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JIMINY CHRISTMAS, WHAT DAY IS IT?! NOT TO WORRY: WE HAVE YOUR ALL-LOCAL, LAST-MINUTE GIFT GUIDE

REMEMBERING JOHN TRUDELL

OPINION

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News

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Voices/Letters Muslims and UM’s carbon footprint .......................................................4 The Week in Review Tuba Christmas, medical school and gun laws ............................6 Briefs Uber, John Trudell and Walt Peschel.....................................................................6 Etc. Residents may need a second to grasp new parking meters ...................................7 News Delisting proposal for Yellowstone bears appears imminent ...............................8 News The Indy’s all-local, last-minute gift guide ............................................................9 Opinion Here’s hoping Wittich wins his court case. ....................................................10 Opinion What happens when adrenaline junkies start getting political ......................11 Feature An atheist’s holiday ..........................................................................................14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts The Rappin Cowboy spits a new verse ..................................................................18 Arts Marshall Granger lives deliberately as “Dorothy”..................................................18 Music Acher, Midnight Hotdog and Idaho Green.........................................................20 Music Captain Wilson takes jazz out on a limb.............................................................21 Film Sisters puts the perfect pair in an imperfect setup...............................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................23 What’s Good Here Growing Bao Chow .......................................................................24 Happiest Hour Angel on the Rocks at The Stone of Accord ........................................26 8 Days a Week “House of the Rising Sun” ...................................................................27 Mountain High Light Your Way 5K ...............................................................................33 Agenda Enchanted Forest at the Hive...........................................................................34

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Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y ....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-8 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-11

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STREET TALK

by Alex Sakariassen

Asked Tuesday afternoon along North Higgins Avenue.

What helps get you through the holiday season?

Followup: This issue of the Indy includes a last-minute gift guide. When up against the clock, what’s your go-to gift?

Hannah Appell: Good Christmas music.

And Christmas decorations. And, sometimes, when I’m gift shopping and I get the right gift for someone. Better than cash: Gift card, for sure. My dad is impossible to shop for so I always get him an iTunes card or an Amazon card.

Sophie Paton: Christmas cookies and old Christmas movies. Gift that keeps on cleaning: Soap and socks. My dad really likes soap, and I’m usually shopping last minute for him.

Elise Vasey: Coffee. But like holiday coffee, peppermint coffee. That “Doctor Who” flair: Scarves. People always need scarves and it’s easy to find ones that are kind of personalized.

Tucker Chambers: Big, home-cooked meals, like curries and chilies. Warm, hearty food. Sweet lids: Hats. Everyone needs a hat. You can give someone another beanie and they’ll never be upset.

Heather Harp: My absolute favorite day of the year is the Christmas tree hunt. You go out in the middle of nowhere, usually the Lolo Pass area, and finish it off with a drink at the Jack Saloon. Bread not included: I usually go into my cold pantry where I have a stash of homemade jams I make earlier in the year. Usually a cardamom pear or a vanilla peach.

Main Hall must act

Friends, not enemies

With recent concerns over declining enrollment and the University of Montana’s budget deficits, we would like to call attention to another current and pressing issue: climate action.

It has recently come to our attention that President Engstrom is considering altering our far from achieved 2020 carbonneutrality goal, one that still demands expedient and collective effort. Despite a diversity of carbon-reducing measures outlined in the Climate Action Plan, the administration has expressed little interest in bringing such projects to fruition over the past five years.

So while UM has maintained the veneer of climate activism and taken some important steps, the administration has failed to truly uphold its commitment to sustainability—one of its Strategic Plan’s four core values. We applaud private fundraising and donation efforts for athletic and academic ventures on campus.

So why has the administration not pursued cost saving, marketable and environmentally friendly projects as well?

We call on the administration to: —Come forward with real, achievable emissions reducing and sustainable projects —Reaffirm a goal of carbon neutrality at a further date —Integrate sustainability into all administrative decision making, including investing, fundraising, budgeting and planning —Engage the entire campus community in a serious dialogue to produce achievable goals and projects —Provide transparent updates on UM sustainability progress The university should be a shining example of what a community and institution can achieve. It is consistently evident that environmental responsibility is important to everyone on our campus, and that includes prospective students. Therefore the administration, in service to its constituents both locally and globally, has an obligation to pursue climate action as not only a morally just ideal but one that is economically sensible.

Student literacy on these issues is a product of the fine education we have received here at UM. If the growth of environmental academia is encouraged, and if sustainability is truly one of our core values, then we the students as the most vital part of this university demand that the administration take action toward it.

Lione Clare John Potenberg Noah Rott Missoula

After I heard Donald Trump’s recent call to ban the entry of all Muslims into the United States, I realized most Americans never hear this simple truth: Some of our most critical allies in the war on terrorism in the Middle East are Muslim. I know, because I served alongside them overseas. And my experiences of the common bravery of these fellow warriors makes it all the more tragic that more Americans never hear about the heroism of our Muslim allies fighting and dying to destroy terrorists.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade parachuted into northern Iraq in March 2003, shortly after the invasion began. When we

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“Some of our most critical allies in the war on terrorism in the Middle East are Muslim. I know, because I served alongside them overseas.”

hit the ground, the Kurdish forces—the Peshmerga—greeted us with cautious excitement. They hated Saddam Hussein and desperately hoped the United States was serious about destroying his regime— but they remembered bitterly the withdrawal of U.S. troops after the first Gulf War, when we chose to leave Saddam in power. The Peshmerga worked alongside U.S. special forces to destroy Saddam’s forces in northern Iraq. As news spread of the fall of Baghdad later that spring, the Kurds rejoiced. They continue to hope for an independent country of their own and they are the largest ground force fighting to destroy ISIS today. The Kurds also happen to be mostly Muslim.

Two years later, the 173rd deployed to Afghanistan. When conducting patrols

in Kandahar, much of our mission would depend on collecting intelligence to help us find and destroy Taliban insurgents.

We’d also try to communicate with local leaders to build trust. Since we didn’t speak Pashto, we relied upon our interpreters—most of whom were local young guys who had learned just enough English to do the job. In addition to going out on patrol with us in dangerous areas, they took on the additional risk of being discovered by the Taliban and killed at their home while not on duty. I remember one of our interpreters was a really young kid who adopted the name “Max” in our company. In September 2005, Max was shot in the thigh during an ambush of one of our company’s platoons.

I’ll never forget visiting him at the aid station at the Kandahar air base along with another soldier who had been shot during the same ambush. He was in critical condition but somehow managed to smile and joke around anyway. Max—like nearly all of our other interpreters—was a Muslim.

Around that same time one of my closest friends—Derek—was shot and killed by Taliban insurgents during a raid.

Derek served as a Fire Support Officer in an infantry company tasked with hunting down Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan. Derek also spent a lot of time working with the locals on civil affairs projects. Some of the Afghans who knew him well came to his memorial service.

They were greeted by Derek’s fellow soldiers as close friends. And they wept for him just as we did. They wept as if he was their son. They were all Muslims.

When Trump implies all Muslims are potential terrorists, he’s speaking out of ignorance and impugning the honor of some of the most important allies we have in our fight against extremists overseas. He’s insulting people who have sacrificed a tremendous amount to work with us to root out this terrible cancer of Islamic extremism. Fortunately, Trump’s message has been criticized and disavowed by Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike.

To help highlight the absurdity of Trump’s racist and ignorant message, I invite other veterans who have experience fighting alongside Muslims while serving overseas to speak up and share their stories. Only by standing together will we make clear that patriotism, service and common values are bigger than fear and hatred.

Rep. Andrew Person House District 96 Missoula

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Derek Brouwer

Wednesday, Dec. 9 The University of Montana announces a recent study by UM professors that indicates the earth’s ability to absorb future carbon dioxide emissions will be even less than previously thought.

Thursday, Dec. 10 Manipal Education Americas announces it has “decided to end its exploration” of setting up a for-profit medical school in Missoula, saying the “clinical education infrastructure will not support a high quality medical school in the state.”

Friday, Dec. 11 The 25th annual Tuba Christmas concert makes a joyful noise at Southgate Mall, featuring nearly 100 volunteer tuba players, directed by Gary Gillette, leader of the Sentinel High School Band. No electric amplification necessary.

Saturday, Dec. 12 In the sweetest of mistakes, an Indy staffer takes advantage of the recently opened Krispy Kreme’s “12 for 12” deal, only to arrive at a birthday party and find out that a family member has done the same, leading to four dozen doughnuts total.

Sunday, Dec. 13 The state chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America hosts a rally on the Missoula County Courthouse steps in protest of lax gun restrictions. They’re joined by Mayor John Engen.

Monday, Dec. 14 University of Montana defensive coordinator Ty Gregorak announces he’s heading east to accept the same position at Montana State.

The coup marks the Bobcats’ first victory over the Griz in recent memory.

Tuesday. Dec. 15 As another winter storm sweeps through the northwest, morning United flights between Denver and Missoula are canceled due to weather. Meanwhile, the Montana Department of Transportation warns of possible slick roads throughout the Missoula and Bitterroot valleys on Wednesday morning.

Roughly 200 University of Montana students and faculty marched Dec. 11 around the Oval to deliver a petition to President Royce Engstrom opposing budget cuts that target the liberal arts. Protesters carried strings of maroon flags intended to represent the 201 full-time equivalent jobs UM leadership plans to eliminate.

Rides

Uber gets final go-ahead Ride-hailing service Uber received a green light from state officials Dec. 15 to begin operating in Montana, though the company has yet to announce a launch date.

Uber is the first to obtain a license under a new state law tailor-made for “transportation networks” that use smartphone apps to connect drivers with ride seekers.

The Montana Public Service Commission approved the San Francisco-based company’s license by a 4-1 vote in a move lauded by some as a win for consumers and decried by others as a return to the “Wild West” of deregulated transportation.

“That’s the joke we have around here—it’s turning into the ‘wiki wiki’ Wild, Wild West,” says Barry Willson, in reference to the 1999 Will Smith song. Willson is a Billings taxi owner and director of an industry group that initially sought to block Uber’s application.

Uber and similar services, such as Lyft, have been in-

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creasingly scrutinized after bum-rushing the taxi industry several years ago using mobile technology and an efficient business model that treats drivers and their vehicles as contractors, rather than company employees. Uber quickly boomed into a $62-billion multinational firm with a presence in nearly all 50 states.

The PSC’s stamp of approval was a forgone conclusion after state lawmakers excluded Uber-style companies from the strict regulation of taxis. Whereas taxi companies must show a need for their services in a city (which competitors can then dispute), Uber simply had to demonstrate adequate insurance coverage to prove its “fitness” to operate.

The change is a good one, Commissioner Travis Kavulla says, in that it allows riders to determine whether the service is needed, rather than a government agency.

“I think it could add benefit to consumers who are looking for a safe ride home,” he said during the hearing.

Commissioner Bob Lake of Hamilton said in a PSC press release that the state is giving Uber an “unfair ad-

vantage” and allowing it to operate “without any oversight from a Montana-based agency.”

Should complaints arise about Uber’s practices in the state, the commission has expressed willingness to reexamine the new regulatory structure, PSC Communications Director Eric Sell says.

An Uber spokesperson declined to provide details about the company’s Montana launch, saying only it is excited to provide residents with “reliable rides” in the future.

Drivers, however, have been able to sign up with Uber for several months through an online portal. The application process includes a background check and a vehicle inspection at a partnering service shop. Hank Deeringer, owner of Midas on South Orange Street, says his staff has conducted a handful of these “Uber inspections” each month. The inspections aren’t much different from the courtesy checks Deeringer says he performs on all cars and include 19 “pass” or “fail” questions such as if the horn works or the tires meet mini-

[news] mum manufacturer specifications. Inspections cost $19.95, Deeringer says.

Any four-door vehicle produced after 2004 is eligible, according to Uber, with the exception of “full-size” vans or Crown Victoria sedans commonly associated with police cruisers.

Uber has not announced where in Montana it plans to offer rides, but a map of inspection providers lists shops in Missoula, Helena, Bozeman and Billings. Several social media accounts have emerged for cities including Missoula, but the company says it did not create them.

Derek Brouwer

Activism

Remembering John Trudell On Dec. 8, family members announced that legendary Native American activist, poet, musician and actor John Trudell had passed away from cancer at age 69.

Trudell leaves behind an incredible legacy, says Mike Mease, director of the Buffalo Field Campaign.

“It’s a sad day,” Mease says. “The world’s lost a visionary who had a plan for all of us, where we’re all equal and we all count together. That’s the kind of leadership we need. But the beautiful thing is he left us all his gifts and wisdom.”

Trudell was born in Nebraska to a Mexican Indian mother and a Santee Sioux father. He first came to the national spotlight when he joined an occupation of Alcatraz in 1969. He served as the spokesman for the group, Indians of All Tribes, which demanded to use the island as a cultural and education center. At a news conference in April 1970, Trudell announced, “We will no longer be museum pieces, tourist attractions and politicians’ playthings.”

Trudell continued to campaign for Native American rights, and in 1979, he burned the U.S. flag on the steps of the FBI building in Washington, D.C. The next day, a suspicious house fire in Nevada killed his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law.

After the tragedy, Trudell’s focus shifted, and he began performing music. He also acted in a few films in the 1990s, including Incident at Oglala and Smoke Signals.

Mease met Trudell sometime around 2001 when the activist reached out to the Buffalo Field Campaign asking how he could help the nonprofit’s cause of freeing the Yellowstone Park bison herd.

“We do an annual West Coast roadshow with some phenomenal Native musicians and he wanted to be part

of it,” Mease says. Throughout the years, Trudell also donated his poetry and music to the BFC for promotional videos.

Mease recalls that Trudell’s manner in person was much the same as when he was onstage.

“He’s quiet, but when he talks he has something you want to hear,” Mease says. “We didn’t talk about movies or television, which is the redundant conversation with all too many Americans nowadays, but we talked about change and how we could get there together.”

Many people who never even met Trudell still looked to him as an inspiring figure. Kate Shanley, an Assiniboine from Fort Peck, teaches Native American studies at the University of Montana. She remembers sitting up and taking note of Trudell’s work back in 1970.

“I was a young, poor, working person at that time,” Shanley says, “and when the occupation of Alcatraz happened, I was like Indian people all over the country, like, wow.”

Shanley praises how Trudell responded to tragedy with gentleness.

“He was real,” she says. “And that’s part of his legacy, is people saw him as peaceful and real.”

Kate Whittle

Medicine

Peschel cocktail gains support Over the last 20 years, Walt Peschel has explored the effects of his anti-inflammatory drug cocktail on progressive illnesses. When the Indy last wrote about the retired Missoula doctor, in a Jan. 8 cover story, he had seen unprecedented regression in the diseases of several patients, including those with Parkinson’s and diabetes. Though many in the medical community have been abuzz about his work, Peschel has faced major roadblocks in funding.

As the year progressed, however, Peschel has received some small but impactful financial support. A few private donors came to his aid, including Tony Day, a Canadian oil baron with Parkinson’s who saw big improvements while on Peschel’s protocol. The money will help fund more pilot studies that are key to receiving backing for larger research projects.

Peschel points out that he continues to see strong evidence of the cocktail’s effectiveness. Out of 10 Parkinson’s patients he’s worked with, more than half experienced sta-

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bilization or regression in their disease. John Harrison, a doctor at Community Medical Center, says he saw some dramatic improvements with Peschel’s patients.

With the money he’s raised, Peschel recently signed on to work with Fernando Cardozo-Pelaez, a professor of neurotoxicology in the University of Montana’s Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. They are working on getting permission for animal studies to further test the cocktails for Parkinson’s.

In the meantime, Peschel is also seeing progress with how the cocktail impacts those with different eye diseases.

In 2009, Jessie McQuillan, former executive director of the Montana Innocence Project, developed uveitis, an autoimmune disorder that causes 10 to 15 percent of all blindness in the U.S. McQuillan says the drugs she was prescribed included side effects that caused her other problems, including a couple months of blindness, and prompted four surgeries. Since sticking solely to Peschel’s protocol in February 2015, there’s little evidence she was ever afflicted.

“It’s been almost a year now that I’ve been off these other hardcore medicines and I haven’t had a flare-up,” she says. “It feels like a huge turnaround.”

One of Peschel’s most promising partners is the Montana Eye Bank Foundation, which chipped in money this year for his pilot studies and plans on providing more.

But Peschel says he’s far from done. He spends his days searching for more money and more patients who are willing to take part in his pilot tests on eye diseases, ulcerative colitis and Parkinson’s.

“The public needs to get excited about research such as this because that’s the only way it’s going to happen,” says Tom Stevens, president of the Montana Eye Bank Foundation. “You just never know where a cure might come from. It could be from somebody like Dr. Peschel—and often it is.”

Erika Fredrickson

ETC. Downtown Missoula’s new digital parking meters had been operational barely two days last week and already one woman was ready to admit defeat. She looked like a squirrel darting back and forth in the road, dashing from the newfangled machine to her car and back. Perhaps her confusion was due to glare on the screen or the size of the keyboard, which was large enough to suggest you might have to type up a Yelp review.

After a minute, she threw up her hands and turned to the Indy reporter in line.

“Just cancel it out,” she said. “I’ll start over.”

This will probably be the case for a while. The Missoula Parking Commission switched on 90 of the new meters Dec. 9 and has 27 more yet to be installed. Convenience is the ultimate goal, with locals now able to pay parking fees with a credit or debit card and add more time by simply tapping a smartphone screen. But rummaging for quarters and twisting levers are second nature around here, and if there’s anything Missoula doesn’t handle well, it’s change involving our motor vehicles.

Seems like we still hear the occasional grumble over the roundabout at Higgins and Beckwith. Back when Mayor John Engen first cut the ribbon there in fall 2009, state officials acknowledged skeptics who felt the $600,000 traffic calming feature would never work. Media stories went so far as to include instructions on how to navigate the new intersection. Even the city council balked at the idea initially, voting back in 2005 to go with a traffic light over a roundabout.

Nowadays cars zip through pretty speedily and effortlessly. According to the Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation, the intersection has been the site of only two minor fender benders in six years. And the city is preparing to break ground this spring on another roundabout intended to solve the maddening situation at the I-90 interchange on Orange Street.

New meters, like new roundabouts, new shoes or a “Daily Show” without Jon Stewart, take some getting used to. That’s largely why the parking commission isn’t issuing any meter-related tickets for the next few weeks. As director Anne Guest says, “People are still getting to know them.” But if drivers can figure out how to navigate the still-ludicrous Malfunction Junction, digital parking meters should be easy. Provided, that is, you can remember your license plate number.

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Grizzly scene Delisting proposal for Yellowstone bears appears imminent

by Alex Sakariassen

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is once again poised to pursue removal of Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

And while there’s still some confusion as to when exactly a delisting proposal might come out, conservationists throughout Montana and the West are finding plenty to criticize in the lead-up to such a rule.

Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee. The growth rate among Yellowstone grizzlies has remained relatively flat since the early 2000s, a fact openly acknowledged by state and federal biologists. But 2015 has been a bad year for grizzly mortalities, Nokes says, recalling a presentation given during the IGBC’s Yellowstone subcommittee meeting in Jackson, Wyo., in November.

photo by Chad Harder

State and federal managers are now claiming a proposed delisting rule for Yellowstone grizzlies will be released in the coming months. But recently leaked details about what post-delisting management might look like have raised concerns in the conservation community.

The latest uproar came in early December after a three-month-old letter from FWS Director Dan Ashe to fish and game managers in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho went public. The Sept. 25 letter documented a number of measures for postdelisting management agreed to among the agencies, including a breakdown of mortality limits for various population levels. Most concerning for those opposed to grizzly delisting was the minimum population figure: 600.

“That’s over 100 bears less than what we have already right now,” says Kelly Nokes, carnivore campaign lead for the nonprofit WildEarth Guardians, citing the latest population estimate of 717 bears. “And we don’t feel like there’s enough as is.”

Nokes adds the 600-bear baseline—at which state governments would declare additional grizzly mortalities unacceptable—is particularly alarming given the population statistics discussed at recent meetings of the

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“Just in the last year the population declined by 6 percent,” she continues. “It was a record year for grizzly bear mortality.

There were 59 bears killed as a result of conflicts. So now is really not the time to allow measures that would further drive the population down.”

Former Natural Resources Defense Council wildlife advocate Louisa Willcox also finds the latest mortality figures troubling. The population estimates offered by IGBC biologists include a “confidence interval”—a higher and lower estimate to reflect variables in data. The current lower estimate for the Yellowstone population is 638. Couple that with the 59 mortalities, Willcox says, and grizzlies could already be below 600.

Despite the mounting criticism, FWS and others insist the Yellowstone grizzly population is recovered. During last month’s Yellowstone subcommittee meeting, FWS Deputy Regional Director

Richard Hannan said the discussions between state and federal managers about a post-delisting regulatory framework have been “really rich,” “thoughtful” and “very productive.” Ron Aasheim with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks echoes the sentiment, calling it a “real concerted effort” to come up with an approach everyone could agree on.

What’s less unanimous among those agencies is an actual timeline for when a delisting rule might be proposed. In his September letter, Ashe indicated a proposal could be published “prior to the end of 2015.” Aasheim says FWP is “fully expecting, from our visits with [FWS], that there’ll be a delisting rule published here within the next month.” However, Ashe’s own agency has walked back his earlier prediction, with regional spokesperson Serena Baker telling the Indy “a decision on whether to publish a delisting proposal will be made in early 2016.”

“We have not received a conservation plan from the states,” Baker adds. “We continue to work with the states and other partners to ensure that a robust conservation plan is in place to maintain a recovered grizzly bear population if we were to propose delisting.”

Nokes offers a similarly skeptical prediction, saying she doesn’t feasibly see a proposed rule coming out “much before February.” FWS is still insisting, despite the details contained in Ashe’s letter, that no formal agreements about mortality limits or population goals have been made. The topic of delisting was barely addressed at the IGBC’s winter meeting in Missoula Dec. 8 and 9, Nokes says. However, a proposal seems imminent and, depending on the outcome of the process, legal action may well follow.

“The conservation community and the service, we do share the same goal,” Nokes says. “We all want to see the iconic grizzly bears restored across the Western landscape. But until the science and the law support that goal, talks of delisting right now are simply premature and irresponsible.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Last-minute gift guide There’s still time to secure something cool for that special someone

by Independent staff

THE PERFECT FLASK Don’t shrug off the vessel in which one carries their booze. A flask, though simple in concept, can be a profound gift that speaks volumes about how you perceive the recipient. Classy? Go with the Rosewood Slim Flask made by Viski ($29.95). Irreverent? Try the sturdy but ridiculous looking Banana Flask from True ($19.95). Sly? You want Foster & Rye’s Snapshot Flask, which looks like a vintage camera and can be worn around the neck ($29.95). All three—and many more—are available at Liquid Planet, enabling you to help a friend discover their truer self.

How much: Prices vary Where to find it: Liquid Planet, 223 N. Higgins Ave.

TOYS FROM A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY Please the playful Star Wars nerd in your life or just keep Dad occupied with Metal Earth 3-D models, which are made out of paper-thin sheets of laser-cut steel. The intricate designs include traditional planes and automobiles, alongside this year’s special line of Star Wars X-wings and TIE Fighters. Models range in complexity, so there’s something to suit younger kids and obsessive hobbyists alike.

How much: $6.99 – $13.99 Where to find it: Rockin Rudy’s, 237 Blaine St.

FUSED-GLASS TIC-TAC-TOE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME For the friend who already owns everything but could use a chance to get out of the house, offer him or her an evening out in one of Missoula’s historic bars. Al’s & Vic’s and James Bar now offer gift cards, loaded (no pun intended) with however much dough you like and valid at both bars. A small gift envelope is included with purchase.

How much: Your call Where to find it: Ask a bartender at Al’s & Vic’s, 119 W. Alder St., or James Bar, 127 W. Alder St.

Sometimes it’s hard to find the time or energy for Settlers of Catan (so much brick, not enough sheep). Good thing artist Amy Knight has taken gaming back to the basics with her tic-tac-toe sets made of fused glass. There’s a diversity of colors from which to choose—red to yellow, olive to chocolate. The set makes for a beautiful art piece when displayed on a coffee table, but when you’re in the mood for a little competition, the Xs and Os are ready to go.

How much: $35 Where to find it: The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins Ave.

A SKI TICKET WITHOUT THE LINE With ski season just starting up, many Missoula minds are constantly turning to two thoughts: the powder days ahead and the ticket window lines preceding them. If you want to help your loved one skip the latter, now’s the time to hop on liftopia.com and buy a few passes in advance. The site offers reduced rates—up to 50 percent off in some cases—for lift tickets at a variety of Montana resorts, including Lost Trail, Big Sky and Red Lodge. Think of it like Tripadvisor or Expedia for ski resorts. And if you’re unsure what mountain that giftee would prefer, Liftopia offers gift cards at customizable rates as well.

How much: You can buy your loved one a gift pass at Lost Trail for as low as $24.99 Where to find it: Search liftopia.com for discount deals at resorts in Montana and across the region

AFFORDABLE ART There’s nothing quite like owning a great painting, sculpture or ceramic piece—especially when it’s made by a local artist. Unlike cars, for instance, art never really depreciates since its value is in how happy it makes you feel. Problem is, it’s hard to dig up the cash for an art piece you love, let alone buy one as a gift. Solution: Radius Gallery offers several fabulous local works from its Holiday Art Show for $200 and less, including prints (with poems)

by Barbara Michelman for $85, colored-pencil drawings by Courtney Blazon for $150 and landscape paintings by Jared Shear also for $150.

How much: $200 and less Where to find it: Radius Gallery, 114 E. Main St.

PARTING PROSE FROM IVAN DOIG When the novel Last Bus to Wisdom hit bookshelves in August, it felt like something of a parting gift from Ivan Doig. The celebrated author died five months prior to the book’s release, leaving behind a decades-long literary legacy that won him numerous awards as well as the informal title “dean of Western writers.” National reviews hailed Last Bus to Wisdom not only as one of Doig’s best but also one of his most autobiographical works, a tome inspired by a cross-country trip Doig took in the summer of 1951 and set, in part, in the Two Medicine country of Montana that featured so prominently in his work.

How much: $28.95 Where to find it: Local booksellers, including Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave., Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W., or The Book Exchange, 2335 Brooks St.

COOKING CLASSES Taste Buds Kitchen opened downtown earlier this year, offering a casual environment for culinary workshops, private lessons and kids’ camps. How casual? The adult classes are offered on weekend evenings and advertised as BYOB. Children’s classes are designed for ages 2 and up.

Young couples and families on your holiday shopping list won’t expect it, and they’re just about guaranteed to invite you over to show off their sushi-rolling, pasta-making and cookie-baking skills.

How much: Gift cards available in any amount; most adult classes cost $40 per person, children’s classes are less Where to find it: 131 E. Main St. or order online at tastebudskitchen.com/missoula

REINDEER ANTLER BOTTLE OPENER Become the Christmas champion by putting an actual reindeer under the ol’ tree—or at least a naturally shed and easier to wrap part of an actual reindeer. These bottle openers are collected by the Sami people, natives of an area that includes the far northern reaches of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Each year, when the reindeer lose their antlers, the Sami collect them to create decorative objects to help you open your bottle of pop.

How much: $19.95 Where to find it: Nest, inside the Good Food Store, 1600 S. Third St. W.

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[opinion]

Stubborn rascal Here’s hoping Art Wittich wins his battle against Jonathan Motl

by Dan Brooks

Last week, as part of his ongoing lawsuit against state Rep. Art Wittich, RBelgrade, Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl alleged that Wittich illegally accepted in-kind contributions during the 2010 election. Motl claims to possess documents proving that Wittich took a corporate assistance package called “the works” that provided staffing, website development, voter ID lists, promotional materials, direct mailings and even campaign management.

Montana state law prohibits donations from corporations, and none of these in-kind services appeared in the Wittich campaign’s finance reports. If he did indeed take “the works” package, Motl said, Wittich should be removed from office.

“Completely false,” Wittich told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle in response to the new allegations. “There’s no evidence of that.”

I can only say it’s going to be awesome when the representative is found innocent of all these accusations. When he is finally absolved of any wrongdoing in the 2010 campaign, three years into the investigation, one of the strangest stories in Montana politics will reach its triumphant conclusion with Wittich’s reputation for honesty intact.

Wittich insists he is the victim of a conspiracy among Motl, former Commissioner of Political Practices Jim Murry, Gov. Steve Bullock and state Sen. Bruce Tutvedt, R-Kalispell. A judge formally rejected that claim in August 2014, but Wittich has maintained he is the victim of political persecution since April 2014, when Motl first released his findings.

The story has been weird from the beginning. It began in late 2012, when federal agents raiding a Colorado meth house found a box of documents suggesting that several Montana Republicans, including Wittich, had coordinated with a super PAC called Western Tradition Partnership. Shortly thereafter, WTP changed its name to American Tradition Partnership, disclaimed any knowledge of the documents and somewhat para-

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doxically sued to get them back.

After December 2012, when a District Court judge fined ATP more than $250,000 for its “complete disregard” of Montana campaign finance laws, the organization ceased to exist. But it continued to retain attorneys, one of whom remarked it would be “hard to collect any potential penalties” now that the 501(c)(4) was operatively defunct.

Under Montana law, political campaigns must report contributions from such organizations. Motl’s affidavit al-

“The truth is a sturdy shield, and Wittich had the courage to stand behind it, even when plenty of evidence made it look like he was lying.” leges that several other 501(c)(4)s—including the National Gun Owners Alliance, the National League of Taxpayers and the National Pro-Life Alliance—secretly contributed to Wittich’s 2010 campaign. These contributions were allegedly coordinated by the anti-union group Right To Work, which controlled “budgets, expenses, leases, election activity, [and] staffing” for the other groups.

What we have here is either A) a web of dark money groups, at least one of which no longer exists, guiding cash from unknown donors through one another to the Wittich campaign, or B) a really complex lie. Motl is either A) dili-

gently executing his duties over several years and hundreds of pages of documents or B) smearing an innocent man.

I think I speak for all of us when I say I hope it’s B. Scenario B gives us a thrilling end to an amazing story. Through dark money, secret documents, a disappearing super PAC and a conspiracy that spans the highest levels of state government, the bastards tried to bring Art Wittich down.

But they couldn’t. The truth is a sturdy shield, and Wittich had the courage to stand behind it, even when plenty of evidence made it look like he was lying.

That’s a much better outcome than scenario A. In scenario A, Wittich really does all those things Motl says he did, and after he gets caught, he brazenly denies everything for years. He accuses everyone who accuses him, because he knows the solution to getting caught in a lie is more lying—lying about himself, lying about other people, lying about the veracity of the very systems we put in place to determine the truth.

I hope that’s not the outcome we get. I hope Wittich has been telling the truth all along, because I like him. We disagree on pretty much every political position you can think of, but in our disagreements I invariably find him a rascal, likable for sheer commitment to what he is doing. I want Wittich to stay in office so he can stay in the news and keep being one of Montana politics’ most fascinating figures.

It’s going to be great when the courts prove that he is not just another liar. I can’t wait for Wittich to be exonerated and return to Helena a righteous crusader for the truth. The other scenario—the one where he turns out to be another hunk of bullshit washed up in the legislature on a tide of dirty money and then slowly, tediously scrubbed away—would be just too disappointing to bear.

Dan Brooks writes about people, politics, culture and best-case scenarios at combatblog.net.

[opinion]

All in What happens when adrenaline junkies start getting political

by Sarah Jane Keller

This fall, ski-movie producer Nick Waggoner took the stage in Bozeman to tell the audience they were about to see something different. That was no surprise, since Waggoner’s Sweetgrass Productions has become known for creative ski flicks.

A couple of years ago, his company made an unusually artsy film featuring athletes shredding powder in the buff. But there would be no naked people in this film, Waggoner told the audience—this would be a documentary about land use.

Called Jumbo Wild, its subject was the proposed Jumbo ski resort deep in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains. The Patagonia-backed film ended by asking the audience to sign a petition against the development. Waggoner told the packed theater that similar debates are probably happening on nearly every skier’s home turf, and he hoped Jumbo Wild inspired them to get educated and involved.

It may not seem like a big deal that extreme skiers and environmentalists sat shoulder to shoulder to hear that message. But here’s why it matters: Adrenaline junkies need to join conservationists in advocating for the lands they love.

Fortunately, this is already happening through groups that engage recreationalists in stewardship, groups like the Access Fund, Protect Our Winters, the Surfrider Foundation and Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation.

Still, the sentiment persists that younger recreationalists, who tend to like things faster and steeper, don’t care about the land the way their backpacking forebears did. Bozeman-based writer Todd Wilkinson, for example, wrote earlier this year that “Recreation lobbyists are good at getting young people to demand more trails, but seldom has it resulted in them turning out en masse to reliably defend the integrity of existing wild places.”

But there are hopeful signs of a growing conservation movement that should encourage people like Wilkinson.

One indicator of this trend within the adventure sports community is the Shift Festival, started in Jackson Hole by Alpinist Magazine cofounder Christian Beck-

with. Beckwith conceived of Shift to help recreationalists grapple with their impacts on the land and their roles in conservation efforts.

“We’re fun hogs, but we almost need an evolution of the tribe,” Beckwith said at the festival this fall. “We’re coming out of nascency and heading into adulthood, and adulthood is a little bit more responsible.”

“We’re fun hogs, but we almost need an evolution of the tribe. We’re coming out of nascency and heading into adulthood, and adulthood is a little bit more responsible.”

There was a sense at Shift that recreationalists have a lot of potential to leverage their influence as part of a $646 billion-a-year industry. They could get more involved in issues such as climate change, the lack of adequate funding for land management agencies, Congress’ failure to renew the Land and Water Conservation Fund, destructive efforts to transfer federal lands to state control and the lack of diversity in the recreation community. But how do you encourage

rugged individualists to feel like they’re an integral part of a movement? It turns out that hunters and anglers grappled with this problem 100 years ago.

In the late 1800s, Teddy Roosevelt and his buddies started worrying about the unregulated hunting and trapping that was decimating America’s deer, bison, beaver and birds. They devised a credo, the North American Model for Wildlife Conservation, that continues to underpin America’s effective wildlife management system. At its heart is the conviction that wildlife belong to everyone, not wealthy land barons.

Shift’s leaders took inspiration from this model when they recently created a similar set of ground rules for recreationalists called the Principles for Advancing Outdoor Recreation and Conservation. The principles say that while recreationalists need access to well-managed public lands and waters, they also need to take responsibility for the places where they play.

Hunting’s history shows that starting with seemingly no-brainer ground rules can lead to huge conservation payoffs.

The North American Model provided the philosophical grounding that inspired sportsmen to ask for taxes on hunting and fishing gear, starting in the 1930s. Today that translates into hundreds of millions of dollars annually for wildlife habitat and management.

The North American Model also continues to shape some hunters’ identities as conservation advocates. Last year, hundreds of sportsmen and women assembled on the steps of Montana’s state Capitol to tell elected officials that transferring federal lands to state control would be a nonstarter. Imagine the impact if even a fraction of the state’s mountain bikers, climbers and backcountry skiers had joined them.

Sarah Keller is a contributor to Writers on the Range, an opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org). She’s an adrenaline junkie, hunter and environmental journalist based in Bozeman

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BUT ISN’T THAT THEIR SKILL SET? – In November, lawyer Michael Petersen of Appleton, Wisconsin, was ordered by County Judge Philip Kirk (in a sentence for contempt of court) to inform every client he acquires in the following 12 months that Petersen is a “crook,” “cheat,” “thief” and “liar.” Kirk concluded that Peterson had lied about a plea deal with the prosecutor and created phony documents for backup, leading a client to plead guilty to armed robbery when the prosecutor said there was never such a deal. According to the Appleton Post Crescent, Kirk (after dressing down Petersen in colorful language) told him, “I want you to have as much business as a pimp in a nursing home.”

CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE – Pastor Thom Miller, 60 (of the United Christian Ministries International in Mansfield, Ohio), told an international news crew recently that he had “married” his 19year-old pregnant girlfriend (Reba Kerfoot), but that some in his congregation disapprove—because Miller is already married (though his incumbent wife, Belinda, 44, apparently does approve). Said Belinda, “Thom is the love of my life and Reba is the blessing of my life, so it all works.” Said Miller, “Sexually I have no preference and look forward to my time alone with both wives.” (Bonuses: (1) Miller was an enforcer for organized crime in Cleveland until he “found God” in prison. (2) He is annoyed that Ohio recognizes same-sex marriage but not polygamy. (3) The local Mansfield News Journal was apparently scooped on the story but is now catching up.)

Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera’s work usually involves realistic-looking figures created to startle (e.g., a “piggy bank” as a scowling hog of a man down on all fours), but his recent “gang member” floor rugs seem a career peak. Rejecting bear rugs and lion rugs, Cervera’s “Of Genuine Contemporary Beast” project features exquisitely constructed, life-size, snarling, naked, heavily tattooed men’s bodies (as if skinned) as rugs, representing “modern” beasts—Salvadorean gang members. Actually, Cervera told Vice.com he intended sympathy: “Societies always invent new beasts in order to make others responsible for their problems.”

these are the good old days.

Las Vegas police continue to investigate Kimberly Knight after a video surfaced on her fetish pornography website purporting to be of a medical doctor performing a breast-enlargement procedure and then immediately having sex with the patient. KTNV-TV has questioned Knight on the authenticity of the claims, and she seemed to back off slightly, describing the surgeon as a “medical student,” then characterizing the whole thing as a “mistake.” As of early December, Knight had not been charged with a crime.

THE FINER POINTS OF THE LAW – Justice! In September, Federal Judge Cathy Seibel ordered the town of Liberty, New York (100 miles from New York City), to stand trial for failure to teach police and prosecutors proper free-speech law—thus giving plaintiff Willian Barboza revenge for his arrest for writing a “crude” message on the speeding ticket he paid three years ago. Seibel ruled that Barboza’s phrase (urging intercourse upon the manure-like town) posed no “imminent” threat and, besides, was obviously just a complaint about government services. Seibel also raised the possibility that money damages will come from the prosecutor’s own pocket.

Dr. Bilgin Ciftci was fired in October from Turkey’s Public Health Institution and later charged with violating one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s favorite laws—against “insulting” the president (which carries a maximum four-year prison term)—because Ciftci had joined a Turkish Facebook thread that was denouncing Erdogan with facial images comparing him to the Lord of the Rings character Gollum. The judge, admitting his unfamiliarity, appointed a five-person group of experts to advise him whether the Erdogan-Gollum comparison was “insulting.” (The Lord of the Rings film director Peter Jackson immediately protested that the images depict not Gollum but his benign alter ego Smeagol, making the comparison obviously uninsulting.)

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THE JOB OF THE RESEARCHER – Scientists from Australia’s University of Queensland have developed “swimsuits” to act as diapers for six giant loggerhead turtles as they study their diets by examining their feces. “To our great surprise,” said one researcher, they “worked perfectly.” The suits were easy to put on, comfortable for the sea turtles to wear (according to the researchers, not the turtles), looked great (ditto), and we were “able to collect the entire fecal sample,” he bragged to a London Daily Telegraph reporter in Sydney.

After all, leeches are interesting and thus someone has to study them, and Mark Siddall, curator of invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History, is that person. These leeches are easily found, but only in the rear ends of hippopotamuses, he noted, and told Wired.com in August that if a creature can exploit a niche others cannot, it has a monopoly on food. “The only part on the hippo that’s vascularized enough to get a good blood meal (is) the rectal region.” (Making life worse for these leeches, they lack the strong jaws of other leeches and must instead use a noselike organ that, writes Wired, it “snakes” into the vascular tissue.)

Thanks This Week to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.

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Let me get this straight: people all around the world express their desires to this bearded dude and then he shows up everywhere, fulfilling these requests out of sheer benevolence? And no one’s ever seen him? And he lives in a mysterious place up there surrounded by little helpers?

He sees you when you’re sleeping and knows when you’re awake? And he knows whether you’ve been naughty or nice? Oh, come on now. Might as well believe in Santa Claus.

was 15 when I realized God didn’t exist. I remember the moment well.

We lived in a neighborhood of officers’ families on the U.S. Marine Corps base at Cherry Point, N.C. I was standing in the middle of our street, alone. Staring up at the brilliant quilt of stars overhead on this humid summer night, I came to a realization. It wasn’t a

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big, dramatic, hand-spread-wide declaration to the world, “There is no God! I’m an atheist and I don’t care who knows it!”

It was more of a hands-in-my-jeans-pockets, shrug of the shoulders and small nod to myself, “So that’s it, then.”

Now, along with all the typical Big Questions of adolescence, I had a few more. And they seemed even bigger in the

wake of my epiphany. If there’s no God, how did we get here? Why are we here?

What does it all mean? And perhaps most important of all, can I still celebrate Christmas? The idea of an atheist celebrating the birth of baby Jesus, wouldn’t that be akin to a vegan going to town on a chicken fried steak? Recognizing my new beliefs was one thing, but to abandon Christmas

was serious business. It would mean no more Christmas presents for yours truly.

There had to be a loophole.

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ike many atheists, I didn’t come from a churchgoing family. My turning away from God wasn’t a rebellion so much as a decision based on a simple lack of em-

WHEN THE REASON FOR THE SEASON CLASHES WITH YOUR BELIEFS, YOU HOPE AND PRAY FOR A LOOPHOLE

by Ednor Therriault

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pirical evidence. There are more photos of Bigfoot than there are of God. Why hasn’t Jesus ever given a press conference?

Seems like that would quash a lot of doubt and strengthen his base. And those fantastic stories in the Bible, have any of them ever been bolstered by whiff of proof? A rusty nail from the ark? A crumb of limestone from the tablets containing the Ten Commandments? A feather from an angel’s wing? Your honor, the state rests.

I didn’t tell my parents—or anyone, really—about my conclusion. As the years passed and I continued to celebrate the secular aspects of Christmas while turning the other cheek when the holiday’s “true meaning” reared its head, a corner of my conscience poked at me. Hey, it said, you’re a card-carrying atheist. Should you be celebrating a holiday based on something you know is a lie?

Mostly, my duplicity was fueled by my greed.

I kept my atheism to myself in order to keep those presents coming. Also, in those days the cultural climate equated atheists with sideshow freaks to be shunned and feared. Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the outspoken leader of the atheist subculture, was kidnapped and murdered. Atheists were in league with Ayn Rand and Marquis de Sade. On the rare occasion when I did share my status with someone, they’d react as if I’d announced I have two butt cracks. My close friends eventually figured out I was a nonbeliever, but mostly I stayed in the closet. To my family and the greater world, I was just another sin-ridden, God-fearing purveyor of guilt. Atheism was a big square peg in the round hole of our traditional, vaguely Presbyterian home. Telling my parents I was an atheist would be like telling them I was black.

I drifted away from my family in my 20s. I started reading Bukowski. My struggle with the Christmas dilemma continued as I joined in on the holiday fun with various friends and their families until it came time for Mass. I spent many a Christmas Eve drinking too much gin in some smoky dive bar, surrounded by other toys from the Island of Misfit Existentialists. I fell in with a bohemian crowd in Seattle, becoming enamored with Kesey and Burroughs. I loved these wildeyed anarchists. But these were disciples of Kerouac, not Christ. How did they celebrate Christmas? I wondered. You can’t just ignore it. Decorations coat the town,

the music is everywhere and if you grew up in my generation, scenes from the Rudolph TV special are burned into your retinas like the Windows Vista logo on an old CRT monitor. As I dove deeper into my lonely exploration of secular humanism, Christmas was feeling more and more like an empty, money-driven routine that turned kids into greed heads and otherwise normal people into irrational, psalm-spouting dupes who spent the rest of the year stealing cable. Christmas, I decided, was for chumps.

people who don’t believe in God, and about 73 million people who can’t be bothered. Let’s go ahead and put the 1.2 million agnostics in with those who have no religious affiliation. If you’re an agnostic, you’re basically unwilling to make a commitment either way. I find your lack of anti-faith disturbing. A typical agnostic viewpoint says, “What if there is an afterlife? It’s better to not go Full Atheist, just in case.” When it comes to commitment, “agnostic” is synonymous with “asterisk.”

Atheism is not simply a lack of belief. It is an active disbelief. No shrug, no tilt of the head. No asterisk.

ust because I didn’t believe in God didn’t mean that I didn’t believe in anything. Atheism is not synonymous with nihilism, which is the photographic negative of faith. Nihilism is belief in diddly-

name of religion than for gold or turf or love or any other reason in human history.

But let’s not confuse spirituality with religion. To impugn anyone’s personal spirituality is to wield the dogma of your own brand of faith. And to condemn an entire religion because of the acts of a few, well, that’s downright unChristian.

So I don’t tell anyone I think they’re wrong to observe Easter or to attend church or to pray. My children spent their first couple of years in the care of a woman who’s a Christian, and I am incredibly grateful for the mores and values she contributed to their development.

Most people have a higher power that they answer to, a deity who makes all the Big Decisions that set the guidelines for their lives. I respect that, and the Church of Whatever Gets You Through the Night

o, how does Christmas fit into this whole atheism thing? Would there be a way I could have my stollen and eat it too?

squat. A vacuum. An existential void. The Cleveland Browns’ trophy room. That’s a little too dark for me, and it reeks of an easy pragmatism: “If I don’t believe in anything, I don’t have to be bothered with having any convictions.”

Still, I’m not going to tell a nihilist (or a Jew or a Muslim or a Quaker, for that matter) that they’re in the wrong line at the religion checkout. That would run counter to the dogma I’ve adopted as an existential humanist, which consists of a total absence of dogma. I worship at the Church of Whatever Gets You Through the Night. It’s the difference between atheism and antitheism.

If there’s anything more annoying than a proselytizing Christian, it’s a proselytizing atheist. Yes, churches enjoy an unfair advantage by not paying taxes, and yes, more people have been killed in the

allows for the existence of an entire spectrum of religion—monotheism, polytheism, antediluvian maritime theism, whatever floats your boat. Just don’t try to push it on me. There’s no room at the inn.

I’ve chased my share of evangelicals off my doorstep, but I’ve never told any of them their religion is bogus. Nor have I buttonholed people and tried to recruit them into atheism. They have their beliefs and I have mine. Unless they’re nihilists.

But we already covered that.

As with Bigfoot, though, it’s harder to prove something doesn’t exist than to prove it does. Especially when most of the population disagrees with you. According to a 2014 Pew Religious Landscape report, 22.8 percent of the U.S. population claimed no religious affiliation, while 3.1 percent identified themselves as atheists. That’s about 1 million

My eventual understanding and acceptance of Christmas would converge from two directions. First, I’d befriended a guy in Seattle just after college, a fellow art student who happened to be from Missoula, where my dad had grown up. We met on the first Monday of art school, and

by Friday we were basically running the class. Tim was the Neal Cassady to my Jack Kerouac, or perhaps the other way around. A Flathead Salish tribal member, he introduced me to Native American spirituality about the same time we were entering our bohemian phase. We would frequently stay up all night talking, listening to blues records and pulling apart schools of philosophy like so much meat off a roast chicken. With the help of lots of cheap wine and the occasional lysergic journey through the doors of perception, we explored the galaxies of our minds like

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a couple of beatnik cosmonauts. I was totally in love with the Native precept that all life is a part of the earth. It all made sense to me, and hopefully it wasn’t just the Carlo Rossi talking.

I’d spent years not believing in God, but here, finally, was something I could believe in: We’re literally all in this together—not only the physical, earthbound connection, but the tasty feast of shared human experience. Throughout our Seattle salad days, Tim and I plunged headlong into social situations rather than skirt the edges, adding whatever we could

to the dynamic while absorbing all the details, the dialogue, the sights and sounds for our own enrichment. He’d pose as my attorney while I shot my mouth off at some Pioneer Square bar, or we’d both affect accents and pretend we had been marooned in Seattle from a cruise ship.

Anything to make people uncomfortable.

We were trying to get them engaged, to snap out of it. I learned every human had a deep background and a fascinating story to tell. All you had to do was ask.

It was this active (some would say obnoxious) engagement with people that would come to inform my own brand of belief, and knowing that we’re all connected in ways we’ll never understand, my desultory collection of attitudes crystallized into a fierce existentialism.

There was the key: connections.

Christmas, for me, became a time of celebrating our connections to the earth, con-

for a few years, but things took a dark turn.

Drinking with grim purpose. Burning tight friendships to the ground. Sabotaging a long-term relationship. Meaningless hookups, dead-end jobs. Seattle was no longer working for me. Finally, I called Tim. It’s not like I was going to go to church.

He suggested I move to Missoula and I started packing as soon as I hung up.

That summer, I met Shannon. We fell in love, got engaged and were married inside of two years. Christmas still seemed kind of overblown to me, but Shannon would help me find my own path to celebrating the holidays, and it would have nothing to do with an immaculate conception, Black Friday or “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

We had a son. And then a daughter.

That changed everything. Now I was Santa.

When you’re the one in the red suit, that is some heavy responsibility. You are

Emperor Wizard Queen of all the days of the year. Your birthday is a close second, but they don’t decorate the mall for your birthday. Ever hear that album of Elvis birthday songs? Didn’t think so. When kids are young enough to believe in Santa, those are the magic years. The whole routine is a blast—hanging the stockings, leaving a snack out for the Big Guy, watching his progress from the North Pole as reported by NASA on the news (this always terrified me as a kid)—I look forward to it all because it means so much to my kids.

Celebrating Christmas purely on the secular side of the fence hasn’t seemed to hurt them at all. On the national stage, keeping the Christ in Christmas has created a lot of hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth in recent years, but old Kris Kringle has never gone out of style.

I guess you could say the Christmas I celebrate is Santa Christmas, not Jesus

“I spent many a Christmas Eve drinking too much gin in some smoky dive bar, surrounded by other toys from the Island of Misfit Existentialists.” nections to each other and connection to ourselves. Hey, as long as we’re all connected, let’s hook up to joy. Joy to the world, put it on my tab.

So my spiritual hole was plugged, but the reindeer needed that one last boost to get the Christmas sleigh airborne. It would happen for me in a big way, but not until I got to Missoula.

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officially creating core memories. You need to nail it.

One of my most vivid childhood memories is of a Christmas Eve in Pensacola, Fla., when I was about 8, and my dad was serving his first tour in Vietnam. Over the next couple of weeks the Tet Offensive would be a major watershed in the war, making a bad situation even worse. Mom was trying to avoid watching the news. She got the tree up, decorated the house and did all the holiday cooking with zero help and plenty of bratty behavior from my two younger sisters and me. We were starting to get wise to the Santa Claus thing, and it was a horrible time for Mom to face the loss of that childhood innocence.

She bundled us into the station wagon on Christmas Eve and we drove to her mother’s for dinner. When we came home a couple of hours later, the Christmas tree was surrounded by presents and there was a big chalkboard—something we’d lobbied for—with a message from Santa himself! What?! Mom had been with us the whole time! We found out later she’d arranged for our neighbors to set it all up, but I’ll tell you what—all three of us kids remember that Christmas vividly.

How in the hell was I going to top that stunt now that I was Santa? Well, I had 18 years or so to figure it out. It might sound cliché, but seeing Christmas through a kid’s eyes makes it a whole new ball game.

There’s a reason people compare every amazing event or act of largesse to Christmas. For a kid, Christmas is the Grand King

Christmas. For me, it’s not what’s in the church, it’s what’s in the air that matters.

Togetherness, laughter, friendship and family—you don’t have to believe in God to believe in that. “Peace on earth, goodwill toward men,” that’s the Christmas spirit for me, not “Away in a manger” or “Hark the herald angels sing.” There are ways for atheists to stand shoulder to shoulder with the most devout Christians, clasp hands and express our joy in complete harmony.

When you’re singing “O Little Town of Bethlehem” with a group of carolers, for example, substitute the words to “House of the Rising Sun.” Go ahead, try it. It fits perfectly. Take away the religious dogma and you’re left with the spirit of generosity and giving, the setting aside of grudges and the bonhomie that flows from our common holiday traditions and shared memories.

I wish we could always see our fellow man like George Bailey does at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life. Instead, we’re embroiled in all kinds of religious conflict, whether it’s terrorists murdering a hundred people in the name of Allah or conservative soreheads bleating about a “war on Christmas” because Starbucks is using a plain red cup. Christmas is cool because it brings people closer. I like that, and I don’t have to pray to an unseen deity to embrace it. I like joining in the holiday spirit because it’s a shared feeling that makes our connections just a little bit tighter. And that will get me through the night. etherriault@missoulanews.com

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hris Sand had his most recent adventure a few weeks ago when he bought a plane ticket with his last $300 and flew to Las Vegas to try out for “America’s Got Talent.”

For the Missoula singer-songwriter—aka “Sandman,” aka “The Rappin’ Cowboy”–the audition was a bit of a departure. He wouldn’t have even thought to do it, he says, if it weren’t for a talent agent who contacted him looking for a country singer who also raps. (No wonder: In November, pop-country star Jason Aldean made Colt Ford’s country-rap song “Dirt Road Anthem” into the best-selling song in digital history by a male country solo artist in the U.S.) “I told him, ‘Well, what I think you’re looking for is a little different than what I have,” Sand says.

Sand is definitely not a pop-country type. He’s a wandering troubadour who’s made his life on the road touring small towns and big cities with a Huck Finn, fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants style. To make a living, he’s driven semis and, currently, he works as a janitor at Missoula’s Roxy Theater. His music is unconventional even among the unconventional. His iconoclastic cowboy persona was the subject of a 2010 documentary, Roll Out, Cowboy, directed by Elizabeth Lawrence. His 13 albums, including the upcoming American Road Songs, showcase a patchwork of raps, dirges, potboilers, poems and country anthems.

“For better and worse,” he wrote recently about the new release, “[my] punk songs confuse punks, [my] cowboy poems frustrate cowboys and [my] rap songs annoy rappers.”

While attending Evergreen State College in the early 1990s, Sand spent time with the K Records crowd, like Calvin Johnson, who helped jumpstart the modern indie rock movement with Beat Happening and Dub Narcotic Sound System. Sand was inspired

by Johnson’s stripped-down, low-tech approach that took punk rock defiance and repackaged it into a different sound.

Reenter Sandman

Missoula’s cowboy rapper releases three new albums about the road behind—and the road ahead

by Erika Fredrickson

photo courtesy of Claudia Ponce

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Necessary fiction Marshall Granger lives deliberately as “Dorothy”

by Tess Fahlgren

For months, local filmmaker and musician Marshall Granger felt limited by his usual folk music and traditional chord progressions. When he found himself on the road without his guitar, he turned to his computer for inspiration, though he had little experience creating music digitally.

Using unfamiliar tools pushed Granger to write from a fresh perspective. He wrote his first song from the point of view of a housewife who decorates her home while dreaming of leaving it behind. That song was eventually discarded, but the experience of writing from what felt like a feminine place led Granger to “Dorothy,” and a whole new project. Dorothy serves as kind of an alter ego through which he produces ethereal pop songs about Tinder, Facebook and online rela-

tionships. In the music video for “Captions,” Dorothy wears white headphones over a shiny red wig. She sings coyly with dark red lips: “Sometimes I feel so lonely inside, the more people like my pictures online.” Her glowing face is close to the webcam, the room dark behind her.

Granger says he never felt at home with the rugged masculine culture of Montana. “There’s been a part of me for a while that wants to be an example of ‘male’ that’s not a ‘man,’ per se,” he says. He first noticed this growing up in Billings, when simply loving emo allowed him to embrace the music’s androgynous style and shop in a different area of the clothing store. continued on next page

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[arts] Which is why the prospect of Sand being on the more,” he says. “I don’t have the money to come back sleek pop-culture reality show seemed both antithetical down here.”

He didn’t wait to find out. He turned his $10 hotel to his style and, also, oddly perfect.

“My mind started going—wondering what poten- voucher into $300 at a casino, making back his plane tial a person has if they are able to get on a stage like ticket money. He then hit the road with his girlfriend that,” he says. “I’m not a performance artist, per se, but and headed to some hot springs 40 miles into the desert.

Whatever happens with the television show, Sand I’m definitely someone who wants to have influence in a mischievous way—that kind of small acts theory, you isn’t holding his breath. He’s got a whole other project know? I thought I could probably cause a lot of mischief on his plate. On Dec. 28, he plays a show at the Roxy in anticipation of the new album, which will be released if I could get on ‘America’s Got Talent.’”

Sand’s bread and butter is his original work, but within the first week of January. After that, he’s working on a crowdfunding campaign to push “America’s Got Talent” producers out two more records. Each album marks wanted him to do a cover picked from “It’s like a a different period of his life. While Amera list they sent him. “I kind of hated ican Road Trip features songs that encapthem all,” he says of the songs. “Most sulate the early years of his wandering of them were about drinking beer in breakup lifestyle, Giddy-up is a tribute to the years the back of a pickup truck and so against what I’m about.” album with after his daughter, Stevie, was born. His third planned album, Hard Times, is a litHe decided on B.o.B’s “Both of tle tougher to pinpoint. It’s political and Us” featuring Taylor Swift. all the personal. It deals with the heaviness of “I kind of had it dialed in by the events. It deals with parenthood time I came down to audition,” Sand oppressive world and divorce and the adjustment to not says. “But then I lost my bearings after being able to hit the road whenever he the whole process of getting into the hotel and all the distractions of the things in life.” pleases. Adjustments, though, have given him another crop of material. other entertainers who were just kind “It’s not a downer record but it of annoying the hell out of me. I hadn’t practiced all day and then it was my turn … I got caught goes really deep,” he says. “It’s like a breakup album with all the oppressive things in life.” off guard, was unexpectedly nervous.”

When he started playing in front of the judges he He’s planning on a fourth project, too—a memoir knew something wasn’t right. The song felt too low for of sorts, written up as a travelogue. And however that his range, and that distraction made him forget the lyrics. story starts and ends, Sand still has plenty of turns in the It wasn’t until a couple hours after the audition that he road ahead. realized he forgot to capo his guitar.

“Life can be rough and you have to have a sense It was a disappointment, but not an entirely un- of humor,” he says. “You can’t ignore reality, but you alwelcome situation for a broke rapping cowboy uncom- ways point yourself toward a brighter future.” fortable following the rules of the entertainment Chris Sand plays the Roxy Mon., Dec. 28, at industry.

8 PM. Dorothy opens the show. $7.

“I was actually really relieved, because I think if you pass that audition you still have to do three efredrickson@missoulanews.com

Granger doesn’t identify with labels. He chooses not to use phrases like “gender fluidity” when talking about Dorothy. In fact, it’s difficult to get Granger to use any words at all. Interviewing him becomes a game of reading body language and stringing together drifting sentences.

As a person and as an artist, Granger is most clear through his art. His short film, To Live Deliberately, which won the Audience Award at the 2015 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, was a simple and beautifully shot portrait of Justin Willis, a young ice climber. The title of the film is a quote from Thoreau’s Walden: “I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”

The creation of Dorothy is an example of Granger doing just that. He says only a year ago he wouldn’t have been able to share the music videos. And until now, she has existed solely in the confines of the Internet. This week, however, all of that will change when Dorothy performs live for the first time at the Roxy. It’s Granger’s initial step in exploring her as a

platform for performance art, music and film.

For Granger, Dorothy has become necessary. She provides him with a clean slate, allowing him to access the loneliness and vulnerability that pervades her music.

Similar to when authors write fictionalized memoir, he’s found it’s easier to open up when not tied to reality. The truth is, being Dorothy is comfortable for Granger and even he is unsure how much of that fiction is nonfiction.

“It’s me,” he says. “‘Update’ is one of the most honest songs I’ve written.”

In that song, over a simple beat and an echoing wail, Dorothy sings, “So don’t be worried if I disappear/ it’s just a new update, a brand new year.” Line after line, Dorothy presents the confusing non-reality of online identities and relationships. In “Loading,” a song that opens with the Skype ringtone, Dorothy asks again and again, “When will I see you for real?”

Fortunately, Missoula audiences don’t have long to wait. arts@missoulanews.com

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Eating words Acher’s Mega Low reaches high and wide On Mega Low, Missoula rapper Acher takes on war and terrorism, religion and authenticity, class inequality and the bottle. It’s all part of one big tapestry he seems to have woven together with lyrics so spitting and tight, you’ll want to write them all down and pin them to your wall—and not your Pinterest wall. No. Stop that.

Your actual, tangible wall in the place where you eat, sleep and breathe. These are songs explicitly and implicitly about stripping away filters, pulling back layers of contemporary mythology and finding some real understanding of what plagues the world.

There are split seconds on Mega Low that take me back to hearing Rage Against the Machine for the first time. Acher has the same ruthless attitude, though clever samples, diverse beats and solid fea-

tures from Courtney Quince, Mr. Soap and others add more emotional nuance than what Zack de la Rocha offered. Acher’s dense layers of lyrics would take several months, if not years, to weed through; I couldn’t tell you yet if I like everything he says.

That’s fine, of course. The album is sharp and stirring, even on first listen. And when Acher says, “I don’t want to meet a starlet/ I would rather see a starling/ I can’t eat my words because then I would be starving,� I’m with him. (Erika Fredrickson) Acher performs at the Palace Fri., Dec. 18, at 9 PM with Traff the Wiz and more. Free for 21plus/$5 for those 18 to 20. He performs again on Sat., Dec. 19, at the VFW with Tonsofun, Wormwood and more. Free. 21-plus.

Midnight Hotdog, Midnight Hotdog If you were unfamiliar with Mikki Lunda’s work, you might think Midnight Hotdog—the name of her band, its new EP and the first track thereon—was some kind of double entendre. Nope. In the bridge, Lunda makes her fictional speaker’s intentions clear. “Before you take me to bed,� she sings, “I need some greasy food.� Welcome to her wheelhouse. It’s the place where what should be stupidly clever becomes even more stupidly literal, and therefore brilliant.

It’s a bona fide artistic effect, and Lunda has mastered it. Her penchant for starting bands that put out strong albums shortly before they disappear makes her a kind of Jay Reatard for Missoula, albeit less aggressive. Like the late Reatard, Lunda can be prolific and experimental at the

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same time because she has a knack for song structure. The surfy, three-minute tracks on Midnight Hotdog provide a stable platform from which her themes can reach in weird directions.

Half the fun, though, is knowing where these songs came from. Even as they range across styles, there is an artistic unity to Lunda’s bands that makes them pleasing as an oeuvre, not just as a series of albums. She is a natural resource, a forest of strange songs, and Missoula is lucky to have her. (Dan Brooks) Midnight Hotdog plays an album release and final show at the VFW Thu., Dec. 17, at 9 PM along with Grandmother Witch and others. Plus, live block printing by David Miles Lusk. $3/ $5 for those 18 to 20.

Idaho Green, Do the Nelz In the liner notes for their EP, Do the Nelz, Idaho Green thanks lots of people and places for many things, including Minot, N.D., for 43 cent Hamm’s and a friend named Matt Landline for showing them how to get “perfectly fine Little Caesar’s Pizza for free.� Such is the life of a freewheeling garage-punk band. The short-butsweet collection of five songs takes that same sort of carefree, fun and funny approach to music.

The Ramones-y pop-punk title track is transformed by a single trumpet, which makes it feel like an afterhours party took over an otherwise stately New York City concert hall. “Dee Dee Stoner (My Dad Has Tools in His Truck),� is similarly lively, but the surf-rock overtones transport you to a dilapidated tavern on a beach near Santa Cruz. Or at least that’s what I imagine. In reality,

the title track was recorded at Titan Recordings in Sherman Oaks, Calif., and “Dee Dee Stoner� at Kildare Studios in Chicago. These guys might be from Huntely, Mont., and live in Billings, but they sure do get around.

The final track, “Cowgirl Blues,� for instance, was recorded in Nashville, and it does have a sort of country swagger. It’s a subdued song, the bass line striding along as the members sing a catchy tune without words but lots of “do-dos.� At one point, what sounds like a muffled kazoo pops in, buzzing like a horsefly or something. It’s these kind of details that make the EP stand out and the band so much fun live. (Erika Fredrickson) Idaho Green plays the VFW Fri., Dec. 18, at 9 PM with Holy Totem, Grant Atticus and Matthew Gaydos. $3/ $5 for those 18 to 20.

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Conspiracy theory Captain Wilson takes jazz out on a limb

by Sarah Aswell

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The Captain Wilson Conspiracy says “goodbye” to Keaton Wilson and “hello” to a new album.

An ecologist, a real estate agent, a forest service employee and a marketing professional walk into a bar. It’s not the beginning of a joke, but it is the beginning of lots of fun. On a recent Sunday evening, members of The Captain Wilson Conspiracy get ready to play a set at Draught Works Brewery. The jazz quartet is already showing the ease with which they work in tandem. They set up their equipment and make small talk. They argue good-naturedly about who gets to be on center stage.

Conspirators Keaton Wilson (keyboard), Steve Kalling (bass), DR Halsell (guitar) and Ed Stalling (drums) formed their group in 2012 because they wanted an outlet for jazz. But since not every venue is willing to pay for ASCAP licensing, the band couldn’t always fall back on jazz favorites. They turned that problem into an opportunity to experiment. All four musicians were already active members of the Missoula music scene, but The Captain Wilson Conspiracy offered them a chance to create original compositions, largely leaving the worn catalogue of jazz standards behind.

Now, four years later, the band is bidding farewell to Wilson—he’s leaving Missoula to pursue a post-doctorate degree—and celebrating the release of their first album, Used Rocket Ship Salesman.

“The special thing about this group is the way that we all listen to each other and anticipate what’s going to happen,” says Kalling. “We are all comfortable with the idea of space—space between ideas, space between the notes. We are all comfortable with launching into uncharted waters with no idea how to get out. There’s an incredible amount of trust. If things go awry, everyone goes awry with you.”

But nothing is going awry at Draught Works. As the first song begins, Halsell introduces the main melody of the piece in a solo before it seems to float effortlessly

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over to Kalling. Kalling takes it, bends it, reshapes it and recreates it before passing it over to Wilson, who makes it new again on keyboard. The four men, who represent a wide range of ages, backgrounds and musical styles, have reached a level of communication that is both necessary for jazz and a joy to watch for the audience.

“We have such a varied background—big band, country, rock, funk and folk—that I think our diversity forms a cohesive sound,” says Wilson. “It makes no sense, but there’s something about it that works.”

Wilson, Halsell and Kalling all composed original pieces for Used Rocket Ship Salesman, and the cohesive but diverse sound that Wilson describes is apparent throughout the album’s 10 tracks. “Song for Petrena” was written by Wilson for his grandmother’s 100th birthday and features the folky touch of a violin played

by Amelia Thornton. The title track, written by Kalling, is more playful and quirky, based on a painting of the same name (which is also featured on the album’s cover) created by a friend.

Each member brings central themes, ideas and riffs, making every song a group effort. And no song reaches a complete state until it’s been played live 10 or 12 times. Even then, the members say, improvisation and trips to “uncharted waters” are welcome.

“These guys celebrate taking chances, and in the jazz world that’s fun,” says Kalling. “If you go out on a limb, sometimes you’re going to fall. These guys are here to catch you.”

The Captain Wilson Conspiracy plays an album release party and a Keaton Wilson farewell at Missoula Winery and Events Center Thu., Dec. 17, at 7 PM. $10 at the door. arts@missoulanews.com

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Role reversal Sisters puts the perfect pair in an imperfect setup

by Scott Renshaw

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If modern film history introduced the notion of the “high-concept” movie—one where you can sell it to an audience based on a one-sentence plot summary—we might also need a name for a concept that’s actually higher than high-concept. That’s when a movie is effectively defined by its title and the casting of the lead actors—like “Chris Rock is Head of State” or “Dwayne Johnson is the Tooth Fairy” or perhaps the non plus ultra of this notion, “Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are Twins.” It’s marketing distilled to its purest form, understanding that moviegoers want to see the performers they like, and they want to know what they’re going to see those performers do.

Sisters on some level feels like a continuation of that tradition, since “Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are Sisters” has been enough to make fans of the ex-”Saturday Night Live” castmates giddy at the prospect of seeing them work together, and work through a dramatized sibling rivalry. You might even have a sense for the kind of character each one will play, perhaps based on their on-screen dynamic in Baby Mama.

But instead of casting Fey as the together-if-highstrung sibling and Poehler as the inveterate screw-up, screenwriter Paula Pell flips the script. Poehler plays Maura Ellis, recently divorced but still the one who checks in regularly with her parents (Dianne Wiest and James Brolin) and tries to take care of everyone. Fey is Kate Ellis, a single mom who can’t hold down a job.

When their parents announce that they’re selling the Orlando, Fla., house where the sisters grew up, they head home to clear out their old things. Instead of saying goodbye to their past, they opt to relive it in the form of a huge party with their old high school friends, only with a personality twist: Maura will get to be the wild thing and Kate will have to stay sober and responsible.

It’s a terrific premise, rich with possibilities at exploring how people mythologize the joys, conflicts and

disappointments of adolescence, and sometimes find it hard to break free from them. Sisters occasionally pokes its nose into that territory, partly through supporting characters like a classmate (Maya Rudolph) who can’t shake her high-school rivalry with Kate, and another (Bobby Moynihan) who still tries way too hard to be the comedian.

But Pell was also a longtime writer for “Saturday Night Live,” and Sisters does often feel, in the way of so many contemporary broad comedies, like a series of sketches rather than a cohesive movie. Plenty of those sketches are aces, as Pell and director Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) make use of their stars’ skills for goofy bits like Maura’s repeated inability to pronounce the name of a Korean beauty salon employee. John Cena gets yet another scenestealing showcase, hot on the heels of Trainwreck, that proves his comedic chops. With few exceptions, however, the scenes generally feel like punch lines in search of something to hold them all together.

There’s also that little matter of the characters Poehler and Fey play, which seems like a clever notion on the surface. The problem is that Poehler is a far more versatile actor than Fey, able to be thoroughly convincing both as the control freak and the just-plain-freak.

Fey is incredibly funny and talented, but it’s hard to buy her as a slacker; it feels at times as though she’s playing a smart person’s parody of the girl who peaked at 17.

While the chemistry between Poehler and Fey is too delicious not to provide some fun moments, they’re not interchangeable parts in their comedic partnership. And when the concept is high, sometimes the expectations are, too.

Sisters opens at the Carmike 12 Fri., Dec. 18. arts@missoulanews.com

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OPENING THIS WEEK ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP Just in time to entertain the out-of-school tykes, Alvin and the Chipmunks are back. This time they have to travel across the country to stop Dave from getting married. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike and the Pharaohplex.

BEING THERE The Essential Cinema series presents Being There. Peter Sellers gives one of his most powerful performances as Chance, a simple gardener who becomes the trusted confidant of a powerful businessman and an insider in D.C. politics. Showing at the Roxy Wed., Dec. 23, 7:30 PM. CHI-RAQ Spike Lee’s new joint is an adaptation of the Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set among the gang violence of urban Chicago.

Rated R. At the Roxy Fri., Dec. 18–Wed., Dec. 23. Visit theroxytheater.org for showtimes.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: THE MAGIC FLUTE ENCORE Mozart’s classic opera follows the trials of Prince Tamino after he is saved from a serpent and given a magic flute. Showing at the Roxy Tue., Dec. 22, 7 PM. PULP FICTION It’s the Holiest of Holies when the Roxy’s Movie Cult presents Pulp Fiction. Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta are the existentialist hitmen in one of the greatest crime movies ever made.

Rated R for many good reasons. Showing at the Roxy Sat., Dec. 19 at 10 PM. SISTERS Two sisters decide to have one last house party before...oh, does it matter? It’s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, y’all! Rated R. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex. (See Film.)

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Han Solo, Luke, Leia and Chewy are back as J.J. Abrams hefts the yoke of the mighty Star Wars franchise, picking up where 1983’s Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi left off. Rated PG-13. Opens Thu., Dec. 17 at the Carmike, Pharaohplex, and pretty much every theater everywhere.

Taught how to tie a bow tie by a rodent. Great. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip opens Fri., Dec. 18, at the Carmike.

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY SINGALONG Oompah loompah, doopity-doo, we have a special movie for you. Sing along to your favorite tunes from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It’s the 1971 original with Gene Wilder, not the creepy remake with that Depp guy. Showing at the Roxy Sun., Dec. 20, 3 PM.

NOW PLAYING BEST IN SHOW The Be Our Guest series wraps up with Best In Show, a Christopher Guest mockumentary featuring the usual ensemble of crazies ad-libbing their way through the Westminster Dog Show.

Rated PG-13. Showing at the Roxy Thu., Dec. 17 at 7 PM. BROOKLYN An Irish immigrant lands in pre-hipster 1950s Brooklyn, where troubles from her home coun-

try find her, forcing a tough decision. Rated PG13. Showing at the Roxy through Dec. 17. Check theroxytheater.org for showtimes.

THE GOOD DINOSAUR Pixar’s latest follows the exploits of an Apatosauraus named Arlo who makes an unlikely human friend. Unlikely because the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras were millions of years apart, but who’s counting? Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 The wait is over. The final installment in the Hunger Games series finds Katniss Everdeen fighting for survival along side her ragtag group of allies/enemies. Rated PG-13. Playing at Carmike.

IN THE HEART OF THE SEA A whaling ship crew is stranded at sea for months, terrorized by a sperm whale in this Jaws for the cetacean set. Directed by Ron

Howard. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

KRAMPUS What better way to celebrate Christmas than with some pants-crapping terror? A boy having a bad Christmas summons a demon who’s the opposite of Santa Claus. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

Capsule reviews by Ednor Therriault Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find upto-date movie times for theaters in the area.

You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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Growing Bao Chow

by Jamie Rogers When Nicole Taranto moved to Missoula from her hometown of Bozeman, opening Montana’s only Chinese-style bao restaurant was not a part of the plan.

She came here because she wanted to be a journalist.

She enrolled at the University of Montana, started taking journalism classes and got a job baking pastries in the University Center. But before long, her plan began to change.

“I really loved my job,” says Taranto, now 26, “but I didn’t like my classes … I decided to go to culinary school.”

Taranto enrolled in the Culinary Arts Program at Missoula College and began learning the ins and outs of running a restaurant. “It’s not just cooking,” she says. “We learned about food costs, writing menus, employee management.” At Missoula College, she also met Brad Daniel, a Missoula native who had worked in restaurants since he was 15. Like Taranto, Daniel enrolled in culinary school after deciding he wanted a career in the restaurant world. “I got to the point where I wanted more responsibilities in the restaurant,” Daniel, 27, recalls. “I just got to that point where you ask, ‘Now what?’”

After graduation, the couple talked about opening a restaurant but wanted more experience before taking on the risk. They settled on starting a food cart business, and in late 2013 opened Bao Chow, serving Chinese-style steamed buns and satay.

If you’ve never eaten at Bao Chow, I might be the wrong person to objectively describe its cuisine—I’m fairly obsessed. The dough is filled with things like teriyaki chicken or barbecued pork and the buns are steamed until the dough is cooked through. When you take a bite, the combination of chewy dough and sweet, salty meat is satisfying in a way that makes most other foods as appetizing as a protein bar. It’s the sort of treat that can turn you into a opportunistic eater— when I happen across the Bao Chow cart on a street corner or at a Caras Park event, I’m suddenly hungry.

Hopefully, I won’t have to eat like that anymore.

In October, Taranto and Daniel announced plans to expand Bao Chow into a brick-and-mortar restaurant.

They launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for equipment and are currently working with the University of Montana’s Blackstone LaunchPad program—a nonprofit consulting group that mentors new entrepreneurs—to polish a business plan they can present to potential investors.

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WHAT’S GOOD HERE “Really, this has always been our plan,” Daniel says. “Since before we opened [the cart], we’ve been collecting kitchen equipment. We have three-quarters of what we need for the kitchen already.”

But there’s still a long way to go. In addition to purchasing the rest of the equipment, they still need to find a suitable location, hire and train a staff, and source ingredients for an expanded menu, which will include, among other things, ramen and potstickers. The couple estimates they’ll need to raise about $100,000 before they can begin setting goals for an opening date.

The restaurant industry is notoriously fickle. In 2015, American restaurant sales are projected to top $700 billion, and yet studies have shown that more than half of new restaurants fail within three years of opening. More than two-thirds close within a decade.

To the layperson, the formula by which some eateries succeed while others fail can seem like alchemy.

Taranto and Daniel are well aware of the statistics but remain undeterred by the dubious odds. In the day of the celebrity chefs and the ever-expanding world of food media, owning a restaurant is a romantic dream, and Taranto and Daniel know that a business cannot survive on dreams alone.

“Lots of people look at owning a restaurant and assume they can just do it—that they don’t need any formal training or industry experience,” Taranto says.

“They’re wrong.”

Taranto and Daniel closed the Bao Chow cart for the winter. They’re doing some catering on the side and Daniel took a position cooking french fries at a downtown bar (“I’m the canola commander,” he says). After they pay the bills, whatever money they make goes toward the restaurant.

Neither Taranto or Daniel comes from a restaurant family, and while they say their parents have always been supportive—Daniel’s mom used to peel carrots while his niece washed dishes—it’s not without trepidation. “[They’re] scared that we put all this effort into it and it’s just going to fail,” Taranto says.

But if they share any of that worry, the couple doesn’t show it. They talk about the future of Bao Chow with the sort of level-headed confidence that cannot be feigned. Opening a restaurant is a dream they’ve earned.

“This is always something we wanted to do …

We can make quality food, we can treat our employees well—everything is a stepping stone right now,” Taranto says. “This is my fate to end up in food.”

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Gift Cards? Oh, yeah. Bernice’s wishes you a Merry Little Christmas. xoxo bernice. $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Bitter Root Brewing 101 Marcus St., Hamilton 363-7468 bitterrootbrewing.com The Bitter Root Brewery in downtown Hamilton is your one-stop shop for all your holiday needs. Plan your upcoming party, stock up on tasty beer and check off your holiday present list all at the Bitter Root Brewery. Open 7 days a week. Cheers! $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce • 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open M-F 6:30-5:30, Sat. 7:30- 4, Sun. 8-3. 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. $ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery.

Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ 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 food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. Dinners on Fri & Sat nights 5 - 9 PM. $-$$

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Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 43 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. $

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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. $-$$

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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. $-$$

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The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and (call ahead) gluten-free options, plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and delicious! Get your healthy, hearty lunch or dinner here.

Wi-Fi, Ping Pong, Soccer on the Big Screen, and music from Argentina and South America. Ask about our Take & Bake and Catering too! Mon - Wed 11a - 6p, Thur Sat 11a - 8p. Downtown Missoula. $

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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. Locally-roasted 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 $-$$

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Irish Angel on the Rocks HAPPIEST HOUR What you’re drinking: A special cocktail at The Stone of Accord made with Jameson, crème de menthe and crème de cacao. It costs $7. Bartender Padraig Barron says the Angel is the most popular drink from the bar’s new seasonal menu.

tons of Montana beers on tap. Its kitchen offers daily specials, pub favorites and Irish classics. On the night we visited, the dining room and bar were packed.

Talk more about that seasonal cocktail menu: In addition to the Irish Angel on photo by Skylar Browning the Rocks, The Stone is offering What it tastes like: A chocolate candy cane? It’s certainly festive, a Peppermint White Russian, an Apple Cider but not too sweet thanks to the Jameson. Mimosa, a Grapefruit Ginger Sparkler (with ginBarron describes it as similar to a White Russ- ger vodka) and a Spiced Cranberry (spiced ian, but for someone who prefers to drink rum, cranberry juice and Champagne). Barron says the Apple Cider Mimosa has been the Irish whiskey instead of vodka. second most popular special behind the Angel.

Why you’re drinking it: ’Tis the season, Where to find it: The Stone of Accord is silly. Plus, it’s cliché to just order Guinness and located at 4951 N. Reserve St., just south of Jameson at an Irish pub. the I-90 interchange.

—Skylar Browning Speaking of which: Barron fairly points out that Happiest Hour usually only visits The Stone Happiest Hour celebrates western Monaround St. Patrick’s Day, and that doesn’t do justice to this popular North Reserve Street spot. tana watering holes. To recommend a bar, The Stone has a full bar that features an impres- bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, sive array of Montana-made spirits, as well as email editor@missoulanews.com.

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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 $-$$ The Iron Griz 515 South Ave. E. • 728-5106 irongriz.com Located at the base of Mt. Sentinel in the UM Golf Course Clubhouse, the Iron Griz proudly serves delicious, affordable, local foods. Montana food producers, partnering with the UM Farm to College Program, supply our kitchen with the freshest, highest quality meets, produce, locally brewed beer and wines. The Iron Griz will be closed December 21st through January 5th. Beginning January 6th our new hours will be WED. – SAT. Noon- 9:00 p.m. $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) • 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $

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Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries.

Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$

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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. $$-$$$

Pearl Cafe 231 E. 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. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins • 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ River Rising Bakery 337 Main St., Hamilton 363-4552 ORDER YOUR HOLIDAY DESSERTS EARLY! Hamilton’s favorite bakery, deli, and espresso bar.

Serving all butter pastries, delicious and nutritious muffins, cream scones, and delectable desserts. Or choose from our selection of home-made soups, salads, and sandwiches found nowhere else. Open 6:30am-5:30pm Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm Saturday, 8:00am-2:00pm Sunday. Weekday local business lunch delivery available 9:00am-1:00pm. $-$$ The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery 3020 S. Reserve St., Ste A 541-7472 missoulastarvingartist.com Local, high quality pastries and desserts from Missoula bakeries. Top of the line coffee blends from Hunter Bay Coffee, and specialty, hand crafted beverages. Monthly events, featured artists, and open mic night every Wednesday. The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery is sure to please your palette! $ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily.

Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$

Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$

Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$

Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. • 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music.

What deal will you find today? $-$$$

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 17–December 24, 2015

THURSDAYDEC17 See the newest work in film, animation, design and experimental art at the Media Arts Winter Expo. At the Roxy Theater, 6 PM.

nightlife The Acousticals got their name after someone forgot to pay the power bill. I kid. Check out their bluegrass style at Bitter Root Brewing, and wear your worst for the Ugly Sweater Contest. 6–8 PM. Free.

Good Old Fashioned play bluegrass and rockabilly at the Montana Distillery, 6–8 PM. Free.

Aran Buzzas proudly waves the flag of honky tonk and folk at Lolo Peak Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free.

The kids are all right. See and hear for yourself at the Washington Middle School String Orchestra Concert at the Wilma, 6 PM. Free and open to the public.

The Cigarette Girls Burlesque perform Sleigh Belles and Strip Tease, a fundraiser for Watson Children’s Center. The show also features standup comedy and a DJ dance party. Stage 112, 7 PM. $5 or donate a toy or clothing item.

Competitive poetry turns me on, now get your carcass off my lawn. If your verse is better than that, bring it to the Poetry Slam! hosted by Old Sap at the E3 Convergence Gallery. 7–8:30 PM. Free, all ages. To sign up for the Slam, email e3gallery@yahoo.com

That long swim from Alcatraz has wrecked my perm. Reggie Watts returns to Montana to deliver his off-the-chain comedy at the Wilma Sat., Dec. 19. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35 premium seating/$25 general floor/$22 general balcony. Tickets at thewilma.com.

The Captain Wilson Conspiracy bid a fond farewell to one of their own, as Keaton Wilson graduates to life outside the jazz milieu. It’s also their CD release party. Missoula Winery, 7 PM. $10. (See Music.)

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‘Tis the season. John Floridis performs a whirlwind of holiday benefit shows, starting with a solo show at E3 Convergence Gallery Fri., Dec. 18, 7 PM. $10 sugg. donation.

Dolce Canto, Missoula’s premier vocal ensemble, perform A Spotless Rose, their holiday concert, at the LDS Church, 12 Moats Lane, Superior, 7 PM. There is a freewill offering at the door.

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. The Sound of Music continues at the MCT Center for Performing Arts, 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mct.org.

Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, drink specials aplenty and attractive local singles in your area. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. No cover.

Nashville 406 pull their twang train into the Sunrise Saloon, 9 PM. No cover.

Grandma Witch continue their residency at the VFW with Ancient Forest, Midnight Hotdog, Beatzlevox, Palepipple, David Miles Lusk and Camp Daze Christmas Party. 245 W. Main St. 9 PM. (See Music.)

MudSlide Charley slake your thirst for the blues at the Top Hat. Slaking starts at 9:30 PM. No cover.

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FRIDAYDEC18 The Nutcracker is here, so Christmas can’t be far off. Garden City Ballet perform the annual classic at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building, 7:30 PM. $25 at griztix.com.

Get a glimpse at the human health research conducted at UM at their Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Series, including toxicology, pharmacology, genetics and neuroscience. Skaggs Building, room 169. Noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public.

Teens go toward the literary light during the Missoula Public Library’s Teen Writers Group, which meets every Friday at 3:30 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

nightlife Will this be the week some joker shows up with bagpipes? Find out at the Irish Music Session, every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover.

Enjoy some fine Missoula wine as you listen to smart and tangy acoustic folk from Tom Catmull. Ten Spoon Winery, 6 PM. Free.

Craicers rhymes with “heartbreakers” but their traditional Irish tunes will be cause for good cheer at Missoula Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.

Family Friendly Friday invites little ones to boogie while parental units kick back at the Top Hat, with a rotating lineup of local musicians providing all-ages tunes. 6 PM. No cover.

If the rumble of one tuba is satisfying, a stage full of them should provide enough bottom to clear intestinal blockage, right? See for yourself when Tuba Santas come down the musical chimney at Draught Works Brewing, 6–7 PM. Free.

Christmas without John Floridis’ music is just another cold day in December. Enjoy some seasonal favorites from JFlo at a benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity. E3 Convergence Gallery, 7 PM. $10 sugg. donation.

The Sound of Music continues at the MCT Center for Performing Arts, 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mct.org.

The beloved family classic Mary Poppins continues at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. 7:30 PM. $22/$20 seniors/$8 students. Visit whitefishtheatre.org.

[calendar] Win big in Arlee at the weekly karaoke contest, with everything from Asia to Zeppelin in the book to choose to from. Stockman’s, 92580 U.S. 93, starting at 8 PM. Best singer wins 50 samolians.

DJ Dubwise spins hot old-school and new dance party traxx at Feruqis, 318 N. Higgins Ave., starting at 10 PM. Free.

I’ll House You holds their Ugly Christmas Sweater Party at the Badlander, with DJs Hotpantz, KDUB, Mike Stolin, Tak45, era and Kris Moon.

9 PM, no cover.

Idaho Green are back, with Holy Totem, Grant Atticus and Matthew Gaydos at the VFW. 9 PM. $5 for 18 and over/$3 for 21 and over. (See Music.)

The Crawford Brothers Band return to the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM, Free.

MudSlide Charley fill the Union Club with blues, and you fill the dance floor with shoes. 9:30 PM. No cover.

The Idle Ranch Hands play classic country, originals and the occasional instrumental. And these boys dress for success. At the Top Hat, 10 PM. Free.

Live hip-hop rattles the walls when Farch, Traff the Wiz and DJ Brand One take over the Palace. 10 PM. No cover. 18 and over. (See Music.)

SATURDAYDEC19 Honey, you don’t even want to miss the ISCSM drag show at the Palace. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $5, 18 and over.

Run free at the monthly dance at the American Legion Hall, 825 Ronan St., with tunes from the Wild Coyote Band. 7–11 PM. $7. Call 240-9617 to learn more.

Dance up a storm at the Missoula Folklore Society’s Contra dance every first, third, and fifth (it happens) Saturday through May. Union Hall, 8–11 PM. Get more info at missoulafolk.org.

What does Santa Claus eat for breakfast? Find out at Santa’s Breakfast at the Carousel. Enjoy a bite, ride a pony, tell Mr. Claus what you want for Christmas. A Carousel for Missoula, 9 AM. Buy local, eat local at the Missoula Winter Public Market. Enjoy fresh produce, frozen meat, eggs, honey and

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Hold up, I’m not talking about the Spice Girls. This is the Paisley Sisters, and it’s 1964, not 1994. The Paisley Sisters’ Christmas Special, presented at the Stensrud Playhouse, is a musical comedy about a TV variety show that carries big hopes for an Andrews Sisters-style singing group looking for a return to glory.

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“It really has that ‘60s girlgroup feel to it,” says director Maria Yost. “The cast is fantastic— they’re so multitalented. I would say all these ladies are triple threats.”

loon, cowritten with Sara Reynolds, had a successful run at the Northside theater space last summer.

She comes to Missoula from Colorado, where she directed several shows for the Damon Runyan

Repertory. Paisley Sisters, she says, was too good to pass up.

“When I saw the script I saw that people would have a good time. The characters are more like caricatures. The cast is fantastic. It was a great group effort, pulling the show together. They seemed to have a great time.”

Musical director Lizzie Hatfield leads the five-person cast though a group of 20 songs that Yost hopes the audience will be humming long after the show is over.

“It’s all music you wouldn’t normally think of,” she says. “I’m thinking of the songs all day.” And isn’t that what you want, what you really really want out of a musical comedy?

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[calendar] other locally-sourced food. Grab a hot cup of locally roasted coffee and check out the handmade crafts too. 10 AM, 800 S. 3rd St. W. Bring the kids and enjoy a traditional Christmas party at the Daly Mansion in Hamilton.

Cookie decorating, crafts, music by Joan Roe and the Bitterroot Ragtime Society, mansion tours, and a special visit from a certain portly bearded man in a red suit. 11 AM. $5 adults/$2 kids 3 and older.

Enjoy a matinee performance of The Nutcracker. Garden City Ballet performs the holiday classic at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building, 2 PM. $20 at griztix.com.

nightlife Kevin Van Dort (KVD to his friends and monogram provider) shows you his gritty, country blues style at Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free.

Global Music Award winner Megan Makeever plays her emotional, introspective songs at Imagine Nation Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.

Basses Covered strum, sing and pluck for your listening pleasure at Missoula Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.

They’re actually brothers from different mothers, but when the Frederico Brothers play their rootsy folk, you’ll swear they must be quints. Draught Works Brewery, 6–8 PM. Free.

Take a trip to 1964 and celebrate the holidays with The Paisley Sisters’ Christmas Special.

Enjoy dinner from A Moveable Feast and a full bar from the Badlander. At the Stensrud Playhouse, 7 PM. For tickets, visit stensrud playhouse.com. (See Spotlight.)

John Floridis continues his Christmas benefit blitz as his trio, featuring John Sporman and Ed Stalling, play a concert at the Crystal Theatre at 7 PM. Free, but contributions will be collected for United Way. The Sound of Music continues at the MCT Center for Performing Arts, 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mct.org.

The beloved family classic Mary Poppins continues at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. 7:30 PM. $22/$20 seniors/$8 students. Visit whitefishtheatre.org.

The Nutcracker is here, so Christmas can’t be far off. Garden City Ballet performs the annual classic at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building, 7:30 PM. $25 at griztix.com.

DJ Dubwise spins hot old-school and new dance party traxx at Feruqis, 318 N. Higgins Ave., starting at 10 PM. Free.

Tonsofun, Acher w/Courtney Quincy, Sincerely Grown, Wormwood, JJ Jones, Tahjbo and more provide the action at the VFW, 9 PM. Free.

(See Music.)

The Crawford Brothers Band return to the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM, no cover.

Band in Motion are electric, eclectic and you’ll love their rock ‘n roll aesthetic. Okay, you try to write this stuff. Union Club, 9:30. No cover.

Jameson and the Sordid Seeds from Whitefish play rock, reggae and soulful blues at the Top Hat, 10 PM. Free.

SUNDAYDEC20 If you’re flying somewhere for Christmas, or if you’re touching down in our fair city for the holidays, you might hear the dulcet tones of Tom Catmull who will be singing and playing Christmas carols for the travelers at Missoula International Airport.

11 AM–1 PM. Enjoy a matinee performance of The Nutcracker. Garden City Ballet performs the holiday classic at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building, 2 PM. $20 at griztix.com.

The Contact Improv Jam is open to those of all abilities who are interested in contact improvisation. Every Sunday, 3:15–5 PM. Downtown Dance Collective. $5.

Mary Poppins continues at the O’Shaughnessy Center, 4 PM. $22/$20 seniors/$8 students. Visit whitefishtheatre.org.

nightlife Tom Catmull (Mr. Catmull to his friends), Missoula’s favorite folkie, shares the fruits of his musical labors at Draught Works Brewing, 5–8 PM. Free.

Take a trip to 1964 and celebrate the holidays with The Paisley Sisters’ Christmas Special.

Enjoy dinner from A Moveable Feast and a full bar from the Badlander. At the Stensrud Playhouse, 5 PM. For tickets, visit stensrud playhouse.com.

It’s Tango Night at the brick room. Introductory lessons at 8 PM, Dance/Milonga 9—midnight.

Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $10/$8 students.

More events online: missoulanews.com

Reggie Watts returns to Montana to deliver his off-the-chain comedy, beatboxing and singular awesome style. At the Wilma, doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35 premium seating/$25 general floor/$22 general balcony. Tickets at thewilma.com. All ages.

The Nutcracker is here, so Christmas can’t be far off. Garden City Ballet performs the annual classic at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building, 7:30 PM. $25 at griztix.com.

DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo completely disrespect the adverb with their Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with fancy drink specials to boot. No

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Enjoy some holiday favorites and sterling originals when John Floridis plays at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St., 7 PM. Free, but contributions will be collected for Family Promise Missoula.

The Sound of Music continues at the MCT

[calendar] Center for Performing Arts, 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mct.org.

Jazz and martinis go together like cops and pepper spray. Jazz Martini night offers live, local jazz and $5 martinis every Sunday night at the Badlander. No cover. Dig it, and dig it deep, Jasper.

MONDAYDEC21 Caroline Keys and Friends, featuring Jeff Turnman and Gibson Hartwell, play some great vino-sipping music at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 7 PM. Free.

If you’re flying somewhere for Christmas, or if you’re touching down in our fair city for the holidays, you might hear the dulcet tones of Tom Catmull, who will be singing and playing Christmas carols for the travelers at Missoula International Airport. 11 AM–1 PM.

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. 5–7 PM. Free, all ages.

Celebrate the season of light and winter solstice at A Musical Dreamtime Journey. Enjoy a variety of world instruments and sounds at St. Anthony Parish, 217 Tremont. 7 PM. $15.

Join the square and round dancers for a Christmas Dance. Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 8–9:30 PM. For more info call 273-0401.

The Badlander’s latest weekly event is Blues Monday hosted by Black Mountain Moan. 9 PM, no cover.

It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM.

TUESDAYDEC22 The Craicers and Friends will make you feel all jiggy with their traditional Irish tunes at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 1151 W. Broadway, 6–8 PM. Chill out with a free, family-friendly movie every Tuesday at the Missoula Public Library, 2 PM.

nightlife The Captain Wilson Conspiracy show off their jazz chops at Lolo Peak Brewery, 6–8 PM. Free.

(See Music.)

Two-step the midweek blues away at Country Dance Lessons, featuring styles including the waltz, cha-cha, swing and more. Hamilton Senior Center, Tuesdays from 7-8:30 PM, and Wednesdays at a TBA location. Bring a partner on Tuesdays, but the group is open on Wednesdays. Call 381-1392 for more info. $5.

You some kinda wise guy (or gal)? Prove it at the Quizzoula trivia night at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., with current events, picture round and more. Gets rolling around 8:30 PM. To get you warmed up, here’s a trivia question: Can you name all nine of Santa’s reindeer? Find

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No, we are not an EDM band. The Crawford Brothers play country, obviously, at the Sunrise Saloon Fri., Dec. 19, and Sat., Dec. 20. 9:30 PM. No cover.

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[calendar] answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.

Open Mic Night at Stage 112 gives you a chance to show your stuff on a real mic on a real stage in front of a real audience. Also $2 tallboy cans of courage. 112 Pattee St., 9 PM.

Boards and cards provided. Rattlesnake Creek Distillers, 128 W. Alder St., Suite B. 6–8 PM. (Trivia answer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph. Merry Christmas.)

Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent. Also enjoy pool and drink specials. The Badlander, 9 PM–1 AM. To sign up, email michael.avery@live.com.

This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, poetry, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets— share your creative spark at The Starving Artist Café and Art Gallery, 3020 S. Reserve St. Every Wed., 6–8 PM. Free.

WEDNESDAYDEC23 Movie Night, the Christmas Edition, features National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation at 6 PM, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” at 8 PM, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at 8:30 PM, and Home Alone at 9 PM. Stage 112. Drink specials, free popcorn and free admission.

nightlife A Phish Happy Hour? Sounds more like a Trey Anastasio solo. Phish music, video and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday. 4:30 PM, but I know you’ll show up at 4:20. Free, all ages.

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Kris Kringle, St. Nick, whatever you call him, Santa Claus makes a stop at KettleHouse Northside Taproom for photos and perhaps a pint of Double Haul. Kids are encouraged to bring their wish lists. 5–8 PM. Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in.

Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free.

Rediscover “the magic which makes you legendary in your own mind” via the assistance of Mexican food and beer when “Poncho” Dobson hosts the Live and Loco open mic at the Symes Hotel, Wednesdays from 6-9:30 PM. Call 741-2361 to book a slot, or just come hang out and party. Free.

Cribbage enthusiasts finally have a place to share their affliction at Cribbage Night. Enjoy a few cocktails as you look for nibs and nobs.

Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by using your giant egg to answer trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM.

THURSDAYDEC24 It’s Christmas Eve, a time of togetherness.

Why not bring the whole family downtown to watch them feed Rosie, the Chilean tarantula?

Missoula Insectarium, 218 E. Front St. First cricket drops at 1 PM.

nightlife 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. Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, drink specials aplenty and attractive local singles in your area. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. No cover.

Mr. Calendar Guy wants to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event to guarantee publication. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Or snail mail to Calendar 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

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ight the Way 5K is a nice, winter’s-night run through Linda Vista, an executive golf course bordering the Bitterroot River. Luminaries—a candle in a paper bag that somehow does not burst into flames—will line the course, which is almost all pavement. Holes 3 through 5 are the crown jewels of this golf course, running along a large pond and a beautiful stretch of the Bitterroot. Not that you’ll be able to see any of it, as the race is at night. But if it was daytime, you would probably see an osprey or two patrolling the skies over the big pond, which is full of perch, turtles and about 30 of my golf balls. The 4th hole is a 90-yard par three, but you’d better stick that green be-

cause 15 yards past it, the Bitterroot flows calmly by, carrying its load of thin-hit balls downstream to the Clark Fork, where they bobble their way west toward the Pacific. Bon voyage, Maxfli. But that, of course, is just another summer memory. For Friday’s race, bundle up and wear a headlamp. It’s still at least four months until tee time.

—Ednor Therriault The 6th annual Light the Way 5K takes place at Linda Vista Fri., Dec. 18, 6:30 PM. $20–$35. Visit runnersedgemt.com.

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 19 Grab your binoculars and join in the Five Valleys Audubon Club for the annual Missoula Christmas Bird Count. All levels of birders welcome. Meeting time and duration are determined by participants and group leaders. Participants gather that evening for a potluck and to tally results. 9 AM–4:30 PM. Visit fvaudubon.org for details.

Dig that Flexible Flyer out of the garage, it’s sledding time! Join Mark Mullendore and the 4Missoula crew for a sledding party at Blue Mountain Recreation Area. They provide the hot chocolate and treats, you provide the need for speed. 10 AM. Free.

MONDAY DECEMBER 21 Lace up those skates and go slice some ice in the Winter Wonderland at Glacier Ice Rink. Sessions run through Christmas Eve. $6 adults/$3 kids and seniors. Skate rental is $3. Check glaciericerink.com for times.

It’s time to get those boards ready for the snow.

Check out the Ski and Snowboard Tuning Basics class at REI Missoula. 6:30 PM. Free.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 22 Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike somewhere in the area. You can find the upcoming trip posted at facebook.com/MontanaDirtGirls. Various locations, 6 PM. Practice your Eskimo rolls and flat spins at the Open Kayak session. Bring your own kayak and gear, ages 14 and under require adult supervision. Currents Aquatic Center, 8–10 PM. Normal entry fees apply. Visit ci.missoula.mt.us/161/Aquatics.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23 The races are here! The races are here! Well, not technically, but the sign-ups are here! 2016 Missoula Alpine Race League runs Wed. nights from Jan. 20 through Mar. 4. For info, email missoulaalpinerace@gmail.com.

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[community]

Everybody knows that dance and movement are not only entertaining, but also make you feel good. But did you know that creative movement can be used to build better communities? That’s the mission of Turning the Wheel, a national nonprofit organization with a chapter in Missoula.

They’re about teaching dance and the physical discipline of the body to be used as part of an overall wellness approach. They also use other forms of expression like music and visual arts to provide a catalyst for connections between people, with the idea that those connections will spread out into the community, creating strength and leadership.

Enchanted Forest, a two-day extravaganza of sensory experiences, fantastical creatures and playful creativity is a fundraiser and “friendraiser” for Turning the Wheel Missoula to help them offer their programs to schools and other groups. Live music will be provided by Nathan Zavalney and participants will be treated to such spectacles as an entirely gold room containing a human statue, maker’s stations where they can create solstice-themed artwork, and

a sound booth where listeners will be bathed in music created by crystal bowls. You can even take a part of the experience home by planting a seed that will grow with you in the coming new year. And you can apply your creative movement in full force at a dance party after the Forest closes on Saturday.

—Ednor Therriault The Enchanted Forest runs Fri., Dec. 18, and Sat., Dec. 19, at The Hive 800 S. 3rd St. W. 6:30– 9 PM. Admission $8 for adults, $5 for kids, or $20 per family.

[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY DECEMBER 17 Wild Propaganda hosts a discussion entitled Climate Change: What does it mean for Missoula? Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 1151 W. Broadway, 6–7 PM.

Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. Family friendly, noon– 8 PM.

Montana brewery historian Steve Lozar discusses the holiday season’s impact on beers of the Big Sky. Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 6 PM. Free.

Bring your cookie-baking best to UM’s annual Christmas Cookie Cook-Off. Students, faculty, staff and their families are invited. Half the cookies baked go to area charities. Lommasson Center’s Food Zoo, 2– 5 PM.

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23

Battle to the death, or at least your avatar’s death, at Attack at the ZACC, a video fighting game tournament. Zootown Community Arts Center, 235 N. 1st St. W. Doors at 1 PM, registration starts at 1:30. $5 entry fee, $5 venue fee. All proceeds go to Watson’s Children Shelter.

Dive for Five, a high school senior project, is a benefit swim meet open to all community members.

Participants can swim in two individual events and two relay events. All money raised goes to Living Art of Montana, a nonprofit that provides free art classes to those dealing with illness and/or loss. At the Grizzly Pool. Registration at 5 PM, warm-ups at 6, meet begins at 6:30. $5 donation.

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MONDAY DECEMBER 21 Sip a fancy soda for a cause at this edition of

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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I’m a man who has been married three times. Upon reflection, it seems to me that most women are ultimately not that interested in sex as a recreational activity. I try to be a selfless and devoted lover, but I always see a steep drop in a woman’s sexual interest after we’re together for a while.

Can I do something to avoid this?

—Wondering Admittedly, women aren’t going to psychics and asking, “Tell me, Madam Sasha ... will he have recreational sex with me? I NEED TO KNOWWW!” Still, there are plenty of lusty women who are just looking to bed and shed a guy.

And I do get email from women desperate to get their man to put down “Call of Duty” and put out. But anthropologist Peter B. Gray and evolutionary biologist Justin Garcia write in “Evolution & Human Sexual Behavior” that a survey of the scientific literature finds what many of us probably recognize— that men, on average, have stronger and more consistent sex drives. As social psychologist Roy Baumeister put it in one of these studies: “Men want sex more than women at the start of a relationship, in the middle of it, and after many years of it.”

Gray and Garcia explain that “within an evolutionary lens, this (difference) makes sense.” They’re referring to how it was in an ancestral man’s (genespreading) best interest to have sex with any woman who’d have him. Women, however, benefited from being choosier—holding off from going into the bushes with just any “hit ‘em and quit ‘em” Mr. Neanderbrow, which could leave them as the sole caretaker for one or more little Neanderbrows.

But there’s choosiness and there’s choosing to replace hot sex with hot scrapbooking. When sexologist Rosemary Basson read a 1999 study with over a third of women reporting “low sexual desire,” she began to wonder whether the problem is in the women or in the expectation that desire in women will play out the way it does in men.

Basson found that in the early stages of a relationship, or if women are away from their partner for days or weeks, they will have that from-out-of-nowhere lust to get it on that men do. But once a woman settles into a relationship, sex often becomes a “responsive event.” This doesn’t mean her sex drive is permanently up on blocks on the front lawn. It’s what Basson calls “triggerable,” meaning that a woman first needs to start fooling around, which will lead to her getting aroused. She’ll then feel desire and be

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The message? “Be yourself! But with one fewer green thing between your teeth.”

Marriage researcher John Gottman finds that what matters is the overall climate of the relationship—whether it’s a warm and loving friendship or the kind of “ship” where one longs to shove the other overboard when the cruise director rounds the corner. Gottman also emphasizes the importance of raising issues gently and sooner rather than later. Your way may not seem gentle to your friends, but providing that you don’t start seasoning your humor with contempt (which Gottman finds is a real relationship-killer), you probably have a good chance of growing old (and smelly) together. Picture yourselves in the old fogies home, reciting romantic poetry to each other—like this one (which I think is from Tennyson): “Roses are red, violets are blue, you look like a monkey, and you smell like one, too.”

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SKILLED LABOR Carpenter Residential Locally owned construction firm in search of skilled and semikilled carpenters for both residential projects. Work will be full time and long term. This is not a seasonal job we are looking for employees to continue on with our company long term. Projects are in and around the Missoula area so travel is minimal. Employees must have current valid license and clean driving record.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Congratulations! You have broken all your previous records for doing boring tasks that are good for you. In behalf of the other eleven signs, I thank you for your heroic, if unexciting, campaign of self-improvement. You have not only purified your emotional resources and cleared out some breathing room for yourself, but you have also made it easier for people to help you and feel close to you. Your duty has not yet been completed, however. There are a few more details to take care of before the gods of healthy tedium will be finished with you. But start looking for signs of your big chance to make a break for freedom. They’ll arrive soon.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is uncanny, wild, and lawless.” Greek philosopher Plato wrote that in his book The Republic, and I’m bringing it to your attention just in time for your Season of Awakening and Deepening Desire. The coming days will be a time when you can, if you choose, more fully tune in to the uncanny, wild, and lawless aspects of your primal yearnings. But wait a minute! I’m not suggesting you should immediately take action to gratify them. For now, just feel them and observe them.

Find out what they have to teach you. Wait until the new year before you consider the possibility of expressing them.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Artist Robert Barry created “30 Pieces,” an installation that consisted of pieces of paper on which he had typed the following statement: “Something which is very near in place and time, but not yet known to me.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, this theme captures the spirit of the phase you’re now entering. But I think it will evolve in the coming weeks. First it’ll be “Something which is very near in place and time, and is becoming known to me.” By midJanuary it could turn into “Something which is very near and dear, and has become known to me.”

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Chown suggests that although this provided us with a mere one percent survival advantage, that turned out to be significant. I think you’re ready to find and use a small yet ultimately crucial edge like that over your competitors, Aries.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may not have to use a literal crowbar in the coming weeks, but this rough tool will serve you well as a metaphor. Wherever you go, imagine that you’ve got one with you. Why? It’s time to jimmy open glued-shut portals . . . to pry loose mental blocks . . . to coax unyielding influences to budge . . . to nudge intransigent people free of their fixations. Anything that is stuck or jammed needs to get unstuck or unjammed through the power of your willful intervention.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to consort with hidden depths and unknown riches. In every way you can imagine, I urge you to go deeper down and further in. Cultivate a more conscious connection with the core resources you sometimes take for granted. This is one time when delving into the darkness can lead you to pleasure and treasure. As you explore, keep in mind this advice from author T. Harv Eker: “In every forest, on every farm, in every orchard on earth, what’s under the ground creates what’s above the ground. That’s why placing your attention on the fruits you have already grown is futile. You can’t change the fruits that are already hanging on the tree. But you can change tomorrow’s fruits. To do so, you will have to dig below the ground and strengthen the roots.”

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The English word “fluke” means “lucky stroke.” It was originally used in the game of billiards when a player made a good shot that he or she wasn’t even trying to accomplish. Later its definition expanded to include any fortuitous event that happens by chance rather than because of skill: good fortune generated accidentally. I suspect that you are about to be the beneficiary of what may seem to be a series of flukes, Leo. In at least one case, though, your lucky break will have been earned by the steady work you’ve done without any fanfare.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Garnets are considered less valuable than diamonds. But out in the wild, there’s an intimate connection between these two gemstones. Wherever you find garnets near the surface of the earth, you can be reasonably sure that diamonds are buried deeper down in the same location. Let’s use this relationship as a metaphor for your life, Sagittarius. I suspect you have recently chanced upon a metaphorical version of garnets, or will do so soon. Maybe you should make plans to search for the bigger treasure towards which they point the way.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Ready for the Cool Anger Contest? You can earn maximum points by expressing your dissatisfaction in ways that generate the most constructive transformations. Bonus points will be awarded for your ability to tactfully articulate complicated feelings, as well as for your emotionally intelligent analyses that inspire people to respond empathetically rather than defensively. What are the prizes? First prize is a breakthrough in your relationship with an ally who could be crucial to your expansion in 2016. Second prize is a liberation from one of your limiting beliefs.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A fourth-century monk named Martin was a pioneer winemaker in France. He founded the Marmoutier Abbey and planted vineyards on the surrounding land. According to legend, Martin’s donkey had a crucial role in lifting viticulture out of its primitive state. Midway through one growing season, the beast escaped its tether and nibbled on a lot of the grapevines. All the monks freaked out, fearing that the crop was wrecked. But ultimately the grapes grew better than they had in previous years, and the wine they produced was fabulous. Thus was born the practice of pruning, which became de rigueur for all grape-growers. What’s your equivalent of Martin’s donkey, Aquarius? I bet it’ll exert its influence very soon.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to be important,” said educator John Dewey. If that’s true, Pisces, you are on the verge of having your deepest urge fulfilled more than it has in a long time. The astrological alignments suggest that you are reaching the peak of your value to other people. You’re unusually likely to be seen and appreciated and acknowledged for who you really are. If you have been underestimating your worth, I doubt you will be able to continue doing so. Here’s your homework: Take a realistic inventory of the ways your life has had a positive impact on the lives of people you have known.

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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DG-15-81 Department No. 3 Judge John W. Larson SUMMONS Steven M. Douglass, Petitioner and John L. Braunreiter, Respondent THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED RESPONDENT: YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition in this action which is filed in the office of the above-named Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within 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 your by default, for the relief demanded in the Petition.

GIVEN under my hand this 27th day of November, 2015 at the hour of 12:00 o’clock p.m. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Ruth Windrum MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DR-15-745 Department

No. 2 Robert L. Deschamps III Summons for Publication IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF Jennifer Turner, Petitioner and Terry Turner, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: You, the Respondent, are hereby summoned to answer the Petition in this action, which is filed with the Clerk of Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file our answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Petitioner within twenty 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 for the relief demanded in the Petition. This action is brought to obtain a dissolution of marriage. Title to and interest in the following real property will be involved in this action: N/A. DATED this 4th day of December, 2015. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Michael Evjen, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 1 Probate No. DP-15-238 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELMER H. DICKHAUT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives 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 Dennis M. Dickhaut and Janice M. Buck, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o Boone Karlberg P.C., P. O. Box 9199, Missoula, Montana 59807-9199, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. We declare, under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana, that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 3rd day of December, 2015, at Missoula, Montana. /s/ Dennis M. Dickhaut /s/ Janice M. Buck BOONE KARLBERG P.C. By: /s/ Dean A. Stensland, Esq. P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, Montana 59807-9199 Attorneys for Dennis M. Dickhaut and Janice M. Buck, Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 1 Probate No. DP-15-240 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS RICHARD TATTORY, 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 estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to KATHIE M. TATTORY, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Worden Thane P.C., PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 4th day of December, 2015. /s/ KATHIE

MNAXLP M. TATTORY, Personal Representative, c/o Worden Thane P.C. P.O. Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806-4747 WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Amy M. Scott Smith, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 2 Case No. DV-15-1235 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Pamela Diane Evock, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, Pamela Diane Evock, has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from Pamela Diane Evock to Pamela Diane Warren, and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 12th day of January, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., in the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 9th day of December, 2015. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 3 Hon. John W. Larson Cause No. DV-15-1140 SUMMONS DAVID R. CUPLIN, Plaintiff, v.

JAMES R. CUPLIN, JOAN CUPLIN, DOES 1-10, 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, Defendants. TO THE STATE OF MONTANA AND ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Verified Complaint For Partition of Real Property in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney, Matthew B. Thiel, of Thiel Law Office, PLLC, P.O. Box 8125, Missoula, MT 598078125, within twenty one (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 to Quiet Title. This action is brought for the purpose of partitioning land situated in Missoula County, commonly known as 10 Russell Park West, and is legally described as Lot 10 of Russell Park West in the City of Missoula, Montana.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, the 23rd day of November, 2015. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of the District Court By: /s/ Kersten Seilstad, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA Cause No.: DP-15-228 Department No.: 4 Karen Townsend NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Patricia Fern Bennett. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the

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PUBLIC NOTICES above-named estate. If any person or organization has a valid claim against said estate, the claim must include the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the name and address of claimant. Mont. Code Ann. §72-3-804(1). Creditors must make claim within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred. Mont. Code Ann. §72-3-801. Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative at the address named below, Certified mail requested, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 25th day of November, 2015. /s/ Mary P. Cole, Personal Representative, 2770 Meriwether St., Missoula, MT 59803 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT MISSOULA COUNTY Case No.: DV-15-944 Judge: Robert L. Deschamps, III SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION ALLY FINANCIAL INC., Plaintiff, vs. TRAVIS HAWKINS, BILLY STAGGS and SHIRLEY STAGGS, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO: TRAVIS HAWKINS and BILLY STAGGS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint for Claim and Delivery in this action which is filed in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your Answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within 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. The object of this action is for the purpose of seizure of a certain 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, VIN 1GC1KYE8XBF136731 as described in Plaintiff’s Complaint for Claim and Delivery, which property is situated in the County of Missoula, State of Montana, and for the further purpose of liquidating said property pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code (Mont. Code Ann. §§ 30-9A101, et seq.). WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court this 1st day of December, 2015. /s/ SHIRLEY E. FAUST CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT [Court Seal] By: /s/ Michael Evjen, Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE Pursuant to § 71-1-301, et seq., of the Montana Code Annotated, the undersigned hereby gives notice of a Trustee Sale to be held on the 22nd day of March, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., at the west entrance to the Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula, MT, the following described property located in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 6274, being a tract of land located in the E1/2 of Section 1, Township 13 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Eight Bridges, LLC, Grantor, conveyed the above described property, and improvements situated thereon, if any, to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Belmont Memorial Park Special Care Trust, who was designated as beneficiary in an Assignment of Montana Trust Indenture dated April 23, 2010 and recorded under in Book No. 856 at Page

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No. 987 of Micro Records of Missoula County, Montana. The obligations secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture are now in default and the required payments on the Promissory Note and modifications thereto, and secured by the Trust Indenture have not been made as required. As of October 31, 2015, the sum of $5,214,134.44 was past due, with interest accruing on the principal amount borrowed at the rate of 5% per annum, and together with costs and attorney’s fees incurred. In addition, Grantor is also in default for failing to pay taxes before becoming delinquent, and as of November 17, 2015, the amount of unpaid taxes is $142,908.81, together with interest, penalties and other fees incurred. In accordance with the provisions of the Trust Indenture, the beneficiary has elected to accelerate the full remaining balance due under the terms of the Trust Indenture and note and elected to sell the interest of Eight Bridges, LLC, the original Grantor, its successors and assigns, in and to the afore described property, subject to all easements, restrictions, encumbrances, or covenants existing of record or evident on the property at the time of sale to satisfy the remaining obligation owed. Beneficiary has directed David J. Steele II, a licensed Montana attorney, as successor Trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The sale noticed herein may be terminated and the Trust Indenture and note obligation be reinstated by the tender to the successor Trustee of all amounts in arrears to the date of payment, together with all fees, costs and expenses of sale as incurred. Aside from commercial tenant The Hub Family Entertainment Center, Inc., Trustee is unaware of any party in possession or claiming right to possession of the subject property other than those persons noticed herein. DATED this 18th day of November, 2015. /s/ David J. Steele II Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA County of Missoula This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 18th day of November, 2015, by David J. Steele II. (SEAL) /s/ Katie M. Neagle Notary Public for the State of Montana NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on January 29, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in

MNAXLP which George Hardie and Mayme Hardie, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to TITLE SERVICES as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MOUNTAIN WEST BANK, N.A. CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated September 29, 2008 and was recorded on September 29, 2008 as Instrument No. 2000822269, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 2320 Sage Hen Ct, Missoula, MT 59808 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 24 IN BLOCK 4 OF EL MAR ESTATES PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECOREDE PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC. The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely 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. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments of principal and interest totaling $29,705.10 beginning December 1, 2013; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable.

By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $199,752.85 with interest thereon at the rate of 3.75000 percent per annum beginning November 1, 2013; plus escrow advances of $8,146.39; less a suspense balance of $3.78; plus property inspection fees $310.31; plus other fees and costs in the amount of $8,255.37; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by ten-

dering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: September 21, 2015 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 4-A of Certificate of Survey No. 1692, located in the Northeast quarter (NE1/4) of Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 16 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. DANIEL J MARTIN and M Katherine STILLWELLMARTIN, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Pinnacle Title & Escrow, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on March 9, 2006, and recorded on March 10, 2006 as Book 770 Page 434 Document No. 200605440. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank NA as trustee for Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2006-5. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $847.29, beginning June 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 19, 2015 is $165,427.80 principal, interest at the rate of 3.50000% totaling $7,405.37, late charges in the amount of $169.44, escrow advances of $3,473.31, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,824.46, plus accruing interest at the rate of $15.87 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

PUBLIC NOTICES 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, 2015 /s/ Kaitlin Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 22 day of September, 2015 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public

MNAXLP Mortgage Group, Inc.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $942.67, beginning June 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 7, 2015 is $128,772.35 principal, interest at the rate of 5.87500% totaling $10,211.56, late charges in the amount of $140.20, escrow advances of $3,115.17, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,577.20, 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 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

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Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Select Portfolio Servicing Inc.vs DANIEL J MARTINM-Katherine STILLWELL-MARTIN 100206-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 1 OF SUSAN ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. EULA G JACOBSEN and KEITH E JACOBSEN, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. , as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on October 24, 2002, and recorded on October 24, 2002 as Book 691 Page 208 Document No. 200230935.

The beneficial interest is currently held by Citimortgage , Inc. successor in interest to ABN AMRO

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, 2015 /s/ Kaitlin Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 22 day of September, 2015 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc.,

Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Citimortgage Incvs EULA G JACOBSENKEITH E JACOBSEN 100255-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 8, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 6 of WILDROSE, a platted subdivision of Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat of record in Book 19 of Plats at Page 53.

WESLEY B SWALLING, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Western Title & Escrow , as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on July 15, 2009, and recorded on July 16, 2009 as Book 843 Page 1243 as Document No. 200917601. The ben-

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JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r d s “We’ve Got U Surrounding”-vowel play from both sides.

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23 DDE’s command in WWII 24 Denounces strongly 26 Armenia and Georgia, once 29 James Bond’s first foe 31 Former Texas governor Perry 32 “Don’t reckon so” 34 Singer-songwriter Redding 36 Reticent 37 WWII naval cruiser named for a Hawaiian city 40 Night wear, for short 42 ___ Kong International Airport 43 Congressional assent 44 Feels sorrow over 46 They’re known for 10s and 20s, but not 30s 48 Slipper tips 51 “Snowy” heron 53 Sombrero, for one 54 Audio collectibles 56 1929 Luis Bunuel/Salvador Dali surrealist short film 61 One side of a drill bit, e.g.

62 What student loans cover for 63 Namath, in 1977 64 “May ___ now?”

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67 Maze runner 68 Gees’ predecessors 69 1/6 of a fl. oz.

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PUBLIC NOTICES eficial interest is currently held by Suntrust Mortgage, 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 $1098.87, beginning May 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 1, 2015 is $134,106.53 principal, interest at the rate of 5.00% totaling $3,352.68, late charges in the amount of $176.58, escrow advances of $1,007.64, and other fees and expenses advanced of $193.70, plus accruing interest at the rate of $18.37 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

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29, 2015 /s/ Kaitlin Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 29 day of September, 2015 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 SunTrust v SWALLING 100304-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 8, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 4 of JOHNSON ADDITION, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

JODI MOREAU, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on September 3, 2008, and recorded on September 8, 2008 as Book 825 Page 1361 Document No. 200820778. The beneficial interest is currently held by Ditech Financial LLC FKA Green Tree Servicing LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,023.52, beginning September 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 21, 2015 is $145,746.31 principal, interest at the rate of 2.62500% totaling $4,370.89, late charges in the amount of $139.64, escrow advances of $2,683.51, plus accruing interest at the rate of $10.49 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

MNAXLP 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 25, 2015 /s/ Kaitlin Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 25 day of September, 2015 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Ditech Mortgage Corpvs JODI MOREAU 100347-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 8, 2016, 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: Unit 2 of Amazing Drive Condominium Association, a residential condominium situated on the following described real property in Missoula County, Montana, to wit: Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No 5940, located in the Northeast one-quarter of section 35, Township 12 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Together with an interest in the general common areas and the limited common areas as they are defined to the Declaration of Condominium recorded December 7, 2009 in Book 851 at Page 1227

Micro Records. Subject to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 851 at Page 1227 Micro Records, the Condo 000212 and the Bylaws of Amazing Drive Condominium Association, Inc. in Book 851 at Page 1232 Micro Records, all recorded December 7, 2008 Meredith M Hale, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated November 18, 2010 recorded November 18, 2010 in Book 869 Page 662 under Document No 201022769. The beneficial interest is currently held by Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). 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 $622.72, beginning December 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 June 9, 2015 is $114,443.26 principal, interest at the rate of 4.50% totaling $3117.00, late charges in the amount of $24.54, escrow advances of $1,027.58, and other fees and expenses advanced of $156.23, plus accruing interest at the rate of $14.11 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 30, 2015 /s/ Kaitlin Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 30 day of September 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Gotch, 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/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2-18-2020 Seterus V Hale 42125.021 NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED TO: ALL INTERESTED Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana code annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: 2. The property taxes became delinquent on December 1, 2012. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on July 12, 2012. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on the 9th day of January, 2014 by Equity Trust Co FBO Pizzini/Ranney, PO Box 1409, Elyria, OH 44036. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to Equity Trust Co FBO Pizzini/Ranney. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is: $11,315.87 Taxes: $8925.20 Penalty: $156.85 Interest: $ 1893.51 Cost: $340.31 Total: $11315.87 7. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 must be paid by January 6, 2016. 8. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the county treasurer on or prior to January 6, which is the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the county treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to the purchaser on the day following the date that the redemption period expires or on the date the county treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 9. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula county treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258-3234. Dated this 11th day of December, 2015 Equity Trust Co FBO Pizzini/Ranney, PO Box 1409, Elyria, OH 44036.LEGAL SERVICES

RENTALS APARTMENTS 1 bedroom, 1 bath, $550, 4 plex off Mount, bright lower level, coin-op laundry, storage & offstreet parking. W/S/G paid.

NO PETS, NO SMOKING, Gatewest 728-7333 1 bedroom, 1 bath, $675, newer complex off W. Broadway, A/C, DW, balcony, storage & off-street parking. W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING, Gatewest 728-7333 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 62+ Community, 2 Weeks FREE w/6 Month lease, $695, remodeled, DW, elevator, free basic cable, on street parking, HEAT PAID. NO PETS, NO SMOKING, Gatewest 728-7333 108 W. Broadway #2. Studio/1 bath, completely remodeled, DW, W/D, urban chic design in downtown Missoula. $1100 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 119 Turner Ct. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, Northside, W/D hookups, storage, pet? $650 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-8777353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611

1502 Ernest Ave. #3. 1 bed/1bath, W/D hook-ups, storage, central location. $575.

Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $750, quiet cul-de-sac near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, offstreet parking. HEAT PAID. NO PETS, NO SMOKING, Gatewest 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $875-$895, off 3rd Street, new 6 Plex, w/d hookups, patio, A/C, storage & off-street parking. W/S/G paid, NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, $825, newer townhouse condo, washer/dryer in unit, microwave, carport & off-street parking. S/G paid, NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 7287333 3712 W. Central #3. 2 bed/1 bath, Target Range, W/D hookups, storage, shared yard, pet? $775. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 62+ Community 2+ bed, 2 bath, $750/mo includes heat, basic TV, garage available for $50/mo. NO SMOKING/PETS. 549-8095 or 274-0138

tiful, historic, recently remodeled property with elevators and onsite management. The units are light and airy with tall ceilings and wood floors. Centrally located near bus line, the river and Caras Park.

The only tenant-paid utility is electric; about $15-$25 monthly. Call Elizabeth Marshall 406.549.4113 ext. 130 for more info!

Studio, 1 bath, $550, quiet cul-desac near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, HEAT PAID. NO PETS, NO SMOKING, Gatewest 728-7333

MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric in$460/month. cluded.

406-273-6034 Lolo, nice park. Lot for single wide 16x80. Water, sewer No paid. garbage and dogs. $280/mo. 406-273-6034

DUPLEXES 1310 Mitchell St. “B”. 3 brd/1.5 bath, Northside, single car

garage, W/D, DW. $1100.

Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1706 Scott St. “B” 1 bed/1 bath, Northside, lower unit, shared yard, all utilities paid, pet? $700 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2412 Gilbert. 2 bed/1 bath, Rattlesnake, new flooring & fresh paint, single garage, W/D. $1050. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 524 S. 5th St. E. “B”. 2 bed/1 bath, 2 blocks to U, W/D, all utilities included. $1000 Grizzly Property Management 5422060 820 Charlo St. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, Northside, shared yard, patio, W/D hookups, pet? $700.

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HOUSES 212 ½ S. 5th Street East. 1 bed/1 bath, newly remodeled, close to U and downtown. $775 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

808 Hendricksen: 2 Bedroom, Wood floors, Carport, Hook-ups, Pet OK. $895. Garden City Property Management 5496106 Canyon Creek Village spacious 2 bed, 2 bath, next to subdivision park. Front covered porch and fenced rear yard on corner lot. New flooring in living room & kitchen. Second floor loft living room filled with natural light. Master bedroom has a walk in closet and bathroom. Property has two assigned parking spaces. UG sprinklers and drip system. Seasonal lawn care provided. Tenant is responsible to shovel snow in the winter. $1295/mo.

Security Deposit $1500. No Cats - 1 small mature dog possible. Property is shown by appointment only - Call, text or email today to set up a showing. (406) 241-1408 • meticulousmanage@gmail.com

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The Missoula Housing Authority complies with the Fair Housing Act and offers Reasonable Accommodations to persons with Disabilities.

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251-4707 Uncle Robert Lane 2 Bed Apt. $760/month fidelityproperty.com

ROOMMATES

1535 Liberty Lane, Suites 117B & 110C. Professional office space with common area on corner of Russell & Broadway. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 7288270 glasgow@montana.com

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206 & 210 South 3rd West.

Lease space in historic storefront next to Boomswagger & Bernice’s Bakery. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

RENTALS OUT OF TOWN

223 W. Front Street: ~1,000 square feet, By Caras Park & Carousel, Downtown, $1,250 per month. Garden City Property Management 549-6106

20230 Ninemile: Frenchtown 2 Bedroom, Basement, Garage stall, Pet OK. $795. Garden City Property Management 549-6106

Professional Property Management. Find Yourself at Home in the Missoula Rental Market with PPM. 1511 S Russell • (406) 721-8990 • www.professionalproperty.com

Palace Apartments 149 W. Broadway is currently renting 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, starting at $550. Income limits apply at this property. The Palace is a beau-

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REAL ESTATE HOMES 2004 Silver Tips Cluster. 5 bed on 1/2 acre in Circle H Ranch gated community. $675,000.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com 2045 South 13th West. 3 bed, 1 bath with wood floors, finished attic, basement and new roof. $194,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Downtown Missoula home. $270,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, South Hills home. $205,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 442 Kensington. Totally remodeled 1 bed, 1.5 bath with fenced yard, patio, deck & garage. $239,900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com

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706 Hiberta. 2 bed, 1 bath stucco home on one +/- acre. $215,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com

"Let us tend your den" Since 1995, where tenants and landlords call home.

715 Kensington Ave., Suite 25B 542-2060• grizzlypm.com

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9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres with MIssion Mountain & Missoula Valley views. $385,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com

Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 728-2621. www.clarkforkrealty.com Buying or selling homes? Let me help you Find Your Way Home.

Please contact me, David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM Fidelity Management Services, Inc. • 7000 Uncle Robert Lane #7, Missoula • 406-251-4707.

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If you’ve been thinking of selling your home now is the time. The local inventory is relatively low and good houses are selling quickly. Let me help you Find Your Way Home. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM Interested in real estate? Successfully helping buyers and sellers.

Please contact me, David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM Lewis & Clark Neighborhood 631 Pattee Creek Drive. Across from Splash, wheelchair accessible, wonder-

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REAL ESTATE ful, spacious, light, beautiful Lewis & Clark area home. Over 3300 s.f. of living space. $299,500. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Natural Housebuilders & Terry Davenport Design, Inc.. Building Survivalist Homes, Sustainably, Off Grid. www.faswall.com, www.naturalhousebuilder.net. Ph: 406-3690940 & 406-642-6863.

“There once was an agent named Dave/Whose clients they all would rave. He’ll show you a

house/loved by both you and your spouse. Both your time and money he’ll save.” Tony and Marcia Bacino. Please contact me David Loewenwarter, Realtor, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES MONTANA PROPERTIES 406-241-3221 LOEWENWARTER.COM 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

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Tina Ave Condo. $145,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16. Burns Street Commons is a very special place to call home and this three bedroom upper level unit offers spacious, convenient, and beautiful living space. $160,000. KD 240-5227 or Sarah 370-3995 porticorealestate.com

Condo for Sale-901 Rodgers St 2BR/1.5 bath, 2 level condo, quite Northside neighborhood. Carpet throughout, laminate flooring in LR. Close to downtown, bike to UM, bus stop on same block. Includes W/D (not coin-op),carport pkg & storage unit. Great investment opportunity, must see. $89,900 view at forsalebyowner.com Listing ID: 24027866 or 406.214.7519

Uptown Flats #301. Large 1 bed, 1 bath plus bonus room with all the amenities. $210,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5 4 6 . 5 8 1 6 . annierealtor@gmail.com

Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

2003 Lil Diamond Cluster. Beautiful .58 acre lot in Circle H Ranch gated community. $94,900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com

2003 Lil Diamond Cluster $94,900 Beautiful .58 acre lot in gated community of Circle H Ranch.

Access to 900 acres of rolling grassland & light timber.

MLS #20157116

1535 Liberty Lane Ste. 117B & 110C Over 3500 sq.ft professional office space for lease in LEED Gold Certified building, The Solstice Building on corner of Broadway & Russell. Common area includes conference room, kitchen & outdoor deck.

MLS #20157147

For location and more info, view these and other properties at:

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

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LAND FOR SALE

4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy.

Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40.69 acres with 2 creeks & Mission Mountain views. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre

REAL ESTATE

building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $145,000.

Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com NHN Roundup. Two 20 acre, unzoned, bare land parcels. $3,000,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

COMMERCIAL Apartment Complex. 329 & 329 1/2 North 2nd West. 3 unit building with separate house in back.

Many upgrades. $385,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink

Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

OUT OF TOWN 1476 Eastside Hightway, Corvallis. Victorian 3 bed, 2 bath on over 7 horse-ready acres. $389,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $190,000.. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Frenchtown home. $367,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

@ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

UNDER CONTRACT

580 TAMARACK

4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Florence home on 4.85 acres. $285,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12.3 acres. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties.

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

$179,000 2 bed, 1 bath on 1 acre with deck, patio, double garage & carport.

MLS #20155035

UNDER CONTRACT

6982 Alisha • $369,000 Quality brand new Martz constructed 3 bed, 2 bath with 3 car garage in Upper Linda Vista.

Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience

pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)

Contact Matt at 360-9023 for more information.

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MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com

3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Lolo home. $225,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer

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LAURIE MATTHEWS

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