NEWS ARTS
COST OF COMPROMISE: WHAT IT TOOK FOR REP. DAINES TO SUPPORT THE HERITAGE ACT
TWO DRUNKS CELEBRATES THE BARD’S ROWDY ROOTS
GIFTS
BOOZE! PANTIES! BOOKS! HATS! AND MORE LAST-MINUTE IDEAS
FOOD
LAKE MISSOULA TEA CO. TURNS OVER A NEW LEAF
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NEWS ARTS
COST OF COMPROMISE: WHAT IT TOOK FOR REP. DAINES TO SUPPORT THE HERITAGE ACT
TWO DRUNKS CELEBRATES THE BARD’S ROWDY ROOTS
GIFTS
BOOZE! PANTIES! BOOKS! HATS! AND MORE LAST-MINUTE IDEAS
FOOD
LAKE MISSOULA TEA CO. TURNS OVER A NEW LEAF
Ikebana Beauty With Ikebana Japanese pottery, flower arranging could not be more simple or elegant.
A Bucket of Cheese Montana cheese artisans are featured in Jennie’s holiday buckets, and paired with local chocolate, honey or jam.
A Construction Project
A Stunning Date
Here’s the making of a new Christmas Eve tradition, building & decorating a Dancing Deer gingerbread house.
365 of them, in fact. We can set you up with a variety of gorgeous engagement and wall calendars.
TEN LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS Something Posh
A Big Beer or Budget Bubbly
Nothing is sweeter in the stocking than Missoula’s Posh Chocolat bars and truffles.
Have Matt guide you to one of the hearty winter beers or one of the high quality, yet affordable champagnes he has sourced for the holiday season.
The Finishing Touch Sometimes all it takes is that one perfect ingredient. Let us help you select a gourmet gift for your special chef.
Something Soft Luxuriant body care products are great stocking stuffers. One favorite is Nourish Body Butters.
A Trio of Pears These Vance Kitira candles are a beautiful way to cozy up a cold night. Virginia can show you many other candle options too.
Whatever They Want The gift of choice can be the nicest gift of all. Give ‘em the run of the sore with a GFS gift card or a gift card for a Good Food Store cooking class. www.goodfoodstore.com
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Voices/Letters Hunting, Community Medical Center and Kaarma ................................4 The Week in Review Plane crash, MADE Fair and water deal........................................6 Briefs Bikes, bears and a Christmas coyote.....................................................................6 Etc. The PEAS Farm secures its home..............................................................................7 News What it took for Daines to support the Heritage Act.............................................8 Opinion When the West’s holidays were all about hard times (and booze) ..................9 Special Our last-minute gift guide ................................................................................10 Feature The spirits of the season visit Dan Brooks.......................................................14
Arts & Entertainment
Arts The Shiveries walk through rainbows....................................................................18 Music Driving home on the highway to yuletide hell...................................................19 Theater Two Drunks celebrates Shakespeare’s rowdy roots ........................................20 Film The Homesman’s rich, lonely details ....................................................................21 Film Puzzle metaphor falls apart in The Captive ..........................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films ......................................................23 What’s Good Here Turning over a new leaf.................................................................24 Happiest Hour Christmas Steamer...............................................................................26 8 Days a Week Why is there no Tiny Tim in the story? ................................................27 Mountain High Christmas Bird Count .........................................................................33 Agenda Cybersecurity Seminar .....................................................................................34
Exclusives
Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 In Other News ..............................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrology......................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-5 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12
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Deeply outraged
STREET TALK
by Cathrine L. Walters
Asked Tuesday, Dec. 16, on the corner of Broadway and Spruce. What’s your favorite classic holiday story? Follow-up: What’s the best antidote to a “Scrooge” during the holiday season?
Dan Ryan: A Christmas Carol. My son loves it too. He’s 11 and we have seen every movie version of it. I’m hoping to get the book for Christmas this year. Warm their soul: Doing something nice for them, like if it was someone in the store, I’d just be polite and kind.
Seth Warren: A Christmas Story, without question. I just got married this year and I’m adopting some of my wife’s traditions, like buying silly pajamas for each other every Christmas. Hit their funny bone: My specialty is humor so I try to make them laugh.
Katie LeBlanc: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. I try to watch it every year but I don’t need Christmas to watch it. Fill their belly: Bake them some cornbread. When has cornbread ever made anyone sad?
Mike Scialabba: Probably A Christmas Story. You’ll shoot your eye out! Hug it out: Giving. I guess whatever it looked like they needed. A hug, maybe?
Jonathan Green: A Christmas Carol. The ghost of Christmas future is kinda creepy though. Christmas spirits: Probably liquor. At a Christmas party? Get everyone loosened up and happy.
I am deeply outraged, saddened and sorrowful after hearing about the “crowdshooting” incidents recently that occurred near Townsend in Broadwater County (see “When the chase isn’t fair,” Dec. 11). It is unthinkable that dozens of hunters would unlawfully haze, chase with pickup trucks, box-in and kill even one elk, not to mention the large, undetermined number killed in these blood frenzies. This is not what hunting is about. It is a frightening incident of how some disturbed people with unrestricted use of guns and the lack of law enforcement can go crazy to kill. Many of the elk killed were cows with calves. Many suffered. Sadly, it has happened before and is likely to happen again if the guilty people are not brought to justice and more oversight is not added to ensure legal hunting policy enforcement. I would like to know what is being planned and what is being done in the aftermath of these incidents. I would like to applaud and encourage Broadwater County Undersheriff Wynn Meehan for trying to do what he could to stop this massacre. When unable to stop the armed, frenzied killers due to being outnumbered by them, he reported the incident as accurately as he could. Officer Meehan needed help. Why was none available to him? There is news that Rep. Kelly Flynn will introduce legislation to increase fines for illegal hunting activities and to work with property owners to allow more free access to private land. This is akin to allowing the fox to guard the henhouse, in my opinion. Rep. Flynn has consistently voted for more guns in more places for more people. If he really cared about what is going on in his backyard, he would protect hunting rights by passing legislation enforcing legal hunting and by strengthening wildlife protection, not arming more citizens.
The bottom line is that this disgusting, violent and senseless act occurred. It will occur again. Who care? We all should. Peg Brownlee Florence
The right choice I’m glad western Montanans will continue to have a choice when it comes to picking a hospital thanks to the innovative partnership coming soon to Community Medical Center.
“This is not what hunting is about. It is a frightening incident of how some disturbed people with unrestricted use of guns and the lack of law enforcement can go crazy to kill.” As a business owner myself, I appreciate that Community’s board had the foresight to figure out how best to adapt to the health care sector’s changing regulatory environment without compromising quality patient care. This partnership will allow the hospital to more easily and efficiently access bond markets, infusing much-needed capital into recruiting the
best and brightest physicians and infrastructure needed to deliver high quality care. Meanwhile, the hospital will begin paying taxes, investing at least a million dollars each year toward preserving the quality of life and services that make Missoula unique. A Montana-based provider that sets a standard for excellent care across the state and is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic is absolutely the right choice for Community’s—and Missoula’s—economic and health care future. If you agree, please consider writing Attorney General Tim Fox in support of the sale. Spider McNight Missoula
Options are key As a lifelong Missoulian, I am writing in support of the sale of Community Medical Center to Billings Clinic RegionalCare. Our city has been well served by two hospitals for more than 70 years, and I see no reason to change course now. While Providence St. Patrick Hospital is an excellent institution and gives back to our community in many ways, I personally believe in health care options for Missoulians. I’m also glad to hear that Billings Clinic has committed to preserving local jobs and that they plan to continue existing charity care policies to help those most in need in our community. While some Missoulians are suspicious of Community’s conversion to a tax-paying hospital, I think it’s wise to remember the ongoing loss of Smurfit Stone’s revenue. I see no disadvantage to having another large property tax payer in town contributing to Missoula’s excellent quality of life and essential services. If you agree, I hope you’ll join me in asking Attorney General Tim Fox to approve the sale. Anna Martello Missoula
[Comments from MissoulaNews.com] Backtalk from “Translating tragedy,” Dec. 11
Stupid games “Let me get this straight: We are supposed to feel sorry for a kid burglar that got himself shot? And demonize a guy that left his door open as a bad guy? Blame the burglary victim for not locking doors and feel sorry for the burglar because he was a foreign student? You play stupid games in life you win stupid prizes.” Posted Dec. 11 at 5:29 a.m.
mature and grow out of that rebellious stage. Kaarma apparently did not mature and grow out of that stage. It’s his only rational defense. If he doesn’t use it—and if the judge and jury don’t buy it—I can’t see how they could come to any conclusion other than that it was premeditated murder.” Posted Dec. 11 at 1:29 p.m.
Common sense Premeditated murder “... Kids often do stupid and irresponsible things. All kids do. I did, virtually all my friends and classmates did, and my kids did. But we grow up and
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“This never should have came to trial. There were no charges filed until a few gun grabbing idiots from Missoula created a big deal about nothing. I sincerely hope the jury sees through this bunch of hype and shows the world that
there is still some common sense in our judicial system.” Posted Dec. 11 at 4:25 p.m.
Worst crime imaginable “I’m blown away by how stupid some of these comments are. I thought normal people read this publication, not hooting troglodytes, tossing comments around like their equally coherent lumps of poo. ‘Baiting’ a person into your garage so you can murder them is nothing but using the veil of a misguided law to commit the worst crime imaginable. This isn’t a case of defending the castle, not when you leave the draw bridge down, hoping for someone to wander in.” Posted Dec. 14 at 11:41 a.m.
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Cathrine L. Walters
Wednesday, December 10 The Montana Supreme Court announces plans to hear oral arguments regarding Barry Beach’s latest petition for re-sentencing. Beach is serving 100 years in Montana State Prison for the 1979 murder of Kimberly Nees.
Thursday, December 11 Gov. Steve Bullock and Attorney General Tim Fox announce that the state and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have come to a new agreement on the Flathead Water Rights Compact. It will be presented to the state legislature for approval.
Friday, December 12 Despite taking an early 1-0 lead, the Missoula Maulers lose 7-4 to the Idaho Junior Steelheads. The defeat breaks the Maulers’ 15-game winning streak and begins the Steelheads’ sweep of the weekend’s threegame series.
Saturday, December 13 Missoula police respond to a robbery at the Zip Trip convenience store on Toole Avenue. The thief took money and beer before fleeing the scene. Two days later, police arrest Mark Sellers, 52, in connection with the incident.
Sunday, December 14 Hundreds of shoppers crowd the Adams Center to buy and browse the wares of some 170 local and regional artists and craftspeople during the annual—and newly expanded—Holiday MADE Fair.
Monday, December 15 After calling two expert witnesses and playing a video of their client learning he would be charged with deliberate homicide for the April killing of exchange student Diren Dede, defense attorneys for Markus Kaarma rest their case.
Tuesday, December 16 Around 4:30 p.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office receives a report that a plane has crashed into a hillside northwest of Ronan. Responding emergency personnel find a small aircraft down, with one of its two occupants deceased.
Montana Rail Link employees work to re-rail 30 empty tank cars Dec. 16 after a low-speed collision with a loaded car. MRL spokesman Jim Lewis says safety features worked as designed, no hazardous materials were released and no injuries sustained in the incident.
Plains
Coyote trophy stirs outrage On Dec. 8, Christine Svoboda was driving from her home in Thompson Falls to Plains when she caught sight of something strange and disturbing on the side of River Road, near the Sanders County Fairgrounds: a coyote, hanging by its ankle from a tree, decorated with a red Christmas bow. She initially thought it was a wolf. “I was mortified by it,” Svoboda says. “I like wildlife. I moved to Montana because I love living among nature, and then you see sad things. It’s cruelty to animals is what it is. It’s very disrespectful to animals.” Sanders County Commissioner Carol Brooker, who represents the Plains area, says she doesn’t know a lot about the offending coyote, but she does know Svoboda wasn’t the only one alarmed by the bizarre decoration. According to Brooker, River Road is the second busiest thoroughfare in the county. Its traffic, she says, regularly includes school buses. “It’s really unnerved a lot of people,” Brooker says. While Brooker says there is an old ranching tradition of hanging dead coyotes to ward off other coy-
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otes from vulnerable livestock, she doesn’t believe this was the intention in this case. “This particular place that this is hanging, I don’t think they have any livestock,” Brooker says, adding that the animal is in a yard, not on a ranch. According to Brooker, the Sanders County Sheriff ’s Department is aware of the coyote but is unable to do anything about it, since it’s on private property. Ron Aasheim of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says he, too, has heard about the coyote but that there’s “nothing in the law” to regulate how coyotes are harvested or displayed. “It’s personal judgment,” Aasheim says. According to Aasheim, though, the controversy surrounding the coyote fits within the broader context of an increasingly heated discussion about predators in the state. “I think with the wolf becoming more prevalent in Montana, that certainly raised the profile of the predator issue,” Aasheim says. “You bet.” As for Svoboda, she says she took photos of the hung animal in an attempt to raise awareness—and apparently the homeowner got the message. As of Dec. 11, Brooker says the coyote had been taken down. Ted McDermott
Tribal nations
Bears get a new ally The Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council last week passed a resolution requesting it be formally consulted on matters relating to the future of grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone area. The resolution came shortly after the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee concluded its winter meeting in Missoula, and joined a wave of recent declarations from tribal nations demanding a voice in the ongoing debate over lifting Endangered Species Act protections for Yellowstone grizzlies. According to the Guardians of Our Ancestors’ Legacy Tribal Coalition, tribes throughout the region have increasingly spoken out against delisting of the species in recent months. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Idaho issued a written declaration of opposition in early November. By GOAL’s count, 21 tribes in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and the Dakotas are now formally opposed to delisting, including nine tribes that announced their positions just last week. GOAL has stepped to the forefront of tribal opposition to grizzly delisting in Yellowstone, citing deep spiritual and cultural connections to the bears
[news] as well as disgust at the idea of state-managed trophy hunts. The organization was founded in fall 2013 by Northern Cheyenne spiritual leader Don Shoulderblade and his nephew, Rain Bear Stands Last. They contend that the push by state and federal agencies to delist Yellowstone grizzlies contravenes the American Indian Religious Freedom Act. Chris Servheen, grizzly bear recovery coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, says his office sent formal consultation letters in April to four tribes in the Yellowstone area. “They were all sent those letters last April, and we haven’t heard anything in response to those letters,” Servheen says. Serhveen says FWS is still just weighing whether or not to pursue delisting. But the growing number of opponents has served to bolster GOAL’s resolve. “The tribes of the Oceti Sakowin, the Great Sioux Nation, have always been a powerful force,” Bear Stands Last says. “Custer underestimated the Lakota and didn’t live to regret it. Who would not want the descendants of Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and Hump to be at their side in a fight such as this?” Alex Sakariassen
water treatment plants. When phosphate ends up in waterways, it fuels algae growth and harms fish. After 16 states banned phosphates in dishwasher detergent in 2010, manufacturers scrambled to find a replacement. “Consumer brand marketers came up with products that just really didn’t work well,” Knauf says. “People got a little upset, because they were noticing all the spots on their glasswear and less cleaning in their dishwasher.” Aiming to fill the void left by the phosphate phase out, Rivertop will begin manufacturing its Riose detergent builder next summer at its new plant in Danville, Va. The facility will be operated by DanChem Technolo-
Business
Rivertop ramps up A big year for Rivertop Renewables has gotten even bigger. The Missoula producer of biodegradable chemicals received a $26 million cash infusion from outside investors in the spring that enabled the company to nearly double its staff. Then, the company announced last week that its first commercial manufacturing plant is under construction. “What’s really cool about this is that it’s technology that was developed by Dr. Don Kiely at the University of Montana,” says CEO Mike Knauf. “We’re so proud of that. Finding commercial success with technology that comes out of the university is a pretty rare occurrence.” Before retiring from UM in 2008, Kiely pioneered what he called “progressive chemistry,” a term that reflected his commitment to creating environmentally sustainable products. Among Kiely’s biggest accomplishments was developing a method capable of inexpensively converting plant sugars into the biodegradable chemical glucaric acid. The chemical is an effective substitute for environmentally harmful minerals and petroleum-based compounds traditionally used to manufacture commercial and industrial products like road de-icer and dish detergent. The problem with dishwasher detergents specifically is that they’ve traditionally been made with phosphates, a mineral that isn’t broken down by
gies, which Rivertop successfully partnered with on a 2012 pilot project. Knauf says Rivertop selected the Virginia site because DanChem had an existing plant that could be retrofitted to suit Rivertop’s needs more affordably than building a new facility closer to home. When the plant runs at full steam, it will produce up to 10 million pounds of glucaric acid annually. When asked to explain Rivertop’s rapid success, company founder Don Kiely attributes it to principles he set from the beginning, notably a commitment to creating nontoxic products from renewable resources. “That’s the pattern I think we have to follow,” he says, “if we’re going to be successful.” Jessica Mayrer
Bicycles
City looks to tweak laws Aiming to free up bicycle parking, the Missoula City Council is debating a measure that would authorize municipal employees to remove bikes abandoned in a public space for more than 10 days. “We receive complaints frequently from business owners and from parks about bikes being abandoned but locked in the public right of way and public
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Next year, Missoula County Public Schools expects to go to voters and ask for some $150 million to help bring the school district—and its approximately 8,500 students—into the 21st century. But early last week, the MCPS Board of Trustees voted to lease 13 acres of prime Rattlesnake real estate for the next 40 years for just $1 a year, to allow for the continued operation of something very un-futuristic: a farm. Namely, the PEAS Farm. On its face, the move may seem counterintuitive, perhaps even a bad deal for a school district sorely in need of money as it seeks to prepare students for an increasingly technology driven world. But according to those who have been working hard behind the scenes to make it happen, the new arrangement is a bargain and a boon for everyone involved. Joe Knapp, chair of the MCPS Board of Trustees, which approved the long-term lease on Dec. 9, says the farm’s “actual educational benefit” far exceeds the land’s price tag. PEAS, which stands for Program in Ecological Agriculture and Society, produced its first crop of food in 1997, at Fort Missoula. Since moving to a strip of MCPS-owned land between Duncan Drive and Rattlesnake Creek in 2001, the program has taken root in the Missoula community, becoming much more than just a place to grow food—though it certainly does that. Every year, tens of thousands of pounds of PEAS Farm fruits and vegetables end up on Missoulians’ tables. More impressive than the harvest, though, is the collaborative educational process that brings the plants up from seed. The farm is run as a partnership between Garden City Harvest, a nonprofit, and the University of Montana’s Environmental Studies Program. In addition, 3,000-4,000 MCPS students visit the farm each year to get their hands dirty and learn. The farm also hosts the Youth Harvest Project, which offers employment and therapeutic assistance to adolescents. Farming may seem to belong more to the past than the future, but by agreeing to a generous long-term lease, MCPS has demonstrated its commitment to teaching timeless lessons. “We all need to have an idea where our food comes from, and it’s also really important for us to be tied to where we live,” says Josh Slotnick, the PEAS Farm director and a professor in the Environmental Studies Program. “And the PEAS Farm answers both those needs, simultaneously.”
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spaces,” Missoula Bike and Pedestrian Program Manager Ben Weiss told council last week. While businesses have a “reasonable expectation” that bike parking they’ve set aside will be available for customers and employees, Weiss said, too often abandoned bikes consume those spaces. The problem is, existing law doesn’t specifically address the subject. “We had been quasi-legally, maybe even illegally, cutting the locks off of bikes when they’re public nuisances,” Weiss said. Weiss is proposing the city ordinance be changed to explicitly authorize removal of bikes left languishing in public areas. The law would be complaint driven. Bikes left for longer than five days would be tagged with a warning to owners that, if unmoved for an additional five days, the bike faces impoundment. Owners would have 60 days to retrieve their property from the city at no cost. Impoundment is one of two changes to bike laws being considered by council. Lawmakers are also contemplating striking a rarely, if ever, enforced requirement that locals pay $10 to register bikes with the city. Weiss told the Independent after last week’s council meeting that the lion’s share of people registering bikes now are those who live at the Missoula Pre-Release facility, a population under extra pressure to follow the law. A significant number of licensed bikes also belong to Poverello Center homeless shelter residents. “We’re taxing the poorest of the poor with this registration,” Weiss said. The city has for the past several years brought in roughly $1,250 in annual revenue from bike licensing fees—not enough to support the staff time required to enforce the registration requirement, Weiss said. Because registration can be an important tool to track stolen property, Weiss recommends leaving the registry intact while eliminating the fee. Weiss’ pitch met with some skepticism during last week’s council meeting. Councilwoman Marilyn Marler specifically questioned whether the city could do a better job collecting registration revenue in an evenhanded way. “I think if it was consistently brought up,” Marler said, “then maybe it would pay for itself.” Council will hold a public hearing to debate the proposed changes Dec. 22. Jessica Mayrer
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Cost of compromise What it took for Daines to support the Heritage Act by Alex Sakariassen
On Dec. 3, Rep. Steve Daines stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Sens. Jon Tester and John Walsh in a joint press conference announcing the attachment of a sweeping and, as the trio dubbed it, “historic” package of public lands bills to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act. The news sparked a mix of praise and condemnation over the measures, and confirmed for some in Montana’s conservation community rumors that began circulating shortly after Election Day. It also answered a question that has persisted for nearly two years: What would it take for Daines to support the Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act? The Heritage Act—developed by a diverse coalition of Front residents and first introduced by former Sen. Max Baucus— was among some 70 proposals from across the country packaged together as part of the 449-page defense act rider, which made it through Congress last week. And like many of those proposals, the Heritage Act had languished in Congress for several years. Tester joined Baucus as a cosponsor early on. Walsh made his support official this March. Yet much like his predecessor Denny Rehberg, Daines continued to hold listening sessions on the measure and questioned the odds of passing a bill with wilderness designations, of which the Heritage Act has 67,000 acres worth. In an interview with the Independent, Tester says the push to pass the Heritage Act through the current lame-duck session as part of a broader public lands package began shortly before Election Day. Tester initially tried to negotiate for the inclusion of his Forest Jobs and Recreation Act before realizing if he dug in on the issue “we’d have got nothing.” As the negotiations shifted from the Senate to the House after the election, Daines brought a compromise to the table: Pass the Heritage Act, but release wilderness study areas— or WSAs, lands set aside for review as possible wilderness—elsewhere in the state. “We were looking at, if we were going to put more lands into wilderness as part of the Rocky Mountain Heritage Act, there would be a corresponding kind of offset, if you will, of looking at lands that have already been reviewed as probably not being suitable for wilderness to release some lands out of WSA,” Daines tells the Independent. The final deal struck saw the combined 14,000 acres of the Zook and Buffalo creek WSAs released from wilderness consideration. An additional 15,000 acres on two WSAs near the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge will be reviewed for oil and natural gas potential within the
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next five years. That’s where the delegation found “common ground,” Daines says. While the Zook and Buffalo creeks were deemed by the Bureau of Land Management as not suitable for wilderness designation in a 1985 resource management plan, their inclusion in the public lands package—and the perceived lack of transparency in those negotiations—quickly drew criticism from conservation groups including Wilderness Watch, the WildWest Institute and Alliance for the Wild Rockies. “There are lots of deserving BLM WSAs in eastern Montana that should become wilderness,” says Peter Aengst, Montana director for the Wilderness Society. “I don’t think these two are really on that list. Having said that, we want to have transparent processes, and this was not.
velop this grand plan, it shows everything that’s wrong with Congress. They’re incapable of doing things in the light of day.” Tester and Daines argue that, comparatively, Montana gained a lot through the rider. The Heritage Act not only includes 67,000 acres of new wilderness but 208,000 additional acres of conservation management area. The North Fork Watershed Protection Act also made it into the package, banning drilling and mining on more than 383,000 acres of the Flathead River. Tester acknowledges he’s “not crazy about the release of wilderness study areas,” but adds Daines “wasn’t crazy about the Heritage Act” either. “You’re correct, the wilderness study area had not been talked about much,” Tester says. “But you have a choice, and
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In exchange for supporting wilderness designations and other protections on the Rocky Mountain Front, Rep. Steve Daines recently negotiated for the release of two wilderness study areas in eastern Montana.
You can’t deny that this was done through negotiations that went on between our senator and congressman.” The study area releases aren’t the only provisions in the public lands package driving controversy. One measure from southeast Arizona transfers ownership of 2,400 acres of land containing sacred Apache sites to a foreign copper mining company. Another would give 70,000 acres of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to a Native-owned logging company. Anne Hedges, deputy director of the Montana Environmental Information Center, says her group has long opposed the Northern Cheyenne Land Conveyance Act now contained in the package, not because they’re against returning coal to the tribe but because the trade-off is giving land near Bull Mountain to coal company Great Northern Properties. “The breadth of this was staggering and offensive,” Hedges says of the package, “and I think the method used to de-
the choice is you take a look at the package and say, ‘Does it move forward?’ Now we could have gone out and had public hearings on this and talked about it and the window of opportunity would have been over with by the time we got done.” Given time, Daines would have preferred to approach the Heritage Act differently. In fact, he says “there’ll be actually some more work left to do on the Heritage Act, even after we come back, to ensure that we’ve got, I think, all the various stakeholders here represented.” As for the review of WSAs, the senator-elect admits he’s not done there either. “If we look at over a million acres of Montana that are in wilderness study areas, which more or less get managed as de facto wilderness today,” he says, “I think we need to continue to work towards driving resolution on these lands that are kind of in this in-between status.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com
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Christmas past When the holidays were all about hard times (and booze) by Rob Pudim
As near as I can tell from historical accounts, in order to celebrate a traditional Christmas in the West a couple of hundred years ago, you needed to get so riotous and tipsy that you could forget that you were starving. Rather than decorate any evergreen trees, you’d happily burn them as firewood. In 1800, explorer William Clark was at Fort Mandan in North Dakota wintering with the Mandan and the Hidatsa tribes. Clark wrote that he gave his men “a little Taffia,” a rum drink made with a dollop of molasses. Sgt. Ordway, one of the many members of the Corps of Discovery who also kept a journal, added, “We had the best to eat that could be had and continued firing, dancing and frolicking during the whole day.” In 1805, Lewis and Clark spent Christmas Day at their winter encampment, dubbed Fort Clatsop, near presentday Astoria, Ore., where it had been raining for days. Someone fired a rifle to awaken Clark, who wrote, “The day proved showery, wet and disagreeable. We would have spent this day of the nativity of Christ in feasting, had we anything to either raise our spirits or even gratify our appetites, our dinner consisted of poor elk, so much spoiled that we ate it through mere necessity ... (Also) some spoiled pounded fish and a few roots.” 1806: Zebulon Pike and his crew of explorers in Colorado were lucky enough to kill a buffalo on Dec. 16. On Christmas Day, Pike noted, “Here I must take the liberty of observing in this situation, the hardships and privations we underwent, were this day brought more to mind. ... We spent the day a agreeably as could be expected from men in our situation.” They were munching on 10-day old buffalo and freezing their buns. 1843: John Fremont was in Oregon with Kit Carson. What woke him that day
was the discharge from a howitzer they’d been dragging along with them. But victuals were in such short supply they abandoned their short cannon and ate the horses and mules. 1848: Fremont was in the La Garita Mountains of Colorado looking for a railroad route, but by that Christmas he’d lost 100 of his 120 mules when they froze one night. He also lost 10 of his 36 men, and
“Remember that even though you are starving, you are also half-soused and warm for the first time in a brutally cold winter.” the company was only making 3.5 miles a day between camps, eating the remaining mules for dinner. He called where they stayed, just below tree line, Christmas Camp. The men sang songs to keep their morale up and felled so many trees to keep their fires going that you can still find their camp by looking for high and crudely cut stumps. 1853: Fremont was celebrating yet another Christmas, this one in Utah. The day involved more hunger and exposure, and his men ended up dining on the leather harness from the mules they had already eaten. Then there was the infelicitously named Donner Party’s 1846 celebration
and Alferd Packer’s Christmas in 1873. Or perhaps we should forget those altogether. In the spirit of honoring the hard times our brave explorers spent learning where the West was, we might want to change this year’s Christmas celebration and begin some new traditions. Some suggestions: First thing in the morning, go out and cut an evergreen or two and use the trees to build a giant bonfire in the backyard. Ideally, the yard should be filled with snow or wet from rain when you set it ablaze. Obviously, more than one tree will be necessary for an all-day fire. Do keep an eye on how close any structures might be to your blaze. Once everyone is warmed up, haul out rifles and shoot into the air, while dancing around the fire shouting rowdy refrains and frolicking in the snow. It’s permissible to belt out songs that might be considered in bad taste today. In the evening, as the fire is dying down, pass around some booze sweetened with molasses, along with a slab of bark piled with really, really aged meat from a bison, mule or elk. Sides include boiled roots, and perhaps some leftover harness. This is truly an occasion for celebration: Remember that even though you are starving, you are also half-soused and warm for the first time in a brutally cold winter. I’m guessing that you’ll feel genuinely thankful even as you pray for better times to come. I promise that when you go back into your house after this re-enactment of an old-fashioned Western Christmas, you will be grateful beyond measure for everything you have, no matter how humble your life might be.
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missoulanews.com • December 18–December 25, 2014 [9]
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Last-minute gift ideas For those of you still searching for the perfect presents by Independent staff
Krochet Kids handmade knitwear You started the season with ambitious intentions of making a hand-knitted accessory for Mom to cherish, but the clock is winding down and that project is going nowhere. Quick fix: Grab one of the soft, warm scarves
Go Griz, Go Peace shirts At first glance, these long-sleeve T-shirts look like any other Griz gear you see at any Saturday football game. But then, you notice the grizzly paw is a peace sign—and suddenly your mind is blown. Peaceniks can be into sports and football fans can believe in peace! What a world. The good people at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center recently started screen-printing the shirts as a tribute to Griz fever and a chance to get their name out into the stands (the shirt includes the store’s name and logo on the back). The Hip Strip
How much: $15 Where to find it: The Humane Society of Western Montana; Animal Blessings Pet Hospital; The Doggy Hotel; Ancare; Animal Clinic; Four Paws Veterinary Clinic and Go Fetch!
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
or hats from Krochet Kids, a nonprofit that gives proceeds back to its workers in Uganda and Peru. It’s a handmade, sweatshop-free gift that you can feel good about—and if you cut the tags off and pass it off as your own handiwork, well, Santa doesn’t have to know. How much: $30-$50 Where to find them: One Eleven, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Rokz Cocktail Infusions Flavor-infused spirits have long had a place on bar shelves. Now they can have a place in your fridge. Cocktail product manufacturer Rokz produces a diverse line of 16-ounce at-home infusion bottles,
photo by Alex Sakariassen
from cranberry to citrus blue, and Grizzly Liquor carries them. Just add two cups of your spirit of choice, chill for a few days and let the included ingredients do their work. The fiery pepper could prove a particularly popular stocking-stuffer for the Bloody Mary fan in the family. How much: $7.50 Where to find it: Grizzly Liquor, 110 W. Spruce St.
[10] Missoula Independent • December 18–December 25, 2014
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
shop sells fair trade crafts from around the world, but the sentiment behind this one is as local as it gets. How much: $24 Where to find it: Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. The 2015 Humane Society of Western Montana calendar It’s fitting that “Cooper” graces the cover of next year’s Humane Society of Western Montana calendar, says Executive Director Lora O’Connor. The dog’s remarkable story provides a prime example of the organization’s work, and of the local support that helps make that work possible. When the blind hound cross arrived at the humane society in 2013, he was confused, running in circles and barking at the sky. He received surgery to protect his eyes from infections and learned from volunteers the manners necessary to live in a home. He also learned to play fetch by scent. Two months after Cooper arrived at the shelter, he was adopted by an adoring caretaker who, in addition to taking the canine on regular outdoor adventures, brings him to work every day. Over the past five years, sales of the humane society’s annual calendar have raised $100,000 for the nonprofit—money used to care for animals like Cooper. “(The calendar) really has saved a lot of lives,” O’Connor says.
Sea Turtle Like Me, by The Whizpops! According to every little kid ever, sea turtles are awesome. In fact, on the list of the world’s most awesomest animals, sea turtles are right up there with sharks, unicorns, ponies and the T-Rex. Missoula’s beloved band for the whole family, The Whizpops!, immortalized the sea turtle with a track on their latest album, Sea Blue Sea, and with a wonderfully animated music video. Now, the song’s lyrics, the video’s illustrations and additional sea turtle knowl-
edge are all packaged in a kid-friendly book. At least one parent has confirmed it’s the type of book that’s not mind-numbing to reread to the kids every night at bedtime. How much: $12.99 Where to find it: Local independent bookstores and Rockin Rudy’s, 237 Blaine St. Buff Headwear Not sure whether that special someone wants a new hat, a new scarf or a new hair
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tie for the holidays? Relax. Buff rolls all those and more into a single piece of cloth. Branded the “original multifunctional headwear,” the only real limit with this gift is the recipient’s imagination. That makes it multi-seasonal as well—a headband for summer, a balaclava for winter, etc. Choose from a range of fabrics including wool and polar fleece. In a town where folks like to photo by Cathrine L. Walters
long periods of time or carries heavy stuff— could benefit from the effects, while still looking like a fashionista. How much: $33 Where to find them: Sorella’s Day Spa, 207 E. Main St.
photo by Alex Sakariassen
get the most out of their gear, it’s hard to think of a more versatile gift. How much: $29 to $34 Where to find it: The Trail Head, 221 E. Front St. The Happiest Meal Shopping for women’s lingerie doesn’t always have to be about glitz, glamour and angel wings. Take the company Naja. They go out of their way to design fun and sexy underwear and bras made from exemplary materials and intended to empower women. We’re talking Peruvian Pima cotton, nylon— not polyester—lace and memory foam cups that actually mold to your body. Naja part-
ners with the Golondrinas Foundation and runs its own Underwear for Hope project to help single mothers. Just as important as the company’s charitable endeavors is that Naja has a sense of humor, as evidenced through its Cheeky Knickers selections. We like the Happiest Meal gift set, which includes three sets of underwear in the style of a basic fast food lunch. How much: $48 Where to find it: naja.co Fashionable compression socks There’s nothing like disguising function with hipster flair. Vim and Vigor striped and argyle socks look like the perfect complement to a pair of cool leather boots or oldtimey Gillian Welch-style T-strap shoes—and they are. As compression socks, however, they also work to prevent swelling and pain, reduce spider and varicose veins and help with muscle recovery in the calves. Pregnant women, nurses and doctors, musicians (like Welch)—and anyone who stands around for
Makala Ukulele Ukuleles sometimes get a bad rap, not all of it unwarranted. (The all-time mostviewed tab on ukutabs.com is for Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours.”) But don’t let the faults of others blind you from seeing the many virtues of the Makala line of ukuleles. For one thing, they’re affordable. For another,
photo by courtesy of Outlaw Music
they’re relatively simple and easy to pick up—compared to, say, a guitar. For yet another, they come in all kinds of fun and bright colors, with bridges shaped either as dolphins or sharks. In short, these ukes offer a great way to get the aspiring music maker in your life started, without too much investment or pressure. How much: $39.95 Where to find it: Outlaw Music, 724 Burlington Ave.
in bikinis and cowboy boots, and a beguiling tag line: “It’s the World’s Greatest Game (And It Sure Ain’t Football.)” Then there’s the poster for Hannie Caulder, a 1971 Western about “the first lady gunfighter,” and the one for 1976’s Grizzly (“18 feet of gut-crunching, man-eating terror!”). And these are just a few of the many vintage posters available on the second floor of the Montana Antique Mall. Who wouldn’t want one on their dorm, office or dining room wall? How much: $49-$200 Where to find them: Montana Antique Mall, 331 Railroad St. W. GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine You probably know this company from its viral commercial and the ensuing legal fight over its use of a certain Beastie Boys song. Remember? Great. Now go get
the darn thing for the daughter, granddaughter, niece or goddaughter on your list, because GoldieBlox is fighting the good fight by getting little girls into building things. This storybook-plus-figurinesplus-building set involves helping Goldie’s dog, Nacho, chase his tail on a spinning machine. Yes, it’s really about engineering principles and a belt drive system, but, you know, here it’s actually fun. How much: $32.95 Where to find it: Imagination Station, 227 N. Higgins Ave. Six Finger Studios Wine Rack Missoula doesn’t like to waste much, and while our wine bottles may still end up in the landfill, at least there’s a wine
Vintage movie posters The poster for 1977’s Semi-Tough has it all: illustrated depictions of Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson at their prime, an offensive line of buxom women
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
rack available that’s made of entirely reclaimed wood. Six Finger Studios specializes in turning unwanted wood products into centerpieces for your home. How much: $65 Where to find it: Upcycled, 517 S. Higgins Ave.
missoulanews.com • December 18–December 25, 2014 [11]
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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN – Ontario resident Kai Xu was charged with smuggling after border agents at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel discovered more than 50 turtles strapped to his body and hidden between his legs. Acting on a tip about a large box sent from Alabama to a Detroit postal center addressed to Xu, U.S. authorities staked it out until Xu arrived to claim his package. He then concealed the turtles under his clothing, but Canadian authorities found them after stopping him in Windsor as soon as he re-crossed the border. (The Detroit News) Authorities arrested Deborah Asher, 37, in Laurel County, Ky., for drug possession and trafficking after she attracted their attention by wearing a shirt with the slogan “I love crystal meth.” (Associated Press) MONUMENTAL BOONDOGGLE – Fifteen years after Congress authorized a memorial for Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington, D.C., the project has cost taxpayers $65 million, but the monument remains on the drawing board. Plus, the government is spending $1 million a year for a nine-person staff to oversee day-to-day operation of the project for the 12-member commission in charge of the memorial’s “nature, design, construction and location.” The commission paid architect Frank Gehry $16.4 million for a design that commission member Bruce Cole calls “bizarre” and which the Eisenhower family vetoed. Susan Eisenhower, the president’s granddaughter, called Gehry’s plan “flawed in concept and overreaching in scale.” While the project remains stalled, the commission wants Congress to give it another $50 million to keep going. (The Washington Times) ADIEU TO THE VIEW – A British company said it intends changing commercial air travel by developing an airplane without windows. Removing windows, according to the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), would eliminate the need to reinforce the fuselage, making planes lighter and thus more fuel-efficient. Instead of windows, ultra-thin flex screens could display outside scenery captured by cameras outside the plane or act as a personal touch screen for passengers to surf the Internet or check their email while flying. The concept is still in its design phase, CPI developers said, noting it will take around five years before the screens, using organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), are ready for full production. (Britain’s Daily Mail) SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION – A 68-year-old man accused his 17-year-old daughter of cheating while playing Battleship and broke the game, according to authorities in Utah County, Utah. They argued, and when the girl tried to leave their trailer home, her father dragged her back by her hair and pointed a loaded rifle at her head. She managed to call 911 on her cellphone, whose GPS signal led authorities to her location. (Associated Press) Police arrested James E. Irving Jr., 44, in Gainesville, Fla., for poking his girlfriend in the eye “to express his disdain” because she served him waffles for his birthday breakfast instead of the pancakes he wanted. Police sent Irving to the Alachua County, Fla., jail, which the next morning, sheriff’s Sgt. Becky Butscher said, served fruit, grits, sausage, bread and butter. (The Gainesville Sun) Jack-Lyn Blake, 47, stabbed her boyfriend in the chest with a dinner knife, according to police in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., because she got angry that he started eating Thanksgiving dinner without her while she was taking a nap after getting drunk earlier in the day. (The Smoking Gun) BAD BUSINESS – Companies named Isis are complaining the Islamic militant group ISIS (an acronym for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is hurting their business. The name is part of more than 270 registered product, service or business names, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Explaining that his Isis Collection, which makes weaves, wigs and hairpieces, is named for the Egyptian goddess, New Jersey’s Phillip Shin declared he has “lost all the benefit of the brand image” and wishes the U.S. and European media would stop referring to the militants as ISIS. Aeran Brent of Southern California’s Isis Bridal and Formal said she’s tired of visitors photographing the store’s sign. “I get what’s going on, but can you see it’s a store?” she said, adding she wants to change the name. (Associated Press) BE SEATED – Kohler Co. unveiled its new deodorizing toilet seat, which product manager Jerry Bougher proclaimed eliminates embarrassing bathroom odors and the candles and sprays needed to cover them up by attacking smells “where the action is.” The $90 battery-operated seat uses a hidden fan to suck in air and push it through an odor-eating carbon filter. An optional scent pack is available. (Associated Press) ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD – Responding to a report of a woman who “appeared out of it,” a sheriff’s deputy found France Riney, 60, sitting in a parked car in Port St. Lucie County, Fla. “I asked Riney for her driver’s license,” the deputy stated in an affidavit. “She handed me a bag of chips and dropped them on the ground outside her vehicle. I asked her again, and she handed me a bottle of water. When I told her she was giving me a bottle of water, she put it down, picked up a bottle of vodka and took a drink from it.” She then declared she’d had “enough” to drink. Even though the car wasn’t running, she was charged with driving under the influence. (Orlando Sentinel) A RIDE FOR OTTO THE BUS DRIVER – Indianapolis speed demon Paul Stender outfitted a school bus with a 42,000-horsepower jet engine capable of propelling the vehicle at speeds of up to 367 miles per hour. The engine, which shoots out 80-foot flames and uses 150 gallons of fuel for a quarter-mile run, is so big that the bus has room for only three passengers. “I built the bus for two reasons,” Stender said. “The first is to entertain people because, come on, it’s a jet bus. The second is to inspire kids to keep away from drugs.” He reinforced his message by putting the motto “Jets are hot — drugs are not” on the side of the bus. (New York Post) DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB – Finland’s Ismo Leikola won $10,000 in the first Funniest Person in the World competition, held in Las Vegas and streamed online, outscoring runner-up Saad Haroon of Pakistan by 99,732 votes. “Countries don’t owe money to each other, countries owe money to banks,” the rotund gagster told the audience. “If the countries owe money to banks, how stupid are the countries to pay? Like, the country has an army. The bank has four cashiers and a cleaning lady.” (Associated Press)
[12] Missoula Independent • December 18–December 25, 2014
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missoulanews.com • December 18–December 25, 2014 [13]
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ast night, I was visited by three ghosts.
I know what you’re thinking: isn’t this remarkably similar to the plot of that beloved holiday classic, Ghostbusters? But I assure you, nothing about this story is madcap or even remotely hijinxual. It is a grim tale of panicked flight from all that is dark in human nature, like that other holiday classic, The Sound of Music. Dear reader, I bring you a chthonic Christmas chronicle of fright. I had just finished purchasing an airplane ticket home for the 15th Christmas in a row. My flight to Des Moines cost slightly more than a flight to Tokyo, a new MacBook Air or four ounces of medical marijuana, but I paid with no more hesitation than enthusiasm. Despite my bitter dread, missing a Christmas with the former Brooks family would be unthinkable. Fortunately I had recourse to the other great Brooks tradition, complaining. I dug through my emails to confirm that over the course of my last five trips home, I had indeed been stranded overnight six times— thrice in Denver, once in Detroit and two times in Chicago. I cursed the airline industry. I decried holiday pricing and all forms of human endeavor categorically. Most of all, I cursed Christmas. I live alone, so my lamentations did not generate the sympathy I had hoped. My goldfish concerned themselves with digging in their gravel and contracting fungal infections, and my plants were unresponsive. Too proud to give up on self-pity, I put on my scarf and walked to the hotel next door. There I found the custodian and possible brain injury survivor whom I will call Bob. “Merry Christmas, Mr. Brooks!” Bob said. “Bah!” I said. “Rimjob!” But Bob’s Christmas spirit was undimmed. Alight with joy, he told me of his plan to finish emptying the garbage and then make his holiday pilgrimage to Fantasy For Adults Only. Despite the difficulty of his labors, he had a twinkle in his eye and a spring in his step. Frankly, I found his good cheer annoying. “Sorry, Bob,” I said, “but I’m going to need you to work late tonight.”
[14] Missoula Independent • December 18–December 25, 2014
He looked confused but bade me good night regardless. I retired across the creek and, after my usual nightcap of Tylenol, psyllium husks and 100-proof Brazilian liquor, fell uneasily into bed. Darkness swirled around me. Branches scratched at my window as a chill wind blew outside, and on its keening I thought I could discern the voice of my old betta fish, Cato the Younger, calling me from my troubled rest. “That’s impossible,” I said. “Cato died of fin rot years ago.” I got up to confirm the window was tightly shut, casting a baleful eye at the snow just beginning to dust the cars outside. Then, as I turned back to my bed, I saw him! An unholy apparition of the Cato I once knew and liked, kind of! “You,” he said to me, extending a ghostly fin and rattling a ghostly length of airline tubing. “Brooks!” He pronounced both O’s, I assume to make it sound more ghostly. I pleaded in vain that he could not be real, begging him to fly from my bedchamber and have mercy on my fevered brain, but the spectral fish yet haunted me. I mean, he pretty much floated there doing nothing, as he did when he was alive, but it was disconcerting nonetheless. “Tonight, you will be visited by three ghosts,” he said. “Four if you count me—be sure to mention that when you tell people later, or the beginning of the story will be misleading.” His words chilled, confused and bored me to the bone. I tried to nod along with him while also sort of looking at my phone. But he burst into a spectral rage. “Scrooge!” he bellowed, which was weird because I am not rich and definitely not a duck. “Pay you heed to my words, lest my own terrible fate be visited upon your soul.” “My soul is going to get sucked into the filter and then flushed down the toilet?” I wanted to ask, but he was gone. It was only a dream. Wearily, I pulled on my nightgown and the lacy briefs I wear for comfort and returned to my bed. But just as I was drifting off, a noise outside drew me to the window once more—the faint sound of laughter, good cheer and early 21st-century hardcore. Floating inches above Front Street in a pair of oxblood boots, diverging from his path only to afford some privacy to a woman crouching in my lilac bush, was another spirit. Unlike Cato’s spectral form, this one bore no chains, and a mischievous glint flashed in his eyes. Somewhere in his journey from the afterworld he had cast off his ghostly shroud; he wore a bomber jacket instead. His
head was garlanded with a wreath of holly, under which could be discerned a close-cropped mohawk. “Sweet Jesus!” I cried. “It is a skinhead from beyond the grave.” “No!” the phantom bellowed. “I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.” “Really?” I said. “With the mohawk and the work boots, I thought—” “That’s third-wave ska from the late ’90s,” the Ghost of Christmas Past shouted. “It’s a complex iconography.” He seemed kind of sensitive about it, so I let the subject drop. I gazed into his ghostly visage, through which I could see images of every Christmas—from Joseph and Mary gathered in the manger to the shivering Pilgrims of Massachusetts Bay, and my own father unwrapping a BB gun as a boy. The forgotten holiday scenes went on and on. Neither of us really knew how to manage eye contact. “Come with me, Brooks,” the ghost finally said. “I have something to show you.” He extended a chill hand. I tried to get away with just shaking it, but he seized me in a bro grab and whisked us into the night sky! Missoula glittered beneath us in soft lights and fresh-fallen snow. We flew higher, until the town became a pockmark in the mountains, and the very mountains became a wrinkle on the brow of a sleeping earth. I watched as this tableau grew not only broader but younger—the trees thickening, the snows deepening, the very air becoming cooler and more crisp. “What is this place?” I asked. “Is this heaven?”
“No!” the Ghost of Christmas Past shouted. It seemed like he was into correcting people. “It’s Christmas Eve in the year 2000.” As we drifted toward earth once more, I recognized a house—the house in Des Moines where I grew up. My mother had just won it in the divorce. And who was that young man I saw through the window? He seemed unburdened by care as he distributed Tshirts, hoodies and coffee mugs, all of which said “Brooklyn” on them. “His hair!” I cried. “He has such beautiful hair.” “Yes,” the Ghost of Christmas Past said solemnly. “This is the man you once were, when you spent all your vacation days and most of your savings to fly home at Christmas for the very first time. You thought the holidays were fun.” “I don’t believe it,” I said, but the tears welling in my eyes betrayed me. I could not bear to watch a moment longer. “Spirit, take me from this place,” I begged. “Very well,” the Ghost of Christmas Past said. He took me by the hand, and I steeled myself to hurtle into the skies once more. But we only drifted across the street to a house nearly identical to my mother’s. “Your father’s new house,” the ghost said. Sure enough, there was my dad, drinking a gimlet and watching “SportsCenter” in the living room. He looked morose. “He doesn’t even follow sports!” the Ghost of
“Scrooge!” he bellowed, which was weird because I am not rich and definitely not a duck. “Pay you heed to my words, lest my own terrible fate be visited upon your soul.”
Christmas Past cried terribly. “But look.” Presently there came a knock at the door, and my father’s face brightened in anticipation. I watched my younger self burst in, shouting slogans of Christmas cheer and brandishing still more poorly wrapped sweatshirts, as well as a book about cowboys. “He’ll never read it,” the ghost said, “and he associates hoodies with urban poverty. Your enthusiasm is his Christmas gift.” And indeed, I looked vigorous. My eyes were unlined; my knees made nary a sound as they carried me about the room, and my whole demeanor was that of a man committed to the season. Even as my father explained that he wasn’t doing Christmas this year, I made a joyful noise. Amid that remembered laughter, I heard the crunch of tires on the driveway outside. Who could it be? “It’s your college girlfriend,” the Ghost of Christmas Past said. “She’s totally going to make out with you in her mother’s car, and she’s not going to act weird about it later.” Dear reader, I wept. I could not bear to see this memory of faded cheer any longer. I begged the spirit to take me from that ancient place, squeezing shut my eyes against its sepia glow. When I opened them again, I was back in my bed, with no ghost to be seen. “It was all a dream,” I said, a little less confidently than last time. Still, I stretched my legs, pulled my sleeping cap tightly over my head, and settled in for what would surely be an uneventful night’s sleep. I drifted off—how long I do not know. But it seemed only moments later I was awakened by a text message. Omw, it read. Running late. Normally I would find that odd, but in the context of my evening it seemed pretty normal. I set my phone to vibrate and rolled over again. But again I was awakened by a buzzing and that faint, blue light.
Be there in 1 min, it read. Can’t find a ducking place to park. I was just about to turn off my phone, when the door burst open and a gust of snow blew into my apartment. Borne on that chill wind was the translucent figure of another ghost, his hair cut high and tight, his jeans as skinny as holly sprigs, and his mustache aglow with hellfire. “Spirit!” I cried. “Have mercy on my troubled—” The ghost held up a bony finger. I waited while he tapped out a text message and hit send. “Okay,” he said, putting his phone away. “Do you want to guess who I am?” “I expect you are the Ghost of Christmas Present,” I said, “come to show me the—” But I trailed off again. The spirit was checking Facebook. How long we waited I cannot say, but finally he turned his baleful eye to me. “No!” he shouted. “I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. Behold!” He held out his phone, and on it I saw the loading screen of a ghostly video. We waited. There appeared a dialogue box from beyond the grave. “You have to agree to the terms and conditions,” the ghost said. I said I did not really like that kind of thing. “Can’t we just enjoy scenes from Christmas Present without agreeing to any conditions?” I asked. “No!” the ghost bellowed. “You have to opt in.” So I agreed. There followed a brief period of confusion when I gave the Ghost of Christmas Present my wireless password but it didn’t work. It turned out he was capitalizing it. Finally, his unearthly phone resolved its heavenly hostname and illuminated a holiday scene. I saw Bob, traipsing through the snow toward Fantasy For Adults Only in a Santa hat and pair of thin rubber boots. His feet looked cold, but his warm smile radiated hope and high spirits. A merry bell tinkled as he burst through the door of that emporium, and his Christmas greeting was returned by the clerk with equal cheer.
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“I’m a little short tonight,” Bob said. “That’s all right,” the clerk said. “We have booths enough for everybody.” Merrily, Bob skipped toward the back of the store. “Let’s fast-forward through this part,” the Ghost of Christmas Present said. There followed a frantic pantomime that I was glad not to discern more clearly. Then Bob left Fantasy for Adults Only, wishing all a good night. He skipped over the deepening snow and next door to the Union Club, where the bartender, too, welcomed him in good cheer. “He seems to knows everybody,” I said. “Yes,” the Ghost of Christmas Present said. “Like you, he lives alone. Also like you, there is probably something wrong with his brain. But he embraces the fellowship of the season with a positive attitude, so for him Christmas is a joyful time.” Sure enough, Bob’s jolly spirit lifted the whole bar. The two-step dancers and the 12-step drinkers laughed and nodded along with him as he asked each, in turn, if they had any brothers or sisters. I could not bear to watch. The camaraderie of Bob and the patrons cast too bright a light on my own hermitry. “Spirit,” I cried, “arrest this video and take me from this happy place. I cannot bear to see.” “Very well,” the Ghost of Christmas Present said solemnly. In a flash he disappeared, and I was alone in my bedchamber again. “I’m glad that’s over,” I said. Saying a prayer of thanks and making it sound kind of sarcastic in case anyone was listening, I tumbled into bed. But the mattress gave way beneath me, and so did the floor and the very earth below, until I was falling—falling into a cold, damp grave!
I clawed at roots and crumbling soil, but I only succeeded in pulling more down on top of me. As the dirt began to fill my mouth, I saw a hooded figure silhouetted in the light above, beckoning me back to the land of the living with a skeletal hand. “Are you the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?” I asked. The figure made a skeletal motion not unlike the one Bob made in Fantasy for Adults Only. I took that to mean I was right. “Oh spirit!” I cried. “Show me no cheerful Christmas scene. I cannot bear to see any more.” The figure smiled a skeletal grin. Either that or his expression remained unchanged—it’s hard to tell without the lips. But around us black-clad mourners coalesced out of the winter’s fog. There were no children—only aging writers and the nice lady who worked at the coffee place. She spoke a kind word to a wizened man with no neck who looked like Henry Rollins, and he answered with a stern harrumph. When it came time to deliver the eulogy, those few gathered shuffled uncomfortably. It seemed no one had anything to say. “Spirit,” I said, a cold dread spreading in my chest. “Who is this wretch who has left no one in the world? Surely he was some kind of convict, or an Xbox Live subscriber?” A hollow laugh emanated from somewhere inside the spirit’s robe, first a rumble and then a rattle, like an earthquake striking an antique store. His bony hand jerked back the covering from the tombstone, and I beheld its frightful epitaph: Dan Brooks, 1977–2023, it read. We assumed he was gay. I felt myself falling, falling interminably into that unremembered grave. The night grew black, and then
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there was no night at all—only the suffocating embrace of death. I cried out, but my breath turned to dust in my lungs, and my words were a mouthful of worms. “No!” I shouted. I sat bolt upright in my bed, drenched in what I hoped was sweat. Through the window, the first blue tendrils of dawn illuminated a snowswept street. It was all a dream! I tossed away my bedcovers, knocking over my back issues of Word Up magazine. Missoula was just beginning to stir. I ran to the window and threw up the sash, calling out to Bob as he passed below. “You there, boy!” I cried. “What day is it?” “It’s my birthday!” Bob said. But really it was Christmas day. I ran through the streets in my nightgown, leaping merrily from drift to drift. Women clutched their children’s hands and men fingered their pocketknives warily, but I cared not. I was full of Christmas spirit and love for my fellow human beings. “Merry Christmas!” I shouted as I burst into the Oxford. “JJ’s for everybody!” The regulars groaned with joy. I dashed out the door, narrowly avoiding a cyclist. His bell chimed cheerily as I continued down the street. “Merry Christmas!” I called to the frightened pedestrians. “Merry Christmas, baby store! Merry Christmas, yoga studio! Merry Christmas, empty former location of second baby store!” My throat swelled with the spirit of the season. The haggard former shoppers, the receipts dissolving in the slush, the tree with an inordinate number of lights clustered to one side—it was all beautiful to me. Because it was all here, and it was all now. This was the Christmas we had, and it was better than the ones I remembered—better, probably, than the ones yet to come. I forgot my thinning hair and dwindling number of single friends. I forgot everything but the song in my heart and the urge to join in a chorus of holiday cheer, even if that meant hearing “Wonderful Christmastime” again. “Why, Mr. Brooks,” the proprietress of the yoga studio said. “You look as though you’ve seen a ghost.” “Maybe I have,” I said, winking. “Maybe I have.” She looked extremely uncomfortable. She smiled, though, and in that smile I saw all the generosity of the season—the greeting that welcomes a strange old bachelor as a new friend, the face that winces to hear “Jingle Bells” before Halloween but hums along by Thanksgiving, and the hope that even the least of us can find his warm, bright place within the season. All that day, I strode from place to place dispensing Christmas cheer. I bought a lot of drinks. I eventually purchased pants and
shoes to satisfy social expectations. And when I finally got to the airport, I found that I had to pay an additional fee for my carry-on bag. “Merry Christmas!” I said to the joyless counter clerk. “Murphy’s kiss book NEXT!” he seemed to say, but I did not press him further. It all felt fine to me. I spent a lot of money that day, but I assure you, dear reader, I was richer than I had ever been. Finally, I settled into my seat on the plane, my cheeks flushed and my breast heaving with the strain of holiday exultation. The baby who would occupy the aisle seat had not yet arrived. There was only the man in the window seat, eyeing me suspiciously as I buckled in. “Merry Christmas!” I said heartily. “I don’t really do Christmas,” he said. “It’s kind of a pain, when you think about it.” “Buddy,” I said, “have I got a story for you.” But a great weariness seemed to steal over him, and I watched him succumb to sleep before my very eyes. Probably, he was wrapped in his own uneasy dreams of Christmases past and yet to come, being visited by his own ghosts. A flight of angels sing thee to thy rest, I thought, kissing him gently on the cheek. He started violently. “Oh good,” I said. “You’re awake.” And I began to tell my tale. editor@missoulanews.com
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[arts]
Walking through rainbows Guitarist Cindy Laundrie Marshall tunes in and goes folk with The Shiveries by Erika Fredrickson
photo by Cathrine L. Walters
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n the late 1990s, Missoula show-goers knew Cindy Laundrie Marshall as the barking frontwoman of Spanker who often wore a hideous mask made of human hair. She’d appear in a chicken wire cage on the Jay’s Upstairs stage yelling, “Kneel! Sit! Kneel, sit, stand!” with the kind of menacing power usually reserved for someone quite a bit larger. Her second band, Vera, which she started five years ago with drummer Jen Tachovsky, doesn’t have the same degree of horror and pageantry, but it’s definitely a power-chord band with a badass reverb sound. And Marshall, who plays guitar and sings, still often shrieks her vocals in a way that recalls her oldschool, heavy-rock roots. “Vera is a band where I get to be juvenile, even though I’m a mom and part of the community,” Marshall says. “We take our songwriting seriously, but we like to laugh at ourselves and we have a twisted sense of humor—like 14-year-old boys.” It might come as a surprise, then, to hear Marshall’s newest project, The Shiveries, a folk-country band. The Shiveries showcase Marshall on guitar and lead vocals, along with bassist Matt Olson (who briefly played in Vera), Sasha Bell on keyboards and Joe Nickell on drums. Marshall writes all the songs—imagepacked tunes with titles like “Lost at Sea” and “Bones” that feature an old-timey wistfulness married into a dark country vibe. Somehow, even in a different genre,
it doesn’t feel like emulation. It’s Marshall, all right— but from a folkier dimension. Working with a group of musicians is a whole new challenge for Marshall, partly because she is an unusual guitar player. She began fooling around with open chords and random fretwork before she started Vera, but she never learned music theory—or even basic names of chords. In Vera, a guitar-and-drums duo, her background doesn’t matter, but with The Shiveries she’s working with other musicians who know their chords. Fortunately, as the songwriter for the band, she crafts the tunes and lets the other musicians figure out their own parts. “I wouldn’t be able to do it the other way around,” she says. “I’ve gotten better at it the last couple of years, but before that I never bothered to figure out what I was playing. I didn’t have to. I’ve never jammed with people before.” At a recent rehearsal, The Shiveries packed into Nickell’s living room to prepare for their first show. In addition to the four core members, Marshall invited three guest musicians, including the two ubiquitous and seasoned music scenesters Caroline Keys (banjo) and Grace Decker (fiddle), plus cellist Jessica Catron. The musicians ran through “Bones” a couple of times and then broke into what Marshall calls her most optimistic song, “Walking Through Rainbows,” where she sings, “Walkin’ through rainbows. Talkin’ to myself. With every curse,
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there is a blessing. The little deaths bring new life.” It’s a catchy tune, and the happy “ooohs” caused the musicians to break out in grins. Even without an exact sense of what she’s playing, Marshall has a knack for making songs that hook people in. (“I have a band crush,” Keys confided in Marshall later.) The truth is, folk music isn’t completely off course for Marshall. She grew up in a large family listening to her parent’s music, and her oldest sisters play in a band called Folkswagon. She jokes that she was a 1990s hippie with a penchant for juice cleanses and an anti-establishment lifestyle—albeit a hippie who listened to The Descendents and 7 Seconds. But folk and country were still genres with which she felt at home. The Shiveries’ songs came about a year ago, when Marshall heard a story on NPR about “The Song Game”— a songwriting challenge started by Austin musician Bob Schneider. Schneider created the game a decade ago, inviting musicians to write a song per week and submit them to him. (Patti Smith and Ben Folds are two notable musicians who played the game.) Marshall started her own personal song game and wrote a song a week for 14 weeks, using bits and pieces of conversations she had with people, like found art objects. Some became Vera songs and others became Shiveries songs. A few weeks ago, as part of the Girls’ Rock Camp at the ZACC, she instructed a group of middle
school girls to do the same. She had them carry around a notebook and gather snippets of lines to make a song. “You could pick any person on this planet and have them tune in and make good songs,” she says. “It’s just about tuning in for even a second. If we all did that, who knows what we could do?” Back in the Jay’s days, when Marshall played with Spanker, you wouldn’t find crossover between a punk or metal band and a folk band. The music scene now sees all kinds of musicians jumping into bands with each other—sometimes just for one-offs. The lack of boundaries is the perfect petri dish for someone like Marshall. “I could have taken these songs and added distortion pedal and electric guitar, but what it came down to is I wanted this to sound like a folk band,” she says. “It’s what we did in my family growing up—guitars around the camp fire, that kind of thing.” Of course, she’s not stopping there. Down the line, she’s hoping to take The Shiveries’ songs and record dance-pop versions of them. Because, why not? “I always believe anyone can try any form of expression,” she says. “And with music, you can make any song into whatever you want it to be.” The Shiveries play Stage 112 Fri., Dec. 19, at 8 PM, along with Wartime Blues. $5. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
[music]
Home for Christmas Driving down the highway to yuletide hell by Bob Wire
Remember that time when you were in college and you came home to find “Let’s Get It On” blasting on the stereo, and there was your girlfriend on the couch with your roommate, um, getting it on? Now whenever Marvin Gaye comes on the radio you change that station so fast you almost sprain your wrist. Music has a powerful way of attaching itself to memories—good and bad—and a powerful trigger like that can be hard to erase from your psyche. That’s just one song. What if the memory of your emotional trauma was touched off by all Christmas songs? Welcome to my own private yuletide hell. It was Christmas Eve, 1986, and I’d decided to drive from Denver to Bozeman to surprise my parents. I was waiting tables in a shithole of a restaurant called Wag’s, in the condemned Cinderella City mall in Englewood. I’d saved enough money to make a down payment on a 1973 Ford Gran Torino, a turd-brown two-door. I actually picked it up that very afternoon and hit the road at 6 after a full shift delivering plates of third-rate food to fourth-rate people. Heading north on I-25 with a full tank of gas and a Thermos of coffee, I snapped on the AM radio. “White Christmas” by Pat Boone was playing. Too slow, I thought, and too white. I pushed the preset button. “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by Lou Rawls. That was more like it. I could get behind this. Driving into the snowy gloom of Wyoming, I felt the Christmas spirit well up in me as surely as the intestinal gases must have been welling up in the customers I’d served at Wag’s that afternoon. Three hours of nonstop Christmas music later I pulled off to refuel at an all-night truck stop. After filling the tank and refilling my Thermos, I slid behind the wheel and turned the key. Nothing. The battery was dead. Filling the frigid air with curses, I wandered around until I found a trucker willing to give me a jump. I did not shut the car off again for the rest of the trip. The snow picked up as I roared northward. Try as I might, I could find nothing on the radio but Christmas songs. It was all Christmas, all the time and I was quickly burning out on the standards. I heard dozens of versions of “Frosty the Snowman,” and it always ended the
same. He melted. Two of the preset buttons had fallen off from repeated jabbing. Sometime after midnight I turned the radio off, but I became hypnotized by the oncoming snow and the hum of the road was unbearably monotonous. Worse than dubstep. I rolled down my window. I sang Beach Boys songs at the top of my lungs. I did celebrity impressions. Face it, I told myself, you need the radio. I turned it on and cranked it up as Bing Crosby and David Bowie sang “Little Drummer Boy.” For the sixth time. I pounded the steering wheel and hollered like a man who was falling down a well. Somewhere south of Gillette, the radio stations melted away until there were only two coming in. I sang along with every song, feeling myself slip into the abyss of insanity. Maybe “sang” is a little generous. I was caterwauling, and every other word was the “F” word. I constructed twisted, pornographic scenarios featuring Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and the Grinch in a gymnastic three-way that would make Larry Flynt blush. The sky began to turn gray with predawn light as I drove past Livingston, a mere half hour from my destination. Slipping into a soothing sleep, I drifted into the breakdown lane, only to be jarred awake by the rumble strips. Burl Ives was commanding me to have a “Holly Jolly Christmas.” After two more nod-offs, I decided to pull over and nap. Better to have me arrive at their door than a state trooper, I thought. It was just after 9 a.m. when I pulled into the driveway of my parents’ house as “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band was playing on the Torino’s radio. “Clarence, you been rehearsin’ real hard now?” I muttered as I climbed the step to the front door. It was locked. I knocked. My mom opened the door, her eyes puffy and red. “Well, come in, honey. How was your drive?” “I’ll be home for Christmas,” I warbled. “Just you wait and…” “Your father and I are getting a divorce,” she blurted. Tears. I stepped into the house, dropped my bag in the entryway, and took her into my arms. “Happy holidays, happy holidays…”. arts@missoulanews.com
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[theater]
Thou be soused Two Drunks celebrates Shakespeare’s rowdy roots by Sarah Aswell
illustration by Pumpernickel Stewart
When you think of Shakespeare, you might picture a very, very serious actor, holding a skull and reciting a dry Hamlet monologue. Probably something about the meaning of life. Probably something that quickly turns from impeccable verse into waves of oldtimey words washing over as you nod off to sleep in your theater chair. But what if everybody were drunk? Allison Epperson, the creator of Missoula’s Shakespeare Under the Influence, has brought The Bard to the bar, presenting Shakespeare’s timeless plays paired with bottomless drinks. On Monday, Dec. 22, Epperson and her players will take the stage at the Badlander to perform The Two Drunks of Verona, their boozy version of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The play will be condensed down to about an hour long, with minimal sets, costumes and blocking. Unlike a traditional performance, the actors will have a script in one hand and a drink in the other. The audience is encouraged to play along with a drinking game (every time a bell sounds, for various theatrical reasons, the audience must drink), buy beverages for the players (beverages of choice for each character happen to be listed in the program), and participate as they see fit. The actors are encouraged to improvise, relax and take another drink. “This is all for fun,” says Epperson. “We love Shakespeare. We love the stories, the insults, the flowery language. But there’s a fear among actors and among audiences. They get intimidated by Shakespeare. We wanted to take all of that away.” Over the last few years, drunk Shakespeare theater troupes have been popping up in larger cities across the
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country. Shakespeare Under the Influence started after Epperson and her husband—both trained actors—saw a similar performance in Seattle. They had such a good time watching that they wanted to bring the idea back to Missoula. This summer, they performed Much Abrew About Nothing and immediately wanted to organize a second production. “It’s great to do regular theater, but it was very freeing to do less planned, more unstructured theater,” says Carrie Mallino, a local director who is acting in the production. “You lose a lot of inhibitions. And you get Shakespeare out in the community to people who might not have the money or the desire to see it.” And for those who think drunk Shakespeare is an insult to theater and The Bard himself? Epperson and her troupe disagree. In truth, the original runs of the plays were performed in front of thousands of rowdy “groundlings” at the Globe Theater, in addition to the higher-class attendees in the better seats. These groundlings were standing-room-only ticket holders who came for the physical comedy, the sexual puns and yes, the poop jokes—not the poetry and literary allusions. “The idea that Shakespeare is highbrow and for scholars is rather unfortunate,” Mallino says. “As someone who is always looking for an audience for Shakespeare, I want people to know that the works have always been meant for everyone. We are bringing back the original sense of fun that was meant to be there. Hopefully without the vegetable throwing.” The Two Drunks of Verona appears at the Badlander Mon., Dec 22, at 7:30 PM. Free. arts@missoulanews.com
[film]
Reverse pioneer Basking in The Homesman’s rich, lonely details by Molly Laich
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Pioneer life in America’s Great Plains in the 1850s looks a little like a never-ending camping trip. The homes are squat, brick bungalows made of the same bland earth as the landscape, with nothing for miles in any direction. The people work the fields with their animals and settle into dark, candlelit rooms at night. It’s easy to see how three women in the town could up and go mad in a place like this. The women will need to be escorted from Nebraska back to civilization in Iowa. It’s a long, perilous journey for anyone, and never mind that the cargo is filled with loose cannons. Such is the plain and powerful premise of The Homesman, written and directed by Tommy Lee Jones from a 1988 novel of the same name. Our heroine is Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank), a former schoolteacher of deep religious conviction and character. She’s traveled from her home in New York to Nebraska to make a go of it in a terrible place for no immediately apparent reason. Cuddy is rich in land and resources but finds herself consumed by loneliness. At 31, she is uncommonly without a husband. Her desperation is palpable; early on we watch her try and fail to propose marriage to her neighbor. Men find her bossy and plain at a time when smart women are prohibitively frightening, and so Cuddy remains unlucky in love. Worse still, her piano couldn’t come to Nebraska with her—she’s been playing the air for who knows how long. It seems unfair. Judging by the church meeting, led by Reverend Dowd (John Lithgow), there are, like, six people in this town, and none of them are up for taking the five-week journey by covered wagon to Iowa. They have lands or husbands to tend to, or it’s too long or they don’t care. When Cuddy volunteers, we get the quick obligatory conversation of “How can we send a woman to do a man’s thing” until of course they realize she’s as formidable a camper as anyone and better equipped to deal with the sensitive task of transporting three insane women. What can they do but give her supplies and a shotgun and hope for the best. Along the way, Cuddy meets a despicable but not
entirely uncharming character named George Briggs, played by Tommy Lee Jones. The man’s a claim jumper and an army deserter, but a man all the same, and so Cuddy offers him $300 upon completion of the mission to ride along and offer protection. What is there to say about the women? They have long, stringy hair and wild faces. One of them lost her children to diphtheria, the other drowned her baby and the third was raped. They look like Macbeth’s witches, only they’re catatonic, so lord knows what they’re thinking about. This is a pre-Freud world we’re talking about here, when to “lose your mind” meant going off to a mysterious, irretrievable place, and the people who loved you couldn’t do anything but maybe tie you up and hope pitifully for your return. The traveling group meets a variety of characters, played by actors such as James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson and Meryl Streep. When they confront a band of American Indians, Briggs hands Cuddy a loaded gun and tells her to shoot herself and the three women in the head should anything go south—those are the kinds of stakes they were dealing with. You find the richness of a story like this in the details. I liked the hand brake on the wagon, for example, or the scene where Cuddy gives the mules and horses names. This is the pioneer story told in reverse. We’ve seen the great migration West before, but what about the people who couldn’t handle the wilderness and had to come back? Cuddy’s a spinster in Nebraska, but she could just as easily live alone in a basement apartment somewhere in 2014. Briggs as the selfish, unscrupulous man with no master, were he alive today, would probably be delinquent on his child support, sitting on a bar stool in Montana telling you precisely how the world has wronged him. This is a movie about loneliness and hard lives that fall sadly short of expectations. The landscape has changed some but the feelings are the same. The Homesman continues at the Wilma. arts@missoulanews.com
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[film]
Just because Puzzle metaphor falls apart in The Captive by Migizi Pensoneau
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The Captive, a new film from director Atom Egoyan, is a mystery/thriller about a kidnapping case, and the eight-year aftermath. The film follows the two parents of the victim, the two lead detectives who work on the case, plus the relationship between the kidnapper and captive. Interweaving timelines and stories together, the film begins with the girl herself, alive and well. Cassandra, or “Cass,” as her parents call her, is playing the piano for her captor, Mika. Mika’s intentions aren’t clear. Cass seems almost like a tired office worker, and the implication is that whatever Mika is doing to Cass, it isn’t physical, and she isn’t in immediate danger. Whereas Gone Girl—this year’s bigger film in the same genre—is about whether or not the victim is alive, The Captive is about discovering the nature of Cass’ situation, and what’s at stake. The performances in this film are solid. Ryan Reynolds plays just the right amount of unhinged as the worrying father, Matthew. In place of his usual quips, he embodies the determination of a dogged parent. Kevin Durand is exceptional as the understated villain, Mika—the creepiest bad guy to appear on the screen in a while. Imagine the nuanced performances of Kevin Spacey or Edward Norton, but by a giant hulking creeper in a cardigan. In fact, all of the actors play against type. Mireille Enos, of “The Killing”, who usually plays a tough-skinned woman, becomes a crumbling wreck of a mother. And Rosario Dawson nails the role of a pragmatic detective, with Scott Speedman as her partner/love interest. Initially, The Captive is a solid film, partly because it’s structured so differently from other films in its same vein. After the first scene, the movie takes several leaps in time. We see the mother grieve; then we see a detective searching for his partner, who’s also missing; then
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we see the kidnapping itself; then we see the detective who’s missing start the investigation; then we’re back with the kidnapper again, and so on. Outside of Egoyan’s whim, the film jumps seem to happen with no detectable rhyme or reason. In one memorable scene, a side character throws an incomplete puzzle onto a desk and is able to figure out what it looks like simply by staring at the pieces. It’s an apt metaphor for most mystery/thrillers, but in the case of The Captive, it doesn’t come together. That’s disappointing, because the film promises more. Cass is alive, and is being used for some awful purpose. What is it, and what does that purpose have to do with the disappearance of one of the detectives? These are intriguing questions, and with every new revelation in the case, a newer, bigger revelation is promised. The bad guys are goading the mother with Cass’ trinkets! Why ever would they do that? The answer turns out to be, “Because they enjoy doing that.” Too often in The Captive, the answer turns out to be: “Just because.” By the end, so much of what happens seems to come down to luck. And through the course of dumb luck, things end mildly happily, almost like the filmmakers shrugged and said, “Yeah sure, that works.” The joy of a puzzle is in looking for the pieces and lining them up for yourself in order to see that complete picture. But in the case of The Captive, the puzzle isn’t there for the viewer to solve. Instead, the film, like the jigsaw puzzle in that scene, is never actually put together. It has potential, but in reality it’s just a giant, jumbled mess. The Captive screens at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 19– Sun., Dec. 21, at 7:15 and 9:15 PM nightly. arts@missoulanews.com
[film] close with 21⁄2 hours of battle scenes featuring the exploits of Bilbo and company. I’m rooting for Smaug this time. Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage. Rated PG-13. Opening Tue., Dec. 16. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Entertainer.
OPENING THIS WEEK ANNIE Quvenzhané Wallis stars as a foster kid taken in by a business tycoon in the remake of the classic musical your choir teacher always made you watch before winter break. Also starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharoahplex.
THE HOMESMAN Hilary Swank plays a tough broad who’s retrieving women escaping the pioneer life; but she’s gotta get Tommy Lee Jones to help get them across the Nebraska Territories. Also starring Grace Gummer and Miranda Otto. Rated R. Wilma. (See Film.)
THE CAPTIVE Years after a young girl’s disappearance, her family suspects she might still be alive. Starring Ryan Reynolds (yes, that Ryan Reynolds), Scott Speedman and Rosario Dawson. Rated R. Screening at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 19-Sun., Dec. 21, at 7:15 and 9:15 PM. (See Film.)
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 Katniss Everdeen meets President Coin and decides whether to lead a rebellion. #TeamGale. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
THE GREAT INVISIBLE Remember the Deepwater Horizon spill? A whole bunch of Gulf Coast residents and oil executives sure do in Margaret Brown’s documentary. Rated PG-13. Screening at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 19-Sun., Dec. 21 at 7 and 9 PM. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB Larry the museum guard embarks on an epic quest to save magic or something. Starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
INTERSTELLAR Space explorers use a wormhole to make the first-ever galactic voyage. According to Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Twitter review, “They explore a planet near a Black Hole. Personally, I’d stay as far the hell away from BlackHoles as I can.” Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12.
ROLL OUT, COWBOY Chris “Sandman” Sand’s days as a truck-drivin’, guitar-playin’ rapper from North Dakota are commemorated in this 2010 documentary. Screening at the Roxy Thu., Dec. 18, at 7 PM, with live show to follow. (See Spotlight.) WILD Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed, a woman overcomes despair via a 1,100mile hike on the Pacific Crest trail. I guess It’s a ruff-ruff life. Annie opens Friday at Carmike 12. this is more noble than the time I found deep personal insights from a pint of Ben Edgerton and Ben Kingsley. Rated PG-13. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and Jerrys. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura The film that launched a thousand “Edward Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. Dern and Gaby Hoffmann. Rated R. Carmike 12. Forty-Hands” games is also a touching portrayal of misfits finding love in a pastel town. Avon call- FORCE MAJEURE (TURIST) ing! Starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder and A Swedish man’s lousy choice in the face of an Dianne Wiest. Screening at the Roxy Sun., Dec. impending crisis causes a falling-out with his wife and family over the course of a ski vacation. 21 at 4 PM. Starring Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli BIG HERO 6 and Clara Wettergren. Rated R. Wilma. EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS A lovable puffy robot teams up with friends to Surprise, only white people star in Ridley Scott’s rescue the city of San Fransokyo. Featuring the three-hour Moses tale, set in the Middle East. THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF voices of Ryan Potter, Jamie Chung and Alan At least special effects have come a long way THE FIVE ARMIES Tudyk. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. since 10 Commandments. Christian Bale, Joel Peter Jackson’s bloated CGI-fest comes to a
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PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR The goofy flightless avians hatch a plan to prevent the evil Dr. Brine from carrying out his plans. Featuring the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 541-7469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Turning over a new leaf by Jule Banville Kind of like tea, people are very freaking complex. Take Jake Kreilick, the husband of the husbandand-wife owners of Lake Missoula Tea Company. He’s built like a house and wearing a collared shirt advertising the local rugby club, the Missoula AllMaggots, as he pours a Korean loose-leaf botanical into a porcelain cup. The tea is Who Chic, a kind-of sweet blend of persimmon, mulberry, lotus and hydrangea leaves and the recommendation when I, contemplating the date of this article (full-on holiday party mode), request a tea for what ails the hungover. Jake’s just come in from his full-time job as a paraeducator and coach at Lewis and Clark Elementary. As we chat—that’s what this tea bar is designed for, after all—he lets me know that this venture is part of a needed career change. In a former life, he says, he was an activist, a forest guy. “There’ve been a few articles in the Indy,” he says. I look him up. He’s been quoted in this publication, sure, plus the L.A. Times, the Orlando Sentinel, lots of places. Turns out he was “Jake Jagoff,” a spokesperson for Earth First! In one example, he was a source on stories about protestors who’d chained themselves to a freighter in 1992 and put a temporary halt to unloading plywood from Indonesia. I also saw in a letter to the Juneau Empire he’d been arrested in Borneo for protesting with people losing their homes to deforestation. He’s been a “forest guy” for about three decades, beginning from around the time he came to the University of Montana for grad school, and has done a lot in that world that’s less extreme. He’s currently the restoration coordinator for the WildWest Institute. And now he serves tea, too, while getting poked by his wife, Heather, who reminds him of the motto of Lake Missoula Tea Company: Always be bagging. Heather, who grew up in Stevensville, has another life, too. She was a hotshot firefighter for three seasons and a teacher on the Navajo Reservation for eight years. She now works part-time on a U.S. Geological Survey mapping program. Plus, they have three kids, ages 9, 18 and 22. I visited them the afternoon before a recent First Friday event and guess what? Heather bagged tea and accomplished 18 other things while being interviewed. Jake ended up taking some time with a customer who wanted to add him to her mailing list and talk about her extinction poetry. This place is so at home in Missoula. That’s even more true since last April, when it moved from an outof-the-way third-floor space into what used to be a to-
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bacco shop on the ground floor of the Masonic building, 136 East Broadway. Inside, there’s a custom-built bar in a room that’s warm and neutral: not feminine, not masculine, not fussy. There’s a table in the back, too. A few ladies had met there earlier in the day to play cribbage. It’s also not a bad spot for birthday parties, if you like them sane and civilized. But don’t come here and expect to answer your 56 emails. There’s no WiFi by design. “We didn’t want to be the kind of place where people come in and stick their faces in their computers,” Jake says. Conversation’s encouraged, which is a good thing when faced with more than 100 choices of what to sip. No need to sweat it. You can just talk it out with whomever’s pouring. “We’ll ask what you like, what you don’t like. Caffeinated or not. And then help you narrow it down,” Heather says. Or you can just go with the tea of the day. On my visit, the tea of the day was a super-balanced ginger orange puerh, a dark Chinese variety. Heather’s experimenting with custom blends— the bolder, the better—in all her spare time. Most of the varieties and all manner of merch can be purchased at the shop, but the tea these days is in lots of other places around town, too (hence that always-bebagging thing): the Good Food Store, Pattee Creek Market, Orange Street Food Farm, Rosauers, Market on Front, Caffé Dolce, Le Petit Outre and Great Harvest Bread. Those last two also do the baking of biscotti and sugar cookies for sale at the bar, making it a good spot for a date with your kid. Or your cookieloving adult. Three years into their startup, the Kreilicks are realizing that the niche they filled as the only tea bar in town is starting to feel worn-in, even successful. They’re gearing up to go as a family to China for three weeks, where they’ll meet the farmers and suppliers of teas they’re already selling. Last June, Jake and Heather did that in Indonesia. That chance to own a business and see the world—and not get arrested—was another part of the career change Jake says they needed. “There’s a lot of opportunity with tea,” he says, as he starts another chat with another customer who wants a big whiff of the Who Chic. Lake Missoula Tea Company is open seven days a week at varying times indicated by a sandwich board. If the sign’s out, the bar’s open. And chances are good you’ll leave feeling better than you would bellying up for another whiskey. It’s almost a new year, after all. Time to turn over a properly steeped leaf.
[dish] Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway 728-8900 (across from courthouse) Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts. Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wi-fi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order. Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week. Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 It's the little things we do together. Bernice's takes these moments to heart. This Christmas when you want "just the right size" gift or party package, think Bernice's cookie plates, frosted Christmas trees (Yep! Those famous sugar cookies.), packaged Bernice's Hot Cocoa, Mini Macaroons, Gingerbread Coffeecake, Loaves of Poundcake, and so much more! Have you checked out Bernice's wearables lately? Downright smart. Coffee mugs? Oh, yeah. Bernice's wishes you a Merry Little Christmas. xoxo bernice. $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Mon.–Fri., 7:30–4, Sat. 8-4. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 Martini Mania with $4 martinis every Monday. The Griz Coaches Radio Show LIVE every Tuesday at 6pm, Burger & Beer special $8 every Tuesday. $2 well drinks & $2 PBR tall boys every Wednesday. Big Brains Trivia every Thursday at 8pm. Have you discovered Brooks & Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. • 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s historic westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious, affordable food and over-the-top fun and friendly service does not. Mon-Fri 7 AM – 2 PM. Sat and Sun Brunch 9 AM – 2 PM. Reservations for Prix Fixe dinners on Fri and Sat nights. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 42 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $
Cafe Zydeco 2101 Brooks • 406-926-2578 cafezydeco.com GIT’ SOME SOUTH IN YOUR MOUTH! Authentic cajun cuisine, with an upbeat zydeco atmosphere in the heart of Missoula. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast served all day. Featuring Jambalaya, Gumbo, Étouffée, Po-boys and more. Beignets served ALL DAY! Open Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm, Closed Sundays. Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Eagles Lodge #32 Missoula 2420 South Avenue • 543-6346 Tailgate with us before each Griz home game, and get a FREE ride to the game on our shuttle. Soup, salad and burgers served for lunch Monday thru Friday 11:00am to 2:30pm. Don’t forget to stop in for our Thursday Night Matadors & Friday Night Burgers, 6:00 to 8:00pm both nights. Live music EVERY Friday and Saturday night and admission is always FREE! El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$
boba teas sake killer wine
happy hour 3-6pm everyday
WE HAVE GIFT CARDS SAKE SATURDAYS
special sake cocktails • $1 off glass pours • bottle specials
The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 FREE DELIVERY DOWNTOWN. Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. NOW SERVING BREAKFAST Empanadas! Ask us about our Take and Bake Service! Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Thurs 11 am - 6 pm. Friday and Sat 11-8 pm Downtown Missoula. $ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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Christmas Steamer HAPPIEST HOUR Why you’re here: To satisfy your hankering for a holiday celebration filled with locally brewed ale, fresh seafood and good company. The brewery hosts its third annual Christmas Steamer party on Dec. 19. “It’s really just for Christmas spirit,” says Draught Works’ Ana Pederson. What you’re doing: Competing in an ugly sweater competition and listening to music from the Tuba Santas, which Pederson characterizes as “fun old guys” who play “jolly jazzy Christmas carols.” The winner of the ugly sweater competition will receive a free growler fill of choice. What you’re eating: During the Dec. 19 party, Draught Works will serve bowls of mussels flown in from the West Coast 24 hours earlier and steamed by the Burns St. Bistro. The event marks a rare opportunity for Montanans to eat fresh and affordable shellfish in a friendly neighborhood atmosphere. A bowl and a beer cost $5. A soda and mussels run $3. What you’re drinking: Pederson suggests Draught Works’ 1910 Smoked Porter as a suitable pairing for the mussels. Made with chocolate and two different types of malt, the porter’s smoky flavor complements the shell-
Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins • 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$
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fish nicely. Those looking for a lighter option should check out Draught Works’ new White IPA. Introduced about a month ago, the unfiltered ale is made with sage, peppercorn, coriander, kaffir lime leaves, citrus peel and three different types of hops. When: Fri., Dec. 19, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. How to find it: 915 Toole Ave., between Dickens and Waverly. —Jessica Mayrer Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
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COFFEE SPECIAL
Yuletide Blend $10.95/lb. SINCE 1972
BUTTERFLY 232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN
SATURDAYS 4PM-9PM
MONDAYS & THURSDAYS ALL DAY
Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$
BUTTERFLY HERBS Coffees, Teas & the Unusual
232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN
$1
SUSHI Not available for To-Go orders
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Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West • 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $ Lucky Strike Sports Bar. Casino. Restaurant 1515 Dearborn Ave. 549-4152 Our restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Are you looking for Delivery without all the extra charges? Call 549-4152 and talk to Jacquie or Judy for more details. You can also get lunch and Coffee from Bold Coffee in the parking lot. Come into the casino for your chance to play Plinko, Spin the Wheel, or Roll the Dice for machine play. Open Mon-Sun 7am2am. $-$$ Market on Front 201 E. Front St. marketonfront.com The Market on Front is more than a market with a restaurant. It is an energetic marketplace which offers an epicurean experience to excite the senses. It is also an energetic, vibrant marketplace creating an opportunity to taste and take home the products of artisans who create excellent products at awesome prices. This community centered specialty food destination features gourmet yet traditional prepared foods, sandwiches, salads, specialty cheeses, charcuterie, local brews, wines, espresso and so much more! $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. • 543-7154 (on the hip strip) • themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $3? (Missoula County residents over 60: $3, only $6 if younger and just stopping by) Anyone is welcome to join us from 11:30-12:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food and great conversation. For a full menu, visit our website. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 South Orange St. 543-3188 www.orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh
meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Parker’s Restaurant 32 East Front Street Exit 153, Drummond 406-288-2333 Find us on Facebook, Yelp or Foursquare. Offering over 125 different Burgers. Parker’s burgers are ground fresh daily. We patty them 1/4 pound at a time. We also have 1/2 pound and pound burgers! Most burgers are available all the time too, except for seasonal items. We’re open Tuesday thru Saturday 11am to 8 pm. We’ve also got Steaks, Pastas, Salads, Daily Specials and NOT the usual variety of home made desserts. Private parties and catering available. $-$$ Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Plonk 322 N Higgins • 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an all-encompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions. Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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nightlife Mary Place and Blue Moon heat up the afternoon with jazz at the Union Club every Thursday from 5:30-8 PM. No cover.
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Twirl your mustache, Pierre, and knock back some pints whilst Bob Mislevick provides European-style cafe music with his delightful accordion. 6-8 PM. Regulate elemental and organ spirits at Xi Xi Hu, the walking qigong form developed in China in the 1960s. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Thursdays, Dec. 4-Dec. 18, from 6-7:30 PM. $40 for three-week series. Call 721-0033 to learn more. Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free, plus there’s nice beverages and snacks. Tom Stockburger talks about love and loss in Lucy’s Biggest Fish To Fry: A Husband’s Journey through his Wife’s Fight with Brain Cancer. Reading at Shakespeare and Co at 7 PM. Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM.
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On a wig and a prayer. MCT presents Winter Wonderettes at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21.
THURSDAYDEC18 Hang out with Hades and the gang when Missoula painter Megan Moore presents her exhibit of works inspired by the myth of Persephone. Reception at the Radius Gallery, 114 E. Main St., at 5:30 PM, with artist talk at 6 PM, plus refreshments.
Trained Affordable Care Act Navigators are on hand to help you learn about health insurance enrollment with drop-in sessions at the Missoula Public Library, Mondays, noon1:30 PM, Tuesdays, 6-7:30 PM, and Thursdays, 10-11:30 AM, until mid-February, with closures on holidays. Free, no appointment needed.
Oh sweet, I’ve got the perfect latex catsuit and goggles to wear to the “Cybersecurity Seminar: Defeating Intrusion Sensors,” where former CIA officer John Strauchs’ and security expert Deviant Ollam’s show how professionals break into banks and stuff. Cool! Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, room 110, 2-4:30 PM.
Thursday night is far too dignified these days, kids, and so the Dead Hipster DJs have returned to set things to rights with the bumpin’ dance par-tay at the Badlander. $3, with $1 wells from 9 PM-midnight like you always dreamt of. Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. Mambo with hot mamas when Salsa Loca plays Latin-jazz tunes to heat up the Top Hat, starting at 9 PM. No cover.
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[calendar] Soul Kitchen and Stomp the Catbox get the Thursday nite party started and see it through to the end. Sunrise Saloon, starting at 9 PM. No cover.
into the sunset
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The award-winning 2010 documentary Roll Out, Cowboy traveled with Chris Sand as he toured during the days of the 2008 presidential election. Back then, Sand was a North Dakota-based trucker, making his name as a hip-thrusting, wise-cracking rapping cowboy from nowhere, USA.
The Big Sky High Visual Art Extravaganza features a slew of upand-coming young talent in prints, paintings, sculpture and much more. Cafeteria Forum and Exhibition Hall, 5-8 PM. Free to attend.
WHO: Chris Sand
The third annual Christmas Steamer at Draught Works celebrates the season with fresh Penn Cove mussels and beer; $5 gets you a bowl of mussels and a pint. Plus, the Tuba Santas will be tooting up some joyful noises. 5-8 PM. (See Happiest Hour.)
WHERE: The Roxy
Have a ball at the 34 annual Lady Griz Holiday Classic, which tips off game one with St. Louis v. Austin Peay tonight at the Adams Center’s Dahlberg Arena, 5:30 PM.
Since then, Sand has moved to Missoula and become a father. He says when he watches Roll Out, Cowboy now, he sees a different person. “I look at myself as a little bit naïve and foolish, but they portray me in a charming way.”
Chilluns can play while Mom and Pop get their whiskey on with Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat, 6-8 PM, with a rotating group of live, local musicians. No cover.
Sand’s focus changed once he got to Missoula, and he was drawn into a busy job as a founding member of the newly revamped iteration of the Roxy Theater. It’s been a cool gig, Sand says, especially since he grew up on a farm in the Mission Valley, thinking of Missoula as the “big city.” But as the Roxy added more staffers, he says he was happy to move away from desk work into shifts as a night manager and janitor. “I’m just more comfortable
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Sip a Guinness and be whisked away to the Emerald Isle with the Irish Music Session, every Friday at the Union Club from 6-9 PM. No cover.
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Sweater? I barely know ‘er, you might say, at the I’ll House You Ugly Sweater Party, featuring DJs Hotpantz, Mike Stolin and Kris Moon. 9 PM. No cover.
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Learn how to make a difference in your life and others with the Immediate Peace! training with Cheyenne Rivers at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 6-8:30 PM. Suggested donatoin $15-$25.
Get a case of the tingle when the latest Missoula country outfit, The Shiveries, plays Stage 112 along with Wartime Blues and Gerygone and Twig. 8 PM. $5. (See Music.)
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named Cheap Date Night, where the MissoulaPublic Library screens a free, recently released motion picture. Doors open at 6:45 PM and close at 7:15. Enter from the Front Street side of the building. Free.
Ho-ho-ho all nite long when Comedy Central standup Kevin Shea performs at the Broadway Bar, along with Missoula Homegrown Comedy’s John Howard, Becky Margolis, Aaron Juhl and Kyle “Polish Sausage” Kulseth. 8 PM. $15/$12 in advance. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and standupmt.com.
being behind the scenes, unless I’m playing a show,” he says. Roll Out, Cowboy screens at the Roxy on Dec. 18, with a live show from Sand and friends afterward, as a goodbye-for-now party. Sand has just released Horse Graveyard, a new album of old songs recorded back in his touring days. He has more albums worth of material to work on, he says, and plans on going on an extended tour next year; thus the farewell. “I want it to be a community kind of event where people who don’t know me get a little window into my music, and my life before I moved to Missoula,” he says. —Kate Whittle
Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees
at 2 PM. $15-$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529. Cut a rug when the Golden Age Club hosts dancing and live music in an alcohol-free environment. 727 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. 6-10 PM. $3. Call 240-9617 to learn more.
Wallflowers never win, so take to the floor and show ‘em what you’re made of while Joan Zen provides the sweet groovy tunes at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover. Mark Duboise and Crossroads provides the countryfried tunes at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover. Chase them blues away with The Idle Ranch Hands, playing classic country styling at the Top Hat, starting at 9:30 PM. No cover.
SATURDAYDEC20 Spruce up that old record player on the cheap when Dudley from Tech 1 Electronics gives basic tune-ups in exchange for non-perishable food donations at Ear Candy, up to a $40 repair value. 11 AM-5 PM. All food donations go toward the Missoula Food Bank.
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Shiny happy people. Wartime Blues plays Stage 112 Fri., Dec. 19, along with The Shiveries and Gerygone and Twig. 8 PM. $5.
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 2409617 to learn more. If your gift wrapping abilities look more like a squirrel gnawed on some paper than a Martha Stewart-approved decoration, the Hip Strip businesses have your back with gift wrapping from 11 AM-5 PM on Dec. 20 at the Senior Citizens Center. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit. Surrender the scissors and tape to folks who know what they’re doing at the gift wrapping days at Red’s Bar, 217 Ryman St. Wrapping available Sat., Dec. 20-Sun., Dec. 21 from 10 AM to 9 PM, Mon., Dec. 22Tue., Dec. 23 from noon-9 PM and Wed., Dec. 24 from 11 AM-6 PM. Donations go toward Deon Frost and her battle with brain cancer. The new Missoula Winter Public Market features all manner of produce, meats, eggs, honey and treats, plus coffee and craft vendors. 800 S. Third St. W. Open Saturdays, Nov. 8-Dec. 27, and then every other Saturday, Jan. 10-April 25. 10 AM-2 PM. Visit facebook.com/mslawinterpublicmarket. Tracy Pondorf hosts a Holiday Social art workshop, for anyone dealing with loss or illness to find a supportive community. Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Free. Learn more at 549-5329 or livingartofmontana.org.
Sonya Cobb signs her thriller about an unlikely art thief, The Objects of Her Affection, at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins. 11 AM-1 PM. Music is an aeroplane so share the gift of it with the chilluns at Kids’ Vibrations, a 45-minute educational blast with local musicians on the third Saturday every month. Missoula Senior Citizens’ Center, 705 Higgins Ave. 11–11:45 AM. Santa and Mrs. Claus park the sleigh outside Daly Mansion for the Community Christmas Party,
featuring crafting, games, cookie decorating and holly-jolly tunes from the Sunshine Generation, Bitterroot Ragtime Society and pianist Joan Roe. 11 AM-4 PM. $5/$2 per kid/free for ages under 12. Hang out with Rudolph, Santa and Snoopy when the Roxy screens holiday classics throughout the afternoon. Frosty the Snowman at 1 PM, Charlie Brown Christmas at 1:30 PM, Little Drummer Boy at 2 PM, Santa Claus is Coming to Town at 2:30 PM, Rudolf the Red
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[calendar] Nosed Reindeer at 3:20 PM, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol at 4:10 PM. Free. Michael Flatley, eat your heart out when the Missoula Irish Dancers present a high-stepping recital at Hellgate High School, 23:30 PM. Free, with refreshments available.
nightlife Mark yule the old-fashioned way with booze and a big ole bonfire at the Winter Solstice party featuring music from David Horgan and Beth Lo at Ten Spoon Vineyard, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Fire gets going ‘round 5-9 PM. Bring your own snacks or grab one of the Biga antipasto plates available.
Missoula team up for A Dickens of a Christmas, with a smörgåsbord of holiday classics and contemporary carols at the Hamilton Performing Arts Center. 7:30 PM. Free. Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo deliver the primo Saturday nite party at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. Two-fer-one Absolut vodka drinks until midnight. No cover.
Surrender the scissors and tape to folks who know what they’re doing at the gift wrapping days at Red’s Bar, 217 Ryman St. Wrapping available Sat., Dec. 20-Sun., Dec. 21 from 10 AM to 9 PM, Mon., Dec. 22Tue., Dec. 23 from noon-9 PM and Wed., Dec. 24 from 11 AM-6 PM. Donations go toward Deon Frost and her battle with brain cancer.
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Studio, 2926 S. Third St., on the first and third Sundays of the month from 6:30-9 PM, through December. $40. Pre-registration required by calling Hillary at 541-2662. The Winter Solstice Ritual and Gathering celebrates the holidays with such ancient traditions as burning a yule log and summoning a sacred circle to invoke the return of mister Sun. OAO Temple Haus, 9463 Upper Miller Creek Road. 7-11
Baby Grissoms can get their start at “CSI: Who Stole Frosty the Snowman?”, a science-filled winter break daycamp for kids ages 6-10 at SpectrUM Discovery Area. $50 for nonmembers, with 10-percent discount for SpectrUM members and siblings. Visit spectrum.umt.edu/museumprograms/Camps to see the full list of winter camp offerings and prices. Surrender the scissors and tape to folks who know what they’re doing at the gift wrapping days at Red’s Bar, 217 Ryman St. Wrapping available Sat., Dec. 20-Sun., Dec. 21 from 10 AM to 9 PM, Mon., Dec. 22Tue., Dec. 23 from noon-9 PM and Wed., Dec. 24 from 11 AM-6 PM. Donations go toward Deon Frost and her battle with brain cancer.
Kick it with cool folks at the Western Montana Community Center’s annual Holiday Soiree, hosted along with the Gender Expansion Project and Montana Gender Alliance. 6 PM. Feel free to bring an appetizer or dessert.
Therapeutic Yoga for Wellness meets for a dose of gentle asanas to ease your anxiety, chronic fatigue or other maladies. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Noon-1 PM. $40 for six classes/$9 drop-in. Call 721-0033.
MudSlide Charley dumps a bucket ‘o bluesy Christmas all over Draught Works, 6-8 PM. No cover.
Trained Affordable Care Act Navigators are on hand to help you learn about health insurance enrollment with drop-in sessions at the Missoula Public Library, Mondays, noon-1:30 PM, Tuesdays, 6-7:30 PM, and Thursdays, 10-11:30 AM, until mid-February, with closures on holidays. Free, no appointment needed.
David Horgan And Beth Lo team up to whisk you away to a land of wine and boo-tiful music at Ten Spoon Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. 6-8 PM. No cover. Bring your own snacks, or try some of the Biga antipasto plates on hand. Singer/songwriter Aran Buzzas heads on up to Lolo to play folkytonkin tunes at Lolo Peak Brewery, 6-8 PM. No cover. The Captain Wilson Conspiracy fills the air with jazzy ambiance while the rank and file fills it with intrigue at Finn and Porter, 100 Madison St. 7-9 PM. No cover. Cut loose with the Wild Coyote Band, playing a country-fried dance party at the American Legion Hall, 825 Ronan St. (near Mount and Russell) every third Saturday of the month from 7-11 PM. $7. Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529. The Missoula Folklore Society Dance invites one and all to cut loose at the Union Hall, with tunes from Skippin A Groove. Mark Matthews has the call. 7:30 PM. $9/$6 for members and students/free for volunteers and kids. John Floridis unpacks his folky wares at the Crystal Theater, starting at 7:30 PM. Donations appreciated. The Montana A Cappella Society and Mendelssohn Men’s Club of
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Idle no more. The Idle Ranch Hands play the Top Hat Fri., Dec. 19, at 9:30 PM. No cover.
La Leche League gets together to chat about breastfeeding and the holidays at Peace Heart, 725 W Alder St No. 3. Noon-1:30 PM. Kids welcome; toys provided for preschool ages. Contact 493-1813 or missoulalll@gmail.com to learn about future meetings.
nightlife ISCSM present a drag show at the Palace. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5. 18-plus. Russ Nasset and the Revelators bust out hot jamz all through the chilly night at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover. Find your smartest snap-button shirt and let Blue Collar do all the work tonight at the Sunrise Saloon, 9:30 PM. to close. No cover. Boogie with the Full Grown Men’s brand of swingin’ jazz and blues at the Top Hat, starting at 9:30 PM. No cover.
SUNDAYDEC21 Michael Marsolek and Lawrence Duncan celebrate the solstice with the Musical Dreamtime Journey tour, an applause-free, candlelit performance stopping at the Saint Anthony Parish, 217 Tremont St. 7 PM. $18/$14 in advance. Tickets at drumbrothers.com.
at the 108 Sun Salutes class at Inner Harmony, where participants will do just that from 10 AM-12:15 PM to mark the seasonal shift and purify the body and mind. (Pro tip: practice doing several sun salutes at home daily.) Regular class rates apply; register at yogainmissoula.com/register/register.php. The Pack takes on those bloody Buccaneers, and you can put all the fried cheese curds in your face you wanna while the Top Hat shows the game at 11 AM. No cover.
nightlife Great gams and holiday classic jams are in store for the Winter Wonderettes, a musical comedy at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Wed., Dec. 17-Sat., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM, and Sun., Dec. 21 at 6:30 PM. Plus, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. $15-$21. Tickets at the box office, MCTinc.org and 728-7529. Explore kinetic energy and stillness at the Authentic Movement group class at the Barn Movement
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PM. $5, with potluck snacks and bevvies. Sundays are shaken, not stirred, at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis all evening, live jazz and local DJs, plus a selection of local coffees and tees for your apéritifs. Music starts at 8 PM. Free. Mark the Sabbath with some Black Sabbath or whatever else twangs your heartstrings at the Sunday Funday evening karaoke at the Lucky Strike, 1515 Dearborn Ave., featuring $1 domestic drafts and wells. Free.
MONDAYDEC22 Hang out with Mulder, Scully, Smoking Man and discover what truths are out there at the Roxy’s screening of selected “The X-Files” episodes. This week features “How the Ghosts Stole Christmas” and “Arcadia.” 7 PM. $5. Treats from Tandem Doughnuts will be on hand.
Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages. Become a Google master with the Internet Search class at Missoula Public Library, where you’ll learn tips and tricks for safely finding what you’re looking for on the web. 6 PM. Registration required, so call 721-BOOK. (And pro tip: if people routinely send you links via “Let Me Google That For You,” you should probably check out this class.) Baby, it’s cold outside, but it’s plenty warm inside the Red Bird Wine Bar, where Dan Dubuque sets his nimble fingers to the slide guitar and charango. 7-10 PM. No cover. Drink thine ale for supper and come along to Two Drunks of Verona, featuring an hour-long rendition of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, considerably spruced up by liquored-up actors. Badlander. 7:30-9 PM. Free. (See Theater.)
[calendar] Show ‘em your most graceful two left feet at the White Elephant Dance, hosted by the Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 9955 Highway 12, from 8-9:30 PM. Call 273-0652 to learn more.
available Sat., Dec. 20-Sun., Dec. 21 from 10 AM to 9 PM, Mon., Dec. 22Tue., Dec. 23 from noon-9 PM and Wed., Dec. 24 from 11 AM-6 PM. Donations go toward Deon Frost and her battle with brain cancer.
Maintain dignity for best results at Super Trivia Freakout. Winners get cash prizes and shots after the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. To get those neurons sparking, here’s a question: In some German, Swiss and Croatian traditions, what ancient demon will beat naughty children during yuletide? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.
Cancer survivors at any stage of recovery are invited to the Yoga Beyond Cancer class with Dena Saedi, which focuses on gentle stretching, meditation, breath work and body scanning. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. 4-5 PM. $40. Students must have doctor’s okay.
Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning and a special menu. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM to close. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.
TUESDAYDEC23 Strum some post-trivia victory chords at the Singer-Songwriter Showcase, at the Badlander at 9 PM. No cover. Dec. 23 features Travis Yost and Richie Reinholdt. Surrender the scissors and tape to folks who know what they’re doing at the gift wrapping days at Red’s Bar, 217 Ryman St. Wrapping
Trained Affordable Care Act Navigators are on hand to help you learn about health insurance enrollment with drop-in sessions at the Missoula Public Library, Mondays, noon-1:30 PM, Tuesdays, 6-7:30 PM, and Thursdays, 10-11:30 AM, until mid-February, with closures on holidays. Free, no appointment needed.
nightlife It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, out on the corner of Third and Reserve, presents Black Mountain Boys Bluegrass from 5:30-8 PM. Free. Call 327-0900. Tie up the pony and park at Lolo Peak for A Christmas Show
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with Charla Bauman, featuring Lawrence Hammond on gee-tar. 68 PM. No cover. (Trivia answer: Krampus.) Writers of all stripes can meet somewhere besides a bar for once with the Writer’s Group facilitated by John Robinson at Bitterroot Public Library. 6:30-8 PM every other Tuesday. Take down the Athenian hegemony but pass on the hemlock tea at the Socrates Cafe, in which facilitator Kris Bayer encourages philosophical discussion. Bitterroot Public Library. 7-9 PM. Impress your friends! Crush your enemies! Or at least strum a guitar tunefully, same diff, at Stage 112’s Open Mic, hosted by Joey Running Crane. 9 PM. No cover. Call him up at 229-0488 to get a slot.
WEDNESDAYDEC24 Surrender the scissors and tape to folks who know what they’re doing at the gift wrapping days at Red’s Bar, 217 Ryman St. Wrapping available Wed., Dec. 24 from 11 AM-6 PM. Donations go toward Deon Frost and her battle with brain cancer.
Gym class hero. Standup Kevin Shea performs at the Broadway Bar Fri., Dec. 19. 1609 W. Broadway St. 8 PM. $15/$12 in advance. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and standupmt.com.
FIVE VALLEYS BOWL, A GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS, FAMILY OR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS PARTIES. WE HAVE 24 LANES, TWO BARS, AND A FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR GROUP. CALL 549-4158 TO RESERVE YOUR TIME.
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Cultivate your inner Ebert with the classic flicks showing at Missoula Public Library’s free matinee, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 2 PM. Visit missoulapubliclibrary.org or pop your head in their lobby to see what’s playing. Phish heads, phish heads, roly poly phish heads get together for Sharin’ In The Groove, a screening of live Phish shows with audio and video at the Top Hat. Every Wednesday at 4:30 PM, which as we all know, is just 10 minutes after 4:20. No cover.
More events online: missoulanews.com nightlife Practice empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a peaceful communication weekly practice group, where you’ll role-play stressful situations and practice responding calmly. Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Wednesdays at noon. Free. Sip a giggle water and get zozzled, baby, with the Top Hat’s weekly Jazz Night, featuring a rotating lineup of local jazz enthusiasts. 7 PM. Free, all ages.
Show ‘em mad skillz when Mad Dawg Karaoke gets rolling at the Sunrise Saloon, starting at 8 PM. No cover. Local DJs do the heavy lifting while you kick back at Milkcrate Wednesday down in the Palace. 9 PM. No cover, plus $6 PBR pitcher special. Find this week’s lineup and info at facebook.com/milkcrate productions. I’ll bring the peanut butter, y’all bring that sweet jaaaaam to the Soul Kitch’n Blues Boogie sesh at the Dark Horse, starting at 9 PM. $50 prize for best act each week. No cover.
THURSDAYDEC25 The herald angels have harkened, kids, and today is Christmas. Here’s wishing you and yours safe drives, merry times, good eats and humorous family bickering. Plus, there’s free carousel rides all day at A Carousel For Missoula, starting at 11 AM. Hooting troglodytes. Submit events at calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time and cost. If you must, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.
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Naptime. The Radius Gallery, 114 E. Main St., presents painter Megan Moore’s “Persephone and Zeus” and other works with a reception Thu., Dec. 18, at 5:30 PM, and artist talk at 6 PM.
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he Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count is more than just a chirpy, cheerful winter event—it’s also a huge contribution from citizen science. The data gathered by thousands of volunteers every year has been immeasurably helpful for scientists studying migration, habitat loss and population sizes. It’s a case of the canary in the coal mine, so to speak. A report released this fall shows worrying trends. More than half of the 588 native North American species are threatened by climate change, and most winter birds are spending the cold seasons much farther north than they used to. The data collected by the Christmas Bird Count has helped pinpoint which species need the most help, and where. CBC data has helped protect species like the American Black Duck, and confirmed the return of icons like the bald eagle
and peregrine falcon, thanks to the endangered species act. The 115th Christmas Bird Count period runs from Dec. 14–Jan., 5, and Five Valleys Audubon hosts a group outing on Dec. 20, with a potluck and party to follow. Last year’s Missoula-area count tallied 84 species and 9,400 individuals. —Kate Whittle Participate in the Christmas Bird Count by either meeting up with a group or observing on your own Sat., Dec. 20. To join in Missoula’s gathering, contact Larry at 5495632 or bwsgenea@gmail.com. Visit birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count to learn more.
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 18 Witness the combined power of man and beast at the Rodeo Run Sled Dog Races, Dec. 18-20 in West Yellowstone, with skijoring and racing for dog teams up to 12. Spectators welcome. Mush over to wysleddograces.com. Learn how to incorporate yoga into an outdoorsy lifestyle with the Yoga For Outdoor Fitness demonstration class, which suggests poses and methods to use in your practice. (Note that you won’t be doing asanas at this class.) REI Missoula. 6:30 PM. Registration required; find more info and links at rei.com/learn.html.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 20 Birders know what time it is: it’s Christmas Bird Count time, and you can participate by either meeting up with a group in the field or observing on your own. To join in Missoula’s local gathering, which convenes for a potluck party in the evening, contact Larry at 549-5632 or bwsgenea@gmail.com. Last year’s Five Valley Audubon count tallied 84 species and 9,400 individual birds.
MONDAY DECEMBER 22 Twirl through the Winter Wonderland Holiday Skating week at Glacier Ice Rink, where the outdoor rink has been transformed with sparkling decor, trees and lights, and ol’ St. Nick will take to the ice on occasion. Mon., Dec. 22. and Tue., Dec.
23 from 9 AM-noon, 1-4 PM, 5-8 PM. Wed., Dec. 24 from 9 AM-noon. Fri., Dec. 26 from 9 AM-noon, 1-4 PM, 5-8 PM. Sat., Dec. 27 from 9 AM-noon.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 23 Twirl through the Winter Wonderland Holiday Skating week at Glacier Ice Rink, where the outdoor rink has been transformed with sparkling decor, trees and lights, and ol’ St. Nick will take to the ice on occasion. Mon., Dec. 22. and Tue., Dec. 23 from 9 AM-noon, 1-4 PM, 5-8 PM. Wed., Dec. 24 from 9 AM-noon. Fri., Dec. 26 from 9 AM-noon, 1-4 PM, 5-8 PM. Sat., Dec. 27 from 9 AM-noon. As the earth tilts on its axis, the Montana Dirt Girls switch gears to host weekly hikes in the Missoula area, Tuesday evenings at 6 PM, November through March. Find out locations and info by signing up for the mail list at mtdirtgirls.tripod.com.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24 Twirl through the Winter Wonderland Holiday Skating week at Glacier Ice Rink, where the outdoor rink has been transformed with sparkling decor, trees and lights, and ol’ St. Nick will take to the ice on occasion. Mon., Dec. 22. and Tue., Dec. 23 from 9 AM-noon, 1-4 PM, 5-8 PM. Wed., Dec. 24 from 9 AM-noon. Fri., Dec. 26 from 9 AM-noon, 1-4 PM, 5-8 PM. Sat., Dec. 27 from 9 AM-noon.
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Even the fanciest digital prison security system can be vulnerable to attackers, if the prison guards check their email on the same computer, said security expert John Strauchs in a Washington Times article. And he would know. The former CIA operations officer now works as a consultant and attends hacker conferences. He and his daughter, Tiffany, an attorney and professor, come up with DIY, at-home hacks and then present the exposed flaws to authorities. It sounds like a movie (and Strachs was a technical adviser for the ‘92 Robert Redford film Sneakers) but hacking has very real consequences for national security. For instance, in 2009 hackers successfully sabotaged Iran’s nuclear program. And as I write this, people are working to find out the source of the Sony hack that exposed the huge company’s inner workings. It doesn’t always take complex computer knowl-
edge, either. On Dec. 18, Strauchs teams up with security expert Deviant Ollam. Together, they’ll explain how professionals use rare earth magnets and other devices to bypass electronic security systems. Ollam will explain his specialty and talk about how scrap aluminum can attack door locks and electronic panels. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of how you can keep your computer and belongings secure (even if you’re not running a nuclear program). —Kate Whittle Security experts John Strauchs and Deviant Ollam present a hands-on “Cybersecurity Seminar: Defeating Intrusion Sensors,” Thu., Dec. 18. Interdisciplinary Sciences Building at UM, room 110, 2-4:30 PM. Visit events.umt.edu.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY DECEMBER 18 Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free, plus there’s nice beverages and snacks.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 20 Surrender the scissors and tape to folks who know what they’re doing at the gift wrapping days at Red’s Bar, 217 Ryman St. Wrapping available Safrom 10 AM to 9 PM, Mon., Dec. 22-Tue., Dec. 23 from noon-9 PM and Wed., Dec. 24 from 11 AM-6 PM. Donations go toward Deon Frost and her battle with brain cancer. Tracy Pondorf hosts a Holiday Social art workshop, for anyone dealing with loss or illness to find a supportive community. Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Free. Learn more at 549-5329 or livingartofmontana.org.
Kick it with cool folks at the Western Montana Community Center’s annual Holiday Soiree, hosted along with the Gender Expansion Project and Montana Gender Alliance. 6 PM. Feel free to bring an appetizer or dessert.
MONDAY DECEMBER 22 La Leche League gets together to chat about breastfeeding and the holidays at Peace Heart, 725 W Alder St No. 3. Noon-1:30 PM. Kids welcome; toys provided for preschool ages. Contact 493-1813 or missoulalll@gmail.com to learn about future meetings.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24 Practice empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a peaceful communication weekly practice group, where you’ll role-play stressful situations and practice responding calmly. Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Wednesdays at noon. Free.
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When you're looking for a relationship, it's okay to arrive at dates dressed like you just got off work—providing you don't look like the vice president of jumping out of cakes in not much more than body glitter. Research by psychologist Cari Goetz suggests that men see revealing clothing as a sort of billboard advertising women's availability for "shortterm mating" ("till daylight do us part!"). And though you want a relationship, consider whether you're subconsciously seeking some (short-term) reassurance about your hotitude. It might help to recognize that your husband's behavior probably had more to do with something about him than something about your appearance. (After all, some pretty underkempt people manage to get it on.) To advertise your interest in a relationship, wear clothes that are form-following instead of pore-following. Per evolutionary psychology research on what men are attracted to, what seems essential is highlighting your waist—revealing your figure to be more hourglass than beer keg. And consider that one of the easiest ways to look attractive is by walking tall—moving in a way that conveys sexy confidence (even if that isn't quite how you feel). Sexy from within is what relationship-minded men are looking for—as opposed to the sort of sexy that, when you lean forward at the bar, gets a dermatologist tapping you on the shoulder: "You know, you really should get that mole on your inner thigh looked at."
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If public humiliation were the key to proper pronunciation and correct word use, the hot new show on Bravo would be "The Real Housewives of the Oxford English Dictionary." Sometimes, immediately calling people on their errors is the right thing to do, like if you're the guy keeping an eye on the big thermometer outside the nuclear reactor. In social situations, however, being right isn't the point. The point is connecting with people, and you don't do that by correcting them—showing them up with your mastery of "Hooked on Phonics" or explaining how stupid they are to be on that new diet they're all excited about: "Your dinner's going to give you cancer. Bon appetit!" Typically, there are two kinds of people who think they know it all and have to hammer others with it immediately: 12-year-olds and the secretly insecure. Others who do this are narcissists—self-obsessed showoffs with a pernicious lack of empathy. But a few may have Asperger's syndrome, which is associated with high intelligence, difficulty in understanding how others feel (called "mindblindness"), and a tendency to think in black and white. For "aspies," things are either right or wrong. Things they perceive to be wrong they find very disturbing, and they're driven to right them—in conversation, or let's say they get a love letter. What else is there to do but make corrections in red and send it back? But even people with Asperger's can learn to act empathetically by having someone help them understand how certain behaviors tend to make others feel and then memorizing socially appropriate responses (like smiling and nodding instead of challenging somebody to a duel over their misuse of the subjunctive). At the very least, you need to ask "Would it be okay if I told you what I learned while in the grammar police?" before diagramming somebody's sentence on the restaurant wall. Whatever your reason for going all conversational disciplinarian on people, as someone who values being right, you prob-
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of the ingredients that makes yoga mats so soft and springy is the chemical azodicarbonamide. The same stuff is added to the soles of shoes. There's a third place where it's used, too: in the burger buns sold by McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, and other fast food joints. I'm not suggesting that you order a big supply of azodicarbonamide and ingest it. But I do hope you will consider the metaphorical equivalent: doing whatever's necessary to make yourself bouncy and fluffy and pliable and supple and resilient.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your first task is to ascertain the half-truth, the whole half-truth, and nothing but the whole half-truth. Only then will you be able to find the other half of the truth. I realize it may be frustrating to use this approach. You'd probably prefer to avoid wrangling with the deceptions and misdirections. But I think it's the only way to jostle loose the hidden or missing information. For best results, be a cunning and unsentimental detective who's eager to solve the mystery. Don't focus on finding fault or assigning blame.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the 19th century, the Grimm brothers gathered over 200 old fairy tales from a variety of sources and published them in an unprecedented collection. Many of their stories are still popular, including "Cinderella," "Snow White," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Rapunzel." Around the same time they did their work, a storyteller named Franz Xaver von Schönwerth assembled his own compendium of fantastic myths, fables, and folklore. Unlike the Grimm brothers' book, his work faded into obscurity. But it was rediscovered in 2011, and 500 lost fairy tales are now finding their way into newly published books. I foresee a comparable phenomenon happening for you in 2015, Taurus. Forgotten stories will return. Raw material from the depths will resurface. Interesting news from the past will come flowing into the present.
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By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Too much happiness can make you unhappy," reported journalist Marta Zaraska in the Washington Post. Citing research by psychologists, she concluded that being super-extra cheerful can make you selfish, gullible, and more prone to stereotyped thinking. On the other hand, she said, maintaining merely moderate levels of happiness is pretty damn good for your mental and physical health. So here's the takeaway, Aries: The astrological omens suggest you're due for a surge of joy and pleasure. Just be careful it doesn't spill over into rash, delirious excess. Here's your watchword: well-grounded delight.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Studies suggest that 57 percent of all people with access to the Internet have engaged in the practice known as ego-surfing. This modern art form consists of searching Google for mentions of one's own name. This is a suspiciously low figure unless we factor in the data uncovered by my own research—which is that a disproportionately small amount of Virgos go ego-surfing: only 21 percent. If you are one of the 79 percent of your tribe who does not indulge, I invite you to remedy the situation. It's an excellent time to risk exploring the potential benefits of increased selfinterest and self-regard.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When I started writing horoscopes many years ago, I was a good astrologer but an unexceptional writer. Eventually, the practice of composing 12 packets of pithy prose every week allowed me to improve my authorial skills. The stuff I composed in the early years wasn't bad, but I wouldn't want to present it as my work any more. So should I feel guilty that I got paid and appreciated for those old efforts even though I was less than perfect? Did I get away with something I shouldn't have gotten away with? I don't think so. I was doing the best I could at the time. And even my unpolished astrological musings were helpful to many people. Now, Libra, I invite you to apply these meditations to you own unfolding destiny.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You may already know what I'm about to tell you. It's a core principle at the root of your Scorpio heritage. But I want to focus your attention on it. In the coming months, you'll be wise to keep it at the forefront of your conscious awareness. Here it is, courtesy of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: "You have it in your power to invest everything you have lived through—your experiments, false starts, errors, delusions, passions, your love and your hope— into your goal, with nothing left over."
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "A savage desire for strong emotions and sensations burns inside me: a rage against this soft-tinted, shallow, standardized and sterilized life." So says Harry Haller, the protagonist of Herman Hesse's novel Steppenwolf. His declaration could serve as an interesting point of reference for you in the coming months, Sagittarius—not as a mood for everyday use, but as a poetic inspiration that you periodically call on to invigorate your lust for life. My invitation has a caveat, however. I advise you not to adopt the rest of Harry Haller's rant, in which he says that he also has "a mad craving to smash something up, a department store, or a cathedral, or myself."
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I have lived near an open space preserve for five years. Up until the last two months, it has been a peaceful, quite place. But then the coyotes moved in. Just after dusk every evening, a pack of them start yipping and yowling in the distance. At first I found the racket to be eerie and unsettling. It activated some primal unease in me. And yet the coyotes have never actually been a problem. They don't roam into my neighborhood and try to bite people or prey on pets. So now I've come to relish the situation: The wild things are close and exciting, but not dangerous. I'm guessing this has a metaphorical resemblance to what your life will be like in the next six months, Capricorn.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont are really a single town that straddles the border between the U.S. and Canada. Many of the people who live there have dual citizenship, but they're still supposed to carry their passports with them at all times. I suspect you may experience a metaphorical version of this split in the coming months, Aquarius. You will be in a situation that has a split down the middle or a seemingly unnatural division. Whether it turns out to be a problem or an opportunity will depend on your adaptability and flexibility.
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IN THE JUSTICE COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, BEFORE THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Missoula Property Management LLC, CAUSE NUM. CV-201447784 Plaintiff, vs. SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION OF Nicole Peters PREMISES Defendant. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO: Nicole Peters YOU ARE HERE BY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint for Possession and Rent (“the Complaint”) in this action, which is filed in the above entitled Court. A copy of same is served upon you. In the event that you deny any or all of the material facts stated in the Complaint, you must file your written answer together with a $30.00 answer fee for each Defendant with the above entitled Court. The Court is located in the City of Missoula, which is in Missoula County Montana. You must also serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s Attorney. In this action, the contact information for Plaintiff’s attorney is as follows: Joshua S Mirel PO Box 7503 Missoula MT 59807 (406)-207-2016 The answer must contain a denial of any or all of the material facts stated in the Complaint that the Defendant believes to be untrue, and also a statement, in a plain or direct manner, of any other facts constituting a defense. Any matter not denied shall be deemed admitted. If you fail to answer or assert a counterclaim within 10 business days after service of the Complaint and Summons, exclusive of the day of service, the Plaintiff may request entry of default judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand this 28 day of October, 2014. By: /s/ Karen A. Orzech Justice of the Peace MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-14-236 Dept. No. 3 Honor-
able John W. Larson Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. “BILL” HILZENDEGER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christopher M. Hilzendeger, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 18th day of November, 2014. /s/ Christopher M. Hilzendeger, Personal Representative SKJELSET & GEER, P.L.L.P. /s/ Douglas G. Skjelset, Attorneys for the Estate MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-14-247 Dept. No. 1 Honorable Ed McLean Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF EVELYN M. BENEDETTI, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Vicki C. Scalise, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 8th day of December, 2014. /s/ Vicki C. Scalise, Personal Representative SKJELSET & GEER, P.L.L.P. /s/ Douglas G. Skjelset, Attorneys for the Estate
MNAXLP MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DA-14-69 Dept. No. 4 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS IN RE THE MATTER OF: K.N.B. A Minor Child. NOEL LINDQUIST, Petitioner, and CHRISTIN NZOBADILA BELA, Respondent. TO: CHRISTIN NZOBADILA BELA YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition has been filed in the above-entitled Court by Petitioner requesting termination of birth father’s paternal rights. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on the 6th day of January, 2015 at 3:00 o’clock p.m., at the Missoula County Courthouse and then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition for Termination of Birth Father’s Parental Rights to K.N.B. not be granted. The youth was born on 8 April, 2014 in MIssoula, Montana. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in the above-named child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceeding, in judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition is filed with the Clerk of District Court in Missoula County, (406) 258-4780. WITNESS the Honorable Karen Townsend, Judge of the above-entitled Court and the Seal of this Court, this 28th day of November, 2014. /s/ Shirely Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Andrew Jenks, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Cause Probate No. DP-11198 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN W. HEINRICH, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Per-
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sonal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Sandra K. Heinrich, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested at GEORGE LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 210 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED: November 14, 2011 /s/ Sandra K. Heinrich Personal Representative’s Attorney: GEORGE LAW FIRM, PLLC, 210 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 Under penalty of perjury, I declare the foregoing is true and accurate to the best of my knowlege and belief. DATED: January 9th, 2013. /s/ Andrew A. George, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 3 Cause Probate No. DP-14209 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DORIS L. HOGAN, 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 Michael Hogan and Richard Hogan, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested at GEORGE LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 210 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED: November 24, 2014 /s/ Michael Hogan /s/ Richard Hogan Personal Representative’s Attorney: GEORGE LAW FIRM, PLLC, 210 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 4 Cause No. DP-14-246 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Estate of Thomas J. Gaffney, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as 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 Debra S. Gaffney, return receipt requested, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. DATED this 2nd day of December, 2014. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Don C. St. Peter I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED this 2nd day of December, 2014. /s/ Debra S. Gaffney, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 4 Cause Probate No. DP-1232 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LAURA I. SHER-
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1 Nicholas II of Russia, say 5 Close male friend 8 Curse word that's "dropped," for short 13 Yellowstone grazer 14 50 Cent piece? 15 Parts partner 16 Christmas present often regifted 18 Love to pieces 19 Drywall mineral 20 Google employee, often 22 Get your ducks in ___ 24 Island, in French 25 James Joyce novel with its own unique vocabulary 31 Hard-to-find book character 33 Performing ___ 34 Social-climbing type 35 Ex-"Saturday Night Live" player Gasteyer 36 Sports maneuver (and alternate title for this puzzle) 39 "All ___ day's work" 40 "So what if ___?" 42 "I ___ little silhouetto of a man..." 43 Vox piece 45 It's gripping 48 Assist 49 Hatcher who played Lois Lane 50 Epitome of deadness 55 Comprehend 59 "I Can't Make You Love Me" singer Bonnie 60 Way to stop a bike 62 "Sesame Street" star 63 Title for a monk 64 Spitting nails 65 "No questions ___" 66 Despite everything 67 Dueling weapon
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1 Conservative in the House of Lords 2 Progresso product 3 "To reiterate..." 4 First two words in some movie sequel titles 5 Sports ___ 6 It leaves no leaves 7 Sign on a store 8 Thrashes about 9 "You didn't get the job," for example 10 Clarinet's relative 11 "Encore!" 12 "Song of the South" title for Rabbit or Fox 13 Industrial activity, for short 17 "Let's go!" 21 Infomercial knife brand 23 Undermine 25 Distinctive style 26 Avarice 27 "To the newlyweds!" opener 28 Ouzo ingredient 29 Hawaiian coffee region 30 StubHub's parent company 31 Dickensian child, often 32 One on the "nay" side 37 Carne ___ 38 Like coupons and notebook paper 41 Wise guy 44 Vacation where you buy lift passes 46 Dropped clues 47 Weight 50 De Matteo of "Sons of Anarchy" 51 Rowboat accessories 52 "Old MacDonald" noise 53 Doubtful 54 Accumulated traditions 56 Eat, as a meal 57 "Grapes of Wrath" migrant 58 Pre-___ student 61 Grain in granola
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PUBLIC NOTICES WOOD, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed CoPersonal 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 Judith A. McKay and Paula Sherwood, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested at GEORGE LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 210 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED: February 28, 2012 /s/ Judith A. McKay, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Laura I. Sherwood, Deceased /s/ Paula Sherwood, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Laura Sherwood, Deceased Personal Representative’s Attorney: GEORGE LAW FIRM, PLLC, 210 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DV-14-1299 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION KURTH J. LA BURE and JOHN ATWOOD PEARSON, JR., Plaintiffs, v. CAROL ANN SMITH LA BURE, THE ESTATE OF CAROL ANN SMITH LA BURE, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR ANY UNKNOWN DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED PERSON, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, UNKNOWN, CLAIMING OR WHO MIGHT CLAIM ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ OWNERSHIP OR CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFFS’ TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint to Quiet Title in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: The West Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M. Missoula County, Montana. Recording Reference: Book 157 of Micro Records at Page 2417. DATED this 10th day of December, 2014. /s/ Shirley E. Faust By: /s/ Kersten Seilstad, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2
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Probate No. DP-14-254 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARIAN L. WONG, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Marlene J. Wiles, the Personal Representative, 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. I declare, under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana, that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 9th day of December, 2014, at Missoula, Montana. /s/ Marlene J. Wiles BOONE KARLBERG P.C. By: /s/ Julie R. Sirrs, Esq. P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, Montana 59807 Attorneys for Marlene J. Wiles, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-14-253 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: DONALD P. GARRAMONE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kathy J. Garramone has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Kathy J. Garramone, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 5th day of December, 2014. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. BY: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 5th day of December, 2014. /s/ Kathy J. Garramone, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-10-196 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ERNEST BOYER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Yvonne J. Henri, the personal representative, return receipt requested, 219 Essex, Lolo, MT 59847 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. Dated this 14 day of December, 2010. /s/ Yvonne J. Henri, Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S ATTORNEY /s/ Clinton H. Kammerer, Suite 200, 101 E. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MIS-
MNAXLP SOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-14-213 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN S. AITKEN., Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jewel Amoruso has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 West Spruce, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 25 day of November, 2014. /s/ Jewel Amoruso Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC /s/ Joseph D. Houston MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 1 Ed McLean Cause No.: DP-14250 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA M. FURNISS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that George Furniss has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to George Furniss, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Christopher W. Froines, FROINES LAW OFFICE, Inc., 700 Southwest Higgins, Suite 200, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 4th day of December, 2014. FROINES LAW OFFICE, Inc. By: /s/ Christopher W. Froines, Attorneys for the Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 4th day of December, 2014. /s/ George Furniss, Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 07/07/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200517167 Bk:755 Pg:1215, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Scott Knight, and Billie Anne Knight was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., it successors and assigns was Beneficiary and Charles J Peterson, Attorney at Law was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Charles J Peterson, Attorney at Law as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 5 in Block 4 of Wapikiya Addition No. 3, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201111169 B:879 P:1184, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing,
LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/11 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 28, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $192,377.54. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $152,879.20, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on March 4, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7021.16382) 1002.248685-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/16/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200533826 Bk: 766 Pg: 474, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Mallory M. Witham was Grantor, Wells Fargo Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 25 in Block 2 of El Mar Estates - Phase IV, a Platted Subdivision in
Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 09/21/13 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 22, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $125,655.18. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $114,329.78, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on February 27, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, whereis basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.111710) 1002.274467-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 2, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 8 in Block 11 of West View Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. David L. Rogers, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Benefici-
PUBLIC NOTICES ary, by Deed of Trust dated on October 21, 2010 and recorded on November 12, 2010 on Book 869, Page 101 as Document No.201022208. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1164.83, beginning May 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 28, 2014 is $168,175.71 principal, interest at the rate of 4.50% totaling $10,650.38, late charges in the amount of $568.32, escrow advances of $3,040.60, and other fees and expenses advanced of $213.48, plus accruing interest at the rate of $20.73 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates 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 23, 2014 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 23 day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First 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 Citimortgage Vs Rogers 42090.155 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 6, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: A Tract of land located in the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 20, Township 13 North, Range 16 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Parcel 1 of Certificate of survey no. 2453. Daniel E Orr and Melinda J Orr, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on May 19, 2009 and recorded on May 26, 2009 in Book 840, Page 79 as Document No. 200912240. The beneficial interest is currently held by Federal National Mortgage Association, (FNMA), a corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the United States of America. 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 $1,868.14, beginning April 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 18, 2014 is $320,227.00 principal, interest at the rate of 5.00% totaling $8,751.41, late charges in the amount of $186.82, escrow advances of $2,330.66, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,622.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $43.87 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 Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees,
MNAXLP 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, 2014 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 30th day of September, 2014 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Seterus V Orr 42008.943 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 6, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 89 OF MALONEY RANCH PHASE VII, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Michael A. Lowe and Linda K. Lowe, as Grantor(s), 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 dated June 20, 2006 and recorded June 22, 2006 in Book 777 Page 454 under Document No 200615081. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America National Association, as Trustee successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Washington Mutual Mortgage PassThrough Certificate WMALT Series 2006-8 Trust. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,548.10, beginning January 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 29, 2014 is $211,537.10 principal, interest at the rate of 6.75% totaling $24,458.09, escrow advances of $7,990.20, suspense balance of $197.48 and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,729.11, plus accruing interest at the rate of $39.12 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 bank-
ruptcy 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, 2014 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. /s/ Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 30th day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Sps/lowe - 41828.984 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 6, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: THAT PORTION OF LOTS 5, 6, 7 AND 8 LYING WEST OF THE MILLER-KELLY-CAVE-GANNON CONSOLIDATED IRRIGATION DITCH IN BLOCK 21 OF LOW’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. RECORDING REFERENCE; BOOK 756 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 110 Rory Burmeister, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 10, 2008 and recorded January 11, 2008 in Book 811, Page 993 as Document No. 200800760. The beneficial interest is currently held by Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $944.93, beginning September 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 21, 2014 is $112,253.50 principal, interest at the rate of 6.62% totaling $15,281.02, late charges in the amount of $998.86, escrow advances of $4,708.90, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,422.43, plus accruing interest at the rate of $20.37 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 30, 2014 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 30th day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Ocwen V Burmeister 42046.158 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 9, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 112 of Drew Creek Addition -Phase VII to the Double Arrow Ranch, a Platted subdivision in Missoula
County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Robert H Seabrook, Jr and Sondra G Seabrook, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on September 9, 2010 and recorded on September 28, 2010 in Book 866, Page 799 as Document No. 201018706. The beneficial interest is currently held by Federal National Mortgage Association. 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 $933.12, beginning February 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 19, 2014 is $172,480.31 principal, interest at the rate of 4.75000% totaling $14,058.72, late charges in the amount of $513.22, escrow advances of $4,173.29, and other fees and expenses advanced of $4,530.24, plus accruing interest at the rate of $22.45 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
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PUBLIC NOTICES proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 1, 2014 /s/ L J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 1st day of October, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Seterus Vs Seabrook 42008.947 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 9, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: All that parcel of land in the city of Missoula, county of Missoula, State of Montana as more fully described in Document 200809847 and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 2 of Country Crest No. 4, a Platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official recorded Plat thereof. Matthew J Plute and Wendy R Plute, Husband and Wife, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Bank of America, N.A., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on July 21,2009 and recorded on September 14,2009 in Book 847, Page 420 as Document No.200922374. The beneficial interest is currently held by 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 $1,379.58, beginning May 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 11, 2014 is $256,163.91 principal, interest at the rate of 4.0% totaling $4,603.93, late charges in the amount of $158.57, escrow advances of $561.75, plus accruing interest at the rate of $28.08 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: October 2, 2014 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 2nd day of October, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2020 Green Tree Vs Plute 42072.306 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 26, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 3 in Block 2 of El Mar Estates Phase III, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Tax Map or Parcel ID No. 5800146 David Brent McClellan
MNAXLP and Andrea M. McClellan, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to I.R.E. Processing, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Beneficial Montana, Inc. D/B/A Beneficial Mortgage Co, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 12, 2004 and recorded October 15, 2004 in Book 741 Page 911 under Document No 200429323. The beneficial interest is currently held by LSF8 Master Participation Trust. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,364.06, beginning April 18, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 29, 2014 is $171,955.78 principal, interest at the rate of 8.24% totaling $49,999.65, escrow advances of $1,694.00, and other fees and expenses advanced of $66,420.15, plus accruing interest at the rate of $38.81 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the
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trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 18, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 18th day of September, 2014 , before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez , know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Lisa J. Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 11/6/2018 Caliber Vs. Mcclellan 42097.020 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 27, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 6 of Frontier Addition, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Officail Recorded Plat thereof. Monte Ferdinand and Susana Ferdinand, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on July 30, 2009 in Book 844, Page 1303 as Document No. 200919060. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,075.29, beginning May 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 01, 2014 is $140,419.11 principal, interest at the rate of 5.50% totaling $3,208.04, late charges in the amount of$129.03, and other fees and expenses advanced of $769.29, plus accruing interest at the rate of $21.16 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges,
if any Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made b Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 19, 2014 Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 19 day of September, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Guild Vs Ferdinand 41291.922 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 27, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 10, Block 4 of Linda Vista Third Supplement, a Platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Mark McLaverty and Julia McCarthy McLaverty, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on March 30, 2006 and recorded on March 31, 2006
in Book 771, page 438 under Document no. 200607189. The beneficial interest is currently held by The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-11. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,179.02, beginning November 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 23, 2014 is $309,115.01 principal, interest at the rate of 5.25% totaling $42,902.12, late charges in the amount of $374.12, escrow advances of $10,468.73, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,558.27, plus accruing interest at the rate of $44.47 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 22, 2014 Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho) ) ss. County of Bingham) On this 22 day of September 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Green Tree V McLaverty 42072.258 Rainbow Mini Storage will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units 3, 37, 47, 46, 49 & 52 owing delinquent storage rent. Units contains household items. Viewing will be held December 22nd, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Written sealed bids must be mailed to P.O. Box 425, Milltown, MT 59851 to arrive no later than December 24th, 2014. Buyers bids will be for entire contents of each unit. Only cash will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All sales are final. TAL M. GOLDIN WELLS & McKITTRICK, P.C. 222 East Pine PO Box 9410 Missoula, MT 59807 Telephone: (406) 728-7177 Facsimile: (406) 728-0790 admin@wandmlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiffs IN THE JUSTICE COURT No. II OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA BEFORE HON. KAREN A. ORZECH, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Cause No. CV-14-48015 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION MONFRIC REALTY, INC., Plaintiff vs. ASHLI GROSS and all other occupants, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action which is filed in the office of the above-entitled Justice of the Peace/City Judge, a copy of which is herewith served upon you. In the event that you deny any or all of the material facts stated in the complaint, you must file your written answer together with a $30.00 answer fee for each Defendant with the above-entitled Court, and serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or attorney at the address as shown on the Complaint. The answer must contain a denial of any or all of the material facts stated in the Complaint that the Defendant believes to be untrue, and also a statement, in plain or direct manner, of any other facts constituting a defense. Any matter not denied shall be deemed admitted. If you fail to answer or assert a counterclaim within ten (10) days after service of the Complaint and Summons, the Plaintiff may request entry of default judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND this 2nd day of December, 2014. /s/ Karen A. Orzech, Justice of the Peace, Dept. I/II
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1633 South 4th West. 1920’s era 4 bed, 2 bath with fenced yard, patio and many new upgrades. $299,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com 1807 Missoula Avenue. 3 bed, 2 bath cottage-style near Rattlesnake Creek and park. $299,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com 2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Rose Park Home with commercial space. $265,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2116 West Kent. Charming 2 story, 3 bed, 1.5 bath home with single garage. Low-maintenance front yard & garden in back. $172,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Central Missoula home. $275,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, East Missoula home. $225,000. Prudential
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[C10] Missoula Independent • December 18–December 25, 2014
3010 West Central. Five acres bordering DNRC in Target Range with 3 bed, 1 bath home. $450,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 3411 Paxson. 4 bed, 2 bath recently remodeled with fenced yard & double garage. $275,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, University District home. $439,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 4700 Nicole Court. 6 bed, 4 bath high-end Linda Vista home with 3 car garage and Missoula views. $419,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com 609 North 3rd. Charming 2+ bed, 1.5 bath Northside bungalow with gas fireplace, fenced yard & patio. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath with mother-in-law apartment on 5 view acres. $385,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com Anne Jablonski, Realtor with Portico Real Estate, recently obtained her Montana State Broker license. Anne has 12 years of
REAL ESTATE experience helping clients buy and sell real estate in Missoula and surrounding areas. You can find her at www.Move Montana.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. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406-241-3321 Farviews Home 404 Westview. Three bedroom, 2 bath home in the desirable Farviews neighborhood for $265,000! Solar panels, views, great home. KD 240-5227. porticorealestate.com Former MUD Site! 633 Phillips - $150,000. Excellent opportunity to own a home at the former MUD demonstration site on the Northside. Many outbuildings and so many possibilities. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com “Go Griz” let me help you find your way back home to Missoula. David Loewenwarter, Realtor Prudential MT Real Estate 241-3221 loewen warter.com
agents, and the power of #1 RE/MAX. Complimentary real estate advice. Call 406-5428644 We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com When considering a move please call Missoula native JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com WHO CARES? We do, in good times & bad... Auto; SR-22; Renters; Homeowners. JT Zinn Insurance. 406-549-8201. 321 SW Higgins. Find us on Facebook.
CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 1823 H Montana. 3 bed, 2.5 bath near Good Food Store & Source Gym. $140,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
4801 Bordeaux. 2 bed, 2 bath with A/C & 2 car garage. $168,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #15. $150,000. A rare, spacious 3 bedroom unit in the awesome Burns Street Commons! This upstairs corner unit is all on one level with a secure private entrance and a balcony. KD 240-5227. portico realestate.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16 $160,000. Three bedroom upper level unit offers spacious, convenient, and beautiful living space. One of the best things about Burns Street Commons is its gorgeous exterior and great community atmosphere. KD 240-5227 or Sarah 370-3995 porticorealestate.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #3. $79,000. 1bed/1bath. Energy efficient, affordable, and next to Burns St Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Clark Fork River Condo
Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns #10. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. 2 bedroom unit for $119,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
1401 Cedar Street #16. $122,500. Charming 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom townhouse set on the Clark Fork River. What an amazing home! KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annie realtor@gmail.com
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Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D, carport, storage & access to exercise room. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
1625 Lot 12A Cote Lane. Level 1 acre with fantastic views. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com Lot 33 Old Mill Loop, St. Regis. 1.02 acre with 150’ of Clark Fork River Frontage. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com
Uptown Flats #312. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $151,900. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats. Upscale gated community near downtown. All SS appliances, carport, storage and access to community room and exercise room plus more. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com
NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to
Clark Fork River. $189,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
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101 Church Street, Stevensville $255,000 Commercial or residential opportunity in turn-of-thecentury building. Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant. Zoned C-1 MLS# 20143430
435 Ernest Dr, Stevensville $310,000 Ranch style home, south of Florence. Magnificent views of the Bitterroot Mtns, 5 acres, fenced and cross fenced for horses. Attached dbl car garage, 44 x 32' shop with office, small tack room and barn. MLS# 20146167
I can help you find your new home! Celia Grohmann @ Banana Belt Realty. 406-550-1014 • celiamontana@gmail.com. Visit my website at www.on93.com Let me help save you time and energy. I know about Missoula and have lived here 30+ years. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406241-3321
NHN Arnica. Pattee Canyon acreage with great view of Missoula. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 5329296 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com
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Rochelle
Missoula Properties Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 • glasgow@montana.com
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Orange Street Triplex 201 S Orange Street Triplex, $325,000. Location is awesome, near the river and downtown and river trails and bike trails and all sorts of conveniences. Two main floor units, one upper. Some hardwood floors and some upgrades and tons of character! KD 240-5227 porticoreal estate.com Put my experience and dedication to work for you. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • jay.getz@prumt.com • www.JayGetzMissoula.com Rattlesnake Farmhouse A friendly home with large garden in the middle Rattlesnake. 1145 Lolo Street. At corner of Gilbert and Lolo Streets. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 10,200 sq. ft. lot [0.23 acres] Fruit trees. Access to town and trails. For sale by owners of 24 years. $279,000. Main and Second floors have 1,375 Sq. Ft. Unfinished basement 240 Sq.Ft. Parking off street. Fenced yard and garden. All SIDs paid including city sewer,sidewalk. Natural gas heat. Roof one year old. Taxes $2304.33 in 2014. Pictures on craigslist. 406-437-1800 or masirr@yahoo.com RE/MAX All Stars; combining local ownership, experienced
THE UPTOWN FLATS
Modern 1 bed, 1 bath with all the amenities! #210 $149,000 #20136817 #312 $151,900 #20146315 2014 Best Real Estate Agent
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montanaheadwall.commissoulanews.com • December 18–December 25, 2014 [C11]
REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL 101 Church Street, Stevensville. Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant, but zoned for commercial or residential. $255,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com Rose Park commercial building with attached rental. $265,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
OUT OF TOWN
style home, south of Florence on 5 acres, fenced and crossfenced for horses. Attached double car garage, 44 x 32’ shop with office, small tack room and barn. $310,000. MLS# 20146167. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $479,000. Prudential. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Easy Access to the highway and the river. 17430 Six-Mile, $250,000. Historic 3 bedroom,
1.5 bath home in great condition on stunning 12.51 acre setting with views, fruit trees, tons of gardening space and so much more! KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com The people to call for properties around Philipsburg, Georgetown Lake, Rock Creek & More! Pintlar Territories R.E. 406-859-3522. pintlarterritories.com
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FOR BUYING MORE FOR LESS MLS# 20134348
109 Church Street, Stevensville. Historic 3 bed, 1 bath with library, parlor & fantastic front porch. $139,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate, 5329283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $180,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Nine Mile Valley home on 12.3 acres. $350,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 3 Bath, Frenchtown home on 5.4 acres. $300,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 435 Ernest. 4 bed, 3 bath ranch
[C12] Missoula Independent • December 18–December 25, 2014
Pat McCormick
$299,900 1807 Missoula Ave
Real Estate Broker
Cottage-like 3 bed, 2 bath in the heart of the Rattlesnake. Near park & creek with Mount Jumbo views.
pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)
Real Estate With Real Experience
Properties2000.com
512 E. Broadway 406-728-2621 matt@clarkforkrealty.com