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WEEK IN REVIEW
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by Cathrine L. Walters
Wednesday, July 16 The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office seeks assistance in identifying vandals who spraypainted the Star of David and derogatory language on an exterior wall of the Frenchtown Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over the weekend.
Thursday, July 17 Montana Attorney General Tim Fox asks U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris of Great Falls to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four same-sex couples in May to challenge Montana’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Friday, July 18 Qualifying for the Montana 200, the state’s premier stock car race, kicks off at Kalispell’s Montana Raceway Park. Drivers from around the region turn out to try to make Saturday’s main event, where a $50,000 purse is up for grabs.
Saturday, July 19 Robert W. McDonald, a doctor at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, is reported missing on Flathead Lake’s Polson Bay at around 11:15 p.m., after he fails to return from a kayaking excursion.
Elite Division racer Val Saguid earned first place and $1,000 during the second annual Windermere SUP Cup, a July 20 stand-up paddleboard competition on the Clark Fork.
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Alligator on Broadway
Sunday, July 20 Three small wildfires erupt near the junction of Deer Creek and Crystal Creek roads in East Missoula, all within about a half mile of each other. After firefighters extinguish the blazes, Lolo National Forest officials begin an investigation into their causes.
Monday, July 21 Law enforcement in Seattle arrest Troy Miller and Katherine Grace Evans, who were wanted in Missoula County for attempted deliberate homicide and robbery in the shooting of a man who was found on the side of I-90 near Turah on Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 22 After a semi truck traveling on Highway 200 crashes and spills industrial detergentmaking chemicals into the Blackfoot River, state officials temporarily close the river from the Johnsrud Fishing Access Site to Kona Bridge on the Clark Fork.
Since March 2007, the space inside 147 West Broadway in downtown Missoula has been home to a Mexican restaurant, a catering company, a café and bakery, a bar and grill, and a chain barbecue restaurant. But Scott McIntyre, who co-owns the space and an interconnected web of businesses known as the Badlander complex, thinks that cycle of turnover might finally be coming to end. Last month, experienced restaurateurs Angel and Tim Chen signed a lease on the space. The Chens plan to open a high-end eatery called Face Club this fall. “They bring not only experience but they’re also managed well,” McIntyre says. “I think that separates them from any of the tenants before them.” The Chens own two existing restaurants, Sweet Chili Asian Bistro in Bozeman and Lemongrass Asian Bistro in North Little Rock, Ark. For their latest project, the Chens have big plans. They expect to offer not only Thai, Chinese and Japanese fare, as they do at their other locations, but also to include American, French and maybe even Brazilian food. The exact menu will depend on the expertise of the chefs they
hire to work alongside Tim, who specializes in Asian cuisine. The goal is to have something for everyone. “You can try different countries of food,” Angel Chen says. “Not every day is burger. Not every day is pizza.” The Chens estimate meals will cost between $10 and $30, as they do at their other locations. They are also extensively remodeling the space to create a more refined atmosphere than is available elsewhere in the Badlander complex, such as next door at the Golden Rose or downstairs in the Palace Lounge. For now, however, the room is a bare construction site. Though it remains to be seen exactly how the space and the menu will turn out, Angel Chen says Face Club will offer what other places around town don’t. When asked for an example, she says alligator will be on the menu. “You come here,” she says, “you have a surprise.” Ted McDermott
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Westside residents as similar to natural gas or propane, locals say the odor persists. “When I wake up in the morning, (I’m) physically uncomfortable and disturbed by the smell,” says Alexander Metcalf, a University of Montana professor who lives on Howell Street. “Without knowing what the chemical is, I don’t know whether my health is at risk.” In May, locals began reporting the odor to NorthWestern Energy, emergency responders and the Missoula City-County Health Department. NorthWestern says it received about 20 complaints, but it hasn’t found any problems with its local supply lines. After several visits to the affected area—primarily Howell and Philips streets—local officials identified the Emerald Services recycling facility at 900 Philips as a potential source. Emerald Chief Operating Officer Dean Kattler says the company responded on July 3 by installing a carbon filtration system to curb storage tank emissions. “If we find that it’s something that we’re doing,” Kattler says, “we certainly want to fix it.” Metcalf and other residents report the odor is less powerful since Emerald installed the filters, but the smell still lingers.