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nside Cover Story No Aryan homeland organizers have gained anywhere close to the kind of traction within the larger white supremacist movement as Pioneer Little Europe organizers in Montana have since the fall of 2008, when April Gaede issued the first in a series of public invitations to white supremacists across the country to join her in the Flathead Valley .....................14

News Letters Why must Thanksgiving be so cruel? ..............................................................4 The Week in Review The Poverello Center plans its move .......................................6 Briefs A push to open horse slaughterhouses, new pot raids and more ...................6 Etc. How Missoula County plays it cool with Occupy Missoula..................................7 Up Front A fuel pipe under the Clark Fork is on shaky ground ................................8 Up Front Deficit solutions could spell more hell for green funding..........................9 Ochenski Thanks for nothing, super committee ......................................................10 Range Is the Obama admin hanging small ranchers out to die? ..............................11 Agenda Missoula Food Bank benefits at Fact & Fiction ............................................12

Arts & Entertainment Flash in the Pan Don’t let winter swallow you. Swallow back ................................19 Happiest Hour Bayern Brewing’s organic Groomer ................................................20 8 Days a Week We don’t need no stinking computers.............................................22 Mountain High The Wild and Scenic Film Fest........................................................33 Scope A search for sponsorship in the bottom of a bottle .......................................34 Books Steven Hawley’s Recovering A Lost River reviewed .......................................35 DVD Ski porn to get you in the mood.......................................................................36 Film The prelude to our recession is a thriller .........................................................37 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films ...................................................38

Exclusives Street Talk....................................................................................................................4 In Other News...........................................................................................................13 Classifieds ................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y .................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle....................................................................................................C-7 This Modern World ...............................................................................................C-15

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STREET TALK

by Steele Williams

Asked Sunday, Nov. 20, outside of the Missoula County Courthouse.

What do you think Occupy Missoula has accomplished? Follow-up: If it were up to you, how would you have managed the protest differently?

Austin Epley: As far as I’m concerned, we’re not done here. Revolution is closer than the media wants you to believe. C’mon down! We are busting our asses 24/7 to make this work, so I’d like to see this whole courthouse lawn covered in tents. People should come experience Occupy Missoula instead of just reading about it in newspapers.

Cassandra Kaufman: All I know about this whole Occupy Missoula thing is that something happened in California and now people are protesting here in Missoula. I wouldn’t camp out in the winter when it’s 15 fucking degrees outside, would you? Upgrade! I would have RVs instead of tents, and lots of hot chocolate with schnapps. Fuck tents—it’s not summer, it’s freezing outside. This is not a good time to go camping. Acen Chiles: I grew up in Long Beach after the Rodney King beating, and with minorities being portrayed as outlaws, we had to take a stand for ourselves. Accomplishment-wise, at the very least their voice has been heard. Free speech v. free meal: I would make people wear bracelets that distinguish the real protesters from the people who just want a free meal. I don’t disrespect homeless people, but a bunch of them are taking advantage of this situation. Steve Carpenter: What did Occupy Missoula accomplish? A bunch of smelly people camping out in public. Don’t get me wrong, it does make bums seem more legit, and they’re not asking me for as much of my change. Shat upon: If I were to have managed Occupy Missoula, I would have put a huge latrine in the middle of the courthouse lawn. The idea of shitting on our judicial system sounds awesome. Mark Anderlik: It’s changed the debate in this country from budget deficits to economic justice. In addition, it’s changed the lives of people who’ve been involved. It takes a lot of guts to do what we’re doing. Payin’ it forward: That’s a meaningless question. It’s akin to complaining about getting a bunch of presents for Christmas. This whole situation is a valuable gift to Americans hoping to make a change for our 99 percent. It’s what we do from here that’s important.

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Repository wrangle On Monday, Nov. 28th, thanks to the Lincoln Community Council, a meeting will be held at the Lincoln Community Hall at 7:00 p.m. to give folks a chance to hear from the Department of Environmental Quality and the Forest Service about plans to clean up the Mike Horse mine tailings. It is the sincere hope of my neighbors and I that this meeting will start an open and transparent dialog regarding this difficult situation, and will ultimately result in a decision that will not only protect the Blackfoot River, but also the folks who live and own property in this valley. For those of us living adjacent to, or near Section 35, we hope you will plan on attending and lending your support. Mike Grimes Lincoln

“Gentle Thanksgiving” Many thanks to chefs Tony Underkoffler and Walker Hunter for offering vegan adaptations to their recipes (see “A moveable feast,” Nov. 17, 2011). Giving thanks over a meal that includes the ingredient of animal suffering seems a strange way to express gratitude for our blessings. How many people know that 45 million young Thanksgiving turkeys on industrial farms are de-beaked and de-toed without anesthesia? That they’re forced to stand in their own excrement for their entire, miserable lives, suffering ammonia burns and respiratory distress? That the plumpness so prized on the platter is unnatural obesity that damages their hearts, joints and bones? According to United Poultry Concerns, turkeys frequently suffer such severe, painful lameness that they attempt to walk on their wings to reach food and water. The holidays are here. We’ll feast with our loved ones. We’ll be asked to donate turkeys and hams to help the less fortunate celebrate seasons of gratitude, peace and hope. Houses of worship— and charitable others—will distribute the

bodies of thinking, feeling beings who suffered from birth to death without a moment of relief, kindness or hope…ever. The animal industrial complex has convinced us this is necessary, and good-hearted people will ensure that no member of our own species goes without. But recently, nearly 30 Missoulaarea vegans assembled to enjoy a “Gentle Thanksgiving.” (Special guests were a couple of spirited roosters— turkey proxies—living out their lives at

“How many people know that 45 million young, Thanksgiving turkeys on industrial farms are de-beaked and de-toed without anesthesia?”

New Dawn Montana farmed animal sanctuary.) We dined like royalty and returned home brimming with scrumptious, cruelty-free food and gratitude for each other’s support. If you’d like to explore a just, compassionate lifestyle liberated from the products of animal suffering, please visit Other Nations at OtherNationsJustice.org. Kathleen Stachowski Lolo

We still have the gas station As life-long residents of Moccasin, we feel burdened with the several errors in your recent article (see “Return to sender,” Nov. 17, 2011). There aren’t that many buildings leaning toward collapse (maybe two, and the only one we could find boarded up is the house we grew up in, now owned by my sister). There just aren’t that many buildings. The 90-year-old woman the story mentions is my mother. You reported that she was born in that house, has lived there all her life and has never driven a car, when in fact she was born in Lewistown, raised in Buffalo, graduated high school in Selah, Washington and lived and worked all over Washington State before meeting my father, Cecil Ashcraft. And she drove every car we ever owned. Sure, that post office is convenient for our family, but its economic viability has long since been outlived. We had assumed that it would close once the current postmistress reached retirement age. It served the large farming population well for more than 100 years (my uncle worked the 100-plus-mile rural route for 26 of those years), but now there is no one to serve—kind of like my payphone business. I am amazed at the number of people who know where Moccasin is. I am continually surprised by the number of people who relate to the Moccasin Pump as the only cheery spot on the road between Billings and Great Falls and the number of people who know the place, have lived here or own land in the Judith Basin. Anyone who has visited or driven through relates to that lit-up pump, and will surely remember it long after the post office is gone. It even made the cover of Montana Magazine years ago. Joe Ashcroft Ketchikan, Alaska

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The Indy’s anti-wolf bias You sound excited for a wolf-trapping season! (see “Those wily wolves,” Nov. 17, 2011). Don’t let your bias get in the way of your words, for heaven’s sake. The horror wolves endure in Idaho is followed closely by Montana’s “management.” What a way to treat an endangered species. I’ve read the Independent since the early 1990s and

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have seen a slow decline in liberal writing. Time for me to quit picking up your little mag—full of anti-wolf bias. Posted on November 18, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

Thank a hunter Let me ask you wolf lovers a question: Do you love them enough to adopt a few so they won’t be shot or trapped?

Let them live in your yard and you feed them out of your pocket. We hunters are tired of feeding them out of our pockets. We’ve paid for all the deer, elk, moose, sheep and goats in Montana. Yes, you read that right. Hunters have paid for all the wildlife management for decades. What have you paid for? Posted on November 21, 2011 at 12:15 a.m.

Grizzly Basketball This Week:

Saturday, Nov. 26th @ 7pm Montana vs. Long Beach State

Thursday, Dec. 1 @ 7 pm Montana vs. San Francisco

Lady Griz Basketball This Week:

Wednesday, Nov. 30 @ 7pm Montana vs. Utah State Please bring a food donation to any Grizzly Athletics event to help support the Student Athletic Advisory Committee’s food drive!

Do You Know What To Do With These? Ace Hardware, Home Depot, and Lowes recycle unbroken cfl bulbs from homes at no charge. Compact fluorescent bulbs use 75% less energy and reduce mercury and global warming emissions from power plants. But these bulbs do contain small amounts of mercury, and should be recycled - not thrown away. Or try LED bulbs, which do not contain mercury and save even more energy! LEDs are long-lasting, efficient and are becoming very affordable. Also try LED Christmas lights: They don't break, use a fraction of the energy and stay cooler, reducing fire hazard! Ace Hardware accepts mercury thermostats for recycling. Save energy by replacing your old mercury thermostat with an energy-saving programmable one. But the old thermostats contain significant amounts of mercury, and should be recycled - never thrown away. Why is it important to properly dispose of products containing mercury? ·Mercury is toxic – especially for young children and pregnant women. ·Builds up in fish that we eat when it is released to the environment. ·Some household products contain significant amounts of mercury (fossil fuel power plants release the most mercury, however).

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The Missoula County Elections Office recounts ballots cast in the Ward 2 race for City Council the week before. After ballots are hand-counted, Ward 2 incumbent Pam Walzer loses by five votes to political newcomer Adam Hertz.

• Thursday, November 17 Missoula’s Poverello Center, a homeless shelter, announces that it will move from its downtown location to the Trail’s End site on West Broadway. The announcement comes at the end of a long and at times contentious process in which Westside residents expressed concern about having the shelter in their neighborhood.

• Friday, November 18 The Missoula Fire Department responds to an early morning blaze at 100 Sentinel Street. The fire spread from the first floor and into the home’s attic. Despite heavy smoke, all five occupants are evacuated and no injuries are reported. The fire causes an estimated $75,000 worth of damage.

• Saturday, November 19 The University of Montana Grizzlies crush the Montana State University Bobcats 36-10 in the 111th “Brawl of the Wild.” The trouncing is so brutal that bundled-up Cat fans file out of Bozeman’s frigid Bobcat Stadium with several minutes remaining in the game.

Bill Jennings finds a line through a foot of fresh in the “Lucky Friday Glades” at Lookout Pass Saturday, Nov. 19.

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• Sunday, November 20 A 44-year-old woman from Missoula dies after rolling her vehicle off I-90 and into a ditch near Superior at approximately 9:30 a.m. The woman, Tamara Lemeza, is not wearing her seatbelt and is partially ejected from the car. Her 13-year-old daughter is treated and released from the hospital.

• Monday, November 21 The Missoula City Council selects Kathleen Jenks, a former prosecutor for the Montana Attorney General’s Office, to replace outgoing municipal judge Donald Louden, who resigns this month after more than two decades of service. Jenks beat out seven other candidates for the post.

• Tuesday, November 22 A “deeply disappointed” U.S. Sen. Max Baucus blasts conservatives on the deficit reduction super committee, which deadlocked Monday when Republicans refused to increase taxes on the wealthy. Baucus was appointed two months ago to the special committee charged with trimming $1.2 trillion from the nation’s budget.

By the time the lights go down, the crowd has mostly filled the floor level of the Wilma Theater. There are bearded men in leather jackets, cleanshaven men with thick-rimmed glasses and pierced ears, and women in form-accentuating jeans with bedazzled patterns encrusted on the butt pockets. There are co-eds and hipsters and ex-bikers and a herd of little kids who chase each other up and down the aisles, more or less dressed for church. Dim stage lights illuminate a bassist who leans back on his heels and begins playing what sounds like the opening bars of “Sweet Emotion.” Then the rest of the band joins in: distorted guitars, driving double kick drum and a whirring synth line. The crowd is moving now. At first heads bob and hops sway and then, in a cascade, people raise their arms toward the ceiling. It’s 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. Lion’s Den Ministries was founded in 2008 by Pastor John Meek. A long time Missoula resident, Pastor John, as he’s called by members, wanted to provide worshippers with a non-denominational forum to learn the Gospel without the “rules and

regulations” of more traditional services. In the beginning, his services were held in rented motel space on West Broadway, but it wasn’t long before they needed a bigger venue, he says. The Wilma was reluctant at first, mostly because of the unusual hours. But eventually management agreed, and the Lion’s Den moved in this past August. Since then, Pastor John says, the ministry has only grown. Typical turnouts see about 400 worshippers. Asked why he picked the Wilma, Pastor John is ready: “Because Jesus was a friend of sinners…He taught about being close to sinners.” On Oct. 2, the Lion’s Den staff became aware that not only would they be sharing a space with sinners, they’d also be cleaning up after them. Not more than seven hours before, the Wilma hosted the Insane Clown Posse and the wonderment that goes along with the rap group whose fans, known as Juggalos, were included in the FBI’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. “After the show, there were like three inches of standing pop in the pit,” explains Dave Meek, Pastor John’s son and the aforementioned bass player. “There was a lot of cleaning up that morning.” Jamie Rogers

Marijuana The raids just keep a-comin’ It’s dark inside Big Sky Health’s Reserve Street cannabis dispensary two days after law enforcement raided it along with 11 Western Montana businesses and homes owned by people suspected of drug trafficking. “I’ve had patients coming in all day today,” says Scarlet Ford, who works at Patty P’s Smoke Shop, next door to the now-shuttered Big Sky dispensary. Since the raid, Ford says, she’s been fielding inquiries from bewildered Big Sky patients who are asking where to go for medicine. “It’s really sad,” she says. Last week’s raids marked the second such law enforcement action this year. The first occurred March 14 as the federal government, assisted by state and local law enforcement, executed 26 criminal search warrants for cannabis operations across Montana. The raids leave caregivers, patients and others like Ford, who earn a living in the state’s medical marijuana industry, craving legal predictability. “It just seems like nobody knows what’s going on,” Ford says.

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After the Montana Legislature this year significantly altered the state’s 2004 Medical Marijuana Act, the issue of how best to administer cannabis as medicine has been mired in state courts. The federal government, however, is actively policing Montana’s cannabis industry. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, last week’s raids came on the heels of a 12-month investigation. “Sufficient probable cause was established to support that the premises were involved in illegal and large-scale trafficking of marijuana,” the statement explains. U.S. Attorney’s Office Spokeswoman Jessica Fehr declined to comment further on the investigation. As the federal government gets tough on marijuana, Montana is not the only state grappling with regulatory uncertainty. Prosecutors in California are warning dispensaries to shut down or be charged. That threat prompted members of the California cannabis industry to file multiple lawsuits Nov. 7 seeking to halt federal action. The nonprofit Cannabis Defense Coalition, meanwhile, reports that the Drug Enforcement Administration raided more than a dozen dispensaries in Washington Nov. 15, including providers in Rochester, Tacoma and Seattle. In Montana, Cannabis Industry Association President Ed Docter says he’s outraged that his state’s elected representatives seem to be standing idly by while the federal government tramples the will of Montana voters who approved the state’s Medical Marijuana Act. “Our governor needs to stop the medical marijuana program,” he says, “or kick the feds out.” Jessica Mayrer

Legislation Hankering for horsemeat Ed Butcher, a former Montana legislator from Winifred, says he was recently given a two-year-old filly by a rancher who could no longer take care of her. But Butcher’s not sure he can tend the horse either. “I’m probably going to have to knock a couple horses in the head that would have been taken care of,” he says, “because we’re getting too many horses, and you can’t sell them. If they’re not useful, you got to get rid of them. That’s the dilemma that’s facing ranchers all over.” A solution is on the way. On Nov. 18, President Obama signed an appropriations bill that includes a measure, championed by Sen. Max Baucus, to end a ban on domestic horse slaughter. “In Montana, we’ve seen some sad cases of horse abandonment and neglect as owners struggle

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in this tough economy,” Baucus said in a statement. “Now we can fight to revive the jobs shipped to Canada and Mexico as a result of this ban along with making sure injured and sick horses are not abandoned or subject to inhumane treatment.” The Congressional Budget Office reported earlier this year that since 2006—when Congress began prohibiting the use of federal funds to inspect horses destined for food, which effectively banned horse slaughter—U.S. horse exports for slaughter increased by 148 and 660 percent to Canada and Mexico, respectively. As a Republican representative, Butcher promoted the construction of a horse slaughter facility in Montana despite the federal ban, and he’s still at

it. He says he has investors lined up who want to send Montana horsemeat to Asian markets. But before building a local slaughter facility, which Butcher believes would cost at least $4 million, he says Montana horses will be sent to existing facilities in neighboring states “just to get the market going.” All of this galls animal rights groups, including the Humane Society, which has made ending “barbaric” horse slaughter for human consumption one of its top priorities. But Butcher argues that a regulated slaughter facility is more humane than shooting horses in the head and leaving them to coyotes, which he says many ranchers find themselves doing. “You got so many ignorant people out there who think they’re saving a horse when all they’re doing is creating a lot of misery for the poor damned horse.” Matthew Frank

Wolves Watch your step Idaho’s first wolf-trapping season officially kicked off Nov. 15 throughout much of the state’s

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panhandle. In response to dramatic elk declines, Idaho Fish and Game is hoping that the addition of trapping to this wolf hunt will help boost harvests this winter. If it doesn’t go as planned, officials are prepared to extend trapping beyond the season’s March 31 end-date. Much of the area now open to wolf trapping in Idaho lies just over the Montana border. While Idaho big game manager Jon Rachael hopes trappers will place traps cautiously, he says his agency is “very concerned” about catching non-target species. Considering the size of leghold traps allowed—up to nine inches—that list of potential non-targets includes bears, mountain lions, elk, moose and wolverines. “Nine inches is a very large trap,” Rachael says. “Most of the traps are closer to the sevenand-a-half to eight inch range. I believe the ones our research folks use are just over seven inches.” For John Grove, a board member with Friends of the Bitterroot, the concern goes beyond wild non-targets. Many folks from Ravalli County recreate over the border in Idaho during the winter, he says. They frequently have dogs with them that might unwittingly run into leghold traps that could hold an elk. “Hell, with a wolf trap, that’s the end,” Grove says. “Bust their legs and everything else. It seems to me that if there’s one thing that’s going to ensure that the initiative passes to outlaw all trapping on public lands, it’s the push to trap wolves.” The last Montanans for Trap-Free Public Lands initiative fell over 1,000 signatures short of making the 2010 ballot. Grove raises the same argument against wolf trapping that he does against wolf hunting: “There’s no scientific evidence that wolves are even doing that much harm.” But Rachael counters that the districts Idaho has focused its wolftrapping season on have so few elk that hunters have nearly abandoned them. Idaho Fish and Game has advised trappers to stick to remote backcountry areas and to call wildlife personnel should they catch a non-target animal. The reality, Rachael says, is that non-target captures can’t be entirely avoided no matter how hard the state and each trapper tries. “Trappers want to maintain a good image,” he says. “They don’t want to catch non-targets, they don’t want to catch pets, they don’t want people running into their traps.” Since last week, Rachael reports, one wolf has been successfully trapped in Idaho. Alex Sakariassen

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The average cost of a Thanksgiving feast for 10, according to the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, which says this year’s meal will cost Americans $5.73 more than it did in 2010.

etc. The Occupy movement continues to get beat like a nerd in dodgeball. Protesters in Toronto’s St. James Park received eviction notices this week. Students at UC Davis got a taste of pepper-spray, resurrecting images of the bludgeon-fest by police at UC Berkley earlier this month. Even the first hub of Occupy activity, at New York’s Zuccotti Park, was violently ousted last week. Yet the Occupation drags on in the rural U.S. with nary a scuffle. Until Sunday night’s eviction notice, Occupy Colorado Springs had only minor brush-ups with a heckler. Occupy Tucson has nurtured allies on the city council. The Alaska Dispatch quoted Fairbanks Mayor Jerry Cleworth recently saying he’s “not losing any sleep” over protesters in tents. These Occupations aren’t appearing in YouTube videos depicting police baton practice. Local governments in places like Boise and Fairbanks have so far holstered the pepper-spray in favor of a much more effective tool: patience. It’s been about two months since the first tents bloomed outside Missoula’s courthouse. County officials have had plenty of reason to boot the squatters, yet there they are, fewer in number but perhaps stronger in resolve, braving early winter to champion a cause whose message is at once revolutionary and confusing. “It’s a difficult position for the county,” says chief financial officer Andrew Czorny. “We recognize their First Amendment rights to assemble, so we’re trying to observe those as best we can and maintain communication with the Occupy movement.” Czorny isn’t sure what the protesters are asking for, but he does know that their presence has jeopardized county workers. The Occupy encampment port-a-potties were removed in early November and the county noted feces and urine on the courthouse lawn shortly after. Staff had to be inoculated following their cleanup work, Czorny says. So the county supplied the protesters with a port-apotty to ensure the safety of county workers. Missoula County is aware that, through public complaints or additional Occupation mishaps, they may reach a tipping point with the protesters. But Czorny adds that they’re watching the national news and learning that patience is probably key. “The protesters would almost like to see the heavy hand used, to gain more media attention,” he says. “We just don’t want to give that to them.”

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More pipeline worries This time they’re in Missoula’s backyard by Jessica Mayrer

Even before the Silvertip pipeline in eastern Montana ruptured in July, sending more than 40,000 gallons of crude oil into the Yellowstone River, Missoula officials were casting a wary eye much closer to home, toward the Yellowstone pipeline. Now, new data confirms that they’ve had reason to be worried. The Clark Fork River is migrating. What was once a side channel between Milltown and Turah now carries nearly the entire flow of what is at times a wild and rushing river. The expanded channel flows just 2 feet 9 inches above the Yellowstone pipeline. Federal regulations require that pipelines at river crossings be buried at least four feet under most riverbeds. “We’re very concerned about this crossing,” says Missoula Valley Water Quality District Division Supervisor Peter Nielsen. “It’s time to think about this and be prudent and get this thing fixed.” The 556-mile long Yellowstone pipeline carries as much as 66,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel and jet fuels daily from ConocoPhillips’s Billings refinery into Missoula before it’s transported to Idaho and Washington to fuel local communities along the way. Missoula County officials fear that at the Yellowstone line’s current depth, ice jams and next spring’s runoff could make it more vulnerable to “scouring,” which occurs when sediments are pushed downstream, essentially removing the pipeline’s buffer and leaving it vulnerable to fastmoving debris. A failure at the Turah Crossing would endanger the river and, potentially, Missoula’s downstream aquifer. “That, obviously, is a concern, because that’s where some of the big production wells are for the community,” Nielsen says. “We have a potential impact on our sole-source aquifer and our drinking water supply as well, if you have a major release…Gasoline, in particular—you’re going to have potential contamination with substances that are in gasoline like benzene, which is a cancer-causing agent.” Those concerns prompted the Missoula Board of County Commissioners last week to advise Yellowstone Pipe Line

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Co., the line’s operator, managed by ConocoPhillips, that if repairs aren’t made before spring, the county wants it shut down. “It would be in Missoula’s best interest and everyone’s best interest to shut it down if they can’t get it fixed,” says Missoula County Commissioner Michelle Landquist. Missoula County is asking Yellowstone Pipe Line to bury the line deeper under the river to better protect it from scouring.

aware of Missoula County’s concerns and will work to address them. “ConocoPhillips plans to add additional cover, before the spring, to protect the pipeline,” she says. “We will take their suggestions under advisement.” According to Federal Department of Transportation data, the Silvertip pipeline outside of Billings was buried at least five feet under the Yellowstone River when it suffered a breach. That break is still under investigation. However, Montana Department of Environmental Quality Director Richard Opper, who chairs Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s newly appointed Oil Pipeline Safety Review Council, charged with evaluating pipeline vulnerabilities in the wake of the Silvertip accident, says that scouring likely played a role. “I would guess that it’s no accident that the pipeline broke during the highest water flow in one of the highest flooding years I’ve seen since I’ve been in Montana for over 30 years,” he says. On Nov. 15, the Oil Safety Review Council—composed of Opper, Mary Sexton from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and Department of Transportation Director Tim Reardon— examined preliminary findings from the Montana River Crossing Study. The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Photo by Chad Harder charged with regulating fuel lines, compiled the report. New directional drilling technology is The Turah crossing of the Clark Fork significantly more advanced than the River is one of several needing repairs. methods employed when most of Seven major river crossings are vulnerable Montana’s pipelines were entrenched. It’s currently, according to the report, as are capable of burying lines 25 feet under hundreds of smaller ones across Montana riverbed. According to the commissioners’ and Wyoming. letter, “Directional drilling appears to be The PHMSA is threatening to shut the only acceptable long-term solution to lines down if repairs aren’t complete place pipe deep enough to protect it from before spring. In the hustle to get lines up scour.” to snuff before the snow melts, Missoula The county also states in the letter that County wants to make sure the Turah it wants Yellowstone Pipe Line to install crossing is prioritized. motorized shutoff valves, capable of stem“They’ve got pipelines all over the ming the flow of fuel if a pipeline fails. place that have problems, and there’s only “Installation of a motorized bloc valve and so many companies in the world that do this check valve may be the most effective short- work,” Nielsen says. “It’s a vulnerable spot. term measure that YPL can implement to We’re not comfortable with it going through protect against a catastrophic failure.” spring runoff in its current state.” ConocoPhillips spokeswoman Romelia Hinojosa says the company is jmayrer@missoulanews.com

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Cutting the green Conservationists fear a bigger hit in deficit reduction by Alex Sakariassen

The nation’s 12-member deficit-reduc- these programs all the time,” says Deer he says. The state has secured an estimated tion super committee officially admitted Lodge rancher Kathy Hadley. Montana had $408 million from the fund for conservadefeat this week. Democrats claimed their more than 2.8 million acres in the tion over the last 40 years. That money has Republican counterparts refused to Conservation Reserve Program last year, allowed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans Hadley says, providing payment to farmers to purchase the largest conservation easeto help ease the country’s financial woes, who leave private land fallow to preserve ment in the lower 48—more than 12,000 while Republicans said Democrats were too soil and water quality. Roughly 600 farmers acres—to protect grizzly habitat on the gun-shy on Medicare and Medicaid reform. signed on to the Environmental Quality Rocky Mountain Front. The Blackfoot So the debate about how to trim $1.2 Incentives Program in 2010, and the state Challenge has turned to the LWCF to coortrillion from the U.S. deficit continues—but received $22 million for projects and tech- dinate the purchase of thousands of acres the super committee’s failure comes as par- nical assistance, allowing those farmers to of former Plum Creek land in the Blackfoot ticularly troubling news for conservation- improve irrigation efficiency and prevent Valley. This year, House Republicans proposed as much as an 80 percent reduction ists who had hoped that the specially soil erosion. assigned congressional body might be able “There’s a lot of money at stake,” to the LWCF, which is funded entirely by to safeguard some environmental funding. Hadley emphasizes. “We’re in the offshore oil and gas revenues. Members of Congress also pushed for In Montana, those concerns stretch Conservation Stewardship Program. In from the banks of the Blackfoot River to the the last two years, more than 750 as much as a $40 million reduction in Tribal crop fields and ranch lands that dot the Montana farmers and ranchers signed up Wildlife grants this year, another avenue of federal funding that constate. Federal funding for servationists fear will wind conservation has already up on the deficit chopping been reduced by twoblock. The grants have prothirds in the last three vided the financial backdecades, to about 0.6 bone for numerous efforts percent of the entire on the Flathead Indian federal budget, says Reservation, including the National Wildlife costly big game monitorFe d e r a t i o n’ s D a v i d ing and wildlife corridor Dittloff. There’s just not enhancements like the that much left to cut. overpass on Highway 93. Dittloff and some Tribes “don’t have of his colleagues in the Photo by Chad Harder money to pull this stuff conservation community have been acting Tribal biologists on the Flathead reservation monitor grizzly off,” Dittloff says. “They don’t have nearly as much largely on speculation bears in a program that depends partly on federal funding. money coming in from since the super committee began its work two months ago. The for that program,” which “really pays to hunting and fishing license dollars as FWP NWF even went so far as to release a implement conservation practices on does. They don’t have general revenues to put into that kind of thing. This is one of report this month entitled “Conservation your private lands.” Hadley says she used her involvement the few places where they can look to fund Works: How Congress Can Lower the Deficit and Protect Wildlife and Public to install fences around riparian areas along some of the good things they’re doing.” Health,” with the goal of educating the the Clark Fork River and enhance grazing With the super committee throwing public on what types of federal conserva- rotation on her ranch. Without well-funded in the towel, there’s a greater likelihood financial incentives, she says, she doubts that a series of automatic cuts will take tion programs may now be at risk. Those suspicions seem well founded. many farmers can afford such conservation place across the government’s entire Republicans in the House have repeatedly practices. budget. The NWF, in a blog response to Meanwhile, Dittloff worries about the the committee’s failure this week, launched attacks on funding for conservation in 2011. Many seem to believe that gut- ripple effect of even deeper cuts to conser- lamented that Congress lost the chance ting whole departments such as the vation funding. He points to the Farm Bill’s to close a number of tax loopholes for oil Environmental Protection Agency would be Conservation Reserve Program as a boon and gas interests. a prudent way to help defuse the nation’s for hunters in the state. Removing sensitive There’s still a chance that Congress can farmland from production improves habi- come up with a more focused and refined financial crisis. What may actually be at risk, Dittloff tat for deer, elk and other species, he points solution before the automatic cuts go into says, are a series of programs that benefit not out. Hadley, who hunts upland game birds effect. That could play in conservationists’ only the environment but also farmers, in eastern and north central Montana, says favor—or it could, as Dittloff fears, give ranchers, sportsmen and recreationists. As that much of the publicly accessible private opponents of such funding another opporoutlined in the NWF report, the U.S. Farm land in the state’s Block Management tunity to gut what they don’t like. “We’re not saying that no conservation Bill is one of the largest sources of federal Program is also part of the CRP—and makes programs should be cut,” Dittloff says. “We funding for conservation in the country— for great hunting. The cuts that Dittloff fears will be made just think it’s inappropriate for conservaroughly $4 billion annually. 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How to bat 0 Thanks for nothing, super committee It’s Thanksgiving and while Montanans have much to be thankful for even in these tough economic conditions, one thing we won’t have to do is shower gratitude on members of the congressional super committee charged with cutting federal spending. After months of work, we can thank them for exactly nothing—which is what they accomplished. Let’s not beat around the bush here. This equally balanced committee of Republicans and Democrats was somehow supposed to come up with a Master Plan to save the nation. Our own Max Baucus was on it. The committee was a bad idea to start with since it shortcuts normal congressional procedure and seriously limits public input. But it was created as part of the sorry deal reached between the White House and Congress during the bitter debate on extending the debt ceiling late last summer. Its goal, so we were told, was to chop $1.2 trillion in federal spending with the proviso that should it fail to do so, a series of budget cuts would automatically kick in. But of course, nothing in Washington, D.C., works the way it’s supposed to in these days of rancorous partisan battles. Republicans wanted to chop spending. Democrats wanted the spending cuts matched with increased revenues, primarily by closing certain tax loopholes, reducing subsidies to certain industries like oil and gas, and raising taxes on the wealthy. Almost immediately and predictably, what should have been a very serious public debate about where and how we could bring the nation’s budget back into some semblance of sustainability broke down into the old, tired puppet show we’ve been served for years. Democrats were labeled “tax and spend” and Republicans were criticized for protecting the wealthy at the expense of the populace and continuing to pour money down the black hole of military adventurism. To hide their diplomatic insufficiencies from the public, the committee decided its best ploy was to close its proceedings to virtually everyone except the members and to prevent them from speaking openly about

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what was being done behind those thick closed doors. Once that happened, enormous amounts of cash from a variety of special interests began to flow to the campaign coffers of the committee members as those interests sought to protect their slice of the federal pork pie. Health care, pharmaceuticals and the military-industrial complex all opened up the taps to let what is called “the mother’s milk of politics” flow from their pockets to the waiting hands of committee members.

To hide their diplomatic insufficiencies from the public, the committee decided its best ploy was to close its proceedings to virtually everyone except the members. Rather than have an open and inclusive debate on the direction the country should take to stabilize the economy, restore our financial bond rating and meet the needs of the citizenry, we were given exactly zero opportunity to participate in the discussion. For the taxpaying public, without whose revenues the super committee would have nothing to spend or cut, there was no room at the table. What we got instead was Baucus telling us how hard the committee was working, how confident he was that they would succeed and how tough he was fighting for Montanans’ best interests while seeking a “balanced” solution. What trickled out from under the closed doors was anything but. When the original debt ceiling deal was struck, Social Security, Medicare and

Medicaid were exempted from the “automatic” budget cuts that are supposed to kick in by 2013. In seeking “balance,” however, suddenly those foundational programs into which people have paid their entire lives were open to what were called “adjustments.” Since the public was entirely excluded, however, it was impossible to know either the extent of what was being considered or to provide meaningful and specific input to the committee reflecting the concerns of the populace. In the meantime, the automatic cuts to military spending were already being denounced by officials of the same Obama administration that cut the original debt ceiling deal. Leon Panetta, the new Secretary of Defense, began a wailing and gnashing of teeth about how a mere 10 percent cut in military spending over 10 years would “hollow out” America’s military. Pure, unadulterated hogwash—to say nothing of a complete reversal of what appeared to be Obama’s previous commitment to begin to rein in our bloated military budgets. When it looked like the super committee would be a super failure, members of Congress began to put forth bills to change the “automatic” cuts to military spending— and so we were treated to a classic example of Congressional bait-and-switch. Ironically, some progressive members of Congress are overjoyed the committee failed because they feared more Democratic giveaways in foolish and futile efforts to appease Republican demands for cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Baucus, in comments to the press following the collapse of the committee, offered these words: “I’ve got ideas. I have to think it through.” Take comfort from that if you can. Meanwhile, having been excluded from any semblance of meaningful participation, the public gets to enjoy a forest of partisan finger pointing on Thanksgiving Day. 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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Is this Obama’s fault, too?

Book by Joe Masteroff Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Based on a play by Miklos Laszlo

Small cattlemen are sacrificed to the big boys

Originally directed and produced on Broadway by Harold Prince in association with Lawrence N. Kasha and Phillip C. McKenna

by Stephanie Paige Ogburn

When four companies control 80 percent of the supply in a marketplace, even the most conservative economists would admit there’s a high potential for market manipulation. This is the case in the world of meatpacking today, where four giant packers— Tyson, Cargill, JBS and National Beef—rule the market. And that is why, last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture floated preliminary rules that would limit the ability of these companies to discriminate against small cattle producers. The final version of these rules, however, leaves ranchers as powerless as before and some of them, like Colorado rancher Mike Callicrate, downright irate. “We always lose. If we win, we still lose, because these big corporations get the final vote. They own this government,” says Callicrate, who participated in a price-fixing lawsuit against Tyson and who has led efforts to reform the meatpacker monopoly. Fred Stokes, a Mississippi cow-calf producer, helped found the Organization for Competitive Markets, a group working to ensure farmers and ranchers have access to open, competitive markets. When he heard that USDA dropped any attempt to reform its rules, he almost couldn’t believe what happened. “[The USDA told us] ‘I understand your situation, I feel your pain.’ What happened to all that?” Until this final version was released, cattlemen believed the new rules might even the playing field—getting them the same prices for their cattle as the prices that owners of big feedlots routinely get from the packers. Last year, the USDA held a series of listening sessions, during which they expressed sympathy with farmers struggling against corporate market manipulation. As late as this summer, Secretary of

Agriculture Tom Vilsack stood strong for the proposed rules, even in front of powerful packer groups like the American Meat Institute, which took him to task for changes they believed would loosen their members’ viselike grip on the meatpacking industry. Then the new rules were issued, and they failed to include the changes that would benefit small cattle producers.

The Obama administration may have feared the meatpackers’ PR juggernaut would generate negative reactions in farm states like Iowa. What happened? The Agriculture Department takes its cues from the Obama administration, and staffers there, who have also forced the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back many of its progressive initiatives, may have feared the meatpackers’ PR juggernaut would generate negative reactions in swing farm states like Iowa. Though conservatives in Congress fought any change in the rules, the Agriculture Department’s sudden abandonment of the proposed reforms was startling. Even trade publications that frequently advocate for agribusiness remarked upon the overt influence demonstrated by the

meat industry in the sudden switch. “Fundamentally, I think what happened is Obama surrounded himself with a lot of people—corporate Democrats—who have a lot of bad ideas,” says Dave Murphy, an Iowa rural organizer whose group, Food Democracy Now!, was founded just after the 2008 election. Murphy says he supported Obama in the state’s caucus in 2007 because Obama campaigned on reforming the big packers and cracking down on pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. The number of hog farmers in Iowa has dropped from 23,000 to 8,300 in the last 17 years as its hog sector has transformed into giant farms with huge environmental footprints. The number of independent cow-calf producers has also declined, by over 25 percent in the past 30 years. Hog and chicken farmers have lost numbers at even steeper rates, because the packers already fully control their industries, and low prices have driven many out of business. What remains are the factory farms. Many cow-calf producers still work on what might be called the “family farm” level: A couple, their kids and maybe a hired hand or two, whose primary income comes from growing a small or mediumsized amount of food and selling it into the marketplace for others to eat. Looking at the trend lines, though, one has to conclude that the era of the small livestock farmer is just about over. And the Obama administration’s actions just accelerated that era’s demise.

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I can promise you one thing: You will get tired of people asking you to donate to their cause this holiday season. It’s okay, though. I’m sure all of the people looking for a hand up are simply welching ne’er-do-wells, what with the scads of jobs and unprecedented wage levels in the area. Besides, most of us are pretty busy looking out for ourselves anywho, counting our change, sweating the bills. But what if you got a little something for helping some peeps out? You’d do it, right? NPR gives you tote bags and coffee mugs. That seems to work. Well, here you go. The good folks down at Fact and Fiction are donating the entirety of their sales on Fri., Nov. 25 and Sat., Nov. 26 to the Missoula Food Bank. That’s right. The $15.95 you spend on a book will directly aid a family in your town. So you head downtown and get a book and you feel pretty good about yourself because you’re one of the good ones.

However, The Calemandar is going to ask you to go one better. He’s going to ask you to go one better because he knows that you’ll follow through. Here it is: You go down to Fact and Fiction. You buy a book. You take that book home and wrap it up. You donate that book to any of the charities that accept holiday donations—Toys for Tots and the YMCA come to mind. See what you did there? You’ve encouraged a small local business to help out the community. You’ve helped feed some folks who could use the help. And you’ve given someone an unexpected gift. Most importantly, you’ve shown that you are a decent, altruistic human being. That wasn’t so hard, was it? Fact and Fiction donates the proceeds from the day’s sales to the Missoula Food Bank on Fri., Nov. 25 and Sat., Nov 26. 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881.

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The Kiwanis Club of Missoula is looking for some little lady ballers in grades six to eight to join up and play some hoops. The season runs Jan. 9–Mar. 24. Register by Thu., Dec. 1. Free. missoulakiwanis.org.

The Northern Rockies Rising Tide has weekly meetings this and every Tue. at at Freecycles, 732 S. First St. W. at 6:00 PM, where participants fight climate change through grassroots resistance.

YWCA Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts YWCA Support Groups for women every Tue. from 6:30–8 PM. An American Indian-led talking circle is also available, along with age-appropriate children’s groups. Free. Call 543-6691.

Practice being peaceful in a world of differences during the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center’s Intercultural Dialogue Group, a monthly meeting that aims to bring together people from various backgrounds for an afternoon of conversation and peacemaking, every last Fri. of the month at 4:30 PM in the library of the Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Call Betsy at 5433955 or e-mail peace@jrpc.org for more info.

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Double Trouble in Recovery is holding an organizational meeting for their new 12-step group for folks that have mental health and addiction issues. Winds of Change Recovery Mall, 2811 Latimer St. 3 PM. Free. Call 728-2038 for more info.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 28 You won’t get bloody, buddy, when you donate blood at the Red Cross. 2401 Reserve St., Ste. 6. 2–6 PM. The Intuitive Empowerment Institute hosts the New Moon Female Creative Energy Workshop, which examines what it means to give as a a woman. 725 W. Alder. 6–8 PM. $10. When it comes to arm wrestling, winner takes it all, loser takes the fall, according to Sammy Hagar. See what the life is all about at the Garden City Lady Arm Wrestlers (GCLAW) informational meeting at the Missoula Public Library, small meeting room. 7:30 PM. Call (703) 409-3916 for more info.

Hey, it’s not a bottle of ketchup! Head to the Birds & Bees’ Sexual Finesse Workshop with Dr. Lindsey Doe, held in collaboration with the UM Women’s Resource Center, and learn how to make scroggin’ into something more dignified. 7–8 PM. Free with a food bank donation. aboutsexuality.org.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 Talk transit with the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee, which meets the first Thu. of every month. Join them at 10 AM at the Missoula Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine. The City Life Community Center is holding its 10th Annual City Life Benefit Auction to benefit its super-fun teen hangout (paintball!). Cost is $100 per couple but that gets you a $75 credit towards an auction item. 6 PM. For tickets and more info go to citylifemt.com.

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 - When a man entered a bank in New Castle, Del., and handed a teller a hold-up note, she told him she couldn’t make out what it said and asked him to rewrite it. Instead, he left empty-handed. Police spotted a man fitting the suspect’s description and arrested Thomas J. Love, 40. (Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV) State police said brothers Alexander Jones, 25, and Benjamin Jones, 24, spent several weeks using a blowtorch to dismantle a 70-year-old bridge near New Castle, Pa. Then they hauled away 15.5 tons of steel to a scrap dealer, hoping to cash in on the demand for metal. Instead, they received only $5,100 because the demand for steel had dropped recently. What’s more, when the recycler heard about the bridge theft, he notified authorities. “They saw it as an opportunity to make money,” Trooper Randolph Guy said. “But that’s not much money for the work they did.” (Wall Street Journal) WHEN eHARMONY FAILS - Authorities accused Robbie Suhr, 48, of disguising himself by wearing dark clothes and a mask, then attacking a 26-year-old exchange student living with Suhr, his wife and their two children in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Police said Suhr told them he wanted to be in a relationship with the woman and that he “intended to tie her up while masked, leave the area and then return as himself to rescue her.” The woman had stepped outside for a smoke when the masked man appeared. “She fought back, and the suspect eventually gave up the attack and fled from the garage,” police Sgt. Peter Jung said. (Milwaukee’s WTMJ-TV) LASTING IMPRESSION - Detailed photos of the moon’s surface, taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter from an altitude of 13 to 15 miles, revealed that Apollo astronauts who visited the moon from 1969 to 1972 left behind buggy ruts in the surface and trash that included discarded backpacks, the bottom parts of three lunar landers, packing material and an insulation blanket. Arizona State University geology professor Mark Robinson, the orbiter’s chief scientist, predicted it would take 10 million to 100 million years for dust to cover signs of the astronauts’ landings. (Associated Press) EXTREME MAKEOVERS - A promotion by Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino offered Trump One Card holders the chance to win $25,000 worth of botox treatments, cheek implants, facelifts, breast augmentation, tummy tucks or liposuction. “Many people have something they want to change—a nip and tuck here, a lift there—but the cost of these procedures can be quite costly,” Kathleen McSweeney, Trump Entertainment Resorts senior vice president of marketing, said. “We wanted to change the face of a typical casino promotion, and with this one we are literally doing it.” (Reuters) A Tokyo dental clinic began offering a procedure aimed at giving men and women an “imperfect” look to make them more attractive to the opposite sex. The theory behind Dental Salon Plaisir’s Tsuke-yaeba—Stick-on Crooked Teeth—is that classic good looks intimidate suitors, whereas ordinarylooking people are more approachable. Tsuke-yaeba, which involves applying crooked false teeth over real teeth with glue, costs upwards of $390. (CNN) California inventor Gregg Homer announced the development of a 20-second procedure that turns brown eyes blue by using a computer-guided laser to break down the brown pigment. “People like the depth of a light eye,” he said, citing a poll conducted by his Stroma Medical firm that found 17.5 percent would have the procedure, which is irreversible and costs $5,000. (New York’s Daily News) SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED - Missing work to stay at home waiting for deliveries and service calls is costing American workers $37.7 billion this year, according to a survey by IBOPE-Zogby. Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they spent more than four hours waiting. More than a quarter said they lost wages from waiting at home for appointments, and half used a sick day or vacation day. Most— 57 percent—said they spent the most time waiting for the cable guy. (CNN) RECKLESS DRIVING - Sheriff’s deputies responding to a call of a couple fighting in Broward County, Fla., couldn’t find anyone but then heard “cries for help” coming from the darkness. They noticed a woman struggling to stay above water in a lake. After rescuing her, they learned her husband had been hitting her while she was driving, causing her to lose control of the car and veer into the lake. The husband, Sandro Michel, 27, drowned. (Broward-Palm Beach New Times) North Carolina authorities reported that a 30-year-old woman and her boyfriend were arguing while driving with the woman’s mother when they stopped on the shoulder near Pineville. The woman got out, and the man chased after her. Separate cars hit them, killing them both. (Charlotte Observer) SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - When Stephen M. Comrie, 20, and a friend hid in the woods and made animal noises intending to frighten a group of 10 to 20 people partying around a bonfire in Manlius, N.Y., Jeremy J. Messina, 21, responded by firing his shotgun three or four times. Police Sgt. Tina Stanton reported that Comrie suffered wounds in the face, arm, chest and thigh. (Syracuse’s The Post-Standard) THEM THAT HAS, GETS - New Jersey’s Crestek, which makes ultrasonic cleaning equipment, became the first company in America to be fined for stating in a help-wanted ad for a service manager that applicants “must be currently employed.” Crestek chief executive J. Michael Goodson said he’s contesting the $1,000 fine, explaining he wanted to hire someone “at the top of their game” and that if he hired someone not currently working, “my concern would be that their last job was in a bakery or pumping gas.” (Newark’s The Star-Ledger) THRUST AND PARRY - A 37-year-old man kicked in the door of a motel room In Wichita, Kan., and told the 57-year-old man inside that his actions toward a woman who wasn’t present “were unacceptable.” The intruder refused to leave and threatened the older man with a sword with a 2-footlong blade. The victim countered by grabbing two steak knives to defend himself. The two men fought in the room and then in the motel parking lot. Police Lt. Doug Nolte said that when officers arrived, the older man had pinned his attacker against a wall. (The Wichita Eagle)

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Homeland on the Range Are “patriots” and white supremacists forming an anti-government alliance in Kalispell? by David Holthouse t first glance, the Pioneer Little Europe website seems like it could be the work of the Montana Office of Tourism. Photographs depict the rugged beauty of the Flathead Valley. One image shows a young blonde-haired girl playing in a meadow overlooking Kalispell. The site also features short news items about the Northwest Montana State Fair and a wildflower beautification program, along with Kalispell job postings. But then there’s this: a scan of a full-page advertisement in a recent edition of the Flathead Beacon with photographs of 47 babies newly delivered in the Kalispell Regional Medical Center. All but one are fairskinned with light-colored hair. “Wonderful white babies being born in Kalispell,” the website reads. “What do the babies look like being born in your town?” Another item on the site depicts white families relaxing on the shore of a lake. A caption reads, “This is how white our beaches are, and I’m not talking about sand.”

Photo courtesy April Gaede

The force behind Pioneer Little Europe website, April Gaede.

“This is how white our beaches are, and I’m not talking about the sand,” says April Gaede.

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And see that little girl in the meadow? Her name is Dresden Hale—that’s “Dresden” for the German city firebombed by Allied forces in World War II and “Hale” for Matt Hale, the 1990s leader of the neo-Nazi group World Church of the Creator. Hale is serving 40 years in prison for soliciting the murder of a federal judge. Dresden Hale is the youngest daughter of Kalispell resident and neo-Nazi activist April Gaede, the public face of the Pioneer Little Europe movement. Launched in 2008, PLE invites “racially conscious” white Americans to relocate to the Flathead Valley to help create an armed Aryan homeland. Gaede’s other two daughters, Lynx and Lamb, are identical twins who gained media attention by performing neo-Nazi folk ballads as the musical act Prussian Blue. Lynx and Lamb have since renounced white supremacism and when last heard from were advocating for medical cannabis. The PLE movement has brought dozens of white supremacists to the Flathead Valley. They’re increas-

ingly making their presence known by staging public events; openly recruiting and distributing racist literature; stocking up on firearms at area gun shows while dressed in neo-Nazi clothing; working for local anti-gun control and anti-abortion campaigns, according to Gaede; and issuing violent threats to perceived enemies, including Media Matters, where this story was published online last week. The growing numbers of PLE white supremacists in the Flathead Valley parallels a recent influx to the area of right-wing Patriot movement leaders and their followers. Their combined forces are transforming the region into the apex of right-wing extremism in the U.S. Nationwide, the Patriot movement is surging. And local, state and federal law enforcement authorities, as well as Montana civil rights activists, say newly arrived Patriot members are forming ties with PLE white supremacists. “They’re showing up at each other’s events,” says a federal law-enforcement investigator. “They have in common a great degree of hostility toward the government in general and specifically law enforcement. Also, they’re both openly encour-

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first in a series of public invitations to white supremacists across the country to join her and a handful of PLE “advance scouts” in the Flathead Valley. Gaede’s message was posted on several white supremacist online forums, including Stormfront, the largest website of its kind, with more than 100,000 registered users. Stormfront now has several active discussion threads promoting the Kalispell-based PLE movement, with more than 3,500 posts. “Hello friends,” Gaede wrote in her first overture. “I am formally making you an invitation to ‘come home’ to the Pacific Northwest. For many years, the Northwest Imperative or Northwest migration movement has existed in the hearts and minds of many of our people. Over 20 years ago, some of the first White Nationalist pioneers started moving to this area. The numbers are not clear, but we are slowly but surely gaining ground. By the creation of PLE areas or towns, those of us who have already made the move will try to help and advise those who wish to do so.” Local and federal law enforcement put the number of white supremacists who The dogs in the cellar have either relocated to the Flathead Valley Last month, Media Matters emailed April Gaede, permanently or become frequent visitors the spokeswoman for the Pioneer Little Europe moveto the area as a direct result of the PLE ment, to ask whether she considered PLE a racist movement at close to 50. That figure endeavor. does not include Patriot movement “Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white,” Gaede followers, who have moved there replied. “If a group of Jews wanted to move to an area Photo courtesy National Policy Institute during the same time period. that had a high concentration of Jews already, would Whitefish resident Richard Spencer directs the white A December 2008 nationalist group the National Policy Institute, publicly report by the Bureau touting the PLE movement at a racist conference in of Alcohol, Tobacco, Washington, D.C., last September. Firearms and Explosives No Aryan homeland organizers have gained estimated that approxiValley since the PLE movement went public. “At this mately 35 Freemen or sovereign citizen point, it seems like it’s all rhetoric,” he says. “But anywhere close to the kind of traction within extremists, sub-sets of the Patriot move- we’re keeping our eye on it. We work very well with ment, were active in or near Kalispell. the FBI here.” the larger white supremacist movement as Pioneer That number has increased since then, Curry thinks Gaede and other PLE activists were following the arrival of Christian funda- drawn to the valley by widespread anti-government mentalist preacher Chuck Baldwin, a sentiment in the region. “For whatever reason, it’s Little Europe organizers in Montana have since the fall leading figure in the Patriot movement. pretty normal around here for people to declare Baldwin moved to Kalispell in late themselves anti-government, at least in terms of the of 2008, when April Gaede issued the first in a series of 2010 with 17 members of his family. federal level,” he says. “That’s what these [PLE] folks He’s since drawn more than 20 find attractive, the same as the constitutionalists, public invitations to white supremacists across followers to the Flathead Valley, whom we called ‘militia’ 10 years ago. But having according to law enforcement sources. hard feelings toward the federal government and the country to join her in the Flathead Valley. Last week, he declared his candidacy being a neo-Nazi are two different things. These folks for Montana’s lieutenant governor. are on the edge of society. They’re not representative At least 43 white supremacists of our community.” on Stormfront and similar internet Recent arrivals in Kalispell include rank-and-file forums claim to be living in the Flathead Valley as members of neo-Nazi, skinhead and Ku Klux Klan These are the culturally homeless, the berserkers, the that make them Jewish supremacists? If blacks choose to associate and work with other blacks to form a greatest misfits, the especially angry, those who refuse part of PLE and to have moved there since early groups, as well as better-known white supremacists ‘black racial community,’ is that racist? Apparently to run any more, who refuse to bow and scrape, the 2009. Another five claim to be locals who lived such as Gaede, neo-Nazi webmaster Craig Cobb and only white people cannot work for the advancement doers rather than passive thinkers, the dogs in the cel- there before the PLE movement in Montana began. former Aryan Nations organizer Karl Gharst. Earlier this year, the National Policy Institute, a of their race, while groups like La Raza are accepted lar.” The prospectus lays out plans to “connect with A review of more than 30 hours of video footage as ‘cultural groups.’ What if the 14 words said ‘We militants, those who have long lacked a community to of five right-wing extremist events held in the white nationalist think tank, relocated its headquarmust secure the existence of our race and a future for defend,” and eventually to “displace and DESTROY all Flathead Valley in the last 12 months reveals at least ters to the Flathead Valley. Its director, Richard Native American children’ instead of ‘We must secure the local values that have never really served whites.” 36 self-declared white supremacists are either living Spencer, moved to Whitefish. Spencer publicly touted Since the PLE Prospectus first appeared online, there or traveling there often enough to appear at the PLE movement in September at an NPI-sponsored the existence of our race and a future for White chilracist conference in Washington, D.C. several white supremacist groups in the U.S. and the event after event. dren?’ Would human-rights activists call that racist?” “I would say there’s 25-30 of these individuals livIt looks as though the PLE movement in Montana The “14 words” is a popular white nationalist slo- U.K. have announced their intentions to form Aryan gan that was devised by David Lane, a member of the communities as outlined by Barrett. Most of these ing here right now, and maybe about that many who is beginning to execute the strategies outlined in the 1980s right-wing domestic terrorist group The Order. efforts proved to be no more than talk. No other come and go and seem to be thinking about moving PLE Prospectus. These include providing “safe speakThe group committed armed robberies, including a Aryan homeland organizers have gained anywhere here,” says Flathead Valley Sheriff Chuck Curry. ing forums” for controversial historians, some of whom have revisionist views. Since March of 2010, $3.6 million armored car heist, in part to fund the close to the kind of traction within the larger white “Obviously, we hope they don’t.” Curry says there has been no uptick in reported PLE members have organized a lecture in Kalispell by supremacist movement as PLE organizers in Montana neo-Nazi group Aryan Nations. Richard Butler, the have since the fall of 2008, when Gaede issued the hate crimes or extremist violence in the Flathead prominent Holocaust-denier David Irving and four aging individuals with a similar mindset to relocate to the Kalispell area. At this point, they’re separate but related concerns for law enforcement.” In addition to calling on fellow right-wing extremists to move to the Flathead Valley, leaders of both the PLE and the Patriot movements are urging their followers to exploit Montana’s lack of firearms regulations by stocking up on guns, says Travis McAdam, executive director of the Montana Human Rights Network, which closely follows PLE and Patriot activity. “With the PLE, it’s the coming battle with Zionist Occupied Government; with the Patriots, it’s the New World Order,” McAdam says. Still, “the rhetoric is similar: ‘A big fight is coming, so move with us to Montana, where it’s easy to get a lot of serious guns.’” Gaede cited Montana’s pro-gun culture in a recent PLE recruiting message posted to the white nationalist online forum Stormfront. The Flathead Valley, she wrote, “has a distinct ‘Montana’ feel and attitude. That attitude is to leave others alone and allow them to have their own beliefs and choices. There is a strong pro-gun and pro-hunting population and one of the strongest Constitution parties that I have seen yet. Our Christmas parade still goes by that name and we have a nativity scene in our public square with a Baby Jesus...Come Home!”

founder of Aryan Nations, set up shop in a northern Idaho compound in the 1970s. From there, Butler called for the migration of white supremacists to the Northwest. Aryan Nations has all but disintegrated since Butler’s death in 2004. The current Flathead Valley-based PLE movement is the latest manifestation of the longstanding dream of white supremacists to carve out their own piece of America. Gaede and other PLE activists picked the valley for some of the same reasons Butler picked northern Idaho: historically, its population is more than 95 percent white and politically conservative with a strong libertarian streak. “Around here, we have a liveand-let-live mentality,” says Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher. “That leads to some individuals with fringe beliefs finding refuge in the Flathead Valley.” The PLE movement is guided by an 85-page document titled Pioneer Little Europe (PLE) Prospectus, written in 2001 by H. Michael Barrett, a longstanding white supremacist. Barrett’s history in the movement dates back to the late 1960s, when, by his own account, he served as the armed bodyguard for one of the leaders of the National Socialist White People’s Party, which had evolved out of the American Nazi Party. Barrett went on to join the Ku Klux Klan and become a field organizer for David Duke. The Prospectus describes a step-by-step plan to gradually transform a mostly white, conservative area by taking over its local political and economic systems and then unleashing what Barrett terms “Uncontrolled White Nationalist Culture” or UNWC: “The UNWC starts out by drawing together the [white nationalists] who are no longer permitted to exercise the integrity of their community living space anywhere else, those who are unwanted elsewhere if they even so much as express love for their race.

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the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama] are brought to justice at a time and place of our choosing.” In a different mid-September email to Montana Human Rights Network executive director Travis McAdam, Gharst declared, “These people calling themselves ‘Jews’ are not citizens of the State of Montana in accordance to the Constitution of the State of Montana.” Gharst wrote that as a “lawful citizen,” meaning white and non-Jewish, “I am giving you proper notice that I am now exercising my duty that I will do all in my power... to see that all MHRN members will stand trial by the lawful citizens of the State of Montana for crimes against the State, and justice returned to lawful citizens.” A month later Gharst announced that the trial of McAdams and his associates will take place “before or on June 6th, 2012, at 2:00PM MST” in the Kalispell town square. What may sound like gobbledygook might actually verge on death threats. Gharst is vowing to punish individuals for treason. He recently boasted online that he carries a “razor-sharp” knife at all times, always keeps a gun within reach and is an expert sniper. In 2004, Gharst was convicted of threatening the life of a Native American social worker in Montana and served five months in jail. According to a charging Craig Cobb began living in Kalispell in the summer of 2010, soon hosting screenings of Holocaust-denial films at the Kalispell Public Library. document, Gharst told the social worker Photo courtesy Craig Cobb he was forming a group in Kalispell to “gather up all the lesbians and mongrels and evil people,” and that she had only a This news arrived in a series of emails sent earlishowings of Holocaust-denial movies in the basement short time to live. er this year over a six-week period by Karl Gharst, a of the Kalispell Public Library. After he was released, Gharst moved back to In April 2010, a PLE movie night featured Epic: neo-Nazi organizer who moved to Kalispell and is one Idaho, where he’d long been a recruiter and organizThe Story of the Waffen SS, a 1982 film of a speech by of the most notorious members of the Pioneer Little former SS officer Leon Degrelle, who calls Adolph Europe movement. Gharst has a long history of mak- er for Aryan Nations. He resurfaced in Kalispell in 2008 and became active with the Pioneer Little Hitler a “man of exceptional genius,” says the ing violent threats. “I will see justice come to those who lay traps Europe movement by, according to Gharst, arranging Holocaust didn’t happen and claims that Hitler was targeted by “international bankers and the servile press…because of his social work.” While the movie drew about a dozen PLE members and supporters, roughly 200 anti-racist demonstrators rallied outside. Observing the protesters, Karl Gharst told a reporter for the Flathead Beacon, “It’s a fucking freak show…They’re all the same queers and Jews and shit that were at the gay pride parade.” That evening, April Gaede and her husband were arrested for scuffling with a protester who was snapping photographs of individuals entering the library to attend the screening. The charges against them were later dropped. The protest outside the library was one of four anti-racism demonstrations held in response to the PLE movement by the Flathead Valley Multi-Faith Coalition. Rev. Darryl Kistler, pastor of the Flathead Valley United Church of Christ, organized it. In March, his church was struck by a bullet and spray-painted with graffiti that read “Faggot Lovers.” It seems as though PLE extremists “feel like they’ve gained a critical mass of numbers,” Kistler says, “and they’re becoming more aggressive and out front with their views.”

We will shrink you The American Civil Liberties Union is under indictment for treason to the white race. So is the Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Council of La Raza, the Anti-Defamation League and the Montana Human Rights Network.

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[for], slander and otherwise persecute good white people for exercising their God-given rights,” Gharst wrote in one such email. “I promise!” Elsewhere, Gharst used arcane language typical of adherents to sovereign citizen ideology, a pseudolegal system of beliefs founded upon elaborate conspiracy theories that is popular with members of the Patriot movement as well as neo-Nazis and other white supremacists. Sovereign citizens hold themselves above laws; typically, the only legal authority they recognize is their own common-law jury system. The Gharst email declared that the Montana Human Rights Network and the other groups are “Jewish criminal organizations” and “illegal operations of whom their intent and demonstrated actions are constitutional violations also violating the sovereignty of Montana by working against and contrary to the lawful and rightful citizens of the SState [sic] of Montana.” Gharst singled out by name and threatened several “agents” of Media Matters, the ACLU and an Alabamabased immigration rights organization, citing their “treason to the white race.” “I and my appointed/sworn representatives will do all in my/our power...to ensure that [employees of Media Matters, ACLU and

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attacked another high-profile PLE activist, neo-Nazi webmaster Craig Cobb, in a vicious online rant in mid-September. Gharst called Cobb a Jew and accused him of informing on a “politician’s son who’s part of our movement.” Gharst may have been referring to PLE activist Zachariah Harp, a fellow neo-Nazi who grew up in Kalispell and whose father is former Montana legislator John G. Harp. Gaede claims the PLE movement has “pro-white” supporters who are high up in the Flathead Valley Republican Party. “I cannot say who they are, obviously they would get lots of flack for it, but yes, we do have people who are pro-white…in higher places,” she posted online in October. Flathead Valley Republican Party Chairwoman Sandy Welch disputes Gaede’s claim. “She says they [PLE supporters in the local Republican party] are keeping their heads down. Well, they must be keeping them really low because there is no obvious racist or pro-white activity in our party. We are not a racist organization and we condemn their positions.” Cobb began living in Kalispell in the summer of 2010 after being kicked out of Estonia and then being charged with hate crimes in Canada, where he remains a wanted man. (Cobb has dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship.) In September 2010, Cobb and Harp cohosted a PLE screening of a Holocaust-denial film at the Kalispell Public Library. In addition to their PLE activism, Cobb and Harp are both members of the Creativity Movement, a white supremacist organization formerly known as the World Church of the Creator, according to the Montana Human Rights Network and other hategroup monitors. There have been WCOTC chapters in Montana for at least 20 years, but just in the last two years, along with the rise of the PLE movement, there has been a significant uptick in Creator activity centered in Kalispell as well as in Bozeman and Billings. The Montana Creators, as members of the state chapters refer to themselves, have been shopping at gun shows while wearing their black-and-red uniforms or Creator “RAHOWA” T-shirts, according to three gun dealers who asked not to be named out of

“I would say there’s 25-30 of these individuals living here right now, and maybe about that many who come and go and seem to be thinking about moving here,” says Flathead Valley Sheriff Chuck Curry. “Obviously, we hope they don’t.”

construction jobs for skinheads who moved to Kalispell and by organizing the PLE’s Holocaust denial film series along with Gaede, the PLE’s spokesperson. This fall, however, Gharst apparently had a falling out with Gaede. “Karl, you really need to stop smoking crack,” Gaede posted in late September on a white supremacist bulletin board. “Or maybe the untreated diseases you got from the filthy Rosebriar whores finally caught up with you and warped your brain.” (The Rose Briar Inn is a boarding house in Kalispell.) Some law enforcement investigators suspect the purported Gharst-Gaede feud is a smokescreen to create a false sense of disorganization and infighting. But it wouldn’t be out of character for Gharst, who

fear of retribution. “RAHOWA” stands for “Racial Holy War.” Last year, one of the leaders of the Montana Creators boasted online that members of his group “take advantage of our state’s gun laws.” A 2010 report by Legal Community Against Violence, Gun Laws Matter: A Comparison of State Firearms Laws and Statistics, ranked Montana among the 10 states in the country with the weakest firearms laws. Montana, the LCAV found, has enacted few gun-violence prevention laws. The state does not require background checks before the transfer of firearms between private parties (enabling the gun show loophole), does not license or regulate firearms dealers, does not limit the number of firearms that

can be purchased at one time and does not prohibit the sale or transfer of assault weapons, .50 caliber sniper rifles or high-capacity magazines. Gaede has repeatedly pointed to Montana’s progun culture and loose firearms regulations as one of the fundamental reasons for launching the PLE movement in the Flathead Valley. “You’re not going to have any trouble building up a self-defense arsenal around here,” she recently informed potential recruits. In addition to arming themselves, the Montana Creators have also been holding public recruiting drives and leafleting throughout the state. In late September, for example, some Missoula residents found Creativity Movement literature on their windshields, and someone placed a Montana Creators sticker on a recycling bin at the University of Montana’s Native American Center that read “Save the White Race! Earth’s Most Endangered Species.” Members of the Creativity Movement have a long record of racially motivated violence. The Montana Creators website broadcasts militant rhetoric, such as, “Remember that the inferior colored races are our deadly enemies, and that the most dangerous of all is the Jewish race. It is our immediate objective to relentlessly expand the white race and keep shrinking our enemies.” In July 2009, Montana Creators member Allen Goff, then 17, shot a Latino teenager in the knee in what prosecutors alleged was a racially motivated shooting. Goff, who was found in possession of brass knuckles and carrying a swastika-decorated backpack containing a Glock 9mm pistol (fully loaded with a 30-round high capacity magazine) and a knife, was charged with felony assault and hate crimes. Earlier that year, the Montana legislature had passed the “Shoot to Kill Bill,” which codified that Montana residents are allowed to use deadly force with a firearm if they are “legally in a place” and feel threatened, whether or not the person by whom they feel threatened is displaying a weapon. The law further declares that it is up to prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a shooter’s actions were not justified. Although the young man that Goff shot was unarmed, the neo-Nazi’s lawyer argued that his client was justified in using deadly force because he felt threatened. The jury acquitted him. Last year, Goff praised the shooting of an antiracist activist by skinheads in Portland, Ore., according to an MHRN report: “They [anti-racists] never get brave here [in Montana]. They know we take advantage of our state’s gun laws.”

Patriot games God told Chuck Baldwin to move to Montana. Specifically, to Kalispell. God did this, according to Baldwin, sometime in the summer of 2010, not long after Baldwin appeared at a Patriot movement convention in Missoula. For 35 years, Baldwin, a fundamentalist Christian, had lived and preached in Pensacola, Fla., railing in a syndicated column in recent years about U.N. gun control conspiracy theories, tyranny-minded globalists and FEMA internment camps. Baldwin is now one of the leading figures in the Patriot movement, which has grown considerably since the U.S. economic meltdown and the election of President Barack Obama in 2008. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks extremist groups, the number of Patriot groups in the country went from 149 in 2008 to 824 in 2010. The SPLC says the members of such groups are “people who generally believe that the federal government is an evil enti-

ty that is engaged in a secret conspiracy to impose new ministry, the Liberty Fellowship, which meets martial law, herd those who resist into concentration weekly at the Kalispell Red Lion Inn. His sermons regcamps and force the United States into a socialistic ularly draw around 200 attendees, including wellknown members of the PLE movement. Last month, ‘New World Order.’” Baldwin first aligned himself with the Patriot Gaede posted to Stormfront that “PLE Christians” movement when he ran for Vice President on the anti- attend the Liberty Fellowship. She’d previously writgovernment Constitution Party ticket. After that, his ten that Baldwin’s sermonizing moved her to tears. rhetoric, both from behind the pulpit and in his pro- The Southern Poverty Law Center reported earlier lific writings, became increasingly militant and more concerned with gun rights and battling with globalists than with gay rights and the Rapture, previously his favorite topics. Then, in September 2010, Baldwin abruptly announced that he was pulling up stakes and moving to Kalispell along with his grown children and their spouses and home-schooled offspring. At the time that Baldwin and his brood of 17 resettled, white supremacists were also migrating to the region to support the Pioneer Little Europe movement. Baldwin’s warnings of a looming battle between Patriots and “Big-Government globalists” in the U.S. mirrors in key ways longstanding white supremacist predictions of a war against ZOG, or the Zionist Occupation Government. “We believe America is headed for an almost certain PLE movie night at the Kalispell Public Library basement in cataclysm,” Baldwin wrote in April 2010 included the holocaust-denial film, Story of the a September 2010 column Waffen S.S. The movie drew about a dozen PLE supporters headlined “Why We Are while about 200 anti-racist demonstrators rallied outside. Moving to Montana.” It “will almost certainly include a fight between BigGovernment globalists and freedom-loving, independent-minded patriots,” he this week that Baldwin’s congregation also includes continued. “I would even argue that this fight has Kalispell resident and white separatist Randy Weaver, already started. And as this battle escalates (and it will whose 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff with federal agents most assuredly escalate), only those states that are fueled the rapid growth of the militia movement of willing to stand and fight for their independence and the 1990s. Baldwin did not return two messages seeking freedom will survive—at least in a state of freedom. And we believe that God has already put the love of comment. “Both hardcore white supremacists and anti-govliberty deep into the hearts of the people of the Mountain States; and we further believe that God is ernment patriots in the Flathead Valley can hardly already calling (and will continue to call) many other contain their enthusiasm when talking about Baldwin freedom lovers to those states. One thing is for sure: now living in Montana,” says McAdam, of the Montana Human Rights Network. “It almost feels like the worwe know He called us!” Baldwin assured his followers that he wasn’t shipping of a teen idol.” Like Patriot groups, the PLE movement promotes moving to Montana for the scenery or the skiing. “We’re not going to play games, or play politics; we itself as being rooted in a strict interpretation of the are not going to ‘take it easy,’ or ‘hide,’ or hibernate. U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of We are not going to ‘enjoy the climate.’ We are going Independence. The PLE Prospectus calls for targeting to fight! We are going to work! We are going to help communities that will be attractive to restless whites the freedom-minded people of Montana make their who are “conscious of their own best interests,” stand for liberty! In many ways, the Mountain States whether they are self-declared white supremacists or just might become The Alamo of the 21st century, not. “A PLE is defined as a conscious white communiwith, hopefully, much better results. But if not, I ty—initially possessing greatly contrasting views would rather die fighting for freedom with liberty-lov- among its residents—which comes to dominate a geoing patriots by my side than be shuttled off to some graphical area,” reads the PLE guide. Patriot group members in the Flathead Valley FEMA camp after having been rejected and betrayed have attended recent screenings of Holocaust denial by soft-living, comfort-seeking, materialistic statists.” True to his word, within a month of getting situ- films hosted by PLE activists and PLE white supremaated in Montana in early 2011, Baldwin launched a cists have attended recent Patriot events, including

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presentations by Baldwin’s eldest son, Timothy. Timothy Baldwin has given lectures on state sovereignty in Kalispell and Ronan. Freedom Action Rally and Citizens Acting for Liberty, both Flathead Valley Patriot groups, sponsored the events. Earlier this year, Timothy ran for the board of trustees of Flathead Valley Community College and received 778 votes, about 20 percent of those cast. His father, Chuck, was a featured speaker at a major survivalist gathering held in midJune in Kalispell by yet another local patriot group, the Flathead Liberty Bell Network, which was founded in 2009 with help from Alaska militia leader Schaeffer Cox, who’s currently jailed awaiting trial on charges of plotting to murder judges and Alaska State Troopers. The survivalist gathering, dubbed the “Preparedness Expo,” took place inside the Valley Victory Christian Church and on eight adjoining acres less than a week after Kalispell militia leader David Burgert engaged in a shootout with sheriff ’s deputies on a backwoods logging road just south of Missoula. Burgert remains at large. “We don’t have quite the same problem with [extremist] activity as they do in Kalispell, but sometimes the Kalispell activity spills over,” says Missoula County Undersheriff Mike Dominick. “I’ve dealt with the militias quite a bit in the past, and in terms of what’s going on now, I haven’t seen anything like it since the early 1990s.” The survivalist expo offered workshops and demonstrations on topics ranging from small unit combat tactics to canning peaches. Other speakers included Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, a national Patriot group that calls on law enforcement officers and military personnel to disobey orders that they deem unconstitutional, especially when it comes to government confiscation of firearms. Another speaker was retired Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, a hero to many in the Patriot movement for opposing the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act when he was sheriff of a rural Arizona county in the 1990s. Mack is also the author of From My Cold Dead Hands: Why America Needs Guns, which is popular reading in the Patriot movement. The top-billed “Special Guest” at the exposition was Randy Weaver. At least five PLE members appear on videos from the expo. One of them, posting on Stormfront as “White Wolf,” declared Weaver’s presentation “amazing.” Also in attendance was Scott Ernest, a white supremacist from southern Florida who, according to a travelogue he posted to Stormfront, took Amtrak to Kalispell in order to visit the Flathead Valley for the first time and meet with Gaede and two other PLE leaders to discuss moving there. Ernest has since relocated to Kalispell, where, according to his Stormfront posts, he’s living in an RV. He’s become a huge booster for PLE online, regularly updating his Stormfront thread, which has more than 21,000 views. “It’s paradise here,” Ernest gushes in one of more than 400 posts. “I open-carry [a handgun] every day. If you can, you should too.” editor@missoulanews.com David Holthouse is a reporter for Media Matters, where another version of this story was published online.

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This is why we pig out FLASHINTHEPAN The urge to feast during wintertime is in our DNA. Long before your office holiday shindig was called a Christmas party, people were getting merry during the cold, dark days. Before the first Jews lit their first Hanukkah candles, before the first pagan decorated the first evergreen, before the old Norseman began celebrating Yule-beings feast with mead, the solstice has been a time to eat, party and light stuff on fire. And while the solstice gives us cause to crave light and warmth, the holiday season also arrives at a time when the harvest is in and the hunt is done. In other words: a lot of food to eat, and nothing much else to do. Plus, people get a bit lonely, spending less social time outside and more huddled privately around heaters. ’Tis the season to break cabin fever before it sets in, as we pack on insulation to keep winter’s bite at bay. This is the one time of year when you can make an evolutionary argument for the consumption of massive amounts of fat. Perhaps for the same reasons, this is the time of year we crave fat most. Under extreme conditions like winter, or pregnancy, the body craves specific nutrients. Arctic explorers report that a stick of butter rolled in sugar is the tastiest thing ever when you’re pushing a sled across ice. In the middle of the Arctic, your body is a delicate fire that needs to be fed and protected, and every calorie counts. Wracked with exertion and cold, the body knows it needs sugar for immediate use and fat to break down into energy and heat. In the desert, on the other hand, electrolytes will be your nutritional priority, since you’re constantly losing them through sweat. Survivors of dehydration have reported salt tasting like sugar. Apparently the body “knows” that salty flavors are a tough sell to thirsty tongues, and tricks you into thinking salt is sweet just to get you to eat it. Little has changed, metabolically speaking, since

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with the olive oil to create a context in which the oregano can permeate each mouthful with herby volatility. The fat coats the taste buds, and the acid cuts the fat to stimulate them. While the tension between acid and fat can facilitate great flavor, the two substances don’t mix easily. Forced to commingle, they move apart as quickly as possible, causing many a sauce or dressing to separate. It is, however, possible to convince an acid and a fat to stay mixed. It’s a state called emulsion, and emulsions include many of the world’s best sauces, like mayonnaise, hollandaise, béarnaise and even some sauces that don’t end in “aise,” like ranch dressing. Today’s recipe, salmoriglio, is not an emulsion. Like an oil and vinegar dressing, it needs to be shaken or stirred before use. While your steak is cooking, ideally over glowing coals, quickly whisk or beat half a cup of olive oil in a small bowl or food processor. Add half a cup of hot water, poured slowly into the oil in a thin stream, Photo by Ari LeVaux while constantly beating the oil. directive to “add butter and serve.” There is great Continue beating as you add the juice of a lemon, also in a thin stream. Finally, stir in a clove of minced skill involved in the proper application of fat. Fat is often paired with some kind of acid. Steak garlic, a few sprigs of minced parsley and minced and wine, ketchup and French fries, and bacon and oregano, and a teaspoon of dried oregano. Adjust coffee are all examples of happy mouthfuls built on seasoning with salt, and serve the salmoriglio alongside your steak, to be applied as needed. the acid-fat dance. Spice can be involved as well. You can also sprinkle some pomegranate seeds I cook steak simply, so as not to bury its flavor. That said, I often add sauce, which gives me control on top. Pomegranates are in season during the holiof how much extra flavor I want to add. If it’s a fat, days, and the occasional seed will explode in your juicy steak, like from a cow or certain cuts of pig, the mouth, a tart bite of sweet acid cutting through the sauce can focus on the acidic side of the flavor equa- richness of the salmoriglio-drenched meat like a sip tion: applesauce on the pork chop, steak sauce of wine. Don’t let the cold, dark, empty days of winter on the T-bone. But with wild game like deer or elk, which tends to be lean, the sauce can stand a swallow you whole. Swallow back. Thicken your sauce with warm camaraderie. Chew the fat while little fat. Lately I’ve been enjoying salmoriglio, an oily, working in the kitchen. Continue chewing, with your lemony, oregano and garlic sauce that’s related, and mouth full of fat, until the sun comes back. It won’t similar, to Argentine chimichurri. The lemon mixes be long.

ancient times. During summer we don’t need as much antifreeze in our pipes, and we can survive on leafier, leaner diet. As the days cool, we need more insulation than salad can provide. It’s time to bring on the fat. It’s a culinary cliché that “fat is flavor,” and as with many clichés, there’s some truth to it. But too many restaurants interpret the relationship as a

LISTINGS Get Your Gobble On. www.thinkfft.com Sun-Thurs 7am - 8pm • Fri & Sat 7am - 4pm Sun 8am - 8pm • 540 Daly Ave • 721-6033 Missoula’s Original Coffeehouse/Cafe. Across from the U of M campus.

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nibllin’ a Cherry Cheese Danish. Or order any one of our delicious fruit pies with a dozen dinner rolls for Thanksgiving. Bernice’s…a tradition on Thanksgiving tables around Missoula since 1978.

Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway (across from courthouse) • 728-8900 Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts. Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wi-fi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order. Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week. Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$

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

Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 November brings a chill in the air and a desire for PUMPKIN! Bernice’s is rockin’ out Pumpkin Bread and Pumpkin Pies just in time for Thanksgiving. But that ain’t all. Enjoy a warm cup of joe on a chilly Fall mornin’ while

Big Sky Drive In 1016 W. Broadway 549-5431 Big Sky Drive In opened June 2nd 1962. We feature soft serve ice cream, shakes, malts, spins, burger, hot dogs, pork chop sandwiches and breaded mushrooms all made to order. Enjoy our 23 shake and malt flavors or the orange twist

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ice cream. Drive thru or stay and enjoy your food in our outdoor seating area. Lunch and dinner, seven days a week. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Monday – Friday, 7:30 – 2. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. Blue Canyon Kitchen 3720 N. Reserve 541-BLUE (adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn) www.bluecanyonrestaurant.com We offer creatively-prepared American cooking served in the comfortable elegance of their lodge restaurant featuring unique dining rooms. Kick back in the Tavern; relish the cowboy chic and culinary creations in the great room; visit with the chefs and dine in the kitchen or enjoy the fresh air on the Outdoor Patio. Parties and special events can be enjoyed in the Bison Room. Winter Hours: 4pm - 9 pm Seven Days a Week. $$-$$$

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the The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins • 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. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 39 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Claim Jumper 3021 Brooks • 728-0074 Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 7 days a week. Come in between 7-8 am for our Early Bird Breakfast Special: Get 50% off any breakfast menu item! Or Join us for Lunch and Dinner. We feature CJ’s Famous Fried Chicken, Delicious Steaks, and your Favorite Pub Classics. Breakfast from 7am-11am on Weekdays and 7am-2pm on Weekends. Lunch and Dinner 11am-9pm Sun-Wed and 11am10pm Thurs-Sat. Ask your Server about our Players Club! Happy Hour in our lounge M-F 4-6 PM. $-$$$ 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, 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. Double Front Chicken 122 W. Alder 543-6264 Number of years ago Double Front was built, 101. Number of years it’s been cooking chicken,

75. Number if years in the Herndon family, 49. Always getting that perfect chicken dinner, timeless. Come find out why we are rule of the roost. Always the best, Double Front Chicken. $-$$ Family Dental Group Southgate Mall 541-2886 Do you have a flex plan or dental benefit with funding that expires on December 31st? You are not alone. A lot of people wait until December to try and schedule dental appointments. Unfortunately, at year end many patients forfeit their unused benefits because no more appointments are available. The last few weeks of the year are often fully booked. Flathead Lake Brewing Company of Missoula 424 N. Higgins 542-3847 www.flbcofmissoula.com Known for their “Bar Burgers” a masterpiece of deliciousness; Flathead Lake Brewing Co. of Missoula is unfiltered sophistication atop the skyline of Missoula Montana. Downtown or Uptown, any way you look at it, Flathead Lake Brewing Co. of Missoula is your best destination for great food, wine and spirits. Come on in and join us. We can't wait to see you. Cheers!!! $-$$ Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave. • 721-6033 Missoula's Original Coffehouse/Café located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch 7 days a week+dinner 5 nights a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and espresso bar. HUGE Portions and the Best BREAKFAST in town. MTH 7am-8pm, Fri 7am-4pm, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun 8am-8pm. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD Our Deli features all natural made-to-order sandwiches, soup & salad bar, olive & antipasto bar, fresh deli salads, hot entrees, rotisserie-roasted cage free chickens, fresh juice, smoothies, organic espresso and dessert. Enjoy your meal in our spacious seating area or at an outdoor table. Open every day 7am - 10pm $-$$ Harry David's 2700 Paxson Plaza Suite H 830-3277 www.harrydavidsbar.com Entertainment 7 nights a week! Live Bands Friday and Saturday. Karaoke Sun, Mon, Tues. WTF Wednesdays (TBA and Drink Specials). Daily Food Specials plus Breakfast on Weekends. (Grill Hours 11-9 M-F and 10-9 Sat & Sun) $-$$

HAPPIESTHOUR Bayern Brewing’s Groomer What it is: In honor of Montana Snowbowl’s 50th anniversary, Bayern Brewing recently tapped the first keg of this celebratory dark wintermarzen. It’s made from all organic ingredients and is about 5.3 percent alcohol. Groomer is a bit of an ironic name since Snowbowl isn’t exactly known for corduroy cruisers. But then, “Cold Smoke” was already taken and “Bowl Shredder” might have been a bit misleading. In any case, the moniker is apt; Groomer goes down as smooth as an afternoon of GS turns on Paradise. Where it is: For now, the Bayern taps and the Last Run Inn at Snowbowl. Bayern only brewed one batch, but the latest buzz from the taproom is that a day after Groomer’s debut, the brewery was already considering brewing another. It could be a big seller among fans of Moose Drool and Cold Smoke. It’s a “well-balanced treat,” Bayern says. Still, Bayern doesn’t recommend drinking while skiing: “You might spill your beer.” What it isn’t: Groomer doesn’t quite pop the way Bayern’s more familiar beers do. You know Dancing Trout when you drink it. You can tell Dragon’s Breath from a mile away. But like a skier after an epic powder day, Groomer refuses to brag. That’s because the best beer—like

the best skier—doesn’t need to throw its weight around. Groomer knows how good the powder was. And that’s enough. How to find it: Head to Bayern at 1507 Montana Street. Or, when the season starts, step into the bar at Snowbowl, the most fitting place to enjoy this one. -Alex Sakariassen

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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. MC/V $-$$ Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 Have you discovered Brooks and Browns? Warm up your chilly nights with our Hot Jalapeno Artichoke Dip. We have Classic French Onion Soup and hearty Bison chili made in house daily. Fall in love with our Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf-stuffed with crispy Daily’s bacon and cheddar cheese, served with cheddar mashed potatoes and corn. And finish the best meal in town with our New Orleans style Bread Pudding with warm caramel sauce and Big Dipper vanilla bean Ice cream. We still have Happy Hour from 4-7 every day and on game days we offer wings specials and all your favorite local micro-brews. Everyone loves our SUNDAY BINGO NIGHT! Sundays 6-9 pm at Brooks and Browns. Same happy Hour specials ($5 pulled pork sliders, ? order wings, ? nachos; $6 Bud Lite pitchers) Have you discovered Brooks and Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula. Hunter Bay Coffee and Sandwich Bar First Interstate Center • 101 East Front St hunterbay.com • 800.805.2263 Missoula’s local roaster since 1991 - now open downtown in the First Interstate Center! Stop by for hand-crafted gourmet coffees and espressos plus madefrom-scratch, healthy sandwiches and soups. Enjoy the sunshine from our patio! Free Wi-Fi and Free Parking in the upper deck lot. Open Monday through Saturday. Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We're the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

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Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins • 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. Lunch 11:30-3:00, Happy Hour 3-6, Dinner 5-10. Late night happy hour 9-10pm. $-$$

Specials for Sunday NFL & Monday Night Football Happy Hour is 4-7 • 7 Days a week Grill Hours: 11-9 • M-F • 10-9 on weekends Daily Breakfast on Weekends

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. $$-$$$ Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West • 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $

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The Mustard Seed Asian Café Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian Cuisine served in our all-new bistro atmosphere. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combined from Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences to appeal to American palates. Full menu available in our non-smoking bar. Fresh daily desserts, microbrews, fine wines & signature drinks. Takeout & delivery available. $$-$$$ 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. $-$$ Paul’s Pancake Parlor 2305 Brooks • 728-9071 (Tremper’s Shopping Center) Check out our home cooked lunch and dinner specials or try one of 17 varieties of pancakes. Our famous breakfast is served all day! Monday is all you can eat spaghetti for $8.50. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $7.75. Eat in or take-out. M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$. Pearl Café 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 Country French specialties, bison, elk, and fresh fish daily. Delicious salads and appetizers, as well as breads and desserts baked inhouse. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate din-

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ing areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Philly West 134 W. Broadway • 493-6204 For an East-coast taste of pizza, stromboli, hoagies, salads, and pasta dishes and CHEESESTEAKS, try Philly West. A taste of the great “fightin’ city of Philadelphia” can be enjoyed Monday - Saturday for lunch and dinner and late on weekends. We create our marinara, meatballs, dough and sauces in-house so if “youse wanna eat,” come to 134 W. Broadway. Pita Pit 130 N. Higgins 541-PITA (7482) • pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! Authentic Thai Restaurant 221 W. Broadway • 543-9966 sawaddeedowntown.com 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 cuisine. Now serving beer and wine! $-$$ Sean Kelly’s Empire Grill 130 W. Pine St. • 542-1471 Located in the heart of downtown. Open for lunch & dinner. Featuring brunch Saturday & Sunday from 11-2pm. Serving international & Irish pub fare. Full bar, beer, wine, martinis. $-$$ Silvertip Casino 680 SW Higgins • 728-5643 The Silvertip Casino is Missoula’s premiere casino offering 20 Video gaming machines, best live poker in Missoula, full beverage liquor, 11 flat screen tv’s and great food at great prices. Breakfast Specials starting at $2.99 (7-11am) For a complete menu, go to www.silvertipcasino.com. Open 24/7. $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI Sushi Hana Downtown offering a new idea for your dining experience. Meat, poultry, vegetables and grain are a large part of Japanese cuisine. We also love our fried comfort food too. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. Corner of Pine & Higgins. 549-7979. $$–$$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins • 327-8929 Stop in when you're in the neighborhood. We'll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula's best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you'll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Drive 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Uptown Diner 120 N. Higgins • 542-2449 Step into the past at this 50's style downtown diner. Breakfast is served all day. Daily Lunch Specials. All Soups, including our famous Tomato Soup, are made from scratch. Voted best milkshakes in Missoula for 14 straight years. Great Food, Great Service, Great Fun!! Sun Wed 8-3pm, Thurs - Sat 8-8pm $-$$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$ YoWaffle Yogurt 216 W. Main St. • 543-6072 (Between Thai Spicy and The Shack) www.yowaffle.com Let YoWaffle host your next birthday party! YoWaffle is a self-serve frozen yogurt and Belgian waffle eatery that offers 10 continuously changing flavors of yogurt, over 60 toppings, as well as gluten free cones and waffles, coffee and a selection of cold beverages. Build it your “weigh” at 42 cents per oz. for most items. Open 7 days a week. Sun-Thurs 11 AM to 11 PM, Fri 11 AM to Midnight, Sat. 10 AM to Midnight. Free WiFi. Loyalty punch cards and gift cards available. UMONEY accepted. Like us on facebook.

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Don’t turn around. Bearded bluegrassers Pert Near Sandstone play the Top Hat Thu., Dec. 1, at 9:30 PM. $7.

THURSDAY November nightlife

People, it is a holiday, Thanksgiving Day, in fact, so there ain’t much in the way of big doin’s. If you must go out, be extra sweet to your servers and bartenders. By sweet I mean give them

money. Because while they’re babysitting you and your crew doin’ that voodoo that you do so well, their people are at home keeping the taters and turkey warm. Impress your friends, significant other, or anyone who will listen when you rock the mic at karaoke at Harry David’s, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, 9 PM. Call 830-3277.

FRIDAY November

The Kiwanis Club of Missoula is looking for some little lady ballers end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Nov. 25, to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to The Calamander c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367.

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Martha Marcy May Marlene(R) Nightly at 7:00 and 9:00 Saturday matinee at 1:00 and 3:00

Margin Call Nightly at 7:00 Saturday matinee at 1:00 Will NOT show Tue (11/29)

The Way Nightly at 9:00 Saturday matinee at 3:00 Will NOT show Tue (11/29)

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grades 6–8th to join up and play some hoops. The season runs Jan. 9–Mar. 24. Register by Thu., Dec. 1. Free. missoulakiwanis.org. So far this is the nicest thing anyone has done all week: Fact and Fiction will donate the day’s sales to the Missoula Food Bank. Seriously rad. Wait there’s more, bring in canned food Nov. 27-30 and get 10 percent off. 220 N. Higgins Ave.

Fishbowl Friday at the Lucky Strike Sports Bar in the Five Valley Bowling Center will give you the courage to get your karaoke on with Kaleidoscope. 8 PM to close.

Get all sorts of gravied up and check out I <3 House, a night of house music DJ’d by Bozeman’s Jason Root, plus Kris Moon, Bobo and more1. At the 9 PM. At the Badlander. Free. There ought to be a law against this much man meat hitting the stage postThanksgiving. Tidal Horn, Total

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Wild Coyotes show, only crafty rockers with insane mechanical skills. Eagles Lodge. 9 PM. Free. 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. Longstanding funk/rockateers Zeppo, MT would like you to come by and groove to some “horny” tunes from the ‘60s and the like. Top Hat. 10 PM. $5.

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Christmas:: 1) Cowboy Clause, on horseback, dressed in his red flannel shirt and weathered chaps. 1 PM. 2) The Ovando Outlaws’’ daily whenever-they-feel-like-it gunfights. 3) Too Tall Tom Black’s axe-throwing demonstrations. Not good enough for ya? There’s crafts and food and hot mulled wine and oh so much more. Ovando. 10–4 PM. The Missoula Public Library hosts a preschool storytime geared toward children 3–6 years old every Fri. at 10:30 AM. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Practice being peaceful in a world of differences during the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center’s Intercultural Dialogue Group, a monthly meeting that aims to bring together people from various backgrounds for an afternoon of conversation and peacemaking, every last Fri. of the month at 4:30 PM in the library of the Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Call Betsy at 543-3955 or e-mail peace@jrpc.org for more info.

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In Butte, America, people are maniacs about Irish heritage. It’s an exuberance best illustrated by raucous St. Patty’s Days that are unrivaled except, perhaps, by Boston. I say this with first-hand knowledge as a descendant of the Sullivan family of Butte (who are, admittedly, a large clan related to everyone else). Irish pride goes without saying in that copper-mining town, but it’s powerful in other parts of Montana, too. When the Consul General of Ireland visited Montana in 2009 he was treated like a king, recalls Traolach “Terry” O’Riordain, UM Irish Studies director. (Helena flew the Irish tricolor flag.) And here’s more proof: There are only two programs that offer minors in Irish Studies. One, you won’t be surprised to hear, is at Notre Dame University. The other is at the University of Montana.

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popular Irish duo Lumiere as well as Séamus Begley, well-known for his old-style Irish singing and accordion prowess. The family-friendly performance has Irish ballads, holiday carols, lively fiddle tunes and frenetic Irish dancing. And there’s a backdrop of photography throughout the show that illustrates Ireland’s ancient customs and stories.

You think Christmas is a big deal in the USA? In Ireland it’s one big party that lasts from Dec. 8 (aka Farmers WHAT: Irish Christmas in America Day) to Jan. 6. The Irish spirit WHO: Friends of Irish Studies in the West and UM’s Irish isn’t lost on Montanans. “Irish are the pecuilar breed with kind Studies Program of a can-do spirit,” says WHEN: Wed., Nov. 30, at 7 PM O’Riordain. “What you have here in Montana is a can-do spirit.” WHERE: University Theatre The Irish Studies program HOW MUCH: $30/$25 advance at Griz Tix locations and stays afloat through both Rockin Rudy’s Missoula’s Irish community and the University. What makes it a spirited collaboration is that herIn support of UM’s program, the Friends of itage and history aren’t treated in the past tense Irish Studies (a nonprofit formed in 2007 to sup- as something to dust off and yawn about. port the Irish minor) is bringing an enormous “We don’t want an autopsy on culture,” says show to town called Irish Christmas in America. O’Riordain. “We want something that’s living and It’s a mind-blowing, decadent showcase of dance, vibrant.” music and other visuals. This year’s tour features —Erika Fredrickson

Stick it to the Man and get some shoppin’ done at the Occupy Black Friday Local Hand-Made Artist Weekend Extravaganza, whoo, taking place at the Crystal Theater. Jewelry, photography, pottery and more, as well as performances and beer and wine. Did I mention antics? Cigarette Girls, Bob Wire and more. 5–9 PM. 515 S. Higgins Ave. The always tasty, never tasteless Big Kids Band puts the fun back in acoustical rock tuneage (Take that James Taylor) at Family Friendly Friday. Top Hat. 6–8 PM. Free.

You best get to two-steppin’, when Russ Nasset and The Revelators play the songs that make the world swing. Union Club. 9 PM. Free. Relax in the bosom of the Antebellum South at the Southern Comfort Band show at Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free.

Combined Weight and P.D. Lear plan to make gravy into sweat then back into gravy. The Palaceat 9pm. $5. Kick, chop, crash, Kung Fu Kongress busts out some stinky old funk and the Soulaphone Brass Band steals your old lady at Harry David’s. 9 PM. Free. There ain’t a roadrunner in sight at the

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So far this is the nicest thing anyone has done all week: Fact and Fiction will donate the day’s sales to the Missoula Food Bank. Seriously rad. Wait there’s more, bring in canned food the Nov. 27-30 and get 10percent off. 220 N. Higgins Ave. 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. Three reasons to attend Ovando’s 11th Annual Old West Christmas:: 1) Cowboy Clause, on horseback, dressed in his red flannel shirt and weathered chaps. 1 PM. 2) The Ovando Outlaws’’ daily whenever-they-feel-like-it gunfights. 3) Too Tall Tom Black’s axethrowing demonstrations. Not good enough for ya? There’s crafts and food and hot mulled wine and oh so much more. Ovando. 10–4 PM.

The Nine-Mile Community Center Craft Fair has all the usual crafty delights, but they also have one thing most other fairs don’t have: The Sapphire Mountain Men will offer you the chance to shoot a black powder gun from 11–2 PM. Guns and God’s Eyes, eff yeah! 10–4 PM. Your bedtime tales of college-age debauchery fall a little short of the mark. Family Storytime offers engag-

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Horn blows, does the driver? Heavy rockers Tidal Horn unload at The Palace Fri., Nov. 25, with Total Combined Weight and P.D. Lear. 9PM. $5.

ing experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Stick it to the Man and get some shoppin’ done at the Occupy Black Friday Local Hand-Made Artist Weekend Extravaganza, whoo, taking place at the Crystal Theater. Jewelry, photography, pottery and more, as well as performances and beer and wine. 5–9 PM. 515 S. Higgins Ave.

nightlife Say what? Tom Catmull and the Clerics are playing on a Saturday night? At the Bitter Root Brewery? From 6 to 8 PM? It’s free? Shut the front door. Kris Moon and the irrepressible Monty Carlo guarantee 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. 2 for 1 Absolut drinks until 11 PM. Free. The Frenchtown Club, 15155 Demers St., lets the karaoke

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genie out of the bottle at 9 PM. Turn south after taking exit 89 from I-90. Free. Call 3703200. 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. Swig drinks while listening to old-school rock hits, ‘80s tunes or modern indie rock songs when Dead Hipster presents Takeover!, which features “drinkin’ music” DJ’d by the Dead Hipster DJs starting at 9 PM at the Central Bar & Grill, 143 W. Broadway St. Includes drink specials and photos with Abi Halland. Free. There ain’t a roadrunner in sight at the Wild Coyotes show, only crafty rockers with insane mechanical skills. Eagles Lodge. 9 PM. Free. Take that turkey inflated bum of yours down to the Lumberjack and work off the stuffing when Sho Down plays their brand of kickin’ country covers. 9 PM. Free.

Cross the line and check out Beyond the Pale at the Union Club. 9 PM. Free. Russ Nasset ain’t going down ‘til the sun comes up down at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free. “Pull the string and draw back the Beef Curtain” is sentence I’d rather not write. But they are playing with Great Falls rockers The Helligans and Seeley Lake’s (!!!) Tontos Rage. The Palace. $5. Could someone call me and tell me how to pronounce MKVR?? In any case, they/he/she/DJ/robot be bumpin’ some house and electronica for your dancing pleasure. Top Hat. 9 PM. Free. Leave the diapers at home and grab your sippy cup when Party Trained plays “a variety of music” at Harry David’s. 9 PM. Free. The sidewalk ends at Monk’s Bar, where reggae artistes Chele Bandalu lay it down irie-sylie. 9 PM. Man-tastic! Check out the punk rocking manstorm that is Kansas City’s Bent Left, who

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play with local shred-nasty rockers Tidal Horn (playing their Dio cover set), projectile vomiters Hangover Saints and the Hi-fi Man Noise that is Total Combined Weight. Zoo City Apparel. 9 PM. $5. DJ Dubwise supplies dance tracks all night long so you can take advantage of Sexy Saturday and rub up against the gender of your choice at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free. Call 728-8799.

SUNDAY

November

Author Clay Jenkinson signs his books (I hope!) The Character of Meriwether Lewis and A Free and Hardy Life at Fact and Fiction. 1–2:30 PM. Stick it to the Man and get some shoppin’ done at the Occupy Black Friday Local

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Hand-Made Artist Weekend Extravaganza, whoo, taking place at the Crystal Theater. Jewelry, photography, pottery and more, as well as performances and beer and wine. 5–9 PM. 515 S. Higgins Ave.

the UM School of Music’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah. The concert is a benefit for School of Music Scholarship Fund adn the Missoula Food Bank, so bring a donation. University Theatre. 7:30 PM.

Go with the jam when The Rocky Mountain Grange Hall, 1436 S. First St. south of Hamilton, hosts a weekly acoustic jam session for guitarists, mandolin players and others, from 2–4 PM. Free. Call Clem at 961-4949.

Close out the weekend in style with $4 martinis from 7:30 PM to midnight and live jazz & DJs during the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night. Free. Live jazz starts at 8 PM with Josh Farmer and continues with the Front Street Jazz Band.

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MONDAY

Football Sunday at the Lucky Strike Casino is for lovers of the following: 22 TVs, $13 domestic pitchers with a pizza or wings and karaoke at 10:30 PM, in case ten hours of football wasn’t enough action for you. Don’t you dare go Christmas shopping until you’ve heard

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You won’t get bloody, buddy, when you donate blood at the Red Cross. 2401 Reserve St., Ste. 6. 2–6 PM.

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Lucky Strike, $1.50 PBR and Miller tall boys, $2 Coors and Bud Lights, so you may as well karaoke some Ugly Kid Joe at 9 PM. The Intuitive Empowerment Institute hosts the New Moon Female Creative Energy Workshop, which examines what it means to give as a a woman. 725 W. Alder. 6–8 PM. $10. Open Mic at the VFW seems like a fine idea, especially with 2 for 1 drink specials for musicians and the working class. Call Skye on Sunday at 531–4312 to reserve your spot in the line-up or I bet you could roll in and be all, “Dude, I do a perfect Sublime.” Get some much needed spiritual guidance at Between the Worlds, 205 W. Main St. in Hamilton at their Spiritual Discussion Group, this Monday with Morning Star Jameson. Call 363-

2939 with questions. Finally, a place where you can go be a man with other men and do manly stuff. The place, of course, is Harry David’s on Men’s Night. Two for $5 wells and free snacks throughout the Monday Night Football game. Stick around for some karaoke after the game if you’re man enough to sleep on the davenport when you get home. 7 PM–12 AM. When it comes to arm wrestling, winner takes it all, loser takes the fall, according to Sammy Hagar. See what the life is all about at the Garden City Lady Arm Wrestlers (GCLAW) informational meeting at the Missoula Public Library, small meeting room. 7:30 PM. Call (703) 409-3916 for more info. So you think you can fill in the blank? Prove it at Sean Kelly’s Open Mic Night this and every Monday at 8:30

PM. Call 542-1471 after 10 AM on Monday to sign up. SIN (Service Industry Night) at the Badlander features extra super drink specials for service industry folks. Bring your iPod and they’ll play your music. Every Monday 9 PMclose. Free. Bring the wrenches and a craving for lactose during Milkcrate Monday’s with the Milkcrate Mechanic and friends, which features TBA local Djs playing various styles of electronic music, starting at 9 PM. Free, with free pool and $6 pitchers of PBR.

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. Hey hunters and other liars, come on down to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conference room and work on your elk camp locution at the Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters. All are invited. 12–1. 5205 Grant Creek Dr. Free.

nightlife Mix choice beverages with and progressive politics during the return of Forward Montana’s Progressive Happy Hour, which begins at 5:30 PM at the Badlander. Free. Call Forward Montana at 542-8683 for more info. Let someone else do the dishes this and every week for the Tuesday Night “Early” Dinner at the Elks Lodge, 112 N. Pattee St., 5:30 to 7 PM for $9 ($14.95 on the last Tues. of the month for prime rib). Membership not required. Call

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This is the song that goes whoa-oh. Kansas City’s Bent Left plays Zoo City Apparel Sat., Nov. 26 at 9 PM, with plenty of local openers. $5.

549-05423 by noon on Mon. to make reservations. There’s a new sheriff in town, but he has no judicial authority, he just loves to rock. The Tuesday Night Open Mic/Jam Night is now at the Lucky strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave, hosted by Louie Bond, Teri Llovet and the UFOkies. Sign up is at 6 PM and music goes 7–10 PM. The Northern Rockies Rising Tide has weekly meetings this and every Tue. at at Freecycles, 732 S. First St. W. at 6:00 PM, where participants fight climate change through grassroots resistance. Aim your sights on the 8 ball when the Palace hosts a weekly 9 ball tournament, which is double elimination and starts with sign up at 6 PM, followed by games at 7. $10 entry fee. Throw your jazz hands in the air and join Chris Duparri and Ruthie Dada every Tuesday evening for Jazz

Martini Night, with $2 off all top-shelf martinis at Brooks and Browns, 200 S. Pattee. Free. YWCA Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts YWCA Support Groups for women every Tue. from 6:30–8 PM. An American Indian-led talking circle is also available, along with age-appropriate children’s groups. Free. Call 5436691. $800 to the first drummer who plays “Wipeout” at the UM School of Music Percussion Concert. University Theatre. 7:30 PM. $11/$6, Seniors/$5, Students. The UM School of Theatre and Dance performs the classic American comedy You Can’t Take It with You, perhaps they’ll be kind enough to let us hold it for awhile. Montana Theatre, PARTV Center. 7:30 PM. $20/$16, Seniors/$10, 12 and under. Tickets available at UM Arts box office or at umtheatredance.org.

Record of Decision Russell Street/South 3rd Street The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) have signed and released a Record of Decision (ROD) for Russell Street / South 3rd Street. The ROD names Alternative 4 for Russell Street and Alternative E for South 3rd Street in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) as the selected alternatives. The selected alternatives include elements that best satisfy the need for the project while minimizing impacts. These alternatives propose to reconstruct Russell Street from West Broadway Street to Mount Avenue/South 14th Street, and South 3rd Street from Reserve Street to Russell Street to address current and projected safety and operational needs. The selected Alternatives would have four travel lanes and a center median/turn lane on Russell Street, and two travel lanes and a center median/turn lane on South 3rd Street. Major intersections on Russell Street and South 3rd Street would be controlled with signals. The proposed project also includes a new Clark Fork Bridge, accommodation of alternative transportation modes through increased trail connectivity and access, sidewalks, curb & gutter, boulevards, bicycle lanes, and stormwater drainage. The FEIS and the ROD can be viewed online at www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/eis_ea.shtml or by contacting Tom Martin, MDT, (406) 444-7228 or Gregg Wood, City of Missoula, (406) 552-6093 for a copy. The City of Missoula and MDT attempt to provide accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person's participation in any service, program, or activity of our department. Alternative accessible formats of pertinent information provided on request. For further information call MDT at 888-730-0898 or TTY (800) 335-7592 or call Montana Relay at 711. Missoula Independent

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SPOTLIGHT family ties There’s nothing like family during the holiday season. It’s with family you sit down and eat delicious meals, and family to whom you raise your glasses of mulled wine for a toast. But, of course, it’s also with family where things fall apart. For a stranger plunged into a family gathering, it can be an anthropological experience with painful results. The 1936 Pulitzer prize-winning play You Can’t Take It With You is all about what happens when two families with very different perspectives clash. The Vanderhofs are a wacky family of creatives with amusing hobbies. When Alice, the most “normal” of the Vanderhofs decides to marry her boss’s son, Tony Kirby, their families are brought together in a whirlwind evening of fireworks, cringe-worthy free association games and federal agents.

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comedy that can be enjoyed lightly. But it’s also worth thinking about in terms of the current political climate. Underneath the laughter is a strong message about the fleetingness of life, which is why people love it so. It’s a classic in the same way A Christmas Carol and Dead Poets Society (Seize the The upcoming production by UM’s School of day!) are. In our real world, which often feels like Theatre & Dance stars a score of Missoula wellone large theater, accumulation of money for the sake of itself isn’t WHAT: You Can’t Take It With You ever people’s true desire. And happiness means a billion differWHO: UM’s School of Theatre & Dance ent things to a billion different WHEN: Tue., Nov. 29-Sat., Dec. 3 and Tue. Dec. 6-Sat. Dec. people—eccentric or otherwise. 10 at 7:30 PM nightly. “We’re not trying to push any kind of political agenda,” Long WHERE: Montana Theatre in UM’s PARTV Center says. “But the 1930s is similar to today in that, as a country we’re HOW MUCH: $20/$16 seniors & students/$10 12 & under getting a little dissatisfied with MORE INFO: umtheatredance.org or call 243-4581 governments. People in the middle class are struggling to make ends meet. Instead of focusing on material possesknowns including seasoned actors and real life hussions and wealth and status it’s the idea that band and wife Suzanne and Bobby Gutierrez playGrandpa Vanderhof has in the play: that you should ing husband and wife, and Arcadea Jenkins and Eric do what makes you happy. This is about a family Hersh, both of whom did marvelous jobs in the that loves each other unconditionally. It reminds us recent play The Elephant Man. that all we have is each other.” Director D. Marie Long says it’s a family-friendly —Erika Fredrickson

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? What is the name of the official residence of the Vice President of the US?? (See answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.) Puddle of Mudd plays midtempo rocker songs from WWE pay-per-views, with Pop Evil and Lansdowne, Wilma Theatre. 8 PM. $25 Rehash the music of others, or have the guts to play a few of your own, when the Canyon Creek Ramblers host an open

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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. Can you say blast off? The Lucky Strike has $3 Fireball shots, $2 domestic beers and $1 shots. The only logical landing is Planet Karaoke. 9 PM to close. Listen, it’s Tuesday. You’re bored. Get off your hiney and do something about yourself and check out Off in the Woods, a Polson institution. In Walks Bud , a Bozeman/Helena/prog/jeezuz /reggae/rock band will join them during the Badlander’s Live and Local Night. 9 PM. Free.

WEDNESDAY

November

Hey ladies, Soroptimist International of Hamilton is offering two Professional Technical Scholarships of $750 and $500. To qualify you must reside in Ravalli County and be attending a technical or vocational program, plus all the usual community service and the like. Call Linda 360-4520. Double Trouble in Recovery is holding an organizational meeting for their new 12-step group for folks that have mental health and addiction issues. Winds of Change Recovery Mall, 2811 Latimer St. 3 PM. Free. Call 728-2038 for more info.

nightlife Gals, the Lucky Strike Casino wants you to indulge yourselves in a variety of ways on Ladies Night, including with $3 Dirty Girls and Dirty Birds, as well by entering to win $50 gift cards to Adam & Eve and Victoria Secret. Did I mention erotic karaoke? No, cuz they don’t have that, just regular karaoke. Come to the MAM and gander at some gams during the Open Drawing Class. Caveat, you best be drawing something and not just gawkin’. 18 and older. 6–8 PM. $5. Man up and learn to sew a straight line at MUD’s Sewing for Guys workshop. It could save your life. $20 for nonmembers/$10 for MUD members. 6–9 PM. mudproject.org. Pizza and trivia go together like two things that don’t necessarily but could at Front Street Trivia Night. Note the move to Wednesday night (because football). 7 PM at Mackenzie River Pizza, 137 W. Front St. Free. Rather than acting the maggot, why not attend an Irish Christmas in America?? The holiday tour features Irish musicians, singers and

dancers and is a benefit for the UM Irish Studies Program. University Theatre. 7 PM. $30 door/$25 adv. Available at Rockin Rudy’s. griztix.com. Get some much needed spiritual guidance at Between the Worlds, 205 W. Main St. in Hamilton at their Spiritual Discussion Group, this Monday with Morning Star Jameson. Call 363-2939 with questions. Hey, it’s not a bottle of ketchup! Head to the Birds & Bees’ Sexual Finesse Workshop with Dr. Lindsey Doe, held in collaboration with the UM Women’s Resource Center, and learn how to make scroggin’ into something more dignified. 7–8 PM. Free with a food bank donation. aboutsexuality.org. John Floridis keeps it level on Wednesdays at the Tamarack Brewing Co. 7–10 PM. Free. Pub Trivia answer: Number One Observatory Circle. The UM School of Theatre and Dance performs the classic American comedy You Can’t Take It with You, perhaps they’ll be kind enough to let us hold it for awhile. Montana Theatre, PARTV Center. 7:30 PM. $20/$16, Seniors/$10, 12 and

under. Tickets available at UM Arts box office or at umtheatredance.org. Your search for that high, lonesome sound ends now, because the Old Post hosts a Pickin’ Circle this and every Wed. at 9 PM. Free. Reach pitch perfect perfection by belting out your favorite tune with a little liquid courage during Kraptastic Karaoke, which begins at 9 PM and features $5 pitchers of Budweiser and PBR, plus $1 selected shots. Free. Just don’t speak in acronyms during WTF Wednesdays and Ladies’ Night at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, where $10 pitchers of long island ice tea and 2 for $5 cran–vodka drinks make this a forgettable evening (in a fun way). Every Wed. Starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free. The music is coming from inside the machine when the Palace hosts Harvest Kitties, a night of various styles of electronic music with Metatron, Illeg itimate Children, DubBudda and Soundsiva, 9 PM. Free. I tried to make a tulips on my organ joke here, but we’ll stick with the facts, instead. Orgone is an L.A.-based funk

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Buttrocker, heal thyself! Puddle of Mudd plays mid-tempo rock songs at the Wilma Theatre, Tue., Nov. 29 at 8 PM. $25.

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George Frideric Handel’s

Presented by the UM School of Music A fundraiser for the Missoula Food Bank and The School of Music

~featuring the University Choir, faculty soloists & community orchestra

7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 27 University Theatre Donations accepted at the door Suggested donation: $15 per person - $40 per family $50 donation to sing the Hallelujah chorus with choir! Contact Nancy Cooper at 243-2080

Ewam Buddhist Center and Tibetan Store Wednesdays-Sundays 11am-5pm NEW CENTER AND STORE OFFERS Holiday gifts from Nepal including clothing, incense, books, statues, bells, prayer wheels, thangkas, cushions, and exclusive Ewam products line: (Jewel in the Lotus) healing arnica salve, lavender soap, essential oils, honey, candles, and much more!

and soul and rock band with at least eight members and a pet dragon that writes their lyrics. Missoula’s Kung Fu Kongress joins them in what is sure to be a sweaty mess. Top Hat. 9:30 PM. $7.

THURSDAY December

Talk transit with the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee, which meets the first Thu. of every month. Join them at 10 AM at the Missoula Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine. The UM Holiday Art Fair wants you to stay out of Wal-Mart this Christmas and buy someone some good things made by local and regional artists instead. Come to think of it, I want you to stay out of Wal-Mart, too. UC. 9–6 PM. Free.

nightlife Cheese and rice, its The Cheeses of Nazareth Party, featuring an ungodly spread of wine, cheese (duh), poetry (okay) and a cross made of Époisses de Bourgogne. Top Hat. 5 PM. The City Life Community Center is holding its 10th Annual City Life Benefit Auction to benefit its superfun teen hangout (paintball!). Cost is $100 per couple but that gets you a $75 credit towards an auction item. 6 PM. For tickets and more info go to citylifemt.com. John Schiever is playing some acoustic guitar and octave mandolin and he doesn’t give a toot what you think about him. Bitter Root Brewery. 6–8:30 PM. free.

Upcoming Tibetan Buddhist FREE PUBLIC TALK with Tulku-Sang-ngag Rinpoche Fri, Dec 2nd 7-9pm and weekend Prajnaparamita teachings retreat Sat/Sun Dec 3-4 from 9-12pm/2-5pm. Call 406-726-0555 to register!

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The UM School of Theatre and Dance performs the classic American comedy You Can’t Take It with You, perhaps they’ll be kind enough to let us hold it for awhile. Montana Theatre, PARTV Center. 7:30 PM. $20/$16, Seniors/$10, 12 and under. Tickets available at UM Arts box office or at umtheatredance.org. The Sentinel High School Drama

Department presents an update of the Bill Shakespeare classic A Midsummer’s Night Dream. This version takes place in the London Underground. Please let Bottom be a skinhead. Margaret Johnson Theatre. 7:30 PM. $6/$5 students and seniors. Impress your friends, significant other, or anyone who will listen when you rock the mic at karaoke at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, 9 PM. Call 830-3277. See Perfect Giddami execute a Perfectplex on Jake “The Snake “ Roberts tonight. What? I see. I guess he’ll execute some reggae stylings along with Bobo David and Ras Iyahson, all backed by DJ Yahred. 9 PM. The Palace. $10. If your bros have ever mentioned that you are as funny as Dane Cook, go ahead and skip the Union Club’s Missoula Homegrown Stand Up Comedy open mic. Everyone else come on down by 9:30 PM to sign up. Free. Darn tootin’ Pert Near Sandstone is back in MSO to teach you how it’s done bluegrass-stylie. Missoula’s Slow Falls opens. Top Hat. 9:30 PM. $7. 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. Get wild and woolly at the Dead Hipster Dance Party at Sean Kelly’s. Party starts at 10 PM, and oh lordy, there are $1 well drinks until midnight. $3. Check out deadhipster.com. Last chance hunters, go get ‘em. While you’re at it please get me your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Nov. 25 to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternatively, snail mail your events to The Calemandar c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax 543-4367. Find me also on twitter.com/#!/8DaysMissoula. Finally, you can submit things online in the arts section of our website. Scroll down a few inches and you’ll see a link that says, “submit an event.”

MOUNTAIN HIGH I f the dark days and cold nights have you hovering around the TV at night watching Jimmy Buffet act his behind off on the “Hawaii FiveO” reboot, boy do we have good news. Missoula’s Wilderness Watch and the Sustainable Business Council are hosting the Wild and Scenic Film Festival at the Wilma Theatre, with eight films that will take you all over our remarkable earth, to places striking and troubled. Some of the films, such as Big Rigs, are local in scope. Big Rigs focuses on the recent controversy surrounding the industrial transportation corridor, a narrow, mostly rural stretch of highway intended to transport large-scale oilfield equipment through Idaho and Montana, including equipment bound for the Alberta Tar Sands. The film was directed and produced by locals Holly Schroeder and Jane Grochowski. Remember The Story of Stuff, directed by Annie Leonard? Two years ago the internet was agog over this film about modern-day consumption. At Big Sky High School, some local parents were upset that the film was used as educational material. Be sure to get the kids down to Leonard’s exceptional, straightforward explanation of emissions trading in The Story of Cap and Trade.

Although Garfield County in Colorado seems far away, the explosion in drilling and hydraulic fracturing in that part of the world has some Montanans concerned that advancements in oil and gas recovery could allow for drilling in pristine places where it once seemed impossible. The Emmy-winning Split Estate uncovers the impact of natural gas drilling on the people and places of Garfield County. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival isn’t just a ride on the bummer train. No Impact Man demonstrates how a couple with a toddler can live close to carbonneutral—without electricity, eating locally-sourced food, not making garbage and not even using the elevator in their building. They accomplish all of this in New York City. Practice what you preach, people. If you’re not sure what to preach, maybe a trip to the film festival will give you some ideas. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival screens at the Wilma Theatre Thu., Dec. 1 at 7 PM. Tickets are $10 or 2-for-1 for students, available on Mon., Nov. 28 at Rockin Rudy’s and the Trail Head.

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Thanksgiving with the fam got you down? No big d. Tell ‘em you got called into work and haul your hind end down to Big Sky Resort’s season opener. Early season lift tickets are only $58. Yes, I am being facetious about the lift ticket price. bigkskyresort.com

No messing around here. Snowbowl might open today. Just to be safe, check the website before you head up the hill. Also, pick up your season passes before Saturday instead of crying about the long lines. You’ve been warned. Buy your lift tickets before Dec. 8 and save 8 bones. montanasnowbowl.com

Lookout Pass opened for a minute last weekend, but they are on their regular schedule beginning today. 9–4 PM PST. Gobble, gobble, go! The Turkey Day 8K and 3K Family Fun Run is a flat out and back fun-a-thon on the Kim Williams Trail, beginning and ending at Toole Park. Prizes. Strollers and walkers allowed. Gloves for participants. Sounds like MSO to me. 9:30 AM. Go to runwildmissoula.org to register and for more info. You’ll be climbing up a wall at Freestone Climbing Center’s Ladies Night each Thursday. 935 Toole Ave. 5–10 PM. $6.50/$5 students.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 Pull up the suspenders on the woolen knickers or slink into your spandex “Go” suit and check out the fun and frolic that is the five-days long Yellowstone Ski Festival in West Yellowstone. New trails, kids’ clinics and a fashion show (fer sheezy!). yellowstoneskifestival.com Active outdoor lovers are invited to the Mountain Sports Club’’s (formerly the Flathead Valley Over the Hill Gang) weekly meeting to talk about being awesome, past glories, and upcoming activities. Swan River Inn. 6–8 PM. Free.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29 The Montucky Snowboard Team wants to teach your children to ride with pride. Come to their informational meeting at the Missoula Public Library and get the low down. 6–8 PM. Ages 8–18. Call Sarris at 396-0587 or check out their Facebook page.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30 No more not knowing more is the phrase that pays this winter. Check out clinical herbalist Britta Bloedorn’’s lecture Local Herbal Remedies and Botanical Medicine for the Fall Season, at the Montana Natural History Center. 7 PM. $4 suggested donation.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 You’ll be climbing up a wall at Freestone Climbing Center’s Ladies Night each Thursday. 935 Toole Ave. 5–10 PM. $6.50/$5 students. calendar@missoulanews.com

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Searching for sponsorship from the vodka that feeds the words by Chris Dombrowski

My friend pours it straight from a chilled bottle into a chilled double-walled glass and after finishing three fingers’ worth in one swallow, lets it linger, lets it reconnoiter through the warrens of gray matter, then says: “It’s like a steel rod straight through your brain.” If you don’t know why one would want or need a steel rod driven straight through the place from which thoughts stem, then perhaps you should stop reading this. Perhaps, Gentle Reader, you should return to that peaceable Holly Hobby tea table of yours where all of the brain’s utterances are of positive purpose, levity and rectitude, where worries about the late mortgage or the kids’ nonexistent college funds or the cruel thing you said to your kind wife are no more than a fictional flock of dreamcrows that morphs gorgeously, at your chosen moment, into a flock of doves. Are drinkers alone in their attempt to annihilate the ego’s incessant nagging? Clearly not. Hoping to erase the brain’s moment to moment babble, monks around the world chant for hours each day, devoting their thoughts to the Absolute (not Absolut, you lush!). Is it mere coincidence that the word “vodka” contains two-thirds of the word “God”? Yes, but such an uncanny connection might excuse a devotion to the liquor (be it Russian or French or Polish, be it grain or potato, I’m ecumenical) such as mine. Since discovering vodka several years ago, I converted and, as only a true monastic could, stopped consuming beer, wine and other spirits—although, I have been known to backslide. Such was the case last week when a friend opened a few magnums of Rioja left in his care by the famed chef Mario Batali. Just the sip of a sip, I said, already preparing to atone at home with a goblet of Russian water for a nightcap. The hangover skull-pulse resembled a gavel smacking down over and over on its varnished block of wood, but the Chianti was found culpable. Although my scientific study is not quite complete (I have just finished a lengthy grant application for federal funds to extend the data-gathering portion of the study), I find that vodka hangovers are less debilitating than hangovers inspired by, say, rum or whiskey. Your average vodka hangover, for example, is a mildly troubling jangle that subsides after a cup of well-steeped tea, whereas your average rum hangover is the concussive combination of every teacher who ever abhorred you saying YOU-ARE-DE-SPICA-BLE, the syllables keeping time with your labored pulse.

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If upon waking, “How did this happen again?” is the first question to enter your mind, then you are in the ballpark. However the answer is clearly not conceivable in your largely inert state. As you pull on last night’s jeans and a final crumpled dollar bill falls from the inside-out pocket, do not wonder, “How did I spend that much again on vodka?” Instead, ask: “Would it be possible to convince a vodka company to sponsor me?” This is the kind of thinking intense hangovers can provoke, and the kind which must at all expenses be indulged.

In the world of upland bird hunting, aiming into the middle of a flushing covey and pulling the trigger is a surefire way to come up empty handed, but I thought my circumstances called for some flock shooting, and so, after calling the 800-numbers at Svedka, Grey Goose and Chopin, and waiting on hold for a collective four hours, I let fly my best efforts via email to all three companies at once—in the writing world, this is called simultaneous submission. My form letter follows in its entirety: Dear _____: I am an American poet who is seeking a sponsorship from your fine company. As you may know, many poets including the wonderful Tomas Tranströmer relied on vodka for imaginative inspiration and sustenance, and I am seeking to continue this tradition with minimal expense to my already faltering bank account. My terms are simple: _____ provides me with five cases of product per year, and I will endorse the wonderful vodka by wearing a _____ hat and shirt at all public readings, and recognize _____ in print in all acknowledgement pages and contributors’ notes where applicable. I am also available for an ad campaign of my own design: _____, The Poet’s Vodka. Please contact me at your earliest convenience. Yours in Vodka, CD In my queries to the higher-end Grey Goose and Chopin, I of course changed the poets mentioned to René Char and Czeslaw Milosz, respectively, and highlighted my Polish heritage with Chopin. I was stunned when weeks then months passed without a response from this triumvirate of companies. I blamed this communication lacuna on the slumping economy, then the holidays. At the three-month mark, after I had taken to checking my email a dozen times a day and scanning the driveway for a Fed Ex truck to appear with the pined-for cases, I sat despondent at dinner searching for a fingernail that wasn’t already bitten to the quick. My wife grabbed my arm and waited for me to make eye-contact: “Sweetheart, I don’t think the vodka’s coming.” What else to do but douse the flames of rejection with a cocktail or two? The only bottle in the icebox was a well-frosted halffilled bottle of the Goose. Could I find it in myself to be consoled by the very bird that had denied me? I could. I had been wronged, jilted, flat-handedly dissed by my favorite of all spirits, but with a modest pour dumped crisply down the hatch, eloquent words of forgiveness were already forming on my lips. U n s p o n s o re d - a s - y e t Missoula-based poet and essayist Chris Dombrowski is the author of By Cold Water and the forthcoming September Miniatures with Blood and Mars.

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Last July I returned to my beloved Missoula after a period of forced exile in Canada. A Canadian by birth, I had made the mistake of returning to the Great White North on a business trip in the middle of my immigration application, and the boys at the border would not let me return home again until they had sorted out a glitch in my paperwork. It’s a long story, but the border and the bulwark of its bureaucracy had become a dam of sorts, and it would not let me return to the place I absolutely, definitely had to be—where I was to wed my American lover in less than a month’s time. After 29 days of anxious, whiskeydrenched waiting, the dam finally disappeared two days before our ceremony, thanks in large part to the Promethean efforts of Senator John Tester and his helpful staff. When I got home, I found waiting for me Steven Hawley’s new book, Re c o v e r i n g a L o s t River: Removing Dams, Rewilding Salmon, Revitalizing Communities (Beacon Press, $26.95). My experience with the concrete thoroughness of U.S. immigration had created a great sense of empathy for the Pacific Northwest’s endangered salmon, so I put everything but my impending wedding on hold and dove into Hawley’s impassioned cri de coeur for the Snake River. What a gift. There are already several books about the damnable impacts of the dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers, but Recovering a Lost River is a worthwhile addition to this library. Not only is it well-researched and chock-full of historical information and scientific fact, it is also a rollicking good read, the narrative equivalent of a barebones rafting trip through Hell’s Canyon in high water. Hawley spares no time or space to make clear what’s at stake. After a scatological prologue that would have made Jonathan Swift proud, he travels to Alaska to see what the residents of “the last frontier state” are smoking. Turns out, it’s salmon, and lots of it, in large part because they have refused to dam their rivers the way their West Coast cousins have to the south, in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California. Returning home to the Pacific Northwest, Hawley recounts the now-familiar story of how human ingenuity and resourcefulness—and a whole lot of skul-

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duggery involving a carefully constructed web of “lies, dam lies and statistics”—have turned the lower 48 states’s great salmon rivers into sickly shadows of their former selves. What makes Recovering a Lost River different is its optimism. In a world run down by innumerable stories of environmental degradation, Hawley, like the Gospels, tells tales of resurrection. He takes us to California and Maine to introduce us to the people and places that have had the temerity to remove dams for the higher purpose of serving those gods of the freshwater world: anadromous fish. There’s Allen Harthorn, a bipedal champion as tireless as his finned brothers and sisters. Harthorn looks after Butte Creek “as if it were part of his family,” helping to bring thousands of salmon back from the brink in a tiny tributary of California’s Sacramento River that, almost unbelievably today, was once thick with salmon. It’s clear from the beginning that Hawley has a specific purpose in mind, and that’s to have the lower four dams on the Snake River removed to restore wild runs of endangered salmon. But the airtight case he makes in Recovering a Lost River indicates he has been able to maintain his journalistic integrity in the process. When the facts and lies he has uncovered during a decade of research coalesce into a conclusion as pellucid as a pool on the Clearwater River, there is little to do but cast it all down on the page and let readers decide the obvious for themselves. This is clearly a book about substance, but like all good nonfiction these days, it includes all the makings of a good story: compelling narrative, effective pacing and what David James Duncan calls an “antic tone.” Indeed, readers familiar with Duncan’s work will find a similar voice in Recovering a Lost River. Hawley doesn’t wield it as precisely and consistently as Duncan does—he sometimes overdoes it a tad, and ends up with the literary equivalent of casting into the huckleberry bushes on the far bank—but it is a tremendous read nonetheless. Once the snow hits, put your rod away, grab a copy and revel in the magic of a passionate river rat singing his heart out for the place—and fish—he loves.

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enough to get you pumped for the terrain park, choice flicks like Level 1’s After Dark, which screened at the Roxy last weekend and is available on iTunes, are the answer to your snow-god prayers. After Dark gleefully shrugs the generic all-mountain appeal of your average ski film for 60 adrenaline-fueled minutes in urban playground after urban playground. If you’ve ever wondered how jib-friendly urban Moscow is—that’s Russia, not Idaho—here’s your answer. You won’t find long lines down towering peaks here; the Level 1 crew only teases an attempt at Mount Fuji before hopping over powder-crushed snow fences on a Japanese roadside. What you will find is an increasing desire to finally stick that 360-cross this season. Despite the ever-increasing audacity of athletes

many times. And here I am again, on a Sunday night, watching Fifty for what must be the hundredth time. But as I keep telling folks when they inquire about my annual re-viewing of a classic, when the snow starts falling, no one film—no matter how memorable—will suffice. Skiers, like college kids with vodka, pre-game for an epic season. We do this by kicking back and watching the pros do their thing, and with a glut of pros and amateurs pushing the limit on camera, there’s no shortage of viewing options these days. Most releases still cater to the generic crowd, offering a fairly even blend of on-area, backcountry, freestyle and international destination segments. Such is the case with Warren Miller’s 61st film, last fall’s aptly named Wintervention. With Moseley once again narrating on Miller’s behalf (Miller passed the torch after 2004’s Journey), this readily available DVD staple travels from the frigid shores of Antarctica to the glacial vistas of Norway. It’s really no surprise that a Miller film spans two poles and five continents. They seem to do that on an annual basis now. And while Moseley’s cheese-tastic voiceover begins to wear thin, cast-off clips like one of Andrew McLean skiing down an iceberg punctuate every segment. If I weren’t too busy seething with jealousy over the sick lines these heliborne athletes get to shred, I’d probably ponder further the size of the expense account involved. But Wintervention relegates the freestyle, park-skiing aspect of the sport to a smattering of mere minutes. Countless skiing pros these days have taken to rails, boxes, half-pipes and picnic tables, putting a gravitydefying spin on an otherwise gravity-dependent sport. It’s a bit disappointing to see their efforts played down, even if it means a few extra minutes in Austria, Georgia and Utah. Thankfully ski porn has followed the diversification of the sport lockstep. If Wintervention isn’t

captured by Matchstick Productions, Teton Gravity Research and scores of other ski film companies, I keep coming back, every season, to Fifty. It’s an almost slavish devotion to the same tricks, the same lines and the same pro idols I’ve turned to since middle school. From the South American leg of the film’s journey to the clips of freestyle hopefuls Luke and Adam Schrab throwing 360s off a homemade ramp in a Wisconsin cornfield, Fifty is the ski porn equivalent of a favorite run at Big Mountain. I’ve even learned to cope with the Warren Miller groan factor, that constant voice of cheese-ball wit spinning cracks about “nine-donut drives” and filming Marilyn Monroe on skis during his early days with a camera. If I had a dime for every time my dad twisted the line “If you don’t do it this year, you’ll be one year older when you do,” I’d be heli-skiing right now. But the first snow of 2011 brought with it a new contender. This fall Sherpas Cinema debuted an incredible two-year hi-def endeavor in ski film production. I’ve sat through All.I.Can three times in four days, completely enthralled. The film brings to the table two powerful elements: a stunningly artistic and innovative visual style and a central question of where skiers fit in in the broader issue of a changing climate. It’s at once generic and bold, fusing boilerplate ski clips with sheer cinematic brilliance. Point-of-view shots of skiers freeclimbing a gnarly peak in British Columbia prompt the kind of nail-biting normally reserved for horror movies and first dates. Even the renowned Auclair makes a cameo—undeniably the film’s highlight—showing that getting to a bus stop in suburban Canada can be both exhilarating and carbon-free. If only residential Missoula had more hills. asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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As happens occasionally at the Wilma, the screening of Margin Call was briefly interrupted in the middle when the reel either slipped or had to be replaced. For about a minute or so the dozen of us in the theater waited patiently in the dark, until a woman in the back broke the silence, blurting out, “Well, we already know how it ends.” This is, of course, correct. Though it may be a fictionalized account about the beginnings of the 2008 financial crisis, Margin Call is based on the very real truths that got us into the mess in which we flounder

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per year and spends nearly all of it. Both are caught off guard by Sullivan’s findings, and so begins a series of late-night emergency meetings that culminate with the arrival of the CEO via helicopter. It’s during these meetings when we are to believe the domino is pushed, so to speak. Should the company sell off their entire portfolio of mortgage-backed securities, knowing that such a move will cause chaos in the markets and destroy its client relationships? Irons is wonderful as the ruthless head honcho. He may not understand the technical reasons for the firm’s problems—the scene where Sullivan describes the imminent collapse to him is darkly hilarious—but he is a self-preservationist above all. “If you’re the first out of the door, that’s not panicking” he says with a sly grin. And with that the decision is made. The pace of Margin Call can be dizzying. From the moment Dale is fired to the opening bell the following day, there is little rest for any of the main characters. Decisions that will alter the world’s financial system are made in less time than it takes to write this review. And yet this is still a strangely poignant film, in large part due to Spacey. Sam is loyal to a fault to the firm that has employed him for three decades—a fact he brings up repeatedly—but that doesn’t mean he isn’t hesitant to lead his employees to their professional deaths. Like most of the characters in Margin Call, Sam’s moral compass spins in all directions. But with seven-figure bonuses promised to every trader for a day’s work …. Well, you already know where this path ends. Margin Call continues at the Wilma Theatre. arts@missoulanews.com

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Scope Books DVD Film Movie Shorts OPENING THIS WEEK HUGO Based on a children’s book no one in this office has ever read, Hugo is the story of a Parisian orphan who lives in the walls of a train station during the 1930s. There is a mystery, too, involving a robot and the boy’s father. Directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen. Stadium 14: 3D: 1, 2:30, 4, 7, 8 and 9:50, with midnight shows Fri. and Sat. No 2:30 show Mon.–Thu. MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE A young woman escapes from a cult and seeks to re-assimilate into normal society; however, nightmares from her recent past destroy her notions of

everyone else. Carmike 12: 1:30 and 4:15. 3D: 6:40 and 9. Village 6: 3D: 1:30, 4:30, 6:50 and 9:15. Pharaohplex: 7 and 9, with Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3 PM. No 9 PM show on Sun. Stadium 14: 12, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:40, with midnight shows on Fri. and Sat. Mon.–Thu.: 1, 3:30, 6:45 and 9:10. 3D: 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:25 and 9:50, with midnight shows Fri. and Sat. 1, 4, 7:15 and 9:35 PM on Mon. and Thu. Entertainer: 4, 7 and 9. Mountain: 2, 4:15, 7 and 9:15. IMMORTALS In this adventure starring Stephen Dorff, Zeus is all, “Ah, Hades no, King Hyperion ain’t getting a weapon that can destroy all of Greece and mankind,” so he totally enlists a mortal to stop that jerk. Carmike 12: 1:50, 4:40, 7:35 and 10:15. 3D:

The emotional story of bankers losing their minds and our money in the early part of the financial crisis, starring Jeremy Irons and Kevin Spacey. Wilma Theatre: 7 PM nightly, with 1 PM matinee on Saturday. No show Tue., Nov. 29. THE MUPPETS Gen-Xers rejoice, the Muppets are getting the band back together to save their beloved theater from a rich old oil tycoon. Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Fozzie and Miss Piggy star. Carmike 12: 1:15, 2, 4, 4:50, 6:40 7:45 and 9:15. Big D: 1:30 and 4:30. Stadium 14: 12, 1, 2:30, 3:30 5, 6:15, 7:30, 9 and 10, with midnight shows at Fri. and Sat. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 9:30 Mon.-Thu. Mountain: 2:15, 4:30, 7:15 and 9:20.

TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PART I Edward and Bella must save themselves and their unborn child from the ravages of wolves and sanguisugent opportunists. Carmike 12: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10. Big D: 7:30, with 10:30 shows Fri. and Sat. Village 6: 1, 4, 7:15 and 10, Fri.–Sun. 4 and 7:15 Mon.–Thu. Pharaohplex: 6:50 and 9:10, with matinees at 3 PM on Sat. and Sun. No 9:10 on Sun. Stadium 14: 12, 12:30,1, 1:30, 2, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 5, 6, 6:30, 7:10, 7:30, 8, 9, 9:30, 9:40 and 10, with midnight shows on Fri. and Sat. Mountain: 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:20. Showboat: 4, 7 and 9:20. A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS Mega bros Harold and Kumar burn one in their third adventure. The “one” being somebody’s dad’s

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reality. Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s little sister Elizabeth Olsen. 7 and 9 PM nightly, with 1 and 3 PM matinees on Saturday. WE BOUGHT A ZOO Sneak Preview Alert:: Matt Damon buys a struggling pet sanctuary and makes his heinous old wife played by Scarlett Johansson live there with their kids and the mechanic guy from that TV show “Wings.” Carmike 12: 7 PM on Sat., Nov. 26.

NOW PLAYING ARTHUR CHRISTMAS In this computer-generated kids movie, Santa’s youngest son borrows the car without asking for permission, possibly saves Christmas, possibly ruins it, starring James McAvoy and Hugh Laurie. Carmike12: 1:15, 4, 6:45 and 9:15. 3D: 1:35, 4:10, 6:35 and 9:10. Village 6: 6:45 and 9:15 Fri.–Sun. 6:45 Mon.–Thu. 3D: 1:30 and 4:15 Fri.–Sun. 4:15 Mon.–Thu. Mountain: 2:15, 4:15, 7:15 and 9:15. Showboat: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:15. HAPPY FEET 2 Penguins join forces to battle those who wish them harm in this animated film starring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and pretty much

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1:25, 4:30, 7:20 and 10. Pharaohplex: 6:50 and 9:10 with matinees at 3 PM. No 9:10 show on Sun. Village 6: 7 and 9:40. Stadium 14: 3D: 1, 4, 7 and 9:45, with midnight shows Fri. and Sat. Mountain: 2:15, 4:30, 7:15 and 9:20. J. EDGAR As director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover had secrets. Perhaps director Clint Eastwood and soon-to-be power actor of the year Leo DiCaprio will demonstrate how those secrets reflected the times and humanity in general. Village 6: 1, 4, 7 and 10. Stadium 14: 12, 3:15, 6:30 and 9:30 with midnight showings on Fri. and Sat. Mon.–Thu.:1:10, 4:25 and 7:30. JACK AND JILL Adam Sandler plays twin brother and sister. Makes funny voices. Gets kicked in the groin. Rides a donkey. Learns something about family, accepting human foibles. Carmike 12: 1:45, 4:10, 6:50 and 9. Village 6: 1, 4, 7 and 10 Fri.–Sun. 4 and 7 Mon.–Thu. Pharaohplex: 7 PM, with matinees at 3 PM Sat. and Sun. Stadium 14: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 6, 7:10 and 9:30, with midnight shows on Fri. and Sat. and no 4:50 show Mon.–Thu. Mountain: 2, 4, 7 and 9. Showboat: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:15. MARGIN CALL

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PUSS IN BOOTS A sword-wielding pussy cat makes a bunch of puns and later meets Shrek. Carmike 12: 1, 4, 6:50 and 9:15. No 6:50 or 9:15 on Sat. Village 6: 1:20, 4:20, 6:45 and 9:15 Fri.– Sun. 4:20 and 6:45 Mon.–Thu. Pharaohplex: 7 and 9, with matinees at 3 pm Sat. and Sun, no 9 PM show on Sun. Entertainer: 4, 7 and 9. Mountain: 2, 4:15, 7 and 9. Stadium 14: 2:30, 7:25 and 9:35, with midnight shows on Fri. and Sat. 6:30 and 9 PM Mon.–Thu. 3D: 12:05 and 5:15 PM Fri.–Sun. 1 and 3:30 PM Mon.–Thu.: 1 and 3:30 PM. Entertainer: 4, 7 and 9. Mountain: 2, 4:15, 7 and 9:15. TOWER HEIST Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy “assemble the team” (the comedy team that is) and try to steal back money they lost in a Ponzi scheme to the always evil Alan Alda. Carmike 12: 1:30, 4:30, 7 and 9:35. Village 6: 4:15 and 7:20, with Fri. and Sat. and Sun. shows at 9:50 and Sat. and Sun. matinees at 1:45. Pharaohplex: 9 PM, except Sunday. Mountain 14: 12:05 and 5 PM Fri.–Sun. 1 and 3:30 Mon.–Thu. Mountain: 2:15, 4:30, 7:15 and 9:15. Showboat: 4, 7 and 9.

prized Christmas tree. No kidding, this is the “plot.” Village 6: 4:10 and 7:30 nightly, with Sat. and Sun. shows at 9:45 and matinees at 1:30. Pharaohplex: In 2D at 7 and 9 PM, with 3 PM matinees on Sat. and Sun. Stadium 14: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 9:55, with midnight shows on Fri. and Sat. THE WAY Emilio Estevez directs his dad Martin Sheen in the story of the Camino de Santiago and a man recovering the body of his estranged son. Let the allusions to real life do what they will. The Wilma: 9 PM nightly, with 3 PM matinee on Saturday. No show Nov. 29. Capsule reviews by Jason McMackin. Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., Nov. 25. 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-F I LM; S t a d i u m 14 i n K a l i s p e l l – 752 - 78 0 0 . Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you expand your concept of what you’re capable of, you will receive a specific offer to move up a notch. If you perform your duties with intensified care and grace, you will be given new responsibilities that catalyze your sleeping potential. The universe doesn’t always act with so much karmic precision, with such sleek, efficient fairness, but that’s how it’s working in your vicinity right now. Here’s one more example of how reasonable the fates are behaving: If you resolve to compete against no one but yourself, you will be shown new secrets about how to express your idiosyncratic genius.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There are modern Chinese painters who use oil paints on canvas to create near-perfect replicas of famous European masterpieces. So while the genuine copy of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” is worth over $100 million, you can buy an excellent copy on the Internet for less than $100. If you’re faced with a comparable choice in the coming week—whether to go with a pricey original or a cheaper but good facsimile, I suggest you take the latter. For your current purposes, you just need what works, not what gives you prestige or bragging rights.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In a famous Monty Python sketch, a Hungarian tourist goes into a British tobacconist’s store to buy cigarettes. Since he doesn’t speak English, he consults a phrase book to find the right words. “My hovercraft is full of eels,” he tells the clerk, who’s not sure what he means. The tourist tries again: “Do you want to come back to my place, bouncy bouncy?” Again, the clerk is confused. In the coming week, Libra, I foresee you having to deal with communications that are equally askew. Be patient, please. Try your best to figure out the intentions and meanings behind the odd messages you’re presented with. Your translating skills are at a peak, fortunately, as are your abilities to understand what other people—even fuzzy thinkers—are saying.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on December 5, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider a resolution to amend the City of Missoula Subdivision Regulations, Article 3, entitled “Subdivision Design Standards” Section 3-020 entitled Streets, Access and Transportation.” For further information, contact Tom Zavitz, Office of Planning & Grants at 258-4983. 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 MEETING CANCELLATION The City of Missoula City Council meeting that is scheduled for Monday, November 28, 2011 at 7:00 pm has been cancelled. For further information, contact Marty Rehbein, City Clerk at 552-6078. 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 5, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance amending Title 20, the City Zoning Ordinance to incorporate text amendments to Section 20.45.020 entitled “Parcel and Building Standards in Residential Districts.” For further information, contact Jen Gress, Office of Planning & Grants at 258-4949. 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 THE DESIGN 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 design of the South 3rd Street reconstruction project between Russell Street and Reserve Street. Request for proposal and submission requirements may be obtained by visiting www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bid, from the City Engineer, City of Missoula, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana 598024297, or by calling (406) 552-6345. Four (4) copies of written statements, qualifications and professional proposals shall be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office, City of Missoula, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana 598024297 before 5:00 p.m., local time the 19th day of December, 2011. 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. FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMITAPPLICATIONS The Office of Planning and Grants has received the following applications for Floodplain Development Permits: 1. County

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2011-120 A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO REZONE PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS FRACTION OF LOTS 16 & 17 OF BLOCK 20, EAST MISSOULA ADDITION, LOCATED IN SECTION 24 OF TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, P.M.M. (SEE MAP F), FROM C-C2 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) TO C-R3 (RESIDENTIAL).

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r Floodplain Permit Application # 12-12. An application from Jacob Selman to work within the Miller Creek floodplain. The project is located at 9419 Upper Miller Creek Rd in Section 20, Township 12N, Range 19W and includes the placement of rootwards for bank stabilization purposes. 2. County Floodplain Permit Application # 12-13. An application from Knife River to work within the Clark Fork River floodplain. The project is located at 4815 Mullan Rd in Section 13, Township 13N, Range 20W and includes the construction of a concrete batch plant, sewerline and perimeter berming in conjunction with proposed gravel mining operations. The full applications are available for review in the Office of Planning and Grants in City Hall. Written comments from anyone interested in these applications may be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m., December 16, 2011. Address comments to the Floodplain Administrator, Office of Planning & Grants, 435 Ryman, Missoula MT 59802 or call 258-4841 for more information. MISSOULA COUNTY MISSOULA INTERNATIONALAIRPORT NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, December 15, 2011 by the Missoula County Airport Authority at the airport Terminal Conference Room for the construction of “Airport Improvements” to include the follow-

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PUBLIC HEARING THE MISSOULA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION will be conducting a public hearing at 7:00 p.m., THURSDAY DECEMBER 1ST, 2011, Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine, Missoula, MT, on the following item: 1. Historic Preservation Permit application for alterations to the historic Missoula Mercantile Building, 110 No. Higgins. The property is zoned CBD 4 (Central Business District), and is legally described as Missoula Original Townsite, S22, T13 N, R19 W, BLOCK 2, Lot 11-21, COS 3443 Parcel A (Map J).

WHEREAS, 76-2-201 M.C.A. authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to adopt zoning regulations; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners did adopt zoning regulations for Missoula County through the passage of County Resolution 76-113, as amended; and WHEREAS, 76-2-202 M.C.A. provides for the establishment and revision of zoning districts; and WHEREAS, a request to rezone the property legally described above was reviewed by the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board at a public hearing held October 18, 2011; and WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing was advertised in the Independent on September 29, 2011 and October 6, 2011; and WHEREAS, a hearing was held by the County Commissioners of Missoula County on November 9, 2011, in order to give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed amendments to the zoning district. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Missoula County will receive written protest for a period of thirty (30) days after publication of this notice on November 23, 2011, from persons owning real property within the contiguous boundaries of the C-C2 (General Commercial) zoning district. FURTHER, copies of the C-C2 and C-R3 zoning districts are available for inspection at the office of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder and the Office of Planning and Grants PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS __15th____ DAY OF NOVEMBER 2011 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: MISSOULA COUNTY /s/ Vickie Zeer /s/ Jean Curtiss Vickie Zeier, Clerk and Recorder Jean Curtiss, Chair /s/ Bill Carey Bill Carey, Commissioner /s/ Michele Landquist Michele Landquist, Commissioner

The request is for the following: Rehabilitation of exterior and interior of building as detailed in a complete application on file with the Office of Planning and Grants. Intended Use: Conversion from prior Merc-antile Occupancy to a combination of the following uses: Basement: Business Offices and Restaurant; First Floor: Mercantile Stores and Restaurant; Second Floor: Business Offices and Restaurant/ Banquet; Penthouse: Offices If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling the Missoula Office of Planning & Grants at 258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services. For additional information regarding the Historic Preservation Permit request you may contact Philip Maechling at the 258-4706 or email pmaechli@co.missoula.mt.us.

ing: Equipment, Furnishings and Accessories for the New Air Traffic Control Tower This work is to include furnishing all items listed in the Equipment Bid Documents, as well as furnishing all labor, tools and equipment and performing all work required for installation, wiring, connecting, adjusting, testing, demonstrating and warranting same for the new Missoula International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower. Bids must be in triplicate, 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 Thursday, December 15, 2011, and marked “Bid for Equipment, Furnishings and Equipment for Missoula International Airport.” The bidder’s name and address 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 five (5%) 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 (100%) percent of the contract. Plans, specifications, bidding and contract forms may be inspected at the Airport Director’s Office – Missoula International Airport or may be requested via email at the following address: tammy@wepayne.com The Missoula County Airport Authority

PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana. 1. Rezoning Request – JTL A request from Knife River, represented by pLAND Land Use Consulting, to amend the JTL Special District zoning to expand the allowable hours of operation. The property is located between Wheeler Dr and I90, _ mile west of Reserve St. See Map H.

The Missoula Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on item #1 at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse at 200 West Broadway. 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.

reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any formality or technicality in any bid in the best interests of the Owner. The Missoula County Airport Authority further reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to enter into contract negotiations with any responsible bidder, regardless of whether such bidder submitted the lowest bid. Bidders may not withdraw Proposals for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date. There will be no prebid conference. However, additional components of the new ATCT equipment that are not a part of this solicitation will be installed by the FAA, and it is highly advisable that prospective bidders visit the site prior to submitting their proposals in order to fully understand the scope of work required. Refer to the bid document package, Section 3: Special Requirements and Instructions. Signed: /s/ Cris Jensen Airport Director Missoula County Airport Authority MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a petition has been filed with the County Commissioners requesting to abandon that certain county road specifically described as: West Twin Creek Road Located in: Section 2, T13N, R17W and in Sections 33, 34, 35 T14N, R17W, P.M.,M. More particularly described as follows: The point of beginning of the abandonment would be 75’ west from the center of West Twin Cr; which is the common boundary of Plum Cr Timber Company property and Portion A, Twin Creek Residence Tracts, Tracts C-1 & D-1, Portions A & B, thence running approximately 2.4 miles northwesterly to the end of the road near the west line of the NE 1/4 of section 33, T14N, R17W. Shown on various Missoula County route maps from 1940-1962, and identified in a 1958 County Resolution, as Route 56. A map is attached, Exhibit A, that illustrates the proposed action, which is incorporated herein by reference. The abandonment of this county road is necessary and advantageous for the following reasons: 1. This proposed abandonment is necessary to provide protection for the water quality of West Twin Creek. 2. This road location, as determined by Missoula County, is located directly adjacent to West Twin Creek. The road location has not been used by trucks/cars in twenty to thirty years. Where the road location crossed West Twin Creek, the stream is braided, with many channels used by the stream each spring. Two native timber bridges, which were from the 1940’s, were in place to cross this stream. This caused issues with water quality and fisheries in West Twin Creek. In 2008, all that

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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 58, 336, 345, 362, and 440 Units contain furniture, 2 handcrafted log beds, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday November 28, 2011. All auction units will only be shown each day at 3 P.M. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage office at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59804 prior to Tuesday November 29, 2011, 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.

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ACROSS 1 Summarize 6 Yellowfin tuna 9 Pinocchio's was apt to grow 13 North of the Iran-Contra hearings 14 Fanged movie creature, for short 15 Tree of Knowledge spot 16 Japanese city 17 "___ le roi!" 18 Part of a November count 19 They offer hyped-up sermons? 22 "Traffic" org. 23 German region with lots of coal (anagram of SARA) 24 Type of insurance 27 What paintings do, in an art gallery? 33 Weather vane dir. 34 "In the Valley of ___" (2007 Tommy Lee Jones film) 35 Planet featured in "Attack of the Clones" 36 Herbie the Love Bug, for more mature audiences? 40 Related to a pelvic bone 41 Boxing Australians 42 "Do the ___" (soft drink catchphrase) 43 Gollum-like phrase for getting a strike in bowling? 46 KISS frontman Simmons 47 "Zip-___-Doo-Dah" 48 Plant on college buildings 50 They've cleaned up the four theme entries above 57 "Switched-On Bach" synthesizer 58 "___ Lap" (1983 film) 59 Surname of the brothers behind "It's Your Thing" 60 Part of Julius Caesar's dying words, supposedly 61 Count starting word 62 Unit for light bulbs 63 Nutjob 64 Four Monopoly properties, for short Last week’s solution

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DOWN 1 It may be saved for dessert 2 Actress Lanchester 3 Scottish family 4 Martial art meaning "the way of harmonious spirit" 5 What the V sign symbolizes 6 Two-time Indy 500 winner ___ Luyendyk 7 Lake ___, Ariz. (current home of the former London Bridge) 8 Polar covering 9 Worse than a has-been 10 Funk 11 Collector's collections 12 Carbon compound suffix 14 Commercial skipper, perhaps 20 Italian woman's name 21 Butthole Surfers lead singer Gibby 24 Anticipate 25 Jermaine, to Prince Michael 26 "Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get" author 28 Helmet ___ (reality show prop) 29 "SNL" alum Oteri 30 Put up with 31 "Two Women" actress Sophia 32 Lerner's "My Fair Lady" collaborator 34 Do a cryptographer's job 37 Speed trap tool 38 King with big hair 39 Calf told to "git along" 44 Finder:keeper::loser___: 45 It precedes lands, world or regions 46 Drywall component 49 Bridal covers 50 ___ speak 51 "And your little dog too!" dog 52 Without 53 Twisted, like a smile 54 "Being ___: A Puppeteer's Journey" (2011 documentary) 55 Stink up the joint 56 Last word of a New Year's song 57 "Spaceballs" director Brooks

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PUBLIC NOTICES remained of these bridges were rotten stringers and sill logs where were removed to clear the stream channel of any obstacles. This crossing is not an appropriate environmental location for any crossing structure. 3. Abandoning this segment of county road has no impact on any of the landowners beyond; as all landowners behind this proposed abandonment have easements in place that provide perpetual access. Access to public lands will not be adversely impacted as the stretch of road to be abandoned does not provide access to public lands. A PUBLIC HEARING on the above requested abandonment will be held before the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting on December 7, 2011 at 1:30 p.m., Room 201, Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula, MT. Interested parties are requested to be present at that time to be heard for or against the granting of this petition. Written protest will be accepted by the Commissioners’ Office, Room 204, Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula, MT prior to the hearing date. /s/ Vickie M. Zeier Clerk & Recorder /Treasurer 200 W. Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802 By /s/ Kim Cox Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk and Recorder/Elections (406) 258-3241 Date: October 13, 2011 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-11-200 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LaVELLA JANEANE McGUIRL, a/k/a LaVella J. McGuirl, L.

Janeane McGuirl, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to JAMES McGUIRL, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Reely Law Firm, P.C., 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 10th day of November, 2011 /s/ James McGuirl, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DN-11-19 Department No. 1 Judge Edward P. McLean SUMMONS AND CITATION IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING C.B., A YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. TO: JUSTIN BORCHERS RE: C.B., born May 14, 2010 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division (CFS), 2677 Palmer, Suite 300, Missoula, Montana 59808, has filed a Petition to Terminate Father’s Parental Rights for said Youth to be otherwise cared for; Now, Therefore, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED AND DIRECTED to appear on the 7th day of December, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the Courtroom of the above entitled Court at the Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Father’s rights should not be terminated and why the Petition should not be granted or why said Youth should not be otherwise cared for. Justin Borchers is represented by Court-appointed attorney Kelli Sather, 610 Woody, Missoula, Montana, 59802, (406) 523-5140. Your failure to

appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in custody of the Youth, which denial will result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceeding, in judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition hereinbefore referred to is filed with the Clerk of District Court for Missoula County, telephone: (406) 258-4780. WITNESS the Honorable Edward P. McLean, Judge of the above-entitled Court and the Seal of this Court, this 4th day of November, 2011. /s/ EDWARD P. MCLEAN District Court Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DN-11-32 Department No. 3 Judge John W. Larson SUMMONS AND CITATION IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING J.M., A YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. TO: THE FATHER AND ALL PUTATIVE FATHERS OF J.M. Re: J.M., born October 18, 2010 to Johnna Styrman YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division (CFS), 2677 Palmer Street, Suite 300, Missoula, Montana 59808, has filed a Petition to Terminate the Father’s Rights of J.M.’s father and all putative fathers or for said youth to be otherwise cared for; Now, Therefore, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED AND DIRECTED to appear on the 22nd day of December, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. at the Courtroom of the above entitled Court at the Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why your parental rights to J.M. should not be terminated; why CFS’ temporary legal custody of J.M. should not be extended; why the Petition should not be granted or why said youth should not be otherwise cared for. The father and all putative father’s is represented by the Office of Public Defender, 610 Woody

Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802, (406) 523-5140. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in custody of the youth, which denial will result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceeding, in judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition hereinbefore referred to is filed with the Clerk of District Court for Missoula County, telephone: (406) 258-4780. WITNESS the Honorable John W. Larson, Judge of the above-entitled Court and the Seal of this Court, this 28th day of October, 2011. /s/ JOHN W. LARSON District Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-11-204 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE E. MCGLYNN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Patrick G. Martin, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Paul E. Fickes, Esq., 310 West Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 11th day of November, 2011. /s/ Patrick G. Martin c/o Paul E. Fickes, 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, MT 59802 /s/ Paul E. Fickes, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Ed McLean Cause No. DV-11965 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION PHH Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, -vs- F. Duke Hermann; First Security Bank of Missoula; and all other persons, unknown,

claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint adverse to plaintiff’s ownership or any cloud upon plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, Defendants. ))THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL OTHER PERSONS, UNKNOWN, CLAIMING OR WHO MIGHT CLAIM ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your Answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or Answer, Judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action relates to a quiet title action and the foreclosure of a Deed of Trust upon the following described real property in the County of Missoula, State of Montana: LOT 27 AND 28 IN BLOCK 54 OF CAR LINE ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. TOGETHER WITH PORTIONS “C” AND “D” OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5681, BEING A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY,

MONTANA WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, this 28th day of October, 2011. (SEAL OF THE COURT) /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of the District Court By /s/ Susie Wall Deputy Clerk of Court Dated this 13th day of October, 2011. MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM Attorneys for Plaintiff 38 Second Ave E Dickinson ND 58601 Tel: (701) 227-1841 By: /s/ Charles J. Peterson, Attorney #2429 Attorney for the Plaintiff THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that unless you dispute the validity of the foregoing debt or any portion thereof within thirty days after receipt of this letter, we will assume the debt to be valid. On the other hand, if the debt or any portion thereof is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt and will mail you a copy of such verification. You are also advised that upon your request within the thirty day period, we will provide you with the name and address of your original creditor, if different from the creditor referred to in this Notice. We are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-11-192 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GORDON F. ALFSEN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Dorothy Brownlow,

NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED

TO THE FOLLOWING INTERESTED PARTIES (REGARDING THE REAL PROPERT Y DESCRIBED BELOW) WHOSE CURRENT ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: Perry D. Lord Cornelia Lord Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Any Assigns, Successors, Heirs, Devisees or Beneficiaries of or to the Above Parties Any Other Parties Claiming an Interest, Whether Legal or Equitable in the Real Property Described Below Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest (Missoula County Tax Parcel/ID No. 1293603):

TO THE FOLLOWING INTERESTED PARTIES (REGARDING THE REAL PROPERT Y DESCRIBED BELOW) WHOSE CURRENT ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: Larry N. Mooring Hae Suk Mooring Chuck Reid Country Classic Dairies Pension Plan Bitterroot Valley Ranches Owners Association Any Assigns, Successors, Heirs, Devisees or Beneficiaries of or to the Above Parties Any Other Parties Claiming an Interest, Whether Legal or Equitable in the Real Property Described Below Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest (Missoula County Tax Parcel/ID No. 5815314):

Missoula County Treasurer’s Abbreviated Legal Description: SECTION: 36 TOWNSHIP: 15N RANGE: 14W ACRES 1.791, IMPROVEMENTS ON STATE LAND LOT 12 COS 5714, SPERRY GRADE STATE LEASE #3062040 GEOCODE: 04-2435-36-2-02-11-0099 Full Legal Description: LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN STATE OF MONTANA LEASE NO. 3062040, LOCATED ON A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NW1/4 AND SW1/4 OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 14 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNT Y, MONTANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 12 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5714. 2. The 2007 property taxes (second half ) became delinquent after 5:00 p.m. on June 2, 2008. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on July 16, 2008. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on July 17, 2008, by: Missoula County, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned on May 26, 2011, to: Eric J. Bashore, P.O. Box 80242, Billings, MT 59108. 6. As of November 17, 2011, the amount of tax due is: TAXES: $1,719.47 PENALT Y: $34.37 INTEREST: $353.89 COST: $919.54 TOTAL: $3,027.27 NOTE: Interest continues to accrue at a rate of 5/6 of 1% per month.

Missoula County Treasurer’s Abbreviated Legal Description: SECTION: 25 TOWNSHIP: 11N RANGE: 19W TRACT 101 OF BITTERROOT VALLEY RANCH IN SW4 GEOCODE: 04-1976-25-2-02-05-0000 Full Legal Description: LOT NO. 101 LOCATED IN SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNT Y, MONTANA, CONTAINING 11 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED ON THE MAP RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF SAID COUNT Y (BOOK 423 PAGE 410). 2. The 2007 property taxes ( first half ) became delinquent after 5:00 p.m. on November 30, 2007. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on July 16, 2008. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on July 17, 2008, by: Missoula County, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned on September 15, 2009, to: Eric J. Bashore, P.O. Box 80242, Billings, MT 59108. 6. As of November 17, 2011, the amount of tax due is: TAXES: $1,251.85 PENALT Y: $25.06 INTEREST: $295.73 COST: $946.13 TOTAL: $2,518.77 NOTE: Interest continues to accrue at a rate of 5/6 of 1% per month.

7. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 6, plus any subsequent accrued interest, must be paid by January 23, 2012, which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. 8. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the county treasurer on or prior to January 23, 2012, which is the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the county treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to the purchaser/assignee on the day following the date that the redemption period expires or on the date the county treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 9. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, Telephone: (406) 258-4847 or (406) 258-3271.

FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1) The address of the interested party is unknown. 2) The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3) The interested party's rights in the property may be in jeopardy.

Dated at Missoula, Montana this 17th day of November, 2011. By: /s/ Eric J. Bashore, P.O. Box 80242, Billings, MT 59108

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Public Administrator, return receipt requested at Missoula County Attorney’s Office, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 3rd day of November, 2011. /s/ Dorothy Brownlow, Deputy County Attorney MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-11-194 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCES M. BUMGARDNER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Woodford Glen Bumgardner, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 3rd day of November, 2011. /s/ Woodford Glen Bumgardner, Personal Representative GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-11-193 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NADINE ROSE PHELPS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Stephen Arthur Whitlock, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 3rd day of November, 2011. /s/ Stephen Arthur Whitlock, Personal Representative GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE Trustee Sate Number. 11-02021-5 loan Number: 0038439279 APN: 1089204 TO BE SOLD for cash at Trustee’s Sale on March 1, 2012 at the hour of 11:00 AM, recognized local time, on the front steps to the County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula the following described real property in Missoula County, Montana, to-wit: TRACT 2A2 ON CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5518, A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, PRINCI-

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT The City of Missoula Design Review Board will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in the City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine Street, Missoula, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following application: A request from Todd Frank for “Special Signs; Review by the Design Review Board, Chapter 20.75.100B.5, Building Graphics”. The subject property is located at 221 E. Front St. (SEE MAP K).

Your attendance and your comments are welcome and encouraged. E-mails can be sent to hkinnear@co.missoula.mt.us. Project files may be viewed at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants at 435 Ryman St., Missoula, Montana. If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

PUBLIC NOTICES PAL MERIDIAN MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA TOGETHER WITH A 45’ PRIVATE ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT ACROSS TRACT 2B AS DISCLOSED ON CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO 5201. More commonly known as;26053 SHOW HORSE LANE.ARLEE.MT LISA M, KOETTER AND MICHAEL E. KOETTER, WIFE AND HUSBAND, as the original grantors), conveyed said real property to ALLIANCE TITLE & ESCROW CORP., as the original trustee, to secure an obligation owed to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC, as the original beneficiary, by a Trust Indenture dated as of February 19, 2004, and recorded on February 23, 2004 in Book. 726 at Page 1403 under Document No. 200404701, in the Official Records of the Office of the Record of Missoula County, Montana (“Deed of Trust”). The current beneficiary is: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. (the “Beneficiary”). FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY was named as Successor Trustee (the “Trustee”) by virtue of a Substitution of Trustee dated October 15, 2011 and recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana. There has been a default in the performance of said Deed of Trust Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears as of October 25,2011: Balance due on monthly payments from February 1,2011 and which payments total: $9,524.09; Late charges: $380.99: Advances: $80.00; Other: $60.00: There is presently due on the obligation the principal sum of $143,395.32 plus accrued interest thereon at the rate of 3.87500% per annum from January 1,2011, plus late charges. Interest and late charges continue to accrue. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds include the trustee’s or attorney’s fees and costs and expenses of sale. The beneficiary has elected to sell the property to satisfy the obligation and has directed the trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The beneficiary declares that the grantor is in default as The beneficiary has elected to sell the property to satisfy the obligation and has directed the trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The beneficiary declares that the grantor Is in default as described above and has directed the Trustee to commence proceedings to sell the property described above at public sale In accordance with the terms and provisions of this notice, 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 in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sate 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 aforesaid 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 trustee’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default theretofore existing. SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727 DATED:October 26, 2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee,By: Rozalyn Tudor, Authorized Signature ASAP# 4132160 11/17/2011, 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011 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 recorded as Instrument No. 201018312, BK 866, PG 405, 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 22, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $159,412.50. 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, 2012 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 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 09/25/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200924460, B: 848 P: 1107, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Daniel S. Dixon and Rebecca G. Dixon, joint tenants was Grantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corporation was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corporation as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 32 of the Amended Plat of Trail Creek Addition or Phase VI to the Double Arrow Ranch, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Being the same property as transferred by Warranty Deed on 06/27/2006 and recorded 06/28/2006 from Donald H. Williamson and Margaret L. Williamson to Daniel S. Dixon and Rebecca G. Dixon and not as tenants in common, joint tenants, recorded in Book 777 and Page 1176. 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 03/01/11 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 4, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $242,381.82. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $231,819.15, 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 14, 2012 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7037.78190) 1002.203415-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference

is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 07/12/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200718745, BK 802, PG 147, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Melodie Hersman was Grantor, Wells Fargo Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lots 12 and 13 in Block 51 of Car Line Addition No. 3, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“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 09/17/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 3, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $225,646.99. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $218,493.42, 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 14, 2012 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7777.16681) 1002.203471-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 17, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: TRACT C OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 4748, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST ONEQUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. Charles Eubank and Gwen Knight-Eubank, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated March 19, 2004 and recorded March 19, 2004 in Book 728, Page 548, as Document No. 200407358. The beneficial interest is currently held by The Bank of New York Melton Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A, as successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA as Trustee. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded In the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana, The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $3,578.48, beginning September 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 16, 2011 is $374,417.71 principal, interest at the rate of 10.625% now totaling $84,513.87, late charges in the amount of $8,981.03, escrow advances of $12,118.04, suspense balance of $-1,872.65 and other fees and expenses advanced of $8,266.04, plus accruing interest at the rate of $108.99 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 proper-

ty 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 asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 9, 2011 /s/ Becky Stucki First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee First American Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham) On this 9 day of September, 2011, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Becky Stucki, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the forgoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Marti A Ottley Notary Public Inkom, ID Commission expires: 8/15/2012 GMAC V Eubank 41342.525 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 3, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main door of the First American Title Company located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NW1/4 OF SECTION 35 TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 26B OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5269. NW1/4 SECTION 35, T15N, R21N, TRACT 26B, COS 5269, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA A.P.N.:2283602 Nancy L Miles, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated March 30, 2006 and Recorded March 31, 2006 in Book 771, Page 481, as Document No. 200607232. The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006A7CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-G under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated May 1, 2006. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $991.51, beginning January 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installment would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation as of August 4, 2011 is $185,310.96 principal, interest at the rate of 4.375% now totaling $13,578.84, late charges in the amount of $1,239.50, escrow advances of $5,794.75, and other fees and expenses advanced of $5,746.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $22.21 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 amount 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 asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead pain, 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 day 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 26, 2011 /s/ Dalia Martinez First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee First American Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham) On this 26th day of August, 2011, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the forgoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Marti A Ottley Notary Public Inkom, ID Commission expires: 8/15/2012 Indymac V Miles 41482.963 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 9, 2012, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 116 OF MALONEY RANCH PHASE VII, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Darren D. Crusch and Charlene S. Crusch, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Community Bank- Missoula, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on April 30, 2007 and recorded on April 30, 2007 in Book 796, Page 269 under Document No. 200710227. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc., successor in interest to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,364.53, beginning April 1, 2011, 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 25, 2011 is $217,668.49 principal, interest at the rate of 4.25% now totaling $3,691.92, late charges in the amount of $285.78, escrow advances of $1,950.64 and other fees and expenses advanced of $62.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $25.34 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 asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing

conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 1, 2011 /s/ Becky Stucki First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee First American Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham) On this 1 day of September, 2011, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Becky Stucki, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the forgoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Blackfoot, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 CitiMortgage V Crusch 42011.500 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No: 11-02673-5 Loan No: 0216018101 APN: 5851412 & 4620839 TO BE SOLD for cash at trustee’s sale on March 1, 2012, at the hour of 11:00 AM, recognized locate time, on the front steps to the County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, the following described real property in Missoula County, Montana, to-wit: Parcel I: Tract A1 of Certificate of Survey No. 2365, a tract of land located in the Southwest onequarter of Section 13, Township 13 North, Range 23 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Parcel II: Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 6143, a tract of land located in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 24, Township 13 North, Range 23 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. More commonly known as: 4275 PETTY CREEK ROAD, ALBERTON, MT. TODD TRAUTMAN AND JODI TRAUTMAN, AS JOINT TENANTS, as the original grantor(s), conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY, as the original trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MANN MORTGAGE, LLC, as the original beneficiary, by a Trust Indenture dated as of August 10, 2009, and Recorded August 10, 2009, under Document No. 200919902, Bk 845 Pg 746 in the Official Records of the Office of the Record of Missoula County, Montana (“Deed of Trust”). The current beneficial is: Wells Fargo Bank, NA, (the “Beneficiary”). FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY was named as Successor Trustee (the “Trustee”) by virtue of a Substitution of Trustee dated July 28, 2011, and recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana. There has been a default in the performance of said Deed of Trust: Failure to pay when due the following amount which are now in arrears as of October 26, 2011: Balance due on monthly payments from February 1, 2010 and which payments total: $24,542.07: Late charges: $841.50: Advances: $2,122.25: Other: $15.00: There is presently due on the obligation the principal sum of $165,981.40 plus accrued interest thereon at the rate of 5.50000% per annum from January 1, 2010, plus late charges. Interest and late charges continue to accrue, Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds include the trustee’s or attorney’s fees and costs and expense of sale. The beneficiary has elected to sell the property to satisfy the obligation and has directed the trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The beneficiary declares that the grantor is in default as described above and has directed the Trustee to commence proceeding to sell the property described above at public sale in accordance with the terms and provisions of this notice. 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 in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the aforesaid 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 trustee’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default theretofore existing. SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-

730-2727 DATED: October 26, 2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee, By: Rozalyn Tudor, Authorized Signature ASAP# 4132150 11/17/2011, 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale Number: 11-04099-3 Loan Number: 0087270195 APN: 2244806 TO BE SOLD for cash at Trusty’s Sale on March 16, 2012 at the hour of 11:00 AM, recognized local time, on the front steps to the County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula the following described real property in Missoula County, Montana, to-wit: LOT 5 AND 6 IN BLOCK 78 OF URLINS’S ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY Of MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. APN# 2244806 More commonly known as:621 NORTH 4TH STREET WEST,MISSOULA, MT RICHARD M. GOTTLIEB, A SINGLE PERSON, as the original grantors), conveyed said real property to ALLIANCE TITLE & ESCROW CORP., as file original trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as the original beneficiary, by a Trust Indenture dated as of June 19,2008, and recorded oh June 27,2008 tinder Document No. 200815204, in the Official Records of the Office of the Record of Missoula County, Montana (“Deed of Trust). The current beneficiary is: Wells Fargo Bank, NA. FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY was named as Successor Trustee (the ‘Trustee’’) by virtue of a Substitution of Trustee dated October 12, 2011 and recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana. There has been a default In the performance of said Deed of Trust: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears as of September 27,2011; Balance due on monthly payments from May 1.2011 and which payments total: $716.50: Late charges: 5143.02: Advances: $0.00 There is presently due on the obligation me principal sum of $78,133.66 plus accrued interest thereon at the rate of 6.00000% per annum from April 1,2011, plus late charges. Interest and late charges continue to accrue. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds Include the trustee’s or attorney’s fees and costs and expenses of sale. The beneficiary has elected to sell the property to satisfy the obligation and has directed the trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The beneficiary declares that the grantor is in default as described above and has directed the Trustee to commence proceedings to sell the property described above at public sale in accordance with the terms and provisions of this notice. 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 in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sate purchaser shell be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale; The grantor, successor in Interest to the grantor or arty other person having an interest In the aforesaid property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sate, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in Merest 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 trustee’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default, occurred and thereby cure the default theretofore existing. SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714.730.2727 DATED: October 24, 2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee By: Mariah Booker, Authorized Signature ASAP# 4125573 11/10/2011, 11/17/2011, 11/24/2011 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN Case No. S-1501-FL619364 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION In Re the Marriage of Kristine D. Weiss, Petitioner and Nicholas O. Weiss, Respondent. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: You, the Respondent, are hereby summoned to answer the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in this action, which is filed with the Clerk of Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof, upon the Petitioner’s attorney within twenty days after the service of this Summons for Publication, 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 this Petition. This action is brought for the purpose of Dissolution of Marriage in Missoula County, State of Montana. DATED this 26th day of October, 2011. /s/ John Oglesby, Judge of the Superior Court By: /s/ Terry McNally, Deputy Clerk

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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control

These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana

541-7387 BENTLEY

Who would think that a Bulldog/Airedale X would be such a cute guy? Bentley is still just a pup, so we figure he'll get more handsome as he gets older, and he's already as happy a dog as anyone could want.

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OLIVER

Oliver is a shy fellow who just wants to be someone's lap dog. Of course, he's a bit large for that, but he still hopes for a new owner who will let him stay just as close as possible. This guy is definitely a lover!

PEZ

Stitch is a black Labrador Retriever who gets along well with everyone! He is ten years old and very well-mannered. He'd love to join you for an evening stroll and then curl up by your feet at the end of a long day!

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R A S TA

Rasta is a tall, slim blond with an endearing smile and a lively personality. He's hoping for an active family who can keep him busy and give him lots of love at the same time. That sounds reasonable to us! 2420 W Broadway 2310 Brooks 3075 N Reserve 6149 Mullan Rd

CAMILLE

Camille is one of those rare orange cats who is female, so she's been special ever since she was born. However, it is her gentle nature, coupled with her good looks, that we figure will get her the much-wanted forever home.

This sweet-natured calico just wants a warm lap to cuddle in! She is 14 years old and has minimal needs. A comfy bed, nutritious food, and sunny napping spot will keep her happy. The adoption fees for all cats over seven years old have been waived for November.

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DOMINIQUE

Dominique has a glossy black and white coat, but her whiskers are so outstanding that they are what everyone notices first. She's quite an elegant lady whose quiet manner would be welcome in any family. Help us nourish Missoula Donate now at

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HENNIE

Playful Hennie is a funloving Shepherd cross. Don't let her age fool you. She may be ten but she still loves adventure! Hennie will be great company as you explore new places. Her adoption fee is waived since November is Adopt-a-Senior-Pet month!

HIGGINS

Easy-going Higgins is a 10-year-old flirt! He'll be the family greeter and make all your guests feel welcome. Give Higgins a home for the holidays!

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MAXWELL

We're not sure if one of Maxwell's teeth is crooked or simply too long, but it certainly gives him am interesting crooked smile. This older guy would probably be smiling all the time if he just had a real home again.

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KESTREL

7-year-old Kestrel is welltrained on a leash. Senior pets can make for the easiest adoptions. Kestrel is house-trained and won't require a long romp on those cold winter days. Kestrel would love to live with a family without cats.

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GRACIE

Long-haired Gracie feels misunderstood. She adores people, but she doesn't like other cats and can't stand it at the shelter! She'll add a quiet grace to her new home. She's 11 years old and has no adoption fee this month.

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These pets may be adopted at AniMeals 721-4710 BOULDER

He is a loving sweetheart whose face and personality will steal your heart. His adoption fee during November is $5.00!!

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BUSTER

This little studmuffin is ready to show you exactly how much you need him in your life! His adoption fee during November is $5.00!!

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GEORGIA

This southern belle is ready to go home....could that be with you? Her adoption fee during November is $5.00!

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SINGER

Singer is quite charming and all dressed up waiting for somewhere to go! His adoption fee during November is $5.00!!

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 18737 Sorrel Springs Lane, Frenchtown, $379,000 MLS # 20113420, 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath, Beautiful home on 4 acres with spectacular views. Call Betsy Milyard for a showing today at 880-4749. 1912 Clark Street: 2bd/2 bath house with private fenced yard and easy one-level living. Large

master bedroom, open kitchen, laminate flooring, underground sprinklers, and a double attached garage are just a few of the desirable features of this turn-key home. $177,000 - MLS # 20116140. Call Shannon Hilliard at 239-8350 today! 2511 Sunridge Court $225,000 MLS # 20116337 5 bedroom 3 bath THE HOUSE HAS CENTRAL AIR, VAULTED CEILINGS, A MASSIVE FAMILY ROOM WITH GAS FIREPLACE AND MUCH MORE. OVER 2800 SQ.

FT. OF FINISHED LIVING SPACE, THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ENTERTAINING FRIENDS AND FAMILY. Call Betsy Milyard for a showing today at 880-4749. 345 Brooks St. Great Investment potential near university. Price reduced to $275,000. Call Anne 546-5816 for showing. www.movemontana.com 5 Bed, 4+ bath, 2 car garage townhome at The Ranch Club. Closest to clubhouse, basement

finished. $422,000. MLS# 10007754. Call Anne 5465816 for showing. www.movemontana.com 6106 Longview $235,000 MLS # 20116338 Large 4 Bedroom 2 Bath home located in the South Hills. This home features hardwood floors, open floor plan, and large fenced yard. Call Betsy Milyard for more info 880-4749. 860 Haley, Florence $550,000 - MLS# 20115636 5 bedroom,

3 bath, 2 car garage home available. Over 5000 finished square ft. Tons of space, game room and its own movie theater - perfect for living and entertaining! Your own private movie theater comes with 55” LED 3D TV, seven theater chairs, and an awesome sound system. Call Betsy Milyard for more info 880-4749. Affordable Condo, Didn’t think you could afford to buy your own place? This sweet new, green-built development

Call me, Jon Freeland, for a free comparative market analysis. 360-8234 Classic Mid-century Rattlesnake Home with lots of character: coved ceilings, hardwood floors, fireplace, stucco exterior, huge lot with mature landscape and perennial beds. 2618 Rattlesnake Dr, 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

Handsome, Spacious Home on Prime Upper Miller Creek Acreage, 5+ bedrooms, with out of town living on quiet cul-de-sac, 10 acres. Rodeo Rd. 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

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REAL ESTATE Historic Victorian either Residential or Commercial â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This majestic home in fantastic shape offers many options. 436 S 3rd W, 2 4 0 - 5 2 2 7 porticorealestate.com Huge Lot Bungalow Style Home, middle of Missoula, close to Good Food Store, 1/2 acre + lot, enormous shop, great home. 203 Curtis, 2 4 0 - 5 2 2 7 porticorealestate.com Immaculate Rose Park Area Home, This light filled home offers a fantastic floorplan, 2 family rooms, large deck and nice backyard for entertaining. 300 Central, 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Looking for a place to call home? Call me! Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507. www.rochelleglasgow.com

from downtown Missoula. $299,000. 240-5227 porticorealestate.com PRICE REDUCED! 2 bdrm 2 bath manufactured home. Addition for possible den or office. Shop & extra space in dbl garage. Zoned for multifamily or commercial. NOW ONLY $99,500. MLS#906610. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties. PRICE REDUCED! 55+ COMMUNITY 2 Bed, 2 Bath, large family room. Homeowners fee is $370/mo. includes clubhouse, sewer, garbage, land lease, snow removal & lawn care. $124,900 â&#x20AC;˘ MLS#10006023. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2406503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

over 1/2 acre manicured & landscaped gardens & lawn. UG sprinkler, â&#x20AC;&#x153;secret gardenâ&#x20AC;? & fenced yard. $425,000. MLS#20114396. Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507. www.2404rattlesnake.com. This 3 bed, 2 bath home features one level living with a beautifully landscaped fenced yard. Lot is zoned commercial so you could run a small business out of the separate office with attached 3 car garage. 101 Boardwalk, Stevensville. MLS# 20116174. $320,000. Janet

240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties. Unique Lower Rattlesnake home near Bugbee Nature Area, 3Brm, 4Ba, Tree-top views, Lots of upgrades like granite countertops and lots of gorgeous wood, 909 Herbert, 240-5227 porticorealestate.com View or list properties for sale By Owner at www.byownermissoula.com OR call 550-3077

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Missoula $260,000 MLS# 20116161 Wonderful 5 bed, 3 bath home @ top of Fairviews. Level Motivated Seller lot! Borders open space. Will Look at Offers All new carpet & interior paint. Trex deck off dining room. Great views! Ready to move into. Back yard is fenced. www.110artemos.com

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Wonderful 5 bed, 3 bath home @ top of Fairviews with 2 car garage. Level lot! Borders open space. All new carpet & interior

paint. Trex deck off dining room. Great views! Back yard is fenced. $275,000. MLS#20116161. Rochelle

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650 Colorado Gulch. $429,000 Grant Creek gem. Sellers offering to pay one full year of snow removal and Lawn Maintenance. Call Ann 5465816 for details. www.movemontana.com

Almost 1/2 acre building site with great views. Close to Ranch Club Golf course and fishing access. City sewer stubbed to the property line. NOW ONLY $65,000. MLS# 10007449. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2406503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

It’s football Season and for a limited time a purchase of a condo at the Uptown Flats will include a large flat screen TV and assistance with up to $5000 Buyers closing costs! The Uptown Flats have two one bed one bath units at $149,900. Call Anne 546-5816 for showing. www.movemontana.com

Beautiful 14 acre parcel just west of Huson. Meadow with trees & pasture. Modulars or double wides on foundation ok. $169,900. MLS#906774. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

**Georgetown Lake Value** Amazing price for 2.87ac, easy access, open meadow, ready to build site, $47,000!!!258-6632

COMMERCIAL 321 N. Higgins Commercial building on coveted downtown location with lots of foot traffic. Building only for sale. Call Anne 546-5816 for showing. www.movemontana.com East Missoula building lot with great trees and a sweet ‘hood. $65,000. 240-5227 porticorealestate.com I can help you sell your home! Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential

Missoula Properties. 544-7507. www.rochelleglasgow.com SOUTH AVE PROPERTY FOR SALE OFFICE PROPERTY 2235 SOUTH AVE. W.., MISSOULA MT 12,400 SQ FT OF LAND. 1000 SQ FT OFFICE BUILDING 1000 SQ FT TWO CAR GARAGE $280,000.00 CALL JIM 251-4133 CAN LV MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER

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