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RICHARD SPENCER AND THE MAINSTREAMING OF MONTANA-BASED WHITE SUPREMACY
DAYS: DAN BROOKS TAKES (ON) PARENTAL LEAVE OPINION MOTHERS’
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION WITH THE ZACC ETC RECONSIDERING
CANTY ON WHAT WE CAN LEARN ARTS KEVIN FROM DEMAGOGUES IN LITERATURE
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Voices Heeding the mandate to engage..........................................................................4 Street Talk So, about those internment camps... ...........................................................4 The Week in Review Cobell wins, Griz lose, Montana drinks and drives .....................6 Briefs Pranking Google Surveys, rebuilding the weed biz, and preserving Badger-Two Med......6 Etc. What we talk about when we talk about cultural appropriation .............................7 News A Montanan takes white nationalism nationwide .................................................8 News Traffic troubleshoots: a map ..................................................................................9 Opinion Dan Brooks takes (on) parental leave ............................................................10 Writers on the Range A public lands anniversary to remember .................................11 Feature The Indy’s annual gift guide ............................................................................14
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Arts Novelist Kevin Canty on demagoguery by the book..............................................24 Music The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Modality, and Dangers................................25 Books Allen Morris Jones’ A Bloom of Bones ...............................................................26 Film Molly Laich on In Pursuit of Silence .....................................................................27 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................28 BrokeAss Gourmet Here come the leftovers...............................................................29 Happiest Hour Try a Terrible Rye at Great Burn..........................................................31 8 Days a Week We only did seven this time ................................................................32 Agenda Missoula gets Climate Smart ............................................................................38 Mountain High Fuel up for the Turkey Day 8K............................................................39
Exclusives
News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrology.....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-8 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12
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STREET TALK
by Alex Sakariassen
Asked Tuesday evening at the southside KettleHouse Last week, a Google Survey made the rounds in Montana asking if people would support internment camps for Muslims. Internment camps haven’t been suggested, but there has been talk from the incoming administration of a Muslim registry. How would you respond to such a proposal? Follow-up: What is Fort Missoula best known for? Torry Avery: I think it’s absolutely outrageous. Having people register with the government based on their religious beliefs is a ballsy move, and is supported by a portion of the country that isn’t necessarily right. Cavalry call: It was one of the safer places in the wild, wild west when people were expanding West. Lacy Roberts: To me it goes against everything America stands for. This country was established on the idea that people could worship how they wanted, and I can’t believe something like that would be proposed. Grocery connection: Japanese internment camps, right? And the only person I know who was interned was the fellow who owned the Broadway Market. He actually came to Missoula as an internee. Drew Reinert: I would certainly object to a proposal for an internment camp based on someone’s religion, and to registries, too. Faceless enemy: I think we held Japanese there during World World II. In World War II it was easier because we were in a war with countries. Today, with terrorism, we don’t necessarily know who we’re against. Singling out someone based on their religion isn’t American.
Anthony Lozada: I’m totally against it, and if it came down to it, me not being a Muslim, I would register as a Muslim in solidarity with my Muslim friends. Repeating the past: The Japanese internment camps. I think it was a mistake then and it will be a mistake again if we choose to go that route.
Erick Greene: I think it’s awful. It’s a terrible idea ... We had internment camps and McCarthy-era lists. Nazis were really good at making lists. History lesson: It’s a doppelgänger of Fort Huachuca on the Arizona-Mexico border. That’s why the buildings out here are adobe-style. Then the internment camps, Japanese and Italian. Now, the University of Montana Field Research Station.
The bitter ends Regarding “Don’t spread the love” (Nov. 17), I found it a little odd that the perspectives from both authors seemed pretty positive and unbiased, but both chose to end their commentary with what they portray as negatives. The girl crying in the bathroom could have been crying for any number of reasons. Maybe it was guilt, maybe it was conviction in her heart, or maybe she just found out bad news. The guy who texted the question that “wasn't a joke” doesn’t in any way take away from the message. Maybe the pastor simply didn't know how to respond at that moment. Pastors are like any of us, they can sometimes make a joke to lighten a situation. I'm always afraid to read these things because I used to be atheist and I know how many people feel about religion and God. I made fun of it all for most of my life. As a believer now, I still can’t stand religion. I'm about Jesus. Anyway, I appreciate that the Missoula Independent covered this event and came at it with what seems like an open mind. It just confused me why both authors felt it necessary to try to get a dig in at the end. Anna Starkel Missoula
Standing against hate Certain people may be vulnerable in the wake of our presidential election. It's not what Trump will do, it's what others will feel emboldened to do because of his hateful rhetoric. What happens when the man who gets elected to the highest office in the land: 1) Talked about men grabbing women in the crotch, and found humor in it. There are men who think that women are objects for their pleasure—what will they do now? 2) Mocked a reporter with a disability. It's not funny, it's dangerous. In Nazi Germany people with disabilities were either sterilized or exterminated. 3) Said hateful things about Muslims, Mexicans, the LGBT community and people of color, which may embolden others to carry out hate crimes. The KKK is on the rise and swastikas are showing up all over the country. Hate literature already distributed
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in Missoula again blames Jewish people for our problems. 4) Said hateful things about immigrants, which makes international students and international visitors feel not only unwelcome in this country, but fearful for their safety. What a rich source of cultural diversity we will be losing! We know that people who voted for Trump had good reasons for doing so. But now all of us together have to make it clear
“We know that people who voted for Trump had good reasons for doing so. But now all of us together have to make it clear to our government officials at all levels that we will not stand for hate and hate crimes.”
to our government officials at all levels that we will not stand for hate and hate crimes. To paraphrase a famous quote by the anti-Nazi pastor Martin Niemöller, "They came first for the LGBT community, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't LGBT." Do we think we are safe because we are white and Christian? But are we white enough? Are we the right kind of Christian? Edmond Burke said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Frankie and Mike Flaherty Missoula
A mandate to engage Clinton won the popular vote even though Trump took the presidency. Republicans lost seats in both houses of Congress but maintained control. There is a mandate here that challenges us to engage powerfully. The burden is on us and I believe this will be the fight to determine our generation’s legacy. Local governments will be key. Acting Mayor Marilyn Marler wrote a letter in response to the election saying that city government will protect the values we cherish. We need to hold them accountable and demand visionary leadership. Our town is home to a Nobel laureate climate scientist, in a country that is changing policy to deny the existence of climate change. Can we become a carbon neutral city? Or incentivize alternative energy? Or expand our bike network? Initiate a free bikeshare program? I am a quiet victim of sexual assault in a city that was investigated by the Department of Justice for its mishandling of rape cases. Our community has worked hard to heal from this, but I fear this election may validate a paradigm that we are struggling to change. Can we invest in programs to empower girls? Institutionalize the teaching of consent from an early age? Press the state to redefine rape? We are opening our community to some of the world’s most vulnerable populations while our president is threatening deportation and registration of Muslims. Missoula is a Welcoming Communities member—can we do more? Can we declare ourselves a sanctuary city? What can we offer humanity at this pivotal moment? These are the difficult conversations that I hope to see at city hall and between friends over beer, families over dinner, co-workers at the water cooler—we all need to be having these conversations. Don’t despair. Don’t disengage. Call our congressmen often! Participate in peaceful protest! Support nonprofits working to protect your values! Volunteer! Denounce hatred in all its forms! Rest. Make love. Have dinner parties. Dance. Connect with people and feed your soul. This is going to be a long, arduous journey. We need to take care of ourselves—and each other—along the way. Deana DeWire MissoulaMissoula
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WEEK IN REVIEW
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by Joe Weston
Wednesday, Nov. 16 Blackfeet tribal member Elouise Cobell posthumously receives a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. Cobell led the class-action lawsuit against the federal government that resulted in a $3.4 billion settlement in 2009. She died in 2011 at age 65.
Thursday, Nov. 17 The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office releases the names of two Pyramid Lumber Mill employees who were killed on the same day in separate incidents. David Solum, 60, of Condon, died in a car crash on Highway 83, and Philip Pohlman, 66, of Seeley Lake, died in a work accident.
Friday, Nov. 18 MADD releases its annual report on its Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, examining which states employ the most effective DUI prevention measures, such as ignition interlock requirements, alcohol refusal statutes and sobriety checkpoints. Montana ranks rock bottom.
Saturday, Nov. 19 In the 116th Brawl of the Wild, the Montana Grizzlies lose to the Bobcats 24-17. At least we have record enrollment to soothe us—oh, wait, right.
Sunday, Nov. 20 Missoula County sheriff’s deputies arrest three suspects after a high-speed chase in which one man stood up through the sunroof and brandished a gun while careening through Bonner. Authorities say suspect Roger Gillespie recently escaped from a Butte pre-release center and stole a vehicle with accomplices Jacob Siebert and Shelby Shields.
Monday, Nov. 21 The state commissioner of political practices dismisses an ethics complaint against Gov. Steve Bullock. Commissioner Jonathan Motl says a complaint about Bullock’s use of the state plane was a late attempt to “embarrass” the governor during the campaign season.
University of Montana quarterback Brady Gustafson is pressured by a clowder of Bobcats during the Griz’s 24-17 loss to Montana State in the Brawl of the Wild on Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Griz end their season with a 3-5 record in conference play.
The energy front
Blackfeet win big Good news just kept rolling in for Montana’s Blackfeet Tribe on Nov. 16. The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved the long-labored Blackfeet water rights settlement. Activist Elouise Cobell was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell formally announced the cancellation of 15 oil leases on 32,000 acres in the Badger-Two Medicine region—capping a battle Blackfeet Chairman Harry Barnes has called the “work of our generation.” That Barnes and a delegation of Blackfeet leaders and nonprofit allies happened to be in Washington, D.C., to watch it all unfold was a happy coincidence. The contingent had arrived in the nation’s capital to host a screening at the National Museum of the American Indian of Our Last Refuge, a documentary about the fight to preserve the Badger-Two Medicine for environmental
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and sacred purposes. Casey Perkins, who was present on behalf of the Montana Wilderness Association, called it a “tremendous day” for the Blackfeet. “We’re really tying together lots of major themes here,” she said, “and it’s all happening right now.” The lease cancellations are a particular cause for celebration. Of the 47 oil and natural gas leases issued within the 130,000-acre Badger-Two Medicine in the 1980s, only two now remain. According to Perkins, one of those belongs to a small Texas-based company called Moncrief Oil. The other is owned by a family trust. Perkins says efforts are ongoing to contact those leaseholders and encourage them to withdraw their claims. Over the past few years, Sen. Jon Tester has increasingly put pressure on the federal government to heed the Blackfeet’s concerns. Last week’s announcement was a major victory, Tester said, both for tribal members and for future generations who wish to “experience a little bit of God’s infrastructure unspoiled.” He commended leaseholder Devon Energy for voluntarily agree-
ing to the cancellation, adding that company president Dave Hager told him after the announcement that it was “the right thing to do.” Asked if Donald Trump’s presidential victory had any bearing on the timing of the cancellation, Tester said no. “This was set in motion a long, long time ago and just happened to come together when it came together.” Despite last week’s win, the Blackfeet Tribe and its partners still have considerable work ahead if the Badger-Two Medicine is to remain undisturbed by resource extraction. A lawsuit filed by Solenex over the government’s cancellation of its lease this spring is now winding its way through U.S. District Court. And even if all the leases are finally retired, Perkins says, longterm protections still need to be discussed. “At this stage of the game,” she says, “we’re talking a lot more about the values everyone wants to see protected and who needs to be part of the process, rather than what vehicle is the right vehicle to use to get us there.” Alex Sakariassen
[news] Weed-biz reboot
Access still out of reach Not long after Election Day, Missoula medical marijuana provider Bobby Long took on his newest patient. He had to move fast. The Ronan man was nearing the end of his life and was rapidly running out of the cannabis he’s used to ease his multiple sclerosis, Long explains. But helping one patient meant dropping another. Despite the passage of Initiative 182, Long is currently still limited to just three patients. “Patients are running out of medicine, they are out of medicine now,� says Long, owner of downtown’s Flower storefront. “The situation is getting more and more dire.� The problem comes down to a clerical error in the language of I-182—an error that delays rollback of the three-patient limit until June 30, 2017. Medical marijuana advocates are hoping the Montana Legislature will address the situation when it convenes in January. Long has even posted online appeals for Gov. Steve Bullock to step in. In the meantime, elation over I-182’s strong electoral success has given way to a frustrating and painful waiting game for providers and more than 10,000 patients who have lost access. “It’s been really difficult to see how many people are suffering,� says provider Katrina Farnum of Garden Mother Herbs. “I’ve had people who are not past clients of mine who have come to me and said, ‘What can I do? What can I take?’� The clerical error isn’t Farnum’s only post-election concern. With the Aug. 31 implementation of a new set of industry restrictions, scores of suddenly provider-less patients across the state had their medical marijuana cards revoked. Obtaining those cards, which are good for one year, can cost patients considerable time and money in physician visits and state fees, Farnum says. But with the Montana Department of Health and Human Services not reinstating those cards, she’s fearful of the added burden on patients that re-registering and navigating the inevitable paperwork backlog will entail. “There’s going to be like two months every year that the state has thousands and thousands and thousands of people’s paperwork to process, which is going to be mind-blowing,� Farnum says. “And it’s not going to happen quickly.� In the face of these difficulties, Farnum and Long are continuing to do what they can to help those they can’t provide for. Farnum has tried to find alternative herbal remedies to alleviate pain, nausea and sleeplessness. Long
continues to use his downtown storefront as a photography gallery and “landing point� for outreach on the medical marijuana issue, though he acknowledges that a further eight-month delay of business would “financially hurt me a lot.� Most importantly, both are doing everything they can to address confusion and keep people calm. “There’s a light at the end of the tunnel now,� Long says, in reference to I-182. “We just don’t know how close it is.� Alex Sakariassen
Our dumb internet
Inside Google Surveys On Nov. 17, a startling survey question appeared on the Missoulian’s website: “Would you support or oppose placing Muslims living in America in temporary internment camps?� The Missoulian was quick to respond and apologize to readers. Editor Kathy Best tells the Independent that Google won’t disclose who submitted the question. Like other companies with Google advertising contracts, the paper has no control over the survey questions that appear on its site. A Missoulian note to readers published Nov. 18 says the paper “moved quickly to have the question taken down and has apologized to readers who objected to it. Lee has registered its objections with Google and encouraged it to improve its vetting process for Google Survey questions.� It remains a mystery who submitted the internment camp question, what their intention might have been, or what filters Google applies to survey questions—but it’s not hard to confirm that any individual or business can quickly and easily commission a Google Survey on almost any topic. To test this, Independent reporters devised our own Google Survey with three questions designed to probe Google’s filters: 1) Would you support free college education for Trump voters? 2) What style of headgear do you most commonly wear—baseball cap, cowboy hat, or white hood? 3) What color dog do you prefer—black, brown or white? Google Surveys allows users to target questions to a
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Pounds of food collected in Missoula for the annual “Can the Bobcats� food drive tied to the Brawl of the Wild football game. The Griz lost the drive yet again this year, as ’Cats supporters collected 327,124 pounds of food.
On Monday evening, Nov. 21, approximately 50 people gathered inside the Missoula Senior Citizens Center to talk about cultural appropriation and Missoula’s Festival of the Dead celebration. Facilitators Heidi Wallace and Jesse Jaeger, who both work for the nonprofit Empower Montana, projected a PowerPoint against a backdrop of bright quilts, a dance floor, and a large bingo board. “We are all at different places in our learning about oppression and privilege,� Wallace told the small crowd. “We will be meeting each other where we are at. But we do want you to lean into discomfort and also know that listening respectfully does not mean you’re agreeing.� The event, titled A Community Conversation: Building Bridges Across Group Lines, sprung out of recent controversy about whether the local festival was appropriating Latin American culture. The Zootown Arts Community Center, which organizes the festival and parade, invited Empower Montana to lead the discussion. The nonprofit works with schools and businesses to resolve conflict around oppression and prejudice. “It's something that's important to us to keep talking about,� said ZACC executive director Kia Liszak. Over the course of two hours, participants split into small groups to talk about ways in which oppression manifests, and how organizations and communities can “interrupt� cycles of oppression. At one point, the facilitators asked the mostly Anglo audience to stand if they fit into a certain category—Native American, female, low-income, high-income, European descent– and everyone was asked to clap and cheer for each group. The discussion about the Festival of the Dead started online, simmering in the realm of long, sometimes angry Facebook threads. At the Senior Citizens Center the tone was more civil, though not much got done in terms of deciding what the Festival of the Dead means to Missoula. But it was a start—which is, Liszak says, maybe what we needed. “One of the things I realized is that we all had to take a step back and say ‘How do we even start to look at these issues?’ Liszak says. “And I think it's helpful for a lot of other things that are facing our country now.�
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region or state. We chose Montana. Survey prices start at 10 cents per response and go up to $3 per response for multiple questions and location targeting. We opted to pay $45 for 30 responses, and submitted our survey for review. Within a few minutes, we had an email from a Google employee named Kelvin who asked us to edit our survey to include “none of the above� options for our multiple-choice questions. The questions themselves apparently passed Google’s muster. We emailed Kelvin and asked if we could find out which websites would feature our survey. A few hours later we got a reply from a different staffer named Agnes: “We cannot tell which are the websites since each survey is distributed across a diverse network of publishers in different content categories to ensure a wide mix of respondent types,� Agnes wrote. “It is not currently possible to select certain publisher categories to target.� After making Google’s required edits, our survey went live on Nov. 19. By Monday, Nov. 21, we had our 30 responses. Almost 60 percent of respondents did not support the idea of free college education for Trump voters; 24 percent were undecided. On the headgear question, no respondent selected “white hood,� which we find encouraging. Most respondents also preferred almost any color dog other than brown, black or white, selecting “none of the above.� Demographic data included respondent’s gender, estimated age, urban density of residence, income and parental status. Our final communication from Google was a cheery email offering $15 off our next survey. Kate Whittle
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In a sense, he’s already arrived. On Nov. In the fall of 2014, a spate of national pictured on camera for the BBC and inter18 and 19, Spencer hosted his largest conheadlines put Whitefish residents on viewed on National Public Radio. edge. A dapper, mid-thirties resident “He’s our rock star,” says longtime ference yet inside the Ronald Reagan Buildnamed Richard Spencer had been in- Kalispell white nationalist April Gaede. ing and International Trade Center in volved in a verbal altercation with a Re- “He’s a good-looking, well-educated Washington D.C. The event drew more than publican foreign policy expert while the young guy who has the means to travel 200 white nationalists to discuss the future two shared a chairlift at Big Mountain. The and put on conferences and do a lot of of the alt-right in Trump’s America. For the Daily Beast published an account under these things that those of us in the work- first time, the conference also attracted the headline, “A Racist’s Crazy Ski Resort ing class haven’t been able to do before.” major media outlets, who “swarmed” Smackdown.” Spencer, who had quietly Spencer moved to Whitefish, where his Spencer at the event, Politico reported. operated a white nationalist think tank mother lives, around the same time the FlatRob Freeman, a friend of Gaede’s, travfrom the tourist town since 2010, was the head Valley was garnering national attention eled to the NPI conference from his home in racist. The chairlift incident came to light as a hub for white supremacy. Some, like Connecticut. He credits Spencer with reshortly after Spencer was banned from Gaede, were pushing the idea of creating a branding white nationalism as a respectable Hungary for trying to host a ideology, “where we don’t antagoconference in Budapest. With nize people in our community, the controversies casting a where we don’t do stupid shit.” shadow on Whitefish, several Freeman spoke with the Indy dozen residents showed up to by phone just after Spencer had fina meeting of a local chapter of ished a press conference, where the Montana Human Rights Freeman says Spencer “laughed off ” Network known as Love Lives characterizations from the “hostile Here. The group found itself mass media.” Freeman described confronting an uncomfortable the conference generally as a polite question, chairperson Will Ran“suit and tie” affair and a “big family dall says: “What do you do reunion.” He then stepped onto the photo courtesy of National Policy Institute when a white supremacist sets street, explaining that protesters— Richard Spencer, of Whitefish, is reportedly looking to up shop in your town?” “the dirties,” he calls them—were relocate his white-nationalist think tank to WashingLove Lives Here wanted to ton, D.C., now that Donald Trump is president-elect. stationed on the sidewalk. show the world that Spencer The newfound attention to didn’t reflect the community’s values and whites-only “little Europe” in the area, but Spencer’s ideas disappoints Love Lives to ensure that Whitefish remained a wel- Spencer’s ambitions always transcended Here co-founder Ina Albert, who declined coming place for non-white people, Ran- Montana. Unlike the other “garden variety to comment for this story, explaining that dall says. The group urged city leaders to neo-Nazis,” as Randall calls them, Spencer she didn’t want to “give him more ink.” As pass a no-hate ordinance that would for- didn’t try to recruit locally. He kept a low pro- Spencer’s platform grows, it’s not just bid organizations like Spencer’s, the in- file in Whitefish while spreading an intellec- local activists who find themselves flumnocuously named National Policy tualized version of white nationalism—he moxed. This month, Twitter suspended Institute, from operating inside city limits. fancies it “identitarianism”—online. “He was the accounts of Spencer and other altSpencer decried the effort as an assault on a few levels above them, thinking nationally right leaders who have been using social free speech, and the city opted instead for or globally,” Randall says. media to build their audience. Civil rights a nondiscrimination resolution. It was Spencer who coined the term protesters staking out the NPI conference Today, Spencer is poised to finally move “alt-right” that now describes the president- tried to disrupt a restaurant where out of Whitefish—but on terms no one ex- elect’s most virulent supporters, and as the Spencer and other attendees were dining. cept maybe Spencer himself could have Trump train rolls toward to the White As Randall sees it, the conundrum caused imagined just two years ago. Spencer now House, Spencer is looking to punch his own by Spencer is only growing: What do you finds himself on the verge of becoming a ticket to D.C. as well. The Center for Inves- do when a white nationalist tries to set up nationwide household name as a key tigative Reporting revealed this month that shop in the nation’s capital? “He’s not Whitefish’s problem anyspokesman for an extremist movement that Spencer plans to capitalize on Trump’s elecis seizing on Donald Trump’s presidential tion by relocating NPI inside the beltway so more,” Randall says. “He’s the whole victory to push its way into mainstream pol- he can operate near the nation’s policy mak- country’s problem.” itics. In the last month alone, Spencer has ers. (Spencer did not respond to the Indy’s dbrouwer@missoulanews.com been featured in the pages of Mother Jones, requests for comment.)
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[3] Van Buren roundabout Projected start summer 2017 Headache level: To be determined. Project goal: Preliminary plans call for two single-lane roundabouts on the eastbound and westbound entrance ramps, as well as improved bike paths and transparent noise barriers.
[4] Russell Street expansion Projected start summer 2017 Headache level: Probably massive. Project goal: Russell Street from Mount to West Broadway is getting a longdiscussed widening from two to four lanes, with improvements including sidewalks, bus pullouts and street lights. The aging Russell Street bridge is also set to be rehabbed and widened to four lanes. kwhittle@missoulanews.com
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missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [9]
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An embryonic idea Missoula’s parental leave plan breeds controversy by Dan Brooks
Last week, councilwoman Emily Bentley presented the Missoula City Council with the first part of a proposal to give city employees six weeks of paid parental leave. While she plans to ultimately implement 12 weeks of leave, she and Central Services Director Steve Johnson wisely decided to divide both the plan and their presentation of it into three parts. This approach will cut down on confusion: A three-part plan presented via a three-part proposal delivered by two people makes almost perfect sense. One presumes that by the time the second part of the proposal reveals the second part of the plan, Bentley and Johnson will have added a third presenter—hopefully, someone wearing a clown suit. Until then, we can only consider the presentation we have. Back in June, when Bentley first proposed 12 weeks of paid leave, the finance committee shied away, citing the expense. The police and fire departments estimated that it would cost $150,000 a year in overtime pay to cover shifts missed by new parents. This early version of Bentley’s proposal fell victim to a classic mistake: too many details. Once you start throwing out specific numbers about how much things will cost and where that money will come from, people get confused. And confusion lives next door to fear, as the old saying goes, just across the road from Panic Mart. This time around, Bentley avoided spooking her fellow council members by giving them a proposal that was less than a page long. As he took questions from the council, Johnson similarly hewed to a reassuring vagueness. He emphasized that he had not yet written any policy or even a formal proposal. His very research remained preliminary, but he said he had initially considered paying substitute employees from the general fund, or possibly by increasing city insurance premiums—although that might present a problem, since not every city employee uses city insurance. Again, I commend this approach. The more detailed a plan becomes, the more
[10] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
people start coming up with “concerns” and “objections.” Talking about costs in terms of “numbers” only encourages egghead types to claim those numbers “add up” to more money than the city actually “has.” That’s not how you get things done. If you want the City of Missoula to do something, whether it’s implementing
“Talking about costs in terms of ‘numbers’ only encourages egghead types to claim those numbers ‘add up’ to more money than the city actually ‘has.’ ”
paid parental leave or buying the water works, you need to forge ahead with a single-sentence plan and let the numbers take care of themselves. Bentley’s plan hasn’t reached that level of dynamic brevity quite yet, but it’s on its way. Given all these plaudits, you might think I’m in favor of paid parental leave for city employees. But alas, this is the kind of governmental mollycoddling up with which I will not put. While I applaud Bentley’s willingness to simplify this
three-part plan into a three-part proposal whose only other number is six, I’m afraid there’s one element she failed to consider: moral hazard. If we start paying people to stay home from work for six weeks just because they had a kid, what’s to stop them from knocking out a baby every time they want a vacation? Every cop who is sick of walking the beat and every firefighter tired of fetching kittens out of trees will know they’re just nine months and one D’Angelo album away from easy street. The city coffers will be drained, as meter readers, assessors and parks supervisors alike line up to suckle at the government teat. We all know city employees are terribly attractive. If we remove the economic obstacle to breeding with them, this town will be veritably overrun. My own statistical research, conducted at brunch, finds that Missoula is already 55 percent babies. That number could easily reach 90 percent, once every bearded stoop finds out he can get a month and a half of government-subsidized fly fishing simply by impregnating a city employee. Adults aren’t the only people this policy stands to ruin, though. What about the children themselves? In a state of nature, a human baby becomes fully independent of its mother after the first two weeks. But once government starts getting involved, keeping their parents around the house to indulge their every whim, the babies of Missoula will have no incentive to get jobs or purchase homes. Their characters will be stunted. The very fabric of society will come unglued. For these reasons, I cannot support Bentley’s proposal for paid parental leave, despite the admirable vagueness with which she has presented it. The moral hazard is simply too great. Let us reserve our city funds for more pressing needs, like installing gongs in public playgrounds, and keep the infants of Missoula in day care where they belong. Dan Brooks writes about culture, lived experience, and the moral weakness of today’s babies at combatblog.net.
[opinion]
Behind the scenery Public land needs a celebration, too by Martin Nie
America has spent the last year celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service. Given that the agency protects 85 million acres—3.6 percent of the United States—this is a birthday well worth celebrating. But two other important birthdays recently passed almost unnoticed. October marked the 40th anniversary of both the Federal Land Policy Management Act, or FLPMA (usually pronounced “flipma”), which covers Bureau of Land Management holdings, and the National Forest Management Act, which embraces our national forests. The combined acreage overseen by the two laws amounts to an astounding 20 percent of our 50 states. Of course, the very notion of publicly managed lands, which are mostly concentrated in the West, has its adversaries. Most spectacularly, the Bundy clan occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon after decades of flouting the grazing regulations promulgated under FLPMA. More quietly, but much more effectively, several Western states, led by Utah and the Koch Brothers’ American Legislative Exchange Council, aka ALEC, have sought to wrest control of public lands from the federal government. Why have these two almost unknown laws inspired such resistance? Because each in its own way transformed federal lands into law-abiding areas that could be managed for the collective good. The two laws have very different histories. The National Forest Management Act emerged as a response to the clear-cutting and timber harvest controversies of the 1960s and ’70s. To this day, people differ as to whether it provided a muchneeded course correction for the Forest Service or, instead, instituted an unnecessary solution to a “nonexistent” problem. What the law does, essentially, is require the agency to prepare management plans for every forest. It also places significant environmental constraints on the Forest Service and gives it a mandate to manage for wildlife diversity. FLPMA was born after more study and less tumult, but it too requires the preparation of “resource management plans.”
Basically, Congress asked itself a question: How should the two agencies implement their famously open-ended multiple-use mandates and balance resource use and environmental protection? The answer, lawmakers decided, is to figure out the details through planning and public involvement. Perhaps that is why the two laws get such little love. In celebrating the Park Service, politicians and pundits and Hollywood celebrities can quote scripture from John Muir, with references to moun-
“Like it or not, planning is a legal requirement and a necessity, and it’s high time we accepted it.”
tain cathedrals and holy temples and “places to play in and pray in.” But laws governing national forests and BLM lands? How do you properly celebrate sustained yield calculations, timber suitability determinations, land withdrawal procedures and interdisciplinary planning? But what these laws lack in sex appeal, they make up for in substance and implication. Right now, for example, several national forests are revising their management plans using a “new” 2012 planning rule. It’s a potentially transformative rule, and one of the Obama administration’s underappreci-
ated achievements. The rule creates a process by which plans can be made more adaptive and better informed by science and meaningful public engagement. There’s no doubt that planning carries serious baggage. Plans are the platform for the politics, trade-offs and general messiness of multiple-use management. They are subject to congressional meddling and appropriations, not to mention public pressure and the biases of the agencies themselves. But like it or not, planning is a legal requirement and a necessity, and it’s high time we accepted it. There are big issues coming up in forthcoming plans, and the stakes can’t get much higher. What, for example, will become of the Northwest Forest Plan and our nation’s last roadless areas? How much land will continue to be sacrificed to oil and gas development? How will sage grouse and grizzly bears and the hundreds of other less charismatic species that depend on federal lands be safeguarded? There’s also the need to plan for climate change and protect our water supply while continuing to work with the remaining timber mills, public-land ranchers and many rural communities. There are important questions involved, and the answers will soon be found in an environmental impact statement near you. Challenges aside, the 40th anniversary of these laws provides an opportunity to recommit to the idea and national significance of all our public lands, not just the postcard-pretty crown jewels found in the park system. Congress called for our federal lands to be managed in the national public interest, and for planning to be done in an informed and democratic fashion. It is up to us to make sure that the work reflects our values and goals for the West’s public lands. Martin Nie is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He is the director of the Bolle Center for People and Forests in the College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana.
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DEMOCRACY IN ACTION – While “democracy” in most of America means electing representatives to run government, on Nov. 8 in San Francisco it also expected voters to decide 43 often vague, densely worded “issues” that, according to critics, could better be handled by the professionals who are, after all, elected by those very same voters. Except for hot-button issues like tax increases or hardened legislative gridlock, solutions on these “propositions” (e.g., how certain contractors’ fees should be structured, which obscure official has primary responsibility for which obscure job, or the notorious proposition asking whether actors in the tax-paying porno industry must use condoms) would be, in other states, left to elected officials, lessening voter need for a deep dive into civics. POLICE REPORT – Inexplicable: (1) The police chief of Bath Township, Ohio, acknowledged the overnight break-in on Oct. 10 or 11 at the University Hospitals Ghent Family Practice, but said nothing was missing. It appeared that an intruder (or intruders) had performed some medical procedure in a clinical office (probably on an ear) because instruments were left in bowls and a surgical glove and medication wrappings tossed into a trash can (and a gown left on a table). (2) A 35-year-old man was detained by police in Vancouver, British Columbia, in October after a home break-in in which the intruder took off his clothes, grabbed some eggs and began preparing a meal. The homeowner, elsewhere in the house, noticed the commotion and the intruder fled (still naked). How To Tell If You’ve Had Too Much To Drink: Ashley Basich, 49, was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in October and charged with DUI after police found her, late at night, using an industrial forklift to pick up and move a van that she explained was blocking her driveway. Problems: She works for the state forestry department and had commandeered a state-owned vehicle, she had a cooler of beer in the forklift and was operating it while wearing flip-flops (OSHA violation!), and the van “blocking” her driveway was her own.
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COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS – Two men in rural Coffee County, Georgia, told sheriff’s deputies in November that they had planned to soon attack a science-research center in Alaska because peoples’ “souls” were trapped there and needed to be released (or at least that is what God told Michael Mancil, 30, and James Dryden Jr., 22, causing them to amass a small but “something out of a movie” arsenal, according to the sheriff). The High Frequency Active Aural Research Facility, run by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, has long been a target of conspiracists, in that “the study of the Earth’s atmosphere” obviously, they say, facilitates “mind control,” snatching souls. Well, Of Course! (1) Motorist Luke Campbell, 28, was arrested near Minneapolis in September and charged with firing his gun at several passing cars, wounding one man (a bus passenger)—explaining to a bystander that shooting at other vehicles “relieves stress.” (2) Briton Mark Wright, 45, caught with illegal drugs taped to his penis following his arrest for burglary, told Newcastle Crown Court in September that he had “hidden” them there to keep them secret from his wife (perhaps identifying one place that she no longer visits). LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS – Recent Hospital Bills: (1) Paula D’Amore claimed she deserved a discount from the $7,400 “delivery room” charge for the April birth of her daughter at Boca Raton (Florida) Regional Hospital—because the baby was actually born in the backseat of her car in the hospital’s parking lot. (Nurses came out to assist D’Amore’s husband in the final stages, but, said D’Amore, only the placenta was delivered inside.) (2) In October, new father Ryan Grassley balked at the $39.95 line-item charge from Utah Valley Hospital (Provo, Utah)—for the mother’s holding her new C-section son momentarily to her bare chest (a “bonding” ritual). (Doctors countered that Csection mothers are usually drugged and require extra security during that ritual—but that Utah Valley might rethink making that charge a “line item.”) PEOPLE WITH ISSUES – A 49-year-old man was partly exonerated by a court in southern Sweden in September when he convinced the judge that he had a severe anxiety attack every time he received an “official” government letter in the mail (known as “window envelopes” in Sweden). Thus, though he was guilty of DUI and several other minor traffic offenses while operating his scooter, the judge dropped the charge of driving without a license because the man never opened the string of “frightening” letters informing him that operating a scooter requires a license. LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS – Jacob Roemer, 20, was arrested in Negaunee Township, Michigan, after a brief chase on Oct. 29 following an attempted home invasion. The resident had confronted him, chasing Roemer into the woods, where a state police dog eventually found him lying on the ground unconscious and bloody, after, in the darkness, running into a tree and knocking himself out. READERS’ CHOICE – For not the first time in history, a fire broke out this year in a hospital operating room caused by the patient’s passing gas during a laser procedure. The patient at Tokyo Medical University Hospital, in her 30s, suffered burns across her legs in the April incident, which was finally reported in the Japanese press in October when the hospital completed its investigation. Thanks this week to Caroline Lawler, Jenny Van West, Babs Klein, Larry Nixon, Maggie Morgan, Zach Riipinen, Andrew Hastie, and Elaine Weiss, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
[12] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [13]
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ou know that feeling where you really, really, really wanted one thing, and then you ended up getting pretty much the exact opposite of that thing? Yeah, that’s a terrible feeling. Don’t do that to the people you love. Indy staffers have spent all year compiling wish lists of gifts we’d love to find in our stockings come Christmas morning. If you need an idea for that special or even not-so-special someone, feel free to poach any of these ideas. They’re (almost) all guaranteed to make someone glad to be on your gift list.
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That very nice lady at the Top Hat who spent at least 20 minutes on election night talking about how she is definitely going to move out of the country now, but who is quite obviously still here
Two tickets to Longyearbyen (so she can take a friend—let’s not be cruel) Norway’s Svalbard Islands, halfway between Norway and the North Pole, comprise an arctic archipelago known for polar bears, straight-facedly describing an average winter temperature of 6.8 Fahrenheit as “relatively mild,” and having one of the laxest immigration policies on Earth. Basically you buy a plane ticket, fill out a form when you land and you’re in. You’ll probably stay in Longyearbyen, the islands’ largest settlement, where the only airport is, with a reported population of some 2,000, which has probably already skyrocketed to ecological-disaster proportions since America’s Election Day. Be aware that there are significant downsides once you’re there, of course. But if you’re dead set on bailing, you might do worse. And come on. You know Canada’s not letting any of us in. (BT) How much: As of press time, $5,378 for two tickets from Missoula to Longyearbyen. Leaving tomorrow. With layovers—are you kidding? Where to find it: Any local travel agency. They may be leaving us behind, but we can at least keep some of their send-off money local.
[14] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
To: Anyone searching for a blank slate Shinola sketchbook Nothing gets a doodler’s mind cranking faster than an empty page. While most of the many pages at Shakespeare & Co. are anything but empty, one special shelf at the back of the store specializes in all things blank. That’s where you’ll find a line of hand-bound, American-made sketchbooks from Detroit-based Shinola journals. The paper between these hard linen covers is acid-free and, according to the company, sourced entirely from sustainably managed U.S. forests. Just flip through these pages and listen to them screaming for the touch of a pencil or brush. (AS) How much: $21.95 Where to find it: Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. 3rd St. W.
To: Wandering dogs and the people who lose them Nite Dawg LED dog collar Missoula’s practically nonexistent leash culture may make for a whole lot of happy dogs, but it also opens the door for some serious owner heartburn during those dusk walks in the North Hills. If your friend’s Fido has a penchant for wandering off, perhaps a Go Fetch! stocking stuffer is in order. The local pet-supply store has a line of durable nylon collars encircled with bright red lighting. The Nite Dawg LED dog collar from Nite Ize comes complete with reflective striping and separate glow and flash settings, and it’s even water resistant for those river-obsessed canines. Not only will this gadget help people keep an eye on their active pups, it’ll make sure others (drivers, for example) see them, too. (AS) How much: $17.95 Where to find it: Go Fetch!, 3275 N. Reserve St., Suite G.
To: Anyone whose inner child wants some out-there headgear Handmade animal hats for adults and kids What’s cuter than a kid with one of Maurice Sendak’s “Wild Things” on his head? Nothing, right? Well, maybe. Last year, handmade children’s knit hats topped with fanciful creatures were a hit at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. But a problem arose. The adults paying for them? They wanted a hat, too. So this holiday season the center’s Fair Trade Store on the Hip Strip is featuring a line of adult-size animal hats and hoods. Just like the ones for kids, they’re made from alpaca wool and acrylic by indigenous Aymara and Quechua women in Peru. Pick from a fox hood, an alpaca cap, several kinds of owls, a Viking helmet (not an animal, but who cares) and more. There’s even a matching pair of parent/kiddo unicorn caps with rainbow-colored manes. Obviously. Because if ever there were a home for rainbows and unicorns, the Peace Center is it. (DB) How much: $21-$30 Where to find it: The Jeannette Rankin Peace Center Fair Trade Store, 519 S. Higgins Ave. photo by Derek Brouwer
missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [15]
To: The overly wealthy, the overly paranoid and the plain old over-the-top A picturesque post-apocalyptic hidey hole Thirty years ago, members of Montana’s new age Church Universal and Triumphant cult were convinced that nuclear war was imminent. In preparation, at their leader’s urging, and perhaps not entirely clear on the concept of nuclear war, they spent millions building underground shelters throughout the Paradise Valley, just north of Yellowstone National Park. Sure, it seemed crazy then. How crazy does it look now? With President-elect Trump’s tiny hands hovering over the nuclear button, CUT’s bunkers are starting to look a little more prescient and a lot more appealing. Just in time, a Missoula real estate agent has brought a collection of five CUT “Earth shelters” to market. Nestled beneath 10.6 “rolling acres at the end of a quiet road,” the shelters are equipped to house hundreds—yes, hundreds—of people once democracy crumbles and the missiles come out. And the quarters are hardly dreary, either. The kitchens are more spacious than what you’d find in the average Missoula apartment. The shelters share a gravity-powered water system, a “substantial” generator and battery-bank system, and septic systems. As Church Universal and Triumphant members found out, the future is hard to predict, but even if the end of the world doesn’t arrive on time, the property has promise as a “unique B&B”—at least according to agent Theresa Mondale’s listing notes. You could even call it Trump Bunker and sell time shares (giant gold signage not included). (DB) How much: $1.5 million Where to find it: Call Theresa Mondale, United Country Real Estate, unitedcountrymissoula.com.
To: Anyone who avoids Reserve Street on principle Asha sari blankets Big Box stores can be useful, especially if you’re looking for poorly made mass-produced items, since that’s what they’re mostly full of. Asha sari blankets represent the antithesis of such blandly empty consumerism. The gauzy, brightly colored blankets are both environmentally friendly and one-of-a-kind because they’re hand-sewn from the scraps of discarded saris. They also have a story behind them: They’re created by men and women escaping Indian and Bangladeshi slums and the sex trade, who earn a living wage for making them. (Asha means “hope” in Hindi.) The blankets come in adult and baby sizes, and if they’re not quite weighty for a really cold winter night, they’re just right for keeping your conscience warm year-round. (EF) How much: $50–$95 Where to find it: Jeannette Rankin Peace Center Fair Trade Store, 519 S. Higgins Ave.
To: Friends who want not because they waste not Bags made from Missoula event banners It doesn’t get any more Missoula than a bag made from recycled promotional banners for the annual Hip Strip Block Party. Upcycled owner Donovan Peterson dreamed up this new line of satchels, purses and messenger bags. He’s gathered the big outdoor banners that advertised Missoula events like the River City Roots Festival and the International Wildlife Film Festival—the kind printed on thick, industrial-strength cloth and affixed to light poles—and repurposed them. A few older prototypes are still lying around the store, but several months ago Peterson settled on a design that’s functional, durable and looks pretty rad. Since the heavy cloth can’t be sewn by standard sewing machines, the bags use wood panels that give them a sturdy frame. Slip pockets, magnetic clasps, an over-the-shoulder strap—it’s all there, and not at the landfill. (DB) How much: $49-$129 Where to find it: Upcycled, 517 S. Higgins Ave.
photo by Derek Brouwer
[16] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
December 1-18, 2016
To: The vainly creative, the creatively vain or your own bad self
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Commissioned portrait by Courtney Blazon Local artist Courtney Blazon paints ordinary people as they might want to imagine themselves—in other words, as superheroes, seafarers, old-timey pioneers and magical animals. A sitting for one of her colorful commissioned portraits would be a special gift for anyone, but it’s especially well suited to self-gifting. Blazon encourages subjects to provide her with a story or theme for her to work with, and surreality is no problem—past commissions have situated Blazon’s patron-models in settings from the merely mountainous to the entirely fantastical. Immortalizing yourself—and, if you have them, your kids and your partner and your pets—is way more fun without the restrictions of reality. (EF) How much: $450–$1,000 Where to find it: courteyblazon.com
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missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [17]
To: Readers, birders, walkers, watchers—you know the type Field Notes from the Montana Natural History Center Montana Public Radio has been airing the Montana Natural History Center’s Field Notes program for 25 years, featuring stories on basically anything you can find in Montana’s great outdoors: bluebirds, spiders, geological formations, animal tracks, bats, slime mold and the whole natural science ball of wax. MNH’s new book showcases 134 of these observations, accompanied with illustrations by local artists and a cover by gifted painter Stephanie Frostad. The collection, organized by season, serves as a survey of the program’s best pieces, but it also offers a peek into how animals, plants, their habitats and behaviors have changed—or stayed the same—over the last two decades. How much: $17.95 Where to find it: The Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. #A, or online at montananaturalist.org.
To: Your BFF who is perfect in every way except that her lips are always the same color
Frog Prince lipstick When shopping for the beauty obsessive in your life, steer clear of drugstore eyeshadow kits. Instead, check out the “Frog Prince” lipstick made by boutique makeup company Lipstick Queen. Frog Prince looks bright green in the tube, but upon application it reacts to the pH of the wearer’s lips and turns a dusky rose—the specific color varies based on the wearer’s individual chemistry. And after the novelty wears off, the moisturizing formula and flattering tint stay put. How much: $25 Where to find it: Smooch Boutique, 541 E. Main St.
To: People who cling to rocks Houdini chalk bag from TUFA Missoula native Josh Kornish started making his own chalk bags with his mom’s sewing machine and then perfected his skills under the tutelage of hang glider craftsman Jeff Shapiro. Kornish’s Bozeman-based company, TUFA, sells several types of chalk bags through its website and Etsy. The Houdini, in particular, is designed for alpinists climbing in especially windy areas—like Blodgett Canyon—because it’s compact but still includes a pocket big enough to hold a wind shirt. The Houdini is made with a waterproof YKK zipper and features compartments for multi-pitch gear, headlamps, keys and smartphone. It’s 5 inches by 8.5 inches, weighs 3 ounces and comes in a variety of colors. And the name? Kornish says when he thinks “Houdini” he imagines “being able to bust out a really complicated hat trick on the wall.” (EF) How much: $35 Where to find it: tufaclimbing.com
To: That guy on the campout who keeps falling down in the dark Luci camping lanterns Everyone’s done it: stubbed their toe in a dark campground because some idiot forgot to pack spare headlamp batteries. Well, get ready to kiss those annoying little AAAs goodbye. Nestled at The Trail Head’s front desk is the Luci Lantern, a convenient and environmentally friendly spin on those antique oil lamps. These little solar-powered gizmos collapse to fit pretty much anywhere, and when the sun begins to set, all it takes is a few puffs of air to inflate them. The best part is, because it’s made of plastic, the Luci Lantern is completely waterproof. Finding a thirsty tree past midnight just got a whole lot easier. (AS) How much: $19.95 Where to find it: The Trail Head, 221 E. Front St.
[18] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
To: Girls who wanna have fun The Satisfyer Pro II Give a special lady in your life a scintillating treat with the Satisfyer Pro II, a German-made silicone vibrator. A sales clerk at Adam and Eve advises us that the Satisfyer boasts a satisfyingly large shaft and a tip featuring the latest trend in vibrators: a suction nozzle. The clerk tells us that the suction nozzle most definitely—to put it delicately—gets the user where they’re going. (KW ) How much: $106.95 Where to find it: Adam and Eve, 1401 W. Broadway St.
To: Artisanal tipplers Ceramic flasks It’s harder than you’d think to find a drinking accoutrement that can double as a family heirloom. Enter the Montana-made ceramic flasks by Carlburg Pottery in the Flathead area. Each handmade 5-7 ounce flask is slightly different, but all feature gorgeously subtle color schemes and small cork stoppers. We wouldn’t suggest trying to smuggle one of these flasks into a rowdy concert, but they do serve as a lovely container for your favorite nightcap once you get home, or just an objet d’art to spruce up your bar cart. (KW ) How much: $40 Where to find it: The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins Ave., or handmadegrowlers.com photo courtesy of Carlburg Pottery
missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [19]
To: People-helping people
To: Connoisseurs of badassery
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Prints by the “American Badass” guy Since Sidney-based Meadowlark Brewing started rolling out four-packs of its Teddy Roosevelt American Badass Imperial Wheat IPA last year, Montanans have been raving about the label. Meadowlark commissioned California illustrator Jason Heuser to do the art, and what Heuser came up with was epic: a sword-toting Teddy bedecked in Evel Knievel garb charging into battle in the bed of an El Camino driven by a grizzly bear. The label isn’t Heuser’s first dance with presidential absurdity. The guy’s Etsy page is a treasure-trove of what-ifs. What if Ronald Reagan went to war atop a velociraptor? What if J.F.K. rode a robotic unicorn across the face of the moon? What if Richard Nixon battled a saber-toothed tiger with nothing more than a set of brass knuckles? Any one of these chuckle-inducing prints would be right at home on a Missoula wall, and each one comes signed by the mad genius responsible for Montana’s best beer label. (AS) How much: $25 for an 11-by-17-inch print on high gloss paper Where to find it: Order online at etsy.com/shop/sharpwriter
Cheer up your favorite progressive gal while supporting the community at large by donating to the YWCA in her name. An annual membership is affordable, guarantees a 20 percent discount on all purchases at YWCA Secret Seconds thrift stores and, most importantly, benefits the nonprofit’s local work to address racism and help women escape domestic abuse. (KW ) How much: $35 for YWCA annual membership Where to find it: YWCA Missoula, 1136 W. Broadway
photo by Kate Whittle
To:
Your across-the-fence neighbor, “history buff ” aunt or anyone flying a Confederate flag from their truck
A piece of the Berlin Wall If they think a political border should be defined and enforced by a wall, then there’s a better than good chance they’ve never been anywhere near a border or lived anywhere near a wall. “Building the wall” to preserve “national sovereignty” is as dumb an idea as encouraging “media literacy” by “banning fake news.” There are very legitimate reasons to reconsider current immigration laws, but building a big fence is an ostentatiously stupid idea, for many reasons that are easily discovered. Besides, walls don’t work. You think the Great Wall of China separates anything anymore? It’s lucky to still be standing. The Berlin Wall is an even better case in point. It was built in 1961 and it came down in a rush in 1989. Twenty-eight years. We’ll pay to build it (you think Mexico can afford it?) and sooner rather than later we’ll pay to tear it down. And then we’ll try to sell the pieces on eBay and wonder what ever happened to that promise about bringing manufacturing jobs back to America. The rubble of the Berlin Wall is readily available on eBay. You can spend all sorts of money on it, and any of it could well be fake, but who cares? It’s just a symbol. How much: to $6.99 to $445 Where to find it: eBay
[20] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
photo by Kate Whittle
To: Chakra Khan, and anyone who can’t keep their papers flat Astrology crystals Your New Age cousin will be over the moon—we mean, like, even more than usual—with a gift from the Crystal Limit, which stocks an array of beads, gems, stones and fossils. Crystal Limit also has a collection of astrology crystals, a different stone for each sign. Taurus, for instance, benefits from the negativity-cleansing power of selenite. Citrine brings prosperity to Aries. And even if you’re not interested in aligning your energy, the crystals make for beautiful paperweights. (KW ) How much: Crystals start at about $10 Where to find it: The Crystal Limit, 119 S. Higgins Ave.
To: The girl (or boy) with the plain-Jane armpits
To: Billy (or Betty) Bushcrafter
Underarm dye job
Behring Made Two-Piece Red Stag Woodcraft knife
Salute (and delight?) a hirsute loved one with a gift certificate for a one-ofa-kind hair dye from Canvas Studios, where Andrea Caffrey specializes in coloring underarm hair. It’s the latest beauty trend for razor-averse women (and men) who want to show off their pits and celebrate their body’s natural hair by staining it a brilliant neon color. (KW ) How much: $40 for to 50-minute process Where to find it: Canvas Studios, 429 Madison St., or canvasmissoula.com
Look, we all know that pretty little pocket knife is mostly for show—you’d survive just fine even if you had to walk eight feet and get a pair of scissors out of the drawer every time you wanted to pop a tag. But if you’re ready to admit that what you actually desire is an artfully forged heirloom/conversation piece/lumberjack fetish object, then you can begin to fathom the appeal of a piece of work like, say, the Two-Piece Red Stag Woodcraft. Hand-forged and finished in Missoula, like all Behring Made knives, this one measures 9 1/2 inches butt to point. And though it’s almost impossible to imagine batoning even a little bitty log with this lovely an object, there’s no doubt it would do the job. (The exact knife pictured is from the company’s archive, and already sold, but they can make you one pretty much just like it.) You’re probably either wealthy beyond reason and/or inexplicably happily married to Billy (or Betty) Bushcrafter if you’d even consider spending this kind of money on a knife, but there’s precious little chance Billy (or Betty) won’t like it if you do. (BT) How much: $475 Where to get it: behringmade.com
To:
Yourself, after you’ve decided to take up smoking again, because it’s cheaper than health care, but more classily this time.
The American Smoking Pipe Company’s 2016 Christmas Pipe
photo courtesy of Andrea Caffrey
Know anyone who might perk to the phrase “curved shank squat Rhodesian?” How about “integral matched briar section?” Are at least two of your friends prematurely pipe-smoking old farts? If you answer “yes” to any of those questions, then don’t be stupid and just buy the pipe. Hand-made by Mark Tinsky in Wolf Creek, of Grecian Plateaux briar and Italian black lucite. (BT) How much: $175-$550 Where to find it: webshop.amsmoke.com/2016-Christmas-Pipe-Information.html
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missoulafcu.org missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [21]
To: Nobody you care to see again, that’s for sure… The white elephant to end all white elephants And now for something completely tasteless. Admittedly, this isn’t our most mature moment, but we can’t help but find something grimly funny about the “Donald Chump” blow-up sex toy doll. If the president-elect is going to blow us all up, we might as well return the favor while we can. We’re just not sure who to give this to—some local abstinence program, maybe? (KW ) How much: $49.95 Where to find it: Adam and Eve, 1401 W. Broadway St.
To: That dude next door who’s always writing letters to the editor The Montana Pioneer magazine “Imagine a new life, and an occupation in the place where sky, rivers and mountains merge—sustaining life, including yours. No 9-to-5 routine, but a life of creativity, flexibility, and mobility every month of the year.” So begins the 2,148-word online pitch from current owner David Lewis, who’s looking to pass the mag—his “child”—into good hands after 20 years of publishing in Livingston and distributing in Park and Gallatin counties. Lewis says he’s got it running like a well-oiled machine, with turn-key profits and growth potential out the wazoo. It sounds pretty sweet. In fact, if you don’t buy it, I might. Anybody got a quarter-mil I could borrow? (BT) How much: $239,000 Where to find it: montanapioneer.com/unique-business-for-sale-publish-in-paradise/
Where to give ’til it hurts How do you punk a politician and do a good deed for your community? You give them credit where none is due. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has worked hard to defund Planned Parenthood and pass legislation to restrict access to abortion services, but since he was elected vice president, 46,000 donations have been made to the nonprofit in his name, which should have generated 46,000 certificates of support sent to the Pence home. Whomever your family or friends voted for on Election Day, you can give them the gift of recognition as a community do-gooder—at least nominally— by sending money on their behalf to local organizations that support human rights and environmental justice. Missoula has lots of nonprofits doing great work, so take your pick. Here are a few for consideration.
Planned Parenthood of Missoula The local chapter of one of the most controversial, misunderstood and necessary health organ-
izations in the country, and sure to be a target of manipulative rhetoric and political attacks. plannedparenthood.org.
nity on issues of gender rights. And they throw great parties, where you’ll find the best in condom couture. bluemountainclinic.org.
YWCA Missoula
International Choral Festival
The Y WCA helps women and families facing adversity, whether adversity takes the form of poverty, violence and/or discrimination. The group’s shelter for women, girls’ leadership programs and Secret Seconds thrift store all aim to protect and empower people who could use a hand up, especially in a climate that seems to be pushing back. ywcaofmissoula.org.
One of the best ways to fight nationalism, white or otherwise, is to engage with other countries and ethnicities. Every summer, the International Choral Festival hosts choirs from China, Cuba and a host of international locations, regardless of the tenor of current political relations. choralfestival.org.
Blue Mountain Clinic The local clinic provides family practice and primary care services with a feminist philosophy. Voted “Best Clinic” for nine years running in the Indy, it’s an organization that engages the commu-
[22] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
Clark Fork Coalition Protecting water is big on the to-do list these days, starting with Standing Rock. In our own neck of the woods we have the Clark Fork basin—a 14million-acre watershed, home to plants, animals, fish and people—and the Clark Fork Coalition is one of its most important stewards. clarkfork.org.
Humanities Montana If there’s a political faction that hopes to undermine the cultural importance of art, intellectual discussion and diversity, then Humanities Montana is its enemy, and a counter to isolationism in all its forms. humanitiesmontana.org.
Soft Landing Missoula Hysteria about refugee-terrorists gets no platform with Soft Landing Missoula. The group works to welcome and integrate into our community families fleeing war and strife. softlandingmissoula.org.
Jeannette Rankin Peace Center The JRPC is named for the first woman to hold federal office in the United States and encourages fair trade and peaceful conflict resolution. ’Nuff said. jrpc.org.
These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 LUCAS•
Lucas is a 4-year-old tabby lovebug who is looking for a calm, small household. He would love to spend his days on a high shelf snoozing and occasionally sending judgemental stares at his human guardian. However, he does have moments when he expects ALL the attention that he should rightfully have. If you're ready to welcome an independent, but loving gentlemen into your home, please message or call us today!
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Amos is declawed, so needs to be an indoor only cat. He have lived with small dogs and didn't mind them. Amos loves to find places to hide and burrow in. He is a pretty independent boy and will hide from strangers. He will need time to adjust to new surroundings when he goes home to his forever family.
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BIRDIE• Birdie is a 6-month-old female black and white tuxedo cat. She is a meed and mild young girl. Birdie is still a baby and hasn't developed a great deal of confidence yet. She enjoys other cats and would thrive in a home that can give her more human affection than she's had in the past. Birdie is the perfect balance of young, yet not crazy kitten.
LUKA• Luka is a 1 1/2-year-old male Husky/Shepherd mix. He is an affectionate and playful young boy who loves all people. He does well with dogs and would make a great companion for an active young person. He'd love to be a hiking, camping, walking, biking buddy. Meet his exercise needs, and he'll be the most loving and attentive companion. WILLIE• Willie is a 3-year-old male Pit Bull. He has a loving and nervous energy, making him always want to be near people. Willie spent a week running scared in Missoula dragging his harness and leash before someone was able to catch him and bring in to the shelter. Since then, he has decided he'd very much like to never leave your side. Willie repsonds to several commands when treats are readily available.
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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 ROSE• Rose is quite beautiful, and she knows it! She expects to be showered with attention and loves pets and treats! This smart girl enjoys food toys where she can work to get her kibble. She lived with teenagers and another cat, but she may be a little picky about her fellow kitty friends. Come visit her at the shelter or learn more on our website www.myhswm.org.
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MAX• Max is a loveable Blue Heeler/ Amer-
ican Pitbull Terrier mix who LOVES to play fetch. After a long day of playtime he can’t wait to snuggle up to his human. Max is house and crate-trained. His adoption includes a free private lesson with one our trainers. For more information on Max email Jean as behavior@myhswm.org
BABY• Baby is a young German Shepherd cross who came to us with six beautiful babies of her own! Now that her puppies are old enough and have found homes, she is ready to find her forever home where she can get the love, care and attention she so deserves! Baby has spent most of her life outside, but we think with kindness and positive reinforcement training, she will thrive wherever she goes!
HOMER• Homer is a flashy, independent Pomeranian cross who knows what he likes! Those “likes” include leash walks, car rides, and naps in the sun. He has lived with and ignored cats and can coexist with other dogs, as long as they don't mess with his stuff! Homer would prefer to be in an adult-only family where he can do his own thing near his people and be pampered fully like a proper Pomie loves!
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missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [23]
[arts]
Gone rogue Demagogues, dystopia, and democracy’s descent to a deep, dark place by Kevin Canty
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few weeks ago, in what now seems like another era, a question came across social media: What fictional character does Trump resemble? Easy, I thought. The classic mountebank, the patent swindler, a W.C. Fields character or the Wizard of Oz. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! We’ve always liked the rogues. The Duke and the Dauphin make entertaining company for Huck and Jim, at least until they steal Jim and sell him into slavery. The card sharps in The Lady Eve are, in their own way, more honest than the society crowd they hoodwink. We’ve never really trusted the self-righteous, the earnest, the prim. If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying, as they say in football. In the cold light of morning, things look a little different. Now that we have flipped him the keys and buckled ourselves in for the ride, some of us are wondering how this happened, and why. The how seems easier to answer. “Let them call me a racist. It don’t make any difference. Whole heap of folks in this country feel the same way I do. Race is what’s going to win this thing for me.” That’s George Wallace, running for president in 1968, as quoted in Marshall Frady’s wonderful biography Wallace. It’s the populist playbook as it developed in the South with Huey Long and Big Jim Folsom: Split off the white vote, keep everybody mad at each other, pick their pockets while they’re fighting. Sing the praises of the common man and run the liberals down. “When the liberals and the intellectuals say the people don’t have any sense, they’re talking about us people,” Wallace said. “The fellow on the street has got a better mind and instincts than these sissybritches intellectual morons like the editor of the Birmingham News.” Does this start to sound familiar? It ought to; a toned-down version of this same program was adopted by the Nixon campaign and renamed the “Southern strategy.” It’s been the heart of the Republican playbook ever since. That’s why so many of Trump’s euphemisms seem to have a kind of old-fashioned quality, like “inner city” as a code for “black.” Our imaginary crime wave is a leftover from Nixon, too—keep the people scared, keep them separate.
Trump recycles these old codes to remind his voters of the good white days, like a wedding band playing “Brown-Eyed Girl.” It gives the old people something to dance to. These divisive tactics have been working for 50 years. It’s a disappointment to find that they still work. It seems possible that the 9/11 attacks gave us a sense of solidarity, a notion of ourselves as one people that led to our first black president. We’re over that now. We’re back to us and them. What comes next is a mountain of debt, a series of big showy public works enterprises, and a renewed call for “law and order,” by which the administration will mean a militarized repression of dissent. The “why” in this case seems more mysterious. This is a massive case of self-harm; the first six months of a Trump administration will find our country at its weakest and most vulnerable point in my lifetime, as Trump attempts to figure out what a president does and how he does it, as he scrambles to fill his administration with the dregs of Washington. Nearly every member of the Republican policy team begged us not to do this, and as a result they are his enemies. The loyalists he has drafted to run the country are as inept a bunch of bunglers as you could find. The one enterprise that will be James Todd’s “The New Idol” inspired by Friedrich Nietzche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra. undertaken with drive and means that you won’t have health care any- and the Mockingjay series to Station Eleven determination is the corporate looting spree more.) White people ask: What about me? and Oryx and Crake. Young adult fiction in particular seems to be dominated by postthat Ryan and McConnell are preparing. What about my needs? Look at me! So: Why? Maybe just for the same reasons Some of this, probably. But also some- apocalyptic visions. And what’s strange and a teenager takes a razor blade to his arm. Do thing darker, something deeper. We’ve bothersome about this is that the things we some damage, get people to pay attention to spent the last couple of decades psychically imagine tend to come true, maybe because you, even if it hurts for a minute. (Even if it preparing for catastrophe, from The Road we already know them in some deep place
[24] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
but don’t want to acknowledge them. I had thought that these dark imaginings came from our anticipation of ecological collapse, the knowledge that we carry on with our everyday lives while the planet’s ability to sustain human life at this scale is coming rapidly to an end. But maybe not. Maybe there was always some deep longing to find out what comes after the end. Some impatience with the placid, settled life, with trivialities like civil life and civil liberties. I don’t know; my suspicion is that this national choice can’t be explained in the daylight. This is an eruption of dark forces, a message from the unconscious. Trump is a thing from the shadows. There’s a novel somewhere that might explain it, if there’s time to write one. But it doesn’t matter why. We need to start from where we are and do what we can. We need to take care of ourselves and our people. We need to stop underestimating our opponent; he’s no fool, though he plays one on television. We need to stop taking the bait, stop talking about the musical and start talking about the assault on retirement, health care and dissent. In the immortal words of Erik “Fingers” Ray of Conrad, Montana, “Don’t poke a steaming turd.” Meanwhile, the Arctic this week is 36 degrees above its historical average. We have elected a person who says that climate change is a Chinese hoax. Our children will curse our names, long after we are dead. arts@missoulanews.com
[music]
Into the light Brotherhood gives Chris Robinson a new old sound The rap on the Black Crowes’ sound has always been their wholesale looting of the ’70s glam swagger of bands like Faces, the Stones and T-Rex. Shameless rip off or loving tribute? These are just words. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood cherry picks its influences from the same era, but from an entirely different orchard. The band’s latest release is only five songs, but it covers a broad spectrum. With its handclaps, Leslie organ and fuzzy guitar break, “New Cannonball Rag” is a soulful platter featuring Robinson’s raspy bluesyowl piled high with Muscle Shoals goodness. The band's genre-bending is confident but relaxed on “Roan County Banjo,” which starts with a stoned-inthe-barnyard feel and down-home lyrics like, “Holly, put the kettle on, it’s been morning now for days /There’s a rooster in the kitchen, says he ain’t been paid.” About halfway into this eight-minute voyage, a shimmering tambourine signals a shift to mid-period
Beatles pop, with plenty of sonic synthesizer treats like digital doinks and spiraling warbles in the mix. Curiously, there is no banjo. This collection feels like a natural progression from Any Way You Love, We Know How You Feel, released earlier this year. On that album’s “Forever is the Moon,” Robinson dips into the Big Bag o’ Dylan Lyrics for lines like, “Give my regards to the captain of the guards who has lost his sabre / While in the back room the boys have it large and his mistress, she sets the table.” Not quite “Desolation Row.” More like “Ennui Cul-de-Sac.” The Chris Robinson Brotherhood has emerged from the Crowes’ long shadow, infusing their jam band excursions with tons of tasty musical details, creating a solid framework for one of the best rock ’n’ roll voices of his generation. (Ednor Therriault) The Chris Robinson Brotherhood plays the Wilma Tue., Nov. 29, at 8 PM. $25–$35 advance.
Modality, Under the Shadow of This Red Rock Modality, which started with former locals Clark Grant and Ben Weiss making refreshingly not-quite-rock, not-quite-pop kosmische music, now seems to exist on some spacious new kind of plane. “Rarefied Airwaves,” the first track off its new album, Under the Shadow of this Red Rock, sounds like the analog synthesizing of both Kraftwerk and Florian Fricke’s Popul Vuh, which provided soundtrack music for Werner Herzog movies, among other things. The band’s members live in Missoula, Butte and Blacksburg, Virginia, and Under the Shadow has the distinction of being the first double LP ever released from any of those places. Which also makes it the best. I do find myself gravitating toward the record’s more organized stuff versus the long-form space
jams, but the recording quality is solid and the record’s cohesion between more structured songs and improvised material speaks to the strength of the band’s vision. When the old Missoula free-rock band Poor School played a reunion show last summer, I talked to Modality’s Ben Weiss about the summer tour they’d just gotten back from. Among other wild venues, the band had played Cube Fest, at Virginia Tech, where band member Charles Nichols teaches. The venue’s website describes its mission as celebrating “the cutting edge of multichannel music, spatial sound, and audio technology...” I think that perfectly captures Modality’s strange style and speaks to the forward-thinking risks the band is taking. (Josh Vanek)
Dangers, The Bend in the Break Los Angeles’ Dangers makes the kind of hardcore punk so many of us need right now. The Bend in the Break is a rollercoaster ride of whiplash drums, whirling minor-key riffs and occasional instrumental breakdowns that provide brief pauses for breath before the next big freefall of noise. Frontman Alfred Brown IV screams with what sounds like genuinely angry desperation. His dusky vocals evoke Murder City Devils’ Spencer Moody, and some of the imagery in his lyrics is equally character-driven. Dangers dips into politics much more than MCD ever did, though, at least on this record. But unlike, say, Minor Threat or Dead Kennedys, Dangers doesn’t make its point overly obvious. The band’s members, who are
ethnically diverse (pretty rare for a hardcore band), don’t seem to be telling anyone how to feel so much as laying bare their take on the current social and political climate. In “It’s the Devil I Love,” Brown yell-sings about sexual assault: “No matter how much you pray, no matter how much you hide, there’s a dorm, there’s a church full of American boys drunk on American thighs.” And on “Loose Cigarettes” he acknowledges his own helpless position with, “Like four hundred years of loaded guns might somehow be undone by singing songs.” It’s not a meme-worthy call to action so much as a big mirror being held up to America’s collective face. And the anger, if not the honesty, makes for some kind of catharsis. (Erika Fredrickson)
missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [25]
[books]
A century thick Allen Morris Jones nails life and death on the Breaks by Chris La Tray
A Bloom of Bones, the second novel from Boze- conclusion depicted in the opening scene. Fahler is man writer Allen Morris Jones, opens with as grue- Buddy’s neighbor, rival and occasional business some a scene as you’d find in any work of crime parter. He doesn’t always have the best things to say fiction. During a snowstorm, a man identified as about Singer’s new family, and his interest in Emma “Buddy” disposes of a body. He is aided by our nar- is questionable. Jones is a top-notch storyteller. He nails the bleak, rator, a young boy. To wedge the corpse into a deep hole in an old ditch the two are forced to sever its hardscrabble experience of life in eastern Montana legs. The task is accomplished with a hunting knife near the Missouri Breaks. Jones also knows his old Montana cowboys, ranching, and what life is like in and a lot of breaking and twisting. The story resumes 30-odd years later. The boy, communities far flung from civilization. The interactions he crafts between characEli Singer, is now a rancher ters are compelling and and poet of some renown. believable. In one reflection, Hunters have found the Eli narrates, “History here is corpse of Pete Fahler, a man only a century thick. Telling a long disappeared and asstory, you can start at the besumed to have skipped town, ginning.” In a town like Jordan, on what is now Singer’s propwhere folks have inhabited the erty outside of Jordan, Monarea for only a couple generatana. The tiny ranching tions, an event that took place community is abuzz with 30 years ago may still loom rumor, as it is well rememlarge in the collective memory. bered that there was bad Thirty years can seem like anblood between Fahler and cient and forgotten history in a Singer’s stepfather, Buddy city, if only because so much Singer. Into this brewing more happens. storm lands Chloe (we never I have one primary beef learn her last name), a reprewith A Bloom of Bones that sentative from Singer’s New would have caused me to set York publishing house tasked it aside after 50 pages if it with selling foreign rights to weren’t a book I was reading his work. She arrives in A Bloom of Bones Allen Morris Jones for review. That irritation conBillings to spend a few days paperback, IG Publishing cerns the relationship bewith Singer, and seems to 300 pages, $16.95 tween Eli Singer and Chloe. I have romance on her mind. The circumstances of Fahler’s death are the core can’t say too much about how it plays out without of this novel, but Jones’ book doesn’t fully develop spoiling the story, but I don’t know how necessary into the genre of mystery. It focuses more on the their relationship even is to the overall book. As in strain between family members, shifting morals and so many Hollywood movies, our leading man is easattitudes in a remote community, and the perils of iso- ily old enough to be the leading woman’s father. It’s lation. Jones uses flashback and multiple points of a tired tradition, and in this case seems completely view to tell his story. It mostly works, but don’t let the unnecessary. What Chloe brings to Singer’s life opening pages tease you into expecting a tense could just as easily have come from a more age-apthriller. This book isn’t that at all. We don’t even learn propriate woman. And I’d rather hear more about more about the ill-fated Pete Fahler until a third of the Singer’s life over the past score of years—how he beway into the book, and his relationship with Buddy came a poet, for example. The romance feels manumay not be what you expect. The narrative builds factured, and doesn’t move the story in any appreciable direction. slowly until the end, when things really take off. That aside, A Bloom of Bones is a compelling ilIn the beginning we learn that, in the early ’70s, Eli and his sister, Emma, moved to Billings when lustration of how a certain section of the population their mother answered a classified ad that read: lives, and a worthy addition to the literary canon of “Housekeeper wanted, Rattletrap Ranch, Jordan. Rm the West. Allen Morris Jones reads from A Bloom of & Brd included. Good pay. Kids (especially Boys) okay.” The ranch belonged to Buddy Singer, and Eli’s Bones at Fact & Fiction Tue., Nov. 29, at 7 PM. mother eventually married him. That background sets the stage for the events that lead to the tragic arts@missoulanews.com
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[film]
Silence is golden Pursuit makes a strong case for quiet space by Molly Laich
THIRD PERFORMANCE ADDED!
Can you not hear me now?
Silence and stillness are themes that keep coming up in the independent films playing in Missoula over the last several weeks. The refrain makes me think the lessons are important. First, we had the Montana-made feature Certain Women, marked by its profound subtlety. After that we got Moonlight, about people living distinctly different lives in Miami—and yet, in many ways, they’re the same film. Both are explorations of humanity that require a patience few films are willing to ask of us. Finally, this week we have In Pursuit of Silence, a documentary by director Patrick Shen that really drives the point home. What is silence? Where do we find it? And why do we need it in our lives? The film begins with a series of long, beautiful shots of still places in nature and elsewhere, where it’s quiet enough to hear leaves rustling in the wind and voices carried from far off in the background. It’s tranquil and meditative, for sure, but resist the urge to impatience. Soon enough, In Pursuit of Silence starts talking to experts and practitioners in the fields of noise and silence, and there’s a surprising amount to learn. On a decibel level, for example, silence doesn’t actually exist. In one illuminating segment, a subject in the film enters an anechoic chamber, which is a room designed to eliminate all exterior sound. Even in this place, you can hear the sound of blood flowing through your veins. We learn about scientists in Japan who study the therapeutic benefits of extended stays in the forest. The effect is not just on mood, but on physiological diseases like cancer. And then there’s the composer John Cage, who in the early 1950s infuriated audiences with a symphonic composition consisting of 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. What do you think about that? Does the very thought of it make you mad? If so, why?
I have some experience with the subject. On four different occasions I’ve gone on Buddhist meditation retreats that demand total silence for nine out of 10 days. The silence serves a purpose. It keeps you focused on the task of meditating and it prevents you from telling lies. Every time I go to these things, I say to myself, “What on earth have I done?” and “Never again.” Still, every couple of years I find myself wanting to return. Bizarre things happen inside your head when you stop constantly distracting it with bullshit. My head gets inundated with media. In those brief windows of silence, it seems like every film, television show, song or book I’ve ever consumed comes flooding back again. But also, somewhere in there, I discover truths about myself and my life and its fragile and precious place in the world. Finding silence like that isn’t easy. In Pursuit of Silence makes some predictable points about technology, social media and the cacophony of distractions we’re constantly inundated with, but just because they’re obvious doesn’t mean they aren’t true. Watch the film with an open heart and you’ll see that it makes a valid case for why we might sometimes need to go out of our way to reach a place of quiet, and why that effort matters. My favorite part of the film involves a 20-something man who’s chosen to travel cross-country on foot (not unlike Forrest Gump) on a self-made silent retreat. Occasionally, he writes notes and holds them up to the camera, and gosh, I don’t know—I just want everyone to see the film and read this kid’s notes. In Pursuit of Silence screens at the Silver Theatre as part of the Big Sky Film Series Thu., Dec. 1, at 7 PM.
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[film] HACKSAW RIDGE A pacifist saves 75 men in this Hollywood story directed by Mel Gibson and based on the life of U.S. army medic Desmond T. Doss. Rated R. Stars Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn and Luke Bracey. Playing at the Carmike 12.
OPENING THIS WEEK BAD SANTA 2 This Santa’s been on the naughty list since the third Lord of the Rings movie came out. Can he keep his life together? Does he want to? Rated R. Stars Billy Bob Thornton, Christina Hendricks and Tony Cox. Playing at the Carmike 12.
JURASSIC PARK A theme park owner clones dinosaurs on a remote island and all hell breaks loose when the security system breaks down. Rated PG-13. Stars Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern. Playing at the Roxy Sat., Nov. 26, at 9 PM.
MISS SLOANE Being a high-paid lobbyist is a great gig. Problem is there’s always someone out there bigger than you who doesn’t like what you’re doing. Rated R. Stars Jessica Chastain, Jon Lithgow and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Playing at the Carmike 12.
MOANA An adventurous teenager sails out on a daring mission to save her people with a little help from a demi-god. Rated PG. Disney’s 3D computer-animated musical stars the voices of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Alan Tudyk. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.
RULES DON’T APPLY Warren Beatty directs an unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her determined driver and the eccentric billionaire whom they work for. Rated PG-13. Stars Beatty, Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich and a whole slew of other people you’ve heard of. Playing at the Carmike 12. I wonder if she’s a glass-half-full kind of person? Miss Sloane opens at the Carmike 12.
NOW PLAYING THE 400 BLOWS A misunderstood French youth gets drawn into a life of crime in director François Truffaut’s 1959 French New Wave classic. Not rated. Starring JeanPierre Léaud, Albert Rémy and Claire Maurier. Screening at the Roxy Mon., Nov. 28 at 7 PM. ALLIED Dating a co-worker is always complicated, especially when your job is to sabotage Nazi interests. Rated R. Stars Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard and Lizzy Kaplan. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. ALMOST CHRISTMAS Getting the family together for the holidays is easy. Keeping the family from self-destructing is the real Christmas miracle. Rated PG-13. Stars Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise and Gabrielle Union. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. ARRIVAL Alien spacecraft appear all over the world, and a crack team of linguists, mathematicians and soldiers race against the clock to prevent another Independence Day. Rated PG-13. Stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. Playing at the Carmike 12.
BLAZING SADDLES In Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic, a crafty railroad worker becomes a formidable adversary to a corrupt political boss when he’s appointed as the first black sheriff of a small western town. Rated R. Stars Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder and Harvey Korman. Playing at the Roxy Sat., Nov. 26, at 7 PM. BLEED FOR THIS After a car accident wrecks a young boxer’s neck, his doctors tell him he’ll never fight again. Based on the true story of world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. Rated R. Stars Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart and Katey Sagal. Playing at the Carmike 12.
DOCTOR STRANGE By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth! The director of Hellraiser 5 brings Marvel Comics’ Sorcerer Supreme to the big screen. Rated PG-13. Stars Tilda Swinton and Benedict Cumberbatch (and his ridiculous American accent). Playing at the Pharaohplex and the Carmike 12. THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN This highly praised coming-of-age story features a high school junior whose life turns even more awkward when her older brother starts dating her best friend. Rated R. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson and Woody Harrelson. Playing at the Carmike 12.
BRIDESMAIDS In this 2011 comedy, Kristen Wiig is appointed maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding. Let’s just hope the experience doesn’t kill her. Rated R. Also stars Maya Rudolph and Melissa McCarthy. Playing at the Roxy Wed., Nov. 30, at 7 PM.
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Newt Scamander explores New York’s secret community of witches and wizards 70 years before Harry Potter reads about the adventures in a Hogwarts textbook. Rated PG-13. Stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Jon Voight. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.
CERTAIN WOMEN Rich with Montana connection, Certain Women is based on the short stories of Helena’s Maile Meloy and stars Missoula’s heavily lauded Lily Gladstone. Rated R. Also stars Michelle Williams and Laura Dern. Playing at the Roxy Theater.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX Wes Anderson gets his paws on this story about a shrewd, chicken-snatching fox voiced by George Clooney. Rated PG. Also stars the voices of Meryl Streep and Bill Murray. Screening at the Roxy Sun., Nov. 27, at 2:30 PM.
[28] Missoula Independent • November 24–December 1, 2016
MOONLIGHT Set against the backdrop of the War on Drugs, a young man comes to terms with himself, his community and his sexuality. Rated R. Stars Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Janelle Monáe. Playing at the Roxy. SHUT IN Well the weather outside is frightful, but that’s nothing compared to what’s happening inside the house. Rated PG-13. Stars Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt and Charlie Heaton. Playing at the Carmike 12. A SMALL GOOD THING Sure wealth, power and revenge can make you happy, but this mindful documentary tells six tales of people scrapping the empty promise of the American Dream for a more holistic lifestyle. Not Rated. Playing at the Roxy Sun., Nov. 27, at 5 PM. Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find upto-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Turkey with bread (hold the circuses) by Gabi Moskowitz This sandwich is my favorite way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers, but you don’t have to have leftovers to make this—just head to your butcher counter for cooked turkey breast. If you aren’t a cranberry relish fan, try red pepper relish as a tasty alternative. Serves 2. Ingredients 4 oz. thickly sliced cooked turkey breast 1 medium orange, peeled and sliced into 1/4"thick rounds 1/2 small red onion, peeled and sliced into 1/4"thick rounds 2 oz. goat cheese (chèvre) 1 cup fresh spinach leaves 4 tablespoons cranberry relish (store-bought or homemade) 4 thick slices of sturdy wheat bread 1 teaspoon olive oil
BROKEASS GOURMET Directions Toast bread lightly. While bread toasts, heat the olive oil in a grill pan or frying pan over high heat. Add the orange slices and onion rounds and cook for one to two minutes on each side, or until medium color develops and the oranges and onions become quite fragrant. Remove from heat. To assemble the sandwich, divide the goat cheese evenly between two pieces of bread and spread to coat. Spread the other two pieces with the cranberry relish. Place half of the turkey, spinach, orange slices and onions on top of one slice of goat cheese-covered bread. Top with a slice of cranberry relish-covered bread and secure with a toothpick. Repeat process with remaining ingredients. Plate the sandwiches and serve. BrokeAss Gourmet caters to folks who want to live the high life on the cheap, with delicious recipes that are always under $20. Gabi Moskowitz is the blog’s editor-in-chief and author of The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook and Pizza Dough:100 Delicious, Unexpected Recipes.
missoulanews.com • November 24–December 1, 2016 [29]
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Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 November brings a chill in the air and the desire for PUMPKIN! Bernice’s is rockin’ out pumpkin bread and pumpkin pies just in time for Thanksgiving. But that ain’t all. Enjoy a warm cup of joe on a chilly fall mornin’ while nibblin’ on a piece of Bernice’s already famous Pumpkin Coffeecake. Or order any one of our delicious pies with a dozen Parkerhouse rolls for Thanksgiving. Place that order early. The earlier the better. Bernice’s...a tradition on Thanksgiving dinner tables around Missoula since 1978. xoxo bernice. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a timehonored 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. $-$$ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 44 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart
of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 • grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ India Grill & Curry House 400 E. Broadway 926-2021 facebook.com/indiagrillandcurryhouse Experience Missoula’s only authentic Indian restaurant! Try our unique, daily vegetarian or meat combos prepared with house-made curries and spices imported directly from India. Served with rice, naan bread, salad and dessert all served on traditional Thali-style plates. Also try our housemade Chai, Mango Lassi or our special Lemon Juice. New menu items and combos daily! Special orders and catering available. Mon-Sat - Lunch 11am-3pm / Dinner 5pm-9pm. $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 36pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm. Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$
Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$
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Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Garden City Beef Ribeye, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
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The drink: An aggressive Rye IPA, born from a collaboration between Great Burn and San Diego’s renowned Stone Brewing, made from Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade and Citra hops. The backstory: Great Burn ownerbrewer Mike Howard got his start at Stone Brewing—a logical origin for Missoula’s most hop-forward brewer. With a California vacation scheduled earlier this year, Howard decided to reconnect with his former brew buddies to team up on a new beer that both breweries could serve. They worked out the recipe by email, then Howard spent a day of his September vacation back in his old brewery. “I think collaborations are great for the industry,” he says. “It’s bringing good brewer minds together to have some fun.” Stone introduced the Terrible Rye during San Diego beer week. It landed on tap at Great Burn earlier this month.
The name: “Terrible” doesn’t refer to the beer itself—at least not its flavor. Howard says the high level of rye in the recipe (almost 50 percent of the malt) clogged up the mash tun, turning a six-hour brew day into a marathon 14-hour session. Not exactly the ideal California vacation. When Howard brewed the beer for his Missoula taproom, it took a slightly more reasonable 10-hour shift. The taste: At 10 percent alcohol by volume and 70 IBUs, the Terrible Rye will knock you out. But it’s surprisingly smooth for brew of such heft. Howard says he’s “really happy” with how the beer turned out. Great Burn has three IPAs on tap at the moment, and it’s worth trying them all. The details: Find the Terrible Rye IPA at Great Burn Brewing, 2230 McDonald Avenue. A snifter costs $5—no growler fills, please. —Derek Brouwer
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THU | 12-1 | 10 PM | TOP HAT Jon Wayne and the Pain plays the Top Hat Thu., Dec. 1. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. Free.
TUE | 8 PM | WILMA
Spend an evening with The Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Wilma Tue., Nov. 29. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$25 advance.
THU | 12-1 | 10 PM | STAGE 112 Thievery Corporation's Congo Sanchez plays a solo show at Stage 112 Thu., Dec. 1. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $10/$7 advance.
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SAT | 6 PM | BITTER ROOT BREWING Shakewell celebrates the release of its new album with a party at Bitter Root Brewing. Sat., Nov. 26, 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
SAT | 10 PM | TOP HAT Magpies plays the Top Hat along with Shahs and Tiny Plastic Stars. Sat, Nov. 26, 10 PM. Free.
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Thursday Earn that pumpkin pie this year with the Turkey Day 8K and 3K Family Fun Run along the Kim Williams Trail. Get to your starting blocks at 9:30 AM at Run Wild Missoula. $30 for the 8K, free for the 3K. The 5th annual Queergiving is a celebration of Thanksgiving for those who need a welcoming family. 3–7 PM. North Mis-
Join other pedalers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-2434599 for info.
soula Community Development Corp. 1500 Burns St. Bring a dish to share or just bring yourself. Don’t wanna talk politics with the in-laws? The International House at the University of Montana is opening its doors to the public. Come play games, watch movies and have some snacks. 4 PM–7 PM.
nightlife Join Tom Catmull at the Missoula Brewing Company for live music from a local favorite. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. The Kimberlee Carlson/Ron Meissner Jazz Quartet plays Ten Spoon Vineyard. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Small Business Satur day Choose Happiness, Choose Fair Trade
Elle Woods goes from running meetings at her sorority to spinning circles around her opponents at Harvard Law. Bend and snap your way to the Montana Theatre for Legally Blonde: The Musical. 7:30 PM. $20.
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Red Onion Purple’s month-long residency at the VFW comes to an end with the music of Pale People, Modesta, Reecy Pontiff and Jasmine Randa. 9 PM.
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Tom Catmull plays the Missoula Brewing Company. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Spend your Friday cutting a rug at the Royale Entertainment DJ Dance Party at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free 21-plus.
abox and Headphone Steve Free. 9:30 PM.
People of Earth! Zeppo MT plays the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free.
Black Friday Breaks Sale at the Palace features DJ Witty, Chadd-
A wiseguy, eh? Smart Alex plays the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free.
Andrea Harsell and Luna Roja play the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.
Spotlight A few years ago a good friend of mine decided to try his hand at home brewing beer. And why shouldn’t he? Nowadays, Missoula is as well
sipped through gritted teeth—the only way to save my mouth from the troubling amount of sediment—he looked at me and asked, “Can you taste the peanut butter?” He went on to make exactly one batch of beer before his kitchen was WHAT: Beer Brewing Workshop completely destroyed by an WHO: Jared Robinson exploding fermentation bucket, ensuring he would never get his WHERE: Summer Sun Garden and security deposit back. Brew: 838 W. Spruce Don't be like my friend. You can learn the skills it WHEN: Tue., Nov. 29 from 5:30 PM to takes to create your own deli7:30 PM cious brew (and safely!) at a HOW MUCH: $20/$10 for members beer brewing workshop led by Summer Sun Garden & Brew’s MORE INFO: mudproject.org own Jared Robinson. The event is sponsored by the Missoula Urban Demonstration project. known for its cornucopia of craft It can be one way for you to be a beers as it is for fly fishing. My friend, part of a Missoula tradition and with aware of my heroic intake of beers no harm done to your friends. (craft or otherwise) gave me the priv—Charley Macorn ilege of trying the first bottle As I
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Saturday Corvallis High School hosts its 2016 Christmas Bazaar in both the new and old gymnasiums. 9 AM–3 PM. This is your last chance to see the retrospective of Willem Volkersz’s drawings at the Missoula Art Museum. 10 AM–5 PM. Yoga and Beer: the two cornerstones of Missoula. The Yoga Spot and the Sweat Shop host yoga every Saturday morning at Imagine Nation Brewing. Class and a beer for $8. 10:45 AM.
nightlife Matthew Gabriel plays Draught
Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Dan Dubuque brings his slide guitar to the Missoula Brewing Co. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Shakewell celebrates the release of its new album with a party at Bitter Root Brewing. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Legally Blonde: The Musical continues at the Montana Theatre. 7:30 PM. $20. A wiseguy, eh? Smart Alex plays the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. Tune yourselves to the sounds of Tom Catmull’s Radio Static at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. Magpies, Shahs and Tiny Plastic Stars play the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.
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Luna Blue plays Draught Works. 5 PM–7 PM. Free. It’s really about the notes they aren’t playing. Every Sunday Imagine Nation hosts Jazzination. 5 PM–8 PM. Free. Telegram! The Western Union Swing Band plays Missoula Winery STOP. 6 PM–8 PM STOP. $7 STOP. It’s just not late November without a performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” The Dennison Theatre hosts this fundraiser for the Interna-
Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to the Blackfoot Challenge. 12 PM–8 PM. WordPlay! offers opportunity for community creativity. Word games, poetry, free writing and expansion all happen at Ste. 4 of the Warehouse Mall at The Base. Open to all ages and abilities every Mon. at 4 PM.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone plays 7:30 PM at the UC Theater Dead album is played in its entirety. 5 PM. Free. Prepare a couple songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM.
Bring out your dead at the Top Hat. Every week at Raising the Dead a different live Grateful
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Still miffed you never got your Hogwart’s letter? The University of Montana lets you live your wildest dreams at Harry Potter Extravaganza. The week-long event features a horcrux scavenger hunt, quidditch and more crafts than you can shake a wand at. Vi s i t u m t . e d u / u c f o r a f u l l schedule of events.
tional Choral Festival and UM Choir Program’s trip to Cuba. 7:30 PM. $10 suggested donation. Whether the weekend’s winding down or just getting started, enjoy the No Pads, No Blazers Comedy Hour every fourth Sunday of the month at the VFW. No Pads welcomes man of letters Clinton Lawson and the music of Zenitram. 8 PM. $3 suggested donation. Every Sunday is “Sunday Funday” at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other games, have drinks, forget tomorrow is Monday. 9 PM.
Every Monday DJ Sol spins funk, soul, reggae and hip-hop. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free. 21plus. Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.
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Jared Robinson gets you hopping to brew your own beer at Summer Sun Garden and Brew, 838 W. Spruce. Now my dream of a honey mustard ale is finally within my grasp! 5:30 PM. $20/$10 for MUD Members. The staff and board of Blue Mountain Clinic discuss how they relate to Montana’s healthcare, Medicaid expansion and the importance of comprehensive sex-ed. 5:30 PM–7 PM. Join the Montana Dirt Girls for a hike or bike. Find locations on the Dirt Girls Facebook page. 6 PM.
nightlife Documentary photographer and filmmaker Stuart Thurlkill breaks down what it means to be an artist with a free lecture at Rocky Mountain School of Photography. 7 PM. Free. Spend an evening with The Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$25 advance. Author Allen Morris Jones reads from his new mystery A Bloom of Bones at Fact and Fiction. 7 PM.
Dance Lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center, 7–9 PM. $5. Bring a partner. Info: 381-1392. You and I travel to the beat of a different drum. The UM Percussion Ensemble presents its fall concert at the Dennison Theatre. $11. Show off your big brain at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW, 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.
The Western Union Swing Band plays Missoula Winery. 6 PM–8 PM. $7
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Wednesday Missoula County residents can get their cats and dogs vaccinated against rabies at Missoula Animal Control. 10 AM–1 PM. $5.
walkers start and finish at a different brewery. This month’s spot is Northside Kettlehouse. 6 PM. Free.
Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek every Wednesday at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrick marsolek.com or 406-443-3439 for more information.
Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free.
NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness. Join the fun every Wednesday at 2 PM.
nightlife At the Phish Happy Hour you can enjoy Phish music, video and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday at 4:30 PM. But I know you’ll show up at 4:20. Free. All ages.
Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. Trivia answer: 280 million.
Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support Missoula Community Food Co-op. 5 PM–8 PM.
If you had one last lecture to give, what would you say? See how Katie Kane, professor of English lit, cultural studies and colonial studies answers at The Last Lecture Series. The University Center Theater. 7 PM. Free.
Occult author Raven Digitalis signs his new book Esoteric Empathy at Between the Worlds in Hamilton. 5 PM–8 PM.
Got two left feet? Well, throw them away and head down to the Sunrise Saloon for dance lessons. 7 PM. $5.
The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, at Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
Legally Blonde: The Musical continues at the Montana Theatre. 7:30 PM. $20.
The last Wednesday of every month you can join a few dozen other thirsty road warriors for Run Wild Missoula’s Last Wednesday Beer Run. Each month runners and
Show your Press Box buddies you know more than sports and compete in Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30 every Wednesday. $50 bar tab for the winning team.
Spotlight My grandfather used to say that the only difference between art and pornography is that art gets a grant. His primary interactions with art happened while watching the commercials during a Steelers game and when reading novels about men on boats, so his views might be a little skewed. He may not have understood the gravity of art, but his skepticism does raise interesting WHAT: The Artist’s Call WHO: Stuart Thurlkill WHERE: Rocky Mountain School of Photography WHEN: Tue., Nov. 29 at 7 PM HOW MUCH: Free MORE INFO: rmsp.com
questions artists have to figure out all the time. What separates run-of-the-mill art from seminal, world-changing pieces? What
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This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, poetry, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets—share your creative spark at The Starving Artist Café and Art Gallery, 3020 S. Reserve St. Every Wed., 6–8 PM. Free.
Get up onstage at the VFW’s open mic. 8 PM. Free.
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makes artists dedicate themselves to creating? Documentary filmmaker and photographer Stuart Thurlkill addresses these issues during a free lecture at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography titled The Artist’s Call. The former photojournalist, who splits his time between Missoula and Phoenix, breaks down ways artists can find their voices and make them stand out in a sea of other artistic voices. At the same time, he will address the importance of finding a sense of purpose while pursuing an artistic passion. Art, after all, is more than a communication tool. It’s a way to explore the world and gain perspective on it—and get a little self-awareness, too
—Charley Macorn
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Thursday Release some stress during tài chi classes every Thursday at 10 AM at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks St. $10 drop-in class. Visit openway.org. See a special preview of Northwest Blend, Tori Spencer’s exhibit of batik on silk. 10 AM–6 PM. Free. Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints can interfere with everyday tasks, but those living with arthritis can find support at Summit Independent. The Arthritis Support Group holds meetings every first Thursday of the month, from noon-1 PM. Didn’t a tourist get arrested for doing this exact thing in Yellowstone? Artist Evan Hauser’s exhibit Buckle Up A Bison has an opening reception in the University Center Gallery. 4 PM–6 PM.
nightlife Climate Smart Missoula celebrates its oneyear anniversary with a cake walk and the Climate Smarty Pants Awards at Imagine Nation Brewing. 5 PM–8 PM. Free. Occult author Raven Digitalis signs his new book Esoteric Empathy at Water Lillies. 5 PM–8 PM. 1536 S. Reserve St. The Montana Natural History Center hosts Show Us Your ‘Stache, a party and men’s fun run sponsored by Run Wild Missoula to raise awareness about and money for men’s health issues. Proceeds go to Team Up Montana. 5:30 PM. Free. You spin me right round baby, right round. Tom Catmull, Chris Cunningham and Jenn Adams provide an evening of original music at Songwriters in the Round at the Mary Stuart Rodgers Performing Arts Center in Victor. 7 PM. $15.
A Christmas Story: The Musical comes to the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. $20-$25. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. Get cash toward your bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200
S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM.
Legally Blonde: The Musical continues at the Montana Theatre. 7:30 PM. $20. If 24 hours every year just aren’t enough for you, relive Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story with a stage production at the O’Shaughnessy Center. 7:30 PM. $18. The Dead Hipster Dance Party at the Badlander is so cool even I don’t know about it. 9 PM. 208 Ryman St. Thievery Corporation’s Congo Sanchez plays a solo show at Stage 112. Door at 9 PM, show at 10. $10/$7 advance. I proclaim anyone with a brain can explain why Jon Wayne and the Pain are off the chain. The Top Hat. Show at 10. Free. Everyone’s favorite kinetic combo Band in Motion comes to the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. I wrote a bad rap song about a hobo who is falsely accused of stealing a diaper. It’s a real bum bum bum wrap rap rap. Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy open mic at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM. Show at 10. Free. Start spreading the news! There’s Karaoke today! You don’t need to be a veteran of the Great White Way to sing your heart out at the Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free. AC Slater (the DJ and not the subject of my childhood fantasies) comes to Monk’s. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $15/$12 advance.
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Agenda Since its inception last year, Climate Smart Missoula has taken notable local action toward educating the public on climate change. The grassroots organization recently hosted an open air art show focused on climate litigation, featuring work from local schools and community members. The members also conducted monthly climate forums at Imagine Nation Brewing and worked on projects to combat pollution from smoke. For its first annivers a r y, C l i m a t e S m a r t throws a community celebration at Imagine Nation Brewing featuring a special awards ceremony they’re calling the Climate Smarty Pants Awards with the aim of honoring community members, nonprofits and volunteers who have worked toward bettering Missoula's climate change activism. “We're handing out a Doctorate of Dedication, Master in the Fine Art of Community Building, the Master of Solar and the Catalyst of Change award,” says Climate Smart Missoula director Amy Cilimburg. The goals for Climate Smart Missoula’s future include chasing the dream of being a zero
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24 The 5th annual Queergiving is a celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday for those who need family. 2 PM. North Missoula Community Development Corp.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 The Women in Black stand in mourning of international violence every Friday on the Higgins bridge from 12:15–12:45 PM. Visit jrpc.org/calendar to learn more.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 28 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. Bring the family! 12 PM–8 PM.
carbon footprint community. In the meantime, the group’s website has become a hub for public information and also a spot for networking among those in the climate change field. In a post-election letter, Cilimburg addressed the elevated need for local involvement. “The tonic for our despair is action,” she wrote. “With federal efforts now promising to drive us backward, local and community efforts will be more important than ever.” —Charley Macorn Climate Smart Missoula hosts its anniversary party at Imagine Nation Brewing Thu., Dec. 1, from 5 to 7 PM.
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Find out how the Garden City grows at the weekly Missoula City Council meeting, where you can no doubt expect ranting public commenters and PowerPoint presentations. Missoula council chambers, 140 W. Pine St. Meetings are the first four Mondays of every month at 7 PM, except for holidays.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29 Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters helps you improve your public speaking skills with meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.
It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM. The staff and board of Blue Mountain Clinic discusses how they relate to Montana’s healthcare, Medicaid expansion and the importance of comprehensive sex-ed. 5:30 PM–7 PM.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30 Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek is every Wednesday at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com or 406443-3439 for more information. NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness. Join the fun every Wednesday at 2 PM. Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support Missoula Community Food Co-op. 5 PM–8 PM.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints can interfere with everyday tasks, but those living with arthritis can find support at Summit Independent. The Arthritis Support Group holds meetings every first Thursday of the month, from noon-1 PM.
AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.
MOUNTAIN HIGH J amaican runner Usain Bolt smashed world records in 2009 when he clocked in at almost 45 kilometers (27.9617 miles) per hour during a 100 meter race in Berlin. The domestic turkey, on the other hand, has a ground speed of just under 25 miles per hour. As a matter of comparison, the average human runs at about 12 to 15 miles per hour. If you're Usain Bolt (and if you are could you please respond to my Facebook friend request?) you don’t have to worry about ever having to outrun a turkey, but an average person might feel a little nervous when set upon by a horde of murderous Meleagris gallopavo. The best thing to do is just hope you lived a good life. With any luck the turkey
might be drowsy. They are full of tryptophan, or so I hear. There's probably no better way to prepare for such a scenario than to sprint to the finish line during Missoula's Turkey Day 8K and 3K Family Fun Run. The two Thanksgiving-day races take runners from Run Wild Missoula down the Kim Williams Trail. If nothing else, running as fast as you can will earn you that extra piece of pie this year. —Charley Macorn
The Turkey Day 8K and 3K Fun Run starts at 9:30 AM at Run Wild Missoula Thu., Nov. 24. Register at runwildmissoula.org.
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Earn that pumpkin pie this year with the Turkey Day 8K and 3K Family Fun Run along the Kim Williams Trail. 9:30 AM at Run Wild Missoula. $30 for the 8K, free for the 3K.
The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 Join other pedalers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-243-4599 for info. I don’t know about you, but wrapping up my workweek by watching some poor cricket getting devoured by a large Chilean tarantula is somehow very satisfying. Tarantula feeding at the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, every Friday at 4 PM. $4 admission.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26 You’ll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club Runs, which start at 8 AM every Saturday at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Free to run. Visit runwildmissoula.org.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29 Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike. Find locations at facebook.com/MontanaDirtGirls. 6 PM.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30 The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100. The last Wednesday of every month you can join a few dozen other thirsty road warriors for Run Wild Missoula’s Last Wednesday Beer Run. Each month runners and walkers start and finish at a different brewery. This month’s spot is Northside KettleHouse. 6 PM. Free.
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TOUR OF DOODY I’m a 42-year-old divorcee, just back in the dating world and using dating apps. I have two young children, who live with me. I mentioned them in my profile at first, but I didn’t get many replies, so I took them out. Is it okay not to disclose them there? And if I go out with a guy, when do I have to tell him? I’d like to wait till we build a bit of a relationship. –More Than A Mom When men say they “love surprises,” they mean the sort involving an impromptu striptease, not where you wait till the sixth date to tell them that, no, that child seat actually isn’t for your terrier. Having kids shapes how you live. It isn’t like some weird hobby you occasionally do on weekends, like roadkill taxidermy or yurt bedazzling. And sorry—even if you’re far prettier in person than in your profile photos, being “striking” is just a figure of speech; it’s unlikely to cause a concussive brain injury in a man, leading to big personality changes that give him a sudden longing to stepdaddy up. Not disclosing that you have kids until a guy is emotionally attached to you is what evolutionary psychologist David Buss calls “strategic interference”—using tactics (including scammy ones) to try to get another person to go against their evolved interests. For example, it is not in a man’s genetic interest to invest time, effort and resources into another man’s children, which is why men evolved to prefer women who do not already have children, as opposed to saying, “Well, she’s got 12 kids ... I’ll take experience over 20-something hotitude any day!” Our emotions are our internal police force. They evolved to protect and serve—protecting us from allowing things that don’t serve our interest. Your hiding that you have kids will make guys angry, including those who’d be interested in you, kids and all. The problem goes to character. If you’re dishonest about this, what else will you be dishonest about? The right thing to do in online dating is to give men who will ultimately reject you the info they need to do that right away—keeping them from wasting their time and yours. (Otherwise, it’s like seeking a new accountant by interviewing plumbers.) Being honest will narrow your pool—down to those who are actual possibilities for you, like divorced dads who’d be open to Brady Bunch-ing. There are also a few kid-loving guys out there who never got around to having any and would find it a plus that you have some
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BERT AND URNIE I’ve been dating a widow for two years, and I feel inadequate compared with her dead husband, whom she always describes in glowing terms. He liked to dance; I don’t. He cooked; I don’t. He didn’t drink; I do. I understand that she was very happy with her late husband, but this constant comparison with him is wearing on me. —Mr. Boyfriend It’s always exciting to see a man rebound after a serious setback—except when you’re the new guy in his widow’s life and the setback is that he was cremated three years ago. As for why your girlfriend keeps inviting the Ghost of Husband Past into your lives, consider that thoughts—like those glowing ones about him—are driven by emotions. And consider that emotions aren’t just internal states; they also act as signals—a form of person-to-person advertising. For example, research by social psych grad student Bo Winegard and his colleagues finds that grief seems to be, among other things, a kind of broadcasting of a person’s “proclivity to form devoted bonds with others.” (In other words, “Trust me! I love deeply!”) As for what your girlfriend’s signaling with all this late-husband reflux, maybe she’s telling you to back off— maybe because she fears another big loss. Maybe she wants you to try harder at something—which isn’t helpful if it’s being somebody else entirely. Or maybe she just misses her late hubby (or feels guilty for being happy with you) and this is her way of keeping him around—in some form. Ask her—in the most non-snarly, loving way—what she’s trying to communicate to you when she waxes on about him. Tell her it hurts your feelings—giving you the message that you’re failing her somehow. Maybe she’ll start appreciating what she has instead of being so focused on what she buried. (Date night shouldn’t involve your waving goodbye to your girlfriend as she goes off with a picnic dinner to the cemetery.)
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Call Center Specialist Responsible to provide quality customer service to older adults, people with disabilities, and others who contact the Call Center helpline. Serve people who call by determining and assessing request; providing accurate, appropriate, and up-to-date information and referrals about human services; resolving problems; maintaining database; assessing services for inclusion in database. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10250024 Fabrication Technician Change peoples lives daily with life saving medical equipment. Good Eyesight – with correction is fine. Able to sit and stand for long periods. Have strength in hands & manual dexterity. Able to lift up to 25 lbs. Apply simple math processes. I-Ride van provide and at no cost. Position is located 40
miles from Missoula. Apply online at www.lcstaffing.com. Job ID# 28804 HR/Administrative Assistant Immediate need for a temporary HR Assistant to support the Director in a large local company for 5-10 months. Provide administrative and technical support, create and maintain personnel records, enter employee information into the system and provide customer service to employees. Experience in Payroll, Benefits and Recruitment required. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. M-F $12.00 – $15.00/DOE. Apply online at www.lcstaffing.com. Full job listing at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28767 NEED A JOB? Let NELSON PERSONNEL help in your job search! Fill out an application and schedule an interview. Call Us at 543-6033 Nelson Personnel is in search for CONSTRUCTION/CONCRETE workers $13/HR. Must have construction experience, reliable transportation, and clean record. Call 543-6033
NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill PRODUCTION SUPPORT, JANITORIAL, & WAREHOUSE positions for a manufacturing company. $11/hr – Full-Time. Call Us at 543-6033 PARAEDUCATORS - MCPS Missoula County Public School District is recruiting for Para Educators at various school sites for various positions. For job description, and detailed instructions for applying visit www.mcpsmt.org and click on “Employment”. *Positions will serve students with special education needs in academics, behavior, and self help skills. ~Equal Opportunity Employer ~ Production Support Reputable company 8 miles from Missoula is looking to add you to their safety-conscious, teamplaying environment. Entails ensuring quality and on time delivery of prefinished siding, loading of automated machines, painting and packaging for shipment. Cross-train on multiple pieces of equipment and processes. Be flexible. Exposure to conditions including moving mechanical equipment and exposure to fumes, heat, cold, and irritants. PT and FT positions
available Wage $11.00 Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28647 Sewing Machine Operator Well-established Missoula manufacturing company is seeking two employees to sew pool accessory products. Must be able to lift 75 pounds and be comfortable handling heavy materials. Experience preferred but willing to train. 2 shifts available: Monday-Friday 6am-4:30pm Monday-Friday 4:30pm to 3:00am. $11.00-12.50 per hour DOE Generous benefits package if probationary period completed. Apply online and view other opportunities at www.lcstaffing .com. Full job listing at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28786 WORK FOR MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS! Nelson Personnel needs people to help fill-in for various shifts for the school cafeterias. $8.05/HR Call Us at 543-6033 WORK OUTSIDE! NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a Maintenance position for a property management company. $10/hr. Full-time. Call Us at 543-6033
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The successful applicant must possess five years’ experience with the RPMS computer system, FI computer system, fax machine and scanning. Some College coursework in Health Services, Public Health, Business Administration, Human Resources, or other relevant field preferred. Training and or on the job experience related to medical coding and medical procedures preferred. Experience in implementing CHS/ program policies and procedures. Demonstrated successful experience in reading, interpreting program guidance, contracts, and regulations and implementing those regulations at the local level. Ability to successfully pass civil and criminal background check for persons working with children and vulnerable adults. Ability to communicate with vendors and patients in a compassionate understanding manner. Professional communication skills and a valid current State of Montana driver’s license. All applicants must submit a Tribal application and copy of academic transcript/training certificate, proof of enrollment in a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a prehire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary is $14.06 to $16.33. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1029. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. Closing date will be Thursday, December 8th, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
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EMPLOYMENT Youth Care Worker (Missoula) compensation: 10.50 hourly employment type: part-time Working with children who are residing in a transitional short term emergency shelter. You would be assisting the children in meeting their daily needs such as interactive monitoring, meal prep, minor house clean-up, home work, visitation monitoring etc...). This is a fast paced job as the children have high energy and some may have emotional disturbances. We will provide on site training. children. Our children ages range from new born to age 14. More details will be provided upon interview. If you are interested in our positions please stop by 4978 Buckhouse Lane, Missoula, MT 59804 to fill out a application or on-line at watsonchildrensshelter.org. You much be at least 21 years of age. One year child related experience (can include baby sitting) At minimum high school diploma or GED Be able to pass a criminal/cps back ground check (no felonies of abusing anyone)
PROFESSIONAL Cooperative Housing Specialist NeighborWorks Montana is seeking to fill a fulltime Cooperative Housing Specialist position to work with resident-owned communities which is a manufactured home community that is owned by the residents. Resident homeowners form a corporation to own and operate the community, with each member-household owning one membership interest in the corporation. Resident-ownership preserves affordable housing, reduces the economic insecurity, and puts low-income homeowners in control of their futures. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10249272 Executive Director The Executive Director is responsible for the total function and operation of the Fort Courage Childcare Center. Will be accountable for the daily administrative needs of the center and for all programmatic phases of FCCC’s activities. Will report to the Board of Directors and supervise approximately 25 employees. Duties include, but not limited to, training and supervising staff, setting up instructional objectives, and working to build rapport with parents. Will be relatable to both children and adults, communicate clearly to a broad range of people, and have strong leadership skills. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10247491 Human Resource Manager Missoula manufacturing company seeks a Human Resource Manager. Will oversee all the functions of the HR Department, including talent identification, placement & development, performance management, compensation & benefits & employee relations. Responsible for compliance with our Code of Ethics & creating a safe workplace. Must be dependable & looking for long-term employment. Proven knowledge of laws affecting human resources administration. Bachelor’s Degree in Business,
HR Management or related field, or a combination of 3-5 years of experience. Strong relationshipbuilding skills, project management, organizational & leadership skills are essential. Must be able to interact with all levels of employees. Excellent verbal & written communication skills required. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. PHR Certification or SHRM-CP preferred but not required. $16-$18.00/hour, DOE. M-TH 6:30am-5:30pm. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28626 Missoula Children’s Museum/Families First seeks an experienced and visionary leader to serve our museum and parenting programs. 3 to 5 years management experience. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. Job #10249285. Submit resume to executivedirectorcmm@ gmail.com Secretarial And Administrative America Inc. Secretary/Administrative Assistant Needed to be communicating with company customers in a well-organized and timely manner. Experience not required. send resume to: smccreativerrolls@yahoo.com for details. Secretary/Administrative Assistant Needed to be a Customer Care Rep in our company a in well-organized and timely manner. Experience not required. $860 per week for a start, send your CV/Resume to aliciaje92@yahoo.com or call:(406) 234-2197
SKILLED LABOR Construction Laborer Employer is seeking a Construction Laborer for general construction and framing. Some travel is required and experience is preferred, but not required; employer is willing to train. Applicant must have a basic tool kit
and be willing to learn. Pay is $10-$12/hr. to start, depending on experience and employer offers incremental increases. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10249963 Lumber Grader Lumber Company seeking a Temp-toHire Grader Operator. Will turn boards ranging from 6 - 20’ in length, 4 - 15” in width, and up to 2” thick, often turning 5000 to 10000 and must be able to grade to within 5% average. Must be able to stand 8 hours a day, lift up to 50#’s repetitively, twist, turn and set up a grade stamper and lug loader. Light computer work required. Will have proven work history, reliability, excellent work ethics and be team oriented. Upon completion of 500 hours as a Temp-toHire, the company offers a benefit package of: Medical Insurance, 401K, profit sharing, paid time off and more! Pre-employment screening required. $14.00-$18.00 DOE. Apply online at www.lcstaffing.com. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27171 Planer Worker Lumber Company seeking a Plane Worker. Responsible for all dry chain tasks in a planer mill. Must be able to lift 50 to 75 lbs on regular basis. Bending and lifting continually. This is a physically demanding job. Ideal candidate is looking for a long term job and has strong work ethic with a desire to work effectively within a team. Monday-Friday days. Training and PPE provided. Upon satisfactory completion of 500 hours as a Temp-to-Hire, the Client Company offers a benefit package of: Medical Insurance, 401K, profit sharing, paid time off and more! Pre-employment screening required. $11.00/hr. Apply online at www.lcstaffing.com. Full job list-
VETERANS HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT The successful applicant must possess a 2 year degree in Social Work, Human Services or Sociology with 3 years’ experience -OR- 5 years’ experience in Insurance (i.e. Sales, Claims Adjuster or Agent) -OR- a 4 year degree in Business or Social Work. Must become a Certified Application Counselor within 30 days of hire or placement in the position and possess a valid Montana State Driver’s license. All applicants must submit a Tribal application and copy of academic transcript/training certificate, proof of enrollment in a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary is $14.06 to $16.33. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1029. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. Closing date will be Thursday, December 8th, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER
ing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID#28699
INSTRUCTION Para Educators Employer is hiring Extended Resource and Structured Learning Program Para Educators at various elementary schools to provide support to teachers and help children needing extra support with academic and behavioral skills. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula .com Job #10248393
HEALTH CAREERS Home Care Nurses Needed Now. NOC nurses needed, PLEASE contact Meadowlark home care. Fill out application online http://meadowlarkhomecare.com/ or call (406) 9263447 RNs up to $45/hr, LPNs up to $37.50/hr, CNAs up to $22.50/hr, Free gas/weekly pay, $2000 Bonus. AACO Nursing Agency. 1-800-656-4414 Ext. 4
Travel RNs Providing nursing care to a diverse group of patients. Wonderful opportunity for Registered Nurses who desire travel opportunities throughout Montana and Idaho. Great way to make additional money on weekends, nights and days off. FT & PT available. Current unrestricted MT RN License Current ACLS and BLS certifications Current immunizations Clean driving record Preferred Qualifications: Graduate of accredited school of nursing Recent Acute Care, ER and/or Medical/Surgical RN experience. Duties include: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care needs for patients with a variety of medical or surgical conditions. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10240931
cating prospects and clients on our features, benefits and products. Selfmotivated and driven with extraordinary written and verbal skills required. Ability to secure a resident Montana Property, Casualty and Surety license. Utilize advanced cross-selling techniques. Benefits: Sales Training Program, Inside sales, no traveling, Group Health, Dental and Vision plans. $15.38/hr. Apply online at www.lcstaffing.com. Job ID# 28810
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SAFETY OF DAMS/ROADS PROGRAM MANAGER (MAY BE EMPLOYED UNDER CONTRACT) NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CSKT Natural Resources Department invites application for a Safety of Dams/Roads Program Manager at the Tribal office located in Ronan, Montana. Position is full-time (possible contract), requires a Professional Engineering License or Ability to obtain license within 6 months, salary negotiable and open until filled. To learn more and to apply visit http://www.csktribes.org The successful applicant must possess a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related field AND five (5) years of professional experience, most of which must be in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, as well as administrative experience of dams, roads, and appurtenant facilities. Must be registered as a licensed professional engineer (or the ability to obtain such license within 6 months of hiring) and must possess or be eligible for a valid Montana Motor Vehicle Operators license. Also must wear Tribal Government identification and safety apparel when conducting field activities. All applicants are required to submit a Tribal application, copies of relevant transcripts and/or certificates, a copy of a valid driver’s license, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veterans preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. This position is not a (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. The successful applicant, if not already employed by CSKT must pass pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) month probationary period. This position is exempt and salary is negotiable which includes benefits. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1029. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. This position will be open until filled.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Creative people are at greater risk,” said psychiatrist R. D. Laing, “just as one who climbs a mountain is more at risk than one who walks along a village lane.” I bring this to your attention, Aries, because in the coming weeks you will have the potential to be abundantly creative, as well as extra imaginative, ingenious and innovative. But I should also let you know that if you want to fulfill this potential, you must be willing to work with the extra tests and challenges that life throws your way. For example, you could be asked to drop a pose, renounce lame excuses or reclaim powers that you gave away once upon a time. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus musician Brian Eno has been successful as a composer, producer, singer and visual artist. Among his many collaborators have been David Byrne, David Bowie, U2, Coldplay, Laurie Anderson, Grace Jones and James Blake. Eno’s biographer David Sheppard testified that capturing his essence in a book was “like packing a skyscraper into a suitcase.” I suspect that description may fit you during the next four weeks, Taurus. You’re gearing up for some high-intensity living. But please don’t be nervous about it. Although you may be led into intimate contact with unfamiliar themes and mysterious passions, the story you actualize should feel quite natural. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are free! Or almost free! Or let me put it this way: You could become significantly freer if you choose to be—if you exert your willpower to snatch the liberating experiences that are available. For example, you could be free from a slippery obligation that has driven you to say things you don’t mean. You could be free from the temptation to distort your soul in service to your ego. You might even be free to go after what you really want rather than indulging in lazy lust for a gaggle of mediocre thrills. Be brave, Gemini. Define your top three emancipating possibilities, and pursue them with vigor and rigor.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Have you been feeling twinges of perplexity? Do you find yourself immersed in meandering meditations that make you doubt your commitments? Are you entertaining weird fantasies that give you odd little shivers and quivers? I hope so! As an analyzer of cycles, I suspect that now is an excellent time to question everything. You could have a lot of fun playing with riddles and wrestling with enigmas. Please note, however, that I’m not advising you to abandon what you’ve been working on and run away. Now is a time for fertile inquiry, not for rash actions. It’s healthy to contemplate adjustments, but not to initiate massive overhauls.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Everybody is dealing with how much of their own aliveness they can bear and how much they need to anesthetize themselves,” writes psychoanalytic writer Adam Phillips. Where do you fit on this scale, Leo? Whatever your usual place might be, I’m guessing that in the coming weeks you will approach record-breaking levels in your ability to handle your own aliveness. You may even summon and celebrate massive amounts of aliveness that you had previously suppressed. In fact, I’ll recklessly speculate that your need to numb yourself will be closer to zero than it has been since you were five years old. (I could be exaggerating a bit; but maybe not!)
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you periodically turn the volume down on your mind’s endless chatter and tune into the still, small voice within you? Have you developed reliable techniques for escaping the daily frenzy so as to make yourself available for the Wild Silence that restores and revitalizes? If so, now would be a good time to make aggressive use of those capacities. And if you haven’t attended well to these rituals of self-care, please remedy the situation. Claim more power to commune with your depths. In the coming weeks, most of your best information will flow from the sweet darkness.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): One of your vices could at least temporarily act as a virtue. In an odd twist, one of your virtues may also briefly function like a vice. And there’s more to this mysterious turn of events. A so-called liability could be useful in your efforts to solve a dilemma, while a reliable asset might cloud your discernment or cause a miscalculation. I’m riffing here, Libra, in the hopes of stimulating your imagination as you work your way through the paradoxical days ahead. Consider this intriguing possibility: An influence that you like and value may hold you back, even as something or someone you’ve previously been almost allergic to could be quite helpful.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Between now and the solstice on December 21, you will have extraordinary power to transform into a more practical, well-grounded version of yourself. You may surprise yourself with how naturally you can shed beliefs and habits that no longer serve you. Now try saying the following affirmations and see how they feel coming out of your mouth: “I am an earthy realist. I am a fact-lover and an illusion-buster. I love actions that actually work more than I like theories that I wish would work. I’d rather create constructive change than be renowned for my clever dreams.” SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Despite your sign’s reputation, you Sagittarians don’t always require vast expanses to roam in. You aren’t ceaselessly restless, on an inexhaustible quest for unexpected experiences and fresh teachings. And no, you are not forever consumed with the primal roar of raw life, obsessed with the naked truth, and fiercely devoted to exploration for its own sake. But having said that, I suspect that you may at least be flirting with these extreme states in the coming weeks. Your keynote, lifted from Virginia Woolf’s diary: “I need space. I need air. I need the empty fields round me; and my legs pounding along roads; and sleep; and animal existence.”
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet,” said George Bernard Shaw, “you had best teach it to dance.” This advice is worthy of your consideration, Capricorn. You may still be unable to expunge a certain karmic debt, and it may be harder than ever to hide, so I suggest you dream up a way to play with it—maybe even have some dark fun with it. And who knows? Your willingness to loosen up might at least alleviate the angst your skeleton causes you—and may ultimately transform it in some unpredictably helpful way.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “No pain, no gain” is a modern expression of an old idea. In a second-century Jewish book of ethics, Rabbi Ben Hei Hei wrote, “According to the pain is the gain.” Eighteenth-century English poet Robert Herrick said, “If little labor, little are our gains: Man’s fate is according to his pains.” But I’m here to tell you, Aquarius, that I don’t think this prescription will apply to you in the coming weeks. From what I can surmise, your greatest gains will emerge from the absence of pain. You will learn and improve through release, relaxation, generosity, expansiveness and pleasure. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The less egotistical you are, the more likely it is that you will attract what you really need. If you do nice things for people without expecting favors in return, your mental and physical health will improve. As you increase your mastery of the art of empathy, your creativity will also thrive. Everything I just said is always true, of course, but it will be intensely, emphatically true for you during the next four weeks. So I suggest you make it a top priority to explore the following cosmic riddle: Practicing unselfishness will serve your selfish goals.
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PUBLIC NOTICES MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. NO. 1 CAUSE NO. DR-16806 SUMMONS, TEMPORARY ECONOMIC RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO ATTEND MANDATORY PARENTING PLAN ORIENTATION BY CLERK OF COURT IN RE THE PARENTING OF: B.H, A Minor Child. JENNIFER A. TAWATER, Petitioner, and ANDREW W.K. HAWKER, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED RESPONDENT: YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the above named Court, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons, and to file your answer and serve a copy of your answer upon the Petitioner within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for
the relief demanded in the Petition. Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. §40-4-121 (3), the Petitioner and Respondent are hereby restrained from transferring, encumbering, pawning, pledging, hiding, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether jointly or separately held, without either the consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party must notify the other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least 5 business days before incurring the expenditures and must account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after service of this summons. This restraining order does not prevent either party from using any property to pay reasonable attorney fees in order to retain counsel in this proceeding. Petitioner and Respondent are further restrained from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability coverage
MNAXLP held for the benefit of a party or a child of a party for whom support may be ordered. This temporary restraining order shall continue until another order of the Court is issued either amending or vacating this temporary restraining order. VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER M.C.A. §§ 45-5-220 or 45-5-626 WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court this 21st day of October, 2016. /s/ Shirley E. Faust CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT (COURT SEAL) By: M.J. Tanna Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-16-222 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE M. DEPUYDT, 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 LINDSAY THERESE DEPUYDT, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 10th day of November, 2016. /s/ Lindsay Therese DePuydt, Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-16-223 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANDREW C. DEPUYDT, 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 LINDSAY THERESE DEPUYDT, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 10th day of November, 2016. /s/ Lindsay Therese DePuydt, Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Hon. Leslie Halligan Probate No. DP-16-68 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE PETTINATO, Deceased. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. All
persons having claims against this Estate are required to present their claim 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 certified mail, return receipt requested, to Martin J. Elison, PO Box 5496, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. DATED this 1st day of November, 2016. /s/ Loretta Duncan, Personal Representative. Martin J. Elison, Attorney for Personal Representative. /s/ M. Elison MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-16-196 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: THEOBALT FLECK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Richard Fleck has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or
their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 W. Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 9th day of November, 2016. /s/ Richard Fleck, Personal Representative /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative of the Estate of Theobalt Fleck MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Hon. John Larson Probate No. DP-15-118 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOREN GETSCHMAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. All persons having claims against this Estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publi-
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PUBLIC NOTICES cation of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be certified mail, return receipt requested, to Martin J. Elison, PO Box 5496, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. DATED this 1st day of November, 2016. /s/ James Spooner, Personal Representative. Martin J. Elison, Attorney for Personal Representative. /s/ M. Elison MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DV-16-896 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION WILLIAM B. GILBERT and ASHLIE B. GILBERT, Plaintiffs, v. EMMET GILBERT, A/K/A EMMET GILVERT, THE ESTATE OF EMMET GILBERT, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR ANY UNKNOWN DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED PERSON, 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 PLAINTIFFS’ OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFFS’ TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint to Quiet Title in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: A piece or parcel of land comprising onethird of an acre in area upon which is located a certain log house which straddles the boundary line between the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of Section 20, in Township 15 North, Range 22 West, Missoula
County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on said boundary line 30’ North of said house, running thence East 60’ to a point, thence South on a line parallel to said boundary line 242 feet to a point, thence West 60’ feet to a point on said boundary line; thence North along said boundary line 242 feet to the place of beginning. Dated this 4th day of November, 2016. /s/ Karen S. Townsend, District Court Judge NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/22/03, recorded as Instrument No. 200347710 Book 724 Page 169, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Richard J Freeman, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. was Beneficiary and Insured Titles was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 20 in Block 6 of Wapikiya Addition No. 2, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, 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 04/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of September 20, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $108,163.31. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $104,097.33, 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 Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, On the Front Steps, City of Missoula
MNAXLP on February 2, 2017 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, whereis basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Freeman, Richard J.(TS# 7023.117159) 1002.288760-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/08/10, recorded as Instrument No. 201005013 B: 856 P: 1097, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Roger L Morris, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has suc-
ceeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 45 of Lakewood Estates Phase 2B, 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 05/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 4, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $186,149.94. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $180,422.79, 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, 2017 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
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orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Morris, Roger L.(TS# 7023.117166) 1002.288951-File No.
SOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Unit D in Building 1915 as shown and defined in the Declaration of Condominium for Orchard Village Condominiums, a residential Condominium, together with its exhibits as recorded September 14, 2005 in Book 760 Micro Records, Page 418 and recorded as Condo 000095, records of Missoula County, Montana, located in a parcel of ground located in and being a portion of Northeast one-quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 20, Township 13 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana and being more particularly described as follows: Lots 1A, 2A, 3 through 9, 10A, 11A, 12 through 18, 19A and 20A, Block 16, and Lots 1A, 2 through 5, 6A, 7A, 14A, 15A, 16 through 19 and 20A, Block 17, Orchard Village, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana. Together with an undivided 1.3% ownership in the general common elements and right of use of the limited common elements appurtenant to said Unit D in Building 1915 as
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 02/10/12, recorded as Instrument No. 201202725 B: 889 P: 802 and re-recorded on 2/16/12 under Instrument No. 201203032 B: 889 P: 1109, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Robert Hopkins, an unmarried man was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc, successors and assigns was Beneficiary and Title Services Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MIS-
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE The following described personal property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or certified funds. Proceeds from the public sale for said personal property shall be applied to the debt owed to Rent-a-Space in the amounts listed below (plus as yet undetermined amounts to conduct the sale): Space/Name/$$$/Desc 2250/Shane Small/$359/Scooter 3336/Ronaldo Henderson/$323/tv 3375/Lisa Sulpha/$287/books 4128/Reginal Davis/$601/furniture 6252/Kipp Schara/$541/washer&dryer 132/Anna Bruckmeier/$591/misc SALE LOCATION: Gardner’s Auction Service, 4810 Hwy 93 S, Missoula, MT www.gardnersauction.com SALE DATE/TIME: Wed, Dec 14, 2016 @ 4:30 PM (check website for details) TERMS: Public sale to the highest bidder. Sold “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”. Cash or certified funds.
said general common elements and limited common elements are defined in the Declaration of Condominium and Condo 000095 as referenced above. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201609576 B: 962 P: 1004, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 5, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $113,338.93. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $109,744.62, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insur-
EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units 46, 72, 265, 318, 373, 407 & 669. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, & other misc. household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday November 28, 2016 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, 2016 By 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 final.
PUBLIC NOTICES ance 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, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Hopkins, Robert (TS# 7023.116930) 1002.288953File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 23, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 6A of River Road Estates Lots 6A & 7A, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. THEODORE D Weber, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to , National Association,
as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on June 26, 2002, and recorded on June 28, 2002 as Book 684 Page 752 Document No. 200218611. The beneficial interest is currently held by LSF9 Master Participation Trust. 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 beginning December 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 10, 2016 is $72,250.57 principal, interest totaling $7,372.48 escrow advances of $15,139.06, suspense balance of $-433.42 and other fees and expenses advanced of $8,509.06, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the
MNAXLP 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: October 13, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 13 day of October, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/29/2022 Caliber Home Loans vs THEODORE D Weber 101331 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 28, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 31 OF STILLWATER ADDITION AT MALONEY RANCH PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. DONALD R FOREMAN and MARKAY FOREMAN, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Western Title & Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for Affiliated Financial Group, Inc., its successors and/or assigns., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on June 27, 2007, and recorded on July 3,
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PUBLIC NOTICES 2007 as Book 800 Page 1213 Document No. 200717008. The beneficial interest is currently held by WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, doing business as CHRISTIANA TRUST, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for BCAT 2014-9TT. 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 beginning May 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 19, 2016 is $202,602.47 principal, interest totaling $42,334.49 and other fees and expenses advanced of
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$22,219.61, plus accruing interest, 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, cer-
MNAXLP tified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 21, 2016_/s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham ) On this 21st day of October, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 9-6-2022 Shellpoint Mortgage Serving vs FOREMAN 100666-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 10, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 4-A of Certifi-
cate of Survey No. 1692, located in the Northeast quarter (NE1/4) of Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 16 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. DANIEL J MARTIN and M Katherine STILLWELLMARTIN, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Pinnacle Title & Escrow, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for AHM Mortgage, is successors and/or assigns., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on March 9, 2006, and recorded on March 10, 2006 as Book 770 Page 434 Document No. 200605440. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank NA as trustee for Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2006-5. 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 beginning June 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 26, 2016 is $165,427.80 principal, interest totaling $11,808.37, escrow advances of $6,023.96, and other fees and expenses advanced of $4,544.97, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close
of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 26 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 26 day of October 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Amy Gough Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 6-92021 Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. vs DANIEL J MARTINMKatherine STILLWELL-MARTIN 100206 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 15, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property
PUBLIC NOTICES situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 342 OF PLEASANT VIEW HOMES NO. 4, PHASE 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Kagan M. Yochim and Traci L Yochim, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Stewart Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to (“MERS”) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for First National Bank of Montana., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on April 20, 2007, and recorded on April 25, 2007 as Book 795 Page 1612 Document No. 200709917. The beneficial interest is currently held by DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. 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 beginning March 1, 2016, 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 October 12, 2016 is $243,215.39 principal, interest totaling $2,469.11 late charges in the amount of $339.45, escrow advances of $2,642.66, and other fees and expenses advanced of $152.78, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding
in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 21, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 21st day of October, 2016 , before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 9-6-2022 Ditech Financial LLC vs KAGAN YOCHIMTraci L Yochim 102304 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 2, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property
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situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 17 OF COUNTRY CREST NO. 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF JAMES B KELLER and MARGARET KELLER, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to CTC Real Estate Services, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on February 22, 2003, and recorded on March 5, 2003 as Book 700 Page 1174 Document No. 200307579. The beneficial interest is currently held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. 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 beginning February 1, 2016, 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 June 30, 2016 is $88,294.02 principal, interest totaling $2,518.77 late charges in the amount of $180.16, escrow advances of $4,249.44, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,079.91, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks).
The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 21, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 21st day of October, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 09-06-2022 Nationstar Mortgage LLC KELLER 101580-2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 9, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: THE W½ OF THE
S½ OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK D OF GLENWOOD PARK ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPTING THE SOUTH 30 FEET CONVEYED TO MISSOULA COUNTY BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 103 OF DEEDS AT PAGE 354. RECORDING REFERENCE: BOOK 589 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 1357 LOT 2D OF GLENWOOD PARK ADDITION BLOCK D, SUPPLEMENTAL PLAT NO. 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF JOSEPH E BAUCH and ANNE M KAZMIERCZAK, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on July 30, 2004, and recorded on August 2, 2004 as Book 737 Page 323 Document No. 200421889. The beneficial interest is currently held by West Coast Servicing, 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 beginning July 15, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 19, 2016 is $43,014.62 principal, interest totaling $6,132.88 late charges in the amount of $1,068.19, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees,
costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as
would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 1st, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 1st day of November, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/29/2022 FCI NATIONAL LENDER SERVICES vs BAUCH 102122-1
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