day. And don’t forget: Halloween treats are coming! Keep an eye out for Monstrous Cupcakes and Cookies October 25 - 31 as well as our Festival of the Dead treats on Nov 1st and 2nd! Stop by, check out our new designs and treat yourself! xoxo bernice. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$

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

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Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery.

Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns 200 S. Pattee St. 721-8550 Brooks & Browns Bar & Grill is the place to relax and unwind while enjoying our New Feature Menu. Great selection of Montana Brews on tap! Come down as you are and enjoy Happy Hour every day from 4-7p and all day Sunday with drink and appetizer specials changing daily. Thursday Trivia from 7:30-9:30. Inside the Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$

Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 45 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$

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

Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana microdistilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner.

Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile!

No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins • 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune.

Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm.

Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly • 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. • 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh

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

Whiskey-barrel stout at KettleHouse

HAPPIEST HOUR

Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Beef Filet with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Fresh Northwest Fish, Seasonally Inspired Specials, House Made Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list, local beer on draft. Reservations recommended. Visit us on Facebook or go to Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open MonSat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins • 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating.

Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week.

Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Rumour 1855 Stephens Ave. • 549-7575 rumourrestaurant.com We believe in celebrating the extraordinary flavors of Montana using local product whenever it's available. We offer innovative vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, meat & seafood dishes that pair beautifully with one of our amazing handcrafted cocktails, regional micro-brews, 29 wines on tap or choose a bottle from our extensive wine list. At Rumour, you'll get more than a great culinary experience....You'll get the perfect night out. Open daily: restaurant at 4.00pm, casino at 10.30am, brunch sat & sun at 9.30am Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins • 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for nonsushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$

Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

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photo by Alex Sakariassen

What you’re drinking: It’s hard to say exactly. The liquid in my glass has all the telltale signs of beer. But everything about the first sip says whiskey. Late last week, the Northside KettleHouse released two versions of its new Freezeout Imperial Stout. As a whiskey fan, I opt for a snifter of the barrelaged batch. KettleHouse brewed it back in February, then aged it six months in whiskey barrels from the Butte-based distillery Headframe Spirits with a November debut in mind. My first thought is how much this will help brace me for the holidays.

What it tastes like: Like I said, whiskey. It even smells vaguely like the empty bottle of McClelland’s Highland that’s been sitting on my coffee table for a week. There’s a distinct dark chocolate flavor too, even a hint of something fruity. Any other subtleties are immediately masked by the wave of warmth spreading down my throat and into my chest. The taste lingers after each pull, and all I want to do is curl up next to a fire with a bowl of pizza and listen to the sound of waves gently lapping at snowdrifts. Oh, damn, this stuff’s 12 percent…

Where you’re drinking: If you’ve got a strong constitution, or had a big lunch, you can probably get away with a couple snifters at the taproom. If not, Kettlehouse has you covered. The Freezeout Imperial Stout (9.5 percent alcohol by volume) and its whiskey barrel counterpart are available in 22-ounce “bomber” bottles straight from the taproom’s fridge. A bomber of the straight stout goes for $10. For the aged stuff, the price is $13.

Both have been selling daily since the Nov. 4 release, but KettleHouse’s stores are ample enough that they should last well into the month.

Where to get it: The Freezeout Imperial Stout and the Barrel-Aged Freezeout are available on tap and in bottles only at the Northside KettleHouse, 313 N. 1st St. W. —Alex Sakariassen 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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The White Buffalo plays the Top Hat Fri., Nov. 10.

Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $20/$18 advance.

FRI | 7:30 PM Soprano Clara Rottsolk performs with Bitterroot Baroque at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Hamilton Fri., Nov. 10 at 7:30 PM. $25.

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The Devil Makes Three plays the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$27.50 advance.

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The Midnight Stroll plays Monk's Thu., Nov. 9. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $10.

SUN | 7:30 PM Seattle's Duende Libre play the Salvation Army as part of Lakebottom Sound Sun., Nov. 12. Doors at 7 PM, show at 7:30. $15.

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Your tastebuds are going to thank you. Feast Week continues with foodie events across the city. Visit MissoulaFeastWeek.com for a full schedule.

Missoula music powerhouse Tom Catmull plays Draught Works from 5 PM–8 PM. Free.

Sophia Samuels, Ph.D. hosts a workshop on identifying and achieving your life's goal at UM Continuing Education Conference Center, Room 203.

5:30 PM–7:30 PM. Free.

nightlife Austin-based singer-songwriter Omarr Awake plays Imagine Nation Brewing. 6 PM. Free.

Anurag Agrawal, professor of biology and entomology at Cornell University, talks about monarch butterflies, their migration and the toxic plants they love. The Wilma. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. Free.

Medusa really hates cable news. Stone Foxes play Monk's. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $10.

Gruesome Playground Injuries continues as part of another season of BetweenTheLines Theatre at the Roxy. 7:30 PM. $20.

All those late nights watching gameshow reruns are finally paying off. Get cash toward your bar tab when you win first place at trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Lolo Creek Band floods into the Sunrise Saloon for your dancing pleasure. 8:30 PM. Free.

Trio Noir meets pinot noir when Chuck Florence, David Horgan and Beth Lo provide the jazz soundtrack at Plonk Wine Bar. 8 PM–11 PM. Free.

Is it big? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's not small. No, no, no. Groove the night away at the Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk's.

9 PM. Free.

Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.

Seattle's The Dip plays the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.

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Your tastebuds are going to thank you. Feast Week continues with foodie events across the city. Visit MissoulaFeastWeek.com for a full schedule.

The fresh collection of contemporary impressionist art by Caleb Meyer opens at the Dana Gallery with a reception from 5 PM–8 PM. Join the ZACC in welcoming Elements, a new exhibit by artist Laura Blue Palmer. 5:30 PM– 8:30 PM. Free, but donations appreciated.

Take a look back at seven years of printmaking in Missoula with pieces from the Last Best Print Fest Archive. The exhibit opens with a reception at the ZACC from 5:30 PM–8:30 PM. Burns St. Bistro calls in the big guns of comedy for a fundraiser to support Rachael Patrie and her new kidney. A chili dinner and Montana Comedian of the Year Michael Beers headlining. What more could you want? Doors at 5:30, show at 7. $15 suggest donation.

nightlife They don't seem very pants-like to me. Britchy plays Ten Spoon Vineyard at 6 PM. Free.

Night Blooming Jasmine play Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

I think bleach is safe to drink. Theory of a Deadman plays the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $25.

Theory of a Deadman plays the Wilma Fri., Nov. 10. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $25.

Come and see, at MCT, a world of pure imagination. Willy Wonka Kids takes you through the world of the Roald Dahl's famous chocolateer. MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7 PM. $5–$10.

Five actresses playing 30 different characters bring Nora and Delia Ephron's play Love, Loss, and What I Wore to life at Downtown Dance Collective. 7:30 PM. $12/$10 advance.

Rising-star soprano Clara Rottsolk performs with Bitterroot Baroque in a musical retelling of Homer's Odyssey at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Hamilton. 7:30 PM. $25.

UM Theatre & Dance presents

Dance Up Close, the annual black-box showcase of 10 original works by UM students and faculty. Masquer Theatre in the PARTV Building. 7:30 PM. $16.

Over the course of 30 years, the lives of two childhood friends repeatedly intersect to compare the scars and the physical calamities that draw them together. Gruesome Playground Injuries continues as part of another season of BetweenTheLines Theatre at the Roxy. 7:30 PM. $20.

This one is more lively than the one in Helena. The White Buffalo plays the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $20/$18 advance.

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Spotlight I'm of the opinion that you can't truly call your purse messy unless you've at some point uncovered a half-eaten order of Taco John's Potato Olés while trying to find your keys. I'm sure there are people out there who keep their WHAT: Love, Loss And What I Wore WHEN: Fri., Nov. 10 at 7:30, Sat., Nov. 11 at 2 PM and Sun., Nov. 12 at 4 PM. WHERE: Downtown Dance Collective HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance MORE INFO: ddcmontana.com/llww/

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light. NightLiner plays the Eagles.

8 PM. Free.

Dead Hipster I Love the '90s Dance Party takes you back to a time where we weren't living under the constant threat of nuclear annihilation. The Badlander. 9 PM. $3.

Are you ready? Are your palms sweaty? How's your mom's spaghetti? Rap battle for $1,000 in cash at Monk's. Message dexeastwoodmusic@gmail.com to sign up to compete. $50 entry fee. 9 PM. Cash for Junkers provides the tunes at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

fashion passion food treats. I don't trust a single one of them, though. Digging through a messy purse is a right of passage, like getting your first training bra, dealing with the deceptive lighting of mall fitting rooms and realizing a middle school dance isn't the best place to try wearing heels for the first time.

Written by Nora and Delia Ephron and based on the book by Ilene Beckerman, Love, Loss and What I Wore features five actresses monologuing as 30 different characters. Each monologue focuses on a piece of clothing and the memories tied to it.

From ill-advised prom dresses to that pair of boots that makes you feel like a super-hero,

photo courtesy Ken Grinde

Love, Loss And What I Wore dresses up these stories in a time capsule, relating who we are, who we were and what we wore.

—Charley Macorn

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Saturday Radius Gallery's Annual Holiday Show opens with a marvelous array of fine art, photography and ceramics. 11 AM–6 PM. Just because there's snow on the ground doesn't mean you can't get fresh produce. The Missoula Valley Winter Market opens up for the season. 705 S. Higgins.

9 AM–1 PM. Your tastebuds are going to thank you. Feast Week continues with foodie events across the city. Visit MissoulaFeastWeek.com for a full schedule.

Imagine Nation Brewing from 5 PM–8 PM. Free.

Take a distillery tour of western Montana without leaving the comfort of the Garden City. The Indy Sip brings distilleries from across the state to the Loft. Visit indysip.com for more info and tickets. $25.

Bob Wire and the Bob Wire Trio (featuring Bob Wire) play Bitter Root Brewing. 6 PM–8:30 PM. Free

Basses Covered provides the soundtrack at Draught Works from 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

Gruesome Playground Injuries continues at the Roxy. 7:30 PM. $20.

The Masquer Theatre hosts Dance Up Close, the showcase that provides audiences with a chance to see new works of emerging dance artists. 7:30 PM–10:30 PM. $16.

It's just easier to repaint the highway with a flashlight. NightLiner plays the Eagles. 8 PM. Free.

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea opens at the Roxy Theater with a special preview at 2 PM. $12.

DJ Kris Moon hosts the Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.

Leave your skies at home, but please bring a pair of heels.

Cross Country brings Missoula's finest musicians to the Top Hat to perform country favorites in drag to raise money for Blue Mountain Clinic. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $15.

Love, Loss, And What I Wore continues at Downtown Dance Collective. 2 PM. $12/$10 advance.

Willy Wonka Kids continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 3 PM and 5 PM. $5–$10.

nightlife These crayon names are getting out of hand.

Red Onion Purple plays

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea opens at the Roxy Theater Sat., Nov. 11 at 2 PM. $12.

Be at peace, be one with the world, be at Joan Zen at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free.

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Sunday Your tastebuds are going to thank you. Feast Week continues with foodie events across the city. Visit MissoulaFeastWeek.com for a full schedule.

Musician Toni Nichole plays Shakespeare & Co. 1 PM–3 PM. Free.

Montana Conversation returns to historic Fort Missoula with Some Favorite Indian Stories, presented by Hal Stearns. 2 PM. Free.

Liberace up your holidays with a DIY holiday class on making your own candelabras at the ZACC. $40, which is way cheaper than getting plastic surgery for your boyfriend. 2 PM– 4 PM.

Love, Loss, And What I Wore finishes its run at Downtown Dance Collective. 4 PM. $12/$10 advance.

and Montana's Jenn Adams and Beth Young. Salvation Army.

Door at 7 PM, show at 7:30. $15

nightlife

UM Theatre & Dance present Dance Up Close, the annual black-box showcase of 10 original works by UM students and faculty. Masquer Theatre in the PARTV Building. 7:30 PM. $16.

Good Ol' Fashioned plays Draught Works from 5 PM–7 PM. Free.

Indulge your inner Lisa Simpson with live jazz and a glass of craft beer on the river every Sunday at Imagine Nation Brewing.

5 PM–8 PM. You were a better Incredible Hulk than Eric Bana. The Ed Norton Big Band plays Missoula Winery. 6 PM–8 PM. $9.

Lakebottom Sound presents the music of Seattle's Duende Libre

Two of society's rejects meet over a beer in a rundown Bronx Bar. Danny and the Deep Blue Sea continues at the Roxy Theater. 7:30 PM. $20.

Every Sunday is "Sunday Funday" at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other games, have drinks and forget tomorrow is Monday. 9 PM.

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Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a local organization.

12 PM–8 PM.

nightlife Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM. The Missoula Community Concert Band kicks off its 27th season with an evening of music about time travel at the Wilma.

Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7.

Free.

Red Onion Purple serenades Red Bird Wine Bar with bluesy jazz. Too many colors! 7 PM– 10 PM. Free.

Aaron "B-Rocks" Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.

Every Monday DJ Sol spins funk, soul, reggae and hip-hop at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free. 21-plus.

Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW lets you live out your rock star dreams. Just don't sing Don't Stop Believing. It's not 2010 anymore. 9:30 PM.

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The 16th Annual Clark Fork School Wine Raffle raises funds for our kids, while giving you an excuse to go out on a Tuesday. The Top Hat. 6 PM–8 PM. Robin F. Gainey reads from her new book Light of the Northern Dancers at Fact and Fiction. 7 PM. Free.

Join Climate Smart Missoula and partners for an informational workshop all about going solar at the Public House. 7 PM. Free.

nightlife Got the brains? Prove it at Twosday Trivia at the University Center Atrium.

Prizes for first place, and free pizza for all. 7 PM. Free.

Two of society's rejects meet over a beer in a rundown Bronx Bar. Danny and the Deep Blue Sea continues at the Roxy Theater. 7:30 PM. $20.

photo courtesy Bess Bird Photography

Square dance Tuesday night away with the Beet Tops at the Top Hat. 8 PM. Free.

Grab your partner thin or fat, take them down to the Top Hat. Square Dance the night away to

the music of the Beet Tops. 8 PM. Free.

Step up your factoid game at

Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: The first ever blood trans-

fusion took place on today's date in 1666. What animals swapped blood? Answer in tomorrow's Nightlife.

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Wednesday The Art Associates of Missoula's monthly meeting hosts a talk on pastels and color combinations by oil painter Janet Sullivan.

Missoula Art Museum. 10 AM.

Convergence Gallery.

7 PM. Email e3gallery@e3gallerymissoula.com to sign up.

Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes Animeals. 5 PM–8 PM.

Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill. 7 PM. Trivia answer: Dogs.

Wait, if he's in Missoula, who's left in charge at the North Pole. Santa Claus makes his grand arrival at Southgate Mall.

6 PM–7 PM.

Two of society's rejects meet over a beer in a rundown Bronx Bar. Danny and the Deep Blue Sea continues at the Roxy Theater. 7:30 PM. $20.

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Valencia Nights at the VFW brings the best in house music to Missoula. 8 PM. Free.

You're not the only one who can make up numbers, Satan. The Devil Makes Three plays the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$27.50 advance.

VEvery Wednesday is Beer Bingo at the Thomas Meagher Bar. Win cash prizes along with beer giveaways. 8 PM. Free.

The slam is back! Poetry Slam brings verbal prowess and lyrical acrobatics to E3

Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander.

9:30 PM. No cover.

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Talk pastels and color combinations with painter Janet Sullivan. Missoula Art Museum.

10 AM.

HealthWise Chiropractic DR. PAUL MILLER 25 Years Experience HANDS-ON, NO-NONSENSE Insurance accepted.

Reasonable non-insured rates.

Medical Marijuana Recommendations Alternative Wellness is helping qualified patients get access to the MT Medical Marijuana Program.

Must have Montana ID and medical records. Please Call 406-249-1304 for a FREE consultation or alternativewellness.nwmt@gmail.com

2100 Stephens Ste 118, Missoula (406) 721-4588 healthwisemissoula.com Mention this ad for 25% off initial visit.

Acupuncture Clinic of Missoula 406-728-1600 acupunctureclinicofmissoula.com 3031 S Russell St Ste 1 Across from the YMCA

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Thursday Missoula Art Museum hosts an informal tour and artist talk in conjunction with the national traveling exhibition Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors. 5 PM–7 PM. Top House plays Draught Works Brewery from 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

Betray your pals at the house on the hill, settle the island of Catan and

R.Ariel plays the ZACC Below Thu., Nov. 16 at 8 PM. $5. cure a pandemic at Board Game Night at Retrofix Games. 6 PM–10 PM. Two of society's rejects meet over a beer in a rundown Bronx Bar. Danny and the Deep Blue Sea continues at the Roxy Theater. 7:30 PM. $20.

Get cash toward your bar tab when you win first place at trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. R.Ariel, whose music was described by Brian Eno as what nostalgia feels like, plays the ZACC Below. 8 PM. $5.

The Country Boogie Boys get your boots scootin' at the Sunrise Saloon. 8:30 PM. Free.

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not small. No, no, no. Groove the night away at the Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk's.

9 PM. Free.

Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander.

9 PM. Free.

We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event.

Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. It may be November, but I'm not taking off my Halloween costume until 2018.

Agenda

On November 11, 1918, at exactly 11 a.m. Paris time, the Armistice of Compiègne went into effect, ending the fighting on the Western Front. The Great War, which had ravaged Europe and killed untold millions of people, ended. In the 99 years since the armistice, nations across the globe commemorate this day to reflect on the horrors of war, and celebrate those brave men and women who served their countries. In the time since, the Great War, thought to be the war to end all wars, became the first step in a near-century of warfare that has stretched across the globe. And across those many years and many foreign battlefields, our

family, friends and fellow Americans have been there.

To commemorate the World War I armistice, The Western Montana Chapter of Veterans for Peace gather at the Vietnam Memorial in Rose Park. Members of the group will read poetry and remember their friends and relatives who were injured or killed in service to their country.

The public is welcome to attend and share their remembrances as well.

—Charley Macorn

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9

MONDAY NOVEMBER 13

Planned Parenthood of Montana hosts a reception and forum about women's health and reproductive rights at Ten Spoon Winery. 5:30 PM–7 PM. $25 suggested donation.

Moscow Monday at Montgomery Distillery lets you raise a glass while raising funds for a local organization. This week, $1 from every drink sold will go to support Opportunity Resoures.

The annual Can The Cats Food Drive kicks off.

See what I did there? Visit canthecats.com for a list of donation sites.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 Burns St. Bistro calls in the big guns of comedy for a fundraiser to support Rachael Patrie and her new kidney. A chili dinner and Montana Comedian of the Year Michael Beers headlining. What more could you want? Doors at 5:30, show at 7. $15 suggest donation.

The gathering starts at 10:45 AM in Rose Park. Free and open to the public.

Join Climate Smart Missoula for an informational workshop all about going solar. Learn about policy, tax benefits and more at the Public House. 7 PM.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15 Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room.

A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support Animeals. 5 PM–8 PM.

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

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Mountain High

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ll it takes is a single dusting of snow for Missoula to officially lose its mind over ski season. We may just be scraping off our car windows, carefully picking our way across an icy sidewalk or buttoning up against the wind, but in our heads, we’re already on the slopes. Half the town is undoubtedly already tuning up its gear— or remembering that the pole they broke at the end of last season still needs to be replaced.

The city’s 49th annual ski swap arrives at the perfect time, in that lull between when we start thinking about skiing and when we can actually start skiing. Called the Safety on Snow Fair, it’s hosted by the SnowBowl and Five Valley Backcountry Ski Patrols at Big Sky High School.

If you’ve got gear languishing in your closet, or if you’ve decided this year is the time for an upgrade, you can drop off stuff for consignment on Saturday. The sale is on Sunday, and it’s the perfect time to browse discounted gear, including skis,

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9 Learn how to get your bicycle through the winter with a panel at Free Cycles. 5 PM–8 PM. Free.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 Big Sky High School hosts a Winter Gear Swap from 10 AM–6 PM.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11 Big Sky High School hosts a Winter Gear Swap from 10 AM–6 PM.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12 The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour arrives in Missoula for a big-screen expedition to exotic landscapes and remote cultures at the Dennison Theatre. 7 PM. $23/$20 advance.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 13 Missoula Movers Coffee Walks takes you through Missoula's trails, ending with hot drinks and good company. Meet at Currents at 9 AM. $5.

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poles, snowboards, boots and clothing. The sale’s website says it’s easy to get a starter ski package for under $100, a great option for those just testing the winter-sports waters. Get there early if you’re looking for kids’ gear, because that stuff always sells fast.

Various sports vendors will also have booths set up with all the info you need to get out on the mountain. And hey, Lookout Pass should be open this weekend, so the waiting won’t last much longer.

—Margaret Grayson The Safety on Snow Fair starts at Big Sky High School on Sun., Nov. 12, at 10 AM. Drop off gear for consignment at Big Sky on Sat., Nov. 11, from 9 AM to 5 PM. More info at sosfairmissoula.org.

Five Valleys Audubon welcomes Jay Sumner of the Montana Peregrine Institute to discuss the status and conservation of peregrine falcons in Montana. Gallagher Business Building Room 106. Free. 7 PM.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14 Wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick gives a presentation on the majestic grizzly bears of the Gobi Desert in Room 106 of the Gallagher Business Building. Free. 7 PM.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15 Show off your outdoors knowledge with Naturalist Trivia Night at the Montana Natural History Center. 7 PM–9 PM. BYOB. I assume that second B stands for brains.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16 The Wild and Scenic Film Festival comes to the Roxy Theater. See 13 short films dedicated to Montana's public lands. 6 PM. $20.

Independent M I S S O U L A

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Friendly demeanor. Knowledge of QuickBooks, Excel, Word, and Account Receivables is helpful. Benefits offered after successful probationary period. $12.00 per hour. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #40693

PET OF THE WEEK Justine is an absolute doll! She is a playful girl who seems to get along with people of all ages and mellow dogs. She has been playful and outright adorable with her best friend, Ian, while at HSWM! Our staff is working hard on helping Justine learn some basic manners, so we are happy to help her new family continue with her training by offering a free private lesson! If you love the snuggly, squishy, compact bully-type dog, you will surely love Justine! 5493934 www.myHSWM.org

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

Place your classified ad at 317 S. Orange, by phone 543-6609x115 or via email: classified@missoulanews.com

THE SCIENCE ADVICE GODDESS

By Amy Alkon WIPE THAT GREEN OFF YOUR FACE

I’m a very envious person, though I don’t act on it (meaning I don’t try to mess things up for people who are doing well). Where does envy stem from? How can I get rid of it?

—Begrudging Woman You see a friend achieving some success and you say, “So happy for you. Welldeserved!”—which is a more polite way of saying, “I hope you are stricken with a rare deadly form of full-body adult acne.”

We think of envy as an ugly, counterproductive emotion, but it’s really just a tool, like a jackhammer or a blender. To understand this, it helps to understand that even emotions that make us feel crappy have a job to do—motivating us to act in ways that will help us survive and make a bunch of little buggers who’ll totter off through the generations, passing on our genes.

In other words, envy is adaptive.

Envy is a form of social comparison that probably evolved to help us keep tabs on how well we’re doing relative to our rivals. As evolutionary social psychologist Abraham (“Bram”) Buunk and his colleagues explain, envy pushes us to dial up our game so we can “narrow the gap” between ourselves and “the superior other” (aka that annoying co-worker who likes to start sentences with “Well, when I was at Harvard...”). So envy is basically a social alarm clock: “Yoo-hoo ... get cracking, girl! That witch is about to get that promotion, and you’ll be lucky to end up executive vice-scullery maid.”

Buunk and his team explain that there are actually two kinds of envy, malicious envy and benign envy. Each kind motivates people to try to shrink that “status gap” between themselves and others. The difference is in how. Benign envy pushes people to work harder in hopes of matching or beating the competition. Malicious envy is the nasty kind—the kind that motivates a person to loosen the ladder rungs, hoping to cause their golden-girl co-worker to topple to her (professional) death.

The upshot? Envy isn’t something to be ashamed of. You should just see that you use it in a positive way—as a tool for self-motivation instead of co-worker sabotage. However, getting ahead isn’t just a solo act; it’s often a cooperative endeavor. To decide when to cooperate and when to compete, consider the level of “scarcity.” When resources are scarce—like when there’s just one job available—go after it with everything you’ve got (within ethical boundaries, of

course). But when the rewards aren’t limited, it’s good to be the sort of person who brings along other people. This tends to make others more likely to do nice things for you in return—even helping you get ahead ... and without your hiring a hacker to reprogram Miss Fabulous’ computer so her screen saver is a pic of the boss with a Hitler mustache.

UNPRIVATE RYAN

My girlfriend’s wonderful.

Unfortunately, whenever we have a disagreement, she shares it on social media. She feels she has a right to do that because it’s part of her life. Am I not entitled to a private life while I’m with her?

—News Object Some favor the social media approach to the “examined life,” Instagramming their medical records and crowdsourcing their flatulence problem. Others take a more guarded tack—encrypting everything ... including their cat videos.

The longing for privacy—keeping certain info about yourself from public consumption—is a very human thing, a desire that probably evolved out of our need to protect our reputation. In ancestral times, having a bad reputation could lead to a person being booted from their band and made to go it alone—back when “fast food” would’ve been all the zippy small animals they couldn’t catch while they were starving to death.

Contrary to your girlfriend’s notion that “relationship” is just another way of saying “two-person surveillance state,” you have a right to privacy.This is a fundamental human right, explained Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren in the Harvard Law Review in 1890, and it comes out of our right to be left alone. So, yes, you are entitled to pick the “privacy settings” on your own life, because the information about your thoughts, emotions and romantic interactions belongs to you. Nobody gets to dispense that info publicly without your permission—even if this means they have to keep part of their life (the part with you) under wraps.

To stop your girlfriend from turning your relationship into a giant data breach, trigger her sympathy—explaining how awful it feels to become infotainment for a bunch of strangers (and, worse, people you know).

Better yet, help her feel it: “Honey ... just imagine going on Twitter and finding your therapist’s new account:‘Heard In Session.’ ”

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

EMPLOYMENT Auto Body Tech Entry-level and ideal for someone considering a career in the auto body industry. Work with skilled technicians to fix cars after they’ve been damaged and learn how to use tools to cut off old parts, connect new parts, fill holes, repair scratches, dents and dings and make the car look like new. Must have good customer service skills. Give estimates & create invoices as well as keeping the shop clean. Previous experience is ideal but willing to train the right person. MUST have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record. Full-time, Monday through Friday, from 8:30am-5:30pm. $10.00-$12.00 per hour depending on experience. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #40585 Customer Service Busy call center recruiting for full-time Customer Service Representatives. On-the-job training provided. Full benefits package after 6 months includes: medical, vision, dental, 401K. 50% off the products. Variety of shifts and start times are available from 6 am until 10 pm, seven days a week. $22,880-$33,150 annually.

Responsible for answering calls from customers with billing issues, technical issues or general questions regarding service. Solid problem-solving skills. Strong verbal and phone skills. Utilize various systems and tools to initiate, assist, and service customers.

Continually maintain working knowledge of all company products, services, and promotions.

Make recommendations according to customer’s needs. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #40374 Earn $300-$1000 per month working part-time! The Missoulian is looking for reliable individuals to deliver the daily newspaper in the Missoula, Bitterroot and Flathead areas. For individual route details go to: missoulian.com/carrier If you’re looking for extra income, are an early riser and enjoy working independently, you can make money and be done before most people get going with their day. If this sounds like you, please submit your inquiry form today at missoulian.com/carrier or call 406-523-0494. You must have a valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance. This is an inde-

pendent contractor business opportunity.

Farm/Ranch Work Available, Lewistown, MT. Includes grain and cattle. Non-smoking ranch. Experience required. PO Box 2, Lewistown MT 59457. (406) 366-0876 Landscape Laborer Offers onthe-job training. Available as short-term or long-term work; perfect for seasonal employees in-between jobs or job seekers looking for a new career. Will be working in teams to move mulch with shovel and planting. Must be able to lift to 50lbs of dirt and plants without physical restriction. Offers a flexible schedule with available hours between Monday through Friday, 9am5pm; ideal for a college student’s school schedule! $10.00 per hour. Reliable transportation is preferred but there may be opportunity to carpool to job sites.

Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #40697 Looking for two people to help me clean an office building in Missoula on Thursday nights starting at 5:30pm. Must pass a background check. Call Melody 2404501.

Missoulian Full Time Mailroom Inserter FT & PT positions, all shifts The Missoulian is accepting applications for newspaper inserters at our production facility. There are full and parttime positions available for evening shifts.The schedule varies and may include weekends and holidays. Duties include preparing newspapers for delivery by carrier and by mail, inserting supplements, and machine operation.

Many positions qualify for our full benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan. Our benefits, among the best in the area, include a $300 signing bonus, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision and short-term and long-term disability; vacation and sick leave; flexible spending account plan and more. We are a drug-free workplace and all applicants must pass a post-offer drug screen prior to commencing employment.

Apply at www.missoulian.com/workhere

PROFESSIONAL Managing Editor - Judith Basin Press, Stanford, Montana seeking a managing editor. Great opportunity to make a big difference in small community. Contact Jacques Rutten: publisher@lewistownnews.com Morrison-Maierle has an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional engineer to lead our Water/Wastewater group in our Missoula, MT office. We are an employee-owned firm that has offered engineering services for over 70 years. For complete details, please visit our website at www.m-m.net The Blackfoot Challenge is seeking a full-time Executive Drector. Details at blackfootchallenge.org.

HEALTH Certified Medical Assistant/LPN Please join our progressive and enterprising health care organization in our commitment to providing the best patient care in Western Montana! Must have excellent clinical and computer skills and be able to demonstrate initiative and ability to work in a team environment with pa-

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Current MT LPN license or certified/registered MA required. New graduates considered. $13.50$20.25/DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #40640 Northwest Community Health Center is looking add a team-oriented Registered Dental Hygienist to its dental department. Applicant must have a current MT Licensure.

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will be assisting with the installation of plumbing in new construction. Will be working at various job sites designated by foreman each day. Will be bending, stooping, kneeling and lifting. Carrying various items up flights of stairs. #50. Appropriate PPE to be provided. Drilling holes, sweeping floors, carrying pipes, moving bathtubs. $12. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #39974

EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLESEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO Must Have: Valid driver license, No history of neglect, abuse or exploitation Applications available at OPPORTUNITY RESOURCES, INC., 2821 S. Russell, Missoula, MT. 59801 or online at www.orimt.org. Extensive background checks will be completed. NO RESUMES. EEO/AA-M/F/disability/ protected veteran status.

BODY, MIND, SPIRIT Affordable, quality counseling for substance use disorders and gambling disorders in a confidential, comfortable atmosphere. Stepping Stones Counseling, PLLC. Shari Rigg, LAC • 406-926-1453 • shari@steppingstonesmissoula.c om. Skype sessions available.

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GUITAR WANTED! Local musician will pay up to $12,500 for pre-1975 Gibson, Fender, Martin and Gretsch guitars. Fender amplifiers also. Call toll free! 1-800995-1217 Turn off your PC & turn on your life! Instructions on Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Bass and Ukulele. Gift certificates and rentals available. Call (406) 7210190 to sign up.

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PETS & ANIMALS 3 beautiful Toy Aussie Puppies. $700. Call 406-239-149

LIVING ESTATE of A. TUCKER AKC English Mastiff female pup.

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To be held on premises in Corvallis MT. Popham & Eastside Hwy. Thur Nov. 16th, Fri Nov. 17th & Sat Nov. 18th 8am-6pm - All 3 Days Over 500+ Boxes of Collectibles, Lots of Craft, Fabric, Yarn, Antiques, Tools, Liberty Gun Safe, Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Just in Basement. Formal Dining Table w/6 Chairs, Pendleton Style Sofa, Tea Cart, Bookcases, Cedar Chests, Antique Vanity, Patio Items, Scale, Lighted Leaded Glass Curio, Dressers, Chests, Coffee, End & Parlor Tables, Stools, Recliners, Bronze "Roche" Lady Lamp, Collection of Ducks Unlimited Jim Beam Bottles, Insulators, Old Bottles, Twin size Beds, Day Beds, Medical Equipment, Power Wheelchair, Outdoor Planters, Farmyard Art, Compost, Collectibles such as: Limoges, Shelly, Lennox, Franciscan, Dresden, Waterford, Baccarat, Indian Pottery & Baskets, Belleek, Over 4000 pieces of Jewelry: Costume, Gold, Sterling. Sterling Silver Flatware & Holloware & Silver Plate.

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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT MISSOULA COUNTY Case No.: DV 17-638 Judge: Karen S. Townsend (Dept.

4) SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION ALLY FINANCIAL INC., Plaintiff, vs.TED A. FIELD, Defendant. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO: TED A. FIELD 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 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.The object of this action is for the purpose of seizure and repossession of a certain 2013 Dodge Ram, VIN 3C6TR5CT4DG527859, as described in Plaintiff’s Complaint, which property is situated in the County of Missoula, State of Montana, and for the further purpose of liquidating said property pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code (Mont. Code Ann. §§ 30-9A-101, et seq.). DATED this 12th day of October, 2017. /s/ Shirley E. Faust CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT By: /s/ Molli Zook (Deputy Civil Clerk) MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-17-246 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD STEVEN POLINSKY, a/k/a Donald S. Polinsky, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to MARY LORRAINE POLINSKY, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.C., 523 South Orange Street, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 24th day of October, 2017. /s/ Mary Lorraine Polinsky, Personal Representative THOMAS C. ORR LAW OFFICE, P.C. By: /s/ Thomas C. Orr, Esq. Attorneys for Mary Lorraine Polinsky, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-17-932 Dept. No.: 1 Leslie Halligan Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Michael Paul Hawthorne, Petitioner.This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Michael Paul Hawthorne to Michael Paul Taylor. The hearing will be on 12/6/2017 at 11:00 a.m.The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 10/25/17 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Casie Jenks, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-17-268 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MAT-

TER OF THE ESTATE OF EUGENE C. HEMGREN a/k/a EUGENE CARROLL HEMGREN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Robyn Nickel, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Boone Karlberg P.C., P. O. Box 9199, Missoula, Montana 59807-9199, or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. I declare, under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana, that the foregoing is true and correct.

DATED this 16th day of October, 2017, at Helena, Montana. /s/ Robyn Nickel PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S ATTORNEY BOONE KARLBERG P.C. By: /s/ Thomas H. Boone, Esq. P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, Montana 59807 Attorney for Robyn Nickel, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY PROBATE NO. DP-17-272 DEPT. NO. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ESTHER ANN IRENE CHESSIN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Robert L. Chessin 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 the notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims may be mailed to Robert L. Chessin, 133 Crestview Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 23 day of October, 2017. HOWARD TOOLE LAW OFFICES, PO Box 8774, Missoula, MT 59807 By: /s/ Howard Toole,Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No.: DP-17-269 Dept. 1 Leslie Halligan NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: LYNN FORREST FORBES, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Linda A. Bentley has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Linda A. Bentley, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Christopher W. Froines, FROINES LAW OFFICE, Inc., 3819 Stephens Ave., Suite 301, Missoula, Montana 59801 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 16th day of October, 2017. FROINES LAW OFFICE, Inc. By: /s/ Christopher W. Froines,Attorney for the Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 16th day of October, 2017. /s/ Linda A. Bentley, Personal Representative

Notice of Default and Notice of Intent to Sell Contents of Storage Unit at Public Auction Date: October 26th, 2017 To:Aliyah Bayliss 312 S Surrey Missoula, MT 59808 Re: Storage Unit A4 Riverside Self Storage 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808 Past Due Amount: $1,083.00 + incurring fees. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT you are more than sixty (60) days in default in the payment of rental fees and other charges for the above-referenced Storage Unit.

As a result, the owner of the storage facility, Riverside Self Storage, has placed an “overlock” on the Storage Unit. Any attempt to remove the “overlock” on the Storage Unit without the express permission of Riverside Self Storage constitutes a criminal offense.

You are prohibited from entering the Storage Unit and may not access any contents of the Storage Unit unless and until you comply with the terms of this Notice.

Please be advised that Riverside Self Storage claims a lien against the contents of the Storage Unit pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-1201(2)(a), and that said lien shall not be lost by reason of any forcible or fraudulent taking of said contents from the possession of Riverside Self Storage.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT you have thirty (30) days from the date of this Notice to pay the Past Due Amount set forth above and to claim the contents of the Storage Unit. If the entire Past Due Amount is not paid within thirty (30) days of the date of this Notice, the contents of the Storage Unit will be sold at public auction. The public auction will be held at 11:00AM on November 28th, 2017 at 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808.

The proceeds of the public auction will first be applied to the costs of the sale and then to the unpaid rental fees and charges, and the excess proceeds, if any, will be paid to you. If you cannot be located, however, then the excess proceeds, if any, will escheat to the state of Montana as provided in Title 72, chapter 14 of Montana Code Annotated. All sales at the public auction vest title to the property sold in the purchaser of the property. You may respond to this Notice by contacting Riverside Self Storage’s designated agent, Kim Johnson, at 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808 or at 406-830-6838.

Thank you, RIVERSIDE SELF STORAGE By: Kim Johnson Notice of Default and Notice of Intent to Sell Contents of Storage Unit at Public Auction Date: October 17, 2017 To: Cody Glover 533 Eddy Missoula, MT 59801 Re: Storage Unit No. E105 Riverside Self Storage 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808 Past Due Amount: $274.87 + incurring fees PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT you are more than sixty (60) days in default in the payment of rental fees and other charges for the above-referenced Storage Unit.

As a result, the owner of the storage facility, Riverside Self Storage, has placed an “overlock” on the Storage Unit. Any attempt to remove the “overlock” on the Storage Unit without the express permission of Riverside Self Storage constitutes a criminal offense.

You are prohibited from entering the Storage Unit and may not access any contents of the Storage Unit unless and until you comply with the terms of this Notice.

Please be advised that Riverside Self Storage claims a lien against

the contents of the Storage Unit pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-1201(2)(a), and that said lien shall not be lost by reason of any forcible or fraudulent taking of said contents from the possession of Riverside Self Storage.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT you have thirty (30) days from the date of this Notice to pay the Past Due Amount set forth above and to claim the contents of the Storage Unit. If the entire Past Due Amount is not paid within thirty (30) days of the date of this Notice, the contents of the Storage Unit will be sold at public auction. The public auction will be held at 11:00AM on December 20th, 2017 at 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808.

The proceeds of the public auction will first be applied to the costs of the sale and then to the unpaid rental fees and charges, and the excess proceeds, if any, will be paid to you. If you cannot be located, however, then the excess proceeds, if any, will escheat to the state of Montana as provided in Title 72, chapter 14 of Montana Code Annotated. All sales at the public auction vest title to the property sold in the purchaser of the property. You may respond to this Notice by contacting Riverside Self Storage’s designated agent, Kim Johnson, at 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808 or at 406-830-6838.

Thank you, RIVERSIDE SELF STORAGE By: Kim Johnson Notice of Default and Notice of Intent to Sell Contents of Storage Unit at Public Auction Date: October 26, 2017 To: Brian Lofink 14001 Turah Rd Clinton, MT 59825 Re: Storage Unit No. B22 Riverside Self Storage 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808 Past Due Amount: $1,642.00 + incurring fees. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT you are more than sixty (60) days in default in the payment of rental fees and other charges for the above-referenced Storage Unit. As a result, the owner of the storage facility, Riverside Self Storage, has placed an “overlock” on the Storage Unit. Any attempt to remove the “overlock” on the Storage Unit without the express permission of Riverside Self Storage constitutes a criminal offense. You are prohibited from entering the Storage Unit and may not access any contents of the Storage Unit unless and until you comply with the terms of this Notice. Please be advised that Riverside Self Storage claims a lien against the contents of the Storage Unit pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 71-31201(2)(a), and that said lien shall not be lost by reason of any forcible or fraudulent taking of said contents from the possession of Riverside Self Storage.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT you have thirty (30) days from the date of this Notice to pay the Past Due Amount set forth above and to claim the contents of the Storage Unit. If the entire Past Due Amount is not paid within thirty (30) days of the date of this Notice, the contents of the Storage Unit will be sold at public auction. The public auction will be held at 11:00AM on November 28th, 2017 at 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808.

The proceeds of the public auction will first be applied to the costs of the sale and then to the unpaid rental fees and charges, and the excess proceeds, if any, will be paid to you. If you cannot be located, however, then the ex-

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By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Adriana Martinez and Octavio Guillen got engaged to be married when they were both 15 years old. But they kept delaying a more complete unification for 67 years. At last, when they were 82, they celebrated their wedding and pledged their vows to each other. Are there comparable situations in your life, Aries? The coming months will be a favorable time to make deeper commitments. At least some of your reasons for harboring ambivalence will become irrelevant.Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll grow in your ability to thrive on the creative challenges that come from intriguing collaborations and highly focused togetherness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I had pimples when I was a teenager.Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gone now, although I still have a few pockmarks on my face as souvenirs. In retrospect, I feel gratitude for them. They ensured that in my early years of dating and seeking romance, I would never be able to attract women solely on the basis of my physical appearance. I was compelled to cultivate a wide variety of masculine wiles. I swear that at least half of my motivation to get smarter and become a good listener came from my desire for love. Do you have comparable stories to tell, Taurus? Now is an excellent time to give thanks for what once may have seemed to be a liability or problem.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The next two weeks will be one of the best times ever to ask provocative, probing questions. In fact, I invite you to be as curious and receptive as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been since you were four years old. When you talk with people, express curiosity more often than you make assertions. Be focused on finding out what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been missing, what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been numb to.

When you wake up each morning, use a felt-tip marker to draw a question mark on your forearm. To get you in the mood for this fun project, here are sample queries from poet Pablo Nerudaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book of Questions: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who ordered me to tear down the doors of my own pride? Did I finally find myself in the place where they lost me? Whom can I ask what I came to make happen in this world? Is it true our desires must be watered with dew? What did the rubies say standing before the juice of the pomegranates?â&#x20AC;?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things to say when in love,â&#x20AC;? according to Zimbabwe poet Tapiwa Mugabe: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will put the galaxy in your hair. Your kisses are a mouthful of firewater. I have never seen a more beautiful horizon than when you close your eyes. I have never seen a more beautiful dawn than when you open your eyes.â&#x20AC;? I hope these words inspire you to improvise further outpourings of adoration. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a phase when expressing your sweet reverence and tender respect for the people you care about will boost you physical health, your emotional wealth and your spiritual resilience.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you working on solving the right problem? Or are you being distracted by a lesser dilemma, perhaps consumed in dealing with an issue thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mostly irrelevant to your long-term goals? I honestly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the answers to those questions, but I am quite sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that you meditate on them. Everything good that can unfold for you in 2018 will require you to focus on what matters mostâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and not get sidetracked by peripheral issues or vague wishes.

Now is an excellent time to set your unshakable intentions.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Every one of us experiences loneliness. We all go through periods

we feel isolated and misunderstood and unappreciated.Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the bad news,Virgo.The good c when news is that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to make loneliness less of a problem.

I urge you to brainstorm and meditate about how to do that. Here are some crazy ideas to get you started: 1. Nurture ongoing connections with the spirits of beloved people who have died. 2. Imagine having conversations with your guardian angel or spirit guide. 3. Make a deal with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;partner in lonelinessâ&#x20AC;?: a person you pray or sing with whenever either of you feels bereft. 4. Write messages to your Future Self or Past Self. 5. Communicate with animals.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The drive for absolute perfection could undermine your ability to create whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very good and just right. Please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make that mistake in the coming weeks. Likewise, refrain from demanding utter purity, pristine precision or immaculate virtue.To learn the lessons you need to know and launch the trends you can capitalize on in 2018, all thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s necessary is to give your best. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to hit the bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye with every arrow you shootâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or even any arrow you shoot. Simply hitting the target will be fine in the early going.

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MNAXLP cess proceeds, if any, will escheat to the state of Montana as provided in Title 72, chapter 14 of Montana Code Annotated. All sales at the public auction vest title to the property sold in the purchaser of the property. You may respond to this Notice by contacting Riverside Self Storageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designated agent, Kim Johnson, at 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808 or at 406-830-6838.

Thank you, RIVERSIDE SELF STORAGE By: Kim Johnson

NOTICE OF TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by LINDY M. LAUDER, as successor Trustee, of the public sale of the real property hereinafter described pursuant to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small Tract Financing Act of Montanaâ&#x20AC;? (Section 71-1301, et seq., MCA). The following information is provided: THE

NAME OF THE GRANTOR, ORIGINAL TRUSTEE,THE BENEFICIARY IN THE DEED OF TRUST, ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE BENEFICIARY OR GRANTOR, ANY SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AND THE PRESENT RECORD OWNER IS/ARE: Grantor: John T. Giblin, III (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grantorâ&#x20AC;?) Original Trustee: Western Title & Escrow Successor Trustee: Lindy M. Lauder, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Montana (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trusteeâ&#x20AC;?) Beneficiary: First Interstate Bank (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beneficiaryâ&#x20AC;?) Present Record Owner: John T. Giblin, III 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:Tract 41-A of Certificate of Survey No.

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5752, located in the S1/2NE1/4 and the N1/2SE1/4 of Section 18, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. RECORDING DATA: The following instruments and documents have been recorded in the Clerk and Recorderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office in Missoula County, Montana.

Deed of Trust dated April 29, 2011, and recorded April 29, 2011, in Book 876 of Micro Records at Page 1281, under Document No. 201107066 records of Missoula County, Montana; and Substitution of Trustee dated October 3, and recorded October 3, 2017, in Book 987 at Page 616, under Document No. 201720358, records of Missoula County, Montana. THE DEFAULT FOR WHICH THE FORECLOSURE IS MADE IS: Nonpayment of monthly installments of $1,267.00 due under the Promissory Note dated April 29, 2011, as extended, which is secured by the Deed of Trust. The borrower is due for the December 1, 2015 payment and for each subsequent monthly payment. THE SUMS OWING ON THE OBLIGATION SECURED BY THE DEED OF TRUST AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2017, ARE: Principal: $96,916.16 Interest: Interest continues to accrue at a rate of 7.5000% per annum. As of October 3, 2017, the interest balance is $13,194.24, and interest accrues at the rate of $19.91 per day. Escrow: $3,219.70 Late fees: $400.00 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 Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of the sale include the Trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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: March 1, 2018 Time: 1:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time or Mountain Daylight Time, whichever is in effect. Place: Crowley Fleck PLLP, 305 S. Fourth St., Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59807-7099 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 Trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deed.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. Dated this 4th day of October, 2017. /s/ Lindy M. Launder LINDY M. LAUDER Trustee STATE OF MONTANA ) : ss.

County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on 4th October, 2017, by Lindy M. Lauder, as Trustee. /s/ Roxie Hausauer [NOTARY SEAL] Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing in Lolo, MT My Commission Expires January 6th 2021 File No.: 034156000081

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Remember the time, all those years ago, when the angels ap-

to you on the playground and showed you how and why to kiss the sky? I predict that a e peared comparable visitation will arrive soon. And do you recall the dreamy sequence in adolescence

when you first plumbed the sublime mysteries of sex? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re as ripe as you were then, primed to unlock more of natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wild secrets. Maybe at no other time in many years, in fact, have you been in quite so favorable a position to explore paradise right here on earth.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As a courtesy to your mental health, I minimize your exposure to meaningless trivia. In fact, I generally try to keep you focused instead on enlightening explorations. But in this horoscope, in accordance with astrological omens, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m giving you a temporary, short-term license to go slumming. What shenanigans is your ex up to lately, anyway? Would your old friend the bankrupt coke addict like to party with you? Just for laughs, should you revisit the dead-end fantasy that always makes you crazy? There is a good possibility that exposing yourself to bad influences like those I just named could have a tonic effect on you, Sagittarius. You might get so thoroughly disgusted by them that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never again allow them to corrupt your devotion to the righteous path.

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(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the coming months it will be crucial to carefully monitor the effects youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having on the world. Your personal actions will rarely be merely personal; they g CAPRICORN may have consequences for people you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know as well as those youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re close to. The ripples

you send out in all directions wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always look dramatic, but you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that delude you about the influence youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having. If I had to give 2018 a title with you in mind, it might be â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Year of Maximum Social Impact.â&#x20AC;? And it all starts soon.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):The punk ethic is rebellious. It transgresses conventional wisdom through â&#x20AC;&#x153;a cynical absurdity thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s redeemed by being hilarious.â&#x20AC;? So says author Brian Doherty. In the hippie approach, on the other hand, the prevailing belief is â&#x20AC;&#x153;love is all you need.â&#x20AC;? It seeks a â&#x20AC;&#x153;manic togetherness and all-encompassing acceptance that are all sweet and no sourâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;inspiring but also soft and gelatinous.â&#x20AC;? Ah, but what happens when punk and hippie merge? Doherty says that each moderates the extreme of the other, yielding a tough-minded lust for life thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s both skeptical and celebratory. cultivate in the coming weeks.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m falling in love with the way you have been falling in love with exciting possibilities that you once thought were impossible. Oh, baby. Please go further. Thrilling chills surge through me whenever you get that ravenous glint in your mindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye. I can almost hear you thinking, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe those dreams arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so impossible, after all. Maybe I can heal myself and change myself enough to pursue them in earnest. Maybe I can learn success strategies that were previously beyond my power to imagine.â&#x20AC;?

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

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GARÇON• Garçon is a 13 year male Jack Russell Terrier. He is not only the shelter's old-timer, but also our longest-term canine resident. He is a very happy and well-trained old chap. He came to us when his previous owner's health issues became too advanced to also care for a senior dog. Garçon does not particularly like other dogs or cats, but he loves people of all ages.

This sweet and affectionate girl is a bit timid at first and has a submissive demeanor. She knows a great deal of commands, including sit, lay down, roll over, shake, and high five. Shelter life is a bit stressful for this nervous girl, and she's really hoping to find an established home that can shower her with love and affection which she would gladly reciprocate.

TOBY•Toby is a 3 year old male Catahoula/Lab mix. This big goofy boy is likely the happiest dog you've ever met. He's so full of joy that he literally bounces everywhere he goes!

Toby loves to play and will fetch in his own clownlike way. Toby doesn't know basic commands, but is very motivated by treats, which means he would likely learn quickly.

DONALD• Donald is a 2 year old male Pit Bull. This silly boy is a bit thick headed, and it takes him a fair amount of time to relate to people. He has never had a consistent owner, and is hoping that his next home is permanent. Donald walks well on leash and knows not a single command. He is very gentle when taking treats and just recently started showing interest in toys.

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DEMPSEY• Dempsey is a 3 year old male Pit Bull/Lab mix. He loves playing with other dogs and getting human attention. Dempsey enjoys playing with plush toys, has no idea how to fetch, will perform a few basic commands when treats are readily available. However, extended time in the shelter has caused him to forget some of those good habits.

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DAISY• Daisy is a 2 year old female American Pit Bull Terrier. She loves all people and enjoys kids. Daisy needs a cat free home, and is a bit picky about what kind of dogs she wants to hang out with. Daisy is an energetic dog that would love to have a fenced yard in her new home so she always has a place to play. Once she has had her exercise, Daisy is content to lounge on the couch for the rest of the day.

These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 MAYA• Maya loves life and she's ready to enjoy it with you! This happy pup is a social butterfly and loves to meet new friends, including kids, cats, and other dogs. Maya would love to enjoy the great outdoors with you either on long hikes in the mountains or playing fetch in the backyard. If you're looking for a buddy to love life with, come visit Maya!

OREO• Oreo is a happy pup who loves life- her

positivity is contagious! This sweet girl lights up the room with her energy and wags, and she LOVES to snuggle with people. Oreo also enjoys going on leash walks, spending time with mellow dogs and some mellow cats as well! Give us a call at 406.549.3934 to learn more about Oreo!

FRISCO• Frisco may be the littlest guy in the building, but he has learned a lot from this big world! This little nugget is so sweet and would love to be attached to your arm permanently.

Frisco would love to see as much as this big world as possible, and the best view is from your side! Give us a call at 406.549.3934 to learn more about Frisco.

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ANNABELLE• Annabelle needs a very special someone to adopt her. She's snuggly, loving, active, and playful but she can be fearful of certain people and dogs. Like many small dogs, when she is scared she may act tough and bark.

We know there is someone out there with the time and patience for this little girl. Her adoption includes a free private lesson at the shelter to help her start off her new life on the right paw.

Kevin Foley

CRICKET• A big beautiful woman with a big beautiful heart! Cricket is a sweet cat that loves to snooze and lounge around with her people. She comes from a quiet home, and is friendly with kids, and new people. Cricket would like to be the only cat in your life and have all of your attention! Come visit Cricket during our open hours, Wed-Fri from 1-6pm and Sat-Sun from 12-5pm!

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Real estate focus

NEW LISTINGS - Missoula Single Family Homes Under $240,000

$229,900

$239,900

$189,000

2236 Dearborn • MLS# 21713055

210 West Beckwith Street West MLS# 21713042

12200 Pulp Mill Road • MLS# 21713025

Well cared for home located in a Central Missoula neighborhood.

One owner for over 50 years. Featuring metal siding, metal roof, new windows, updated kitchen opening to a large main floor family room with big windows and a fireplace. Hardwood flooring under the livingroom and bedroom carpets. Updated main floor bath with tile floor and shower. Basement has two bonus rooms and a game room with lots of potential. 90% efficient gas forced air furnace, updated electrical service and new concrete sidewalks and driveway. Big 7600 square foot lot, nicely landscaped, underground sprinkling with chainlink fencing in the back. This home is vacant and easy to see.

Lewis Matelich • BHHS Montana Properties Missoula • Office: 406-721-4141

Fantastic corner lot with an adorable sweet little bungalow, and a fully fenced yard! This solid stucco sided home has a great floor plan and is convenient to downtown, mountain trails, river, the University, and more. The garage has an enclosed room within perfect for storage or a hobby room or workshop. The yard has full sun in the back and a wonderful large mature tree in front providing ample shade. There is fresh paint inside, Italian tile on the kitchen floor, a large mudroom/laundry. High efficiency furnace 2010; newer vinyl in bath and laundry; newer kitchen faucet and pedestal sink in bathroom. Clean, cute, and ready to move into.

Diane Beck • Windermere R E Missoula Office: 406-541-6550

Great Investment Opportunity!!! Fulfill true Montana living on this beautiful 2 acre lot just outside Missoula, MT. This property features a fixer upper 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath, 1500+ sq Home. Perfect set up for a contractor to come in and build your dream home. Power, Septic, Well already installed. Property was once a working orchard with several varieties of fruit trees, 2 Green Houses and a couple of Sheds/Outbuildings. To schedule a showing contact Mike Hyde 406-370-0091 or call your Agent today!

Michael Hyde • Keller Williams Western MT Office: 406-926-3434

RENTALS APARTMENTS

W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 728-7333

1 bed, 1 bath, Cooper Street, $725, DW, AC, coin-op laundry, storage & off street parking

1 bed, 1 bath, S. Russell, $700, DW, AC, coin-op laundry, storage & off street parking W/S/G paid.

NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 728-7333

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

1315 E. Broadway #10. 3 bed/2.5 bath, near University, coin-ops, carport, pet? $1075. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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

Rainbow Mini-Storage Storage units available: 10 x 20 $75 a month 10 x 10 $55 a month 880-8228

2 bed, 1 bath, Downtown, $795, coin-op laundry, off-street & carport parking,W/S/G Paid. No pets, no smoking. Gatewest 728-7333 2 bed, 1 bath, near Good Food Store, $800, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, HEAT Paid.

NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 2 bed, 1 bath, S 3rd W, $895-905, A/C, DW, W/D hookups, flat top stove, storage & off street parking W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 210 Grant St. #4. 2 bed/1 bath, close to Milwaukee Trail, W/D hookups, DW $825. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 237 1/2 E. Front St. “A” Studio/1

bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops on site $625. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 303 E. Spruce #5. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, coin-ops, cat? $600.

Grizzly Prop. Mgmt. 542-2060 3712 W. Central #1 2 bed/1 bath, upper Target Range unit, W/D hookups, storage $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 Studio, 1 bath, near Good Food Store, $595, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parkIng, HEAT Paid.

NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333

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DUPLEXES 211 S. 4th Street East #1. 3 bed/1 bath, close to U, W/D hookups $1050. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2300 McDonald #1. 1 bed/1 bath, new flooring and paint, close to shopping and parks $650. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 509 S. 5th St. E. #4. 2 bed/1 bath, two blocks to U, coin-ops, shared yard $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

HOUSES 1863 S. 5th St. E. 3 bed/2.5 bath, brand new, energy efficient, central location. $1500 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

RENTAL WANTED Wanted unfinished workshop space. Heated with bathroom for artist private workplace. 241-5554

OUT OF TOWN 11270 Napton Way 2C. 3 bed/1 bath, HEAT PAID, central Lolo location, lots of interior updates. $925. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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Property Assessment Visits Property valuation staff may be visiting your property during the upcoming tax year to conduct an on-site review for property tax purposes. Notify your local DOR in writing within 30 days of this publication if you wish to be present.

For an appointment or further information, contact the local Department of Revenue office.

REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 1049 South 1st. 2 bed, 1 bath at the heart of it all. New roof & many other upgrades. $219,900.

Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 2755 Lower Lincoln Hills Dr. Easy jaunt to downtown It’s a nature paradise in town with a magical trail leading up to the fabulous home and land. 3 Bed 1 Bath $425,000 KD 240-5227 3625 Kingsbury. Pleasant View 3 bed, 3 bath on corner lot with 2 car garage. $269,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 450 Speedway- Fantastic corner lot with an adorable sweet little bungalow, with fully fenced yard!

Close to University, Hiking Trails, Downtown and More! $165,000.

KD 240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com 6 Elk Ridge. 4 bed, 3 bath in gated Rattlesnake community with shared pool & tennis court. Many new upgrades. $795,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350, shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

901 Defoe. Update 3 bed, 1 bath on Northside with basement, wrap around deck & large yard. $214,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

and Clark Fork River. $159,710.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com

MANUFACTURED

HOMES

For Sale 2- 2012 16x80 mobile homes in great condition $43,900 delivered and set up within 150 6770 Roberta Drive Under Construction Now. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 1510 sq. ft. in Linda Vista’s newest phase. Priced at an entry-level for homes in this brand new neighborhood. Culde-sac lot has wide views of both mountains and valley. Still time to select finishes including paint, appliances, cabinets and flooring. $309,950. Learn more at 3genbuilders.com or 2409857.

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 2025 Mullan Heights #306. 2 bed, 2.5 bath facing the Clark Fork River. $227,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com The Uptown Flats #303. UNDER CONTRACT. Modern 1 bed, 1 bath, 612 sq.ft. near downtown

New home just completed!

7000 Guinevere Enjoy the spectacular views from the large and openconcept living space. Kitchen has stainless steel appliances, large sink and island.

Master bedroom is spacious with a walk-in closet and double vanity bathroom. Two additional bedrooms and a full guest bathroom top off this fantastic single level home. Fully landscaped, underground sprinklers and air conditioning! House is on corner of Shaver and Guinevere, upper Linda vista.

KEN ALLEN REAL ESTATE 800 Kensington Suite 205 406-239-6909

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By Matt Jones

LAND FOR SALE Real Estate - Northwest Montana – Company owned. Small and large acre parcels. Private. Trees and meadows. National Forest boundaries. Tungstenholdings.com (406) 293-3714

“You gotta love where you live!”

I

bring 28 years of real estate experience, knowledge of financing, honesty and integrity to my business to help buyers and sellers make sound decisions for their future.

My career in real estate is a lifestyle for me, rather than a job that I go to everyday. I balance my life with my love of the outdoors that includes hiking, canoeing, camping, backpacking and skiing. Here in Montana we love the seasons and utilize them to the fullest. We are truly lucky to live in a beautiful place and an amazing town!

My motto for my clients is “You gotta love where you live!” And Missoula offers all the requirements to love where you live.

For location and more info, view these and other properties at:

www.rochelleglasgow.com

Rochelle Glasgow Office: 406.728.8270 Cell:(406) 544-7507 • glasgow@montana.com

“Chopped”–a little bit off.

ACROSS

1 Lumber mill equipment 5 Frittata ingredients 9 Datebook abbr.

13 Defendant's response 14 Turing played by Benedict Cumberbatch 15 "___ directed" (prescription phrase) 16 Somewhat 17 First-choice 18 "The Hunchback of ___ Dame" 19 No-frills hair stylings to look like a breakfast mascot?

22 Hall who followed McMahon on "The Tonight Show" 23 Teensy 24 "Fighting" NCAA team 26 "King" bad guy in Super Mario Bros.

28 Barbershop offering 31 Article for the Brothers Grimm 32 1040 recipient 34 Swelling reducer 35 "NFL Live" network 36 Injuries from your book on the beach?

40 Mark Harmon military series 41 Smartphone program 42 ___ La Table (kitchen store)

43 Hockey legend Bobby 44 PC drive insert, once 46 Result of a three-putt, maybe 50 Basketball Hall of Fame sportscaster Dick 52 "Quite so," in Quebec 54 Channel skipped on old TV dials 55 Sparring with a punching bag for only half the usual time, e.g.?

59 President born in 1961 60 Kristen of "Bridesmaids" 61 Laila and Tatyana, for two 62 Saucer-steering creature 63 Former education secretary Duncan 64 Actress Garr of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 65 Houseplant with fronds 66 Cribbage markers 67 Old Internet suffix for Friend or Nap

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7 Cat, in Colombia 8 Cold shower?

9 Not ___ (nobody)

10 Most trifling 11 Pale carrot relatives 12 "The Waste Land" writer's monogram 15 Mom's brother 20 Cup, maybe 21 Sources of bile 25 Word after Days or Quality 27 Alley targets 29 Zoo attraction with a big bite 30 Do superbly on 33 "The Blacklist" star James 35 100 cents, in some places 36 Doodle 37 High-altitude type of missile 38 Letters in a car ad 39 Noah's Ark measurement 40 Election Day mo.

44 Tidied up 45 Providing some "Old MacDonald" sounds, maybe 47 Crooner Robert portrayed by Will Ferrell on "SNL" 48 Complete 49 Compliant agreement 51 History Channel show about loggers 53 Impulses 56 Make a trade 57 Add to the payroll 58 They're good at landing on their feet 59 Fumbling person

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REAL ESTATE

OUT OF TOWN 415 Central Avenue Hot SpringsCentrally Located on 4 Lots.

Great Potential- Multiple Outbuildings-Mature Apple, Pear and Plum Trees as well as Shade trees. $45,000. KD 240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com

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2900 ST. MICHAEL DR $1,400,000

4 bedroom, 5 bath home situated on 4.2 park like acres with spectacular views, vaulted ceilings and an abundance of natural light. Indoor pool with beautiful tile work and spa.

2 bedroom, 1 bath guest house.

Call Matt Rosbarsky at 390-9023 for more information.

UNDER CONTRACT 2161 South 10th Street • $269,900

Large 4+ bed, 3 bath across from Franklin Park with Rattlesnake views. New furnace & water heater. Lots of shade trees.

Pat McCormick

Real Estate Broker

Real Estate With Real Experience

pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)

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