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MEET MONTANA’S SURPRISE DEMOCRATIC CONTENDER FOR U.S. SENATE, DIRK ADAMS
WHAT’S AT STAKE AS SO LONG, SUMMER MOVIES. BILL FOLLIES NEWS OPINION FARM FILM LOLO CREEK RUNS DRY? TIME FOR THE AWARDS BAIT CONTINUE IN D.C.
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NEWS
MEET MONTANA’S SURPRISE DEMOCRATIC CONTENDER FOR U.S. SENATE, DIRK ADAMS
WHAT’S AT STAKE AS SO LONG, SUMMER MOVIES. BILL FOLLIES NEWS OPINION FARM FILM LOLO CREEK RUNS DRY? TIME FOR THE AWARDS BAIT CONTINUE IN D.C.
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cover illustration by Kou Moua
News Voices/Letters Attorney accolades, campaigns and model railroads...........................4 The Week in Review Break-in, Bobcat video and jobs summit..................................6 Briefs Fish, cutbacks and Jackie Corday .........................................................................6 Etc. Ravalli County’s curious decision against funding..................................................7 News Critical Lolo Creek can’t meet increasing demand...............................................8 News Just who is Democratic Senate hopeful Dirk Adams? ...........................................9 Opinion What’s it going to take to pass a sensible Farm Bill? .....................................10 Feature Forest managers face more challenges than ever before ................................14
Arts & Entertainment Arts BassBoat’s wild cruise around Flathead Lake ......................................................18 Music Kitchen Dwellers, Rose Gold, Citizen Cope and Adventure Club .....................19 Film Deconstructing Hollywood’s fall season ego .......................................................20 Film Muhammad Ali doc reveals the man behind the boxer .......................................21 Film Prisoners pushes allegory past the breaking point..............................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................23 Flash in the Pan Stewing on prunes............................................................................24 Happiest Hour Corkscrew wine shop .........................................................................26 8 Days a Week Hard to see the forest for the trees .....................................................27 Mountain High Pedal for Paths....................................................................................33 Agenda Carolyn Snively................................................................................................34
Exclusives
Street Talk..............................................................................................................4 In Other News......................................................................................................12 Classifieds ..........................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...........................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y.............................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle...............................................................................................C-7 Camp Sleepover .................................................................................................C-9 This Modern World...........................................................................................C-11
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STREET TALK
Fair and balanced
by Cathrine L. Walters
Thanks for a more historical and balanced article on Fred Van Valkenburg’s professional career and values, especially in relation to the DOJ investigation and the marijuana enforcement issues (see “Still fighting,” Sept. 5). As a resident of Montana, mostly in the western third of the state, for 40 years, I have found him to be the kind of person I wanted in public service: possessing honesty and integrity, abiding by the law with a full heart. I remember him in the legislature (I lived in Helena then and sipped Saturday morning coffee listening to committee hearings) and his body of work in Missoula (lived in Missoula County the last 20 years). So thank you, Jessica, for your indepth article. And thanks to Fred Van Valkenburg for his many years of service to Montanans! I for one appreciate him and wish him the best in retirement—no criticism here, only kudos! Betsy Spettigue Swan Valley
Asked Tuesday, Sept. 17, on the University of Montana campus. Blockbuster season is over and awards season is starting. What was your favorite movie of the summer? Follow-up: What movie are you most looking forward to seeing?
Mike O’Boyle: I don’t know, but my least favorite movie was Identity Thief. I can’t get past the implausibility of it and it had no redeeming factors. Lackluster: Maybe the new Batman vs. Superman.
Robin Arneson: I only saw Star Trek: Into Darkness and I actually thought it was better than The Wrath of Khan. Marvelous: How about that new Thor movie? I’m a huge comic book nerd now.
I am Murat Kalinyaprak, a serious candidate for Polson City Council. Many of you already know me as a friend or a customer, because I lived and been a businessman in Polson for 21 years. Many of you may have already heard my name, because I have attended city council meetings almost as regularly as a councilman for 8 years. Hopefully the rest of you will get to meet and know me during my election campaign. Well knowing and braving the consequences, I always stood up for not only for my own but also for your freedom of speech, your right to equal treatment, your right to participate in open government, your right to have access to public information, your right to hold government responsible in spending your tax dollars. As the city council records would attest, my efforts and expenses resulted in
Aaron Adamski: Can I say Inglourious Basterds? Because that’s always a good one. The Legend: Anchorman 2. I can’t wait to see Ron Burgundy tear it up again. Hopefully there’s another street fight.
“I have found him to be the kind of person I wanted in public service: possessing honesty and integrity, abiding by the law with
Hat in the ring
Sharelle Ahrens: Lovelace. I liked that one a lot. Hangry: I’m looking forward to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. I read all the books.
many public policy improvements and in actual savings of several hundred thousands of your tax dollars. Over those years, I accumulated considerable insight, education and experience about how the city government works. If elected to the city council, I will have a better standing in order to accom-
a full heart.” plish even more than what I was able to do as a mere citizen. As a councilman, I will never make any decisions before I hear and heed the public. Nor will I make any decisions without being careful to not violate city, state and federal laws or universal values of ethics. Who the best candidate is depends on what voters will expect in return for their votes. I know that most of you are displeased with how the Polson city government has been operating for the past decade. I decided to be a candidate in order to give Polson citizens a choice and an opportunity to cause change. My record shows that I am capable of effecting change for the better. So, if you
would like to see change, please consider me as the best qualified candidate for the job and vote for me. Murat Kalinyaprak Polson
Why? When Ravalli County Commissioners choose to reject funding for a necessary public service, we must, of course, ask the question “why?” The Ravalli County Commission’s decision to reject Title X Family Planning funding is unprecedented in 40 years of public service. The 400 community members who will lose their health care are surely asking the same question. Why? Is it because young people have the privacy to access their own health care? That has been mentioned as a concern; however, the truth is that only one client was under the age of 16 last year. Is it because the public health clinic offers contraceptives? The truth is that over 99 percent of women who have been sexually active have used contraceptives. Or is it because the 400 people affected are largely women of low economic status who may often be marginalized from the public policy discourse? Maybe the commissioners voting against the funding don’t think that this move will hurt them politically. But it will. As we have seen across the nation, public officials choosing policies that hurt women end up damaging their own careers. We will not be silent. We will not allow big government to get between a woman and her healthcare provider. We will fight back. Commissioners Burrows, Stoltz and Foss: Now is the time to reconsider. Bring back Title X funding to Ravalli County. Women and our allies are watching. Maggie Moran Executive Director NARAL Pro-Choice Montana Helena
[Comments from MissoulaNews.com] Backtalk from “Masters of their universe,” Sept. 12
Enhancements Jessica McCauley: The Conjuring. It was the scariest movie I’ve seen in a long time and I’m a scary movie fanatic. Green with envy: The new Avengers. I love the Hulk. I didn’t care about the Hulk until I watched The Avengers.
“For many of us operations is the real point. Buildings and Scenery are there to enhance the game.” Posted Sept. 12 at 9:08 p.m.
Never done “To a model railroader, no layout is ever truly “finished.” There’s always something that can be redone to be better. Plus, for many, building the layout is secondary to
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the goal of operating it—simulating the way the real railroads moved passengers and freight, using timetables, fast clocks, waybills and other realistic paperwork. I’ve never known a model railroader to be let down upon completion of a layout. After all, they can always tear it down and start again.” Posted Sept. 12 at 1:28 p.m.
One serious operation “Building the layout is a path to a goal—operating a realistic railroad of my
own creation. For this reason, while my trains can do endless loops, they generally do not. They run place to place and swap out what they are moving for what was there. I have a coal mine, a sawmill, an oil field and a slaughter house/butcher shop, and each produces something the others can use. Well, the oil field output goes to the yard to be sent for refining and refined fuel is picked up in the yard for distribution, but you get my point.” Posted Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Cathrine L. Walters
Wednesday, September 11 Hundreds of Barry Beach supporters, including Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and former Republican Sen. Conrad Burns, submit letters to the Montana Board of Pardons asking it to free Beach. In 1983, Beach was convicted of homicide, a crime he maintains he did not commit.
Thursday, September 12 The driver of a van on U.S. Highway 93 near Hamilton swerves off the road and hits a 48year-old woman who’s walking alongside the highway. KPAX reports that law enforcement is investigating whether the collision was intentional.
Friday, September 13 U.S. Sen Max Baucus kicks off his Economic Development Tour at Sun Mountain Sports in Missoula. In front of ambassadors from countries around the globe, Baucus praises the company for weathering a tough economic climate.
Saturday, September 14 St. Patrick Hospital shuts down its Emergency Room for roughly 20 minutes after a 37-year-old woman from Washington state allegedly sets a bathroom on fire. The woman is jailed for felony arson and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, among other charges.
Sunday, September 15 A 77-year-old Missoula homeowner calls 911 to report that he shot an intruder. When officers arrive to the downtown home, they find a 22-year-old man shot in the torso. The intruder is hospitalized and listed in serious condition.
Monday, September 16 Dean Folkvord, CEO of Wheat Montana, issues a public apology for his part in making a Montana State University spoof video that makes fun of sexual assaults at UM. “My friend and I did do a despicable thing, with the line ‘No-means-No,’” he writes. The video has since been taken offline.
Tuesday, September 17 Rain and cooler temperatures help firefighters control the Miller Creek Fire east of Lolo two days after a late-night thunderstorm sparked the blaze. The fire holds at 161 acres.
Dark skies and a rainbow appeared above Mount Sentinel Sept. 15, before a lightning storm ignited another wildfire later that evening east of Lolo, in Upper Miller Creek.
Public access
Turning 40 acres into 18,000 The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recently purchased 40 acres of private property that will open 18,000 acres for public access to the Big and Little Snowy Mountains inside Lewis and Clark National Forest. “Access was very limited—except for the majority of landowners and outfitters surrounding it,” says Fish, Wildlife and Parks Regional Supervisor Gary Bertellotti. Before the acquisition, the lands were surrounded by private properties and effectively sealed off from the public. The isolation essentially allowed outfitters and landowners exclusive access to that part of the mountains and the 4,200 elk that inhabit it. “That’s more than twice our target population in that management unit,” Bertellotti says. The agency relies on sportsmen to control game populations, but there weren’t enough hunters accessing the Snowy Mountains to impact the elk herd, until now. “That was why [this land] became such a high priority,” Bertellotti says.
The property RMEF purchased shares a corner with the 18,000 acres. As the law currently stands, a corner isn’t enough to be considered a legal access point in Montana, but a set of rare circumstances give this one 30 feet of overlap. “It’s what you would call a correction corner. Since the world isn’t flat, they occasionally did overlaps on the township and range boundaries to compensate,” says Mike Mueller, RMEF lands program manager for Montana. “I’ve never seen one like this before. Sometimes you get lucky like this.” RMEF purchased the 40 acres for $190,000 after a couple members made the foundation aware of its availability. RMEF is selling the land to FWP for $50,000. “They’d been hunting this land for years,” Mueller says of the members who approached the foundation. “They knew the landowners and fortunately the landowners wanted to create public access.” Bertellotti says FWP plans on making the purchase, but it needs to be approved by the FWP Commission and the Montana Land Board. In the meantime, RMEF and FWP have an agreement in place to provide the public an entrance, parking area and a defined access
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trail into the forest. The goal is to open the area before Oct. 26, the first day of rifle hunting season. Dameon Pesanti
Trout
Addition by subtraction Scientists say the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribal Council’s recommendation to remove up to 75 percent of the 1.5 million lake trout in Flathead Lake is imperative to ensuring the survival of native fish throughout the Crown of the Continent region. “It isn’t just about Flathead, it’s about Glacier too,” says ecologist Clint Muhlfeld. “There’s a huge bottleneck of lake trout in Flathead Lake and they’re moving upstream.” The migration is a problem because lake trout outcompete bull trout and can further threaten the endangered species. As it stands, there might not be enough bull trout in Glacier National Park to support a viable population. “Lake trout radiated from Flathead Lake and caused a trophic cascade into the lake system throughout the
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[news] Flathead Valley,” Muhlfeld says. “They’re in nine of 12 interconnected lakes in Glacier National Park.” Bull trout live in all 12 of those lakes, but they’ve become functionally extinct in eight of them since lake trout moved in. Glacier National Park comprises a third of bull trout’s migratory habitat in the entire Columbia River Basin. Muhlfeld works as a research aquatic ecologist for the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in the park and contributed to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Flathead Lake. To restore native bull and cutthroat trout populations and reduce invasive species numbers, he helped recommend four options for Flathead Lake in the EIS: no action, or the removal of 25, 50 or 75 percent of the lake trout. CSKT Wildlife Division Manager Tom McDonald says the council’s decision doesn’t mean it will remove the full 75 percent of lake trout, but at least it has the option to do so. “Like it or not, there’s too many lake trout in Flathead,” McDonald says. “The population is stunted, the fish are in poor condition and they’re not growing or reproducing normally.” Reducing their numbers will mean healthier fisheries overall, but Muhlfeld says it’s reached a critical stage if the goal is to have native fish. “The writing’s on the wall,” he says. Dameon Pesanti
torney served her well when she initially started as a citizen advocate for the Bitterroot Path in 1998. That work led to the city hiring her to lead its Open Space Program in 2004. Once armed with the city’s portion of a $10 million bond, Corday’s job involved cobbling together conservation easements to grow Missoula’s trail system and working with area nonprofits to identify land for preservation. During Corday’s tenure, she spearheaded efforts to preserve 3,166 acres, keeping portions of Kelly’s Island, Mount Jumbo and the North Hills free from development in perpetuity. She also led a push to extend the Milwaukee Trail west from where it once deadended at Russell to Reserve Street, and harangued local officials to apply for the $4.5 million federal grant that will now enable completion of the Bitterroot Path.
Open space
Corday steps down When Missoula’s Open Space Program Manager Jackie Corday learned earlier this month that the federal government had agreed to pay to pave the final portion of the Bitterroot Path, she broke down crying. It’s a trail that she’s advocated for since 1998 and one that will, when completed, link Missoula to Hamilton. “That’s a real clear sign of her passion and commitment,” says Missoula Parks and Recreation Director Donna Gaukler, who was present when Corday learned the news. Sept. 12 marked Corday’s final day as the city’s Open Space Program manager, a position that she held for nearly a decade. She has accepted a job in Denver with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to manage public land acquisitions for the entire state. Despite the excitement of a new challenge, Corday is having a tough time leaving the Missoula landscape that she’s dedicated years to shaping. “It’s been super bittersweet,” she says. Corday describes herself as an outdoorswoman and is an avid cyclist, and her background as an at-
Corday’s colleagues say that her successes are rooted in a deep commitment to public service. “When people are passionate like Jackie,” Gaukler says, “it’s about making a place better.” Corday’s tenacity and passion prompted Missoula Mayor John Engen last week to honor her. On her final day of work, he dedicated Sept. 12 “Jackie Corday Day.” The proclamation didn’t make it any easier to leave, she says. “This job has been the best job that I ever had.” Jessica Mayrer
Conservation
Two become one Over the past two decades, Wildlands CPR has raised the profile of the debate over forest roads, offroad vehicle use and watershed restoration to a national level. It’s done so with little more than a handful of staff members, a limited budget and a small Missoula office. But the dream for some time has been to expand. As of this week, Wildlands CPR is—technically
BY THE NUMBERS White-tailed deer found dead in the Missoula Valley by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in recent days. Biologists suspect the deaths might be caused by epizootic hemorrhagic disease, which does not pose a threat to humans.
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speaking—no more. The nonprofit announced a merger Sept. 16 with the New Mexico-based WildEarth Guardians. Bethanie Walder, former Wildlands CPR executive director and now public lands director for WildEarth, says the merger has been in the works since early this year. It was an opportunity for Wildlands to “be part of something bigger,” she says. The merger also gives WildEarth, which has consistently fought coal development in the Powder River Basin, an “anchor in the Northern Rockies.” “Montana’s not new to WildEarth Guardians,” Walder says, adding that the two organizations have a history of working together. “They’ve also secured a legal ban against wolverine trapping here in the state.” For WildEarth Executive Director John Horning, Wildlands seemed an obvious choice to improve his own organization. WildEarth already has a host of programs addressing wildlife and endangered species, and has redoubled its efforts on climate and energy issues in the West. With the place-based focus and Congressional lobbying know-how Walder and her colleagues have built, Hornings says WildEarth can better influence national policy and increase its scope to the entire “spine of the continent” from Canada to Mexico. “Guardians has always been a group with a big appetite,” Horning says. The merger comes with a significant financial boost for Wildlands as well. The group has typically operated on an annual budget of about $500,000, Walder says. Now, as members of WildEarth, that organizational budget will increase to nearly $3 million a year. Wildlands cut two administrative positions earlier this year in preparation for the merger. But there could be room for growth, Horning says. Five years ago, WildEarth merged with the two-person nonprofit Sinapu in Boulder. The office has since expanded its staff to eight. Walder stresses that Wildlands isn’t working “in a little box” within WildEarth, but is rather a fully integrated part of an organization primed to take on even more work in the state. “Here in Montana, we’ll be able to engage in a broader scope of issues,” she says, “including grazing, oil and gas development and comprehensive watershed restoration.” Alex Sakariassen
ETC. It usually takes something spectacular for a single county commissioner to generate headlines across the state. For Ravalli County Commissioner Suzy Foss, all it took was one untimely absence and one controversial vote. Earlier this month the five-person Ravalli County Commission began deliberating whether to accept nearly $50,000 in Title X federal grant money to provide family planning services. Foss was absent when the board deadlocked 2-2, and was then allowed to cast the deciding vote the next day. She rejected the funding, essentially eliminating basic services such as cervical cancer screenings, testing for sexually transmitted diseases and birth control to almost 500 Bitterroot residents. The vote sparked outrage from health care experts and women’s rights advocates who accused the commission of playing politics to the detriment of constituents. Foss, the only woman on the commission, became the main target of criticism. Despite the negative attention, she’s defended her position and answered her critics. “We have a large number of people on all sides of the aisle who have let me know they do not like anything that puts the federal government between a parent and a child,” she tells the Independent. Though Foss has been accused of letting her faith guide her decision, she’s adamant that’s not the case. “This has nothing to do with religion,” she says. “Although, a lot of people are trying to say that.” Religion does play into Foss’ Hail Mary solution for fixing the mess that she’s helped create. She suggests that, in light of the already overburdened federal budget, a local nonprofit should provide the necessary family planning services and they should be funded by—wait for it—local churches. Ravalli County Public Heath Director Judy Griffin isn’t sure where to start when addressing such an idea. For starters, it’s unlikely that a privately funded nonprofit will simply sprout up to provide legally and ethically sound care. “It’s so illegal, it’s incredible,” Griffin says. She also points out that many of the concerns raised by Foss and her colleagues hardly apply; roughly 1 percent of the clients who accessed Title X services during the past year were minors and received counseling. With the funding set to expire by Sept. 30, and public outcry only increasing, the Ravalli County Commission has scheduled another meeting about the federal grant for Sept. 20 at 8 a.m. The commission could yet reverse its decision. A large crowd will surely be there to ask that they do—and be watching as Foss casts her next vote.
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During the last decade, more than 300 Bobbie Bartlette stands above Lolo Rights Act, making their combined claims new homes were added to the water and Creek and looks down where the water on the creek a powerful arbiter of its fate. “Under Montana law the first in time is sewer system. In 2000, the district pumped used to flow and says, “It just makes you the first in right and these are some very 235 million gallons from the Lolo aquifer so sad.” The creek looks more like a rutted senior water rights,” says Ethan Mace, a for residential use. Last year it pumped 282 gravel road than the storied waterway that DNRC surface water hydrologist. “In Mon- million gallons. “For Lolo, that’s a significant increase,” Lewis and Clark followed west to the Bitter- tana, water users have the right to legally says Jasen Neese, the water superintendent root Divide. This is the second year in a row dry up a creek.” The Maclay-Lolo ditch can legally draw for the district. “Common sense tells you that the lower stretches of the creek have dried up in late summer. The snowpack wa- 53.5 cubic feet per second from Lolo Creek that if you stick a lot more straws into a milkshake, that milkters no longer make it to their shake is going to go confluence with the Bitterdown much faster.” root River. The last mile and a If this situation ofhalf of creek bottom is comfers one unwelcome pletely parched. truth, there it is: The “It’s a crisis all right,” says increasing demand Bartlette, a long-time Lolo resplaced on Lolo Creek ident and retired forester who by irrigators and other serves as president of the residents exceeds the Lolo Watershed Group. “This supply, with troubling is supposed to be a perennial implications for both creek.” habitat and humans. A lighter snowpack, hotter summers and unsustainPeople are searcing able patterns of water use are for answers. Bartlette is contributing to drain Lolo among them. So is Jed Creek during the dry season. Whiteley of the Clark “De-watering,” as Bartlette Fork Coalition. Tocalls it, leaves behind it the gether they are trying to stink of dead rotten fish, a debuild alliances with nuded aquatic environment ranchers, farmers, resiphoto by Cathrine L. Walters and general nervousness. dents and state officials Bobbie Bartlette of the Lolo Watershed Group, upper right, stands And it threatens one of Mon- on the bank of a dry Lolo Creek. “It’s a crisis all right,” she says. in an attempt to protect tana’s important native fish- “This is supposed to be a perennial creek.” Lolo Creek from a clieries, a spawning ground for mate that is getting hotbull trout and cutthroats, and a major trib- and its tributary, Mormon Creek. These ter and drier and a human population that rights draw out a major portion of the is ever-growing. utary of the Bitterroot River. “Lolo Creek needs a lot of help,” says creek’s water in late summer. But they don’t Their most ambitious project is an atJed Whitely, a Clark Fork Coalition project drain the creek completely. It trickles on for tempt to develop a drought management manager who works alongside Bartlette to a few more miles before it goes dry. plan for Lolo Creek. They take their inspiprotect Lolo Creek. “It needs habitat reMany irrigators draw from Lolo Creek, ration from the Blackfoot Challenge, a stored. It needs to be cleaned up. But right and each instance of water appropriation conservation group which crafted an innow what it needs most is more water.” contributes to the shortage. “But there is not novative drought plan for the Blackfoot Since the late 1800s, the farmers and one individual or group that is to blame,” River watershed. The Blackfoot plan rests ranchers who live along Lolo Creek’s banks says Bartlette. “This is a complex problem.” on the premise that water users must have used its water to hydrate their crops Bartlette suspects that residents of commit to “shared sacrifice” by voluntarily and cows. Many of the water rights that gov- Lolo, who draw their water from the aquifer limiting water use during dry spells. The ern current use of the creek date back to below Lolo Creek not to grow crops but to Lolo Creek advocates want to replicate the that frontier era, when the creek, the cli- sprinkle lawns and fill bathtubs, are also plan, but it will take patience, determinamate and the character of human settle- having a major impact on water levels. tion and community cooperation. ment were very different. “This plan won’t come together un“I’ll be the first to admit that I use well One of the largest irrigation ditches in water, especially during bad fire seasons like less the key people are involved,” says the area, called the Maclay-Lolo ditch, draws this one,” she says. “But Lolo has grown a Whiteley. “That includes the irrigators, the water from Lolo Creek just downstream lot and water use patterns have not taken residents who use wells and the state from the Mormon Peak bridge. According that into account.” agencies.” to documents supplied by the Montana DeWhen they finally do get the water back Between 2000 and 2010, Lolo experipartment of Natural Resource and Conser- enced a 14.9 percent population growth, in the creek, they’ll have to worry about vation, the ditch provides water to at least with the current population reported at keeping the sediment out. But that’s a 39 individuals or corporate entities for stock 3,892. The Lolo Water and Sewer District, springtime story. The dry season is not over and irrigation use. Many of these individuals which supplies water to more than 1,000 yet. have waters rights drafted in the 1880s and homes, notes a corresponding uptick in administered under the Montana Water consumption. editor@missoulanews.com
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Surprise contender Just who is Democratic Senate hopeful Dirk Adams? by Alex Sakariassen
Bond believes that background makes Former state legislator Tom Towe didn’t like Mr. Adams saw the messaging of the last anticipate coming face-to-face with a con- campaign cycle and assumed that was really Adams an odd fit for a party that’s loudly detender for statewide office when he showed what was the primary prerequisite to be nounced the predatory ways of big banks. up at McCormick Cafe in Billings early on able to be a viable candidate. He seems like “I really feel like he fell more into that colAug. 14. For Towe, it was just another a friendly enough guy, but in my mind he’s loquialism of the ‘one percent’ than he did weekly meeting of the Democratic Study just a banker who’s got a little too much as like a people’s person, as a Montana cattle rancher,” Bond says. But Adams isn’t Group, an informal coalition of Democrats time on his hands right now.” Adams’ longest banking stint—13 using his resume to build a campaign platin Yellowstone County that has met every Wednesday morning for 40 years. He didn’t years—came with Golden West Financial form. In fact, he doesn’t think anything in recognize the newcomer who introduced and World Savings, which specialized in his banking background “lays the foundahimself as Dirk S. Adams, Democratic can- option adjustable-rate mortgages. He left tion for what I want to do in Washington.” didate for the U.S. Senate. The name drew in 2000, and by 2002 had landed at the He worked those jobs “to raise money to Santa Monica-based First Federal Savings build the ranch,” he says, and commuted a complete blank. from Montana throughout those Adams’ announcement that years. Adams feels his resume inhe’d be running for Montana’s stead proves how far he’s willing to open Senate seat in 2014 surgo for his chosen state. prised Democrats across the state about as much as it surprised “I’ve never stopped,” Adams Towe. Just one month before, forsays. “In spite of all the rigors of mer Gov. Brian Schweitzer offitravel, I’ve done that work so I could cially declined to enter the race. be a cattle rancher in Montana.” Several other high-profile DemocIt’s not just the resume that rats had since followed suit. The gives Democrats pause. Bond says breakfast became the campaign he was shocked to hear Adams rollout of a virtual unknown, tell the Gallatin County Demosomething Adams insists he never cratic Central Committee recently meant to have happen. that “no Democrat would be able “I had hoped Baucus would to fall to the right of him” in 2014. run again,” Adams says. “And then During that presentation, Adams I’d hoped Schweitzer would run. also stated his support for the I was a little distressed that so Supreme Court’s decision in Citphoto courtesy of Dirk Adams many state-level politicians didn’t izens United. Adams defends his Dirk Adams introduced himself to Billings Democ- position, claiming Americans want to run.” One month later, Adams has rats last month as the party’s first U.S. Senate can- need to focus more on pushing didate. Tom Towe says the reaction was predictable: toured eastern and central Mon- “Thank heavens we got somebody.” for more transparency and less on tana visiting with county-level Demthe “legal structure” that caused ocratic central committees. He’s painting a Bank of California. First Federal failed in the problem. But in a state where voters picture of himself as the genuine Montana 2009 after an audit by the U.S. Treasury overwhelmingly favored a 2012 ballot inicandidate, “the most Montana candidate,” Department due to a “high-risk growth tiative stating corporations are not entia rural rancher who grew up in Texas but strategy executed in 2004 and 2005.” That tled to constitutional rights, Bond believes strategy, according to the Treasury’s audit Adams has staked out ground on the set his sights on a different home. “I paid serious dues to live in this report, called for “excessive concentration wrong side of the issue. state,” Adams says. “I love Montana. I in option adjustable-rate mortgages … Adams wants to be clear that he’s not without implementing adequate controls a “left-wing candidate.” He’s pushing to picked Montana.” Those dues are listed on Adams’ re- to manage the associated risks.” Adams run closer to the middle, where he feels sume, a document that paints a much dif- left the bank in mid-2004. the majority of Montanans—as well as Option ARMs—a type of loan The New himself—truly fall. It’s a position that ferent picture. Since 1983, a year before he established his Lazy SR Ranch in Wilsall, York Times dubbed the “Typhoid Mary” of could make the next week particularly Adams has held various positions with sav- America’s housing crisis—were also attrib- rough. Adams will be conducting his first ings and loan banks across the country, uted to the failure of Home Savings of campaign tour through western Montana, mostly at the executive level. The failings of America in Little Falls, Minnesota, in 2012, in an attempt to build both name recogseveral of those banks in recent years has just a few months after Adams left his po- nition and trust in the state’s liberal prompted some to question just how gen- sition as chairman and CEO of the bank’s stronghold. He’ll likely face some tough owner, Home Savings Bancorp. Adams questions, but he’s not bucking his moduine his Montana image is. “In my mind, the 2012 Senate race be- moved on to Guaranteed Home Mortgage erate approach. tween [Denny] Rehberg and [Jon] Tester Company, which fired him eight months “Brian Schweitzer ran with a Republiwas kind of ridiculous in terms of messag- into his role as the company’s president, can,” Adams says. “Tester looks like and is a ing,” says Mark Bond, chair of the Gallatin according to a subsequent legal dispute Montana farmer. [Gov. Steve] Bullock ran County Democratic Central Committee, between Adams and the company. Adams with a military veteran. They’re not doing it where Adams recently spoke. “The crux of declined to comment on the termination with screaming liberals.” the entire argument of the campaign was except to say that his work with GHMC essentially who was more Montana … I feel “was done.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com
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Appetite for destruction What’s it going to take to pass a sensible Farm Bill? by Travis Kelly
The recurring Farm Bill that Congress has been wrangling over lately has long been viewed as a mess by most disinterested observers. The farm assistance program was begun during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression as an emergency measure to save devastated family farmers who then supplied most of the nation’s food; it was never meant to be permanent. But permanent it has become with a few hogzillas addicted to fattening at the trough. The Colorado Public Interest Research Group reports that since 1995, 75 percent of farm subsidies have gone to the top 3.8 percent of producers—agricultural giants like Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill and Monsanto, who are, of course, in dire need of funds to patch all those creaky shacks on the great plains and replace all those mule teams killed by tornados and dust storms. Sixty-two percent of farmers got diddly-squat. I think the big boys are up on their boots now, and should be able to fend for themselves. They’re really in no danger of having to load up the hillbilly wagon and trudge westward to California. And do we really need to hand them taxpayer money to produce high fructose corn syrup, the prime ingredient in junk food and soft drinks that are mostly responsible for an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in this country? We are the fattest nation on Earth but are gaining company: Wherever the American diet is introduced, waistlines balloon and diabetes soars. The federal government gives lip service to a healthier diet, but farm subsidies reflect other priorities—mainly keeping the corporate giants and other well-heeled addicts happy. Jon Bon Jovi, Jimmy Carter, Ted Turner, Mark Rockefeller and 1,500 residents of New York City have received subsidies, including 374 on New York’s ritzy Upper East Side. Some of these sodbusters have invested in farmland and simply get paid to never
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plant a thing. They wouldn’t know a plow from a parking meter. The pay-not-to-plant subsidies were intended to keep prices stable during crises, so essential farmers wouldn’t go under. They now serve to inflate prices so perfectly healthy corporations can net record profits, unperturbed by market forces. Subsidies for crop insurance—totaling $14 billion last year—are also riddled with fraud, going to large corporations that can well
“The federal government gives lip service to a healthier diet, but farm subsidies reflect other priorities.” afford their own insurance. The recipients are classified. Critics say these subsidies encourage risky planting just to harvest the insurance payoff. In North Carolina, a network of insurance agents, claims adjusters and farmers bilked the government out of $100 million over a decade. The need for reform is widely recognized, but the farming industry seems as robustly defensive to change as Wall Street, where the derivative virus still runs amok. The big ag companies spent $52 million for lobbying during the 2012 election cycle, and the average Congressional representative cringes in retreat.
In the original House bill, an amendment would have capped farm and subsidy size; any company making over $250,000 in profits would not have been eligible for assistance. The amendment failed by a few votes as Republicans fought to purge food stamps from the bill. That program, too, has been victimized by fraudsters, but it should be cleaned up, not abolished. Do we really want desperately hungry people on the prowl, resorting to begging? Like so many other lip-servicers in Washington, the supposed fiscal conservatives operate in a perverse way. They shovel taxpayer money to rich people who own farmland, which artificially inflates the costs of food for people barely making it; then they want to cut off assistance to poor people who need help buying food. There are ideal solutions to this mess, but, of course, they have as much chance of passing as asparagus does of sprouting in the Sahara. Once again, the Congress might just roll over the existing bill with all its flaws rather than try for reforms. Some changes are simple: Food stamps could be pruned back to a more detailed purchase list, and anyone receiving a farm subsidy could be required to show up in person to get it—wearing a John Deere cap, sweaty overalls and boots reeking of manure. To weed out talented impersonators, the recipient of our tax dollars must also recite Country & Western’s top 10 hits over the last year. This makes sense—probably too much sense for Washington. I fear our legacy is going to be: We lost Detroit, but saved the Twinkie. Travis Kelly is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is a writer, web/graphic designer and cartoonist in Grand Junction, Colo.
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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - When two men showed a gun at a busy Chicago restaurant and announced a holdup, the owner asked them to come back in an hour when fewer customers would be around. After they agreed and left, the owner called police, who were waiting when Mario Garcia, 39, and Domingo Garcia-Hernandez, 28, returned and arrested them. The gun turned out to be a toy water pistol. (Chicago Tribune) Police investigating vandalism during a riot that followed a surfing contest in Huntington Beach, Calif., posted photos of 25 suspects on Facebook and asked the public to help identify them. Enrique Rodriguez, 18, saved them the trouble by “liking” his photo and posting another photo of himself at the scene on his Facebook profile page, leading investigators to him. They also arrested Niko Johnson, 18, who saw his photo and bragged on Twitter about being Huntington Beach’s Most Wanted. (LAist and Associated Press)
EVERY UTILITY’S DREAM - When Kentucky’s Richardsville Gas Co. announced plans to discontinue service, 36 of its 47 customers signed a petition demanding a rate increase so they wouldn’t lose the service. Owners of the utility said they couldn’t keep up with the constant changing costs of natural gas. Besides wanting to pay more, the petitioners asked the utility to start charging late fees for late payments. Co-owner Joan Miller said the gas company would consider staying in business if the state Public Service Commission approved a rate increase. (Bowling Green Daily News) EYES FRONT - Mindflash, an online training technology company in Palo Alto, Calif., announced its new software forces users to pay attention during courses. The new feature, FocusAssist for the iPad, uses the tablet’s camera to track a user’s eye movements. When it senses a user looking away for more than a few seconds, it pauses the course until the user resumes watching the screen. Mindflash CEO Donna Wells said the software makes sure “trainees get all the information they need to do their jobs well.” (Bloomberg Businessweek) LITIGATION NATION - A Texas sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man whose relatives called 911 is suing the family for failing to warn responders that the man “posed a violent threat to others,” even though that’s why they called 911. Harris County Deputy Brady Pullen is seeking $200,000, claiming that Kemal Yazar attacked him and tried to grab his service weapon. After shooting Yazar, Pullen said he needed medical treatment for concussion, cuts and a bite. (Houston Chronicle)
WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED - While Judge Roger Barto was locking up the court building in Waterloo, N.Y., someone hit him on the head with a toilet tank lid. He was hospitalized in guarded condition. (Associated Press) SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - James Pace Sr., 81, told police he was holding a .22-caliber rifle while sitting by the back door of his home in New Haven, Conn., waiting for a raccoon who’d been annoying him to show up, when he sneezed, fell out of the chair and accidentally shot himself in the shin. (The Hartford Courant) Iowa began granting permits to own and carry guns in public to people who are legally or completely blind. “There’s no reason solely on the basis of blindness that a blind person shouldn’t be allowed to carry a weapon,” National Federation of the Blind official Chris Daniel said. “Presumably they’re going to have enough sense not to use a weapon in a situation where they would endanger other people, just like we would expect other people to have that common sense.” (The Des Moines Register)
WHEN GRADING ON THE CURVE ISN’T ENOUGH - After all the nearly 25,000 applicants to the University of Liberia failed the school’s admission exam, a university official explained that the students, who paid $25 to take the test, had difficulties because they lacked a basic understanding of English. Education Minister Etmonia David-Tarpeh acknowledged weaknesses in the country’s education system but declared that the 100 percent failure rate “is like mass murder.” (Fox News) RUBBLE WITHOUT A CAUSE - The former high school attended by actor James Dean is collapsing. “Last night, we had the whole roof come down,” Roger Reneau, chief of police in Fairmount, Ind., said, noting that a smaller section of the building collapsed in July. Reneau said he’s concerned for public safety if the remaining parts of the three-story brick building are left standing, especially if people start taking bricks from the building as souvenirs. James graduated from Fairmount High School in 1949 before pursuing his acting career. “Garfield” creator Jim Davis also attended the school. (Indianapolis Star) REASONABLE EXPLANATION - After David Wayne Jordan, 36, was arrested for shooting an arrow with a baggie of marijuana tied to it into Washington’s Whatcom County Jail, he explained he’d been aiming at a squirrel, according to Sheriff Bill Elfo, who added, “He had no explanation as to why squirrel hunting requires attaching marijuana to an arrow.” (The Bellingham Herald) ALTERNATIVE-ENERGY FOLLIES - A wind turbine in the Scottish Highlands was destroyed by 40 mph gales. Two blades were ripped from the turbine and thrown up to 60 yards away. A third was badly buckled. No one was injured, but the incident at Dunhobby prompted calls for authorities to remove all wind turbines from school playgrounds. Stuart Young, chairman of Caithness Wind Information Forum noted turbines are currently in three school playgrounds. He noted Highland Council officials responded to the incident by insisting the turbines are safe in winds up to 80 mph. (Britain’s The Telegraph) Linda and Larry Shovan said seven mortgage lenders turned down their application to refinance their home 50 miles outside of Steamboat Springs, Colo., because they aren’t hooked up to the power grid. Instead, they rely on solar power and have ever since buying the property 12 years ago. Pointing out that government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac won’t approve the couple’s loan because they live off the grid, one loan officer, Lainey Hamrick, explained, “The guideline is that you have to have public utilities so it would be like trying to sell a home that didn’t have heat by a fireplace and didn’t have a way to have any other heat.” The Shovans said their $30,000 computer-operated solar system “handles any of our needs.” (Denver’s KMGH-TV)
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n a drizzly late-summer afternoon John Waverek sits in a white Dodge Ram about three miles above the Crazy Canyon trailhead. The road he’s parked on sits parallel to a ridgeline on the southern face of University Mountain and is well worn, but only the Forest Service is allowed to drive through this part of Pattee Canyon. Waverek, a district fire manager officer for the Lolo National Forest, has come up here to prove a point. He kills the truck’s engine and steps out into the rain. “You see this?” he asks, sweeping his open palm out to the immediate surroundings. “Look at this. Does this look like a healthy forest to you?” No, it doesn’t. Even an untrained eye can see slash piles rise from thigh-deep grass all around the truck. The piles of woody debris are as tall as eye-level and scattered throughout the area. The grove is so thick it’s hard to imagine where those fallen trees once stood, and their stumps are invisible under the thick grass and knapweed. The remaining ponderosa pines and Douglas firs are packed together so tightly that Waverek has to step through them like he’s weaving through a crowd. The spot looks nothing like a healthy forest. It resembles a neglected yard behind some abandoned house. Waverek says this stand is a prime example of what’s wrong with many groves throughout the Lolo National Forest. When asked to elaborate, he chooses his words carefully. It’s not doing well, but he won’t call it sick. Like most Forest Service employees and scientists, Waverek worries about throwing around phrases like “healthy forests” or “sick trees” because those loaded terms can be misleading and used as political footballs. The issue is too complex to be reduced to such overly simplistic phrases. Experts prefer to use language like “mismanaged” and speak optimistically of “returning forests to a natural state.” Whatever the exact terminology, the general consensus is that there is a problem that needs to be addressed. Forest managers are facing unprecedented challenges, from correcting past policies to mitigating the current and future impacts of climate change. Waverek zeroes in on one particularly troubling sign. He points to countless white and orange pustules littering most of the ponderosa trunks, the signature marks left
by the mountain pine beetles. Most of the infected trees in this area are dead and the others will be soon. Relatively speaking, it won’t be long before they begin to fall and the Douglas firs start to grow around them. That could lead to a total stand replacement and/or an enormous fire. It’s a situation that makes Waverek cringe.
The beetles The mountain pine beetle is native to the Rocky Mountain West and, as long as pines have made up the forests, the beetles have been trying to eat them. But
“This outbreak is 10 times bigger than any that’s happened in the past and it’s likely the biggest that’s ever happened on the planet,” Six says. “It killed 80 percent of the pines in British Columbia, it’s now in Saskatchewan and it’s expected to keep going as an exotic through the boreal forest and into the eastern pine forests and maybe into the southern United States.” The reason for the epidemic is tied directly to climate change. Cold winters historically kept beetles in check. The bugs used to need two years to reach full maturity, and during the second winter, when the beetles were in the larval stage,
University of Montana researcher Diana Six holds three dead mountain pine beetles.
never have they attacked them so successfully as in recent years. The ponderosa’s powerful defenses make it one of the beetle’s least preferred meals. The trees grow thick bark that is difficult for insects to bore into. Once they do make it past, the beetles then have to contend with high volumes of pitch produced by the ponderosas. University of Montana researcher Diana Six says beetle attacks of ponderosa pines are one indicator of the abnormal current forest conditions. Beetle populations have fluctuated throughout the centuries and follow the same trajectory of significant climate changes. When temperatures rise, the population booms, and when temperatures fall, the beetles die off. But even taking these historic fluctuations into account, Six says the current status is unprecedented.
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the frigid temperatures of high-elevation forests would kill them. Now, with increasingly warmer weather, the beetles mature in just one year and reproduce at an exponential rate. While beetle populations continue to grow and threaten forests throughout the West, their numbers in western Montana have actually decreased. Six explains that it’s not because temperatures have dropped or because anything is killing the beetles, but rather because there aren’t enough trees left to support their enormous numbers. The new concern for researchers is how the bugs may impact high-elevation whitebark pine. These trees never had to deal with beetle epidemics before because high elevations never got warm enough for beetles to survive. Now that’s changing. Six’s research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem shows 1.2 million acres
of whitebark pine have died from beetle infestation. “That’s a tree species that has absolutely no defenses, so they’re just sitting ducks,” Six says. Grizzly bears rely on whitebark pine seeds as a primary food source before entering hibernation. Earlier this year, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service considered removing grizzly bears from the Endangered Species List, Six testified in Washington, D.C., that the bear’s major food source is disappearing. “It’s a very disturbing time to me,” Six says. “Just a few years ago we thought the beetles wouldn’t move into whitebark pine for 20 years, but it’s already happened. That tree is now being recommended for listing as an endangered species.” Foresters say there isn’t anything they can do to protect whitebark pines or stave off the beetles. The only thing that can reverse the trend is colder winters, and climate models predict hotter temperatures in the years to come. Waverek sees the problem playing out in Crazy Canyon with the ponderosa pines. Many trees are already dead from beetles, but he says there’s another factor. Ponderosas evolved to grow places many other pines can’t. They thrive in hot and dry climates and, because they live where water is scarce, they survive in thin forests. The problem up Crazy Canyon is that the ponderosa stands are at a density way beyond natural levels. “We’ve got accounts of people driving wagons through here in the mid-1800s,” Waverek says. “Unless they took the road, there’s no way that’d happen now.” Ponderosa pines around Missoula once grew in stands of only 12–15 trees per acre; today there can be up to 500. Density was low, Waverek argues, because fires came through the area once every five to 25 years and burnt away most of the shade-tolerant undergrowth and saplings too young to take the heat. But more than a century of fire suppression has disrupted that natural cycle, and now the forest is so thick that everything would go if the fires returned.
Out by 10:00 am Waverek talks about using fire the same way your neighbor uses a Weed Eater. In a perfect world, flames clear out dead or weak
trees and help promote healthy new growth. But many areas of the Lolo National Forest, including the grove he’s standing in, are too overgrown for a prescribed burn. Around the turn of the 20th century, some of the largest fires in American history burned through the national forests. The Great Burn in 1910 destroyed over 3 million acres of forest in Montana, Idaho and Washington and killed 86 people. As a result, the federal government perceived wildfires as a threat to valuable resources and lives and adopted a policy of complete fire suppression. By 1934, federal policy called for all fires extinguished “by 10:00 a.m. the next morning.” For better or worse, the policy was successful. In the 1930s, wildfires burned roughly 30 million acres; by the late 1960s that number decreased to less than 5 million. Around that same, researchers began to figure out that fire played a crucial role in the life cycles of several tree species. The flames burn away undergrowth, returning nutrients to the soil and allowing tree seeds an opportunity to sprout. The Forest Service has gotten more comfortable with fires in recent years and readily acknowledges that tree mortality is just as critical as tree viability to forest health. Wildfires in high elevations and far from human development are allowed to burn but monitored for potential threats. In low elevations, fire has been successfully reintroduced to a few ponderosa stands around Missoula to promote a more natural fire schedule. Waverek drives farther down the Forest Service road, closer to the Crazy Canyon trailhead. The trees are broadly spaced and stand like Corinthian columns. The undergrowth is low to the ground. Waverek approaches a particularly large tree and points to a charred triangular scar on the uphill side of the trunk. He’s pleased. “This was a good burn,” he says. “You can see how the wood underneath is now exposed.”
A sign alerts hikers and bikers of a thinning project in Crazy Canyon.
When the flames penetrate the bark of a mature ponderosa, the tree rushes pitch to the area to seal it off. Repeated over time, this process increases the tree’s density, allowing it to remain standing long after it’s dead to provide habitat for birds and small mammals. While fire is a vital part of returning forests to their natural state, the potential consequences make it a less-than-popular tactic. “In Montana, no one wants to be responsible for the risks,” says Carl Seielstad, a University of Montana professor of fire science management. “In the case of the Forest Service or any other agency, if it’s perceived that you’re responsible for letting it burn then you’re on the hook for what happens downstream. That’s the funda-
mental reason why so little fire is allowed to burn outside the wilderness areas.” The Forest Service acknowledges that this presents a problem. They want to reintroduce fire, but it needs to be on their terms. The agency says if fires came through without interference, they would burn at a high intensity and wipe out most, if not all, of the large trees in the forest. For example, after the Lolo Creek Complex fire sparked on Aug. 18, it took less than two days for it to spread over 5,000 acres. More than 750 people, 39 engines, five helicopters and about $850,000 were eventually used to fight the blaze. When crews successfully contained it about three weeks later, 10,900 acres of mixed conifer forest had burned. Just under 2,000 of those belonged to the For-
Diana Six uses a hatchet to look for mountain pine beetles in a dying ponderosa pine.
est Service. The largest landholder affected by the fire was Plum Creek Timber Company, which owns 7,000 acres. Every year, Plum Creek pays about 25 cents an acre to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation as a kind of insurance against any potential fires on the company’s 900,000 acres. The company actively thinned and logged the Lolo Creek area over the last several decades and had more planned for the near future. Plum Creek says it will still cut whatever timber is salvageable for paper pulp, fiberboard and lumber. The wood that’s too burnt may fuel sawmill boilers. Critics believe the Forest Service is still too lenient with timber companies and point to the Lolo Creek Complex as evidence. While Plum Creek says more thinning and logging is the answer, opponents disagree. “It’s ridiculous on its face to think the cause of our problems—the industrial techniques that damaged the forests—will get us out of the mess we’re in … ,” says Matthew Koehler, executive director of the nonprofit WildWest Institute. “Logging makes a forest hotter, windier and dryer. Anyone who went through the summer in Missoula and thinks we need to thin the forest more is misguided.”
A lasting legacy While experts agree our public forests need attention, opinions vary on the best solutions. It’s part of the reason Waverek and others avoid terms like “healthy” and “sick” when describing their work. “The thing is that [forest health] becomes code for different things,” says Boise State University researcher John Freemuth. “Does it mean active management? Does it mean cutting more trees in the name of forest health? Does that mean restoring what forests looked like before white Europeans? Or do we mean forests that don’t burn as often that produce more goods and services?”
John Waverek, a district fire manager officer with the Lolo National Forest, points to a burn scar on a ponderosa pine near the summit of University Mountain.
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The answer depends on whom you ask—and those answers are often influenced by problems with past policies. Freemuth has taught at Boise State for 27 years and specializes in public lands policy. During the Clinton administration, he served on the Bureau of Land Management Science Advisory Board. He says that throughout its history, the U.S. Forest Service has evolved to meet the needs of the American public and, in doing so, inadvertently struggled to maintain the public’s trust. “Because of how it managed its holdings, the agency lost the faith of the American people at one point and they’ve been trying to get it back ever since,” he says. From World War II through the early 1980s, the Forest Service, the largest landholder in the United States, managed much of its holdings essentially as giant timber farms. Timber companies were allowed to build logging roads within 100 feet of one another deep into the forest. Though many of them are now closed to vehicles, the Lolo National Forest contains 6,200 miles of roads, or enough to drive from coast-to-coast twice. Thousands of acres at a time were clear cut, habitat was destroyed, runoff polluted streams and burned slash piles diminished air quality. In the late 1960s, the environmental movement established itself and fought for legislation that changed how the agency managed the country’s national forests. One major change was the National Environmental Policy Act. Hailed as the Magna Carta for environmental protection, NEPA mandated that federal agencies define how their proposed actions will affect the environment and what possible viable alternatives there may be. The court system oversees the NEPA process and ultimately decides if the proposed plans would be allowed. For the first time, the Forest Service had to consider the impacts of future timber sales and other land improvement projects. The policy radically changed the face of the agency.
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The USFS contracted RCO Reforestation for a thinning project in Crazy Canyon. Crews recently cut trees and stacked slash piles that will be burned later in the year.
“To that point the Forest Service was run by engineers and [timber guys], then many more research biologists stepped in,” Freemuth says. “It was wrenching for them internally, but they became a much more multifaceted organization.” The changes couldn’t, however, undo the damage in the woods. The new Forest Service has in its hands thousands of acres of single-age and over-populated tree stands, around 380,000 miles of roads, noxious weeds and many outdated stream-damaging culverts. Much of the agency’s resources go toward undoing the damage of the past, but progress is slow. The way the laws are written, environmental groups can easily challenge the Forest Service’s plans, citing anything from lack of habitat protection to filing
technicalities. If a judge sides with the environmentalists on just one issue, the Forest Service must go back, reassess its plan and provide more analysis. “There’s a thing called NEPA-proofing a forest plan,” Freemuth says. The process basically involves foresters covering every possible way the plan will affect the environment and the animals within it, from, say, water quality in the short-term to long-term viability of lynx habitat. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies has sued the agency more than any other environmental organization, and Executive Director Mike Garrity says they’ve won 87 percent of the time. He argues that if the agency more diligently protected habitat for endangered species, the lawsuits wouldn’t be necessary.
As an example, AWR is one of several plaintiffs that successfully sued the Forest Service over the Colt-Summit Project in the Seeley-Swan. Initially proposed in 2009, the plan was a result of a collaboration between landowners, the Forest Service, environmental groups and timber companies that aimed to reduce hazardous fuels and restore habitat in the area. But as of last month the project was still on hold after U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy agreed with environmental groups that the plan didn’t do enough to consider the impact on lynx habitat. Garrity says that decades of logging in the area have already damaged the threatened species and cutting more trees won’t help. “The Forest Service and the phony environmental groups claim they support
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“When everybody’s unhappy that’s probably where we should be. If one side is happy we’re probably too close to them.” —Traci Sylte, Forest Service soil and water program manager
Fires burned about six acres near Bonner in July. Years of fire suppression in Pattee Canyon has created dense forests and thick underbrush.
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Mountain pine beetle pitch tubes fill a dead ponderosa pine in Crazy Canyon.
logging because it supports habitat, but that’s an Orwellian [concept],” he says. “The best way to protect habitat is to leave it alone.” Officials in the Forest Service say they’re as frustrated by the process as anyone, but they’re beholden to the law and trying to balance the demands of a very divided country. “If you look at the American people, like it or not, we have diverse values,” says Traci Sylte, a Forest Service soil and water program manager. “When everybody’s unhappy that’s probably where we should be. If one side is happy we’re probably too close to them. We manage for the public, and we need them to realize that makes it a very challenging role for the Forest Service.”
A best guess For the Forest Service and all the other land management agencies, the biggest challenges are likely yet to come. From changes in insect life cycles to longer fire seasons, most of the problems are tied to climate change. “When referring to climate change everyone immediately thinks of the ice sheets in the Arctic, but we’re seeing changes down here on the same scale,” researcher Diana Six says. Most climate models—like the one Six mentioned that predicted pine beetle movement into whitebark pine—were created a few years ago and have already proven inaccurate. The best estimates
most researchers can make is that gradually the forests are going to be replaced with different species of flora. “My prediction is everything growing in the forest now will move up in elevation,” says Forest Service tree scientist John Errecart. “Climate change models are a best guess at this point. That makes it difficult for us to get it right.” Scientists can point to certain shifts in local weather patterns. Rain, instead of snow, is coming at the shoulder months of winter. That means low elevations accumulate lower snowpacks, and the snowpacks at high altitudes melt about three weeks faster. Fire season has grown by 70 days, on average. In addition, unusually hot summers are causing water to evaporate from watersheds and soils faster than ever before. “Water is out of our control,” hydrologist Traci Sylte says. “All we can do is try and keep shade over the streams and keep the banks healthy. There’s nothing we can do.” Less water in rivers means even dryer conditions in the mountains and forests at greater risk for bug and disease infestations, tree deaths and wildfires. But if thinning means giving the ponderosa stands around Missoula a better chance, John Waverek is up for it. Still he worries about what a drying climate will mean for the already stressed forests. He’s coming into his 40th year of preventing and fighting wildfires around Missoula and soon it’ll be someone else’s job. He’s retiring at the end of the season.
After driving out of Crazy Canyon, Waverek goes a short distance down the road and crosses to the other side of Pattee Canyon. Midway up the eastern slope a younger forest emerges from the older ponderosas looming from behind. Freshly laid asphalt driveways pull away from the main road and up to luxury homes tucked into a dense blend of Douglas fir, larch and ponderosa. “When I first moved to Missoula in 1981, this was the place to buy real estate ... everything was just black,” he says, sur-
veying the hillside. A fire in 1977 wiped the mountain clean, but the untrained eye would never know. The vegetation has returned to the point the homes can barely be seen through thick, healthy trees; only their roofs and moldings peek out from behind the crowns. “Man, it’s getting thick up here,” Waverek says with a grin. You can see him already eyeing where thinning projects need to start. “The work never ends.” dpesanti@missoulanews.com
A low-density ponderosa pine grove near the Crazy Canyon trailhead.
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Raving Flathead Lake BassBoat hosts the wildest cruise in Northwest Montana by Dameon Pesanti
Nico Luminous DJ's during the June 28 BassBoat on Flathead Lake.
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n a tranquil early September evening on Flathead Lake, the sun has cast everything in a golden hue and the forested mountains are mirrored in the glassy water when a ship the size of a two-story house plows through it all. Laser beams and trippy music broadcast loudly from the stern as the craft, named the Far West, lumbers past a petroglyph wall, a few islands and several vacation homes. Occasionally, middle-aged men in luxurious powerboats troll alongside the Far West. They stare, open-mouthed, at the flamboyantly dressed and scantily clad ravers gyrating and cheering and making kissy faces, which prompts the men to punch the gas and tear off like rabbits from a fox. Frightening the locals isn’t the goal of BassBoat, more like an unintended consequence. The floating party costs $55 per person for the chance to cruise around 20 miles of Flathead Lake and then join an after-party at a marina bar in Lakeside. The whole experience feels like someone hijacked a small Bay Area nightclub and took it on a 9-mile-per-hour joyride around one of the most beautiful lakes in America. It’s as surreal as it is fantastic. This particular September event is the eighth BassBoat voyage in three years.
“It gets better every time and there’s no end in sight,” says BassBoat creator Trebor Schwada. At first glance, BassBoat may seem a bit overpriced. But the cost is understandable considering 11 electronic artists traveled from as far away as Portland, Ore., and Oakland, Calif., to perform on a 65-foot boat in northwestern Montana. If it’s not one of the most unusual musical experiences out there, then it’s definitely one of the most unrestricted. Where else can you go to a floating rave without a single security guard in sight? Far West Captain Art Burch explains that even during Prohibition, people were sneaking off to cruise Flathead to escape “the man” for a little clandestine fun. “We’re following tradition,” he says. “Forty-one years ago this boat was built on this lake for parties. I’m a little old for these guys but they’ve got a good vibe.” Sometimes parties take a bit to warmup and BassBoat is no exception. After all, most raves don’t begin until dark and this one kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Most everyone on board—capacity is 160—hails from one of the small towns dotting the Flathead Valley. Missoulians represented the second largest group, but a handful have made the seven-hour drive all the way from Billings.
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Despite the music, most people seem content to spend the first part of the night lining the boat’s hull sipping drinks, smoking joints and taking in the scenery. At the bow a guy airbrushes tattoos on people while others flirt and chat about music. “When I get to California I’m inventing minimal sidestep electronica,” Eric “Fill Fee” Weaver says to a couple girls between long drags from a hookah. “I’m not sure what it’s going to sound like yet but, seriously, it’s going to be the shit.” The whole thing kind of has a The Life Aquatic meets “The Love Boat” meets a “guy with a lot of ecstasy and a drum machine who’s willing to share” feel to it. The ship is painted top-to-bottom in pastel white and blue with red life boats hanging above the dance floor. The orange life preservers dotting the walls make excellent photo props. But minus a string of prayer flags and a Chinese lantern, the decorations are absurdly sparse for a rave. Everything changes about an hour before sunset when Drumspyder steals the show and fills the dance floor. The Oakland-based artist provides a groundwork of traditional music from the Arabian peninsula, which he layers with glitchy synthesizer notes and tops off by pounding away at an electronic drumhead. Standing still is not an option. One guy even
hangs from the ceiling with his legs folded in lotus pose and swings wildly among the dancers. The boat docks around 10:30. The music continues on board, but the dancers are drawn like moths to a flame to The Docks Restaurant’s torches and enormous deck. A small music and light show fills one side of the space while fire poi spinners perform on the other. Trapped at the central fire pit, middle-aged couples not affiliated with BassBoat nervously look on and huddle closer to the fire. They try to be business-asusual, swirling wine glasses and thumbing iPhones, but the twirlers and electronic music is too much to bear and they eventually leave. For a while, it feels like partying at some rich relative’s house—until midnight when, without explanation, the music and lights just die. Everyone looks around bewildered. If the party is over, the people aren’t ready to stop. Some groups start singing old blues and R&B songs a cappella while others dance and beatbox, but it isn’t long before everyone gives up and starts trickling out into the night. Despite the abrupt ending, there’s a good chance they’ll be back next year. dpesanti@missoulanews.com
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Bluegrass blitzkrieg Kitchen Dwellers take mountain music higher When, over 30 years ago, country legends Alabama sang, “Oh, play me some mountain music/ like Grandma and Grandpa used to play/ then I’ll float on down the river to a Cajun hideaway,” the band had no idea that the Kitchen Dwellers would one day come along and turn that idea on its head. Oh sure, the Bozeman bluegrass band—and winners of this year’s Zoo Music Awards in the Country & Bluegrass category—has a mountain music feel to it, and its eponymous debut album ebbs and flows like a river, but with song titles like “Redneck Bastard,” this is definitely not your grandma’s old-time music. What the band does is take you on a ride that feels more like a rush through a Class V rapid then a languid float. The instrumental track “S.I.R.” is a blitzkrieg of fiddles, banjos and acoustic guitars, and it represents both the album’s biggest strength and
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weakness: The rapid-fire solos are great, but Kitchen Dwellers contains a ton of these, so it suffers at times from Too Much of a Good Thing Syndrome. That said, the band can surprise you. Singer Kyle Shelstad’s voice sounds like Gomer Pyle with a nasty cold (which is oddly fun to listen to) and there are a couple of nice upright bass solos—particularly on “Mississippi Delta Queen”—that occasionally give the album an unexpected jazz tone. (Brian Palmer) Kitchen Dwellers plays an album release show at the Top Hat Fri., Sept. 20, at 10 PM. Free.
Rose Gold Rose Gold is the sort of pop music picnic that most would call “indie,” but don’t let that nomenclature dissuade you from taking in this outfit fronted by stylish bassist and vocalist Birdie Bowie. On a track such as “Ghosts,” the trio’s sound would fit well on any ’90sera episode of MTV’s “120 Minutes,” with repetitive, squawking guitar hooks reminiscent of The Edge’s better work, and Bowie’s voice making pretty little noises. While “Ghosts” and the other tracks available on the Rose Gold bandcamp page are raw and underproduced, the songwriting skills are evident and the earworm riffs will follow you to the grave. “Atom Bomb” slowly builds momentum with some sneaky
drum work and repetitive guitar riffage. Here, Bowie does her best Heavens-to-Betsy-era Corin Tucker impersonation, and that ain’t a bad thing. “Bruised Fruit” continues the riot grrrl feel with atmospheric and fuzzed-out guitars buzzing over Bowie’s refrain, “Purity is easy when they hang you from the tree / I’m starving.” The musicianship is generally more adept than most of those celebrated riot grrrl outfits. While the influences of that movement are obvious, Rose Gold is its own thing, ready to move on to the big city. ( Jason McMackin) Rose Gold plays Stage 112 Fri., Sept. 20, at 9:30 PM with Monks on Fire and Swamp Ritual. $3.
Citizen Cope Clarence Greenwood—aka Citizen Cope—has been combining rap and rock for well over a decade, and more recently has made his mark on the singersongwriter landscape with molasses-thick vocals and soulful tracks perfect for outdoor concerts in the dead of summer. Historically, Cope’s recordings have aimed for positivity while simultaneously mining the depths of human struggles—like the ambling orchestral title track from 2012’s One Lovely Day, which offers a ray of hope for the downtrodden. But some of his best work comes via gritty, unsettling social commentaries, like when he
sings about people’s fruitless efforts to get out from behind “life’s Eight Ball” on the hip-hop-tinged rock track “Bullet and a Target.” Cope acts as a messenger of sorts with his music, proclaiming an uplifting gospel of possibilities and also providing chilling reminders of the crushing obstacles that lurk around every corner. He does so in a diverse way that listeners of a number of genres can get behind. (Brian Palmer) Citizen Cope plays the Wilma Wed., Sept. 25. Doors open at 7 PM, show at 8. $31/$27.50 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketweb.com.
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Adventure Club Unless you’re into the EDM scene, you probably can’t tell one DJ/group from another. You also might need to know that EDM stands for electronic dance music. Well, here’s something for both the discerning electronic ear and the occasional dancer. Leave it to Canada to fix what has become a haphazard style in Britain and the United States. Instead of trying too hard to change dubstep, Montreal’s Adventure Club is sticking to its roots with predictable rises and falls, good glitchy leads and a knack for fitting the wibbly-wobbly in the right places. With half a million Facebook likes, it still makes the kids dance. Adventure Club tends to the treble end of elec-
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tronic, which is a nice break from the bass-heavy hits in its BPM range. The DJ duo takes on plenty of remixes, from the post-hardcore Alexisonfire to the softer side of Metric. From its online collection, the re-imagining of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” is the most creatively conceived track for its soft edges and hard drops. If Adventure Club could shed the urge to overly distort and reverberate as the dubstep scene requires, it would deserve a 10. But these guys are good DJs, so they’ll keep putting out what people are buying. (Brooks Johnson) Adventure Club, Kai Wachi and Lecture play Stage 112 Thu., Sept. 26, at 10 PM. $25/$22 advance. 18-plus.
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At last, the summer movie season is over. For those who found themselves frustrated by a non-stop parade of superhero fantasies, apocalyptic extravaganzas and boneheaded comedies, there’s a feeling in the air that now comes the time of year when—if I’m not a 15-to-25-year-old white male—Hollywood might actually release some movies meant for me. Don’t kid yourself. You don’t matter. I don’t mean you specifically, of course. You’re a wonderful human being, and the world is a better place because you’re in it, I tell you from the bottom of my heart. I’m just playing the odds here, because virtually
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or gunshot. Doesn’t that suggest a different set of principles are at work? Yes, it does. Those principles, however, once again have nothing at all to do with you, unless it’s incidentally. The fall-to-holidays movie season is all about the image of the movie business that Hollywood wants to sell. Like virtually everything else in Hollywood, it’s a battle of egos, of people trying to win. The object of the victory just changes from money to awards, allowing executives and actors to spend some time believing that it’s all about the art. Studios don’t make “awards bait” movies—including this year’s
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“One hair past a freckle.” The Monuments Men is one of the many Oscar-worthy movies coming out this fall.
nothing the mainstream filmmaking community does has anything to do with what you, Average Person Reading This, might want to see in a movie theater. During the summer, that might seem to be an obvious statement. Sure, occasionally a movie starring women (The Heat) or African-Americans (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) achieves some measure of boxoffice success. But we can just dismiss that as an aberration, because come on, it’s not as though women or non-whites are interested in stories about people who look more like them. That’s just crazy talk. But it actually runs deeper than that, because Hollywood isn’t merely targeting 15-to-25-year-old white males in North America. This is the era of global box-office, after all, and that means making movies that translate easily to appeal to foreign markets. That’s why you’ll see so many computer-animated features; kids are kids, and dubbing is easy. That’s why you’ll see a conspicuously multi-racial cast like that of Furious 6; all the better to market it to the rest of the world. And that’s why you’ll see plenty of spectacular destruction and fantasy worlds; the less dialogue or peculiarly American idioms that have to be translated, the better. If you’re a movie industry executive, and you’re trying to preserve your job by avoiding risky misfires, building blockbusters for the consumption of the entire world is the smart play. Ah, but what about what happens when the kids are back in school, and multiplex offerings suddenly suggest that the film industry is concerned with stories about complicated adult humans on planet Earth? These are movies in which people talk to one another, and there may not be a single special effect
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scheduled biographies of famous figures like Nelson Mandela and Walt Disney, or historical dramas like The Monuments Men, or literary adaptations like August: Osage County—because they think you want to see them. They make those movies because they want to win awards. And in so doing, maybe they’ll also convince you that those movies are better than other movies, and in so doing make more money. The astonishing thing is that great movies still manage to happen. They happen because directors, writers and actors still throw their heart and soul into what they do, and they sometimes make amazing work in spite of the demands of a machine designed to create either “properties” or “prestige.” Or they create that work outside of the machine entirely, taking a chance that somehow, a film festival or critical consensus or word-of-mouth will build audience interest. It becomes ever more crucial to understand, even when the posters are covered with laurel branches from festival appearances or the trailers are full of somber symphonic music, that you’re always being marketed to. Maybe find a critic that you trust to help guide you, or experiment with something just because it intrigues you. Just remember, while the serious movies tell you they deserve serious attention, that awards consensus is just like any other consensus: It’s based on the broadest possible appeal, and rarely on idiosyncratic or daring ideas. The movie you love the most this fall might be the one that nobody else would ever consider “award-worthy.” And maybe that’s exactly the way it should be. arts@missoulanews.com
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What’s my name? Ali doc reveals the man behind the boxer by Dan Brooks
It is hard to imagine a time when Muhammad Ali was not a hero. When sports journalists present the greatest athletes of the 20th century, Ali appears at the end with the same inevitability that “Thriller” ends a countdown of the greatest music videos. Yet there was a time when people refused to say anything good about Cassius Clay— even refused to call him by his chosen name. The Trials of Muhammad Ali captures that time vividly. The documentary, produced by Kartemquin Films and directed with restrained craft by Bill Siegel, covers Ali’s life from his gold medal in the 1960 Olympics through his comeback fight against Jerry
It is not the only obsolete country of which The Trials of Muhammad Ali reminds us. Davidson’s counterpart in likable geriatrics is Abdul Rahman Muhammad, better known as Captain Sam, who introduced Clay to the Nation of Islam. Clay’s conversion, his friendship with Malcolm X and his eventual public embrace of the Nation led him to a belief that Sam explains smiling, straight into the camera: America is the white man’s nation, and there is no safe place for a black man in it. Cassius Clay, then Muhammad Ali, began to espouse that belief shortly after he won the heavyweight title. America’s response proved him right. For
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Quarry in 1970. Of course what matters is what necessitated the comeback: Ali’s involvement with the Nation of Islam and subsequent felony conviction for refusing to fight in the Vietnam War. The film opens with present-day Ali detailing the moment he won Olympic gold in Rome, raising his shaky hand to describe the progress of the flag as he hums the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” This is the Ali with whom we are now comfortable and familiar—the dignified old man who seems to control his body via a bad internet connection, smiling and periodically looking around as if trying to remember whether he’s supposed to keep talking or punch someone’s head off. Seventy-one-year-old Ali is safely historical. Nineteen-year-old Cassius Clay was a scary monster. He scared other heavyweights with his speed and power, and he scared white people with his confidence and professionally improbable good looks. Here was a young black man who could probably knock anyone in America unconscious, and he was not particularly polite. Yet the Louisville Lip did not return from Rome with his personality fully formed, and The Trials of Muhammad Ali does good work in the early going to remind us of that. The film gets plenty of mileage out of Gordon Davidson, the last surviving member of the legendary Louisville Sponsoring Group, who jovially describes the young Clay submitting a $2,000 expense claim for orange juice. The Sponsoring Group may have been the only honest managers in the history of boxing, and Davidson appears as a relic of a bygone America.
Ali, Islam was less a religion than a rhetoric of black liberation. It fit perfectly with his emerging personality as a confident young world-beater, and it gave white America a reason to hate him. That dynamic of mutual refusal occasioned some of the most memorable moments in Ali’s career—calling Sonny Liston a gorilla, standing over the fallen Floyd Patterson and shouting “What’s my name?” History remembers it as a show, but The Trials reminds us that at that time, it was Ali’s struggle to assert his beliefs to America and to himself. That struggle came to a head when Ali refused the draft. Here Siegel does a fine job of stripping away historical whitewash, casting doubt on the famous and probably apocryphal quote about how “no Viet Cong ever called me nigger,” and including an interview in which Ali complains, unlikably, that his income taxes have already bought the U.S. military a few bombers. Ali may have objected to the idea that he was not exceptional as much as to war itself. But his beliefs were deeply founded, and he paid for them with five years of exile from the sport he loved. In the end, the Supreme Court vindicated him, and so did history. Today, Muhammad Ali is a hero. Siegel’s documentary reminds us that it was not always so, that for many years we refused to call him what we call him now. The Trials of Muhammad Ali screens at the Roxy Theater Sept. 20 through Sept. 23 at 7 and 9 PM nightly. $7/$6 students and seniors. arts@missoulanews.com
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Zero Dark Se7en:30 Prisoners pushes allegory past the breaking point by Scott Renshaw
Allegory—and this is a considerable bit of understatement—is a tricky business, and it’s only getting trickier all the time. In earlier generations, extended riffs on totalitarian communism (Animal Farm) and the Red Scare (The Crucible) worked on their own considerable literary merits, to the point that they’ve become canon. Yet it’s getting harder and harder to find that sweet spot where an audience clearly understands what you’re trying to say, yet doesn’t feel that they’ve been bludgeoned about the face and neck with a Very Important Message About Society. Prisoners gets off to a rough start in that re-
Guzikowski (Contraband) intend for this scenario to evoke. “We hurt him until he talks, or they’re gonna die,” Keller rationalizes to Franklin. “He stopped being a person when he took them.” Turning his abandoned old childhood apartment into a backwoods Gitmo, Keller subjects Alex to various punishments—bagging his head, stress positions, water torture—until we’re fairly certain that Alex will eventually reveal where bin Laden is hiding. Once that allegory is punctuated with several dozen exclamation points—along with the accompanying question of whether we lose our soul when
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The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will discuss the Missoula Bridges Planning Study which is a pre-environmental study that allows for early planning-level coordination with community members, stakeholders, environmental resource agencies, and other interested parties. The study It is a pre-environmental study that allows for early planning-level coordination with community members, stakeholders, environmental resource agencies, and other interested parties. The study identifies potential options and will assist in facilitating a smooth and efficient transition from transportation planning to future project development/environmental review, if any, based on need and funding availability. The Missoula Bridges Planning Study is a planning-level study and is not a design or construction project. The purpose of the meeting is to present planning-level improvement concepts for the Higgins Avenue and Madison Street Bridge crossings.
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gard literally from its first scene. Quebeçois director Denis Villeneuve (the 2011 Oscar nominee Incendies)—making his studio debut—pulls back slowly on Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) and his teenage son (Dylan Minette) preparing to shoot a deer in the Pennsylvania woods while reciting a prayer. A few moments later, an RV drives by playing the Gospel pop tune “Put Your Hand in the Hand.” A few moments after that, Villeneuve pulls focus to show the cross hanging from the rearview mirror of Keller’s pickup truck. And at several other points for the next two and a half hours, Prisoners makes sure you’re not about to forget that this is God’s country, full of Godfearing people and also they believe in God. The plot kicks into gear when, on a Thanksgiving night, Keller and his wife Grace’s (Maria Bello) 7-yearold daughter and her best friend—the daughter of the Dovers’ neighbors, Franklin (Terrence Howard) and Nancy Birch—disappear from their street. There’s a suspect almost immediately—Alex Jones (Paul Dano), the simple-minded driver of that aforementioned RV—but the investigating officer, Det. Loki ( Jake Gyllenhaal), is unable to find any physical evidence, and is forced to release Alex. But that doesn’t mean Keller isn’t willing to take matters into his own hands, even if that means abducting and torturing Alex to find out what happened to the girls. What follows is essentially a parallel-but-overlapping narrative: Loki investigating various leads and seeming dead-ends in the case, and Keller—assisted by a reluctant Franklin—carrying out his enhanced interrogation of Alex. And make no mistake, that’s exactly what Villeneuve and screenwriter Aaron
we’re willing to do such things even for seemingly very good reasons, which hint hint, the answer is yes—all that remains is hoping that Villeneuve and company carry out the gritty thriller elements with some skill. And, at times, they’re quite skillful indeed, building tense chases and showdowns into an effectively complex puzzle regarding what actually happened to those two girls, and grounding the action in solid performances by Jackman and Gyllenaal. But things start to veer off track in the final hour, as Prisoners piles on the plot turns, complications and coincidences that link everything into one grand conspiracy of evil, with hints of Se7en in its bleak suggestion that there’s nothing easier than getting someone to abandon his principles. Characters start to behave in ways that feel merely plot-convenient, and that 153-minute running time starts to feel like a punishment considering how early the film says virtually everything it has to say about our capacity to justify vigilante brutality. The fact that the film has the capacity to keep you shuddering in the moment may be testimony to a certain degree of visceral effectiveness, but those gut reactions keep colliding with the bitter taste of its repetitive moralizing. In fact, maybe it said everything it had to say with that first scene of the deer hunt 150 minutes earlier: That violence is still violence even if it’s committed with a prayer in your heart. Here endeth the allegory. Prisoners opens at the Carmike 12, Pharaohplex and Showboat. arts@missoulanews.com
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man, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Village 6.
BATTLE OF THE YEAR It’s time for a bunch of young upstart Americans to let their feet do the talking at an annual worldwide dance competition. Starring Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso and Josh Peck. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12.
PLANES The makers of Cars bring you Planes, in which Dusty, a plucky cropduster, longs to compete in a famous race, but is afraid of heights. Wah-wah. Starring the voices of Dane Cook, Stacy Keach and Brad Garrett. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
COAL COCKED Gene Bernofsky’s 30-minute documentary exposes the devastation mountain-top removal mining has done in Appalachia and the work advocates are doing to prevent the Arch Coal strip mining in southeast Montana. Not rated. Showing at the Roxy Theatre Thu., Sept. 19 at 7 PM as part of a double feature.
R.I.P.D. After a cop dies, afterlife authorities assign him to a team of undead police officers, the Rest in Peace Department. Ghostly police antics ensue! Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon. Rated PG-13. Pharaohplex.
COMPUTER CHESS It’s a check-mate when British chess software programmers battle over a weekend tournament set in the ‘80s. Not rated. Showing at the Roxy Theatre Sept. 20-23 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM. DROP CITY Discover the retro magic of Southern Colorado’s Drop City, an experimental community in the 1960s that pioneered ideas about resourceful living. Not rated. Showing at the Roxy Theatre Thu., Sept. 19 at 7 PM as part of a double feature. FRUITVALE STATION On Dec. 31, 2008, unarmed Oakland resident Oscar Grant was shot in the back and killed by a BART police officer. Michael B. Jordan portrays the last day of Grant’s not-so-simple life. Also starring Melonie Diaz and Octavia Spencer. Rated R. Wilma. PRISONERS Watch as families are torn and parents are driven to extreme deeds when two young girls go missing. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. (See Film.) THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI When Muhammad Ali refused to serve in Vietnam, citing his Islamic faith, he fought the battle of his life to overturn a five-year prison sentence. Bill Siegel’s documentary covers those tumultuous years. Not rated. Showing at the Roxy Theatre Sept. 20–Sept. 23 at 7 and 9 PM. (See Film.)
NOW PLAYING 2 GUNS Don’t you love discovering the things you have in common with buddies, like, say, being undercover agents? I suspect there won’t be many BFF necklaces, though, when a DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer form a shaky alliance after trying to sneak into a drug cartel. Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and Paula Patton. Rated R. Carmike 12.
RIDDICK Revenge will be served colder than the vacuum of space in this latest installment of the Riddick series. Starring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban and Katee Sackhoff. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. Your move. Computer Chess shows at the Roxy Fri., Sept. 20–Sun., Sept. 22 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM.
AUSTENLAND A Pride and Prejudice-obsessed single woman visits a Jane Austen theme park; maybe, just maybe, she’ll find her own unlikely Mr. Darcy. Starring Keri Russell, Jennifer Coolidge and Bret McKenzie. Rated PG-13. Wilma. BLUE JASMINE Woody Allen brings us this tale of a narcissistic socialite, played by Cate Blanchett, who undergoes a nervous breakdown and transformation after her life hits rock bottom. Also starring Alec Baldwin and Sally Hawkins. Rated PG-13. Wilma. DESPICABLE ME 2 The somewhat inept but well-meaning Gru is put to work for the Anti-Villain league to fight a new super criminal in the follow-up to the 2010 family friendly animated comedy. Starring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Miranda Cosgrove. Rated PG. Carmike 12. ELYSIUM It’s the year 2154, and rich people live on a space station while the poors live down on the ruined earth. It’s up to Jason Bourne, er, Matt Damon I mean, to bridge the two worlds. Also starring Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copley. Rated R. Carmike 12, Village 6. THE FAMILY Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer star as a mafia couple that’s in France under the witness protection program, but not so great at staying on the DL. Sacre bleu! Also starring Dianna Agron. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 The Lambert family must uncover what evil presence is terrorizing them and possibly inhabiting their kiddo. Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose
Byrne and Barbara Hershey. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Village 6. JOBS Ashton Kutcher portrays Steve Jobs’ during his struggles for success in the ‘70s and ‘80s with an obscure company called Apple. Will it be a mission iMpossible to become wealthy based on selling iThingies? Also starring Josh Gad and J.K. Simmons. PG-13. Entertainer. LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER See notable American events of the 20th century from an interesting perspective: an AfricanAmerican White House butler. Starring Forest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz and Oprah Winfrey. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. MONSTERS UNIVERSITY This prequel to 2001’s Monsters, Inc., visits Sulley and Mike during their college days. I bet they threw some beastly frat parties. Starring the voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi. Rated G. Village 6. ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US - NEW EXTENDED FAN CUT 3D Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock focuses his lense on another guilty pleasure for many Americans: heartthrob band One Direction. Footage includes “gratuitous naked torsos,” according to one reviewer. Starring Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik. Rated PG. Carmike 12. PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS In this sequel to 2010’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, good ol’ Percy and crew must find the Golden Fleece and, presumably, throw it into Mordor to prevent evil from taking over the world. Starring Logan Ler-
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THIS IS THE END “Drug and penis humor” earned This Is The End its rating, which is probably all some of you need to know. James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen take comedic turns in a comedy about the end of the world. Rated R. Village 6. TURBO A weird accident puts the “go” into “escargot” in this animated Dreamworks underdog tale of a garden snail aiming to win the Indy 500. Starring the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti and Samuel L. Jackson. Rated PG. Showboat. WE’RE THE MILLERS A drug dealer asks oddballs to pretend to be his family to avoid suspicion while moving a large amount of weed over the U.S/Canada border. Dude, strippers look like normal women when they put pants on! Lolz! Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis and Emma Roberts. Rated R. Carmike 12, Village 6, Showboat, Pharaohplex. THE WORLD’S END Five buddies on an epic pub crawl have no idea they’re about to join a really epic battle for humanity’s survival. Brought to you by the Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz dudes, so British witticisms and smashed pint glasses abound. Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Martin Freeman. Rated R. Village 6, Pharaohplex. Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit missoulanews.com’s arts section to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 541-7469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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In the late 1990s, the California Prune Board knew it had a problem. The largest age demographic of its consumer base was also the oldest. And the major selling point of prunes inescapably invoked images of poop. In 2000, the board changed its name to the California Dried Plums Board, and began calling its product “dried plums.” As part of this rebranding effort, the board attempted to shift the focus of prunes from fecal improvement to another important health benefit, a newly discovered association between prunes and bone strength. The importance of prunes on bone health, which subsequent research has supported, makes women a prime target market for the industry, as they are more prone to osteoporosis. According to the California Dried Plums Board’s website, “Research conducted in the U.S. showed that our target audience, women ages 25 to 54, responded more favorably to the name dried plums. It is also more descriptive for people who don’t know that prunes are fresh plums that have been dried.” Calling prunes “dried plums” is misleading. When most people think “plum,” they think of the juicy round fruit sold in stores. But if you dehydrate one of those, it will not resemble most people’s idea of a prune. Instead of a plump, dark, chewy orb it will be a flat puddle with a seed bulging in the middle, vaguely reminiscent of the planet Saturn, but more pink. And more than likely, that seed will be difficult to extract from the flesh of the dried plum. There are plums, and there are prune plums. Only one of these is an exceptional laxative. The other, which is typically grown and marketed for eating fresh, is often referred to the Asian plum. These are juicier than prune plums, with less fiber and sugar. Most varieties of prune plum, on the other hand, are of European descent. They are generally free-stone, meaning the flesh isn’t attached to the pit, which makes them easier to process and cook with. The Asian plums are usually of the cling-stone persuasion, which means the pit is difficult to remove, something that doesn’t matter as much when you’re eating them fresh. You just stop eating when you’re down to a tattered layer of fruit fiber stuck to the pit. There are more differences between Asian-style plums and European-style prune plums. But rarely are these differences felt as dramatically as in a very special torte recipe, popularized by New York Times food columnist Marian Burros, that calls for purple Italian prune plums. “[The prune plums] are engulfed by the batter during baking and that gives the torte its special quality,” explained James Beard Award winning food writer Greg Patent, who first turned me onto this recipe. Patent had agreed to walk me through it if I brought the ingredients to his house. The fruit on my Italian plum tree was not quite ripe, so I went to the store. Of course, it only stocked Asian-style plums. I brought those to Greg’s house, assuming it wouldn’t matter. He frowned when I arrived with my Asian plums. It had to be purple prune plums, he said, definitively. But we decided to try anyway with the Asian plums,
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to see what would happen. For comparison, Patent removed a torte from his freezer that was a year old, but with the correct fruit. The torte’s magnificence is amplified by the fact that, wrapped in plastic and foil, it can survive a full year in the freezer with negligible loss of quality, allowing you to eat purple Italian prune plum torte uninterrupted until the prune plums ripen again the following year. While Patent’s year-old torte thawed, we prepared a wrong-fruit torte from scratch. While this year’s torte cooled, we reheated last year’s at 300 degrees. The fresh, wrong-fruit torte was delicious, and I wouldn’t have had a problem with it were it not for the presence of last year’s torte to compare it with. But side-by-side it was evident that the plums in the wrong-fruit torte, being plums and not prune plums, had too much water, which affected the torte’s consistency. And their flavor wasn’t sweet or assertive enough to balance the cake batter below. The wrongfruit torte was good, but not contagiously outstanding like last year’s torte, despite its year in the freezer. I brought the leftovers to a friend with a sharp sense of taste. Without saying anything about the ingredients or relative ages of the two tortes, I let him try last year’s right-fruit model. “I like it very much,” he said. Then I let him try the new torte, fresh out of the oven. “This one is less satisfactory,” he said. “Something’s wrong with the fruit.” Here’s what you’ll need to make Marian Burros’ purple prune plum torte: 1 cup sugar (Plus a tablespoon or two for the topping) 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs Pinch of salt 24 halves pitted Italian prune plums 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Arrange a rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Allow the butter and eggs to come to room temperature. Cream the sugar and butter, either by hand or with a mixer. Add the flour, baking powder, eggs and salt, and mix well. Scoop into a 9- or 10-inch buttered springform pan (a springform pan is a baking pan with a clamping side/rim that detaches from the pan's bottom). Smear the batter so it fills the pan evenly and arrange the plum halves on top with the cut sides facing against the batter, skin sides up. Mix the cinnamon with the 1 or 2 tablespoons of sugar and sprinkle over the top. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center pulls out clean. Remove and cool. Use a butter knife to separate the torte edge from the springform, then unclamp and remove the ring.
[dish] Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway • 728-8900 (across from courthouse) Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts. Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wi-fi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order. Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week. Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Welcome Back Students!! Happy Fall!! Fall is Bernice’s time of year. The smell of fresh baked goods waft around the Hip Strip as Bernice’s prepares to serve a rockin’ cup of joe, danishes, cookies, croissants, muffins, and a whole lot more. The crisp Missoula air is the perfect complement to a slice of apple pie in the afternoon or a warm Tipus Chai around 6pm. Fall BBQ’s are topped off with Bernice's Parkerhouse Rolls, Curried Chicken Salad and an 8” Chocolate Chocolate cake for dessert. Stop by the UC, COT and Book Exchange to see what goodies Bernice’s is showcasing this school year. A spinach croissant just before class is a great wake-me-up! xoxo bernice. $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Mon.–Fri., 7:30–4, Sat. 84. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 This week at Brooks and Browns... THURSDAY is Trivia Night (7:30-10 pm) $3 Big Sky Pints. FRIDAY 9/20: Steve Kalling 6-9 pm. SUNDAY: Yappy Days (Happy Hour all day). Martini MONDAY ($4 select martinis). TUESDAY 9/24: Britchy Duo 6-9 PM. Have you discovered Brooks and Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 41 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Ciao Mambo 541 S. Higgins Ave. 543-0377 • ciaomambo.com The vibrant energy at Ciao Mambo is fantastically accompanied by steaming hot pizzas, delicious assortments of pastas and of course authentic Italian wine. We focus on making sure that whether it be date night, family night, or business dinners we accommodate whatever the need! And do not forget there are always leftovers! Open 5 to close every day, come make us your go to dinner destination! $-$$ Claim Jumper 3021 Brooks • 728-0074 Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 7 days a week. Come in between 7-8 am for our Early Bird Breakfast Special: Get 50% off any breakfast menu item! Or Join us for Lunch and Dinner. We feature CJ’s Famous Fried Chicken, Delicious Steaks, and your Favorite Pub Classics. Breakfast from 7am-11am on Weekdays and 7am-2pm on Weekends. Lunch and Dinner 11am-9pm Sun-Wed and 11am-10pm Thurs-Sat. Ask your Server about our Players Club! Happy Hour in our lounge M-F 4-6 PM. $-$$
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Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 143 W. Broadway Downtown Missoula • 203.1557 Taste why Dickey’s Barbecue is the world’s best barbecue since 1941! Try our 8 juicy hot pit smoked meats, like our southern pulled pork or our family recipe polish sausage. We even offer 11 home-style sides, like our creamy cole slaw and fried okra. Don’t forget we’re also your catering experts! Any event, any size – let Dickey’s do the cooking, and you can take the credit. Graduation parties, weddings, office functions, you name it! Dickey’s Barbecue is the perfect catering choice for groups of all sizes – from 10 to 10,000! Don’t forget-Kids Eat Free Sundays & everyone enjoys FREE ice cream every day! Dickey’s Barbecue. Seriously, Pit Smoked. Open 7 days a week. Offering a full liquor bar. $-$$ 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. $-$$ El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo's original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. NOW SERVING BREAKFAST Empanadas! Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. 10am-6pm Mon-Thurs/10am-7pm Fri+Sat. Downtown Missoula. $ Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave. • 721-6033 Missoula’s Original Coffehouse/Café located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch 7 days a week+dinner 5 nights a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and espresso bar. HUGE Portions and the Best BREAKFAST in town. M-TH 7am-8pm, Fri 7am-4pm, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun 8am-8pm. $-$$
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Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, a rotating selection of six soups, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive smoothie menu complement bakery goodies from the GFS ovens and from Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day, 7am – 10pm. $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St • 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula's Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 97:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild
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Corkscrew wine shop HAPPIEST HOUR What it is: Corkscrew is a new Hip Strip wine store that opened Sept. 3. Owner Neva Loney says she’s lived in both Chicago and the Bay Area, where she enjoyed access to neighborhood wine stores that provided a carefully selected collection of wines for connoisseurs and newbies alike. What you’ll find: The shop is like a small, nicely curated gallery. The 150 wines in stock are categorized by tone or palate rather than by region or type. Instead of “chardonnay” or “merlot” you’ll find wines label by “fruity,” “spicy,” “earthy,” and the most intriguing categorization, “bite me.” It’s a new way to find wines you might not otherwise try. Um, bite me?: While the other categories are self-explanatory, “bite me” is unusual. These are kind of the wild cards of the bunch. “Those are the wines that have teeth,” Loney says. “They’re unique. And they might bite you back.” In other words, for the daring. What you’re spending: Three-quarters of Corkscrew’s wines are under $25. The other quarter seemed to run anywhere between $30 and $70. On a table in the middle of the room, Loney has put together another category she calls the “Special Occasion.” This selection of fruity, spicy,
caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$ Jakers 3515 Brooks St. • 721-1312 www.jakers.com Every occasion is a celebration at Jakers. Enjoy our two for one Happy Hour throughout the week in a fun, casual atmosphere. Hungry? Try our hand cut steaks, small plate menu and our vegetarian & gluten free entrees. For reservations or take out call 721-1312. $$-$$$ Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins • 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$
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bite me and earthy wines are the ones that offer the “best bang for your buck.” One example: The Writer’s Block Lake County Malbec, from California, features an illustration of Shakespeare on the label and costs only $16, but tastes like a much higherend vino—one that, Loney adds, goes particularly well with game meat. As Othello said, “Good wine is a good familiar creature, if it be well used.” Where to find it: 105 S. Third W., next to Shakespeare & Co. —Erika Fredrickson Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West • 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. • 543-7154 (on the hip strip) Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $6? Anyone is welcome to join us for a delicious meal from 11:3012:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food, great conversation and take some time to find a treasured item or garment in our thrift shop. For a full menu and other activities, visit our website at www.missoulaseniorcenter.org. The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$
Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ Silvertip Casino 680 SW Higgins • 728-5643 The Silvertip Casino is Missoula’s premiere casino offering 20 Video gaming machines, best live poker in Missoula, full beverage liquor, 11 flat screen tv’s and great food at great prices. Breakfast Specials starting at $2.99 (7-11am) For a complete menu, go to www.silvertipcasino.com. Open 24/7. $-$$ Sis’s Kitchen 531-5034 • sisskitchen.com Wheat, Gluten & Allergen Free Foods. Frozen & Dry Mix Products. Sis’s Kitchen plays a part in Best of Missoula “Best Pizza” Winner’s for 2008-2012. Find our products at: The Good Food Store • Biga Pizza • Bridge Pizza • Pizza Cafe in Ronan (12”crust). $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI We have quick and delicious lunch specials 6 days a week starting at $7, and are open for dinner 7 nights a week. Try our comfort food items like Pork Katsu and Chicken Teriyaki. We also offer party platters to go and catering for all culinary styles. Lunch 11:30-3 Mon-Sat. Dinner 5-9:30 Every Night. Corner of Pine and Higgins. Very Family Friendly. 549-7979. $-$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins • 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $-$$ Taco John’s 623 W Broadway 2600 S Reserve West-Mex® is about fresh taste and BOLD flavors. Taco John’s recipes make you smile and yell “OLÉ”. We combine hearty helpings of seasoned meats, crispy Potato Olés®, and flavorful cheeses with fresh-made Mexican specialties like burritos, tacos, and quesadillas. All topped off with bold sauces, spices and salsas. You’ll find West-Mex® cooking makes for an unbeatably satisfying meal. See you soon ... Amigo :) $-$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
Philly West 134 W. Broadway • 493-6204 For an East-coast taste of pizza, stromboli, hoagies, salads, and pasta dishes and CHEESESTEAKS, try Philly West. A taste of the great “fightin’ city of Philadelphia” can be enjoyed Monday - Saturday for lunch and dinner and late on weekends. We create our marinara, meatballs, dough and sauces in-house so if “youse wanna eat,” come to 134 W. Broadway. $-$$
Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. • 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$
Plonk 322 N Higgins • 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an all-encompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions.
Walking Moustache 206 W. Main St. 549-3800 www.walkingmoustache.com Our aim is to offer excellent food with five star service. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Daily Specials + 2 am Special. Restaurant Hours: 24/6. Tues–Sun 6:00am–11:00pm. Closed Mondays. Winebar Hours: Tues–Sun 11:00am–11:00pm. Closed Mondays.
Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Suite N 406-214-2659 www.romainessalads.com We provide you with the convenience of delicious salads, sandwiches and soups. Our salads include over 30 whole-
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some ingredients. Our homemade soups change with the season as different ingredients become available. If hearty sandwiches are your favorite, then visit Romaines for one of our braised meat sandwiches. We also have a Montana Hummus sandwich made from Montana grown garbanzo beans. At last, local, fresh, and healthy! $-$$
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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Window to the soul. Shawn Mullins plays the Top Hat, along with Chuck Cannon, Sat., Sept. 21. 9:30 PM. $18/$16 in advance. Tickets available at Rockin Rudy's, ticketfly.com and the Top Hat.
THURSDAYSEPT19 Totally capital Olympia punks RVIVR play the ZACC Below tonight, along with the cheeky Whoopass Girls and 64 Tuna. 235 N. First St. W. 8 PM. Cover $5.
nightlife Wood you like to come with me to the UM College of Forestry’s student club barbe-
cue at Fort Missoula? The event, which is part of a 100th anniversary celebration, includes a UM Woodsman Team demonstration. 5:308 PM. $12. Check cfc.umt.edu for more centennial events. Take a seat and sip one or two while Sista Otis delights your ears at the Top Hat from 68 PM. Free. Treasure State Toastmasters invites you to get your locution on and become fixated oratorically at their weekly meeting. Community
Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free. Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free. Fiber artist and nationally known quilter Heidi Zielinski presents a gallery talk at River’s Mist Gallery of Fine Art, 317 Main St. in Stevensville. 6:30 PM. Free.
Sip that pint with pizazz when the Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Trio plays the Top Hat Lounge from 6:30-8:30 PM. No cover. Tonight’s the taping of the mind-expanding TEDxUMontana, with speakers including a neuroscientist, art historian and sound designer. UM hosts several webcast viewing parties in the University Center’s third floor, Mansfield Library, Missoula Public Library, Roxy Theater and UM FLAT. 7 PM. Check umt.edu/tedx. Have a laff in honor of the Clown Prince of Denmark when Adrienne Dussault presents A Tribute to Victor Borge... (and others), with guest appearances from pianist Christopher Hahn, soprano Gina Lapka and Mayor John Engen. MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $10. Tickets available at mctinc.org or by calling 728-7529. Question: Did they have harps in the Stone Age? Find out when Simon and Maria O’Dwyer present “3,000 Years of Ancient Ireland’s Music and Instruments,” as part of the UM President’s Lecture Series, at the Dennison Theatre from 7:30-9:30 PM. Free. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place. $7 Bayern pitchers. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. During Open Mic Night at Sean Kelly’s, local talented folks may titillate your eardrums. 8:30 PM. Free. Call 542-1471 after 10 AM Thursday to sign up. Fight for your right to belt out tunes at the Dark Horse’s Combat Karaoke, hosted by Aaron B. and accompanied with drink specials. 1805 Regent Street. 9 PM. Free. I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar when carousing to hip tunes and underground tracks at Dead Hipster Dance Party. 9 PM. Badlander. $1 well dranks til’ midnight, lifelong memories for free. Hone your performance skills at the Broadway Inn’s open mic night, with Big Sky Pool Party in the Cabana starting at 5 PM, singing and prizes at 9 PM. Includes $3 Big Sky beer special. 1609 W. Broadway St. Free to attend.
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[calendar] Kick up your boots, it’s a Gogo Show with Soulkandi and DJs Tygerlily, M-AD, Como Se Va and Kapture, plus gogo and break dancers. Palace. 9 PM. Free. Feel the good vibes from Muzikata when they play a CD release party at the Top Hat, along with Dan Dubuque, starting at 10 PM. Free.
FRIDAYSEPT20 If you missed your chance to shake your ass on the hood of Whitesnake’s car, join the 80s-themed party with the cover band, 1985, at Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. Free to attend, plus prizes for best costume. Celebrate the handsome treewranglin’ fellas and gals of the UM College of Forestry and Conservation, now celebrating its centennial. Kicks off with a campus dendrology tour at 11 AM, includes student and faculty presentations and alumni reception. Check out cfc.umt.edu/centennial to learn more. The art, music and all-nitelong-dance-stravaganza that is SHINE returns to Missoula, with two days of camping and partying in Haugan, about an hour west of Missoula on I-90. Featured DJs ill.Gates and R/D spin tunes while Tim Carpenter, Jason Gutzmer and Penelope Baquero provide interactive art. Please no glass, weapons, pets or kids. $35/$25 in advance; check out shineintergalactic.com to learn more. 18-plus. Get some produce in your sights and head to the Target
Range Farmers Market, Sundays in the east parking lot of Target Range School. 10 AM. Anisa Goforth presents “Am I American or Arab? Or both?”, about the experiences of Arab Americans and teens, at the YWCA’s first Brown Bag lecture of the year. 1130 W. Broadway. Noon. Free; bring a lunch.
nightlife Kick it with the kiddos when Portland folk-soul outfit Worth plays the Top Hat’s Family Friendly Friday, starting at 6 PM. Free, all ages. Beef up your Oxford comma argument before heading to the Fifth Annual Writers’ Fall Opus, a fundraiser for the UM Creative Writing Program. The evening includes live and silent auctions, hors d’oeuvres, libations and more. Governor’s Room of the Florence Building, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 6:30-10 PM. $40/$75 for two, available at the door. Call 243-5267 to learn more. The Jost family country/folk band, the Josties, brings “humor and a desire to exalt the faithfulness of Jesus Christ” to concerts at the Valley Christian School today, with performances at 2 and 7 PM. 2526 Sunset Lane. Free-will offering. She wants you to hold her hand, yeah, when the Liverpool Legends, a Beatles tribute band, presents the Complete Beatles Experience at Whitefish Performing Arts Center. 7:30 PM. $35, tickets available at the box office on 1 Central Ave., or by calling 8625371. Josh Farmer Band starts your weekend off right at the Union Club tonight, 9 PM. No cover.
Be mighty mighty at the September edition of I’ll House You, with DJs KDUB, Mike Stolin and Hotpantz spinning the freshest house music traxx at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. I have a suspicion a Douglas or two might show up when musician Bethany Joyce and friends host an “uber jam” at the Palace, starting at 9 PM. Free. Sista Otis and Kevin Van Dort play TGIF tunes for y’all at Sean Kellys, starting at 9 PM. Free. It’s a menage-a-trois of musical delights when Swamp Ritual, Monks on Fire and Bozeman postrock-partiers Rose Gold play Stage 112. 9:30 PM. $3. Bozeman’s own culinary bluegrass experts the Kitchen Dwellers play the Top Hat tonight, along with Portland’s Worth, starting at 10 PM. Free.
SATURDAYSEPT21 New York tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery and his quintet grace DalyJazz for two nights this month, including Julliard professor, pianist Xavier Davis, and bassist Ugonna Okegwo. 240 Daly Ave. 7 PM, dinner and drinks included. $40 suggested donation. RSVP required; visit dalyjazz.com. Well, we already know who wins the Better Team Name Award. The Grizzlies heads up against the Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies today at Washington Grizzly Stadium. 1 PM. Visit gogriz.com.
More harmonica. Guitar legend Paul Chasman presents his Elephant in the Room concert as a benefit for UM’s Environmental Studies program at Missoula Winery and Event Center, 5646 W. Harrier, on Sat., Sept. 21. 6:30–10 PM. $15/$25 for couples/$5 for students with valid Griz Card.
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Barely containing their excitement. Minneapolis' Prissy Clerks play the Badlander, along with Shahs and special guests, on Mon., Sept. 23. 10 PM. Free.
Get some produce in your sights and head to the Target Range Farmers Market, Sundays in the east parking lot of Target Range School. 10 AM. Kalispell author Shirley Rorvik signs her novel, Jack’s Carousel: Can Love Overcome Deep Prejudice?, a chronicle of a Christian man’s journey to accepting his gay grandson, at the Garden of Read’n this morning. 2621 Brooks St. 10 AM. Free. Let your child foster her inner Toni Morrison or Joyce Carol Oates during The Place Where You Live creative writing workshops aimed at ages 8-12, taught by Missoula Writ-
ing Collaborative’s Micah Fields and Rachel Mindell. Fort Missoula, Officer’s Row, No. 28, second floor. 10 AM-2 PM on Saturdays through Sept. 28. Kids are welcome to come to as many classes as they like. Free.
Jason Paul Greer reads and signs Very Much Better as part of a Ronald McDonald House event at Fact and Fiction’s UM Campus store today in the UC from 11 AM12:30 PM.
Louie Bond and the Texas Playgirl play tunes to brighten your morning at the Hamilton Farmers Market, starting around 10:30 AM.
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Theron Humphrey and his charming coonhound, Maddie, stop on a book tour for Maddie On Things: A Super Serious Project About Dogs and Physics, inspired by the popular Instagram and Tumblr. Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 11 AM.
There might be a bull in the china shop during expert guitarist Paul Chasman’s Elephant in the Room concert at Missoula Winery and Event Center, 5646 W. Harrier. 6:30 - 10 PM. $15/$25 for couples/$5 for students with valid Griz Card. Free for children 12 and under. Proceeds support UM’s Environmental Studies program.
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[calendar] The Cokeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the icebox, popcornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the table, and you and your baby can dance the night away at the Weekly Country Dances at the Hamilton Eagles Lodge, 125 N. Second St., with the Bitterroot Dancers and appearances from live bands like Northern Lights and the Revelators. $7. She wants you to hold her hand, yeah, when the Liverpool Legends, a Beatles tribute band, presents the Complete Beatles Experience at Whitefish Performing Arts Center. 7:30 PM. $35, tickets available at the box office on 1 Central Ave., or by calling 862-5371.
Seattle rapper Q Dot plays a hip-hop-tastic show tonight, with guests including Traff the Wiz, Gentleman Script, Hometown Heroes, The Orator, Mac Marler, B Mune and Faze One. Stage 112. 8 PM. $13/$10 in advance. 18-plus. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to ask that lanky AutoZone clerk to dance when Shane Clouse plays raucous tunes for yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all at the Union Club, starting around 9 PM. No cover. Portland rock outfit System and Station bring their logical vibes to the Palace tonight, starting at 9 PM. Free. Your Saturday night is about to get sweet and spicy at Monkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s salsa dance night, with lesson at 8 PM and dancing from 9 to bar time. $10/$16 for couples. 18-plus. Watch out for the ghost of Johnny Cash when singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins plays the Top Hat, along with Chuck Cannon. 9:30 PM. $18/$16 in advance. Tickets available at Rockin Rudyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, ticketfly.com and the Top Hat. Greenstar, along with Cain and Fable, play the VFW tonight, starting at 10 PM. $3.
SUNDAYSEPT22 Throw up a rawk fist when Five Finger Death Punch blasts through the Wilma, along with Escape the Fate, Miss May I and Gemini Syndrome. Br00tal! Doors at 6:30 PM. $39.50. Advance tickets sold out.
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Walk for winners when the nonprofit Dress For Success Missoula hosts a 5K walk and family fun day at Heritage Hall at Fort Missoula. Shane Clouse, Three Eared Dog play tunes throughout the day, and activities include Wild Weenie Hot dogs, fire truck and rock climbing wall. Kicks off at 11 AM. Free to attend, $20 to join the walk and lunch. Call 406-728-0500 to learn more. Hey, knights of the round table, who dance whenever youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able, the MCT Center for the Performing Arts is calling all talented spamlovers to audition for a production of the most excellent Monty Python musical Spamalot. Men ages 18 and up and women ages 17-40ish should have skills including â&#x20AC;&#x153;cheerleading to fish-slapping.â&#x20AC;? 1-6 PM at 200 N. Adams St., please enter through Main Street entrance. To schedule an audition, call 7281911.
nightlife Bob Wills is still the king of Western swing, but our very own Western Union is looking to commit some regicide and make some fine old Western swing tunes for you all
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to dance by at the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way. 6 PM. $5. Watch what magic can happen in a short time during the annual University Players 23-and-a-Half Hour Play Festival, in which five writers, five directors and 15 actors have but that amount of time to create five short plays. Performance in McGill Hall, room 210. 7:30 PM. Free.
MONDAYSEPT23 Find an Abeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cabe and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ankle to Monkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for Jazz Mondays with the four-piece Basement Boys kicking things off at 7 PM at a vetted jazz jam starting at 9. $5 suggested donation. 21plus.
nightlife Show how big your gray matter can get at Super Trivia Freakout. Win a bar tab, shots and other mystery prizes during the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 8:30 PM. Free. Pour one out for Jerry Garcia when the Top Hat hosts a Grateful Dead hour at 5 PM, with showing of The Grateful Dead Movie following at 8 PM. Free. Check out tophatlounge.com for more info. UM affiliate professor and Descartes/Cartesian scholar Richard Watson reads from The Philosopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Enigma: God, Body and Soul this evening at Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. 7 PM. Remember all the paramours who done you wrong and the sweeties who done you right when Charlie Hopkins plays the blues at Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave., from 7-10 PM. Free. Minneapolisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; own Prissy Clerks are in town to check you out, along with Shahs and other guests TBA. Badlander. 10 PM. Free.
TUESDAYSEPT24 Phoenix-by-way-of-South Africa four-piece rock band Kongos plays Stage 112 tonight, doors at 9 PM and show at 9:30. $12. Tickets at Rockin Rudyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Ear Candy and stageone twelve.com.
nightlife Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Orange Is the New Blackâ&#x20AC;? fans should take note when author Leah Joki reads Juilliard to Jail, a memoir of her 18 years spent teaching prison theater and the arts in California pirsons. Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. 7 PM.
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in the jailhouse If you watch the news or keep up with any TV crime serials, you know that a jail sentence is usually the end of the story. Person commits crime, person goes to trial, they’re put behind bars, the end. But of course, prison isn’t the end for the convict; it’s another chapter of their lives. The Netflix hit show “Orange is the New Black” is fascinating partly because it’s such an unexpected view of prison: as a place where life in all its foibles plays out just like anywhere, where things are funny and sad and screwed-up. Author Leah Joki, who has an upcoming reading at Shakespeare and Co., likely knows this well. She grew up in Butte, graduated from the University of Montana, went on to Juilliard and worked as an actor in New York and Los Angeles before spending most of her career, WHO: Juilliard to Jail author Leah Joki WHERE: Shakespeare and Co. WHEN: Tue., Sept. 24 at 7 PM HOW MUCH: Free
more than 18 years, as a facilitator for California prison arts programs. She recounts these experiences in her memoir, Juilliard to Jail, and explains right off the bat that she cherished the nitty-gritty deAuthor Carolyn Snively signs The Smiling Photo: Images of War, a book of haikus about the brutality of conflict, at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7 PM. (See Agenda.) Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free pub trivia, which takes place every Tuesday at 8 PM. Here’s a question to tickle your brainwaves: In honor of our cover story about forests, we present a question about Forrest Gump. The film inspired what real-life chain of themed restaurants? (See answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.)
tails of prison work. “I loved walking onto prison yards, scanning a sea of men dressed in blue denim whose eyes longed to connect with another human. I was Woman Hear Me Roar inside the joint. I didn’t flinch when alarms went off, just paused to watch the guards jog to the scene with their keys, clubs, handcuffs and pepper spray.” Throughout her career, Joki met talented artists and actors, and handled obstacles like a lockdown right before a scheduled performance. She recounts dealing with ceaseless creepy attention from men starved for the company of women, too. In one incident, she recalls how she was eight months pregnant, teaching a yoga class and realized one inmate was sporting a boner; that inmate then filed paperwork claiming she was sexually harassing him. Her first labor contractions started while she was eating in the prison cafeteria. There’s plenty of gut-churning details about some inmates’ crimes, but there’s redemptive stories of men who left prison, too. It’s an unusual perspective, but maybe it shouldn’t be. We have a stereotype of the hard-bitten inmate, a violent criminal who needs to be kept behind barriers at all times. But not all convicts fit that stereotype, and as narratives like Joki’s tell us, prison isn’t where the story ends.
Get a breath of fresh air when Pinegrass play the Top Hat tonight from 8-10 PM. If that ain’t enough, Lil’ Smokies play at 10 PM for an afterparty for the Wilma premier of the Way of Life film. Both shows are free, 21-plus for the 10 PM. Irie eyes be smilin’ when Florida reggae artist Rising Lion, along with local BassFacer Deadline, plays the Badlander. 9 PM. $5.
—Kate Whittle
WEDNESDAYSEPT25 Snuggle up when Citizen Cope presents an “intimate solo/ acoustic performance” at the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $31/$27.50 in advance. Get tickets at Rockin Rudy’s or TicketWeb.com.
nightlife Bluesy folk-rocker John Floridis
More events online: missoulanews.com The winningest USian will get a $25 bar tab at KBGA’s Tuesday Trivia night, which includes music and picture rounds, plus drank specials. Pro tip: $25 is enough to buy almost everybody in the bar a Natty Light. Free to play. VFW, 245 W. Main St. 8-10 PM.
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Sat. Sept. 28 • 6PM • $3 cover @ door
1ST PLACE: TRIP FOR 2 TO VEGAS (See strike managers for details)
2ND & 3RD PLACE: CASH PRIZES (amount depends on # of entries)
$20 entry fee (Must be registered by 10PM Thursday, 9/26)
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Leaf me alone. Singer-songwriters Jeffrey Foucault and Kris Delmhorst, pictured above, play lo-fi indie pop and rock, with John Floridis opening, Thu., Sept. 26. Crystal Theatre. 7:30 PM. $15/$12 in advance.
plays the Higherground Brewery this lovely day, starting at 6 PM. No cover. Take an armchair trip to southeast Asia when traveler Cookie Green presents a travelogue of her trip to Vietnam, Cambodia and the temples of Angkor Wat. North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St. in Stevensville. 6:308 PM. Free. Betty and the Boy (a quintet containing approximately two boys, dontcha know) play string band and bluegrass at the Top Hat dinner show from 7-9 PM. Free. Give your body a dose of what it needs during Milkcrate Wednesday, where Milkcrate Mechanics and co. play tunes to twerk to at the Palace, starting at 9 PM. No cover, plus $6 pitchers of PBR and free pool. Red Solo cup, I fill you up. Let’s have a party at Stage 112’s Solo Cup Wednesdays with live music. One American dollar gets you a 32-ounce cup of beer. 9 PM. $5. 21-plus. String-pluckin’ lovers Gil and the Spills play the Top Hat, starting at 10 PM, along with those blunderbuss-toting Dodgy Mountain Men. Free. (Trivia answer: Bubba Gump shrimp.)
THURSDAYSEPT26 Bust out your castanets, amigos, the Ballet Arts Academy hosts the four-day flamenco workshop with Maestro Teo Morca, plus internationally known musicians Carlos Lomas and Vicente Griego. Includes guitar, singing and dancing workshops, culDiscover the power of plants with a daylong session with clinical herbalist Britta Bloedorn. Includes an afternoon herb walk to learn identification and application of local wild plants with medicinal properties. Dress for an easy hike and bring a sack lunch. Swan Ecosystem Center in Condon. 10 AM. $35
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suggested donation. Learn more at swanecosystemcenter.org, and call SEC at 754-3137 to sign up.
nightlife Discover the art of making Japanese stab-bound books, which date to the Edo era. Materials provided, no previous bookmaking experience necessary. The Vespiary Book Restoration and Bindery, 1221 Helen Ave. 6 PM. $35, cash, check and credit card accepted. Email info@thevespiary.com to learn more. John Smith plays solo acoustic tunes for your evening’s pleasure at Montgomery Distillery, starting around 6 PM. Free. Massachusetts singer-songwriters and real-life lovebirds Jeffrey Foucault and Kris Delmhorst play a rare duo show of their lo-fi indie pop and rock, with John Floridis opening. Crystal Theatre. 7:30 PM. $15/$12 in advance; call 542-6603. Drop the bass and join the junket when Canadian EDM duo Adventure Club brings the worb to Stage 112, along with Kai Wachi and Lecture. 112 Pattee St. 9 PM. $26/$22 in advance. 18-plus. Check out stageonetwelve.com. Get weird when Monks on Fire play their genre-defying experimental rock at the Palace, starting at 9 PM. Free. Get swindled into a good time when Cody Beebe and the Crooks play the Top Hat, starting at 10 PM. Free. If life is a box of chocolates, I'd like the mocha truffle, please. Submit events by 5 PM on Friday to calendar@missoulanews.com to ensure publication in print and online. Include the who-what-when-where-why and a picture, if you would be so kind. Alternately, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367. You can also submit events online at missoulanews.com.
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ycling along a winding highway through western Montana has its benefits; it's exhilarating, challenging and rewarding. But, in the case of narrow roads often packed with tourist traffic, like U.S. Highway 2 leading up to Glacier Park, it can also sound, uh, rather terrifying, particularly if you might have young kiddos in tow. Funding is almost complete for the Gateway to Glacier trail, a $1 million project to create 14 total miles of bicycle path to stretch along U.S. Highway 2 from Hungry Horse to West Glacier. The idea is to provide avid and amateur cyclists of all ages with a gorgeous ride, without the worry of, say, cruising around a curve alongside an RV doing 60 mph. A state grant and local fundraisers have already made up most of the funds, but about $115,000 is left to go. Cyclists can get a taste of the area's glory during
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this weekend's inaugural Pedal For Paths fundraiser, which includes a family bike ride and safety clinic. The more competitive 30-mile option climbs to Hungry Horse Dam. (Particularly ambitious folks can double up or triple the route, if they like.) Registration fees go toward completing the funding the Gateway to Glacier project and its admirable goal of making a beautiful stretch of country more accessible to everyone. —Kate Whittle Pedal For Paths on Sat., Sept. 21 includes family and competitive rides along the lower South Fork Road and Hungry Horse Reservoir. Parking and sign-up is at Canyon Elementary in Hungry Horse. Rides start at 10 AM. Visit gatewaytoglaciertrail.com for more info. $25/$15 for youth, includes T-shirt and grab bag.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19 The Thursday Night Mountain Bike Group meets on Sundays for underwater basketweaving. Kidding, kidding, they meet on Thursdays at 6 PM to ride trails in the Missoula area. Check thursdaynightmtbr.org to find out locations.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20 Active outdoor lovers are invited to the Mountain Sports Club’s weekly meeting to talk about past glories and upcoming activities at Bigfork’s Swan River Inn. 6–8 PM. Free. Make sure your first time is special by attending First Timer Friday at the Freestone Climbing Center, 935 Toole Ave. in Missoula, at 7 PM. Free if it’s your first visit. The always classy South Hills Annual Trail Series, aka S.H.A.T.S., presents Goats in the Dark, a 3.2-mile night race at Tubbs Trailhead. The path is marked by glowsticks but organizers say “BYOH,” as in bring your own headlamp. Check out southhillstrailseries.blogspot.com.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21 You’ll be bright eyed and bushy tailed after Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club Runs, which start at 8 AM every Saturday at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Grab breakfast with other participants afterward. Free to run. Visit runwildmissoula.org. Get an introduction to the meditative world of birding with Five Valleys Audubon Society’s Beginning Birder Walk at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge outside Stevensville. Meet at 10 AM at the visitor’s center for a two-hour field trip. Binoc-
ulars are available; families welcome. Contact Terry at 214-1194 or Lynn at 544-6323 to learn more.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22 Calling all pups and their humans, the fifth annual Canine Classic at Paws Up includes two, five or 13-mile hike/runs as part of a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Western Montana. If you don’t have a dog and would like to run with one, friendly shelter animals will be available to participate. The Resort at Paws Up, 40060 Paws Up Road in Greenough. Start times vary depending on event. $50 registration fee. Visit firstgiving.com/HSWM.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Meet other free-wheeling gals when Montana Dirt Girls meet every Tuesday around 6 PM for hiking or mountain biking in the Missoula area. For locations and more information, visit mtdirtgirls.tripod.com. Free. Teton Gravity Research and the Nature-Link Institute present a special party and screening of the film Way of Life, with music from Lil’ Smokies from 6:30–7:30 PM, speeches and raffles from 7:30-8:15 and showing at 8:15. Wilma. $10. Proceeds benefit the training of Garhwal Himalayan mountain guides.
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The upcoming presentation of Carolyn Snively's The Smiling Photo: Images of War is both timely and untimely. Timely, in that the United States military could soon get embroiled in the conflict in Syria; untimely, in that, well, for the last few decades, the United States has nearly always been embroiled in some kind of foreign conflict, to the point that it's become almost unremarkable. The Smiling Photo is a slim paperback, with broad white pages marked only by pale brushstroke artwork and Snively's series of haikus. The title, she says, comes from seeing graduation and wedding photographs of people who went on to serve and die in the military. “I saw them smiling, and then they're dead,” she says. It's hard not to be inundated with statistics and
compelling facts about war; piles and piles of books and papers and articles expound upon it. Snively's book is striking in its minimalism; it only takes a few syllables to express multitudes. The book begins, “Wicked thoughts nurtured in daytime / become night time birthing grounds for pain.” Snively, a longtime Missoulian, says her presentation about the book includes a talk where she'll highlight her experiences as a family member and friend of many veterans. War might be commonplace, but the far-reaching effects it has never are. —Kate Whittle Carolyn Snively does a presentation and signing for The Smiling Photo: Images of War at Hastings on Sat., Sept. 21, at noon, and Tue., Sept. 24, at Fact and Fiction. 7 PM.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19 Learn about the threat that coal poses to the Lummi Nation’s homeland and view an 18-foot totem pole at “We Draw the Line–A Totem Pole Journey through the Sacred Landscapes of the West,” an event with speakers at the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 W. Broadway. 3-5 PM. Penny for your thoughts at the first of two Missoula College site forums, where the community can observe and comment on plans to expand either a South Campus or the East Broadway location. Holiday Inn Downtown, Garden City Parlor B. 4-6 PM.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20 It takes a little bit more than apples to ward off the doctor these days, so check out the Fall Prevention and Health Fair at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. 12:30-3 PM. Observe and comment on the possible locations for the Missoula College expansion at the second forum today from 2-4 PM in the Missoula College Administration Building commons area. William Marcus moderates.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21 Go ahead and laugh ‘til you cry and cry ‘til you laugh at the Healing Laughter and Blessed Ridiculosity retreat at Alameda’s Hot Springs with lightworker Shana Dieterle. In Hot Springs, off Highway 382. 10 AM-5 PM. $60, limited to 15. Call 396-5788 or visit shanasheartofhealing.com to register.
nated to a different non-profit each Monday. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Hey, citizens ages 18 and older, the League of Women Voters of Missoula hosts National Voter Registration Day events throughout town: Missoula Senior Center from 11 AM-1 PM, Missoula Manor from 11 AM-1 PM, Missoula Public Library, noon to 2 PM, Village Senior Residence, 1-3 PM, Burlington Square, 1:30-2:30 PM, Glengarra Place, 2-4 PM. UM EVST professor Dan Spencer presents his Brown Bag Lecture, “Deep in the Delta: Studying Climate Change in Vietnam.” 12:10 PM. Free. The two-day Build A Stronger Montana: End Childhood Hunger summit is at MSU Bozeman. Special guests include Lori Silverbush, co-director of A Place at the Table and her husband, Tom Collichio from “Top Chef,” along with Gov. Steve Bullock. $60 for individual registration. Learn more at tofu.msu.montana.edu/cs/childhunger2013. If you really need a goshdarn job, Bitterroot Job Service hosts a WECAN Job Networking Meeting. WECAN helps job seekers find resources and training. The seminar includes strategy and resume-focusing tips. 274 Old Corvallis Road in Hamilton. 5 PM. Learn how to give and receive empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a non-violent communication weekly practice group, at the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Noon. Free.
For folks dealing with loss or serious illness, painter Karl Stein offers Creating Light with Watercolor, part one of a painting workshop at Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St., Ste. 17. 10:30 AM12:30 PM. Living Art’s mission is to use the arts and nature to support healing. Visit livingartofmontana.org to learn more.
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Montana Democrats invite you to A Day on the Farm with Jon and Sharla Tester, a fundraiser to elect local Dems, at the Tester family farm outside Big Sandy. Includes barbecue, Montana brews and music. $75 per person, kids free. RSVP by emailing monica@jontester.com or calling 544-3333.
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23 Come on down for Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St., where the distillery redistributes the wealth. (It ain’t called Wall Street Wednesday, amiright?) $1 from every drink sold is do-
Take a breath and stress less with the Ahhmazing Relief workshops with Dr. Sarah Lane. This week’s is “Chatter Chatter Who’s Talking?” Healthy Options Clinic, 3031 S. Russell St. 6:30-8:30 PM. $15; call 210-3447 to reserve a spot. UM students can safely engage in discussion on some heavy topics at the Bridging Dialogues Across Cultures guided event, which covers race, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion and ability. 4-6 PM, College of Education and Human Sciences Room 241. Practice being peaceful in a world of differences during the Intercultural Dialogue Group at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, on the last Thur. of each month at 5 PM for an afternoon of conversation and peacemaking.
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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MARGE•Marge is an adult cat, but she's so petite that she could easily be mistaken for a kitten. She came from a home with many cats, so she obviously gets along with other felines. She's quite reserved, however, and might really enjoy being an only cat and getting all the attention!
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BEAU•Beau is a lynx point Siamese kitten, and he is a real cutie. He's a bit shy with people, but he loves other cats and has shared a cage with several different ones here at the shelter. That has encouraged him to be friendlier, and now he's learned to truly enjoy attention from humans.
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EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A RAISIN I am 18 and took a baking course at a cooking school, where I met this dreamy 19year-old guy. We both constantly found lame excuses to be around each other, so I was fairly positive our attraction went both ways. I get that men need to show their interest by asking you out, so I flirted and flirted and waited and waited for him to ask me out, but he never did. Now the course is over, and I’m wondering what I did wrong and whether I missed out on the love of my life! —Confused Perhaps he was hoping he could get a girlfriend the way a dog gets food scraps: just wait for a woman to fall on the kitchen floor and then carry her off in his teeth. He may now be hitting himself upside the head with a wire whisk for showing all the mojo of garnish. This also may have been a situational crush—one that he couldn’t follow through on outside the test kitchen due to his having a girlfriend or even a boyfriend. Or maybe he’s just being 19. At 24, with a little more experience, he might do more than make like a kid staring into the bakery window. Sadly, all that matters now is what he didn’t do. But you did the right thing by not making up for a guy’s inability to squeak out a request for a date. Keep on flirting, and stop fretting that you may have “missed out on the love of (your) life!” Sure, you may have—if you’ve always dreamed of a day when you’d spot a white horse galloping toward you in the distance and, as it drew closer, see that there’s no prince, only a bag of frozen vegetables duct-taped to the saddle.
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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL AGRONOMY LOCATION MANAGER. Large cooperative in NW North Dakota with agronomy sales at location over $10 million. New Chemical warehouse, new application equipment. Excellent benefit package, salary DOE with very generous incentive program. Please send resume to John Salvevold, Horizon Resources, 317 2nd St W, Williston ND 58801. Assistant secretary/bookkeeper Part-time, 5 days/week, some flexible hours. May become fulltime in the future. Experience with QuickBooks and Excel needed. Wage DOE. Job# 9980880. Missoula Job Service 728-7060 BARTENDING $300-Day potential, no experience necessary, training available. 1-800-965-6520 ext. 278 Now Hiring Call Today! 2732266
soula Open Space Plan, Master Parks & Recreation Plan, and Active Transportation Plan. Coordinate and review work of consultants on surveys, title insurance commitments, Phase I Environmental Assessments, Mineral Remoteness Reports, appraisals, and property management plans. Draft and review legal documents, such as deeds, conservation easements, trail easements, encroachment easements, leases and land use agreements in partnership with the City Attorney’s Office. Manage complex closing and post-closing activities. Coordinate implementation of the Missoula Master Parks & Recreation Plan. Lead City staff and local agencies in review of subdivision, annexation, rezoning requests, growth policy and other active transportation and land use plan revisions and updates as they pertain to the mission and goals of the Parks and Recreation Department. Closing Date: 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Complete job description and required City application available at City of Missoula Human Resources
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The Missoula Independent, Montana’s premier weekly newspaper, seeks a professional, highly motivated Sales Manager. We’re looking for a skilled leader to supervise a staff of display and classified sales reps, cultivate vital prospects and also provide some hands-on account management. Applicants should have a background in media, be goal-oriented, an excellent communicator, creative and driven to succeed. Sales management experience strongly preferred. This job opening represents an extraordinary opportunity for a strong leader looking to work in a stimulating, fun environment.
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HEALTH CAREERS Health Care Assistant - CNA We are seeking a compassionate and caring individual to provide safe and reliable routine daily care to patients admitted to the hospital. This is a .9 FTE day shift position. * High School diploma or GED * Current Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) licensure * Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Job# 9980864. Missoula Job Service 728-7060
Mobile Phlebotomist Evenings and weekends. Perform a variety of specimen collection techniques from patients in patient service centers, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living locations, and client’s facilities. Job# 9980915. Missoula Job Service 728-7060 PART TIME - PCA CAREGiver We are looking for team members with huge hearts! If you have a special place in your heart for seniors, then why not get paid to reminisce, run errands, go shopping, prepare meals, do light housekeeping, enjoy conversations and just have fun?! Training Provided! Part-
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By Rob Brezsny
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Author Elaine Scarry defines “the basic impulse underlying education” as follows: the “willingness to continually revise one’s own location in order to place oneself in the path of beauty.” Consider making this your modus operandi in the coming weeks, Gemini. Always be on the lookout for signs that beauty is near. Do research to find out where beauty might be hiding and where beauty is ripening. Learn all you can about what kinds of conditions attract beauty, and then create those conditions. Finally, hang around people who are often surrounded by beauty. This approach will be an excellent way to further your education.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Life is either always a tight-rope or a feather bed. Give me the tight-rope.” So declared writer Edith Wharton. But she was an Aquarius, and more temperamentally suited to the tight-rope. Many of you Cancerians, on the other hand, prefer to emphasize the feather-bed mode. I suspect that in the next nine months, however, you will be willing and even eager to spend more time on the tight-rope than is customary for you. To get primed for the excitement, I suggest you revel in some intense feather-bed action in the coming weeks. Charge up your internal batteries with an extra-special deluxe regimen of sweet self-care.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Half of a truth is better than no truth at all, right? Wrong! If you latch on to the partially accurate story, you may stop looking for the rest of the story. And then you’re liable to make a premature decision based on insufficient data. The better alternative is to reject the partially accurate story and be willing to wait around in the dark until the complete revelation comes. That may be uncomfortable for a while. But when the full truth finally straggles in, you will be very glad you didn’t jump to unripe conclusions.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A Chinese entrepreneur named Nin Nan dreamed up a unique way to generate capital: He sold dead mosquitoes online for a dollar apiece, advertising them as useful for scientific research and decoration. Within two days, he received 10,000 orders. Let’s make him your patron saint and role model for the next few weeks, Virgo. May he inspire you to come up with novel ways to stimulate your cash flow. The planetary omens suggest that your originality is more likely than usual to generate concrete rewards.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The most important thing is to find out what the most important thing is,” wrote Shunryu Suzuki in his book Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. That’s your assignment for the next three weeks. Do whatever it takes to find out beyond any doubt what the most important thing is. Meditate naked an hour a day. Go on long walks in the wildest places you know. Convene intense conversations about yourself with the people who know you best. Create and sign a contract with yourself in which you vow to identify the experience you want more than any other experience on earth. No waffling allowed, Libra. What is the single most important thing?
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sometime in the next nine months you may feel moved to embark on an adventure that will transform the way you understand reality. Maybe you will choose to make a pilgrimage to a sacred sanctuary or wander further away from your familiar comforts than you ever have before. Right now is an excellent time to brainstorm about the possibilities. If you don’t feel ready to actually begin your quest, at least formulate a master plan for the magic moment when you will be ripe.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the indigenous culture of Hawaii, “mana” refers to a spiritual power that may abide in people, objects, and natural locations. You can acquire more of it by acting with integrity and excellence, but you might lose some of it if your actions are careless or unfocused. For instance, a healer who does a mediocre job of curing her patients could lose the mana that made her a healer in the first place. I believe that similar principles hold true for non-Hawaiians. All of us have an ever-shifting relationship with the primal life force. What’s the current state of your own personal supply, Sagittarius? It’s time to make sure you’re taking full advantage of the mana you have been blessed with. Your motto: “Use it or lose it.”
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Have you been getting enough? I doubt it. I think you should sneak a peek into the hiding place where your insatiable cravings are stored. If you’re brave enough, also take a look at your impossible demands and your unruly obsessions and your suppressed miracles. Please note: I’m not suggesting that you immediately unleash them all; I don’t mean you should impulsively instigate an adventure that could possibly quench your ravenous yearnings. But I do believe you will benefit from becoming better acquainted with them. You could develop a more honest relationship, which would ultimately make them more trustworthy.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Philosopher Alan Watts used to talk about how the whole world is wiggling all the time. Clouds, trees, sky, water, human beings: Everything’s constantly shimmying and jiggling and waggling. One of our problems, Watts said, is that we’re “always trying to straighten things out.” We feel nagging urges to deny or cover up or eliminate the wiggling. “Be orderly,” we command reality. “Be neat and composed and predictable.” But reality never obeys. It’s forever doing what it does best: flickering and fluctuating and flowing. In accordance with astrological omens, Taurus, I encourage you to rebel against any natural tendencies you might have to fight the eternal wiggle. Instead, celebrate it. Rejoice in it. Align yourself with it.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “If Taylor Swift is going to have six breakups a year,” observed comedian Bill Maher, “she needs to write a new song entitled ‘Maybe It’s Me.’” He was referring to Swift’s habit of using her romantic misadventures to stimulate her lyric-writing creativity. With that as your prompt, Aries, I’ll ask you to do some soul-searching about your own intimacy issues. How have you contributed to the problems you’ve had in getting the love and care you want? What unconscious behavior or conditioned responses have undermined your romantic satisfaction, and what could you do to transform them? The next eight weeks will be prime time to revolutionize your approach to relationships.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t tape your thumbs to your hands and stalk around pretending to be a dinosaur. Don’t poke three holes in a large plastic garbage bag and wear it as a tunic while imagining that you are a feudal serf in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi dystopia. Don’t use a felt-tip marker to draw corporate logos on your face to show everyone what brands of consumer goods you love. To be clear: I would love you to be extravagantly creative. I hope you will use your imagination in novel ways as you have fun playing with experimental scenarios. But please exercise a modicum of discernment as you wander way outside the box. Be at least 20 percent practical. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic,” says the poet Marty McConnell. That’s good advice, Pisces—not just in regards to your intimate relationships, but about all your other alliances, too. If you’re seeking a friend or consultant or business partner or jogging companion or new pet, show a preference for those creatures who look at you like maybe you are magic. You always need to be appreciated for the sweet mystery and catalytic mojo you bring to your partnerships, but you especially need that acknowledgment now.
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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, until 1:00 p.m., on September 30, 2013, and will then be opened and publicly read in the Mayor’s Conference Room for the furnishing of all labor, equipment and materials for the following services: City of Missoula Project Tree Removal FY 2014 The projects consists of tree removals at various public rights of way locations throughout the City of Missoula, Montana ISA certified firms or individuals are qualified to bid on this contract. Qualified bidders shall submit sealed bids as prescribed in the Project Bid request addressed to the City Clerk, City of Missoula, enclosed in sealed envelopes plainly marked on the outside “Proposal for City of Missoula Tree Removal FY 2014” The project is divided into 26 separate work orders. A bidder may bid on all, one or multiple work orders. Bids will be awarded in priority order to the low qualified bidder for each identified tree pruning and removal work order listed until all available funds are obligated. The envelopes shall also be marked with the Bidder’s Name, Address and Montana Contractor’s Registration Number, if available. Proposals must be accompanied by cash, cashier’s check, certified check, or bank money order drawn and issued by a national banking association located in the State of Montana, or by any banking corporation incorporated in the State of Montana, or by a bid bond or bonds executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in the State of Montana in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the required contract. The bid security shall identify the same firm as is noted on the bid proposal form. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required of the successful bidder in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate of the proposal for the faithful performance of the contract, and protection of the City of Missoula against liability. A complete set of the Contract Documents will be furnished to vendors from the Office of the City Forester, 100 Hickory Street, Missoula, Montana. Successful vendors are required to comply with City of Missoula Business Licensing requirements. The
contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, age, marital or familial status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or because of their association with a person or group of people so identified except where these criteria are reasonable bona fide occupational qualifications. The City of Missoula reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any and all bids, and, if all bids are rejected, to re-advertise under the same or new specifications, or to make such an award as in the judgment of its officials best meets the City’s requirements. Any objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with the City Clerk prior to the bid opening at 1:00 p.m. on September 30, 2013. The City of Missoula provides accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in any service, program, or activity of the City. In the case of documents, recordings or verbal presentations, alternative accessible formats will be provided. To request accommodation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (406)552-6080. Bid announcements and bid results are posted on the city’s website at www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a pub-
lic hearing on October 7, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance to consider the 2013 proposed maintenance amendments to the City of Missoula’s Title 20 City Zoning Code. The proposed amendments to Title 20 include, but are not limited to: Chapter 20.01 Introductory Provisions 20.01.060.B Minimum Requirements; Compliance with other Applicable Regulations Chapter 20.10 Business and Commercial Districts 20.10.20F Allowed Uses; Chapter 20.40 Use and Building-Specific Standards 20.40.160 Wireless Communications 20.40.160E Historic Overlay Zones Chapter 20.45 Accessory Uses and Structures 20.45.020.B2 Parcel and Building Standards in Residential Districts; Chapter 20.60
Parking and Access 20.60.090D.1.c. Bicycle Parking Chapter 20.65 Landscaping 20.65.020B.2. General Site Landscaping Chapter 20.70 Miscellaneous Regulations Chapter 20.75 Signs 20.75.070H Pump Top Unit, Service Stations Chapter 20.90 Administration 20.90.090D.4, 20.90.030D.4.c, and 20.90.030G Historic Preservation Commission Chapter 20.95 Violations, Penalties and Enforcement 20.95.050A and 20.95.050E Remedies and Enforcement Powers Chapter 20.100 Terminology 20.100.010 Pump Top Unit Chapter 20.105 Use Classifications 20.105.040A.1 Commercial Use Group Chapter 20.110 Measurements and Expectations 20.100.050E Features allowed to encroach in required setbacks. A copy of the ordinance is on file at the City Clerk office. For further information, contact Jen Gress, Development Services at 552-6626. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC, City Clerk DECLARATION OF LAND PATENT Notice is hereby given to interested parties that the following property: S11, T13N, 19W, Lot one (1) and ten (10) of Block 2 of Amended Plat of MARTINWOOD ADDITION NO. THREE (3) is being brought up under United States patent #924. No claim is made herein that claimant has been assigned the entire tract described in the original patent. The filing of this Declaration of Land Patent shall not deny or infringe on any right, privilege or immunity of any other assignee to any portion of land covered in the described patent #924. Submit any questions to the Claimant: Lovella V. Torp, 3116 Old Pond Rd., Missoula, Montana 59802 IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MISSOULA BEFORE JOHN E. ODLIN, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV-2013-0043344 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, Plaintiff, v. KARRIE SERRANIA, DAVID SERRANIA, MARQUES BEVEL, et, al, Defendants. TO: Marques Bevel, 5324 Bigfork Road, Missoula, MT 59803 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer a Complaint filed in Justice Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Thomas C. Orr, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.O.Box 8096, Missoula, Montana 59807, within ten (10) days after service of the Summons,exclusive of the day of service; and in the case of your failure to appear or answer, relief sought by Plaintiff will be taken against you as requested. A $30.00 filing fee must accompany Defendant’s answer. DATED this 27th day of August, 2013. /s/ John E. Odllin, Justice of the Peace IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF MISSOULA BEFORE JOHN E. ODLIN, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV-2013-0043344 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, Plaintiff, v. KARRIE SERRANIA, DAVID SERRANIA, MARQUES BEVEL, et, al, Defendants. TO: Karrie Serrania, 5324 Bigfork Road, Missoula, MT 59803 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer a Complaint filed in Justice Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Thomas C. Orr, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.O.Box 8096, Missoula, Montana 59807, within ten (10) days after service of the Summons,exclusive of the day of service; and in the case of your failure to appear or answer, relief sought by Plaintiff will be taken against you as requested. A $30.00 filing fee must accompany Defendant’s answer. DATED this 27th day of August, 2013. /s/ John E. Odllin MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF MISSOULA Probate No. DP-13-176 Dept. No. 1 Judge: Ed McLean NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD I. MCCARTY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Eileen McCarty, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Bruce O. Bekkedahl, Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, P.L.L.C., 2817 2nd Ave. N. Suite 300, Billings, MT 59101, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED August 26, 2013 /s/ Eileen McCarty, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-13-153 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHILIP EDWARD OWEN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Valerie Dawn McGee, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 22nd day of August, 2013. GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Petitioner I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 22nd day of August, 2013, in Missoula, Montana. /s/ Valerie Dawn McGree, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-13-694 Dept. No. 4 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION STAN D. RATLIFF, Individually and as Trustee of the
RATLIFF TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. GLORIA M. SCHLEINZ, SALLIE DRUCILLA ACORD, RICARDA JOHNSON and all other persons, unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the Complaint or any part thereof adverse to Plaintiffs MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 3 Cause No. DP-13-175 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY D. PADILLA, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Kathleen Roseetti, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Ste. 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 9th day of September, 20013. /s/ Kathleen Rosetti, Personal Representative. Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC By: /s/ R. Nick Jones Attorneys for Rosetti, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-13-171 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLAYTON OWEN GALLAGHER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lela C. Tillotson 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 Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 West Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 23rd day of August, 2013 /s/ Lela C. Tillotson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Clayton Owen Gallagher /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-13-178 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: PASCAL A. VAN NIEUWENHUYSE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Vanessa Atkins, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 10th day of September, 2013. /s/ Vanessa Atkins, Personal
Representative Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC By: /s/ Craig Mungas Attorneys for Vanessa Atkins, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-13-174 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: D. JEAN HEMPHILL, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Curtis Hemphill, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 10th day of September, 2013. /s/ Curtis Hemphill, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-13-179 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NYLA S. KIMMEL, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Co-Personal Representatives 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 Douglas R. Kimmel, Eddie H. Kimmel, Jr. and Arnold E. Kimmel, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 4th day of September, 2013. /s/ Douglas R. Kimmel, Co-Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Douglas R. Kimmel DATED this 4th day of September, 2013. /s/ Arnold E. Kimmel Co-Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Arnold E. Kimmel DATED this 4th day of September, 2013. /s/ Eddie H. Kimmel, Jr. Co-Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Eddie H. Kimmel, Jr. WORDEN THANE PC Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ Gail M. Haviland MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-13-136 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANIS T. SKILLMAN, 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 Jesse Wohlfeil, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED
this 9th day of July, 2013. /s/ Jesse Wohlfeil, Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Jesse Wohlfeil WORDEN THANE PC Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ William E. McCarthy MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-12-109 Dept. No. 4 Hon. Karen A. Townsend NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF JOSHUA KEN GRUEBELE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, Alvin J. Gruebele, Jr., return receipt requested, at Tipp & Buley, P.C., PO Box 3778, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 29th day of August, 2013 /s/ Alvin J. Gruebele, Jr. Personal Representative. Notice of Public Hearing The Homeword Board of Directors will hold their quarterly board meeting on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, from 4-6pm at 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste 114. This meeting is open to the public. For further information, contact Kellie Battaglia, Homeword Operations and Program Director, at 532-4663 x12. If you have comments, please mail them to: Homeword, 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste 116A, Missoula, MT, 598082026. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/21/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200716281 Bk-800 Pg-486, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael A. Maney and Victoria A. Maney, as joint tenants was Grantor, Wells Fargo Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 14 in Block 8 of Wapikiya No. 1, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. . Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/12 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 18, 2013, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $276,460.93. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $261,290.76, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above,
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PUBLIC NOTICES Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on November 27, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.106589) 1002.253917-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/04/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200431745 Bk-743 Pg-274, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Gerald Whitehead, and Terri Whitehead, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, its successors and assigns was Beneficiary and Title Services Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 5 in Block 2 of Linda Vista Tenth Supplement Phase I, a platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200922721, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-12. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 07/01/07 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 26, 2013, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $417,446.58. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $267,746.13, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on December 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. 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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 12, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT A8 OF ALLOMONT PHASE 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Aaron K. Bell and Taunia R. Bell, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 16, 2008 and recorded June 18, 2008 in Book 821, on Page 156 under Document No. 200813977. The beneficial interest is currently held by Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,146.68, beginning September 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 1, 2013 is $236,312.51 principal, interest at the rate of 3.875% now totaling $7,630.90, late charges in the amount of $61.44, escrow advances of $3,713.84, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,037.75, plus accruing interest at the rate of $25.09 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 3, 2013 Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho) )ss. County of Bingham ) On this 3rd day of July, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 GmacVBell 41965.361 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 28, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 11 IN BLOCK 2 OF SEELEY LAKE HOMSITES NO. 10A, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL
RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, OF RECORD IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS AT PAGE 40, RECORDS OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Randy Livingston, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on March 4, 2008 and recorded on March 11, 2008 on Book 814 and Page 684 as Document No. 200805119. The beneficial interest is currently held by Fannie Mae “Federal National Mortgage Association. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $727.07, beginning July 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 28, 2013 is $145,549.83 principal, interest at the rate of 3.625% now totaling $5,666.47, escrow advances of $3,023.73, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,912.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $14.46 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 25, 2013 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 25th day of June, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 Seterus V Livingston 42008.208 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 29, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Unit A in Building 1823 as shown and defined in the Declaration of Condominium for Orchard Village Condominiums, together with its exhibits as recorded September 14, 2005 in Book 760 Micro Records, Page 418 and recorded as Condo 000095, records of Missoula County, Montana, located in a parcel of ground located in and being a portion of the Northeast one-quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 20, Township 13 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana and being more particularly described as follows: Lots 1A, 2A, 3 through
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9, 10A, 11A, 12 through 18, 19A and 20A, Block 16, and Lots 1A, 2 through 5, 6A, 7A, 14A, I5A, 16 through 19 and 20A, Block 17, Orchard Village, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana. TOGETHER WITH an undivided 1.4% ownership in the general common elements and right of use of the limited common elements appurtenant to said Unit A in Building 1823 as said general common elements and limited common elements are defined in the Declaration of Condominium and Condo 000095 as referenced above. Debby J. Gore, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 18, 2007 and recorded on June 22, 2007 in Book 800, Page 76 as Document No. 200715871, The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc. successor in interest to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $749.40, beginning February 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 30, 2013 is $139,876.29 principal, interest at the rate of 2.00% now totaling $1,387.92, late charges in the amount of $188.51, escrow advances of $486.67, suspense balance of $26.98 and other fees and expenses advanced of $381.26, plus accruing interest at the rate of $7.66 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 24, 2013 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 24th day of June, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Citimortgage Vs. Gore 42011.878 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEES SALE on October 28, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 16 IN BLOCK 8 OF HILLVIEW HEIGHTS NO. 6, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, AC-
CORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Heather A. Adams, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated July 30, 2004 and Recorded on August 2, 2004 in Book 737, Page 317 as Document No. 200421883. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,250.78, beginning July 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 30, 2013 is $142,357.56 principal, interest at the rate of 6.25% now totaling $9,604.31, late charges in the amount of $547.32, escrow ad-
Blue Mountain Mini Storage 5900 HWY 93 South, Missoula, MT 59803 Will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units but not limited to: B6, B15, B26. Units contain misc. household goods, furniture, toys, clothes, tools and other misc. items. We will hold a live auction starting at 2:00PM on Friday, October 4, 2013. Payment will be due immediately at acknowledgement of winning bid. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Unit must be emptied by buyer at least 10 business days from day of sale. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All sales are final. Please contact Grizzly Property Management, Inc. at (406) 542-2060 or rentals@grizzlypm.com with any questions.
BITTERROOT MINI STORAGE 6415 Mormon Creek Rd., Lolo, MT 59847 Will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 27, 80. Units may contain misc. household goods, furniture, toys, clothes, tools and other misc. items. We will hold a live auction starting at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2013. Payment will be due immediately at acknowledgment of winning bid. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Unit must be emptied by buyer at least 10 business days from day of sale. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All sales are final. Please contact Grizzly Property Management, Inc. at (406) 542-2060 or rentals@grizzlypm.com with any questions.
vances of $2,395.83, suspense balance of $519.74 and other fees and expenses advanced of $531.57, plus accruing interest at the rate of $24.38 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of
bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or
PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula City Council will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Monday, October 7, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana: 2230 McDonald – Microbrewery Conditional Use
EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 44, 97, 219, 236, 239, 249, 602 and 679 Units contain furniture, clothes, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc. household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, September 23, 2013 . All auction units will only be shown each day at 3 P.M. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage office at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59804 prior to Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All sales are final.
PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula City Council will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Monday, October 7, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana: 230 Daly Ave – Accessory Dwelling Unit Conditional Use Request from Molly Bennett for a Conditional Use approval at 230 Daly Avenue (see Map Q), zoned R5.4 (Residential, single-dwelling).
The applicant requests the Conditional Use in order to allow a detached accessory dwelling unit on the property. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. The request and case file are available for public inspection at the Development Services office, 435 Ryman Street. Call 552-6630 for further assistance. If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 552-6630. The Development Services office will provide auxiliary aids and services.
Request from Triple Divide Brewing for a Conditional Use approval at 2230 McDonald (see Map X), zoned C1-4 (Neighborhood Commercial). The applicant requests the Conditional Use in order to open a Microbrewery at this location. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. The request and case file are available for public inspection at the Development Services office, 435 Ryman Street. Call 552-6630 for further assistance. If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 552-6630. The Development Services office will provide auxiliary aids and services.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT The City of Missoula Design Review Board will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in the City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine Street, Missoula, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following applications:A request from Pacific Neon Company; Signs as Part of Building for Boot Barn, located at 3666 Brooks St. (SEE MAP C).
Your attendance and your comments are welcome and encouraged. E-mails can be sent to kcolenso@ci.missoula.mt.us. Project files may be viewed at the Missoula Development Services at 435 Ryman St., Missoula, Montana. If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 552-6636. The City of Missoula will provide auxiliary aids and services.
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warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 24, 2013 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 24th day of June, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 Citimortgage vs. Adams 42011.882
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NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED To: DAY, ROY A., 14450 US HWY 12 W., LOLO, MT. 59847-9486 DAY, PATRICIA J., 14550 US HWY 12 W., LOLO, MT. 59847-9486 CURRENT OCCUPANT, 17500 LOLO CREEK RD., LOLO, MT. 59847 MISSOULA COUNTY TREASURER, 200 W. BROADWAY, MISSOULA, MT 59802 WESTERN TITLE & ESCROW, 1200 S. RESERVE ST., MISSOULA, MT 59801 BENEFICAL MONTANA INC. dba BENEFICAL MORTGAGE CO., 2880 GRAND AVE., BILLINGS, MT 59102-6525 Persuant to section 15-18-212, Montana code annotated, Notice is hereby given: 1. As a result of a tax delinquency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: LOLO VIEW ACRES #1,S35, T12N, R21W, LOT 4. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on: 6-12010. 3. The property tax lien was attached as a result of a tax sale on: 7-16-2010. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on: 7-16-2010 by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to M.I.P. Assets LLC, whose address is P.O. Box 16561, Missoula, MT 59808 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and cost is: Tax: $6,105.88 Penalty & Interest: $609.68 Costs: Total: $6,715.56 7. the date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to
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$319,900 1807 Missoula Ave 3 bed, 2 bath, charming cottage like home near Rattlesnake Creek and park. Majestic views of MT Jumbo from the large deck. Newer energy efficient furnace, water heater, vinyl windows and a newer roof. There's lots of trees and landscaping creating a country retreat in the heart of the Rattlesnake. M.I.P. Assets, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, MIssoula, MT 59802, (406) 258-4847. Further notice for
those persons listed below whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested parties rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this: SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 M.I.P. Assets, LLC
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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-877-7353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611
430 Washington 2 bedroom, 1 bath W/S/G paid, DW, W/D hookups, off-street parking, coin-ops on site. $700. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 612 S. 4th St. W.: 3 Bdrm, Wood flrs, 2 Baths Bonus room, Washer & dryer, *FREE WI-FI*, Main flr, Small pet, $1150. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106; 1-YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP!! 720 Turner St. “D”. 3 bed/1.5 bath. Northside location, off-street parking, HEAT PAID, pet? $900 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 825 SW Higgins Ave. B7. 2 bed/1 bath, single garage, DW, W/D hookups, near Pattee Creek Market $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 Equinox Apartments. 1 bedroom $517. Contact Colin Woodrow at 406-549-4113, ext. 113 or cwoodrow@missoulahousing.org
Palace Apartments. One month free rent. (1) Studio $407. (4) 1 bedrooms $438. (1) 2 bedrooms $527. h/w/s/g paid. Contact Matty Reed at 406-549-4113, ext. 130. mreed@missoulahousing.org RSA 2-bedroom $650 available first week of October. Contact Colin Woodrow at 406-549-4113, ext. 113 or cwoodrow@missoulahousing.org
1213 Cleveland “B” 1bd/1ba, central location, off-street pkng, HEAT PAID. $625. Grizzly Property Mgmt 542-2060 205 1/2 W. Kent. Studio/1 bath, lower level, shared yard, all utilities included. $600. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 321 W. Spruce 2 bed/1 bath, downtown, W/D hookups, off-street parking. $875. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
Solstice Apartments. (1) 2 bedroom $700 w/s/g paid. Contact Colin Woodrow at 406-549-4113, ext. 113 or cwoodrow@missoulahousing.org
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All properties are part of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The Missoula Housing Authority complies with the Fair Housing Act and offers Reasonable Accommodations to persons with Disabilities.
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2316 Craftsman. 3 bed, 1.5 bath 2 story on quiet cul-de-sac near Milwaukee Trail. $224,500. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com
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2320 West Crescent. 4 bed, 2 bath with hardwood floors, fenced yard with fruit trees & single garage. $214,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 541-7355. milyardhomes@yahoo.com 2550 Pattee Canyon. 3 bed, 2.5 bath on 8 acres. Gourmet kitchen, deck, patio, 2 car garage. $480,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com
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425 King Street. 5 bed, 2.5 bath ranch with 2 fireplaces, patio, fruit trees & 2 car garage. $299,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531/2605. vickiehonzel@aol.com 4449 Johnsrud Park Road. Incredible 3 bed, 2.5 bath on 2.52 acres along the Blackfoot River. $675,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 5312605 4475 Quaking Aspen. 4 bed, 2.5 bath Prairie-style home on almost one Rattlesnake acre. Built by professional woodworker with lots of natural light and beautiful details. $599,000. Tory
RICE TEAM
1965 Raymond. 4 bed, 2 bath Rattlesnake home with 2 kitchens & 3 garages. $339,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
Natural Housebuilders, Inc. Energy efficient, small homes, additions/remodels, higher-comfort crafted buildings, solar heating. 369-0940 or 6426863. www.naturalhousebuilder.net
5 acres in Target Range. Borders DNRC land. $499,900. Properties 2000. Pat McCormick 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com
Robin Rice 240-6503
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PRICE REDUCED! 13465 Crystal Creek $225,000 3 bed, 2 bath. Two wood stoves, large deck & bonus room for small shop. Near Turah fishing access. SELLER MOTIVATED! 19655 Mullan Road, Frenchtown $315,000 Log & frame 3 bed, 2 bath on 15 acres. Mother-in-law apartment. Oversize garage with 1 bed, 1 bath apt.
GREAT LOLO PROPERTY 11082 Cherokee Lane $237,900 Well-maintained 3 bed, 3 bath. Large kitchen & dining area. Large deck with great view of the Lolo Valley
$220,000
HOME & SMALL BUSINESS 102 Boardwalk, Stevensville $283,000 3 bed, 2 bath. Landscaped. Zoned commercial. Shop is 48'x30' w/three 10'x9' doors
103 Benton, Missoula MLS# 20136151
2607 Deer Canyon Court. 6 bed, 3 bath on Prospect Meadows cul-de-sac. Fenced yard, deck, hot tub and sweeping views. $449,000. Properties 2000. Pat McCormick 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com
Prime Lewis and Clark location. Waiting for new owners to give it some TLC. Home has many built ins and has wood flooring under carpets. Basement is mostly unfinished and could provide more living space. This home is located on a 9,453 sq. ft. lot that is completely fenced and features apple and plum trees as well as a garden area.
2607 View Drive. 3 bed, 2 bath ranch-style home in Target Range. Hardwood floors, fireplace & 2 car garage. $239,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate. 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
Mary Marry
2808 Rustler Drive. 5 bed, 3 bath Edgell home on Ranch Club Golf
544-2125 • mmarry@bigsky.net
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REAL ESTATE Dailey, Lambros Real Estate, 5329229 tory@montana.com 509 Simons. 6 bed, 3 bath Farviews home with 2 car garage. Backs Mountain Water owned park, City Park & open space. $365,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 524 Spanish Peaks Drive. 4 bed, 3 bath Mansion Heights home with 3 car garage near park & common area. $575,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 6614 MacArthur. 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhome with amazing views. $194,500. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properites. 240-6503 riceteam@bigsky.net
6632 MacArthur. 3 bed, 2 bath with gas fireplace, Jacuzzi and wonderful views. $273,000. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties. 240-6503, riceteam@bigsky.net 720 Ben Hogan Drive. 4 bed, 3 bath on 4 private acres with Missoula & Pattee Canyon views. $789,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate. 5329229 tory@montana.com 727 North 4th St. West. Cute 1 bed, 1 bath 715 sq.ft. home with bonus room, fenced yard & storage garage. $160,000. Shannon HIlliard, Prudential Montana. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres overlooking Clark Fork
River. Missoula Valley and Mission Mountain views. $420,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com Cute Westside Home 1312 Phillips. $185,900. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Established garden and fruit trees. Close to downtown, parks, bike trails. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Grant Creek Frontage. 4 bed, 3 bath with open floor plan, fireplace, deck & 2 car garage. $655,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 541-7365 milyardhomes@yahoo.com Lot 42 Jeff Drive. To be built 2 bed, 2 bath Hoyt home in Linda Vista with 3 car garage. $369,500. Tory Dailey,
12250 Buffalo Speedway $360,000 •
MLS# 20135613
Lambros Real Estate tory@montana.com
532-9229.
LotB MacArthur. 3 bed, 2 bath to be built with fantastic views. $189,900. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties. 240-6503 riceteam@bigsky.net UNDER CONTRACT 322 University Ave. $659,000. Accepting back up offers. 4 bedroom, 3 bath. Beautifully remodeled home in the historic University District. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES
1845 B West Central. 3 bed, 1.5 bath on quiet cul-de-sac. Large, open kitchen, patio & garage. No HOA dues! $155,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 2025 Mullan Road. Mullan Heights Riverfront Condos. Large secure units with affordable HOA dues. Starting at $149,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net 2121B West Kent. Immaculate, energyefficient 3 bed, 1.5 bath with covered front porch, fenced backyard & single garage. $159,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
29203 Old Hwy 10, Huson $539,900
4 bed, 2.5 bath home on 3.39 park-like acres. River and mountain view from all sides. Clark Fork River frontage.
2121B West Kent $159,900
Immaculate, energy-efficient 3 bed, 1.5 bath townhome
4 bdrm, 3.5 bath on 5 gently sloping acres. One horse per acre allowed. Energy efficient, on demand hot water. Utility sink in utility room. Unfinished bedroom over garage that would bring this to a 5 bdrm home with just under 4000 sq ft of livable space! Amazing views, large windows facing all directions, vaulted ceilings across the entire main floor. Bright kitchen, lite Hickory wood cabinets, large pantry, eat at bar, and garden window over kitchen sink.
• Open floor plan with lots of natural light • Covered front porch & fenced backyard • Single attached garage
1965 RAYMOND AVE $339,000 MLS #20136117 Wonderful Rattlesnake home with 4 bedrooms, 2 kitchens & 3 garages on over 13,000 sq.ft. lot.
Call Anne for more details
546-5816 Anne Jablonski annierealtor@gmail.com movemontana.com
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REAL ESTATE Condo With Views 1545 Cooley, Apt C. 2 bed, 1 bath Westside condo close to downtown, Burns Street Bistro & Missoula Community Co-op. $128,500 MLS# 20134747 KD 2405227. porticorealestate.com
NHN Old Freight Road. Approximately 11 acres with Mission Mountain Views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudential missoula.com
Uptown Flats #103. 1 bed, 1 bath with W/D, patio and handicap accessible features. $155,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
Noxon Reservoir Avista frontage lots near Trout Creek, MT. Red Carpet Realty 728-7262 www.redcarpetrealty.com
Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D, carport, storage & access to exercise room. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
COMMERCIAL
Uptown Flats. From $155,000. Upscale gated community near downtown. All SS appliances, car port, storage and access to community room and exercise room plus more. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. Starting at $79,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
LAND FOR SALE East Missoula Lot At 559 Speedway (Next Door) $55,000. 4,800 square feet. Mature trees, sewer available. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Florence Acres 944 Pathfinder. 330 gorgeous acres with 1 bed cabin and double garage. This little slice of perfection can be yours! Build your dream home here. $650,000 MLS# 20134863, 20134864 KD: 2405227 porticorealestate.com Frenchtown area, 14.9 Acres, existing well, adjacent to Forest Service land. $225,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
Commercial Lease Space Fantastic opportunity to be neighbors with the award-winning Homeword Organization. New, LEED registered, high quality, sustainably-built office space close to river and downtown. $11-$15 per sq.ft. KD 240-5227. porticorealestate.com HISTORIC STENSRUD BUILDING. Renovated 1890’s building with 95% original hardware. Residential or commercial zoning. Lovely opportunity. $868,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-9270. glasgow@montana.com
OUT OF TOWN 109 Church Street, Stevensville. Historic 2 bed, 1 bath 2 story home with 2 bonus rooms, parlor & library. $139,000. Rita Gray, Lambros Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 11082 Cherokee Lane, Lolo. 3 bed, 3 bath with basement, deck, 2 car garage & fantastic views. $237,900. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties 240-6503, riceteam@bigsky.net 11901 Lewis & Clark Drive, Lolo. Cute 2 bed, 2 bath farmhouse on nearly 1 acre. $220,000. Rita Gray, Lambros
ERA Real Estate. 532-9283 ritagray@lambrosera.com 13475 Crystal Creek, Clinton. 3 bed, 2 bath with large deck, 2 wood stoves & 2 car garage. $225,000. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net 210 Red Fox Road, Lolo. 4 bed, 2.5 bath on 2.59 acres along Bitterroot River. $480,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula, 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath Alberton home. $130,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville area home on 6+ acres. $325,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Florence area home on 12.6 irrigated acres. $500,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
3416 Lupine, Stevensville. 3 bed, 2 bath log-sided home with wraparound deck & Bitterroot views. $269,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 5329229 tory@montana.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $575,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
attached workspace. Mature trees, easy access to downtown and the UofM. MLS# 20135333 $139,500 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Potomac Log Cabin 1961 Blaine, Potomac. $195,000. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 8.77 acres. Light-filled log cabin with an open floor plan with high ceilings and large windows. Hiking in the
575 Killdeer, Stevensville. 5 bed, 3 bath on 7.5 fenced acres. Mountain views, hay barn & 2 car garage. $339,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
summer with a great little sled hill in the winter! KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com.
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Ronan, Montana 406 Main Street SE
$249,900 PRICED BELOW MARKET VALUE
Corner Lot in East Missoula! 450 Speedway. 1 bed, 1 bath, garage with
Rochelle Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com
Missoula Properties 728-8270
Beautiful large family custom built home.
This home features 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, wrap around covered porch, triple car garage, large fenced yard with lots of trees. There is separate living quarters with its own bath and kitchenette. Judy Coulter, GRI • Wright Real Estate Co. • 406.249.4101
$139,000
Near Riverfront Park. 1265 Dakota #B. To-be-built, 3 bed, 2 bath with 2 car garage. Lot: $55,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com NHN Edgewood, East Missoula. 3.5 acres bare land. $89,900. Vickie Honzel, LambrosERA Real Estate 5312605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com NHN Mormon Creek Road. 12 acres with Sapphire Mtn views. $150,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties.2000.com
109 Church Street, Stevensville Lovely 2 bed, 1 bath historic home. Parlor, library, 2 bonus rooms & large yard.
NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40+ acre parcel w/ Mission Mountain views. $199,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
2320 West Crescent • $214,900 Spacious 4 bed, 2 bath South Hills home Missoula views, deck, fenced yard & fruit trees • Single garage 11689 Stolen Rock, Frenchtown • $319,000 5 bed, 3 bath on over 3 acres Great valley & mountain views Mullan Heights Riverside Condos Large secure units with affordable HOA dues Starting at $144,900
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