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Missoula’s best-kept dining secret doesn’t advertise, shares its dining space with a bunch of AV equipment and changes its menu every week. But the culinary arts department at the University of Montana’s College of Technology not only serves up some of Missoula’s most adventurous dishes, but also trains a rising number of aspiring local chefs ......................14

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News Letters The fine print, trees and big rigs ..................................................................4 The Week in Review Phish stabbing, plunger attack and car accidents...................6 Briefs Pro wrestling, gay rights and chai....................................................................6 Etc. Engstrom’s first big decision ...............................................................................7 Up Front Florence man finds fossil of ancient sea reptile ........................................8 Up Front Daines declares, emerges as first 2012 controversy ..................................9 Ochenski Budget battle begins in Helena ...............................................................10 Writers on the Range Living with wolves takes some patience .............................11 Agenda Missoula Medical Aid...................................................................................12

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This week marks the Independent’s annual holiday food issue. What’s your best tip or secret recipe for a successful holiday meal? Follow-up: What are you most thankful for this holiday season?

Alessia Carpoca: I’m not from here so we don’t do turkey. In Italy it’s all about the main dish, and in my family it’s lasagna and stuffed chicken. Family style: That would be the health of my family. Some of my relatives are getting older, and my 10-year-old niece’s operation just went very well. She’s too young for that, but she’s tough.

I want to thank you very much for the article on the lady having difficulty keeping her house (see “Facing foreclosure,” Nov. 4, 2010). I thought the article was well written and very informative as to the problems she is facing in obtaining help to retain her house. Your paper always covers subjects in good detail, as well as making it interesting to read. The only problem I have is that, as I age, your print is difficult to read, because of its small size. Any chance your articles could be printed in a larger font? Janet Fay Missoula

More than trees

Alex Young: I’ll be heading home to Kalispell, and I guess my advice is to just go with the flow. Home sweet home: I’m just glad to be this close to home, because I’ve spent most of my college time away from home playing soccer. It’s nice to be finishing up school close to home.

Paige Alvarado: You know, as long as you’re with family, you know it will be good, and this Thanksgiving I’ll be with my dad in Helena. School daze: This is my first semester of college and it’s been really tough, so I’d have to say just making it through.

Daniel Geary is my brother. He is not a radical environmentalist nor a belly aching activist nor merely a “lover of trees” (see “One man’s stump,” Nov. 11, 2010). Daniel is a quiet man who worries about those who have no voice; a man with a strong sense of fair play. The Parks Dept. hacked down 17 trees immediately adjacent to Daniel’s home of over 20 years without an effort to let him know. As an amends they planted two or three chokecherry trees. Are the rank-and-file Missoulians aware of the city-wide eradication of the maples? Does the Parks Dept. have a replanting and budget plan available to the public? What is the noxious weed inventory and eradication plan? Does the public notice policy go beyond size 8 type in the classifieds? Daniel Geary’s concerns go way past sitting under a tree. He is addressing the need for good science and openness regarding the fallen trees across Missoula. Elaine G. Olsen Cascade

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Jeff Blixt: A successful recipe is just having lots of people, and no Debbie Downers, you know? Besides that, just make sure you keep your energy up. Quality time: I’m definitely most thankful that I’m able to hang with my family. They’re all doing good, and they’re all healthy.

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Montana, like nearly every other state in the union, has been through its share of rough economic times in recent years. But Montanans aren’t easy to discourage. We have a tradition of pulling ourselves up by the bootstraps when times get tough; we’re optimistic about our economic future and, for the most part, we welcome new business in our state. Unfortunately, outsiders seem not to share our pro-business viewpoints.

Recently, external influences are making their presence felt in our state, and are threatening to push needed revenue and investment out of our region. Opposed to commercial, oversized use of our local highways, global environmental groups like the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have descended upon Montana and Idaho to attempt to halt

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permitting for the trucking of oversized loads related to energy development—a project that would bring significant tax revenue and economic stimulus to our region. Montana is heavily vested in agriculture, timber, mining, wind energy and other activities that necessitate the wide loads we so often see on our highways. Many industries require the shipping of large cargoes, and would be required to halt operations or seriously hinder them if they were not allowed to ship. Despite the regularity of this activity, the proposed loads that may cross our state to reach the oil sands have agreed to take the precaution of traveling at night during low traffic hours, and will pay for police escorts to ensure safety and proper traffic movements. Because Montana’s staple industries rely so heavily on shipping heavy loads, the fuss generated by outsiders over specific loads traveling through

our state will threaten much more than that project. If those outside groups can stop these shipments, they will set a precedent that can be used to stop oversized loads for other industries. What’s more, the oversized shipping Kearl project brings an incredible amount of investment for our state, including infrastructure upgrades and road improvements at no cost to taxpayers. Additionally, they will bring new economic activity to the region by hiring construction workers, and providing a boost to local establishments along the route such as restaurants, hotels and community stores. In fact, it’s estimated that the project will produce a total of $80 million additional economic activity to the region. The Montana Department of Transportation must address permitting of wide loads and heavy shipments in an apolitical manner, and must not allow outsiders to politicize this relatively simple process. If a negative precedent is set, any number of industries opposed by outside activists would be threatened. Those who don’t agree with the timber, coal or agricultural industries operating in our state could hinder the shipping of goods on our public roads. Montanans must make their voice heard on this issue, because right now it is being drowned out. In fact, during the open comment period offered on this issue, 97 percent of the comments received in opposition were generated by the NRDC, reportedly as part of a nationwide campaign. We cannot allow our state citizens and economy to be the collateral damage in this battle over the future of America’s energy industry. Our economy is headed in the right direction, and if we have our way it will continue on this positive course. If Montanans aren’t heard, and oversized shipping permits become a political minefield that must be navigated by industries throughout the state’s economy, though, we’re in for trouble. We must do our part to keep Montana the nation’s Last Best Place, and keep our economy’s future in our own capable hands. Barry “Spook” Stang Executive Vice President Motor Carriers of Montana St. Regis

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• Wednesday, November 10

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Missoulian Warren Williams, 78, driving westbound on Mullan Road, veers to the right and then pulls back into traffic where a pickup pushes Williams’ Oldsmobile Cutlass into an eastbound SUV. Emergency crews resuscitate Williams but he’s later pronounced dead at St. Patrick Hospital.

• Thursday, November 11 A man is allegedly stabbed in the back multiple times while attending a concert put on by Mike Gordon, of Phish fame, at Missoula’s Wilma Theatre. While the victim is rushed to the hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries, police cordon off a section of the theater and recover a knife. The band plays on.

• Friday, November 12 Police arrest Thomas James Evans, 49, after he allegedly hits the mother of his child with a toilet plunger, slashes two of her car’s tires with a knife, and then hides in a nearby drainage tunnel. He is found after being sniffed out by a police dog.

• Saturday, November 13 UM rides running back Chase Reynolds to a 27–17 victory over the North Dakota Fighting Sioux at Washington-Grizzly Stadium for its seventh win of the season. Reynolds rushes 27 times for 173 yards and three touchdowns, setting the record for the most rushing touchdowns in school history with 51.

• Sunday, November 14

A damaged front bumper lies on the sidewalk after a University of Montana Park-N-Ride shuttle collided with a car during Wednesday morning’s icy commute. While the bus was empty and the driver escaped without injuries, the car’s driver was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The driver’s condition was unknown as of press time.

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Hamilton High School sophomore Amanda Baier, 16, dies from injuries sustained in a two-car collision at the intersection of Skalkaho Highway and U.S. Highway 93 south of Hamilton. The driver of the other vehicle, another Hamilton High student, and a passenger sustain only minor injuries.

• Monday, November 15 Less than two weeks after taking a pounding in the midterm elections, the Montana Democratic Party announces that it is appointing a new executive director, long-time political operative Ted Dick, to replace David Benson, who stood at the party’s helm for just more than a year. A release notes the move has nothing to do with the midterm results.

• Tuesday, November 16 University of Montana Athletics Director Jim O’ Day announces UM will replace beleaguered women’s soccer coach Neil Sedgwick. During Sedgwick’s seven seasons leading the team, Montana was 37–77–13, with a 16–24–7 record in league matches. A new coach is expected by the end of January.

The fight for same sex benefits in Big Sky Country is heating up as the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) argues that constitutional mandates prohibit the state from granting partnership benefits to gay couples. “It’s very important to understand that there’s a constitutional obligation for the DOJ to defend any challenges to our state law,” says agency spokesman Kevin O’ Brien. Because of that obligation, the DOJ recently asked Montana’s First Judicial Court in Helena to dismiss a lawsuit filed in July by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which is arguing that denying partnership benefits to homosexual couples is unconstitutional. Specifically, the ACLU says denying gay couples myriad benefits associated with marriage—including tax breaks, the right to make health care decisions for partners, and access to medical insurance benefits and inheritance rights—amounts to sanctioned discrimination, which goes against constitu-

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tional protections ensuring privacy, dignity and equal protection under the law. The ACLU is asking Helena’s First District Court to remedy the alleged inequity by ordering the state to create a legal status for same sex couples that is separate but equal to marriage. In response, the DOJ asserts same sex couples already have tools at their disposal to remedy perceived legal obstacles. “Plaintiffs seek no more freedom from government in the pursuit of life’s basic necessities than they already possess,” the DOJ brief states. “Nor…is there any fundamental right to the array of spousal benefits plaintiffs would have this court extend to them.” Those statements don’t sit well with ACLU Legal Director Betsy Griffing, who points to plaintiffs Jan Donaldson, 67, and Mary Ann Guggenheim, 75, of Helena, as examples of how the legal system is flawed. The couple has been together for 27 years, and bring documents with them just about wherever they go attesting to the fact that each has a say in the other’s health care decisions.

“Those are the kind of procedures that are required by our clients,” Griffing says. The ACLU will file a response to the state’s motion to dismiss by Dec. 10. Judge Jeffrey Sherlock will take up the debate at the end of January. Jessica Mayrer

Business Tipu’s Chai sales heat up As owner of Tipu’s Tiger Restaurant in Missoula, Bipin Patel cooked, waited tables and washed dishes for 10 years. It was a tough job, but the task Patel dreaded most was balancing the books. “There were a couple of years where we were hit really hard,” he says. “That’s when we started incurring pretty serious debt.” To help dig out of that debt, Patel sold his house in 2005. In 2007, he was relieved to find a buyer for the restaurant. Yet a pile of bills still lingers today. “Unfortunately, I still have debt on the restaurant, which I’m trying to manage,” Patel says. “That’s the hard thing.”

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But Patelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prospects are beginning to brighten. When he sold Tipuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tiger, he took with him his grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chai recipe and began focusing solely on selling the aromatic beverage. Soon he spun the product into a stand-alone enterprise. That business got a significant boost last year when the Frontier Angel Fund, comprised of a group of investors based out of Polson, backed expansion of Patelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fledgling operation with cash and marketing expertise. Angel Fund coordinator Elizabeth Marchi says fund investors simply love Tipuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chai and remain committed to growing Patelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think with the expertise within our group and Bipinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaching and desire to grow a worldclass company that over time weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see some great successes,â&#x20AC;? Marchi says. Patel already sees results. After hitting distributor trade shows in Canada and Mexico last summer, Patelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s product is receiving rave reviews from international food and beverage connoisseurs. Between the second and third quarter of this year, Tipuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chai sales doubled and Patelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s product recently caught the eye of New York City-based gourmet food purveyor Dean & DeLuca, which is now selling Tipuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chai at six of its 14 retail stores. In fact, Patel just returned this week from a trip to New York, where he handed out free chai samples at Dean & DeLuca in SoHo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually seeing some real growth,â&#x20AC;? Patel says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think by the spring we should probably double again in sales. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on our way.â&#x20AC;? Jessica Mayrer

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school two months ago, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s told his students, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want to get booked, you have to have a look.â&#x20AC;? You also need to know how to fall, and Coyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach starts slowly before building to more complicated maneuvers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We take baby steps doing this,â&#x20AC;? Coyle says, before demonstrating a â&#x20AC;&#x153;front flip bump,â&#x20AC;? essentially a forward summersault that ends with an impressive thud and Coyle flat against the mat. Coyle, who dreamed of performing moves like this while growing up in Billings, signed up for professional wrestling classes in 2006 at the Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary. The investment began to pay off when Coyle says he was invited to tryouts hosted by mega promoter World Wrestling

Entertainment Pro wrestling hits Missoula Whatever you do, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask Lee Coyle, aka â&#x20AC;&#x153;Awesome Lee Dawson,â&#x20AC;? if he teaches chair smashing at his new professional wrestling school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call it garbage wrestling,â&#x20AC;? says the founder of NWA Pro Frontier States Wrestling, bristling at the question. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anybody in gym shorts and a T-shirt can smash somebody with a chair. It has no point at all.â&#x20AC;? In contrast, Coyle, 29, says quality professional wrestling has a point, or at least a story line. Typically, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good versus evil, or, in wrestling lingo, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;baby faceâ&#x20AC;? (hero) versus a â&#x20AC;&#x153;heelâ&#x20AC;? (unscrupulous villain). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The baby face is the guy that everybody wants to win,â&#x20AC;? Coyle says. While thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no garbage wrestling at Frontier States, Coyle does educate students about cultivating attitude and appearance. Since opening the

Entertainment (WWE). But after only a handful of WWE exhibitions, a dislocated shoulder took him out of the running. The injury persuaded Coyle to pursue a less physically demanding endeavorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a degree in business administration from the University of Montana. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hard,â&#x20AC;? he says about having to put aside his passion. Wanting to merge his wrestling background and education, Coyle decided to launch his school in September. He charges $100 per month for roughly three training sessions per week. Three aspiring wrestlers are currently enrolled. After graduation from UM in December, Coyle hopes to begin hosting matches in the Toole Avenue warehouse he shares with local roller derby upstarts, the Hellgate Rollergirls. Jessica Mayrer

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Balancing the debate Montana Chamber of Commerce (MCC) President Webb Brown feels the discussion over ExxonMobilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kearl Module Transportation Project has been decidedly unbalanced this past year. Critics of the proposal have drowned out proponents, he says, with passionate arguments on the impacts the big rigs could have on roadways, fisheries and scenic corridors in Montana and Idaho. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly why this October, the MCC jumped on board with a regional task force called Drive Our Economy. The coalition, composed of 12 other Montana- and Idaho-based organizations, touts the economic benefits of ExxonMobilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highand-wide loads, and has emerged as the weightiest backer of the corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal to date. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we truly are going to try to develop our energy resources, there are some impacts positive and negative,â&#x20AC;? Brown says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[MCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership] was more from the position that the negatives are overbalancing or overweighing everything else, and we think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a positive side of it, too.â&#x20AC;? Drive Our Economy claims the Kearl project will bring an estimated $80 million in permits, road improvements and jobs to the two states. While Brown admits he has yet to hear any promises of job creation from ExxonMobil, he assures the task force is dedicated to making sure the corporation â&#x20AC;&#x153;pays its way.â&#x20AC;? Brown says the MCC by no means supports ExxonMobilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal â&#x20AC;&#x153;carte blanche,â&#x20AC;? but others with the task force have already railed against ExxonMobilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critics over the past month and a half. Pat Richardson of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation stated on the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website that â&#x20AC;&#x153;outsiders like the Natural Resources Defense Council are using scare tactics around these â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mega-loadsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to drown out a productive discussion about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for Idaho and effectively take this debate out of local hands.â&#x20AC;? For Brown, Drive Our Economyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests go beyond ExxonMobilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immediate plans to use Idaho and Montana as a throughway to its tar sands mining operation in Alberta. He says the task force could prove useful in future discussions involving other resource development. One of the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s key goals is to keep the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highways open to commerce, whether for oil interests or companies shipping wind turbines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This just makes sure that as we go forward, all the positives and negatives will be balanced out,â&#x20AC;? Brown says. Alex Sakariassen

etc. New University of Montana President Royce Engstrom made the biggest decision of his young tenure last week when he announced Griz athletics would stay in the Big Sky Conference and decline an invitation to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Depending on what side of the stadium you sit in, Engstromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call was either a prudent decision or a yellow-bellied retreat from competing with the big boys. And as with any heated sports argument, both sides adamantly believe theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as dumb as a Montana State grad. Actually, both make valid points. From the beginning, the decades-long debate over moving up to the high-profile Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) revolved around money. Athletics Director Jim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day clearly explained UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s predicament a year ago: UM has maxed out its revenue in the Big Sky and, geographically, struggles to find opponents for non-conference football games. On the other hand, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day knew UM didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the infrastructureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;adequate locker rooms, enough womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports, etc.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to meet big-league requirements. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d take money to make money, so to speak, and Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure the money existed. Adding pressure to UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dilemma was the FBSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing scramble to rearrange every conference in the country. If Montana wanted to make a move, now was the time. Engstromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to stay put speaks to economic uncertainty. Stepping up without the resources to maintain UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usual winning ways would be disastrous for both the school and community; each home game brings in tons of money to the local communityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but not if the team loses, and people stop driving their maroon-painted RV from Havre for the weekend. Seasoned bleacher bums who remember when UM was more a basketball school than a football powerhouse cheered the choice to stay in the Big Sky. Their refrain: Enjoy the wins, folks, even if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re against Western State; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun than getting unceremoniously whipped by Hawaii. Trust us. But the argument didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fly with all fans. The promise of warm-weather bowl games and Erin Andrews working the sidelines sounded much cooler than, well, anything involving Western State. Griz Nation, long fed-up with outsiders belittling their JV brand of sports, wanted to show it belonged on a bigger stage. By shunning the WAC, Engstrom basically said UM isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up to the challenge. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help when, by way of explanation, he added UM was better suited to compete against â&#x20AC;&#x153;mission-similarâ&#x20AC;? programs likeâ&#x20AC;ŚSouthern Utah. That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly sound right to proud Griz faithful. Engstrom managed to make the reasonably sound choice, and simultaneously chicken out. So, um, go Griz? Discretion may be the better part of valor, but discretion sure is anticlimactic.

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Dinosaur hunter Florence man finds fossil of ancient sea reptile by Matthew Frank

Dave Bradt hoped to bag an elusive elk, but he instead found something significantly more uncommon—a fossilized marine dinosaur. In late September, the 43-year-old Florence resident went bow hunting with his brother in the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Montana and happened to spot a massive fossil lying across a creek bed.

dle-like limbs and a long neck. The fossil’s thought to be about 70 million years old, from the Cretaceous Period, which marked the end of the Age of the Dinosaurs. “From the pictures he showed us, it’s the first time anybody I’ve ever talked to has seen anything like that, where it’s preserved like that in the open air,” says Brian Baziak, an excavation crew chief for the Museum of the

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Florence resident Dave Bradt kneels over the 70-million-year-old petrified plesiosaur he discovered while bow hunting in northeastern Montana in September.

“I was washing my face in the creek and I saw the rib bones and I thought they were just petrified trees,” Bradt recalls. “And I got to looking and I said, ‘If I didn’t know better, these look like ribs.’” Bradt pulled back some brush and uncovered vertebrae, and then a tail. “And I just kept pulling the brush back and it just kept getting bigger,” he says. “And then I realized what it was and I thought, ‘I need to let someone who knows what they’re doing dig this up and make some sense out of it, and maybe put it in a museum.’” The roughly 12-foot-long fossil isn’t in a museum yet, but it’s surely destined for one. Bradt found what paleontologists believe is a fossil of a plesiosaur, a massive meat-eating and air-breathing marine reptile that grew up to 50 feet in length and had pad-

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Rockies and master’s candidate at Montana State University. At this point, pictures are about all paleontologists are going on, leaving the exact significance of Bradt’s find undetermined. Baziak is reluctant to speculate beyond labeling the specimen a marine reptile. He does say it probably came from the Bearpaw Shale Formation, a remnant of the Western Interior Seaway, the inland sea that bisected North America during the mid- and late-Cretaceous Period. “But until we actually get out there it’s hard to say,” Baziak says. The fossil’s recovery probably won’t happen until spring, after the snow melts and scientists can more easily access the site. “The reason (paleontologists) are guessing it’s a reptile is because there are no femurs or legs, so they’re pic-

turing something just with flippers, but the rib cage is about something off of a moose…,” Bradt says. “Every one of these guys is guessing something different and they won’t know until they dig it up and find its skull and neck length and determine whether it has legs or not.” After Bradt contacted the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge about the fossil, he says law enforcement officials reburied it to ensure that no one else will find it before the site can be properly excavated. Even with it ensconced in brush and snow, some paleontologists still fear poachers may get their hands on the extremely valuable petrified plesiosaur. In fact, one paleontologist declined to speak with the Independent on the record citing a concern that any information given might aid fossil poachers in tracking it down. “[Poaching] happens now and then, but you don’t see a lot of it really,” says Bob Harmon, chief preparator at the Museum of the Rockies. “Of course, there’s probably a lot you never hear about, too, because they don’t want to be found. But we haven’t had much trouble with that. And they’ve got some pretty stiff laws these days—if you get caught, you’re in trouble.” Bradt, who runs a guest ranch in Florence, isn’t too concerned. He points out that the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge covers 1.1 million acres, so the fossil is a veritable needle in a barn-sized haystack. His lips are sealed as to its exact whereabouts. “It’s actually worth a lot of money if a guy tried to [steal it],” he says, “but the guys who have tried that have been put in prison.” The fossil was found on public land, and Bradt believes it should remain public property. “It was pretty special to be there,” he says. “Certain people find out about it and they’re just infatuated with it. They won’t stop asking questions. And then you tell someone else and they say, ‘Oh, that’s nice.’ It’s really interesting the diversity of responses to it.” Bradt imagines the fossil will elicit many more responses when it’s someday displayed at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. “This thing came from Montana,” he says. “It’d be nice if it stayed in Montana.” mfrank@missoulanews.com

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Early strike Daines declares, emerges as first 2012 controversy by Alex Sakariassen

Republican Steve Daines’ Saturday announcement of his 2012 bid for Sen. Jon Tester’s seat didn’t come as much of a surprise. The months leading up to the Bozeman businessman’s declaration were rife with speculation on would-be challengers to Montana’s junior senator— named by Politico last week as number two on the Republican Party’s congressional hit list in the next election—and Daines featured prominently in pundit predictions. But even before turning rumor into fact last week, Daines became the subject of Montana’s first 2012 election controversy. His ties to a Colorado-based conservative nonprofit, Common Sense Issues, prompted the Montana Democratic Party to file a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission earlier this month alleging Daines had accepted “soft money” to fund a shadow campaign against Tester as far back as February. “He has created an ad featuring himself, with no ‘reasonable interpretation other than an appeal to vote for’ him and against Senator Tester,” the complaint reads. “And he has aired this ad using the soft money raised by Common Sense Issues, Inc.—money raised with no regard to federal limits, source restrictions, or reporting requirements.” The advertisement at the root of the party’s complaint showed up on YouTube Feb. 4 and claimed that Sens. Tester and Max Baucus weren’t heeding the demands of their constituents in regards to health care reform. Daines’ photograph appears in the latter portion of the advertisement, and in an accompanying voiceover Daines describes himself as a fifth-generation Montanan and says Tester and Baucus “turned a deaf ear to us on health care.” The advertisement was paid for by Common Sense Issues, which touts itself as a “social welfare, grassroots lobbying organization.” Federal law does not require the group, a 501(c)(4), to disclose its donors or donations. “Mr. Daines clearly had his sights set on running for the U.S. Senate when he ran ads against Max and Jon,” says Martin Kidston, spokesman for the Montana Democratic Party. “That’s against the law, and we expect accountability.” Common Sense Issues Executive Director Patrick Davis defends the advertisement as an issue-based message similar to other ads the group has funded across the country. He says the nonprofit does not endorse candidates, and it merely called on Daines to provide a local conservative voice for the piece.

“Like we pulled in former Gov. Ed Schafer in North Dakota into our ads, we look for leaders like Ed Schafer, like Steve Daines, who have a public profile and might be a strong voice for the issues we care about,” says Davis, political director for the 2004 National Republican Senatorial Committee and founder of a Colorado Springs-based political consulting firm. Daines, a vice president for Bozeman software company RightNow Technologies, says he had no serious intentions of running for public office when he agreed to appear in the ad, though he adds he had casually considered a gubernatorial

The state dismissed Farrell’s complaint in summer 2007 citing a lack of evidence of Daines as a gubernatorial candidate. Daines later secured the Montana Republican Party’s nomination for lieutenant governor on the 2008 ticket alongside gubernatorial hopeful Roy Brown. It’s the only time, until now, that Daines has run for political office. Like Daines, Common Sense Issues has a history of stirring up political controversy. The group has launched critical advertising campaigns on television and radio across the Great Plains and the Pacific Northwest for nearly five years, call-

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photo courtesy of Steve Daines

Steve Daines, who announced his 2012 bid for Sen. Jon Tester’s seat on Saturday, is the subject of a recent campaign complaint by the Montana Democratic Party. It isn’t the first time Daines has drawn the ire of state Democrats.

bid early this year. He admits he’s been involved with a number of issue advocacy groups and organizations over the years, but doesn’t believe his previous critiques of Tester should have any bearing on his candidacy. “I can tell you that’s a frivolous complaint at best,” Daines says. “At worst it’s the Democratic Party’s attempt to silence a citizen who was trying to speak out against his government.” The Common Sense Issues flap isn’t the first time Daines has taken heat from the Montana Democratic Party. In 2007, then-Executive Director Jim Farrell filed a complaint with the state Political Practices Commission over Daines’ involvement with the nonprofit Give It Back. Farrell felt the group, which was founded by Daines and called for Gov. Brian Schweitzer to return the state’s $1 billion surplus to taxpayers, constituted a “phony front” for a supposed bid by Daines for the governor’s office in 2008. At the time Daines defended the group’s television and radio ads—perceived by Farrell as attacks on Schweitzer— as a nonpartisan push for greater tax rebates for Montanans.

ing out Democratic senators like North Dakota’s Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad, Colorado’s Mark Udall and South Dakota’s Tim Johnson. Just this year, Common Sense Issues launched a Montana-based web and radio initiative titled the “Tester Tester” that accuses Jon Tester of being unwilling to answer questions about his political performance. Davis says voters nationwide can expect even more activity from the group over the next year. “Montana’s not the only place that we have an interest,” Davis says. “We have an interest in issues that impact citizens in South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Montana, Alaska, Utah, Kansas. That’s just a short list of some of the places that we have done issue advocacy in the last 12 months.” For the Montana Democratic Party, that’s a concern that extends beyond Daines’ Senate campaign. “We are concerned by the secrecy that comes with well-funded out-of-state campaigns,” Kidston says. “Montanans expect transparency, and they aren’t getting it.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Budget battle begins Governor, Republicans set to square off on spending The 2011 legislative session will be a new experience for Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Never in his term in office has he faced total Republican control of both the Senate and the House, but come January, that’s exactly what awaits him. In the past, the governor’s relationship with the legislative branch has been, to put it nicely, combative. That’s not likely to change and, if the tenor at the release of his budget this week is any indication, the battle has just begun. By law, governors are required to produce, publish and release their proposed budget for the next biennium in midNovember. For those who have never held the state’s budget in their hands, it’s big— bigger than most telephone books in Montana. Years ago the halls of the Capitol would be crammed with lobbyists and legislators lugging those big old books around and trying to figure out whose ox was or wasn’t getting gored. But now, thanks to the miracle of the Internet, anyone can access the full budget online at http://budget.mt.gov/execbudgets/2013_ Budget/default.mcpx. Every executive branch agency submits its own budget request for each division and bureau, showing in detail what positions will be filled, how many people it will take to do so, how much they’ll need in equipment, supplies and travel, how much it will cost for the next twoyear budget cycle and where that money will come from. Some agencies, such as Fish, Wildlife and Parks, generate revenue from license sales and fees, enjoy healthy federal funding from excise taxes on sporting goods, and use little if any money from what is called the “state’s checkbook,” or the General Fund. Others, however, rely heavily on the General Fund since they lack other sources of revenue, and it is these agencies and expenditures where most of the dollars go and most of the big budget fights are centered. David Ewer, Schweitzer’s budget director, summed it up succinctly when he said the state basically spends its money to “educate, medicate and incarcerate,” and sure enough, the education, health and human services and corrections budgets gobble the lion’s share of the available dollars every session. The release of the governor’s budget also coincides with the arrival of all the newly elected legislators, many of whom are getting their first real look at the chambers where they’ll be spending most of their time from January to April. This week, legislators will choose their leaders, appoint committee chairs and

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assign members to the various committees. They’ll also learn the tools and services they have at their disposal within the Legislative Services Division, how to submit bill draft requests and who from the Legislative Fiscal Analysts office might be able to help them decipher the governor’s budget.

Schweitzer’s “budget director summed it up succinctly when he said the state basically spends its money to ‘educate, medicate and incarcerate.’

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Because it’s “hot off the press,” both legislators and the general public have little choice but to accept what the governor declares is in his budget. Schweitzer says he’s “creating high-paying jobs, educating our kids, protecting our seniors and keeping our communities safe,” and points to sections of his proposed budget to back that up. But the key word here is “proposed.” The Legislature, and only the Legislature, is given the constitutional authority to appropriate money and pass laws. So if they agree with the governor’s proposals, they’ll have to pass the laws to enact them and appropriate the money to do so. And that’s where it gets sticky. Take the governor’s proposal to get rid of the business equipment tax, for instance. Schweitzer says he’ll free 98.5 percent of Montana businesses from that tax by raising the tax-exempt limits from $20,000 to $200,000, and eventually to $1 million over the next few years. While he has definitely stolen the spotlight on this traditionally Republican issue for the time being, it will be the Legislature that has to change the law to reflect those priorities. Republicans have long believed that the

business equipment tax should be completely removed, regardless of the size of the company involved. Schweitzer says the largest corporations in Montana have already factored the tax into their business plans and should continue to pay it. Given that Republicans totally control the Legislature, they’ll probably wind up sending the governor a bill that reflects their long-standing priority of repealing the tax. After all, the GOP is the same party that believes the Bush tax cuts should also be extended permanently for even the wealthiest Americans. If anything, the Republican ties to large businesses recently got even stronger—and if there’s one thing Republicans are good at, it’s servicing their constituents, including the megacorporations who have so generously filled their campaign coffers. But if the Legislature completely repeals the business equipment tax, every dollar of revenue that doesn’t come from that source will require either spending cuts or another revenue source to backfill the loss. Unlike the Bush tax cuts, which created a trillion dollar deficit and helped plunge the nation deeper into debt, the Montana Legislature must provide a balanced budget when it leaves town. Since both the governor and legislative leaders say they will not raise or implement new taxes, if the business equipment tax is repealed, spending cuts that exceed what the governor has already proposed will have to be made to keep the budget balanced. The same equation applies to the governor’s other priorities, such as higher funding for corrections, a tax break for homeowners on their income tax and spending on K-12 and higher education. Soon the Legislature’s own fiscal experts will present their analysis of Schweitzer’s budget—and already there is disagreement over projected revenues, let alone spending. Add in the exigencies created by whatever bills may be requested, the inevitable political posturing for the populace by both the governor and Republican legislators and the fiscal uncertainties grow. And so the battle for the budget begins. Given there’s no love lost between the governor and the Legislature, Montanans are likely to witness a bareknuckle brawl in the months ahead. Helena’s George Ochenski rattles the cage of the political establishment as a political analyst for the Independent. Contact Ochenski at opinion@missoulanews.com.

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Calm of the wild Living with wolves takes some practice by Tim Lydon

I paddle to a favorite meadow with my friend, Solan. It’s late summer in southeast Alaska, when the tall grasses are turning yellow and the mountaintops are lost in clouds. Coming ashore, we step over dead salmon dragged from the stream by bears. Walking toward the stream, I talk about the time I watched a wolf fishing here, knee-deep in the estuary. But Solan stops me. “I just saw a wolf,” he says, pointing a hundred yards ahead. “It ran into the tall grass.” We take a few steps. I don’t know what makes us turn, but there is another wolf only 50 feet behind us. She is gray with tawny legs and skinny, with an adolescent’s long limbs and big paws. We stare at each other, and then she cautiously walks toward us, her tail low. “Hey, wolf,” I say assertively, pulling my bear spray from its holster and detaching its safety. Solan speaks, too, telling the wolf it shouldn’t approach. It’s the same way we talk to bears that are too close, using a firmness that belies our nervousness. Advancing, the wolf tucks her tail closer to her legs and yawns, revealing sharp, clean teeth. With each tentative step, she reaches her nose forward, sniffing. At 30 feet, she veers from her approach and arcs around us. I glance around, looking for other wolves, but the meadow is empty except for some squawking ravens. The wolf stays about 30 feet from us, skittishly walking a semicircle. When I step forward, she hops back and lowers her head submissively. Talking assertively seems silly now and Solan and I just stand there, trying to understand her behavior. Fifty miles from the nearest road, it’s unlikely she’s conditioned to humans. She’s not a hybrid, the offspring of someone’s pet, and she doesn’t appear to be rabid or guarding a kill. Our encounter lasts nearly an hour, with the wolf ultimately approaching to within a few feet of us. Several times she tries to come even closer or walk behind us, but quickly retreats when I thrust my head toward her. For a while, she lies in the

grass, her chin resting on a leg. Solan and I sit, still holding our bear spray. Eventually, there’s a low huff from nearby woods and she trots away. Solan and I work in remote areas and have been around wolves a lot, though usually we just get a glimpse of one by the forest fringe or hear them howling from the woods. Yet our experience is not

Like bears “ and lions, wolves can be dangerous, although far more people are hurt— and killed—by dogs.

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unprecedented. A 2002 Alaska Fish and Game case history of 80 wolf encounters described 29 non-aggressive approaches, some similar to ours. And in Juneau, Alaska’s capital, curious wolves are not uncommon. For years, a black male, affectionately known as “Romeo,” frequented a popular skating lake and often played with unleashed dogs. On the other hand, wolves killed a teacher last winter in rural Alaska. The woman was jogging when she became the victim of an extremely rare attack. Like bears and lions, wolves can be dangerous, although far more people are hurt—and killed—by dogs. I think of all this while listening to the wolf debate in the Northern Rockies, my former home. Montana Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg recently held “listening sessions” with a one-sided panel of ranchers, hunters and others who want to cut the recovering wolf popula-

tion to a minimum, even if it means changing the Endangered Species Act. Many, like Rehberg, were livestock growers who had lost animals to wolves. Others were hunters and guides complaining about diminished elk and deer. Their sentiments echoed those of similar groups in Wyoming and Idaho, but they offered an imbalanced and oversimplified take on the issue. Many denounced wolves as vicious killers. But it’s hard to imagine anything more vicious than the government-assisted extermination program, which used every cruelty imaginable to kill wolves to make way for livestock. And few acknowledged the fact that taxpayers reimburse ranchers when wolves kill livestock. Indeed, ranchers receive a fair amount of public assistance; the federal government even provides predator control, shooting nuisance animals. The hunters complained about reduced ungulate populations, but failed to admit that those populations were artificially swelled in the first place, when wolves were exterminated. Nor did they mention that the rapid development Montanans have permitted near their wildlands is having an effect on wildlife. Then there’s climate change, the bull elk in the kitchen. With less autumn snow nowadays, ungulates can roam thousands more acres during hunting season, making populations less dense and hunting harder. This is not to say that wolves don’t kill livestock, deer and elk; they do. Yet in Alaska, wolves enrich the landscape. My experience in the meadow is an example, teaching me about the ancient body language spoken between wolves and humans. It’s a reminder of our connection with the Earth’s community of life. It makes me hope that people in the Northern Rockies will begin to talk more about intelligently sharing the landscape with wolves, and less about slaughtering them. Tim Lydon is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He is a wilderness ranger in Alaska.

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In a given year, some 40 to 60 people working with Missoula Medical Aid (MMA) travel to rural and impoverished communities in Honduras in order to provide medical care to those who can’t afford it. These volunteers conduct health and dental exams, offer cervical cancer screenings, and hand out vitamins and eyeglasses, among other services. The nonprofit— which was created in 1998 to help Hondurans devastated by Hurricane Mitch—also partners with organizations in Honduras to assist with sustainable agricultural projects for farmers, and nutritional programs for kids. This week, you can support its philanthropic aim

while also busting a spicy dance move during the MMA’s annual Salsa Ball and Fundraiser. The benevolent fete includes food, drinks, silent and live auctions, plus a chance to boogie to a fiery set by Latin-jazz group Salsa Loca. It’s bound to be a fun-filled investment, with a return that will have significant impacts for years to come. —Ira Sather-Olson

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19

7:30 PM at UM’s Urey Underground Lecture Hall. Free. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.wordpress.com.

UM’s Women’s Resource Center presents “Love Your Body Day,” a full day of activities aimed to combat unrealistic beauty ideals that begins at 9 AM at UM’s University Center, and features an art exhibit, yoga session at 9 AM, body painting at noon, a body image round table discussion at 4 PM in UC Room 333, and other events. Free. Visit umt.edu/wcenter and call 243-4153. Help support those who were ravaged by the earthquake in Haiti during Missoula Stand With Haiti, where you can help Haitians by dropping off donations in cans at a number of downtown Missoula businesses throughout the month of November. These donations will be used to support medical care and community growth through the organization Partners in Health. Call 815-501-9912. Forward Montana presents its Griz/Cat Progressive Happy Hour, which features comments from Cats fan and state Sen. Kendall Van Dyk, along with Griz fan and state rep. Bryce Bennett, about how they won in the face of a conservative tidal wave, starting at 5 PM at The Central Bar & Grill, 147 W. Broadway St. Free. People who bring in their “rockstar” glasses also get discounted drinks. Call 542-VOTE. Spice it up during the annual Missoula Medical Aid Salsa Ball and Fundraiser, which features food, drinks, dancing with music by Salsa Loca, and silent/live auctions, from 7–11 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $50/$25 students. Funds raised will be used to send medical teams to rural Honduras. Visit missoulamedicalaid.net. (See Agenda in this issue.)

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20 The Western Montana Community Center presents its 13th annual holiday soiree, which features refreshments, raffle prizes and all kinds of awesomeness, from 6–9 PM at Caras Nursery, 2727 S. Third St. W. Free to attend. For more info or to make a donation, visit gaymontana.org or call 543-2224.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21 Missoula is a bona fide bike town. If you don’t have one already, you’ll be able to build your own recycled recumbent or four-wheel bike after you volunteer for two hours at Missoula Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W., on Sundays at a TBA time. Call 800-809-0112 to RSVP. Northern Rockies Rising Tide hosts a keynote panel discussion including talks on the local “big rig” issue, tar sands pipelines and other items—featuring speakers from around the United States and Canada impacted by tar sands infrastructure development—starting at

The Missoula Medical Aid Salsa Ball and Fundraiser is Friday, Nov. 19, from 7–11 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $50/$25 students. Visit missoulamedicalaid.net.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 22 The Flathead County Democratic Women presents its monthly lunch meeting on the topic “The American Middle Class,” starting at 11:45 AM at the Outlaw Inn in Kalispell, 1701 Hwy. 93 S. Free. Call Jeannie at 752-6151. Veterans can find support with trained facilitator Chris Poloynis every Mon. at 2 PM, when PTSD group Spartans Honour meets at the Missoula Veterans Affairs Clinic, 2687 Palmer St. Free. Call 829-5400. Those looking to control their eating habits can get support from others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Mon. at 5:30 PM in basement classroom number 3 of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org. If you’re 18 or under and your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, get support with others by joining the Alateen 12-Step Support Group, which meets this and every Monday at 7 PM at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free, use the alley entrance. Call 728-5818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23 Missoula’s YWCA, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts weekly support groups for women every Tue. at 6:30 PM, where groups for Native women and children meet as well. New group members with children are asked to arrive at 6:15, without kids at 6:25. Free. Call 543-6691. Those who have problems with anorexia or bulimia can find a shoulder to lean on during a meeting of Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, which meets this and every Tue. at 7:30 PM in the Memorial Room of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. E-mail abamissoula@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24 Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of the proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different nonprofit organization each week. Visit kettlehouse.com. Polson Public Library, 2 First Ave. E., hosts a meeting of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), a support, education and advocacy organization for the LGBT community, with the meeting running from 5:30–6:30 PM at the library. Free. Call Cheryl at 890-6289.

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 e-mail 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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I N OTHER N EWS Curious but true news items from around the world

CURSES, FOILED AGAIN Los Angeles police reported that a holdup victim recognized the robber’s gun was a fake, so he grabbed it and beat the startled robber with it. Sgt. Jeff Collado said the bloodied suspect had to be hospitalized before being charged. Two masked men entered a restaurant outside Green, Ohio, demanded money and then ordered the 17 people in the place into a storeroom while they stuffed a duffel bag with stolen cell phones, cash and wallets. A 20-year-old waitress slipped out the back door and called 911. Meanwhile, the robber who’d herded the people into the storeroom headed back to the dining room to help his partner. When the door closed behind him, it locked, separating him from the hostages. “We were all standing there crying when he started banging on the door saying, ‘Let me in,’” waitress Marla Sprinkle said, noting the room had a side door that led outside. “The cook said, ‘Everybody run out the door.’” The robbers, racing from the front door to the side door to recapture the hostages, were greeted by responding sheriff’s deputies, who arrested Joseph Cornelius, 18, and Jeramiah Haugen, 29.

A man wearing a transparent plastic bag over his head demanded money from a convenience-store clerk in Phoenix, Ariz. After threatening to shoot the clerk in the head, the robber stopped abruptly and ripped a hole in the bag, apparently to prevent him from suffocating. “It gives the impression, looking at the pictures, that he was using it kind of like a nylon to distort the appearance of his face,” police Sgt. Darren Burch said. “But he was having problems with his airflow.” Once he’d torn the plastic-bag, surveillance cameras got a clear shot of his face. Significant Findings Cancer patients being treated with radioactive iodine to shrink their tumors are contaminating innocent people, according to a congressional investigation headed by Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass. He blamed a change in Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements that let thyroid cancer patients leave hospitals only a few days after treatment. Investigators found these patients have contaminated hotel rooms; set off alarms on public transportation; come into close contact with vulnerable people, including pregnant women and children; and their household trash has triggered radiation detectors at landfills. The government last year sent more than 89,000 stimulus payments, totaling $22.3 million, to people who were dead or in prison, according to an investigation by the Social Security Administration’s inspector general. Half the payments weren’t returned. The SSA defended its performance by noting that workers did accurately process more than 99.8 percent of the 52 million stimulus payments. HAIRLESS SEX OR SEXLESS HAIR? Researchers found that men using the baldness drug finasteride (brand name Propecia) may grow hair, but one in 80 also experience erectile dysfunction. Those who do, however, are unlikely to stop taking the drug. “It seems that most men taking the drug really prefer to have hair,” said Dr. Jose Manuel Mella of the Hospital Aleman in Buenos Aires, the author of the study reported in the Archives of Dermatology. LOOPHOLE CAPITALISM German entrepreneur Siegfried Rotthaeuser figured out how to overcome a European Union ban on light bulbs of more than 60 watts. After calculating that higher-watt bulbs produce more heat than light, the mechanical engineer from Essen began importing 75- and 100-watt light bulbs from China as “small heating devices” and reselling them as “heatballs.” Costing 1.69 euros each ($2.38), the first batch of 4,000 sold out in three days. SACRIFICIAL FOLLIES Ten people were killed and 11 injured at a temple in India’s Bihar state during a stampede by more than 45,000 people waiting to sacrifice goats. “People were vying with each other to get their goats sacrificed first,” Banka district official Gupdeshwar Kumar explained. IRONY OF THE WEEK Police charged Faribah Maradiaga, 19, with stabbing another woman after the two argued during an anger-management class in Bellevue, Wash. According to charging documents, the class was watching a video on controlling anger when Maradiaga started complaining about the movie. When the victim told her to give it a chance, Maradiaga “blew up out of control,” then pulled out a knife with a 3-inch blade, stabbed the other woman in the arm and threatened to kill her family. HELMET, SCHMELMET Kyle Johnson, 25, was given only a 5 percent chance of surviving after he shattered his skull by falling off his skateboard near his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Doctors said his brain swelled so much it “nearly exploded,” forcing them to saw off both sides of his skull. The operation left him with just a tiny strip of bone down the center of his head to protect his brain. Doctors kept him in a druginduced coma and stored the rest of his skull in the freezer for two weeks, until the swelling went down and they could put it back together using plates and screws. He’s now expected to make a full recovery. “Normally I wear a helmet,” Johnson said, “but on this day, I just went down the hill on a whim.” Andy Duncan, 47, suffered three brain hemorrhages, a heart attack, a broken neck and back, and eight broken ribs after he lost control of his bicycle in West Lothian, Scotland, and crashed into a ravine. The crash sent him flying across the handlebars and falling 10 feet. He admitted not wearing a helmet because he was “only going up the street” to catch his son, who had ridden off without his helmet. LOW-MILEAGE, ONLY ONE OWNER When British Prime Minister David Cameron decided the government couldn’t afford two new aircraft carriers that the previous government had ordered, a review found the contracts would cost more to cancel than to fulfill. The two carriers will be built, costing 3 billion pounds each ($4.8 billion), but the first, HMS Queen Elizabeth, will be retired once the other is finished, without ever carrying the jet aircraft it’s designed to. Government sources indicated the mothballed carrier won’t return to service and would probably be sold to another country to recoup some of its cost. SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION Police arrested a 41-year-old man in Oshkosh, Wis., for punching a 27-yearold acquaintance in the face during an argument over which one could outperform the other on a military physical training test.

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by Jason Cohen • photos by Chad Harder

f I had come upon the Hunter Dining Room by accident, its menu might have scared me off. A short-order cafeteria and a Thai/ Vietnamese restaurant? Do I really want a bowl of pho or curried fish mousse from a place that’s also making Philly cheesesteaks and Kentucky Hot Browns? I do. But then, I am already privy to Missoula’s best-kept dining secret. The University of Montana’s College of Technology (CoT) has a culinary arts department, and its students run a restaurant that, because it’s funded by the state, is not allowed to advertise (so as to not be competition for the private sector). I only know that it exists because I’ve taken a few classes there myself. Sandwiched in a corner between the grill counter and the student dining tables in the CoT’s main building on South Avenue, the Hunter isn’t much to look at. Its institutional carpeting and high ceilings are softened by a canopy of rustic wooden poles and slats, but the AV equipment cart (for morning lectures) at one end quashes any pretense that you’re in a restaurant. Each day the short-order students serve up breakfast from 8 to 10 and lunch from 11 to 1 (including french fries and potato chips they peel and cut themselves), while the Hunter does a full lunch menu (appetizers, soups, entrees and dessert) of international cuisine that changes every week—on the recent Tuesday that I dined there, chopsticks were set on the table for the Thai/Vietnamese dishes; one week later, all the offerings would be Mexican.

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At 12:30 in the afternoon, there are only a few customers—me, an elderly couple, a pair of teenagers (possibly from Sentinel High next door, rather than the CoT) and two UM employees—with but a single server, 21-year-old Nicole Taranto, who is a student in the five-week “Dining Room

Procedures” class (she doesn’t get to keep her tips). A kohl-eyed native of New Jersey who grew up in Bozeman, Taranto is a transfer from the main campus, having spent two years as a journalism major before deciding to embrace her love of food. I order Thai iced coffee (sweetened with con-

The student-run restaurant inside the College of Technology’s culinary arts department isn’t allowed to advertise, but serves short-order breakfast and lunch items Monday through Thursday, a full lunch menu Tuesday through Thursday, and a buffet every Friday. The lunch menu changes every week to showcase a different international cuisine.

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densed milk and steeped with star anise and cinnamon, $3) and check out the menu, knowing that Taranto can discuss what’s on it with unusual authority. Not only has she probably tasted all the dishes (is there anything worse than a waiter who hasn’t?), she’s also cooked at least a portion of them, depending on which other five-week classes she’s already taken. In addition to “Dining Room Procedures,” the program’s “station” classes are “Meat and Vegetable Cookery,” “Soups, Stocks and Sauces,” short-order (officially called “American Cookery”), “Garde-Manger” (cold items) and “Baking.” “My favorite things we make all year,” she says of what I order, a $5 mixed appetizer plate (“Taste it all!” the menu suggests) with beef satay and peanut sauce, a salad spring roll, a shrimp quenelle on sugar cane and a steamed “lotus bun” with char sui pork. Many students struggle with the program when they first enroll, but Taranto wasn’t one of them. “What surprised me was how many people do think it’s too hard,” she says. “But I knew cooking wasn’t as glamorous as the Food Network makes it seem.” Taranto wants to open her own restaurant, but probably not for seven to 10 years. After finishing the program she hopes to spend three months in Europe, and is applying for a five-month job in Antarctica (to pay her student loans), as well as a prestigious internship at Disney World.

The knock on eating at a culinary school establishment, of course, is that the kitchen is still learning. Mistakes are bound to happen (including on the menu, which on this day offers something called a “croque monsure”). But I know firsthand what it’s like to have Thomas Campbell, Tom Siegel and Aimee Ault, the school’s three chef-instructors, chide you for not spot-cleaning a plate with vinegar, or describe the color of your too-cooked green beans as “military,” or dismiss a dish you spent two hours on as “diner food.” And I was only in the introductory class, where no one but the teachers and your fellow students eat your cooking. No one in the station classes—which, together, make a single working kitchen—wants to send out average food or shoddily presented plates, probably even more so than in many local restaurants. “The types of kitchens you have [in Missoula], it’s about getting things out in a timely manner,” says Oliver Fresquez, a student in my intro class with 14 years professional experience (most recently at the Montana Club). “Here it’s about the perfection.” Of course, both the teachers and the students also know I’m in the dining room (sorry, no Ruth Reichlesque disguise). They would want to nail it for a former classmate even if I wasn’t also writing for the Independent. And sure enough, the mixed appetizer plate, which also includes a fiery-sweet delicious nuoc cham dipping sauce, is great. The beef satay is tender, and the shrimp quenelle, which has been mixed up in a Robot Coupe (food processor) and steamed, then grilled, has really balanced flavor. The only thing I don’t enjoy about the meal is that I’m not one of the people making it.

I did come upon the culinary arts department pretty much by accident. And really, it’s amazing that I ever got there. A former picky eater, I had slowly shed my inhibitions after turning 30, and even more slowly, began to cook. Nearly 10 years later, by the summer of 2009, I’d gotten pretty good at it, had done a bit of food-related journalism, and thought it would be fun to upgrade my technique. I’d learned

that Biga Pizza’s Bob Marshall had gotten his degree from the program in the early ’90s, and figured if it was good enough for somebody whose food I loved so much, it certainly was good enough for me. If nothing else, I thought I’d take a knife skills class, or maybe just insert myself into the program as a journalist, a la Bill Buford in Heat (about his time cooking for Mario Batali) or Michael Ruhlman’s books about the Culinary Institute of America. I quickly learned there’s no knife skills class per se, and that you can’t do anything at all, really, without admission to the school (a handful of extension courses do get offered in the summer). And while Chef Campbell told me I’d be welcome as a journalist, he also made it clear that I could not pick up a knife or touch equipment without taking the prerequisites (“Intro to Food Service” and “Intro to Sanitation”), which certainly made sense. Fortunately, while many cities in post-Food Network America have private culinary schools that cost tens of thousands of dollars in tuition (which the schools themselves are happy to help lend you, being brokers just as much as educators), this was still the Montana University System—by comparison a total bargain, even for non-residents. The “Intro to Food Service” class I ultimately took was taught by Chef Ault this past summer, but I also witnessed Campbell—tall, ruddy, blonde and certainly the most intimidating of the three instructors—roll out the red carpet for a group of students back in fall 2009. “Lose the hats!” he barked, at people wearing baseball caps or knits. “Button ’em up all the way!” he said as everyone put on their loaner white chef ’s jacket. And, my favorite: “This is not Rachael Ray anymore, Toto!” “ABJECT TERROR” is what’s written in my notebook from that day, though not in regard to Campbell’s bluster, nor his by-the-way admonition that we shouldn’t lock our knees (he’s seen students pass out in hot kitchens). Rather, it was the enormity of what he showed us we’d be doing with our knives, and all in just two hours for a midterm practical exam.

Thomas Campbell Campbell, 54, grew up in an Air Force family (his first job, while still a teenager, was at the Officer’s Club) before settling in Seattle, where he worked for 17 years before attending the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), which he graduated from in 1990. His CIA internship was with esteemed New York City chef Gray Kunz at the Peninsula Hotel. Drawn to Missoula for the usual reasons (fishing, hunting, family in the area), Campbell took over the culinary arts program in 2002.

Chef-instructor Thomas Siegel, center, ran the “Food Zoo” at the University of Montana for 30 years before teaching in the CoT’s culinary arts department. He’s known for lecturing on the history, geography and food traditions of the different countries each week’s menu draws upon.

Home Cooking “Oh yeah. I get called on to do holiday meals. I usually joke, ‘Good thing I didn’t train to be a proctologist.’” RECIPE Cider-Braised Sharptail Grouse with Natural Sauce As a chef, a hunter and a Montanan, this recipe has become a personal favorite for Campbell. It’s a simple preparation meant to bring out the superb taste of the meat. Ingredients 2 whole wild grouse 1 gallon apple cider 1 yellow onion, fine diced 2 jumbo carrots, fine diced 4 ribs celery, fine diced 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 ounces canola oil salt and pepper to taste 1. Split the grouse and wash them completely. 2. Season by rubbing with salt and white pepper.

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3. Heat oil in large sauté pan. 4. Sear the grouse halves on both sides before placing them in a roasting pan. 5. Add the onion, carrots and celery to the sauté pan and return to the heat. 6. Brown the vegetables lightly, then deglaze the pan with cider. 7. Scrape the bottom of the pan to get all flavors and ingredients that may have stuck. 8. Pour the contents into the roasting pan with the grouse and cover tightly. 9. Cook at 300 degrees for approximately 60–90 minutes. 10. Remove the birds from the roasting pan and keep warm. 11. Puree the pan juice and vegetables in a food processor or blender. 12. Strain and return the liquid to the roasting pan and continue to heat on the stove top until it reduces to a medium consistency. 13. Whisk in whole butter. 14. To serve, pour the sauce on a plate and arrange the grouse over the sauce. Drizzle with additional sauce. Delicious when served with wild rice. Serves four

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“As chefs, you’re human food processors,” he said, before demonstrating onions sliced three different ways, parsley minced so fine (and dried) that it can come out of a pepper shaker, garlic transformed into paste with kosher salt, and the “you-leave-a-piece-ofskin-or-seed-you-fail” tomato concasse. There were also more than a half-dozen different root vegetable cuts, including the batonette (1/4-inch strips), the julienne (1/8-inch strips), the fine julienne (1/16-inch strips), and their three square-shaped equivalents (small dice, brunoise and fine brunoise). Plus (as I well knew from reading Michael Ruhlman) the dreaded seven-sided tourne—a mostly decorative football shape which even the instructors say only exists to torture culinary students, never to be seen again unless you cater high-society buffets. “You’re never going to go to some family restaurant and be like, ‘Yeah, I want the tourneed potatoes please,” jokes Fresquez. But it does make you use that paring knife. “At the five-hundredth or six-hundredeth tourne, you’ll be there,” Campbell says. Because really, there’s no such thing as “knife skills,” only “knife practice.” And even after doing better on the midterm than I thought I would—a 78, including six points off for taking longer than two hours—I still need a lot more of it. I can, however, fabricate a chicken. As Campbell says, “If you buy chicken thighs, you’re paying for the whole chicken and not getting it.” Plus, you don’t get bones for stock. At a restaurant, I would still be called out for aesthetically imperfect cuts and poor utilization (i.e., leaving usable— and therefore saleable—remnants of meat on the carcass), but as a home cook I can do the job.

The Intro class is something of a whirlwind tour of all the possible cooking tech-

niques: poaching (including en papillote), frying, steaming, sauteeing, roasting, braising, etc. We learned how to work with rouxs, and how to make fresh pasta. We simmered stock, mastered the tricky art of consomme and split the work of making all five “mother sauces” (bechamel, veloute, hollandaise, espagnole and tomato). We also clarified a lot of butter (the cook’s best friend, because once the watery milk solids cook out, it has a higher smoke point than most oils…and it’s butter). Some students know more than others—two of the kids in my class, during the first lecture on making stock, were stunned to learn that gelatin (and thus, their favorite childhood JELL-O) comes from the collagen in meat bones.

But the class is only partially about the art of cooking. It’s equally about the pace and pressure of a large commercial kitchen, and the teamwork that it takes to get things done. By worshipping the gods of mise en place (literally, “everything in its place”) and production schedules, you learn to be efficient. “You are always, always, always under a schedule in a real pro kitchen,” Chef Ault tells us. “You have two hours until service, a half an hour until service, 10 minutes until service…Oh god, it’s service and we’re still not ready!” Says Chef Siegel on another day, “I don’t expect you to do your dishes. I expect you to do your dishes, and someone else’s dishes.” Were the instructors so inclined, they could start off every fall semester with the Paper Chase routine (“Look to your left, look to your right…one of you won’t be here next

year”). Enrollment in the culinary program is at record highs, with almost the maximum of 50 students starting off in Intro this year. But there’s only room for half as many students in the winter (six stations, three to five people at each one). “A traditional student who typically starts in the fall, right out of high school—unfortunately, a number of those students have misconceptions about culinary arts in general, especially at a collegiate level,” Campbell says. “They might have a poor work ethic, or they’ve seen too much Food Network, and come in thinking this is going to be like college ‘Home Ec.’ That’s when they get a dose of reality.” There are also tests and quizzes, and a fair amount of homework to get ready for production every day, both on and off the cutting board (students are expected to type up production schedules, memorize most recipes and also cook at home). Most first-year students are taking other classes, such as “Interpersonal Communications” and “Technical Writing.” And, as in a real kitchen, absences are not an option, with five points knocked off from your grade for every no-show. You have to get at least a “C” to register for station classes, so if you miss three or four days, and aren’t positively acing every written test and practical exam (for the Intro final, we had to cook a pair of meals—protein, starch and veg—within two hours) it’s easy to wash out. For every recreational food-lover who likes to cook at home and thinks it would be just as fun to do it in a kitchen for 200 people in the middle of July with no climate control, there are two people starting from scratch. Some have come directly out of high school. Some have kids in high school. Some were in the military. And some have been in other fields. Campbell notes that the economy has made the non-traditional and second-career students more prevalent than ever, which is unfortunate in some ways, but a real boost to the program.

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Aimee Ault An alumna of the very program she now teaches in, the 29-year-old Hawaii native earned an English degree at Pacific University in Oregon before falling in love with food and cooking. She worked at Disney World, Ciao Mambo, the Ranch Club, Hooters, Black Cat Bakery and Double Front (“my chicken-cutting days”) before a guest stint teaching nutritional cooking led to joining the culinary arts faculty full time. Epiphany “My first semester here I found that culinary school was a lot different than I expected it to be, and I didn’t necessarily know that I made the right decision,” says Ault. “Then it all clicked—I was working on the hot line, and with the adrenaline rush of getting orders and cooking for other people, it just made sense: This was what I was supposed to be doing.” RECIPE Miso Soup For Ault, growing up in Hawaii meant eating lots of miso soup; this is her grandmother’s own recipe. Ingredients: 8 cups water 10 dried shrimp 1/4 cup white miso 1/4 cup red miso 1/4 cup water 8 ounces extra firm tofu, medium diced 1. Boil dried shrimp in 8 cups of water for 30 minutes. Strain off liquid and reserve; discard shrimp. Bring liquid back to a simmer. 2. Add miso with 1/4 cup of water to create smooth paste. 3. Add miso to the simmering liquid and simmer for 15 minutes. 4. Add tofu and simmer until heated through. Yields 10 cups or 6 bowls

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Thomas Siegel The 60-year-old upstate New York native ran the “Food Zoo,” aka University of Montana Dining Services, for 30 years. A former guest instructor at the Good Food Store, Siegel is also an accomplished ice carver. His continuing education has included a full year at the Culinary Institute of America, several trips to Mexico with Chicago chef Rick Bayless, and the Northwest Earth Institute’s “Menu for the Future” program on sustainability. We Are the World “Chef Siegel’s love and passion for ethnic cuisine took us to a complete new level,” says colleague Tom Campbell. “You’re not only learning the cooking techniques, but you’re learning about cultures, geographic areas, cuisines and ingredients.”

RECIPE Chinese Barbecued Pork Buns (Char Siu Bau) This four-part dish requires some commitment, but is typical of what goes on in Siegel’s classroom every day, with three different stations chipping in: soups, stocks and sauces make the pork (because it’s a smoking/preservation application), baking makes the dough and steams the buns, and finally, the meat and veg line gets it out for service. To make the most authentic marinade, Siegel had to special-order the fermented red bean curd; home cooks can use a bottled sauce, while really lazy ones can skip roasting the pork entirely and hit Panda Express.

1. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of the water. Let stand 5 minutes. 2. In a mixer set up with a dough hook, mix flour, sugar, and salt together. 3. Add oil, the dissolved yeast, milk, and remaining water. Mix well and process until a moist, elastic ball is formed, about 1 minute. 4. Place the dough ball in a large oiled ceramic bowl and cover with a damp towel. 5. Place the covered dough in a warm place for 1 hour or until double in volume. 6. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured board. Add baking powder and knead until it becomes smooth and loses most of its stickiness. 7. After resting, the dough is now ready to be shaped as required by the recipe.

Part Two: Pork Bun Filling Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 medium-sized onion, small diced 3 tablespoons peanut oil 12 ounces Chinese barbequed pork, diced pea size 2 char siu marinade/sauce 1. Heat the oil in wok at high heat. Using a steel spatula, coat the sides of the wok about halfway up with hot oil.

To add a hot and sweet Asian dipping sauce, combine 4 tablespoons Sirachi sauce, 2 cups Mae Ploy sweet Asian chili sauce and 4 teaspoons soy sauce.

1. Combine all ingredients except the pork. This is the marinade for the pork and sauce for the filling. 2. Place pork loin and the marinade/sauce into a plastic food bag. 3. Refrigerate the pork for at least 8 hours 4. Remove pork from the marinade and roast on a meat screen in a 325-degree oven for 2 hours or until roast reaches 145 degrees internal temperature. Baste occasionally. 5. Allow to cool.

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Part Three: Basic Chinese Bun Dough 1 package dry yeast 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water 6 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons oil 1/2 cup milk, lukewarm 2 teaspoons baking powder

Part Four: Putting it all together 1. Soak a bamboo steamer in water for about 10 minutes. Dry and lightly oil each compartment bottom. 2. Divide the basic bun dough recipe in half. 3. Reserve one of the halves under a damp towel. Roll the other half into a cylinder about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. 4. Cut the half into 12 equal portions and cover with damp towel. 5. Flatten one of the pieces between palms. 6. With a small rolling pin, roll the disk out to 4 inches in diameter. Roll the edge thinner than the center. 7. Place a tablespoon or two of filling in the center. 8. Begin pleating the edges of the dough, forming a pocket for the filling. 9. Continue pleating around to complete the pocket while guiding the filling into it with the thumb. 10. Close off the top by twisting the pleats together. 11. Place the buns seam side down, in oiled steamer basket. (If you don’t have enough baskets to hold 24 buns, then place the extras on an oiled cookie sheet until time to steam. Cover with a floured towel.) 12. Continue the rolling and filling procedure until you have made the first 12 buns. Repeat with remaining ingredients. 13. Allow at least 2 inches between buns. Set in a warm place, still covered with a floured towel, and let rise for 45 minutes. 14. Arrange pork buns on the steamer rack, leaving space between each. Cover, set steamer in wok over rapidly boiling hot water, and steam for 15 minutes. Do not remove the lid while steaming. It will stop dough from rising. Yeilds 24 buns

Part One: Cantonese Barbecue Pork (Char Siu) Ingredients: 1 pound pork tenderloin 1 tablespoon Sirachi sauce 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup hoisin 4 tablespoons sweet Asian chili sauce 4 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine 2 tablespoons sesame oil 1/2 cup fermented red bean curd, mashed with some marinade 1/8 teaspoon white pepper 1 tablespoon honey

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2. Add diced onion and garlic and stir-fry until transparent. 3. Add diced barbecued pork and stir-fry for about 2 minutes. 4. Add sauce to the mixture and bring to a simmer. Set aside to cool to room tempera ture, and refrigerate. (It is easier to handle when cold.)

“These folks have life experience, career experience in other areas, are pumped, and they’re ready to take on a heavy responsibility in learning, and that’s really neat,” he says. “If a student is here to learn more, we can feed ’em more.” Perhaps the most motivated of those students is Robert Smith, 31, a convicted felon and recovering substance abuser who has embraced his second chance with understandable determination. “They had a guest speaker come [to prison] who said even though you’re a felon you can still enroll in college,” he remembers. “Everybody said I would never be in college, and I always try to prove people wrong.” I noticed Smith that first day watching Campbell’s Intro class, asking questions and arranging to put in extra time. Then, in my own class this past summer, he was in the kitchen every day by choice, ready to help out the newbies—and to chew us out when it was called for, like when dishes piled up, or someone used their cell phone in the kitchen. “I’m pretty vocal,” Smith says. “If you’re not pulling your weight or you’re pushing your work off on other people [I’ll say something]. I don’t ask anybody to do anything I wouldn’t do myself.” With a ninth grade education and a GED, he’s carrying a B+ average, and recently left his old job at Johnny Carino’s for the more prestigious Silk Road. He initially enrolled in school to be a welder (coincidentally, one of the other culinary students is a welder looking to become a chef ), but the program has just clicked for him. “I don’t know the names of half the stuff I cook,” he says. “But I can look at a recipe and just go at it and it comes out excellent.” Conversely, there are students who are grizzled veterans of the kitchen. One of my classmates, Erin Horner, 33, has a full-time job and also runs the “Mama’s Pantry” Clark Fork River Market stand, selling jams and other homemade goods (her kids and husband help out with the harvest and the canning). An accomplished home cook from the South, she hopes the class will help her make her living as a food artisan or caterer full-time. And then there are the guys like Manny de La Rosa (who was enrolled in school while also working on the line at The Pearl Café) and Oliver Fresquez—experienced cooks looking to gain more business/management savvy, and to burnish their credentials. “I want to have my own restaurant one day, and it will be a lot easier to get financing and backing if I have the degree behind me,” Fresquez says. During our intro midterm, Chef Ault told Fresquez that his knife skills might have been the finest that the program’s ever seen—but then docked him points for finishing too quickly, as he could have used the extra time to reach an even greater level of perfection. And while Fresquez’s fond of joking that the program’s “culinary French” vocabulary tests are dated (conversational Spanish being much more practical), he’s enjoying the advanced curriculum, which sees Chef Siegel lecturing on the history, geography and food traditions of the different countries each week’s menu draws upon. “I’m not really learning technique, because I already knew a lot,” says Fresquez, 34. “But I’m learning more about the different cuisines and cultures, and ingredients I’ve never used before.” Having all these different knowledge levels, expectations and abilities, as well as different personalities, makes each day a sink-or-swim experiment in group dynamics just as much as cooking. I asked Chef Campbell how often he feels his job is actually psychologist, rather than chef or teacher. “Every day,” he says. “Every day. You think you’ve seen it all, but that’s the beauty and the fun

Enrollment in the culinary program is at record highs, with almost the maximum of 50 students starting off in the introductory class this year. But competition is intense as there’s only room for half as many students in the winter session.

of coming here. There’s always going to be a chance to learn something new.” Students who complete the program have put in their time at all six stations, taken the required general education classes and studied purchasing and inventory. They finish with a final spring semester known as “Capstone,” during which they go through the entire process of a restaurant opening, from business plan to financing to an actual seven-course dinner (the business plan and financing is just in theory, but the dinner, for 100 customers, is real). There’s also a “mystery basket” final (a la the Food Network’s “Chopped”), and a 180-hour internship served at an outside restaurant. “We’re here to put an entry-level professional into the industry after two years,” says Campbell. “Someone who will be able to show up to work on time, and be sanitary and be professional.” For all the trendy foodie interest and television shows, commercial cooking is vocational. It is craft as much as art. Campbell, a 1990 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, is not much of a cheerleader for the culinary school explosion, even as his own program is crying out for new equipment and a bigger campus (see sidebar at right). “It’s fun to see it happen, but I have a hard time understanding why,” he says. “Cooking is fun, but you don’t make a lot of money in this business. You work hard hours. You work odd hours. The profession is very demanding. It’s a poor career choice.” But of course, it is a choice he made himself. And people like Nicole Taranto just feel called to it. “I have a passion for it, but it’s in no way easy,” she says. “I think it’s just because I love it that much. You don’t think of it as hard, because you don’t feel like it’s a job.”

Gourmet future? College of Technology expansion could mean big things for culinary school The University of Montana’s plan for a new College of Technology building is in legislative/economic limbo. But if and when it finally happens, the culinary arts department hopes to make itself the most ambitious program of its kind between Denver and Seattle, if not in all the Rockies and Northwest. “Part of that campus would be a completely new culinary arts wing,” says program director Thomas Campbell. “And that wing would have more kitchens [including] a bake shop, a demonstration kitchen, an a la carte kitchen and a utility kitchen. There would be a full-service dining room, a patio for outside dining, an herb garden, composting and pulping of the food products, and solar panels.” The curriculum would also grow. The current program, where students earn either a one-year culinary arts certificate or a twoyear associate’s degree in food service management, would still exist, but there would also be a baking and pastry track and a “food processing” track. Students who opt for all three would receive a four-year bachelor’s degree in culinary arts, something the state (and the majority of private culinary schools) does not currently offer.

“The idea is to introduce the student to the future of the food service business, because it’s not going to be like it is now,” says Campbell. He’s most excited about the processing curriculum, which would include slaughter and butchery as well as all the different types of preservation (smoking, drying, sausage-making). As anyone who’s read Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma knows, farmers are often limited in what and how they sell directly to consumers, by both federal regulations and the lack of available facilities. “Right now there’s some food processing going on in this state, but it’s very, very limited,” Campbell says. “There’s not a facility, and there’s no training. So consequently, the product raised here goes out of the state to be processed, and then returns to the state. The idea here is to focus more on local product. To work with the Montana Department of Agriculture, with the Montana Beef Producing Association, with local farms and local food processors.” Campbell estimates planning and construction of the wing would take five years, assuming the state eventually signs off on the project.

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Living it up in Liguria FLASHINTHEPAN It’s funny that Genoa is most famous, gastronomically, for the salami that carries its name—a salami that bears little resemblance to the lard-speckled salame genovese di Sant’Olcese that some historians believe is the progenitor of the Genoa salami. The Americanized version, named after the port from which many Italian exports were historically shipped, is a generic Italian salami, heavy on the garlic and pork. It says nothing about the cuisine of Genoa, most of which comes from the ocean that laps at its feet. Like many of the cities and villages in the Italian coastal state of Liguria, Genoa practically hangs over the water, clinging to steep hillsides that drop precipitously into the sea. Some of the streets are as narrow as slot canyons, revealing only a sliver of sky overhead. In the narrowest passages, sailorhunting whores beckoned me with their siren songs. The seafood of Liguria, plentiful in Genoa, is not so easily ignored. On a stormy night at the restaurant La Casa dei Capitani, waves crashed onto the rocks below the window as I ate an antipasti of raw seafood that contained, among other uncooked treats, two large prawns. Their inclusion surprised me, as I’ve always assumed there must be a reason why I’ve never seen a raw shrimp at a sushi restaurant. When I asked the waitress about it, she sweetly offered to have the prawns cooked for me. I gesticulated “hell no” and pulled the head off one of the gray prawns. Pink juice leaked from the head onto the prawn’s body. I wiped it off and started chewing. The taste was so subtle it was almost flavorless, but with a faint, sweet creaminess. At that restaurant, as well as many others, I ordered the pesce alla Ligure, or Ligurian-style fish. It comes dressed in a tomato-based sauce that includes olives, capers, pine nuts, lemon juice and white wine—some of the finest ingredients to be found in Liguria. Each time I ordered pesce alla Ligure it was different. Though each version was inevitably delicious, I had a recurring complaint: The sauce was always laid down a little too thinly, as if the chefs

were hesitant to adulterate the clean flavors of the fresh fish. My posse and I hunkered down in a rented stone cottage for a few days amid the terraced vineyards above the town of Riomaggiore. One morning I went to the local market in La Spezia, where for about half the price of a restaurant meal I bought enough produce and fish to feed four people for three days. My restaurant research had prepared me for this shopping trip, giving me ideas on how I like my Ligurian sauce and which of the local fishes I prefer. My favorite was a type of sea bass called branzino. Its firm white flesh, slightly marbled with ribbons of dark meat, reminds me of a cross between cod and bluefish.

Our landlords left us six unlabeled bottles of white wine, made of local grapes and processed at a community winery. I’m not usually a white wine fan, but I’ve never tasted white like this: uncomplex and clear, with a hint of fruit, just enough sweetness, and a faint dry edge. The cottage came equipped with an outdoor grill and a stack of dry olive branches. I built a fire and let the olive wood burn down to coals as the branzino marinated in coarse sea salt, black pepper and lemon juice. The wood was thin-diameter but took a while to burn down to coals, which gave me time to prepare my sauce. I started with a quarter-cup of pine nuts in a dry pan over heat, shaking and heating until they browned. Then I removed the pine nuts and added olive oil and minced garlic, followed closely by a chopped onion. When the onion turned translucent I added a pound of plump cherry tomatoes, cut in halves (cut larger tomatoes into oneinch cubes). Then I added the toasted pine nuts, a

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tablespoon of crushed red pepper flakes, chopped fresh sage and parsley, a lemon’s worth of juice, a quarter-cup of capers and a half-cup of olives, all from the farmers’ market. The olives were small and brown, Nicoise-style, with pits. When the sauce cooked down I added a cup of that local white wine, seasoned with salt and pepper, and then let it slowly reduce to the consistency of a watery ratatouille, stirring occasionally. I repaired to the terrace, where the smell of olive smoke furthered my Mediterranean mood. Sipping on homegrown white, I watched the stars and the dark hills and the moonlit sea and nibbled on freshly oiled anchovies, kumquats from the tree, and slices from a hunk of salame genovese di Sant’Olcese. When all the wood had burned into bright coals, I raked them into an even pile about three inches below the grill. Then I brushed the grill with olive oil and lay on the fish. Inside, my companions prepared a leafy salad of endive, escarole, radicchio and a variety of soft lettuces. Fresh gnocchi, boiled until it floated, was tossed with minced garlic and pesto. Mussels were simmered in a Photo by Ari LeVaux broth with wine, tomatoes, lemon, garlic and parsley. Outside, the smell of cooking fish mingling with the smell of olive smoke had become irresistible, and when I turned the fish I tasted the bits of skin and flesh that stuck to the grill. It was so perfect I didn’t want to adulterate it with my Ligurian sauce—an ironic impulse, given my earlier criticism of Ligurian chefs for doing just that. In the end, I held firm to my vision of the dish, as Odysseus was held firm to the mast of his ship, somewhere in those moonlit waters below, when he sailed past the island of sirens. When the fish were done I arranged them on a platter and drenched them in sauce. The branzino effortlessly held onto its identity beneath the Ligurian sauce. Together, they were a distillation of that corner of the Mediterranean basin, both land and sea. They complemented each other beautifully, like a sip of wine complementing a bite of fish—and there was plenty of that kind of complementing going on as well.

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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Bernice’s offers a wide selection of Artisan Sourdough loaves, tarts, cakes, cupcakes, pies, pies, pies and DINNER ROLLS for the holidays. We are currently accepting orders for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Give us a ring (728-1358) or stop on by for a “cup of fresh hot joe” while we take care of you. May the season bring you health, warmth, and community. xoxo bernice 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 beega) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as

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artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Cat Bake Shop 2000 West Broadway (next to Noodles Express) • 542-9043 Come try Missoula’s newest coffee house & bakery. Try our signature buttery morning buns, scones, cinnamon rolls, huckleberry coffee cake, & organic artisan breads. We also offer a variety of cakes, French pastries, & full coffee menu. (Banquet room available for morning meetings.) Tues - Sat. $-$$ Blue Canyon Kitchen 3720 N. Reserve • 541-BLUE (adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn) www.bluecanyonrestaurant.com We offer creatively-prepared American cooking served in the comfortable elegance of their lodge restaurant featuring unique dining rooms. Kick back in the Tavern; relish the cowboy chic and culinary creations in the great room; visit with the chefs and dine in the kitchen or enjoy the fresh air on the Outdoor Patio. Parties and special events can be enjoyed in the Bison Room. Hours: Tavern hours Monday-Saturday 3pm-11pm, Sunday 3pm-10pm . Dining Room hours Monday-Saturday 5pm-10pm, Sunday 4pm-9pm. $$-$$$

The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins Ave. 542-0002 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 11 to late. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 38 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. $ Cold Stone Creamery Across from Costco on Reserve by TJ Maxx & Ross • 549-5595 Cold Stone Creamery offers the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience. Ice Cream, Ice Cream Cakes,

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Shakes, and Smoothies the Way You Want It. Come in for our weekday specials. Get Gift Cards any time. Remember, it’s a great day for ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. $-$$ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery service within a 3 mile radius. Family Dental Group Southgate Mall 541-2886 A dental infection or abscessed tooth can cause a person to feel tired and maybe even have other persistent flu like symptoms. It just makes sense that if one part of your body is sick, the rest of it won’t feel good either. Taking care of your teeth often improves your overall health. Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave. 721-6033 Missoula’s Original Coffeehouse/Cafe located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and an espresso bar till close. WE DELIVER On Campus & to the area between Beckwith, Higgins & 5th Street. Delivery hours: M-F 11-2. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 South 3rd West 541-FOOD Our Deli features all natural made-to-order sandwiches, soup & salad bar, olive & antipasto bar, fresh deli salads, hot entrees, rotisserie-roasted cage free chickens, fresh juice, smoothies, organic espresso and dessert. Enjoy your meal in our spacious seating area or at an outdoor table. Open every day 7am - 10pm $-$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. We also offer catering. www.justinshobnobcafe.com MC/V $-$$

Hunter Bay Coffee and Sandwich Bar First Interstate Center 101 East Front St hunterbay.com 800.805.2263 Missoula’s local roaster since 1991 - now open downtown in the First Interstate Center! Stop by for hand-crafted gourmet coffees and espressos plus made-from-scratch , healthy sandwiches and soups. Enjoy the fall sunshine from our patio! Free Wi-Fi and Free Parking in the upper deck lot. Open Monday through Saturday. Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We're the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Chilly weather is here. Stop in, warm up, & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com All our menu items are made from scratch, featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia. Extensive tea menu. Missoula's Original Bubble Teas. Beer, Wine and Sake available. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Jazz Wednesdays starting at 7pm. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-2:30pm Happy Hour 35pm Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close $-$$ Jakers 3515 Brooks St. www.jakers.com Every occasion is a celebration at Jakers. Enjoy our two for one Happy Hour throughout the week in a fun, casual atmosphere. Hungry? Try our hand cut steaks, small plate menu and our vegetarian & gluten free entrees. For reservations or take out call 721-1312. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve • 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins Ave. • 541-4541 From Latté to Lassî, Water to Wine, Tea Cup to Tea Pot, Liquid Planet has the best beverage offering this side of Neptune -- with a special focus on all-

HAPPIESTHOUR The Union Club Who you’re drinking with: Multiple generations of cowboy types wearing Wranglers, labor leaders charting organizing strategy and people spanning a spectrum of sexual and gender identities who mingle on the dance floor. “We run such a good mix of people,” says Union Club bartender Leslie Ruacho. “We get gay people. We get straight people.”

well drinks for $2.25 Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 10 p.m. until midnight. On Monday nights, $2.75 gets you a Big Sky microbrew with a hot dog. On Fridays and Saturdays, shots of Jameson Irish Whiskey and Crown Royal Whisky set you back $2.75 all day long.

What you’re dancing to: The Union hosts only homegrown bands like Tom Catmull and the Clerics, Russ Nasset and the Revelators and Zeppo, Montana. There’s never any cover charge.

Claim to fame: The ground underneath the Union Club has been the epicenter of Missoula’s labor movement for more than 100 years. Today, the historic structure remains home to several labor groups, like the Missoula Area Central Labor Council and the Teamsters Union, which have offices in the three-story brick building.

What you’re drinking: Ruacho sells a lot of Pabst Blue Ribbon. The bar also offers several local microbrews on tap including Powder Hound, Moose Drool and Big Sky IPA, along with a full bar. As far as mixed drinks go, the “Dark n’ Stormy,”—Goslings Black Seal Rum with ginger brew on ice—is a house favorite. Happy Hour specials: There are a slew of them. The Union Club sells domestic drafts and

How to find it: Downtown at 208 E. Main Street. —Jessica Mayrer Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, e-mail editor@missoulanews.com.

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natural, organic, and sustainability. Their distinctive and healthy smoothie menu is worth the visit too! Quick and delicious breakfast and lunch is always ready to go; pastries, croissants, bagels, breakfast burritos, wraps, salads, and soups. Open 8 am to 10 pm daily. $-$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 Don’t feel like cooking? Pick up some fried chicken, made to order sandwiches, fresh deli salads, & sliced meats and cheeses. Or mix and match items from our hot case. Need some dessert with that? Our bakery makes cookies, cakes, and brownies that are ready when you are. $-$$ Paul’s Pancake Parlor 2305 Brooks • 728-9071 (Tremper’s Shopping Center) Check out our home cooked lunch and dinner specials or try one of 17 varieties of pancakes. Our famous breakfast is served all day! Monday is all you can eat spaghetti for $8.50. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $7.75. Eat in or take-out. M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$.

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Pearl Café & Bakery 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 Country French specialties, bison, elk, trout, fresh fish daily, delicious salads and appetizers. Breads and desserts baked in house. Three course bistro menu with wine $30, Tues. Wed. Thurs. nights, November through March. Extensive wine list, 18 wines by the glass, local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the warm and inviting dining areas. Go to our website Pearlcafe.us to check out nightly specials and bistro menus, make reservations or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street • 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Monday – Saturday, 9-10 p.m. Enjoy a drink with one of our insanely delicious Gourmet Burgers, Bottomless Steak Fries. Or, snack on one of our shareable starters with friends! $-$$ SA WAD DEE 221 W. Broadway • 543-9966 Sa-Wa-Dee offers traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Choose from a selection of five Thai curries, Pad Thai, delicious Thai soups, and an assortment of tantalizing entrees. Featuring fresh ingredients and authentic Thai flavors-no MSG! See for yourself why Thai food is a deliciously different change from other Asian cuisines. Now serving Beer and Wine! $-$$ Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. • 549-2790 Share a meal within the warm elegance of our location at the historic Wilma Building. Enjoy our seasonal menu of classic Mediterranean and European fare with a contemporary American twist, featuring the freshest local ingredients. Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11:00-2:30, and dinner Tues-Sun 5:00-Close. Beer and Wine available. $$-$$$

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Sean Kelly’s 130 West Pine 542–1471 Located in the heart of downtown. Open for Lunch and Dinner, featuring a Sat.-Sun. Brunch 11-2pm. Great Fresh food With Huge Portions. Featuring international & Irish pub fare as well as locally produced specials. FULL BAR, BEER, WINE, MARTINIS. $-$$ Silver Dollar Bar 307 W. Rail Road St. • 728-9826 Celebrating our 75th anniversary. Established, owned & operated by the Martello family in 1935, the bar is a true Montana tavern. We have the latest in video gaming machines, pool tables & the most up-to-date Juke Box. All this along with cold beer & stiff drinks make the Silver Dollar Bar a real Montana legend. NOT JUST SUSHI Sushi Hana Downtown offering a new idea for your dining experience. Meat, poultry, vegetables and grain are a large part of Japanese cuisine. We also love our fried comfort food too. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. Corner of Pine & Higgins. 549-7979. $$–$$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Drive 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming • 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

HAMILTON Spice of Life 163 S. 2nd St. Hamilton 363-4433 Spice of Life welcomes you to the Bitterroot’s best locavore dining experience. Serving up fresh and fun food in a conscientious manner. For lunch try one of our hand made burgers from Lolo Locker or one of our fabulous fresh salads. Dinner selections include natural beef which contains no growth hormones or antibiotics ever, sustainable seafood selections and pasta dishes made from Montana wheat from Pasta Montana. Quench your thirst with beer from right here in Hamilton or try one of our reasonably priced yet fantastic wine selections. Children’s menu available. No reservations. So come as you are to Spice of Life! 163 S 2nd St. Hamilton, MT. Lunch: Mon - Fri 11:00 to 2:00 Dinner: Wed Sat 5:00 to 9:00. 363-4433.

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ASKARI Oh, nuts

Dear Flash, In last week’s Ask Ari section (see “Unraveling the nut case”), you failed to tell Feeling Nutty how to get the nuts out of the cone, which would be to go back to Arizona, find a bearing tree, put a tarp under said tree and shake. The nuts that fall can be easily sorted and either roasted, cooked or eaten raw. Salt is optional. The seeds she got out of the cone are not ready to be eaten yet, though. It’s even easier to buy them from old Hispanic couples tailgating along two-lane highways around the American southwest. —Pine Nut Police

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Thanks for keeping me in line, PNP. Consider your advice passed

along. My only problem is telling Feeling Nutty what he or she should have done doesn’t have quite the same ring of relevance as telling he or she what can be done with her present circumstance: possessing pine nut cones that aren’t ready to release their nuts. And there’s one problem with the roadside vendors in the Southwest, the ones who are there year-round with “New Crop” spray painted on their vans: A lot of the nuts you get from them are actually from China. This is partly because the pine nut crop this year has pretty much sucked. Send your food and garden queries to flash@flashinthepan.net.

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Help out local food banks while also helping your local public radio station when Montana Public Radio (MTPR) and the Missoula Federal Credit Union host the “Go Campaign,” an on-air fundraiser event for MTPR that occurs all day today and each day through Nov. 19. All funds raised will generate a 5 percent matching donation to the Montana Food Bank Network. Call 800-325-156 or visit mtpr.org to donate. Forget GNP and get your GNH on during a lecture about Gross National Happiness and the role of the media in Bhutan during “Bhutan: The Happy Dragon,” a talk with UM grad student Passang Norbu, which begins at noon in Room 303 of UM’s Old Journalism Building. Free. Call 243-2288. Children learn about the cycle of rocks and minerals during the spectrUM Discovery Area’s “Geology” activity, which runs from 3:30–7 PM at the Discovery Area, Room 166 in UM’s Skaggs Building. $3.50 ages 4 and up/free age 3 and under. Call 243-4828. Seek out some future adventure during a Peace Corps Information Session, which features a presentation by local representative Tenly Snow and begins at 4 PM in Room 201 of UM’s Payne Family Native American Center. Free. Call 243-2288. End your afternoon with a fine glass of fermented grape juice when the Missoula Winery hosts its tasting room from 4–7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. Harrier. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 8303296 and visit missoulawinery.com.

nightlife Let some stellar folks rock you with indie folk when Stellarondo, a new band featuring members of Broken Valley Roadshow, Tom Catmull and the Clerics, and Wartime Blues, plays a family-friendly show from 5–7 PM at the Top Hat. Free, all ages. Wander into a literary world when poet Jennifer Greene reads during the launch of

Life in the fast lane. Bozeman-based jazz vocalist Jeni Fleming celebrates the release of her seventh CD, Come to Life, with a concert at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts Sat., Nov. 20, at 7:30 PM. $15. Call 728-PLAY or visit mctinc.org for tickets.

the Missoula Writing Collaborative’s annual fundraising campaign, with the reading starting at 5 PM at the Bonnie HeavyRunner Gathering Place in UM’s Payne Family Native American Center. Free, but donations are encouraged. The reading also features an introduction from educator Julie Cajune. Call 549-3348. This ought to be fantastic: The Dana Gallery, 246 N. Higgins Ave., presents a Third Thursday opening reception for The Dramatic Voyage of Flossy: A Tale by Courtney Blazon, a series of 2-D mixed media drawings and 3-D assemblage art by Blazon, with the reception running from 5–8 PM. Free, with a gallery talk by Blazon at 7 PM. Call 721-3154. (See Spotlight in this issue.) Sip on some well fermented spirits when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs from 5–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at the winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 549-8703. See the snapshots of your fellow art e n t h u s i a s t s d u r i n g A r t i n i : To t a l l y Cellular, an opening reception for the

Missoula Art Museum’s Art 4 All: Snap Art exhibit (featuring cell phone pics snapped by Missoulians), which features art plus music by The Lil’ Smokies, a drawing station, as well as appetizers and drinks, from 5:30–9 PM at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Call 728-0447 and visit missoulaartmuseum.org. Don’t even think about undressing to impress when Max Hay plays a mix of Irish, blues, reggae, and folk music at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Support local kids during the Griz for Kids Toy Drive, where coaches and players from the Montana Grizzlies football team collect new unwrapped toys for children from 6–8 PM at the UC Bookstore. Free to participate. Call 243-4853. end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Nov. 19, to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367.

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UM’s Kyi-Yo Native American Student Association celebrates American Indian Heritage Month with music, dances and a silent auction, from 6–9 PM at UM’s Payne Family Native American Center. Free to attend. Call 243-2669. If redneck comedy’s your game, Rodney Carrington is your main man when he performs comedy and music about redneck lifestyles, women at bars, and plenty more starting at 7 PM at the Adams Center. $49.25 plus fees. Call 2434051 for tickets or visit griztix.com. Slide into something philosophical when UM hosts a panel discussion on UM prof David Sherman’s book Camus, which begins at 7 PM at the Dell Brown Room of Turner Hall. Free. Call 243-6633. UM’s Peace and Justice Film Series continues with a screening of Salt of the Earth, a dramatization of a year-long struggle by Chicano zinc miners who were striking against unsafe working conditions, with a screening at 7 PM in the University Center Theater. Free. Visit peaceandjusticefilms.org. The Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St. in Hamilton, presents its “Adult Foreign Film Series” featuring the program “Art of Short Film,” which features shorts in various genres starting at 7 PM at the library. Free. Call 363-1670. Learn the difference between a cold or flu with the help of classical homeopathy expert Adrienne Elise during “Homeopathy and the Flu,” a talk that runs from 7–9 PM at Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. Third St. W. Free. Call 728-0543. The Missoula Public Library hosts its Third Thursday Book Group, which features a talk on David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, and begins at 7 PM in the small meeting room of the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Getting buzzed is always allowed: The Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., presents Buzz Time Trivia, which starts at 7 PM this and every Thu. and features trivia plus specials on Jello shots and homemade pizzas. Free to attend. Call 549-4152. Jam out with a fine glass of wine and your best chops when Kevin Van Dort hosts the Musicians’ Jam at the Missoula Winery, which runs this and every Thu. starting with sign ups at 7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. Harrier. Free to spectate, and to sign up. Call 830-3296. Get close, but not too close, during the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s “Dance Up Close” Fall Dance Showcase Program I, which features pieces by faculty members, students and choreographer Holly Rollins, and begins at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $9/$6 children. Call 243-4581 and visit umtheatredance.org.

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Leisure suit plus beer goggles not r e q u i r e d : Tr i v i a l B e e r s u i t , Missoula’s newest trivia night for the layperson, begins with sign ups at 7:30 PM and trivia shortly thereafter at the Brooks and Browns Lounge, at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Includes $7 pitchers of Bayern beer, prizes like a $50 bar tab, and trivia categories that change weekly. E-mail Katie at kcgt27@gmail.com. Leap into a story about the life of a legendary ballet dancer and choreographer when the Downtown Dance Collective hosts a performance of Norman Allen’s Nijinsky’s Last Dance, at 8 PM at the collective, 121 W. Main St. $12, with a $5 student rush ticket sign-up at 7:30 PM. Call 541-7240. (See Theater in this issue.) Dip your fingers in some retro s a u c e w h e n A u s t i n , Te x a s ’ Ghostland Observatory plays a mix of electro and rock at the Wilma Theatre at 8:30 P M. $25/$23 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com. Bowling and karaoke go together like happiness and toxic spills during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. Feel the bass buzz your fun parts w h e n R o b o Tr a s h p r e s e n t s Dubble Trubble, a DJ night that this month features an electro house vs. house theme with sets by DJs Kris Moon, Shea Daze and Logisticalone, at 9 PM at the Palace. Free. Colorado’s VibeSquaD makes you feel the direct current of his bass when he mixes up breakbeat, IDM and other bass-heavy electronic styles during Bass Face at 9 PM at the Top Hat. $10/$8 with a Ghostland Observatory ticket stub. Locals Ebola Syndrome, Kid Traxiom, Coma and Cadence open. Sorry ladies, but Thu. nights belong to the dudes at Men’s Night at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where the testosteronefueled karaoke begins at 9 PM. Free. Call 363-6969. Join several hundred people and revel in the glory of debauchery when cheap well drinks and laptop-fueled hip hop, electronic, pop and mashed-up tunes hit the Badlander every week where Dead Hipster DJ Night gets booties bumpin’ at 9 PM. $3. Women give a thumbs up to spirits during Ladies’ Night at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., which features half-off drinks for women and occurs this and every Thu. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free. Call 251-5402. See a plethora of patterns and colors—after a few pitchers—and muster up the courage to belt out some prize-winning classics during Kaleidoscope Karaoke nightly at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515

Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798. Shimmer with a shimmy in your step when The Northern Lights play at The Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St., at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 728-1559. Women celebrate their womanhood with cheap libations and a bit of karaoke during ladies’ night and live karaoke with Party Trained at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, this and every Thu. at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277. He’ll cure your tremors with a sweet shot of country: Russ Nasset hits up the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St., for a solo set this and every other Thu. at 10 PM. Free. Cross your karaoke sword with others during Combat DJ and Karaoke nights, this and every Thu. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St., at 10 PM. Free.

FRIDAY

November

UM’s Women’s Resource Center presents “Love Your Body Day,” a full day of activities aimed to combat unrealistic beauty ideals that begins at 9 AM at UM’s University Center, and features an art exhibit, yoga session at 9 AM, body painting at noon, a body image round table discussion at 4 PM in UC Room 333, and other events. Free. Visit umt.edu/wcenter and call 243-4153. The Missoula Public Library hosts a preschool storytime geared toward children 3–6 years old every Fri. at 10:30 AM. This week, Ancient Turkey: A Traveller’s History by Seton Lloyd. Just kidding. (Did I need to tell you that?) Free. Call 721-BOOK. Teen Challenge Montana seeks crafters for its annual Teen Challenge Craft Bazaar Extravaganza on Sat., Dec. 4. Those who are interested should contact Judi at 6262507 for an application. Help support those who were ravaged by the earthquake in Haiti during Missoula Stand With Haiti, where you can help Haitians by dropping off donations in cans at a number of downtown Missoula businesses throughout the month of November. These donations will be used to support medical care and community growth through the organization Partners in Health. Call 815-501-9912. Check out Horizon Air’s Montana Grizzly-themed plane during the Griz Airplane Unveiling, a tailgate to celebrate the plane that runs from noon–1:30 PM at the Missoula International Airport, 5225 Hwy. 10 W. Free. Call 5425097 Ext. 8.

Teens delve deep into a literary world during the Missoula Public Library’s “Young Adult Writers Group,” which meets at 3:30 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. End your afternoon with a fine glass of fermented grape juice when the Missoula Winery hosts its tasting room from 4–7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. Harrier. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 830-3296 and visit missoulawinery.com.

nightlife Sip on some well fermented spirits when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs from 5–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at the winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 549-8703. Forward Montana presents its Griz/Cat Progressive Happy Hour, which features comments from Cats fan and state Sen. Kendall Van Dyk, along with Griz fan and state rep. Bryce Bennett, about how they won in the face of a conservative tidal wave, starting at 5 PM at The Central Bar & Grill, 147 W. Broadway St. Free. People who bring in their “rockstar” glasses also get discounted drinks. Call 542-VOTE. Hear about the effects of climate change in Mongolia when UM geography grad student Kevin McManigal presents the talk “A Century of Glacial Change in Mongolia, A Geographic Detective Story,” which details McManigal’s summer trip to the Turgen Mountains in Mongolia, starting at 6 PM at UM’s Urey Lecture Hall. Free. Keep your grapes enthused but never bruised when EL3-OH! plays Gypsy jazz in the tasting room of the Ten Spoon Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, at 6 PM. Free. Call 549-8703. Bring the kids and your boogie shoes when the Top Hat hosts a Family Friendly concert with Grace Decker and Caroline Keys, from 6–8 PM. Free. Just don’t ask Santa to sit on your lap when Southgate Mall, 2901 Brooks St., hosts a milk and cookie social in honor of Santa’s arrival that includes music from the Missoula Symphony Orchestra, a performance by On Center Performing Arts, as well as Santa’s arrival, starting at 6 PM. Free. Call 721-5140. Bid on something awesome and support the Grizzly Scholarship Association during the 2010 Griz Auction, a fundraiser for the scholarship association that features silent/live auctions and dinner, and runs from 6:30–10:30 PM at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3720 N. Reserve St. $75 per person/$750 per table. Call 243-6481 for reservations. Trip out on powder when Level 1 productions presents a ski movie

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Vampires are the worst drivers ever. Austin, Texas’ Ghostland Observatory plays a mix of electro and rock at the Wilma Theatre Thu., Nov. 18, at 8:30 PM. $25/$23 advance.

double feature that includes a screening of Eye Trip, as well as Right Brain, Left Brain, starting at 6:30 PM at the Roxy Theatre, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$8 advance, with tickets at Backcountry Racks & Skis. Proceeds benefit the Backwoods Project Immerse yourself in rhymes and stanzas when Dara Wier—a UM Writer-in-Residence and author of numerous poetry collections— reads from her work at 7 PM in the Dell Brown Room of UM’s Turner Hall. Free. Call 243-5267 and visit cas.umt.edu/english/ creative_writing. Spice it up during the annual Missoula Medical Aid Salsa Ball and Fundraiser, which features food, drinks, dancing with music by Salsa Loca, and silent/live auctions, from 7–11 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $50/$25 students. Funds raised will be used to send medical teams to rural Honduras. Visit missoulamedicalaid.net. (See Agenda in this issue.) Enjoy a night of song and dance with a Broadway twist when the Zootown Cabaret, featuring a cast of UM students, performs “A Kander & Ebb Review” with songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb, with a performance at 7 PM, and again at 9 PM, at Zootown Brew, 121 W.

Broadway St. $10/$5 for seniors and students with ID. Call David Cody at 243-4691. The UC Theater presents a screening of Eat, Pray, Love at 7 PM, followed by Salt at 9:30 PM. $7 double feature/$5 single feature/$4 double feature for students/$3 single feature for students. Call 243-5590. You’re a cheap date, not a cheapskate: The Missoula Public Library hosts another installment of its cheap date movie night, which screens a movie at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Enter from the parking lot side of the building. Call 721-BOOK and visit m i s s o u l a p u b l i c l i b r a r y. o r g f o r updates on movie titles. Get close, but not too close, during the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s “Dance Up Close” Fall Dance Showcase Program II, which features pieces by faculty members, students and choreographer Holly Rollins, and begins at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $9/$6 children. Call 243-4581 and visit umtheatredance.org. Keep those jazz hands in your pockets when the UM Jazz Band performs at 7:30 PM, in the University Theatre. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

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Just don’t call her ruthless Ruthie: Local jazz vocalist Ruthie Dada plays with a jazz ensemble at 8 PM at the Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St. in Hot Springs. No cover, but passthe-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361. Bear witness to a zany comedy when the Hamilton Players present a performance of You Can’t Take It With You, which starts at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton. $14/$8 children 12 and under. Get tickets at hamiltonplayers.com or call 375-9050. The Country Boogie Boys bow down to the goddess of bear hugs when it plays country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. It’s time for an all-request video dance party to celebrate the week’s end: Feelgood Friday featuring hip-hop video remixes with The Tallest DJ in America at 9 PM at The Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway. Free. Call 543-5678. Be thankful the freedom to speak includes the freedom to sing when you sidle up to the mic at karaoke night at the VFW, kicking off at 9 PM. Free.

Learn to sing “Dancing Queen” in tongues when Bassackwards Karaoke invades the Alcan Bar & Grill in Frenchtown, 16780 Beckwith St., every Fri. at 9 PM. Free. Call 531-8327. Feel free to flail around like a rock star whilst busting out your best version of Hall and Oates’ “Kiss on My List” during Combat Karaoke at the Deano’s Casino near Airway Blvd., 5318 W. Harrier, this and every Fri. at 9 PM. Free. Shake it like a salt shaker when DJ Sanchez cranks out the jams at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, every Fri. at 9 PM. Free. Call 363-6969. Belt out a few bars of somethin’ sweet at Karaoke by Figmo at Joker’s Wild Bar and Restaurant, 4829 N. Reserve St., which features “Brain Strain” trivia and “Scaryoke Karaoke” and begins at 9 PM. Free. Wear your funk protector when Reverend Slanky brings the funk with plenty of soul when it plays at the Badlander at 9 PM. $5. Bowling commingles with a laser light show and some DJ tunage from Kaleidoscope Entertainment every Fri. and Sat. at 9:30 PM at Five Valleys Bowling Center, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free. Call 549-4158.

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This fantastical story is told in visual form within The Dramatic Voyage of Flossy: A Tale by Courtney Blazon. The narrative-based exhibit at the Dana Gallery features a number of richly detailed 2-D mixed media drawings and marvelously crafted 3-D assemblage works that follow the story of Flossy and her expedition through a wild and surreal world. I saw the exhibit earlier this week and it is stunning, both visually and conceptually. That’s especially true considering the amount of thought Blazon put into the show. For example, she created a small guidebook to go with the exhibit that contains specific details about each piece, and how it fits within the overall story. Case in point: “The Dramatic Voyage of Flossy,” a 3-D dollhouse that’s a feast for the eye, and features found and amassed objects like shingles from an abandoned house, dolls, moss and other items. According to Blazon’s story, Flossy dis-

WHAT: Third Thursday opening for The Dramatic Voyage of Flossy: A Tale by Courtney Blazon WHEN: Thu., Nov. 18, from 5–8 PM, with a gallery talk at 7 PM WHERE: The Dana Gallery, 246 N. Higgins Ave. HOW MUCH: Free

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covers this house on an island during her voyage. Another notable work is “Architeuthis Shipwrekki,” a drawing of a sea creature gnawing on what looks like a snake with a whale’s head, which Flossy caught on her way to the island. You’ll also want to check out “The Charlatan Flossy,” pictured, two drawings that represent the protagonist’s decision to head out on her excursion. Still, that’s just a slice of this exquisite exhibit. You can check it out this week during an opening reception that also features a gallery talk with Blazon. And, if by chance you’re not familiar with her work, here’s a quick primer: She’s exhibited in several galleries in Missoula and Portland, Ore., among other places, created illustrations for arts organizations like the Montana Lyric Opera, and had her work featured on the website for the underground art mag Juxtapoz. —Ira Sather-Olson

Cash for Junkers wants you to quit smoking that half-baked snake so you can tickle your toes when it plays Americana with a swing at the Union Club, at 9:30 PM. Free. The Lifers charbroil your DNA when it plays at 9:30 PM at the High Spirits Club & Casino in Florence, 5341 Hwy. 93 N. Free. Jiggle your jello and keep it mellow when Zoo City plays rock at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Slip some pomade into your spiked lemonade when Russ Nasset and the Revelators play a CD release party at 9:30 PM at Whitefish’s Great Northern Bar & Grill, 27 Central Ave. Free. (See Noise in this issue.) He lives to spin: DJ Dubwise just can’t stop the dance tracks once they start at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free. Call 728-8799. Wartime Blues cures your blahs with a Flaming Lips cover or two, plus their own freakishly good brand of folk and Americana, at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $3. Help raise money and awareness for international and domestic famine relief by hopping to some hip hop during Hip Hop vs. Famine, which features sets by Sole & The Skyrider Band and tourmate Egadz, starting at 10 PM at the Palace. $5, with $1 off the cover charge for each canned food item you donate. Locals Sounds!ThatHappen and MCs Tonsofun, Linkletter and Traff the Whiz open. Proceeds will be donated to the Oxfam organization. (See Noise in this issue.)

SATURDAY

November

Pick up something crafty or sell something you made during The King’s Christian Church Craft Bazaar, which runs from 8 AM–4 PM at the church, 9830 Valley Grove Drive in Lolo. Free to attend/$20 per booth if you are planning to vend. Call Katherine at 543-0759. If you have compulsive-eating problems, seek help and support with others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Sat. at 9 AM in Room 3 in the basement of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org. Those suffering from illness or loss can find solace during one of Living Art Montana’s Creativity for Life workshops at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., at 10:30 AM. This week features the program “Nature Writing with Hobie Hare.” Free. Donations are appreciated but not expected. Register by calling 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org. Your bedtime tales of college-age debauchery fall a little short of the

mark. Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Artist Ed Jenne lets his hands do the talking when he signs copies of his new Missoula poster from 11 AM–1 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881. Kids move to a smooth groove d u r i n g t h e K i d s ’ Vi b r a t i o n s Music, Rhythm and Dance Program, which is open to children of all ages and features guest storyteller/musician Andrew Hunt, from 11 AM–noon at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $5-$20 suggested donation. Children explore how air pressure makes a plane fly during the spectrU M Discovery Area’s “Under Pressure” activity, which runs from 11 AM–4:30 PM at the Discovery Area, Room 166 in UM’s Skaggs Building. $3.50 ages 4 and up/free age 3 and under. Call 243-4828. Kids grades six through eight can investigate different types of diseases, make a virus, and learn how diseases spread during the spectrU M Discovery Area’s “ To t a l l y G r o s s D i s e a s e s ” activity, which runs from 11 AM–2 PM at the Discovery Area, Room 166 in UM’s Skaggs Building. $20/$15 members. Call 243-4828 to sign up. Get close, but not too close, during the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s “Dance Up Close” Fall Dance Showcase Program II, which features pieces by faculty members, students and choreographer Holly Rollins, and begins at 2 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $9/$6 children. Call 243-4581 and visit umtheatredance.org. Bring the fam and a story to tell during StoryKeeper’s Tellebration, a family-friendly storytelling event that features storytellers and musicians, and the chance to share in a story circle, from 3:30–5:30 PM at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call Judy at 549-9813 and visit montanastorykeepers.com. Kids busy their hands by making a fleece blanket for Project Linus during the Missoula Public Library’s “Something to Do” activity, which starts at 4 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

nightlife Find instructions and support for discovering mental and emotional stability, unending clarity, stressfree living and more during an Open Meeting with Balanced View and Great Freedom with Cheyenne Rivers, which begins at 4 PM at Hothouse Yoga, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 9. Free. Visit greatfreedom.org.

Sip on some well fermented spirits when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs from 5–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at the winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 549-8703. Columbia Falls’ Glacier Discovery Square, 540 Nucleus Ave., presents a “Garden Potluck Party,” which celebrates the creation of a new community garden at River’s Edge Park, and includes info on the park, plus music and appetizers, at 5:30 PM. Free. Call 892-1363. Let Pinegrass rub Pine-Sol over your boo-boo when it plays bluegrass at 6 PM at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-PINT. The Western Montana Community Center presents its 13th annual holiday soiree, which features refreshments, raffle prizes and all kinds of awesomeness, from 6–9 PM at Caras Nursery, 2727 S. Third St. W. Free to attend. For more info or to make a donation, visit gaymontana.org or call 543-2224. Feed your need for the white stuff during a screening of Warren Miller’s Wintervention, a ski/snowboard film geared toward powderhounds that features icy footage of riders like Chris Davenport, Jonny Moseley and Lindsey Vonn hitting up wicked terrain in Alaska, Norway and even Antarctica, with the screening beginning at 6 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $10/$8 advance, with tickets at Rockin Rudy’s, Bob Ward & Sons and The Trail Head. All proceeds benefit the West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation. Gorge out during the UM International Student Association sponsored “Thanksgiving Banquet,” which begins at 6:30 PM in the University Center Ballroom. $14/$12 advance/$10 students. Get tickets at the UM Fo r e i g n S t u d e n t a n d S c h o l a r Services Office, Room 219 in UM’s Lommasson Center. Enjoy a night of song and dance with a Broadway twist when the Zootown Cabaret, featuring a cast of UM students, performs “A Kander & Ebb Review” with songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb, with a performance at 7 PM, and again at 9 PM, at Zootown Brew, 121 W. Broadway St. $10/$5 for seniors and students with ID. Call David Cody at 243-4691. The UC Theater presents a screening of Eat, Pray, Love at 7 PM, followed by Salt at 9:30 PM. $7 double feature/$5 single feature/$4 double feature for students/$3 single feature for students. Call 243-5590. Chortle out loud when the The Met: Live at the Roxy presents an encore screening of Donizetti’s comic opera Don Pasquale, at 7 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $19/$17 students and seniors,

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with tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and online at morrisproductions.org. A side of sweet jazz always goes down easy when the Discount Quartet, featuring David Horgan on guitar, plays Finn & Porter, 100 Madison St., from 7–9 PM. Free. Get close, but not too close, during the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s “Dance Up Close” Fall Dance Showcase Program I, which features pieces by faculty members, students and choreographer Holly Rollins, and begins at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $9/$6 children. Call 243-4581 and visit umtheatredance.org. Go ahead and join the flute of the month club when UM student and flautist Kristen Spetz performs a student recital at 7:30 PM, in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880. Spend the evening with a sultry jazz vocalist when singer Jeni Fleming plays a CD release party with a full band of Montana-based musicians, starting at 7:30 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $15. Get advance tickets at mctinc.org. Leap into a story about the life of a legendary ballet dancer and choreographer when the Downtown Dance Collective hosts a performance of Norman Allen’s Nijinsky’s Last Dance, at 8 PM at the collective, 121 W. Main St. $12, with a $5 student rush ticket sign-up at 7:30 PM. Call 541-7240. (See Theater in this issue.) Bear witness to a zany comedy when the Hamilton Players present a performance of You Can’t Take It With You, which starts at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton. $14/$8 children 12 and under. Get tickets at hamiltonplayers.com or call 375-9050.

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The Country Boogie Boys bow down to the goddess of bear hugs when it plays country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Move with the surging current when Turning Tide plays Celtic music at 8 PM at the Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St. in Hot Springs. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361. Go mental during Magic, Mystery and More, an interactive show featuring magic, mystery and mentalism from mentalist Paul Draper and entertainer Scott Hitchcock, starting at 8 PM at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. $22.50/$20 advance/$12 students age 19 and under/$10 advance students age 19 and under. Go to bigforktheater.org for tickets or visit Merry Gems in Bigfork. Solid Sound Karaoke proves that music can also be a liquid or a gas, but never plasma, at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. Sprinkle some cayenne pepper between your toes during Hot Salsa Nights, a salsa dance party that begins at 8:30 PM at the Elks Club, 112 N. Pattee St. $7, includes free dance lessons. Also, an affiliated salsa workshop occurs earlier in the day at the Elks from 1–4 PM, and costs $35. Feel free to perform “Bella Ciao” by Mirah & The Black Cat Orchestra during karaoke night at 9 PM at the VFW but don’t be surprised if someone tells you we’re in Missoula, and so it’s time to start talking American. Free. The Frenchtown Club, 15155 Demers St., lets the karaoke genie out of the bottle at 9 PM. Turn south after taking exit 89 from I-90. Free. Call 370-3200. Sing a fast tune or five during Greyhound Karaoke at Larry’s Six Mile Bar & Grill in Huson, 23384

Huson Road, every Sat. at 9 PM. Free. Belt out a few bars of somethin’ sweet at Karaoke by Figmo at Joker’s Wild Bar and Restaurant, 4829 N. Reserve St., which features “Brain Strain” trivia and “Scaryoke Karaoke” and begins at 9 PM. Free. DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are guaranteed to keep you dancing to an assortment of hip hop, electronic and other bass-heavy beats ‘til the bar closes during Absolutely at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free. Bust out a cover tune and dance the night away when Combat Karaoke overtakes Deano’s Casino near Airway Blvd., 5318 W. Harrier, with a combo of karaoke tunes and dance music this and every Sat. at 9 PM. Free. The Wild Coyote Band screams for more beer ice cream when it plays country and classic rock at 9 PM at the Lumberjack Saloon, off Hwy. 12 and one mile up Graves Creek Road near Lolo. Free. Montana is for Badasses celebrates the fact that it has 45,000 fans on Facebook with a badass party that features sets by Secret Powers, House of Quist and Victory Smokes, at 9 PM at the Palace. $5. Bowling commingles with a laser light show and some DJ tunage from Kaleidoscope Entertainment every Fri. and Sat. at 9:30 PM at Five Valleys Bowling Center, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free. Call 549-4158. Dance like you have red ants in your socks when a DJ spins dance music at Florence’s High Spirits Club and Casino, 5341 Hwy. 93 N., this and every Sat. at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 273-9992. Slip some pomade into your spiked lemonade when Russ Nasset and the Revelators play a CD release party at 9:30 PM at

Whitefish’s Great Northern Bar & Grill, 27 Central Ave. Free. (See Noise in this issue.) See if you can become a star under the spotlight at Sean Kelly’s open mic night, hosted by Mike Avery every Sat. at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 542-1471 on Sat. after 10 AM to register. Tom Catmull and The Clerics cure your toothaches sans natural toothpaste when they play Americana and roots music at the Union Club, at 9:30 PM. Free. Keep your dance moves surreal when Chereal plays a variety of tunes at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Louisville, Kentucky’s Nappy Roots taps into a lyrical kegerator when it plays hip hop at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $17/$15 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and Ear Candy. Locals Shaymlusly Elliterate, Ambedext and Koshir open.

SUNDAY

November

Missoula is a bona fide bike town. If you don’t have one already, you’ll be able to build your own recycled recumbent or four-wheel bike after you volunteer for two hours at Missoula Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W., on Sundays at a TBA time. Call 800-809-0112 to RSVP. Step into the mind of a local when Link Starbureiy presents an in-person book premiere of his multimedia autobiographical e-book The Pensive Pencil...a life of thought, at 12 PM in UM’s Urey Underground Lecture Hall. Free. Visit uuelcome.org. The MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St., seeks a high energy cast of singers, actors and dancers during auditions for the MCT Community Theatre’s production of The Mikado, a fastpaced operetta with auditions occurring from 12:30–6 PM. Free to audition, and people with choral experience are especially encouraged to try out. Visit mctinc.org and call 728-1911. Feast your eyes on a harpsichord, accordion, guitar and other loaned instruments, plus Christmas ornaments, figurines and sheet music, all at the Historical Museum at For t Missoula’s Snowflake Sonata, a new exhibit featured during an opening from 1–4 PM at the museum, Building 322 at Fort Missoula. Free. The opening also includes a performance by the harp duo Gossamer Wing, and other activities. Call 728-3476 and visit fortmissoulamuseum.org. Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling and classical dance during a performance of the Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, which begins at 1 PM in the University Theatre. $70–$30 depending on

seats, with VIP tickets also available. Visit griztix.com for tickets or call 243-4051. Playing bingo at 2 PM at the Missoula Senior Citizens Center is your chance to yell, “Who wants to chug this gravy?” Free. Call 543-7154. Bear witness to a zany comedy when the Hamilton Players present a performance of You Can’t Take It With You, which starts at 2 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton.

31st annual holiday open house, which features new work by local artists, plus music by Peter Reynolds and Tom Schmeling, from 2–7 PM at the gallery. Free. Call 363-4764. UM’s music faculty bellows out a sweet tune or five when they play a Faculty Chamber Music recital at 3 PM at UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880. All singers are hereby invited to “Shape Note Singing, Sacred Harp,” an event where you sing A cappella harmonies from the 19th and early 20th centuries, from 3–5

WHO: Tonight We Ride, Bird’s Mile Home, Goddamnitboyhowdy, Candyland Liberation Front and Rollin Jeffreys

Local musician Tim Arrowtop, who plays in Bird’s Mile Home, is an acquaintance of Wilmoth’s and describes him as a vital part of the punk community.

around the United States and Canada impacted by tar sands infrastructure development—starting at 7:30 PM at UM’s Urey Underground Lecture Hall. Free. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.wordpress.com. Euchre is one of those games that goes great with beer because you can tell what the cards look like even if your vision is a little blurry. See what I mean, or try to anyway, tonight at Sean Kelly’s just-for-fun Euchre Tournament at 8 PM. Free. Bring plenty of crunchy munchies when the Kottonmouth Kings play a mix of hip hop and punk with openers Big B and Slaine at 8 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $24/$22 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and online at ticketfly.com. Bellow out your favorite pop tune so you can impress your friends and perhaps win a prize during a karaoke contest this and every Sun. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798. Men always get to belt out a slick tune or two during Man Night featuring Karaoke, which occurs this and every Sun. starting at 9 PM at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S. Free. Call 251-5402. Enjoy a brew and a moving picture when the Palace hosts a movie night starting at 9 PM. Free. Impress your friends, significant other, or anyone who will listen when you rock the karaoke mic at Harry David’s, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, which offers free karaoke at 9:30 PM, Sun.–Thu. each week. Call 830-3277. Keep your false teeth in your lap and let Po’ Girl sweep you through a steady stream of roots music when it plays the Top Hat at 9:30 PM. $10. Locals Stellarondo opens. (See Noise in this issue.)

WHEN: Wed., Nov. 24, at 9 PM

“He’s a valuable asset to our music scene,” Arrowtop says. “And I feel like this is a good thing to do.”

MONDAY

Hang with some fellow people interested in sci-fi, fantasy and horrorthemed writing, art and music during a meeting of the Speculative Movement, which meets from 6–8 PM in Room 102 of UM’s Mansfield Library. Free. E-mail Greg at darknight8@gmail.com. Ride a literary storm during UM’s Second Wind Reading Series, which features readings from UM environmental studies prof Phil Condon and second-year creative writing student Kerry Banazek, starting at 6:30 PM at the Top Hat. Free. Give voice to your creativity and spirituality with a devotional,

SPOTLIGHT shred for sully If this situation doesn’t illustrate the need for universal health care, I don’t know what does. Here’s the story: On Halloween, Sullivan Wilmoth—a local punk rock musician, UM student and Helena transplant–was seriously injured when he was allegedly assaulted on the street by a group of guys. His injuries were so bad (we’re talking broken bones) that he had to be flown to Seattle to undergo surgery. And Wilmoth, like many Missoulians, doesn’t have health insurance. Thanks to the kindness of his fellow punk brethren, Wilmoth—who is known by his friends as “Sully,” and is the guitarist/vocalist for local punk band Train Song—is going to get a little financial relief from his friends during a benefit that will be held in his honor. The show features sets by a who’s who of our regional punk and

WHAT: Benefit concert for Sullivan Wilmoth

WHERE: The Palace

rock landscape including local Americana punks Bird’s Mile Home, Helena rock/punk band Tonight We Ride, pictured, and local punk bands Candyland Liberation Front and Goddammitboyhowdy. A side project of Train Song, known as Rollin Jeffreys, will also play.

—Ira Sather-Olson

HOW MUCH: $5

$14/$8 children 12 and under. Get tickets at hamiltonplayers.com or call 375-9050.

PM at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, 1475 Eaton St. Free. E-mail Bev at byoung@javins.net.

If you suffer from pain, or are a family member or friend of a pain sufferer, join others for support during a meeting of the Missoula Pain Support Group from 2–4 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Free. This month’s topic is “Healing Through Humor” and features guest Ria De Neeve with Interplay. Also, this session will be an Interplay session specifically tailored for pain sufferers who may/may not have physical limitations. Call Nicole Dunn for more info at 327-8408.

Seek connection, mutual life, or even death using the ancient Japanese strategy game Go when a group of enthusiasts meets to play the game this and every Sun. at 4:30 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free. E-mail goinmissoula@yahoo.com.

Keep it artsy during the holiday season when Hamilton’s Art City, 407 W. Main St., presents its

nightlife Keep the Sunday ballet party going during a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, which begins at 5 PM at the University Theatre. $70–$30 depending on seats, with VIP tickets also available. Visit griztix.com or call 243-4051.

improvisational song circle that meets the first, third and fifth Sun. of every month at 7 PM at Unity Church, 546 South Ave. W. A $2 donation is requested, but don’t let lack of funds (or shyness) be an obstacle. Call 542-1066. Kick off the latter hours of your day of rest when the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night welcomes saints and sinners alike with jazz DJs and jazz bands starting at 7:30 PM. Free. This week: Jazz from Donna Smith, the Freemole Quartet and DJs Gary Stein and Ryan Wendel. Northern Rockies Rising Tide hosts a keynote panel discussion including talks on the local “big rig” issue, tar sand pipelines and other items—featuring speakers from

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Stuff yourself with turkey, mashed taters, cranberries and pumpkin dessert during the Missoula Senior Center’s Thanksgiving Dinner, which occurs at lunchtime from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM at the center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. $6 per person. Call 543-7154. The Flathead County Democratic Women presents its monthly lunch meeting on the topic “The American Middle Class,” starting at 11:45 AM at the Outlaw Inn in Kalispell, 1701 Hwy. 93 S. Free. Call Jeannie at 752-6151. Veterans can find support with trained facilitator Chris Poloynis every Mon. at 2 PM, when PTSD group Spartans Honour meets at the Missoula Veterans Affairs Clinic, 2687 Palmer St. Free. Call 829-5400.

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Eat your heart out Banksy. The Missoula Art Museum features pictures by Missoulians taken via cell phone, like this one by Alina Nikilson, during the opening for its Art 4 All: Snap Art exhibit at “Artini: Totally Cellular” Thu., Nov. 18, from 5:30–9 PM. Free, with music by The Lil’ Smokies. Call 728-0447.

Go with the flow during Well-Self Consultations’ free family yoga, which occurs every Mon., Wed. and Fri. at 4 PM at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. E-mail Rissa at simpletreat@yahoo.com. Give science a thumbs up during U M’s Integrative Microbiolog y & Biochemistry Seminar Series, which begins at 4:10 PM in Room 110 of the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building. Free. Call 243-5122.

nightlife Those looking to control their eating habits can get support from others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Mon. at 5:30 PM in the basement classroom number 3 of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org. Missoulians who suffer from Alzheimer’s can find help and support from others at an Alzheimer’s Support Group, which meets this and every fourth Mon. of the month from 6:30–8:30 PM in Conference Room B of St. Patrick’s Hospital, 500 W. Broadway St. Free to attend. Call Gale at 273-2429. You’ve got another chance to connect the dots this evening when the VFW hosts bingo at 7 PM. Free. If you’re 18 or under and your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, get support with others by joining the Alateen 12-Step Support Group, which meets this and every Monday at 7 PM at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free, use the alley entrance. Call 728-5818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org. Empower yourself during “What Is Empowerment? Are you Really Empowered?” a lecture that covers all aspects of empowerment and how it relates to us as individuals, from 7–8:30 PM at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. E-mail Susan at enlightenedchoice@ enlightened-choice.com. Don’t even think about jazzercising with some grapes when David Horgan and Beth Lo play jazz at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100, from 7–10 PM. Free.

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The UM’s Women’s Chorus sings a sweet note at you but not with you when they play a recital at 7:30 PM in UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880. Dance the night away with a turkey drumstick and your best box-like moves during the Lolo Square and Round Dance Center’s Thanksgiving Dance, which runs from 8–9:30 PM at the center, 9955 Lolo Creek Road. Cost TBA. The dance also features a food drive. Call 273-2272. Who says America never invented a pub sport? Beer Pong proves them all wrong at the Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where alcohol and performance anxiety climax into a thing of beauty at 9 PM. Free. Call 363-6969. Kick off your week with a drink, some free pool and an array of electronic DJs and styles for das booty during Milkcrate Monday with the Milkcrate Mechanic at 9 PM every week, at the Palace. Free. This week features tunes by DJs Hendawg, Cadence and others. Have a drink and take a load off in the company of your fellow laborers during the Badlander’s Service Industry Night, which runs this and every Mon. and includes drink specials for service industry workers starting at 9 PM. Free. Also, if you have an iPod, bring it in and they’ll play it. Men drink on the cheap and can enjoy a game of pigskin, as well as karaoke, during Men’s Night at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, this and every Mon. at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277.

TUESDAY November

If you can’t read this, you may be a baby below the age of 36 months, in which case the Missoula Public Library wants you for Tiny Tales, a movement, music and singing program at 10:30 AM every Tue., Thu. and Fri. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

Find the strength and will to survive in the company of others during a breast cancer support group at St. Francis Xavier Parish, 420 W. Pine, every first and third Tue. of the month at noon. Free. Call 329-5656. Shoot the bull and polish your public speaking skills when the Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters Club meets every Tue. at noon, at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 5705 Grant Creek Road. Free. Visit shootinthebull.info. You can fight for peace in many different ways, but how about knitting for it? Find out when the group Knitting for Peace meets every Tue. from 1–3 PM at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 543-3955.

nightlife Ladies, celebrate your feminist tendencies with cheap drinks when the Frenchtown Club, 15155 Demers St. in Frenchtown, hosts Ladies’ Night every Tue. from 5 PM to close. Free. Call 370-3200. Follow your dreams of becoming the next Willie Nelson during an open mic/jam night hosted by Louie Bond and Teri Llovet every Tue. at the Brooks and Browns Lounge at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St., from 7–10 PM, with sign-up at 6 PM. Free. E-mail terillovet@hotmail.com. See if your buzzed mind can correctly guess what family of animalia the epihippus came from during Buzz Time Showdown Trivia, which features free trivia—along with drink specials—and runs from 6–9 PM this and every Tue. at the Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free to attend. Call 549-4152. All genres are encouraged—except, perhaps gangsta rap—every Tue. at 6 PM at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 1/2 South Ave. W., where musicians bring their noise makers and synergy builds a joyful sound during the Tangled Tones Pickin’ Circle. Free. Call 396-3352. Missoula’s YWCA, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts weekly support groups for women every Tue. at 6:30 PM, where groups for Native women and children meet as well. New group members with children are asked to arrive at 6:15, without kids at 6:25. Free. Call 543-6691. Any and all songwriters of all ages are invited to the Nashville Song writers’ Workshop, which meets from 7–9 PM in the board room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 542-9258. Those who have problems with anorexia or bulimia can find a shoulder to lean on during a meeting of Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, which meets this and every Tue. at 7:30 PM in the Memorial Room of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. E-mail abamissoula@gmail.com. UM student Alissa Hannah lets her violin emit sonorous sounds when she plays a student recital at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880. Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free Pub Trivia, which takes place every Tue. at 8 PM. And, to highlight the joy of discovery that you might experience while attending, here’s a sample of the type of question you could be presented with. Ready? Sam Raimi, who is best known for directing the Spider-Man film series, began his career with

what 1981 classic horror film? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.) You have practiced in front of the mirror long enough—head to the High Spirits in Florence, where open mic night features a drum set, amps, mics and recording equipment and awaits you and your axe at 8 PM. Free. Call 273-9992 to reserve your spot.

Poet Jennifer Greene will read from her new book,

What Lasts and other works at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Bonnie HeavyRunner Gathering Space in The Payne Family Native American Center at The University of Montana.

Chance mixes with money and prizes during bingo night at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., which occurs this and every Tue. starting at 8 PM at the bar. Free. Call 251-5402. The Broadway’s Tuesday Night Comedy takes place every Tue. at 9 PM and is followed by dancing with tunes from the Tallest DJ in America. $5/$3 students. Call 543-5678. Rehash the music of others, or have the guts to play a few of your own, when the Canyon Creek Ramblers host an open mic night this and every Tue. at 9 PM at the Great Northern Bar & Grill, 27 Central Ave. in Whitefish. Free, with free beers for performers. All royalty gets irie during Royal Reggae Night, which features free pool plus reggae, dancehall and hip hop remixes spun by an array of DJs starting at 9 PM at the Palace. Free. See a plethora of patterns and colors—after a few pitchers—and muster up the courage to belt out some prize-winning classics during Kaleidoscope Karaoke every Sun.–Sat. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798.

The reading will be followed by a UM Kyi-Yo Native American Student Association dance exhibition and silent auction. Greene, who is Salish and Chippewa-Cree, is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and lives on the Flathead Reservation. The reading is free and open to the public, but donations to the event’s sponsor, the Missoula Writing Collaborative, will be accepted. The MWC, which started in 1994, is a writers-in-the-schools program bringing literacy, critical thinking, cultural awareness and artistic joy to Montana’s children. MWC writers Sheryl Noethe and Mark Gibbons also will read. For more information, call Megan McNamer at 406-549-3348 or e-mail info@missoulawriting collaborative.org

Cure your cold sweats with a hot injection of indie rock when locals Treehouse play the Badlander’s “Live and Local” night at 9 PM. Free. Peoples opens. All the ladies’ in the house can belt out a sweet tune and get a drink special during Ladies’ Night, starting at 9 PM at Larry’s Six Mile Tavern in Huson, 23384 Huson Road. Free. Call 626-5573. Keep it on the cool side when you listen to some hip hop and enjoy a drink special or two during Hip-Hop Tuesday with Wapikiya Records, which features DJ B Mune spinning beats along with guest MCs starting at 9:30 PM at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. Free. Call 830-3276. Local tunesmith Javier Ryan shoots musical gold from his trusty axe when he plays originals and perhaps an acoustic cover or two at 10 PM at the Top Hat. Free.

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Kids get their meow on during the Bitterroot Public Library’s Preschool Story Time, which features the program “Cats and Kitties” with storyteller Mark Rhodes and begins at 10:30 AM at the library, 306 State St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-1670. Teens grades 7–12 go with the media flow during the Missoula Public Library’s Teen Media Lab, which features the opportunity to make short videos, mix music and learn new ways to use media, this and every Wed. at 4 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

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Feel free to dress up like Mr. Wizard during UM’s Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series, which begins at 4:10 PM in Room 110 of the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building. Free. Call 243-5122.

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Property valuation staff may be visiting your property during the upcoming tax year to conduct an on-site review for property tax purposes. You or your agent may want to be present. For an appointment or further information, contact the local Department of Revenue office.

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“SNOWFLAKE SONATA” Exhibit Opening A one-of-a-kind, music-themed holiday exhibition Sunday, November 21, 1:00 - 4:00 PM The exhibition boasts the display of several loaned musical instruments, including: a guitar, xylophone, drums, harpsichord, recorder, accordion, trombone, & much more.

A host of exciting activities are also scheduled including:

•An appearance by "Gossamer Wing", a harp duo! •Learn how to play Christmas music on an autoharp. •Create your own homemade musical instruments and "Dancing Limberjack" dolls. •Christmas stories will be read aloud throughout the day. •Intricate, handmade snowflakes will gently fall from the ceiling. •10% off all items in the museum store.

For more info. call 728-3476 or visit ftmslamuseum@montana.com

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Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of the proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different nonprofit organization each week. Visit kettlehouse.com. Polson Public Library, 2 First Ave. E., hosts a meeting of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), a support, education and advocacy organization for the LGBT community, with the meeting running from 5:30–6:30 PM at the library. Free. Call Cheryl at 890-6289. Pianist Jodi Marshall tickles your senses with her deft piano skills while you munch Chinese food when she performs every Wed. from 6–9 PM at Hong Kong Chef, 2009 Brooks St. Free to attend, with free potstickers. Call 549-6688. The music at Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, is sure to make your suds overflow and your heels click at 6pm. Free. If you know the difference between His Knobs and His Knees, bring that skill to the Joker’s Wild Casino, 4829 N. Reserve St., where the Missoula Grass Roots Cribbage Club invites players both new and old to see how many ways they can get to that magical number 15 at 6:30 PM. Free. Call Rex at 360-3333. In case of emergency, break finger puppet: Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 6:30 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. This week features the theme “Dem Bones Family Story Time.” Call 721-BOOK. Smooth jazz makes the sake and pad thai go down easy when IZA Asian Restaurant, 529 S. Higgins Ave., presents live jazz every Wed. at 7 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3237. Missoula’s Trivial Beersuit, a trivia night for the layperson, expands its tentacles to the Press Box for four rounds of trivia with sign ups at 7:45 PM, followed by the game at 8, this and every Wed. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St. Free. You can also find clues to every week’s game by befriending “Trivial Beersuit” on Facebook. E-mail Katie at kcgt27@gmail.com. Hump day isn’t just for binge drinking anymore. It’s also a day for playing games of chance with other like-minded booze lovers when Sean Kelly’s presents Hump Day Bingo, this and every Wed. at 8 PM. Free. Call 542-1471. You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but neither will help you emit that high lonesome sound every Wed., when the Old Post Pub hosts a Pickin’ Circle at 9 PM. Free. Director Sam Raimi began his film career with The Evil Dead, the classic horror film that’s super bloody yet so funny. The tenets of women’s lib broadens to include cheap drinks and DJs spinning dance tracks when Feruqi’s hosts Ladies’ Night every Wed. at 9 PM. Free. Get a wicked case of “bowling finger” during Five Valley’s Bowl’s Wicked Wednesday,

which features $2 bowling after 9 PM plus $2 cans of Bud Light this and every Wed. at the bowling center, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free to attend. Call 549-4158. Be sure you’ve downed enough pitchers of PBR in order to have the courage to sing “Funkytown” by Lipps Inc. (believe me, the beer helps), during Kraptastic Karaoke at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free. No intensive training required: The Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., presents beer pong this and every Wed. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free, with prizes. Call 251-5402. Don’t ever worry about getting into a sing-off during Combat Karaoke, which runs this and every Wed. at Deano’s Casino on North Reserve, 5550 N. Reserve St., starting at 9 PM. Free. Just don’t speak in acronyms during WTF Wednesdays and Ladies’ Night at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, where drink specials mix with music by The Tallest DJ in America every Wed. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free. Rock out to help out a fellow Missoulian during a Benefit Show for Sully, a benefit for Sullivan Wilmoth (a local musician who was badly beaten on Halloween), which features sets by Candyland Liberation Front, Bridgebuilder, Bird’s Mile Home, Tonight We Ride and Rollin Jeffreys, at 9 PM at the Palace. $5. (See Spotlight in this issue.) A local DJ showcase, an “ultimate legs and thighs” contest and other activities might help you stave off a potential Thanksgiving Day hangover during the Night B4 Thxgvn’ Bash at the Broadway Bar & Grill, 1609 W. Broadway St., at 9 PM. Cover TBA. Call 543-5678. Re-wire your internal imbibe machine during Re-Wired Wasted Wednesdays at the Top Hat, which features drink specials on microbrews and domestic beers, plus TBA music, from 10 AM–1 AM. Cost TBA.

THURSDAY November

It’s Thanksgiving y’all, and you know what that means. Most places are likely closed, perhaps even your favorite place for a Turkey Day cocktail. So be sure to call ahead before you head out of your digs, or just stay home and chill with your friends and family.

nightlife Gorge yourself on tofurkey or turducken and enjoy the sounds of American Indian musician Alex Longrifle, who plays at 8 PM at the Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St. in Hot Springs. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

Get on top of your game and send your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Nov. 19 to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367. You can also submit stuff online. Just head to the arts section of our website and scroll down a few inches and you’ll see a link that says “submit an event.”

MOUNTAIN HIGH Cyclocross bikers, this is your weekend to get down and grimy. On Friday and Saturday, you’ll be able to sweat it up while peddling fast and hauling your bike through grass, gravel, dirt, pavement and an array of obstacles during two cyclocross races here in town. The first is the Griz–Cat Cyclocross Race on Sat., Nov. 20, at Fort Missoula. It begins with registration from 10:30–11:45 AM, and is followed by races for various categories at noon, 1, and 2 PM. The race also doubles as a competition between Missoula and Bozeman—in honor of the Griz-Cat football game— and a trophy will be handed out to whichever city comes out on top. It costs $15, includes merchandise

prizes, and there’s a chili feed after the race too. Then, on Sun., Nov. 21, you’ll head back over to Fort Missoula to get caked in dirt once again during the Z Cross State Championship Cyclocross Race, which begins with registration from 9:30–11 AM, with races for varying categories at 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM. That race costs $20, includes medals for the top three riders in each category, plus a cash prize totaling $499, and also benefits the Montana Junior Cycling Foundation. Here’s something else to note: Both races require you to have a USA Cycling license, and one-day licenses can be bought at each race for $10 per license.

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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19 Trip out on powder when Level 1 productions presents a ski movie double feature that includes a screening of Eye Trip, as well as Right Brain, Left Brain, starting at 6:30 PM at the Roxy Theatre, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$8 advance, with tickets at Backcountry Racks & Skis. Proceeds benefit the Backwoods Project

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20 Those not up to snuff on their bird ogling are hereby invited to join the Five Valleys and Bitterroot Audubon Societies for a “Beginning Bird Walk” that covers avian ID, plus use of field guides and binoculars, at 10 AM at the headquarters of Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, just north of Stevensville. Free. Call Jim at 961-4689. Kids gobble down info on turkeys during the Montana Natural History Center’s (MNHC) Saturday Kids’ Activity: Totally Turkeys, which begins at 2 PM at the MNHC, 120 Hickory St. $3/$1 MNHC members. Call 327-0405. Feed your need for the white stuff during a screening of Warren Miller’s Wintervention, a ski/snowboard film geared toward powderhounds that features icy footage of riders like Chris Davenport, Jonny Moseley and Lindsey Vonn hitting up wicked terrain in Alaska, Norway and even Antarctica, with the screening beginning at 6 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $10/$8 advance, with tickets at Rockin Rudy’s, Bob Ward & Sons and The Trail Head. All proceeds benefit the West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23 Slide into Nordic ski season during the Yellowstone Ski Festival, West Yellowstone’s decades-old traditional kickoff to winter that runs today through Nov. 27 and features clinics, races, gear expos and good times on and off the trail. Boot up for more info at yellowstoneskifestival.com. Get wet and perfect your “Eskimo roll” when you sign up for the UM Outdoor Program’s Kayak Roll Clinic, which meets Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 at 8:30 PM at the Grizzly Pool. $45. Participants must have some kayaking experience. Register by today by calling 243-5172.

Any and all females who want to hike in the company of their fellow XX chromosome holders are hereby invited to a Ladies Hike Group every Tue. and Thu. at 4 PM at a TBA location in Missoula. Contact Rissa at simpleretreat@yahoo.com to finalize plans.

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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25 Trot around to help the less fortunate during the Whitefish Turkey Trot, a 5k race that benefits the North Valley Food Bank and begins at 8 AM at Whitefish’s Riverside Park, off of Baker Ave. $15 registration on race day/$10 advance, with registration closing at the end of the day on Nov. 23. Also note that for every one pound of nonperishable food you bring to donate, 10 seconds will be taken off your total race time. This means the more food you bring, the greater your chance of winning the race. Visit whitefishturkeytrot.com for details. Run wild with a tasty fowl on your mind during Polson’s Turkey Trot, a 5k run/walk that begins with registration at 8:30 AM, followed by the race at 9:30 AM, on the corner of Highways 93 and 35. $10. The race benefits Polson’s Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. Visit polsonrunning.com. Burn some calories before you gorge when the Missoula Family YMCA presents Thanksgiving Day exercise opportunities between 9 AM–noon including aerobics classes at 9 AM, and a cycling class at 9 and again at 10 AM, all at the YMCA, 3000 S. Russell St. Cost of admittance is one non-perishable food item per person. Call 721-YMCA. Get your shred on at Big Sky Resort, which announces that today is its opening day starting at 9 AM at the resort, 1 Lone Mountain Trail in Big Sky. Tickets are $55 for adults. Carve over to bigskyresort.org for details and snow report updates. Praise the turkey goddess during Run Wild Missoula’s Turkey Day 8K, a Thanksgiving run/walk that begins at 9:30 AM at the Boone and Crockett Club, 250 Station Drive. $15/$13 Run Wild Missoula Members. The race is also open to strollers and walkers. Visit runwildmissoula.org and e-mail Courtney at courtneybabcock@yahoo.com. calendar@missoulanews.com

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Identity crisis Driving on the Rim raises the question: Who is Thomas McGuane? by Brad Tyer

Thomas McGuane’s Driving on the Rim is being widely received as a picaresque, i.e. an episodic recounting of its narrator’s less-thanheroic misadventures. It reads more like a mystery to me, though not by virtue of genre. The mystery is this: How did a writer of McGuane’s precision manage to produce such a shaggy book? You have to take McGuane at his word that this—his first novel told in the first-person since 1978’s Panama, itself widely considered at least semi-autobiographical—is fiction, but he seems to have written it according to Mark Twain’s curious guidelines for autobiography: “…start it at no particular time of your life; wander at your free will all over your life; talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment; drop it the moment its interest threatens to pale…” Which is to say that protagonist Irving Berlin “Berl” Pickett, M.D., a small-town Montana physician taking stock of a life approaching its homestretch, is a world-class rambler with no discernible destination in mind. That quality may convey certain realistic virtues, but it can also make readers, especially in the book’s wobbly first third, wish they were sitting on a barstool next to Berl— whence they could leave at will—instead of stuck inside his head. “...I’ve come a long way, and lately I’ve wondered how this all happened,” Berl says on page

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one. Thus begins 300 pages of wondering, punctuated by a series of mismatched romantic encounters (inaugurated in Berl’s early teens by a randy aunt with a blind spot for familial propriety) and anchored around local suspicion that Berl may have played a passive hand in the death of a former girlfriend who arrived in his emergency room with a self-inflicted stab wound that she failed to survive. Maddeningly, Berl never actually denies it, though it’s clear he’s not guilty. But if he’s not guilty of negligent homicide, he considers himself guilty of plenty else besides, and that fact badly confuses his own sense of self. If only all the confusion were purposeful. At times even McGuane seems to lose track of Berl’s muddled mind. For instance: Berl describes a woman named Deanne, who “seemed slightly mature for the clever T-shirt she wore: ‘Make Awkward Sexual Advances, Not War.’” Two paragraphs later, same scene, sans costume change, Deanne is wearing “some sort of insulated jacket over a black turtleneck shirt.” That’s just one egregious example. Seemingly random lurches in scene and tone litter the book. In terms of structure and internal continuity, Driving on the Rim is a mess. His editor(s) let him down. But it’s not much fun to judge a novel on its errors. It may be hard to remember now, but Tom McGuane used to be a literary rock star. His prose “pyrotechnics” (the word appears in almost ever y review) in early works—The Sporting Club (1969), The Bushwacked Piano (1971) and Ninety-Two in the Shade (1973)— put him in critical company with the likes of Thomas Pynchon (whose Gravity’s Rainbow topped 92 for the 1974 National Book Award). He courted actresses, wrote coke-fueled screenplays and crashed a Porsche in Texas on his way to earning the doubtless now embarrassing nickname Captain Berserko. Since those early salad days, it’s become reviewer’s sport, espe-

cially in The New York Times, to chide McGuane for not living up to early expectations, wrist-slapping his over-reliance on “quirky” scenarios, quoting easy-to-find examples of McGuane’s acknowledged sentence-level mastery and sending him off with a condescending pat on the rump and instructions to try harder next time. Part of this is surely because McGuane planted himself in Montana in the late 1960s and started training horses and setting his books in flyover country. But a larger part is that McGuane is a writer of not easily reconciled impulses. His two exceptional modes are almost-slapstick absurdity and lush depiction of landscape. He’s a comic novelist with a penchant for corseted Victorian diction and a jones for rural vistas and the creatures of field and stream. It’s not a combo critics look West for, and it can be jarring even to readers without geographical bias. Plus, McGuane has perhaps too successfully become a character in his own right over the four decades of his Montana residence: a flint-jawed, silver-haired, cow-cutting family man, taking breaks from his decreasingly well received fiction for forays into increasingly well received nonfiction about horses and sport. Berl’s seemingly random discourses on dogs, fishing and ranching are distractingly hard to credit to the ostensibly fictive narrator, given McGuane’s own well-documented enthusiasms. So it’s a sloppy book and a not entirely convincing fiction. Fair enough. But if you discount all that, things turn interesting. I don’t think it gives anything important away to say that at the end of the book Berl regards a minor unsolved mystery as just that, “like everything else”—including, obviously, his own life: “Perhaps after forty years in medicine I was trying to decide whether I wanted to be a doctor. I was close to retirement, and I hoped to work it out before then: such was my accustomed style.” Just for fun, replace the word “medicine” with “writing” and “doctor” with “novelist.” If McGuane is a writer of competing and not always compatible impulses, he’s also had a doubly split career: wildman prodigy turned stolid elder, writer and ranchman. If Panama was the fictional autobiography of the first phase, then read Driving on the Rim as McGuane’s meandering memoir of the second. McGuane and Berl are both small-town Montanans of 40 years stature, and both retain their outsider’s eye even as they hope to quietly fit in. If the autobiographical parallels are more purposeful than the plot, then Driving on the Rim is the veiled tale of a writer, even approaching the end, still trying to figure out who he is. That question—not its answer—is the promise McGuane continues to fulfill. arts@missoulanews.com

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There’s nothing more satisfying than a catchy song about how Montana’s awesomeness. Local honky tonkers Russ Nasset & The Revelators kick off Blue Highway with the title track about how big cities offer “fools in suits” and “pretty girls who don’t recall your name.” It could have made a great finale, but I love that it’s the first song, setting the tone with chorus, “Oh, Montana! I’m goin’ home.” It means we know exactly, geographically, where the heart of the album lies. “Needless to Say,” could be a long lost Sam Cooke song, and “Honky Tonkin Guitar Man” celebrates bar touring with the blue-collar sensibility of the classic “Six

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Follow Your Bliss Grow Your Own Records According to its website, Po’ Girl’s name refers to the New Orleans railroad strikes when women would sneak po’ boy sandwiches to the protesting workers. It’s a nice nod to working-class solidarity, but it’s a good thing that solidarity is more than thematic: The band’s four members show strong cohesion with impressively diverse instrumentation and elegant vocal harmonies by founding members Allison Russell and Awna Teixeira.

Sole and the Skyrider Band Plastique Fake Four Records

A healthy dose of isolation has become a popular ingredient in the songwriting process. After scampering off to the middle of nowhere, musicians emerge some months later with fresh songs in their back pockets. The story’s the same for hip-hop artist Sole, who spent the last two years in the Coconino National Forest. For an artist singularly disgusted with modern society’s superficiality, the departure seems appropriate. Disturbed by a culture spoiled on instant gratification and over-stimulation, Sole delivers scathing critiques on his new effort. He name-drops Cormac McCarthy early in the album, a reference that seems fitting given the dark tone. The Skyrider Band does an

Kick Thine Ass... By Hook or by Crook We Will Self-released

Consider this: In 1966 Napoleon XIV had a big hit with “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” but he wasn’t able to copyright his rant as a song because it contained no musical notes. The copyright office listed it as a lecture. Now they call it a “novelty song.” Did Frank Zappa write “novelty songs?” How weird is it to listen to opera on the radio? Answer: About as weird as this local album, and sometimes as satisfying.

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Days on the Road.” Despite those comparisons, all the songs here are smartly written originals, with tight production, beautiful pedal steel, Russ’ perfectly twangy vocals and knockout solos from Russ’ son, Sam Nasset, who is nothing short of a guitar ace. The album goes from heartbreak (“Grey Life”), to cynicism (“I Hope I Never Fall in Love Again”), to falling in love (“Somebody Steals Your Heart”), with the witty ease of big timers like George Jones and Dwight Yoakam. That’s good stuff. When a country album’s done right, you know it, and this is definitely one for the jukebox. (Erika Fredrickson) Russ Nasset & The Revelators play a CD release show at the Great Northern Bar & Grill in Whitefish Friday, Nov. 19, and Sat., Nov. 20, at 9 PM. Free.

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Po’ Girl defines its genre as urban roots. I don’t really know what that means, exactly, but the name sounds pretty neat. If Follow Your Bliss is any indication, urban roots sounds a lot like folk-country. That might be an oversimplification—the album features flourishes like occasional European flavors and clever instrumental interplay. Those touches don’t build a final product significantly different from similar artists, but Po’ Girl brings a quality that’s both infectious and relaxing. It’s like being on a nice summer drive along a familiar country road. You know exactly where it’s taking you, but the journey is so comfortable and pleasant you might as well give yourself up to the ride. (Cameron Rasmusson) Po’ Girl plays the Top Hat Sunday, Nov. 21, at 10 PM. $10. admirable job at matching the agitated lyrical content with a sonic equivalent. Synthesized and traditional instrumentation combine to create a jittery, occasionally thunderous backing. Wisely eschewing more obvious hooks, Plastique keeps Sole’s dizzying lyrics center-stage. For an album brimming with such discontent, the lyrics contain relatively little despair. That quality saves Sole from the crazy street-preacher archetype, landing him instead in more respectable John the Baptist territory. As a modern-day voice crying from the wilderness, Sole finds plenty to hate about society but isn’t ready to give up on it yet. (Cameron Rasmusson) Sole and the Skyrider Band play the Palace Friday, Nov. 19, at 9 PM with Egadz and local openers. $5/$4 with canned food donation. By Hook or by Crook We Will is the kind of collection you’ll want to treat like a sit-down, listen-allthe-way-through event. Missoula resident Brian Thomas, the sole artist in Kick Thine Ass Joseph and the Bleeding Thumb Brigade, presents a theme I haven’t fully deciphered. It involves alienation, possibly aliens, cowboys and real or metaphorical zombies. I’m not sure whether McGruff the Crime Dog is involved, but he appears in the lovely album art. By Hook is packed with voices and “characters,” but the best and most satisfying interactions are between instruments (including a squeaky chew toy as percussion) and musical styles (a hardcore techno beat intrudes upon country slide guitar; spooky industrial is followed by old-timey swing.) In the end we’re treated to minimalist bliss on “The Golden Apples of the Sun.” A happy ending? I can’t yet hazard an answer. (Ali Gadbow)

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We probably all remember our past decades in all the more insane and tragic whenever he begins terms of important milestones. Remember my first job to derail. at Taco Bell? Or my 20s when I made that home movie As you might imagine, a play about a ballet master about a mutant baby living in a party pack of Hamms with legendary leaping legs (they came under scientifbeer? Or last year, in my early 30s, when I proceeded ic investigation after his death) suffers from a conunto watch as many television series as my free hours drum: How do you get even a trained dancer to portray would allow? I do. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not giving up hope that my life that kind of talent, let alone someone like Nielsen who will someday inspire a made-for-TV movie. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not has no dance background? Fortunately the play is mostholding my breath that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll warrant a play ly talking, and when Nielsen does dance, his moves are like Vaslav Nijinsky does in Norman Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nijinskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graceful enough to imply a man who once danced on Last Danceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a one-man-show great stages, but who is now starring Tyler D. Nielsen that riddled with madness. opened last week at the Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important in a Downtown Dance Collective. play becomes so much more concentrated in a one-man On paper, Nijinsky had a show, and, especially, in one neatly packaged, dramatic life. about insanity, which, like In 1900, when he was 10 years drunkenness, is easy to make old, he was accepted into the a caricature. When thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an Imperial Ballet School in St. accent involved, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even Petersburg. By his 20s he was more precarious. In any case, choreographing and dancing in as I was watching I kept major ballets with gravity-defythinking of Errol Morrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ing leaps and radical moves inter views with former regarded as major rebellions Secretary of State Robert against tradition. During this McNamara in The Fog of War. time he met his lover and Sure, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a documentary and promoter Sergei Pavlovitch Nijinskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story is an ocean Diaghilev, and later, his wife, a apart, but something can be Hungarian countess named said for the way The Fog Romola de Pulszky. In his 30s, of War captures a person his schizophrenia put him away in various insane asylums until Tyler D. Nielsen stars in Nijinskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s explaining, and often justifyLast Dance. ing, his life. One example: his death in 1950. McNamara says briskly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Nijinsky kept a diary, and it donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what I know apparently provided good reference for Nijinskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Last Dance, which is a monologue about how inflammatory my words can appear. A lot looking back on his lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sometimes with clarity and of people misunderstand the war, misunderstand other times with manic madnessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from the confines of me. A lot of people think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a son of a bitch.â&#x20AC;? a Swiss sanatorium. This production is the directorial But, oh man, do you know that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the verge, debut of local actor Chris Torma. The DDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heather the way he lets the words sit in the air, full of selfAdams Torma, Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wife, choreographs it. The play denial, a yearning to be understood, the regret and the begins with Nielsen standing like a Roman statue swad- defensiveness lurking under the restraint of his tone. dled in a cream strait jacket that is artfully fastened by I wanted more of that in Nijinskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Last Dance. its flowing cuffs to the small square stage in front of the When Nijinsky is anguished Nielsen yells the lines, studioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mirror. The mirror serves a curious backdrop: even when they could be more repressed and Those in attendance can see their own reflection, and nuanced. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s these moments when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being acted when Nielsen wanders (or leaps) into the aisles itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eas- at. Not that thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always bad: Nijinsky is a performer iest to watch him through the mirror rather than crane after all and might have been so even with only himyour neck to look at him behind you. It gives the illu- self as an audience. Still, it would have been satisfying sion of a much larger audience for a play that is really to experience a few more complex moments with about a man all alone talking to his walls. Nijinsky the man, not just the legend. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a perfect world. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important is that Aesthetically, Nielsen fits the role of a coveted, European dancer. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statuesque with golden curls Nielsen is fairly magnetic. For one full hour he and sculpted cheekbones. He sports the kind of mis- demands your attention, telling a good story with chievous boyish grin that makes you believe what he more energy than I could possibly imagine giving to says and laugh at his jokes. He changes his tone and anything. Nijinsky led an impressive life; this producmannerisms ever so slightly when he inhabits other tion is ambitious enough to be impressive, too. characters, Diaghilev and de Pulszky, for instance. Nijinskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Last Dance continues at the Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elegant, but likable when he points to mem- Downtown Dance Collective Thursday, Nov. 18, bers of the crowd as if remembering them as audi- through Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 PM nightly. ence members from ballets past saying, at one point, $12/$5 student rush. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You! You are the one in Utah who understands!â&#x20AC;? His grin and sincere demeanor also make him seem efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Strong current Hoffman floats Jack Goes Boating by Dave Loos

Watching films at the Wilma Theatre is always position. They watch each other with that uncomfortsomething of an adventure. Obviously you know able knowledge, à la Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. what you’re getting in terms of location and ambi- A few drug-riddled scenes only enhance the anxiety ence, and if you’re looking for a very personal view- and inability of the audience to predict what the charing experience, there’s always about a 10 percent acters will do, and what they will do to one another. chance that you’ll be the only one in the audience, They are cleverly drawn scenes, and ones that make even if you’re watching on the larger of the two the audience as uneasy as anyone on screen. screens. But with the positives come a number of Although the film may be called Jack Goes detriments, not the least of which is the outdated Boating, the camera lingers as much on Lucy and sound system. Muffled is a nice way of putting it. Clyde’s disintegrating relationship as Jack and Not a movie goes by where at some point I don’t Connie’s budding one. The complexity of the resentwonder in annoyance what someone just said. In ment and attachment between Lucy and Clyde is all addition, the possibility of the movie going out or the reel needing changing is always a very real one, especially when watching in the small theater. I bring this up in relation to Jack Goes Boating because the reel change intermission that occurred in the small theater of the Wilma actually doubled as this film’s major shift in tone. One moment I was watching a lighthearted dark comedy about two abnormally normal couples; the next moment, well, it was something far more uncom- “Oh, I love Jamaican cooking!” fortable. That’s the intriguing dichotomy of Jack Goes Boating. It’s not an uplifting the more striking and unpleasant for its contrast to the saga of love overcoming great odds. It’s not a soul- innocent beginnings of Connie and Jack. Ruben-Vega searching tragedy. It’s both. is an appropriately frightening Martha, and Ryan pulls At its heart is Jack (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), a off a wan and easily influenced Connie. passive, overweight 40-something limousine driver Thankfully, but not a little eerily, the discomfitwith tentative dreadlocks reflecting his abiding ing bouts of anger in Clyde’s relationship are temappreciation of reggae music. Reticent but armed pered by the childlike trust between Jack and Clyde, with a Walkman, he approaches life as unsurely as as Clyde teaches Jack how to swim. Some of the best he does his dreadlocks. In an early scene, an attrac- moments in the film are shot in the thick silence and tive Italian brunette in the back of his limousine asks toothpaste blue light beneath the surface of the comhim if he’s married. As he looks both skeptically and munity pool, as the two middle-aged men blow bubhopefully back into the rearview mirror, she apolo- bles out through their noses, looking at one another gizes quickly for working on her English. in too-small bathing suits and goggles, Clyde smiling Clyde ( John Ortiz), Jack’s best friend and fellow to encourage Jack to keep his eyes open. limousine driver, is physically what Jack is not—conApplying the envisioning technique that Clyde ventionally handsome, with a dark moustache and taught him at the pool, Jack dreams his way through movie star eyes. Clyde and his porn-star-good-looks a few scenes, closing his eyes and moving his hands wife Lucy (Daphne Rubin-Vega), a funeral director as he cooks a meal for Connie, swims laps smoothly secretary, are interested in helping Jack find love and boats on the pond Connie dreams of boating on. despite the increasing evidence of their own marital What sweetness or hope exists in the film is failings. And so Jack is set up with Connie (Amy drawn not only from Jack and Connie’s awkward Ryan), a frail co-worker of Lucy’s charged with doing and earnest attempts to get to know one another, hard sales to potential funeral home clients. At the but also from Clyde’s heartbreakingly enthusiastic first dinner party, Connie describes in great physical devotion to help Jack win over Connie, despite his detail the throes of her own grandfather’s death. At own sadness. Phillip Seymour Hoffman delivers a the end of the night, Jack walks Connie home in the solid film in his directorial debut, and his acting is, snow and hopelessly romanticizes with her about as always, stellar. I just wish he would lose a little boating in the summer, though he doesn’t know weight. I am worried about his health. how to swim. Jack Goes Boating continues at the Wilma There are more than a few uncomfortable Theatre. scenes, where both couples are present and their relationships lay naked and vulnerable in plain juxtaarts@missoulanews.com

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OPENING THIS WEEK HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 The first part of the seventh (and, thankfully, last) installment of this ever popular book/film empire follows Harry and his pals Ron and Hermione as they try to bring down the dark lord known as Voldemort. Carmike 10: Fri.–Tue. at noon, 12:30, 1, 3:10, 3:45, 4:10, 6:20, 7, 7:20, 9:30 and 10:10, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 10:30. Village 6: Fri.–Tue. at 12:30, 3:45, 7 and 10:10. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Fri.–Tue. at 6:45 and 9:15, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no Sun. show at 9:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 12:30, 2, 3:20, 3:50, 5, 6:40, 7:10, 8:15

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el cross-country in the latest installment of the odd-couple road comedy. Carmike 10: Fri.–Tue. at 1, 4:10, 7:15 and 9:45. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Fri.–Tue. at 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:35, 5, 7:25 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Tue. at 1:05, 3:35, 7:15 and 9:30. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: Fri.–Tue. at 4:15, 7 and 9, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. Entertainer in Ronan: Fri.–Tue. at 4, 7 and 9. EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP Maybe another hoax, maybe not. One thing is for sure about this graffiti documentary: Critics love it. Enigmatic street artist and co-director Banksy, who keeps his identity a mystery, was the toast of Sundance and recently won top prize at the Grierson Trust British Documentary Awards. Wilma Theatre: Fri.–Tue. at 9.

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out someone to fight. Carmike 10: Fri.–Tue. at 1:20, 4, 7:15 and 9:45. Village 6 in 2-D: Fri.–Tue. at 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15 and 9:35. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Fri.–Tue. at 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 1:05, 2:30, 3:30, 4:45, 6, 7:05 and 9:15 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Tue. at 1:05, 2:05, 3:30, 4:20, 6, 7 and 9:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell in 2-D: Fri.–Sun. at 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Tue. at 1:30, 4, 6:30 and 9. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: Fri.–Tue. at 4:15, 7 and 9, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. Showboat Cinema in Polson: Fri.–Tue. at 4:15, 7 and 9. MORNING GLORY Rachel McAdams has the unenviable task of getting morning television anchors Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton to put aside their

1, 4:05, 7:10 and 10. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Fri.–Tue. at 6:50 only with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.-Sun. at 12:35, 3:20, 6:35 and 9:25, and Mon.–Tue. at 1, 3:45, 6:35 and 9:25. SKYLINE A bunch of shiny blue lights appear around Los Angeles one morning, and people start to disappear. It turns out that aliens have finally invaded, and they’re sucking us up into their trippy-looking ships, one duped human at a time. Carmike 10: Fri.–Tue. at 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 and 9:45. Village 6: Fri.–Tue. at 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 and 9:55. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Fri.–Tue. at 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:10, 2:40, 4:55, 7:15 and 9:35, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Tue. at 1:15, 3:30, 7:15 and 9:35.

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and 9:50 with additional Fri.–Sat. shows at 10:15 and midnight, and Mon.–Tue. at 1, 2, 3, 4:30, 6, 7, 8 and 9:30. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: Fri.–Tue. at 4, 6:50 and 9:40, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1. Showboat Cinema in Polson: Fri.-Tue. at 4, 6:50 and 9:35. MAO’S LAST DANCER Li Cunxin lived quite the life. At age 11, Maoist officials ordered him to leave his poor Chinese village and study ballet in Beijing. He was later tapped for a cultural exchange program in Houston, where he promptly defected and fell in love with an American. The movie is based on Li’s autobiography. Wilma Theatre: Fri.–Tue. at 7. THE NEXT THREE DAYS Russell Crowe races all over downtown Pittsburgh in an attempt to break his wife, convicted murderer Elizabeth Banks, out of prison. It’s written and directed by Paul Haggis of Crash and Casino Royale fame. Village 6: Fri.–Tue. at 1:20, 4:15, 7:10 and 10. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:10, 4, 7 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon–Tue. at 1:10, 4:10, 7 and 9:40.

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IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY Clinical depression works wonders for a 16year-old boy stressed out by the daily rigors of being a teenager. Once he checks himself into a psych ward, the boy befriends fellow patient Zach Galifianakis and develops a crush on Emma Roberts. Wilma Theatre: Fri. and Mon.–Tue. at 7 only. JACK GOES BOATING Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and acts in this adaptation of Bob Glaudini’s play of the same name, which follows a weed- and reggae-loving limo driver (played by Hoffman) who starts to break through his shyness after he scores a blind date with the co-worker of his best friend’s wife. Wilma Theatre: Fri. and Mon.–Tue. at 9 only.

squabbles and revive the flagging broadcast. Carmike 10: Fri.–Tue. at 1:35, 4:15, 7 and 9:45. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Tue. at 1, 4:15, 7 and 9:20. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 The sequel to last year’s low-budget faux documentary—and box office hit—seems both inevitable and a terrible idea. Then again, if Jackass 3D merits a $50 million opening weekend, what do we know? Village 6: Fri.–Tue. at 1:50, 4:40, 7:15 and 9:40.

JACKASS 3D The boys from the cult MTV show return to the big screen—in 3-D, no less—to perform stunts that no sane or sober person should ever attempt in real life. Except that one with the outhouse—that one looks awesome. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Tue. at 9:30, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

RED When former black-ops agent Bruce Willis has his cozy retirement life threatened by a mysterious assassin, he decides to check on his old running mates, including Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich. Carmike 10: Fri.–Tue. at 1:20, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:50. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Fri–Tue. at 9:10 only, with no show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Tue. at 1:15, 4:05, 6:50 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

MEGAMIND No lack of star power in this animated 3-D comedy: Will Farrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Ben Stiller and UM grad J.K. Simmons lend their voices to the story of a villain who conquers his nemesis only to find that life has no point with-

SECRETARIAT Another remarkable sports saga brought to screen, only this one involves a horse. Diane Lane and John Malkovich star in Disney’s “based on real events” tale of the improbable 1973 Triple Crown winner. Village 6: Fri.–Tue. at

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UNSTOPPABLE A train filled with toxic chemicals is on the loose. Railroading vet Denzel Washington teams up with young buck conductor Chris Pine in order to stop what could become a horrible accident—or perhaps the setting for a sweet B-grade horror flick. Carmike 10: Fri.–Tue. at 1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 9:30 and 10. Pharoahplex in Hamilton: Fri.–Tue. at 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 1, 2:35, 3:25, 5, 6:15, 7:35, 9 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Tue. at 1, 2, 3:25, 4:30, 6:15, 7:15, 9 and 9:35. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: Fri.–Tue. at 4, 6:50 and 9:40, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Capsule reviews by Skylar Browning and Ira Sather-Olson. Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., Nov. 19. Show times and locations are subject to change or errors, despite our best efforts. Please spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities by calling ahead to confirm. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 10/Village 6–541-7469; Wilma–728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton–961-FILM; Stadium 14 in Kalispell–752-7804. Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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commit. Get married without doing that, and maybe you aren’t really saying “I do,” but “You’ll do.” At this point, a wiser approach would be a more Amish one—and no, I don’t mean tossing all your lightbulbs, donning a bonnet and churning butter. They have this practice called “Rumspringa”—a “running around” period for Amish teens to dabble in modern culture: smoke, drink, date, and wear zippers. Experiencing what’s out there helps them make an informed decision—whether to stay modern or go back and live Amish. You, likewise, might propose a period of time where you both date around so you can get a better sense of whether you’re with him because you’ve been with him or whether you’re actually choosing him over a bunch of others. If you keep seeing him, avoid pledging to be together forever until you’re reasonably sure you’ll still want to be together at 27—tempting as it is to respond to “Will you marry me?” with something a little more romantic than “Um, uhhh...look! A UFO!”

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “You don’t want to be the best of the best,” said Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. “You just want to be the only one who does what you do.” That’s always good advice, but it will be especially apt for you during the next few weeks. You’re entering a phase when competing with other people will get you nowhere fast. What will get you somewhere fast is nurturing your unique talents and proclivities. Do you know exactly what they are? If you’re even a little fuzzy, make it your quest to get very clear. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What is the “soul,” anyway? Is it a ghostly blob of magic stuff within us that keeps us connected to the world of dreams and the divine realms? Is it an amorphous metaphor for the secret source of our spiritual power? Is it a myth that people entertain because they desperately want to believe there’s more to them than just their physical bodies? Here’s what I think: The soul is a perspective that pushes us to go deeper and see further and live wilder. It’s what drives our imagination to flesh out our raw experience, transforming that chaotic stuff into rich storylines that animate our love of life. With the gently propulsive force of the soul, we probe beyond the surface level of things, working to find the hidden meaning and truer feeling. I’m bringing this up, Taurus, because it is Celebrate the Soul Week for you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Nothing changes until it’s changed in everyone’s memories,” said poet Alice Notley. I urge you to keep that in mind as you move forward, Gemini. In recent weeks, you have helped untie a knot that once seemed impossibly tangled, and you deserve kudos for that. But your job isn’t done yet. Your next task is to work on loosening the snarls and smoothing the kinks that still linger in the imaginations of everyone involved.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the 1925 silent film The Gold Rush, Charlie Chaplin plays a prospector during the Alaska Gold Rush. After a series of adventures, he finds himself stuck in a remote cabin on Thanksgiving Day with a ruffian named Big Jim. They’re out of food, so Charlie gets resourceful, boiling his right shoe in a big pot and serving it up steaming hot. What the audience doesn’t know is that the movie prop is made of sweet licorice, not leather. So while it may seem that dinner is a hardship, the actors actually had no trouble polishing off their meal. I see a similar scenario in your near future, Cancerian: something like eating a “shoe” that’s made of candy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Lots of toddlers in Indonesia smoke cigarettes, not just the chainsmoking two-year-old in the famous Youtube video (tinyurl.com/SmokerKid). But don’t you dare let your inner child get started on a similar habit any time soon, Leo. Make sure that sweet young thing is exposed to only the very best influences; feed him or her only the healthiest food, air, water, sounds, sights, images, and stories. The innocent, curious, wide-eyed part of you is entering a phase when rapid growth is going to happen, one way or another. It’s your job to guarantee that the growth goes in the right direction.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly,” wrote Anais Nin. “We are mature in one realm, childish in another.” In you, Virgo, the discrepancies have been especially apparent lately. For example, your brainy insightfulness has been on a hot streak, while your gut wisdom has not. But I suspect this situation to shift in the coming weeks. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that your emotional intelligence is set to thrive. It will be fine if you concentrate on that phenomenon with all your heart, even if it means investing a little less energy in being an analytical whiz.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the old Looney Tunes cartoons, Wile E. Coyote is constantly chasing after the Road Runner, a long-legged bird that prefers running to flying. Presumably, Coyote would eat the Road Runner if he ever caught him, but he never does; the bird’s too fast and smart. In one recurring motif, the Road Runner dashes into the entrance of a cave that’s cut into a wall of sheer rock. When Coyote tries to follow him, he smashes into the rock, and it’s revealed that the cave entrance is just a very realistic painting. I suspect that you’re going to have the Road Runner’s power in the coming week: an ability to find and use doors that are inaccessible to other people.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I recently discovered a blues-gospel artist named Famous L. Renfro, who is also known as “The Flying Sweet Angel of Joy.” His soaring, gritty music had a medicinal effect. It seemed to say to me, “You have the power to change your life in the exact way you want to change your life.” Your assignment, Scorpio, is to find a new source of music or art or literature or film that has a similar effect on you: a flying sweet angel of joy that inspires you to do what has been hard for you to do. According to my reading of the astrological omens, such an influence is within your reach right now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your old self is the fuel you will use to burn your old self to the ground. This bonfire will liberate your new self, which has been trapped in a gnarly snarl deep inside your old self. It’s only at first that you’ll feel freaked out by the flames. Very quickly a sense of relief and release will predominate. Then, as the new you makes its way to freedom, escaping its cramped quarters and flexing its vital force, you will be blessed with a foreshadowing of your future. The intoxication that follows will bring you clarity and peace of mind.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Do we love Heaven more than God?” asks poet Paula Cisewski in her book Ghost Fargo. I think that’s the kind of cryptic question you Capricorns would benefit from mulling over in the coming weeks. Your mind needs to get its customary categories shaken up and rearranged…needs its habitual grooves broken up and diverted…needs its easy certainties flushed and abandoned. Can you think of any other queries that will help you accomplish this noble work? Let me offer a few to get you started: 1. Do we love love itself more than we love the people we say we love? 2. Do we fear failure so much that we interfere with our cultivation of success? 3. Do we obsess on our longing to such a degree that we miss opportunities to satisfy our longing?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Sanskrit word buddhi refers to the part of us that adores the truth. It’s good at distinguishing between what’s real and what’s false, and is passionately attracted to liberation. Although it may go into long periods of dormancy in some of us, buddhi never falls asleep completely. It’s always ready to jump into action if we call on it. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Aquarius, the buddhi aspect of your psyche will be extra special big strong and bright in the coming week. In my opinion, that’s better than winning the lottery.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I like how snowboarder Graham Watanabe described his experiences at last February’s Winter Olympics. He wasn’t content with making a generic comment like “It was awesome!” or “No words could describe how great it was!” Instead he got florid and specific: “Try to imagine Pegasus mating with a unicorn and the creature that they birth. I somehow tame it and ride it into the sky in the clouds and sunshine and rainbows. That’s what it feels like.” As you break through your previous limits in the coming weeks, Pisces, I’d love to hear you summon some bursts of articulate jubilation akin to Watanbe’s.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on December 6, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance of the Missoula City Council amending Chapter 9.62 Missoula Municipal Code entitled “Discharging weapons” amending Section 9.62.050 entitled “Bow and Arrow Restrictions” to allow bow hunting to be done on public or private land that has been approved by the landowner and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) for a FWP managed bow hunting location. A copy of the ordinance is on file in the City Clerk office. For further information, contact Jackie Corday, Open Space Manager, at 552-6267. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. //s Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on December 6, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana to consider an ordinance and an emergency ordinance amending Chapter 15.44 and renaming the chapter from “House Moving” to “Oversize Loads and House Moving” and amending Chapter 5.70 “House Moving” to

include oversize loads and update fees and regulations, enacted as an emergency ordinance in order to become effective before the previous emergency ordinance expires. A copy of the ordinances is on file in the City Clerk office. For further information, contact Steve King, Public Works Director at 552-6353. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA COMPETETIVE SEALED PROPOSALS (CSP) TO PROVIDE VENDED FUEL TO THE CITY OF MISSOULA The City of Missoula (City) is requesting completive sealed proposals (CSP) to provide vended gasoline, diesel, and or bio-diesel. This CSP will result in a contractual agreement to provided vended fuel to the City of Missoula for a five (5) year period of time beginning January 1st, 2011, and extending to January 1st, 2016. Copies of the detailed Competitive Sealed Proposals including a description of the services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of responses, and the factors to be used to evaluate the responses, may be obtained on the city’s website: http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids or at the Vehicle Maintenance Division during normal business hours at 1305 B Scott Street,

Missoula MT, 59804, starting November 12th, 2010. For more information, contact: Jack Stucky, Vehicle Maintenance Superintendent at (406)552-6387, or email jstucky@ ci.missoula.mt.us. Sealed proposals must be submitted to Missoula City Clerk’s Office by 2:00 p.m. MST, November 30, 2010, at 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, MT 59802-4297. Vendor selection and a fuel contract will be made shortly thereafter. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA Request for Proposals – Forestry Thinning on Mount Jumbo The City of Missoula, Parks & Recreation Department is requesting proposal statements for a forest thinning project on Mt. Jumbo. Proposals are requested from interested professional foresters. Mt. Jumbo is a public conservation area located within the Missoula City limits and managed primarily for native habitat. Management goals for Mt. Jumbo’s saddle area include selectively thinning small diameter pines from across roughly 200 acres. The density of trees per acre is quite variable across the site depending on slope, age of stand and available moisture. The contractor shall perform work necessary to reduce susceptibility of forest to pine beetle attack, decrease wildfire danger and restore historic (pre-fire suppression) forest conditions on the prop-

erty.. Contractors interested in submitting proposals are required to attend a pre-bid tour of the project area on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Contractor must contact the city Conservation Lands Manager if they plan to attend the pre-bid tour to find out where to meet. The tour will visit seven individual management units, and contractors can submit pricing on any or all of the units. Proposals are due December 17, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. at the Missoula Parks Operations Office. Late proposals will not be accepted. Copies of the request for proposals are online at www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids or from: Morgan Valliant, Conservation Lands Manager Missoula Parks and Recreation Operations Division mvalliant@ci.missoula.mt.us 100 Hickory St. Missoula, MT 59801 (406) 552- 6263 (406) 327 -9367 (fax) CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on December 6, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider a resolution amending the annual appropriations for the City of Missoula, Montana, as set forth in the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget and Capital Improvement Program that increases the total city budget by

$3,692,574. A copy of the resolution is on file in the City Clerk office. For further information, contact Brentt Ramharter, Finance Director at 552-6108. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, UTILITY COORDINATION AND INFORMATION GATHERING OF SOUTH 3RD STREET City of Missoula, Montana City Project No. 10-027 NOTICE TO ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRMS: Notice is hereby given by the City of Missoula, Montana, and Equal Opportunity government, that it will receive written statements of qualifications and professional proposals for the preliminary stages of the potential South 3rd Street reconstruction project between Russell Street and Reserve Street. Request for proposal and submission requirements may be obtained from the City Engineer, City of Missoula, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana 59802 -4297, or by calling (406) 552 -6345. Four (4) copies of written statements, qualifications and professional proposals shall be submitted to the City Engineer before

5:00 p.m., local time the 10th day of December, 2010. This solicitation is being offered in accordance with State statutes governing procurement of professional services. Accordingly, the City of Missoula reserves the right to negotiate an agreement based on fair and reasonable compensation for the scope of work and services proposed, as well as the right to reject any and all responses deemed unqualified, unsatisfactory or inappropriate The City of Missoula is an EEO/AA, M/F, V/H Employer. Qualified women, veterans, minority and handicapped individuals are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT INVITATION TO BID AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MISSOULA, MONTANA Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 by the Missoula County Airport Authority at the Airport Terminal Conference Room for the construction of “Airport Improvements” to include the following: Construction of a New Air Traffic Control Tower This work is to include all tools, equipment, materials and labor to complete this project. Bids must be sealed and delivered to: Missoula County Airport Authority, 5225

Highway 10 West, Missoula, MT 59808 at or before 2:00 p.m., local time on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, and marked “Bid for Airport Improvements at the Missoula International Airport.” The bidder’s name, address and state Contractor’s Registration Number shall appear in the lower left hand corner of the envelope. All bids must be accompanied by lawful monies of the United States or a Cashier’s Check, a Certified Check, Bid Bond, Bank Money Order or Bank Draft, drawn and issued by a National Banking Association located in the State of Montana, or by any Banking Corporation incorporated under the Laws of the State of Montana, in an amount equal to not less than ten (10) percent of the total bid, payable to the order of the Missoula County Airport Authority as liquidated damages in the event said successful bidder shall fail or refuse to execute the contract in accordance with the terms of his bid. After a contract is awarded, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a separate Performance and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract. Plans, specifications, bidding and contract forms may be inspected at the Airport Director’s Office – Missoula International Airport, or at offices of the consulting engineer, Morrison-Maierle, Inc., at 1 Engineering Place,

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missoulacountyhomes.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE MISSOULA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT will be conducting a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 1, 2010, Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine, Missoula, MT, on the following items: 1. A request by Blake & Caryn Ludwig for three setback variances to construct a two-car garage with a dwelling unit above, located at 405 S 5th St W, and zoned RT2.7. SEE MAP C. 2. A request by Gene Senne for three variances to allow the required parking of a proposed 4-plex to be located in front of the building, located at 1854 S. 8th St W, and zoned RM1-45. SEE MAP H. If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling the Missoula Office of Planning & Grants at 2584657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services. For additional information regarding the variance request you may contact Hilary Schoendorf at the same number or email hschoendorf@co.missoula.mt.us.

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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 130 & 90. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed star ting N o v e m b e r 22nd, 2010 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to N ovember 24t h, 2010, 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reser ved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana. 1. Rezoning Request – 620 Addison and 826 Kern A request from TLI Properties, LLC and McCue Construction to rezone property located at 620 Addison Street and 826 Kern Street from RM1-45 (residential multi-dwelling) to B11 (Neighborhood Commercial – Intensity Designator = 1). See Map F.

EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 2, 35, 62, 251, 336, 477, 633, 677 and 632. Units contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, November 22, 2010 by appt only by calling 2518600. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59803 prior to Friday, November 26, 2010, 4:00 P.M. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All sales are final.

The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on this subdivision at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 20, 2010 in the City Council Chambers at 140 West Pine Street in Missoula. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. The request and exact legal description is available for public inspection at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants, City Hall, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana. Telephone 258-4657. If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 258-4657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

Helena, Montana; 315 N. 25th Street, Suite 102, Billings, Montana; 2880 Technology Blvd West., Bozeman, Montana; 1321 8th Avenue North, Suite 104, Great Falls, Montana; or 3011 Palmer Street, Missoula, Montana. Copies of these documents may be obtained from the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., 3011 Palmer Street, Missoula, Montana 59803 – Phone: (406) 542-8880, on the payment of One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($125.00) non-refundable, for each complete set. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities. The Contractor will be required to comply with the wage and labor requirements and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor as referenced in the Contract. Contractors and any subcontractors doing work on this project will require registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect Avenue, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-800-5566694. Contractors are required to have been registered with the Department of Labor and Industry prior to bidding on this project. The Bidder must supply all the information required by the bid documents and specifications. The Bidder is required to submit a Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities (included in the Proposal form). A Contractor having 50 or more employees and his subcontractors having 50 or more employees and who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more will be required to maintain an affirmative action program, the standards for which are contained in the specifications. To be eligible for award each bidder must comply with the affirmative action requirements which are contained in these specifications. The proposed contract is under subject to Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Federal Labor Provisions. The Missoula County Airport Authority has established an overall DBE goal for the year. Under this contract, the Airport Authority is adopting a race-neutral means of facilitating DBE participation. The bidder shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The bidder shall carry out all applicable requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 in the award and administration of DOT assisted contracts As required by 49 CFR Part 26, the Airport Authority is required to create a bidders list, consisting of information about all DBE and nonDBE firms that bid or quote on DOT-assisted contracts. The purpose of this requirement is to allow use of the bidder’s list approach to calculating future overall DBE goals. As per the requirements of the Proposal section, all Prime Bidders submitting bids on this project must submit, with their bid, a list including the name, address, and DBE/non-DBE status of all subcontractors and suppliers that bid or quote for work under this contract. Failure to provide this information, as outlined in the Proposal section, will make the bidder non-responsive and not eligible for award of the contract. This contract will be funded in part by a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. Therefore, award of the Contract by the Sponsor will be made subject to concurrence of FAA. Bidders may not withdraw Proposals for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date. The pre-bid conference is hereby established at 10:00 a.m. (local time) Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at the Airport Terminal Conference Room, Missoula International

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Airport. A tour of the work site at the Missoula International Airport will be conducted following the pre-bid conference. Signed: /s/ Cris Jensen Airport Director Missoula County Airport Authority MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT INVITATION TO BIDDERSBIDS will be received by Larchmont Golf Course until November 24, 2010 at 12:00 pm; and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud at 12:01 pm on. November 24, 2010. Each BID must be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to Bill Galiher, Larchmont Golf Course, 3200 Fort Missoula Rd., Missoula, Montana 59804. Each sealed envelope containing a BID must be plainly marked on the outside as “Proposals for Larchmont Golf Course Pump System Improvements” and the envelope should bear on the outside the name of the BIDDER, his or her address, and his or her license number. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the BID must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to: Larchmont Golf Course, 3200 Fort Missoula Rd., Missoula, Montana 59804. Scope of project includes installation of new 15 hp, 100 hp & 125 hp well pumps, modification of two existing 12” well casings, two new VFD control panels, electrical improvements required for pumps, a pump shed and approximately 750 LF of new mainline as required to connect wells to irrigation system. All BIDS shall be submitted on the form provided with the Contract Documents. Contract documents may be secured from: The Land Group, Inc. at 462 E. Shore Dr., Eagle, Idaho 83616. All blank spaces for BID prices must be filled in, in ink or typewritten, and the BID form must be fully completed and executed when submitted. Only one copy of the BID form is required. The OWNER may waive any informalities or minor defects or reject any and all BIDS. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of BIDS or authorized postponement thereof. Any BID received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No BIDDER may withdraw a BID within seven days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Should there be reasons why the contact cannot be awarded with the specified period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the OWNER and the BIDDER. Each bidder will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor. BIDDERS must satisfy themselves of the accuracy of the estimated quantities in the BID Schedule by examination of the site and a review of the drawings and specifications, including ADDENDA. After BIDS have been submitted, the BIDDER shall not assert that there was a misunderstanding concerning the quantities of work or of the nature of the work to be done. The OWNER shall provide to BIDDERS prior to BIDDING, all information that is pertinent to the project being BID. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS contain the provisions required for the construction of the project. Information obtained from an officer, agent, or employee of the OWNER, or any other person shall not affect the risks or obligations assumed by the CONTRACTOR or relieve him or her from fulfilling any of the conditions of the contract. Each BID must be accompanied by a BID guarantee bond payable to the OWNER for ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the BID. As soon as the BID prices have been compared, the OWNER will return the bonds of all except the lowest responsible BIDDERS. When the contact is executed the bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful BIDDERS will be returned. The BID BOND of the successful BIDDER will be retained until the

PAYMENT BOND and the PERFORMANCE BOND have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned. A certified check may be used in lieu of a BID BOND. No oral interpretations will be made to any BIDDER as to the meaning of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS or any part thereof. Every request for such an interpretation shall be made in writing to the Architect/Engineer. Any inquiry received ten (10) or more days prior to the date fixed for opening of BIDS will be given consideration. Every interpretation made to a BIDDER will be in the form of an ADDENDUM to the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, and when issued, will be on file in the office of the OWNER and the office of the ENGINEER or ARCHITECT at least four (4) days before BIDS are opened. In addition, all ADDENDA will be mailed to each person holding CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, but it shall be the BIDDER’S responsibility to make inquiry as to the ADDENDA issued. All such ADDENDA shall become part of the CONTRACT and all BIDDERS shall be bound by such ADDENDA. It shall be the responsibility of the BIDDER to obtain such ADDENDA prior to submitting his or her proposal. A PERFORMANCE BOND and a PAYMENT BOND, each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract price (with a corporate surety approved by the GRANTEE) will be required to ensure faithful performance of the contract. Attorneys-in-fact who sign BID BONDS or PAYMENT BONDS and PERFORMANCE BONDS must file with each BOND a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney. The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute the CONTRACT and obtain the PERFORMANCE BOND and PAYMENT BOND within ten (10) calendar days from the date when NOTICE OF AWARD is delivered to the BIDDER. The NOTICE OF AWARD shall be accompanied by the necessary contract and BOND forms. In case of failure of the BIDDER to execute the CONTRACT, the OWNER may at his or her option consider the BIDDER in default, in which case the BID BOND accompanying the proposal shall become the property of the GRANTEE. Within ten (10) days of receipt of acceptable PERFORMANCE BOND, PAYMENT BOND and CONTRACT signed by the Party to whom the CONTRACT was awarded, the OWNER shall sign the CONTRACT and return to such party an executed duplicate of the CONTRACT. Should the OWNER not execute the CONTRACT within such period, the BIDDER may by written notice withdraw his or her signed CONTRACT. Such notice of withdrawal shall be effective upon receipt of notice by the OWNER. The NOTICE TO PROCEED is scheduled for December 6th, 2010. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION is scheduled for April 1, 2011. Should construction be interrupted by the OWNER and or weather, a time extension agreed upon by OWNER and CONTRACTOR may be granted. The OWNER may make such investigations as he or she deems necessary to determine the ability of the BIDDER to perform the work, and the BIDDER shall furnish to the OWNER all such information and data for this purpose as the GRANTEE may request. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any BID if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such BIDDER fails to satisfy the OWNER that such BIDDER is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the CONTRACT and to complete the work contemplated therein. A conditional or qualified BID will not be accepted. Award will be made to the lowest responsible BIDDER. All applicable laws, ordi-

nances and the rules and regulations of all authorities have jurisdiction over construction of the project throughout the term of the CONTRACT. Each BIDDER is responsible for inspecting the site and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. The failure or omission of any BIDDER to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any BIDDER from any obligation to his or her BID. The OWNER reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities, to evaluate the bids submitted and to accept the proposal which best serves the interest of the OWNER. The ARCHITECT is: G r e g Baer, Irrigation Consultant The Land Group, Inc. 462 E. Shore Dr., Eagle, Idaho 83616 Ph. (208) 9394041, Fax. (208) 939-4445. The OWNER is: Larchmont Golf Course 3200 W. Fort Missoula Rd Missoula, Montana 59804 Ph. (406) 721-4416 Fax. (406) 721-4435 MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 3 Cause No. DV-09-1227 SUMMONS MARK MUIR, CHIEF OF POLICE, CITY OF MISSOULA, STATE OF MONTANA, Petitioner, vs. Nicholas O’Dell, Respondent(s). THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT(S). YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition for Forfeiture in this action, which is filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer with the Office of the Clerk of Court, located at the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff Attorney within twenty days after the service on 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 Petition for Forfeiture. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, this 31st day of August, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust Clerk of District Court by Alan T. Hoyt, Deputy Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No.. 1 Cause No. DV 06 12 Summons RUSTY WICKMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE, CITY OF MISSOULA MISSOULA COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA, Petitioner, vs. Christopher Brent Burnam, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT(S). YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition for Forfeiture in this action, which is filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, and to file your answer with the Office of the Clerk of Court, located at the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff Attorney within twenty days after the service on 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 Petition for Forfeiture, namely $2 ,541 .00 U.S. Currency. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, this 12th day of November, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust Clerk of District Court by Richard Goodwin, Deputy Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF HEARING FOR PROPOSED REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM FOR WYE AREA The Missoula Board of County

PUBLIC NOTICES Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, Room 201, Missoula, Montana to discuss a proposed Resolution adopting a regional plan for water system expansion in the Wye Area. Any person wishing to be heard on the matter may speak at the meeting and/or submit written comments or additional inquiries to the Department of Public Works at the meeting or by mail, fax or personal delivery to 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, MT 59808, FAX (406) 258-4864. Additional information on the meeting may be obtained from Jonathan Gass, WGM Group, 1111 E. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59808 or (406) 728-4611 or Amy Rose, Missoula County Public Works at 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, MT 59808 or by calling (406) 258-3723. MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF HEARING MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners (the “Board”) of Missoula County, Montana (the “County”) will hold a Public Hearing on December 8, 2010, at 1:30 p.m., M.T., in Room 201, 2nd Floor of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on a proposal that the County issue revenue bonds (the “Bonds”) under Montana Code Annotated Title 90, Chapter 5, Part 1, as amended (the “Act”), and designate them as recovery zone facility bonds under the Internal Revenue Code. The Bonds would be issued on behalf of Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP (the “Borrower”) in order to finance a portion of the costs of the purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment (the “Equipment”) for a new six-story office/retail building at the intersection of Broadway and Ryman in downtown Missoula, Montana (the “Project”), to pay certain costs of issuance of the Bonds and to pay other eligible costs, if any. The entire Project is expected to cost approximately $13 ,000 ,000. The Project will be owned by the Borrower. The Bonds shall be payable solely from loan repayments to be made to the County by the Borrower. The maximum aggregate principal amount of the proposed Bond issuance is $1, 100, 000. The Bonds will be secured by a pledge of the revenues to be derived by the County from a loan agreement with the Borrower and by such other security devices, if any, as may be deemed advantageous, including a mortgage or trust indenture on the Project. The Bonds will be a special, limited obligation of the County and shall not constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the County or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and the Bonds and interest thereon will be payable solely from the revenues of the Borrower pledged to the payment thereof. The holder of the Bonds will never have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the County to pay the Bonds or the interest thereon, nor to enforce payment thereof against any property of the County, except money payable by the Borrower to the County and pledged to the payment of the Bonds. Any interested persons may appear and will be heard at the Public Hearing at the time and place stated above or may file written comments with the County Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer prior to the date of such hearing. Further information regarding the proposal is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer. For additional information on the proposed Resolution or Bonds, contact: Dale Bickell, Chief Administrative

Officer or Andrew Czorny, Chief Financial Officer, Missoula County, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802 or by calling 406 721 -5700. Dated: November 15, 2010 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW OF PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Review of the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan at their regularly scheduled Public Meeting on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 1:30 p.m., M.T., in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. The goals of the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan are to assess potential large scale hazards facing the citizens of Missoula County, prioritize those hazards, and determine how they may be mitigated. Past projects include flood control on Grant Creek, initiation of a wildland fire fuels mitigation program, and acquisition of Reverse 9-1-1 for emergency notifications. Any person wishing to be heard on the matter may submit written or other materials to the Commissioners and/or speak at the hearing. Comments may also be submitted anytime prior to the hearing on December 1, 2010 by phone, mail, fax or personal delivery to the Commissioners at their offices in the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, Fax (406) 721-4043. Additional information on the proposals may be obtained from Bob Reid, Director of Emergency Services, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802; or by calling (406) 258-4758. DATED THIS 15TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2010 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Probate No. DP-10-176 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET KATHLEEN MURPHY JERRIM, a/k/a MARGO JERRIM, Deceased. Notice is given that the undersigned was 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 the claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Kathryn Jerrim Ybarra, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 227 South 4th West, Missoula, Montana 59801 or filed with the clerk of the above court. Dated: November 3 2010. /s/ Kathryn Jerrim Ybarra, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-10-1476 Notice of Hearng on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Tammy Jo Townsend, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Tammy Jo Townsend to Tammy Jo Billingsley. The hearing will be on December 23, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Dated November 4, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By Diane Overholtzer, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY John W. Larson Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-10-1387 NOTICE OF HEARING ON CHANGE OF MINOR CHILD IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF: SALA Z. THOMAS: BROOK E. CLARK, Petitioner, on behalf of SALA Z. THOMAS, Minor Child. This is Notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court to change a child’s name from Sala Zenzele Thomas to Sala Robin Clark. The hearing will be on Thursday the 9th day of December, 2010 at 9:00 o’clock a.m. at the Missoula County Courthouse. DATED this 19th day of October, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By /s/ Michelle Vipperman Deputy Clerk of Court

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER DEEDS OF TRUST TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1. Notice is hereby given to the public and to the following: Thomas Bruce Maclay 8337 Lamar Trail Lolo, MT 59847 Thomas Bruce Maclay 8337 Lamar Trail Florence, MT 59833 -5957 Bitterroot Trails, LLC 17005 Old Highway 93 Florence, MT 59833 Thomas Bruce Maclay a/k/a Thomas B. Maclay, Tom B. Maclay and Tom Maclay 17000 Old Highway 93 Florence, MT 59833 WGM Group, Inc. 1111 E. Broadway Missoula, MT 59802 Lynn Louise Jacobson Maclay c/o Evonne Smith Wells 222 East Pine P.O. Box 9410 Missoula, MT 59807 Bank of Montana 125 Bank Street Missoula, MT 59802 Missoula County Treasurer 200 West Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802 -4216 Bitterroot Trails LLC 8337 Lamar Trail Florence, MT 59833 -5957 2. Property. This Notice concerns the following described real property: A. The “Maclay Property”, located at 17000 Old US Highway 93, Lolo, Montana 59847, more particularly described as follows: Tract 1 of Certificate Survey No. 4449, located in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 14, Township 11 North, Range 20 West, Principal Meridian, Missoula County, Montana. B. The “Bitterroot Trails Property”, more particularly described as follows: Lot 4 of CARLTON, a platted subdivision of Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat of record in Book 26 of Plats at Page 11. 3. Loans Secured by the Maclay Property and the Bitterroot Trails Property. A. Loan No. 1401615858: First Interstate Bank made a loan to Bitterroot Trails LLC. Thomas Bruce Maclay executed a Commercial Guaranty to guarantee payment and satisfaction of the indebtedness of Bitterroot Trails LLC to First Interstate Bank. Thomas Bruce Maclay also executed a Deed of Trust dated September 12, 2007 encumbering the Maclay Property to secure payment and satisfaction of a Promissory Note in the original principal amount of Two Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty One Dollars and Fifty Cents ($227 ,531. 50) from Bitterroot Trails, LLC to First Interstate Bank. A Change in Terms Agreement was executed by Bitterroot Trails, LLC on March 18, 2008, which extended the maturity date of the loan to September 12, 2008. A subsequent Change in Terms Agreement was executed by Bitterroot Trails, LLC on December 17, 2008, which extended the maturity date of the loan to March 12, 2009. Bitterroot Trails LLC/Thomas Bruce Maclay entered into a Workout Agreement with First Interstate Bank dated April 28, 2010. In accordance with the Workout Agreement, Bitterroot Trails LLC executed a Deed of Trust dated April 28, 2010 encumbering the Bitterroot Trails Property to secure payment and satisfaction of loan number 1401615858; B. Loan No. 1401616770: First Interstate Bank made a loan to Bitterroot Trails LLC. Bitterroot Trails LLC executed a Commercial Security Agreement wherein it pledged two Wheatland Grain bins to secure payment and satisfaction of a Promissory Note in the original amount of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12 ,000. 00) from Bitterroot Trails LLC to First Interstate Bank. The maturity date was March 20, 2009. Bitterroot Trails LLC entered into a Workout Agreement with First Interstate Bank dated April 28, 2010. In accordance with the Workout Agreement, Bitterroot Trails LLC executed a Deed of Trust dated April 28, 2010 encumbering the Bitterroot Trails Property to secure payment and satisfaction of loan number 1401616770. . 4 .Deeds of Trust Securing the Loan Obligations. A. Deed of Trust September 12, 2007: Grantor Thomas Bruce Maclay executed and delivered to First Interstate Bank (beneficiary) a Deed of Trust described as follows: Date: September 12, 2007 Grantor: Thomas Bruce Maclay Original Trustee: Western Title & Escrow Lender/Beneficiary: First Interstate Bank Recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana, as follows: Date: September 18, 2007 Book/Page: Book 805, page 1341, Document No. 200724335 Substitute Trustee. The following was substituted as Trustee: Dean A. Stensland Boone Karlberg PC 201 West Main, Suite 300 P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, MT 59807 -9199 Telephone: (406) 543 -6646 Facsimile: (406) 549- 6804 by a written document recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana as follows: Dated: October 15, 2009 Recorded: O c t o b e r 19, 2009 Document No.: 200925243 Book/Page: Book 849 of Micro Records at Page 491 B. Deed of Trust - April 28, 2010: Grantor Bitterroot Trails LLC executed and delivered to First Interstate Bank (beneficiary) a Deed of Trust described as follows: Date: April 28, 2010 Grantor: Bitterroot Trails LLC Original Trustee: Western Title & Escrow Lender/Beneficiary: First Interstate Bank Recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana, as follows: Date: April 30, 2010 Book/Page: Book 859, page 9, Document No. 201008122 Substitute Trustee. The following was substituted as

Trustee: Dean A. Stensland Boone Karlberg PC 201 West Main, Suite 300 P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, MT 59807 -9199 Telephone: (406) 543 -6646 Facsimile: (406) 549 -6804 by a written document recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana as follows: Dated: September 15, 2010 Recorded: September 15, 2010 Document No.: 201017874 Book/Page: Book 865 of Micro Records at Page 1367 5. Default. Thomas Bruce Maclay and Bitterroot Trails LLC are in default of the terms and obligations contained in the Promissory Notes, Deeds of Trust, Workout Agreement and related documents. Thomas Bruce Maclay and Bitterroot Trails LLC are in default due to the failure to timely pay First Interstate Bank. 6. Amount Owing. The amounts owing are as follows: A. Loan No. 1401615858: Principal: $217 ,531 .50 Interest through 9/17/10: $ 35 ,732 .41 Late Charges: $191 .16 Attorney Fees, costs and taxes (4/28/10): $10, 746. 13 Fees and Costs (5/1/10 - 9/17/10) $1 ,590 .00 Trustee’s Sale Guarantee (8/30/10) $914 .77 Delinquent property taxes (2009) $1 ,816 .19 Total: $268 ,522 .16 Interest continues to accrue on this Promissory Note and loan at the daily rate of $58. 1077 from September 18, 2010 until paid. The total balance due on this obligation secured by the Deeds of Trust is the sum of the above items, plus attorney fees and costs allowed by law. The exact amount owing as of the date of sale will be provided upon request made to the undersigned prior to the date of said sale. B. Loan No. 1401616770: Principal: $ 6 ,000 00 Interest through 9/17/10: $994. 52 Late Charges: $100. 00 Fee balance $266 .76 Total: $7, 361 .28 Interest continues to accrue on this Promissory Note and loan at the daily rate of $1 .6438 from September 18, 2010 until paid. The total balance due on this obligation secured by the Deeds of Trust is the sum of the above items, plus attorney fees and costs allowed by law. The exact amount owing as of the date of sale will be provided upon request made to the undersigned prior to the date of said sale. 7. Acceleration. Notice is hereby given that the Beneficiary under the Deeds of Trust previously elected to consider all principal and interest immediately due and payable as a consequence of the default of Thomas Bruce Maclay and Bitterroot Trails LLC under the Promissory Notes, Commercial Guaranty, Deeds of Trust and Workout Agreement. 8. Notice of Sale. Notice is hereby given that the Beneficiary under the Deeds of Trust and the Trustee hereby elect to sell or cause to be sold the Properties described above to satisfy the obligations secured by the Deeds of Trust. The sale will be held at the following date, time and place: Date: January 27, 2011 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Missoula County Courthouse 200 West Broadway Missoula, MT The Trustee will sell the Properties at public auction to the highest bidder, in cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of the sale. DATED this 17th day of September, 2010 By: /s/ Dean A. Stensland Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA: COUNTY OF MISSOULA This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 17th day of September, 2010, by Dean A. Stensland. (SEAL) /s/ Lisa Radcliffe Wallace Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Florence Montana My Commission Expires: April 8, 2014 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: October 9, 2008 Grantor: River City Investments, LLC 3122 Martinwood Drive Missoula, Montana 59802 Trustee: First American Title Company 1006 Sussex Avenue Missoula, Montana 59802 Beneficiary: Missoula Federal Credit Union 3600 Brooks Missoula, Montana 59802 Successor Trustee: Christopher B. Swartley Attorney at Law Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807-8957 Date and Place of Recordation: October 21, 2008, in Book 828, Page 324, records of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 22nd day of February, 2011, at the hour of 10:05 a.m. at the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, West Broadway entrance, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, Christopher B. Swartley, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee, and Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: Lot 41 of RESERVE STREET INDUSTRIAL CENTER – PHASE XII, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. TOGETHER WITH improvements and appurtenances. Subject to a

Deed of Trust in favor of Mountain West Bank, N.A., recorded at Book 723 of Micro at page 1997, Missoula County, Montana, on December 19, 2003 (affects more than the subject property). Subject to easements and encumbrances of record. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the above-named Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, to pay when due the entire balance of principal and interest due on loan maturity on September 28, 2010, in the amount of Three Million Two Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five and 61/100ths Dollars ($3,279,825.61) in principal and Twentytwo Thousand One Hundred Five and 13/100ths Dollars ($22,105.13) in interest. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is Three Million Two Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five and 61/100ths Dollars ($3,279,825.61), plus interest thereon at the rate of six percent (6.0 %) through September 28, 2010, in the amount of Twenty-two Thousand One Hundred Five and 13/100ths Dollars ($22,105.13), plus per diem interest thereafter, plus all costs, expenses, late charges, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law. DATED this 29th day of September, 2010. /s Christopher B. Swartley Christopher B. Swartley, Successor Trustee Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807-8957 STATE OF MONTANA) :ss. County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 29th day of September, 2010, by Christopher B. Swartley, Trustee. /s/ Roxie Hausauer Notary Public for the State of Montana. (NOTARIAL SEAL) Residing at: Lolo, Montana My commission expires: January 6, 2013 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: August 13, 2007 Grantor: River City Investments, LLC 3122 Martinwood Drive Missoula, Montana 59802 Trustee: First American Title Company 1006 Sussex Avenue Missoula, Montana 59802 Beneficiary: Missoula Federal Credit Union 3600 Brooks Missoula, Montana 59802 Successor Trustee: Christopher B. Swartley Attorney at Law Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807 -8957 Date and Place of Recordation: August 14, 2007, in Book 803, Page 892, records of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. Modification of Deed of Trust dated October 9, 2008, and recorded October 21, 2008, in Book 828, Page 323, records of Missoula County, Montana. The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 22nd day of February, 2011, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, West Broadway entrance, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, Christopher B. Swartley, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee, and Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: Units 101-103; 121-124; 201-204; 221-224; 301-302; 321-324 of The Verde Condominiums, located on Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Block 45 of McCormick’s Addition, Missoula County, Montana as recorded in Book 827 of Micro at page 440, as shown and defined in the Declaration of Condominium Under Unit Ownership Act Pertaining to the Wilma Condominiums (the “Declaration”) and the Bylaws, recorded in Book 827 of Micro at page 443, records of Missoula County, Montana. TOGETHER WITH such Unit’s undivided interest in the general common areas and restricted common areas as set forth and described in the Declaration. TOGETHER WITH improvements and appurtenances. Subject to easements and encumbrances of record. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the above-named Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, to pay when due the entire balance of principal and interest due on loan maturity on September 28, 2010, in the amount of Three Million Two Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five and 61/100ths Dollars ($3 ,279 ,825 .61) in principal and Twentytwo Thousand One Hundred Five and 13/100ths Dollars ($22 ,105. 13) in interest. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is Three Million Two Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five and 61/100ths Dollars ($3 ,279 ,825 .61), plus interest thereon at the rate of six percent (6. %) through September 28, 2010, in the amount of Twenty-two Thousand One Hundred Five and 13/100ths Dollars ($22 ,105 .13), plus per diem interest thereafter, plus all costs, expenses, late charges, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided

by law. DATED this 29th day of September, 2010. /s Christopher B. Swartley Christopher B. Swartley, Successor Trustee Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807 -8957 STATE OF MONTANA :ss. County of Missoula This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 29th day of September, 2010, by Christopher B. Swartley, Trustee. /s/ Roxie Hausauer Notary Public for the State of Montana. (NOTARIAL SEAL) Residing at: Lolo, Montana My commission expires: January 6, 2013 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: August 13, 2007 Grantor: River City Investments, LLC 3122 Martinwood Drive Missoula, Montana 59802 Trustee: First American Title Company 1006 Sussex Avenue Missoula, Montana 59802 Beneficiary: Missoula Federal Credit Union 3600 Brooks Missoula, Montana 59802 Successor Trustee: Christopher B. Swartley Attorney at Law Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807- 8957 Date and Place of Recordation: August 14, 2007, in Book 803, Page 893, records of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 22nd day of February, 2011, at the hour of 10:05 a.m. at the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, West Broadway entrance, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, Christopher B. Swartley, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee, and Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: Lot 37 of RESERVE STREET INDUSTRIAL CENTER – PHASE IX, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Together with improvements and appurtenances. Subject to a Deed of Trust in favor of Mountain West Bank, N.A., recorded at Book 723 of Micro at page 1997, Missoula County, Montana, on December 19, 2003 (affects more than the subject property). Subject to easements and encumbrances of record. The Real Property or its address is commonly known as 3011 Palmer Street, Missoula, Montana. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the above-named Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, to pay when due the entire balance of principal and interest due on loan maturity on September 28, 2010, in the amount of Three Million Two Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five and 61/100ths Dollars ($3 ,279 ,825 .61) in principal and Twenty-two Thousand One Hundred Five and 13/100ths Dollars ($22 ,105. 13) in interest. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is Three Million Two Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five and 61/100ths Dollars ($3 ,279 ,825 .61), plus interest thereon at the rate of six percent (6. %) through September 28, 2010, in the amount of Twenty-two Thousand One Hundred Five and 13/100ths Dollars ($22 ,105. 13), plus per diem interest thereafter, plus all costs, expenses, late charges, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law. DATED this 29th day of September, 2010. /s Christopher B. Swartley Christopher B. Swartley, Successor Trustee Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807 -8957 STATE OF MONTANA :ss. County of Missoula This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 29th day of September, 2010, by Christopher B. Swartley, Trustee. /s/ Roxie Hausauer Notary Public for the State of Montana. (NOTARIAL SEAL Residing at: Lolo, Montana My commission expires: January 6, 2013 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: August 13, 2007 Grantor: River City Investments, LLC 3122 Martinwood Drive Missoula, Montana 59802 Trustee: First American Title Company 1006 Sussex Avenue Missoula, Montana 59802 Beneficiary: Missoula Federal Credit Union 3600 Brooks Missoula, Montana 59802 Successor Trustee: Christopher B. Swartley Attorney at Law Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807-8957 Date and Place of Recordation: August 14, 2007, in Book 803, Page 894, records of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 22nd day of February, 2011, at the hour of 10:05 a.m. at the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, West Broadway entrance, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, Christopher B. Swartley, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to

satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee, and Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: Lot 41 of RESERVE STREET INDUSTRIAL CENTER – PHASE XII, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. TOGETHER WITH improvements and appurtenances. Subject to a Deed of Trust in favor of Mountain West Bank, N.A., recorded at Book 723 of Micro at page 1997, Missoula County, Montana, on December 19, 2003 (affects more than the subject property). Subject to easements and encumbrances of record. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the above-named Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, to pay when due the entire balance of principal and interest due on loan maturity on September 28, 2010, in the amount of Three Million Two Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five and 61/100ths Dollars ($3 ,279 ,825 .61) in principal and Twentytwo Thousand One Hundred Five and 13/100ths Dollars ($22 ,105 .13) in interest.. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is Three Million Two Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five and 61/100ths Dollars ($3 ,279 ,825. 61), plus interest thereon at the rate of six percent (6. %) through September 28, 2010, in the amount of Twenty-two Thousand One Hundred Five and 13/100ths Dollars ($22, 105 .13), plus per diem interest thereafter, plus all costs, expenses, late charges, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law. DATED this 29th day of September, 2010. /s Christopher B. Swartley Christopher B. Swartley, Successor Trustee Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807- 8957 STATE OF MONTANA :ss. County of Missoula This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 29th day of September, 2010, by Christopher B. Swartley, Trustee. /s/ Roxie Hausauer Notary Public for the State of Montana. (NOTARIAL SEAL) Residing at: Lolo, Montana My commission expires: January 6, 2013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 01/30/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200703700, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which David S. Zrowka and Jeanne A Zrowka, husband and wife was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc. was Beneficiary and Title Source, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Source, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 9-B-2 of Certificate of Survey No. 1813, located in the NE1/4 of Section 35 and the NW1/4 of Section 36, Township 14 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. By written instrument beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for J.P. Morgan Alternative Loan Trust 2007-A2. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 06/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 14, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $391,334.22. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $383,846.53, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 26, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or

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PUBLIC NOTICES cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7037.09748) 1002.171712-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/22/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200534297 Bk. 766, Pg. 945, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Karen L. Rausch, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Unit A as shown and defined in the Declaration of Unit Ownership for KTT Townhomes Owners Association, Inc. as recorded June 5, 2009 in Book 840 of Micro Records, Page 1322, records of Missoula County, Montana and as amended by Amendment to KTT Townhomes Owners Association, Inc., Declaration of Unit Ownership recorded July 6, 2009, located on the South one-half of Lot 2 in Block 1 of Mosby’s Leisure Highlands Addition No. 5, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Together with an interest in the General Common Elements and an interest in the Limited Common Elements as set forth in the Declaration of Unit Ownership for KTT Townhomes Owners Association, Inc. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200822127, Book 826, Page 1311, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to HSBC Bank USA, NA, as Trustee for NHEL Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-WF1. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 08/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 14, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $191,513.82. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $146,412.80, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 24, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be

accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.17629) 1002.99756-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/13/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200632269, Bk 789, Pg 150, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Carleton M. Clifford, Jr. and Joan B. Clifford was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Group One Lending, a division of Northwest Mortgage Group, Inc. was Beneficiary and Title Services was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 4 of Wild Flower Hills, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. B 853, P 537, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 09/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 23, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $439,682.48. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $403,424.43, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.09395) 1002.143257-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/27/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200607077, Bk 771, Pg 326, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Patrick T. Beers was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Financial Inc. d/b/a Mann Mortgage was Beneficiary and Title Services, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: The South one-half of Lots 16, 17, 18 and 19 in Block 20 of Car Line Addition a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for CSMC 2006-6. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay

all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 03/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 17, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $159,944.74. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $148,683.65, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7777.13715) 1002.172506-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 04/01/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200408722, Bk 729, Pg 83, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Sharon E. Oliver was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Financial Inc. d/b/a Mann Mortgage was Beneficiary and Insured Titles, LLC. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles, LLC. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 14A of Car Line Addition No. 2, Block B, Lots 13, 14 15 and 16, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 06/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 17, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $146,476.45. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $140,941.04, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is,

where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.78546) 1002.172549-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/03/07, recorded as Instrument No. 20076730, Bk. 807, Pg. 90, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Timothy J. Cook & John P. Cook, as tenants in common was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Mortgage LLC was Beneficiary and Western Title & Escrow was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Western Title & Escrow as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 13 in Block 14 of School Addition, to the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official map of plat thereof now on file and of record in Book 1 of Plats at Page 48 in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder of said Missoula County, Montana. By written instrument beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Chase Home Finance, LLC. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 06/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 20, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $166,551.01. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $162,093.12, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7037.70120) 1002.172550-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/25/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200715078, Bk 799, Pg 611, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael F. Kraai, and Peggy Jo Kraai, husband and wife was Grantor, Wachovia Mortgage Corporation was Beneficiary and First American Title Insurance Company of

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Montana was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Insurance Company of Montana as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: A parcel of land situated in the State of Montana, County of Missoula, with a street located Address of 3030 Eaton St; Missoula, MT 59801-7616 currently owned by Michael F. Kraai and Peggy J. Kraai having a Tax Identification Number of 04-2200-32-2-02-01-0000 and being the same property more fully described in Book/Page or Document Number 691-1082 Dated 10/30/2002 and further described as Carline #3-Lot 17 Blk Q. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 01/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 23, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $95,855.91. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $87,247.75, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.72631) 1002.172754-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/14/03, recorded as Instrument No. 200309749, Bk. 701, Pg. 1527, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Debra A. Gesel and Martin A. Gesel, wife and husband was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Webster Bank was Beneficiary and First American Title Insurance Co. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Insurance Co. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 13-A in Parcel ‘D’ of Hillside Homes No. 1, Supplemental Plat ‘A’, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201006575, Bk. 857, Pg. 1260, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Chase Home Finance, LLC. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 10/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 28, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $136,357.64. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $123,069.39, plus accrued

interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7037.70444) 1002.173715-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 04/29/02, recorded as Instrument No. 200212834, Bk 681, Pg 1130, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Randall Sherman, a married person was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Financial Inc. d/b/a Mann Mortgage was Beneficiary and Stewart Title of Missoula Co. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Stewart Title of Missoula Co. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: South one-half of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter (S1/2 SE1/4 NW 1/4) Section 27, Township 13 North, Range 15 West, M.P.M., Missoula County, Montana. Note the following should be contained in any future conveyance or encumbrance: “Together with an easement for ingress and egress sixty feet in width from the County Road across the Northerly boundary of Lots 11, 13 and 14”. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201008807, Bk 859 Micro, Pg 694, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA dba Americas Servicing Company. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 02/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 28, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $196,483.48. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $181,592.60, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor

in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7777.12942) 1002.156951-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/10/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200620387, Book 780, Page 1279, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Trina Macdonald was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot A24 of Windsor Park, Phase II, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200827926, Book 831, Page 115, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006WF1. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 11/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 8, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $191,132.98. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $154,051.11, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.19517) 1002.106700-FEI Notice of Trustee’s Sale THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE sold FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on January 24, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest

PUBLIC NOTICES which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which LARSON, DONALD D AND DIANE M. AS JOINT TENANTS as Grantors, conveyed said real property to TITLE SERVICES, INC. as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 06/29/2007 and recorded 07/02/2007, in document No. 200716765 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 800 at Page Number 970 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula, Montana County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 9 OF LAKE VIEW ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THERFOF. Property Address: 320 OCONNELL DRIVE, LOLO, MT 59847. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on JUNE 01, 2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $164,730.66 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 7.375% per annum from May 01, 2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation Dated: September 08, 2010 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-9840407 Richardson, TX 75082. T.S. NO 10-0113743 FEI NO 1006.111584 Notice of Trustee’s Sale THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on February 23, 2011, at the hour of 11:00:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which JOE LONG as Grantors, conveyed said real property to TITLE SERVICES, INC as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 10/11/2006 and recorded 10/16/2006, in document No. 200626757 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 785 at Page Number 371 In the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE NORTH

ONE-HALF OF LOT 1 AND THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 14 OF BUTTE ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 1847 WEST SUSSEX AVENUE, Missoula, MT 59801. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 08/01/2009, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $135,959.86 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 7.00% per annum from 07/01/2009 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation Dated: October 12, 2010 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082. T.S. NO 100135090 FEI NO 1006.115377 Notice of Trustee’s Sale THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on March 2, 2011, at the hour of 11:00:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which CLAYTON ARNOLD AND JULIE ARNOLD, AS JOINT TENANTS as Grantors, conveyed said real property to DEBORAH J. BISHOP as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 04/08/2008 and recorded 04/14/2008, in document No. 200808203 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 816 at Page Number 1379 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: **LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 12 OF LOLO CREEK TRAILS PHASE 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.** Property Address: 11273 STELLA BLUE DRIVE, Lolo, MT 59847. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the

monthly installment which became due on 07/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $266,103.41 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 5.875% per annum from 07/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation Dated: 10/18/2010, 2010 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082. T.S. NO 10-0137227 FEI NO 1006.116205 Notice of Trustee’s Sale THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on March 1, 2011, at the hour of 11:00:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway. Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which MAURLEEN ANNE GRAHAM AND VERNON E CLINCH, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to CHARLES J PETERSON as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 11/15/2005 and recorded 11/23/2005, in document No. 20051329 in Book/Reel/Volume

Number 764 at Page Number 1313 In the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 14 IN BLOCK 2 OF MILLER CREEK VIEW ADDITION PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 7014 ALISHA DR, Missoula, MT 59803-3502. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 07/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $186,658.08 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.375% per annum from 07/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation Dated: October 15, 2010 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082. T.S. NO 10-0136217 FEI NO 1006.115992 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 3, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County,

Montana: LOT 9, IN BLOCK 7 OF SEELEY LAKE HOMESITES NO. 2, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Corey K. Withrow, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2007 and recorded on June 14, 2007 in Book 799, Page 482 on Document No. 200714949. The beneficial interest is currently held by Federal National Mortgage Association. Charles J. Peterson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,274.25, beginning January 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 30, 2010 is $136,192.25 principal, interest at the rate of 7.125% now totaling $6,431.47, late charges in the amount of $141.90, escrow advances of $2,308.04 and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,188.11, plus accruing interest at the rate of $26.59 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due

under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 23, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On August 23, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 LBPS v Withrow 42008.023

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expenses advanced of $49.20, plus accruing interest at the rate of $20.45 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 23, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On August 23, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ STEPHANIE L. CRIMMINS Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 American Home Mortgage Corp V.bermingham/doreen

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DOWN 1 Large vein 2 Determination 3 City close to Mercer Isl. 4 See 20-across 5 Amazed response 6 Be safety-minded 7 They’re carried out with detection kits 8 Speed skater ___ Anton Ohno 9 “Not gonna happen” 10 Ball garb 12 Application ID 13 Get from ___ B 14 Logical opening? 24 Taverna potable 26 African marsh-dwelling snake 27 Little shots 31 Group with masks and shields 32 Considering everything 34 ___ City, Florida (historic district of Tampa) 35 Fleur-de-___ 36 Catches something bad 41 Dunn and Ephron 43 “Gossip Girl” actor Crawford 44 Was less than warm toward 45 Wear 49 “Glee” character ___ Sylvester 50 Lofty pts. ©2010 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 3, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: LOT 13 IN BLOCK 5 SEELEY LAKE PINES, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF . A.P.N. : 2227302 JOHN A. ANTONUCCI AND LINDA L. ANTONUCCI, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to INSURED TITLES, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED MARCH 1, 2007 AND RECORDED MARCH 7, 2007 IN BOOK 793 PAGE 253 UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 200705438. AND RE-RECORDED APRIL 27, 2007 IN BOOK 796, PAGE 250 UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 200710208. The beneficial interest is currently held by US Bank National Association. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,385.17, beginning March 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of JULY 26, 2010 is $$169,962.34 principal, interest at the rate of 6.500% now totaling $4,348.40, late charges in the amount of $222.48, escrow advances of $820.55, suspense balance of $ and other fees and expenses advanced of $99.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $30.27 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR

THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 23, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On August 23, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2010 Us Bank V. Antonucci/john A. And Linda 41810.329 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 3, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 4846, located in the Southwest one-quarter of Section 16, Township 13 North, Range 20 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana. Robert J. Loran and Elizabeth K. Loran, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST RECORDED MARCH 7, 2007 IN BOOK 793 PAGE 199 UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 200705384. The beneficial interest is currently held by US Bank National Association as Trustee. Charles J. Peterson, is the

Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $3493.68, beginning April 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 6, 2010 is $539480.94 principal, interest at the rate of 6.37500% now totaling $14,801.07, late charges in the amount of $1048.08, and other fees and expenses advanced of $116.75, plus accruing interest at the rate of $94.22 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed with-

out any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the

event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: August 24, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On August 24, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 GMAC V. Loran/Robert & Elizabeth 41965.346

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LOVEY

Lovey's family moved to a no-pets rental, so this gentle pet ended up homeless. She misses her family and doesn't understand why she's living in a cage, so she'd be especially grateful to be rescued!

Estella Boots, our longest shelter resident, now faces her second winter here wondering if she will ever find a home. Not a clingy type, Boots’ physical and emotional needs are simple. The right person will have no other pets and can appreciate Boots’ lazy, independent nature.

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Pickles has a glossy black coat that is the perfect setting for his striking gold eyes. He's a young fellow who is very friendly and seems to get along with everyone. He'd certainly like to have a home of his own again.

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Baby really wants to be your friend, but not in your face. She’ll hang around with you, but not hang onto you. Catch her emerald eye and she’ll call out to you. She isn’t keen on the company of other animals and would do best as an only pet.

PENNY

Like many senior cats, Penny has been overlooked for too long. This gorgeous gray beauty has the best years of her life ahead of her! The perfect home for Penny would include no other pets and lots of comfy napping spots and large picture windows.

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He was trapped. It was an extremely inconvenient turn of events. He had things to do and this was most certainly interrupting his timeline. When he realized what was going on (trap, neuter, release program) he let everyone know that he was NOT feral…thank you very much.

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Ownership matters By Brint Wahlberg, 2010 MOR President The 2010 election has concluded, leaving some wins, some losses, some surprises and definitely a lot of unknowns. In the aftermath of a rough economy and amidst the current political turbulence, there have been recent national articles citing some individuals’ opinions that question the value of homeownership and the additional benefits that the government provides to those who own a home. They feel that with the upcoming generation’s different lifestyle and value priorities, purchasing a home may not be the best option. Yet in spite of this new debate, a majority of Americans still feel that home ownership is the gold standard. Despite the critics and the economic uncertainty and recent challenges in the real estate market, nearly eight out of ten Americans believe buying a home makes good financial sense. This is according to a recent annual survey released by the National Association of Realtors® titled “The 2010 National Housing Pulse Survey.” Predictably, job security concerns were among the highest in eight years of sampling. A majority of Americans said layoffs and unemployment are top concerns in their area and eight in ten say those issues are barriers to homeownership. The Missoula Organization of REALTORS® (MOR) also cites job security as

one of the main obstacles for consumers who are considering whether to buy. In my opinion, there is no doubt that job recovery is needed to get the economy and the real estate market back on track. However, despite employment concerns, Americans continue to believe that owning a home is part of the American Dream, and it is a dream they still strive to achieve. Homeownership has proven to offer many social benefits and is an excellent investment over the long term. At some point in time most people are faced with the decision to either buy a home or continue renting. Renting can make sense for those not yet ready for homeownership for many reasons, but for those in a position to purchase a home it can offer immediate benefits and long-term value. The benefits of owning a home go beyond financial considerations – homeownership is an investment in your future. While financial considerations are certainly important, a lot of today’s buyers are motivated by things beyond just dollars and cents. For many of them, homeownership is a lifestyle choice. They want a place of their own to raise a family, build memories and be part of a larger community. Research suggests that homeownership also strengthens communities. Homeowners are more likely to be involved and engaged in local issues and they move less frequently than renters. Studies show that stronger levels of home-

ownership help to prevent crime, improve childhood education and support neighborhood upkeep. According to the National Association of Realtors® study, “Social Benefits of Homeownership and Stable Housing,” homeowners are more likely to vote and they volunteer time for political and charitable causes more frequently than renters. Buying a home provides families the opportunity to establish roots in a community. It’s also proven to be one of the best ways to long-term wealth, with equity accumulation and tax benefits over time. Data from the Federal Reserve Board shows a typical homeowner’s net worth is 46 times that of a renter’s. And would-be homeowners should also consider the incredible opportunities offered in the current market. The truth is, today’s buyers have a lot of advantages. Inventory is high, prices are affordable and mortgage rates are near 50-year lows. So despite economic hardships, political shifts, and lifestyle changes, one thing we can hang our hat on is that homeownership matters. It matters to families, it matters to the community and it matters to America.

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