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OPINION
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SHOULD KNOW FACTS TRUMP RUMORS
NEWS
CITY LOSES ANOTHER SOUTH AVENUE APPEAL
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POINT MAN: DECUIRE MAKES HISTORY FOR GRIZ ATHLETICS
OPINION
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SHOULD KNOW FACTS TRUMP RUMORS
NEWS
CITY LOSES ANOTHER SOUTH AVENUE APPEAL
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News
Voices/Letters Health care, climbing and same-sex marriage ........................................4 The Week in Review Playoffs, ski season and Kaarma ...................................................6 Briefs Bullying, Bonner park and a lost appeal ..............................................................6 Etc. A godless holiday season ..........................................................................................7 News Griz hoops coach Travis DeCuire leads by example..............................................9 Opinion School officials should know facts are the antidote to rumors......................10 Opinion There’s no place for threatening public land managers ................................11 Feature A legendary hunting dog, a father-son bond and “pupsicles” .........................14
Arts & Entertainment
Arts Kate Hunt on the forgiving quality of newspaper..................................................18 Music Pepper, Dolce Canto and Bloodshot Records ....................................................19 Books Curmudgeonly wisdom arises in Richard Ford’s latest......................................20 Arts Five ways to keep getting your true crime fix........................................................21 Film Force Majeure artfully portrays a family’s unraveling...........................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films ......................................................23 Munchies Slow your roll...............................................................................................24 Hangriest Hour Lolo Peak Brewery food .....................................................................26 8 Days a Week Who’s a good dog?...............................................................................27 Mountain High Warren Miller’s Climb to Glory ..........................................................33 Agenda Beyond the Divide............................................................................................34
Exclusives
Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 In Other News ..............................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrology......................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-6 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12
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Disrespectful
STREET TALK
by Cathrine L. Walters
Asked Tuesday, Dec. 2, on the University of Montana campus. Tell us about your favorite pet. Follow-up: How did you—or would you like to eventually— memorialize that pet?
Sophie Paton: My cat, Pete. He’s a Maine Coon. We got him when I was 10 so he’s about 12 years old now. Making tracks: Make a mold of his paw print. We did that for another cat. We live on 20 acres and would also add him to our pet cemetery.
I climbed in the Bitterroot’s Mill Creek Canyon decades ago. This year in returning to the canyon I was surprised by finding over 60 fixed routes and some 500 permanently placed bolts. It reeks of illicit and disrespectful behavior. In the immediate area golden eagles nest, as do peregrines. All of the routes are within officially designated Recommended Wilderness. This delightful country has taken a Disney-esque quality and the fixed routes need dismantling ASAP. Nonetheless, climbing in Mill Creek Canyon can be highly enjoyable. Just take your protection home. Jim Stubblefield Hamilton
scope of practice. The law does not set reimbursement rates. Since the Affordable Care Act is new, and patients and insurance companies alike are still learning about is many facets, I would encourage people who are interested in obtaining the services of a non-traditional health care provider, to ask for coverage from their insurer. If need be, they can point out Section 2706! More information can be found at ihpc.org. Colleen Harrison, M.D. Partnership Health Center Missoula
Non-traditional care
Charlie Lytle: My first dog. Clutch was his name. I had him from seventh grade to last spring when he got hit on the highway in Arlee. Peaceful pasture: I buried him out in the pasture with a little sign I made. He’s next to the creek under a tree so he can get a little shade. Better burial than I’ll ever have.
Andrew Barnard: My cat, Buff. He’s like 14 now. He’s pretty cool. He lost his ears to frostbite a couple years ago and drools a lot when you pet him. Proper burial: Probably bury him in the backyard in something nice, not just a shoebox. Then add a gravestone to it.
Darian Dovgan: I have a cat named Blink, like Blink 182 the band. She’s really small and I thought she had growth retardation for a while but it turned out she’s just petite. She’s in Florida with my mom and leaves dead birds and frogs in my bedroom. Independent spirit: We have a cat door so when she dies I assume she will just walk off and find a place she’s comfortable to die alone. I have an old collar of hers and would keep it out to remember her.
I am a family physician writing to bring public awareness to Section 2706 of the Affordable Care Act. This section, entitled “Nondiscrimination in Health Care,” is important because it allows patients access to a wide range of health care services, not generally covered by insurance plans in the past. Section 2706 of the law reads as follows: “A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall not discriminate with respect to participation under the plan or coverage against any health care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider’s license or certification under applicable State law.” What this means is that, under the Affordable Care Act implemented in January 2014, insurance companies (Medicare and Medicaid excluded) are now required to cover state-certified or state-licensed health care providers from various professions, including naturopathic physicians, chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, osteopaths, licensed midwives and any other provider licensed by the state. While the law does not require insurance companies to include every eligible licensed provider in their networks, it does prohibit insurers from withholding coverage based on type of health care provider. It requires insurers to give patients access to a broad variety of licensed providers, as long as the providers are working within their
“This delightful country has taken a Disney-esque quality and the fixed routes need dismantling ASAP.”
Stop slob hunters The Montana Sportsmen Alliance is appalled at the number of illegal and unethical incidents that have occurred since the opening of the general big game rifle season. Between moose poaching, elk shot and left, crippling of elk while shooting into large herds, trespassing to shoot elk, etc., it has become apparent that hunters need to do a much better job policing ourselves. Those who are killing and leaving the animals behind to rot should not be labeled as hunters, but instead “thieves” and criminals who are stealing from all of us. They are stealing our wildlife, our hunting heritage and the future of hunting from resident Montanans. While
it may only be a small percentage of hunters that are causing the problem, the entire hunting community gets a black eye every time one of these incidents takes place. We cannot tolerate the “slob” hunter who refuses to hunt legally and ethically. MSA has worked hard during the last four years to protect our wildlife resources, and the sport of hunting, while at the same time working to improve access and relationships with ranchers/landowners. Ranchers/ landowners have every right to be upset when people knowingly trespass to hunt. When it is left to rot, the crime becomes even more reprehensible. It would be impossible to blame landowners who decide to take their property out of block management or just close it off to hunting based on what is happening around the state. Access is critical for the sport of hunting and to provide proper wildlife management of our big game species. Every incident and violation can impact a rancher or landowner’s decision as to whether to allow hunting. With today’s GPS technology and available landowner “chips” that are accurate to within a very short distance, there is no excuse for trespassing. The FWP only has so many wardens to patrol a very large state, whereas there are thousands of Montana resident hunters who are in the field virtually every day of the general season. We need to be the additional eyes and ears of the FWP. When we see violations or unsafe practices, it is our duty to call the proper authorities and report the violation. If we see a blatant violation and say nothing, we are as guilty as those that commit the crime. This is our sport and we have the obligation to protect and enhance the reputation of hunting and hunters. It is time that the resident hunters stand up for the sport and get involved. Walking away with the attitude that you do not want to get involved is unacceptable! We are not suggesting that you confront the violators, just report it to the proper authorities. Your reward will be in the knowledge that you are doing the right thing. Call 1-800-TIP-MONT (847-6668) or your local sheriff department whenever you see a violation or have information regarding any fish and game violation. Vito Quatraro Montana Sportsmen Alliance Bozeman
[Comments from MissoulaNews.com] Backtalk from “Last defense,” Nov. 27
Amanda Conrad: My border collie named Hannah. She has a lot of energy and enthusiasm to play. Spread the love: Probably take her ashes and spread some in Iowa, where I’m from, and some here in Missoula. My dad’s a woodturner so I’d have him construct a beautiful bowl or box to keep the rest of her ashes in.
Brevity is best “Lovely.” Posted Nov. 27 at 11:37 a.m.
Appropriate mix “Haha! I read it it with a mixture of disbelief and hilarity.” Posted Nov. 26 at 10:51 a.m.
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“I guess the writer must think he is clever. I found it a waste of time.” Posted Nov. 26 at 11:59 p.m.
“I did not find this piece (of ___ ) a total waste of time. Who could get all the way through it? Not that it was a just a vainglorious attempt at a parody, but geez, Dan ... if you want to learn about sentence structure and mechanics in order to make it halfway readable, go back to the second grade.” Posted Dec. 2 at 4:59 p.m.
Cleaning up “Dan, because of you, there’s coffee all over the front of my shirt, and my family is in stitches. Proud?!” Posted Nov. 27 at 11:29 a.m.
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Cathrine L. Walters
Wednesday, November 26 A 71-year-old man has a medical episode while driving his truck in Seeley Lake and crashes into unoccupied parked vehicles. The man is pronounced dead on his way to the hospital.
Thursday, November 27 Ski season gets underway in western Montana when Discovery Ski Area opens a single lift. A small group of eager skiers hit the slopes before even sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner.
Friday, November 28 A powerful winter storm rolls through Glacier National Park, bringing high winds and substantial snow, knocking down trees, damaging structures and forcing much of the park to be closed to the public. No injuries are reported.
Saturday, November 29 The Griz jump out to a commanding 52-0 lead before resting many of its starters for the end of an easy 52-14 first-round playoff victory over the University of San Diego. Montana faces Eastern Washington in the next round.
Sunday, November 30 The Cleveland Cavaliers cut point guard Will Cherry less than a month after signing the former Griz basketball star. Cherry had played for Cleveland’s summer league team before joining the Toronto Raptors during training camp.
Monday, December 1 Missoula Parks and Recreation closes both the north and south zones of Mount Jumbo to protect a herd of about 75 elk that traditionally winter along the mountain’s lower slopes. The “L” and I-90 trails remain open.
Tuesday, December 2 Missoula County District Court Judge Ed McLean seats a jury of four men and eight women for the trial of Markus Kaarma. Kaarma is charged with deliberate homicide after shooting German exchange student Diren Dede in April. Defense attorneys plan to argue the killing was justified.
A cross country skier takes advantage of Missoula’s weekend snowstorm with a Nov. 30 outing in the Pattee Canyon Recreation Area.
South Avenue
City loses appeal In 2005, South Avenue landowners filed a lawsuit against the city of Missoula, arguing that it unlawfully took their property and they should be compensated accordingly. Two trips to the Montana Supreme Court later, it appears the dispute is resolved. “It is finally, we believe, coming to an end,” says Thomas Orr, the Missoula attorney who represented 17 South Avenue property owners in the lawsuit, Glen and Johanna Wohl et al. v. City of Missoula. On Nov. 25, the Montana Supreme Court ordered the city pay the property owners more than $30,000 in attorney fees. The order comes after an earlier one directing Missoula to pay the plaintiffs $302,568. The dispute began in 2005, when the city turned South Avenue east of Reserve Street from two lanes to three, and added a bike lane, sidewalks and on-street parking. Before the project commenced, local residents protested, Orr says, arguing the road expansion would encroach on their land. When the city moved ahead with construction, Orr says landowners saw portions of their yards and porches transformed into part of the thoroughfare.
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During a 2009 bench trial, the city argued the South Avenue design plans were inherently flawed. In the early 1900s, the original surveyors failed to note there was unaccounted-for land above the 60-foot span originally deeded as a right of way. While property owners were using that land, it wasn’t included in the residential plats nor in previous calculations for the South Avenue thoroughfare. Attorneys for Missoula cited a survey conducted by WGM Group, a private firm they had contracted, when arguing that the additional land belonged in the right of way. Missoula, however, failed to persuade the courts. In 2013, the Montana Supreme Court ordered Missoula to compensate the landowners. The plaintiffs were awarded $157,174 for the property and an additional $145,394 in attorney and witness costs. The dispute resolved last week stemmed from the city’s contention that it should not have to pay the landowners’ appeal-related attorney fees. Orr found that argument galling. “To add insult to injury,” he says, “they attempted to punish the plaintiffs for even bringing the lawsuit by continuing with the litigation to try and dilute the value of the reward.” The Supreme Court last week ordered the city pay
$35,103 in plaintiff attorney fees and costs associated with the first appeal. The plaintiffs will also be reimbursed for expenses associated with the second appeal, which Orr estimates at roughly $10,000. Jessica Mayrer
School
Big Sky bully In a recent legal filing, Missoula County Public Schools acknowledges that a Big Sky High School junior was assaulted in a classroom by another student in 2012, but argues the district should not be held liable for “the intervening, unforeseeable acts of other individuals.” The district’s Nov. 7 filing comes in response to a lawsuit filed in September by Taylor Honabach, who alleges MCPS was negligent for failing to protect her from an assailant. According to court records, the assailant slammed Honabach’s head against a doorjamb before punching her in the face and chest. “Honabach suffered … whiplash, a fractured eye socket, and permanent loss of peripheral vision in her right eye,” the lawsuit states. MCPS says in its response that it disciplined the aggressor and that “it takes appropriate measures to ensure the safety of all students.” The assailant, who was
[news] under 18 at the time of the incident, was also charged with aggravated assault. The Honabach case isn’t the only one involving alleged bullying to garner Montana headlines this fall. In October, 11-year-old Zoey Not Afraid hung herself in Billings, prompting her father, Big Horn County Justice of the Peace LeRoy Not Afraid, to say publicly that he believes bullying contributed to her suicide. While Billings Public Schools denies Not Afraid’s allegations, the girl’s death motivated Rep. Rae Peppers, DLame Deer, to propose a bill for the upcoming legislative session that seeks to curb bullying in the state’s public school system. The bill would require K-12 students who bully and their victims to get counseling. Peppers is calling her bill “Zoey’s law” to commemorate Zoey Not Afraid. Peppers’ bill follows a Florida law that prohibits threats, intimidation and public humiliation, in addition to physical violence, on K-12 public school campuses, buses and computer or software networks. Multiple attempts to pass legislation similar to Peppers’ have been unsuccessful. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Montana is the only state without a uniform anti-bullying law. As it stands, the Montana Office of Public Instruction issues guidelines for school districts to craft their own policies. MCPS policy calls for penalizing bullies with discipline up to and including expulsion. Jessica Mayrer
Legislature
A hiccup for honey Kavita Bay was surprised to get a call this summer from a Missoula County sanitarian saying her family’s Alberton-based beekeeping operation needed a license to do business at farmers markets. Hindu Hillbilly Farms & Rivulet Apiaries had been selling raw honey to market-goers since 2009 without running into any restrictions. It only took a week to get licensed and find a commercial kitchen for bottling, Bay says, but the situation was—and still is—“confusing.” “Nothing had been enforced, and we were always under the impression that [honey] had been one of those items that was exempt,” Bay says. “Then, sometime this season, that came into question at a state level.” The regulatory hiccup was the result of a change in how the Montana departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services interpret the legal definition of raw and unprocessed farm products. Such products, including unpackaged fruits, vegetables and grains, are exempt from licensing requirements for sale at farmers markets. The state considered raw honey exempt as well, until last year.
In advance of the 2015 legislative session, lawmakers on Montana’s Economic Affairs Interim Committee are proposing a simple fix: define raw honey as an unprocessed farm product. The committee’s chairman, Sen. Bruce Tutvedt, R-Kalispell, says there’s “unanimous support” for the measure. Allowing small producers to sell directly to consumers, he adds, is “what farmers markets were meant to do.” “It was just an oversight when they wrote the regulations,” Tutvedt says of the honey confusion, “and I’m not quite sure why the Department of Ag and the Department of Health and Human Services didn’t allow us to fix it before they started regulating it.”
Sam Wustner of Wustner Brothers Honey, which sells honey at the Clark Fork Market as well as wholesale, says the abrupt regulatory change wasn’t an issue for him. But he can see how associated fees—between $85 and $115—and the task of securing commercial kitchen space “might be more of an obstacle” for hobbyist beekeepers. Bay agrees, adding that small-scale producers are where she sees Montana’s honey industry growing most. “Right now, there are a lot of people that are wanting to get into beekeeping,” Bay says. “So for people who are not necessarily doing it commercially but have a few hives and would like to sell their honey, it would pose a lot of problems.” Alex Sakariassen
Land
Giving a school a park Bonner’s Two Rivers Community Park opened in the late 1990s but closed in 2006, when the 25 acres it occupies along the Clark Fork were used as a staging area for removal of the Milltown Dam. The park, which is also known as Bonner Learning Park, is still closed to the general public, but on certain days, groups of stu-
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dents can be found there, conducting science-based scavenger hunts or drawing maps. The kids arrive from Bonner School, just a five-minute walk away. And according to Bonner School Superintendent Doug Ardiana, the students leave with invaluable hands-on knowledge of the local environment. To continue and improve those educational opportunities, and also provide Bonner School room for future growth, Ardiana is hoping the district will accept the Bonner Development Group’s recent offer to donate the park to the school. Ardiana calls it a “tremendous opportunity.” He’s not the only one in support of the deal. Among the residents who returned response cards seeking input about the proposal, 73 percent expressed support, Ardiana says. However, he adds only 15 percent of the approximately 1,800 cards have been returned—and some residents have voiced concerns in other forums. Gary Matson, who’s lived in Bonner since 1967, worries the public won’t have access to the land if it’s owned by the school. He’s also concerned about the school district moving beyond its “fundamental mission” of education to undertake the expense and burden of maintaining a park. Matson applauds BDG’s work to improve the land since receiving it from Champion International in 1994, but he would prefer to see it transferred to some public entity other than the district. Ardiana, however, believes the district is well equipped to handle the responsibilities of managing the park, financial and otherwise. He expects maintenance costs will be $5,000-$6,000 a year, which he considers “pretty reasonable.” In addition, plans call for public access to be allowed, at least when the park’s not in use by students. Bruce Hall, BDG’s executive director, emphasizes there’s “no rush” to transfer the park since it’s currently closed due to ongoing restoration. He says it won’t be gifted to the district or anyone else until Environmental Protection Agency standards for revegetation of the land are met, and that could be another two years. In the meantime, the district has established a committee to consider the gift, as well as the public’s continued feedback about whether it should be accepted. Ted McDermott
ETC. The holiday season is typically characterized by tree-top angels, carols rooted in religious imagery and robed figures shivering in live nativity scenes. But this year, one local nonprofit has challenged Christmas convention with a less traditional message: “Don’t believe in God? You’re not alone!” It’s been more than three years since the Missoula Area Secular Society plastered a similar phrase on a billboard along Russell Street. According to President Traci Brown, that advertising campaign in summer 2011 helped double the number of active M.A.S.S. members. Brown hopes the new ad, which went up on a Mountain Line bus Nov. 21 and will continue through the end of December, drives a similar increase in membership. M.A.S.S. has been a fairly quirky group ever since its inception in 2008. A holiday brunch gathering attended by the Indy in 2010 included a discussion of carbon sequestration led by a federal soil scientist. The irony of advertising a collective of non-theists at a time normally associated with midnight masses and church choir performances isn’t lost on Brown and her cohorts, though Brown acknowledges the nonprofit was “a little worried” about the likelihood of a negative response. If anyone in Missoula does take issue with the ad’s timing, that criticism has yet to publicly manifest itself. Instead Brown’s been fielding emails and Facebook responses lauding the group’s push to “reach out to people who feel lonely around the holidays” due to their beliefs (or lack thereof). And the ad comes on the heels of an active effort by M.A.S.S. to get more involved in community activism. The nonprofit adopted a stretch of Montana Highway 200 last May and conducted three trash pickups over the summer. It may not be as festive as a Salvation Army toy drive, but bagging discarded Coke bottles on the roadside is certainly one form of giving back. The M.A.S.S. ad comes at an interesting time, not just in light of Christmas, but of the growing prevalence of such groups in Montana and nationwide. Last June, nearly 50 people from across the state gathered in Helena for Montana’s first-ever secular summit, discussing, among other things, the issue of separation of church and state. We probably won’t hear modified carols like “Hark! The Pastafarians Sing” for a while yet, but there’s clearly room for more than mangers and menorahs this time of year.
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Fast breaking precedent New Griz hoops coach Travis DeCuire leads by example by Ted McDermott
New University of Montana head basketball coach Travis DeCuire wears a whistle around his neck during practice, but he doesn’t have to use it. Whether he’s demonstrating how to disrupt a ball screen, explaining the finer points of trapping in the post or taking a jump hook to set off an offensive drill, DeCuire commands his team’s attention. He’s always on the court and always involved, physically moving outof-position players, actively showing them how to do things the right way. When DeCuire makes his team line up and do “suicide” sprints, he joins in, running alongside and challenging his players to beat him. DeCuire is in his first season at the helm of the Montana basketball program, but he’s by no means a newcomer. He was a standout point guard for the Griz from 1992 to 1994, setting a still-unbroken single-season school assist record. After a stint coaching high school and junior college teams, DeCuire took an assistant position at Old Dominion University, under his former coach in Missoula, Blaine Taylor. After five years at ODU, DeCuire spent six seasons as an assistant at the University of California, Berkeley, under another former Griz head coach, Mike Montgomery. With such strong ties to the UM program and a reputation for being fiercely competitive and highly intelligent, Montana Athletic Director Kent Haslam’s decision to name him the team’s head coach this May seemed predictable, almost inevitable. “As soon as I started to visit with him,” Haslam says, “it was very apparent that he was the right guy for this job.” But despite his pedigree, there was an important difference between DeCuire and his predecessors: DeCuire is black. In the history of the school’s entire athletic department, no African-American had ever been a head coach. While Haslam says the decision to hire DeCuire had nothing to do with race, he says the significance of doing something unprecedented “did dawn on me.” “I do think that a definite benefit, and a side benefit, to him not only being a great head coach and a great basketball coach and a great person is that, being an AfricanAmerican, I do think that he’s able to set that example,” Haslam says. For DeCuire, setting an example is a vital part of coaching. DeCuire says he’s always worked to “cultivate leadership” among his players and says he’s “lost count” of the number of his former players who have entered the coaching profession. And he plans to continue his efforts from his new position.
“To me, it’s an accomplishment in one way,” DeCuire says of being UM’s first African-American head coach. “It’s a responsibility, in another. It’s just an opportunity for me to create more opportunities for others behind me. I just opened another door, but at the end of the day, no one looks at me as, hey, that’s the first African-American coach in the [university’s] history.” Some on campus, however, have noticed. Capri Richardson, a redshirt senior on the Montana volleyball team and the president of the Black Student Union, says having an African-American head coach is “very significant.”
out that “we can’t pretend that hiring a black basketball coach is the same thing as dismantling institutional racism.” DeCuire says he accepts the responsibility that comes with breaking new ground, but he’s focused less on being the university’s first black coach and more on making the most of the opportunity to lead a program that has meant so much to him, for so long. “When this opportunity came, it was a no-brainer for me,” DeCuire says. “Just, one, I understand Montana, I understand Montana basketball—the pride and energy that exists here. And the other piece for me was, it was an opportunity to go some-
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
Travis DeCuire, a former Griz point guard, is in his first season at the helm of the Montana basketball program. When named to the position this May, DeCuire became the first African-American head coach in university history.
“It symbolizes that not only our community but also our school is trying to make a change toward being more diverse,” Richardson says. Maria Cole, the university’s diversity retention and recruitment coordinator, calls the hire a “great step” for an institution that has long suffered from a lack of diversity. Citing research, Cole says hiring an under-represented minority for such a visible leadership position can help compel other minority students and candidates to see the university as a “welcoming environment.” That, she says, could help improve overall diversity on campus. “It’s baby steps,” Cole says. “It takes a while, but we’re progressing. We’re moving the needle in the right direction.” Tobin Miller Shearer, director of the university’s African-American Studies Program, also agrees that the hire is “something to celebrate,” but he cautions that the significance is limited. Shearer points
where that understood how to win, without trying to change the culture.” The culture of Montana basketball, DeCuire says, is rooted in the kind of gritty determination he learned from Taylor and can see in a long line of former Griz players, from Larry Krystkowiak to Will Cherry. It’s those kinds of players— those who play with the fire to prove themselves—that DeCuire hopes to attract so he can continue building the program that gave him his start, both on the court and, now, on the bench. “There are good programs, there are solid programs,” DeCuire says, “but I think that Montana is a special situation.” The University of Montana men’s basketball team returns home to play North Dakota State Sunday, Dec. 7, and Davidson Wednesday, Dec. 10. Both games tipoff at 7 p.m. Tickets at griztix.com. tmcdermott@missoulanews.com
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Truth seekers First lesson for school administrators: facts trump rumors by Dan Brooks
Last week, the superintendent of Missoula County Public Schools put C.S. Porter Middle School Assistant Principal Bob Gearheart on administrative leave. Citing an ongoing investigation and privacy concerns over this “personnel issue,” MCPS refused to release any information about Gearheart’s alleged wrongdoing. The district believes Gearheart did something, but it won’t say what. That sounds familiar. Gearheart is the fourth area school administrator to be removed from his post in the last three months, and he is also the fourth one district officials have refused to say anything about. In September, Principal Tom Blakely and Assistant Principal Libby Oliver of Sentinel High School were both placed on leave for undisclosed reasons that involved each other. After Blakely resigned, Superintendent Alex Apostle disclosed only that he had violated a district policy regarding ethics. That field covers pretty much all human behavior, but parents can at least rest assured that Blakely did not violate any principles of epistemology. Whatever he and Oliver did must not have been too bad, since she was reassigned to Hellgate High, and he negotiated a deal by which he has resigned but will draw his $90,000 salary for the rest of the year. Earlier this month, Superintendent Corey Austin similarly refused to say why he put Target Range School Principal Luke Laslovich on administrative leave, “because it’s a personnel issue.” The issue likely has to do with complaints from parents including Laura Knight, who alleged that Laslovich argued with a woman using “screaming and profanity” in front of Knight’s son as he tried to take a test in the school library. We know that much because Knight sought a restraining order against the woman, whom court documents identify as Selena Carlson. Unlike local school districts, the courts make complaints a matter of public record. I quote Knight’s: “[Carlson] was in an argument in Target Range School with [Laslovich], who is her boyfriend even though they are both married. Our son was taking a state test when
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they entered the library screaming and yelling profanities. Our son thought they were going to get in a physical fight.” Here is a good place to note that Knight is not an authority on whose boyfriend is whose, and even if she were, dating someone who isn’t your spouse is not a matter for the courts. It is also an odd move to seek a restraining order against a person for arguing in front of your son. Probably, during Carlson’s argument with Laslovich, she was not thinking of master Knight at all.
“Anyone who works with children will tell you that what they don’t know invariably makes more trouble than what they do. We adults are much the same.” But his mother’s decision to go to the law is welcome in this case, since it seems to be the only way for the public to learn what happened. Here, as in the Blakely/Oliver and Gearheart incidents, the district’s obsession with secrecy is doing a disservice to all parties involved. Parents are forced to guess what in the name of Horace Mann is happening in those buildings where they send their kids seven hours a day. People like Selena Carlson get to see their names in the newspaper, connected to scandals no one is allowed to learn anything about. And those of us without children or boyfriends, who enjoyed the pleas-
ant conceit that local schools did not resemble an hourly motel run by the KGB, are forced to revisit our assumptions. Factor in the comments section on Missoulian.com—where nameless people who may or may not know anything can post rumors right next to the local news—and one begins to wonder whom the school district is helping by keeping secrets. Refusing to say anything about what happened reflects an understandable wish that nothing did. But it won’t make the rumors go away. The antidote to rumors is facts. The districts may be protecting themselves from legal reprisals by refusing to say anything about the remarkable number of administrators they have disciplined this semester, but they are abdicating a more important responsibility to the community. As Laura Knight reminds us, parents worry about their kids. Telling them an administrator at their school did something wrong but refusing to say what does not ease their minds. School districts should not do that, for the same reason that pediatricians don’t tell parents their children are sick without offering a diagnosis. Probably, nothing that Gearheart, Blakely, Oliver and Laslovich actually did is worse than what parents across Missoula are thinking. Unless these administrators were taking odds on child-versus-child boxing, parents will be relieved to hear exactly what happened. It will dispel the rumors and frightened conjecture that are the parental equivalent of what’s under the bed. Maybe something is rotten in Target Range and the MCPS, or maybe this has just been an extraordinarily unlucky year. We won’t know until the districts tell Missoula taxpayers. Anyone who works with children will tell you that what they don’t know invariably makes more trouble than what they do. We adults are much the same. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and child prizefighting at combatblog.net. His column appears weekly in the Independent.
[opinion]
Defuse the West There’s no place for threatening public land managers by Ray Ring
The following is just a sample of what public-land managers have encountered while on the job in the last few years: On a dirt road in Arizona, a man who was paranoid about the federal government aimed a rifle at federal rangers and opened fire. In California, a shooter targeted a firefighter in a national forest. In Oregon, firebombs were hurled at federal campground hosts. Verbal threats stopping just short of violence can be nearly as frightening: A wildhorse advocate in Wyoming told federal rangers planning a roundup, “You sick bastards ought to be killed ... tortured ... hung upside down ... (and) may your families be tortured.” In New Mexico, a couple of ranchers, angry over cattle-grazing regulations, jumped in a pickup and chased rangers, shouting, “fucking pussies ... we’re going to settle this right now!” We know about these incidents, and more, because High Country News, a nonprofit magazine that covers the West, recently launched an investigation to unearth official reports of threats and violence against the employees of two key federal agencies, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, since 2010. Of course, hostility against the federal government has smoldered in the West for a long time. History and geography endowed our region with most of the nation’s public land, and many presidents and sessions of Congress have sought to protect wildlife and ecosystems by imposing environmental regulations. Though many Westerners appreciate the federal presence, some respond with anger and hatred. For the thousands of federal employees on the front lines, managing the federal land can be dangerous. The most extreme anti-federal flare-ups make national news, such as the one earlier this year in Nevada, when rancher Cliven Bundy faced off against BLM employees. When the BLM tried to round up Bundy’s cattle for trespassing on federal land, some of Bundy’s crew took up sniper positions
and threatened to shoot it out. The BLM temporarily backed off to avoid bloodshed. Similar incidents occur frequently without ever making the news. The rangers and other federal employees also face what you might call generic violence from run-of-the-mill criminals and drunks, and nothing much can be done about that. But reasonable Westerners can try to tone down the extreme anti-federal sentiment that spurs confrontations. For instance, the editors and writers for Range magazine—popular reading material for
“Any sane person knows that the BLM and the Park Service are not rounding up ranchers and tourists and hauling them to concentration camps and gas chambers.” ranchers—covered the Bundy standoff by describing the BLM as a communist and “eco-jihad” force that uses “potentially murderous aggression” to drive ranchers off federal land. The publication also praised “the everyday Americans showing up from all around the West ... bearing semiautomatic .223 rifles” to resist the BLM’s “jihad.” This is irresponsible journalism.
Other incendiary pundits include some of the talking heads on Fox News, who embraced Bundy’s armed rebellion and his claims that federal land and related regulations were an illegal imposition on Westerners. Fox’s Sean Hannity, who also hosts a national talk-radio show, compared Bundy’s rebellion to our nation’s 1776 war for independence from British rule: “We would never (have) won any of these wars from the Revolutionary War on up if we didn’t have faith and courage and fighting for something.” Utah’s Garfield County Commissioner Leland Pollock went further, telling a congressional hearing last July, “Right or wrong, some equate BLM’s law enforcement operations to the Gestapo of the World War II era.” And Utah state Rep. Ken Ivory, sponsor of a new Utah law that demands federal land be turned over to the locals, said that the National Park Service was using “Gestapo tactics” in denying tourists access to parks during the October 2013 shutdown of the federal government. This is nonsense. Any sane person knows that the BLM and the Park Service are not rounding up ranchers and tourists and hauling them to concentration camps and gas chambers. Most Westerners respect the role of government and are willing to work with federal employees to solve our region’s problems. Those who oppose environmental regulations on federal land have nonviolent options, including court actions and electing presidents and members of Congress who agree with them. There’s more than enough violence and extremism in the world today. Let’s encourage reasonable Westerners across the political spectrum to speak out for civility toward the federal employees. Let’s do our part to try to defuse the West. Ray Ring is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a column service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is a contributing editor for the magazine and is based in Bozeman.
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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - After John Franklin Forbis, 72, was convicted of possessing 850 pounds of marijuana in Columbia County, N.Y., in 1992, he jumped bail and eluded police for 22 years. Authorities finally caught up with him in Lane County, Ore., because he applied for Social Security benefits in his real name. (New York Daily News) NOT YOUR FATHER’S KKK - The Ku Klux Klan is campaigning to boost membership by recruiting Jews, African Americans, gays and Hispanics. “White supremacy is the old Klan,” Klan organizer John Abarr insisted. “This is the new Klan.” Despite the rebranding, applicants to join the Klan, whose membership is estimated to be between 5,000 and 8,000 members, will still have to wear the traditional white robes, masks and conical hats. (International Business Times) BARGAIN SHOPPERS - When office-supply retailer Staples bid to become the exclusive vendor for the state of New York, it offered to sell 219 popular items for a penny apiece, expecting to profit on thousands of items not discounted. But procurement officials for qualifying organizations (state and city agencies, schools, police departments and many charities) went “hog wild,” said Ken Morton, purchasing manager for the Tonawanda school district. “It was like a gold rush.” In the first 15 months of the contract, Staples delivered penny items whose list prices totaled $22.3 million for only $9,300. (The Wall Street Journal) SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - Police arrested Ashtoni Kidd for having a gun in a baby stroller in Jackson, Tenn. Investigators, who found a bullet hole in the stroller, said Kidd told them she was holding the 1-year-old infant when the gun went off while she rearranged items in the buggy. (Jackson’s WBBJ-TV) A 13-year-old boy sleeping at a hotel in Raleigh, N.C., died after a bullet fired from a 9 mm Springfield handgun in the room next door pierced the wall and hit him in the head. Police identified Randall Louis Vater, 42, as the shooter and charged him with involuntary manslaughter, noting that he didn’t know the victim. (Raleigh’s The News & Observer)
SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION - Billy Wall, 61, told police in Fellsmere, Fla., he was forced to stab his nephew in the stomach after the two argued over the number of pork chops each had for dinner. Wall said Charles Williams ate three pork chops, leaving him only one. Wall claimed Williams attacked him with a machete after the argument turned physical; he retaliated with a butcher knife. (United Press International) MISSOULA NORTH 721-1770
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Two groups of people were bowling in adjacent lanes in Owasso, Okla., when a woman in one group spilled a drink on the table they were sharing. The other group objected, sparking an argument. That group left but returned and got into a shoving match with the first group, during which police said James Thomas Foster, 40, bit off the ear of the husband of the woman who spilled the drink. (Tulsa’s KOTV-TV)
UP THE CREEK - A 20-year-old man stole a 10-foot canoe in Seahurst, Wash., and tried to make his escape on Puget Sound, according to police. Lacking a paddle, he used a shovel. Once on the water, however, he encountered high winds and lost the shovel. He called 911 for help, was rescued by the Coast Guard and arrested. (Seattle Times) WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED - British police arrested a 34-year-old Cambridge man for threatening to kill workers at a supermarket while showing them a photograph of a gun. (Britain’s Cambridge News)
DRONE ON - The Federal Aviation Administration began investigating “rogue drones” violating airspace restrictions by flying over large outdoor sporting events. At least a half-dozen drone sightings have occurred at major college and professional football games since August. FAA officials insist the drones, costing as little as $500 and small enough to fit in a backpack, pose serious hazards to crowds, especially in the hands of untrained amateurs. After receiving reports of drones disrupting a tennis match at the U.S. Open, an NFL preseason game in Charlotte and a popular rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyo., the FAA warned that reckless drone pilots risk arrest and jail time. (The Washington Post) The University of Louisville’s athletic department acquired three small drones to film practices and fan events. It posts the videos on Facebook and YouTube, and Nick Stover, the department’s director of social media, admitted the footage was being used to attract sponsors “to help monetize social media,” even though such an arrangement could violate the Federal Aviation Agency’s commercial-drone ban. “I want to follow the rules and do everything correctly,” Stover said. “But the commercial purposes is just a really gray area.” (The Washington Post)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE - Twenty-year military veteran Debbi Ferguson was escorting the body of Pvt. Steven Allen in Victoria, British Columbia, on Remembrance Day when a police officer pulled her out of the funeral procession because, the officer informed her, her license plate was obstructed. Ferguson said she explained about the funeral procession, but he told her he didn’t care and issued her a ticket for $205 (CDN$230). After Ferguson complained to Victoria Police, an official called its officer’s action “regrettable.” (CBC News) STINK OF THE WEEK - London’s Heathrow Airport installed a “Scent Globe” to give travelers “an exclusive preview of destinations” awaiting them, said Normand Boivin, the airport’s chief operating officer. The globe, located in Terminal 2, features complex odor infusions, created by Design in Scent, representing Brazil (“embraces the scents of its rich rainforest fauna with a palette of coffee, tobacco and jasmine”), China (“mystical temple incense and subtle Osmanthus Fragrans flower”), Japan (“cool, oceanic tones with a mix of seaweed and shell extracts, green tea and Ambergris, capturing the essence of small coastal villages”), South Africa (“captures the adventure of safari with notes of tribal incense, wild grass and musky animalics through the scent of Hyraceum”) and Thailand (“an appetizing mix of lemongrass, ginger and coconut”). (CNN) LESSON UNLEARNED - After efforts to reduce America’s oil consumption boosted sales of fuel-efficient vehicles, plummeting gas prices since summer have sparked renewed consumer interest in gas-guzzling “trucks,” a category that includes pickups, SUVs and crossovers. Trucks’ share of the market was 53.5 percent in September and 53.6 percent in October, the best two-month stretch since 2005. The fastest-growing used vehicles, according to autotrader.com, are Hummers. (The Washington Post)
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still remember the night, more than 13 years ago, that we had to put my hunting dog down. He was a 10-year-old yellow Lab named Miles, and he was bleeding out internally as cancer consumed his liver. We had been aware of the general immediacy of the outcome for several days, and I’ll never forget the heartbreaking sight of him that evening as he refused to re-enter the house after a short and very slow walk—lowered head, pained eyes, resolute stance. He was telling me it was time for him to find a bush to crawl under and die, and instead we took him to our vet. As I held him in my arms she put him under general anesthesia, removed his testicles, and pumped the heart-stopper into his system. That night I cried like I hadn’t since childhood, and I feel his absence to this day. A great hunting dog is a huge part of your life when he’s around, and leaves an equally big hole when he’s gone. As for the story of his balls, more on that in a bit.
Miles was three months old when we arrived in Missoula in the spring of 1991. Just as I received a waterfowling imprint from my father, Miles carried the genes of the dog my dad and I had hunted over during my formative years. Captain was a magnificent yellow with a heart that equaled his powerful physique, and his legend still resonates among a particular subset of aging Wisconsin bird hunters. When my dad informed me that he’d bred Captain for a hunting pup, I jumped at the chance to acquire a littermate. I named him Miles after the jazz great with whom I share a surname—a
decision that initially rankled my old man, who considered musicians unworthy namesakes for hunting dogs. He got over that quickly and named his own pup “Shotgun Willie” after the great Texas troubadour.
an absolute machine, working whistle commands, hand signals and blind retrieves with a passion and precision that left witnesses astonished. For a decade we hunted ducks as hard as we could, first in the river bottoms around Missoula
Sparse employment that first Missoula summer and fall allowed me to devote countless hours to working my pup, guided by Water Dog, a training book by the late, great Richard Wolters. Miles was highly competent at 7 months, his age during our first waterfowl season together. By the next season he was
and then, after a move, along the north end of Flathead Lake. Thanks to Miles, my hunting companions and I routinely recorded season-long retrieval rates at or near 100 percent. From a practical standpoint, that’s why you hunt over a well-trained waterfowl dog: to maximize retrieval efficiency and
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thus demonstrate proper respect for the birds you shoot. Every good bird hunter I know will go to near-Herculean lengths to find a downed bird, and the advantage a trained retriever gives you is so significant that I generally refuse to hunt ducks without one. But of course, practicality is only the start of the hunter-dog relationship. I’m not sure anybody really knows where it ends, but there’s no question that its arc is defined by stories. And man, I’ve got a million of them. My 9-year-old son has taken to requesting Miles stories at bedtime. I think he’s probably playing me a bit, because he knows I seldom refuse the request, and because Miles stories tend to delay lights-out longer than most. But I also believe Miles’ presence is still strong enough, in our house and in our lives, that he feels it, even though he was born nearly five years after Miles’ death. So I’ll crawl into bed next to him and tell him about the time I sent Miles into a thicket of cattails after a duck I’d shot sailed clear across the pond we were hunting. I couldn’t see Miles, but from my vantage on a short bluff above the thicket I could see the tops of the cattails shaking as he bulled through, searching for scent. When the shaking stopped suddenly, I knew he was on the bird, and I encouraged him to pick it up. Nothing. Dead stillness. Confused now, I gave Miles the whistle command for “go” and again called him to fetch it up. This time a few cattail tops began
moving slightly, in rhythm, and I could picture him in there, locked on something and just barely wagging his tail. He whined when I whistled again but still didn’t move, so I whistled and barked the order in the tone he recognized as one not to cross. A half-second later he came tearing out of the cattails like a bat out of hell, yelping loudly and sporting what appeared to be a cartoon beard. I spent the ride home with his pin-cushioned head on my lap, and the next several hours removing dozens of quills from his face. I felt like a complete asshole, of course, for abusing the power I had over him, for making him fetch what his instincts correctly told him was distinctly unfetchable, and for not listening when he communicated that fact to me. When I tell the story to my boy, I give voice to what Miles must have been thinking: Seriously, man? I mean, I know this thing is not a duck and I’m pretty sure we don’t want any part of it… Really? Well, okay… ouch ouch ouch I told you, you asshole! I don’t actually use the term “asshole” when I tell the story, but he’s a sharp kid and I’m pretty sure he can read between the lines. Or I’ll tell him about the first time Miles ever hunted upland birds. He was a year and a half old and our training to that point had been strictly for waterfowl retrieves. We had driven to Wisconsin for a family visit and been invited on a pheasant hunt with my dad and a handful of his hunting buddies, guys with whom I had spent a lot of time as a teenage bird hunter. Most of them had professionally trained and highly experienced upland dogs, and as is customary in such groups there was a good-natured but competitive pride over the performance of those dogs. I found myself surprised at how eager I was to impress these The author, right, and Miles. hunting heroes of my youth, to show them what a home-trained dog like Miles could do. I would have been supremely confident if it within prime shooting range. After a few minutes of had been a waterfowl hunt, but I was more than a bit concerned about how Miles would stack up this he was quartering like a pro and I no longer needed the whistle. as an upland dog. After a while Miles got birdy as hell—tail quickenWe began working a field of high corn stubble, and I sent Miles with the “fetch” command—in ing, nose tethered to a hot scent—and flushed a roosessence, telling him there was a dead bird to be found ter that the hunter to our left knocked down with one (a bit of a bait-and-switch tactic on my part since, un- shot. Miles sat down at the sound of the shot—this like waterfowl hunting, the job of an upland dog is move was probably the most difficult of our training to find and flush live birds). He began casting back challenges, since the anticipation created by a gunshot and forth, but as soon as he reached a range of about can drive a hunting dog into a frenzy—and as he 20 yards in any direction I would stop him with the looked back I gave him the whistle and a hand signal whistle and redirect him on a line that kept him and he charged after the bird. He delivered the pheas-
ant to hand and I walked it over to the shooter, who told me that what had just happened was one of the most perfectly executed upland sequences he had ever witnessed. The language we’d forged during those long hours of training, combined with Miles’ natural intelligence and desire, allowed us to master a new discipline in a matter of minutes. You can bet I was feeling my oats that night around the poker table at the hunting lodge, as I fielded compliments and drank scotch with the men who showed me how to hunt. If it’s early enough in the evening, I’ll tell my son about the time Miles almost died on a bitterly cold
late-season hunt on the Flathead River. We were hunting a large, marshy oxbow when a big drake mallard spotted our decoys moving in the open water of an eddy and came in perfectly. He was locked up over the blocks and lit up in cold sunlight, and the green of his head and the orange of his feet glowed like neon signs. I swung my shotgun and dropped the bird, and the way it windmilled down like a maple seed indicated a broken wing. Broken wings are no problem if paired with a fatal head or body wound, but they mean all kinds of trouble if the bird is otherwise unharmed. This big northern greenhead started swimming hard for open water as soon as it landed. I fired twice more at the retreating bird, but killing a duck on the water at that distance is a matter of a shotgun pellet finding its head, and I had no such luck. By now Miles was shaking with anticipation at my side and I sent him after the bird. He hit the water like a freight train, his powerful strokes pulling him rapidly toward the duck. But when Miles was about 30 feet away, the mallard disappeared beneath the water. This was not Miles’ first experience with a diver, and he began swimming in circles, treading water to raise his head, waiting for the bird to expend its breath and resurface. After a while it did, some 60 feet away. Miles dropped his head and charged, only to have it dive again as he drew near. This process repeated itself a number of times, with the distance between Miles and the bird decreasing ever so slightly after each dive. I was already beginning to feel uneasy about the extent of Miles’ exertion in the frigid water when two compounding factors kicked my concern up a notch: The bird was making its way toward the strong current of the main channel, and Miles was swimming noticeably slower and lower in the water than he had been. I started using hand signals to steer Miles and speed up the process, but while he was still gaining on the bird with every dive, I felt a growing certainty that if he entered the current I would never see him again. I yelled to my hunting buddy to grab our canoe, which we had stashed and camouflaged a short distance up the bank. I tried to whistle Miles back to shore, but I knew nothing would pull him off that bird. Now in full crisis mode, I ran to help my buddy drag the canoe into the water. As we clambered into
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the boat I saw that Miles was closer to the duck than ever—mere inches, it seemed—and then both bird and dog vanished under the surface, right at the edge of the current line. The next few seconds stretched for a panic-induced eternity, and I screamed at my friend to paddle and yelled over the water for Miles, as if my voice could somehow pull him from the depths. When he popped up with the bird in his mouth it felt like a miracle, and that retrieve earned him bed-sleeping privileges for a month.
Or I’ll tell my son about the one time that Miles was unable to accomplish a job I had asked of him. Over the course of our courtship my now-wife fell deeply in love with Miles, and we had chosen him to be the ring-bearer at our wedding. But the cancer claimed him a mere two weeks before our wedding, and two of our nephews took his place. And then I tell him how Miles was still there at the wedding: there in the sculpture that my wife, a ceramicist, had made of him and that was positioned at our side during the ceremony; there on the back page of our wedding program, in photo form; there again on the program, taped to the microphone stand of our musical performers, themselves heartfelt acquaintances of Miles; there through the stories and tributes from those who knew him; but there mostly through the sheer weight of his presence, which gave us no small measure of comfort during the course of our momentous day. I don’t ever tell my son about the day Miles died, at least not in any detail. I figure he’ll deal with that kind of sadness in his own time, and on his own terms. But in three years he’ll be old enough to hunt with me, and since the day he was born I’ve had two intentions, in terms of hunting dogs: for my son and I to hunt over a dog from the same genetic line that my dad and I hunted over, and for he and I to train that dog together. Which brings me to the story of Miles’ balls.
The cancer thing happened pretty quickly, maybe a week from the time we noticed his discomfort to the end. I had been thinking about finding him a mate for a couple of years but, lacking any sense of urgency, I hadn’t made it happen. After the cancer diagnosis I began frantically researching canine semen preservation, and found a cryogenic facility located about an hour outside of Portland, Ore. They explained the best way to preserve my dog’s sperm, given the circumstances, would be to remove his testicles prior to administrating the poisonous euthanasia. And so it came to be that on the impossibly long night when my hunting dog died, while I wailed like an infant in the arms of my future bride, Miles’ balls were tucked away in our refrigerator. According to the folks at
I called the airline’s customer service number, and the lady who answered the phone made the unfortunate mistake of cutting me off as I tried to explain the importance of the package, how incredibly crucial it was that it be found and delivered to the Portland airport. She admonished me with an edgy voice, saying she had no record of the package and no idea where it was. I exploded, all the anguish in my soul pouring through the phone and into that poor woman’s ear. I remember yelling that my dog’s balls were in that package, and if they didn’t find them immediately I would come after the airline with everything I had. Which, of course, was next to nothing, but all she needed to know was that she was dealing with a seriously deranged person. After a brief and uncomfortable silence, she put me on hold to continue the search, which proved fruitless. The package was not on the next flight, a mid-afternoon arrival, and my last hopes were pinned to the last flight of the day, scheduled to land in early evening. I spun in a limbo of anxiety and grief as I
The author’s son with his own portait of Miles.
the storage facility, there was a roughly 24-hour window in which Miles’ sperm would remain viable. That meant they needed his balls by the following evening at the latest, allowing them time to perform the centrifugal extraction and put his swimmers into deep freeze before they expired. At the airport, early in the morning after his death, I filled out a shipping bill and handed the cooler containing Miles’ testicles over the counter of a regional airliner offering direct flights to Portland. The guy who took the package looked up in disbelief when he read the content description—I’m pretty sure I wrote “My dog’s balls”—but quickly looked back down when he got a read on my emotional condition. I confirmed the flight’s midday arrival time with the storage facility, a representative of which would meet the plane and drive the package to headquarters. About half an hour after the flight landed I got a call from the worried rep saying the package hadn’t come off the plane.
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hunting over one of Miles’ offspring in the future. “That’s my boy!” I whooped into the phone, and then rushed out to find my wife-to-be. She was having drinks with a good friend of ours, both of them mourning the loss of Miles in their own, more subtle, manner. The combination of relief, joy and hope flooding my senses at that moment obscured my memory of the details, but my wife recalls that the two of them looked up as I walked quickly through the crowded bar to their table, raised my arms and loudly proclaimed, “They’ve got Miles’ balls, and his boys can swim!” That was 13 years ago, and a lot has happened since then. We got married, had a kid and have generally been swallowed by the life that entails. And even though I’ve been comforted by the knowledge of those sperm straws safe and sound in deep freeze (we call them “the pupsicles”), I haven’t yet had the heart to seriously consider replacing the best hunting dog I’ve ever known. I can count on two hands the number of times I’ve gone duck hunting since Miles died. But when my son asks me, after the conclusion of the latest chapter in our bedtime Miles saga, when we’re going to get a hunting dog, I tell him it will be soon. Life with my boy has already produced a million stories, many of them built on the same themes woven through my life with Miles: joy and pride, teaching and learning, and, most of all, spending time as
Photo by Cathrine L. Walters
waited by a phone that would not ring, until finally I received the call: The package had made it and was in transit to the facility. After another interminable wait I received a call from the facility itself. The guy on the other end, who had walked me through the whole ordeal (and to whom I will be eternally grateful), asked if I wanted to hear the bad news or the good news first. Picking up on the lightness in his tone, I asked for the bad. He told me that Miles had possessed only one functional testicle, that the other had atrophied completely at some point over the years. And then he fairly burst with the news that my dog’s remaining nut had contained enough active sperm to fill a dozen “straws” for freezing. That would be sufficient for a good handful of artificial insemination attempts, providing a high probability that I’d be
well as it can be spent. I can’t wait to see what happens when we add vintage hunting dog genetics to the mix. Like I said before, I don’t know where the hunterdog story ends, but it’s pretty easy to see where it begins. It’s a gift I received from my father, and one I intend to pass on to my son. editor@missoulanews.com
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[arts]
What ifs Artist Kate Hunt on the forgiving quality of newspaper and the thrill of asking questions by Sarah Aswell
Kate Hunt used newspaper, glue and rebar to construct her piece “Inaugural Flag,”
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hen you walk into Kate Hunt’s exhibition room at the Missoula Art Museum, in the moment before the motion detector flickers on the lights, you can smell the art before you can see it: Elmer’s glue, ink and newsprint, as clear as if you were suddenly transported back into your elementary school craft room. After the lights come on, you see the art itself: in one corner, two towering stacks of compressed newspaper drunkenly column-ing up the wall, reaching for the ceiling. Nearby, a large quilt-like structure, woven from newspaper, stands in stiff waves. And along the wall to your left, glued newspapers form dark images of flags, frozen and abstract. It’s easy to speculate about what it all means. Maybe the artist is commenting about the changing face of print media in today’s world. Maybe she’s showing us the impermanence of current events, or the uselessness of the 24-hour news cycle, or the importance of recycling. Or maybe not, says Hunt, who has been working extensively with newspaper since she attended the Kansas City Art Institute almost four decades ago. Her choice of newspaper as a medium has little, if anything, to do with the news and everything to do with how she approaches art.
“It’s not that I use newspaper for the newspaper,” she says. “But newspaper lends itself so easily to me. Because of craftsmanship issues and because of its economy, it gives itself to me. When I work with wood, it’s a disaster. Anything I build is not level. As hard as I try. With newspaper, it doesn’t matter. It has forgiveness to it. It’s a forgiving material.” Basically, the widely available, cheap and highly malleable material is exactly what Hunt needs to aid her artistic process, from start to finish. It’s something that can make her visions come to life and it’s something that she can experiment with freely, without worrying too much about precision or making mistakes. It’s something that allows her to explore and to keep exploring. As to exactly what she’s exploring, well, Hunt doesn’t much like discussing what her work is about. The artist grew up in Chester, a small, rural town in Montana’s north-central plains. Severely dyslexic and feeling somehow different from her classmates, she has always, for as far back as she can remember, related better to the non-verbal aspects of thought and creativity. “I always had to be doing something or building something,” she says. “I was always dreaming in non-lit-
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eral ways. In our backyard, I would try to figure out how to get out of the wind but stay in the sunshine. I’ve always built. I’ve always been that person. It never dawned on me that I was different. It was who I am.” Hunt doesn’t start a project with an idea or a vision or a concept. She doesn’t want to convey a particular idea. Instead, she starts with a question. Usually a “What if…” question that sets some criteria or outlines a few interesting rules. “I can’t put my work into words,” she says. “I couldn’t do it in grade school and I can’t do it now.” To get a better idea of her process and product, it might be easier to pick one sculpture to explore. “Floor” is the centerpiece of the MAM exhibit. It’s 30 columns of newspaper and steel, so tightly packed that you can walk on it solidly—and Hunt encourages people to do just that. The project came about in 2010, when Hunt was invited to a collector’s house in Omaha, Neb., with a handful of other select artists. The collector’s home was an amazing treasure trove of art, to which one of the other artists asked, “Where would you even hang another piece of art in here?” Hunt latched on to the question and a new project was born. She would construct a sculpture for the floor, and as always, newspaper seemed the perfect vehicle.
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“I didn’t build it with intention of the collectors buying it, but I want to imagine it in that space,” she says. “Standing on art to discuss the other art. To be totally surrounded by art. To have it embedded on your soul.” It’s this creativity, this constant questioning, this unrestricted play, that has allowed Hunt to continue to build, invent and construct new objects with newspaper for the past 38 years. And it may well be her resistance to embed explanations and symbols into her work that gives her the ability to keep exploring so freely and with so much fresh energy. “I don’t think my thoughts are more or less profound now than they were then,” she says. “It’s just me be-bopping around and wondering, ‘What if?’ “I am putting pieces on wheels right now,” she adds. Wheels? Why on wheels? “Because I want to dance with them.” Kate Hunt’s Recent Works continues at MAM with a reception Fri., Dec. 5, from 5 to 8 PM and an artist talk at 7 PM. Free. The exhibit ends Feb. 21, 2015. arts@missoulanews.com
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Low on spice Pepper’s latest offers pop hooks with little edge In the post-Sublime world of white boy reggae, Pepper has consistently maintained a position near the top of the heap since their debut album dropped in 1996. The Hawaiian trio’s mix of punk rock attitude, crude humor and ska-punk riffs made them a mainstay on alternative circuits like Warped Tour, but their latest, eponymous album finds the band embracing a sound more akin to mainstream pop music. The group’s evolution will likely evoke cries of “sellout” from old-school fans, but it still offers hooks aplenty for feel-good music lovers. Provided that you can accept the group’s transition and weigh the album on a pop scale, it’s still a mixed bag. The catchiness of tracks like the opener “Deep
Country” or the hit single “FKARND” is undeniable; choruses get stuck in your head whether you want them there or not. Lyrically, though, the latter song and other tunes like “Hunny Girl” and P.O.Y.L” have moments that stoop to teenybopper simplicity. A couple tracks, such as “It Was You” and “Don’t You Know,” take a stab at blending the attitude and skanking of their prior records with their new, poppier focus, but as a whole Pepper could have benefited from a sharper edge. (Jed Nussbaum) Pepper plays the Top Hat Fri., Dec. 5, at 8:30 PM, with openers The Movement and New Beat Fund. $22/$20 advance at tophatlounge.com.
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Dolce Canto, A Joyful Season with its rich, measured solo from Malcolm Lowe— scratch that itch. Even songs that veer into Hallmark Channel territory, like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” don’t get too cheeseball here. Soloists on “Silent Night” falter off key too many times and the whimsical “ah-ah-ahs” give it a Disney-movie soundtrack feel that’s out of place on the album. But for the most part, the collection showcases strong singers and artistic director Peter Park’s keen sensibility for the season. If you don’t like holiday music, period, that’s understandable. But if you’re looking for something that’s a little bit different without having to listen to Slayer’s version of “Jingle Bells,” this is a great recording. (Erika Fredrickson) Dolce Canto performs holiday songs at St. Anthony’s Parish Fri., Dec. 5, at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 6:45. $18/$15 students. Visit dolcecanto.info for program and ticket information.
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For a few years, I was under the impression Christmas music might be improved with a little spice—some punk rock vocals or a good metal guitar solo or an alt-countrified treatment. But with few exceptions, all those “very metal x-mas” attempts just end up offering a bunch of bad music you would never listen to during the holiday season anyway. Missoula’s Dolce Canto brings it back to the basics on their new Christmas album without being predictable. For the most part, A Joyful Season features B-side traditionals, not the overplayed tunes you hear spewing from retail stores. And yet they still evoke carolers sipping cocoa in the snow, old-fashioned stopmotion Christmas movies and cathedrals dripping in bright candles. I’m a sucker for minor key songs that sound like they’re floating up from the cobblestoned streets of Dickensian London, and “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” “The Wassail Song” and “The Huron Carol”—
Every note speaks volumes.
While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records
For an independent label, Bloodshot Records has made quite a ruckus in its 20 years. The Chicago outfit has played a pivotal role in the contemporary roots-infused music scene, boasting a roster of luminaries such as Neko Case and the Old 97’s as well as underground heroes like Devil In A Woodpile and Scott H. Biram. On While No One Was Looking, Bloodshot pays tribute to its two decades in surprising fashion—inviting an impressive list of non-label musicians to translate some of its artists’ gems. Some covers take more liberty than others, with strong results. Possessed By Paul James slows down Murder By Death’s “I Came Around” into a haunting Appalachian folk tune, while Superchunk channels
the softly-spoken angst of Ryan Adams’ “Cover Me Up” into punk rock attitude and guitar feedback. Interpol’s Samuel Fogarino delivers the biggest deviation, with an electro-dirge take on Charlie Pickett’s garage band slow jam “Liked It A Lot.” Nicki Bluhm’s version of Adams’ “Sweet Carolina” stays truer to form, essentially just replacing guitar with piano but sweetening the pot with Bluhm’s angelic voice. The only real disappointment is an expected one: the label artists who got left out of this 38-song collection, most notably Split Lip Rayfield and Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers. (Jed Nussbaum)
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[books]
Frank words Curmudgeonly wisdom arises in Richard Ford’s latest by Chris La Tray
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Richard Ford’s most famous character, Frank BasThe third story, “The New Normal,” focuses on a combe, first appeared in the 1986 novel The Sports- visit Bascombe pays to his first wife, Ann, who now writer—a successful return to fiction for Ford after lives 20 minutes away in a high-end assisted-living faseveral years devoted to a New York sports beat. Bas- cility. She is suffering from Parkinson’s disease. This combe popped back up in Ford’s 1995 novel Inde- piece is as much a short biography of Ann as it is anypendence Day, a work that earned the writer both the thing else. But the study of ex-spouses and their chilPen Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. dren and how these intertwined lives spread out over Ford seemed to wrap up the story of Bascombe’s life decades is a poignant one. in the 2006 novel The Lay of the Land, and most of us The novellas, despite the similarities in theme of expected that was the last we would hear of the literary the first two, are only loosely connected. There are ineveryman. teresting threads that tie them together, however. One But here he is in Let Me Be Frank With You—not a example is Bascombe’s rumination on language. Early novel, but a collection in “I’m Here,” he reof four novellas that marks that he has span from shortly after “begun compiling a Hurricane Sandy in personal inventory” late October 2012 until of words that Christmas of the same should no longer be year. We learn that Basused, neither in combe is 68 now, lives speech nor any in New Jersey with his other form. He feels second wife, Sally, and life is a journey of is retired from a career simplification, “of as a real estate agent. gradual subtracHe is a staunch Demotion,” and that too crat and supporter of many words and Obama, is part of a vetcommon phrases erans organization that do nothing but greets troops returning muddle things up. from Iraq and For example, saying Afghanistan and does “awesome” when readings for the blind you really only on the local public mean “tolerable.” radio station. He rumi“Hydrate” when one nates much on growsimply means to ing older, and if this “drink.” His longer book has an overarchdiatribe about the ing theme, it is that. problem is in the The book opens opening piece, but with a story called “I’m attention to such Let Me Be Frank With You Here,” where we find language pops up Richard Ford Bascombe driving with wry humor hardcover, Ecco down to the Jersey throughout all four 256 pages, $27 Shore for the first time stories. since the storm. He is This thread is meeting a man he’d sold his former home to several a perfect example of why this book is such an enyears earlier—a home forcibly removed by Sandy from tertaining read: Bascombe’s voice. He’s curmudits beachfront location. The man, a wealthy fishmonger geonly now, in his older years, and even though we named Arnie Urquhart, wants Bascombe to give him may not be able to relate to his wealth and lifestyle, advice, as already developers are approaching him with we can relate to his struggles with growing old in a lowball offers on the remains of the house and the complicated world. In “Deaths of Others,” a deathbed property it formerly occupied. Despite being retired, phone call from a former acquaintance prompts Basand no longer licensed, Bascombe agrees to help him, combe to thinking on the “jettisoning” of friends, giving him a chance to survey and ruminate on the de- again in an effort to streamline his life. But when he struction of his former neighborhood firsthand. nonetheless returns the call, it leads him to visit the “Everything Could Be Worse” finds Frank again deal- man on Christmas Eve and receive a shocking coning with details concerning houses and who has lived in fession that surprises him in a way he didn’t think them. He is visited in his home by a stranger, an African- anything could happen at this point in his life. It’s a American woman named Charlotte Pines. She lived in bittersweet ending. I get the feeling Let Me Be Frank his house as a child in the early 1960s, when her father, With You might truly be the last we hear from Frank an engineer for Bell Laboratories, insisted on living as Bascombe, and if that’s the case, these novellas were the only black family in what was an otherwise white a worthy and pleasurable send-off. neighborhood. The story she relates to Bascombe as to arts@missoulanews.com the hows and whys she left is a tragic one.
[arts]
Out of Serial ? Five ways to keep getting your true crime fix by Sarah Aswell
The empty feeling invades your gut just moments after Sarah Koenig starts reading the credits. Serial, the new and wildly popular true crime podcast, is over until next time. Yes, you’ll keep living and breathing and possibly eating a bit until next Thursday, but your heart won’t be in it. Who did it? Adnan? Jay? Someone else entirely? What happened that day? Who the hell was at the library when? About 1.5 million people are downloading each episode of Serial, suddenly making it the most popular podcast to date. Each week, the show, written and narrated by Koenig, delves deeper into the 1999 murder of high school student Haw Min Lee, taking its audience with it through interviews, evidence and a little good old speculation. As it gets closer and closer to the finale, readers are leaning further and further into their stereo speakers—and feeling more and more lost and lonely in between shows. Never fear. I am as hooked as everyone else, but I also know there are other places to get great true crime—hours and hours of it—on and off the radio. Here are five of my favorite fixes that will keep you fueled when there’s not enough Serial to fill your day.
My Dark Places by James Ellroy You probably know James Ellroy from his fictional crime writing, most notably L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia. But Ellroy doesn’t obsessively write about seedy, midcentury Los Angeles just by accident. In My Dark Places, a genre-bending true crime memoir, Ellroy reveals that his mother was murdered in L.A. County in 1958, when the author was 10 years old. You might say that the gruesome slaying—which remains unsolved—had an impact on the bestselling author, who is still processing his mother’s death through his work. This nonfiction page-turner investigates her death while tracking Ellroy’s rise to fame and his messy psychological struggle.
The Staircase Are you ready to binge-watch a six-hour documentary about a (maybe) murder? Turn off your phone, strap on an adult diaper and hunker down for The Staircase, a 2001 true crime courtroom thriller by award-winning French director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. The premise is simple: a woman is found dead in a pool of blood at the bottom of her staircase and only her husband is home at the time. Finding the right explanation for what happened is where things get murky really, really fast. There are multiple, weird twists during this tale, and I don’t want to give any of them away. But I can say that this is one of those stories
in which the journey into the (possible) murderer’s past is just as interesting as the case itself.
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon Where did David Simon get all of his ideas for his awesome HBO police drama “The Wire”? A lot of the inspiration seems to have come from the year he spent shadowing Baltimore homicide detectives in the late 1980s. The book he wrote about his experience is a unput-downable true-crime classic. You get to follow the grizzled, veteran detective who has seen it all. You get to follow the rookie investigator trying to catch a child killer. And you get an incredible behind-the-scenes look at what solving murders is really like, “CSI” be damned.
“Forensic Files” If you only have 21 minutes or so to get in your true crime fix, your best bet might be an episode of the television series “Forensic Files,” which currently has 40 classic episodes streaming on Netflix. Before there was an absolute avalanche of documentary-style crime television series, which range from crappy to very, very crappy, “Forensic Files” was there for us, walking audiences through whodunits that were all solved through physical evidence. One episode might whip out an expert handwriting analyst while another might delve into just how flammable cat litter is. And always remember this old trick: they might be interviewing the murderer, even if it doesn’t at first look like he’s in prison. Still gets me every time.
“Dr. Gilmore & Mr. Hyde” from This American Life Okay, I get it. You don’t want to read a book or watch television. You want to listen to Serial, and you won’t be happy until there’s more Serial to listen to. But there’s not more Serial. Not until next week. Here’s the next best thing, though. Sarah Koenig—the very same creator, writer and narrator of Serial—has produced true crime podcast listening before! In 2013, public radio program This American Life aired “Dr. Gilmore & Mr. Hyde,” an hour-long investigation into a puzzling murder of a father by his own son. Even with just 60 minutes to weave the tale, Koenig manages to squeeze in a couple of killer twists, although, like so much true crime, we aren’t left with solid answers. Here’s a teaser: what if you showed up for your new job as a doctor in a rural community only to find that the person you are replacing is in jail for murder—and that you both have the same name. Yeah. I’ll let you get busy downloading. arts@missoulanews.com
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In French, a force majeure is defined as a chance occurrence or unavoidable accident. It’s often used in legal contracts to free both parties from liability in case of a natural circumstance beyond anyone’s control, similar to “act of God” clauses. In Swedish director Ruben Östlund’s thoughtful film Force Majeure, we are asked to question whether a man’s poor choice is excused by a pressing circumstance. The man in question, Tomas, played by Johannes Kuhnke, is on vacation at a ski resort in the French Alps with his beautiful, picture-perfect family. Everyone naps together wearing matching blue onesies, for Pete’s sake. We sense a bit of tension with Tomas’ wife, Ebba (Lisa Loven Kongsli), but they seem to be a loving enough couple. All seems peaceful until the family, while dining outdoors, sees a giant avalanche headed their way. Ebba grabs the children and braces for the worst. Tomas grabs his cellphone and splits. No one is hurt, but Ebba can’t forgive him for how he ran away from his family in an emergency. Ebba and Tomas have a tense argument in a hallway, a paraphrased version of the classic “I’m fine, why wouldn’t I be fine?” conversation; things only go south from there. Like all major relationship fights, the tension between them escalates until Tomas’ one stupid mistake somehow represents every one of his failings as a father and a husband. What’s more cringe-worthy is that he denies what happened. The children, who look about 6 and 8 years old, pick up on the unhappiness and start acting out. Over the five-day trip, we watch as the family unravels in ever more awkward scenes, set against the chilly confines of the ski resort. Force Majeuree is billed as a dark comedy, but not much of that came across in subtitled Swedish. But we do get lighter moments in counterpoint to Tomas and Ebba’s drama, mostly from their outgoing friend Mats,
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played by Kristofer Hivju, who probably has the fiercest ginger beard of any working actor today. (“Game of Thrones” fans will fondly remember Hivju as the Wilding raider Tormund Giantsbane.) Ebba and Tomas’ discord spreads to Mats and his girlfriend, though, and Mats’ feathers are ruffled when he thinks his manhood is being called into question. With superbly subtle performances from its actors, Force Majeure relies on a sweeping, epic landscape and a heaving, melodramatic score to inject suspense and give us a clue to the inner turmoil of Tomas and Ebba. Some warnings for the filmgoer: Force Majeure might test your patience with a two-hour running time, and many motionless shots that linger for extra seconds. Some scenes also bizarrely objectify Ebba, who is certainly a beautiful woman, by framing her ass front and center; it’s a disappointing choice from an otherwise considerate, progressive film. I do appreciate that we can see both Ebba and Tomas for who they really are, and empathize equally with both; a lesser movie might have painted Ebba as a harpy and Tomas as an idiot. But they’re both fully realized, flawed humans, who can’t quite live up to each others’ expectations. Tomas has made an unforgivable mistake, but Ebba will have to forgive him, and real-life relationships are full of such moments. This isn’t an ideal film to watch with a significant other, obviously. Perhaps it’s just the ominous score, but throughout Force Majeure, something bad always seems imminent. When minor crises do strike, though, it provides an opportunity for Tomas and Mats to redeem themselves and prove their worthiness. Even in the most fraught of relationships, sometimes one more chance is all it takes to make things right. Force Majeure opens at the Wilma Fri., Dec. 5.
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[film]
OPENING THIS WEEK BATMAN Michael Keaton’s Dark Knight takes on Jack Nicholson’s Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 version of the comic book classic. Also starring Kim Basinger. PG-13. Screening at the Roxy Wed., Dec. 10, at 7 PM and Sun., Dec. 14 at 4 PM. BEYOND THE DIVIDE Missoula filmmakers explore the controversy behind the old peace sign on Waterworks Hill, and the passions about Vietnam that it represented. Screening at the Roxy Thu., Dec. 4, at 7 PM. (See Agenda.) FORCE MAJEURE (TURIST) A Swedish man’s poor choice in the face of an impending crises causes a falling-out with his wife and family over the course of a ski vacation. Starring Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli and Clara Wettergren. Rated R. Wilma. (See Film.) GREMLINS A boy discovers that his cute new pet has morphed into an ornery demon of mayhem; I swear to God, the same thing happened when I adopted a cat. Starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates and Hoyt Axton. Rated PG. Screening at the Roxy Thu., Dec. 4, at 7 PM. HEAVEN ADORES YOU Director Nickolas Dylan Rossi presents a scenic, thoughtful tribute to the life and music of Elliot Smith. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy Sun., Dec. 7, at 7 and 9 PM. LISTEN UP PHILIP A pretentious, self-absorbed young writer gets the chance to live at his literary idol’s house for the summer. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss and Jonathan Pryce. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 7, at 5:15 and 9:15 PM. RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS On a Canadian Indian reservation in 1976, Aila, the 15-year-old “weed princess of Red Crow,” must stand and fight against a sadistic administrator. Rated R. Screening at the Roxy Wed., Dec. 10, at 7 PM. TOUCHDOWN ISRAEL Discover Israel’s growing love of American tackle football and complexity of life in the Holy Land; interviewees include Israeli Jews, Arabs and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who sponsors a league there. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy Sun., Dec. 7, at 5 PM.
NOW PLAYING BEETLEJUICE Day-O! The dead pester the living and Michael Keaton hams it up in the 1988 classic. Starring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis and Michael Keaton. Rated PG. Screening at the Roxy Sun., Dec. 7 at 5 PM to kick off the Tim Burton best-of series. BIG HERO 6 A lovable puffy robot teams up with friends to rescue the city of San Fransokyo. Featuring the voices of Ryan Potter, Jamie Chung and Alan Tudyk. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
So much for waterproof mascara. Rhymes for Young Ghouls screens at the Roxy Wed., Dec. 10, at 7 PM. DUMB AND DUMBER TO Harry and Lloyd are back with more highly intellectual antics, when the middle-aged doofuses go off in search of Harry’s long-lost daughter. Starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, with the Farrelly Brothers directing. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. ELSA & FRED Two bummed-out older folks find renewed sense of purpose, celebrate la dolce vita and (probably) get it on. Starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer and Marcia Gay Harden. Rated PG-13. Wilma. HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 Three buddies plan to kidnap an investor’s son to try to succeed in business. Starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Entertainer. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 Katniss Everdeen meets President Coin and decides whether to lead a rebellion. #TeamGale. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam
Hemsworth. PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. INTERSTELLAR Space explorers use a wormhole to make the firstever galactic voyage. According to Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Twitter review, “They explore a planet near a Black Hole. Personally, I’d stay as far the hell away from BlackHoles as I can.” Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. MET LIVE: BARBER OF SEVILLE The 2009 rendition of Rossini’s operatic comedy stars mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Rosina and Peter Mattei as the eponymous barber. Screening at the Roxy Tue., Dec. 2 at 6:30 PM. Visit mtlive.org. PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR The goofy flightless avians hatch a plan to prevent the evil Dr. Brine from carrying out his plans. Featuring the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
THE SKELETON TWINS Estranged twins reunite after both narrowly escaping death on the same day. Starring Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Luke Wilson. Rated R. Wilma. ST. VINCENT Sadly, the musician Annie Clark has nothing to do with this comedy about a drunken old guy who befriends a young boy. Starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times. 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 7289380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Slow your roll by SOUStown CHEF Happy week after Thanksgiving. If you’re anything like me, you’ve exhausted the potential of every last leftover, tried to eat takeout as often as possible and generally avoided stepping into your kitchen for anything more than a cup of coffee. Dishes? That’s a nonstarter. I consider this general malaise the Thanksgiving meal hangover, and it’s something that doesn’t disappear with just a mid-afternoon tryptophan-fueled power nap. No, this beast can lurk for weeks. In my years of battling this Thanksgiving hangover, I turn to one simple tool to help make it go away: the slow cooker, aka the Crock-Pot. This little puppy allows you to ease back into the kitchen with little consequence and prepare a hearty home-cooked meal without investing any more precious time than necessary. Toss some stuff into the slow cooker, set a timer and then get back to your life, be it shopping for holiday gifts or doing your CrossFit routine or watching a Michael Bublé Christmas special. Whenever you’re done, a perfect pot of deliciousness awaits—and leaves basically one dish to clean. Before you know it, you’ll have worked through that postThanksgiving funk … just in time for Christmas and New Year’s. Before we get to the next holidays, let’s talk about three of my favorite slow-cooker recipes.
Mom’s beef stew What you need: 2 pounds boneless beef chuck (I use the cut-up stew meat at Good Food Store), 8 ounces tiny new potatoes (halved or quartered), 2 medium carrots (peeled and cut into 1- or 2-inch pieces), 1 cup chopped onion, 1 medium fennel bulb (trimmed and cut into ½-inch thick wedges), 1 14-ounce can of beef broth, 1 6-ounce can tomato paste, 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca, 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, 4 cloves garlic (minced) and 1 cup fresh spinach leaves. How to make it: Trim fat from meat and cut into 2-inch pieces. In slow cooker, combine potatoes, carrots, onion and fennel. Add meat. In medium bowl, combine broth, wine, tomato paste, tapioca, rosemary, pepper and garlic. Pour over mixture in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low setting for eight hours, or on high for five hours. Just before serving, stir in spinach. Why to make it: Because it’s winter in Montana.
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Buffalo chicken dip What you need: 2 chicken breasts (precooked and shredded), 2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese (softened), 1 cup ranch dressing, ¾ cup hot sauce (I use Frank’s), 1½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, 1 bunch celery (cleaned and cut into 4-inch pieces) and tortilla chips How to make it: Heat chicken and hot sauce in skillet over medium heat, until heated through. Stir in cream cheese and ranch dressing. Cook, stirring until blended and warm. Mix in half of the shredded cheese and transfer to slow cooker. Sprinkle remainder of cheese over top, cover and cook on low until hot and bubbly. Serve with celery and tortilla chips. Why to make it: Because five minutes of prep time makes for the perfect guilty pleasure meal/snack. I’ve found it to be a big hit during long afternoons of watching football with the crew. White chili What you need: 2 cans Great Northern beans (drained), 8 cups chicken broth, 2 cloves garlic (minced), 2 medium-size yellow onions (chopped), 3 tablespoons olive oil, 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 1 jalapeño (seeded and minced), 2 4-ounce cans chopped roasted green chiles (drained), 1½ teaspoons dried oregano, 1½ teaspoons ground cumin, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1½ teaspoons salt, 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese and ½ cup fresh cilantro (minced). How to make it: Put beans, garlic and broth into slow cooker. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the onion until tender. Add the chicken, jalapeño and remaining tablespoon of oil and cook through. Transfer everything to the slow cooker. Add the roasted chiles, oregano, cumin, cloves and cayenne, and stir well. Cover and cook on low for six hours, stirring occasionally, if possible. Add salt during the last hour. Remove the chicken from cooker, shred with fork and return to cooker. Serve chili in bowls with cheese on top, garnished with cilantro. Can also serve over rice, if desired. Why to make it: Because it’s a healthier option than the other two, and it features more sophisticated flavors than a traditional red chili. Also, you can tailor the heat factor to whomever’s at your table— mild green chiles and no jalapeños if there are kids, for instance.
[dish] Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway 728-8900 (across from courthouse) Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts. Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wi-fi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order. Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week. Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 It's the little things we do together. Bernice's takes these moments to heart. This Christmas when you want "just the right size" gift or party package, think Bernice's cookie plates, frosted Christmas trees (Yep! Those famous sugar cookies.), packaged Bernice's Hot Cocoa, Mini Macaroons, Gingerbread Coffeecake, Loaves of Poundcake, and so much more! Have you checked out Bernice's wearables lately? Downright smart. Coffee mugs? Oh, yeah. Bernice's wishes you a Merry Little Christmas. xoxo bernice. $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Mon.–Fri., 7:30–4, Sat. 8-4. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 Martini Mania with $4 martinis every Monday. The Griz Coaches Radio Show LIVE every Tuesday at 6pm, Burger & Beer special $8 every Tuesday. $2 well drinks & $2 PBR tall boys every Wednesday. Big Brains Trivia every Thursday at 8pm. Have you discovered Brooks & Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. • 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s historic westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious, affordable food and over-the-top fun and friendly service does not. Mon-Fri 7 AM – 2 PM. Sat and Sun Brunch 9 AM – 2 PM. Reservations for Prix Fixe dinners on Fri and Sat nights. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 42 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. $
Cafe Zydeco 2101 Brooks • 406-926-2578 cafezydeco.com GIT’ SOME SOUTH IN YOUR MOUTH! Authentic cajun cuisine, with an upbeat zydeco atmosphere in the heart of Missoula. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast served all day. Featuring Jambalaya, Gumbo, Étouffée, Po-boys and more. Beignets served ALL DAY! Open Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm, Closed Sundays.
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Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$
happy hour 3-6pm everyday
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special sake cocktails • $1 off glass pours • bottle specials
Eagles Lodge #32 Missoula 2420 South Avenue • 543-6346 Tailgate with us before each Griz home game, and get a FREE ride to the game on our shuttle. Soup, salad and burgers served for lunch Monday thru Friday 11:00am to 2:30pm. Don’t forget to stop in for our Thursday Night Matadors & Friday Night Burgers, 6:00 to 8:00pm both nights. Live music EVERY Friday and Saturday night and admission is always FREE! El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 FREE DELIVERY DOWNTOWN. Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. NOW SERVING BREAKFAST Empanadas! Ask us about our Take and Bake Service! Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Thurs 11 am - 6 pm. Friday and Sat 11-8 pm Downtown Missoula. $ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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Lolo Peak Brewing’s kitchen HANGRIEST HOUR Where you’re eating: Since Lolo Peak Brewing first opened its doors in late June, each pint has been followed by the question of when the brewery’s kitchen would start cooking. As of Dec. 1, that wait is officially over. For the light eaters: Forget peanuts and Chex mix. Lolo Peak’s new menu includes a bevy of antipasto options—meats, cheeses, balsamic onions—offered in a la carte fashion. Each item is priced separately, from $1 to $4, allowing peckish patrons to piece together their own ideal platter. For the hungrier crowd: Executive chef Eric Johnson and executive sous chef Shane Fredrick have pieced together a host of heartier menu items made with nearly every one of Lolo Peak’s brews. They’ve got black and tan onion rings, four types of beer-flavored drumsticks, and sliders galore, all modestly priced. Johnson’s personal recommendation (and ours) is the Vietnamese-style bahn mi sandwich, a baguette piled high with seasoned ground pork and Asian pickled veggies. “It compliments every beer we have,” Johnson says. For the sweet tooth: To finish off the menu, Johnson crafted syrups using the sugary wort from Old Toby Porter and Scannon
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Stout. Those syrups are drizzled over the brewery’s two desserts—beer beignets and beer truffles. The truffles also come with four different toppings: powdered sugar, cayenne, cocoa powder and citra hops. The last one may sound odd at first, but the hops’ bite is quickly balanced out by the rich sweetness of the chocolate. Finish it off with a sip of the porter or stout, depending on the wort syrup used, and get ready for a taste bonanza. Where to find it: Lolo Peak Brewing is at 6201 Brewery Way in Lolo, just off Highway 12. —Alex Sakariassen Hangriest Hour serves up fresh details on western Montana eats. To recommend a restaurant, dish or chef for Hangriest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$ Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins • 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$ Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West • 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $ Lucky Strike Sports Bar. Casino. Restaurant 1515 Dearborn Ave. 549-4152 Our restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Are you looking for Delivery without all the extra charges? Call 549-4152 and talk to Jacquie or Judy for more details. You can also get lunch and Coffee from Bold Coffee in the parking lot. Come into the casino for your chance to play Plinko, Spin the Wheel, or Roll the Dice for machine play. Open Mon-Sun 7am2am. $-$$ Market on Front 201 E. Front St. marketonfront.com The Market on Front is more than a market with a restaurant. It is an energetic marketplace which offers an epicurean experience to excite the senses. It is also an energetic, vibrant marketplace creating an opportunity to taste and take home the products of artisans who create excellent products at awesome prices. This community centered specialty food destination features gourmet yet traditional prepared foods, sandwiches, salads, specialty cheeses, charcuterie, local brews, wines, espresso and so much more! $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. • 543-7154 (on the hip strip) • themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $3? (Missoula County residents over 60: $3, only $6 if younger and just stopping by) Anyone is welcome to join us from 11:30-12:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food and great conversation. For a full menu, visit our website. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 South Orange St. 543-3188 www.orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh
meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Parker’s Restaurant 32 East Front Street Exit 153, Drummond 406-288-2333 Find us on Facebook, Yelp or Foursquare. Offering over 125 different Burgers. Parker’s burgers are ground fresh daily. We patty them 1/4 pound at a time. We also have 1/2 pound and pound burgers! Most burgers are available all the time too, except for seasonal items. We’re open Tuesday thru Saturday 11am to 8 pm. We’ve also got Steaks, Pastas, Salads, Daily Specials and NOT the usual variety of home made desserts. Private parties and catering available. $-$$ Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Plonk 322 N Higgins • 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an all-encompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions. Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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Mary Place and Blue Moon heat up the afternoon with tunes at the Union Club every Thursday from 5:30-8 PM. No cover. Regulate elemental and organ spirits at Xi Xi Hu, the walking qigong form developed in China in the 1960s. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Thursdays, Dec. 4-Dec. 18, from 6-7:30 PM. $40 for three-week series. Call 721-0033 to learn more.
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Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Trio parks at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave., for a hoppy good time and tunes from 6-8 PM. No cover. Andrea Harsell brings her graceful tunes to the Top Hat dinner show, 6-8 PM. No cover. Inner Harmony Yoga hosts a screening of Unmistaken Child, the 2008 documentary about a monk’s search for the reincarnation of his master. 214 E. Main St. Suite B. 7 PM. Free. Bring a cushion or beach chair to sit on the floor. Adventure guide, Mount Everest summit-er and Antarctic skier Skip Horner chats about his exploits at the Trail Head, 221 E. Front St. 7 PM. The UM School of Theatre and Dance presents a festive rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring Mark Metcalf, who you may remember from that one cool Twisted Sister video. Performances at the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center Nov. 25 and 29 at 7:30 PM, Nov. 30 at 2 and 6:30 PM, Dec. 2-5 at 7:30 PM, and Dec. 6 at 2 and 7:30 PM. $10-$20; visit umt.edu/theatredance. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Thursday night is far too dignified these days, kids, and so the Dead Hipster DJs have returned to set things to rights with the bumpin’ dance par-tay at the Badlander. $3, with $1 wells from 9 PM-midnight like you always dreamt of. Twirl your Christmas cutie when Dark Horse Country Band plays dancing tunes throughout the evening at the Sunrise Saloon, starting at 9. No cover.
You had me at cello. Big John Bates plays the Palace Fri., Dec. 5, along with the Whiskey Hooves and the Cigarette Girls. 9 PM. $10/$8 in advance.
THURSDAYDEC04 The brand-spankin’ new Open Country Reading Series presents its inaugural affair, with readings from Spokane-based writers Sharma Shields, Ellen Welcker and Ryan Scariano, and tuneage provided by Missoula’s Sierra Kamplain. Crystal. 7 PM. Free. Indulge that festive spirit at the Holiday Art Fair in the University Center, with artists from
around the northwest peddling textiles, photography, pottery, jewelry and more. Thu., Dec. 4-Fri., Dec. 5 from 9 AM-6 PM, and Sat., Dec. 6 from 10 AM-4 PM. Free to browse. Check out some up-and-coming artists and take home something useful at the annual Art Annex Holiday Sale and Juried Show, with ceramics and sculpture from the UM Emerging Ceramic Artists and Student Sculpture Association. Find it in the Art Annex on Thu., Dec. 4, with opening reception from 4-7 PM, and Dec. 5 and 6 from 9 AM-7 PM. Proceeds benefit the student associations.
nightlife The student-organized “Divestment at the University of Montana: A Panel for Campus Dialogue” brings together UM faculty and administration to chat about the effectiveness of divesting university endowments from fossil fuels. Gallagher Business Building, room 122. 5-6:30 PM. Free; refreshments will be served. UM professor and Har Shalom rabbinic intern Laurie Franklin discusses “Black Fire on White Fire: Sacred Text in Jewish Tradition,” at the UC Theater, 5:30-7:30 PM.
Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. Slide on a blazer (don’t forget to roll up the sleeves) and drop some “In Soviet Russia” jokes at Missoula’s Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM to perform. Free. San Diego-based funk-rock outfit Brothers Gow brings some sunny cheer to the Top Hat, along with Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails. 9:30 PM. No cover.
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from 4-7 PM, and Dec. 5 and 6 from 9 AM-7 PM. Proceeds benefit the student associations.
Pinkie out for the annual Chinese Barbecue and Christmas High Tea fundraiser at The New Hong Kong Chef, 11400 Hwy 93 in Lolo, which includes raffle prizes and platters of tasty morsels. 11 AM-9 PM. Free to attend, but proceeds from meal purchase will benefit Seedlings of Change.
Indulge that festive spirit at the Holiday Art Fair in the University Center, with artists from around the northwest peddling textiles, photography, pottery, jewelry and more. Thu., Dec. 4-Fri., Dec. 5 from 9 AM-6 PM, and Sat., Dec. 6 from 10 AM-4 PM. Free to browse.
Art aficionados and downtown revelers alike can enjoy First Friday in Missoula, wherein shops, cafes, bars and galleries host free art viewings for all to enjoy. Sometimes there’s totally excellent free wine and snax, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out missoulacultural.org/galleryguide and our special listings. Check out some up-and-coming artists and take home something useful at the annual Art Annex Holiday Sale and Juried Show, with ceramics and sculpture from the UM Emerging Ceramic Artists and Student Sculpture Association. Find it in the Art Annex on Thu., Dec. 4, with opening reception
nightlife Drop the little ones off for a couple hours at the annual Jeannette Rankin Peace Center Kids’ Night, where volunteers will help kids pick out fair trade gifts and wrap ‘em. 519 S. Higgins. 5-7 PM. The Whizpops! party down prehistoric-stylie when they read from their new kids’ book, Talkin’ Bout Dinosaurs. Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 5:30 PM. The Headwaters Wellness Center in Stevensville hosts a grand tour of its services, including reiki, craniosacral therapy and chiropractic, from 5:30-8 PM. All the cool kiddos should check out Mismo Gymnastics’s Friday
Night Children’s Party, where ages 5plus play games and explore obstacle courses with guidance. 1900 W. Broadway St. 5:30-9:30 PM. $25/$20 for members, plus $10 for additional siblings. Limited to 80 kids, so zoom over to mismogym.com or call 728-0908 to sign up ahead of time. Chilluns can play while Mom and Pop get their whiskey on with Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat, 6-8 PM, with a rotating group of live, local musicians. No cover. Sip a Guinness and be whisked away to the Emerald Isle with the Irish Music Session, every Friday at the Union Club from 6-9 PM. No cover. Support the good eggs who take care of kids in need at the Bitterroot CASA Light of Hope gala, featuring tastes of the season from local restaurants, music, live and silent auctions and no-host bar. St. Francis Events Center in Hamilton. 6 PM. $35, tickets at Chapter One Bookstore in Hamilton or 9614535. Proceeds benefit CASA’s work with victims of abuse and neglect. The First Friday Free Fencing Class invites one and all to on-guarde at the Missoula Fencing Assocation, 1200 Sherwood St. 6:30-7:30 PM. Just wear gym clothes and bring a water bottle. All ages. Visit missoulafencing.net to learn more. The Five Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines raise their voices in heav’n’ly harmony for the annual Christmas Concert at the Southgate Mall Clock Tower. 7 PM. Free. Bring all your little Whos to the River Street Dance Theater’s rendition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the Mary Stuart Rogers Performing Arts Center, 425 Fourth Ave. in Victor. Dec. 5 at 7 PM and Dec. 6 at 2 PM. $8/$6 for seniors and students/$4 kids 12 and under.
Made in the shades. Andrea Harsell plays the Top Hat Thu., Dec. 4. 68 PM. No cover.
Bare Bait Dance presents Kinetoscope: Screen Dance Festival, with dozens of short films in two different programs at the Roxy, portraying all manner of limber and lithe modern dance routines. Program A runs Dec. 5 at 7 PM, Dec. 6 at 9 PM. Program B runs Dec. 5 at 9 PM, Dec. 6 at 7 PM. $10/$15 for both screenings.
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Dolce Canto instills the joy of the season with “Wonderful Peace,” an evening of festive tunes featuring special guests from the UM Chamber Chorale. St. Anthony Parish, 217 Tremont St. 7-8:30 PM. $18/$15 students. (See Music.) The UM School of Theatre and Dance presents a festive rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring Mark Metcalf, who you may remember from that one cool Twisted Sister video. Performances at the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center Nov. 25 and 29 at 7:30 PM, Nov. 30 at 2 and 6:30 PM, Dec. 2-5 at 7:30 PM, and Dec. 6 at 2 and 7:30 PM. $10-$20; visit umt.edu/theatredance. The Stevensville Playhouse presents The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of a Christmas Carol, a comedic take on the holiday classic. (Say that three times fast.) Stevensville Playhouse, Fri., Dec. 5-Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 7 at 2 PM, Dec. 12-13 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 14 at 2 PM. $8-$10. The Missoula Moonlight Mash bike ride invites two-wheel enthusiasts to bundle up and “soak up some moonrays.” Meet at the XXXXs at 7:30 PM for a prompt departure on a no-drop casual ride lasting about an hour, circling back downtown and ending with warming beverages. Free to join in; just remember to at least have a front light and rear reflector on your bike. Red House Record’s Storyhill, with Wes Kirkpatrick, return to Montucky for an evening of tunes at the Crystal. 8 PM. $18/$15 in advance at storyhillmissoula.brownpapertickets.com. Outside might be frightful, but it’s all beachy good vibes inside the Top Hat, where Pepper rolls in, along with The Movement and New Beat Fund. 8:30 PM. $22/$20 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and the Top Hat. 18-plus. (See Music.) Classy duds encouraged, guys ‘n dolls, for the Speaker Easy edition of Fishbowl Friday, with DJs Aaron Traylor, Hauli vs. Dr. Kinetic, Schon Long and Specialeyez. 9 PM. No cover, plus five dolla fishbowl special. Try not to ask Vancouver, B.C.’s Big John Bates a bunch of “X-files” trivia
when he plays the Palace, along with Whiskey Hooves and special performances from the Cigarette Girls Burlesque. 9 PM. $10/$8 in advance. Tom Catmull’s Radio Static dials in the party frequency at the Union Club, which tunes starting at 9:30 PM. No cover. We’re in the Treasure State now, and make no mistake when the 406 Band plays tunes to get riled up to at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover.
SATURDAYDEC06 The Hip Holiday Market ain’t your average craft fair, no sir, with live music, gift wrapping, bake sale, neat wares from indie designers and other such entertainment at Lowell School, 1200 Sherwood St. 10 AM-5 PM. $1 suggested donation for entry. Proceeds benefit the school. Not your average crafts fair. If your gift wrapping abilities look more like a squirrel gnawed on some paper than a Martha Stewart-approved decoration, the Hip Strip businesses have your back with gift wrapping from 11 AM-5 PM on Saturdays. Nov. 29 is at the Sustainable Business Council, 415 N Higgins Ave No. 119, Dec. 6 at the Roxy, Dec. 13 at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, Dec. 20 at the Senior Citizens Center. Donations go to each nonprofit. Check out some up-and-coming artists and take home something useful at the annual Art Annex Holiday Sale and Juried Show, with ceramics and sculpture from the UM Emerging Ceramic Artists and Student Sculpture Association. Find it in the Art Annex on Thu., Dec. 4, with opening reception from 4-7 PM, and Dec. 5 and 6 from 9 AM-7 PM. Proceeds benefit the student associations. Party with the PTA when Hellgate Elementary hosts a craft fair with all manner of goodies in the middle school gym, 9 AM-3 PM. 2385 Flynn Lane. Proceeds benefit families in need. You can also sign up as a vendor; check out the PTA link on hellgate.k12.mt.us.
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pie in the sky Kate Lebo makes skillful things—pie and poetry—look effortless. The last time the Oregon-based writer was in Missoula, I went to her cookbook class at the Good Food Store. She’s a double-threat of poetry teacher as well as a master baker, winning the Cake Vs. Pie competition and judging the Iowa State Fair Pie Contest. When Lebo visited WHAT: Pie School: Lessons in Fruit, Flour, and Butter WHO: Kate Lebo WHERE: Shakespeare & Co. WHEN: Sun., Dec. 7, at 3 PM HOW MUCH: Free Missoula, she talked about baking, chatted amiably with the class and joked around, all while blending butter into flour, stirring it together and rolling out a picture-perfect dough with deliberation and grace. Then, we got to try her pies, like ginger-peach and blueberry, with sweet, bubbling fruit cradled by a rich, buttery, shattering crust. I dream about Kate Lebo’s pie crust sometimes. Achieving Kate Lebo’s mad skillz won’t happen overnight, but you can get a taste of her way with words— and her magic with a rolling pin—when she stops by Shakespeare & Co. to read from her new cookbook and gives a dough demonstration. Her previous book, A Commonplace Book of Pie, was a tantalizing too-short taste of “facts” about Photography-loving good eggs are invited to lend a hand at Help Portrait, an annual nonprofit, international day where photographers and stylists take photos of people in need, and give them their picture. The Rocky Mountain School of Photography hosts Missoula’s event from 9:30 AM-5:30 PM; call 5430171 to get involved. Superior-based author Mike Lapinski reads from The Last Orphan Train, a tale of vengeance and redemption, at the Garden of Readn on Sat., Dec. 6 at 10 AM, and Fact and Fiction, Sun, Dec. 7 from 2-4 PM. The new Missoula Winter Public Market features all manner of produce, meats, eggs, honey and treats, plus coffee and craft vendors. 800 S. Third St. W. Open Saturdays, Nov. 8Dec. 27, and then every other Saturday, Jan. 10-April 25. 10 AM-2 PM. Visit facebook.com/mslawinterpublicmarket.
Kate Lebo different kinds of pie, like how if you prefer peanut butter pie, you are “Dolly Parton or someone who loves her.” Her new book, Pie School: Lessons in Fruit, Flour, and Butter, shares classic pie recipes and presents, as Lebo calls it, “a love letter to Americana and a critique of culinary cliches.” It’s not every day that you get to eat Lebo’s pies: so it’s a good idea to get a copy and start learning how to make them.
Claire Emery, Ashley Jerman and more. Brunswick Building, 223 W. Railroad St. Receptions on Fri., Dec. 5 from 5-8 PM and Sat., Dec. 6 from 11 AM-4 PM. Get reindeer-slizzard at the third annual VonCommon Art Blizzaard, featuring giftable art pieces like cards, prints, light boxes, jewelry and other such nifty bits from artists like ladypajama, Adelaide Every, Debbie Florence and more. 1909 Wyoming Street #7. Noon-6 PM. Some vendors offering discounts if you bring a donation for the food bank. The guild that sews together, stays together, so join Selvedge Studio, 509 S. Higgins Ave., at Craft Vigilantes, its
—Kate Whittle monthly Modern Quilt Guild for beginners and pros alike. 12–5 PM. $20 (first few sign-ups are free). Reach out to folks in need at the 19th annual Helping Hands of Alberton benefit auction and fish ‘n chips feed, which starts at noon at the River Edge Resort. Proceeds benefit kids from low-income families. Call 7224934 to learn more. Keep the kiddos warm and occupied while waiting for the Parade of Lights with drop-in crafting at the Missoula Public Library, 1-5 PM. Free. Hang out with Rudolph, Santa and Snoopy before the Parade of Lights
Indulge that festive spirit at the Holiday Art Fair in the University Center, with artists from around the northwest peddling textiles, photography, pottery, jewelry and more. Thu., Dec. 4-Fri., Dec. 5 from 9 AM-6 PM, and Sat., Dec. 6 from 10 AM-4 PM. Free to browse. Upcycled Wine Bottle Trays with Odette Grassi presents a creative and therapeutic workshop for anyone dealing with grief at Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St No. 17, in the Warehouse Mall. 10:30 am-12:30 PM. Free, materials provided. Learn more at 549-5329 or livingartofmontana.org Venture over the cobblestones to the Brunswick Artists’ Studios Holiday Open House, featuring prints, jewelry, paintings and more from artists like Eric Carlson,
Flower power. Sarah Magar’s porcelain cups are among the featured offerings at the UM Art Annex Holiday Sale and Juried Show, in the Art Annex Dec. 4, 4-7 PM, and Dec. 5-6 from 9 AM to 7 PM.
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[calendar] when the Roxy screens holiday classics throughout the afternoon. Frosty the Snowman at 1 PM, Charlie Brown Christmas at 1:30 PM, Little Drummer Boy at 2 PM, Santa Claus is Coming to Town at 2:30 PM, Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer at 3:20 PM, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol at 4:10 PM. Free. Exhibiting artists Kate Hunt and Pat Zentz chat about their work at the Missoula Art Museum as part of the Artist Discussion Saturday series. 1 PM. Free. (See Arts.)
nightlife Bring all your little Whos to the River Street Dance Theater’s rendition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the Mary Stuart Rogers Performing Arts Center, 425 Fourth Ave. in Victor. Dec. 5 at 7 PM and Dec. 6 at 2 PM. $8/$6 for seniors and students/$4 kids 12 and under. Sand Coulee’s Jeff Carroll serves up old-timey tunes and Americana at Draught Works, 6-8 PM. No cover.
of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring Mark Metcalf, who you may remember from that one cool Twisted Sister video. Performances at the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center Nov. 25 and 29 at 7:30 PM, Nov. 30 at 2 and 6:30 PM, Dec. 2-5 at 7:30 PM, and Dec. 6 at 2 and 7:30 PM. $10-$20; visit umt.edu/theatredance. The Stevensville Playhouse presents The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of a Christmas Carol, a comedic take on the holiday classic. (Say that three times fast.) Stevensville Playhouse, Fri., Dec. 5-Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 7 at 2 PM, Dec. 12-13 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 14 at 2 PM. $8-$10. The Missoula Folklore Society Dance invites one and all to cut loose at the Union Hall, with tunes from Fadely and Joyner. Roy Curet has the call. 7:30 PM. $9/$6 for members and students.
Everybody gets a little lit for The Parade of Lights, a festive procession starting at Fourth and Higgins at 6 PM and working up to the XXXXs for the 6:30 Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Huzzah!
Feel the ring-ting-tingles when Missoula Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Concert present the joyful Holiday Pops concert. Dennison Theatre. Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM and Sun., Dec. 7 at 3 PM. $10$45, tickets at missoulasymphony.org or 406-721-3194.
Bare Bait Dance presents Kinetoscope: Screen Dance Festival, with dozens of short films in two different programs at the Roxy, portraying all manner of limber and lithe modern
Get lucky this holiday season with An Irish Christmas in Montana, featuring Gaelic and English tunes and traditions by local performers at the UM Music Recital Hall, Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM and
Sister Soul and the Medicine got the grooves to boost your immunity at the Union Club, starting at 9:30 PM. No cover. With whiskey for dinner and new tunes from Three-Eared Dog for dessert, you’ll warm up in no time with a night of dancing at the Top Hat. Tom Catmull’s Radio Static kicks things off at 9:30 PM. Free.
SUNDAYDEC07 Feel the ring-ting-tingles when Missoula Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Concert present the joyful Holiday Pops concert. Dennison Theatre. Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM and Sun., Dec. 7 at 3 PM. $10-$45, tickets at missoulasymphony.org or 406-721-3194. Watson Children’s Shelter hosts a holiday home tour while the kiddos are away, so come enjoy warm cookies and visit the festively decorated shelter. 4978 Buckhouse Lane, off Blue Mountain Road near the PEAK gym. 11 AM-2 PM. Murder mystery enthusiast Gwen Florio hangs out at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave., and signs from noon-2 PM. Superior-based author Mike Lapinski reads from The Last Orphan Train, a tale of vengeance and redemption, at the Garden of Readn on Sat., Dec. 6 at
Cozy up. Storyhill plays the Crystal Fri., Dec. 5, along with Wes Kirkpatrick. 8 PM. $18/$15 in advance at storyhillmissoula.brownpapertickets.com. dance routines. Program A runs Dec. 5 at 7 PM, Dec. 6 at 9 PM. Program B runs Dec. 5 at 9 PM, Dec. 6 at 7 PM. $10/$15 for both screenings. The Captain Wilson Conspiracy fills the air with jazzy ambiance while the rank and file fills it with intrigue at Finn and Porter, 100 Madison St. 7-9 PM. No cover. A bunch of ragtag musicians with who-knows-what kind of instruments get together from 7 to 9:30 PM on the first Sat. of every month for the Bitterroot Valley Good-Time Jamboree at the Grange Hall, 1436 South First St. in Hamilton. $3 donation encouraged. Call Clem at 961-4949. Cut loose with the Wild Coyote Band, playing a country-fried dance party at the American Legion Hall, 825 Ronan St. (near Mount and Russell) every Saturday from 7-11 PM. $7. The UM School of Theatre and Dance presents a festive rendition
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Sun., Dec. 7 at 3 PM. ing and a presentaion of some Irish Christmas Traditions. $15/$10 for seniors and Friends of Irish Studies members/$5 students. $20 for families. Dearly departed Dimebag Darrell shall live in our hearts again at Dimestock ‘14, a tribute to the guitar god himself with tributes from bands like Universal Choke Sign, Blessiddoom and Beneath the Kraken. And, of course, the pink beard contest. Dark Horse, 8 PM. $5. First 100 people through the door get a free Dimestock beer koozie. Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo deliver the primo Saturday nite party at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. Two-fer-one Absolut vodka drinks until midnight. No cover. JPOD The Beat Chef mixes up tasty bass-heavy tunes at the Palace, along with Logisticalone, Lecture and Enzymes. 9 PM. $10/$15 for ages 18-plus.
10 AM, and Fact and Fiction, Sun, Dec. 7 from 2-4 PM. Pie lady extraordinaire and poet Kate Lebo reads from her new cookbook, Pie School: Lessons in Fruit, Flour and Butter, and gives a hands-on dough demonstration at Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. 3 PM. (See Spotlight.)
nightlife The Stevensville Playhouse presents The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of a Christmas Carol, a comedic take on the holiday classic. (Say that three times fast.) Stevensville Playhouse, Fri., Dec. 5-Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 7 at 2 PM, Dec. 12-13 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 14 at 2 PM. $8-$10. Get lucky this holiday season with An Irish Christmas in Montana, featuring Gaelic and English tunes and traditions
[calendar] by local performers at the UM Music Recital Hall, Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM and Sun., Dec. 7 at 3 PM. ing and a presentaion of some Irish Christmas Traditions. $15/$10 for seniors and Friends of Irish Studies members/$5 students. $20 for families. It’s not every evening that the Blue Moon jazz outfit plays Draught Works, dontcha know, so grab a pint and a seat. 5-7 PM. No cover. Learn about the World War II-era 10th Mountain Division Ski Troopers and their heroic exploits in Warren Miller: Climb to Glory, screening at the Top Hat at 5:30 PM. $12/$10 in advance/$5 for kids under 18. Advance tickets at the Top Hat. It’s all good in the ‘hood when the Farmers Harvest Dinner, hosted by Youth Farm and the North Missoula Community Development Corporation, invite Northside/Westsiders to sit down to a local meal and community atmosphere. Burns St. Events Center, 1500 Burns St. 6-8 PM. Free. Bare Bait Dance presents Kinetoscope: Screen Dance Festival, with dozens of short films in two different programs at the Roxy, portraying all manner of limber and lithe modern dance routines. Program A runs Dec. 5 at 7 PM, Dec. 6 at 9 PM. Program B runs Dec. 5 at 9 PM, Dec. 6 at 7 PM. $10/$15 for both screenings. Sundays are shaken, not stirred, at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis all evening, live jazz and local DJs, plus a selection of local coffees and tees for your apéritifs. Music starts at 8 PM. Free. Mark the Sabbath with some Black Sabbath or whatever else twangs your heartstrings at the Sunday Funday evening karaoke at the Lucky Strike, 1515 Dearborn Ave., featuring $1 domestic drafts and wells. Free.
MONDAYDEC08 The grub-lovin’ folks of the Community Food and Agriculture Coalition are sure to put on a fine feed at the Holiday Feast fundraiser, with dinner provided by UM Dining, raffle prizes and live music at Montgomery Distillery 5-8 PM. $5, or $15 for four. A dollar from every drink purchased at Montgomery goes to CFAC, too. Grab a cup of good coffee and sit down to chat about end-of-life issues at Hospice of Missoula’s Death Cafe, ‘cuz nobody’s getting out of here alive. Meets at Caffe Dolce from 10 AM-noon on the second Wednesday of each month to meet with community members and care providers alike.
Jump for my love. JPOD The Beat Chef plays the Palace Sat., Dec. 6, along with Logisticalone, Lecture and Enzymes. 9 PM. $10/$15 for ages 18-plus. Dec. 11 from 6-8 PM, Simple Dolls is Dec. 14 from 2-4 PM. $25 each, with discounts for members. Cruise over to zootownarts.org to learn more.
nightlife Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages. The Restorative Yoga for Providers course aims to help caregivers from a variety of professions breathe deep and relax. Meets at the Learning Center at Red Willow on Mondays from Nov. 17Dec. 28, 6:15-7:30 PM. $40 for fourweek series. All my rowdy friends are here for some Monday nite football, and the Top Hat is showing the Packers vs. Falcons game. Kickoff at 6:30 PM. No cover. Hang out with Mulder, Scully, Smoking Man and discover what truths are out there at the Roxy’s screening of selected “The X-Files” episodes from throughout the series. Mondays at 7 PM. $5. Treats from Tandem Doughnuts will be on hand. The one and only Tom Catmull plucks your heartstrings with tunes at Red Bird Wine Bar, inside the Florence Building. 7-10 PM. No cover. The free-wheeling folks of Viscosity Theatre pack up the fishnet stockings and head to Whitefish for the Crushmas Cabaret, a sly and slutty take on holiday themes. Mon., Dec. 8 and Tue., Dec. 9 at the Crush Lounge. $15/$12 in advance at viscositytheatre.org. (Trivia answer: Russia.)
Therapeutic Yoga for Wellness meets for a dose of gentle asanas to ease your anxiety, chronic fatigue or other maladies. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Noon-1 PM. $40 for six classes/$9 drop-in. Call 721-0033.
Maintain dignity for best results at Super Trivia Freakout. Winners get cash prizes and shots after the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. To get those neurons sparking, here’s a question: In what country have stray dogs been observed using the subway system to get around? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.
Fight the consumer culture and take presents into your own hands, literally, when the ZACC hosts Holiday DIY classes this season. Felt Ornaments is Dec. 8 from 6-8 PM, Crochet Hats is
Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning tunes and a special menu. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM-1:30 AM. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.
TUESDAYDEC09 Beat the seasonal frenzy when the Holiday Stress Relief Class presents a relaxing series of mini-retreats, where you’ll learn self-hypnosis relaxation tools with clinical hypnotherapist Patrick Marsolek. 210 N. Higgins, Suite 207. Meets on Tuesdays from 6-7:30 PM, Dec. 2-16. $35 for all three classes. Call 443-3439 or visit innerworkingsresources.com/StressRelief to register or learn more. Find out what kind of insurance you qualify for with the Affordable Care Act Informational Sessions at North Valley Public Library in Stevensville. Drop in to the Community Room on Dec. 9 from 14 PM or Dec. 23 from 10 AM-2 PM. Call Kelsey at 273-4633 to learn more.
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Cancer survivors at any stage of recovery are invited to the Yoga Beyond Cancer class with Dena Saedi, which focuses on gentle stretching, meditation, breath work and body scanning. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. 4-5 PM. $40. Students must have doctor’s okay.
nightlife It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, out on the corner of Third and Reserve, presents Black Mountain Boys Bluegrass from 5:30-8 PM. Free. Call 327-0900. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. Writers of all stripes can meet somewhere besides a bar for once with the Writer’s Group facilitated by John Robinson at Bitterroot Public Library. 6:30-8 PM every other Tuesday. Take down the Athenian hegemony but pass on the hemlock tea at the Socrates Cafe, in which facilitator Kris Bayer encourages philosophical discussion. Bitterroot Public Library. 7-9 PM. The free-wheeling folks of Viscosity Theatre pack up the fishnet stockings and head to Whitefish for the Crushmas Cabaret, a sly and slutty take on holiday themes. Mon., Dec. 8 and Tue., Dec. 9 at the Crush Lounge. $15/$12 in advance at viscositytheatre.org. (Trivia answer: Russia.)
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[calendar] Impress your friends! Crush your enemies! Or at least strum a guitar tunefully, same diff, at Stage 112’s Open Mic, hosted by Joey Running Crane. 9 PM. No cover. Call him up at 229-0488 to get a slot. Strum some post-trivia victory chords at the Singer-Songwriter Showcase, now on Tuesdays at the Badlander at 9 PM. No cover. Dec. 9 features Kristin Lundell, Nathan Salsbery and Smith and Gordon.
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Willow. Wednesdays, 7:30-8:15 AM. Previous experience meditating is helpful. $35 for four weeks/$8 drop-in.
Phish heads, phish heads, roly poly phish heads get together for Sharin’ In The Groove, a screening of live Phish shows with audio and video at the Top Hat. Every Wednesday at 4:30 PM, which as we all know, is just 10 minutes after 4:20. No cover.
Cultivate your inner Ebert with the classic flicks showing at Missoula Public Library’s free matinee, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 2 PM. Visit missoulapubliclibrary.org or pop your head in their lobby to see what’s playing.
Get a calming start to the morning with the Weekly Sit Meditation at the Learning Center at Red
FIRST FRIDAY Graphic artist extraordinaire Theo Ellsworth opens up his Thought Cloud Factory for all to stroll inside and marvel at, while he signs art and shows off his latest book, The Understanding Monster: Book 2. Warehouse Mall, 725 W. Alder Street, Ste. 8. 3-9 PM. Up-and-coming young artists are featured at Frame of Mind’s festive function, where Hellgate High students will perform monologues, poetry and dances, along with a display of artwork and a bake sale. 1706 Brooks St. 4-9 PM. Proceeds benefit Hellgate’s art departments. The Clay Studio of Missoula features a slew of local and national artists and plenty of ceramics to drink your hot cocoa out of with the Holiday Sale and Exhibition, 1106 A Hawthorne. Opening reception from 5-9 PM. The MPG Ranch invites nature-lovers to a First Friday event celebrating birds, hands-on activities and artwork. 1001 S. Higgins Ave. 5-7 PM. Food and beverages on hand.
Lukas Phelan tweaks and twists the idea of Western landscape paintings as part of What The World Was Saying Was the World, on display at Lake Missoula Tea Company, 136 E. Broadway. 5-8 PM. Christmas tree ornaments by Andrea Naples are the featured artworks on display at the First Friday shindig at Northmann Knifeworks, 145 W. Main St. Reception from 5-8 PM. B. Martinez rings out the year with a holiday art display at Taco Del Sol, 422 N. Higgins Ave. 5-8 PM.
nightlife Practice empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a non-violent communication weekly practice group, where you’ll role-play stressful situations and practice responding calmly. Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Wednesdays at noon. Free. The Glass-Fusing Orientation Class will impart basic glass-fusing wisdom upon you and a friend (or a date, heyo) at the ZACC. 6 PM. Every second Wednesday of the month. $20, plus about $5-$20 for the cost of glass. Sip a giggle water and get zozzled, baby, with the Top Hat’s weekly Jazz Night, featuring a rotating lineup of local jazz enthusiasts. 7 PM. Free, all ages. Show ‘em mad skillz when Mad Dawg Karaoke gets rolling at the Sunrise Saloon, starting at 8 PM. No cover.
4 PM. $25 each, with discounts for members. Cruise over to zootownarts.org to learn more.
nightlife Mary Place and Blue Moon heat up the afternoon with tunes at the Union Club every Thursday from 5:30-8 PM. No cover. Brewskis, bolo ties and babes are on tap when Western Union swings into the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton, with tunes from 6-8:30 PM. No cover. Regulate elemental and organ spirits at Xi Xi Hu, the walking qigong form developed in China in the 1960s. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Thursdays, Dec. 4-Dec. 18, from 6-7:30 PM. $40 for three-week series. Call 721-0033 to learn more. Josh Farmer does the funky do at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave., with tunes from 68 PM. No cover. Photographer Antonia Wolf’s images of life around the world are featured in 100 for $100, a print sale benefiting the YWCA. On display at Bhavana, 101 E. Broadway, with First Friday reception from 5-8 PM and benefit party on Thu., Dec. 11, from 6:30-8:30 PM. Proceeds support the local women’s shelter
Photographer Antonia Wolf’s images of life around the world are featured in 100 for $100, a print sale benefiting the YWCA. On display at Bhavana, 101 E. Broadway, with First Friday reception from 5-8 PM and benefit party on Thu., Dec. 11, from 6:30-8:30 PM. Proceeds support the local women’s shelter.
Kate Hunt’s aptly titled exhibit Recent Works is on display at Missoula Art Museum, and she’ll chat about her work along with fellow exhibiting artist Pat Zentz at 7 PM. Reception from 5-8 PM. (See Arts.) Tougher than leather. Denitia and Sene bust out the electro-pop vibes at Monk’s Wed., Dec. 10. 9 PM. $12/$8 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and Ear Candy.
Bring your tiniest violin to provide tunes when Hamilton artist Lorna Gabel presents her delicate ink and watercolor portrayals of flora and fauna, Small Worlds, at the Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins. 5-8 PM. Artist Parker Beckley presents FR33 B33R, (A-plus marketing, right there) a painting and prints display at Gecko Designs, 523 N. Higgins Ave. Lorna Gabel’s “Cold Hips” is on display at the Artists’ Shop, Reception from 5-8 PM, with li- with First Friday reception from 5 to 8 PM. bations included. Venture over the cobblestones to the Esteemed artistes like Caleb Meyer, Robert Brunswick Artists’ Studios Holiday Open House, Moore, Janet Sullivan, Francis Switzer and many featuring prints, jewelry, paintings and more more are featured in the Dana’s holiday First Frifrom artists like Eric Carlson, Claire Emery, Ashley day reception, 5-8 PM. Jerman and more. Brunswick Building, 223 W. Railroad St. Receptions on Fri., Dec. 5 from 5-8 PM and Sat., Dec. 6 from 11 AM-4 PM. Amy Bilden considers themes of domesticity and gender roles in Consequence, a mixed media display at the Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St. Reception from 5-8 PM. Find nothin’ but locally made, handcrafted household items at Made By Hand, the gift and art show from an assortment of local artists at 4 Ravens Gallery, 248 N. Higgins Ave. 5-8 PM. The jewelry duo Moth+Muse, photographer Chris La Tray and fashion designer Julia La Tray team up for Elemental, a powerhouse of a show exploring and cycles of creation at Betty’s Divine. 5-8 PM.
The ups and downs of bipolar disorder are featured in Kelly Loder’s diverse collection, Emotion in Motion. Reception at the E3 Convergence Gallery, 229 W. Main St. 5-9 PM, with music from Jordan Lane. Proceeds from this month’s exhibit benefit Santa Sacks of Missoula. Alan Wikoff’s picturesque portrayals of oldtimey Western life are featured at Montana Art and Framing’s First Friday soiree. 709 Ronan St, 5-9 PM. Jack Metcalf and his swell Real Good studio host a First Friday edition of Bingo, an “absurdist game show” with prizes, live music from J. Sherri and “atypical artsy entertainment” with, ahem, mature themes. Shows at 1205 Defoe St. No. 1, 6:30 and 8:30 PM only.
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Local DJs do the heavy lifting while you kick back at Milkcrate Wednesday down in the Palace. 9 PM. No cover, plus $6 PBR pitcher special. Find this week’s lineup and info at facebook.com/milkcrateproductions. I’ll bring the peanut butter, y’all bring that sweet jaaaaam to the Soul Kitch’n Blues Boogie sesh at the Dark Horse, starting at 9 PM. $50 prize for best act each week. No cover. Lyrics Born wins that rap game at the Top Hat, along with Joyo Velarde. 9 PM. $15. 18-plus. Tickets at the Top Hat and Rockin Rudy’s. Brooklyn electro pop outfit Denitia and Sene team up to chill out at Monk’s. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $12/$8 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and Ear Candy.
THURSDAYDEC11 The 1936 French war drama Grand Illusion, which pissed off Nazis back in its day, screens at the UC Theater, with discussion from film professor Phil Fandozzi. UC Theater, 6-10 PM, as part of the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings exhibit at Mansfield Library. Fight the consumer culture and take presents into your own hands, literally, when the ZACC hosts Holiday DIY classes this season. Felt Ornaments is Dec. 8 from 6-8 PM, Crochet Hats is Dec. 11 from 6-8 PM, Simple Dolls is Dec. 14 from 2-
Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Thursday night is far too dignified these days, kids, and so the Dead Hipster DJs have returned to set things to rights with the bumpin’ dance par-tay at the Badlander. $3, with $1 wells from 9 PM-midnight like you always dreamt of. Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. We’ll be seeing stars when the Northern Lights play country-fied tunes to dance by at the Sunrise Saloon, corner of Strand and Regent. 9 PM. No cover. Hard-working songster Jerry Joseph comes through town to play the Top Hat, starting at 9:30 PM. $10/$18 in advance. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and the Top Hat. Pro tip: if you want to win the Little Drummer Boy challenge, avoid Christmas parades. Some of us learned this the hard way. Submit events at calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time and cost. If you must, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.
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n World War II, the 13,000 men of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division trained in skiing, snowshoeing and climbing, and practiced cold-weather survival in temperatures that sometimes dropped to 20 below zero. Their practice paid off in 1944, when the division was deployed to the Apennine Mountains of Italy. German forces had held the region for months, feeling assured that the ice and snow would prevent any assault. But in February 1945, the 10th Division quietly ascended Mount Belvedere at night, and would go on to defeat the Germans, securing a crucial victory that helped determine the outcome of the war. The division suffered astonishing casualties— the operation on Mount Belvedere resulted in al-
most 1,000 deaths—but after the war, many of the surviving veterans returned to the Rocky Mountains and used what they’d learned to found the basis of the modern ski industry. One veteran invented the down coat. Others founded ski resorts like Winter Park and Vail. Many skied well into their 80s and 90s. The heroic deeds of the 10th Division are captured in the new Warren Miller-produced documentary, Climb to Glory, which premieres in Montana this weekend at the Top Hat. —Kate Whittle Climb to Glory screens at the Top Hat Sun., Dec. 7, at 5:30 PM. $12/$10 in advance/$5 for kids under 18. Advance tickets at the Top Hat.
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As the earth tilts on its axis, the Montana Dirt Girls switch gears to host weekly hikes in the Missoula area, Tuesday evenings at 6 PM, November through March. Find out locations and info by signing up for the mail list at mtdirtgirls.tripod.com.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7 The inagural Run for Freedom, in support of the Montana Anti-Trafficking Project, takes off from Silver Park at 10 AM, on a route through McCormick Park and the Milwaukee Trail. Attorney General Tim Fox will make an appearance. $40 includes mug and swag. Register at runsignup.com/ Race/MT/Missoula/RunforFreedom5KRunWalk or onsite raceday.
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The Rocky Mountaineers get together to chat about past exploits and learn about avalanche safety with expert Steve Karkanen. Trail Head, 221 E. Front St., at 7 PM. Visit rockymountaineers.com.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10 Now’s right about the time to get into crosscountry skiing, so “free your heel and your mind will follow” at the cross-country basics class, which goes over backcountry, telemarking and touring ski styles. REI Missoula, 3275 N. Reserve St. 6:30 PM. Free, but registration is limited, so call 541-1938.
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The West Central Montana Avalanche Center presents Avalanche Awareness: Part 2 (Electric Boogaloo) with a brief review and more details on snow instability and necessary equipment. REI Missoula. 6:30 PM. Registration is limited, so call 541-1938.
Get that ice, ice, baby, at the 18th annual Bozeman Ice Festival, which features three days of climbing, clinics and competition at Hyalite Canyon, with special women’s-only divisions, too. Visit bozemanicefest.com.
The rapturous Raptor Redux presents a lively program about the Aplomado falcon and other raptor species, with special feathered guests from the Raptors of the Rockies program. Gallagher Business Building, L14. 7:30 PM.
The Montana Native Plant Society hosts its annual Christmas Potluck, in the Del Brown Room in Turner Hall on the UM Campus on the northwest side of the Oval. Bring plates, utensils, booze and a dish to share.
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For Garden City newcomers, the friendly primary colors of the Missoula Peace Sign buttons, stickers and T-shirts might seem like another benign symbol of our town’s hippie reputation. But that particular peace sign carries much heavier significance for many. “The peace sign came to signify something negative about us, and it became something we learned to hate,” says a Vietnam veteran in the trailer Beyond the Divide. The new documentary, directed by Jan Selby, explores how the funky old peace sign that used to sit on Waterworks Hill, overlooking the Northside, became so controversial. People first noticed the sign in the early ‘80s, when anonymous vandals painted it on a phone company’s defunct microwave reflector tower. As soon as the communications company would paint over the graffiti, within days, someone would have repainted it. The symbol appeared during the height of the nuclear disarmament movement. To many, it stood for unity, nonviolence and healing. To some Vietnam veterans, however, it served as a reminder of how the anti-war movement often took out its frustrations on hapless individuals; many service members returned home from
traumatic tours of duty to be spit on and called “baby killers,” regardless of their service record. But peace advocates like Betsy Mulligan-Dague, of the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, and some Vietnam veterans have bridged the gap—and it’s their efforts that are at the heart of the documentary. Beyond the Divide has been chosen for the 2015 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, but you can check it out early when it screens at the Roxy this week. —Kate Whittle Beyond the Divide screens at the Roxy Thu., Dec. 4, at 7 PM. $5–$7.
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 4 The student-organized “Divestment at the University of Montana: A Panel for Campus Dialogue” brings together UM faculty and administration to chat about the effectiveness of divesting university endowments from fossil fuels. Gallagher Business Building, room 122. 5-6:30 PM. Free; refreshments will be served. UM professor and Har Shalom rabbinic intern Laurie Franklin discusses “Black Fire on White Fire: Sacred Text in Jewish Tradition,” at the UC Theater, 5:307:30 PM.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 5 Pinkie out for the annual Chinese Barbecue and Christmas High Tea fundraiser at The New Hong Kong Chef, 11400 Hwy 93 in Lolo, which includes raffle prizes and platters of tasty morsels. 11 AM-9 PM. Free to attend, but proceeds from meal purchase will benefit Seedlings of Change. Support the good eggs who take care of kids in need at the Bitterroot CASA Light of Hope gala, featuring tastes of the season from local restaurants, music, live and silent auctions and no-host bar. St. Francis Events Center in Hamilton. 6 PM. $35, tickets at Chapter One Bookstore in Hamilton or 961-4535. Proceeds benefit CASA’s work with victims of abuse and neglect.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 6 Photography-loving good eggs are invited to lend a hand at Help Portrait, an annual nonprofit, international day where photographers and stylists take photos of people in need, and give them their picture. The Rocky Mountain School of Photography hosts Missoula’s event from 9:30 AM-5:30 PM; call 5430171 to get involved.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7 The Missoula Area Secular Society presents the M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular hu-
manists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet the first Sunday of every month for brunch at 10 AM at the Walking Moustache, corner of Main and Ryman. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org. Watson Children’s Shelter hosts a holiday home tour while the kiddos are away, so come enjoy warm cookies and visit the festively decorated shelter. 4978 Buckhouse Lane, off Blue Mountain Road near the PEAK gym. 11 AM-2 PM.
MONDAY DECEMBER 8 Grab a cup of good coffee and sit down to chat about end-of-life issues at Hospice of Missoula’s Death Cafe, ‘cuz nobody’s getting out of here alive. Meets at Caffe Dolce from 10 AM-noon on the second Wednesday of each month to learn from community members and care providers alike. The Restorative Yoga for Providers course aims to help caregivers from a variety of professions breathe deep and relax. Meets at the Learning Center at Red Willow on Mondays from Nov. 17-Dec. 28, 6:15-7:30 PM. $40 for four-week series.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10 Practice empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a non-violent communication weekly practice group, where you’ll roleplay stressful situations and practice responding calmly. Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Wednesdays at noon. Free.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 11 The 1936 French war drama Grand Illusion, which pissed off Nazis back in its day, screens at the UC Theater, with discussion from film professor Phil Fandozzi. UC Theater, 6-10 PM, as part of the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings exhibit at Mansfield Library.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now and then, it is in fact possible to fix malfunctioning machines by giving them a few swift kicks or authoritative whacks. This strategy is called "percussive maintenance." In the coming days, you might be inclined to use it a lot. That's probably OK. I suspect it'll work even better than it usually does. There will be problems, though, if you adopt a similar approach as you try to correct glitches that are more psychological, interpersonal, and spiritual in nature. For those, I recommend sensitivity and finesse.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Every one of us, including me, has blind spots about the arts of intimacy and collaboration. Every one of us suffers from unconscious habits that interfere with our ability to get and give the love we want. What are your bind spots and unconscious habits, Gemini. Ha! Trick question! They wouldn't be blind spots and unconscious habits if you already knew about them. That's the bad news. The good news is that in the next six weeks you can catch glimpses of these blocks, and make a good start toward reducing their power to distort your relationships.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I enjoy getting spam emails with outrageous declarations that are at odds with common sense. "Eating salads makes you sick" is one of my favorites, along with "Water is worse for you than vodka" and "Smoking is healthier than exercising." Why do I love reading these laughable claims? Well, they remind me that every day I am barraged by nonsense and delusion from the news media, the Internet, politicians, celebrities, and a host of fanatics. "Smoking is healthier than exercising" is just a more extreme and obvious lie than many others that are better disguised. The moral of the story for you in the coming week: Be alert for exaggerations that clue you in to what's going on discreetly below the surface. Watch carefully for glitches in the Matrix.
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By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): The National Science Foundation estimates that we each think at least 12,000 thoughts per day. The vast majority of them, however, are reruns of impressions that have passed through our minds many times before. But I am pleased to report that in the coming weeks, you Aries folks are primed to be far less repetitive than normal. You have the potential to churn out a profusion of original ideas, fresh perceptions, novel fantasies, and pertinent questions. Take full advantage of this opportunity. Brainstorm like a genius.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What feelings or subjects have you been wanting to talk about, but have not yet been able to? Are there messages you are aching to convey to certain people, but can't summon the courage to be as candid as you need to be? Can you think of any secrets you've been keeping for reasons that used to be good but aren't good any more? The time has come to relieve at least some of that tension, Leo. I suggest you smash your excuses, break down barriers, and let the revelations flow. If you do, you will unleash unforeseen blessings.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1662, Dutch painter Rembrandt finished The Oath of Claudius Civilis. It was 18 feet by 18 feet, the largest painting he ever made. For a short time, it hung on a wall in Amsterdam's Town Hall. But local burgomasters soon decided it was offensive, and returned it to the artist to be reworked. Rembrandt ultimately chopped off three-fourths of the original. What's left is now hanging in a Stockholm museum, and the rest has been lost. Art critic Svetlana Alpers wishes the entire painting still existed, but nevertheless raves about the remaining portion, calling it "a magnificent fragment." I urge you to think like Alpers. It's time to celebrate your own magnificent fragments.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You now have a special talent for connecting things that have never been connected. You also have a magic touch at uniting things that should be united but can't manage to do so under their own power. In fact, I'm inclined to believe that in the next three weeks you will be unusually lucky and adept at forging links, brokering truces, building bridges, and getting opposites to attract. I won't be surprised if you're able to compare apples and oranges in ways that make good sense and calm everyone down.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1989, Amy Tan birthed her first novel, The Joy Luck Club. Her next, The Kitchen God's Wife, came out in 1991. Both were bestsellers. Within a few years, the student study guide publisher CliffsNotes did with them what it has done with many masterpieces of world literature: produced condensed summaries for use by students too lazy to read all of the originals. "In spite of my initial shock," Tan said, "I admit that I am perversely honored to be in CliffsNotes." It was a sign of success to get the same treatment as superstar authors like Shakespeare and James Joyce. The CliffsNotes approach is currently an operative metaphor in your life, Scorpio. Try to find it in your heart to be honored, even if it's perversely so. For the most part, trimming and shortening and compressing will be beneficial.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): With both symbolic and practical actions, Sagittarius-born Pope Francis has tried to reframe the message of the Catholic Church. He's having public showers installed for the homeless in Vatican City. He has made moves to dismantle the Church's bigotry toward gays. He regularly criticizes growing economic inequality, and keeps reminding politicians that there can be no peace and justice unless they take care of poor and marginalized people. He even invited iconic punk poet Patti Smith to perform at the Vatican Christmas Concert. You now have extra power to exert this kind of initiative in your own sphere, Sagittarius. Be proactive as you push for constructive transformations that will benefit all.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The limpet is an aquatic snail. When it's scared, it escapes at a rate approaching two inches per hour. If you get flustered in the coming week, Capricorn, I suggest you flee at a speed no faster than the limpet's. I'm making a little joke here. The truth is, if you do get into a situation that provokes anxiety, I don't think you should leave the scene at all. Why? There are two possibilities. First, you may be under the influence of mistaken ideas or habitual responses that are causing you to be nervous about something there's no need to be nervous about. Or second, if you are indeed in an authentic bind, you really do need to deal with it, not run away. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Science-fiction novelist Philip K. Dick has been one of my favorite authors since I discovered his work years ago. I love how he reconfigured my mind with his metaphysical riffs about politics and his prophetic questions about what's real and what's not. Recently I discovered he once lived in a house that's a few blocks from where I now live. While he was there, he wrote two of his best books. I went to the place and found it was unoccupied. That night I slept in a sleeping bag on the back porch, hoping to soak up inspiration. It worked! Afterwards, I had amazing creative breakthroughs for days. I recommend a comparable ritual for you, Aquarius. Go in quest of greatness that you want to rub off on you.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do you enjoy telling people what to do? Are you always scheming to increase your influence over everyone whose life you touch? If you are a typical Pisces, the answer to those questions is no. The kind of power you are interested in is power over yourself. You mostly want to be the boss of you. Right now is a favorable time to intensify your efforts to succeed in this glorious cause. I suggest you make aggressive plans to increase your control over your own destiny.
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PUBLIC NOTICES this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff ’s attorneys within TwentyOne (21) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title to the land situated in Missoula County, Montana, and described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Missoula, State of Montana, to wit: That part of the SW¼NW¼ of Section 3, Township 12 North, Range 19 West, M.P.M., and more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at corner number 1 of “Tract C” as shown on the deed exhibit on file in the Clerk and Recorder’s office in Missoula County, thence S.89°15’W., a distance of 530.0 feet to the ¼ corner common to Sections 3 and 4; thence N.0°47’W., a distance of 2492.82 feet to the standard G.L.O. closing corner for Sections 3 and 4; thence beginning at the herein before mentioned corner number 1 of “Tract C”; thence 89°15’E., a distance of 790.0 feet to corner number 2 which is also the SE1/16 corner of SW¼NW¼ of said section; thence N.0°48’W. a distance of 253.56 feet to corner number 3; thence N.47°51’W., a distance of 197.47 feet to corner number 4; thence N.86°44’W., a distance of 317.44 feet to corner number 5; thence S.51°19’W. a distance of 190.03 feet to corner No. 6; thence S.47°46’W., a distance of 200.45 feet to corner number 7; thence S.9°16’W., a distance of 163.12 feet to corner number 1 and place of beginning. Recording reference: Book 155 of Deed Records at Page 377. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court, the 21st day of October, 2014. /s/ SHIRLEY FAUST Missoula County Clerk of Court (COURT SEAL) By: /s/ Kersten Seilstad Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: Dated November 30, 2011 Grantor: Amy Cool 14430 Frontage Road Missoula, MT 59808 Original Trustee: Charles Peterson 38 Second Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee and limited agent for U. S. Bank N.A. and its successors and assigns P. O. Box 2026 Flint, MI 48501-2026 Current Beneficiary: U. S. Bank National Association 4801 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 Successor Trustee: Kristina K. McMullin Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP PO Box 7909 Missoula MT 59807-7909 Date & Place of Recordation: Original recorded December 2, 2011 under Document No. 201120292, records of the Clerk &
[C6] Missoula Independent • December 4–December 11, 2014
Recorder of Missoula County, Missoula, Montana. The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 11th day of February, 2015, at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, Montana, KRISTINA K. McMULLIN, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee and Grantor, and all of her successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: Tract 6-A of Certificate of Survey No. 4709, located in the S 1/2 of Section 1, Township 14 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the above-named Grantor, and all of her successors and assigns, to pay when due the monthly payments provided for in the Note in the amount of Six Hundred Ninety-Nine and 63/100 Dollars ($699.63) for the months of October, 2012 through September 30, 2014; together with interest which continues to accrue at the rate of 3.75 percent (3.75%) per annum; together with the escrow balance of Seven Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Eight and 28/100 Dollars ($7,458.28). The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is the principal balance of One Hundred Forty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Nine and 67/100 Dollars ($149,229.67), plus interest thereon at the rate of 3.75% from and after the 1st day of September, 2012 to September 30, 2014, in the amount of Eleven Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Six and 78/100 Dollars ($11,636.78), plus per diem interest thereafter at the rate as provided in the Note, plus all costs, expenses, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law. DATED this 2nd day of October, 2014. /s/ Kristina K. McMullin, Successor Trustee Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP PO Box 7909 Missoula MT 59807-7909 STATE OF MONTANA ):ss County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 2nd day of October, 2014, by KRISTINA K. McMULLIN, Successor Trustee. /s/ Jill S. Malone, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at: Missoula, Montana My Commission Expires: 10.30.2014 November 20, November 27, December 4, 2014 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/12/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200811160 BK: 819 Pg: 137, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in
MNAXLP which Gary R. Bush and Debbie Bush, Husband and Wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded 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: A tract of land located in the Westerly portion of Tract 8, Roseland Orchard Tracts No. 3, a platted subdivision of Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 193. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 03/01/14 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 14, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $234,017.72. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $224,080.64, 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 19, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all 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. (TS# 7023.111761) 1002.274187File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 04/10/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200808297 Bk: 817 Pg: 0074, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Robert D. Hughes was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mann Mortgage, LLC was Beneficiary and Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 11 in Block 2 of Elms Addition No. 1, to the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201209706 Bk: 894 Pg: 783, 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 07/01/12 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 8, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $247,954.40. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $214,379.36, 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 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The con-
veyance 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. (TS# 7023.110954) 1002.273828File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/25/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200925016 BK 849, PG 264, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Earl E. Morgenroth, an unmarried man was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded 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: The W 1/2 of Tract 4 of South Meadows Tracts, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. More accurately described as: The West one-half of Tract 4 of South Meadow Tracts, a Platted Subdivision in
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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 149, 166, 201, 254. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting 12/15/2014 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to 12/18/2014 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 26, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 3 in Block 2 of El Mar Estates Phase III, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Tax Map or Parcel ID No. 5800146 David Brent McClellan and Andrea M. McClellan, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to I.R.E. Processing, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Beneficial Montana, Inc. D/B/A Beneficial Mortgage Co, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated Octo-
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 environ-
ber 12, 2004 and recorded October 15, 2004 in Book 741 Page 911 under Document No 200429323. The beneficial interest is currently held by LSF8 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 due in the amount of $1,364.06, beginning April 18, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 29, 2014 is $171,955.78 principal, interest at the rate of 8.24% totaling $49,999.65, escrow advances of $1,694.00, and other fees and expenses advanced of $66,420.15, plus accruing interest at the rate of $38.81 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such
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American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Boa Vs Loewen/laramie 42048.241
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 26, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 21A of south Missoula, Block 77, Lots 21A & 22A, an amended subdivision Plat in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. Laramie D Loewen, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on August 17, 2005 and recorded on August 22, 2005 in Book 758 , Page 963 as Document No. 200521786. The beneficial interest is currently held by Bank of America, N.A. successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. F/K/A Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1190.49, beginning April 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 8, 2014 is $194,055.70 principal, interest at the rate of 5.75% totaling $61,584.09, late charges in the
amount of $178.56, escrow advances of $16,143.79, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,722.51, plus accruing interest at the rate of $30.57 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 16, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham On this 16 day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First
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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. (TS# 7023.104743) 1002.274185File No.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/20/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200512191 Bk: 753, Pg: 135, mortgage records of Missoula
County, Montana in which Di Anne M. Price, 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 succeeded 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: Unit B-2 located in Toole Avenue Condominiums, a Residential Condominium, situated on the following described real property in Missoula County, Montana to wit: Block B of McCormick Addition No. 2, Block 6, Lots A, B, and C, a Platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. Together with a 8.33% interest per unit in the common elements and a exclusive right to use the Limited Common Elements appurtenant to each unit as said common elements and Limited Common Elements are defined in the Declaration of Condominium, Conditions and Restrictions for Toole Avenue Condominiums. And subject to the Declaration of Condominium, Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Toole Avenue Condominiums recorded August 20, 2004 in Book 738 at Page 431 and Condo 00070 Micro Records and the Bylaws for Toole Avenue Condominiums Owners Association, Inc. recorded on August 20, 2004 in Book 738 at Page 434 of Micro Records Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 10/01/12 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 8, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $72,300.29 This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $61,099.08, 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 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding
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Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. Also known as Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 6377. 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 death and is grounds for acceleration on the Deed of Trust under paragraph 9 (a) (i) A borrower dies and the Property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving Borrower. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due in full. As of October 8, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $617,984.60. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $614,921.78, 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 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all 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. (TS# 7023.109087) 1002.274228File No.
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PUBLIC NOTICES mental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 18, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 18th day of September, 2014 , before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez , know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Lisa J. Tornabene Notary Pub-
lic Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 11/6/2018 Caliber Vs. Mcclellan 42097.020 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 27, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 6 of Frontier Addition, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Officail Recorded Plat thereof. Monte Ferdinand and Susana Ferdinand, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on July 30, 2009 in Book 844, Page 1303 as Document No. 200919060. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage 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 due in the amount of $1,075.29, beginning May 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 September 01, 2014 is $140,419.11 principal,
MNAXLP interest at the rate of 5.50% totaling $3,208.04, late charges in the amount of$129.03, and other fees and expenses advanced of $769.29, plus accruing interest at the rate of $21.16 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made b 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
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property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 19, 2014 Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 19 day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Guild Vs Ferdinand 41291.922 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE
on January 27, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 10, Block 4 of Linda Vista Third Supplement, a Platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Mark McLaverty and Julia McCarthy McLaverty, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on March 30, 2006 and recorded on March 31, 2006 in Book 771, page 438 under Document no. 200607189. The beneficial interest is currently held by The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2006-11. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,179.02, beginning November 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 23, 2014 is $309,115.01 principal, interest at the rate of 5.25% totaling $42,902.12, late charges
in the amount of $374.12, escrow advances of $10,468.73, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,558.27, plus accruing interest at the rate of $44.47 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any
time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 22, 2014 Lisa J Tornabene 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 22 day of September 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Green Tree V McLaverty 42072.258
RENTALS 720 Turner St. “A” 3 bed/1.5 bath Northside, pet? $900 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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APARTMENTS 1 bedroom, 1 bath, $575, LEASE INCENTIVES. Downtown, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 1 bedroom, 1 bath, $575, N. Russell, coin-op laundry, storage, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 1315 E. Broadway #6. 2 bed/1.5 bath, close to U, coinops, pet? $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2 bedroom, 1 bath $705, downtown & near University, coin op laundry, off street parking & carport. W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333
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DUPLEXES 1717 S. 13th St. “B” 3 bed/1bath, central location, shared yard, W/D hookups, cat? $1000. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1903 S. 14th St. West. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, storage & shared yard. $600. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 2423 55th St. “A”. 3 bed/1 bath, South Hills, shared yard, W/D hookups. $950. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 3909 Buckley Place. 2 bed/1 bath, W/D hook-ups, single garage. $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 817 Monroe 1 bed/1 bath, Rattlesnake area, carport, W/D hookups. $700. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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2 bedroom, 1 bath, $650, N. Russell, coin-op laundry, storage, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $705, quite cul-de-sac, near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, offstreet parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $750, 62 and older community, elevator, AC, balcony, large bathroom, storage, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333
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444 Washington St. 1 bed/1 bath, HEAT PAID, downtown, coin-ops, cat? $700. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
All properties are part of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.
535 Myrtle “D”. 2 bed/1 bath, completely remodeled, close to U. $975. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
The Missoula Housing Authority complies with the Fair Housing Act and offers Reasonable Accommodations to persons with Disabilities.
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REAL ESTATE HOMES 10955 Cedar Ridge. Loft bedroom, 1 bath on 20+ acres with guest house & sauna near Blue Mountain Recreation Area. $300,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 11864 O’Keefe Creek. 5 bed, 3 bath on 20 fenced acres with tack shed, hay barn & horse stalls. $389,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
1807 Missoula Avenue. 3 bed, 2 bath cottage-style near Rattlesnake Creek and park. $299,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653. pat@properties2000.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Central Missoula home. $275,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
3010 West Central. Five acres bordering DNRC in Target Range with 3 bed, 1 bath home. $450,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com
4 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Rose Park Home. $279,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Rose Park Home with commercial space. $265,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, East Missoula home. $225,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
3411 Paxson. 4 bed, 2 bath recently remodeled with fenced yard & double garage. $275,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 5329283. ritagray@lambrosera.com
4700 Nicole Court. 6 bed, 4 bath high-end Linda Vista home with 3 car garage and views. $419,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, East Missoula home. $249,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
4 Bdr, 2 Bath, University District home. $439,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com
2116 West Kent. Charming 2 story, 3 bed, 1.5 bath home with single garage. Low-maintenance front yard & garden in back. $172,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com
609 North 3rd. Charming 2+ bed, 1.5 bath Northside bungalow with gas fireplace, fenced yard & patio. $204,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 DAISY• Daisy is a 6-7 year-old female Boxer mix. She is a sweet and mellow old girl who likes to hang out with you, but doesn't need to be right next to you all the time. Daisy will need to go to a cat-free home, but gets along well with most dogs.
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BOO•Boo is a 4-6 year-old female Torti. She is a spunky young lady who loves to drink from a running faucet. Boo might take a little while to get comfortable with her new surroundings and will need to be an indoor-only cat, as she is declawed.
To sponsor a pet call 543-6609
ELSA• Elsa is a 6-month-old female. This young kitty is a Dilute Torti Manx, making her very unique. She is very timid and spends most of her time hiding in a box, but is very sweet and never uses her claws. Elsa came to the shelter with her equally shy sister and very playful brother.
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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 SADIE• Sadie is an energetic young girl who is smart, active, and loves to play! She loves swimming and enjoys playing fetch and going on hikes. Sadie is cratetrained but her favorite place to sleep is on the couch. Sadie is looking for her forever home where she will get lots of exercise for her body and mind.
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DUKE•Duke is the perfect mix of clown and couch potato: He loves toys, car rides, running and swimming, but he also enjoys a good snooze. This six-year-old Greyhound/Pitbull mix is housebroken and is currently enrolled in the Paws Ahead training program. Come meet this great guy today!
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BENJAMIN• Benjamin is a favorite at the shelter. He has a big personality, a goofy meow, and a fondness for toys. Benjamin is young, dashing and handsome with his fluffy face, green eyes, and luscious black coat. How can you possibly resist so much charm? Come let Benjamin sweep you off your feet today! ÉCLAIR• Éclair is just as sweet as her name. This pretty girl loves to snuggle and purr, but she also likes to be able to come and go as she pleases - just like most cats. She's also a good hunter! She'd love to find a quiet home where she can do her own thing - and also cuddle up in your lap on these cold winter nights!
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REAL ESTATE 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath with mother-in-law apartment on 5 view acres. $385,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com Anne Jablonski, Realtor with Portico Real Estate, recently obtained her Montana State Broker license. Anne has 12 years of experience helping clients buy and sell real estate in the Missoula area. You can find her at www.MoveMontana.com Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com Buying or selling homes? Let me help you find your way home. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWEN WARTER.COM. 406-241-3321 Former MUD Site! 633 Phillips - $150,000. Excellent opportunity to own a home at the former MUD demonstration site on the Northside. Many outbuildings and so many possibilities. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com “Go Griz” let me help you find your way back home to Missoula. David Loewenwarter, Realtor Prudential MT Real Estate 241-3221 loewenwarter.com I can help you find your new home! Celia Grohmann @ Banana Belt Realty. 406-550-1014 • celiamontana@gmail.com. Visit my website at www.on93.com Let me help save you time and energy. I know about Missoula and have lived here 30+ years. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENW ARTER.COM. 406-241-3321 Orange Street Triplex 201 S Orange Street Triplex, $325,000. Location is awesome, near the river and downtown and river trails and bike trails and all sorts of conveniences. Two main floor units, one upper. Some hardwood floors and some upgrades and tons of character! KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Put my experience and dedication to work for you. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 2144016 • jay.getz@prumt.com • www.JayGetzMissoula.com RE/MAX All Stars; combining local ownership, experienced agents, and the power of #1 RE/MAX. Complimentary real estate advice. Call 406-542-8644 We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com When considering a move please call Missoula native JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • jay.getz@prumt.com • www.JayGetzMissoula.com
TOWNHOMES 1823 H Montana. 3 bed, 2.5 bath near Good Food Store & Source Gym. $140,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 4801 Bordeaux. 2 bed, 2 bath with A/C & 2 car garage. $168,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #15. $150,000. A rare, spacious 3 bedroom unit in the awesome Burns Street Commons! This upstairs corner unit is all on one level with a secure private entrance and a balcony. KD 240-5227. portico realestate.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16 $160,000. Three bedroom upper level unit offers spacious, convenient, and beautiful living space. One of the best things about Burns Street Commons is its gorgeous exterior and great community atmosphere. KD 240-5227 or Sarah 3703995 porticorealestate.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #3. $79,000. 1bed/1bath. Energy efficient, affordable, and next to Burns St Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Clark Fork River Condo
1401 Cedar Street #16. $122,500. Charming 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom townhouse set on the Clark Fork River. What an amazing home! KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D, carport, storage & access to exercise room. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com Lot 33 Old Mill Loop, St. Regis. 1.02 acre with 150’ of Clark Fork River Frontage. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com NHN Arnica. Pattee Canyon acreage with great view of Missoula. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 5329296 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com
NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $189,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
Real Estate is not always Black & White Call Rita Gray 406-544-4226 ritagray@lambrosera.com
COMMERCIAL 101 Church Street, Stevensville. Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant, but zoned for commercial or residential. $255,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential
Uptown Flats #312. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $151,900. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns #10. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. 2 bedroom unit for $119,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
LAND FOR SALE 1625 Lot 12A Cote Lane. Level 1 acre with fantastic views. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros
101 Church Street, Stevensville $255,000 Commercial or residential opportunity in turn-of-thecentury building. Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant. Zoned C-1 MLS# 20143430
435 Ernest Dr, Stevensville $310,000 Ranch style home, south of Florence. Magnificent views of the Bitterroot Mtns, 5 acres, fenced and cross fenced for horses. Attached dbl car garage, 44 x 32' shop with office, small tack room and barn. MLS# 20146167 For location and more info, view these and other properties at:
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REAL ESTATE
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Rose Park commercial building with attached rental. $265,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $180,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12.3 acres. $350,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-
6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 435 Ernest. 4 bed, 3 bath ranch style home, south of Florence on 5 acres, fenced and crossfenced for horses. Attached double car garage, 44 x 32’ shop with office, small tack room and barn. $310,000. MLS#
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1.5 bath home in great condition on stunning 12.51 acre setting with views, fruit trees, tons of gardening space and so much more! KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
20146167. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $479,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
The people to call for properties around Philipsburg, Georgetown Lake, Rock Creek & More! Pintlar Territories R.E. 406-859-3522. pintlarterritories.com
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109 Church Street, Stevensville. Historic 3 bed, 1 bath with library, parlor & fantastic front porch. $139,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate, 5329283. ritagray@lambrosera.com
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