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Voices Blocking access in Butte, defending the Smith and Westside improvements .....4 Street Talk You call that a sport?.....................................................................................4 The Week in Review Blow darts gone bad, Engstrom’s exit and bowling for Jesus .....6 Briefs All quiet on the waterfront, Blackfeet buyback, and when to start school .........6 Etc. What the Corps of Engineers’ Standing Rock decision means ................................7 News Practicing self-defense in a climate of fear.............................................................8 News Post-Engstrom, UM prepares to rank the rank and file .........................................9 Opinion Could Denise Juneau chart a change of course at UM? .................................10 Opinion Journalism’s role in Trump’s America ............................................................11 Feature Missoula’s burgeoning curling scene looks for an ice place to call home ......14
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Arts Leslie Millar goes time traveling at the MAM .........................................................18 Music Fiddler Geoffrey Taylor speaks through his strings ...........................................19 Comedy The downmarket superpowers of M Squad...................................................20 Film When Loving isn’t enough ....................................................................................21 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................22 BrokeAss Gourmet Brown butter pumpkin cauliflower gratin ..................................23 Happiest Hour Bayern brews a Bad Santa ...................................................................25 8 Days a Week And not a slow news day in the bunch................................................26 Agenda Marching for unity and a volunteer fair ...........................................................34 Mountain High It’s avalanche safety time ....................................................................35
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News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrology.....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-8 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12 PUBLISHER Matt Gibson GENERAL MANAGER Andy Sutcliffe EDITOR Brad Tyer PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston BOOKKEEPER Ruth Anderson DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Christie Magill ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson CALENDAR EDITOR Charley Macorn STAFF REPORTERS Kate Whittle, Alex Sakariassen, Derek Brouwer COPY EDITOR Amy Linn ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua GRAPHIC DESIGNER Charles Wybierala CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Robin Bernard, Beau Wurster MARKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR Ariel LaVenture CLASSIFIED SALES REPRESENTATIVE Jessica Fuerst FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Scott Renshaw, Nick Davis, Matthew Frank, Molly Laich, Dan Brooks, Rob Rusignola, Chris La Tray, Sarah Aswell, Migizi Pensoneau, April Youpee-Roll
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STREET TALK
by Erika Fredrickson
Asked Tuesday afternoon at Flipper’s What’s the most obscure sport you’ve ever played? Follow-up: If you could replace all football programming on television with any other sport, what would it be?
Zach Hughes: Would pocket pool count? You play for the pocket. It’s an Idaho thing. So many sports: Pocket pool. No. Curling. No. You know what? Frisbee golf. And that’d be more fun to watch than golf.
Berlyn Geisler: Croquet. Last time I played was three summers ago. Birdie power: For a sport I’d like to see instead of football? Competitive badminton.
Jessie Davenport: Wallyball. You play volleyball in a racquetball court with less people and you get a ricochet off the walls. Enter the dragon: Blackand-white video of Bruce Lee playing nunchuck ping pong. It’s the coolest thing ever.
Blocked in Butte As many know, our neighbors in Butte have suffered a recent setback as they work toward an effective remediation of the Berkeley Pit. That setback is not a concrete loss, but a semantic one—a statement from Atlantic Richfield’s lawyer Kyle Gray asserting that public access to ongoing litigation would “make settlement pretty much impossible.” If we had the community in a room, together, and Ms. Gray had made that statement before a crowd, I can only hope it would have drawn a collective gasp. Her dismissal implicates us all. We the people have been made out to be the root of every problem. It is a tempting narrative. By definition the worst and best live among us, and so we have been incrementally trained to see ourselves as unpredictable, our neighbors as untrustworthy, our mirror image as a blur of chaos and confusion. In the context of a global culture, we are even more overwhelmed by ourselves. The internet has spread our consciousness so thin that we feebly generalize multitudes in an effort to find common reference. This is a fallacy. We the people cannot think of ourselves as one thing, least of all the de facto root of obstruction writ large. It is yet another line in the narrative that degrades public intelligence and strips us of individuality, community, and power. The people of Butte deserve transparency, and any dismissal of that right must be roundly rejected by all. We the myriad public are one. Ken Grinde Missoula
Support for the Smith
Ciara Kremer: Kick the can. I probably played it 20 years ago. Background noise: I’d probably want soccer. But actually I really like football. I just like taking naps with it playing in the background.
To start, I’d like to say that I really enjoy the outdoors. Hiking, floating, fishing, camping, etc. The Smith River is used by many people, not only Montanans, for all these reasons. I absolutely oppose the Smith River copper mine for a number of reasons. First and possibly most important is the chemical reaction known as acid mine drainage. Acid mine drainage results when sulfuric minerals are exposed to air and water, and this waste product will be pumped out of the mine to keep it from flooding. This process is highly toxic to wildlife and aquatic life, meaning no more safe fishing. In addition to this, groundwater pumping to keep the mine from flooding could potentially lower the water table, making adjacent streams and rivers suffer from low flows. What would all this mean for drinking water and fisheries downstream? Although Tintina Resources is managing this project, the major decisions will
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be made by an Australian company called Sandfire Resources, due to their financial backing of the project. Montana is home to some of the nation’s best drinking water, wildlife, fishing, hiking, floating, etc. And Montana has a long history of mining projects that have contaminated our rivers and streams. The Smith River is a Montana treasure, not a location for another failed mining experiment. Please support me and others in opposing this mine at the Missoula City Council meeting on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. Kevin Hill Missoula
“We the people have been made out to be the root of every problem. We have been incrementally trained to see ourselves as unpredictable, our neighbors as untrustworthy, our mirror image as a blur of chaos and confusion.”
Better Westside Project I am disappointed by the Forest Service’s decision to continue full speed ahead on the Westside Project without taking the time to consider easy and economical compromises that would generate agreement among a broader range of stakeholders and embrace the tenet of collaboration supported by the Western Governors’ Association and Gov. Steve Bullock. The project began five years ago, with the recognition that the area around Ward Mountain required thinning to reduce the possibility of crown fires that could threaten nearby homes. Had the Forest
Service proceeded with that original recommendation, the thinning might have been completed one or two years before the outbreak of the Roaring Lion fire. The hand-thinning project would have been small enough to eliminate the long process required by the Westside Project. Instead of going ahead with the recommended project, the Forest Service added thousands of acres of logging and road construction, including a permanent bridge across Camas Creek. The size and scope of the larger project and the addition of extensive road-building at taxpayer expense required a different and much longer procedure. The Forest Service’s rationale was that this would help pay for the handthinning. Considering the cost of fighting the Roaring Lion fire, the losses incurred, and the Forest Service man-hours involved in five years of planning, that hand-thinning project might have more than paid for itself. All of the stakeholders involved in the public input stage of the Westside Project process agreed with the need for thinning in the Roaring Lion area. But most were opposed to roads crisscrossing the Coyote Coulee trail, logging with no buffer to protect the integrity of the trail, a permanent bridge across Camas Creek, and running hundreds of fully loaded logging trucks down narrow, winding, residential roads. These stakeholders offered a number of compromises, but the Forest Service continued full steam ahead regardless of these concerns. Now that the original hand-thinning project area has burned, it seems the perfect time to compromise with local stakeholders and hand-thin in Unit 2 (the Coyote Coulee area), thus ending the need for the contested roads and permanent bridge, protecting the Coyote Coulee trail, and supporting the recreation industry. The roads and bridge will cost taxpayers half a million dollars. Why not save that expenditure and allow the remainder of the project to pay for the thinning in the Coulee area? Why not collaborate with the stakeholders rather than disregard them so that their only recourse is a lawsuit? The Forest Service admitted that it did not collaborate well with local stakeholders on the Westside Project at the Western Governors’ Association meeting. They said they would do it differently if they had to do it again. But why not correct this mistake now? They can still collaborate by compromising and hand-thinning in Unit 2, thus eliminating the controversial road-building, logging trucks on residential roads, and damage to the locally built, maintained, and loved trail. Michele Dieterich Hamilton
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Cathrine L. Walter
Wednesday, Nov. 30 Gov. Steve Bullock declares a statewide natural resource emergency for state waters due to invasive zebra mussels at Tiber Reservoir. State residents are advised that boating in uninspected vessels would be shellfish.
Thursday, Dec. 1 Managers of Butte’s Berkeley Pit confirm that an unknown number of birds died this week after thousands of migrating snow geese landed on the pit’s highly acidic waters. Montana Resources tells Butte media outlets that most of the geese were scared away with noisemakers, gunshots and drones.
Friday, Dec. 2 A caller reports flames coming out of the windows of a home on South 11th Street West. The Missoula Fire Department estimates $100,000 in property damage. No serious injuries are reported.
Saturday, Dec. 3 Missoula County sheriff’s deputies find a man’s body up Nine Mile Road. The search had been initiated by a request for a welfare check on the man, whose name is not yet released.
Sunday, Dec. 4 The University of Washington earns a spot in the College Football Playoff, giving Griz fans a little extra to fear next year, when UM is scheduled to play the Huskies in Seattle on Sept. 9, 2017.
Monday, Dec. 5 Marsy’s Law for Montana releases a statement condemning the ACLU’s legal challenge, which seeks to delay the law’s implementation. The ACLU argues that provisions of the law are unconstitutional and that attorneys’ offices will need more time to comply with the new rules.
Tuesday, Dec. 6 Two men, aged 19 and 21, receive deferred sentences for shooting Lolo-area pets with blowgun darts. Tucker Parsons Miller and Hayden Duane Barker must complete a combined 1,125 hours of community service.
Jacqueline Ranne, right, and her mother, Theresa Buscher, hold candles in memory of deceased loved ones during the annual Tree of Life tree-lighting ceremony at Rose Memorial Park on Dec. 6.
The river front
Keeping quiet on the water Five years ago, the Clark Fork became the focal point of a brief but tense back-and-forth over recreational access. Increasing conflicts between high-speed motorboats and non-motorized users prompted state officials to revisit regulations governing the river below its confluence with the Blackfoot. Ultimately, motorized access was banned through the downtown corridor and limited along other stretches farther downstream. John Sullivan, state chairman for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, invokes the summer 2011 showdown as an example of the safety concerns at the root of his organization’s new Quiet Waters Initiative. BHA petitioned the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission this spring to consider revising motorized rules on hundreds of miles of streams statewide. The commission unanimously agreed, and FWP is now gathering public comment on a host of changes proposed late last month.
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Most of the streams addressed in the Quiet Waters Initiative, including the Sun River and all of the Bitterroot’s tributaries, currently have no restrictions on motorized access. Others, including portions of the Flathead River system, are subject only to seasonal or decibel-based limitations. BHA’s proposal seeks to close these gaps before new types of watercraft—motorized surfboards, ATV/jet ski hybrids—begin opening the door for user conflicts. People may not be jetskiing on Lolo Creek yet, Sullivan says, but that doesn’t mean Montanans shouldn’t be taking action. He likens the push to BHA’s successful effort last year to outlaw drone use for hunting. “We’ve got more people, more technology, more pressure on a limited resource, and as a conservation organization we can see all those variables coming together into what could potentially turn into a threat to certain streams,” Sullivan says. “It’s about being proactive.” The proposal hasn’t been universally popular. Tom Flowers, FWP’s chief of enforcement, told the commission during its May hearing that he considered the changes
“unwarranted.” Following the commission’s approval of the initiative, the American Lands Council—headed by Montana state Sen. Jennifer Fielder—posted a scathing rebuke. The nonprofit characterized BHA’s work as an attempt to push “extreme restrictions” on motorized watercraft, and went on to denounce the organization as a “deceptively named” radical front for “leftist foundations and environmentalists.” “Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has ironically revealed its radical identity,” the American Lands Council wrote. “This green decoy’s true goals are increased restrictions, decreased access, and decreased freedom for everyone on America’s public lands.” Sullivan recognizes that his organization’s goal can be misconstrued. Even so, given the total miles of streams and rivers in Montana, he sees the Quiet Waters Initiative as an “extremely narrow proposal.” It’s not an assault on established use, he says, but rather an attempt to preserve existing conditions on waterways that have a proven benefit to the state’s outdoor recreation and
[news] tourism industries. In fact, if FWP does approve the initiative, he doubts anyone will notice. “That’s the great part about our proposal,” Sullivan says. “They wouldn’t see a change.” Alex Sakariassen
Real estate
Blackfeet buy-back Nearly four years to the day after the landmark Cobell settlement won final approval, one of the agreement’s key tenets came to fruition in the Blackfeet Nation. The Department of the Interior on Nov. 28 extended more than $270 million in purchase offers to reservation landowners. Those offers were tendered as part of the Land Buy-Back Program, an initiative to consolidate the tracts divided into fractions by generations of individual inheritances under tribal ownership. Blackfeet Chairman Harry Barnes said the program would have a “tremendous impact” on his community. According to the Interior department, purchase offers went out to 6,962 landowners. The value of the offers varies widely, says Santee Lewis, tribal relations senior advisor for the program. Several were in excess of $1 million. The agency has already approved land purchases totaling roughly $500,000. Lewis draws a sharp distinction between the more than $270 million offered for Blackfeet buy-backs and how much her agency expects to actually pay out. This spring, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visited the Blackfeet reservation to sign a compact allocating $107 million to the Land Buy-Back Program. The agency expects to spend just over $103 million in total. The difference chalks up to how many landowners accept the offers and opt to sell. Participation levels have varied from reservation to reservation. On Montana’s Crow Indian Reservation, the acceptance rate was 61 percent, with $130 million paid to 2,250 individual landowners. Nationwide, only 38 percent of offers extended through the program have resulted in a purchase. “We basically try to anticipate what the response is going to be by offering more and hoping that we try to reach or exceed the purchase estimate for each location,” Lewis says. Payments to individual landowners come from a pot of $1.9 billion set aside for tribal land consolidation under the Cobell settlement. Elouise Cobell, the Blackfeet activist for whom the settlement is named, was posthumously awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom last month for her 16-year legal battle over federal misman-
agement of Indian trust accounts. Barnes, who did not respond to a request for comment by press time, told the Flathead Beacon this week that he hopes the land secured by the buy-back will help bolster the Blackfeet reservation’s agricultural program. Though the Blackfeet won’t be seeing an economic influx of the full $270 million announced last week, the millions that Interior does expect to direct to tribal members on the reservation won’t take long to get there. While the agency has asked participants to give it 60 days to pay, Lewis says that, based on the program’s track record elsewhere, “the turnaround is a lot sooner than that.” Alex Sakariassen
Punching the clock
Cheer up, sleepy teen Most Missoula high school students are expected to be at their desks and ready to learn at 7:50 a.m.—and that’s bad for teens, according to proponents of a new plan to push the bell back. Jennie Dixon, head of the local chapter of Start School Later, is a big advocate of the health benefits of adequate sleep. She enforces a strict bedtime for her daughter, a ninth grader at Hellgate High School. “I’ve had her on a bedtime since she was born,” Dixon says, laughing. “She’s 14 and her bedtime is 9:30. When is she gonna catch on?” Dixon serves on a Missoula County Public Schools committee that formed in November to weigh the pros and cons of a later start time. Superintendent Mark Thane has been publicly supportive of the idea. Dixon says starting a halfhour to an hour later might seem like a small difference, but it could have farreaching benefits. “Kids who are already struggling with anxiety or depression or health issues—it’s only going to improve it to get more sleep,” Dixon says. Nationwide, districts in 44 states have opted to change high school schedules, according to the national nonprofit Start School Later. Ohio-based SSL communications director Stacy Simera says most high school sched-
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Suicides in Missoula County this year through Oct. 31. On Dec. 5, a coalition of local groups announced a renewed outreach campaign to address the county’s high suicide rate.
Fireworks over Standing Rock. That was the unexpected scene on Dec. 4 as the site of months of pain and frustration transformed into jubilee. News reports indicate that the sense of victory began as whispers that spread rapidly through the icy, windwhipped encampment, before Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II stood at the central fire and confirmed the rumors were true. The Army Corps of Engineers, he said, would not be granting an easement to allow the final portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline to be constructed under Lake Oahe. The first encouraging sign had come weeks earlier, when the Corps cited the tribe’s history of dispossession of lands and the parties’ “government-to-government” relationship as justification for holding further talks. With the Dec. 4 announcement, the Corps realized “there’s more work to do” and concluded that preparing an Environmental Impact Statement is the best avenue by which to hear out the tribe. That was the news the water protectors had been praying for. And as they quickly understood, it is hardly the final word. The Corps did not deny the pipeline company’s easement, but rather decided to subject its application to more rigorous environmental review—a move that other federal agencies, including the Department of Interior, had been urging on the Corps since March. The EIS process promises to delay the pipeline and more fully incorporate the tribe’s input in the pipeline’s eventual siting. Crucially, it also forces the Corps to consider alternate pipeline routes that wouldn’t affect sacred lands or jeopardize the tribe’s water supply. In light of all this, Archambault asked the water protectors to stand down for now. But not everyone is ready to oblige, and for good reason. The Corps’ latest move ensures that any final decision will occur during the presidency of Donald Trump. Trump, who claims to have sold his stock in the pipeline company, has already expressed support for Dakota Access, and will face pressure from the oil industry to intervene. It’s unclear whether Trump could unilaterally get the pipeline approved with an EIS in the works, but the president-elect could very well view Dakota Access as an opportunity to deliver on his campaign’s promise to build infrastructure and promote energy development in the heartland. In any event, the Corps’ decision will at least give pipeline opponents a chance to challenge the outcome in court. But, as the past months have shown, it’s the water protectors’ steely resolve—in the face of rubber bullets, water cannons, police dogs and snowstorms—that may give the incoming administration the most reason for pause.
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ules aren’t designed around any particular educational benefit, and are primarily geared to minimizing transportation costs. “A lot of high school start times were created before we knew any better,” Simera says. “In the ’70s and ’80s, schools started shifting high schools and middle schools to do two or three bus trips. Send out the one bus first for high schoolers, and send it out later for elementary kids.” Simera—who’s also a mental health clinician—says scientific understanding of sleep changed in the 1990s when melatonin studies established that adolescents are naturally predisposed to staying up later than children or adults. Sleep deprivation in people of all ages is linked to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, suicide and car accidents, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Simera says that aside from transportation issues, the concern she most often hears voiced about changing schedules is how it might affect after-school athletics. Here, too, Simera says later start times show benefits. A 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics study found that wellrested student athletes were 68 percent less likely to be injured than teens who slept less than eight hours. Transportation budgets remain a big consideration for most school districts, though Simera says that changing start times doesn’t necessarily have to cost more. “Some schools have chosen to spend money to do this, and it’s worthwhile money spent,” Simera says. “Goodness, just preventing one teen car crash and one teen suicide is worth a lot of money.” The MCPS start-time committee will meet for the next few months. Dixon says its goal is to present findings to the school board in February, in time to enact any changes to the 2017-2018 academic year. Kate Whittle
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Fighting back With hate emboldened, a community trains in self-defense by Kate Whittle
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Fourteen people watch while a Mis“After the election, my students were organization’s table in the University Center soula Taekwondo Center instructor demon- scared and upset,” Hubble says. “And I and asking whether “transgender people are strates how to fend off a rapist at the Worth looked at Amanda in class and went, real.” Lambda President Mason O’Kiernan the Fight seminar Dec. 3. ‘Huh, Amanda does self-defense trainings. says he registered a complaint with UM’s Of“If somebody is holding you down I wonder if my students would like that fice of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative and they’re in the mount position, and right now.’” Nationwide, queer advocates Action. Equal Opportunity Director Jessica you do not want penetration to happen, have expressed concern about the ramifi- Weltman won’t discuss specific incidents you really only have to, on average, move cations of a Trump administration. Ac- due to confidentiality, but says she has seen your hips this far,” says instructor Amanda cording to GLAAD, Trump has promised an uptick in reports of discrimination folRosbarsky. She holds her hands about four to rescind healthcare benefits for trans lowing the election. inches apart. The group laughs. Rosbarsky people, appoint anti-marriage-equality UM literature grad student Cris Jardon lies down, bends her knees, lifts her hips and uses her heel to push herself sideways into a “shrimp” position on her side. “And then if I’m no longer in mount position, I again have the ability to use my feet and legs to fend off an attacker,” she says. She encourages the observers to practice the technique on their own, with the caveat that it might be upsetting or triggering for someone who’s already experienced sexual assault. Rosbarsky, a black photo by Kate Whittle belt in taekwondo and an undergraduate ma- Self-defense instructor Amanda Rosbarsky displays self-defense techniques at a free “Worth joring in women’s, gen- the Fight” seminar on Dec. 3. der and sexuality studies at the University of Montana, describes her- Supreme Court justices and roll back attended Rosbarsky’s self-defense seminar. self as a self-defense junkie. She’s taught rules prohibiting federal contractors from For Jardon, who identifies as a trans person, several seminars specifically for women, but LGBTQ discrimination. the self-defense class was an exercise in the Worth the Fight class was the start, she Since the election, the Southern overcoming fear. After the demonstration hopes, of a series designed to boost the con- Poverty Law Center has reported a rise in on how to fend off a rapist, Jardon volunfidence of members of the local LGBTQ hate crimes against people of color, immi- teered to lie down and practice with a precommunity. Rosbarsky says her goal is to grants and the LGBTQ community. Trans tend attacker. Jardon says practice seems help empower people by planning for as- people are historically among the most tar- like the best way to avoid panicking in an sault scenarios. Aside from the lesson in de- geted groups for hate, and 2016 is already actual attack. terring penetration, she led the group the deadliest year on record for trans peo“I’d rather freeze here than if it was through practice yelling, striking and break- ple, with more than 20 trans people having happening in real life,” Jardon says. “It’s ing free of an attacker’s grasp. died in violent attacks, according to the been a pretty scary couple weeks after the election and stuff. I have not been feeling UM women’s and gender studies Human Rights Campaign. professor Elizabeth Hubble says she and At UM, the LGBTQ student group very safe.” Rosbarsky came up with the idea in a Lambda recently reported an incident inkwhittle@missoulanews.com class discussion. volving a man repeatedly approaching the
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Firing squad UM to begin ranking programs—and cutting its losses by Derek Brouwer
Five years ago, Robert Dickeson was invited to give a presentation at the University of Montana. Dickeson, a former college president, CEO and consultant, spoke about a concept, which he developed, that has become both influential and controversial in the world of higher education. He calls it program prioritization, and it describes the idea that universities should respond to tightening budgets by shifting money to their top-performing academic departments—and away from weak ones. Under Dickeson’s system, every program on campus is ranked. UM administrators took notes on Dickeson’s presentation, according to retired Provost Perry Brown, who read Dickeson’s book—Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services—“a couple of times” and talked it over with then-newly minted President Royce Engstrom. Their conclusion: No thanks. “At that time in the university’s history, that didn’t seem like a process that was going to get us where we felt we needed to be,” Brown says now. What a difference five years makes. Over the summer, copies of Dickeson’s book were distributed to UM deans by temporary Provost Beverly Edmond. In October, Dickeson was back on campus for another all-day workshop organized by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. And last month, in his final campus-wide address before being asked on Dec. 1 to resign, Engstrom announced that UM would embark on program prioritization after all, using Dickeson’s blueprint as a starting point. Ranking every academic (and administrative) program on campus is bound to be a tense, even cutthroat endeavor, and Edmond acknowledges that it may lead to the elimination of some degree offerings. But maintaining UM’s current portfolio has become less tenable with each passing year as the university’s budget decreases. Even programs with increasing enrollment have had to cut back. Regent Bob Nystuen, a Glacier Bank executive, expressed the concern succinctly at last month’s state Board of Regents meeting. He worried that by not investing in healthy departments fast enough, UM is “taking some of the air out of the tires, the oxygen out of
the lungs, of some of the programs that clearly need to have more put in them.” But it’s precisely the trying financial climate that threatens to make the prioritization process so toxic, says communication studies professor Steve Schwarze. With morale already low, and the stakes high, prioritization could set faculty interests at odds, rather than bringing the campus together in a common purpose. What should be an exercise in identifying strengths could turn into a fight for space on the life raft. Or, as Schwarze fears, “a circular firing squad.”
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Program prioritization could steer more money to UM’s top programs, but it might also put other departments on the chopping block.
Additionally, Schwarze and other faculty members see Dickeson’s approach as overly business-minded, focused on efficiency at the expense of comprehensiveness. Then there’s the notion that every academic program’s value can be measured and compared using a list of data points. “These kinds of models tend to put a veneer of objectivity onto a process that’s inevitably subjective and political as well,” Schwarze says. He hopes faculty can push administrators toward a more nuanced and less exclusively data-driven approach. Edmond says she understands the concerns, having already been lectured by UM statisticians about the issues. Before taking her yearlong interim post in Mis-
soula, Edmond worked at Albany State University in Georgia, which underwent a prioritization process. She says that to be effective, the process must include several months of discussion so faculty and staff can provide input. UM isn’t locked in to Dickeson’s model specifically, but Edmond says some form of program ranking is necessary. And that most likely means some programs will end up on the chopping block. Brown says cutting programs is what he and Engstrom sought to avoid five years ago. They instead created a study, the Academic Alignment and Innovation Program, to explore ways that struggling programs could adapt to student needs. Engstrom has previously described program prioritization as the next phase of AAIP, but the fingerprints of the commissioner’s office are apparent on this latest turn. Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian says Montana universities are under no mandate to prioritize their programs on Dickeson’s model, though three smaller campuses—MSU-Billings, MSU-Northern and Great Falls College—already have. Christian calls ranking a “tool” that could be particularly helpful at UM, where faculty have decried lack of input on earlier budget cuts. Clearly, the current path wasn’t the outgoing president’s first choice. Edmond says Engstrom came to endorse the undertaking “in the context” of a long, deliberative process. Under the timeline he announced to campus, programs won’t actually be ranked until sometime after the spring semester. Edmond will be gone by then, as will Engstrom. Beginning in January, interim president Sheila Stearns will oversee the process. She’s no stranger to prioritization. In 2010, the then-commissioner of higher education ordered a copy of Dickeson’s book for each of the regents. When Stearns and the regents began discussing the prospect of conducting the exercise across the state’s university system, Engstrom, then UM’s provost, spoke up. He thought, then, that there was a better way. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
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Royce Engstrom has had one heck of a year. In January, the board of regents gave the embattled University of Montana president a raise, even though plummeting enrollment forced him to enact layoffs throughout the school. In May, the Montana Associated Students named him 2016 Administrator of the Year, citing those very layoffs as the group commended him for “realigning the workforce so that the budget reflected the institution’s current enrollment.” Then, last week, the regents fired him. He was not technically fired, of course. The head of the board of regents, Clayton Christian, announced only that Engstrom had decided to step down. The statement implied that the deposed president came around to Christian’s point of view that he should not be president anymore. “After careful discussion and consideration, University of Montana President Royce Engstrom and I have decided that he will step down as UM’s president effective December 31,” Christian wrote. “I asked President Engstrom to consider this transition at this time based on my belief that a change in leadership direction is the right step for UM going forward.” Engstrom has declined to speak to reporters ever since, presumably because he is busy getting his car washed before he goes to pick up his Administrator of the Year award from the frame shop. If we want to understand what happened, we can only peer at Christian’s statement, the most interesting phrase of which might be “at this time.” Why now? It might be because enrollment at UM’s main campus was down another six percent this fall—the fifth consecutive year of decline, amounting to a total drop of almost 25 percent that began the year after Engstrom took office. It might also have something to do with his weak performance at November’s board of regents meeting. Engstrom assured everyone that UM has a “laser-beam focus” on increasing enrollment, but the details did not live up to the precision of his metaphor. The overall impression was of a president who knew what he needed
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to do, but still wasn’t sure how he planned to do it. None of that matters now, because Engstrom is finished. He leaves UM with a straitened budget and the opportunity to hire its third president in seven years. Fortunately, the same day Christian announced his and Engstrom’s totally mutual decision, a petition surfaced to hire Denise Juneau.
“Students make value judgments when they’re looking for colleges. They’re paying for an education. You can’t sell them less teaching for the same price and expect to attract more of them.” You may remember Juneau from her recent campaign to represent Montana in the U.S. House of Representatives, which she lost to incumbent Ryan Zinke. You may remember Zinke from his role as the older brother in the movie Weird Science. As of press time, the petition has 723 signatures. I was tempted to add my name, but while I like Juneau and this idea, I’m not sure she’s qualified. As Montana’s former superintendent of public instruction, she’s more qualified
than a lot of likely applicants. But she has no experience working for universities, either public or private, and UM needs someone especially skilled just now. It would be extraordinary if Juneau could right that ship the very first time she laid hands on a tiller. But I like the idea of Juneau for president, because she is a teacher, and teaching is what UM is all about. At least it ought to be. Engstrom emphasized administration instead, in a way that may have made the school’s enrollment problems worse. When the university announced its layoffs last year, 98 percent of the planned cuts targeted instruction. Between fiscal years 2011 and 2017, UM’s instructional budget increased by $2.5 million. Over the same period, Montana State increased its instructional budget by $38.5 million. One school has been putting more resources into the product students pay for. The other has scrambled to preserve its administrators while enrollment drops. Juneau is probably not the most qualified candidate for president of UM, but at least she’s a teacher. Engstrom was once a teacher, too, but his policies prioritized the other functions of the university at the expense of its core mission. If we want to save UM, we need to save it as a school, not as an administration. During the last six years of declining enrollment, UM excelled by other metrics: capital improvements, research, athletics. But students make value judgments when they’re looking for colleges, and those are not the areas they value most. They’re paying for an education. You can’t sell them less teaching for the same price and expect to attract more of them. Next year, UM has a chance to offer students a better deal. I hope it will take this opportunity to hire a president who prioritizes what students and the community value most. We tried it the other way, and it didn’t work. Maybe it’s time to run our university like a school. Dan Brooks writes about people, politics, culture, and the weirdness of science at combatblog.net.
[opinion]
Controlling the story Reconsidering the role of journalists in Trump’s America by Ben Goldfarb
Most people who pass through Raton, New Mexico, on I-25 are bound for elsewhere. Ever since Raton’s coal mines went bust there hasn’t been much to draw tourists or new residents. Yet as the Santa Fe New Mexican reported recently, Raton is bouncing back: Local leaders are exploring new business opportunities, funding for infrastructure is rolling in, and entrepreneurs are opening shops. Raton’s future looks brighter today than it has in decades. If you listened to Donald Trump on the stump this year, you might consider Raton’s optimism anomalous. Trump’s election was a victory for many factions, from alienated Rust Belt voters to the insidious alt-right. Most of all, though, it was a triumph for failure. Throughout his campaign, the president-elect portrayed America as a failed state besieged by ISIS abroad and immigrants at home, hollowed out by manufacturing’s collapse and Obamacare’s costs, plagued by crime and political correctness. Fossil-fuel towns, like Raton, were purportedly the bleakest places of all. There was, of course, some truth in Trump’s grim appraisal. America has grown more unequal, and economic recovery has disproportionately benefited society’s wealthiest strata. In other ways, though, things look pretty good. Violent crime has plummeted, the labor market continues to grow, and gas prices remain dirt-cheap. This summer, delegates at the Republican National Convention were almost universally optimistic about their own region’s economy, even as they insisted that the country as a whole was on the brink of collapse. The Atlantic’s James Fallows spent three years visiting rural towns and small cities, and observed the same disconnect. “Almost every place you went, people felt, boy, it’s really a troubled time for America,” Fallows said recently. But from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Ajo, Arizona, folks also felt that “things were moving at least in the right direction” in their own communities. We truly are a nation divided—and the starkest line runs between “here” and “everywhere else.”
The reasons for this division are complex, but the media’s fixation on disaster surely shoulders some blame. It’s no wonder Trump’s dour narrative struck a chord: It’s the same story voters encounter every time they turn on the TV or collect their newspaper. When people in rural areas consume news about cities, they’re bombarded with violence, civil unrest and the condescension of cultural elites. When city-dwellers read about their country counterparts, they’re treated to
“It’s no wonder Trump’s dour narrative struck a chord: It’s the same story voters encounter every time they turn on the TV or collect their newspaper.” meth addiction, guns and rural blight. Each side views the other as the source of social rot. Since April, I’ve been working with the Solutions Journalism Network and the LOR Foundation to demonstrate that reporting on solutions, rather than merely problems, can bridge our deepest social chasms. In partnership with seven newsrooms, including newspapers, magazines, and television and radio stations, our project, called “Small Towns, Big Change,” produced more than 50 stories about prospective fixes to seemingly intractable challenges. How can towns protect themselves against wildfires while safeguarding their water
supplies? Can group therapy sessions help combat opioid abuse? Is it possible for community-run libraries to help fill the void left by underfunded schools? And how do natural resource economies, like Raton’s, escape the boom-bust cycle? There is a perception that positive news is inherently fluff. Yet solutions-style reporting can be as investigative as antagonistic journalism. One project story focused on Española, a New Mexico community ravaged by substance abuse, where an array of interventions haven’t overcome the poverty and unemployment that underpin addiction. Solutions reporting doesn’t gloss over inequity; neither does it surrender to it. Our victories have been modest but real: A story about an education initiative for migrant students inspired a university professor to recruit the program’s graduates. A package of articles about jobs and the economy led Taos residents to host a community forum about countering the town’s brain drain. Those stories mattered. Donald Trump’s presidency will pose unprecedented dilemmas for journalists. Reporters will be tasked with exposing the lies and depredations of a man who has shown a historic disregard for the truth and disdain for the press, and whose business entanglements suggest the potential for massive corruption. Journalism will be more important than ever. But covering Trump, and closing the rifts he’s exposed and helped widen, will also require telling new stories—stories that refute the claims that America’s institutions, policies and communities are shattered. We have problems, yes, and big ones. Yet we have as much reason to hope as to despair. Trump campaigned not only on the country’s brokenness, but also on the promise that he alone could fix it. By reporting on solutions, we can demonstrate that America is already under repair—a form of resistance in its own right. Ben Goldfarb is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He is a correspondent for the magazine.
missoulanews.com • December 8–December 15, 2016 [11]
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EVEN BAKING SODA IS DANGEROUS – Almost all law enforcement agencies in America use the Scott Reagent field test when they discover powder that looks like cocaine, but several agencies that have actually conducted tests for “false positives” say they happen up to half the time. In October, the latest victims (husband-and-wife truck drivers with spotless records and Pentagon clearances) were finally released after 75 days in jail awaiting trial—for baking soda that tested “positive” three times by Arkansas troopers (but, eventually, “negative” by a state crime lab). Why do police love the test? It costs $2. The truck drivers had to struggle to get their truck back and are still fighting to be re-cleared to drive military explosives. UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT – Activists told Vice Media in November that 100,000 people worldwide identify as “ecosexuals,” ranging from those who campaign for “sustainable”-ingredient sex toys to those who claim to have intercourse with trees (but sanding the bark for comfort might provoke concern about being “abusive”). A University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor studies the phenomenon and knows, for example, of humans who “marry” the Earth or prefer sex while rolling in potting soil or under a waterfall. On one “arborphilia” support blog, a female poster regretted her choice to have “convenient” sex with the sycamore outside her bedroom window instead of the sturdy redwood she actually covets. (Yes, some “mainstream” environmentalists somehow are not completely supportive.) THE CONTINUING CRISIS – If You See Something, Say Something: Ricky Berry and his roommate walked into a CVS store in Richmond, Virginia, in November to ask if it carried sliced cheese but were told no. Minutes later, all the employees walked to the back of the store, hid in a locked room and called the police. Berry and pal, and a third customer (with a toothache and desperately needing Orajel), were bewildered by the empty store until a Richmond police officer arrived. After observing that the three customers appeared non-threatening, he mused along with Berry that “this is how weird, apocalyptic movies start.” WRIC-TV reported later that the employee who panicked and called police will “possibly” need retraining. Groundbreaking Legal Work: In October, a court in Australia’s Victoria state began considering an appeal on whether three deaf people might be too intellectually challenged to have planned a murder. The prosecutor offered surveillance video of the three in a lobby planning the murder’s details via sign language as they waited for an elevator to take them up to the eventual crime scene. Pigs are such complex animals that scientists are studying how to tell the “optimists” from the “pessimists.” British researchers writing in a recent Biology Letters described how “proactive” porkers differed from “reactive” ones, and, as with humans, how their particular mood at that time distinguished them as “glass half full” rather than “glass half empty.” (Unaddressed, of course, was specifically whether some pigs were actually “optimistic” that the chute at the slaughterhouse might lead to a pleasant outcome.) QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS – The Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, got the message in November and shut down its “world’s tallest waterslide” (17 stories; riders reaching speeds of 60 miles per hour) after the neck-injury death of a 10-year-old rider in August. But comparably altitude-obsessed architects in Tokyo said in November that they were moving ahead with proposals for “Next Tokyo 2045” to include a one-mile-high residential complex (twice as tall as the currently highest skyscraper). A spokesperson for principal architects Kohn Pedersen Fox said he realizes that coastal Tokyo, currently in earthquake, typhoon and tsunami zones, would present a climate-change challenge (and especially since the building would be on land once reclaimed from Tokyo Bay). IRONIES – San Diego police officer Christine Garcia, who identifies as transgender, was turned away in November as she attempted to enter the Transgender Day of Remembrance at the city’s LGBT Community Center—because organizers thought the sight of a police uniform might upset some people. (Garcia herself was one of the event’s organizers.) Chick Magnet: Gary Zerola was arraigned in Boston in November on two counts of rape. He is a defense lawyer, former prosecutor, one-time “Most Eligible Bachelor” winner and was a finalist in the first season of ABC-TV’s “The Bachelor.” He was also accused of two counts of rape in 2006 (but acquitted at trial) and another in 2007 (but the charge was dropped). PERSPECTIVE – It was only a quarter-million-dollar grant by the National Institutes of Health, but what it bought, according to budget scrutiny by The Washington Free Beacon in November, was the development of a multiplayer computer game (inevitably competing for attention in an overstuffed commercial market) hoping to teach good reproductive health habits. “Caduceus Quest” employs role-playing as “doctors, policymakers, researchers, youth advocates” and others to “solve medical mysteries and epidemiologic crises.” The target, according to the University of Chicago grant proposal, is African-American and Latino teenagers around Chicago. Thanks this week to Norah Satre and Gaal Crowl, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
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weep!” The word echoes repeatedly through airspace between ice and corrugated metal, followed occasionally by the harsh crack of polished granite stones colliding. Most of Missoula is busy sleeping off a tryptophan hangover the morning after Thanksgiving, but here at the half-enclosed Glacier Ice Rink, a few diehards are trying to milk every minute of ice time they can. Their play creates an odd little symphony, with the low, almost musical rumble of gliding granite serving as bassline. This is a sound and a scene that Dave Strobel, a founding member of the Missoula Curling Club, spent decades pining for. Leaning against his broom, the former dean of the University of Montana’s graduate school reminisces about a childhood spent throwing stones alongside insanely talented farmers at small-town tournaments, or bonspiels, all across his home
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state of Wisconsin. Growing up in Madison, he says, his whole family—father, mother, sister, older brother—curled. It was the only sport he played competitively in high school. When he landed in Missoula in 1972, those days came grinding to a halt. “I waited for 40 years for a group of people to make this happen,” he says, while stones crash in the background. “Here we are.” Until seven years ago, curling was virtually nonexistent in Montana. That fact puzzled Strobel, given that the sport had at least small followings in every other state bordering Canada. Then, in 2009, a group of Whitefish residents founded a curling club, the first crack in the dam. Missoula followed with its own club the next year. After that came clubs in Bozeman, Billings, Butte and Havre. There’s currently an effort afoot to establish a club in Glasgow. Today the Missoula Curling Club boasts 156 members, a 20 percent in-
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crease over last year, and is double the size of the Boise club, the next biggest in the region. The annual weekend-long Big Sky Bonspiel has attracted more than 50 teams in recent years from as far away as Denver, Phoenix and Strathmore, Canada. Club president Barry Bollenbacher hopes to see membership increase by as much as 30 people this spring with the introduction of a new curling course for students at the University of Montana. Curling is a goofy sport, and the Missoulians who play it will be the first to admit as much. At first blush it might look like a wintertime answer to shuffleboard. Both strategically and scientifically, it’s so much more. Some liken it to chess, with players deliberately positioning stones around the target, called the house, to shield their own points or impede the opposing team’s gains. The stones themselves glide on beads of melted ice produced by the friction of sweepers’ brooms. In Strobel’s words,
it’s basically “hydroplaning.” It takes a while to get the hang of delivering a stone, a process that requires players to propel themselves sprinter-style out of blocks, slide forward in a crouched position, and give the stone just the right amount of curl to set it on its path. One well-executed throw is usually all it takes for a newbie to get hooked. “The very first day they’ve tried it, they’re already bitten,” Strobel says. But six years of rampant growth has put local curlers in a tough spot. With only two rinks in town to divide among a multitude of interests—figure skating, public skating and various hockey leagues—time on the ice has become a precious commodity. Bollenbacher says Glacier Ice Rink has been extremely accommodating to curling, going so far as to host regular Friday “Learn to Curl” events to help introduce more people to the sport. But for curling to realize its full potential in Missoula, it’ll need more time, more space
and more infrastructure than it currently has. And the solution may lie in the longawaited redevelopment of the Missoula County Fairgrounds.
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sk pretty much any Missoula curler what precipitated the sport’s debut in Montana and the answer is inevitably the same: the Olympics. Curling rejoined the winter Olympics’ menu in 1998 after an absence of nearly 80 years, and by the 2010 games it was generating considerable social media activity nationwide. Lee
fessor in the School of Journalism, is cluttered with commemorative ceramic trophy mugs from the bonspiels where he’s competed. He considers one of those tournaments—the annual Sawtooth Outdoor Bonspiel in Stanley, Idaho—a “sacred trek.” “Some people fly fish. Some people are crazy skiers,” Banville says. “Curling became that for me.” The bulk of Banville’s evolution as a curler—like that of every Missoula curler— has been confined to the same weekly three-hour window. The only slot on the
over each year, and club surveys indicate scheduling is the top reason players bail. There’s a sliver of promise tucked into a conceptual fairground design approved by the Missoula Board of County Commissioners in late October. Over the past decade, three different architecture firms have produced three different proposals for reconfiguring the fairgrounds. The most recent is the first to include a sheet of dedicated curling ice in an expanded Glacier Ice Rink facility. Discussions about the details of the redevelopment are ongoing, and the club
Missoula Curling Club members Shelagh Fox, Russell Fox and Harmon Steel sweep a path for a stone during a recent Saturday night match at Glacier Ice Rink.
Banville, media coordinator for the Missoula Curling Club, refers to that year as a “lucky moment” when the sport’s burgeoning popularity slammed headlong into the efforts of a few curling-starved locals and the willingness of Glacier Ice Rink to give them a chance. “Most of the people who curl in Missoula saw it on the Olympics and were oddly fascinated by it and wanted to try it,” Banville says. “There are a number of people who did it as kids or grew up in Canada and did it when they were younger. But most of the club are people who never thought they would curl but started watching it fanatically on television.” Banville counts himself among that majority, having never curled before his first outing with the Missoula club. Now it’s his thing, so much so that he says his wife gets him a curling-themed gift every Christmas. The windowsill behind his desk at UM, where he’s an associate pro-
schedule allotted for the club is from 9 p.m. to midnight every Saturday. The window is so tight that there’s no time for practice outside of actual league games. “Right now, we pay for our ice, so we’re always like, ‘We paid for this ice, we’re going to use it into the ground. We’re going to ride every minute that we’ve paid for because that’s our window.’ That makes it harder to be more social,” Banville says. “There’s a tradition in curling called broomstacking where halfway through the game you all put your brooms in the house—in the target—and you walk off the ice and you have a beer. We literally cannot do that because we’ve got a schedule we’ve got to nail.” Banville considers it a testament to local interest in the sport that so many people are willing to give up prime weekend hours to participate, but even so, according to Bollenbacher, nearly 40 percent of the club’s membership turns
spiel, Banville estimates that the curling club already generates up to $25,000 a year for Glacier Ice Rink. With expanded potential for youth curling, practice time and league play, he believes curling-specific infrastructure would give the rink an even more lucrative revenue stream with minimal overhead. Laura Henning, executive director at Glacier Ice Rink, recognizes how difficult the curling club has had it over the past few years, and acknowledges that the late-night schedule is doubtlessly “tying their hands.” Still, the rink tries to help
Since taking up curling several years ago, Lee Banville says, it’s become the only topic even noncurlers want to talk to him about. “There’s a fascination with this thing that’s not normal.”
remains cognizant of just how tentative its place on the map is. “It’s in the prospective plan, which is a long way from the [final] plan and an even longer way from actually being built,” Banville says. “For us, we see it as a huge win to be included at that point.” Banville argues that dedicated curling ice would be a boon not just for the 150plus current curling club members, but also for the broader ice-sports community. It would also save money. Unlike a standard skating rink, curling ice doesn’t require much in the way of maintenance, and what little is needed—occasional upkeep with an ice-making machine not much bigger than a snowblower—could easily be handled by the club. Curlers wouldn’t be vying for ice time on the other three proposed rinks, freeing up more of the schedule for hockey leagues and figure skating. Between winter league, spring league and the Big Sky Bon-
in any way it can, she says. The learn-tocurl events it hosts each Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. are intended to give the program a few extra hours of ice time without the club having to drop more money. That said, Henning is fully aware of how much of a stake curling has in the continued discussion about the facility’s future. “I know it’s not an ideal situation for them to grow their program by any means,” she adds, “but it’s just the reality of what we have until we can come up with something new.” Banville and Henning agree on another key point—that the pitch for an expanded Glacier Ice Rink needs to be made not just by curlers, but also by a united ice sports community. According to Henning, youth hockey membership is now hovering at around 350. Adult hockey is capped at roughly 900 players this winter, and teams are regularly having to play well
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past 11:30 p.m. Throw in figure skating and public skating, Henning says, and it becomes increasingly clear that Missoula needs more than two sheets of ice. “We’ve got such an amazing community of people who, for whatever reason, have put up with these times for a number of years,” she continues. “But I think people are maybe starting to get a little tired of it. We need to act before the participation starts to drop.” Realistically, Henning doesn’t see that happening for at least another three to five years.
began a downward spiral after buying its fourth set of stones. Teams dropped out. Board members left. Ice-time fees began to climb. The management of the Stumptown Ice Den passed from the city into private hands in fall 2015, and Minnich says the club wound up paying $175 an hour during its final season. With only five teams still willing to play and just $1,200 in the club’s bank account to cover insurance and fees, Minnich mothballed the league last December. “Seems like our club did a lot of things really well,” he says. “It just got to the point where we got too low on our
Six years of rampant growth has put local curlers in a tough spot. With only two rinks in town to divide among a multitude of interests, time on the ice has become a precious commodity.
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Stones, brooms, an utterly confusing scoring method—as strange as curling appears at first glance, the sport has amassed a loyal following in cities across Montana. Curling’s continued growth in Missoula may depend on redevelopment at the fairgrounds.
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hen the Whitefish Curling Club first took to the ice in the fall of 2009, there were no curling markings at the city’s Stumptown Ice Den. Everything the curlers needed—hog line, tee line, button—they drew on the ice before each game with a jumbo Sharpie. They borrowed stones on a six-month loan from the North Dakota Curling Association and the rest of their gear was purchased by an optimistic Whitefish Parks and Recreation department. The club’s founding president, a then-recent Colorado transplant named John Hoepfer, had picked up the sport at a learn-to-curl event in Aspen just three year earlier. He had big hopes for the sport in Montana—statewide leagues, youth curling, ample practice time—as he told the Indy that October. Things snowballed quickly indeed. The club started with eight teams, and within a year there were 12. By spring 2010 the club had raised enough money to purchase two sets of curling stones, which can cost as much as $8,000 a set. At its height, current club president Jack Minnich estimates, membership in Whitefish was close to 80, and players were filtering down from Canada to compete in the club’s popular Oktoberfest Bonspiel. “No one else was doing it in the area, so it still had that new vibe,” Minnich says. “That was probably the big part.” The flurry of activity in Whitefish helped make the case for curling interest Montana-wide. But Minnich says the club
core group of people, or our base got too small, and we couldn’t keep it running.” In Minnich’s view, scheduling was the “death knell” in Whitefish. After enough people got tired of the late-night slot that curling was relegated to, league play grew stale, with the few remaining teams playing each other three or maybe four times a season. The divide between seriously competitive players and those who just wanted to have fun became more pronounced as membership declined. It’s not that the interest isn’t out there, Minnich says. The club’s learn-to-curl events were always well attended, even if that didn’t necessarily translate into new teams. All it would take is someone with the ambition and drive to carry the club forward, Minnich thinks. With two small kids at home, Minnich just couldn’t go it alone any longer. “We’re just waiting for someone to have the energy to revive it,” he says. “I don’t mind helping some, but I can’t run the club.” The situation in Whitefish serves as a cautionary tale for Montana’s curling scene at large, and speaks to many of the fears voiced by the Missoula Curling Club. Banville worries that if scheduling continues to be a deterrent to long-term membership, the club will eventually run out of newcomers to replace departing players. As evidenced in Whitefish, dwindling rosters can lead to more significant issues of club culture and financial stability. Though curling currently competes with a host of other ice sports in town, Strobel
Due to constraints at Glacier Ice Rink, Missoula curlers currently have just one chance each week to play: from 9 p.m. to midnight on Saturdays. Club members cite scheduling as the primary reason teams leave the league— a problem they argue could be fixed with the addition of dedicated curling ice.
argues that it shouldn’t be that way. “These are all wonderful winter sports and everyone should have an opportunity to choose.” A curling decline in Missoula would have broad consequences. With the club currently renting out stones to start-ups in other cities and hosting regional tournaments, its sustainability is critical to the growth of curling throughout the Northern Rockies. Banville can almost guarantee that the establishment of dedicated curling ice—at the fairgrounds or elsewhere in town—would bring national events to Missoula. The rest of the infrastructure is here. The presence of two Hellgate High School teams in the league, one of which is now sponsored by The Resort at Paws Up, hints at potential avenues for growth. All the club needs is community support. Well, support and ice. “That’s our compelling argument,” Banville says. “You give us this, or you help us build this, we can do a lot with it. And we’re not just saying that the 12 of us on the board are going to go play a lot more. This could have all sorts of reach. We’re just poised to do it in this sport that’s actually one of the fastest-growing sports in the region, and all we need is frozen water.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com
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Peeping time Leslie Millar and Queen Elizabeth I turn back the clock by Erika Fredrickson
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n the late 1980s, artist Leslie Van Stavern Millar began to entertain the idea of time travel. Not the H.G. Wells kind of time travel, which requires a machine, but something a little closer to what cognitive scientists call “mental time travel”—the process of conjuring a memory and reliving an experience through recollected detail and emotion. Sitting in her studio near the Jocko River, Millar closed her eyes and imagined her British ancestors—maybe a great-greatgreat-grandparent—standing in a field in
The combination of time travel and Queen Elizabeth became the focus of a 1995 series of paintings called Peepshow Stories in which Millar imagined the queen using a time machine to travel to Montana and appear at significant historical events. With help from her father, Robert, and her husband, Max Gilliam, Millar built five free-standing plywood boxes to house the gouache paintings. In the first of the series, Queen Elizabeth can be seen stepping into a time machine. Subsequent images show her witnessing William Clark’s journey through Lolo with
into visual art, which I think is much better suited to my personality.” Over the years she’s built a reputation around the confluence of science and art, cultivating a character she calls “Science Woman,” who marches in local parades and delivers lectures about scientific discoveries and the arts. Millar’s love affair with gouache paints and techniques began in 1957 when her father, a chemical engineer, moved the family from Baltimore to Iran for a job. Her mother bought Persian miniature paintings
away and mostly forgot about Queen Elizabeth for the next 20 years. She worked as an artist, bought the Brunswick Building in downtown Missoula, and opened studios there for fellow artists to work. She continued collecting stories about Montana history, but found herself drawn less to big public moments and more to obscure stories from the past—small celebrations, forgotten spaces and acts of art. “Once you get past all the patriarchal dates and wars and killing people and power struggles, you get to the stories of
ing, ‘OK, you guys, pay attention. This is important.’ There’s no analysis. A lot of these are incidents that could go away and no one would even know about them— except someone who was there.” Montana Peepshow Stories, now on display at the Missoula Art Museum, brings together all 10 peepshow boxes from 1995 to 2013. To accompany the show, Millar created an art book that details the history of the project and includes a do-it-yourself peepshow kit and postcards with images from the show. The book and exhibit cap-
“Queen Elizabeth I Attends the Annual Pow Wow Celebration,” left, and “Queen Elizabeth I Employs Dr. Dee’s Time Machine in the Presence of Sir Walter Raleigh” are part of Leslie Millar’s exhibit at MAM.
1559 as Queen Elizabeth I’s procession went by. “I was thinking about what it would be like if you could actually experience an event through your chromosomes that span back all these generations,” she says. Millar already had a deep obsession with Queen Elizabeth, admiring her as an early feminist icon in a world ruled by men. “She survived to become an adult and the queen, and managed to not get married off,” Millar says. “She wasn’t just sitting back cowering behind a screen and drinking a cup of tea. She did some things that weren’t good during her reign, but she also did some kickass things.”
Sacajawea and the 1923 boxing match in Shelby between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons. The boxes allowed the viewer to peer through a hole, flip a light switch and admire the paintings. Millar took the peepshow boxes on the road with “The Caravan Project,” for which 14 artists traveled with their work through communities statewide during the summer of 1995. Millar comes from a family of artists and scientists. In junior high school she became interested in zero population growth, genetics and biology. “I would have been a geneticist if I’d ended up at a school that was really moving in that direction,” she says. “But I went
to hang on the walls and Millar was mesmerized by the delicate designs rendered in opaque watercolor. When the family moved to Libya 12 years later, Millar started having dreams about metal tubes of paint lined up in colorful rows inside an art supply shop. “The colors call to me and I want to … consume them,” she wrote in an essay about the experience. During a visit to London’s art museums she finally purchased a set of gouache paints and an instruction manual and brought them home to Montana, where she settled into her Jocko River cabin and began to paint. After the Caravan Project, Millar stored her Peepshow Stories paintings
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what the artists of the time were doing and what the women were doing and how people actually lived.” In 2013, Millar decided to pull the peepshow boxes out of storage and re-engage the project with these quirkier stories in mind. She created five new boxes, including one in which Queen Elizabeth time travels to 1940s-era Missoula for a pet and doll parade, and another of the queen sitting in the Wilma’s Chapel of the Dove—a nowdefunct basement theater featuring a shrine to a pigeon—watching Gone with the Wind. “These stories are ephemeral and so subtle,” Millar says. “And the people involved don’t have an outside observer say-
ture Millar’s humor and politics—they’re playful and entertaining even as they invite viewers to contemplate the lessons of history and the meaning inherent in bearing witness to unheralded events and unmarked moments in time. “So, maybe I don’t have a time machine,” Millar says. “But I have a brain. And I think it’s important to get a good sense of what the past was like so that we understand what’s going on now.” Leslie Millar’s Montana Peepshow Stories continues at MAM through January 21. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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Golden oldies Fiddler Geoffrey Taylor speaks through his strings by Erika Fredrickson
photo by Amy Donovan
Geoffrey Taylor plays baroque, gypsy jazz and Appalachian folk on his fiddle.
Inside the Stensrud Building on a snowy night, Geoffrey Paul Taylor plays his fiddle, letting the sound of each stroke reverberate through the high-ceilinged space with startling clarity. The room’s glossy wood floor and deep-orange walls evoke rustic elegance—something close to what might have been the brick structure’s original interior when it was built in 1890 to house the premier drug store on Missoula’s Northside. In a wool vest and feathered hat, Taylor fits right into the atmosphere. In conversation he’s a quiet sort with a bashful demeanor, but when he plays his violin he’s bold. He strolls around the creaky floor whipping his bow across the strings and belting out, “Off in the woods where I distill/drinks corn liquor from the fish’s gill/And all day long he hunts for gold/with a malamute and a four year old.” Taylor is a fiddler-about-town who often appears at breweries or at the Missoula Winter Market, playing solo or with one of a handful of bands. Over a year ago he started a Wednesday-evening jam circle at Imagine Nation Brewery. Almost everything Taylor plays is old-time music—baroque, gypsy jazz, Appalachian folk—but there are exceptions. Last year he performed with Bare Bait Dance Company, playing a classical piece live to the soundtrack of an electrohouse song he had pre-recorded, while Bare Bait’s Jes Mullette danced. “It was like having a conversation with myself and with Jes,” he says. On Thu., Dec. 8, Taylor hosts a potluck and public concert at the Stensrud, where he’ll showcase three of his current projects. “I’m trying to get the ball rolling with doing regular events here at the Stensrud,” he says. Besides a solo set, the show features Huckleberry Mash, a twopiece band featuring Tanner Bray on the clawhammer banjo, and Night Blooming Jasmine, featuring John
Rosett of Cash for Junkers and Jeff Turman of Caroline Keys and the LaneSplitters. Taylor grew up in Billings and spent 10 years of his childhood in Texas, during which time he took piano and voice lessons from his mom. (Taylor met Turman in the student orchestra while attending high school in Tyler, Texas, and they both just happened to end up in Missoula years later.) He picked up the violin when he was 8 years old and eventually played with the symphonies in Billings and Helena. He also studied violin performance at the University of Northern Colorado. “After a couple of years I started playing bluegrass,” he says. “But I’d always been into improvising. I’ve been playing with bands since I was 16.” He moved from Billings to Missoula three years ago with his bluegrass band, Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails, which frequented prominent Montana concert halls for four years before recently going on hiatus. Taylor’s bluegrass and old-time music has a ready audience in Missoula, but he’s pushing stylistic boundaries with plans to host chamber music concerts, as well. He’s been working on Georg Philipp Telemann’s “12 Fantasias for Solo Violin,” and on Jan. 19, he’ll play an experimental show featuring three violins and two violas—each in a different tuning. His plan to offer more concerts at the Stensrud is a community-minded effort to gather the neighborhood and raise money for good projects. But it’s also a chance for Taylor to share some of his favorite oldies and old-time style originals—in a space that makes them sound like gold. Geoffrey Paul Taylor hosts a potluck at the Stensrud Thu., Dec. 8, from 7 to 10 PM, with art by Lindsey Tucker and music by Taylor, Huckleberry Mash and Night Blooming Jasmine. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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[comedy]
Bootstrap heroes The downmarket superpowers of M Squad by Charley Macorn
M Squad features, from left, Jordan Demander, Kyle McAfee and Ian St. Onge.
A masked man in blue coveralls flies through the sky and drops a cellphone into a volcano, laughing at the man he stole it from. A shirtless man slings laser bolts from his hands in order to cheat at arm wrestling. A psychic harnesses his mental powers to open a jar of mayonnaise just so he can dig his fingers in and have a snack. These characters make up the cast of M Squad, an original new liveaction web series created by local filmmakers/actors Jordan Demander, Austin Valley, Kyle McAfee and Ian St. Onge. Clearly, these aren’t your typical savethe-world superheroes. “I wouldn’t call them that,” Demander says. “They’d probably call themselves that, but I wouldn’t.” M Squad—short for “Murder Squad”—originated during Missoula Community Access Television’s 2015 “Do It In 72” film contest. The annual competition requires participating teams to write, shoot and edit a short film in only three days. Demander, along with his partners, settled on a superhero film due to the easy availability of props. “I had an old wheelchair and Kyle had this mask, so we figured, ‘Let’s make something kinda like the X-Men,’” Demander says. The result is an amalgam of mid-’90s comic books and late-night television. Demander says reaction to the first M Squad screening was mixed. That episode featured the crew battling Captain Miserable and his universe-ripping space bass. The bulk of the competition audience was composed of hypercritical filmmakers, and few of them laughed. Even so, M Squad ended up winning the $500 first prize. The filmmakers took their prize money and raised an additional $600 by screening a collection of their previous short films at the Roxy. They invested the cash into making the dozen episodes that constitute M Squad’s first season. M Squad’s episodic adventures include battles with pirates, cyborg environmental lawyers and local police, who have some pressing questions about two dozen or so unsolved murders. (Note: M Squad is in no way related to the moralistic 1957 television
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drama series of the same name about a special unit of the Chicago police department.) The filmmakers create each episode in a garage studio on Missoula’s Northside, completely on green screen, the purchase of which was their fundraising’s primary target. It’s allowed them to place their characters on sailing ships and in outer space without the use of elaborate sets. “It’s really a cost-saver,” Valley says. “This way we don’t have to worry about shooting on location or ambient sound. There isn’t an indie film shot in Missoula that you can’t hear train sounds in the background.” St. Onge, McAfee and Demander play the M Squad characters, and Valley stars as various goons who usually end up getting murdered. With a shoestring budget, all four filmmakers wear multiple hats on set. “Ian runs sound, Austin does the bulk of the technical work and Jordan is our practical specialeffects wizard,” McAfee says. Jokes and story ideas often develop through improvisation. “When I wrote my episodes I just tried to be funny and leave room for stuff to happen on set,” McAfee says. A rotating stable of local performers rounds out the remaining cast of side characters and extras. “Missoula has this great community of talented people,” St. Onge says. “It does take more time to film an episode with more people. You’re on set, but you have to stop for smoke breaks and bullshitting. It’s a lot of fun, but it does lead to late nights.” And while it can’t compete with Hollywood’s barrage of superhero films, M Squad makes up for its CGI shortcomings with DIY charm and camaraderie. With four episodes released online and another eight in production, reaction to M Squad continues to be mixed. “Some people find it very funny,” Valley says. “Some people really don’t like it. But that’s fine. We’re not for everyone. We’re really a beer and bowls show.” arts@missoulanews.com
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December 1-18, 2016
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In director Jeff Nichols’ latest feature, Loving, it’s 1958 in the Virginia countryside and Mildred and Richard are an interracial couple in love. Mildred is a few months pregnant, so why not drive to Washington D.C. and get married in a more sympathetic jurisdiction? A few scenes later, the police barge into their home, yank the couple out of bed and drag them to separate jail cells for the crime of miscegenation. Ruth Negga stars as Mildred and Joel Edgerton stars as her strong and simple husband, Richard. Mildred and Richard were real people, and Loving was their real last name. Later in the film they’ll end up in the real-life 1967 Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia. (Not since the documentary Weiner has a last name done so much work). Richard posts bail relatively quickly, but he’s not allowed to bail Mildred out until morning, and the authorities will only release her to her family. What happened to the Lovings is upsetting and wrong, and who among us, in the relative safety of 2016, would argue that it isn’t? Only the most dogged of racists, and unfortunately they’re out there. Perhaps we’ll hear again from the fellow who got in touch a few reviews back, the one who thinks the Holocaust never happened. Nichols has directed a string of accomplished pictures, including Midnight Special from earlier this year and 2012’s Mud. His style shines with quiet confidence, and so it does here. Loving looks terrific from the start, with expansive landscapes from a simpler time. Hearty, hard-working people of all races inhabit this world with furrowed brows and stolid purpose. It’s Americana fit for a postcard, but with troubling racist undertones. For me, Nichols was at his best in the 2011 film Take Shelter, starring Michael Shannon as a man undone by his premonition (or delusion) about a big storm on the
horizon. That film was rated R, and Loving is rated PG13. I have a bias against just about any grown-up film that sophisticatedly sidesteps the R rating. I can’t help but be aware that under the safe umbrella of the PG-13 rating, nothing truly bad can happen. The Lovings go before a judge to answer for their dastardly crimes and are forced to cut a deal: They can avoid prison time if they leave Virginia for 25 years. The movie’s white people are smug and think they’re being generous, but of course it’s a cruel arrangement. The Lovings oblige and proceed to have three children in D.C., but it’s not what they wanted. Mildred in particular feels homesick for her family and the country life they’ve left behind in Virginia. Before long, the 1960s arrive. Their case gains the attention of the ACLU, and the story begins to slowly put on its “biopic of a historic court case” clothing. I understand Nichols’ instinct to depict the Lovings as the uncomplicated people they apparently were, but quite frankly it makes for a muted and boring filmgoing experience. This isn’t gripping cinema. It’s a big-budget Lifetime movie with above-average actors. (Compare Loving to Todd Haynes’ Far from Heaven, which treats a similar subject, and you’ll see what I mean). More than that, the lessons here strike me as entirely too safe for the current political climate. I fear that the same people whose hearts are warmed by the Lovings’ romance will use that feeling to justify their belief that—see?—we’re all the same, and “all lives matter.” Of course all lives matter. That’s so obvious that it’s patronizing to repeat it. The point is that black lives matter, too. Forgive me if you didn’t need that lecture. It’s just that this film—it has me worried. Loving opens at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 9. arts@missoulanews.com
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[film] MOONLIGHT Set against the backdrop of the War on Drugs, a young man comes to terms with himself, his community and his sexuality. Rated R. Stars Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Janelle Monáe. Playing at the Roxy.
OPENING THIS WEEK LOVING Based on the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving. This couple fell in love and were married, which is great. Except it’s 1958 and interracial marriage is still illegal in their home state of Virginia. Rated PG-13. Stars Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton. Playing at the Roxy.
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION Clark Griswold just wants this Christmas to be perfect. After his trips to Wally World and Europe, you can probably guess how it’s going to turn out. Rated PG-13. Stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo and Randy Quaid. Playing Thu., Dec 15 at 7 PM.
OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY If this company can’t woo a potential client, they’re going to be shut down. Guess they better invite him to one hell of a yuletide rager. Rated R. Stars Jennifer Aniston, T.J. Miller and Jason Bateman. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.
NOW PLAYING ALLIED Dating a coworker is always complicated, especially when your job is to sabotage Nazi interests. Rated R. Stars Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard and Lizzy Kaplan. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. ANNIE The sun will come out tomorrow, so spend your night with everyone’s favorite non-Batman orphan in a sing-a-long version of the 1982 classic. Rated PG. Stars Albert Finney, Carol Burnett and Aileen Quinn. Playing Sun., Dec 11 at 2:30 PM at the Roxy. ARRIVAL Alien spacecraft appear all over the world, and a crack team of linguists, mathematicians and soldiers race against the clock to prevent another Independence Day. Rated PG-13. Stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. BAD SANTA 2 This Santa’s been on the naughty list since the third Lord of the Rings movie came out. Can he keep his life together? Does he want to? Rated R. Stars Billy Bob Thornton, Christina Hendricks and Tony Cox. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex. BELIEVE Even with the local economy tanking, one business owner is going to do whatever it takes to
This year I got Dances With Wolves on Blu-Ray at a white elephant exchange. Kinda wish I was at this office party instead. Office Christmas Party opens at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
make sure the local Christmas pageant still goes off without a hitch. Rated PG. Stars Ryan O’Quinn, Shawnee Smith and Danielle Nicolet. Playing at the Carmike 12. CERTAIN WOMEN Rich with Montana connection, Certain Women is based on the short stories of Helena’s Maile Meloy and stars Missoula’s heavily lauded Lily Gladstone. Rated R. Also stars Michelle Williams and Laura Dern. Playing at the Roxy Theater. DOCTOR STRANGE By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth! The director of Hellraiser 5 brings Marvel Comics’ Sorcerer Supreme to the big screen. Rated PG-13. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tilda Swinton. Playing at the Pharaohplex and the Carmike 12. THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN This highly praised coming-of-age story features a high school junior whose life turns even more awkward when her older brother starts dating her best friend. Rated R. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson and Woody Harrelson. Playing at the Carmike 12. FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Newt Scamander explores New York’s secret community of witches and wizards 70 years before Harry Potter reads about the adventures in
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a Hogwarts textbook. Rated PG-13. Stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Jon Voight. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex. HACKSAW RIDGE Being a pacifist in the army or saving the lives of 75 men. Which do you think was harder for U.S. Army medic Desmond T. Doss? Rated R. Stars Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn and Luke Bracey. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. INCARNATE To remove a demon from an 11 year old, this exorcist travels into his subconscious. Too bad something from his past is waiting there for him. Rated PG-13. Stars Aaron Eckhart, David Mazouz and Emjay Anthony. Playing at the Carmike 12. A MAN CALLED OVE (EN MAN SOM HETER OVE) Why can’t the new neighbors just leave this grumpy widower alone while he’s trying to kill himself? Rated PG-13. Stars Rolf Lassgård, Zozan Akgün and Bahar Pars. Playing through Dec. 8 at the Roxy. MOANA An adventurous teenager sails out on a daring mission to save her people with a little help from a demi-god. Rated PG. Walt Disney’s computer-animated musical stars the voices of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Alan Tudyk. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.
SCROOGED A high-powered TV exec is visited by three spirits the same night his station is airing a live version of A Christmas Carol. What are the odds? Rated PG-13. Stars Bill Murray, Karen Allen and Carol Kane. Playing Thu., Dec. 8 at the Roxy. SEASONS (LES SAISONS) I deal with the changing seasons by wearing warmer socks and drinking eggnog. The animal kingdom, however, has their own ways of dealing with the cold. Thankfully someone documented them. Rated PG. Playing at the Roxy. THE DARJEELING LIMITED Three brothers take a train trip across India together after the death of their father. It’s a Wes Anderson film, so it’s not as dour as all that sounds. Rated R. Starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman. Screening Sat., Dec 10 at the Roxy. TROLLS Those ugly dolls with the colorful hair your brother melted in the microwave are back! Rated PG. Stars the voices of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick and Ron Funches. Playing at the Carmike 12. Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 5417469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cauliflower Gratin by Gabi Moskowitz My brown-butter pumpkin mac and cheese is probably my most-searched recipe. I invented it a whopping five years ago when I was looking for a way to lighten up some mac and cheese dishes (read: eat mac and cheese more often), and so I added some canned pureed pumpkin to a cheese sauce. The resulting mac was creamy and cheesy, but the addition of pumpkin meant I needed significantly less cheese to make enough sauce to coat my pasta. It also added some much-appreciated fiber, along with pumpkin’s rich, nutty flavor, which gorgeously complemented the cheese. Recently I read a recipe for a lightened-up mac and cheese where half of the pasta had been replaced by cauliflower. I was intrigued. I’m not eating a ton of pasta these days, so I figured I'd give it a go using 100 percent cauliflower. And why not try it with my trusty brown-butter pumpkin cheese sauce? I mean, oof. Just, wow. I'm not going to lie to you and tell you it tasted like mac and cheese, mostly because this dish is delicious and worth making in its own right. That said, if you’re hankering for mac and cheese but, like me, you’re keeping half-an-eye on your carb intake, this cheesy baked casserole will most definitely conquer that craving. Serves 6. Ingredients 1 medium head cauliflower, cut into small florets 1/2 medium onion, sliced 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil salt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin 1 cup plus a few big pinches shredded sharp cheddar cheese (about 1/2 of an 8-ounce block)
BROKEASS GOURMET 1 cup milk (preferably whole) pinch nutmeg black pepper Directions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spread the cauliflower and onion on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and toss well to coat. Salt lightly. Roast the cauliflower and onions for 20-22 minutes, or until lightly browned and tender. While the cauliflower and onions roast, melt the butter in a large oven-proof pot (a dutch oven works well) over medium-high heat. Cook the butter just until it turns brown and gives off a slightly nutty smell. Add the pumpkin, cheese and milk and whisk well until a creamy sauce forms (it may separate a bit, this is fine). Season with the nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Remove the roasted cauliflower and onion from the oven and leave the oven on. Add the cauliflower and onion to the sauce right in the pot. Stir well to coat. Top the cauliflower-cheese mixture with the reserved pinches of cheddar. Bake for 25-27 minutes, until bubbly and browned on top. Top with chopped parsley (if desired) and serve immediately. BrokeAss Gourmet caters to folks who want to live the high life on the cheap, with delicious recipes that are always under $20. Gabi Moskowitz is the blog’s editor-in-chief and author of The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook and Pizza Dough:100 Delicious, Unexpected Recipes.
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[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$
Season Greetings from Asahi Have a great holiday! 406-829-8989 1901 Stephens Ave Order online at asahimissoula.com. Delicious dining or carryout. Chinese & Japanese menus.
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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 It’s the little things we do together. Bernice’s takes these moments to heart. This Christmas when you want “just the right size” gift or party package, think about stopping by Bernice’s having us prepare you a personalized cookie plate, or pick up frosted Christmas trees (Yep! Those famous sugar cookies.) Packaged Bernice’s Hot Cocoa, Mini Macaroons, Gingerbread Coffeecake, and loaves of Poundcake, also make great gifts! Have you checked out Bernice’s wearables lately? Downright smart. Gift Cards? Oh, yeah. Bernice’s wishes you a Merry Little Christmas. xoxo Bernice. $-$$ 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 timehonored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula's Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula's place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 44 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart
of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 • grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ India Grill & Curry House 400 E. Broadway 926-2021 facebook.com/indiagrillandcurryhouse Experience Missoula’s only authentic Indian restaurant! Try our unique, daily vegetarian or meat combos prepared with house-made curries and spices imported directly from India. Served with rice, naan bread, salad and dessert all served on traditional Thali-style plates. Also try our housemade Chai, Mango Lassi or our special Lemon Juice. New menu items and combos daily! Special orders and catering available. Mon-Sat - Lunch 11am-3pm / Dinner 5pm-9pm. $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 36pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm. Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$
Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Garden City Beef Ribeye, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
Bad Santa Eisbock
HAPPIEST HOUR What you’re drinking: A 13.5 percent dark lager to take away the winter chill and foster a festive spirit. Marketing director Jared Spiker says this is Bayern’s fourth year releasing a special Christmas eisbock. How it’s made: Back in September, Bayern brewed a batch of doppelbock, put it in a special tank and froze it, bas i c a l l y. S p i k e r s a y s t h e y skimmed off the ice, aged it and repeated until the brew came to the desired strength. It’s a simple process in theory, but in practice it takes a lot of tweaking to reach the right combination of strength and flavor. Letting a growler freeze on your back porch wouldn’t get the same results. “It takes three to four months to make—it’s a very smooth beer,” Spiker says. “By taking that water out it really puts the attention to a heavy malt bill.” How it tastes: Definitely smooth, rich and mildly vanilla-y. Watch out for this one— it doesn’t come across as boozy at all. Santa, baby: If this year’s eisbock isn’t smooth enough for you—and did we mention that it’s smooth?—Bayern held on to some of its 2015 Bad Santa brew to let it age several more months. Look for that to come on tap in the next few weeks. “Any time you cellar a beer like that that’s unfiltered, it’s going to get smoother over time if
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you’ve done it at the right temperature,” Spiker says. Bayern’s also holding back some of the 2016 eisbock with plans to offer three editions of Bad Santa during next year’s holiday season. Where to find it: Bayern Brewery’s taproom at 1507 Wyoming Street. Bad Santa is also available at Plonk, 322 N. Higgins Ave. —Kate Whittle Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
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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WED | 10 PM | MONK’S Electronic music pioneer 12th Planet plays Monk’s Bar Wed., Dec. 14. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $20/$18 advance.
FRI | 10 PM | TOP HAT Jameson and the Sordid Seeds play the Top Hat Fri., Dec 9. 10 PM. Free.
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THU | 12/8 |7 PM | SUNRISE Nashville’s Jason Michael Carroll hits the stage at the Sunrise Saloon. 7 PM. Free.
SAT | 10 PM | TOP HAT Aaron Kamm and the One Drops play the Top Hat Sat., Dec 10. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. Free.
TUE | 9 PM | MONK’S Aesop Rock plays Monk’s Tue., Dec 13. 9 PM. $20.
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Thursday nightlife Like a good major league pitcher, Draught Works Brewery has its Basses Covered when the band plays music 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Women Bike Missoula members give a presentation about their three-week bicycle tour of Ireland. Imagine Nation Brewing. 6 PM. Nashville’s Jason Michael Carroll hits the stage at the Sunrise Saloon. Joined by Melissa Forrette, the show starts at 7 PM. Free. Northside Potluck at Stensrud Playhouse is time for people to get together and celebrate community. Art from Lindsey Tucker and music from Geoffrey Taylor, Tanner Bray, Jasper, Jeff Turman and John Rosett lynchpin the evening. 7 PM–10 PM. Free. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. Get cash toward your bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Take a musical trip down Christmas Lane with the Broadway Christmas Wonderland at the Adams Center. 7:30 PM– 10:30 PM. $47.50-$62.50. The Dead Hipster Dance Party at the Badlander is so cool even I don’t know about it. 9 PM. 208 Ryman St. Not to sound judgmental, but Portland’s Sapient plays the Real Lounge. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $7/$5 advance. The PCC’s play with Stone Elk, St. Christopher and Ghengis Fawn at the VFW. 9 PM. $5 21-plus/$8 12-20. Start spreading the news! There’s karaoke today! You don’t need to be a veteran of the Great White Way to sing your heart out at the Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free. You want house music? Monk’s has you covered with Web, Wrilly Gross and Stolin Beats. 10 PM. Free. Iron Eyes sets their sights on the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.
nightlife Heather Cahoon, Beth Ferris, Gabriel Furshong and other poets read from a new anthology, Poems Across the Big Sky II. Fact and Fiction. 5 PM. (See Spotlight) Katie S. Machain’s new collection showcases traditional methods of relief printmaking at the Zootown Arts Community Center with a special grand opening. 5:30 PM– 8:30 PM. Take a musical cruise when Geoff Lake plays Missoula Brewing. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Local acoustic duo Pat & Charlie host live music at Imagine Nation Brewing. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Imagine Nation Brewing hosts a release party for the winter issue of Camas Magazine. 6 PM–8 PM. If you’re anything like me you can’t get enough tuba music. Am I right? TubaChristmas returns to Southgate Mall. 7 PM. $20. BASE Missoula offers a free variety show at the Roxy Theater featuring improv, sketch and dance. 7 PM. Free. I wonder why my parents RSVP’d to this. Dr. Elisabeth Sheff reads from her new book When Someone You Love is Polyamorous at Shakespeare & Co. 7 PM. St. Anthony Parish hosts the Missoula Community Chorus annual winter concert featuring musical group JuBELLation. 7:30 PM. $10.
Blessiddoom play the “If I Ain’t Drunk It Ain’t X-Mas” party at the Dark Horse along with Walking Corpse Syndrome, Switch Off Safety and Resurgence. 8 PM. $5. The UM School of Dance and Theatre presents Dance Up Close. See original work of emerging and established dance and design artists at the Masquer Theatre. 7:30 PM. $16. You insidious bastard. Evil Genius—a tuba, drums and guitar jazz trio—and the Avant-Garde Alliance celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Oskar Schlemmer’s Das Triadische Ballet at the Roxy. 7:30 PM. $7.
The Dark Horse Bar really captures the spirit of my family Christmases. The If I Ain’t Drunk It Ain’t X-Mas Party features Walking Corpse Syndrome, Blessiddoom, Switch Off Safety and Resurgence. 8 PM– 2 PM. $5. There are no two words as enticing in the English language as “free glowsticks.” DJ Efren Duarte spins while you light up the night at Glow in the Dark at Monk’s. 18–20 $5/21-plus free.
Crafted by many great poets you've heard of and newbies quite good and assertive All of them local with imagery vocal A product of brains most creative. In diverse styles the poems were composed In styles I now will disclose: Academic to Urban Cowboy to Suburban And many more in the book are enclosed.
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Observe your breath, observe your mind and observe Joan Zen at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. Jameson and the Sordid Seeds play the Top Hat. Meanwhile Jay Missin’ and the Sorted Cedes play the Coat Tails. 10 PM. Free.
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Spotlight There once was this book from Montana That arrived in the season of Santa Full of great poems a magnificent tome Written in impeccable stanza
Today in great band names, The Malt Liquor Shitzs, BRAH!!!, The Graveyard Girl Scouts and Talisman play the VFW. 9 PM. $6 1820/ $3 21-plus.
WHAT: Poems Across the Big Sky II release and readings WHERE AND WHEN: Fact and Fiction Fri., Dec. 9 at 5 PM Shakespeare & Co. Tue., Dec. 13 WHO: Heather Cahoon, Dave Thomas, Saif Alsaegh and many, many others.
To celebrate there are several planned readings The quality of all are exceeding Come have a listen There's free admission For this anthology you will be pleading. —Charley Macom
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Saturday Get your fresh produce and farmdirect goodies when Stage 112 hosts the Missoula Valley Winter Market from 9 AM-1 PM. Join a supportive and interactive workshop at Blue Dragonfly Coaching Center that provides tools and techniques for women to experience inner peace and take action from a place of compassion. Email Joan@joanhoedel. com for registration. $40.
Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like storytelling, finger plays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM on Sat. and 2 PM on Sun. at the Missoula Public Library. Free. The Missoula Irish Dancers host a recital and fundraiser at Hellgate High School. 2 PM–4 PM. Free. The Clay Studio hosts a Holiday Open House with a free hands-on pottery lesson, paint-a-decoration station, a silent auction and live music by Steve Glueckert. 3 PM– 7 PM. Free.
nightlife The Missoula Gay Men’s Chorus presents its annual Christmas Cabaret at the UC Ballroom. Tickets include dinner. $50. 5 PM. The Zootown Arts Community Center displays the work of its staff, board and volunteers at a special exhibition. The grand opening starts at 5:30 PM. Free. Still haven’t done anything about all those double consonants, huh? Jeff Carroll plays Missoula Brewing. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
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A Christmas Story: The Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. I triple-dog dare you to go to mctinc.org for tickets and more info. 7:30 PM The Loose String Band plays Draught Works. Great, now I’m thinking about my unraveling sweater. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
A Christmas Story: The Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. I triple-dog dare you to go to mctinc.org for tickets and more info. 7:30 PM.
ing from 9 PM to midnight every second Sat. No experience or partner necessary! Potluck food and refreshments. $10 per person. Who’s that writin’? Russ Nasset and the Revelators play the Jack Saloon up Graves Creek Road. 8:30 PM. Free.
Get your jazz on with Holiday Swing at Missoula Winery. Guest artist Gary Herbig joins the UM Jazz Ensemble and UM Cabaret for a night of music. 7 PM. $15/$10 for students.
We get it, you’ve got a liberal arts degree. Dancing Plague of 1518, Charcoal Squids, No Fancy and Codependents play the Palace. $5.
Now that’s what I call a sweet song. Dolce Canto presents Stars Over Snow at St. Anthony Parish. Doors at 6:45 PM, show at 7:30. $18.
Monk’s Bassment Dance Party features the music of Kapture, DJ MAD, Mark Myriad and Ethan Brewer. 9 PM. 21-plus. $3.
The UM School of Dance and Theatre presents Dance Up Close. See original work of emerging and established dance and design artists at the Masquer Theatre. 7:30 PM. $16. Tango Missoula hosts a beginners’ lesson at 8 PM followed by danc-
How ironic you don’t have to pay to see Cash for Junkers play the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Aaron Kamm and the One Drops bring their roots reggae sound all the way from St. Louis to the Top Hat. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. Free.
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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 ECHO•Echo is a 10+ year-old, long-haired Tortie! Echo is one of our longest resident cats, having been at the shelter since June 16th. She's an older gal, with your typical Tortie personality. Echo doesn't really enjoy being picked up, but she'll get up into your lap all by herself for a little bit of affection.
LUCAS•Lucas is a quiet, 4-year-old Tabby lovebug who is looking for a calm, small household. He would love to spend his days on a high shelf snoozing and watching his human guardian. However, he does have moments when he expects ALL the attention that he should rightfully have. He is the master of head butts and nudges and will practice this skill over and over again as long as you let him.
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CHARLIE •Charlie, the angel, is a 2-yearold female black and white tuxedo sweetheart. She is very playful and adventurous. Charlie could keep anyone entertained for hours with her precocious antics and personality. Charlie loves stick toys and toys that dangle, including her adorable little halo. She is looking for a home that will make her part of the family, even though she may climb the Christmas tree.
WYN•Wyn, our little white stocking stuffer, is a 1-year-old female. This girl’s name is the epitome of the holiday season as its Welsh meaning is “fair, white, blessed, and holy.” She is a striking and svelte young girl, believing herself to be descendant of royalty. So you may call her Princess Wyn. As all true royalty, she may have some snippy moments, but is still just a kitten and loves to play. SUSHI •Sushi is a 1-year-old dilute Tortie and is one of the sweetest cats around. She is our Hawaiian themed Christmas kitty! Sushi is a mild mannered girl who doesn’t ask for much, but loves to roam about and investigate. Sushi is not very demanding of attention, but would love to come home with you and share a seaweed-wrapped, raw fish Christmas dinner in a twinkle-light trimmed forever home.
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ABBY •Abby is a large 7-year-old female black cat. Abby is our Bah Humbug kitty. While the rest of the cats are getting into the Christmas spirit, Abby is being a bit of a scrooge. She kind of grumbles at other cats, doesn't think snuggling is a worth while past time, and gets rather upset when you dangle a string toy in front of her.
These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 MURPHY•Murphy is a lovable Labrador/ Terrier cross. At about a year old, this fellow enjoys playing fetch and hanging out with his people. He is house- and crate-trained, and also knows how to sit. Murphy would appreciate an adult family who would keep his mind and body busy! Come meet him at the shelter 5930 Highway 93 South in Missoula.
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HORSE•Horse is a CAT of course of course. He is a gentle and quite the talker. He enjoys spending time with dogs of all sizes and loves to explore the outdoors. Horse would do well in a home with room to roam and lots of fun toys and people to play with. He’s ready to go home today! Come meet him at the shelter 5930 Highway 93 South in Missoula.
SNOW •Snow is a Heeler mix looking for a love match here in Missoula after making the long trek from Idaho. Snow has been around kids and typically gets along with other dogs her size at the shelter. Learn more about her on our website www.myhswm.org.
HOMER •Homer is a flashy, independent Pomeranian cross who knows what he likes! Those “likes” include leash walks, car rides, and naps in the sun. He lived with and ignored cats in his prior life and can coexist with other dogs, as long as they don't mess with his stuff. Come meet him at the shelter 5930 Highway 93 South in Missoula. 1-6 Wednesday-Friday and noon-5 Saturday-Sunday.
POPPI•Poppi is a polydactyl (extra toes!) wild woman who loves to climb, scratch her scratching post, and play with any toy she can find! This beautiful kitten is bold and fun. Poppi is loads of fun and full of energy. If you're looking for a kitty cowgirl to wrangle all the toys in your house, look no further. Learn more about Poppi on our website www.myhswm.org.
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LOLLI•Lolli is a beautiful girl who loves to be treated like the supermodel she is! Lolli takes a little time to warm up to new people, but she is happy to sit and purr by your side once you've earned her trust. Lolli gets along with other cats and would enjoy getting adopted with another of her fellow HSWM roommates! Visit her at the shelter 1-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 12-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
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Sunday The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100. Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like storytelling, finger plays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM on Sat. and 2 PM on Sun. at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Five newly written 15-minute plays by local writers are given a staged reading using local directors and actors at the UM PARTV Center. Featuring new works by Cathy Capps, Kirstin Golga, Kathy Witkowsky, Martha Elizabeth and Rita Barkey. A $5 minimum donation gets you in. 2 PM. The monthly LGBT Spirituality Group meets to discuss queer perspectives on spirituality at the Western Montana Community Center. 3-4 PM. Grab your ugliest sweater and get down to the Dram Shop for their annual Ugly Sweater Party. 4 PM– 9 PM. Free.
nightlife It’s really about the notes they aren’t playing. Every Sunday
Ed Norton Big Band puts some swing in Sunday when they play the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, 6–8 PM. $7. Imagine Nation hosts Jazzination. 5 PM–8 PM. Free.
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Indulge your inner musical Mulder when the Captain Wilson Conspiracy plays Draught Works. 5 PM–7 PM. Free.
Open mic at Lolo Hot Springs’ Bear Cave Bar and Grill offers cool prizes like cabin stays, bar tabs and hot springs passes, plus drink specials, starting at 7 PM. Call 406-273-2297 to sign up. No cover.
The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band is taking a break from annoying the Ralph Kramden Orchestra to put some swing in the month’s second Sunday when they play the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, 6–8 PM. $7. Polish your steps with $5 swing lessons at 4:45 PM.
Ambassador John Limbert most recently served as the highest-ranking official at the State Department dealing solely with Iranian issues, appointed in November 2009 as the first-ever U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran. Ambassador Limbert, a fluent Persian speaker and scholar of Persian poetry, was a career Foreign Service Officer. Visit www.montanaworldaffairs.org for more information or call 728-3328 Purchase tickets for the event & RSPV on Facebook
Every Sunday is “Sunday Funday” at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other games, have drinks and forget tomorrow is Monday. 9 PM.
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Monday Spend Monday morning exploring the fall foliage around Missoula before relaxing with a hot beverage with Coffee Walks. This week explore the Moon-Randolph Homestead. Meet at Currents Aquatics Center. 9 AM-12 PM. $5.
Mondays through Thursdays from 4–7 PM. 500 N. Higgins Ave. Call 210-8792 or drop in to observe a class. $60 for four classes.
Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. 12 PM–8 PM.
Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM.
Relax and realign with Yoga for Wellness at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave., Mondays from noon–1 PM. $45 for six classes, or $10 drop-in. Call 721-0033 or visit redwillowlearning.org. Brush up on your skillz with the Bridge Group for beginners or those in need of a refresher course. Missoula Senior Center, Mondays at 1 PM. $2.25. The Shuffles Dance Studio hosts tap classes for all ages and levels,
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Bingo at the VFW: The easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:30 PM. $12 buy-in. View a variety of very valid videos when VonCommon Vondays screens local shorts at the Roxy. 7 PM. Free. Helping Parents Heal, a new support group and healing group for bereaved parents and families, meets at Unity Church of Missoula. This group allows for an open discussion of spiritual experiences and afterlife evidence. 6:30 PM.
Get mindful at Be Here Now, a mindfulness meditation group that meets Mondays from 7:30–8:45 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Free, but donations appreciated. Visit openway.org. The Lewis’s woodpecker is a common resident of Montana, but these charismatic birds also are on the decline. In room L14 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building, William Blake describes what factors influence their nesting success and habitat selection in the Bitterroot Valley. 7:30 PM. Free. Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free. Every Monday DJ Sol spins funk, soul, reggae and hip-hop. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free. 21-plus. Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning and a special menu. 10 PM to close. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.
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Tuesday
Tell Us Something's group of storytellers talk about their adventures in the Unlikeliest of Places. Tue, Dec 13. The Wilma. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $10/$8 in advance. Shakespeare & Co. hosts a book reading for Poems Across Big Sky II, featuring Saif Alsaegh, Dave Thomas, Shaun Gant and more. 7 PM–9 PM. (See Spotlight). Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters help you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.
Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, 6–8 PM every Tuesday. All ages.
It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM.
Learn the two-step and more at country dance lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center, Tuesdays from 7–9 PM. $5. Bring a partner. Call 381-1392 for more info.
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Show off your big brain at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. Current events, picture round and more. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: Which 1992 film was released as Captain Supermarket in Japan? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.
Tell Us Something brings a group of story tellers for a night of death-defying tales and hilarious stories. Tonight’s theme is The Unlikeliest of Places. The Wilma. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $10/$8 in advance. Get those thumbs limbered up! The Official MPL Gamers Club meets to play Wii and Xbox 360 in the YA dept. at the Missoula Public Library. Ages 13–19, 6:30 PM. 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.
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West Central Montana Avalanche Center’s Lead Avalanche Specialist Travis Craft gives a presentation on recognizing and avoiding avalanches. Sure used the word avalanche a lot in this one, didn’t I? The Trail Head. 7 PM.
Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent. At the Badlander, 9 P M – 1 A M . To s i g n u p , e m a i l michael.avery@live.com. This ain’t no fable! Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Zone and Homeboy Sandman play Monk’s. 9 PM. $20.
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Wednesday If you or your loved ones are looking for an Alzheimer’s support group, join Summit Independent, 700 Higgins Ave., every second Wednesday of the month for their meetings from noon–2 PM.
The Glass-Fusing Orientation Class will impart basic glass-fusing wisdom upon you and a friend at the ZACC. 6 PM. Every second Wednesday of the month. $20, plus about $5-$20 for the cost of glass. All ages.
Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek every Wednesday at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com or 406-443-3439 for more information.
The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
People suffering from Lyme disease, as well as their family and friends, are invited to the Lyme Disease Support Group at St. Francis Community Hall, 411 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. Meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 1 PM. Call 360-1415 or 360-0170 for more info.
nightlife At the Phish Happy Hour you can enjoy Phish music, video and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday at 4:30 PM. But I know you’ll show up at 4:20. Free. All ages. Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support Missoula Community Food Co-op. 5 PM–8 PM. Britchy returns to Great Burn Brewing for an evening of acoustic Americana. 5 PM–8 PM. Free. This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, poetry, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets—share your creative spark at The Starving Artist Café and Art Gallery, 3020 S. Reserve St. Every Wed., 6–8 PM. Free.
Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free.
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Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. Trivia answer: Army of Darkness. Get up onstage at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free. Got two left feet? Well, throw them away and head down to Sunrise Saloon for beginners’ dance lessons. 7 PM. $5. Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander, 9 PM, no cover. Electronic music pioneer 12th Planet joins Lumberjvck at Monk’s Bar. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $20/$18 advance.
These are the good old days. Good times, great people, deep snow. Welcome to Whitefish.
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Thursday Release some stress during tai chi classes every Thursday at 10 AM at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks St. $10 drop-in class. Visit openway.org.
nightlife A portion of every pint sold at the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room will go to support Garden City Harvest. 5 PM–8 PM. A panel discusses addiction and how it affects our community. Shakespeare and Co. 6 PM–8 PM. Caroline Keys and Jeff Turman join musical forces at Draught Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. Get cash toward your bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. The Western Union Country Swing Orchestra swings into the Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM. Free.
The Dead Hipster Dance Party at the Badlander is so cool even I don’t know about it. 9 PM. 208 Ryman St. Be a pinot noir superstar at the Toys for Tots Wine Tasting at Katie O’Keefe’s. 6:30 PM. Start spreading the news! There’s karaoke today! You don’t need to be a veteran of the Great White Way to sing your heart out at the Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free. Lay down some cardboard and assemble your crew. Monk’s hosts Break Night with Sam Sqwuanch, Headphone Steve and MANKiiSi. 10 PM. Free. We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Send snail mail to Cal-eesi, Mother of Calendars c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. Or submit your events online at missoulanews.com. Dear Santa, this year I'd like a new dolly, a helicopter and $10,000 in unmarked bills.
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With the United States electing a dark horse candidate, a violent upswing in hate crimes across the country (including in our own Missoula) and ongoing political stresses across the world, things are pretty scary out there. But one shining outcome in the dark gloom is that Missoula residents have begun organizing in new ways. Fundraisers, benefits and protests have popped up with head-turning speed, with many more coming down the line. Missoula has
decided, it seems, to be the change it wants to see in the world. But where to start? If you’re looking for a way to get involved, the Missoula Solidarity Alliance has the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. An all-inclusive, nonpartisan, multigenerational march to stand against discrimination, hate and oppression starts at the Missoula County Courthouse and makes its way to the University of Montana. There, a volunteer fair featuring dozens of local organizations will be set up in the University Center, giving multiple avenues to stand up, help out and be counted. —-Charley Macorn The Unity March starts Sat., Dec. 10 at 1 PM at the Missoula County Courthouse. The Volunteer Fair starts at 3 PM at the University Center.
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TUESDAY DECEMBER 13
The Women in Black stand in mourning of international violence on the Higgins bridge from 12:15– 12:45 PM. Visit jrpc.org/calendar to learn more.
Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters help you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10 Greece is the word! The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church hosts its annual bake sale and blood drive. Stock up on baklava, spanakopita and more. Everyone who donates blood gets a free piece of pastry. 10 AM–4 PM.
It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM.
An all-inclusive march for equality, love and human rights starts at Missoula County Courthouse before heading to the University of Montana Oval. A volunteer fair follows. 1 PM–5 PM. (See Agenda)
Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek every Wednesday at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com or 406-443-3439 for more information.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11 The monthly LGBTQ Spirituality Group meets to discuss queer perspectives on spirituality at the Western Montana Community Center. 3-4 PM.
MONDAY DECEMBER 12 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. 12 PM–8 PM. Find out how the Garden City grows at the weekly Missoula City Council meeting. 140 W. Pine St. 7 PM. Helping Parents Heal, a new support group and healing group for bereaved parents and families, meets at Unity Church of Missoula. This group allows for an open discussion of spiritual experiences and afterlife evidence. 6:30 PM.
People suffering from Lyme disease, as well as their family and friends, are invited to the Lyme Disease Support Group at St. Francis Community Hall, 411 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. Meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 1 PM. Call 3601415 or 360-0170 for more info. NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness. Join the fun every Wednesday at 2 PM.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 15 A portion of every pint sold at the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room will go to support Garden City Harvest. 5 PM–8 PM. Be a pinot noir superstar at the Toys for Tots Wine Tasting at Katie O’Keefe’s. 6:30 PM–9:30 PM.
AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.
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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14
DIVISION OF GLACIER BANK
Join us in our Annual Holiday Food Drive. Drop off your non-perishable donations to any First Security Bank branch between November 30th - December 22nd. We encourage everyone to join us in giving back to our communities by donating to the Missoula Food Bank.
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ccording to a study by the University of Utah, avalanches are responsible for 150 deaths a year worldwide. This year, about 25 of those happened inside the United States. Three of those were in Montana. That means 12 percent of avalanche deaths in the U.S. happened this year in Montana. And while we are still down from a record-setting eight deaths in the Big Sky country in 2002, avalanches are still a present danger. As we live in a mountainous area with heavy annual snowfall, the two smartest options are to either increase our use of hairspray, fossil fuels and tire fires to make sure it never snows ever again, or to attend a free presentation on avalanche safety.
Travis Kraft, Lead Avalanche Specialist for West Central Montana’s Avalanche Center, shows participants how to recognize and avoid avalanche terrain while enjoying winter in Montana. A Q&A session with Kraft follows the presentation. So if you’re hiking, camping or snowmobiling, and you don’t want to cause irreparable damage to Earth’s protective ozone layer, the skills you need to stay alive are there. —Charley Macorn Rocky Mountaineers host Travis Kraft’s free presentation at The Trail Head Tue., Dec. 13, at 7 PM.
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MONDAY DECEMBER 12
Women Bike Missoula members give a presentation about their three-week bicycle tour of Ireland. Imagine Nation Brewing. 6 PM.
Spend Monday morning exploring the fall foliage around Missoula before relaxing with a hot beverage with Coffee Walks. This week explore the Moon-Randolph Homestead. Meet at Currents Aquatics Center. 9 AM– 12 PM. $5.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9 I don’t know about you, but wrapping up my work-week by watching some poor cricket getting devoured by a large Chilean tarantula is somehow very satisfying. Tarantula feeding at the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, every Friday at 4 PM. $4 admission.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10 You’ll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club Runs, which start at 8 AM every Saturday at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Free to run. Visit runwildmissoula.org. The annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet at the Double Tree helps support the conservation of wetlands. 5 PM. $50. Get your tickets at ducks.org.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11 The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
The Lewis’s woodpecker is a common resident of Montana, but these charismatic birds also are on the decline. In room L14 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building, William Blake describes what factors influence their nesting success and habitat selection in the Bitterroot Valley. 7:30 PM. Free.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 13 West Central Montana Avalanche Center’s Lead Avalanche Specialist Travis Craft gives a presentation on recognizing and avoiding avalanches. Sure used the word avalanche a lot in this one, didn’t I? The Trail Head. 7 PM.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14 The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
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for one of her books and is stopping in on her way East. Polyamory Introduction Meet The Montana Family Center leading a discussion on Polyamory.This will be family friendly event for persons interested in learning more about this way of creating exciting and viable relationships with more than one partner. Large December 8th meet with researcher and author Dr. Elisabeth Sheff as she shares her research and experience on Polyamory families. December 8th, University Center, Room 330 7-9 pm call 406-493-0809 for more information
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By Amy Alkon KNIGHT SHIFT My boyfriend of a year is a big sweetheart, but whenever we go out to eat, he always orders first. It really bothers me, and I feel disrespected and embarrassed that people are seeing this, despite how this probably makes me a bad feminist. How do I ask him nicely to let me order first when we dine out? —Irked Suddenly, he’s shoving you out of the way to get to the lifeboat—yelling back, “Babe, you’ll be fine! You were on the swim team!” At least, that’s the way the older couple next to you are likely to see it when he orders his meal first, and that is embarrassing. Sadly, it doesn’t help that feminist academics have deemed customs like women ordering first “benevolent sexism”—casting women as weak and in need of protection and coddling by men (aka patriarchal cockroaches). Males, throughout human history and throughout the animal kingdom, did evolve to be the protectors and defenders of women. This makes biological sense, considering that women provide a cozy B&B for the developing fetus, plus liquid refreshment and child care after the kid is born. And even a relatively wimpy man is likely to have more muscle mass, upper-body strength and aggression-energizing testosterone than most women. A number of modern behavioral protocols come out of these sex differences. For example, there’s how the man’s the one to walk closest to the curb, open the car door, and act as a human shield against a gun-toting mugger—despite how, these days, even the itsy-bitsiest woman can make quick work of an attacker with her sparkly “My Little Pony”-emblazoned Smith & Wesson. The reality is that the psychology driving these customs, which evolved over millions of years, doesn’t just change all “presto gloriasteinemo!” because women now have ways to defend themselves. That’s probably why you feel embarrassed about others’ eyes on you. Evolutionary psychologist Daniel Sznycer, who researches shame, explains that shame is not just a feeling. It seems to be an information management program that evolved to help us protect our reputation. That feelbad that rises up in us is a signal that we’d better do something pronto to stop our slide down the social totem pole. As for how to tell your boyfriend, keep in mind that you can school a guy in social customs but you can’t school him in being “a big sweetheart.” Use a compli-
ment as your launchpad—about wonderful things he does for you—and then throw in a “I know you didn’t realize this, but...” This way, it’s not so much a criticism as a pointer on how to make you happier. And the truth is, if you’re like a lot of women, you might find it sexy when the physical differences between men and women are emphasized in small symbolic ways like this. No, you aren’t a traitor to womankind if you say “Thanks ... that’s so sweet!” when a guy puts his coat around your shoulders—instead of “Get that thing off me! I’ll do the feminist thing and freeze.”
Electropolish Assistant Duties include deburring and machining parts for electropolish process, cleaning welds, hand polishing stainless tubing, wiping down rails and packaging. Must be able to
stand for long periods of time, be able to bend repetitively, and lift up to 75 pounds. $11.00-$12.50/hour DOE. Equal Opportunity Employer. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28785 Fabrication Tech Change peoples lives with life-saving medical
Front Office Admin Assistant Progressive Neuropsychological office seeking a Front Office Administrative Assistant. Responsible for oversight of day to day functions for a fast paced private practice. Coordinating and maintaining patient records. Fielding telephone calls. Receiving and directing patients. File management & clerical entry. Coordinating patient information and releases. Adept at multi-tasking and problem solving, attention to detail, exceptional time management skills and excellent verbal and written communication. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel & Outlook. Medical receptionist experience preferred but not necessary. M-F $12.50$15.00/DOE. Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply online at www.lcstaffing.com. Job ID# 28820
MAKE VROOM FOR DADDY I’m a divorced woman in my 40s, and I just started dating again. I’m seriously tired of it already, after just two dates with two really disappointing guys. I want to cut to the picture in my head—cuddling on the couch and watching Netflix with my new handsome beau. Meeting somebody shouldn’t be this hard. I’m launching a new business, and my time seems better spent working than on some crappy date. But I also don’t want to be alone forever. —Annoyed Your expectations about how easy it should be to find new love aren’t just unrealistic; they’re unrealistic by fairy-tale standards. It’s “Someday, my prince will come,” not “Get crowd control over here pronto for the mob of handsome, fabulous royals who will soon be gathering on my front lawn.” Picturing yourself in the cuddly-wuddly life you feel you should already have may be part of the problem. Researcher Gabriele Oettingen finds that fantasizing is often demotivating—fooling our mind into believing that we already have the thing we’re dreaming of. Oettingen’s research makes a case for combining fantasizing with what I’d call “positive pessimism”—making yourself consider all the things standing in the way of what you want. As Oettingen explains it, thinking concretely about the obstacles we have to overcome helps energize us to tackle them. The reality is, the older you get and the more you expect from a boyfriend the harder it will be to find one. So either buckle down and prepare for the dating grind or do what it takes to immediately have a life partner who will look at you with great adoration: Give your dog salami.
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Mail Order Packaging Local bakery has an opening for Mail Order Packaging. Prepping for wrapping, gift wrapping, hand writing gift messages, packaging for shipment. Attention to detail, ability to work independently, prior food service experience helpful. Full-time seasonal position for December. Shifts vary but are typically Mondays-Saturdays 8am-5pm. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10253652 NEED A JOB? Let NELSON PERSONNEL help in your job search! Fill out an application and schedule an interview. Call Us at 543-6033
DATA/IT DIVISION MANAGER TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT The successful applicant must possess a Bachelor Degree, in Medical or Business Administration. Computer Science, Electronics, or related discipline which requires in-depth training in computer system applications, and Minimum of five (5) years increasingly responsible and relevant work experience in a similar healthcare environment, of which 3 years must have been in the RPMS data system or other EHR/Health Information Management software with clinical practice management applications and was centrally involved with computer system development, application and or management. The successful applicant must demonstrate an understanding of medical practice operations including IT staff supervision. All applicants must submit a Tribal application and copy of academic transcript/training certificate, proof of enrollment in a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary is $27.34 to $31.86. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1029. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. Position closes Thursday, December 15th, 2016. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER
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equipment! Good Eyesight – with correction is fine. Able to sit and stand for long periods. Manual dexterity & strength.Able to lift up to 25 lbs. Simple math processes. I-Ride van provided and at no cost. Position is 40 miles from Missoula. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28804
Nelson Personnel is in search for CONSTRUCTION/CONCRETE workers $13/HR. Must have construction experience, reliable transportation, and clean record. Call 543-6033 NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill PRODUCTION SUPPORT, JANITORIAL, & WAREHOUSE positions for a manufacturing company. $11/hr – Full-Time. Call Us at 543-6033 PARAEDUCATORS - MCPS Missoula County Public School District is recruiting for Para Educators at various school sites for various positions. For job description, and detailed instructions for applying visit www.mcpsmt.org and click on “Employment”. *Positions will serve students with special education needs in academics, behavior, and self help skills. ~Equal Opportunity Employer ~
Production Support Reputable company 8 miles from Missoula is looking to add you to their safetyconscious, team-playing environment. Entails ensuring quality and on time delivery of prefinished siding, loading of automated machines, painting and packaging for shipment. Cross-train on multiple pieces of equipment and processes. Be flexible. Exposure to conditions including moving mechanical equipment and exposure to fumes, heat, cold, and irritants. PT and FT positions available Wage $11.00 Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28647 Tire Tech Local tire shop needs a full-time TIRE TECHNICIAN. Must have valid driver’s license and be able to pass a drug screening test! Must be able to physically do the job and keep up in a fast-paced environment. Experience is preferred, but not required! Will change and repair light truck and passenger tires. Work is full time & scheduled Monday-Friday 7:30am - 6:00pm, Saturday’s 8:00am - 1:00pm. $11.00 per hour or more DOE. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10253643 UPS Helpers UPS is hiring temporary Driver Helpers. Physical, fast-paced, outdoor position that involves continual lifting, lowering and carrying packages that typically weigh 25 - 35 lbs. and may weigh up to 70 lbs. Requires excellent customer contact skills and lots of walking. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10245067 WORK FOR MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS! Nelson Personnel needs people to help fill-in for various shifts for the school cafeterias. $8.05/HR Call Us at 543-6033 WORK OUTSIDE! NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a Maintenance position for a property management company. $10/hr. Full-time. Call Us at 5436033 Youth Care Worker (Missoula) compensation: 10.50 hourly employment type: part-time Working with children who are residing in a transitional short term emergency shelter.You would be assisting the children in meeting their daily needs such as interactive monitoring, meal prep, minor house clean-up, home work, visitation monitoring etc...).This is a fast paced job as the children have high energy and some may have emotional disturbances. We will provide on site training. children. Our children ages range from new born to age 14. More details will be provided upon interview. If you
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EMPLOYMENT are interested in our positions please stop by 4978 Buckhouse Lane, Missoula, MT 59804 to fill out a application or on-line at watsonchildrensshelter.org. You much be at least 21 years of age. One year child related experience (can include baby sitting) At minimum high school diploma or GED Be able to pass a criminal/cps back ground check (no felonies of abusing anyone)
PROFESSIONAL Human Resource Manager Missoula manufacturing company seeks a Human Resource Manager. Will oversee all the functions of the HR Department, including talent identification, placement & development, performance management, compensation & benefits & employee relations. Responsible for compliance with our Code of Ethics & creating a safe workplace. Must be dependable & looking for longterm employment. Proven knowledge of laws affecting human resources administration. Bachelor’s Degree in Business, HR Management or related field, or a combination of 3-5 years of experience. Strong relationship-building skills, project management, organizational & leadership skills are essential. Must be able to interact with all levels of employees. Excellent verbal & written communication skills required. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. PHR Certification or SHRM-CP preferred but not required. $16-$18.00/hour, DOE. MTH 6:30am-5:30pm. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28626 Secretarial And Administrative - America Inc. Secretary/ Administrative Assistant Needed to be communicating with company customers in a well-organized and timely manner. Experience not required. send resume to: smccreativerrolls@yahoo.com for details. Secretary Administrative Assistant Needed to be a Customer Care Rep in our company a in wellorganized and timely manner. Experience not required. $860 per week for a start, send your CV/Resume to aliciaje92@yahoo.com or call:(406) 234-2197 Social Worker Home Health Social Worker helps clients and their families throughout the Missoula
Mechanic / Driver Full-time position with Paid Vacation, 401k and Health Insurance. Inquire at Beach Trans. 825 Mount Ave, Missoula, MT 59804 www.beachtrans.com 406-549-6121
region to deal more effectively with the psychosocial implications of their illnesses through counseling, education, and referrals to community resources. Schedule is parttime, generally 20 hours per week. Requirements include MSW or LCSW, a valid driver’s license, appropriate auto insurance, and reliable transportation. 1 year of previous experience as a Social Worker in a medical setting preferred. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10251515 Victim Witness Coordinator Missoula County is seeking a fulltime VICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR. Requires a Bachelor’s Degree preferably in criminology, sociology, psychology or social work. Requires two years of work experience working in the criminal justice system or providing victim and witness assistance. Will require passing an extensive criminal history and background investigation. Provides support and liaison services to victims, with focus on victims of sexual assault and witnesses. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10252299
SKILLED LABOR Drafter Solidworks drafter with extensive knowledge of software using design properties and strong communication skills. Assist engineering with the design and development of new aquatic products. Must be proficient in product specifications and design; AS in Drafting or 4 years experience drafting in a manufacturing environment. Strong proficiency in Solidworks and MS Office Suite. Excellent benefits. $17.00/hr. Equal Opportunity Employer. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28855 HVAC Full-time, temporary HVAC entry-level position. Must have good communication skills, be able to pay attention to details and work independently. HVAC duct cleaning. HVAC air conditioning & furnace tune-ups. Preventative maintenance and inspections. Valid driver’s license, with a clean driving record. Must be able to lift up to 80 lbs; work from heights & small crawl spaces. $9-$10/hour, DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 28438 Lumber Grader Temp-to-Hire Grader Operator. Will turn boards ranging from 6 - 20’ often turning 5000-10000 per day. Must be able to grade to within 5% average. Must be able to stand 8 hours, lift up to 50 lbs. set up grade stamper and lug loader. Light computer work required. Will
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Para Educators Employer is hiring Extended Resource and Structured Learning Program Para Educators at various elementary schools to provide support to teachers and help children needing extra support with academic and behavioral skills. High school diploma or GED required, experience working with school age children is preferred. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10248393
HEALTH Home Care Nurses Needed Now. NOC nurses needed, PLEASE contact Meadowlark home care. Fill out application online http://meadowlarkhomecare.com/ or call (406) 9263447 RN Missoula County is seeking a full-time REGISTERED NURSE - CLINIC. Requires current license to practice as a registered nurse in Montana. Requires a current Healthcare Professional BLS Certification. Works with PHC medical providers to develop strategies to manage complex medical needs for clients
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Lead Preschool Teacher Accepting applications for a FT LEAD PRESCHOOL TEACHER with a Masters degree in Education or related field, current immunizations, current CPR/First Aid, classroom instruction experience, and knowledge of child development. Classroom is equipped with a smart board, and offers Pre-1st grade based curriculum, with an average of 22 students. Program is supported by a team of 3 FT/1 PT. Hourly pay ($12-$13), year-round position. Program hours are Monday-Friday 7:15-5:30. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10251258
The successful applicant must possess a High school diploma or GED and will possess a combination of education, training and experience in several types of curation, collections- as in archeological and material culture. Must possess the ability to function in a multi-cultural environment and respect cultural protocol as necessary. Any specific training in the areas of curation, conservation, archival and other museology methods relating to the management of collections is preferred. Must possess basic knowledge or Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreille tribes. Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must possess good organizational skills. Must possess the ability to work independently. Must possess basic computer skills with knowledge of "Past Perfect" Museum program. Must possess a valid Montana Driver's License. All applicants must submit a Tribal application and copy of academic transcript/training certificate, proof of enrollment in a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary is $14.06 to $16.33 per hour, plus benefits. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1029. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. Closing date will be Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
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(MAY BE EMPLOYED UNDER CONTRACT) NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CSKT Natural Resources Department invites application for a Safety of Dams/Roads Program Manager at the Tribal office located in Ronan, Montana. Position is full-time (possible contract), requires a Professional Engineering License or Ability to obtain license within 6 months, salary negotiable and open until filled. To learn more and to apply visit http://www.csktribes.org The successful applicant must possess a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related field AND five (5) years of professional experience, most of which must be in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, as well as administrative experience of dams, roads, and appurtenant facilities. Must be registered as a licensed professional engineer (or the ability to obtain such license within 6 months of hiring) and must possess or be eligible for a valid Montana Motor Vehicle Operators license. Also must wear Tribal Government identification and safety apparel when conducting field activities. All applicants are required to submit a Tribal application, copies of relevant transcripts and/or certificates, a copy of a valid driver’s license, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veterans preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. This position is not a (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. The successful applicant, if not already employed by CSKT must pass pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) month probationary period. This position is exempt and salary is negotiable which includes benefits. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1029. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. This position will be open until filled.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Normally I cheer you on when you devote single-minded attention to pressing concerns, even if you become a bit obsessive. But right now, in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to run wild and free as you sample lavish variety. It’s prime time to survey a spectrum of spicy, shiny and feisty possibilities ... to entertain a host of ticklish riddles rather than to insist on prosaic answers. You have been authorized by the cosmos to fabricate your own temporary religion of playing around and messing around and fooling around.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus poet Adrienne Rich described “an honorable human relationship” as “one in which two people have the right to use the word ‘love.’ ” How is that right earned? How is such a bond nurtured? Rich said it was “often terrifying to both persons involved,” because it’s “a process of refining the truths they can tell each other.” I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because you’re in a favorable phase to become an even more honorable lover, friend and ally than you already are.To take advantage of the opportunity, explore this question: How can you supercharge and purify your ability to speak and hear the truth? GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In Goethe’s play Faust, the hero bemoans his lack of inner unity. Two different souls live within him, he says, and they don’t cooperate. Even worse, they each try to rule him without consulting the other. I’m guessing you’ve experienced a more manageable version of that split during the course of your life. Lately, though, it may have grown more intense and divisive. If that’s true, I think it’s a good sign. It portends the possibility that healing is in the works ... that energy is building for a novel synthesis. To help make it happen, identify and celebrate what your two sides have in common.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): The poet Dick Allen described Zen Buddhism as being “so filled with paradoxes that it jumps through hoops that aren’t even there.” I’m tempted to apply this description to the way you’ve been living your life recently. While I can see how it may have entertained you to engage in such glamorous intrigue, I’m hoping you will stop.There is no longer anything to be gained by the complicated hocus-pocus. But it’s fine for you to jump through actual hoops if doing so yields concrete benefits. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): For decades, numerous self-help authors have claimed that humans use ten percent or less of their brain’s potential. But the truth is that our gray matter is far more active than that. The scientific evidence is now abundant. I hope this helps spur you to destroy any limited assumptions you might have about your own brainpower, Leo. According to my astrological analysis, you could and should become significantly smarter in the next nine months—and wiser, too!
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Born under the sign of Virgo, Mary Oliver is America’s best-selling poet.
somebody had to. That was many years ago.” I bet that even at her current age of 81, Oliver is still refining and deepening her self-love. Neither she nor you will ever be finished with this grand and grueling project. Luckily for you both, now is a time when Virgos can and should make plucky progress in the ongoing work. (P.S.: And this is an essential practice if you want to keep refining and deepening your love for others.)
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Most high-quality suits worn by men are made from the wool of merino sheep raised in Australia. So says Nicholas Antongiavanni in his book The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men’s Style.There are now more than 100 million members of this breed, but they are all descendants of just two rams and four ewes from 18th-century Spain. How did that happen? It’s a long story. For the oracular purposes of this horoscope, I’ll simply say that in the next nine months you’ll also have the potential to germinate a few choice seeds that could ultimately yield enormous, enduring results. Choose well! (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): IFive of my Scorpio acquaintances and 17 of my Scorpio readers have let e SCORPIO me know that they’re actively seeking to make new alliances and strengthen their existing alliances. Does
this mean that Scorpios everywhere are engaged in similar quests? I hope so. I would love to see you expand your network of like-minded souls. I would love for you to be ardent about recruiting more help and support. Happily, the current astrological omens favor such efforts. Hot tip: For best results, be receptive, inviting and forthright.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The awesome splendor of the universe is much easier to deal with if you think of it as a series of small chunks,” wrote novelist Terry Pratchett. That’s true enough, but I’ll add a caveat: Now and then the trickle of small chunks of awesome splendor gives way to a surge of really big chunks. According to my astrological analysis, that’s either already happening for you, or else is about to happen. Can you handle it? I’m sure you’ve noticed that some people are unskilled at welcoming such glory; they prefer to keep their lives tidy and tiny. They may even get stressed out by their good fortune. I trust you’re not one of these fainthearted souls. I hope you will summon the grace you’ll need to make spirited use of the onslaught of magnificence.
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Then there’s “altschmerz,” meaning “weariness with the same old issues you’ve always had.” Another obscure sorrow you might recognize is “nodus tollens,” or “the realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense anymore.” Now I’ll tell you two of Koenig’s more uplifting terms, which I bet you’ll feel as you claw your way free of the morass. First, there’s “liberosis”: caring less about unimportant things, relaxing your grip so you can hold your life loosely and playfully. Second, there’s “flashover”: that moment when conversations become “real and alive, which occurs when a spark of trust shorts out the delicate circuits you keep insulated under layers of irony.”
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1983, two Australian blokes launched a quest to tip a drink at every pub in Melbourne. Thirty-two years later, Mick Stevens and Stuart MacArthur finally accomplished their goal when they sipped beers at The Clyde. It was the 476th establishment on their list. The coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to plan an epic adventure of your own, Aquarius. I hope and pray, though, that you will make it more sacred and meaningful than Stevens’ and MacArthur’s trivial mission.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): For three seasons of the year—spring, summer and fall—a certain weasel species has brown fur. During that time, it’s known as a stoat. When winter arrives, the creature’s coat turns to white. Its name changes, too. We call it an ermine. The next spring, it once again becomes a stoat. Given the nature of the astrological omens, Pisces, I think it would make poetic sense for you to borrow this strategy. What would you like your nickname to be during the next three months? Here are a few suggestions: Sweet Sorcerer, Secret Freedom-Seeker, Lost-and-Found Specialist, Mystery Maker, Resurrector.. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.
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PUBLIC NOTICES FAMILY COURT FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE NOTICE OF FAMILY COURT DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT CUSTODY ACTION TO: UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN DOB: UNKNOWN, Respondent FROM: State of Delaware DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES Minor Female, DOB: 8/30/05 A hearing has been scheduled at Family Court, 500 King Street, Wilmington, Delaware on January 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. If you do not appear at the hearing, the Court may grant custody of your child(ren) to the Division of Family Services without your appearance. If you wish to be represented by an attorney in this matter but cannot afford one, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE COURT APPOINT AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU FOR FREE. For more information, please contact the Confidential Clerk at Family Court, (302) 2550239 IN THE JUSTICE COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA MISSOULA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROOM 302, 200 WEST BROADWAY, MISSOULA, MT 59802 Civil Case: CV16-2737 SUMMONS (Amended) POSSESSIONS OF PREMISES Heather H. Leipham, 330 SW 43rd Street, Ste. K-303, Renton, WA 98057 Plaintiff(s), vs. Michelle Christmas, PO Box 1484, Lolo, MT 59847 Defendant(s). THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S), GREETINGS: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action which is filed in the office of the above-entitled Justice of the Peace, a copy of which is herewith served upon you. In the event that you deny any or all of the material facts stated in the complaint, you must file your written answer together with a $30.00 answer fee for each Defendant with the above-entitled Court, and serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or attorney at the address as shown on the Complaint. The answer must contain a denial of any or all of the material facts stated in the Complaint that the Defendant believes to be untrue, and also a statement, in plain or direct manner, of other facts constituting a defense. Any matter not denied shall be deemed admitted. If you fail to answer or assert a counterclaim with ten (10) days
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ber 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. By: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 31 day of October 2016. /s/ Ronald E. Marks, Personal Representative
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-16-207 Dept. No. 3 John W. Larson NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MEDORA TOWE, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to CLIFFORD C. TOWE, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2620 Connery Way, Missoula, Montana 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 26th day of October, 2016. /s/ Clifford C.Towe, Personal Representative DARTY LAW OFFICE, PLLC /s/ H. Stephen Darty, Attorney for Personal Representative
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III Cause No.: DP16-221 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: JULIE ANN HACKER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Glenn A. Hacker, Jr., has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Glenn A. Hacker, Jr., Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o, Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 3 day of November, 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. By: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 3 day of November, 2016. /s/ Glenn A. Hacker, Jr., Personal Representative
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 1 Leslie Halligan Cause No.: DP-16-215 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: SHIRLEY J. MARKS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ronald E. Marks, has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Ronald E. Marks, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o, Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 31 day of Octo-
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THE ESTATE OF: DEBORAH I. JANIKOWSKI, a/k/a Deborah Janikowski, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to DARRELL L. BROWN, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 15th day of November, 2016. /s/ Darrell L. Brown, Personal Representative Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC By: /s/ R. Nick Jones, Attorneys for Darrell L. Brown, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY PROBATE NO. DP-16-147 DEPT. NO. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CONSTANCE JOSEPHINE LUEDTKE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kayleen Briceland has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims may be mailed to Howard Toole, the attorney for Michael John Felde, return receipt requested, at the address of PO Box 8774, Missoula, Montana 59807-8774, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 21st day of No-
vember, 2016. HOWARD TOOLE LAW OFFICES, PO Box 8774, Missoula, MT 59807 /s/ Howard Toole, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY PROBATE NO. DP-16-209 DEPT. NO. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN FREDRICK FELDE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michael John Felde has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims may be mailed to Howard Toole, the attorney for Michael John Felde, return receipt requested, at the address of PO Box 8774, Missoula, Montana 59807, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 21st day of November, 2016. HOWARD TOOLE LAW OFFICES, PO Box 8774, Missoula, MT 59807 /s/ Howard Toole, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-16-231 Dept. No. 1 Leslie Halligan NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT L. PORCH, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that VALERIE E. PUMNEA, has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be
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forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to VALERIE E. PUMNEA, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested c/o Victor F. Valgenti, Attorney at Law, Ste. 200 University Plaza, 100 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Valerie E. Pumnea, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No.: DP-16-226 Dept. #4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL JEAN EVERLY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Patrick R. McVeigh has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Amrine Law, PLLC, P.O. Box 8776, Missoula, MT 59807, the attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 18th day of November, 2016. /s/ Patrick R. McVeigh, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carol J. Everly /s/ W. Brett Amrine, Attorney for Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE Pursuant to § 71-1-301, et seq., of the Montana Code Annotated, the undersigned hereby gives notice of simultaneous Trustee Sales to be
held concurrently on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., at the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802, and at the Lake County Courthouse, 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, Montana 59860, the following described properties located in Missoula County, Montana, and Lake County, Montana, respectively, as follows: Lot 59 of GRANTLAND NINE, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Portions of Government Lot-1, Section 32 and Government Lot-3, Section 33, Township 23 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Lake County, Montana, further shown and described as being Amended Lot A on Certificate of Survey No. 5720, on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. Douglas B. Woodahl conveyed the above described Missoula County property, and improvements situated thereon, if any, to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to First Security Bank of Missoula, Division of Glacier Bank, which was designated as beneficiary in a Deed of Trust dated July 2, 2004, and recorded April 25, 2005 in Book 751 at page 389, Document No. 200509458, records of Missoula County, Montana. Douglas B. Woodahl also conveyed the above described Lake County property, and improvements situated thereon, if any, to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to First Security Bank of Missoula, Division of Glacier Bank, which was designated as beneficiary in a Deed of Trust dated July 2, 2004, and recorded April 22, 2005 under Microfile No. 457745,
PUBLIC NOTICES records of Lake County, Montana. The obligations secured by the aforementioned Deeds of Trust are now in default and the required payments on the Promissory Note secured by the Deeds of Trust have not been made as required, and have been accelerated. As of October 26, 2016, the sum of $720,276.03 was past due. The principal balance as of that date was the sum of $696,159.60, with related late fees and interest accruing thereon at a rate of 5.25% per annum, with a daily interest accrual of $99.85. In accordance with the provisions of the Deeds of Trust, the beneficiary has elected to accelerate the full remaining balance due under the terms of the Deeds of Trust and note and elected to sell the interest of Douglas Woodahl, Grantor, the original Grantors, their successors and assigns, in and to the afore described properties, subject to all easements, restrictions, encumbrances, or covenants existing of record or evident on the properties at the time of sale to satisfy the remaining obligation owed. Beneficiary has directed David J. Steele II of Geiszler Steele, PC, a licensed Montana attorney, as successor Trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The sale noticed herein may be terminated and the Deeds of Trust and note obligation be reinstated by the tender to the successor Trustee of all amounts in arrears to the date of payment, together with all fees, costs and expenses of sale as incurred. Trustee is unaware of any party in possession or claiming right to possession of the subject properties other than those persons noticed herein. DATE this 22nd day of November, 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC By:/s/ David J. Steele II Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA County of Missoula. This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 22 day of November, 2016, by David J. Steele II, Successor Trustee. /s/ Katie M. Neagle, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana My Commission Expires July 28, 2019 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/08/10, recorded as Instrument No. 201005013 B:
856 P: 1097, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Roger L Morris, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has 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: Lot 45 of Lakewood Estates Phase 2B, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 4, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $186,149.94.This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $180,422.79, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time.The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed with-
out 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.co m or USA-Foreclosure.com. Morris, Roger L.(TS# 7023.117166) 1002.288951File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 02/10/12, recorded as Instrument No. 201202725 B: 889 P: 802 and re-recorded on 2/16/12 under Instrument No. 201203032 B: 889 P: 1109, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Robert Hopkins, an unmarried man was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc, successors and assigns was Beneficiary and Title Services Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Unit D in Building 1915 as shown and defined in the Declaration of Condominium for Orchard Village Condominiums, a residential Condominium, together with its exhibits as recorded September 14, 2005 in Book 760 Micro Records, Page 418 and recorded as Condo 000095, records of Missoula County, Montana, located in a parcel of ground located in and being a portion of Northeast one-quarter (NE 1/4) of
Section 20, Township 13 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana and being more particularly described as follows: Lots 1A, 2A, 3 through 9, 10A, 11A, 12 through 18, 19A and 20A, Block 16, and Lots 1A, 2 through 5, 6A, 7A, 14A, 15A, 16 through 19 and 20A, Block 17, Orchard Village, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana. Together with an undivided 1.3% ownership in the general common elements and right of use of the limited common elements appurtenant to said Unit D in Building 1915 as said general common elements and limited common elements are defined in the Declaration of Condominium and Condo 000095 as referenced above. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201609576 B: 962 P: 1004, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 5, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $113,338.93.This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $109,744.62, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time.The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price
must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money 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.co m or USA-Foreclosure.com. Hopkins, Robert (TS# 7023.116930) 1002.288953File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/31/12, recorded as Instrument No. 201217220 B: 899 P: 1297, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Anatoly A. Vasilenko and Laura M. Vasilenko, as joint tenants with rights or survivorship 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: Lot 7 in Block 5 of El Mar Estates Phase I, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official recorded Plat thereof. Subject to Rural Special Improvement District No. 474. Subject to Rural Special Improvement District No. 916. Subject to
Rural Special Improvement District No. 923. Subject to Easements, Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions or Record or Apparent. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 21, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $143,430.10.This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $139,691.23, 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 March 3, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default oc-
curred.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.co m or USA-Foreclosure.com. Vasilenko, Anatoly A. and Laura M. (TS# 7023.117323) 1002.289231-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 28, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 31 OF STILLWATER ADDITION AT MALONEY RANCH PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. DONALD R FOREMAN and MARKAY FOREMAN, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Western Title & Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for Affiliated Financial Group, Inc., its successors and/or assigns., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on June 27, 2007, and recorded on July 3, 2007 as Book 800 Page 1213 Document No. 200717008.The beneficial interest is currently held by WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, doing business as CHRISTIANA TRUST, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for BCAT 2014-9TT. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning May 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obliga-
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tion as of August 19, 2016 is $202,602.47 principal, interest totaling $42,334.49 and other fees and expenses advanced of $22,219.61, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, 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
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days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 21, 2016_/s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham ) On this 21st day of October, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 9-6-2022 Shellpoint Mortgage Serving vs FOREMAN 100666-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 10, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 4-A of Certificate of Survey No. 1692, located in the Northeast quarter (NE1/4) of Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 16 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. DANIEL J MARTIN and M Katherine STILLWELLMARTIN, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Pinnacle Title & Escrow, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for AHM Mortgage, is successors and/or assigns., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on March 9, 2006, and recorded on March 10, 2006 as Book 770 Page 434 Document No. 200605440. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank NA as trustee for Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2006-5. First American Title
Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning June 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 26, 2016 is $165,427.80 principal, interest totaling $11,808.37, escrow advances of $6,023.96, and other fees and expenses advanced of $4,544.97, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any
time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 26 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 26 day of October 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Amy Gough Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 6-9-2021 Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. vs DANIEL J MARTINMKatherine STILLWELLMARTIN 100206 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 15, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 342 OF PLEASANT VIEW HOMES NO. 4, PHASE 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Kagan M. Yochim and Traci L Yochim, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Stewart Title, as
Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to (“MERS”) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for First National Bank of Montana., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on April 20, 2007, and recorded on April 25, 2007 as Book 795 Page 1612 Document No. 200709917. The beneficial interest is currently held by DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning March 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 12, 2016 is $243,215.39 principal, interest totaling $2,469.11 late charges in the amount of $339.45, escrow advances of $2,642.66, and other fees and expenses advanced of $152.78, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks).
PUBLIC NOTICES The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 21, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 21st day of October, 2016 , before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 9-6-2022 Ditech Financial LLC vs KAGAN YOCHIMTraci L Yochim 102304 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR 0 AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on
March 30, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 2 IN BLOCK 3 OF WEST VIEW, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF LEON P KAVIS, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, A Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as designated nominee for Universal American Mortgage Company, LLC, beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on November 4, 2015, and recorded on November 9, 2015 as Book 953 Page 945 Document No. 201521262. The beneficial interest is currently held by Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning May 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 31, 2016 is $224,403.29 principal, interest totaling $3,380.12 late charges in the amount of $237.32, pro rate MIP/PMI in the amount of $155.87 and other fees and expenses advanced of $117.00, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other ex-
penses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 10, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham ) On this 10th day of November, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assis-
tant 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/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Cenlar Bank, FSB vs LEON P KAVIS 102048-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 9, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: THE W½ OF THE S½ OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK D OF GLENWOOD PARK ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPTING THE SOUTH 30 FEET CONVEYED TO MISSOULA COUNTY BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 103 OF DEEDS AT PAGE 354. RECORDING REFERENCE: BOOK 589 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 1357 LOT 2D OF GLENWOOD PARK ADDITION BLOCK D, SUPPLEMENTAL PLAT NO. 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF JOSEPH E BAUCH and ANNE M KAZMIERCZAK, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on July 30, 2004, and recorded on August 2, 2004 as Book 737 Page 323 Document No. 200421889.The beneficial interest is currently held by West Coast Servicing, Inc. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning July 15, 2014, and
each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 19, 2016 is $43,014.62 principal, interest totaling $6,132.88 late charges in the amount of $1,068.19, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to
all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 1st, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 1st day of November, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for
said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/29/2022 FCI NATIONAL LENDER SERVICES vs BAUCH 102122-1 Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Cause No.: DV-16-1028 Dept. No.: 3 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Ronald Lee Cox, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from Ronald Lee Cox to Lee Cox, and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 29th day of December, 2016 at 10:00am, in the Missoula County located at 200 W. Broadway, in courtroom number 3. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. Dated this: 25th day of November, 2016 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Casie Jenks, Deputy Clerk of Court
CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): OS51. 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 12/19/2016 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 at 12/19/2016 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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REAL ESTATE
1400 Burns St. #8. 2 bed/1.5 bath, Westside,W/D hookups, patio, pet? $1050 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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APARTMENTS 1 bed, 1 bath, $600, N. Russell, coinop laundry, off-street parking, storage, HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1 bed, 1 bath, $635, near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1 bed, 1 bath, $650-$675, Ronald & Connell, Microwave, 62 & older community, coin-op laundry, onstreet parking, storage, basic cable, HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1 bed, 1 bath, $675, newer complex, DW, wood laminate flooring, storage, off-street parking. W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1213 Cleveland St.“E”. 1 bed/1 bath, HEAT PAID, central location, shared yard, W/D on site, pet? $650. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1324 S. 2nd Street West “B”. 3 bed/2 bath, central location, single garage, W/D. $1100. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
1411 Phillips St. 3 bed/2 bath,Westside, W/D, DW, single garage, cat? $1350. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2 bed, 1 bath, $650, near Southgate Mall, DW, W/D hookups, offstreet/carport parking, storage, W/S/G paid. Cat Upon Approval, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 7287333 2 bed, 1 bath, $850, S. Russell, W/D hookups, DW, wood laminate flooring, storage, off-street parking. W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 2329 Fairview Ave. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, shared yard, close to shopping. $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2905 O’Shaughnessy #108. Newer 2 bed/2 bath with bonus room, surround sound, W/D, DW, gas fireplace in Hellgate Meadows $1250. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 3 bed, 2 bath, $1175, by Southgate Mall,W/D hookups, DW, wood laminate flooring, storage, off-street parking.W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 Garden City Property Management.Voted Best Property Management Company in Missoula for the past 9 years. 406-549-6106 www.gcpm-mt.com
MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $495/month. 406-273-6034
DUPLEXES
211 S. 4th St. East #1. 3 bed/1 bath, near U, shared yard $1050. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 524 S. 5th Street E. “A”. 3 bed/2 bath, two blocks to U., W/D, yard $1300. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 Clean 1bd, 1ba, downstairs apartment. newly painted, new flooring, with W/D. B&D Property Management, MT. Call Betty (406) 3690609
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210 South 3rd West. Lease space available by the Hip Strip near Bernice’s Bakery. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com Hospitality lease space available in “The Source” Health Club at 255 S Russell Street. A super location for your Food/Beverage/ Bistro business. MLS #21611393 Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816 anne@move montana.com
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HOMES FOR SALE 1001 Medicine Man Cluster. Stunning custom-built 3 bed, 3.5 bath with 3 car garage. $950,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
1520 Big Flat Road. Wonderful 3 bed, 2 bath on 5.57 fenced acres with orchard and great northern views. $550,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com More than 35 years of Sales & Marketing experience. JAY GETZ • @ HOME Montana Properties • (406) 214-4016 • Jay.Getz@Outlook.com • www.HOMEMTP.com
REAL ESTATE 18.6 acre building lot in Sleeman Creek, Lolo. $129,900. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Rose Park home. $304,900. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, East Missoula home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, River Road home. $304,900. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES Pinnacle Townhomes. Modern 3 bed, 2.5 bath with private fenced yard & double garage on Charlo Street. $289,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com The Uptown Flats #105. Ground floor condo offers extra large south-facing patio. 1 bed, 1 bath. $161,900 Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816 anne@movemontana.com The Uptown Flats #303. 1 bed, 1 bath with all the amenities. $159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com
DUPLEXES DUPLEX - UNIVERSITY AREA LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Duplex 8 blocks from campus! The upper unit has three bedrooms and one bathroom. The lower unit, accessed by a separate entrance, has two bedrooms and one bathroom. Other features include a fenced back yard, large garden area and a storage building that could easily be converted back into a garage. There is plenty of off-street parking in the alley. So many options for this property! Live in one unit and rent out the other, rent both or convert back into a single family home in one of the most coveted locations in Missoula! For more information or to schedule a showing, please contact your
real estate agent or Megan Twohig at (406)370-2895
HOMES
NHN Weber Butte Trail. 60 acre ranch in Corvallis with sweeping Bitterroot views. $800,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
For Sale 2- 16x80 mobile homes in great condition $35,000 delivered and set up within 150 miles of Billings. 406-259-4663
NW Montana Real Estate. Several large acreage parcels. Company owned. Bordered by National Forest. Timber. Water. Tungstenholdings.com. (406)293-3714
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14.9 acre building lot in Frenchtown. Borders public lands. $180,900. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
Holland Lake Lodge. Lodge with restaurant, gift shop & Montana liquor license on 12 acres of USFS land. $5,000,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com
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OUT OF TOWN 122 Ranch Creek Road. 3294 sq.ft.
home on 37+ acres in Rock Creek. Bordered by Lolo National Forest on 3 sides. $1,400,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty
1201 South 6th Street, Missoula Modern Condo Unit #204
$259,900 • MLS # 20157047
2 Bedroom 3 Bathroom Unit, 1,496 sq ft. The Factory Condos Complex is possibly the ''Greenest'' Building in Missoula. High Efficiency Lighting and Energy Efficient Gas Boiler with H2O Baseboard Heat. Unit consists of 2 levels with 10 Foot Ceilings on Main Floor and 9 Foot Ceilings on the upper floor. Bamboo Floors throughout the Main Floor Highlight the Open Kitchen which has Butcher-Block Counter Tops. Fresh Interior, Brand New Appliances with Natural Gas Range. Living Area has a New Gas Fireplace Master Bath with Tiled Floors and Counter Tops.
Tylor Trenary Main Street Realty (406) 544-3310 tylor@mainstreetmissoula.com
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3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Huson home on 5.5 acres. $425,500. BHHSMT Proper-
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acres. $312,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Clinton home on 1.5
4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy. Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-
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3811 STEPHENS #26 ALL ON ONE LEVEL condo in convenient central location. Master bedroom has full bath and walk-in closet. Kitchen is equipped with newer stainless steel appliances. Single garage. $140,000
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walk from downtown and healing mineral springs with more than an acre of bountiful gardens and attached greenhouse!! $145,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
1545 South 8th West • $212,500 Super cute 2 bed, 1 bath with unfinished basement, hardwood floors, tiled bath, in-floor radiant heat & single garage.
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