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Voices The readers write .............................................................................................................4 Street Talk Bringing ’em all back home—or not.......................................................................4 The Week in Review The news of the day, one day at a time..................................................6 Briefs Wilmot’s return, a death at Gold Dust, and investigating Troy Bashor .........................6 Etc. Tester’s Christmas tree follies ..............................................................................................7 News How a Missoula firefighter won a California homeowner’s gratitude............................8 News Record-keeping takes a hit from Montana’s budget crisis...............................................9 Opinion Dan Brooks: Spare the sentence, spoil the mother .................................................10 Opinion Any resemblance to Donald Trump is ‘purely coincidental’....................................11 Feature An interview with the filmmaker who chronicled Montana’s dark money saga .....14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Comedian Aislinn O’Connor talks about stand-up and Roe v. Wade...................18 Music Big Sky Mudflaps, Joel Makeci, Suzanne Santo.................................................19 Books Infinite Sky is shackled by Shakespeare...........................................................20 Film Phantom Thread unspools timeless themes.......................................................21 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................22 What’s Good Here Fusion tacos at La Mesa................................................................23 Happiest Hour A double IPA to keep the doctor away...............................................25 8 Days a Week Gotta be something fun on at least one of those ..................................26 Agenda Missoula 2018 Women’s March ......................................................................33 Mountain High Become a Special Olympics coach....................................................34

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[voices]

STREET TALK

by Derek Brouwer

The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, which was cut from the Kootenai National Forest, is being returned to Montana at the request of Sen. Jon Tester so it can be used in repairs to Sperry Chalet in

Glacier National Park. How did you dispose of your Christmas tree this year? What else should we haul back from Washington, D.C.?

Kali Orton: I haven’t yet, but I’m planning on attending a Christmas tree bonfire next week to dispose of my tree in the least environmentally friendly way possible. Hard pass: I don’t have an answer to that one, I’m sorry.

Laura Weingartner: I didn’t have a Christmas tree. Orphan’s Christmas: Ryan Zinke. Because we don’t want him in the capital. Where is he from in Montana? Whitefish? They probably don’t want him either.

Dept. of corrections

While I fully support the opinion page and granting everyone access to express their opinions, rants, raves and other manners of lunacy and idiocy in letters to the editor (“Someone call science!,” Voices, Jan. 11), in this case it would have been great if the Indy did indeed call science (someone, anyone) to write a response to this letter to be published along with it. Here we have mass spewing of misinformation, or at least information completely misinterpreted. There is so much here to correct that I am just going to provide a simple analogy to make it clear. While your glass of water may contain nearly 100 percent water, if you put a few drops of cyanide in it, would you still gladly drink it? There is a vital and intrinsic difference between the words “significant” and “dominant,” which the letter writer clearly does not yet understand in this context. I’ll end with a lyric to sum it up—do you know it? “Our words held no water, but we used them like a dam.” Matt Jones Missoula

Everybody’s racist!

Eric Melson: I did not have a Christmas tree. When I’m back home, they have one, but I don’t. It’s kind of sad. Hard pass II: I’ll try to think of a diplomatic answer here. Yeah, I’d prefer not to answer that actually.

Holly Chandler: I didn’t have one. My mom and dad have one, and I spent the holidays with them. They usually just toss it in the woods, I think. Hard pass III: That’s really tough. Maybe because I’m not a native Montanan. I don’t want anything from D.C.

Alex Hibala: I dropped it off at the lot at Playfair Park. I love that Missoula offers that service. It’s better to recycle than just toss it. Hard pass IV: Oh, that’s juicy. I think D.C. can keep it all. They can also keep Sen. Steve Daines if they want. His stock is low in Montana in my opinion.

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I am a parent of a child who attends Bonner School. The school does not observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day and instead, they take a random day off the next Monday. Besides being extremely inconvenient for working families, I find this to be very offensive. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most inspirational and courageous leaders of the civil rights movement, but also an incredible American who deserves to be honored. At best, this lack of observance for MLK is ignorant. At worst, it’s a symptom of the systemic racism that plagues our country. Christian Meny Missoula

Never forget

I’m a little late in getting to this, but I suspect it will be of continuing relevance over the next 10 months. In your “Bold Predictions 2018” piece ( Jan. 4), you referred to Rep. Greg Gianforte as having “body-slammed a reporter.”

Those were the words of his stunned, incredulous victim. What Gianforte did, though, and what he has admitted to, and been convicted of, is legally defined as “assault.” Calling it “body-slamming” is colorful and

“No editor or journalist should forget that on the eve of his election as Montana’s sole member of the United States House of Representatives, Greg Gianforte criminally assaulted a member of the media. Casting it flippantly, even in such a playful story, is a disservice to his victim, to members of the media and to Montana’s voters.” evocative, but it trivializes the act to the level of a cartoonish, almost heroic act. It was a furious (listen to the tapes), unprovoked assault on a credentialed member of the news media who was simply doing his job.

No editor or journalist should forget that on the eve of his election as Montana’s sole member of the United States House of Representatives, Greg Gianforte criminally assaulted a member of the media. Casting it flippantly, even in such a playful story, is a disservice to his victim, to members of the media and to Montana’s voters. Russ Lawrence Hamilton

The whole story

Interesting! But do Missoulians really need a third-party excercise sales company (“Exercise disrupter ClassPass comes to town with plans to hire 50,” Jan. 4)? With a staff near 50, I have to believe they’d be selling “classes” nationwide. Must be directed to heavy travelers that don’t have a possible schedule to follow. Tim Hanson facebook.com/missoulaindependent Editor’s note: As the story noted, ClassPass services aren’t available to Missoula consumers. The new Missoula office will administer ClassPass business in cities where the service is available to consumers.

Mind the weed gap

The initiative and subsequent law passed by the Legislature last year will not protect Montana providers until the Department of Health issues licenses and starts regulating the program (“Montana’s top cops mum on defending medical marijuana after Sessions announces new direction,” Jan. 11). Regulation is long overdue in Montana, and I just hope the U.S attorney’s office at least gives Montana providers a chance to comply before they enforce. Leaving providers alone that strictly follow state law is the right thing to do. Bobby Long facebook.com/missoulaindependent

Just not bath salts

Well with all the meth heads in this state, our attorney Kurt Alme should tell Sessions to go pound salt. We have bigger fish to fry. Ben Kares facebook.com/missoulaindependent

etters Policy: The Missoula Independent welcomes hate mail, love letters and general correspondence. Letters to the editor must include the writer’s full name, address and daytime phone number for confirmation, though we’ll publish only your name and city. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. Preference is given to letters addressing the contents of the Independent. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and clarity. Send correspondence to: Letters to the Editor, Missoula Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801, or via email: editor@missoulanews.com.

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WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, January 10 Demolition begins on a Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned building in Whitefish after its owner rejects an offer by preservationists to purchase it. It’s the first Wright building to be torn down in four decades, and the second-to-last building Wright designed.

Thursday, January 11 Several county officials file for reelection as the filing period opens for 2018 elections. They include Sheriff T.J. McDermott, Commissioner Jean Curtiss and three district court judges.

Friday, January 12 Two drivers for the Polson Post Office are released from jail after being arrested Thursday for delivering meth on their routes. The Lake County sheriff lists them on an overflow log posted to Facebook that tracks jail releases due to overcrowding.

Saturday, January 13 G.E. Wiggin begins collecting signatures for his campaign for Missoula County Sheriff. Independents and third-party candidates are required to get signatures amounting to 5 percent of the prior election’s winner’s total vote count to qualify for the ballot.

Sunday, January 14

Mayoral memories

Wilmot’s return

It was not quite two years ago that Wilmot Collins stood in the basement of St. Paul Lutheran Church and spoke to a couple dozen Missoula refugee advocates about his experience fleeing the Liberian Civil War. At the time, those advocates had just gotten word that Missoula would be opening the state’s first refugee resettlement office—something that Collins, a member of the United Nations refugee advisory council and then the bluntest critic of the state’s lack of services, had himself been pushing. He recounted for the group his arrival at the Helena airport in 1994, where he was greeted by a small crowd. “I’m like, all this for me, this refugee from Liberia? But that’s the heart you have. Spread it. That’s the Montana way. We’re not ashamed to show love. I don’t want you to ever be afraid to show love, because it’s always been shown to me.” On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Collins returned to St. Paul Lutheran, only this time he was upstairs, speaking to a crowd of hundreds that spilled out of the nave well before the event began. Collins, elected by Helenans in November as Montana’s first black mayor since 1873, again shared the story of he and his wife Maddie’s journey to Montana, from eating Pepsodent toothpaste when food was scarce in Monrovia, to fleeing to Ghana on a peacekeeping boat

with 10,000 others, to learning Maddie was pregnant two weeks before she was to depart for America on a Carroll College scholarship. This time the story had a new ending. “As I got out of the plane, I saw this huge banner, ‘Welcome Home Wilmot,’” he said. “As I got into the terminal, I saw all the Carroll College people, my wife, their friends.” “The only person I wanted to see was my little girl,” Collins continued. “I had not seen her, she was two years old. I heard her mom say, ‘There’s daddy, go to daddy.’ She looked at me and she started to walk toward me. You know Helena Regional Airport is so tiny, but it was so long, I just decided this walk is too long, I’m running. And I ran, picked her up, and she hugged me for the first time. I’m screaming, ‘Maddie, she’s hugging me! She’s hugging me!’ “Little did I know, 23 years later, that same city would call me Mayor Collins,” he said. Derek Brouwer

Frenchtown Title IX suit

District seeks Bashor file

Two weeks after being sued in federal court by the parents of a former student (identified as “Jane Doe” in court filings), the Frenchtown School District applied to the Missoula County Justice Court for the release of confidential criminal justice information

regarding teacher Troy Bashor, who faces misdemeanor sexual assault charges in a separate suit. The federal case against the district and the criminal case against Bashor both stem from a former student’s allegation that she was assaulted by Bashor. The application says the information contained in the criminal justice file could be relevant to the district’s own investigation of Bashor. It reads, in part, “[the alleged victim] has not provided school officials with specific information to support some of the allegations contained in the criminal proceeding that are relevant to the Applicant School District’s investigation.” This echoes Superintendent Randy Cline’s letter to the Missoulian last spring, in which he wrote that Doe “refused to participate in the [district] investigation, and would not provide any clarifying information to the district.” However, the civil case filed by Doe’s parents says that she was told by law enforcement not to meet with the school again, and that authorities would supply the district with any additional information. It’s not clear how long the district’s current investigation has been underway, and an attorney at the Kaleva law firm, which represents the district, said he couldn’t comment on ongoing litigation. FSD conducted a Title IX investigation last year after Doe’s initial complaint. That investigation took the district nine days to complete, and resulted in Bashor being suspended for three days at the beginning of

A homeless man is arrested outside the Eastgate Center after being accused of assaulting a shopper until he was unconscious. The shopper told police that an argument escalated after the 55-year-old homeless man accused him of stepping on his personal items, KGVO reported.

Monday, January 15 Walmart apologizes to Montana State University professor Gilbert Kalonde, of Zambia, whose occupation was listed as “toilet cleaner” on a fishing license he purchased at the Bozeman store in 2015. The apology came as part of a settlement reached after Kalonde filed a complaint with the Montana Human Rights Bureau.

Tuesday, January 16 Once again, Steve Daines chooses to speak to constituents through his favorite medium: the tele-town hall. Tuesday’s topic was slated to be tax reform.

This is still the wonderful University that I joined as a freshman in 1964, a timid kid from Glendive. The University broadened my horizons and inspired confidence in my own potential. This year it has continued to do so.” —Sheila Stearns, Jan. 12, in her last email as interim president before handing the reins— and a list of program recommendations—to Seth Bodnar.

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[news] last year. He has now been on paid administrative leave for nearly three months since being charged in October 2017. The school district is facing a difficult situation, says MEA-MFT Field Consultant Dave Severson, whose area includes the Frenchtown schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the union contract. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a Title IX investigation the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conducting. And then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the criminal charges, and the civil lawsuit. Four different paths, so it gets pretty complicated,â&#x20AC;? Severson says. The terms of the Frenchtown teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract specifies four escalating stages of disciplinary actions: verbal warning, written reprimand, suspension and termination. Frenchtown is obligated to follow the teacher contract before terminating Bashorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employment, and it could have reasons for awaiting the outcome of the criminal trial before doing so. Were a school district to fire a teacher facing criminal charges who was later cleared in court, it could risk exposure to a civil case on the part of a potentially wrongfully terminated employee, Severson says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In that case they would have violated contract, in which case weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d file a grievance, which would lead to arbitration. [The teacher] might also under state law have cause for a suit against the district if they were dismissed and found innocent,â&#x20AC;? Severson says. FSD has not yet responded to the federal civil suit. The district has until Jan 24 to do so. Bashorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next criminal hearing is scheduled for March 2. Susan Elizabeth Shepard

Death by CO

Homeword sued

The estate of a man who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the Gold Dust apartments in 2016 is suing the owner and property managers of the low-income housing project on the Northside. John Joseph â&#x20AC;&#x153;LJâ&#x20AC;? Neuhaus, 32, was found â&#x20AC;&#x153;cold, stiff and not breathingâ&#x20AC;? in a bedroom on Sept. 6, 2016, according to a civil complaint filed last month in Missoula County District Court. State crime lab tests later found fatal levels of CO in Neuhausâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blood, the complaint states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He died conclusively of carbon monoxide poisoning,â&#x20AC;? says the attorney for the estate, Ross Johnson, of Kovacich Snipes in Great Falls.

The incident did not receive media coverage at the time. The lawsuit alleges that Gold Dust, LLC, and Tamarack Property Management Company violated the state landlord-tenant act and were negligent in failing to provide a habitable environment. It seeks unspecified damages. Andrea Davis, executive director of Homeword, which built the apartment complex with public funds in 2003, declined to comment. Tamarack did not respond to a December email. The civil complaint provides few details about Neuhausâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; death, but states that an investigation by Missoula authorities sourced fatal levels of CO to a boiler in the building. Johnson says Neuhaus was in the apartment as a guest of the tenant. The Missoula Police Department directed questions about its investigation to the county attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. Deputy County Attorney Jason Marks says the investigation is confidential criminal justice information and he cannot speak about its findings without a court order. Missoula Assistant Fire Marshal Dax Fraser says no CO detector was installed in the room, though he believes one was not required under state fire code at the time the building was constructed. Responders suspected that Neuhaus was suffering from CO poisoning because a CO monitor attached to a responderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical bag tripped when that person entered the room, Fraser says. The fire department did not conduct its own investigation after the incident. Fraser says he gave extra attention to the situation, including a building visit, after being contacted by the Indy last month. Neuhausâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; common-law wife, Mandi Henderson, says the police report she received concluded the CO was trapped when a ventilation cap fell into a pipe, blocking gas from escaping the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boiler system. She and Neuhaus had a young son

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together, and she says his loss is still raw. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Losing LJ was just absolutely devastating. And he was loved by a lot of people. His son still talks about him every day,â&#x20AC;? she says. The Gold Dust complex includes 18 units reserved for tenants who make half the area median income. Homewordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website lists public funding sources administered by the Montana Board of Housing. State landlord-tenant law requires that landlords install CO detectors near bedrooms in â&#x20AC;&#x153;dwelling units containing fuel-fired appliances or having attached garages.â&#x20AC;? A central heating system in an apartment building would not trigger the requirement, says Tim Lloyd, Department of Labor and Industry building codes bureau chief. When detectors are required, landlords must verify they are in working order when commencing a rental agreement, but tenants are required to maintain them during the rental period. Tenants often donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t check detectors when signing leases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is definitely something people need to pay attention to,â&#x20AC;? Fraser says. About 400 people died of unintentional CO poisoning nationwide in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Most deaths occur in December, January and February. The Missoula City-County Health Department doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t track CO deaths in the county. Derek Brouwer

ETC. At first, the pitch seemed like no more than a stunt. On Jan. 8, Sen. Jon Tester requested that the Capitol Christmas Treeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a 79-foot Engelmann Spruce harvested on the Kootenai National Forestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;be sent home, milled and used in the rebuilding of Glacierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic Sperry Chalet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see this tree go home to Big Sky Country, where it can continue giving to the people to whom our public lands belong,â&#x20AC;? Tester wrote to the Capitol architect. Tester was the second national official in a week to suggest a creative way to rebuild the wildfire-gutted Sperry Chalet. Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke had earlier promised the project would include soundproofing to prevent kids from overhearing the amorous activities of their parents. At least Tester slipped in a plug for public lands. Typically, Capitol Christmas trees are chipped into compost and spread across the U.S. Capitol lawn, which seems like a fine and noble end to the treeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festive journey. Here in the Indy office, we joked about the carbon output of the 2,300mile return journey proposed by Tester. Because the whole thing was clearly a joke, right? It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. On Jan. 10, the Associated Press reported that Testerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan had taken root. The treeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming home! The story even quoted nameless critics questioning the fuel consumption required for such a trip. Perhaps our newsroom is bugged. The tree has become the gift that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop giving. The Missoulian has already run 17 stories about it. Reporters have covered the search for the perfect tree, the family that cut it down, the trucking company hired to haul it, the pit stop in the truck driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hometown, the ballet dancers chosen to accompany it, the boy selected to flip the Christmas light switch, and the star made to adorn it. Brace next for blow-byblow coverage of the return of our stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prodigal tree. But if Sperry is to be rebuilt with the spirit of the Engelmann Spruce, it seems misguided to trap within that lumber the tale of a gas-guzzling road trip. Forest managers throughout the state have spent months crafting plans for ways to use the salvage wood the 2017 fire season left behind. Resurrecting Sperry from those ashes would make for a far more striking narrative, and one that avoids association with the very forceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; climate changeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that threatens to make our chalet-hungry wildfires even worse.

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Letter from Montecito A Californian’s gratitude to a Missoula firefighter by Susan Elizabeth Shepard

Pickhardt had wanted to reassure the When Jerry Eberhardt returned to his off guard. “I didn’t think they’d be able to Montecito, California, home on Dec. 21 track me down, and I didn’t really want that homeowners that the hardware hadn’t after the Thomas Fire evacuation order was kind of attention,” he says now. But he come off because of a break-in. “I just lifted, he was just glad to see it was still talked to Eberhardt on the phone shortly wanted to give them a little peace of mind that it was firefighters in the course of our standing. When he got into the kitchen, he afterward. “It was really nice to talk to him. We’re work, and not somebody else with nefarifound the door handle and latch from a back door laid neatly on the counter. Next just happy to go down there and do some ous purposes,” Pickhardt says. to it, a note on a page torn from a Rite in work that’s meaningful to someone else.” The local terrain and vegetation the Rain waterproof notebook: made the Thomas fire a learning “Sorry about the door hardware. experience for the Montana fireFire got into the trellace [sic] on fighters. “Their local winds were the front and we had to check ina lot different. We had juniper side for fire—FF Pickhardt.” and manzanita bushes, which are “I thought, ‘He’s apologizing really oily and volatile fuel, and for saving my house,’” Eberhardt their big trees were different than says. what we’re used to up here,” he says. The population density was Eberhardt texted a photo of of another magnitude as well. the hardware and note to his old“It’s kind of like up the Ratest daughter, Elizabeth Thorp. tlesnake where we have that Thorp, editor-in-chief of the urban-wildland interface, so we women’s comedy platform have a lot of residences in timber, PYPO.com, tweeted the photo, and down there we had a lot writing in a subsequent tweet more of that.” A lot more of that she wanted to find and everything, in fact: The median thank the firefighter who had home price in Montecito is apwritten the note. Some gentle proximately 10 times the Ratweb sleuthing led her to him on tlesnake median, and the Facebook. His name is Jack Pickpopulation of the counties the hardt, firefighter with the MisThomas fire swept through outsoula Fire Department. paces that of all of Montana. Pickhardt and other firefighters had responded to California’s Eberhardt is not unfamiliar mutual-aid request for assistance with Missoula. He spent years from other states. He was one of working for the investment firm photo by Amy Donovan eight Missoula firefighters to fight Smith Barney, and occasionally the Thomas Fire as part of a five- Missoula firefighter Jack Pickhardt. came here to work out of the “very engine task force, according to Jeff nice office in Missoula.” He’s been It was more meaningful than he could in touch with the fire department about Brandt, assistant chief of operations for the Missoula Fire Department. Joining a task have known at the time. Just weeks earlier, doing something to thank Pickhardt. “Jack deserves credit, and his team. force like that is a voluntary gig, Brandt the entire family had been gathered at the says. Pickhardt saw that a trellis in front of home as Eberhardt’s wife, Margy, died. And I’m sure they did it other places that “It was very important to our family people don’t know because they weren’t the Eberhardt house was on fire. After putting that fire out, he had to make sure that our home was saved, because my inside the house,” Eberhardt says. “It’s just sparks hadn’t gotten into the house and set mother was ill for a long time, and we were that he was inside, and such a nice young anything inside on fire. “I went around to all there together when she passed away in man that he wrote a note, and literally apolall the doors just to see if anything was that house not even five weeks before,” ogized for breaking into my house.” open before we kicked in a door,” Pick- Thorp says. “It’s basically all we have left of Eberhardt recently had to evacuate his hardt says. “The latch on the door just gave her, her things and that house, and I was house again because of mudslides. He’s way when I gave it a good shake and it worried for my father, thinking, ‘Are we currently staying at a hotel in Santa Barbara, going to get through this if he loses his hoping to return home soon. broke off.” Thorp sent a Facebook message to house and his wife within six weeks? What Pickhardt, who says he was caught a little are we going to do?’” sshepard@missoulanews.com

[8] Missoula Independent • January 18–January 25, 2018

[news]

History in motion Montana’s budget crisis triggers preservation concerns by Alex Sakariassen

Last November, the Montana Department of Revenue shuttered its property assessment office in Philipsburg, deferring future inquiries from Granite County property owners to the agency’s new regional hub in Butte. Similar closures hit five other rural counties in the final weeks of 2017, and by February 2019, DOR’s bid to comply with state budget cuts will result in the closing of 22 additional assessment offices statewide. DOR reports that it has so far laid off 21 assessment-division employees. The agency has refrained from speculating about how many more jobs will be cut. The loss of localized assessment services has generated consternation in western Montana, with Beaverhead and Deer Lodge counties going so far as to offer DOR rent-free space in their courthouses. An article in the Choteau Acantha earlier this month cast Teton County Commissioner Joe Dellwo as perturbed by the erosion of convenience and personal attention for older property owners. The story also raised questions about the fate of the agency’s property records, quoting Regional Assessment Division Manager Marlyann Verploegen as saying that some of those records will be transferred to the new hub in Great Falls, while older records will be destroyed. If DOR plans to destroy any documents from its shuttered offices, Montana State Historical Society archivist Jodie Foley has yet to hear about it. Record retention is serious business in Montana, with DOR’s property assessment division alone being subject to a five-page schedule outlining how long certain documents must be preserved. The disposal of state records is an equally complex process governed by a multi-agency committee under the auspices of the Secretary of State. Unless covered under an agency’s retention schedule, the destruction of state records requires approval by the State Records Committee’s disposal subcommittee, on which Foley serves. “We haven’t received any disposal requests on this matter yet,” Foley says. “From our vantage point, we just want to see that whatever records are historically

significant in those offices that no longer have an administrative or fiscal or legal need to be kept, we would love to see them here.” According to Property Assessment Division Administrator Shauna Helfert, the agency has been working for years to convert its report cards to digital form and purge hard copies. If any historic report cards still exist at offices slated for closure, it’s Foley’s understanding that they won’t be destroyed, but rather microfilmed. Any disposal request will give the historical society an opportunity to scoop up records it deems valuable, though there are chal-

into their property’s past, but to historians like Sarah Carter, the Canadian author of Montana Women Homesteaders: A Field of One’s Own. “Especially if you’re talking about a historic district or a historic home, this can be really rich,” Foley says. The historical society itself hasn’t escaped the effects of Montana’s budget cuts. During a meeting of the State Records Committee last October, Foley briefed other members on the layoffs of researchers, including one tasked with heading the agency’s digitization effort. She also stated that while the agency currently has

State property records like this assessment book, housed at the state historical society, offer historians insight into Montana’s past.

lenges to making the records available to the public. “The issue that you might come up against with some of these records is they could have private information in them,” Foley says, citing property sales prices as one example. “So it’s not something that could just be filmed and put online.” The type of records that may interest historians ranges widely, but what quickly rises to the top of Foley’s list are property report cards. In addition to notes from past assessors and information on ownership of properties over time, these cards often contain photos, making it possible to track when additions were built. Older tax records can also provide insight into the lives of Montanans during different time periods, Foley adds, as they often list assets including livestock and furniture. From a research perspective, such information can be useful not only to individuals digging

roughly 18,000 linear feet of space available for storage of physical records, without a new building the agency will have to be more “circumspect” about what it takes in. Foley says that while she hasn’t received any disposal requests from DOR yet, that doesn’t mean they aren’t coming. This process—a state agency shutting down offices and changing its operational model statewide—is new, and she sees the historical society’s role as that of a guide to what requires preservation. Still, Foley empathizes with the concerns of residents in areas like Teton County. “I think it just makes people nervous when these offices close and the records are suddenly not where they were, and suddenly not accessible in the way that they were,” she says. “But that doesn’t mean that they’re not going to be.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

missoulanews.com • January 18–January 25, 2018 [9]

[opinion]

The jail cure Spare the sentence, spoil the mom by Dan Brooks

Last week, Big Horn County Attorney Jay Harris announced that his office would pursue a “crackdown policy” against pregnant women who use alcohol or drugs. According to the Billings Gazette, Harris plans to secure restraining orders forbidding such women from consuming substances, then jail them on contempt-of-court charges if they continue, “in order to incapacitate the drugor alcohol-addicted expecting mother.” I welcome this policy. If you ask me, pregnant women who are addicted to drugs and alcohol have had it too easy for too long. Now that they face the possibility of jail time, they will surely stop drinking and drugging. If there’s one thing we know about pregnant addicts, it’s that we can count on them to make rational choices by considering future consequences. Sure, various “social scientists” and “medical doctors” say the opposite. The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, for example, both oppose punishing pregnant addicts, saying such policies discourage them from seeking medical attention. Local addiction treatment centers say the same thing, citing limited space in Billings and surrounding communities. Harris, however, told the Gazette he “can’t imagine any of these folks … turning away a pregnant mother.” “I regret that I have not pronounced this policy years ago,” he said. “I don’t have any statistics that I can provide at this time, but we do know the trends based on what comes across our desks.” I applaud Harris for his take-charge attitude to law enforcement—expressed not just in his willingness to refer to his own statements as pronouncements, but also in his bold decision to adopt a new policy without research. Sure, there are rafts of studies and published opinions from doctors, scientists and treatment specialists begging law enforcement not to do what he just did. Experts agree that policies like his actually worsen the lives of pregnant addicts and their children, but Harris doesn’t care what some egghead says. He’s going with his gut. His gut says put the drunk

[10] Missoula Independent • January 18–January 25, 2018

mother in jail, where she can either sober up or lose her fetus to withdrawal trying. Common sense tells us that a newborn baby has a better chance at life if his alcoholic mother has recently been incarcerated. Some people just don’t get it, though. In addition to “doctors” and “treatment professionals,” the “court system” has ruled against policies like the one Harris just embraced. In 2014, a district court in Hamilton threw out a case against a 21-

“Harris doesn’t care what some egghead says. He’s going with his gut. His gut says put the drunk mother in jail, where she can either sober up or lose her fetus to withdrawal trying.” year-old pregnant woman charged with felony endangerment for using marijuana and opiates. Harris says his plan is different, though, because it will pursue civil rather than criminal prosecutions. The important thing is that pregnant women who are addicted to drugs and alcohol will finally face some negative consequences. When someone is really getting away with something, like drinking uncontrollably even though she’s about to have a baby, it’s up to government to step in and

bend the arc of her life toward justice. Harris has embraced a visionary plan to punish these people into success. But why stop there? When someone is actively screwing up her life, the best way for her to turn things around is to go to jail. Harris’ policy has given me several genius ideas for protecting children by sending their mothers to prison. For example, when a mother is too busy texting to notice that her toddler has wandered into the street? Jail. This is a minor offense, so a few months in foster care while Mom is doing time should put the child’s life back on track. Ditto for kids whose mothers don’t read to them at bedtime. For more serious offenses, such as leaving their kids home alone while they work a second job to compensate for unpaid child support, mothers should get multi-year sentences. It’s the only way to discourage bad parenting. Pediatricians and addiction counselors might clutch their pearls, but laymen like me and Harris know that you have to get tough on mothers to protect their children. It’s the only way that makes sense, especially when you’re dealing with compulsive behaviors like substance abuse. I remember when I was a kid and I got so addicted to Super Mario Brothers that I forgot to feed the dog. My parents were disappointed, but they loved the dog enough to do the right thing: lock me in the basement and drive him to animal control. Now Sparky lives on a farm and works as an assistant county attorney, I am told. Do I continue to play Super Mario Brothers? Oh yes. Despite its obviously detrimental effect on my life, I just can’t help myself. But I’m glad someone punished me, because I learned the most important lesson of all: If you’re going to screw up, don’t be a woman. I’ve been a hard-drinking, dope-smoking, turtlestomping wildman ever since, but it all worked out fine, because I am not capable of becoming pregnant. That, dear reader, has made all the difference. Dan Brooks is on Twitter at @DangerBrooks.

[opinion]

Fish tales Any resemblance to Trump is ‘purely coincidental’ by Michael Baughman

“If people destroy something replaceable by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.” —Joseph Wood Krutch In the summer of 1972, my wife, Hilde, and I worked at a North Umpqua River fishing lodge in Oregon that was owned by close friends. The lodge attracted guests from across the country to fly-fish for seagoing rainbow trout called steelhead that ranged from 5 to 15 pounds. The North Umpqua is such a challenging stream that it’s often called the graduate school of steelhead fly-fishing, and one of my jobs was to take guests out and do what I could to help them hook and land a fish. Now, 45 years later, though I never caught his name, or wanted to, I have vivid memories of one of the guests I dealt with. He was a real estate developer from New York City with reddishblond hair and a bland face with a single distinctive characteristic: a protruding mouth that resembled that of a fish, which made it look as though he could have picked objects off a tabletop using only his lips. The developer wasn’t impressed with the lodge. In the dining room at lunchtime when we made our fishing plans, he showed me a photo of the opulent interior of his Manhattan home. That evening, as we left the lodge in my car, he began bragging about huge fish he had caught in other places. “All I need here’s one big steelhead, on a picture. I got pictures of damn near everything I ever killed. And, believe me, I’m a good fisherman. Very good! You’ll see. Very very good!” When I tried to explain some of the basics of fishing the North Umpqua, he cut me off: “If I toss a fly in the river, I don’t see why a steelhead won’t eat my damn fly as fast as anybody else’s, right? It’s mostly luck, right? Well I’m lucky! Smart, too! Hey! That blonde who helps serve meals is a gorgeous broad!”

“Yes, she is,” I agreed. “You made a move on her yet?” “She’s my wife.” “You might be lucky I’m leaving tomorrow. Got to get back to work on my deals, big deals. Believe me, you are lucky. Very, very lucky.” I changed the subject by asking if he’d ever fished for steelhead before. “Once. Tried that Klamath River right down south in California. The thing I couldn’t understand was, the

“As a fly-angler, on a scale of 1 to 10, the developer was a minus 2 or 3. I drove him from pool to pool until dark without result.”

place we fished was 200 miles from the ocean, and my guide tells me there aren’t any dams from where we were all the way to the ocean. What the hell’s that all about? All that good water going to waste! Yeah, and talk about waste! Look around here! How come there’s nothing anywhere? Develop! That’s exactly what I do in New York. Ever been to New York? Manhattan, I mean.” “I worked in Macy’s shoe department once.”

“In Manhattan?” “Yes.” “What’d you do at Macy’s?” “I was in the stockroom.” “And look at you now, stuck out here in the boondocks. Should’ve got an education maybe, huh?” At the time I was an assistant professor at Southern Oregon University, but I kept it to myself. The first spot we tried was a relatively easy one, where an angler could stand high on a streamside boulder with a clear back-cast, and the steelhead, if any happened to be holding in the pool, would be about 10 feet out and 30 feet downstream. I helped the developer up onto the boulder—he nearly fell twice—and gave him directions. “See the underwater rock?” I pointed. “Yeah, yeah.” “Just try to bring your fly across right behind the rock.” As a fly-angler, on a scale of 1 to 10, the developer was a minus 2 or 3. I drove him from pool to pool until dark without result. Given his skill level, and if he was as lucky as he claimed to be, it would likely have taken him a month or more of hard fishing to hook a steelhead. He cursed the river, and me, all the way back to the lodge. The last time I saw him was the following morning. Hilde and I watched from a kitchen window while he had his picture taken, posing with a 10-pound steelhead that another guest had caught and stored in the cooler. After his photo shoot, the developer drove away alone in an expensive car, while the gorgeous broad and I went back to work. Michael Baughman is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (HCN.org ). He writes in Oregon and cautions that any resemblance in this piece to modern-day politicians is purely coincidental.

missoulanews.com • January 18–January 25, 2018 [11]

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BUT HE STARTED IT! – Tennis instructor Osmailer Torres, 30, of Miami, was arrested in July 2016 after hitting a 5-year-old with the child’s pint-sized tennis racket and causing a bruise on the boy’s arm and a lump on his eyebrow, reports the Miami Herald. But now Torres believes he has a grand-slam defense: Florida’s Stand Your Ground self-defense law. Defense lawyer Eduardo Pereira told the Herald the child was the “initial aggressor” who had participated in “various violent altercations” against other children, and Torres had acted “reasonably in trying to prevent harm” to others. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts will consider the claim in an upcoming hearing. FAMILY VALUES – Mazen Dayem, 36, of Staten Island, New York, obtained a restraining order against his father-in-law, Yunes Doleh, 62, in September after Doleh repeatedly tormented him by waving his hairpiece at Dayem, provoking Dayem’s greatest phobia—the Tasmanian Devil of Looney Tunes fame. Not easily deterred, Doleh was arrested on Nov. 5 for violating the order after he “removed his wig (and) made hand gestures” at a funeral the two attended, Dayem explained to the New York Post. “It’s just a very large fear of mine, his damn wig. ... I have nightmares.” Court papers say Doleh “proceeded to grimace, snarl, gurn and gesticulate.” He was charged with criminal mischief in Staten Island County court, and then sued his son-in-law for defamation after photos from the arrest appeared on social media. LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS – Teller County (Colorado) Sheriff Jason Mikesell listed his SUV for sale on Craigslist in November, and he was a little perplexed when he received a response from Shawn Langley, 39, of Vail, offering to trade the SUV for four pounds of marijuana. Langley even provided photos of his black market booty and boasted about its quality, reported the Colorado Springs Gazette. “I saw that text, and I started giggling,” Mikesell said. Detectives set up a meeting and arrested both Langley and Jane Cravens, 41, after finding the promised four pounds of marijuana in their car. Sheriff Mikesell has removed his SUV from Craigslist. HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT – On Nov. 27, 27-year-old Corey Hughes, who was due to be released from prison in February after serving most of a weapons charge, walked away from a San Joaquin County sheriff’s work crew in Stockton, California, according to the Fresno Bee. It took police almost a month to track him to a home in Stockton, where they surrounded the dwelling and apprehended him without incident—which might not be so remarkable were it not for the distinctive, whole-face tattoo Hughes sports, which makes his face look like a human skull. He was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail. GOOD DEED, PUNISHED – Malcolm Whitfield of Rochester, New York, was only trying to help when he ordered a Lyft car to deliver a drunk woman home from a bar in November. But when the woman vomited in the car, Whitfield was hit with a $150 fine to cover the damage. “For a second, I was like, ‘Never do anything nice again!’” Whitfield told 13WHAM. Lyft’s terms and conditions include damage fees, which most people don’t see in the fine print. Update: Lyft later refunded Whitfield’s fine and added $100 to his Lyft account for future rides. “Mr. Whitfield absolutely did the right thing by helping someone get home safely,” said Scott Coriell, a Lyft spokesperson. OH, DEER – It was just another early December day at the Horsetooth Store, Gas and RV Park outside Fort Collins, Colorado, as employee Lori Jones conducted inventory and restocked shelves. Suddenly, she looked up to see “Mama,” a doe deer, inside the store, “looking at the sunglasses. Then she looked at the ice cream and over at the chips,” Jones told CBS Denver. “I kind of did a double take.” When shooing the deer away didn’t work, she broke out a peanut bar and lured the doe into a nearby field. Jones then returned to work, but soon looked up to find Mama was back, this time with her three fawns in tow. It took another peanut bar to draw the family away from the store, and Jones said she has learned her lesson. “You should never feed the deer because they’re going to keep coming back.” NEW WORLD ORDER – Taisei Corp., a construction company based in Tokyo, announced in December that it will use autonomous drones, taking flight in April, to combat karoshi, or overwork death, reported The Independent. The drones will hover over desks of employees who have stayed at work too long and blast “Auld Lang Syne,” a tune commonly used in Japanese shops getting ready to close. A company statement said: “It will encourage employees who are present at the drone patrol time to leave, not only to promote employee health but also to conduct internal security management.” Experts are skeptical: Scott North, professor of sociology at Osaka University, told the BBC that “to cut overtime hours, it is necessary to reduce workloads.”

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ontana’s national reputation has long centered on grand mountain vistas, stoic farmers and ranchers and more than a few celebrity connections. But on Jan. 22, attendees at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival will be among the first to get a detailed look into one of our state’s more political— and sinister—chapters, as New York-based documentary filmmaker and Helena native Kimberly Reed debuts her latest film, Dark Money. What began as a chronicling of Montana’s legal challenge against the landmark campaign-finance case Citizens United now serves as an in-depth look at how a network of right-to-work organizations and corporate cash sought to swing numerous Republican legislative primaries, spearheaded by the notorious subject of a 2012 Front-

line investigation: the nonprofit American Tradition Partnership. With the film’s debut just days away—and a Montana premiere slated for the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival on Feb. 16—the Indy spoke with Reed about her motivation for making the film, the challenges of conveying such a complex topic and how Montana became, as Reed puts it, the canary in the nation’s dark-money coal mine. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Independent: I’ll cut right to the chase: When did the issue of dark money in Montana politics come onto your radar? Kimberly Reed: When the Citizens United decision came out in 2010, like a lot of Americans, I was really taken aback by it. You could just see how the influx of money in politics

was going to become greater and greater and how money and power was going to be consolidated in the hands of fewer and fewer people. So I’d been very interested in the issue of Citizens United and campaign finance reform, but it was in 2012 where I saw a light at the end of the tunnel. Not only as a solution to Citizens United, but also, as a filmmaker, there was a way that I saw that I could tell a story that would engage the larger public in that conversation. With campaignfinance issues, everybody thinks they’re super important. But I think there’s a lot of frustration there. Everybody thinks it’s really important, but you can’t do anything about it because that’s just how they are. Everybody’s just on the take and these lobbyists control everything. So when, in 2012, Montana has this case that could overturn

it, I realized, wow, here’s a situation that is not only interesting at a national level just as a court case, but it’s also a good opportunity to make a film that is going to really animate and dramatize a lot of these issues that are typically really hard to animate and to dramatize. So I started following that story. I interviewed Attorney General Bullock at the time, went down to D.C. and filmed the [U.S. Supreme Court] verdicts as they were handed down, and when the summary reversal came out, I realized, you know what? This is a much bigger issue that’s not going to be resolved with this one court case, [this] is not a six-month film. It’s going to take years, and I’m going to have to follow these people on the ground in Montana and the dramatic clash that’s happening with these campaign finance issues.

Indy: What do you think made Montana such a flashpoint? Reed: In 2010, everybody was talking about Super PACs. There was not a lot of talk about dark money groups. But Montana was one of the first states to really get hit by a concerted strategy by these corporations to run a shell game of dark money groups, and I realized that it wasn’t just Citizens United. It was really about dark money, which is ultimately just about the issue of disclosure, and I realized Montana was where all the flashpoints were. There was the same group of attorneys who were behind Citizens United who were also opening offices in Montana and running test cases up the flagpole, a bunch of them, a whole fleet of them. It was clear that there was this big offensive move on the part of

these [dark money] folks, but it was also clear … that Montanans in general were really resisting this offensive push, that there was a rush-zone defense that was in place. And I think that was in large part because you talk to Montanans and they’ll tell you stories about Copper Kings and they drive through Butte and they see what the Berkeley Pit looks like and they see what the effect is of corporate control of politics. We have this living, breathing metaphor in the Berkeley Pit—and I should say maybe “dying,” with the photos of snow geese that land there. It was clear there was a dramatic clash of these two sides who had really different feelings about campaign finance, and I didn’t know exactly how it was going to come together and what was going to happen, but I could tell there was going to be a clash. So I started following that story. It was also clear

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that you couldn’t follow politics like most people follow politics, which is this horse race that lasts a couple months in the runup to November. You really had to pay attention to primary elections, because that’s where a lot of these dark money groups operate. It’s not about winning the general election, it’s about selecting who’s going to be the candidate in the general election, especially when you’re talking about safe districts, which many districts in Montana are. Indy: Sounds like a sprawling topic to cover, even just in one state. How did you go about narrowing the focus enough to encapsulate all this in one film? Reed: It’s all about character. It’s all about finding human faces to talk about this issue instead of what you typically see, which is some bar graph of spending. You can only follow those numbers and facts and figures so long. I wanted to find the human drama. And I think we were successful in doing that because people take this stuff seriously in Montana. It makes for a really good canary in the coal mine, it makes a really good example, it makes a really good metaphor in a lot of ways for what’s happening in the rest of the country. The expression in Montana is [that] it’s one small town with really long streets. As Montanans, we can keep an eye on things and hold people accountable in a way that I think our democracy was originally constructed to operate. People take this stuff personally, and are offended in a way when they’re spun by politicians or manipulated by politicians. I can tell you from our test screenings alone, people are very inspired by seeing members of the general public stand up and oppose this type of corporate control of politics. It goes back to a really strong history of opposition to corporate control of politics and this sort of everpresent awareness of the impact that that can have. Indy: Who were some of the characters you found that helped humanize the issue? Reed: Some of the first folks I met were two Republican legislators, Rob Cook [RConrad] and Llew Jones [R-Conrad], who had been attacked by these groups and were standing up and really resisting the far-right wing of their own party in speaking out about the influence of this money

in politics … They set their party politics aside, and that was really inspiring to me because we set out to make a very nonpartisan film, and I think we accomplished that. This is not about Democrats versus Republicans. This is about dark money versus disclosure. So Rob and Llew are very influential in the Legislature because they are able to talk to both sides and to come up with reasonable solutions and compromise and all those words that used to be associated with politics up until a couple years ago, when it seems like everybody just decamped to their own tribe and stopped talking to the other side. Jonathan Motl, the commissioner of political practices, and his dedication to these issues was another surprise. And I think a really important turning point for the film was when I met [journalist] John [S.] Adams and realized he was digging at these issues, and realized that he’d be a great—I wouldn’t call him a narrator, but I think he fulfills that function. We kind of see this world of campaign finance through his eyes in a lot of ways, and he carries us through this story. Indy: How did you avoid getting too bogged down in the technical complexities of campaign finance? Reed: Whenever you talk about campaign finance issues, it doesn’t take too long before you get lost in all these intricacies of rules and regulations, which can be kind of confusing. So the [film’s] editor, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, and I spent a lot of time sketching out the overall structure of the story so that we could figure out ways to basically teach people the rules of campaign finance without giving them lectures or big huge chunks of exposition. We had to find ways to, as it were, hide the medicine in the sugar. We were able to do that just by following these politicians and having them talk about what they’d been through. It was really helpful when we interviewed journalists. Journalism and the role of the free press and challenges of free press that journalism in general is going through now is a very important strand of this film. It’s kind of personified by John Adams, but the way that that is personified is, we’re just trying to show that in order to follow money-in-politics issues, you really

have to have an active, vigorous, watchdog press that’s keeping an eye on these issues … It’s key. By following John Adams, he took care of some of this exposition. We also talked to [former Lee state bureau reporter] Chuck Johnson, these folks who have been following campaign finance in the state for a long time. [Former Lee state bureau reporter] Mike Dennison. Lee newspapers shutting down the capital bureau actually becomes a plot point for us. Indy: Was there a moment when you realized the full scope of what you were dealing with in this film? Reed: I knew it was a huge topic, and the challenge, obviously, was how do we distill this down into something that people can get their hands around. I think we had a pretty good film going on up through the midterms of 2014. I was following Jonathan Motl at the time and some of the cases he was chasing down. But when the case against [former state Senate Majority Leader] Art Wittich went to trial, I realized pretty quickly that this was going to be a pretty dramatic clash … that would bring a lot of the campaign finance issues that we were talking about in the film to a head.

photo by Alex Sakariassen

Indy: A lot of Montanans saw all this close-up, through media coverage, and certainly in campaigns. What do you think viewers in the state will get out of the film beyond what we’ve already seen transpire here in real time? Reed: First of all, it’s just going to be entertaining. It’s a good story, so I would like to think you could just sit back and enjoy the film. I think Montanans are also going to get a sense of pride out of this. As the canary in the coal mine, as the— as Sen. Tester often says—“tip of the spear” for these campaign finance issues … Montanans really got engaged on a civic level and resisted a lot of this. Montana has some of the strongest campaign finance laws in the country, and that surprises some people in a state that Trump won by 20 points … I think that will be one reaction, is this sense of pride. A lot of times, making this film, I talked about Montana as the microcosm. Seeing how reforms and civic wins can

photo by Chad Harder

TOP: Former Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl led the investigation into dark money’s influence in Montana elections. MIDDLE: Former state Senate Majority Leader Art Wittich was found guilty of violating campaign practice law in 2016. BOTTOM: Rep. Rob Cook, R-Conrad, was one of several Republicans who pushed for campaign finance reform in Helena. photo by Cathrine L. Walters

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A brief guide to Montana’s dark money past The legacy of corporate influence in Montana politics stretches back more than a century, to the wild days of metal mining, when the Copper Kings purchased legislative influence like it was a Black Friday special at Walmart. Citizens managed to beat those moneyed interests back throughout the bulk of the 20th century, but the past decade saw it creep back to prominence, sparking a bitter battle that culminated, policy-wise, in the 2015 passage of Montana’s Disclose Act. For those who may not recall what Montana’s dark money fuss was all about, it began in 2008 with the registration of a Colorado-based nonprofit called Western Tradition Partnership, founded with the help of former Montana congressman Ron Marlenee to combat what the partnership called the “radical environmentalist agenda.” Throughout that year’s Republican primaries, WTP’s name appeared on attack mailers targeting moderate Republicans in several legislative races, generating campaign practice complaints and questions about how much the nonprofit was spending and where that money was coming from. The pattern repeated and picked up steam in the 2010 primary season, prompting another flurry of complaints. Among them was one filed by Debra Bonogofsky, a Republican state House candidate in Billings, alleging that WTP had violated state law by failing to file finance reports disclosing the source of the funding it used to attack her. “In the case of Western Tradition Partnership, we don’t know where their money came from,” then-Commissioner of Political Practices Dennis Unsworth told the Indy in late 2010. “We, and voters, have no idea how much was spent, where the money came from, where they spent it.” WTP remained an enigma until a series of breakthroughs in 2012. A joint investigation by PBS’ Frontline and the nonprofit investigative news outlet ProPublica revealed a trove of checks and other documents suggesting that WTP had illegally coordinated with numerous Republican legislative candidates, offering a suite of campaign services referred to as “the works.” The national investigation also revealed the existence of boxes of material recovered in Denver: the now-infamous “Colorado meth house documents.” In November 2012, headlines across the state carried the news of a break-in at the Commissioner of Political Practices office. Officials speculated that the meth house documents were the perpetrator’s intended target, and the FBI swooped in to seize the evidence, spiriting it away to its Missoula office. But according to thenCommissioner Jonathan Motl, the agents missed a file, one that contained informa-

tion relevant to the 2010 campaign of Belgrade Republican Ron Murray. Motl still remembers the discovery of that file as a critical point in his office’s investigation of WTP’s campaign activity. “Without even seeing the rest of the Colorado documents, I could then see that there was something serious going on,” Motl says. “That document inspired me to go over and sit in the FBI office in Missoula, where I went through all of the Colorado documents and was able to identify nine candidates who got that sort of assistance from what I thought then was Western Tradition Partnership. It turned out that that was just a shell group for [the anti-labor organization] National Right to Work.” Using the Colorado documents and others, Motl and his team were able to connect the dots between several organizations and candidates, ultimately issuing decisions against nine legislative candidates who had engaged WTP’s services. One of those decisions resulted in the prosecution of thenformer state Senate Majority Leader Art Wittich—and it was in the course of that prosecution that Motl stumbled across his investigation’s second-biggest revelation: a summary, uncovered by attorney Gene Jarussi, outlining “the works.” It confirmed, in the organization’s own words, everything that Motl had deduced from his investigation: that WTP conducted its services in coordination with and on behalf of Republican primary campaigns. The civil action against Wittich was both the culmination and climax of Montana’s dark money years, and left an indelible mark not only on Motl, but on Jarussi, a Billings attorney with 40 years’ experience who came out of retirement to work the case as a deputy attorney general. Along with his wife, Karen, Jarussi toiled day and night to craft a case against Wittich. Jarussi recalls the almost detective-fiction way in which the trail took shape, with the random discovery of a former Right to Work staffer’s name in a citizen blog post leading to one informant after another. The night before a morning flight to Seattle to secure affidavits from former Right to Work staffers Andrew O’Neill and Nolan Green, Jarussi wound up in the hospital with diverticulitis. He made the flight, but had to borrow the laptop of a Hilton Hotel employee in Seattle to type up the affidavits. Yet, for Jarussi, the case’s most memorable moment came in the courtroom in Anaconda, when former Big Timber Rep. John Esp took the stand. He spoke of the personal impact of WTP’s attacks against him, and how that activity discouraged him from seeking reelection in 2012.

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“I used that in closing argument,” Jarussi says. “I said, whether you would vote for John Esp or not, that’s your choice. But all of us citizens lose when people like John Esp won’t run.” Wittich’s attorneys battled hard in court, portraying the Bozeman politician as a committed public servant and arguing that he’d paid for and properly disclosed all the services provided to his 2010 campaign. But both Motl and Jarussi say there was never an instant when they felt their case was lost. They won, Jarussi says, “witness after witness, document after document,” and in the end, the jury ruled against Wittich on a 10-2 vote. Wittich appealed to the Montana Supreme Court, which upheld the ruling last fall. “When we say ‘quid pro quo,’ what does that mean? It’s exactly this,” says John Heenan, Jarussi’s law partner and fellow deputy attorney general on the Wittich case,

now running as a Democrat for Montana’s congressional seat. “Groups like this are getting people elected with an explicit exchange: ‘We’ll get you into office and once you’re there, you do what we tell you.’” The more traditional brand of dark money still exists, with politically active nonprofits working on the periphery of campaigns without having to disclose their donors. But Motl believes that the type of direct coordination that plagued so many recent election cycles seems to have ended, or at least been paused. Still, it’s an important issue to keep in the public eye, which is why Motl was so willing to talk to reporters—and filmmakers—during his tenure as commissioner. “Football gets a lot of ink, right?” he says. “Campaign finance and the morality and community standards in politics doesn’t get as much ink. So if you get a chance to talk about something that is really more important to the people of Montana than football is, you should take it.” —Alex Sakariassen

happen at the state level is pretty inspiring, especially when you compare it to the macrocosm of Washington, D.C., where campaign finance enforcement is completely broken. Indy: On the flipside, what do you think the rest of the country will get out of Dark Money? Reed: I think that the people outside of Montana are going to be surprised. A lot of people say, ‘Who knew that could happen? Really, in Montana?’ Because they think it’s just an extension of Nebraska or something, they don’t quite know where it is and sort of think of it as this generic Midwest thing. I don’t think they understand the kind of independent, pioneering spirit that a lot of other states in the mountain West have, but especially Montana, and that there’s a particular resistance to having corporations or other moneyed interests taking over our politics.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

And a sense of just hope that our political systems are not slipping out of our grasp, they’re not slipping into the hands of a couple people with a billion bucks and those are the only people that matter, those are the only people our politicians listen to. I hope that seeing our film gives folks in other states a sense of hope that they can take back their political systems, that they can rein in the influence of money in politics, that they can come up with solutions that will put power back into the hands of the 99 percent. Indy: Circling back to the point of keeping the film nonpartisan, this is an issue that isn’t restricted to the Republican

ABOVE: Among the trove of documents uncovered in Montana’s dark money investigation were so-called wife letters, mailers produced by WTP on behalf of candidates’ wives.

have a really beautiful film, even if we were talking about all these complicated issues. It would still put people in a place that was really nice to be in. Also, it was just feasible. When I realized I was in this film for the long haul, it became important to be practical. There are not very many development grants for documentary film left. You used to be able to get funds to develop an issue or to engage in production on an issue, and that funding is getting harder and harder to find. So just at a practical level, I had a place to lay my head and borrow cars and stuff like that. It kept things feasible. It’s not the most romantic explanation, but it’s true.

party. A lot of dark money has circulated on the left nationally as well. How much did that factor into the film? Reed: The purview of our film is to focus on this [Montana] microcosm and tell this story within the constraints of that, so most of the focus was on that. We don’t tackle a lot of the national spending, Super PAC and dark money group spending at the national level. This is just kind of our decoder ring to help people dig into that more. I would say that for the majority of the time I was working on this film, it was looking like the role of this film was going to be to keep Hillary Clinton and that network of money honest … to make sure that money in politics didn’t get out of control under a Democratic administration. That is not how things turned out, as we know, so the role of that kind of shifted a little bit. But in general, I think it’s very important that we hold accountable both the political right and the political left, and I hope that our film can do that. I also don’t want to slip into this false equivalency where we’re saying that both sides practice it equally, because I don’t think that’s true either. And when you talk about all these things, you kind of have to separate out the discussions at the state level where there’s a lot more Republican

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Helena became a flashpoint in the nation’s dark money controversy less than a decade ago, but Montana’s former top political cop, Jonathan Motl, thinks the more insidious activity has been successfully curtailed.

resistance to Citizens United and dark money spending in particular than there is at the national level. … We interview Trevor Potter, who’s a Republican former FEC chairman, former chief legal counsel for the McCain campaign, and I’m quoting him here in saying that Mitch McConnell has seen that unlimited spending, dark money spending, is a tool that gives them an advantage at the national level, and as

such it needs to be exploited. But on a state level, it’s a different equation. Indy: You’re also a native Montanan. What added elements were there in working on a film like this in your home state? Reed: I love Montana, and I think that love fuels a lot. I’m proud of Montana and

where I’m from and the steps that were taken. Also, one of the most important things in making documentaries is access. Being from there, I don’t think that somebody who wasn’t from Montana would have had the same access that I did, just always one or two steps away from knowing who you need to know, talking to who you need to talk to. So I think that was important. I also knew we would

Indy: I’m sure it also helped with wrapping your head around the historic backdrop of dark money. Reed: Yeah, I mean, I learned about the Copper Kings in school. I had an understanding. When I talk about this film, people are surprised that Montana has really strong campaign finance laws. But I’m not. I understand why. And as such, I think I could see that this might be a good microcosm to study, and that the rest of the country would find interesting. asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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[arts]

Funny thing is... Comedian Aislinn O’Connor talks about stand-up and Roe v. Wade by Erika Fredrickson

ecause amateur stand-up comedy can be so bad—and not just shoddy, but unabashedly racist, sexist and homophobic—it can sometimes seem like the purpose of getting up on stage at all is to provide an antidote to commonplace offensiveness. That’s partly the case for Bozeman comedian Aislinn O’Connor. “No matter how long you do comedy, you’ll always see people who are geniuses, who you know you’ll never be as good as,” O’Connor says. “But the majority of people who are going to open mics are just oozing confidence and saying these terrible, offensive things. I’m sad this was a motivator for me, but it made me feel like, ‘Why should I ever feel embarrassed to say the things I want to say?’” O’Connor also says that starting to do stand-up at the age of 40 made saying what she wanted to say much easier. “I think most people are pretty bad the first time they try it,” she says. “But one of the things I like about being older is that you already know you’re not supposed to be good at stuff right away.” O’Connor started doing comedy just three years ago, while she was living in Portland. When she moved with her husband and two kids to Bozeman in 2016, she quickly gravitated to the comedy scene there. Since then, she’s been featured in the town’s top-shelf showcases such as Fly-Ass Jokes and Keep It Like a Secret, doing funny routines that include social commentary. In one clip from a comedy showcase at Bozeman’s Brody Theater, O’Connor tells the audience about finding out that her young daughter had been playing “doctor” with a neighborhood boy and they’d showed each other their “parts.” That kind of setup often leads a stand-up comic down one of two routes: she can go full-on crass, or act scandalized. O’Connor feigned scandalized, but the joke was in the misdirection. “Playing doctor?” she asked with horror. “Well, did you take turns being the doctor? And was it for equal pay?” This week, O’Connor has organized a comedy show in Missoula that rides that line between serious and funny. The Roe

photo by Erik Petersen

Stand-up comedian Aislinn O’Connor started doing comedy three years ago, and is the co-organizer of the Roe v. Wade Anniversary Comedy Benefit at the Roxy.

v. Wade Anniversary Comedy Benefit at the Roxy celebrates the 45th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of a woman’s right to an abortion. “I think abortion shouldn’t be a serious topic,” O’Connor says. “The idea that abortion is this heavy, deeply, emotionally torrential issue is a false narrative. The fact is, one in three women have abortions by the time they’re 45. It shouldn’t be a big deal, it should be a basic part of reproductive health care.” The show has an all-women/non-binary lineup featuring, along with O’Connor, host (and Indy calendar editor) Charley Macorn, Keema Waterfield, Becky Margolis and Indy contributor Sarah Aswell, who is co-organizing the benefit. O’Connor says the comedians planned the event for the night before the Missoula Women’s March. Proceeds go to the Susan

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Wicklund Fund, which helps provide funding for abortions, and Planned Parenthood of Montana. (O’Connor is on the board of the Susan Wicklund Fund, but the event has no official tie to the organization.) “Everybody raises money the way they know how,” O’Connor says, “so part of the idea for me is, do what you love and use what you do for good. But part of it is just logistical. I’d rather get up on stage and tell jokes than call people and ask for money.” The event, O’Connor says, isn’t just a celebration of a landmark legal case. It’s also a means to maintain the right to abortion in the present. Even as the legal right to an abortion has held up, access has dwindled in recent years. As clinics have closed across the country, it has become harder for women to afford the travel, expenses and lost wages associated with access.

“So the idea of this show is, ‘Yay, Roe v. Wade anniversary!’” O’Connor says. “But it’s not just a victory lap. We also can’t stop fighting for the basic human right.” O’Connor lived in Missoula in the early to mid-1990s, and so she has some affinity for the place. But mostly she picked Missoula to host the show because she wanted Aswell to help organize it. Aswell has been hosting a monthly comedy workshop for women and nonbinary people looking to learn about comedy since last summer. Already, those workshops have created more diversity in Missoula’s comedy scene. The stand-up scenes in both Bozeman and Missoula are relatively new, having popped up in just the past five years, but they tend toward the same male-dominated makeup that bigger, national scenes exhibit. That’s beginning to

change as Montana-based female and non-binary comedians have started touring the state and making connections with each others, bolstering their profiles. The Roe v. Wade show puts the spotlight on some of those comedians, who often use their minority experiences as a point of entry into jokes about uncomfortable topics. “Comedy is funny, but also comedy is a way to talk about social issues, too,” O’Connor says. “Some of my favorite comics make you think about those issues in a new way, and that’s the best possible pairing.” The Roe v. Wade Anniversary Comedy Benefit takes place at the Roxy Fri., Jan. 19, from 7 to 9 PM. $8. Tickets available at theroxytheater.com. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

[music]

Still swingin’ Big Sky Mudflaps forge a sizzling new album It’s been 20 years since the Big Sky Mudflaps released an album, though the band has been playing together since 1975 and only taken a one-month hiatus. Home Base is a tight collection of standards and originals that shows off the band’s capacity to play swing, jazz, jump blues, Brazilian bossa nova, Cuban cha cha and straight-up rock. The cover of Barbara George’s “I Know,” is fantastic, and it’s fun to hear “Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day,” a sequel to the other popular Cab Calloway song. It really speaks to the Mudflaps’ abilities that they can turn Bob Dylan’s honky-tonkin’ “Watching the River Flow” into something that feels naturally in the jazz realm. And also that bassist Beth Lo can add lyrics to Herbie Han-

cock’s instrumental, “Cantaloupe Island,” and elevate the song. The Mudflaps experienced some success in the 1980s: two appearances on the Today show, regular guest spots on Prairie Home Companion and glowing write-ups in publications such as the New York Times and Village Voice. I grew up listening to them peripherally at all the Missoula festivals my parents took me to, but they weren’t punk enough for me back then. I’m glad they stuck around long enough for me to broaden my tastes and figure out what a wickedly talented group they are. (Erika Fredrickson) The Big Sky Mudflaps play an album release show at Plonk Sat., Jan. 20, at 7:30 PM. Free.

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Joel Makeci, Acha Tukusifu Mungu wetu Joel Makeci came to live in Missoula in 2016 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and recently released this album. The style reminds me of Kenyan benga music, far different from the overdriven likembe (thumb pianos) and heavy drumming that Konono Nr. 1 (another DRC band) is known for and whose urban intensity and tonal similarities to the Rhode Island noise duo Lightning Bolt helped launch their career in the west. That’s about as far as my ethnomusicology goes—admittedly, I’m pretty unstudied—but what I do know is that Makeci’s music is airy and joyful. It features a beautifully rhythmic guitar and

strong alternating male and female vocals. The title track is one of the most naturally ebullient jams I’ve heard in years. The title is Swahili for “Let Us Praise our God,” and for devotional music, not always my bag, it’s awfully compelling. In a week where the U.S. president called lots of war-, natural disaster- and colonization-torn parts of the world, like Congo, “shitholes,” I think spending $5 to get a record from a Congolese musician and refugee and father of five in Missoula, Montana, is a strong act of love and solidarity. First and foremost, you’ll get a beautiful piece of music. ( Josh Vanek)

Suzanne Santo, Ruby Red Occasionally a distinct talent comes roaring out from under the Americana umbrella to stake a claim on some new territory, as Suzanne Santo of the duo HoneyHoney does with her solo debut. Producer/guitarist Butch Walker melts the roots-folk template to create a moody, evocative world of sound that couches Santo’s songs in darkness without calling attention to itself. “Handshake” establishes the tone of the record with its eerie synth, tumbling drums and echo-laden vocals. When she reaches for the high notes, Santo brings to mind the muscular wail of Brandi Carlile. Elsewhere, she suggests the tonal territory of Susan Tedeschi, even Adele. But this is strictly grown-up stuff. On “The Wrong Man,” “Love Fucked Up” and “Blood on

Your Knees,” there is zero subtlety as Santo sings of violence, drinking, pain, murder and blood. The dark, sometimes dissonant atmosphere of the music absolutely serves the song, and within that darkness lies an unnerving beauty. “Best out of Me” is a relatively conventional waltz with straightforward guitar, drums and piano. With swelling strings that bloom after the chorus, Santo’s reverbwrapped voice brings to mind Dolores O’Riordan of the Cranberries. Tragically, the Irish singer died on Monday, giving the song an unintended elegiac feel. (Ednor Therriault) Suzanne Santo plays the Top Hat Fri., Jan. 19, at 9 PM. $12.

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[books]

Classic spinoff Infinite Sky is shackled by Shakespeare by Sarah Aswell

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Larry Blackwood, Magritte’s Leftovers, composite photograph, 24 x 30’

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The Weight of an Infinite Sky begins with a life the main character recognizes his life’s ties to Hammilestone that most everyone can identify with: let, almost as if to admit the strangeness of it all. The book’s biggest strengths are La Seur’s coming home for the first time after leaving home for the first time. You find that your family is differ- character development of the land itself and the ent, but also the same, while you suddenly see how community. Her writing is at its best when she is much you have changed during your absence, too, telling side stories about some of the minor women even if old internal struggles and family conflicts characters in the book. In fact, the strongest chapter isn’t about Fry and his family conundrum at all, remain. In this case, Anthony Fry is returning to his but about an Indian family he visits, where two family’s Montana cattle ranch after trying to make medicine women are busy at work. The chapter is a bit of an anomaly—not to it big (and failing) as an actor mention a slight veer from in New York City. His father the plot—but it seems like a died three months ago, and time when the author rehe’s returning to check on laxed and had more fun in his land, and also to run a her own world. In a recent small children’s theater interview with the Billings camp in Billings. While plots Gazette, Le Seur explained unfold—his father’s suspithat unlike her first novel, cious death, the big mining this book went through sevcompany trying to move into eral rewrites, including a town and several of Fry’s old switch to a male protagonist. flames—Fry is deeply conI can’t help but wonder how flicted about who he is, what the book would have read he wants and whether he bewith a woman lead and less longs at home at all. of a hard lean on traditional The book is the sophostory formulas. more effort of Carrie La Seur, Thematically, La Seur an environmental lawyer does a commendable job who lives in Billings and writing about home and moonlights as an author. It’s The Weight of an Infinite Sky identity. Fry is far from alone inspired by Hamlet and folCarrie La Seur when it comes to being torn lows the structure of that story closely in some aspects hardcover, William Morrow & Co. between the community you 256 pages, $26.99 grew up with and your own (the book is centered on the death of a “king” and separated into five acts) and hopes and dreams, and the book succeeds in showveers away sharply in others (while withholding ing his struggle. But as a character, the increasingly drunk and whiny protagonist isn’t even likable in spoilers, I’ll just say it ends way differently). The book is solidly written, though the lan- ways that well-drawn unlikable characters are, and guage isn’t anything special, and the plot feels sim- as a reader, I was far more interested in characters ilar: While it’s based on a classic, you can’t help but on the periphery: Hilary (Ophelia), a black woman feel that the story is just going through the motions, who marries into a ranch family but slips into deep and instead of building in interest and urgency, the postpartum depression after the birth of her child; book tends to plod forward in fits and starts as at- Paula, a Native American woman who takes advantention shifts from love interest to plot to subplot. tage of the men who fawn after her; and Sarah It’s very difficult not to compare the book to A Thou- (Gertrude), Fry’s mother, who loves the land more sand Acres, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jane than either of the men she married to keep it. La Seur is a talented writer who knows how to Smiley, which is a retelling of King Lear through the life of an Iowa farm family. It may be unfair to com- write about Montana. Here’s to hoping she has the pare any book to such a classic, but it does make confidence in her next book to let her most interthe flaws in Infinite Sky clearer. While A Thousand esting characters, with the most interesting stories, Acres finds success in borrowing from Shakespeare take the reins. Carrie La Seur reads at Fact & Fiction Thu., to build a new world, it feels like Infinite Sky is shackled to Shakespeare: Its characters feel flat- Jan. 18, at 7 PM. Free. tened by their source, and its story feels confined by it. There are several moments in the story when arts@missoulanews.com

[film]

Fine design Phantom Thread unspools timeless themes by Molly Laich

Lesley Manville and Daniel Day-Lewis star in Phantom Thread.

In the opening sequence of Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson’s camera takes us through the house of Reynolds Woodcock, a celebrated dressmaker in 1950s London. We watch as a parade of seamstresses ascend a spiral staircase, and here’s the thing that really gets me: Any other filmmaker would have shot the staircase from above as the women make their way down. It’s a beautiful and obvious vantage point—like black and white photos of Detroit ruins or a sunset. But Anderson doesn’t shoot the staircase from top to bottom. He shoots from the bottom looking up, and it’s precise, invisible finishes like this that make Phantom Thread more than a movie. Rather, it’s an emotional experience that demands to be watched in rapt attention, with all of our cinematic cylinders firing at once. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Reynolds, who’s built an impressive career creating dresses for princesses and other rich, influential women. It’s a pleasure to see the strange world of 1950s couture up close, but the fashion’s not the point, exactly. He could have been a sculptor, pianist or brilliant mathematician, so long as we recognize that the work and the artist are to be taken deathly serious. Reynolds runs his house with shrewd efficiency, alongside his sister and business partner Cyril (Lesley Manville), whom Reynolds refers to repeatedly as “my old so and so.” Over the years, their union has become something more perfect than a marriage. Cyril tends to Reynolds’ needs expertly, but she’s not his pawn either; she’s something separate and extraordinary unto herself. Their relationship isn’t incestuous, but there’s nothing normal about a grown man taking breakfast every morning alongside his sister, either. Reynolds starts the film with one mistress, but he’s grown tired of her and he’ll be needing a replacement soon. This gives space for Alma ( Vicky Krieps), whom he finds as a clumsy-but-gorgeous waitress in the country and quickly transforms into

a model, companion and living statue for his creations. It’s obvious and true to point out the brilliance of Day-Lewis in a role like this. The real revelation here is Krieps, an actor from Luxembourg who seems to have come out of nowhere, and yet manages to own every moment she’s on screen. “It’s comforting to think the dead are watching over the living,” Reynolds says. “I don’t find that spooky at all.” He’s referring here to the ghost of his mother, a woman he idolizes and fears, and whose presence hangs over the film like a fine garment. Watch Alma’s face closely as she delivers the line to Reynolds about his mother: “You must have loved her very much.” It might seem like an innocent comment, but in fact, there’s serious fire and determination behind those eyes. No woman is psyched to hear about the idealized woman she will be consistently compared to and measured against. As I’ve said, this isn’t a film about fashion. It’s about the impossibility of relationships, how we reconcile the human need for companionship with the insufferable idiosyncrasies of others. Alma’s challenging and impossible. She has opinions about the fabric, for one, and she scrapes her spoon across her teeth at breakfast. The sound design turns these annoying breakfast noises way up specifically to annoy us. It’s equal parts hilarious and dreadful, and Reynolds finds himself tortured by this push-pull pattern toward Alma. This is a tale as old as time. It’s the subject of Somerset Maugham’s aptly named novel, Of Human Bondage, it’s the implied tragedy hanging off the edges of every idiot romantic comedy, and it’s quite probably the central preoccupation of my life. Phantom Thread is one of 2017’s best films. Phantom Thread opens at the Roxy Fri., Jan. 19. arts@missoulanews.com

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OPENING THIS WEEK 12 STRONG The game plan for beating the Taliban in Afghanistan involves help from an unexpected source. That source, of course, being horses. I’m a little upset they didn’t just call the movie Horse War or Horse Soldiers or literally anything other than the boring and generic title it ended up with. Rated R. Stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael “Pottersville” Shannon and Rob Riggle. Playing at the Pharaohplex and the AMC 12. DEN OF THIEVES What’s a band of bank robbers to do when supercop Gerard Butler is on their tail? Rob the Federal Reserve, of course. Really? Not lay low until the heat dies off? Not flee the country with their ill-gotten gains? They’re going to knock over the most heavily guarded bank in the world? Sure, why not. Rated R. Also Stars Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Tucker Tooley. Playing at the AMC 12. FOREVER MY GIRL Time to spin the Romantic Comedy Plot Generator Wheel! A country music superstar and a florist fall in love. Rated PG. Stars Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe and John Benjamin Hickey. Playing at the AMC 12. PHANTOM THREAD The Ghost Who Walks emerges from the four-color world of comic strips to slam evil in this big screen adaption of Lee Falk’s purple-clad super hero. Just kidding, this is Daniel Day-Lewis’ supposed last film. He plays a tailor in charge of dressing the high-andmighty of postwar Britain. I don’t think he slams any evil. Rated R. Also stars Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Playing at the Roxy. (See Film)

NOW PLAYING THE COMMUTER Liam Neeson continues his string of old man action thrillers in this movie I’m disappointed they didn’t call Taken the Train with Liam Neeson. Rated PG13. Also stars Vera Farmiga, Sam Neil and my future husband, Patrick Wilson. Playing at the AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. DARKEST HOUR As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe, the new Prime Minister of Great Britain has to make the hardest decisions of his life. Rated PG13. Stars Gary Oldman, Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas. Oldman sure loves being in movies with the word Dark in the title, doesn’t he? Playing at the Pharaohplex. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) A fresh-faced college grad takes a job in publishing under a tyrannical editor. I feel a strange connection to this movie for some reason. Rated PG-13. Stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci. Playing Wed., Jan. 24 at 7 PM at the Roxy. FERDINAND He might look like a ferocious beast, but this bighearted softie just proves you can’t judge a bull by its cover. Rated PG. Stars the voices of John Cena, Kate McKinnon and Gina Rodriguez. Playing at the AMC 12.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it fight. Chris Hemsworth stars in 12 Strong playing at the the AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. FRANCES HA (2012) Director Noah Baumbach brings us this quirk-filled tale of women’s friendships and 20-something soulsearching, featuring pretty people in New York City. Starring Greta Gerwig (who co-wrote the screenplay), Mickey Sumner and Adam Driver. Rated R. Playing Sat., Jan. 20 at 8 PM at the Roxy.

MOVERN CALLAR (2002) So your boyfriend killed himself. I guess all that’s left to do is hide his body, pass off his writing as your own and take a holiday to Spain with your best friend. Rated R. Stars Samantha Morton and Kathleen McDermott. Playing Thu., Jan. 25 at 8 PM at the Roxy.

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI A bold and evil empire takes what it wants and destroys those who stand in its way. Who will oppose this tide of darkness? So far it’s already bought Marvel, 20th Century Fox and Star Wars. Rated PG-13. Stars Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN P.T. Barnum might be best known for coining the phrase “there’s a sucker born every minute,” but the life of the famed circus founder still has a few surprises up its sleeve. Rated PG. Stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya. Showing at the Missoula AMC 12.

PADDINGTON 2 Everyone’s favorite marmalade-loving bear is back in a sequel to 2014’s surprise hit. This time he’s in prison, which, to be honest, is a pretty bold choice for a kid’s movie. Rated PG. Stars Hugh Bonneville, Peter Capaldi and Sally “The Shape of Water” Hawkins. Playing at the AMC 12 and the Pharohplex.

TAMPOPO (1985) An eccentric band of culinary ronin guide the widow of a noodle-shop owner on her quest for the perfect ramen recipe. Don’t see this one on an empty stomach. Not Rated. Stars Ken Watanabe and Tsutomo Yamazaki. Playing Thu., Jan. 18 at 7 PM at the Roxy.

I, TONYA Did you know figure skater Tonya Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition? Of course not. We all remember her from the wildest scandal in sports history instead. Rated R. Stars Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney. Playing at the Roxy.

PITCH PERFECT 3 After winning the World Championship, The Bellas discover there aren’t any job prospects for a cappella singers outside of Where in the World is Carmen San Diego, and that show ended in 1995. Rated PG-13. Stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and John Lithgow. Playing at the AMC 12.

INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY There comes a time with every horror franchise when it has to abandon using numbers to differentiate its installments and switch to vague and unoriginal subtitles. Rated PG-13. Stars Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson and Leigh Whannell. Patrick Wilson jumped ship two movies ago, unfortunately. Playing at the AMC 12.

THE POST In the 1970s, the federal government was lying to the American people and attacking the free press, a cornerstone of our democracy. I’m sure glad things aren’t like that anymore! Rated PG-13. Stars Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Bob Odenkirk. I wonder who is going to play me when they eventually make a movie about the Indy? Playing at the AMC 12.

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE It took them 22 years, but Jumanji is finally getting a sequel without any of the original cast. Didn’t they learn their lesson with Zathura? Rated PG-13. Stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

THE SHAPE OF WATER Did you ever watch Creature from the Black Lagoon and think to yourself, dang, I wanna have sex with that? Guillermo del Toro did, apparently. Rated R. Stars Sally “Paddington 2” Hawkins, Doug Jones (not that one) and Michael “Pottersville” Shannon. Playing at the Roxy.

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THE THIN BLUE LINE (1988) Sure Star Wars and Marvel are making flippity-billion dollars at the box office, but have any of their movies ever gotten someone off death row? Not Rated. The master Errol Morris directs this powerful and gripping film that blurs the edges of documentary. Playing Sun., Jan. 21, at 7 PM at the Roxy. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING (1988) The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia serves as backdrop to the story of a successful surgeon, a young photographer and a free-spirited bohemian trying to make their way in a world that doesn’t make sense. Rated R. Stars Lena Olin, Juliette Binoche and Daniel Day-Lewis. He doesn’t slam evil is this one either. Playing Mon., Jan. 22 at 7 PM at the Roxy.

Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-todate movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities.

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photo by Susan Elizabeth Shepard

Fusion tacos at La Mesa by Susan Elizabeth Shepard

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The crew behind the Badlander and the Golden Rose introduced a new bar to the corner of Broadway and Ryman last spring. It’s called Locals Only. The walls are packed with sporting gear and big screens, and the kitchen is on a charitable mission to support local nonprofits (see “Starters: Tacos for a cause at Locals Only,” July 6, 2017). La Mesa, as the food operation of Locals Only is known, features a self-described street-taco menu along with a handful of bar snacks. The chips and queso are dressed up with a basket of tricolor (yellow, red and blue) corn chips. Accompanying them is a cup of queso with a texture less like traditional Tex-Mex queso and closer to the nacho cheese end of the spectrum, but with a lot more cumin and chili to it. Tacos are offered on flour or corn tortillas or, for a novel twist, on naan bread. They tend to be a little bigger than the usual street taco and to burst

through their single corn tortilla wrappings when you choose that option. And the upshot is that you aren’t on the actual street, which is not a great place to eat a taco in Missoula for much of the year. I tried the French Vet (skirt steak, chicken liver pate, pickled carrots and jalapeno), the Porkie Pine (an al pastor-style pork taco) and Taylor’s Yucatan Ham (pork shoulder cooked pibil style). While I have never heard of pork shoulder referred to as Yucatan Ham, I congratulate Taylor, the taco’s namesake chef, on his coinage of the term. The Porkie Pine added peppers and cheese to the traditional pastor combination of pork and pineapple. The French Vet’s intriguing combination of fajita and pate seems like a nod toward a Vietnamese bánh mì. The kitchen is open till 10 p.m. on nights the bar is open (Tues.-Sat).

photo by Susan Elizabeth Shepard

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[dish] 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. $-$$

“PROST!” Located above Bayern Brewery 1507 Montana Street Monday–Saturday | 11a–8pm BayernBrewery.com

Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns 200 S. Pattee St. 721-8550 Brooks & Browns Bar & Grill is the place to relax and unwind while enjoying our New Feature Menu. Great selection of Montana Brews on tap! Come down as you are and enjoy Happy Hour every day from 4-7p and all day Sunday with drink and appetizer specials changing daily. Thursday Trivia from 7:30-9:30. Inside the Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$

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Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 45 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$

Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm. $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana microdistilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins • 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm. Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly • 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of

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[dish] 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Nara Japanese/Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy its warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer, Wine and Sake. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Beef Filet with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Fresh Northwest Fish, Seasonally Inspired Specials, House Made Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list, local beer on draft. Reservations recommended. Visit us on Facebook or go to Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to

name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$

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Rumour 1855 Stephens Ave. 549-7575 rumourrestaurant.com We believe in celebrating the extraordinary flavors of Montana using local product whenever it's available. We offer innovative vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, meat & seafood dishes that pair beautifully with one of our amazing handcrafted cocktails, regional micro-brews, 29 wines on tap or choose a bottle from our extensive wine list. At Rumour, you'll get more than a great culinary experience....You'll get the perfect night out. Open daily: restaurant at 4.00pm, casino at 10.30am, brunch sat & sun at 9.30am Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$

Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Tia’s Big Sky 1016 W. Broadway 317-1817 • tiasbigsky.com We make locally sourced Mexican food from scratch. We specialize in organic marinated Mexican street chicken (rotisserie style) fresh handmade tortillas, traditional and fusion tamales, tacos, pozole and so much more. Most items on our menu are gluten free and we offer many vegetarian and vegan options. We also have traditional Mexican deserts, as well as drinks. Much of our produce is grown for us organically by Kari our in house farmer! Eat real food at Tia’s!

photo by Alex Sakariassen

The scene: Was it a dumb idea to ignore my early cold symptoms and roll down to Lost Trail for some chilly Sunday skiing? Probably. Hacking up half a lung after a descent through some seriously buttery powder can’t be a good sign. But like my dad always says, a bad day skiing is better than a good day at work, and no ski day is truly complete without an apres beer. So here I am at Draught Works, brain foggy and nose adrip. Cold be damned, I’m fully committed to the skier’s weekend routine. I want a beer that reflects that commitment. The brew: There’s a new double IPA on the menu. Draught Works calls it Full Send, and it debuted during the brewery’s recent Strong Beer Week. The little voice in my head says I should avoid an 8.2 percent brew, but what does the voice know? It also told me not to take that five-foot drop off Bear Claw Ridge this afternoon, and I pulled that off just

fine. The beer is a lighter hue than I expected. I thought the hops smell would be more overpowering, too, though that could just be my clogged sinuses. The taste is sweet, bordering on fruity, and I could see myself getting carried away if I ordered more than one. Especially after pounding all that DayQuil. The name: Why is Full Send so appropriate to my situation? Because in the vacuous proto-language of snowsports culture, “full send” means going for it with complete commitment. Usually the term is reserved for those who huck cliffs without acknowledgement of consequence. But I like to think that throwing health considerations to the wind in the name of good turns and pleasing brews qualifies. The place: Get a pint of Full Send Double IPA for $6 at Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. —Alex Sakariassen

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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FRI | 9 PM Honey Honey's Suzanne Santo plays a solo show at the Top Hat. Fri., Jan. 19. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $12.

SAT | 9 PM Noah Gundersen plays the Top Hat Sat., Jan. 20. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $18/$16 advance.

SAT | 6 PM photo courtesy Charlie Shuck

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Pentley Holmes plays Bitter Root Brewing Sat., Jan. 20. 6 PM–9 PM. Free.

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THU | 1/25 | 9 PM That 1 Guy plays Monk's Thu., Jan. 25 at 9 PM. $15.

FRI | 6 PM photo courtesy Terry Cyr

Suzy Hunt and J.R. Robinson star in On Golden Pond, opening with a gala night at the Montana Theatre Fri., Jan. 19 at 6 PM.

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Thursday Missoula Insectarium feeds live crickets to one of its hungry predators at 3:30 PM every Thursday. $4. Bob Mislevic provides the soundtrack at Draught Works Brewery. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Say "yes and" to a free improv workshop every Thursday at BASE. Free and open to all abilities, levels and interests. 725 W. Alder. 6:30 PMﾖ8 PM What a piece of work is Carrie La Seur? How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty? Critically-acclaimed author Carrie La Seur reads from her new book The Home Place which has been called a melding of Big Sky Country and Shakespeare's Hamlet. Fact & Fiction. 7 PM. Free.

nightlife All those late nights watching gameshow reruns are finally paying off. Get cash toward your bar tab when you win first place at trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Milltown Damn plays the Top Hat, allows me to use a swearword in print. 8 PM. Free. Hambone and the Headliners headline a night of music at the Sunrise Saloon. 8:30 PM. Free. Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk's. 9 PM. Free. Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. Aaron "B-Rocks" Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

Guess which character had a spinoff about a time machine? Happy Days: A New Musical opens Fri., Jan. 19 at 7:30 PM at the MCT Center. $20–$25. Montana Repertory Theatre presents an opening gala benefit dinner and show for On Golden Pond. Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center. 6 PM. $75. Enjoy made-in-Montana wine and the live music of Beth Lo, Graeme Pletscher and David Horgan at Ten Spoon Vineyard. 6 PM. It's the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade! The funniest women in Montana unite for a comedy showcase benefiting Planned Parenthood and the Susan Wicklund Fund at the Roxy Theater. 7 PM. $8.

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nightlife Take a trip back to the time of poodle skirts, malt shops, and high school dropouts in leather jackets living above your garage. Happy Day: A New Musical opens at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $20–$25. Las Cafeteras brings its urban blend of folk, hip-hop and Caribbean music to the O'Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. 7:30 PM. $30.

Honey Honey's Suzanne Santo plays a solo show at the Top Hat. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $12. Troublesome provides the soundtrack at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. Russ Nasset & the Revelators open up the seventh seal of rockabilly at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. Tiny Plastic Stars, Ocelot Wizard and EMZEE play the VFW. 10 PM. $3.

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Saturday Need a little inspiration to get out of bed on the weekend? Come join Run Wild Missoula's Saturday morning runs at the Runner's Edge at 8 AM. Open to all skill levels. Reignite the fight. The Missoula Women's March starts at the XXXXs in downtown Missoula and then makes its way to Caras Park for a rally and celebration. 12 PM. Aaaaaaaaaaaay! Happy Days: A New Musical continues with a matinee at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 PM. $20–$25. The Missoula Fine Art Studio opens its doors with an open house from 4 PM–8 PM. See the Garden City's newest professional art space. 1205 Defoe. We've reached the point where I have to admit I have no clue what house music is. Coffee House House lets you groove while enjoying a cup of joe. The Break Espresso. 5 PM–8 PM.

nightlife Crazy Dog plays a variety of acoustic rock from Neil Young, Tom Petty and The Allman Brothers. What would a sane dog do? Draught Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

Travelling troubadour Pentley Holmes plays Bitterroot Brewery in Hamilton. 6 PM–9 PM. Free. The Missoula Folklore Society Contra Dance at the Union Hall lets you party like it's 1699. All dances are taught and called. No partner necessary. Workshop at 7:30 PM, dance at 8 PM. $9. Don't jump the shark. Catch Happy Days: A New Musical at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts instead. 7:30 PM. $20–$25. Big Sky Mudflaps celebrate the release of their new album at Plonk Wine Bar. 7:30 PM. Free. Indie folk star Noah Gundersen plays the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $18/$16 advance. 406, Montana's most un-Googleable band, returns to the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. DJ Kris Moon completely disrespects the adverb with the Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with two for one Absolut Vodka specials until midnight. I get the name now. Free. What can I say, I think hot dogs are sexy. Gorgeous Franks plays the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

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Sunday David Horgan, Pete Hand and Antonio Alvarez provide the soundtrack at Bayern Brewing's Jazz Brunch. 11 AM–2 PM. Free. Aaaaaaaaaaaay! Happy Days: A New Musical continues with a matinee at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 PM. $20–$25. Brent Jameson plays Draught Work Brewery from 5 PM–7 PM. Free. Indulge your inner Lisa Simpson with live

jazz and a glass of craft beer on the river every Sunday at Imagine Nation Brewing. 5 PM–8 PM.

nightlife Happy Days: A New Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 6:30 PM. $20–$25. Every Sunday is "Sunday Funday" at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other games, have drinks and forget tomorrow is Monday. 9 PM.

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The Beet Tops play Western Cider from 5 PM–7 PM. Free. That is way too early for me. Downtown Dance Collective hosts 10 days of early-morning dances. The Morning Sojourn starts at 7 AM. Visit themorning sojourn.com for more info and registration. $110 for two weeks. Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a local organization. 12 PM–8 PM.

nightlife Doug Funnie got really into this band in college. The Beet Tops play Western Cider from 5 PM–7 PM. Free. Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM.

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Motown on Mondays puts the s-o-u-l back into Missoula. Resident DJs Smokey Rose and Mark Myriad curate a night of your favorite Motor City hits at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. Wait, California has wine? Sample wines from the Golden State at the Iron Griz. 5 PM–7 PM. $18. Missoula Insectarium's evening lecture series, Bugs and Brews, continues with local beer, local experts and local insects. This month learn about how Wolbachia bacteria infections spread through the insect world. 6:30 PM. $8/$5 members.

The John Floridis Trio plays Red Bird Wine Bar from 7 PM–10 PM. Free.

Step up your factoid game at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. 8:30 PM. Free. This week's trivia question: On today's date in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive what? Answer in tomorrow's Nightlife.

Every Monday DJ Sol spins funk, soul, reggae and hip-hop at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free. 21-plus.

Missoula Music Showcase features local singers and songwriters each week at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.

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Tuesday Dr. Marsha A. Goetting teaches a seminar on how to plan your legacy like a Rockefeller, even if you're not wealthy. Missoula Public Library 11 AM and 4 PM. Free. Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company's Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week raise a glass for the New Directions Wellness Center. 5 PM–8 PM. Britchy and Awesome Possum play Great Burn Brewing at 6 PM. Free. Internationally recognized grazing and behavior-based management expert Fred Provenza, PhD, gives a free community talk on how crop and livestock rearing affects the health benefits these foods provide. North Underground Lecture Hall. 6:30 PM. Free and open to the public.

nightlife Lakebottom Sound presents the music of New York's MGB Trio and Montana's Stillman/Siegel Duo. St. Anthony Parish. Door at 7 PM, show at 7:30. $18/$15 advance

John Maron, professor of Biological Sciences at UM, presents a lecture on his research into ecological concerns in the Blackfoot Valley. Montana Natural History Center. 7 PM. $5 suggested donation. Chuck Florence, David Horgan and Beth Lo play the Top Hat. 7 PM–9 PM. Free. Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill. 7 PM. Trivia answer: A medical degree. Missoula's HomeGrown Comedy Showcase/Open Mic brings seasoned stand-up comedians and bright-eyed newbies to the Roxy Theater. This month's headliner is Ninja Mike's empresario Ethan Sky. 7:30 PM. Concessions purchase for admission. My DJ name is RNDM LTTRS. Join the Missoula Open Decks Society for an evening of music. Bring your gear and your dancing shoes to the VFW at 8 PM. Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander. 9:30 PM. No cover.

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Wednesday nightlife Every Wednesday is Beer Bingo at the Thomas Meagher Bar. Win cash prizes along with beer and liquor giveaways. 8 PM. Free. Agricultural producers, natural resource

professionals and educators from across the state gather for two days at the Doubletree for the Western Montana Grazing & Agriculture Conference. Visit lakecountyconservationdistrict.org for a full schedule of events and registration. $75/$50 advance.

Matt Mitchell plays Lakebottom Sound at St. Anthony Parish Wed., Jan. 24. Doors at 7 PM, show at 7:30. $18/$15 advance.

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Thursday Due Diligence, a group exhibit by Josh Masias, Katherine Powell, Jon Green and Erin Langley opens with an artist reception at 4 PM at the University Center Gallery. Didn't we have enough of this over the summer? Michael Shaw and the Wildfires play a scorching night of music at Draught Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

nightlife Don't jump the shark. Catch Happy Days: A New Musical at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts instead. 7:30 PM. $20– $25. All those late nights watching gameshow reruns are finally paying off. Get cash toward your bar tab when you win first place at

trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM.

Center. 8 PM. $19/$15 advance. (See Spotlight)

Soulful folk-rockers Fruition plays the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9 PM. $18/$15 advance.

That 1 Guy plays Monk's. Who? That 1 Guy. What is this, an Abbott and Costello routine? 9 PM. $15.

San Francisco-based dancers Jenny Stulberg & Lauren Simpson perform at Bare Bait Dance's Guest Performance Residency at The Open Space in the PARTV

Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party actionat the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. Honeycomb Dance Monk's. 9 PM. Free.

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Aaron "B-Rocks" Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.

We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. I've had enough of this ice, ice baby.

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In the 19th century, artistic trends started to move away from the hyper-realistic portraits that had dominated fine art circles in the previous century. In their place, still life paintings made a dramatic return with WHAT: Still Life No. 7 WHO: Jenny Stulberg and Lauren Simpson WHEN: Thu., Jan. 25–Fri., Jan. 26 at 8 PM, Sat., Jan. 27 at 2 PM and 8 PM. WHERE: The Open Space in the PARTV Building HOW MUCH: $19/$15 advance MORE INFO: stilllifedances.org

artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Francisco Goya and Mary Cassatt making names for themselves. These artists valued

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precision, careful composition and the placement of light. They often painted rotting fruit or decaying carcasses, things that changed and morphed faster than they could be painted with the detail required. Inspired by these old masters of painting, San Franciscobased dancers Jenny Stulberg and Lauren Simpson have been choreographing dances based on classic still life paintings. The seventh of these dance collaborations, titled, appropriately enough, Still Life No. 7, based on American artist John Frederick Peto's Job Lot Cheap continues this trend. Focusing on the same precision, composition and lighting with their movements as still life painters did with their brushes, the duo move together, creating a graceful, kinetic representation of a moment frozen in time.

—Charley Macorn

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THURSDAY JANUARY 18 The Monthly LGBTQ Potluck at UCC of Missoula welcomes all to join from 6–8 PM.

FRIDAY JANUARY 19 Raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women at Western Native Voice's sign making gathering at the Payne Native American Center. 5 PM–7 PM.

It always surprises me when someone who otherwise claims to be a proud American turns up their nose at people engaging in the constitutional right to free speech and public gathering. Our country was literally founded by protest, after all. And since America's beginnings, groups have come together to unite their voices. But of all the protests our nation has seen over our 200-plus years of existence, last year's Women's March wears the crown for the largest single-day protest in American history—from the 500,000 who marched in Washington, D.C. to, more locally, the 10,000 who marched in Helena. The world took note at those who marched to protest the antago-

nistic policies of a thin-skinned demagogue. Now, 12 months later, throughout the country and across the globe, a new Women's March commemorates a year of protest and aims to strengthen resolve. The march supports equality for all genders, races and creeds, as well as protection for immigrants, our environment and America's workers. —Charley Macorn Missoula's 2018 Women's March starts at the XXXXs Sat., Jan. 20, and makes its way to Caras Park for a rally and celebration.

It's the 48th anniversary of Roe V. Wade! The funniest women in Montana unite for a comedy showcase benefiting Planned Parenthood and the Susan Wicklund Fund at the Roxy Theater. 7 PM. $8.

SATURDAY JANUARY 20 Lama David Curtis teaches a workshop on training the mind in compassion. Free, but donations encouraged. 10 AM–12 PM and 1 PM–3 PM. Visit bigskymindmontana.org for more info. 102 McLeod.

Reignite the fight. The Missoula Women's March starts at the XXXXs in downtown Missoula and then makes its way to Caras Park for a rally and celebration. 12 PM. SBG Missoula hosts a Women's Self Defense Seminar from 2 PM–4 PM. Free, but register online at sbgmontana.com.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24 Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company's Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week raise a glass for the New Directions Wellness Center. 5 PM–8 PM. Agricultural producers, natural resource professionals and educators from across the state gather for two days at the Doubletree for the Western Montana Grazing & Agriculture Conference. Visit lakecountyconservationdistrict.org for a full schedule of events and registration. $75/$50 advance.

AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.

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Mountain High get it, you're a really big deal. You've skied down mountains and across frozen plains. Your sledding, skating and hockey skills are among the best in the state. Let's face it, you might as well be the face of winter sports in Montana. But having conquered so many mountains, slopes and rinks, what's left to do? How about helping a fellow Montanan achieve their own winter sports dreams? Special Olympics Montana is looking for coaches for this year's upcoming Winter Games. Since 1970, Special Olympics Montana has given Montanans with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and enjoy a robust community in the beauty of the Big Sky State.

SATURDAY JANUARY 20 Missoula Parks and Rec's Frost Fever Winter Festival features two-days of outdoor fun on Fort Missoula Regional Park. Visit runsignup.com/Race/MT/Missoula/FrostFever for a full list of events and registration. $25.

SUNDAY JANUARY 21 Frost Fever Winter Festival continues with a Snowshoe Poker Run and a Winter Carnival at Marshal Mountain. Visit runsignup.com/Race/MT/Missoula/FrostFever for a full list of events and registration.

TUESDAY JANUARY 23 Special Olympics Montana is looking for coaches for winter sports. A special training and certification for interested parties takes place in

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A special training that covers the basics of being a Special Olympics coach, as well as the rules of SOMT winter sports, offers certification for the sport(s) of your choice. There won't be any technical or physical skills training, instead you'll learn the skills to share your winter sports skills with some of the 3,000 Montanans that compete each year.

—Charley Macorn The Special Olympics Montana Coach Training takes place Tue., Jan. 23 from 5:30–7 PM at Big Sky High School. Visit somt.org for more information.

room 26 of Big Sky High School. 5:30 PM. RSVP at sheld@somt.org. Join Shining Mountains Chapter for an evening of stories and learning about a multi-year mountain lion study in the Bitterrrot Valley. Six attendees will be chosen for an upcoming field trip to track mountain lions. Opportunity Resources, Inc. 7 PM.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24 Emily Jensen leads a workshop to help women become more confident when working on their bicycles at Free Cycles. 6 PM–8 PM. Donations. John Maron, professor of Biological Sciences at UM, presents a lecture on his research into ecological concerns in the Blackfoot Valley. Montana Natural History Center. 7 PM. $5 suggested donation.

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Monday through Friday, 10am-2pm, then will turn into a full-time position. $10.00-$13.00 per hour depending on experience. Answering calls using a multi-phone system. Handling tenant issues: coordinating maintenance appointments and assisting customers. Responsible for all social media posts. Distributes mail. Research additional prospect opportunities for the Sales Division. Full job listing online at lc-

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I’m a 30-something woman, tall and thin, whom friends describe as beautiful. Perhaps for this reason, I’m often confronted with rude social assaults by people who assume things are handed to me on a silver platter. I am financially independent and have a full-time job and own a home and car. I dress and act modestly.Yet, I’m repeatedly insulted by people who suggest I got my job and other benefits because of my looks. What can I do to avoid or deflect these demeaning insinuations?

—Not Just Skin Deep Inner beauty, unfortunately, only turns heads of people with X-ray vision: “Excuse me, miss, but has anyone ever told you that you have a very pretty appendix?” Sadly, complaints about the difficulty of being eye candy in a world of eye kale tend not to engender much sympathy, and researchers haven’t helped matters.There’s a considerable pile of research that has found a “beauty premium” (especially for women)—a bias toward hiring and promoting the hotties of the workforce—and, depressingly, an “ugliness penalty” holding back the more Shrekalicious among us. But it turns out that the methodology behind this slew of findings—and the conclusion that simply having cheerleader good looks acts as a sort of express elevator for your career— was a bit overly broad. According to a 2017 paper by evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa and sociologist Mary Still, once you drill down into the details—control for health, intelligence and personality characteristics (along with some other individual differences)—you see a more nuanced result: “It appears that more beautiful workers earn more, not because they are beautiful, but because they are healthier, more intelligent,” and have more desirable personality traits: more conscientiousness and extroversion and less neuroticism. Sure, this probably sounds absurd—this association of good looks with intelligence, a winning personality and good health. However, take that last one. It turns out that beauty is more than nice human scenery; it’s also advertising for what’s on the inside. For example, consider the preference across cultures for faces with “bilateral symmetry.” “Facial bilateral symmetry” is anthropologistese for both sides of a person’s face being a strong match—meaning, for example, that one eyelid isn’t a little droopier than the other. Facial or bodily asymmetry is an indicator of the presence of parasites or disease, and we evolved to be drawn to healthy people—though we just think, “What a pretty face!” not “There’s someone who isn’t a foster home for tapeworms!”

I don’t want to go too far into the weeds on why outer beauty might reflect good stuff on the inside. However, for one more example, Kanazawa and Still speculate about the personality benefit associated with being pretty (referencing evolutionary psychologist Aaron Lukaszewski’s research): “Because physically attractive children are more likely to experience positive feedback from interpersonal interactions,” they’re more likely to develop an extroverted personality than less physically attractive children. Getting back to you, just as previous research on “the beauty premium” failed to zoom in on the details, there’s a good chance you’re seeing your problem a little too broadly—seeing “people” engaging in the “rude social assaults.” Research on sex differences in competition by psychologist Joyce Benenson suggests it’s probably women who are doing most or all of the sneering. Men—from childhood on—tend to be comfortable with hierarchy and openly duking it out for top spots in a way women are not. Women tend to engage in covert aggression— like with frosty treatment and undermining remarks—in hopes of making another woman dim her own shine and voluntarily relocate lower down the ladder. The best way to combat such sniping in the moment is to go placid pokerface, treating their comments like lint to brush off. (There’s little satisfaction in verbally battering somebody who doesn’t appear to care.) In the long run, however, your best bet is being somebody who’s hard to hate. Research by behavioral economist Ernst Fehr suggests it’s in our self-interest to be altruistic—to engage in behavior that’s somewhat costly to us (in, say, time or energy) in order to benefit other people. This means, for example, developing a reputation as someone who’s always looking out for your colleagues’ interests—like by tipping off coworkers about opportunities and publicly cheering colleagues’ achievements. Finally, if I’m right that women are your main detractors, consider Benenson’s observation that women show each other they aren’t a threat through sharing vulnerabilities—revealing weaknesses and problems. Ideally, of course, these should be difficulties along the lines of “Sorry I’m late. My car’s a useless piece of tin” and not “Sorry I’m late. ANOTHER guy drove into a pole looking at me, and I had to wait with him for the ambulance.”

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Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy.The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a prehire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) month probationary period. This position is an exempt position. Salary is negotiable, plus benefits. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. 1029. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org.The closing date will be Thursday, February 1, 2018. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER RELIEF PHARMACIST/CONTRACT POSITION TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT The successful applicant must have a minimum of a Bachelor's of Science degree in Pharmacy and this position is subject to a background check in accordance with Public Law 101-630. All applicants must submit a Tribal application, a copy of academic transcript, completed supplemental background questionnaire, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if

other than CSKT, and if claiming veteran's preference, a copy of the DD214 must be submitted.This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy.The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) month probationary period.This position is a contract position. Salary is negotiable.To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. 1029.Applications are also available on-line at cskt.org. Closing date is Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER

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EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLESEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO Must Have: Valid driver license, No history of neglect, abuse or exploitation Applications available at OPPORTUNITY RESOURCES, INC., 2821 S. Russell, Missoula, MT. 59801 or online at www.orimt.org. Extensive background checks will be completed. NO RESUMES. EEO/AA-M/F/disability/ protected veteran status.

X-RAY TECHNICIAN TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT The successful applicant must have an Associates of Applied Science in Radiologic Technology Degree and possess a Montana State Radiology Technologist License. Must have at least 1 year verified successful experience working in a clinic setting. Pass a background check in accordance with Public Law 101-630. All applicants must submit a Tribal application, completed supplemental background questionnaire, a certified copy of academic transcript, proof of state licensure, copy of driver's license, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT, and if claiming veteran's preference, a copy of the DD214 must be submitted. This position is not a Testing

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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP AMENDED NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to Section 71-1-301 et seq of the Montana Code Annotated, the undersigned Successor Trustee hereby gives amended notice of a trustee’s sale to be held on the 22nd day of February, 2018, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at the south entrance to the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the followingdescribed real property located in Missoula County, Montana:Tract C of Certificate of Survey No. 2485, a tract of land located in the West ½ of the Northeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 15, Township 14 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Commonly known as: 11125 Grant Creek Road, Missoula, MT 59808 Heath Poser and Melissa Peters, as Grantors, conveyed the above-described real property, and the improvements situated thereon, to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obliga-

cured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture is now in default, in that payments on the promissory note secured by the Trust Indenture have not been made as required. The balance owing as of October 23, 2017 is the sum of $354,862.56 which amount includes the principal balance of $350,000, interest owing to October 23, 2017 of $4,862.56, long term escrow fees of $122.00, recording expenses of $49.00, plus title expenses of $1,171.50. Interest continues to accrue at the rate set out in the promissory note at the rate of 5.0 percent per annum until paid, plus any additional accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, title and recording expenses, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the Beneficiaries pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. In accordance with the provisions of the promissory note and Trust Indenture and absent cure of the defaults noted herein, the Beneficiaries elect to accelerate the full remaining balance due under the

terms of the Trust Indenture and promissory note, and Beneficiaries have elected to sell the interest of Heath Poser and Melissa Peters, their heirs, successors, and assigns, in and to the aforedescribed property, subject to all easements, restrictions, encumbrances or covenants existing of record at the time of the said Trust Indenture, to satisfy the obligations owing. Beneficiaries have designated Chris Johnson, of Worden Thane, PC a licensed Montana attorney, as Successor Trustee to conduct such sale proceedings in that Substitution of Trustee recorded September 19, 2017, in Book 986 at Page 1002 Micro Records, records of Missoula County, Montana. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the promissory note and Trust Indenture, the sale noticed herein may not be terminated except by the tender to the Successor Trustee of all amounts in arrears due and owing to the date of payment, which as of the date of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale include 3 unpaid interest-only installment pay-

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Many American women did not have the right to vote until August 18, 1920. On that day, the Tennessee General Assembly became the 36th state legislature to approve the Nineteenth Amendment, thus sealing the legal requirements to change the U.S. Constitution and ensure women’s suffrage. The ballot in Tennessee was close. At the last minute, 24-year-old legislator Harry T. Burns changed his mind from no to yes, thanks to a letter from his mother, who asked him to “be a good boy” and vote in favor. I suspect that in the coming weeks, Aries, you will be in a pivotal position not unlike Burns’. Your decision could affect more people than you know. Be a good boy or good girl. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the coming weeks, Destiny will be calling you and calling you and calling you, inviting you to answer its summons. If you do indeed answer, it will provide you with clear instructions about what you will need to do to expedite your ass in the direction of the future. If on the other hand you refuse to listen to Destiny’s call, or hear it and refuse to respond, then Destiny will take a different tack. It won’t provide any instructions, but will simply yank your ass in the direction of the future. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Looks like the Season of a Thousand and One Emotions hasn’t drained and frazzled you. Yes, there may be a pool of tears next to your bed. Your altar might be filled with heaps of ashes, marking your burnt offerings. But you have somehow managed to extract a host of useful lessons from your tests and trials.You have surprised yourself with the resilience and resourcefulness you’ve been able to summon. And so the energy you’ve gained through these gritty triumphs is well worth the price you’ve had to pay. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Every relationship is unique. The way you connect with another person— whether it’s through friendship, romance, family or collaborative projects—should be free to find the distinctive identity that best suits its special chemistry. Therefore, it’s a mistake to compare any of your alliances to some supposedly perfect ideal. Luckily, you’re in an astrological period when you have extra savvy about cultivating unique models of togetherness. So I recommend that you devote the coming weeks to deepening and refining your most important bonds.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): During recent weeks, your main tasks have centered around themes often associated with strain and struggle: repair, workaround, reassessment, jury-rigging, adjustment, compromise. Amazingly, Leo, you have kept your suffering to a minimum as you have smartly done your hard work. In some cases you have even thrived. Congratulations on being so industrious and steadfast! Beginning soon, you will glide into a smoother stage of your cycle. Be alert for the inviting signs. Don’t assume you’ve got to keep grunting and grinding.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944) created four versions of his iconic artwork The Scream. Each depicts a person who seems terribly upset, holding his head in his hands and opening his mouth wide as if unleashing a loud shriek. In 2012, one of these images of despair was sold for almost $120 million. The money went to the son of a man who had been Munch’s friend and patron. Can you think of a way that you and yours might also be able to extract value or get benefits from a negative emotion or a difficult experience? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to do just that.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I think I like my brain best in a bar fight with my heart,” says poet Clementine von Radics. While I appreciate that perspective, I advise you to do the opposite in the coming weeks. This will be a phase of your astrological cycle when you should definitely support your heart over your brain in bar fights, wrestling matches, shadow boxing contests, tugs of war, battles of wits and messy arguments. Here’s one of the most important reasons why I say this: Your brain would be inclined to keep the conflict going until one party or the other suffers ignominious defeat, whereas your heart is much more likely to work toward a win-win conclusion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When he was 24 years old, Scorpio-born Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398) was a novice monk with little money who had just learned to read and write. He had spent years as a wandering beggar. By the time he was 40 years old, he was the emperor of China and founder of the Ming Dynasty, which ruled for 276 years. What happened in between? That’s a long story. Zhu’s adventurousness was a key asset, and so was his ability as an audacious and crafty tactician. His masterful devotion to detailed practical matters was also indispensable. If you are ever in your life going to begin an ascent even remotely comparable to Zhu’s, Scorpio, it will be in the coming ten months. Being brave and enterprising won’t be enough. You must be disciplined and dogged as well. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 1892, the influential Atlantic Monthly magazine criticized Sagittarian poet Emily Dickinson, saying she “possessed an extremely unconventional and grotesque fancy.” It dismissed her poetry as incoherent, and declared that an “eccentric, dreamy, half-educated recluse” like her “cannot with impunity set at defiance the laws of gravitation and grammar.” This dire diss turned out to be laughably wrong. Dickinson is now regarded as one of the most original American poets. I offer this story up as a pep talk for you, Sagittarius. In the coming months, I suspect you’ll be reinventing yourself.You’ll be researching new approaches to living your life. In the course of these experiments, others may see you as being in the grip of unconventional or grotesque fantasy. They may consider you dreamy and eccentric. I hope you won’t allow their misunderstandings to interfere with your playful yet serious work.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Bubble gum is more elastic and less sticky than regular chewing gum. That’s why you can blow bubbles with it. A Capricorn accountant named Walter Diemer invented it in 1928 while working for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company. At the time he finally perfected the recipe, the only food dye he had on hand was pink. His early batches were all that color, and a tradition was born.That’s why even today, most bubble gum is pink. I suspect a similar theme may unfold soon in your life. The conditions present at the beginning of a new project may deeply imprint the future evolution of the project. So try to make sure those are conditions you like!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “When one door closes, another opens,” said inventor Alexander Graham Bell. “But we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened.” Heed his advice, Aquarius.Take the time you need to mourn the lost opportunity. But don’t take MORE than the time you need. The replacement or alternative to what’s gone will show up sooner than you think.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Gilbert Stuart painted the most famous portrait of America’s first president, George Washington. It’s the image on the U.S. one-dollar bill. And yet Stuart never finished the masterpiece. Begun in 1796, it was still a work-in-progress when Stuart died in 1828. Leonardo da Vinci had a similar type of success. His incomplete painting The Virgin and Child with St. Anne hangs in the Louvre in Paris, and his unfinished The Adoration of the Magi has been in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery since 1671. I propose that Stuart and da Vinci serve as your role models in the coming weeks. Maybe it’s not merely OK if a certain project of yours remains unfinished; maybe that’s actually the preferred outcome. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

PUBLIC NOTICESMNAXLP 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 the service of the Complaint and Summons, the Plaintiff may request entry of default judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED Dec. 26th, 2017 /s/ Landee N. Holloway, Justice of the Peace Katherine C. Holliday (MT Bar #9965) Carmody Holliday Legal Services, PLLC PO Box 8124, Missoula, MT 59807 tel. 406.830.3327 katie@carmodyhollidaylaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY CAUSE NO. DR-17-526 Dept. No. 1 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN RE THE PARENTING OF: P.J.P. CONNIE JO PLOYHAR, PETITIONER, and ERIC DWIGGINS, RESPONDENT. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO: ERIC DWIGGINS of Klamath County, Oregon. The above-captioned action is a Cause of Action against you is in relation to a parenting plan. A lawsuit has been filed against you.Within 21 days after the service of this summons on you or (42 days if you are the State of Montana, a state agency, or a state officer or employee), you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. Do not include the day you were served in your calculation of time. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, if plaintiff is represented by an attorney, whose name and address are listed above. If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, this 10th day of January, 2018. (SEAL) SHIRLEY E. FAUST, CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT BY: /s/ Molli Zook, DEPUTY CLERK MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-18-5 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ELVIN OWEN SCHMAUTZ, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Chuck Schmautz 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 their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Jones & Associates, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2625 Dearborn Avenue, Ste. 102A, Missoula, MT 59804, 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 8th day of January, 2018. /s/ Chuck Schmautz, Personal Representative of the Estate of Elvin Owen Schmautz /s/ Kevin S. Jones,Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No.: DP-17-323 Dept No.:2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE E. WILHELM, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Terry A. Riebe, return receipt requested, c/o Rhoades Siefert & Erickson PLLC, 430 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 2nd day of January, 2018. /s/ Terry A. Riebe, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY. Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-17-302 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARY L. CALVERI, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ann L. Hogan 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 be mailed to Ann L. Hogan, Personal Representative, c/o CUNNINGHAM LAW OFFICE, 3700 S. Russell Street, Suite 104, Missoula, MT 59801 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 19th day of December 2017. CUNNINGHAM LAW OFFICE /s/ Kyle D. Cunningham NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on March 13, 2018, 01:00 PM at the main entrance of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, State of Montana: A tract of land located in the SE1/4 of Section 33,Township 14 North, range 19 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Tract 1-9 A of Certificate of Survey No. 3446. More commonly known as 4747 Gleneagle Way, Missoula, MT 59808. Kenneth Knie, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., a federally chartered savings bank, its successors and assigns , by Deed of Trust on February 2, 2006, and filed for record in the records of the

County Clerk and Recorder in Missoula County, State of Montana, on February 8, 2006 as Instrument No. 200602994, in Book 768, at Page 993, of Official Records.The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows:Assignee: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY as Trustee for INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006AR4, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES Series 2006-AR4 Assignment Dated: July 19, 2014 Assignment Recorded: August 6, 2014 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201411772, in Book 932, at Page 495, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana Benjamin J. Mann is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, on April 21, 2017 as Instrument No. 201706714, in Book 977, at Page 972, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments 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. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $318,941.64, interest in the sum of $43,320.12, escrow advances of $14,465.55, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $3,504.49 for a total amount owing of $380,231.80, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or 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 Grantor. 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 in-

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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP clude 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, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to 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 by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and at-

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remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 2nd day of November, 2018. Benjamin J. Mann, Substitute Trustee 376 East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. 49501

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INCENTIVE $950. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1324 S. 2nd St. “A”. 3 bed/2 bath, freshly painted, new flooring, central location. $1200. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1801 Howell #4. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, shared fenced yard, W/D hookups, pet? $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

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108 W. Broadway #2. Studio/1bath, downtown, recently remodeled, W/D, DW, RENT

No Initial Application Fee Residential Rentals Professional Office & Retail Leasing Since 1971

www.gatewestrentals.com

2 Bed, 1 bath in 4 Plex, Rollins & Franklin, walk in closet, spacious bedrooms, Tenant pays Electricity. HEAT/W/S/G Paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 2 bed, 1 bath, near Good Food Store, $800, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, HEAT Paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 2 bed, 1 bath, S 3rd W, $895, A/C, DW, W/D hookups, flat top stove, storage & off street parking W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 7287333

Grizzly Property Management, Inc. Our goal is to spread recognition of NARPM and its members as the ethical leaders in the field of property managment westernmontana.narpm.org

2 Bed, 1.5 Bath Townhouse, Russell & W. Railroad, $850, D/W, newer appliances, W/D in unit, Covered carport & offstreet parking. S/G paid. Gatewest 7287333 210 Grant St. #4. 2 bed/1 bath, close to Milwaukee Trail, W/D hookups, DW $825. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 237 1/2 E. Front St. “A” Studio/1 bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops on site $625. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 438 Washington St. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops, cat? $750 Grizzly Property Management 5422060

MOBILE HOME Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $495/month. 406-273-6034

GardenCity

"Let us tend your den"

Property Management 422 Madison • 549-6106

Since 1995, where tenants and landlords call home.

2205 South Avenue West 542-2060• grizzlypm.com

2 bed, 1 or 2 bath, Cooper Street, $895, DW, AC, coin-op laundry, storage & off street parking W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 728-7333

For available rentals: gcpm-mt.com

DUPLEXES 2 bed, 1 bath (duplex) w/garage, $950 near Good Food Store, newly remodeled, front & back yard, W/D hookups & off street parking. S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 211 S. 4th Street East #1. 3 bed/1 bath, close to U, W/D hookups $1050. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2300 McDonald #3. 1 bed/1 bath, new flooring and paint, close to shopping and parks $650. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 509 S. 5th St. E. #4. 2 bed/1 bath, two blocks to U, coin-ops, shared yard $725. Grizzly Property Management 5422060

HOUSE RENTALS 1863 S. 5th St. E. 3 bed/2.5 bath, brand new, energy efficient, central location. $1500 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 Vintage stone house St. Ignatius. 4BR, 2.5 BA, W/D, oil/elec. heat. Avail 2/1 $1000. Txt 544-2195

OUT OF TOWN Shop for rent. Good space for wrecker service, mechanic shop or similar use. Over 10,000 square feet with 2 truck bays and front space for offices or retail. Contact Big Sky Property Management at 406-497-6960 for more information.

Finalist

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JONESIN’

REAL ESTATE

CROSSWORDS By Matt Jones

“You gotta love where you live!” For location and more info, view these and other properties at:

www.rochelleglasgow.com

Rochelle Glasgow Office: 406.728.8270 Cell:(406) 544-7507 • glasgow@montana.com

bring 28 years of real estate experience, knowledge of financing, honesty and integrity to my business to help buyers and sellers make sound decisions for their future. My career in real estate is a lifestyle for me, rather than a job that I go to everyday. I balance my life with my love of the outdoors that includes hiking, canoeing, camping, backpacking and skiing. Here in Montana we love the seasons and utilize them to the fullest. We are truly lucky to live in a beautiful place and an amazing town! My motto for my clients is “You gotta love where you live!” And Missoula offers all the requirements to love where you live.

“Portrayed-Off”–something’s lost in the interpretation. ACROSS

1 Trivia contest locales 5 Went over like ___ balloon 10 Sheep sounds 14 Racecar driver Luyendyk whose son is currently "The Bachelor" 15 How some rooms are lit 16 Shrek or Fiona, e.g. 17 Hanging around, being a particle, losing its charge, catching up on reading, etc.? 19 Like some histories 20 Piece of property 21 Gym fixture 23 Take out 25 May honoree 26 Anticipating a little devil? 33 Furor 34 Leachman of "Young Frankenstein" 35 Caffeine-containing nut 37 "Rebel Without a Cause" costar Sal 39 "Superman" archvillain Luthor 40 Abate 41 Tennis player Wawrinka 42 Copper coating 44 "May ___ now?"

45 Nonexistent grades like "G+"? 48 "Westworld" network 49 Photos, slangily 50 Chain that sells a lot of cups 56 Time periods 60 "Free Willy" whale 61 "Give it up!" (or what the theme answers do) 63 Clock face 64 Pulitzer-winning novelist Alison 65 Spiced tea beverage 66 Gardener's purchase 67 Streisand title role of 1983 68 Russian ruler, before 1917

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1 NATO phonetic alphabet letter after Oscar 2 Web addresses 3 Confirmation ___ 4 Iroquois League nation 5 Big bother 6 Pick-me-up 7 Abu Dhabi leader, for instance 8 Lip balm ingredient 9 Phenomenal performers 10 Soundstage equipment that hangs high 11 Cultural leader? 12 Kazakhstan border "Sea" that's really a lake 13 Auction off 18 Exterior finish for some houses 22 Palme ___ (Cannes Film Festival prize)

24 ___ Tuesday ("Voices Carry" group) 26 Water filter brand name 27 Kidney-related 28 "The Dark Knight" trilogy director 29 "Lady Bird" writer-director Gerwig 30 Hyphenated descriptor for a repairperson 31 Recurrent theme 32 Not-so-subtle promos 33 Contacts online, for short 36 Abbr. on military mail 38 Spellbind 40 Sumptuous 42 In a self-satisfied way, maybe 43 Little bite 46 Flow's counterpart 47 Look forward to 50 Covers with turf 51 Muse, for one 52 Antioxidant-rich berry 53 Heavy metal's Mˆtley ___ 54 "Freak on a Leash" band 55 Barbecue rod 57 Satisfied sounds 58 March Madness gp. 59 Make Kool-Aid 62 ___ Aviv, Israel

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REAL ESTATE MANUFACTURED HOMES For Sale 2- 2012 16x80 mobile homes in great condition $43,900 delivered and set up within 150 miles of Billings. 406-259-4663

LAND 13221 Old Freight. Approximately 11 acres in St. Ignatius with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

Real Estate - Northwest Montana â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Company owned. Small and large acre parcels. Private.Trees and meadows. National Forest boundaries. Tungstenholdings.com (406) 293-3714

COMMERCIAL Holland Lake Lodge. Located on 10.53 acres of USFS land with 1/4 mile of lake frontage. Main lodge with 9 guest rooms, restaurant, 6 guest cabins, gift shop, and ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cabin. $5,000,000 Shannon Hilliard 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

1775 JOSEPHINE AVE. $65,000

Located in one of Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premiere 55+ communities! Manufactured home, located on a quiet cul-de-sac, sits on a large leased lot with mature trees. Enjoy summer evenings on the spacious covered deck (with a hot tub!). This 3 bedroom 2 bath home also features new flooring, a master bath, and vaulted ceilings. Lot Rent $350/month. Call Matt Rosbarsky at 360-9023 for more information

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Steps From everything Missoula has to Offer. Home is a Complete Overhaul from Basement to Roof w ith an Addition to the Main Floor, a Full Second Floor and Basement. Inviting Open Main Floor Plan with Nine foot Ceilings, Pella Window s, Wood Floors, Granite Counters, Stainless Appliances. Constructed w ith HIGH QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP CONSTRUCTION is Evident to every little detail. Mls# 21713925

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Income Opportunity Zoned RT27 Slant Street 3 bed, 1 bath with 1 bed, 1 bath basement apartment. Large fenced yard & 3+ heated garage. Well cared for hardwood floors & updates.

Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker

Real Estate With Real Experience

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

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Gentle + Effective

Health Care Acupuncture Clinic of Missoula 728-1600 3031 S Russell St Ste 1

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Medical Marijuana Recommendations Alternative Wellness is helping qualified patients get access to the MT Medical Marijuana Program. Must have Montana ID and medical records. Please Call 406-249-1304 for a FREE consultation or alternativewellness.nwmt@gmail.com

HealthWise Chiropractic DR. PAUL MILLER 25 Years Experience HANDS-ON, NO-NONSENSE Insurance accepted. Reasonable non-insured rates.

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