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MEET THE MISSOULA ATTORNEY AT THE CENTER OF THE CITY’S CARLYLE LAWSUIT AND HOSPITAL SALE

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News

Voices/Letters Wilderness, Going-to-the-Sun Road and Title X .....................................4 The Week in Review Fog, public lands and Libby .........................................................6 Briefs Avalanche education, megaloads and hunting .....................................................6 Etc. The fashion police invade Helena ............................................................................7 News The attorney at the center of Carlyle lawsuit, Community sale ............................8 News New mandate calls for safer trains, but not near Missoula ...................................9 Opinion A method to the GOP’s committee appointment madness............................10 Opinion A son sees his 87-year-old father still trying to save the world ......................11 Feature Translating tragedy at the Kaarma trial ............................................................14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Performance artist Tricia Opstad reimagines the news in Raw Raw .....................18 Music Secret Powers, Iji and Blockhead........................................................................19 Books Ferguson’s brave memoir explores lessons in tragedy ......................................20 Film Philip turns the best of filmmaking into an original ............................................21 Film Midnight Tomorrow’s shorts make a universal leap.............................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films ......................................................23 Flash in the Pan Chewing the fat .................................................................................24 Happiest Hour Thomas Meagher Bar...........................................................................26 8 Days a Week What’s a yute?.......................................................................................27 Mountain High Adventure-filmmaker Luc Mehl ..........................................................37 Agenda Grand Illusion .................................................................................................38

Exclusives

Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 In Other News ..............................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrology......................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-6 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12 PUBLISHER Lynne Foland EDITOR Skylar Browning PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Heidi Starrett CIRCULATION & BUSINESS MANAGER Adrian Vatoussis DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Christie Anderson ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson PHOTO EDITOR Cathrine L. Walters CALENDAR EDITOR Kate Whittle STAFF REPORTERS Jessica Mayrer, Alex Sakariassen, Ted McDermott COPY EDITOR Kate Whittle ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua GRAPHIC DESIGNER Pumpernickel Stewart CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Tracy Lopez ADMIN, PROMO & EVENTS COORDINATOR Leif Christian CLASSIFIED SALES REPRESENTATIVE Tami Allen FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Ari LeVaux, Scott Renshaw, Nick Davis, Ednor Therriault, Jule Banville, Matthew Frank, Molly Laich, Dan Brooks, Melissa Mylchreest, Rob Rusignola, Migizi Pensoneau, Brooks Johnson, Sarah Aswell

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Nature bats last

STREET TALK

by Cathrine L. Walters

Asked Tuesday, Dec. 9, on the corner of Broadway and Higgins.

How closely have you been following the Markus Kaarma trial?

Follow-up: What do you find most compelling about the case?

Theodore Cook: Peripherally. Peacemonger: Hopefully it weakens the castle doctrine. I never really feel like it’s justified to take anyone’s life in any circumstance. I’m a pretty devout pacifist.

Cassidy Schoenfelder: I heard about it from a friend. Shoot first, ask questions later: The friend who told me about the incident was really biased against Kaarma for shooting Dede, but I’m trying to see both sides of the story.

Matt Kalbfeld: Not very. Across the pond: The international aspect is interesting. I studied in Germany for a while so I know people over there who are also following the case. Everyone I’ve talked to thinks Kaarma should be convicted.

Dane Torgerson: Not really. Two wrongs: Both parties were in the wrong. Completely. I think his death was unnecessary.

John Staats: I’ve been reading the headlines online about it. A great divide: The division it’s caused in Missoula. It seems really split between those who defend him and those who attack him. It gets pretty vicious in the comments section online.

Wanna buy a “W”? Get ready to pay dearly if you do.

Our Montana congressional delegation is on a night ride to do a dirty deed to Montana wildlands. Under cover of the “must pass” Defense funding bill they want to sneak land management legislation that has not and, given their resort to such a back room tactic, would not otherwise pass in the light of day.

What price wilderness? The politicians and their “conservation” collaborators want you to stare to the Rocky Mountain Front, at the scenic wildland crumb protected as wilderness. Yes, it is gorgeous. Just look at it.

If that scenery is as far as one looks this deal looks great. That’s right, just keep your eyes on the beautiful wilderness front … never mind the wildland, wildlife and Native peoples’ losses hidden behind.

A quick look behind will reveal a dear price for the capital “W” of designated wilderness awarded those few acres of wildlands, which, by the way, are even now providing their critical wildland biological function free of charge and without government sanction.

That “W” would cost a hugely disproportionate price. The wildlands sold out are ancient, miraculous and irreplaceable. They ain’t makin’ any more of it. It’s a Humpty Dumpty sort of a deal, all the kings men and their lackeys could not put it back together again.

A few politicians, selling their reelection ahead for wildland giveaways, along with a few supposed conservation groups like The Wilderness Society, Montana Wilderness Association and Trout Unlimited, betraying their mission in order to be players, will claim this as a victory, feeling secure that most people will not look beyond alluring but superficial scenic fascination.

Trouble is, nature bats last and natural law cannot be repealed with perverse, antidemocratic night riders by venal politicians or conservation collabo-traitors. The unnoticed costs to nature will be paid.

Larry Campbell Darby

Restore funding Our community is very grateful to have two incoming Ravalli County Commissioners who recognize the value of a county family planning clinic. These two gentlemen, Mr. Hawk and Mr. Schallenberger, have pledged to restore Title X funding that the clinic runs on. We know they are honorable men whose word is their bond.

We clearly recognize that some Bitterroot residents and politicians have legitimate reservations about Title X funds and “strings

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attached.” But even with the strings, the good that’s done far outweighs any bad. This is borne out by the facts and testimony supplied by the dedicated professionals who ran the clinic for years, and the many private citizens who gave very personal testimonials at public meetings.

Several hundred people—friends, family, neighbors of ours—relied on the clinic for their family planning needs. It was a crucial resource that supplied pre- and post-natal care, caught disease early (including cancer), and simply saved lives. It helped keep mothers and babies healthy. The clinic served as a true lifeline for many hardworking, modest income residents, women and men.

“Our Montana congressional delegation is on a night ride to do a dirty deed to Montana wildlands.”

When funding was voted down narrowly, community members stepped up with private funds and enormous volunteer labor to provide similar services at the Ravalli Women’s Wellness Center. Thank you so much! This interim solution was never meant to be permanent, so we need to restore full funding as soon as possible next year.

In the past we have consistently gotten support for the clinic’s Title X funding from Commissioners Iman and Chilcott. We thank you both for that and know you’ll continue doing the right thing for our community as a whole, despite less-than-perfect circumstances. Please join the incoming commissioners by once again voting to fund the county’s family planning clinic. Likewise, we hope Commissioner Burrows will support this critical service that serves hundreds of Ravalli County residents.

Van P. Keele Hamilton

Down the road I was pleased to see the letter “Clearing the Air” from Niles Hushka regarding how we Montanans can and should get behind Gov. Bullock’s plan to meet the EPA standards for air quality (see our Nov. 20 issue).

He rightly notes that we can meet these standards by investing in new technology and creating new jobs while protecting existing jobs. And, as Montanans we can do this through innovation. He mentions two historic feats of engineering as examples of this innovation—the Going-to-the-Sun Road and Fort Peck Dam. In particular, he focuses on the famous Going-to-the-Sun Road as an example of innovative engineering; how engineers met the challenge of building “a road up that mountain.” He concludes by urging how we should work together in the spirit of innovation to focus on what’s right for Montana.

I too believe that collaboration and innovation should be our themes in addressing and solving problems in today’s complex world. Montana is a unique and scenic place that needs our collective help in developing solutions that are not only cost effective but aesthetically pleasing. Tourism is, after all, our second largest industry. Visitors come from the world over to drink in our spectacular scenery. Therefore, as a design professional, I look forward to working with architects, engineers and all other design professionals in developing solutions that meet these criteria.

As both a landscape architect and historian I need to clarify Hushka’s reference to the famous Going-to-the-Sun Road as an example of innovative engineering. Yes, it was engineers who produced the detailed plans for construction of this mountain road, but it was in collaboration with landscape architects. More importantly, however, it was a National Park Service Landscape Architect, Thomas Vint, who in 1924 convinced NPS Director Steven Mather that his concept of the road we see today should be built instead of the route proposed by the NPS road engineer. The engineer’s route would have required 15 switchbacks and grades up to 8 percent as it ascended up Logan Creek to the pass, which in Vint’s view would have looked “like miners had been there.” Vint’s route of one switchback with a gently rising grade of 6 percent would instead meet the NPS goal of “lying lightly on the land.” Today, this story of “Choosing a Route” is memorialized on an interpretive sign at The Loop along the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Kent Watson Missoula

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Cathrine L. Walters

Wednesday, December 3 Sens. Jon Tester and John Walsh, along with Sen.-elect Steve Daines, announce “historic� public lands legislation that includes the Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act and the North Fork Watershed Protection Act.

Thursday, December 4 Missoula County Public Schools announces Bob Gearheart, assistant principal of C.S. Porter Middle School, will retire Dec. 31. In November, MCPS placed Gearheart on administrative leave for an undisclosed “personnel issue.�

Friday, December 5 Gary Marbut files a complaint with the Montana commissioner of political practices alleging omissions in the campaign finance reporting of Kimberly Dudik, who narrowly defeated him in the race for House District 94. Marbut has also legally contested Dudik’s victory.

Saturday, December 6 The Griz football season comes to an end with a 37-20 second-round playoff loss at Eastern Washington. The Eagles control the game throughout, despite three sacks

by UM’s standout senior defensive end— and NFL prospect—Zack Wagenmann.

Sunday, December 7 Dense fog causes major problems at the Missoula International Airport. One Allegiant Airlines flight from Mesa, Ariz., is rerouted at 10:30 a.m. to Bozeman, where passengers are left all day to wait. When the airline offers no alternative transportation or accommodations, most passengers rent cars to drive to Missoula.

Monday, December 8 The Environmental Protection Agency releases its final health risk assessment for asbestos inhalation exposure in Libby. According to the report, asbestos air concentrations are now 100,000 times lower than when vermiculite mining was active in the area.

Tuesday, December 9 A new grassroots coalition known as Farmers and Ranchers for Montana launches with the aim of pushing the Montana Legislature to pass a long-disputed water-rights compact with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

Boy Scout Troop 1960 maintained bonfires surrounding the downtown Christmas tree during the 12th annual Parade of Lights celebration on Dec. 6.

Megaloads

Making room Within the next few years, a new bridge will cross South Reserve Street near Brooks, spanning five lanes of consistently heavy traffic, connecting two sections of trail and making it easier to bike or walk from Missoula to Lolo. “I think it’s tremendously important,â€? says Ellen Buchanan, director of the Missoula Redevelopment Agency, which is paying for the span. “I think getting across Reserve safely is a really important piece of that trail linkage. ‌ Otherwise, we wouldn’t be undertaking something of this magnitude.â€?

The bridge will cost MRA between $3.5 and $5 million, depending on its final design. And much of that design—perhaps even the structure’s placement— remains up for debate and revision. Currently, Buchanan says, MRA is working with property owners and business owners to determine how “to accommodate everybody’s needs.�

But one thing about the bridge’s design won’t change: It will include a removable element in order to accommodate unconventionally tall loads, including megaloads. While Buchanan acknowledges there’s some cost associated with incorporating a detachable segment in the design, she says the price isn’t “astro-

nomical.� Removing the element, however, will be cumbersome and expensive—and the price will be paid by the affected carrier. “I mean, we’re not designing a drawbridge, where you push a button,� Buchanan says.

Instead, removing part of the bridge will likely require cranes. But Erik Zander of Omega Morgan, a shipping company that has sent megaloads through Missoula before, says the associated cost and effort is, in general, “not great enough to deter use� of a particular stretch of road.

Whoever shoulders the cost of removal, some observers believe it’s unwise to design infrastructure around the needs of megaloads. “To accommodate the loads through a permanent infrastructure project is shortsighted,â€? says Kyla Maki of the Montana Environmental Information Center. “It assumes that we are going to create these [megaload] corridors through Montana, through places like Missoula, for loads that are going up to the tar sands ‌ But the development of the tar sands is significantly under question.â€?

According to the Montana Department of Transportation, Reserve Street, which is also part of Highway 93, is not a designated route for oversized loads. Thus, MRA’s decision to accommodate tall loads is voluntary. “This is something that MRA is willing to accommodate,� says Chris Anderson, president of DJ&A, the

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engineering and planning firm MRA has enlisted to design the structure, “understanding that when we speak of ‘megaloads,’ we’re not always talking about large modules that are used in the oil sands. We’re talking about any type of large load that would need to pass through that corridor.�

Ted McDermott

Avalanche

Center receives support A season after one of the most devastating winters to date, including a February avalanche on Mount Jumbo that killed one and buried two others, the West Central Montana Avalanche Center has seen an outpouring of support. With several new donations and grants awarded to the West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation, the funding arm for WCMAC, residents can expect more educational classes than in years past. “I think that because of the fact that we had such a big snow year last year, along with the small number of resources we have here locally to run our program, we were impacted in a huge way,� says Steve Karkanen, WCMAC’s director. “That snowfall took up a bunch of our time.�

Karkanen applied for the grants last spring following a winter that magnified the importance of ava-

[news] lanche education and information. Some of the money came from past sources, such as the Recreation Trails Program through Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

The program awarded Karkanen a $12,000 grant in February, followed by another $20,000 grant in April specifically for avalanche education.

“We spread those out over a three-year period,” Karkanen says.

The Lolo National Forest donated $25,000 to the center for avalanche education and advisories in the coming years. Boyd Hartwig, public affairs officer for the LNF, says their offices also spend roughly $39,000 annually on avalanche forecasting, of which the data is sent to Karkanen and his team.

Additionally, the Missoula County Resource Advisory Committee approved $10,000 for the foundation.

Combined with other donations, Karkanen says the West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation gained $83,000 in funding to put toward the next several years of education and information projects.

“It was right after the avalanche happened up the Rattlesnake, so it was very fresh on our minds,” says Christine Johnson, chairman of the Missoula County Resource Advisory Committee. “Anything that helps kids and helps further the cause of making people be more responsible land users is super important.”

Zeno Wicks

Media reports on the Townsend incident raised even more questions about unethical behavior, possibly involving some hunters guiding and surrounding elk with vehicles. Kropp confirms hundreds of elk moved from one hunting district into another with more liberal regulations, and that there were “a significant number of animals harvested.”

“Certainly, from a public perception standpoint, the activity is distasteful,” Kropp says. “And it’s really important that hunters understand that.”

Casey Hackathorn, president of Hellgate Hunters and Anglers, finds the stories particularly troubling. As an advocate for sound hunting practices in Montana, he sees the “flock-shooting mentality” as one that places more importance on hunter success than on the “ethics of knowing what you’re shooting at.” The

Hunting

When the chase isn’t fair As many have come to expect, the 2014 big game hunting season in Montana produced a number of badapple stories: a poached mule deer along the Tongue River, a wasted moose north of Butte. But a series of reports about crowd-shooting activity in the Canyon Ferry region drew wider attention, and has prompted state Rep. Kelly Flynn, R-Townsend, to pursue legislation increasing fines for certain hunting violations.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is aware of two separate incidents involving crowds of hunters firing on large groups of elk this season—one near White’s Gulch in October and another outside Townsend on Thanksgiving Day. Jim Kropp, FWP’s chief of enforcement, says his knowledge of what transpired in both incidents is limited, but the White’s Gulch scenario involved a herd of several hundred elk breaking into smaller groups and crossing a checker-boarded landscape along Highway 284 as hunters pursued throughout the day.

“As more people showed up at various locations at various times, [the elk] were kind of trapped and just stuck out there where they were,” Kropp says.

recent incidents not only near Canyon Ferry but outside Grand Teton National Park, where hunters lined a road in late November waiting for elk to exit a nohunting zone, are not what Hackathorn would consider “fair-chase.”

“I think it’s concerning to us in general because for folks that consider themselves responsible or ethical hunters, it feels like it kind of damages our brand collectively,” he says. “The real challenge is there can be a disparity between what’s legal and what’s ethical, and it’s a difficult issue to address.”

Alex Sakariassen

Justice

Andersen case continues In the weeks before the newly elected Marie Andersen is sworn in as Missoula County justice of the peace, her legal dispute with the city is heating up. On Dec. 1, the city of Missoula argued in legal filings that Andersen’s claims, as stated in her 2013 wrongful termination lawsuit against it, are overblown.

BY THE NUMBERS Square-foot expansion of the structure housing A Carousel for Missoula at Caras Park, enabling creation of a new event venue and museum. The Missoula City Council approved the project this week.

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“Andersen ... argues she suffers depression and post-traumatic stress disorder because she was a victim of ‘bullying,’ ‘exclusionary conduct,’ and ‘snide comments,’” the city states. “The complaints Andersen describes may be annoying, but they do not rise to the level of defamation, infliction of emotional distress or negligence.”

In 2013, Andersen filed suit against the city, alleging that her superior, Municipal Court Judge Kathleen Jenks, unlawfully fired her. Andersen maintains she was terminated because Jenks erroneously believed she was fueling criticism against Jenks’ decision to cease referring municipal court defendants to Co-Occurring Treatment Court. Treatment court provides additional oversight of mentally ill and addicted offenders.

“Judge Andersen was removed from her bench because Judge Jenks didn’t like an article which criticized Jenks in the newspaper,” Andersen’s attorneys argue in legal filings.

Andersen claims Jenks and the city then “concocted” reasons to fire her and defamed her when releasing the information publicly.

The city, for its part, says Andersen was terminated for multiple failings, notably her alleged unwillingness to make time for court staff. Missoula notes that Andersen complained to a court administrator in 2010 after a clerk came into Andersen’s office during her lunch hour and woke her up. The city argues further that Andersen in 2012 proposed limiting her interaction with court staff to 15 minutes daily.

As Andersen’s lawsuit proceeds to a Jan. 26 federal court trial, Missoula City Attorney Jim Nugent says he feels confident the city’s on sound legal footing. “The city feels that it is right,” he says.

Despite the lawsuit, voters in November elected Andersen to serve as county justice of the peace in Department I. Justice Karen Orzech, incumbent in Department II, says Andersen’s work as a substitute justice leaves her with full faith in Andersen’s skills and competencies to fulfill her responsibilities. “I have no doubt of her ability as a judge,” Orzech says.

Andersen is scheduled to be sworn in on Dec. 30.

Jessica Mayrer

ETC. Republican leadership in the Montana House of Representatives issued a fashion edict last week, officially declaring that the 2015 legislature will be a khaki-free, leggingsfree, fleece-free zone. Lawmakers, media and legislative staff must now don their Sunday best to grace the hallowed House floor. No denim. No open-toed sandals. Casual Saturdays? A casualty.

The only conclusion we can draw is that former Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s frayed jeans and bolo tie set the dress code bar so low during his time around the state capitol that the bar needed to be raised.

But who has done the raising? Once word broke about the new dress code, social media exploded with scathing indictments of past GOP style—cheesy ties, polyester sport coats, wolf-pelt blankets, etc. Anonymous blogger Montana Cowgirl even took aim on Twitter at former Rep. Alan Hale’s famed Colonel Sanders bow tie.

It seems ironic that House Republicans should be dictating legislative decorum, considering some of the politically incorrect statements caucus members have made on that very floor in recent years. Dare we revisit the controversy that erupted in 2013 after Rep. Dave Hagstrom, R-Billings, argued against repealing part of the state’s deviate sexual conduct code by comparing sex to a ballpoint pen? How about Kalispell Rep. Keith Regier’s 2011 comparison of women to cattle, a comment that prompted three female state senators to demand a public apology? By the way, Regier was appointed House Majority Leader for 2015.

Perhaps the GOP needs to focus more on regulating poorly chosen metaphors than the fabric of a legislator’s slacks. The real flashpoint in the new dress code, though, centered on the stipulation that “women should be sensitive to skirt lengths and necklines.” Critics immediately decried the guideline as sexist, and House Minority Whip Jenny Eck, D-Helena, called out the phrase as a slide back to the 19th century. Eck also told multiple news sources that Democratic leadership was not consulted about the code.

Ridiculous proposals, gender-based disputes, lawmakers not keeping other lawmakers in the loop. The 64th Legislature may be better dressed next year than in the past, but the song apparently remains the same. Schweitzer’s jeans aren’t the only thing we’re missing right about now. We could also use one of his folksy retorts for the House’s new fashion police.

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Man in the middle Meet the attorney at the center of Carlyle lawsuit, hospital sale

by Jessica Mayrer

Perched behind his desk in a thirdfloor office overlooking downtown Missoula, Scott Stearns seems an average guy.

His dark hair, white shirt and gray slacks don’t stand out, nor does his easygoing demeanor. On first blush, one would be hard pressed to guess that the 41-year-old attorney is a central figure in two possible deals that could have a profound impact on Missoula’s future.

Stearns represents the city in its lawsuit against the Carlyle Group that seeks to forcibly acquire Mountain Water Co. from the multinational investment firm. The lawsuit is slated for trial in March. He also serves as chairman of the Community Medical Center Board of Directors, a position that has placed him at the forefront of the nonprofit hospital’s $74.79 million proposed sale to Billings Clinic and its for-

he’s honored to be working to wrest Mountain Water from the Carlyle Group.

“This is the most important case that I will ever work on,” he says.

It helps that pitching city ownership of Mountain Water hasn’t been as tough a sell to most of the community. A poll conducted by the city this year found that 70 percent of Missoula residents support municipal water system ownership. The city is also playing the role of underdog against Carlyle Group, which manages more than $200 billion in assets.

Arguments presented by Stearns on behalf of the Community Board of Directors have been considerably different. Residents raised concerns at a recent public forum, unsure of how an outside for-profit would change a hospital originally founded with such strong grassroots community support.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

Scott Stearns serves as chairman of the Community Medical Center Board of Directors, as well as an attorney in the city of Missoula’s lawsuit against the Carlyle Group for control of Mountain Water.

profit partner, RegionalCare of Tennessee.

The transaction is currently under review and pending approval by Montana Attorney General Tim Fox. Despite his casual demeanor, Stearns knows his work now will impact the city for years to come.

“It’s like a duck swimming,” he says, “so you see the duck gliding across the water and everything might look fine and idyllic, but they are furiously paddling underneath. I think I am at all times furiously paddling underneath.”

The Missoula native lives by his calendar and routinely works Sundays. In the months leading up to the March trial against Carlyle Group, Stearns and his Boone Karlberg law firm colleague, attorney Natasha Jones, have fended off a flurry of legal filings from the multinational investment firm—filings Missoula Mayor John Engen believes may be designed to wear down the city’s resolve.

Rather than buckling, Stearns seems to be thriving under the pressure. He says

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RegionalCare, by contrast, is funded by global equity firm Warburg Pincus, which employs former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. According to the Warburg Pincus website, it has invested $50 billion in 35 countries since 1966.

It didn’t escape Stearns that during that public forum last month, more than one commenter used Carlyle’s ownership of Mountain Water as a cautionary tale. Speakers predicted that if the attorney general approves the sale of Community to RegionalCare, the company will inevitably want to recoup its investment. When RegionalCare seeks a payback, deal opponents worry health care will suffer.

“The haste of this transfer is reminiscent of another Missoula resource transfer just three years ago, that of Mountain Water to the Carlyle Group,” Vicky Gordon said during the forum. “Valuable community resources must not be traded.”

Others wondered if RegionalCare, like the Carlyle Group, would attempt to flip

the hospital. The Carlyle Group announced in September that it intends to sell Missoula’s water system and two other California-based utilities for $327 million to the Canadian firm Algonquin Power and Utilities. That sales price is more than three times the $102 million Carlyle paid for the three companies in 2011.

RegionalCare CEO Marty Rash responded by saying his company has no intention of going that route and that “it is our intention to be here for the long run.”

While Stearns hears the comparisons between the two deals, he’s quick to note the key differences. For one, Missoula has two hospitals but only one water system.

The latter makes ratepayers captive.

Similarly, he says a primary reason the Community board voted to support the hospital sale was to preserve choice and drive down costs. Without the partnership with RegionalCare, declining federal government reimbursements and waning hospital admissions were making it increasingly difficult for Community to stay afloat. Simply put, without a partner, Community’s chances of survival were slim, Stearns says.

“We don’t have a pot of money that we can go to,” Stearns says. “We can’t just hold a bake sale here in Missoula and have that be enough for people to be happy with the health care services that we have.”

Jan Parks, vice chair of the Community board, calls Stearns a “true leader,” one who pressed the board to vigorously debate the hospital’s future. That leadership helped, she says, as the discussion intensified.

“I think we all started out with the idea originally of, ‘We don’t need to do this,’” Parks says. “As we moved forward, and we kept looking at the numbers, and we kept looking at the impacts, we knew we had to do something ... It wasn’t very long before we all realized that making it on your own was just not an option with the way things were changing.”

The attorney general is expected to release his decision on whether the sale can go forward in the coming weeks. By law, proceeds generated by the transaction must be used to benefit a charitable organization. Stearns says he anticipates a decision on how the board intends to allocate those funds soon.

If the sale is allowed to go forward, the Community board will be dissolved and Stearns should have a little more time to devote to his wife and three children—at least until the Carlyle trial starts in earnest. jmayrer@missoulanews.com

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Railroad switch New mandate calls for safer trains, but not near Missoula

by Nicky Ouellet

The recent train collision that derailed 10 cars and knocked out power to 1,200 Bonner residents brings Montana’s train accident tally this year up to 27. Though both state and national data show a downward trend in the number of annual accidents, Congress thinks railroads can do better.

Railroad companies across the country are scrambling to install a technology suite mandated by Congress that has the potential to cut human error out of train accidents. Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Class 1 railroads and commuter lines in the U.S. are mandated to operate this technology, collectively known as pos-

or stop the train if the engineer fails to acknowledge signaling.

Industry officials expect PTC use to minimize the percentage of accidents that are human-caused, which this year accounted for 37 percent of the 1,188 reported to the Federal Railroad Administration.

“It’s in our culture that every accident is preventable,” says Roxanne Butler, media relations director at BNSF. “It’s really important, and this falls in line with our culture of making sure that anything that can be done for the safety of the public and our employees and our customers.”

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A recent train collision in Bonner derailed 10 cars and cut power to 1,200 residents. Congress passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act to help eliminate accidents, but the mandate will not apply to tracks near Missoula.

itive train control, or PTC, by Dec. 31, 2015.

But only half of Montana railroads fall under the mandate. The legislation requires PTC for rails that transport inhalation hazards and commuter and intercity passengers over what amounts to roughly 60,000 miles of track across the country. In Montana, 1,100 miles of BNSF Railways’ track falls under the mandate, while all of Montana Rail Link’s 817 miles are exempt.

This means that by the end of next year, the trains rumbling along the southern border of Glacier National Park will all be equipped with a computer screen in the front locomotive. This screen will provide the engineer with readouts about upcoming speed changes, unexpected track maintenance, the direction of switches and other signals about the situation down the line. It will communicate with wayside monitors, other locomotives and a central command center by radio and GPS satellites. The system will even be able to slow

entering into work zones, moving a train through a misdirected switch and train-totrain collisions, similar to the one in Bonner, could be avoided by the predictive systems.

The trains that run through Missoula, however, are not required to use this technology, leaving some groups to argue the new mandate is not extensive enough.

In comments submitted last year to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Sierra Club, Natural Resource Defense Council and 14 other organizations petitioned for mandatory PTC installation for all trains shipping crude oil and other hazardous materials.

“Extending the reach of this technology to unit train shipments of crude oil and other hazardous materials will entail little in the way of marginal costs, and yield a substantial public benefit in terms of public safety and environmental protection,” they wrote.

“It’s a technology that would help to avoid and prevent accidents that we’re seeing with the current infrastructure,” says Devorah Ancel, staff attorney for the Sierra Club, referring to the derailment and explosion that killed 47 people last year in LacMégantic, Quebec.

If the current infrastructure remains, some estimates expect about one disastrous accident on the scale of Lac-Mégantic every two years, says Ancel.

This year Montana railroads currently boast an accident rate of less than 1 percent. Of those accidents, the percentage deemed human-caused is higher than the national average, accounting for 42 percent of this year’s 26 reported accidents.

Eight of the 11 accidents deemed humancaused occurred on MRL track. MRL owns 26 percent of Montana’s total track miles, but accounts for 46 percent of the state’s total accidents.

The sticking points are that PTC is as complicated as it is expensive. Some estimates expect installation and operation to top $8 billion over 20 years, almost all of which will be covered by the railroads themselves.

PTC would bankrupt most small regional railroads, which is why Jim Lewis, chief sales and marketing officer for MRL, suspects they were exempt. MRL will hold off on PTC until required by the Federal Railroad Administration. “Until that point we wouldn’t do that,” Lewis says.

Though many companies have been using some form of PTC since the 1980s, the requirements of the 2008 legislation present unprecedented technological and engineering challenges. Designing interoperable systems that are capable of communication between locomotives and tracks operated by separate companies has posed particular difficulties.

“Our industry has been clear in stating that PTC will be done, but complete, nationwide interoperability cannot be accomplished by Dec. 31, 2015,” says Ed Greenberg, director of media relations at the Association of American Railroads.

The enormity of the task, complications in designs and extensive employee training have caused unexpected delays. Regardless, industry officials like Greenberg say the anticipated safety improvements are worth the cost and effort.

“The rail industry is committed,” he says, “to implementing a nationwide PTC system that will strengthen an already safe rail network.” editor@missoulanews.com

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[opinion]

The right plan Conservatives play a mean game of musical chairs

by Dan Brooks

Roughly one month from now, the Montana Legislature will begin its third consecutive session in which both the House and Senate are controlled by the Republican Party. The GOP has enjoyed Senate majorities in seven of the last 10 sessions and House majorities in eight.

Some of those years saw split control of the legislature, so it’s not quite the decade of dominance it appears to be. Still, lawmaking in Montana since 1995 looks an awful lot like single-party rule.

Evidently, the GOP is no more satisfied with this situation than we are. To avoid the complacency that can set in when lawmakers face no serious political opposition, Republicans in Helena have helpfully split into two parties.

You can see it in the committee assignments that House Speaker and runner-up for whitest name in America, Austin Knudsen, R–Culbertson, announced last month. The 2015 assignments reward conservative Republicans and punish moderates, often at the expense of experience.

Consider the chairmanships of the House Human Services Committee and the House State Administration Committee.

These powerful positions are normally filled on the basis of seniority, but Knudsen appointed freshman representatives Art Wittich, R-Belgrade, and Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, respectively.

Neither is a true freshman. Both served single terms in the Montana Senate before moving to the House. Both are also on a leaked email chain from 2013, in which conservative legislators discuss how best to discredit moderate Republicans and eventually “purge” them from the party.

Most importantly, Wittich and Essmann oppose accepting federal funds for Medicaid expansion in Montana. During the 2013 session, that bill failed in the House by one vote, after Democrat Mark Jacobson accidentally voted against his own position. Medicaid expansion won’t even reach the floor in 2015, thanks to Wittich’s and Essmann’s control of the two committees where it might originate.

Meanwhile, on the House Education Committee, Knudsen named as chair Sarah Laszloffy, R-Laurel. The appointment sur-

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prised many observers, including expected chair Dan Saloman, R-Ronan, who served on the committee in 2013 and 2015.

Although Laszloffy was on the committee during the last session, she did not introduce any legislation. She is the youngest lawmaker in Helena, but her father is Jeff Laszloffy, former legislator and current president of the Montana Family Foundation—an organization that has actively lobbied for using state taxes to finance private schools.

School choice was a central issue in the split between conservative and moderate

“Get ready for less insurance, less funding for public schools and more guns—many of them pointed inward.”

Republicans last session, when a group of moderates joined Democrats in voting down Knudsen’s bill to establish public charter schools. One of those moderates was Rob Cook, R-Conrad, who served on the House Appropriations Committee in 2011 and 2013.

Knudsen removed Cook from the Appropriations Committee three weeks ago. It sent a pointed message, particularly since Appropriations develops the state budget, and seats are considered especially valuable.

“I’ve been exiled to the gulag,” Cook joked in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. “It’s the same thing that would happen under Democratic leadership.”

That’s about the only way the 2015 session will resemble Democratic governance.

In most other regards, Knudsen’s appointments push the House agenda far to the

right. They virtually guarantee that Montana will once again reject funding from the federal government to expand Medicaid, and they make it likely that Helena will consider diverting money from public schools to fund private ones.

Knudsen’s appointments demonstrate that the conflict between conservative and moderate Republicans survived the long break between sessions, and that conservatives are winning. Operatively, they have won. The Republican Party controls the Montana Legislature, and conservatives control the Republican Party.

So what can we expect from our brave new legislature? Here it is instructive to quote that controversial email chain and former Sen. Jason Priest, R-Red Lodge, who declined to run for reelection this year while he awaited trial for partner/family member assault.

“At first look, we are dealing with people who threaten their friends and negotiate with their enemies,” Priest wrote. “After all, we’re in the same party.”

Priest was referring to moderate Republicans—not his correspondents, who were at that moment conspiring to purge said moderates from their party, nor some hypothetical person who might be accused of assaulting his own family. So one thing we know about the new leaders of the Montana Legislature is that they are terrifyingly immune to irony.

Conservative Republicans in Helena may not have a sense of self-awareness, but they do have a plan. They’ve thoroughly marginalized the Democrats, they’re just about done quashing disagreement from their own party. All that remains is to implement their vision.

It’s a vision that considers even the Republican Party unconscionably liberal. That’s a sobering thought for 2015. Get ready for less insurance, less funding for public schools and more guns—many of them pointed inward.

Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and Austin Knudsen’s nemesis Heather White at combatblog.net. His column appears weekly in the Independent.

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Standing up A son sees his 87-year-old father still trying to save the world

by Alan Kesselheim

He tells me to park close to the vigil site, but far enough down the block to allow for a view from the street. It is noon, a spectacular fall day. The sun is edging onto the bench where dad likes to sit. We unload signs: “War Is Not The Answer,” “An Eye for an Eye Leaves the Whole World Blind.” One of them blew into the street a few weeks earlier and has a dusty tire tread across the message.

Dad is 87. It takes him a few minutes to shuffle from the car to the bench, facing Main Street in the small, conservative town of Lander, Wyo., where he and my mother have lived for the last 30 years. I hand him a sign. Traffic stutters past in a steady stream, a lot of pickup trucks.

Another woman joins us, sits next to Dad on the bench. She is a regular, every Saturday from noon to 1.

“Back when we first invaded Iraq, there were a lot of us,” she remembers. “Now we’re lucky if we have three people.”

I set up a folding chair, hold a sign, wait for the sun. Most people glance at us as they drive past. Once in a while we get a toot and a wave. I wait for the middle finger, the angry shout, but this Saturday the mood seems friendly, or indifferent.

We chat about the ongoing wars, about family, marvel at the warm October day. I notice a rumbling pickup truck going past slowly, sporting an American flag and a Confederate flag waving in the wind. Was that the stink eye I saw?

A minute later the same truck comes back the other way, slower. Yup, definitely the stink eye.

“One time we had trucks and bikers park across the street and yell at us,” Dad remembers.

A woman with her young son comes by.

The kid is curious, asks to hold a sign for a minute, stands next to Dad. I’m in the sun now, warming to the

scene. Someone in a Subaru honks and flashes the peace sign. These days, when I visit Dad, I go along with his schedule—do the errands, go to church. A few things on the to-do list seem to take up a day. Mom died a year ago, and he is still adjusting.

It occurs to me, more than halfway through the hour, that Dad’s commitment to this small discipline, this public show, looms large. It keeps him engaged, draws a line in the sand. He doesn’t have to do it. Some weeks it’s a chore, it’s lonely, it’s cold and windy. Some days he gets a lot of the middle finger and stink eye.

“He could simply hang out, let life slip by. But this quiet, weekly statement has weight. It’s the kind of thing that lends meaning to life.”

It is also a continuation of the social activism that has been a huge part of his life.

He was one of Montana’s first conscientious objectors, was a Freedom Rider during the Civil Rights era and, more recently, has gotten involved in local recycling efforts, work in Wyoming prisons and supporting women’s reproductive choice.

It looms large for him, for his sense of self-worth, his happiness and fulfillment. He

could simply hang out, let life slip by. His basic needs for food and shelter and warmth are met. But this quiet, weekly statement has weight. It’s the kind of thing that lends meaning to life. You can’t measure that, not like your bank account or your woodpile. It doesn’t matter whether it’s standing in front of a mega-load or writing a letter about the Keystone XL pipeline or holding a sign at a public meeting.

What matters is that you stand up, and that you keep standing up. I catch the eyes of passengers going past. Some don’t register a thing. Others look hard to read the signs.

Some of these people have served in the military. Maybe some have lost a friend or are dealing with PTSD today.

Perhaps our street-side gesture will change a vote in the next election. Maybe a parent will go home and talk to their kid, who might be considering enlisting. Maybe someone will write a letter to the editor.

Maybe, just maybe, someone will think about joining Dad on the bench one week.

Almost at the end of the hour, a man strolls up.

“I did 25 years in the military,” he says.

“We never learned our lesson in Vietnam.

Problem is, there are evil people in the world.” We nod in agreement. “You have to do something about that. When we get into these things,” he continues, “we need to finish the job.”

“Or maybe think about another way to do the job,” Dad says.

“Yeah,” our visitor says, thoughtfully.

“Or that.

“You have a good day," he says, and saunters away while we start to pack things up.

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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - After an employee confronted two burglars inside a business in Mulga, Ala., he chased them to a pontoon boat on a trailer hooked up to a pickup truck they had parked down the road. Then one of the suspects opened fire with a shotgun. The employee called sheriff’s deputies, who said suspects Coy Michael Falls, 55, and Austin Blackwell, 19, yelled obscenities at them but were taken into custody. “Who commits a burglary while towing a pontoon boat?” Chief Deputy Randy Christian said.

“Definitely a clown alert here.” (AL.com) State police charged Gregory Louis Douglas, 40, with passing counterfeit $20 bills at a yard sale in Rayburn, Pa. The sale was run by Amy Miller, an experienced bank teller, who recognized the bills were phony. “She deals with money every day,” Trooper Terry Geibel said after police found uncut sheets of counterfeit $20 bills in Douglas’s car. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

CHAIRMAN MAYO - Food conglomerate Unilever, the maker of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, is suing San Francisco-based Hampton Creek, claiming its eggless sandwich spread Just Mayo implies it’s mayonnaise but doesn’t meet the Food and Drug Administration’s definition, which states mayonnaise must include “egg-yolk containing ingredients.” Just Mayo uses Canadian yellow peas instead of eggs. Unilever’s suit also contends Just Mayo has “caused consumer deception and serious, irreparable harm to Unilever” and the mayonnaise industry in general. Hellmann’s (labeled Best Foods on the West Coast) holds 45 percent of the $2 billion U.S. mayonnaise market. But Hampton Creek counts Bill Gates among its backers and in recent months has expanded to more than 20,000 Wal-Mart, Costco and other stores. Hampton Creek founder Josh Tetrick said he welcomed the suit to expand the company’s profile and to further “penetrate the places where better-for-you food hasn’t gone before.” (The Washington Post)

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Shortly after filing its lawsuit against Hampton Creek, Unilever revised its own website to change some product descriptions from “mayonnaise” to “mayonnaise dressing” because they don’t have enough vegetable oil to qualify. (Associated Press)

FREEDOM FOLLIES - Eight in 10 Americans believe the public should be concerned about the government’s monitoring phone calls and Internet communications, according to a report by the Pew Research Center. More than 90 percent of those surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that they’ve lost control over how their personal data are collected and used by companies. But 55 percent agreed that they’re willing to share some information in exchange for free online services. (The Washington Post) CARRYING ON - Venice is banning tourists from using roller suitcases, which officials said make too much noise being wheeled across the city’s historic bridges and keep residents awake. To avoid the 500euro ($625) fine, visitors will need suitcases with inflatable tires, although city official Maurizio Dorigo admitted they don’t yet exist. He expressed hope that a company will design and sell them by next May, when the ban takes effect. (Britain’s The Express) SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - A 45-year-old man died after shooting himself in the head and neck while hunting geese, according to police in West Windsor, N.J. “Although incredibly tragic, it is believed that the incident was solely an accident,” Lt. Matthew Kemp said. (Times of Trenton) Police said Dennis Eugene Emery, 57, accidentally shot himself in the face at his home in Pinellas Park, Fla. According to the report, Emery was arguing with his wife when he got a gun and threatened to shoot one of the family dogs. He pulled back the gun’s hammer as if he were going to fire. He then started to release it to a safe position while pointing the gun at his face, at which point the gun discharged. (The St. Petersburg Tribune) Becca Campbell, 26, died after she accidentally shot herself in the head with a gun she bought for protection in anticipation of violent protests in Ferguson, Mo., while a grand jury decided whether to indict Michael Brown’s killer. The St. Louis woman’s 33-year-old boyfriend told police Campbell was jokingly waving the weapon around in his car, saying she was ready for Ferguson, when she pointed it at him. He swerved trying to duck and rear-ended another car, causing the gun to fire. (CNN) Christa Engles, 26, died after her 3-year-old son accidentally shot her in the head with a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun he found on a table in the living room, according to police in Tulsa, Okla. Child specialists who interviewed the boy “confirmed what the evidence led investigators to assume,” police Sgt. Dave Walker said, noting the boy repeatedly told officers, “Mommy shot.” (Tulsa World)

TAX DOLLARS AT WORK - Despite recent scandals and budget and workforce cuts at the Internal Revenue Service, Commissioner John Koskinen announced the agency is awarding millions of dollars in bonuses to “long-suffering staffers,” including those who’re delinquent in paying their own taxes. The IRS’s inspector general reported in April that 1,146 employees who had “tax compliance problems” a few years ago were handed bonuses totaling more than $1 million. “It’s no wonder the American people find it hard to believe the IRS needs more money when the agency fails to collect back taxes from their own employees and instead rewards them with bonuses,” said Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah. (The Washington Times) DRONE ON - Student researchers from Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Mass., have figured out a better way to measure stress in whales than chasing them with motorboats and 15-foot poles equipped with sensors. They dispatch a drone to hover directly over the animals’ blowhole and collect mucus samples from the spray. The researchers tested the method by attaching a sterilized surgical sponge to the drone to harvest pseudo-snot ejected from a fake whale: a catamaran fitted with sensors that measured what a real whale would feel and hear while being followed by the drone, which the students dubbed Snot Bot. (The Boston Globe) SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE KIMCHI - South Koreans are headed for extinction by the year 2750, according to a parliamentary study commissioned by the New Politics Alliance for Democracy party. Its forecasts are based on South Korea’s critically low birth rate of 1.19 children per woman, attributed to 1980s government campaigns to restrict family size. The study suggests the southern port city of Busan, which has one of the country’s most rapidly aging populations, will be the first to empty after its last resident is born in 2413. (Britain’s The Independent)

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oon after news broke that German exchange student Diren Dede had been shot and killed in a Missoula garage, Karin Assmann boarded a plane and flew to the Garden City. It was early May, and Assmann was on assignment for Der Spiegel, a venerable German magazine based in Hamburg, Dede’s hometown. She says the instructions her editors had given her were simple: “We want a story about it.”

She got more than just a story.

By coincidence, Assmann’s trip to Missoula coincided with Celal Dede’s trip to recover his son’s body. In another coincidence, Celal Dede had a connection to Assmann’s employer.

“He happens to be a cab driver for the company that has a contract with Der Spiegel,” Assmann says, “so he has driven a lot of the people that work at Der Spiegel.”

Assmann believes this connection was the reason Celal Dede offered to give her the first on-camera interview about Diren’s tragic death. It came at the end of a long day, after Celal had identified his son’s body and attended a meeting with students, teachers and others in the gym of Diren’s school, Big Sky High.

While she and a colleague waited for Celal to appear, Assmann says a firearms safety course was being held in a nearby building.

“It was very interesting,” Assmann says. “So we stood out there and waited.

And then he came out and we were pretty much told, ‘Get in the car.’”

In the backseat, as they drove from Big Sky to the hotel where Celal was staying, Assmann interviewed him. When they arrived, they talked more. Throughout, Assmann says, Celal appeared “devastated” but “reflective.”

“I asked him—and that’s one of the soundbites we aired—I said, ‘Who do you blame?’” Assmann says. “Expecting either something like ‘the gun laws’ or lack thereof or ‘the laws’ or ‘these crazy Americans,’ and instead he said, ‘I blame myself for letting him go to this country.’”

The story and interview footage were picked up by Der Spiegel’s website, Spiegel Online, as well as its weekly televised newsmagazine, “Spiegel TV.” (Clips can be viewed online, in German, with Missoula serving as the backdrop.)

German viewers and readers were already interested in the case, and Assmann’s scoop drew substantial attention.

Since then, Der Spiegel and its affiliates have continued to pursue in-depth coverage of the story, interviewing Dede’s mother, sister and, most recently, a cousin. And last week Assmann was back in Missoula from Washington, D.C., where she is stationed, to cover the opening days of the trial of Markus Kaarma, Dede’s killer.

The first three rows of the courtroom are reserved for the media and, in addition to Assmann, they include a substantial contingent from the German press.

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Richard Walker is giving multiple daily reports for Deutsche Welle, a German television company that broadcasts internationally in English. Herbert Bauernebel is there for the German tabloid Bild, one of the most widely circulated European papers. Chris Melzer is covering the trial for Deutsche Presse-Agentur, the German equivalent of the Associated Press. Hans Holzhaider is writing for Süddeutsche Zeitung, a prominent Munich-based paper. They represent just part of the German press corps, which is filing stories from the courthouse and elsewhere around town, feeding the German public’s seemingly insatiable interest in the story of Dede’s killing. According to Melzer, DPA alone had published up to three stories a day on the case since before the trial even began.

“Millions of Germans go each year to America, millions of Americans have German roots,” Melzer says. “We watch American TV. We know so much about America.”

Together, the foreign correspondents’ countless stories, segments and tweets have informed the way Germans not only see this tragedy, but also America at large.

It’s a keyhole view of the country’s laws, values and culture—all starting with what happened in Kaarma’s Grant Creek garage.

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n the night of April 27, Dede entered an open garage door within walking distance of his host family’s house. He left on a gurney, still alive but only barely. He had been shot twice—first in his arm, then in his head. He was

to “pin charges” on Kaarma, who had merely been defending his wife and young son from what he believed to be a “sophisticated” burglary ring and a threatening intruder.

The trial isn’t expected to end until almost Christmas, and it has already been a fraught and eventful affair, portraying Kaarma as either a premeditated killer or a desperate victim. Headlines have dominated the local daily newspaper and evening news reports, and the coverage abroad hasn’t been different. Assmann says Germans’ interest in the Kaarma trial is the result of both the “micro and macro” aspects of the story.

“The micro reason is, this kid was German,” Assmann says. And though Dede was the child of immigrants, Assmann says he was typical of the many middle-class German high schoolers who study abroad. She adds, though, that Dede stood out as a prominent young person in Hamburg. “He was someone in his society, in the German society,” Assmann adds.

“The more macro [reason] is where he got killed and how he got killed,” Assmann says. “It sort of feeds into some stereotypes we have about the United States: gun ownership, the Wild West. So it answers to a lot of stereotypes that people have, so they’re happy to follow up on that and see how bad is it really over there.”

In Germany, where gun laws are highly restrictive, Bauernebel says people don’t understand why so many Americans are armed to “such a high degree.”

“It was a story that he fulfilled his life dream to come to the U.S.,” Bauernebel

“It sort of feeds into some stereotypes we have about the United States: gun ownership, the Wild West. So it answers to a lot of stereotypes that people have, so they’re happy to follow up on that and see how bad is it really over there.”

—Karin Assmann, Der Spiegel rushed to St. Patrick Hospital and died soon after arriving.

Kaarma told responding officers he was the shooter—and the killing was an act of self-defense, a necessary response to a pair of burglaries that occurred in the garage over the previous month. Kaarma’s common-law wife, Janelle Pflager, corroborated this story but also told an officer she’d heard Dede plead for his life—“No, no, no, please”—before Kaarma fired the fatal shot.

On Dec. 1, on the third floor of the Missoula County Courthouse, jury selection began in State of Montana v. Markus Hendrik Kaarma. Missoula County prosecutors aimed to show that Dede’s death was an act of deliberate homicide, that Kaarma and Pflager lured Dede into their garage and that Kaarma had been the aggressor, not Dede. A team of defense attorneys sought to show police failed to perform “a complete and thorough investigation” and that prosecutors “rushed”

says. “And I guess his parents were a little bit unaware—maybe even a little naive— about the gun situation in America. … It’s a really tragic story. He came to the U.S., and he did this silly thing, and he ended up dead.”

Holzhaider, who works as a court reporter in Munich, says that while Germans believe in the “right to defend your house and your family and your possessions,” they are confused—and compelled—by the argument that the killing of Dede represented a justifiable use of force.

“That’s a very strange thing for us,” Holzhaider says, “because, given this special situation, nobody in Germany would have the slightest doubt that this was a criminal behavior, outside of the defendant.’”

But others in the German press say their audience is divided about what happened in Kaarma’s garage.

“Don’t forget, there are lots of voices in Germany who say, ‘It was [Kaarma’s] own garage, what he did

TOP: Judge Ed McLean of Montana’s Fourth Judicial District Court presides over the trial of Markus Kaarma on charges of deliberate homicide. Kaarma shot and killed Diren Dede, a German exchange student, on April 27.

CENTER: Dede’s parents consult with one of their two Hamburg-based lawyers in the courtroom. BOTTOM: Media coverage of the trial has been intense, with local as well as international journalists in attendance.

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there. So it was [Dede’s] own fault that he died,’” Melzer says. “You can also read these kinds of comments in online newspapers and so on. … For me, it seems like probably two-thirds are ‘This guy is crazy trigger happy,’ and one-third said, ‘He just defended his family or his home or whatever.’”

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n the courtroom, before the three rows designated for members of the media, there sits another, smaller group of Germans: Celal Dede and his wife, Gulcin, along with a pair of Hamburg lawyers. One of the lawyers, Bernhard Docke, says he and his colleague are here to offer Dede’s parents “a kind of translation in the broader sense. Not just the

TOP: Hans Holzhaider, a court reporter for the Munich-based newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, was among a substantial contingent of German journalists covering the early days of the trial. MIDDLE RIGHT: In early May, students and community members held a vigil for Dede at Big Sky High School. BOTTOM: Defense attorneys have argued that Kaarma’s killing of Dede was a justifiable use of force.

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language but explaining the proceedings, the law of Montana and what’s going on in this trial.”

Also sitting with the Dedes is Emrah Karaman, a young Turkish man enrolled in the University of Montana’s Master of Business Administration program. He sits a row behind the couple, with his arms on the backs of their chairs, speaking into their ears. His job is to translate and explain the judicial process to the Dedes, though into Turkish instead of into German. While Diren grew up in Hamburg, his parents emigrated from Turkey.

“We kind of have similar backgrounds, in some sense,” Karaman says.

“I’m just here for support, to the best I can,” he adds. “Whatever I can do, as far as translating and emotional support.”

Karaman says he met Celal Dede in May, when Celal came to recover his son’s body, and that Karaman has since become close to him and his wife.

“Our cultures are very different,” Karaman says of the United States and Turkey. “I’m treating them as if they’re my family members. The same, you know.”

For the Dedes, the trial so far has proved to be a consistently painful reenactment of— and dispute over—the circumstances that led to their son’s death. The couple has sat

across from their son’s killer. They’ve heard his purported final words—and they’ve heard Pflager recant her account of them, denying that Diren ever pleaded for his life.

They’ve seen the shotgun Kaarma used and graphic photos of the bloody scene where their child died. They’ve watched police video, listened to frantic 911 calls and seen X-rays depicting shotgun shrapnel in their son’s brain. They’ve listened to insinuations and allegations questioning Diren’s character and actions.

At times it has been too much for the Dedes. They’ve cried in the courtroom, and occasionally left the proceedings. In addition to facing the details of their child’s death, the couple has also had to grasp the intricacies of the American justice system, which is far different from Germany’s.

For one thing, Docke explains, a panel of German judges would decide the case, instead of a group of jurors. For another, the parents of the alleged victim would be allowed to participate in the “formal proceedings,” presenting witnesses, asking them questions and testifying themselves.

According to Holzhaider, a German trial would, in general, be far less combative.

“In Germany, we don’t have a trial of parties. Ideally, the court and the defense and the prosecutor should all stand together and try to find out what really happened,” Holzhaider says. “They want to know the truth. Even the defense should act on behalf of the state and not only of his client. They draw on the same rope, ideally. Here, it’s a war between the parties.”

Asked whether being present at the trial has been helpful to the Dedes, despite the apparent difficulties, Docke says, “I think so. That’s why they came over. It’s a very, very hard trip for them to face [Kaarma] and to face this kind of defense strategy, saying he was right [to shoot Dede]. This is really hard for the parents, and we’ll see. We all hope that justice will be done.” tmcdermott@missoulanews.com

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[arts]

Breaking from convention Performance artist Tricia Opstad reimagines the news in Raw Raw Well Done

by Erika Fredrickson

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

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ike most of us, Tricia Opstad lives in the “real” world—that is, the world of grown-up obligations, career and responsibility. It’s the “real” world we all first hear about as kids and think to ourselves, “Wow. That sounds awful and boring.” When Opstad grew up she became a speech language pathologist, and she loves her job.

But what always nagged at her was the feeling that she needed to find time and space away from adult conventions in order to play and be creative. And so, that’s what she did. Opstad has always been a performer—school plays, improv comedy, Missoula Community Theater productions—but it’s really over the last five years that she’s established herself as a performance artist with a penchant for turning realworld constructions upside down, often humorously.

“I like doing things that are less civilized,” Opstad says. “We have to be civilized a lot of the time, which is understandable. But I think all of us are animals by nature. It’s why we watch horror movies and other things like that. I like embodying that sometimes. I’ve always enjoyed taking risks—I’m a thrill seeker—and I enjoy investigating the edge. ” As an example, Opstad performed a piece called Heart Magnet Ball last year for Valentine’s Day. It was a duet with actor Tully Thibeau, during which nothing was said (except for Opstad singing part of “Happy Birthday”). All of the emotion about relationships was

conveyed through movement. What most stuck out in the piece were super weird and strangely appealing moments—little ones—that spoke to that idea of “being civilized.” At one point, Opstad and Thibeau wildly drank a bunch of water like ravenous animals.

At another, Opstad put a ridiculous amount of gum in her mouth. “That was just interesting to me,” she says.

“I wanted to know what it’s like to do it. It’s extreme.”

Opstad has studied dance, but not in the traditional sense. She took ballet, jazz and tap when she was a kid, but most of what she learned came through seeking out opportunities at studios and festivals with a wide variety of instructors. Before she moved to Missoula in 2003, she took classes from renowned instructor Nancy Hauser. In Missoula, she joined forces with dancers Anya Cloud and Jes Mullette to experiment with contact improv, where dancers spontaneously roll, fall and jump using each other’s bodies as counterweight. In 2008, she started spending a week every summer in Seattle at the International Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, taking classes and doing improv dance jams at night. She initiated her own improv group, worked with the experimental community of performers Open Field Artists and did a month-long residency at the Downtown Dance Collective.

For the residency she put on a piece with a few other artists called A Convention, where the structure of a bland professional convention is reimagined.

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“Being a speech therapist means there’s lots of conventions to go to,” Opstad says. “There’s national conventions, ones for therapists working in schools, there’s the local one … I had attended a couple and I just found that whole culture hilarious—the folder with your name and the free pen and the badge and the little candies and the PowerPoints. And I found it a little bit uncomfortable. I’m thinking, ‘Do I have to do this now that I’m a speech therapist?’ And so [A Convention] was an opportunity to use the framing of a convention and put in dance.”

A few months ago, Opstad moved from her studio, which she called The Hideout, to a new studio in the Warehouse Mall. The reclaimed wood floor and cerulean blue walls are inviting, though the space is small. Opstad and several other well-known artists in town, including Caroline Keys, Adelaide Every, Lauren Tyler Norby and Caitlin Hofmeister, have been practicing a piece Opstad came up with about the news called Raw Raw Well Done: Extra Extra. On one level, it’s satire of mainstream news with the artists mimicking newscasters, saying things like, “Back to you Julie.” It’s also, like Opstad’s other pieces, a reinvention of convention. The newscasters aren’t telling news stories, they’re telling personal stories—some humorous, some gut-wrenching.

“I want to tell the news from a different angle and report stories we wouldn’t hear on the news—

our personal stories,” she says. “I was thinking about Facebook and how there’s personal stories on there, but how I love the intimacy of gathering together in one space and being together face to face and how it’s different to tell stories that way.”

During one part of the performance, Hofmeister, Norby and Opstad walk back and forth opening, closing, rattling and folding newspapers. Eventually, Opstad ends up on the ground covered in a blanket of newspapers, and she lies there quietly for a whole minute before artfully shaking herself free. In her daily life, she spends her time in the realm of language—so these performances are a chance to use her body to express herself.

“I think that’s why people drink,” she says.

“Drinking helps us lose those inhibitions. But it’s quite exhilarating and thrilling to lose your inhibitions when you don’t have a drink and when you’re in front of people. And sometimes what I do doesn’t really have this deep meaning. But whatever people take away from it, they might find something.”

Tricia Opstad and other artists perform Raw Raw Well Done: Extra Extra Sat., Dec. 13, at 7 PM. Warehouse Mall, 725 West Alder Street, Suite #10. $5 suggested donation. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

[music]

Going dark Secret Powers’ 6 serves up bittersweet pop A lot has happened in the roughly seven years since Secret Powers first oohed and ahhh’d their way into the local music lexicon. Barack Obama became president. We got bin Laden. Macy’s, Smurfit-Stone, the Milltown Dam and Vann’s vanished from Missoula. “Breaking Bad” ran its course. But amid all that change, one thing has remained constant: the collective squeal brought on by a new Secret Powers album.

After a two-year squeal drought, the aptly named 6 brings to bear all the psychedelic power-pop stylings we’ve come to expect from Ryan Shmedly Maynes and his cadre. As with past albums, the evolutions in sound are subtle seasoning, such as the Ramones-esque power-chord drive of “Reservoir” that quickly gives way to the band’s particular brand of vocal harmonies. And while the overtly pop-punk “The Way The Story Goes” will result in late-’90s flashbacks, even it doesn’t stray too far from the Secret Powers mold.

That said, 6 begins and ends in an unusually dark place for Secret Powers. We start with the melancholic “Bitter Sun” and its proclamation that “everything dis-

integrates in time,” before coming full-circle with “Ready To Get Old And Die.” The latter paints a vivid and soulful picture of a musician hanging up his hat— confirmation perhaps that Secret Powers has packed it in for good. If this is the end, at least 6 gives us one more chance to squeal. (Alex Sakariassen)

Iji, Unltd. Cool Drinks Seattle-based musician Zach Burba is the kind of guy who loves Steely Dan, and it shows when it comes to his one-man-and-occasional-friends project, Iji. The 2013 album Unltd. Cool Drinks, a midtempo, low-fi kinda deal, evokes chill ’70s vibes, with Burba’s warbly, half-spoken vocals and saxophone floating over reverby guitars. Just pair with shag carpet and/or a Wes Anderson film for maximum effect.

I’m not the kind of person who loves Steely Dan, but I can still get behind Iji. Some tracks feature psychedelic keyboards, trippy vocal effects and lyrics with almost childlike imagery and sadness, like, “I don’t un-

derstand you, I just don’t dude/ But we’ve both got a ticket on the same cruise/ And the heads roll down the path of Magic Lanes.”

In interviews, Burba describes himself as a “seltzer water connoisseur”—the album cover features Topo Chico, a Mexican brand that’s popular among hipster types—and one could even compare his music to club soda: It’s not the most hard-hitting thing you can pick, but it’s light, bubbly and refreshing at any time of day. (Kate Whittle) Iji plays the KBGA College Radio holiday party Fri., Dec. 12, along with Mega Bog, Ancient Forest and J. Sherri. VonCommon, 1909 Wyoming St., Ste 7. 7 PM. Free.

Blockhead, Bells and Whistles Take enough late-night stumbles through the annals of YouTube, and you’ll probably come across the animated psychedelic freak-out video for Blockhead’s song “The Music Scene.” Visually, the video is a stunner, but the other secret to its nearly 4 million views is the mesmeric, hip-hop slow jam that acts as the seductive soundtrack. It’s no wonder that underground alumni like Aesop Rock and Illogic are repeat collaborators with the New York producer, whose sixth solo album, Bells and Whistles, boasts more of the well-crafted instrumentals he’s known for.

Blockhead doesn’t stray too far from the mold he’s created for himself on previous releases, but that’s hardly a detractor. Cavernous hip-hop drum

rhythms lay the foundation for a smorgasbord of sounds that build upon themselves, creating a defined melodic progression instead of looping one-dimensional club beats. The producer’s sense of composition is his greatest strength, and he employs a wide variety of samples to illustrate that, from stabbing guitar riffs and jazzy piano lines to obscure movie clips.

The title track is a collage of sexy, patient hip-hop beats, and the equally hypnotic tracks “FTW” and “Sacrificial Santa” would be at home in a Warren Miller film or an opium den, depending on your taste. ( Jed Nussbaum) Monk’s Bar hosts An Evening with Blockhead and Friends Wed., Dec. 17, at 9 PM. $18/$15 at standupmt.com. 18-plus.

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[books]

Carrying on Ferguson’s brave memoir finds lessons in tragedy

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One would have to dig deep to find a greater ad- picture one tiny turn of bad luck, or a misstep, or a vocate for wilderness over the last 25 years than Red single bad decision, to put us in a “what if ” scenario.

Lodge writer and speaker Gary Ferguson. Over that I can hardly bear the thought of losing anyone I love quarter century he’s written 23 books on science and in such fashion, and Ferguson puts us right in the nature and countless articles for big-time publications middle of it actually happening.

The book is much more than a single man’s tale like Vanity Fair and the Los Angeles Times. He’s always been a “boots on the ground” writer too, quite liter- of woe. It is also about friendship and community, ally, logging thousands of miles through some of the and how people band together in the face of terrible circumstances to lift one most rugged terrain in another up. It would be North America in pursuit easy for Ferguson to fall of his stories. The Carry into the trap that many Home: Lessons from the nature writers do, that American Wilderness is of holding the natural Ferguson’s first foray world up like some into the wilds of memgreat healing source of oir, and the journey is a profound white-light gut-wrenching one. bullshit, but he avoids it.

At its heart, The Wilderness is beautiful Carry Home is the and terrible. It gives so deeply intimate story of much, certainly, yet is althe death of Ferguson’s ways ready to snatch first wife, Jane, in a caaway. It is clear that for noeing accident in all the succor that FerguCanada in 2005. Ferguson finds in his beloved son writes of his overforests and mountains, whelming grief in the it is as much the relaaftermath of the tragedy, tionships with people his subsequent struggles that get him through his to move forward, and, struggle. These timely finally, his recovery interventions come in from the devastating many forms: friends loss. He finds his way willing to lend ears at all through it all by returnhours for receiving the ing to wilderness, the expression of Ferguvery thing that brought The Carry Home: Lessons from the American Wilderness son’s grief, companions he and Jane together in Gary Ferguson on those first forays the first place, while fulhardcover, Counterpoint back into the world (the filling her ultimate wish: 296 pages, $25 story of Ferguson’s reto have her ashes spread turn to a seat in a canoe in five different wild lofor the first time after the accident is particularly cations the two had shared and loved together.

Ferguson does a masterful job here juggling poignant), or the entire town of Red Lodge rallying multiple threads. The story does not unfold in a around him after the accident.

Ultimately, it is in those wild places where he linear fashion. Rather, he jumps around in time, serving up biographical anecdotes about his life finds the trail that leads him out of his despair. The growing up in Indiana, as well as detailing Jane’s trips to scatter ashes, “five of them in all, from the upbringing at the opposite end of the Hoosier red rock of southern Utah to the foothills of the Abstate. We learn of how the two met, of their forays saroka Range; from the granite domes of central into the wilds, the struggles of their early years to- Idaho to the Beartooths of south-central Montana; gether trying to create livelihoods in an arena that to a certain high valley in northeast Yellowstone,” didn’t provide many, and how their work built on are equal parts struggle and a kind of returning the foundations of wilderness preservation initi- home. Two of the journeys he undertakes alone, ated by the previous generation. Throughout are and three he makes with friends. He sets out from breaks in the biographical narrative to describe the his front door on the final journey to two locations, events of the trip that took Jane’s life, which are ending up deep in Yellowstone, where he finds something I wouldn’t call closure, but peace and heartbreaking.

I found myself with a lump in my throat several acceptance.

The Carry Home is a brave book, and one I will times while reading this book. So many of us in western Montana are here because we love the outdoors be carrying with me for some time.

Gary Ferguson reads from The Carry Home and the adventures we have access to every day. At the same time, we are out there with loved ones, and at Fact & Fiction Mon., Dec. 15, at 7 PM. risk is ever-present, even on simple river floats or day hikes. It doesn’t take an abundance of imagination to arts@missoulanews.com

[film]

Razor sharp Philip turns the best of filmmaking into an original

by Molly Laich

“No spoon for you.”

For the first half of Listen Up Philip, I’d convinced myself I hated the movie, but that turned out to be wrong. The things that gnawed at me were in fact smart and true reflections of myself and other writers and artists I know. I stopped judging the hard-to-like protagonist and came instead to both understand and pity him, and from then on it became a fascinating experience. My advice to you going forward is don’t be like me. Try to listen to what this pompous but eloquent protagonist has to say and reserve your judgment for afterward, when it’s too late.

Alex Ross Perry wrote and directed the picture, whose previous work includes 2009’s Impolex and 2011’s The Color Wheel. Jason Schwartzman stars as Philip Lewis Friedman, who we meet in New York City a few weeks before the debut of his second novel.

He’s explaining to his ex-girlfriend what a big deal it is that he’s reached such heights in the impenetrable world of New York literature, that he did it in spite of her indifference and that she was wrong to not believe in him. Like all the other women that he will come to meet over the course of the film, she is beautiful and bored of him.

Philip lives with Ashley (Elisabeth Moss), his girlfriend of nearly three years. She’s a photographer with some critical and commercial success, and more than that, a warm, compassionate person. Unlike Philip, she’s capable of both creating art and loving someone other than herself.

Finally, we have Ike Zimmerman ( Jonathan Price), a brilliant, once prolific author who has noticed Philip’s book and decides to take the writer under his wing. Zimmerman’s made up, but the montage of novel covers suggest a John Updike or Philip Roth caliber figure. Ike convinces Philip that city life plagues a young writer with too much noise and distractions and the two of them steal away in Ike’s country home to do important work. Mostly we just see the two of them drinking good scotch and complaining about all the women in their life who insist on giving them a hard time. In Ike, we see the portrait

of a man who, in the wake of his fame, has managed to alienate everyone who ever cared for him. There’s a lesson in that for Philip somewhere, but whether or not he’s listening is a conclusion you’ll have to arrive at on your own.

Philip’s the star of the show, but it’s his girlfriend Ashley and her story arc that really matters. It’s easy to read Listen Up Philip as a sexist movie. Here we go again, right? Another white, male author in the big city with no real problems torturing himself over whether the world fully notices how brilliant he is.

And it seems at first like they’re setting up Ashley as a subservient figure in comparison. I wanted to grab her by the shoulders and tell her, “To hell with these men who think they know everything. You’re the protagonist of your own story, and don’t let anybody tell you there’s something wrong with loving and wanting to be loved.” But thank God, she doesn’t need me. Listen Up Philip gives her the time and capacity to figure it out on her own.

Perry is a filmmaker who has seen some other movies. The New York brownstones, parade of women and serious conversations reminds me of Woody Allen’s darker films—Husbands and Wives and Deconstructing Harry. The story employs a frequent and verbose narrator, voiced by Eric Bogosian.

He’ll remind you some of The Royal Tenenbaums until you realize there’s nothing cute or whimsical about this world. The art looks like a Neil LaBute picture. The camera moves around like John Cassavetes’ family dramas of the 1970s. I wanted to complain, but in fact, Perry’s movie synthesizes all the best things to make a picture at once thought provoking and original, with a razor sharp script and devastating performances across the board. This is a movie made for writers about writing and the terrible consequences of such a merciless profession.

Listen Up Philip screens at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 12–Sun., Dec. 14, at 7:15 and 9:15 PM. arts@missoulanews.com

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[film]

High lowbrow Midnight Tomorrow’s shorts make a universal leap

by Andy Smetanka

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If local artists and musicians are Venn diagrams with distinct circles representing “deeply local” and “universally interesting,” Missoula filmmakers Austin Valley and Kyle McAfee seem to have found a winning formula for optimal overlap. “Deeply local” is watching almost any of the short films the pair have made as Midnight Tomorrow Productions, recognizing everyone in the film and nearly every Missoula location. “Universal interest” would suggest, with fond hope, that an “Unsolved Mysteries”-type parody of Bigfoot and Bigfoot hunters or an in-depth profile of a candidly seedy used-car salesman (“You, sir, are now the proud owner of a Fuckmobile.”) might easily find an appreciative audience beyond these ranges.

“I don’t think we have a special formula beyond the unique chemistry we have as a group,” says McAfee, referring to a tight-but-loose consortium that includes Valley, Nathan St. Onge, Ian St. Onge and Jordan Demander. “We’ve all known each other for years. I think we share a common sense of humor and some creative sensibilities. We crack each other up. We also have a love for movies, all kinds, so that’s possibly where the wider appeal comes in.”

Consider Crackfoot, which packs an inch-thick catalog of unsolved-mystery-program tropes into a 10-minute parody of that dog-eared format, complete with spot-on motion graphics, plenty of screen time for colorful rustics and the sort of blurred slowmotion video reserved for cheesy TV reenactments.

Granted, as a wise man once said, “Parody opens on a Monday and closes on a Tuesday,” but Crackfoot, admittedly quite short, never sags under the weight of its parodic intentions, all that necessary parodic detail. Furthermore, the movie twinkles with betterthan-strictly-necessary performances by an all-local cast including Martha Neslen, David Turley and Midnight Tomorrow sound designer Nathan St. Onge in one of his many hilarious turns in front of the camera. Former Missoulian arts editor Joe Nickell appears as himself, giving the movie the same frisson

of the meta as, say, Casey Kasem and Larry King appearing as themselves in 1984’s Ghostbusters. (It’s Turley’s vaguely Austrian cryptozoologist, hoisting his desiccated relics and gleefully probing a Crackfoot scat, who comes closest to stealing this hard-tosteal show.)

Money Talks finds McAfee and St. Onge discussing the evils of capitalism in a sunny pondside setting (instantly recognizable as Silver’s Lagoon), dreamily lit and photographed in the manner of Douglas Sirk. The film opens with an unhurried scenic shot of geese, and the humor (typically, a mix of the crude and the cerebral, with a high count of memorable one liners) comes from St. Onge’s distracted cynic, who laces his jaded park-bench pronouncements to McAfee’s earnest idealist with Pink Floyd lyrics and irritable non-sequiturs. What place does the serious have in the group’s comic outlook?

“Austin could speak to that question more succinctly,” offers McAfee, “but I think [Money Talks] is all about his worldview, coupled with a self-awareness and a self-effacement regarding the paranoia and the conspiracy theory-ness of that worldview.

He’s trying to get a serious message across without being heavy-handed, and the best tactic we have for that is humor.”

“Then you can see [in other films] we like to get absurd and have no message,” he adds. “Just something to get us going. Then we have films that are story-driven. I think that variety comes from the different individual skills within the group, and our decision as a group to do something a little different every time. That’s not the mission statement, though.

It’s just happened organically.”

Midnight Tomorrow Productions screens short films at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 12, at 7 PM, along with other “homegrown” films curated by Andrew Rizzo. $5. arts@missoulanews.com

[film]

OPENING THIS WEEK ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE What is it like to live in Antarctica for a year?

It probably sucks, but there’s also cool scenery and penguins and stuff. Rated PG. Screening at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 12-Sun., Dec. 14 at 7:30 PM. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS The 1990 film that launched a thousand “Edward Forty-Hands” games is also a touching portrayal of misfits finding love in a pastel town. Avon calling! Starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder and Dianne Wiest. Screening at the Roxy Wed., Dec. 17 at 7 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 4 PM. EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS Surprise, only white people star in Ridley Scott’s three-hour Moses tale, set in the Middle East. At least special effects have come a long way since 10 Commandments. Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton and Ben Kingsley. Rated PG-13.

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Peter Jackson’s bloated CGI-fest comes to a close with 2 1⁄2 hours of battle scenes featuring the exploits of Bilbo and company. I’m rooting for Smaug this time. Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage. Rated PG13. Opening Tue., Dec. 16. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Entertainer.

THE HOMESMAN Hilary Swank plays a tough broad who’s retrieving women escaping the pioneer life; but she’s gotta get Tommy Lee Jones to help get them across the Nebraska Territories. Also starring Grace Gummer and Miranda Otto. Rated R. Wilma.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG James Levine conducts the hella epic Wagner tale about Renaissance master singers. Mind you, the running time is six hours. Screening at the Roxy Sat., Dec. 13 at 10 AM. Visit mtlive.org for tickets.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: JOHN DV8 Physical Theatre company presents a stirring spoken-word and dance performance about love, drug use and survival. Screening at the Roxy Tue., Dec. 16, at 7 PM.

“I’m not wearing hockey pads. Or pants, for that matter.” Exodus opens Friday at Carmike 12.

NOW PLAYING BATMAN Michael Keaton’s Dark Knight takes on Jack Nicholson’s Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 version of the comic book classic. Also starring Kim Basinger. PG-13. Screening at the Roxy Wed., Dec. 10, at 7 PM and Sun., Dec. 14 at 4 PM. BIG HERO 6 A lovable puffy robot teams up with friends to rescue the city of San Fransokyo. Featuring the voices of Ryan Potter, Jamie Chung and Alan Tudyk. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

DUMB AND DUMBER TO Harry and Lloyd are back with more highly intellectual antics, when the middle-aged doofuses go off in search of Harry’s long-lost daughter. Starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, with the Farrelly Brothers directing. Rated PG13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Entertainer.

FORCE MAJEURE (TURIST) A Swedish man’s lousy choice in the face of an impending crises causes a falling-out with his

wife and family over the course of a ski vacation.

Starring Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli and Clara Wettergren. Rated R. Wilma.

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 Katniss Everdeen meets President Coin and decides whether to lead a rebellion. #TeamGale.

Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.

INTERSTELLAR Space explorers use a wormhole to make the first-ever galactic voyage. According to Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Twitter review, “They explore a planet near a Black Hole. Personally, I’d stay as far the hell away from BlackHoles as I can.” Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

LISTEN UP PHILIP A pretentious, self-absorbed young writer gets the chance to live at his literary idol’s house for the summer. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss and Jonathan Pryce. Not rated.

Screening at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 12-Sun., Dec. 14, at 5:15 and 9:15 PM. (See Film.)

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR The goofy flightless avians hatch a plan to prevent the evil Dr. Brine from carrying out his plans. Featuring the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.

THE SKELETON TWINS Estranged twins reunite after both narrowly escaping death on the same day. Starring Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Luke Wilson. Rated R. Wilma Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle.

Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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photo courtesy of Jessica Merz

Chewing the fat

by Ari LeVaux With the salad days of summer far behind us and dark, cold days upon us, fat is in season. The holidays, and the accompanying onslaught of rich feasts, present a timely opportunity to think about fat—and there is much to consider these days. I used to assume that we ate more fat in winter because our bodies wanted to pack on some extra insulation against the cold, but the evidence in support of this seemingly obvious notion is being challenged. And beyond the relationship between fat and health, it’s beginning to look like other deeply-held beliefs about fat might be wrong as well.

Long considered a threat to public health, some recent books, such as Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz, have challenged the idea that dietary fat is the cause of obesity, heart disease and other associated ailments. Big Fat Surprise was lauded by the Economist, among other media, which called it 2014’s “most surprising diet book.” Teicholz argues that lowfat and non-fat diets, rather than fat, are behind the rise in obesity and related diseases. And she makes a strong case that fat, especially saturated fat, is actually good for you. As we speak, many government agencies, like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which have long championed low-fat diets, are tip-toeing away from their anti-fat stances.

Other shifts in our understanding of fat are underway as well. One such aspect, much less discussed, is the science of how fat is perceived by the body.

A friend of mine who went to cooking school was fond of saying, “fat is flavor.” This idea has infiltrated the restaurant industry to the point where recipes for many dishes might as well be written as, “Heat edible materials, add butter and serve.” This isn’t the most nuanced of culinary strategies, but it works.

According to traditional scientific understanding of flavor perception, however, fat doesn’t have any flavor. This isn’t to say that anyone ever claimed fatty foods aren’t delicious—that’s beyond debate. But it was attributed to other qualities of fat, like its texture.

But flavor is a specific metric, a combination of taste and smell, and fat, until recently, was thought to contain neither taste nor smell. Thanks to some new research, it looks like the cooks might have been right all along.

Earlier this year, researchers at the Monell Center, a nonprofit institute dedicated to research on taste and smell, reported evidence that humans can smell fat.

And in the last few years, fat receptors on the human tongue have been discovered and confirmed by other research teams, which indicates humans can taste fat.

If we can taste it and smell it, then it has flavor.

Whether by taste, smell or texture, our attraction to fats has been widely assumed to stem from the fact that fat is the most calorie-dense type of food we eat.

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FLASH IN THE PAN

Our ancestors were programmed to eat as much fat as they could find, goes the logic, and this genetic disposition remains to this day. Fat is also crucially important to brain development in children, and according to Teicholz’s research, a lot of other bodily functions too. In this context, the existence of fat taste receptors makes a lot of sense.

But in a surprising twist, the fats to which these receptors are tuned taste bad, not good. They detect free fatty acids, which are found in large quantities in rancid fats. Rancid fats, which can be poisonous, are worth avoiding, which is why they taste bad.

By contrast, the form of fat that is so pleasing in our mouths (and more subtly, our noses) is a type of fat in which the fatty acids are bound into molecules called triglycerides, which comprise most of the fats we eat.

Thus, it appears we’re programmed to be attracted to the triglyceride form of fat, while being repulsed by free fatty acids. But there’s yet another rub: when we chew those yummy, non-toxic triglycerides, enzymes in our saliva break them down and release the dreaded free fatty acids.

Richard Mattes, a professor of nutrition science at Purdue University, has researched and published extensively on fat perception. He told me he believes there is a delicate balance at work here. A small quantity of free fatty acids, coupled with the glorious mouthfeel (and subtle smell) of triglycerides, tells the body that this is good stuff to eat. But too many free fatty acids triggers a rejection of the food in question.

To a certain extent, Mattes said, we can be trained to tolerate higher levels of fatty acids. Stinky cheeses, he pointed out, have a characteristic foul element to their flavors due to high levels of free fatty acids. But we’re able to learn to accept those free fatty acids because we know that stinky cheese won’t kill us, and actually tastes pretty good. But the same amount of fatty acids in, say, a glass of milk would be a red flag.

These fatty acid taste receptors aren’t just present in the mouth, but in other parts of the body as well, including muscle, skin and spleen. Free fatty acids are the breakdown products of triglycerides, and it is thought that these receptors are widely dispersed in the body so the various tissues can detect and appropriately deal with the free fatty acids that result from fat consumption.

While we don’t consciously experience pleasure when our spleen detects a free fatty acid, this revelation suggests a broader level of meaning to the idea of taste perception. One thing that all of these new developments haven’t changed is that eating fat makes us happy, which is especially important during this dark, dreary time of year. On that note, could you please pass the mayo?

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

Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 It's the little things we do together. Bernice's takes these moments to heart. This Christmas when you want "just the right size" gift or party package, think Bernice's cookie plates, frosted Christmas trees (Yep! Those famous sugar cookies.), packaged Bernice's Hot Cocoa, Mini Macaroons, Gingerbread Coffeecake, Loaves of Poundcake, and so much more! Have you checked out Bernice's wearables lately? Downright smart.

Coffee mugs? Oh, yeah. Bernice's wishes you a Merry Little Christmas. xoxo bernice. $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Mon.–Fri., 7:30–4, Sat. 8-4. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 Martini Mania with $4 martinis every Monday. The Griz Coaches Radio Show LIVE every Tuesday at 6pm, Burger & Beer special $8 every Tuesday. $2 well drinks & $2 PBR tall boys every Wednesday. Big Brains Trivia every Thursday at 8pm. Have you discovered Brooks & Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. • 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s historic westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious, affordable food and over-the-top fun and friendly service does not. Mon-Fri 7 AM – 2 PM. Sat and Sun Brunch 9 AM – 2 PM. Reservations for Prix Fixe dinners on Fri and Sat nights. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 42 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $

Cafe Zydeco 2101 Brooks • 406-926-2578 cafezydeco.com GIT’ SOME SOUTH IN YOUR MOUTH! Authentic cajun cuisine, with an upbeat zydeco atmosphere in the heart of Missoula. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast served all day. Featuring Jambalaya, Gumbo, Étouffée, Po-boys and more. Beignets served ALL DAY! Open Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm, Closed Sundays.

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. $-$$ Eagles Lodge #32 Missoula 2420 South Avenue • 543-6346 Tailgate with us before each Griz home game, and get a FREE ride to the game on our shuttle.

Soup, salad and burgers served for lunch Monday thru Friday 11:00am to 2:30pm. Don’t forget to stop in for our Thursday Night Matadors & Friday Night Burgers, 6:00 to 8:00pm both nights. Live music EVERY Friday and Saturday night and admission is always FREE!

Have you been embarrassed by a drinker’s behavior?

Al-Anon is for you!

El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 FREE DELIVERY DOWNTOWN. Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. NOW SERVING BREAKFAST Empanadas! Ask us about our Take and Bake Service! Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Thurs 11 am - 6 pm. Friday and Sat 11-8 pm Downtown Missoula. $ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

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The Thomas Meagher Bar HAPPIEST HOUR Where you’re sitting: The Thomas Meagher Bar is a new restaurant/bar located in the old Sean Kelly’s space. Think of it as a slicker version of the former tenant, having traded in the cozy alcoves for high ceilings and an open floor plan.

What’s up with the name? Many a patron will stumble over the name, at least at first. “Meagher” is actually pronounced “Mahr,” which is easy once you realize it rhymes with “bar.” Thomas Meagher was a legendary Irish nationalist who helped lead the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848, which supported starving Irish citizens during the famine. Ultimately, the uprising failed, but a man who defended the hungry seems apt for an eating establishment, doesn’t it?

Isn’t it a sports bar? Kind of. Flat-screen TVs on the walls show both soccer and music videos, without being in your face. A projector screen can be pulled down for Griz games and other major sporting events, and hidden away on other nights. Co-owner Sean Graves says trivia and bingo will be coming back, and live music might—but that’s a little further down the road.

What you’re drinking: Happy Hour runs 3 to 6 p.m. every day, offering well drinks, house wines and all beers for $2.50.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

What you’re eating: Dan Brasington, formerly the chef at Sean Kelly’s, has stayed on staff and his new menu includes old favorites like Scotch eggs and other Irish dishes, plus the Indian curries. (People think it’s weird, Brasington says, but if you go to Ireland, Indian food is now part of the culture.)

The biggest change is the five versions of mac-and-cheese (try the lobster mac) and wings with eight sauces.

Where to find it: 130 West Pine between Higgins and Ryman.

—Erika Fredrickson Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.

DECEMBER

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Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close.

Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$ Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins • 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$ Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West • 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $ Lucky Strike Sports Bar. Casino. Restaurant 1515 Dearborn Ave. 549-4152 Our restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Are you looking for Delivery without all the extra charges? Call 549-4152 and talk to Jacquie or Judy for more details. You can also get lunch and Coffee from Bold Coffee in the parking lot. Come into the casino for your chance to play Plinko, Spin the Wheel, or Roll the Dice for machine play. Open Mon-Sun 7am2am. $-$$ Market on Front 201 E. Front St. marketonfront.com The Market on Front is more than a market with a restaurant. It is an energetic marketplace which offers an epicurean experience to excite the senses. It is also an energetic, vibrant marketplace creating an opportunity to taste and take home the products of artisans who create excellent products at awesome prices. This community centered specialty food destination features gourmet yet traditional prepared foods, sandwiches, salads, specialty cheeses, charcuterie, local brews, wines, espresso and so much more! $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. • 543-7154 (on the hip strip) • themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $3?

(Missoula County residents over 60: $3, only $6 if younger and just stopping by) Anyone is welcome to join us from 11:30-12:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food and great conversation. For a full menu, visit our website. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine.

Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar.

Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available.

Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 South Orange St. 543-3188 www.orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh

meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music.

What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Parker’s Restaurant 32 East Front Street Exit 153, Drummond 406-288-2333 Find us on Facebook, Yelp or Foursquare.

Offering over 125 different Burgers. Parker’s burgers are ground fresh daily. We patty them 1/4 pound at a time.

We also have 1/2 pound and pound burgers! Most burgers are available all the time too, except for seasonal items. We’re open Tuesday thru Saturday 11am to 8 pm. We’ve also got Steaks, Pastas, Salads, Daily Specials and NOT the usual variety of home made desserts. Private parties and catering available. $-$$ Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Plonk 322 N Higgins • 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an all-encompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions.

Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood.

We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos.

Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

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December 11–December 18, 2014

“Downton Abbey: the Later Years.” Flogging Molly plays the Wilma Fri., Dec. 12, along with the Mighty Stef and The Pasadena Band. 8 PM. Advance tickets sold out.

THURSDAYDEC11 Check out some lovely photography off the beaten First Friday path when Kristi Hager’s florals and Chris Autio’s hand-colored prints are on display at 1225 Sherwood St., Dec. 11 and 12, with receptions starting at 5 PM.

A slew of creative offerings from the School of Media Arts, like installations, animations, films and more, is featured in the Media Arts Expo at the Roxy. 4 PM.

PM, Crochet Hats is Dec. 11 from 6-8 PM, Simple Dolls is Dec. 14 from 2-4 PM. $25 each, with discounts for members. Cruise over to zootownarts.org to learn more.

Fight the consumer culture and take presents into your own hands, literally, when the ZACC hosts Holiday DIY classes this season. Felt Ornaments is Dec. 8 from 6-8

nightlife Mary Place and Blue Moon heat up the afternoon with jazz at the Union Club every Thursday from 5:30-8 PM. No cover.

The 1936 French war drama Grand Illusion, which pissed off Nazis back in its day, screens at the UC Theater, with discussion from film professor Phil Fandozzi. UC Theater, 6-10 PM, as part of the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings exhibit at Mansfield Library. (See Agenda.)

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[calendar] Brewskis, bolo ties and babes are on tap when Western Union swings into the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton, from 6-8:30 PM. No cover.

Regulate elemental and organ spirits at Xi Xi Hu, the walking qigong form developed in China in the 1960s. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Thursdays, Dec. 4-Dec. 18, from 67:30 PM. $40 for three-week series. Call 721-0033 to learn more.

Josh Farmer does the funky do at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave., with music from 6-8 PM. No cover.

Photographer Antonia Wolf’s images of life around the world are featured in 100 for $100, a print sale benefiting the YWCA. On display at Bhavana, 101 E. Broadway, with First Friday reception from 5-8 PM and benefit party on Thu., Dec. 11, from 6:30-8:30 PM. Proceeds support the local women’s shelter.

Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM.

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Check out some lovely photography off the beaten First Friday path when Kristi Hager’s florals and Chris Autio’s hand-colored prints are on display at 1225 Sherwood St., Dec. 11 and 12, with receptions starting at 5 PM.

If you’re suffering from a little bit of holidayfrenzy fatigue, and you’re looking for an evening out that doesn’t have any sugar plums, mistletoe or elves involved—and I couldn’t blame you—Shakespeare hosts a reading with two intriguing writers out of eastern Washington.

You had me at “mummified pig fetuses” when Wesley St John displays his mixed media works in Legends of the Detritus. Second Friday reception at the ZACC from 5:30-8:30 PM.

WHO: Authors Nance Van Winckel and Tod Marshall WHERE: Shakespeare & Co.

Esteemed Treasure State wordsmiths are on hand for a celebration of the collection These Living Songs: Reading Montana Poetry, with a reading at Fact and Fiction, featuring luminaries like David Gilcrest, Ken Egan, Casey Charles and Lisa Simon. 5:30 PM.

WHEN: Fri., Dec. 12, at 7 PM HOW MUCH: Free

In Nance Van Winckel’s innovative scrapbook novel Ever Yrs, set in 1999, the Y2K apocalypse looms as a possibility. A Butte grandmother decides to preserve her family’s history by relating the secrets and successes of herself and her descendants, all told through photos, memorabilia and captions. “I’ve made for myself this little busyness of the book, and I wonder did I wait too long? My fingers get sticky from the glue on these faces,” she narrates in the beginning.

Van Winckel, an award-winning poet and professor emerita at Eastern Washington University, reads from Ever Yrs Friday. She’s accompanied by Gonzaga professor and poet Tod Marshall, who complements

Thursday night is far too dignified these days, kids, and so the Dead Hipster DJs have returned to set things to rights with the bumpin’ dance par-tay at the Badlander. $3, with $1 wells from 9 PM-midnight like you always dreamt of.

We’ll be seeing stars when the Northern Lights play countryfied tunes to dance by at the Sunrise Saloon, corner of Strand and Regent. 9 PM. No cover.

Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM.

Hard-working songster Jerry Joseph comes through town to play the Top Hat, starting at 9:30 PM. $10/$18 in advance. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and the Top Hat.

Van Winckel’s work with his own selections of pieces exploring family, fatherhood and the beauty and struggle of daily life. Marshall’s poems do not shy away from darkness. In “Never One to Paint Space, I Paint Air,” he writes, “Another jumper broken by the ground/ Under the River Bridge. Before the fall/ did he consider water, choose to land/ on hard rock (intestines spread in bright coils/ of purple-red and pink) or just fuck-up...”

—Kate Whittle

FRIDAYDEC12 Today’s your final chance to check out the pottery, calendars, picnic tables and other assorted handicrafts at the Art from the Heart Sale at Opportunity Resources, 2821 S. Russell St. 8 AM5 PM. Proceeds benefit ORI’s services for people with disabilities.

NFL at the Lucky Strike Come cheer for your favorite teams • Food & drink specials

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Discover pioneering gals of Montana’s past, like Jeannette Rankin, Hazel Hunkins and Helen Piotopowaka Clarke, when UM history professor (and past co-director of UM’s Women and Gender Studies Program) Anya Jabour presents “Montana Women Making History” at the YWCA, 1130 W. Broadway.

Noon-1 PM. Free; and bring a sack lunch.

The Watershed Education Network looks fondly back on the year while sipping libations at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, plus there’s dinner and desserts available, plus a raffle for neat gear like WEN merch and Patagonia coats. 5:30-9 PM. No cover. Proceeds benefit WEN’s education and outreach efforts.

Chilluns can play while Mom and Pop get their whiskey on with Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat, 6-8 PM, with a rotating group of live, local musicians. No cover.

Sip a Guinness and be whisked away to the Emerald Isle with the Irish Music Session, every Friday at the Union Club from 6-9 PM. No cover.

Enjoy zee cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cinema night, the second Friday of

FIVE VALLEYS BOWL, A GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS, FAMILY OR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS PARTIES. WE HAVE 24 LANES, TWO BARS, AND A FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR GROUP. CALL 549-4158 TO RESERVE YOUR TIME.

[calendar] every month. The series showcases indie and foreign films.

Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoulapublibrary.org for info. Free.

Winery, 5646 W. Harrier St., Fri., Dec. 12-Sat., Dec. 13 at 7 PM.

Hark! TubaChristmas is here once again, featuring a slew of local tubists and euphoniumists, along with the JuBELLation Handbell Choir. Performance at the Southgate Mall Center Clock Court, 7-8:30 PM. Free.

Everyone’s favorite Missoula college radio station, KBGA, hosts a holiday barn-burner with chill vibes from Seattle’s Iji and Mega Bog, as well as our own Ancient Forest and J. Sherri. VonCommon, 1909 Wyoming St., Ste 7. 7 PM. Plus, there’s food, prizes and a Draught Works keg! Donations appreciated. (See Music.)

Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Fri., Dec. 12-Sat., Dec. 13 at 7:30 PM, Sun., Dec. 14 at 6:30 PM, and Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529.

Genre-blending author Nance Van Winckel presents her new scrapbook-novel, Ever Yrs, at Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St., along with Spokane poet and

The Missoula Community Chorus brings good tidings and merry tunes for “Et in Terra Pax,” which includes a soaring rendition of Rutter’s “Gloria” and

Dance with the sugar plum fairies all through the nite when the Garden City Ballet presents its annual production of The Nutcracker, featuring professional

Crystal blue persuasion. K Theory plays the Badlander Fri., Dec. 13, along with DJs Kapture and M-AD. 9 PM. $12/$10 in advance, plus $8 surcharge for ages 18-20.

outdoors enthusiast Tod Marshall.

7 PM. (See Spotlight.)

Take a bite outta the Homegrown Shorts showcase, featuring regionally made short films, animations and other such engaging media from Midnight Tomorrow Productions, curated by Andrew Rizzo. Roxy. 7 PM. $5.

Duke Ellington, Count Basie and all the jazz greats are summoned for the UM Holiday Swing, featuring the UM Jazz Ensemble and guest student bands from around the region, with special soloist Kate Skinner. Missoula

performances from the Chamber Chorale ensemble. St. Anthony, 217 Tremont St. 7:30 PM. $10.

Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s, missoulachorus.com and the door.

The Stevensville Playhouse presents The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of a Christmas Carol, a comedic take on the holiday classic. (Say that three times fast.)

Stevensville Playhouse, Fri., Dec. 5Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 7 at 2 PM, Dec. 12-13 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 14 at 2 PM. $8-$10.

guest artists and talented locals.

Performances in the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center on Fri., Dec. 12 at 7:30 PM, Sat., Dec. 13 at 2 and 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 14 at 2 and 6 PM. $25 for evening shows/$20 matinees. Tickets at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.

Cut a rug when the Golden Age Club hosts dancing and live music. 727 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton.

6-10 PM. $3. Call 240-9617 to learn more.

Darling, sing me a drunken lullaby after Flogging Molly comes to the Wilma, along with the Mighty

Montana Legal Justice is proud to announce the opening of its Walk-in Legal Clinic! This program is the first of its kind in Missoula.

The mission of the Clinic is to ensure all Montanans have access to legal services at an affordable price.

The Clinic offers limited scope representation at a flat-fee rate and currently handles family law and domestic relations issues.

As we grow, Clinic services are likely to expand so please don’t hesitate to contact us to find out if we can handle your legal issue.

If you need further assistance beyond what the Clinic offers, we can transition you to full representation with one of our other attorneys at Montana Legal Justice.

Monday 10 am – 1 pm Tuesday 8 am – 3 pm

Clinic Hours: Wednesday – by appointment Thursday 1 pm – 6 pm

Find us at 415. N. Higgins Avenue, Suites 1 & 2 or call 406.356.6546 • www.montanalegaljustice.com

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[calendar] Stef and The Pasadena Band. 8 PM. Advance tickets sold out.

The delia*s catalog might have gone the way of the dodo, but bust out all your favorite 20th century duds at the I <3 the 90s dance party with the Dead Hipster crew at Monk’s. 9 PM. $3, with drank specials.

Raise that PBR in tribute when Corporate Defiance rawks out at the Dark Horse, starting at 9 PM. No cover.

Find out who put the ram in the ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong when the Bop-A-Dips dress up in flashy duds and play nostalgic tunes at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. $5.

More events online: missoulanews.com ‘Frisco-based electronica outfit K Theory pumps out dem bass jams at the Badlander, along with DJs Kapture and M-AD. Palace. 9 PM. $12/$10 in advance, plus $8 surcharge for ages 18-20.

Boogie with all the colors of the rainbow at the Queer Party: Winter Formal, featuring DJs Sassy, Bass Bunny and Ellie D. Tunes at 9 PM, costume contest starting at midnight. No cover.

Cash For Junkers keep the partay going all nite at the Union Club, starting at 9:30 PM. No cover.

Seattle’s funky rock ‘n soul outfit, Down North, heads on up to the Top Hat to party, starting at 9:30 PM. No cover.

Yippee! Jerry Joseph plays the Top Hat Thu., Dec. 11, at 9:30 PM. $10/$8 in advance.

SATURDAYDEC13 Have a nice cuppa at the NAMI Holiday High Tea, which includes tea and light lunch options like crustless sandwiches and scones.

Florence Hotel. Seating begins at noon. $25; proceeds benefit NAMI’s services for people with mental illness. Call 880-1013 for more info.

If your gift wrapping abilities look more like a squirrel gnawed on some paper than a Martha Stewart-approved decoration, the Hip Strip businesses have your back with gift wrapping from 11 AM-5 PM on Saturdays. Dec. 6 at the Roxy, Dec. 13 at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, Dec. 20 at the Senior Citizens Center. Donations go to each nonprofit.

Corvallis United Methodist Church hosts its Christmas Bazaar, 9 AM-2 PM, plus a lunch of soup and baked treats, starting at 11 AM. Find ‘em at the Eastside Highway at Cemetery Road.

Local author Jen Nix reads from Rubix Ruckus Reubenstein Takes Himself on a Hike, a children’s book inspired by hiking with her new buddy. Reading at Shake-

speare and Co., 103 S. Third St., at 9 AM, with appearance from Rubix himself.

The little ones can kick it with Santa while you slay that shopping list at the Chief Charlo Elementary craft fair, 9 AM-4 PM. (Santa’s hours are 9:30 AM-3:30 PM.) Plenty of hot cocoa, apple cider and chili on hand, too. 5600 Longview Drive. Free to attend.

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[calendar] The new Missoula Winter Public Market features all manner of produce, meats, eggs, honey and treats, plus coffee and craft vendors. 800 S. Third St. W. Open Saturdays, Nov. 8-Dec. 27, and then every other Saturday, Jan. 10-April 25.

10 AM-2 PM. Visit facebook.com/mslawinterpublicmarket.

The King’s Christian Church Bazaar out in Lolo hosts all sorts of wares ‘n knick-knacks for your perusal. 9830 Valley Grove Drive, 10 AM-4 PM. Baklava, spanakopita and all sorts of other goodies are arrayed for Christmas Bake Sale at Annunciation Greek Orthodox

Church, 301 S. Sixth St. W. 10 AM5 PM. For advanced orders, call Mary at 552-2222, Kristina at 5444339, or Renie at 543-7307.

Baby and Bukowski warms up the Buttercup Market for its Nutcracker Brunch, which invites folks to listen to tunes and check out artwork before the ballet performance on campus. 1121 Helen Ave. Noon-2 PM. One time, when Calapatra was a kid, she gave her little brother a clock drawn on a piece of paper for his birthday. Your little ones can learn to be much better gift-makers, ‘cuz there’s the Kids Holiday Gift Making Workshop hosted by the PTA at Franklin Elementary,

1901 S. 10th St. W. Supplies, snacks and helping hands provided; parents welcome to stay, but the kids will be supervised if you drop ‘em off. 1-4 PM. $15 per child/$10 for each additional child.

Budding author Alec Managhan signs his newest thriller novel, Monstrosities of Life, and chats about his work at Lakeland Feed and Supply, 201 Railroad Ave. in Alberton. 1-5 PM. The Hellgate Rollergirls sit down a spell to sign their spiffy 2015 calendar, which features photos inspired by local artwork.

(They’re really cool. Seriously.) Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 24 PM.

play nice There are two kinds of craft fairs in this world: the kind that you can lazily browse through in 10 minutes, or the MADE Fair kind: the rock concert of craft fairs.

The bi-annual alternative fair packs thousands of people into the Adams Center, and some tight corners and popular booths can get as packed, sweaty and elbowy as a mosh pit. The concessions stand even serves booze now, too, adding to the rock ‘n roll experience.

WHAT: MADE Fair WHERE: Adams Center WHEN: Sun., Dec. 14, from 11 AM-6 PM HOW MUCH: Free to attend MORE INFO: missoulamadefair.com

MADE Fair is something you also wanna be prepared for. Maybe it’s because of our generous outdoors, but Missoulians aren’t great at sharing personal space in close confines. (I’m as guilty of this as anybody.) With that in mind, I offer an etiquette guide for crowded craft fairs. When I asked Facebook friends for suggestions, this got some of the most irate responses I’ve ever seen from otherwise gentle people, such as, “LOOK IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE WALKING.” Other responses, regarding the use of double strollers, contained language I won’t reprint here.

So, some don’ts: Don’t bring the double-stroller, please. Don’t swing around a heavy backpack. Don’t arrive hungover, unless you hate yourself. Don’t chitchat with the vendor when people are in line behind you waiting to check out. Don’t scoff at the price of an item: it’s simply rude, and the hard-working vendor can probably hear you.

Some dos: Do use coat check, for Pete’s sake, it usually benefits a local nonprofit and takes a load off. Do enjoy a libation (or three.) Bring cash in small bills, because not all vendors have Square swipes. Keep with the flow of traffic. Have another adult with you to keep any children in your party entertained somewhere outside of the melee, like the bleachers.

Also, prepare to lose your friends. Every year I go in to MADE Fair with a couple buddies, look a different direction for a split second, and wind up never seeing them again until we all stumble out of the fray, dazed, into the winter sunlight. Pre-assign a meeting place for everyone to get back together; nobody can ever hear their cellphone go off during these things.

At the end of the day, MADE Fair is totally worth some mild hassle. It supports local, independent hand-crafters and artisans, allows for one-stop decimation of Christmas lists, and it’s a tribute to Missoula that we turn out in droves for it.

—Kate Whittle

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

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The ceramic-loving elves of the Clay Studio spruce the place up for a Holiday Open House, with hands-on pottery lessons, silent auction, live music and paint-a-decoration station, plus refreshments. 1106 A Hawthorne St. 3-7 PM. Free.

nightlife Dance with the sugar plum fairies all through the nite when the Garden City Ballet presents its annual production of The Nutcracker, featuring professional guest artists and talented locals. Performances in the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center on Fri., Dec. 12 at 7:30 PM, Sat., Dec. 13 at 2 and 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 14 at 2 and 6 PM. $25 for evening shows/$20 matinees.

Tickets at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.

Grab some suds and sit a spell while Top House provides the jammin’ at Draught Works, 6-8 PM. No cover.

Determine just how cool it’s gonna be when Way Cool plays tunes at Ten Spoon Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. 6-8 PM. No cover. Bring your own snacks, or try some of the Biga antipasto plates on hand.

Duke Ellington, Count Basie and all the jazz greats are summoned for the UM Holiday Swing, featuring the UM Jazz Ensemble and guest student bands from around the region, with special soloist Kate Skinner. Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier St., Fri., Dec. 12-Sat., Dec. 13 at 7 PM. Anticipate an artful experience and “headlines from our imaginations” in Raw Raw Well Done: “Extra Extra,” a collaborative performance including dance, video, music and art from creative folks like Tricia Opstad, Caroline Keys, Josh Quick, Lauren Tyler Norby and more. Warehouse Mall, Studio No. 10. 7 PM. $5 suggested donation.

The Captain Wilson Conspiracy fills the air with jazzy ambiance while the rank and file fills it with intrigue at Finn and Porter, 100 Madison St. 7-9 PM. No cover.

The Stevensville Playhouse presents The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of a Christmas Carol, a comedic take on the holiday classic. (Say that three times fast.) Stevensville Playhouse, Fri., Dec. 5-Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 7 at 2 PM, Dec. 12-13 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 14 at 2 PM. $8-$10.

Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Fri., Dec. 12-Sat., Dec. 13 at 7:30 PM, Sun., Dec. 14 at 6:30 PM, and Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529.

All the swans-a-swimming and lords-aleaping are making their way to the Bitterroot Valley Chorus Christmas Concert, which features choral arrangements of holiday classics and a few newer pieces. Hamilton High School, Sat., Dec. 13 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 14 at 2 PM. $5 suggested donation to help offset costs.

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Dance with the sugar plum fairies all through the nite when the Garden City Ballet presents its annual production of The Nutcracker, featuring professional guest artists and talented locals. Performances in the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center on Fri., Dec. 12 at 7:30 PM, Sat., Dec. 13 at 2 and 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 14 at 2 and 6 PM. $25 for evening shows/ $20 matinees. Tickets at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.

Let your inner dancing queen cut loose with Tango Missoula’s Argentine Tango at the Downtown Dance Collective from 811:45 PM on the second Saturday of the month. $10/$16 for couples, with potluck treats and refreshments. Check out tangomissoula.com.

Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo deliver the primo Saturday nite party at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. Two-ferone Absolut vodka drinks until midnight. No cover.

Move that moneymaker like somebody’s about to pay ya when Shakewell tears the roof off the sucker at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover.

The Country Boogie Boys play them dang fine rockin’ western tunes for y’all’s enjoyment at the Sunrise Saloon, 9:30 PM til the wee hours. No cover.

SUNDAYDEC14 Bayla Lak’s intricate, naturalistic paintings are featured at the Buttercup Market’s Sunday edition of the Nutcracker brunch. 11 AM-2 PM. Free to attend.

The Community of Hu hosts a worship service and reading from Eck works at Ruby’s Inn, 4825 N. Reserve St. Hu sing at 9 AM, service at 10 PM. Visit eckankar.org.

Cheese curds all around when the Top Hat hosts a party for the Packers vs. Buffalo Bills game, starting at 11 AM. No cover.

Kick ass and take no prisoners at MADE Fair, the bi-annual Lollapalooza of local arts and crafts, at the Adams Center from 11 AM6 PM. Free to attend. This year, two upper gyms have been added to the floor plan, there’s more parking and an additional entrance available behind the stadium. Visit missoulamadefair.com.

A pivotal year in Montucky history, when white people showed up en masse in search of gold, is marked in Ken Egan’s Montana 1864. Signing at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 1 PM. The Five Valley Accordion Association makes merry with a Christmas party at the Rustic Hut in Florence, featuring tunes from 1-4 PM and baked goods available. $4/$3 for members. Call 240-9617 for info.

Fight the consumer culture and take presents into your own hands, literally, when the ZACC hosts Holiday DIY classes this season. Felt Ornaments is Dec. 8 from 6-8 PM, Crochet Hats is Dec. 11 from 6-8 PM, Simple Dolls is Dec. 14 from 2-4 PM.

[calendar] $25 each, with discounts for members.

Cruise over to zootownarts.org to learn more.

From old-school blues to hot grooves, Band in Motion is a blur of activity at Draught Works Brewery, 5-7 PM. No cover.

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Dance with the sugar plum fairies all through the nite when the Garden City Ballet presents its annual production of The Nutcracker, featuring professional guest artists and talented locals. Performances in the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center on Fri., Dec. 12 at 7:30 PM, Sat., Dec. 13 at 2 and 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 14 at 2 and 6 PM. $25 for evening shows/$20 matinees. Tickets at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.

The Stevensville Playhouse presents The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of a Christmas Carol, a comedic take on the holiday classic. (Say that three times fast.) Stevensville Playhouse, Fri., Dec. 5-Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 7 at 2 PM, Dec. 12-13 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 14 at 2 PM. $8-$10.

a selection of local coffees and tees for your apéritifs. Music starts at 8 PM. Free.

More events online: missoulanews.com Mark the Sabbath with some Black Sabbath or whatever else twangs your heartstrings at the Sunday Funday evening karaoke at the Lucky Strike, 1515 Dearborn Ave., featuring $1 domestic drafts and wells. Free.

at the Missoula Public Library, Mondays, noon-1:30 PM, Tuesdays, 6-7:30 PM, and Thursdays, 10-11:30 AM, until mid-February, with closures on holidays. Free, no appointment needed.

nightlife Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages.

Hang out with Mulder, Scully, Smoking Man and discover what truths are out there

Booty got me like... Down North plays the Top Hat Fri., Dec. 12, at 9:30 PM. No cover.

All the swans-a-swimming and lords-aleaping are making their way to the Bitterroot Valley Chorus Christmas Concert, which features choral arrangements of holiday classics and a few newer pieces. Hamilton High School, Sat., Dec. 13 at 7:30 PM, Dec. 14 at 2 PM. $5 suggested donation to help offset costs.

Dance with the sugar plum fairies all through the nite when the Garden City Ballet presents its annual production of The Nutcracker, featuring professional guest artists and talented locals. Performances in the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center on Fri., Dec. 12 at 7:30 PM, Sat., Dec. 13 at 2 and 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 14 at 2 and 6 PM. $25 for evening shows/$20 matinees.

Tickets at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.

The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band puts some swing in the month’s second Sunday when it plays the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, from 6–8 PM. $7. Polish your steps with $5 swing lessons prior at 4:45 PM. Visit missoulawinery.com.

Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Fri., Dec. 12-Sat., Dec. 13 at 7:30 PM, Sun., Dec. 14 at 6:30 PM, and Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529.

Sundays are shaken, not stirred, at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis all evening, live jazz and local DJs, plus

MONDAYDEC15 Flex your head at the St. Patrick Trauma Services Helmet Sale, with lowcost helmets for skiing, biking, horse riding and other adventurous activities. Garden City Medical Building, 601 W. Spruce, Ste. G. Noon-3 PM. Cash or checks only.

Therapeutic Yoga for Wellness meets for a dose of gentle asanas to ease your anxiety, chronic fatigue or other maladies.

Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Noon-1 PM. $40 for six classes/$9 drop-in. Call 721-0033.

Trained Affordable Care Act Navigators are on hand to help you learn about health insurance enrollment with drop-in sessions

at the Roxy’s screening of selected “The XFiles” episodes from throughout the series.

Mondays at 7 PM. $5. Treats from Tandem Doughnuts will be on hand.

Kick back in the cozy confines of Red Bird Wine Bar, inside the Florence Building, for tunes from NextDoorPrisonHotel with John Sporman and Travis Yost. 7-10 PM. No cover.

Gary Ferguson reads from his memoir of loss and the healing power of nature, The Carry Home: Lessons From the American Wilderness. Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7 PM. Maintain dignity for best results at Super Trivia Freakout. Winners get cash prizes and shots after the five rounds of trivia

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at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. To get those neurons sparking, here’s a question: What country did the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” originate? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.

Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning and a special menu. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM to close. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.

TUESDAYDEC16 The Tell Us Something storytelling event brings together regular folk to tell oft-astonishing stories, with this edition themed “These Dreams.” Top Hat. 6 PM. $3. All ages.

Watch your little ones master tree pose in no time during yoga at the Children’s Museum of Missoula. 11 AM. 225 W. Front. $4.25.

Cancer survivors at any stage of recovery are invited to the Yoga Beyond Cancer class with Dena Saedi, which focuses on gentle stretching, meditation, breath work and body scanning. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. 4-5 PM. $40. Students must have doctor’s okay.

Trained Affordable Care Act Navigators are on hand to help you learn about health insurance enrollment with drop-in sessions at the Missoula Public Library, Mondays, noon-1:30 PM, Tuesdays, 6-7:30 PM, and Thursdays, 10-11:30 AM, until mid-February, with closures on holidays. Free, no appointment needed.

nightlife It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, out on the corner of Third and Reserve, presents Black Mountain Boys Bluegrass from 5:30-8 PM. Free. Call 3270900.

Beat the seasonal frenzy when the Holiday Stress Relief Class presents a relaxing series of mini-retreats, where you’ll learn self-hypnosis relaxation tools with clinical hypnotherapist Patrick Marsolek. 210 N. Higgins, Suite 207. Meets on Tuesdays from 67:30 PM, Dec. 2-16. $35 for all three classes. Call 443-3439 or visit innerworkingsresources.com/StressRelief to register or learn more.

Running enthusiast Pam Gardiner reads from Going Deeper: Reflections on Challenge and Change, her manual for finding growth and perserverance, at Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 7 PM. Toe-tap along when the Sentinel High School Bands present their holiday concert, with original compositions, jazz standards and seasonal favorites, at Sentinel’s Margaret Johnson Theater. 7:30 PM. Nonperishable food item requested for entry.

Andy, Cameron and Jesse from Lil’ Smokies get together to warm up the house at the Top Hat, starting at 8 PM. No cover. 21-plus after 9 PM. (Trivia answer: The phrase’s earliest known use is recorded in

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Wales. Bonus: In Old English, “apple” simply meant any spherical fruit from a tree.)

Impress your friends! Crush your enemies! Or at least strum a guitar tunefully, same diff, at Stage 112’s Open Mic, hosted

by Joey Running Crane. 9 PM. No cover. Call him up at 229-0488 to get a slot.

Strum some post-trivia victory chords at the Singer-Songwriter Showcase, now on Tuesdays at the Badlander at 9 PM. No cover. Dec. 16 features Ruthi Dada and Chris Duparri, Chris Pumphrey and more.

WEDNESDAYDEC17 Many pints make for a jolly old elf when the ZACC holds Community uNite at the Kettlehouse, with appearance from ol’ St. Nick himself and photos provided by Boogie Down studios. 5-8 PM. Proceeds from pints and photos go toward the ZACC. Get a calming start to the morning with the Weekly Sit Meditation at the Learning Center at Red Willow. Wednesdays, 7:308:15 AM. Previous experience meditating is helpful. $35 for four weeks/$8 drop-in.

Get in touch with healing arts at the Creative Connections for Cancer Survivors workshop, every third Wednesday of the month at Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17.

Noon-1:30 PM. Free. Call 549-5329 for info.

Come kick it with Blockhead before his show at Monk’s when the producer does a meet ‘n greet at Ear Candy, 4-5 PM. Free.

Phish heads, phish heads, roly poly phish heads get together for Sharin’ In The Groove, a screening of live Phish shows with audio and video at the Top Hat. Every Wednesday at 4:30 PM, which as we all know, is just 10 minutes after 4:20. No cover.

nightlife Sip a giggle water and get zozzled, baby, with the Top Hat’s weekly Jazz Night, featuring a rotating lineup of local jazz enthusiasts.

7 PM. Free, all ages.

Move in the right direction when the East Coast Swing class with Cathy Clark of NW Country Swing takes over the Sunrise Saloon on Wednesdays. Instruction for intermediate levels from 7-8:30 PM. $5.

Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Fri., Dec. 12-Sat., Dec. 13 at 7:30 PM, Sun., Dec. 14 at 6:30 PM, and Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529.

Show ‘em mad skillz when Mad Dawg Karaoke gets rolling at the Sunrise Saloon, starting at 8 PM. No cover.

Hang out with other squares when producer/rapper Blockhead performs at Monk’s Bar, along with Ben Durazzo, Sapient, Kris Moon, M-AD and Traff the Wiz. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $18/$15, plus fees, in advance at standupmt.com. 18-plus. (See Music.)

These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 CHANDLER• Chandler is a 10-12 year-old male Lhasa Apso. He is a very mellow dog and always has his tongue sticking out. Thanks to Two Barking Sisters, Chandler has recently been groomed, and really seems to enjoy being brushed.

He does have a chronic dry eye, and will need to be on artificial tears indefinitely.

Southgate Mall Missoula (406) 541-2886 • MontanaSmiles.com Open Evenings & Saturdays

LOBO•Lobo

is an 11-month-old male Boxer/Pit Bull/Dalmatian mix. He is a really good puppy who loves to play with other dogs. Lobo is a playful, yet gentle soul. Our volunteers have even caught him receiving kisses from our shelter bunnies! He loves to play fetch, but may need to be taught the rules of the game.

2420 W Broadway 2310 Brooks 3075 N Reserve 6149 Mullan Rd

DELILAH•Delilah is a 2-year-old female Pit Bull Terrier. She came to the shelter having recently weened puppies. She is a South Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59801 sweet girl who would love to give you lots 2330 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) of affection. Delilah also loves to play and run. She'd be a great companion to some- 3708 North Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59808 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) one with an active lifestyle.

Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 9:00am-12:00pm (Sat)

SAMMY•Sammy is a female brown tabby cat. She is currently the largest cat at our shelter and is completely comfortable being carried around under your arm with her back against you. She is the ultimate lap cat, taking up every square inch of lap real estate and will sit there for as long as you allow.

To sponsor a pet call 543-6609

FIREBALL•Fireball is a 10-12 year-old male orange tiger cat. He is an older gentleman who would love a retirement home to spend lazy days curled up on a favorite blanket. Fireball is the antithesis of his name, as he is a very mellow cat that does not demand a lot of extra attention. However, he would never turn down affection either.

Help us nourish Missoula Donate now at

www.missoulafoodbank.org For more info, please call 549-0543

Missoula Food Bank 219 S. 3rd St. W.

HOPPER• Hopper is a male agouti short-haired rabbit. He has spent some time in a foster home, where he has proved to be a great bunny. Hopper is litter box trained, has not chewed on carpet, and is good with young kids and kittens.

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HOLLY•Holly has a special Christmas wish this season – a patient and loving family. While we don’t know her whole history, it is becoming clear to shelter staff and volunteers that Holly has not spent a lot of time with caring people. She is looking for a quiet family she can bond with and who will show her what it means to be a valued family member.

LUNA• Luna is a friendly girl with a huge heart and a great personality. This 5year-old girl enjoys hunting bugs in windows, being brushed, and playing with her toys. Luna is looking for a home where she can be the only cat and the queen of the household.

RANGER•Say ‘Hi’ to Ranger! This outgoing, goofy boy is ready for the holiday festivities and the Humane Society’s Secret Santa Adoptions: Adopt a pet December 16 - 23 and you can have Santa deliver your new family member to your house on Christmas Day. We promise not to spoil the surprise!

BRAH & KIA• Brah and Kia are one Dynamic Duo! These 4-year-old siblings are available for adoption at Petco, where they are looking for a family to take home both of these snuggly, playful cats. As always, we offer a two-for-one deal for families adopting a bonded pair of feline friends.

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These boisterous kittens are just 10 weeks old and ready for adoption. Kittens adopted from the Humane Society have received at least one round of vaccines and are sent home with a bag of kitten food and a collar and ID tag. Stop by the shelter to meet all the cute, cuddly kittens (and cats!). missoulanews.com • December 11–December 18, 2014 [35]

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Mmm, bacon. The ZACC’s Second Friday reception features Wesley St. John’s Legends of the Detritus. Fri., Dec. 12, from 5:30-8:30 PM.

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Local DJs do the heavy lifting while you kick back at Milkcrate Wednesday down in the Palace. 9 PM. No cover, plus $6 PBR pitcher special. Find this week’s lineup and info at facebook.com/milkcrateproductions.

I’ll bring the peanut butter, y’all bring that sweet jaaaaam to the Soul Kitch’n Blues Boogie sesh at the Dark Horse, starting at 9 PM. $50 prize for best act each week. No cover.

THURSDAYDEC18 Hang out with Hades and the gang when Missoula painter Megan Moore presents her exhibit of works inspired by the myth of Persephone. Reception at the Radius Gallery, 114 E. Main St., at 5:30 PM, with artist talk at 6 PM, plus refreshments.

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Regulate elemental and organ spirits at Xi Xi Hu, the walking qigong form de

veloped in China in the 1960s. Learning

Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Thursdays, Dec. 4-Dec. 18, from 6

7:30 PM. $40 for three-week series. Call

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Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Fri., Dec. 12-Sat., Dec. 13 at 7:30 PM, Sun., Dec. 14 at 6:30 PM, and Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529.

Thursday night is far too dignified these days, kids, and so the Dead Hipster DJs have returned to set things to rights with the bumpin’ dance par-tay at the Badlander. $3, with $1 wells from 9 PM-midnight like you always dreamt of.

Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. Mambo with hot mamas when Salsa Loca plays Latin-jazz tunes to heat up the Top Hat, starting at 9 PM. No cover.

Soul Kitchen and Stomp the Catbox get the Thursday nite party started and see it through to the end. Sunrise Saloon, starting at 9 PM. No cover.

Grandma got run over by a reindeer.

Submit events at calendar@missoula news.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time and cost. If you must, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.

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MOUNTAIN HIGH have three tricks to get through bad weather: yellow lenses, caffeine and dance music,” says Luc Mehl while narrating his short documentary, Logan Traverse. And when Mehl says “bad weather,” he means pouring rain, sleet, slush and snowdrifts while lugging 130 pounds of gear on a 370-mile trek across river and mountain up Mount Logan, the tallest peak in Canada at 19,551 feet. It wasn’t the kind of trip where you’d want to rely on luck, he says, but his group got lucky nonetheless, facing obstacles like avalanches.

The Anchorage-based adventurer and packrafting expert grew up without road access in McGrath, Alaska, a small village on the Kuskokwim river. As suits Mehl’s upbringing, he doesn’t shy away from wild weather and daring exploits in Alaska, Mexico and

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everywhere between. He routinely wins events like the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, an ultra-DIY race where competitors traverse 150-250 miles of wilderness under human power and carrying all their own equipment. (So far, only one person has died doing it.)

Whether you find Mehl’s trips inspirational or terrifying—or a little bit of both—it’s sure to be engaging when he chats about his feats Wednesday at the Trail Head.

—Kate Whittle Adventure-filmmaker Luc Mehl chats about daring feats at the Trail Head, Wed., Dec. 17, from 7-8 PM. Free. Check out thingstolucat.com.

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 11 Get that ice, ice, baby, at the 18 annual Bozeman Ice Festival, which features three days of climbing, clinics and competition at Hyalite Canyon, with special women’s-only divisions, too. Visit bozemanicefest.com. th

The Montana Native Plant Society hosts its annual Christmas Potluck, in the Dell Brown Room in Turner Hall on the UM Campus on the northwest side of the Oval. Bring plates, utensils, booze and a dish to share.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 13 Everybody gets to join in the Kick out the Kinks Ski Rally except Ray Davies, when this 3K, 5K and 10K cross-country ski race takes off outside the Izaak Walton Inn near Essex. 11 AM. $15/$10 for ages 18 and under, includes chili feed afterward.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 14 Holiday tour season kicks off at Lewis and Clark Caverns, where you can go on a guided subterranean candlelight tours on select dates throughout the month. $15/$8 for kids 6-11, not recommended for little ones under 5. Visit stateparksmt.gov/lewis-and-clark-caverns or call 287-3541 to learn more.

Bozeman’s Bomb Snow Videos celebrates 10 years in business with a book release and film screening at the Northside Kettlehouse, along with

tunes from Luke Lautaret. Plus the Burns Street Beastro truck will be on hand. Film at 5 PM, party til 8:30.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 16 As the earth tilts on its axis, the Montana Dirt Girls switch gears to host weekly hikes in the Missoula area, Tuesday evenings at 6 PM, through March. Find out locations and info by signing up for the mail list at mtdirtgirls.tripod.com.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17 Learn what makes the hot springs blow at the Secret Science Night with UM geoscientist Nancy Hinman’s discussion at the Montana Natural History Center.

7 PM. $4 suggested donation. Free for members.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 18 Witness the combined power of man and beast at the Rodeo Run Sled Dog Races, Dec. 18-20 in West Yellowstone, with skijoring and racing. Spectators welcome. Mush over to wysleddograces.com.

Learn how to incorporate yoga into an outdoorsy lifestyle with the Yoga For Outdoor Fitness demonstration class, which suggests poses and methods to use in your practice. (Note that you won’t be doing asanas at this class.) REI Missoula.

6:30 PM. Registration required; find more info and links at rei.com/learn.html. calendar@missoulanews.com

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Jean Renoir’s 1937 feature, Grand Illusion, follows two French pilots taken as POWs in World War I; it’s considered a cornerstone of cinema for a nuanced portrayal of war’s futility.

Roger Ebert pointed out that it was highly influential on later classics, writing, “The digging of the escape tunnel in The Great Escape and the singing of the “Marseillaise” to enrage the Germans in Casablanca can first be observed in Renoir’s 1937 masterpiece.”

Grand Illusion came out as fascism was rising in Germany, and Joseph Goebbels declared it public enemy no. 1. The French government, fearing its effect on morale, banned showings of the film in wartime. It did make its way to America, where it was well-received by New York critics, earning a nomination for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

When the Nazis marched into France in 1940, they seized prints of Grand Illusion. The original negative was thought to have been lost for decades, until it was recovered in the 1990s in a pile of other old films in a movie warehouse.

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Grand Illusion screens at the UC Theater Thu., Dec. 11, with discussion from film professor Phil Fandozzi. UC Theater, 6-10 PM. Visit lib.umt.edu.

[AGENDA LISTINGS] FRIDAY DECEMBER 12 No Room At the Inn: A Festival of Creches features a display of artistic nativity scenes, along with live music, hors d’oeurves and a no-host bar. Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, 1475 Eaton St. 6 PM. $25. Proceeds benefit Family Promise of Missoula and Habitat for Humanity. Call 721-2405.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 13 Cultivate love and compassion with A Day of Peace and Reflection for the Holidays, a Buddhist retreat led by David Curtis at 102 McLeod. 9:30 AM5 PM, with a lunch break from 12:30-2. Suggested donation $25-$50, free for students. Advance registration appreciated; call 961-5131.

Hook massacre, the Montana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America meets at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 2-4 PM, to rally and create care cards to send to survivors of shooting tragedies.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 16 Parents can get a breather during Tea Talks, where a caregiver will take your child on a half-hour tour of the museum and you can chat about the joys/struggles of childrearing with Parent Education Director Dara Newman. Children’s Museum of Missoula, 10 AM-2 PM. Call 541-7529 to reserve a time slot.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore celebrates its new location in the Missoula area with a grand opening out at 3655 Highway 200 E. in East Missoula. 10 AM-4 PM. Visit habitatmsla.org. Proceeds from the store’s new and gently used hardware and home repair goods support Habitat for Humanity’s work.

Practice empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a peaceful communication weekly practice group, where you’ll role-play stressful situations and practice responding calmly.

Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Wednesdays at noon. Free.

Loretta Vizzutti leads a creative and healing workshop in making folk-art cards, for anyone dealing with grief or loss, at Living Art, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Free, materials provided.

Learn more at 549-5329 or livingartofmontana.org.

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on Dec. 11, as part of a series of events bringing context to the Mansfield Library’s current exhibit on Nazi censorship, Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings.

—Kate Whittle

Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free, plus there’s nice beverages and snacks.

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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About once a month, one of my boyfriend's two exes will write him a pretty substantive email, and he'll write one back. Though he's open about these emails (and I've seen that they aren't romantic), I'm not comfortable with his remaining a big presence in their lives. How can I get him to stop?

—Anxious There's a certain kind of woman who can get away with giving a man a list of “undesirables” he cannot associate with—a woman whose job also involves knocking on his door to make him pee in a cup.

Assuming your relationship is more boyfriend/girlfriend than parolee/officer of the court, you don't get to give another adult orders. The jealousy that compels you to want to is an evolved impulse—an internal alarm to help us protect ourselves from being cheated on. However, it's sometimes a false alarm, triggered by insecurity. Chances are, that's what has you referring to a once-a-month email as a "big presence" and failing to parse the difference between "I found them in bed together" and "I found them in Gmail together." (Ooh, "Fifty Shades of Paragraphs." Has her cat thrown up again yet?)

If your boyfriend has given you no reason to believe he's violated anything more than the rules of grammar, you should probably focus on bolstering how you feel about you instead of how he's failed to become the sworn enemy of his exes. In fact, you might even see it as a sign of good character that his relationships lead to friendships instead of flames—as in, his exgirlfriends roasting marshmallows over the dying embers of his Xbox and Hugo Boss suits on the hood of his BMW.

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Your boyfriend's just lucky nobody's suspected he's lying about what he's read and tried to trip him up—maybe with "It's like Heathcliff wandering the moors searching for Cathy after she was abducted by aliens!" or "What a relief when Romeo rushed Juliet to the hospital and they pumped her stomach!"

Obviously, if you're at the English department's afternoon tea and you don't know your Homer from your Homer Simpson, there's a problem. But, the truth is, not every intelligent person is well-read. People show their intelligence in how they solve the problems life throws them. And actually, as psychologist Carol Dweck observes in "Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid," the people most likely to squander the intelligence they have are those who measure their selfworth through their intellectual performance—"(caring) so much about looking smart that they act dumb."

Dweck finds in her research that this thinking comes out of a "fixed mindset"— the self-improvement-stunting belief that intelligence and ability are set and not changeable, rather than what seems to be the case: that you can work to improve yourself (the "growth mindset"). With the growth mindset, you're motivated to learn and grow, and failure is just a sign that you need to keep trying. For fixed-mindset people, success is about proving they're already smart and talented, and the need to work to accomplish things is a sign of being dumb. Fixed-mindsetters actually have a dislike for hard work, which Dweck says makes sense, because if you think effort is for idiots, what else is there to do but avoid it?

Sure, your boyfriend could simply be lazy—wanting to look smart but thinking he'd take a shortcut getting there. But chances are, there's more to it than that.

Build him up—tell him you respect his mind, and then tell him you can't bear to see him faking it. Explain Dweck's thinking, and lay out her advice (from her most recent book, "Mindset") for escaping the fixed mindset: First, listen for the fixed-mindset voice, and talk back to it with the growth mindset voice: "Hey, Self … you succeed by working

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): No other structure on the planet is longer than the Great Wall of China, which stretches 3,945 miles. It's not actually one unbroken span, though. Some sections aren't connected, and there are redundant branches that are roughly parallel to the main structure. It reminds me of your own personal Great Wall, which is monumental yet permeable, strong in some ways but weak in others, daunting to the casual observer but less so to those who take the time to study it. Now is an excellent time to take inventory of that wall of yours. Is it serving you well? Is it keeping out the influences you don't want but allowing in the influences you do want?

Could it use some renovation? Are you willing to reimagine what its purpose is and how you want it to work for you in the future?

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Through the scientific magic of grafting, a single tree can be altered to grow several different kinds of fruit at the same time. One type of "fruit salad tree" produces apricots, nectarines, plums, and peaches, while another bears grapefruits, lemons, oranges, limes, and tangelos. I'm thinking this might be an apt and inspiring symbol for you in the coming months, Gemini. What multiple blooms will you create on your own metaphorical version of a fruit salad tree?

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Whenever I lost one of my baby teeth as a kid, I put it under my pillow before I went to sleep. During the night, the Tooth Fairy sneaked into my room to snatch the tooth, and in its place left me 25 cents. The same crazy thing happened to every kid I knew, although for unknown reasons my friend John always got five dollars for each of his teeth—far more than the rest of us. I see a metaphorically comparable development in your life, Taurus. It probably won't involve teeth or a visit from the Tooth Fairy. Rather, you will finally be compensated for a loss or deprivation or disappearance that you experienced in the past. I expect the restitution will be generous, too—more like John's than mine.

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By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Lord Byron (1788-1824) was an English poet who loved animals.

In the course of his life, he not only had dogs and cats as pets, but also monkeys, horses, peacocks, geese, a crocodile, a falcon, a crane, and a parrot. When he enrolled in Trinity College at age 17, he was upset that the school's rules forbade students from having pet dogs, which meant he couldn't bring his adored Newfoundland dog Boatswain. There was no regulation, however, against having a tame bear as a pet. So Byron got one and named it Bruin. I think it's time for you to find a workaround like that, Aries. Be cunning. Try a gambit or two. Find a loophole.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Arctic Monkeys are British rockers who have produced five studio albums, which together have sold almost five million copies. Rolling Stone magazine called their first album, released in 2003, the 30th greatest debut of all time. Yet when they first formed in 2002, none of them could play a musical instrument. I see the current era of your life, Leo, as having a similar potential. How might you start from scratch to create something great?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Alan Turing (1912-1954) was a British mathematician and pioneering computer scientist. After World War II broke out, he got worried that the German army might invade and occupy England, as it had done to France. To protect his financial assets, he converted everything he owned into bars of silver, then buried them underground in the countryside north of London. When the war ended, he decided it was safe to dig up his fortune. Unfortunately, he couldn't recall where he had put it, and never did find it. Let's draw a lesson from his experience, Virgo. It's fine if you want to stash a treasure or protect a secret or safeguard a resource. That's probably a sensible thing to do right now. But make sure you remember every detail about why and how you're doing it.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Even if you are not formally enrolled in a course of study or a training program, you are nevertheless being schooled. Maybe you're not fully conscious of what you have been learning. Maybe your teachers are disguised or unwitting. But I assure you that the universe has been dropping some intense new knowledge on you. The coming week will be an excellent time to become more conscious of the lessons you have been absorbing. If you have intuitions about where this educational drama should go next, be proactive about making that happen.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You now have a special ability to detect transformations that are happening below the threshold of everyone else's awareness. Anything that has been hidden or unknown will reveal itself to your gentle probes. You will also be skilled at communicating your discoveries to people who are important to you. Take full advantage of these superpowers. Don't underestimate how pivotal a role you can play as a teacher, guide, and catalyst. The future success of your collaborative efforts depends on your next moves.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Harper Lee was born and raised in Alabama. At the age of 23, she relocated to New York City with hopes of becoming a writer. It was a struggle. To support herself, she worked as a ticket agent for airline companies. Finding the time to develop her craft was difficult. Seven years went by. Then one Christmas, two friends gave her a remarkable gift: enough money to quit her job and work on her writing for a year. During that grace period, Lee created the basics for a book that won her a Pulitzer Prize: To Kill a Mockingbird. I don't foresee anything quite as dramatic for you in the coming months, Sagittarius. But I do suspect you will receive unexpected help that provides you with the slack and spaciousness you need to lay the foundations for a future creation.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the ancient Greek epic poem the Odyssey, Odysseus's wife Penelope describes two kinds of dreams. "Those that that pass through the gate of ivory," she says, are deceptive. But dreams that "come forth through the gate of polished horn" tell the truth. Another ancient text echoes these ideas. In his poem the Aeneid, Virgil says that "true visions" arrive here from the land of dreams through the gate of horn, whereas "deluding lies" cross over through the gate of ivory. Judging from the current astrological omens, Capricorn, I expect you will have interesting and intense dreams flowing through both the gate of ivory and the gate of horn. Will you be able to tell the difference? Trust love.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your chances of going viral are better than usual. It's a perfect moment to upload a Youtube video of yourself wearing a crown of black roses and a V for Vendetta mask as you ride a unicycle inside a church and sing an uptempo parody version of "O Come All Ye Faithful." It's also a favorable time for you to create a buzz for you and your pet causes through less spectacular measures. Promote yourself imaginatively.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): At age 80, author Joan Didion has published five novels, ten works of non-fiction, and five screenplays. When she was 27, she wrote, "I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be." That wasn't a good thing, she added: "We are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends." I recommend her counsel to you in the coming months, Pisces. Get reacquainted with the old selves you have outgrown and abandoned.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. “BILL” HILZENDEGER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate.

All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Christopher M. Hilzendeger, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 18th day of November, 2014. /s/ Christopher M. Hilzendeger, Personal Representative SKJELSET & GEER, P.L.L.P. /s/ Douglas G. Skjelset, Attorneys for the Estate MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DA-14-69 Dept. No. 4 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS IN RE THE MATTER OF: K.N.B. A Minor Child. NOEL LINDQUIST, Petitioner, and CHRISTIN NZOBADILA BELA, Respondent.

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20 "I just thought of something!"

21 "___ my heart open..." (Papa Roach lyric) 22 Vegetarian option 24 Academic aides, briefly 27 Hidden beneath the surface 30 Avant-garde composer Glass 33 Big house fixture 34 Like many actresses on "Baywatch"?

38 Modeler's moldable medium 39 Devious little devil 40 Less complicated 42 Eisenhower's WWII command 43 "J'adore" perfumier 45 Author of "The Watergate Diaries"?

47 Actress Pompeo 49 Assumes the role of 50 Infrequently 52 Opening piece?

53 Produce 57 Bassoons' smaller relatives 59 Swing in the ring 60 The most one-sided line in US history?

65 Money in Milan, before the euro 66 Destroy 67 Emcee's delivery 68 Sandler on guitar 69 "Nurse Jackie" star Falco 70 Posh neckwear 71 Is the author of

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12 Item stating "World's Greatest Dad" 13 Nestle's ___-Caps 19 It's sealed with a shake 23 Code for a scanner 24 It's below the femur 25 Reunion attendee 26 Beer buy 28 "Hey, that's cool!"

29 Model, like clothes 31 Dept. formerly headed by Kathleen Sebelius 32 Well-behaved 34 ___ one's time (waits) 35 "Germinal" author Zola 36 Mission that included a moonwalk 37 Cluttered up 41 Genetic info carrier 44 Leon who sang the theme to "Mr. Belvedere" 46 School of thought 48 Hands-together time 51 News outlets 54 Tolerate 55 Holy book 56 Major tests 58 Serious sevensome 60 Beats by ___ 61 Diaphragm alternative 62 "Senses Working Overtime" band 63 "___ y Plata" (Montana's motto) 64 "Uh-uh!"

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PUBLIC NOTICES bounds as follows: Beginning at corner number 1 of “Tract C” as shown on the deed exhibit on file in the Clerk and Recorder’s office in Missoula County, thence S.89°15’W., a distance of 530.0 feet to the ¼ corner common to Sections 3 and 4; thence N.0°47’W., a distance of 2492.82 feet to the standard G.L.O. closing corner for Sections 3 and 4; thence beginning at the herein before mentioned corner number 1 of “Tract C”; thence 89°15’E., a distance of 790.0 feet to corner number 2 which is also the SE1/16 corner of SW¼NW¼ of said section; thence N.0°48’W. a distance of 253.56 feet to corner number 3; thence N.47°51’W., a distance of 197.47 feet to corner number 4; thence N.86°44’W., a distance of 317.44 feet to corner number 5; thence S.51°19’W. a distance of 190.03 feet to corner No. 6; thence S.47°46’W., a distance of 200.45 feet to corner number 7; thence S.9°16’W., a distance of 163.12 feet to corner number 1 and place of beginning. Recording reference: Book 155 of Deed Records at Page 377. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court, the 21st day of October, 2014. /s/ SHIRLEY FAUST Missoula County Clerk of Court (COURT SEAL) By: /s/ Kersten Seilstad Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DV-14-1144 SUMMONS ESTATE OF DOROTHY BARMEYER AND GEORGE H. BARMEYER TESTAMENTARY TRUST, Plaintiffs, -vs- MISSOULA COUNTY; JOHN A. CHAPMAN AND JANE CHAPMAN, and all other persons, unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint adverse to Plaintiffs’ ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiffs’ title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT: JANE CHAPMAN. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint to Quiet Title in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within TwentyOne (21) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title to the land situated in Missoula County, Montana, and described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Missoula, State of Montana, to wit: That part of the SW¼NW¼ of Section 3, Township 12 North, Range 19 West, M.P.M., and more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at corner number 1 of “Tract C” as shown on the deed exhibit on file in the Clerk and Recorder’s office in Missoula County, thence S.89°15’W., a distance of 530.0 feet to the ¼ corner common to Sections 3 and 4; thence N.0°47’W., a distance of 2492.82 feet to the standard G.L.O. closing

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corner for Sections 3 and 4; thence beginning at the herein before mentioned corner number 1 of “Tract C”; thence 89°15’E., a distance of 790.0 feet to corner number 2 which is also the SE1/16 corner of SW¼NW¼ of said section; thence N.0°48’W. a distance of 253.56 feet to corner number 3; thence N.47°51’W., a distance of 197.47 feet to corner number 4; thence N.86°44’W., a distance of 317.44 feet to corner number 5; thence S.51°19’W. a distance of 190.03 feet to corner No. 6; thence S.47°46’W., a distance of 200.45 feet to corner number 7; thence S.9°16’W., a distance of 163.12 feet to corner number 1 and place of beginning. Recording reference: Book 155 of Deed Records at Page 377. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court, the 21st day of October, 2014. /s/ SHIRLEY FAUST Missoula County Clerk of Court (COURT SEAL) By: /s/ Kersten Seilstad Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-14-213 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN S. AITKEN., Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jewel Amoruso has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate.

All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 West Spruce, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated this 25 day of November, 2014. /s/ Jewel Amoruso Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC /s/ Joseph D. Houston Notice of Public Hearing The Homeword Board of Directors will hold their quarterly board meeting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, from 4 – 6 pm at 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste 114. This meeting is open to the public. For further information, contact Kellie Battaglia, Homeword Operations and Program Director, at 406-532-4663 x12. If you have comments, please mail them to: Homeword, 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste 116A, Missoula, MT, 59808.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/12/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200811160 BK: 819 Pg: 137, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Gary R. Bush and Debbie Bush, Husband and Wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: A tract of land located in the Westerly portion of Tract 8, Roseland Orchard Tracts No. 3, a platted sub-

MNAXLP division of Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 193. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 03/01/14 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 14, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $234,017.72. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $224,080.64, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any).

Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 19, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference.

You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.111761) 1002.274187-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 04/10/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200808297 Bk: 817 Pg: 0074, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Robert D. Hughes was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mann Mortgage, LLC was Beneficiary and Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. as Successor Trustee.

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 11 in Block 2 of Elms Addition No. 1, to the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201209706 Bk: 894 Pg: 783, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 07/01/12 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 8, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $247,954.40. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $214,379.36, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any).

Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference.

You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.110954) 1002.273828-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/25/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200925016 BK 849, PG 264, mortgage records of Missoula

County, Montana in which Earl E. Morgenroth, an unmarried man was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee.

First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: The W 1/2 of Tract 4 of South Meadows Tracts, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof.

More accurately described as: The West one-half of Tract 4 of South Meadow Tracts, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. Also known as Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 6377. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s death and is grounds for acceleration on the Deed of Trust under paragraph 9 (a) (i) A borrower dies and the Property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving Borrower. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due in full. As of October 8, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $617,984.60. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $614,921.78, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any).

Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money

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Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to 12/18/2014 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

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grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 23, 2014 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 23 day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First Ameri-

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

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 2, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 8 in Block 11 of West View Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

David L. Rogers, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First

American Title Insurance, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on October 21, 2010 and recorded on November 12, 2010 on Book 869, Page 101 as Document No.201022208. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1164.83, beginning May 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 28, 2014 is $168,175.71 principal, interest at the rate of 4.50% totaling $10,650.38, late charges in the amount of $568.32, escrow advances of $3,040.60, and other fees and expenses advanced of $213.48, plus accruing interest at the rate of $20.73 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/16/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200533826 Bk: 766 Pg: 474, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Mallory M. Witham was Grantor, Wells Fargo Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows:

Lot 25 in Block 2 of El Mar Estates - Phase IV, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 09/21/13 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 22, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $125,655.18. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $114,329.78, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any).

Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 27, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference.

You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 07/07/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200517167 Bk:755 Pg:1215, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Scott Knight, and Billie Anne Knight was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., it successors and assigns was Beneficiary and Charles J Peterson, Attorney at Law was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Charles J Peterson, Attorney at Law as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 5 in Block 4 of Wapikiya Addition No. 3, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201111169 B:879 P:1184, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing,

LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP. 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 04/01/11 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 28, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $192,377.54. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $152,879.20, 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 4, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference.

You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/20/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200512191 Bk: 753, Pg: 135, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Di Anne M. Price, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Unit B-2 located in Toole Avenue Condominiums, a Residential Condominium, situated on the following described real property in Missoula County, Montana to wit: Block B of McCormick Addition No. 2, Block 6, Lots A, B, and C, a Platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. Together with a 8.33% interest per unit in the common elements and a exclusive right to use the Limited Common Elements appurtenant to each unit as said common elements and Limited Common Elements are defined in the Declaration of Condominium, Conditions and Restrictions for Toole Avenue Condominiums. And subject to the Declaration of Condominium, Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Toole Avenue Condominiums recorded August 20, 2004 in Book 738 at Page 431 and Condo 00070 Micro Records and the Bylaws for Toole Avenue Condominiums Owners Association, Inc. recorded on August 20, 2004 in Book 738 at Page 434 of Micro Records Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 10/01/12 installment payment and

all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 8, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $72,300.29 This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $61,099.08, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference.

You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com.

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orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference.

You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICES can Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2020 Citimortgage Vs Rogers 42090.155 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 26, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 21A of south Missoula, Block 77, Lots 21A & 22A, an amended subdivision Plat in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. Laramie D Loewen, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on August 17, 2005 and recorded on August 22, 2005 in Book 758 , Page 963 as Document No. 200521786. The beneficial interest is currently held by Bank of America, N.A. successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. F/K/A Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1190.49, beginning April 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 8, 2014 is $194,055.70 principal, interest at the rate of 5.75% totaling $61,584.09, late charges in the amount of $178.56, escrow advances of $16,143.79, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,722.51, plus accruing interest at the rate of $30.57 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance

will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 16, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham On this 16 day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Boa Vs Loewen/laramie 42048.241 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 26, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 3 in Block 2 of El Mar Estates Phase III, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

Tax Map or Parcel ID No. 5800146 David Brent McClellan and Andrea M. McClellan, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to I.R.E. Processing, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Beneficial Montana, Inc. D/B/A Beneficial Mortgage Co, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 12, 2004 and recorded October 15, 2004 in Book 741 Page 911 under Document No 200429323. The beneficial interest is currently held by LSF8 Master Participation Trust. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula

MNAXLP County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,364.06, beginning April 18, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 29, 2014 is $171,955.78 principal, interest at the rate of 8.24% totaling $49,999.65, escrow advances of $1,694.00, and other fees and expenses advanced of $66,420.15, plus accruing interest at the rate of $38.81 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks).

The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 18, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 18th day of September, 2014 , before me, a notary public in and for said County

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and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez , know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Lisa J. Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 11/6/2018 Caliber Vs. Mcclellan 42097.020 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 27, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 6 of Frontier Addition, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Officail Recorded Plat thereof. Monte Ferdinand and Susana Ferdinand, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on July 30, 2009 in Book 844, Page 1303 as Document No. 200919060. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,075.29, beginning May 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 01, 2014 is $140,419.11 principal, interest at the rate of 5.50% totaling $3,208.04, late charges in the amount of$129.03, and other fees and expenses advanced of $769.29, plus accruing interest at the rate of $21.16 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks).

The conveyance will be made b Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including

warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 19, 2014 Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 19 day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Guild Vs Ferdinand 41291.922 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 27, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 10, Block 4 of Linda Vista Third Supplement, a Platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Mark McLaverty and Julia McCarthy McLaverty, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on March 30, 2006 and recorded on March 31, 2006 in Book 771, page 438 under Document no. 200607189. The beneficial interest is currently held by The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-11. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula

County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,179.02, beginning November 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 23, 2014 is $309,115.01 principal, interest at the rate of 5.25% totaling $42,902.12, late charges in the amount of $374.12, escrow advances of $10,468.73, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,558.27, plus accruing interest at the rate of $44.47 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 22, 2014 Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho) ) ss. County of Bingham) On this 22 day of September

2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Green Tree V McLaverty 42072.258 Rainbow Mini Storage will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units 3, 37, 47, 46, 49 & 52 owing delinquent storage rent.

Units contains household items.

Viewing will be held December 22nd, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Written sealed bids must be mailed to P.O. Box 425, Milltown, MT 59851 to arrive no later than December 24th, 2014. Buyers bids will be for entire contents of each unit. Only cash will be accepted for payment.

Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale.

All sales are final.

TAL M. GOLDIN WELLS & McKITTRICK, P.C. 222 East Pine PO Box 9410 Missoula, MT 59807 Telephone: (406) 728-7177 Facsimile: (406) 728-0790 admin@wandmlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiffs IN THE JUSTICE COURT No. II OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA BEFORE HON. KAREN A. ORZECH, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Cause No. CV-14-48015 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION MONFRIC REALTY, INC., Plaintiff vs. ASHLI GROSS and all other occupants, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: 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/City Judge, 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 any other facts constituting a defense. Any matter not denied shall be deemed admitted.

If you fail to answer or assert a counterclaim within ten (10) days after service of the Complaint and Summons, the Plaintiff may request entry of default judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND this 2nd day of December, 2014. /s/ Karen A. Orzech, Justice of the Peace, Dept. I/II

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3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Central Missoula home. $275,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

3411 Paxson. 4 bed, 2 bath recently remodeled with fenced yard & double garage. $275,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com

1807 Missoula Avenue. 3 bed, 2 bath cottage-style near Rattlesnake Creek and park. $299,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com 2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Rose Park Home with commercial space. $265,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

Rochelle Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com

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4114 Melrose. 3 bed, 2 bath Pleasant View home with fenced yard, patio & double garage. $245,000.

Chris Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 544-8700. chrishonzel@ lambrosera.com 4276 Hermione. 3 bed, 2 bath in Canyon Creek with 2 car garage. $212,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com

655 Woodworth. 3 bed, 3 bath 1940’s bungalow two blocks to UM. $355,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate. 532-9229 tory@montana.com 720 Ben Hogan Drive. 5 bed, 4 bath on 4 Farviews acres with Pattee Canyon views. $750,000.

Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com

720 West Sussex. 5 bed, 2 bath ranch style home with many upgrades. $239,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath with mother-in-law apartment on 5 view acres. $385,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com Anne Jablonski, Realtor with Portico Real Estate, recently obtained her Montana State Broker license. Anne has 12 years of experience helping clients buy and sell real estate in Missoula and surrounding areas.

You can find her at www.MoveMontana.com Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406)

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Buying or selling homes? Let me help you find your way home.

David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406-241-3321 Farviews Home 404 Westview. Three bedroom, 2 bath home in the desirable Farviews neighborhood for $265,000!

Solar panels, views, great home.

KD 240-5227. porticorealestate.com Former MUD Site! 633 Phillips - $150,000. Excellent opportunity to own a home at the former MUD demonstration site on the Northside. Many outbuildings and so many possibilities.

KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com “Go Griz” let me help you find your way back home to Missoula. David Loewenwarter, Realtor Prudential MT Real Estate 241-3221 loewenwarter.com I can help you find your new home! Celia Grohmann @ Banana Belt Realty. 406-550-1014 • celiamontana@gmail.com.

Visit my website at www.on93.com Let me help save you time and energy. I know about Missoula and have lived here 30+ years. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate.

LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406241-3321 Orange Street Triplex 201 S Orange Street Triplex, $325,000. Location is awesome, near the river and downtown and river trails and bike trails and all sorts of conveniences.

Two main floor units, one upper.

Some hardwood floors and some upgrades and tons of character! KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

Put my experience and dedication to work for you. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate.

(406) 214-4016 • jay.getz@prumt.com • www.JayGetzMissoula.com RE/MAX All Stars; combining local ownership, experienced agents, and the power of #1 RE/MAX. Complimentary real estate advice. Call 406-5428644 We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway.

(406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com When considering a move please call Missoula native JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com WHO CARES? We do, in good times & bad... Auto; SR-22; Renters; Homeowners. JT Zinn Insurance. 406-549-8201. 321 SW Higgins. Find us on Facebook.

TOWNHOMES 1420D Stoddard. 2 bed, 1.5 bath Westside condo with front porch, fenced yard & garage. $158,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com 1823 H Montana. 3 bed, 2.5 bath near Good Food Store & Source Gym. $140,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 2200 Garland #29. 2 bed, 1 bath in South Hills. $95,000.

Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com

12336 Frenchtown Frontage Rd $345,000

4801 Bordeaux. 2 bed, 2 bath with A/C & 2 car garage. $168,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 5510 Creekstone #1. 2 bed, 1.5 bath Grant Creek condo with patio & parking. $139,500.

Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #15. $150,000. A rare, spacious 3 bedroom unit in the awesome Burns Street Commons!

This upstairs corner unit is all on one level with a secure private entrance and a balcony. KD 2405227. porticorealestate.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16 $160,000. Three bedroom upper level unit offers spacious, convenient, and beautiful living space. One of the best things about Burns Street Commons is its gorgeous exterior and great community atmosphere.

KD 240-5227 or Sarah 3703995 porticorealestate.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #3. $79,000.

1bed/1bath. Energy efficient, affordable, and next to Burns St Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Clark Fork River Condo 1401 Cedar Street #16. $122,500. Charming 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom townhouse set on the Clark Fork River. What an amazing home! KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. anniereal tor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D, carport, storage & access to exercise room. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #312. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on

Missoula’s Northside. $151,900.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annie realtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats. Upscale gated community near downtown. All SS appliances, carport, storage and access to community room and exercise room plus more.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns #10. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op.

2 bedroom unit for $119,000.

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101 Church Street, Stevensville.

Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant, but zoned for commercial or residential. $255,000.

Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com Rose Park commercial building with attached rental. $265,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

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109 Church Street, Stevensville.

Historic 3 bed, 1 bath with library, parlor & fantastic front porch. $139,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate, 5329283. ritagray@lambrosera.com

1625 Lot 12A Cote Lane. Level 1 acre with fantastic views. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com

12336 Frenchtown Frontage Road. 3 bed, 3 bath on 4+ acres with front porch, deck & UG sprinklers. $345,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 5329229 tory@montana.com

Lot 33 Old Mill Loop, St. Regis. 1.02 acre with 150’ of Clark Fork River Frontage.

Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@ lambrosera.com

15080 Big Horn, Huson. Montana Dream Home near Clark Fork River. 4 bed, 3 bath on over 6 acres. $550,000. Chris Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 544-8700. chrishonzel@lambrosera.com

NHN Arnica. Pattee Canyon acreage with great view of Missoula. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 5329296 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com

2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $180,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

NHN Edgewood. 3.53 acres on back side of Mount Jumbo in East Missoula. $89,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com

2039 Nighthawk Trail, Victor. 3 bed, 2 bath on 20 acres near Fred Burr Trailhead off Bear Creek Road. $675,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 5329229. tory@montana.com

NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $189,900.

Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

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3 bed/3 bath Well-cared-for 2-story modern farm home on 4+ acres. Fenced and landscaped. Room for toys and pets.

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2234 Roy Drive • $199,500 • Immaculate 2 bed, 1 bath with all appliances • Spacious kitchen with eat-in dining area • Vaulted ceilings & lots of natural light • Patio & 2 car garage • 1094 sq.ft. of living space

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377 Grizzly Drive, Seeley Lake.

3 bed, 2 bath cabin on 2 +/acres with Clearwater River frontage. $189,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate, 532-9229 tory@montana.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12 acres. $350,000. Pru-

dential. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4158 Petty Creek. 3 bed, 4 bath log-sided home on 40 acres with 1400’ of Petty Creek frontage. $495,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 5329229 tory@montana.com

tial Missoula. For more info: 7288270 glasgow@montana.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $479,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

6850 Faithful Way, Lolo.

New 3 bed, 2 bath on 1+ acre in Sapphire Acres. $349,900.

Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-3605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com Easy Access to the highway and the river. 17430 Six-Mile,

435 Ernest. 4 bed, 3 bath ranch style home, south of Florence on 5 acres, fenced and cross-fenced for horses. Attached double car garage, 44 x 32’ shop with office, small tack room and barn. $310,000.

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$250,000. Historic 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home in great condition on stunning 12.51 acre settingwith views, fruit trees, tons of gardening space and so much more! KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

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