Missoula Valley, MT January 2020

JANUARY 2020

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A Season for Healing

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A HEARTY TYPE OF HEALING

THE ART OF AGING IN MISSOULA

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January has this way of making me rethink my eating habits. As a kid, I can vividly remember my intake of gourmet chocolate like it was yesterday. My mom and dad owned a chocolate store and so chocolate and sweets ran through our blood. We respected it and never overindulged—well, maybe once or twice—but then adulthood brought on this whole notion of guilt and I found it difficult to enjoy sweets.

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dear business owners, for serving up the balance I'm after.

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This January issue promises to make you feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally. We all need to start over or freshen up at some point throughout our calendar year. I hope you're able to recalibrate this month and do something good for yourself. Happy New Year!

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JANUARY 2020

FEATURES 12 A Hearty Type of Healing Mountain Meadow Bone Broth brings us closer to healing and to our land.

18 Hot & Steamy Quinn’s Hot Springs is the place to refresh and rejuvenate.

26 The Art of Aging in Missoula

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30 Breakfast of (Montana) Champions: Huckleberry Pancakes

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DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Trend Setter

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Water & Woods

26 Inspired By 30 Healthy Lifestyle 32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Parting Thoughts

GOOD TIMES

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TREND SETTER

MOUNTAIN MEADOW BONE BROTH BRINGS US CLOSER TO HEALING AND TO OUR LAND

A HEARTY TYPE OF HEALING

ARTICLE SHELBY HUMPHREYS | PHOTOGRAPHY ERIKA SPAULDING

EILEEN MCGURTY HAS CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AND

Cue her interest in bone broth. Montana was encased in a cold

WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HASHIMOTO’S DISEASE, BUT THOSE

winter when the thought passed by Eileen. If breakfast was to be

TWO THINGS SHOULDN’T DEFINE HER.

hearty, then it had to be hot.

Because her body has too much inflammation, Eileen sought out a way to help heal herself naturally with local ingredients.

“I was already addressing inflammation,” Eileen explained. She wasn’t eating sugar or highly processed foods but she still craved something sweet or satisfying in the morning to start her day out right.

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“I tried broth and sautéed vegetables with hard-boiled eggs. It was so satisfying, and it didn’t even have to be sweet. It was comforting like chicken soup,” Eileen said.

Turns out, there’s a reason we reach for broths like chicken soup when we’re ill. They contain a key nutrient for health.

“OUR BODIES PRODUCE COLLAGEN BUT NOT VERY EFFICIENTLY. WE NEED COLLAGEN TO REPAIR DAMAGE, AND IT’S A BUILDING BLOCK FOR CONNECTIVE TISSUES.”

“It’s mainly about the collagen,” Eileen explained. “Our bodies

“It’s sometimes called the sixth taste,” she said. “It’s that flavor

produce collagen but not very efficiently. We need collagen to repair

of a savory, comforting, satisfying food. It feels cozy. That’s why I

damage, and it’s a building block for connective tissues.

take the extra step of roasting the bones.”

For example, when damage to the gut lining occurs, inflammation can spread and clog up normal cellular functions. As a result, the

That extra step is part of the 24-hour process Eileen goes through to make a quality product.

immune system isn’t as effective. Hair, skin, and nails lose luster and

“Broth is slow food. It takes time to make. “If you simmer too low,

strength. Joints and ligaments become weak. Collagen helps miti-

then you won’t get the collagen out. If you boil it, then the collagen

gate those losses, so the body can begin healing itself.

breaks down,” Eileen explained.

Of course, knowing what’s good for us can lead to better health

Before Eileen perfected that process, she shopped for broth

but enjoying what’s good for us makes it a whole lot easier. That’s

stores. Her search emptied out into a dearth of options. All she could

where bone broth excels. Drinking a warm elixir brings so much

find were products made out-of-state from bones of unknown origin.

more enjoyment than popping pills and powders. According to Eileen, the secret is in the umami.

“I couldn’t find anything made locally. I thought, ‘This is ridiculous!’ Montana has all of these grass-fed, pasture-raised animals.

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The national brands have to get bones to a processing facility before

broth locally, I can save money and energy and reduce my carbon

they ship the broth to us. And bones are really heavy!”

footprint,” she said.

For Eileen, that was a deal-breaker. As the former Director of

Shoppers can find Eileen’s Mountain Meadow Bone Broth in the

Graduate Programs in Environmental Studies at Johns Hopkins

freezer section of area stores and at Missoula’s winter and summer

University, Eileen insists that caring for our bodies cannot come

markets. Also, Eileen offers a subscription program through her

at the expense of caring for our land. So, she turned to Missoula-

website. Recently, she expanded her line to include chicken broth for

area ranchers for ingredients. Eileen buys her beef bones from

pets. This spring, she will begin two-day ground shipping.

Oxbow Cattle Company in Missoula and chicken bones from Living River Farms in Stevensville.

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With each expansion, Eileen affirms her values. Sustainable land stewardship and quality, local ingredients remain priorities. She has tapped a niche and simmered the richness of our agricultural state into a warm cup of golden goodness.

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QUINN’S HOT SPRINGS IS THE PLACE TO REFRESH AND REJUVENATE

hot & steamy ARTICLE CHELSEA LYN AGRO PHOTOGRAPHY ERIKA SPAULDING AND T. WATERBURY PHOTOGRAPHY

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GETTING AWAY SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE COMING BACK TO MYSELF. Or at least that’s how it felt to visit Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort—a multifaceted mountain-dwelling paradise located in (you guessed it!) Paradise, Montana, just a stone’s throw away from Missoula.

I think we all long for some version of a getaway in January, whether it be from the gray wintry days or our humdrum routine. Whatever the reason, we burrow into the treasure chest of the internet and sigh at Caribbean blue waters, picturing ourselves surrounded by the warm waves if only for a moment. Luckily for me, Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort didn’t involve boarding a plane, sitting in traffic, or spending a fortune right after the holidays. It did, however, have aqua blue waters, which were the main reason for my stay.

Rejuvenation is sometimes closer than we think and what it looks like doesn’t always fit the commercial picture.

Did you know that the temperature and the minerals of the geothermal pools at Quinn’s combine to produce natural healing for much of what ails us? I was intrigued, barefooted and towel-wrapped, as I read the informational board outside the pools. My senses took some convincing with the smell of sulfur in the steamy air, but I submerged into the blissful, silky waters and began letting go.

Long ago, when Quinn’s was first founded in 1885, miner’s used these cleansing and revitalizing waters to heal their bodies. We’re talking nearly 118 degrees or more. The legal limit in the state of Montana for public resorts is 106 degrees, which is the temperature of Quinn’s hottest pool.

While I enjoyed the waters, I heard stories about the pile of crutches—the physical residue from those miners who first enjoyed the natural waters—and I could only imagine how the earth swallowed them up in darkness only to lick their wounds and breathe new life into their bodies afterward. This, I thought, was historic Montana—tales of the mountain and the true power of natural healing.

While it’s no surprise that we’d want to harness this extraordinary natural resource, maintaining and creating an authentic feel when it comes to the water was and still is a challenge. But no feat is too big for Quinn’s. It’s not lost on them that their pools, which are simple and healing yet lacking in natural aesthetic, are too small. Times change and people want a more authentic feel for their hot springs experience, without jeopardizing the healing benefits of the waters.

Denise Moreth, who is the General Manager and Events Director at Quinn’s, talks about Quinn’s the way one references a family photo album or a treasured friend.

She’s lived all the memories—the building of the lodge, the Canyon Cabins, the Golden Eagle (family-style cabin), the infrastructure projects, the introduction of wifi—and even painted the pools that are in the process of being replaced.

But Denise also has a story to share about her health.

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“I was on two different medications for rheumatoid arthritis.

meat-and-potatoes menu. Travelers from near and far enjoyed a

One was methotrexate, which is a very damaging cancer drug,

hot plate of loved but always familiar ingredients up until recent

but it was for pain. I started using the pools and I got off all

years when Micheal Garrison, Executive Chef at the Harwood

meds and never had to go back,” said Denise.

House Restaurant at Quinn’s, started to make a name for himself

The new pools, scheduled to open this summer, are a stark contrast to what currently exists. Ben Slusser, Vice President of Quinn’s, set out last year on a journey to create this vision.

“We had this vision of really getting back to nature and to provide our guests with a feeling of truly escaping in a mountain hot springs,” said Ben. “But the problem was, we had no idea

“Initially, I just wanted to do something that had not been done before,” said Micheal. “I started producing what I call ‘oddity’ where we use a lot of flavors that aren’t proven affinities.”

But Micheal didn’t get creative with food on purpose—not at first.

what we were doing or if it was even possible. Through a lot of

“I grew up pretty poor,” said Micheal. “I’d go over to my moth-

banging on doors, I found Keven Hambright out of Missoula, and

er’s house and there really wouldn’t be anything there, so I’d go

through the combined visions and his expertise, we are making

through the freezer, the refrigerator, the cupboards—I cooked

the impossible happen. We could not be more excited!”

for my family a lot when I was younger—and I just mixed ingre-

There will still be several “all natural” pools of varying sizes and the setting will be more natural.

dients. I think through a lot of crazy dishes I learned how you should actually pair flavors,”

“The hot springs are the heart of the resort,” Denise said. And

Naturally, Micheal gave Ben some anxiety over changing a

it’s true. It seems that their whole staff is devoted to carrying

pretty large facet of the resort. Luckily for Micheal, Quinn’s had

out the healing process by way of dining, lodging, and luxurious

a habit of running features on their menu every night. This gave

details. Even their Project Manager Damian Albright is a long-

Micheal a chance to test the waters with new pairings of flavors

time employee, having seen Quinn’s transform time and time

and gauge the guests’ responses to them.

again. The underground infrastructure is in his wheelhouse, which helps give lofty dreams real, functioning roots.

And that’s just the beginning of what’s going on behind the curtain at Quinn’s. In years past, Quinn’s was known for a hardy 20

as a young chef with a creative hand.

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“Instead of somebody coming to our restaurant and saying, ‘Good food,’ our goal is for them to mention a specific entree…to get them to name a dish tells us that they liked the dish enough to remember it by name,” said Micheal.

stay: Whether you’re on a romantic getaway weekend with your special someone or just want to enjoy an adventure with the kids, there’s an accommodation fit for your needs.

(Editor’s pick: Stay in a riverside cabin, wrap yourself in a white robe and never leave your porch swing, unless you’re dining at the Harwood House or going to the pools.

Eat, sleep, repeat)

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soak: Don’t get bogged down by floating particles—it’s just silica! Your skin will thank you for it. Seriously, the pools are not to be missed. Sulfate, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and iron.

All of these minerals come together to do natural wonderful things for your body like relieving symptoms of arthritis, normalizing heart rhythms, eliminating body toxins, and promoting healthy skin among so many others.

It’s clear that Micheal and his sous chef, Justin Pilkington, are creating new waves in regional dining. The menu is daring and adventurous without being reckless, which makes big changes seem easier to digest, literally. And in case you haven’t heard, Kevin Boles—the Food and Beverage Director and 20-year Quinn’s veteran—is the man behind the locally famous Wild Game Meatloaf. His father had the winning recipe that is still used today.

Wellness is the word for this trip, for every capacity. I am full in more I am rejuvenated and at peace. There’s something about looking up

c e l e b ra t e :

at the stars and watching the steam dissipate into the dark, endless

Wouldn’t you love to say that you were

ways than one and at the end of a long soak in each of the pools

sky above. The jagged cliffs are backlit by the moon just above the river-side cabins and there’s the sound of a train pressing the tracks faintly in the distance. Paradise, indeed.

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married in Paradise? The event space is dreamy, complete with tasteful decor and grandiose windows that embrace a natural cathedral of trees and mountainside.

It’s the perfect place to say I do.

dine: The Harwood House is rustic Montana with tasteful nods to artists that completely encompass the lifestyle of the West. Pick a fireside table and order the meatloaf on night one and on night two, venture outside the box! Chef Micheal is a downright genius in the kitchen.

You’ll also want to enjoy a glass (or bottle!) of wine, since Wine Spectator gave Quinn’s wine list the Award of Excellence for 2019. And for those night owls or bar-loving guests—Quinn’s Tavern has all the right things that say welcome to Montana and stay for another.

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INSPIRED BY

T h e A r t o f Ag i n g in Missoula WALK INTO TRACEE GIANCHETTA’S OFFICE AND YOU’RE IMMEDIATELY WELCOMED. First, with a sincere, two-handed handshake; second, with the sweet and comforting aroma of lemongrass wafting from an essential oil diffuser. You’ll smile at her whimsical collection of trinkets and rubber duckies; you’ll agree that, yes, her view of Mount Jumbo provides for inspirational moments. A salt crystal lamp glows beside a computer monitor; a hot-water kettle is at the ready for a cup of tea.

Tracee’s office is homey.

It makes sense, really. Tracee’s work revolves around a commitment to home, to comfort, to quality of life.

As a care transitions coach at Missoula Aging Services, Tracee’s passion for home fuels her fire: helping people in her community age with grace and dignity, hopefully from the comfort of their own home.

She’s a native Missoulian. Her first job found her working as a home health aide. She turned that love for working with older adults into a career as a social worker, first with a degree from the University of Montana, and then with a master’s degree from Portland State University.

But degrees aside, what absolutely emits from Tracee is a true care for people.

“I wanted to create change in my community,” Tracee explained with a grin. “Let’s age awesome in Missoula.”

Tracee returned to Missoula and in 2007, began her work at Missoula Aging Services. Since then, she’s developed six programs focused on supporting older adults and their caregivers, with another innovation on the way.

Missoula Aging Services partners with medical clinics, hospitals, and doctors in the Missoula community to identify the first moment when an individual needs support with care.

“There’s so many ways you can age. You can’t plan for a heart attack or a stroke but you can have the discussion about quality-of-life care,” Tracee said. “It’s all about quality of life. We can educate, coach, and help you understand what all the options are in

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In her role as a care transitions coach, Tracee makes home visits to assess what support is needed for a person to remain at home as they get older.

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ARTICLE JILL MH TABER PHOTOGRAPHY ERIKA SPAULDING

“We layer in supports: cleaning, laundry, meals, and companionship, for example,” Tracee said. “Those things can be enough for someone to age at home.”

Tracee admits that these conversations with older adults, their

coach and offer tools so individuals can make their own choices about how they age.”

With those discussions, Tracee sees a shift in the way society approaches aging.

families, and caregivers can be fraught with emotion. They are dis-

“The face of aging is becoming more and more community

cussions about topics that are sensitive and private. But, Tracee said,

based. People want to age with confidence, knowing they’ve been

they are conversations that shouldn’t be avoided.

given the best tools,” she said. “I hope that as time goes on, this

“In our model of transitional care, the older adult is the captain of their own ship,” Tracee said. “Missoula Aging Services is here to

would be a normal, everyday conversation that everyone in our community would engage in.”

CONTINUED >

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INSPIRED BY

(CON TI N U ED)

In her nearly 13 years with Missoula Aging Services, Tracee has

Missoula Aging Services makes its mission out of supporting

visited hundreds, maybe thousands, of homes in the Missoula

older adults and their caregivers. It’s a mission that’s embedded in

community. She’s seen her share of heartbreak but also her share

Tracee’s heart and soul.

of positive outcomes—moments where help with laundry, house-

“This work fits me. I love hearing people’s stories. I want it to be

keeping, hot meals, and weekly visits from volunteers have made a

part of our community culture to talk about how we care for each

significant difference in a person’s life.

other,” Tracee said. “If you’re an older adult or caregiver and you

“I have no fear of aging. I’m excited about the aging process,” Tracee said. “It’s not that scary at all.”

have not come into our office or checked out our website, give us a call. We are your partner-in-aging in Missoula.”

She laughs as she recalls conversations her own circle of friends

Community aging: a partnership between families, individuals,

talking about how they want to grow older. Her eyes shine as she shares

health care providers, and people—like Tracee—who work tirelessly

her hope that everyone can look forward to aging without fear or worry.

for a vision of growing older in the comfort of home.

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“THIS WORK FITS ME. I LOVE HEARING PEOPLE’S STORIES. I WANT IT TO BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY CULTURE TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CARE FOR EACH OTHER. IF YOU’RE AN OLDER ADULT OR CAREGIVER AND YOU HAVE NOT COME INTO OUR OFFICE OR CHECKED OUT OUR WEBSITE, GIVE US A CALL. WE ARE YOUR PARTNER-IN-AGING IN MISSOULA.”

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

B r e a k f as t o f ( M o n ta n a ) C h a m p i o n s : H u c k l e b e r ry Pa n c a k e s

ARTICLE JENNIE IVERSON PHOTOGRAPHY JACKIE COOPER, THE RESORT AT PAWS UP, LOULA’S CAFE

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PICTURESQUE

MORNINGS

OVER

FLATHEAD

LAKE,

The locally loved huckleberry is celebrated in the huckleberry pan-

WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN, OR THE SWAN VALLEY HAVE BEEN

cake recipe from the unparalleled Resort at Paws Up in Greenough,

CONSTANTS IN OUR FAMILY’S LIFE. With a love of adventuring

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Brunch.” After a full morning of harvesting huckleberries, maybe a

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spa appointment at the aforementioned resort would be in order.

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INGREDIENTS

+ 4 cups flour + 1/2 cup sugar in the raw + 4 Tbsp. baking powder + 2 Tbsp. baking soda + 1 tsp. salt + 4 eggs + 3 cups whole milk + 3/4 cup vegetable oil + 1 Tbsp. vanilla paste + 1/2 cup butter + 2 cups huckleberries + 2 cups granola + Butter + Huckleberry syrup, for serving DIRECTIONS In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mixing well.

Heat a skillet or griddle over medium heat. Add 2 Tbsp. butter; once slightly melted, add batter to the griddle to make a 4-inch pancake. Add 1 Tbsp. huckleberries and 1 Tbsp. granola to each pancake. Once browned on one side, flip and cook until lightly browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

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JANUARY

LIFESTYLE CALENDAR

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PARTING THOUGHTS

MAKING SELF CARE A p r i o r i t y

ARTICLE NICOLE DUNN

I LEARNED HOW TO CULTIVATE THE ART OF SELFCARE THE HARD WAY. A painful and chronic nerve condition called CRPS, which I contracted after sustaining an injury when I was 26 years old, taught me that self-care is a crucial component in my ability to function optimally in a body racked with pain and limited mobility.

But it took me a long time to get the message. I was in fight mode, in an effort to cling to how my life was pre-injury, until I landed myself in even more pain. Eventually I understood: fighting against my body and my current reality equates to more hardship, and taking good care of myself means I can engage more skillfully and sustainably with the things I want to do with my time.

I turned 40 last summer and while I still live with the presence of CRPS, my daily pain levels are much lower than they used to be and my pain management skills are much more honed. At this point in my life, most people would have no idea that I am someone who lives with chronic pain. Those who knew me back when I was walking with a cane and worn thin by simply leaving the house, bedridden on a regular basis, sometimes ask me what has helped the most in ushering me to this greatly improved state of wellness and I tell them: learning the art of self-care.

Perhaps the biggest part of the self-care equation for me is that I rest when I need to rest. It sounds so easy but it’s what took me the longest to learn because in order to truly and completely reap the benefits of resting, it’s not just the body but also the mind that needs to take part in the process. Body and mind are interrelated, not separate.

Self-care is a daily practice that I invest in and prioritize.

Self-care is no small thing. It isn’t trite or synonymous with being selfish. Self-care is what makes it possible to do what I do and to keep on doing it.

Nicole is the director of the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula and helps lead retreats, organize events, and serves as the program director for Be Here Now, a weekly meditation group she founded in 2002. For more info: InMindfulMotion.com.

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