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Missoula multi-millionaire Michael Burks is intent on promoting a message of faith in Jesus Christ, and doing so on a large scale. It’s part of the reason he’s helping to bring Sarah Palin to Missoula for a Sept. 12 fundraiser to benefit Teen Challenge, and why he recently fought the county over whether or not he could host a Christian rock concert at the fairgrounds. Burks doesn’t covet the spotlight, but he’s finding it hard to avoid while doggedly pushing his beliefs. .................................................14

News Letters Search and rescue, reviewed..........................................................................4 The Week in Review Back to school, Griz arrest and the Pov..................................6 Briefs Pig on eBay, sex on Craigslist and Ryan Creek Meadows ...............................6 Etc. Missoulian, Republic merge newsrooms ............................................................7 Up Front St. Patrick audit leaves some dependents uninsured ................................8 Up Front Flathead shock jock John Stokes returns to radio.....................................9 Ochenski Video exposes Montana’s “poison and plant” program ........................10 Writers on the Range Montanans close to Yellowstone better wake up ...............11 Agenda Screening of 180° South..............................................................................12

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STREET TALK

by Chad Harder

Asked Tuesday morning in downtown Missoula.

Q:

This week the Independent reports on how the PEAS Farm successfully auctioned off a 250-pound pig on eBay. (The swine netted the organization $1,109). What’s the biggest purchase you’ve made recently?

Follow-up: What’s the zaniest thing you’ve ever sold—or bought—online?

Tyler Knapp: A plane ticket to France for $900. I’m going in October to check out a new place, mostly Paris and southern France. Well-armed: Nothing recently, but when I was a kid I was really into cap guns. I was really into buying the coolest, most realistic cap guns that I could find online. I was kinda obsessed about it.

Bill Leimbach: I recently bought an HDTV and Blue-Ray disc player, and headphones. Pots dealer: Yes! I just sold seven honking big Italian clay pots on Craigslist. Each weighed about 50 or 80 pounds and, even though I only got half of what I listed them for, I had to help with delivery. But I was happy to see them go.

Unspoken rule Though I never met Chris Spurgeon and do not know his crew I felt compelled to sit down and immediately pen a letter of support for Colin Chisholm and his ski partners. In addition, props to Alex Sakariassen for having the balls to write the article “A call for help” (see cover story, Aug. 26, 2010).

Criticizing a volunteer organization (emphasis on the “organization,” not the volunteers) is an inherently delicate task, but in this case it had to be done. The Search and Rescue (SAR) here is for finding lost hikers and elk hunters, period.

Chisholm is spot-on when stating that most skiers and climbers want their friends called instead of SAR. It’s an unspoken rule in Missoula.

Senior Sheriff ’s Deputy Bob Purcell’s statement that, “People are going farther back these days and getting themselves into worse situations than they used to because they can” misses the point. Sure gear is better and lighter but most people deep in the alpine are there because they have spent a lifetime learning how to be there. Throwing tags like “extreme” onto what skiers and climbers do is just a copout. Something ceases to be extreme when it becomes common. There is a large community of skilled backcountry users in western Montana. This community is just going to get larger. We need a SAR department (perhaps a separate unit) that knows what alpine climbers have known for 35 years. Light is right and speed is safety. If a grassroots group of people fills that need then SAR needs to work with them, not against.

Andrew Hoye Missoula

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Ed Ross: Yeah, I just spent 50 bucks to get my old Sony cassette car radio fixed. I don’t do iPods.

Eyeing the prize: Last year I bought an all-electric motorcycle for $9,000 cash. It goes 62 mph and up to 50 miles on a charge but I’ve never ridden it because I’ve got this detached retina and I’m scared to ride it.

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I feel it necessary to write a letter that better explains my perspective relating to the article written in the Independent, in which I’m quoted.

First of all, the comments that I was quoted as saying were part of an hour conversation and were absolutely written out of context in many regards. I was part of the Chris Spurgeon search but had no interaction with any member of Missoula County Search and Rescue (SAR) during that incident. I have talked to those that have, but have none other than third-person opinions.

I believe that (and stated so to the Independent reporter) Missoula County SAR members are capable, competent and selflessly motivated individuals that volunteer their time to help in the rescue and recovery of people that have “taken a wrong turn” on their adventure. In what I can only assume is the highest percentage of the rescues that SAR is involved with, the lost hiker or hunter, boater or camper is lucky to have such willing and capable folks out looking to help them “find their way” back to safety. I feel (and again, stated several times during my “interview”)

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that I can do nothing but applaud the willingness of those folks involved in SAR to get up in the dark of night to hike into the mountains, sometimes in the rain, to find some outdoor enthusiast who has been injured or lost. Most of us are far from willing to do such a thing and we, as a community, are extremely lucky to have folks like them among us.

My comments were only related to a very particular type of accident and my

Chisholm “ is spot-on when stating that most skiers and climbers want their friends called instead of SAR. It’s an unspoken rule in

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Missoula.

intended to show any disrespect or lack of appreciation for the volunteers of the Missoula County SAR team.

When I was quoted as saying that “I don’t have any confidence in the level of experience and/or skill of Missoula County SAR,” it was strictly in relation to scenarios involving an experienced athlete(s) having an accident, deep in “tiger country” involving a high degree of technical skill to get to, not as a general statement relating to most of what they do so well.

The sarcastic and derogatory comment involving compasses and handheld flashlights was an “off the record” comment relating to an experience that I had with a SAR team over 15 years ago and had no relation to anybody on the Missoula SAR team or Chris Spurgeon’s recovery effort. I feel the reporter must have stuck that one in to fulfill some need for the controversial feel he was after for the article.

Again, I have nothing but respect and appreciation for the countless folks who are willing to do what most people are not. Our community shouldn’t have a lack of confidence in our county’s SAR team but, more to the point, our community (me included) should continue to try to make decisions that don’t allow for strangers to risk their own comfort and safety to rescue any of us.

Jeff Shapiro Missoula Editor’s note: The Independent stands by its reporting in the story.

Rehberg rant sentiment was less about a lack of confidence in their service and more about being self-reliant or reliant on the partners that you have chosen to “tie in with” while doing an activity that involves a known objective hazard. Although it is my opinion that the most qualified people to help me or my partners in tricky terrain are those of us that have years of experience to draw from while participating in our chosen activities, I mostly wanted to make the point that no one in that community expects our county’s SAR team to feel it necessary to risk, or even train to risk, while attempting a rescue in steep and/or dangerous terrain. If a friend fell high on a mixed ice and rock route in Glacier National Park, we all have an unspoken protocol that centers around self-reliance and involves only those we know and trust can possibly help in such a technical and hazardous position. This is because we are aware of the desire to not create more victims and the time it takes to coordinate so that none of the individuals on Missoula’s SAR team are put in harm’s way for us.

Does that make sense? This is and has been my opinion, feeling of responsibility and life philosophy when flying or climbing in the mountains but was in no way

Once again, by voting against the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Rep. Denny Rehberg has shown that his true loyalty lies with the Wall Street banking interests and his Republican cohorts and not with the people of Montana.

The act is intended to restore some popular controls and protections against the large financial institutions that would bleed us dry. Rehberg has consistently voted against the administration’s efforts to curtail this economic imbroglio bequeathed by the Bush administration in order to engage in partisan politics and protect those powerful financial interests with which he is allied. In his 10 years in Congress, Rehberg has failed to sponsor any significant legislation to stabilize and improve this country’s economy. He fills a seat that could generate some creative proposals to rectify the social and economic inequalities that exist in this country and that could benefit the people of Montana. But he gladhands unsuspecting Montanans who fail to call him to account for his passivity.

It’s time Denny Rehberg stepped—or is tossed—aside and allows Montana to be represented by someone who really cares.

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WEEK IN REVIEW • Wednesday, August 25

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Missoula County Public Schools trustee Nancy Pickhardt resigns three weeks after she told school board critics, in a message on their answering machine, to “go fuck yourselves,” among other things. Pickhardt says her continued presence on the board would be a “distraction.”

• Thursday, August 26 Three former employees of Montana Caregivers Network sue its owner, Jason Christ, alleging he directed them to falsify medical marijuana recommendations. The suit claims Christ ordered the employees “to participate in actions that were unlawful” and “engage in unethical business practices directed against physicians and others.”

• Friday, August 27 Authorities in Ravalli County begin knocking on doors west of Hamilton around 3 a.m. to warn residents that the 300-acre Downing Mountain fire is threatening their homes. The mandatory evacuation of 70 homes is lifted Saturday evening as cool and wet weather rolls in.

• Saturday, August 28 The River City Roots Festival kicks off to the delight of thousands of revelers who converge upon downtown Missoula for the annual event. Beer lines end up being long during the Infamous Stringdusters’ set, sending one Indy reporter to a nearby watering hole for a few quiet drinks.

• Sunday, August 29 University of Montana backup linebacker Josh Stuberg, 21, a third-year sophomore from Helena, is arrested early in the morning for driving under the influence of alcohol after allegedly crashing into a fence in the Rattlesnake area. Police say Stuberg appeared disoriented and didn’t know where he was.

• Monday, August 30 Further proof of Missoula’s small-world syndrome occurs at Chief Charlo Elementary when Missoulian reporter Jamie Kelly, on assignment for the obligatory first day of school article, ends up spending the morning with Indy editor Skylar Browning as he escorts his daughter to her first day of kindergarten.

• Tuesday, August 31 Missoula County Commissioners vote unanimously to provide $20,400 in community building grants to the Poverello Center. The money will help transform the basement of the existing Ryman Street homeless shelter into a drop-in center. The Pov is losing its lease for the existing Salcido Center at the First Baptist Church at the end of this year.

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Hundreds of Bob Dylan fans challenged security outside Ogren-Allegiance Park Tuesday night as they scaled railroad trestles, clambered onto dirt piles and snuck around barricades on the Riverfront Trail in hopes of catching sight of the legend’s outdoor concert. Police cited “security issues” as justification for removing people from the public trail during the performance.

Ryan Creek Money, it’s a gas Missoula insurance agent and entrepreneur Toby Hansen petitioned for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Aug. 19, a move he believes will stabilize longstanding legal entanglements that have plagued development near his nearby outdoor concert venue—Ryan Creek Meadows—without endangering the venue itself.

The August petition states Hansen claimed as much as $1 million in liabilities. Most of those liabilities were accrued through the planning of the 500lot Ryan Creek Major Subdivision 24 miles west of Missoula, and a subsequent three-year legal battle with Granite County over approval of the development, Hansen says. According to court records, Granite County commissioners denied Hansen’s request for the subdivision—which included plans for a school, ambulance service and a small mall—in May 2007 based on traffic concerns along Beavertail Road and potential impacts to neighboring agricultural operations.

Hansen appealed the county’s decision first in

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district court in 2008 and finally before the Montana Supreme Court last year. Both appeals were denied, and Hansen is now considering a series of minor development projects for the property that he says will likely focus on small-scale farming.

“At this point [the bankruptcy] will probably stabilize the plans for [Ryan Creek] and allow several things out there to go forward,” Hansen says. “It brings an end to some uncertainty, I think, over the property, which—as painful as it is in the end—is probably a good thing.”

What the bankruptcy will not do, Hansen stresses, is affect the existing 200-acre Ryan Creek concert venue, where the Black Crowes headlined a Sept. 1 show. The venue is listed as a limited liability company, protecting it from inclusion in Hansen’s Chapter 11 petition. Hansen still intends to make Ryan Creek a destination for big-name acts traveling through Missoula, but admits several promoters backed out of major shows this season and the venue has suffered setbacks due to routing problems in the region.

“This season was more successful than last sea-

son, but it wasn’t as successful as we’d hoped,” Hansen says. “So we just have to keep building on that.”

Ryan Creek Meadows hosted only four events this summer: Slightly Stoopid, The Cold Hard Cash Show, Marshall Tucker Band and the Black Crowes.

Alex Sakariassen

Rattlesnake Group proposes restoration plan A hodgepodge of local residents are joining forces with the U.S. Forest Service to actively manage 13,000 acres of public land across the Marshall Creek, Woods Gulch and Lower Rattlesnake Creek drainages.

The proposal, dubbed the Marshall Woods Restoration Project, is the product of a bottom-up, consensus driven effort, says Jake Kreilick of the Lolo National Forest Restoration Committee (LRC), an advisory group comprised of mostly volunteer stakeholders representing diverse interests. The project aims to advance restoration efforts in the

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Lolo National Forest by drawing upon ecologically appropriate and scientifically sound principles.

“We do feel like this is somewhat of a novel project,” Kreilick says.

LRC was chomping at the bit to work on a “from scratch” project. With the Forest Service’s help, the advisory body identified these 13,000 acres northeast of Missoula as a prime candidate for such efforts. After hashing out priorities, stakeholders last week rolled out a draft action plan that identifies restoration goals.

Those goals include converting old roads to better incorporate non-motorized transportation, managing weeds in high-use recreation corridors, and thinning heavily wooded areas to ward off wildfire.

“I think we’re going to see a lot of public support,” Kreilick says.

Despite the prediction, Kreilick acknowledges the proposal to thin trees along the main Rattlesnake Trail and in the Poe Meadows area could garner significant scrutiny. The treatments are recommended to clear dead, dying and densely packed pine and fir, thereby enhancing forest health, says the Forest Service’s Tami Paulsen.

Harvesting trees would require widening the road at Spring Creek Bridge along the Rattlesnake’s main trail to accommodate approximately 90 vehicle trips necessary to haul out felled trees, Paulsen says.

That’s the only portion of the road that would be widened under the proposal.

“We want to leave the road the way that we found it.” Paulsen says. “We don’t want to change the character.”

The Forest Service is asking the public to comment on the plan, available on the Lolo National Forest website, by Sept. 23. That input will be used to develop alternatives to the existing proposal.

From there, the Forest Service will conduct an environmental assessment, again inviting public comment. The project is slated to get rolling in 2012.

Jessica Mayrer

eBay Bidding on a PEAS pig On Monday at about 12:45 p.m., eBay notified Julie Baldridge, a retired social worker in Whitefish using the online auction website for the first time, that she placed the winning bid on a pig—one currently noshing on scraps of food at Missoula’s PEAS Farm.

Baldridge, 53, who grew up on a farm and ranch outside of Havre, has long purchased pork from local farmers, but this was different. Her daugh-

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ter Shelby, a student at the University of Montana, interned at the farm all summer, working in the fields and watching the farm’s six hogs grow from piglets into real porkers.

“Knowing my farmer has been something that’s been a part of my life forever,” Baldridge says. “But it’s the first time in a long time I’ve actually been related to my farmer.”

Baldridge forked over $1,109 for the hog, which will be butchered once it reaches 250 pounds.

Garden City Harvest (GCH), a nonprofit that operates the PEAS (Program in Ecological Agriculture and

Society) Farm in conjunction with UM, began the bidding last week at $589. The auction drew 20 bids.

“Our hogs are raised here at the PEAS Farm in the upper Rattlesnake Valley with plenty of room to run, play, and dig,” Garden City Harvest wrote in its eBay posting, its first ever auction. “They are fed organic garden scraps and organic, Montana-grown grains making for some very delicious meat!”

GCH estimates the hog, once butchered, will yield up to 175 pounds of meat, meaning Baldridge is paying more than $6 per pound.

“We’re really excited,” she says, “because it’s an organic-fed, happy hog.”

GCH is excited, too. Community Outreach Director Genevieve Jessop Marsh says the winning bid “absolutely” exceeded the organization’s expectations.

Baldrige says she plans to share the meat with her three daughters, and has no concerns about becoming pigged-out.

“I love chorizo,” she says. “You can do Italian sausage. You can do all sorts of different types of things with it…Plus, we are creative cooks enough that we can handle not getting tired of it.”

But she’s not sure where she’ll store it all.

“We may have to look at increasing our freezer capacity,” Baldrige says.

She may want to check eBay. Matthew Frank

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Bullock targets Craigslist Craigslist Missoula lists three adult services ads this week. One of them, posted by self-proclaimed sexy ebony bombshell “Kiyera Amour,” says she’s flexible and also mobile, willing to visit in your home or hers. Another, posted by “Vikki,” displays a picture of a leggy blonde wearing a red push-up bra and a short black skirt. Vikki offers to “come make Your day Extra Special.”

Pitches like this are raising the ire of Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock, who signed off on a letter Aug. 24—along with attorneys general from 19 other states—demanding Craigslist remove its adult services section from the online marketplace.

“Because Craigslist cannot, or will not, adequately screen these ads, it should stop accepting them altogether and shut down the adult services section,” states the letter addressed to Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and CEO Jim Buckmaster.

Bullock told the Independent in an interview this week that this isn’t the first time state officials have asked Craigslist to tone down erotic, and allegedly illegal, advertising. More than a year ago, the same coalition of attorneys general asked the company to clean up its act. Craigslist responded by replacing the “erotic services” category with “adult services” and promised to screen ads more thoroughly.

“The changes are insufficient,” Bullock says.

Bullock and the other attorneys allege the site continues to provide a venue for individuals engaged not only in prostitution but also sex trafficking.

Craigslist spokeswoman Susan MacTavish Best says the company is committed to working with law enforcement to ensure the online marketplace operates aboveboard.

“We strongly support the attorneys general desire to end trafficking in children and women, through the Internet or by any other means,” MacTavish Best said in a statement. “We hope to work closely with them, as we are with experts at nonprofits and in law enforcement, to prevent misuse of our site in facilitation of trafficking, and to combat such crimes wherever they appear, online or offline.”

A request asking the company to detail specific steps Craigslist plans on taking went unanswered.

Bullock says he’s optimistic Craigslist will comply with the most recent formal request. If not, the attorneys will reconvene to plan their next move.

Jessica Mayrer

Enrollment goal the University of Montana expects to surpass this fall, according to President George Dennison’s State of the University address last Friday. Enrollment at UM last fall totaled 14,921.

etc.

Cut through all the positive spin around corporate downsizing and the journalism industry looks downright bleak these days. Just look at what happened locally early this week: The Missoulian and the Ravalli Republic, both owned by Lee Enterprises Inc., announced Tuesday they will merge newsrooms in the interests of being “better able to cover the wide breadth and depth of issues facing western Montanans.” The release told readers to be on the lookout for enhanced news reports and online content from both papers, and added, “No one was laid off in either newsroom as part of the merger..”

That last statement may be true, but it’s misleading. Tim Akimoff, the Missoulian’s web manager and dedicated beer blogger, says the paper fired him around 2 p.m. Monday.

He was told his position was a “luxury” the Missoulian “could no longer afford.”

Akimoff wasn’t part of the newsroom, but over the past three years he’s overseen staff training in new media at both papers, launched social networking profiles for the Missoulian on Twitter and Facebook, and monitored the implementation of the Missoula daily’s new online content management system.

“Digitally, there wasn’t much I didn’t have my hands on,” Akimoff says.

Shortly after finding himself “in the enviable position of being a stay at home dad” this week, Akimoff posted a farewell letter on his Facebook page. The letter turned up on the Poynter Institute’s online forum Tuesday morning under the title “The next adventure,” and stated that while Akimoff’s fragile love for newspapers remained intact, he sees the writing on the wall.

“Unfortunately, newspapers are helmed by old, decrepit captains who cannot see past their bifocals way down their noses reading about yesterday with all the relevance of the Hindenberg blimp disaster,” he wrote.

Calls to publisher Stacey Mueller, who was Akimoff’s direct supervisor, went unreturned.

Akimoff says he knows of no other layoffs this week, but he’s certainly not the only name to disappear from local mastheads. The Missoulian laid-off part-time video reporter David Brown earlier this summer. Two other newsroom staff members also announced in August they were leaving the paper.

Akimoff’s not sure what he’ll do next. He might sit back and watch how online media evolves before seeking other positions. If his bosses at the Missoulian stick to their word, he’ll even retain rights to his popular beer blog, the Grizzly Growler.

“It’s my blood, sweat and tears, so I think it’s pretty magnanimous of them to let me keep it,” he says.

In the age of new media, it seems only fitting that a techsavvy employee’s severance package comes complete with a blog.

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Critical condition St. Patrick audit leaves some dependents uninsured

by Matthew Frank

real marriage and requires a legal Dissolution of Marriage to terminate the relationship.” Only eight other states recognize common law marriage.

Allan declined to comment on whether the auditor required employees to furnish a marriage license for spouses to remain insured, as McClain claims. But she outlines, in general terms, ways employees could prove dependent status.

“They have a list of numerous documents that an individual employee can provide in order to validate their dependents as being eligible for coverage,” she says. “So there are many things on the list, which range from birth certificates to evidence of living at the same address, which would come from a rental agreement with your property owner, or a mortgage document, or a bank statement. There are lots of ways to prove a legitimate dependent.”

Mary Anne Sladich-Lantz, former director of mission leadership at St. Patrick Hospital and Photo by Chad Harder a current employee for the hosSt. Patrick Hospital’s parent company recently conducted a “cleanup exercise” to pital’s parent company, says she ensure that employees’ dependents legitimately qualify for health insurance. The isn’t sure how to prove in audit didn’t recognize common law marriage, leaving at least one employee’s Montana that you have a comspouse without coverage. mon law marriage, but says it For example, she says, when children shouldn’t be a sticking point. audit conducted by St. Patrick’s parent “I don’t understand why it’s an issue. I company, Providence Health and Services. reach a certain age they can no longer be really don’t,” she says. “In my opinion it “I have options that are all unpalatable considered a dependent.

McClain says Colorado-based ConSova, shouldn’t have to be an issue. And I also to me,” says McClain, who coordinates material management and supply at the a company that specializes in health care understand why it’s a wise thing and being hospital. “I can get her insured—just put cost containment through dependent eligi- a good steward to check authenticity. That her on my plan as an unrelated adult. bility audits, conducted the review. The shouldn’t make us mad either if it’s done in That’s not palatable to me. She’s my wife.” company boasts on its website a 10 to 13 a respectful way.”

Carol Roy, chief of the state insurance The issue is the result of the state insur- percent ineligibility identification rate. Allan ance commission’s inability to regulate self- doesn’t confirm or deny ConSova’s involve- commissioner’s market compliance bureau, says self-insured plans aren’t subinsured plans, or health insurance plans ment, calling it irrelevant.

“Providence has relinquished control ject to state jurisdiction. Plus, she says, operated by an employer and not an insurance company. McClain says his predica- to a mercenary,” McClain says, “and the fact church groups like Providence are exempt ment can be easily resolved: “You just go to that the mercenary exists is wrong, let from the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which regua lawyer and the lawyer threatens them with alone their process.”

McClain’s point is that health insur- lates the operation of self-insured plans. a bunch of suits and then they cave.”

“State law does not necessary apply to But he’s lobbying for legislation that ance cost containment shouldn’t rely on would force self-insured plans to follow “cleanup exercises” that takes insurance these entities,” she says, “and it can quite Montana law, and not leave others exposed coverage away from eligible dependents easily be preempted.”

McClain says he’s contacted local legislike his wife. He calls ConSova a “pit bull,” to a policy he believes is patently unfair.

According to Marla Allan, St. Patrick and says, “For every one they get rid of they lators in hopes of drafting a permanent solution. But Roy cautions that he’s preachHospital’s vice president of human get more money.”

Montana law allows for marriage ing to the wrong people. resources, the audit was conducted about “We’d have to be talking to Sens. three months ago by a third-party auditor, between a man and a woman without a and all of Providence’s facilities in Montana license and formal ceremony as long as Baucus or Tester or Rep. Rehberg to make the parties are competent and mutually that change effective,” she says. and Washington were subject to it.

“It’s just really a cleanup exercise,” she agree to the arrangement. According to says. “It’s an exercise to ensure that all the state, “a Common Law Marriage is a mfrank@missoulanews.com Hank McClain has worked at St. Patrick Hospital since 1974, and the hospital has long provided he and his wife, Mardia Parker, health insurance.

But on Wednesday, McClain says, Parker was dropped from his health insurance policy because their common law marriage—which is recognized by the state of Montana—wasn’t acknowledged by an

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employees’ dependents we are covering with our benefits program are eligible for coverage under the confines of our plan.”

Allan adds the audit is something all large companies are doing. “It’s generally a result of the fact that people’s lives change and sometimes the benefits-enrollment piece just doesn’t catch up. Circumstances change,” she says.

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by Alex Sakariassen

Todd Gardner says he and his father John Stokes returned to the radio last without me, so, you know, trash me all you week and, according to the controversial want. I don’t care. But quit wasting your were content to let the on-air harassment slide for quite a long time. But the attacks conservative talk show host, his newly res- time calling me. It’s annoying.”

The tone came as no surprise given gradually escalated, and Stokes began urrected program has at least one listener: Stokes’ history with the Independent. In dragging Todd Gardner’s mother into the his dog.

Stokes rekindled his usual sociopoliti- 2007, a reporter with the paper sought fray, prompting the family to file the cal rants on Aug. 23, nearly 11 months to comment from Stokes as to why he’d defamation suit.

According to records with the U.S. the day since the Flathead County Sheriff ’s recently put KGEZ up for sale. The subseOffice shut down his Kalispell radio station, quent story quoted a portion of Stokes’ e- Bankruptcy Court’s Montana district, KGEZ, in mid-broadcast. He offered little mailed response, which included no Stokes accused the Gardners on a February commentary on the reasons for his absence answers as to what he planned to do with 2007 broadcast of lying under oath during previous courtroom proceedings. That from the airwaves—namely the 2008 the station.

S e p t e m b e r, h e f u r t h e r defamation suit filed by his claimed on the air that the neighbors and the mounting Gardners had committed debts that prompted U.S. bank fraud and had submitted Bankruptcy Court Judge Ralph a false affidavit to the court.

Kirscher to seize his assets, including KGEZ—and instead “Just because you have a focused his first broadcast on microphone doesn’t give the future. you the right to attack peo“That’s a long story and ple and lie about them and I’m not going to get into that spread untr uths,” Todd court case at all,” Stokes said Gardner says. “Once it crosson air during his show, “The es the line going into accusEdge.” “We’re going to move ing people of felonies, you on and do positive things have to be accountable for down here.” that. We asked him to quit The shock jock’s return talking about us. We wrote comes courtesy of the Rense him letters asking him to Photo by Chad Harder Radio Network, a collection of retract his statements about right-wing and conspiracy the- Controversial talk radio host John Stokes, the former us, and it just fueled the fire, ory programs broadcast via owner of KGEZ in Kalispell, returned to the airwaves last made him worse, made him week. Stokes got shut down last September when a bankInternet and satellite radio as ruptcy judge seized his assets. attack us more.” well as a few select AM affiliates The Gardners were “How much you want to bet I’ll be awarded $3.74 million in damages in like KLAV 1230 in Las Vegas. Stokes is the latest addition to a lineup that includes your fornt (sic) page story tomorrow?” December 2008. In light of Stokes’ conservative commentator Devvy Kidd, Stokes wrote at the time. “You guys are mounting debts and the liquidation of his nationally syndicated talk show host Jack such homosexual pussy men pukes. You assets, Judge Kirscher offered the family a Blood and the network’s founder, Jeff never interviewed me at all fo (sic) this reduced purchase deal for the KGEZ Rense, whose show addresses topics like story.” property, radio tower and station license Prior to that story, Stokes made local this July in lieu of the damage payment. “paranormal phenomena,” “secret technologies” and “the New World Order,” and regional headlines for various stunts. Todd Gardner says the family purchased In 2001 and 2002, he burned wooden the land this month for $875,000 and is according to his website.

The Independent called Stokes’ green swastikas to symbolically destroy awaiting transfer of the station license Bigfork home repeatedly over the past few “Green Nazis” at “anti-Earth Day” rallies. from the Federal Communications weeks seeking comment on his decision to When the Human Rights Network arranged Commission. He says the family has no join Rense Radio, but messages left with his for a Holocaust survivor to visit Kalispell interest in running the station, but “sevwife went unreturned. He also did not and speak with Stokes, the radio host called eral people” have expressed interest in respond to numerous e-mail messages. him a “cheap whore” and suggested he “get buying or leasing it.

Instead, Stokes addressed the interview over it.”

As for the past attacks, Gardner says his Stokes appears to be refraining from family is just relieved to have the legal mess requests on air during the second hour of any personal attacks on his new network, behind them. his Aug. 27 program.

“For the reporter from the Missoulian instead talking about pesticides, chem-trails “We just hope it’s completely done,” (sic) Independent, please quit calling,” he and the down economy.

Gardner says. “With him, you never know.”

The focus comes as a relief for Todd said. “I’m not going to grant you an interJudging from his latest broadcasts, view. The newspaper has—if you want to Gardner and his father, Davar, who co-own Stokes has moved on. He’s too busy railing call it a newspaper, it’s one of those college a recreational vehicle auction barn and on the Federal Reserve System and promotthings they hand out for free—I’m not store near Stokes’ original KGEZ station. ing new advertisers. As he put it during his going to do it. You’ve never written any- The Gardners successfully sued Stokes for first hour last week, “One door closes, thing favorable about me, I don’t expect defamation of character in 2008 after another one opens.” you to start now. So please just quit calling. roughly seven years of repeated abuse on You’re going to write your article anyway “The Edge.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Deadly choice Video exposes state’s “poison and plant” program A small plane swoops down over a high alpine lake, suddenly releasing a huge cloud in its wake. The fine droplets fall slowly, like the mist so common in the Flathead, sparkling in the sunshine from above. Minutes later, every gill-breathing organism in the lake, from trout to insects to amphibians, begins to die. The location is Black Lake, one of the beautiful jewels of the aptly named Jewel Basin, on the border of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The poison is rotenone. The disaster is part of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Westslope Cutthroat Trout Restoration Project, otherwise known as a “poison and plant” program.

So opens the new video Dead Wrong, a production of Stop River Killing, an organization that is taking on the use of mass killings of aquatic species in waterbodies nationwide. I got the nine-minute video in the mail this week because I commented against Montana’s “poison and plant” program in the past. You can watch and download it at www.stopriverkilling.org. Be forewarned, it’s not for the faint of heart. Those with an affinity for aquatic species and the myriad birds and animals that rely on them may be absolutely appalled—to say nothing about all the other disturbing information available on the site.

In essence, what the story depicts is an almost insane cycle by fisheries biologists to play God by undoing what they’ve done in the past. Scientists once thought it was a great idea to dump huge quantities of hatchery-raised fish in high alpine lakes, rivers and streams just so anglers could catch them. Without a shred of biological integrity or purpose, this process has been going on in the U.S. for 125 years now.

The planted fish are not chosen for their ability to enhance or fit into the naturally existing native ecosystems, but for their durability in hatcheries, fast growth rate, the ability to survive air drops and, primarily, for the ease with which anglers can catch them. In other words, the bigger and stupider the fish, the more likely the species would be chosen as candidates for widespread distribution.

In most other states in the U.S., it is common practice for fisheries managers to back trucks right up to rivers, streams and lakes and simply dump tens of thousands of hatchery-raised planters into the waterways. In many cases, and abandoning all pretense of naturally functioning ecosystems, the planters are big enough so anglers can legally catch them right out of the truck and keep them. In fact, it is not uncommon for hordes of desperate

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anglers to find the planting schedules and then follow the hatchery trucks, just waiting for the dump of planters that have been raised in concrete raceways and fed formulated fish pellets. They’ve never seen a river or lake before and are so dumb it can hardly be called “sport fishing” to haul

In other “ words, the bigger and stupider the fish, the more likely the species would be chosen as candidates for widespread

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the unsuspecting fools from the water.

To its credit, Montana realized the error of its ways many years ago and has mostly, but not entirely, quit planting our rivers with hatchery trout for good reasons. Wild fish—those that live and reproduce naturally in our rivers—tend to be healthier, genetically adapted for their particular waterways, and hold a far greater value for sport anglers. Only recently did another reason arise—the interbreeding of hatchery fish with dwindling populations of Montana’s state fish, the native cutthroat trout. (For more on the program, see the Independent’s June 17, 2010, cover story, “Trout saviors.”) But that has proved to be a double-edged sword, and has turned into the driving force behind the state’s dubious “poison and plant” program.

Were it not for the Endangered Species Act, it’s likely no one would have paid much attention to the genetic interaction of introduced rainbow trout with Westslope and Yellowstone cutthroats. As it is, however, the destruction of the clean,

cold waters that these fish require for existence has been enormous, primarily exacerbated by logging, mining, development and irrigation dewatering. Now, due to the loss of most of their native habitat, many think these fish deserve the protections from extinction offered by the Endangered Species Act. And therein lies the rub—and the motivation—for the massive poisoning of some of the state’s most pristine waters, including those in wilderness areas.

Politicians fear the restrictions that an Endangered Species Act listing could put in place on activities ranging from resource extraction to irrigation to municipal discharges. So, in order to avoid the listing, the state’s fisheries managers have embarked on an all-out effort to “restore” the species by poisoning entire lakes and rivers and re-planting them with cutthroat trout.

Some might believe that such radical manipulation of functioning ecosystems can be done under complete control and with no harm to the environment. But you’d have to ignore the increasing number of examples across the nation where such programs have proved disastrous.

The poster child for failure took place in Lake Davis, near Portola, Calif. Fisheries managers dumped 17,000 gallons of rotenone into the lake to eradicate pike.

They disposed of 25 tons of dead fish, which was surely only part of the carnage, but only 6 percent of those were the target pike. Meanwhile, the rotenone, which has now been linked to Parkinson’s Disease symptoms in rats and mice, poisoned the water supply for Portola, resulting in a $9.2 million settlement for the city.

Here in Montana, we have our own sad example of failure. Just weeks ago, fisheries managers offered no explanation for how the poisoning of Cherry Lake, in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, and Cherry Creek, which flows through Ted Turner’s ranch and into the Madison River, had accidentally poisoned seven miles downstream. The goal, believe it or not, is to replace native Yellowstone cutthroat with westslope cutthroat.

Montana spends millions of dollars annually promoting tourism based on the state’s natural amenities. Restoring habitat, not poisoning pristine waterways so they can be replanted with monocultures, should be our highest priority.

Helena’s George Ochenski rattles the cage of the political establishment as a political analyst for the Independent.

Contact Ochenski at opinion@ missoulanews.com.

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War of the wells Montanans close to Yellowstone better wake up

by Andrea Peacock

Paradise Valley, my husband often jokes, is heaven only for real estate agents.

Opulent log “cabins” crowd the banks of the Yellowstone River, and working family ranches can be counted on fewer fingers every year. Yet these changes seem secondary to the common foundation of our lives: the rise and fall of the river, the seasonal pace of wildlife migrations, fires in the mountains and commerce in the valley.

But like many communities in Montana, we may soon share our backyard with a new set of neighbors, and the changes these folks bring will not be so benign. Until recently, the oil and gas industry has been the source of horror stories from Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico: the names of towns like Pinedale, Rifle and Farmington have become shorthand for cautionary tales told with a “thank-God-it’s-not-us” undertone.

With advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing that literally wring gas from rock, places that previously were uneconomical to drill are now good bets.

Instead of the ocean beds so catastrophically explored by BP in the Gulf of Mexico, Montana offers geologic frontiers like the Bakken basin, an oil-bearing formation stretching from the Hi-Line to the Rocky Mountain Front. Alberta’s coal bed methane potential doesn’t stop at the Canadian border, while Halliburton is eyeing the Shields Valley, east of Bozeman, and ConocoPhillips has leases within sight of my backyard.

Before the drilling rigs arrive, it’s worth considering what it means to live in a gas patch. Imagine taking a walk up a hill around your town to where you can see the valley stretched out below. Add a gas well every 20 acres. Each well takes up an acre or two; most well pads have a pump and compressor that run 24 hours a day, seven

days a week. Each well pad has a road, over which semi-sized water hauling and maintenance trucks travel every day. Each well has a pipeline connecting it to the larger world; every so often, you’ll see these pipelines come together at gathering stations, where there are more and bigger

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pipelines and compressors. All of this is lit at night. Put a refinery on the edge of town and a land-farm too, where petroleum-contaminated dirt goes to be rehabilitated, and you’ve got a full-blown gas field.

What residents are left to weigh is a series of trade-offs. If the drilling starts, there will be a good-paying job for pretty much everyone who wants one. But mule deer, antelope and sage grouse will suffer, as will hunters and outfitters. Businesses in town will prosper, but we’ll lose our night skies and the distinctive silence of the backcountry.

Oil and gas companies are notoriously civic-minded in certain ways; we’ll have first-rate libraries and hospitals, recreation centers with indoor pools and tennis courts. Our arts centers will have plaques t h a n k i n g E x x o n , E n c a n a o r Ya t e s

Petroleum. But the character of our communities will change to accommodate the influx of roughnecks from all over the country, people who don’t have a longterm stake in things like whether the river gets contaminated or toxic reserve pits are properly cleaned up.

Of course, we can live with oil and gas; lots of people do. But the way we occupy this landscape will be forever altered, as the land itself is changed. The nation is attempting to balance its energy needs on the back of the Rocky Mountain West, and while there are a few places where people have said “not here”—the Rocky Mountain Front, New Mexico’s Valle Vidal and Gallisteo Basin—in most places people are losing the fight, largely because these changes come so subtly: a well here, a lease there. There was little opportunity to consider the larger consequences of full-scale oil and gas production.

That’s because our laws have evolved to favor energy development. The rights of landowners diminish with every step: When mineral ownership is severed from the land above, when an area is leased or that first well drilled, it becomes far more difficult to put on the brakes. States and counties can enact a few rules regarding setbacks from houses and schools or token payments for loss of use, but there’s no meaningful balance between surface and mineral rights. When these issues go to court, mineral rights trump every time. If Montanans want a say in their future, the time to speak up is now.

Andrea Peacock is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org), and a former editor of the Independent. She is a 2010 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow and lives south of Livingston.

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In 2007, California-based adventurer Jeff Johnson decided to drop everything so he could set sail from his home state down to the Patagonia region of South America, in order to recreate the infamous 1968 expedition by climbers Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins. Along the way, his boat shipwrecks, a lovely lady comes into his life, and he ends up joining Chouinard and Tompkins for what appears to be an epically hardcore climb.

You can experience Johnson’s trip firsthand this week during a screening of 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless, a documentary that follows Johnson and the massive peaks and grimy lows of his adventure.

This screening also serves as a benefit for the

Montana chapter of the Montana-Patagonia Partners of the Americas.

The partnership, which started in 1989, has facilitated a range of programs, including educational and artistic exchanges, as well as pollution cleanup efforts.

Fo r a s i l v e r s c r e e n escapade with some benevolence on the side, consider this slice of cinematic adventure worth your while.

–Ira Sather-Olson

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7

Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict (and no mediation) by heading to a weekly meeting of Northern Rockies Rising Tide, an environmental/social justice organization which meets this and every Thu. at 6 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free to attend. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.org.

You can fight for peace in many different ways, but how about knitting for it? Find out when the group Knitting for Peace meets every Tue. from 1–3 PM at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free.

Call 543-3955.

Help support the completion of Ewam’s Peace Garden of 1000 Buddhas during a fundraiser for the garden that features a live and silent auction, music from Joan Zen, as well as refreshments, from 6:30–8:30 PM at The River Rising Bakery, 337 Main St. in Hamilton. $10 suggested donation. Visit ewambuddhagarden.org.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 If you have compulsive-eating problems, seek help and support with others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Sat. at 9 AM in Room 3 in the basement of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5 Missoula is a bona fide bike town. If you don’t have one already, you’ll be able to build your own recycled recumbent or four-wheel bike after you volunteer for two hours at Missoula Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W., on Sundays. Call 800-809-0112 to RSVP. Those who are from India and their friends and supporters are encouraged to attend the inaugural meeting of the Missoula Indian Association, which meets at 5 PM at Bonner Park, on the corner of Hastings and Ronald Avenues. Free. Feel free to bring snacks or drinks to share. Call Mona at 241-9525.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6 Veterans can find support with trained facilitator Chris Poloynis every Mon. at 2 PM, when PTSD group Spartans Honour meets at the Missoula Veterans Affairs Clinic, 2687 Palmer St. Free. Call 829-5400.

Those looking to control their eating habits can get support from others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Mon. at 5:30 PM in the basement classroom number 3 of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org.

If you’re 18 or under and your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, get support with others by joining the Alateen 12-Step Support Group, which meets this and every Monday at 7 PM at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free, use the alley entrance. Call 728-5818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org.

180° South: Conquerors of the Useless screens Thursday, Sept. 2, at 7 PM at UM’s Urey Underground Lecture Hall. $10/$8 advance at The Trail Head. Call Jim at 257-6115.

Get the good word on owning your own digs during homeWORD’s “Get Ready for Home Ownership” class, which meets from 6–9 PM today, as well as at the same time Sept. 9, 14 and 16, at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. $10 per person. Register online at homeword.org. Childcare vouchers are also available for the Busy Hands Fun Center.

Missoula’s YWCA, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts weekly support groups for women every Tue. at 6:30 PM, where groups for Native women and children meet as well. New group members with children are asked to arrive at 6:15, without kids at 6:25. Free. Call 543-6691.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different nonprofit organization each week. Visit kettlehouse.com.

Will work for greens: UM hosts the talk “Sustaining the Best Place,” a panel discussion on Mayor John Engen’s “Best Place Development Plan” that includes comments from Jim Foley, Richard Barrett and others, and runs from 7–9 PM in Room 122 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Call 243-5153.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict (and no mediation) by heading to a weekly meeting of Northern Rockies Rising Tide, an environmental/social justice organization which meets this and every Thu. at 6 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free to attend. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.org.

Learn to make positive behavior changes to improve your health and personal finances during Small Steps to Health & Wealth, a presentation with Kathy Rovello of the Missoula County Extension that runs from 6–7:30 PM at the community room of WORD Inc., 2525 Palmer St. Ste. 1. Free, with dinner provided for a $5 suggested donation. RSVP with Jeanne by calling 543-3550 Ext. 248. Childcare will also be provided, but you should call to confirm a spot.

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 e-mail 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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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - People noticed Dennis Hawkins, 48, when he showed up at a shopping center supermarket wearing a woman’s blonde wig, a sweater with fake breasts under it and clown pants. Police in Swissvale, Pa., said Hawkins proceeded to a Kmart store, where surveillance cameras caught him shoplifting a BB gun. He then went to a nearby bank, showed a teller the gun and demanded money. Bank cameras recorded him stopping behind the bank to open the money envelope as a dye pack explodes, causing him to drop some of the money.

He ran to a nearby service station, hopped into the parked car of a woman and asked for a ride.

The woman got out, taking her keys with her, and called police, who arrested Hawkins while he waited in her car, covered with red dye, the wig stuffed in his clown pants and still wearing the fake breasts. “He’d be my candidate for America’s dumbest criminal,” police Chief Greg Geppert said.

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Authorities in Greene County, Ind., arrested Justin S. Johnson, 21, after a bank reported he was trying to cash a check for $1 million at the drive-through window. Sheriff’s Lt. Bryan Woodall said Johnson left without any money, but he had presented identification to prove he was the payee, and the teller photocopied his driver’s license before informing him the check wasn’t valid.

NO SQUATTING AT GROUND ZERO - After attending a cultural awareness course run by a Muslim community activist in England, managers of a Rochdale shopping mall installed two squat toilets. A familiar sight in parts of the Middle East and Asia, the toilets require users to squat over a hole in the ground and are favored over flush toilets because they don’t need expensive plumbing and allow users to assume a natural posture that proponents claim offers health benefits. The installation at the Exchange mall followed a class by Ghulam Rasul Shahzad, who received the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II in June. The change didn’t sit well with Conservative MP Philip Davies, however. “We in Britain are rightly proud of our toilets,” he declared, “and the onus is on people who come to this country to appreciate them for what they are.”

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH - Hotter-than-usual weather in Germany this year resulted in a disappointing potato harvest, resulting in potatoes used of make French fries that are only 1.8 inches long instead of the usual 2.2 inches. “The french fries industry and consumers will have to brace themselves for shorter fries,” said Verena Telaar of the German Farmers’ Association.

INSTANT COWMA - Authorities who charged Christopher Newton, 21, and another man with trying to push over two 4-foot-tall fiberglass cow sculptures in Burlington, Vt., noted that Newton’s foot was broken when one of the 150-pound cows fell on it.

GROUNDSKEEPING FOLLIES - Instead of covering baseball diamonds with a tarp to keep them dry, Alberta’s St. Albert Minor Baseball Association dries rain-soaked playing fields by setting them on fire. The tradition could cost the non-profit association $20,000 after an official poured six liters of diesel fuel on one field and lit it. Within minutes, St. Albert firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze, and a city hazmat team dug up the field to check for contamination.

The city also forced the association to dig up one of the pitching mounds found to be contaminated with fuel. Association officials accused the city of overreacting, but city official Chris Jardine insisted the quick-dry practice puts both players and the environment at risk.

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FOLLOW THE LEADER - Firefighters who rescued two men from an industrial clothes dryer in Charlotte, N.C., said the first man crawled into the dryer to free an item that was jammed but was overcome by the heat. A second man went in to rescue him, but the heat overcame him, too. A third worker called for help. Thirty firefighters needed a half-hour to free the two victims.

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t’s a Sunday in mid-August at O g r e n - A l l e g i a n c e Pa r k , a n d Michael Burks has the look of a manager. His head pokes out of the dugout, one leg up on a step, and he leans forward, rests his arms on one knee and strokes his goatee as he stares out onto the field in anticipation.

Burks isn’t watching baseball. He’s listening to a band perched on a stage over the pitcher’s mound finishing its sound check. Once it does, a band member asks the audience of roughly 1,200 to join the band in prayer. The stadium falls silent, and Burks drops his head into his hands, appearing to mumble to himself. And then the band, a group of Christian musicians Burks cobbled together to open for the headliners, launches into a few catchy Christian rock tunes that, according to Burks, everyone knows.

Burks, 41, is tall and fit, energetic and affable. A baby-blue bandana covers

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his buzzed head and sunglasses conceal his eyes. He wears torn and frayed jeans and a tight black T-shirt with an elaborate design and the embroidered words “Rebel Spirit.” He doesn’t look much like the typical businessman, but, in fact, he’s one of Missoula’s most successful—a multi-millionaire who owns eight businesses in the state.

How Burks uses those businesses and his wealth stands out almost as much as his appearance: He’s intent on promoting a message of faith in Jesus Christ, and doing so on a large scale. It’s part of the reason he helped to bring Sarah Palin to Missoula for a Sept. 12 fundraiser to benefit Teen Challenge, a faith-based organization for young women, and why he’s hosting the Christian rock concert at the ballpark.

“The Christian community, we couldn’t do what we’re able to do without somebody like him, somebody who has the wherewithal to do it,” says Pastor

Keith Mobley, a member of the Missoula Christian Network, about Burks.

At the rock concert, Burks takes the opportunity to speak to his target audience. After the opening band finishes its set, he announces the Newsboys, a Grammy Award-nominated Christian rock band, will soon take the stage.

Then, he starts to preach.

“Get up, stand up, stretch your legs, and let’s worship God,” he says.

The audience rises and Burks attempts to recreate, as he would explain days later, an experience he had with a Christian organization for men called the Promise Keepers.

“Right now I want every guy in the house to close your eyes,” Burks commands. “Every single person, close your eyes. I want you to forget about every problem you have. I want you to forget about school, work, money, marriage, kids—whatever’s going in your life right now that’s keeping you away from having

a relationship with God. I want you to forget about it. Because fear is not of God. Worry is not of God. So right now I need you to just take a huge, deep breath and let it all go.”

As Burks speaks the opening band’s guitar player quietly strums the notes to “Amazing Grace.” Burks then tells the men to concentrate while he talks to the women in the audience.

“Ladies…I want you to think of at least one man in your life who needs prayer—a father, husband, son, uncle, boyfriend, just a friend—who needs prayer to walk the walk, needs prayer to be strong in school, to be strong at work, to absolutely not falter on his walk to be with Christ. Just concentrate on that person or persons right now.”

Burks returns to the men.

“Men, I need you to stand up…I need you to tilt your head toward the heavens right now, eyes closed. I need you to picture the throne of God up

LOCAL BUSINESSMAN MICHAEL BURKS SAYS GOD GAVE HIM A FORTUNE, SO IT’S ONLY NATURAL THAT HE SPEND IT SPREADING THE GOSPEL

by Matthew Frank • photos by Chad Harder

Michael Burks leads a prayer before a Christian rock concert at Ogren-Allegiance Park on August 15. The concert and worship service had been planned for the Western Montana Fair, but the Freedom From Religion Foundation complained it would violate the separation of church and state. “I want people at the fairgrounds to hear you singing ‘Amazing Grace’ to almightily God that is in charge of this city!” Burks told the crowd.

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there and him looking down at you.

You’re the only person in this stadium right now, and I need you to be looking right at him. I need you to lift at least one hand to almighty God right now. Don’t be weirded out, don’t be afraid, don’t be thinking I’m some crazy guy. I want you to take everything you have right now and give it to God. While you’re doing this, what I’m going to have you do—and I want all of Missoula to hear this, because we had a battle this week—I want all of Missoula to hear every man in this stadium sing ‘Amazing Grace.’

“I want God to hear a joyful noise,” he continues, “while your women are praying for your strength and salvation.”

Burks looks out over the audience as the men quietly sing the song. The band joins in and then takes the lead. After they finish, Burks announces the Newsboys will be up next.

Minutes later the Newsboys, a foursome of skinny-jeaned, pious pop rockers, take to the stage to raucous applause. The first song’s opening notes rile the concertgoers to their feet, hands waving. Under the uproar Burks retreats back down into the dugout. His work, for now, is done.

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he “battle” Burks mentioned during his impromptu sermon referred to the controversy that forced him to have the concert—and the worship service preceding it—at the baseball stadium, not at the Western Montana Fair as originally planned. A Wisconsin-based group known as the Freedom From Religion Foundation complained that a free worship service at the county-run fair would violate the separation of church and state. The county relented and asked Burks to move the events.

That’s why the crowd hollered in approval when Burks said on stage, “I want people at the fairgrounds to hear you singing ‘Amazing Grace’ to almightily God that is in charge of this city!” It’s also why Newsboys frontman Michael Tait defiantly exclaimed after a couple songs, “They tried to stop us, but we’re going to do this concert anyway!”

The debate thrust Burks, and his dual role as businessman and evangelist, into the spotlight. It’s a position he doesn’t exactly welcome, but one that’s getting increasingly hard for him to avoid, given the visibility of his many business and philanthropic ventures.

Burks owns Missoula Big Sky Specialized Carriers, a trucking brokerage firm he started in 1999. The company grossed $14.8 million in revenue in 2006, landing Burks on Entrepreneur magazine’s Hot 500 list of the nation’s fastest-growing small businesses. The company employs only two people.

Burks also owns the Maulers, Missoula’s junior hockey team. He helped found the team in 2005 and in March bought out partner Cory Miller’s 50 percent stake. In June he acquired the Missoula Phoenix, a semi-professional football team.

He owns the Garden of Read’n, a Christian bookstore on Brooks Street.

His wife Misty owns Misty’s Tanning and Ultimate Salon, on S. Russell Street, a business Burks bought for her for Valentine’s Day in 2008.

He owns two gyms, one in Helena and one in Butte, called Fuel Fitness and Nutrition. And he owns a quarterly publication called the Western Montana Christian Business Directory.

“My whole philosophy is that this is not my money,” Burks says. “Somehow, some way, I was chosen as a person to be blessed, to have this kind of cash cow”— meaning Big Sky Specialty Carriers— “where I have the ability to make differences. I’ve been broke. I’ve delivered pizzas. I’ve had the idea of a vacation being in the backyard at a picnic table. Not having money doesn’t scare me, so I don’t take it seriously. I don’t worry about it. I just want to make sure that I am doing the right thing, and I think the avenues [for producing wealth] in the past that have been brought to me haven’t been by accident.”

By that Burks means he credits his success to God. “Absolutely,” he says. “One hundred percent.”

Burks’ high profile can also be attributed to financing Sarah Palin’s upcoming speaking engagement at Missoula’s Hilton Garden Inn. The controversial former vice presidential candidate’s visit is a fundraiser for Teen Challenge. Burks won’t say how much he—through the Garden of Read’n—spent to bring Palin here, but reports suggest her speaking fee is roughly $100,000. He says Teen Challenge should net more than $50,000 from the event.

The reason for Burks’ commitment to the organization goes unexplained, but it becomes clear when he dredges up some “not so proud” moments from his past.

er, “so she had me move in with a lady she met at my grandmother’s bar.”

Burks says his foster mother’s son was a Hell’s Angel always strung out on downers, and he put a bullet in his head while Burks, at age 7, was in the next room watching TV. Her husband spent most of his time at a bar, Burks says, “and came home pretty drunk and tossed her around for a couple of hours each night until he got tired and passed out.”

When Burks was 12, he says, his foster mother decided to leave town, so he

from East Los Angeles. White and Burks’ mother are still together.

Between ages 14 and 16, Burks says he watched both his mother and stepfather overdose and have to be resuscitated by paramedics.

They were both taken to prison, White says, after cops raided the house and business when Burks was 19. After that Burks wouldn’t hear from his mother for more than 15 years.

When Burks was 18 he met Tracy, whom he’d marry eight years later. She

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urks runs all of his businesses from a windowless office above the Missoula Maulers store in Southgate Mall. He has a phone, a computer with a large monitor, and a full-sized weight bench. Framed photos and awards clutter his walls. One is of his bright yellow Dodge SRT-10, parked behind a row of trophies, at an Idaho car show. Burks calls the truck one of his few toys. (He normally drives a 2005 Scion.) There’s a Montana license plate on the wall next to his desk that reads, “SEEK HIM.” The short story is that Burks is a California transplant who moved to Missoula and made it big in the trucking industry. The long story, says Burks, sitting in his desk chair wearing a backwards hat, Hard Rock Café Cancun T-shirt, gym shorts and sandals, begins in Maywood, Calif., better known as East L.A. He’s thankful his story didn’t end there.

“I’m just glad I’m not dead,” he says.

When Burks was 1 year old his dad divorced his mom and moved to central California where he started another family. A year later, as Burks tells it, his mother decided she wasn’t ready to be a moth-

Burks owns eight businesses in Montana, all run from his office above the Missoula Maulers’ store in Southgate Mall. Burks’ most successful business—his “cash cow”—is Big Sky Specialized Carriers, a trucking brokerage firm that grossed $14.8 million in 2006.

moved back in with his mother, who had remarried.

“My mother and stepfather owned a beauty salon,” Burks says, “but that was pretty much a mask for what they really did for a living, which was sell pretty much every type of drug available at the time—from pot to coke to crank, reds, mushrooms, acid, you name it. So I quickly learned how to furnish product to their many customers. I had people come up to my window at all hours asking if my mom or dad was home as they were looking for their stuff.”

Burks’ stepfather confirms the tumultuous time period.

“He had his hard times,” Roger White says of his stepson in a phone interview

had a 2-year-old daughter. In 1992 they moved to Spokane. Burks fell in love with the Northwest, he says, “but was as broke as could be.” In Spokane, Burks delivered pizza before landing a sales job with a trucking company, and within a year and a half Burks had been promoted to regional supervisor. In 1996, at age 27, Burks and Tracy had a child, Matthew.

That same year Burks moved to Arlee to work for the now-defunct trucking company Bitterroot International. (The rest of the family followed a year later.)

Burks says he brought in $6 million in business his first year on the job.

The beginnings of his financial success corresponded with finding God— more cause-and-effect than coincidence,

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Burks believes. An Arlee church kept sending fliers in the mail, “and one day I said, ‘What the heck, there might be something I’m missing,’” he recalls. “I went there and got involved and it just felt right, like there was something different about me, about everything, once I started relying on God.” All the money Burks was making for Bitterroot International was more than it could handle, Burks says. It brokered the extra business to outside trucking

for more than 30 years. He says she wanted him to buy the house, so he did. His mom, a waitress, now pays him rent.

Burks’ mother’s house was again raided by police in May, according to a search warrant from the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department, because his mother and stepfather were allegedly selling medical marijuana to nonpatients. His mother is currently waiting for a trial date. Burks says he’s arranged to cover his mother’s legal bills.

“That was real eye-opener to me,” Burks says. “You completely determine your own destiny in this world, and if you choose the wrong way, you’re going to pay for it.”

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even years ago I could have stopped working. Period,” Burks says in his office. “I had enough in the bank, I had the house paid off, the cars paid off, and at that point I was kind of

million into the organization, based on his belief that Missoula is home to a solid hockey fan base that hasn’t been discovered yet. About $750,000 went toward improving Missoula’s Glacier Ice Rink, and another $250,000 went toward the team bus, equipment, advertising and other operating costs.

Burks doesn’t expect to profit off the Maulers, much less break even.

“I lived in Arlee for a couple years, and what I noticed in Arlee was that there

“My whole philosophy is that this is not my money. Somehow, some way, I was chosen as a person to be blessed, to have this kind of cash cow where I have the ability to make differences.”

—Michael Burks

companies, which proved lucrative.

Burks took notice of the huge profit margins, and when the company refused to give him a raise, he went off on his own. After a couple false starts, he started Big Sky Specialized Carriers in Missoula in 1999. He banked his first million in 2004.

What does he do exactly?

“What I do is I have customers all over the country that contact me to move equipment all over the country,” he explains. “For example, Komatsu or John Deere, they’ll call me up and tell me to move a tractor from point A to point B…Then I contact trucks and put the tractor on the load, which allows my customers to not have to make all those phone calls. That’s what I do. I make all the phone calls, find the trucking company, put the freight on the truck, and they deliver it, and then I bill and keep my small commission and the truck gets its pay. That’s pretty much what I do.”

Burks says the numbers the company hit in 2006 were “absolutely insane,” and he doesn’t expect to reach them again. He says the company only grossed about $6.9 million in 2009, a nearly $8 million drop he mostly blames on the recession.

“So yeah,” he says, “it hit me—hard.”

Burks and Tracy divorced in 2003.

He married Misty in 2004, and they had a child, Dylan, the same year. Dylan’s drawings decorate Burks’ office walls.

His stepdaughter, Ashley, now 25 and a student at the University of Montana, still calls Burks her father. She describes him as devoted and generous.

But they’re not as close as they used to be. He’s just so busy, she says, and she recently got married.

“A lot of things he does Missoula doesn’t like,” Ashley says, “whether it’s the latest thing with Sarah Palin or something else…I think it’s great and I think it takes a lot of courage.”

About five years ago Burks’ mother called to tell him that her landlord planned to sell the house she had rented

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Of all the troubling experiences of Burks’ youth, one sticks out in his mind.

When he was a senior in high school he worked for a dentist whom he met through his mother. Burks says his mom paid for Burks’ braces with cocaine. The dentist’s addiction ultimately landed him in jail, and he lost everything.

lost as to what to do. There was no more apple, no more carrot, no more anything for me to do, and that’s why I’ve slowly but surely gotten into these other things.”

The Maulers is Burks’ baby. He and Cory Miller founded the team in 2005.

Burks says he’s dumped more than $1

Burks owns the Garden of Read’n Christian bookstore on Brooks Street.

He doesn’t expect the store, the Missoula Maulers junior hockey team or the Missoula Phoenix semi-professional football team to turn a profit any time soon. “Those,” he says, “are pretty much for the city.”

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was nothing for people to do,” he says.

“So they partied. They didn’t have anything to look forward to, nothing to put their time into. And to me, if I can get one kid to not go to a kegger, and go to a Mauler’s game….” He trails off.

“It’s about impacting people’s lives,” he continues. “It’s about impacting the city. To me the money—and I know this sounds ridiculous—the money isn’t the big issue. I’ve been blessed. I live a simple life. My idea of fun is playing softball or playing hockey. I don’t travel. I don’t do any of that stuff…I know it’s a really strange attitude in American capitalism, but I just think that being able to be at a Maulers’ game and see people wear Maulers’ gear and have kids come and just embrace it….”

Burks says he’s put about $500,000 into Garden of Read’n. He plans to make a sizable investment into the Phoenix, as well, but hopes he can leverage the infrastructure he’s built around the Maulers to grow the Phoenix efficiently.

“The Maulers, the Phoenix, the Garden of Read’n—those are pretty much for the city,” Burks says.

Burks says he typically loses between $20,000 and $25,000 on the Christian rock concerts he brings to Missoula every year. He estimates he lost $20,000 on the recent Newsboys show, in part because the attendance was less than half the 2,500 people he expected. He blames the small crowd on the concert being moved to the baseball stadium just days before the event.

He says his two Fuel Fitness and Nutrition locations have recently begun to turn a profit. Misty’s Tanning and Ultimate Salon is also close, he says, as is the Maulers store in the mall.

“I owe so much money a month it is insane, and if I actually worried about it and thought about it, I probably wouldn’t be able to sleep,” Burks says. “But giveth and taketh away. I truly believe that…If you just continually spend it on yourself I don’t think you’ll ever be happy. Because there’s no reward.”

Cory Miller, the former co-owner of the Maulers, says that while Burks does spend money for the community’s benefit, he most certainly expects to turn a profit.

“I mean, he’s a business person, and he’s in business to make money,” Miller says. “He just doesn’t do it for fun. He wants to bring something good to the community, keep it low cost and provide good entertainment to keep kids out of trouble…. But you don’t want to continually keep feeding a program that’s not working, and he’s not a guy who would do that.”

The way Burks cross-promotes his various entities suggests that Miller is right. At the Newsboys concert, for instance, Burks hung a Misty’s Tanning and Ultimate Salon banner at the front entrance. Before the band played he again took the stage and paraded out Misty wearing a Maulers jersey with “Palin” written across the back.

“The reason I have Misty up here is because she’s sporting something that is advertising somebody who’s coming to town,” he said, followed by cheers.

Burks went on to defend Palin’s appearance, referencing hateful e-mails the Garden of Read’n has received since announcing the event. Palin isn’t going to talk about politics, he said. She’s not going to talk about health care reform or “the ridiculous 10 percent tax on tanning,” a comment that draws laughs.

“She is going to talk about God, country and family—the three most crucial things that we are missing out on in this country,” Burks said. “So, I’m just asking you to please look past the political part of Sarah Palin, and look at the fact that she has done one thing and she’s not even here yet—she’s let everybody know about Teen Challenge, and that’s the most important thing.”

Burks also took his time on stage to plug Brock Gill, a Christian illusionist the

Burks grew up in East Los Angeles, moved to Spokane in his early 20s, and then to Arlee before finally settling in Missoula. He says he found God in Arlee. “I went [to a local church] and got involved and it just felt right, like there was something different about me, about everything, once I started relying on God,” he says.

Garden of Read’n is bringing to town in November.

“If you like magic, and you like somebody who’s completely sold out on God, you don’t want to miss out on this thing,” Burks said. “Because I’ve seen some of his YouTube videos, and he does some crazy stuff. But it’s all in the name of Jesus Christ.”

Business interests also appear to bleed into Burks’ church affiliation, or lack thereof. He says he doesn’t belong to a church, preferring to bounce around to thank pastors for supporting the bookstore.

“There are 35 churches in the [Missoula Christian Network] and we hit them all and shake a hand and say thank you very much and listen to what they’ve

got going on there. It doesn’t matter where you go. It’s right here,” Burks says, motioning to his heart.

As for Burks’ political persuasion, he won’t say on the record who he’d vote for in a hypothetical race between Palin and President Obama. He says he leans Republican.

“But there are issues on both sides I don’t agree with,” he says. “I’m not diehard by any means.”

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egardless of his political beliefs, Burks’ business style is anything but conservative. Those close to him say his gut, more than anything else, guides his decision-making.

“I like to think about things a lot more [than Burks], and I study every angle…,” says Miller, who, at 28, owns Garden City Janitorial and BioSafe Solutions, a medical waste disposal company. “I think when it comes to decision time, he has his mind made up before he has all the information.”

Pastor Mobley has noticed a similar tendency.

“Sometimes he just takes the ball and runs with it because he can,” Mobley says. “And that’s okay.”

Burks’ wife Misty sees it from an insider’s perspective.

“Being who he is, he has a lot of different opportunities brought to him that probably wouldn’t just be brought to the normal guy,” she says. “And he’s just got

the type of brain that can take an idea and take it to the next level. He goes with his gut but he also prays about it and makes sure it’s the right way, too.”

Mobley gushes about the positive effects Burks has had on the Missoula community, and on its Christian community in particular. He calls the concerts and the bookstore “wholesome” and “edifying.”

“You could go on and on and on about how great Michael is,” Mobley says.

“He’s just a great guy. Almost to the point where there’s got to be a flaw there somewhere.”

Some might take issue with part of Burks’ message at the Newsboys show— that the man’s role is to pursue Christ, while the woman’s role is to pray for him.

But not Misty.

“The man is supposed to be the leader of the home,” she says. “I firmly believe that. And the women are supposed to lift their husbands up…So praying for him on his walk with God is very, very important.”

Burks, despite his oration at OgrenAllegiance Park, doesn’t want to be a preacher. He regrets that the separationof-church-and-state controversy over the Western Montana Fair launched him into the limelight. In the future he’ll leave that role to pastors. “I am a businessman,” he says, and he’s content to remain one.

“In five or 10 years I hope I’m sitting at this desk, hitting the keyboard, moving some freight, and maybe doing a couple more things in town,” Burks says. “I don’t see an end. I don’t have a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Whatever impact I can make I’ll make.

And if there’s something else that comes up in Missoula or another city that tempts me to make a difference, I’ll probably do it.” mfrank@missoulanews.com

Burks is helping to finance former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s Sept. 12 visit to Missoula, a benefit for Teen Challenge, a faith-based organization for troubled young women. During the Christian concert at Ogren-Allegiance Park, Burks brought out his wife Misty wearing a Missoula Maulers jersey with “Palin” written on the back.

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The children of my corn FLASHINTHEPAN As I was preparing to move to New Mexico, a Blackfeet woman visited to see about renting my house in Missoula. It didn’t work for her, but we hit it off, and before she left she gave me some bright red kernels of dried corn she got at a powwow.

I forget her name so I call her Corn Maiden, based on a Pueblo legend about a woman who brings corn. Corn Maiden, if you’re reading, I want to thank you again for this gift. It continues to give, and has led me on a tasty journey of corn discovery.

Also known as maize, corn has been an important component of the indigenous American diet for centuries. Lately the plant has become a darling of the processed-food industry because of its versatility as a sweetener and thickener, but the modern varieties in use by the corn industry are a far cry from the ruby-kerneled Indian corn that Corn Maiden gave me. With red stalks, red husks and red veins crisscrossing the green leaves, the whole plant is a feast for the eyes as well as the belly.

This isn’t sweet corn to be boiled and lathered with butter. The kernels are hard and dense, even when fresh, and are as starchy as rice. For a while I wasn’t sure about what to do with it. There wasn’t enough for grinding, and the corn was tough and starchy enough to put me in uncharted culinary waters. I ended up peeling the husks and simply leaving the naked ears to dry in the New Mexican sun. Then I put those beautiful ears in a bowl in the kitchen and proceeded to admire them for months while figuring out what to do with them.

Eventually it occurred to me to rub the dried kernels off the cob and add them to a pot of posole, which is a type of Mexican corn soup. The principal ingredient in posole is hominy, a large-grained corn whose kernels have been treated to remove the fibrous outer shell, and are then dried.

Corn Maiden’s red corn added a toughness to the stew, and a mild corn flavor, and starchiness that did what potatoes do in other stews: balancing and absorbing the broth, meat and veggies.

I soon discovered that other forms of dried corn perform well in the posole as well, including blue corn kernels, dried sweet corn and a type of smoked hard corn called chicos.

It’s not unusual for me to now use five types of corn in my posole, which has become so different

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Add this paste to your simmering corn chowder.

Each type of corn will cook differently. Some will soften to the point of disintegration, while others will soften only to the point where they won’t break teeth. When all the corn is soft enough, add chopped onions and winter squash to the pot and let it cook together, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Serve garnished with chopped raw onion and a squeeze of lime.

Each of the many corns contributes differently, and a complexity emerges from the repetition of loosely parallel flavors. It’s brothy, hearty, spicy and sweet corny comfort food.

The principle ingredients of Cinco de Maize— dried corn, dried chile, meat, garlic and onions— can all be grown at home and stored for months.

This means it’s a homegrown dish you can eat yearround. I look forward to my January soup being lit up by the next generation of Corn Maiden’s ruby kernels.

My current phase of corn research has been to make chicos—those smoky, hard, dried New Mexican corn kernels—from homegrown corn, rather than simply sun-drying the cobs as I had the previous year. Turning corn into chicos adds an almost tea-like quality that improves everything the chicos are cooked with.

Traditionally, chicos were made by lining a pit with hot coals and filling it with ears of corn. This produces wonderfully smoky chicos, but a modern alternative is pretty good, too. Place the ears of corn, husk on, in a covered baking dish in the oven at 350 degrees for three hours. After a few fragrant hours of the sweet, tea-like aroma of smoldering corn husk, remove the ears of corn from the oven, let them cool, and pull off the husks. Let them dry in the sun for a few days.

I recently dried a few ears of chicos-to-be upon a sheet of aluminum foil atop my dashboard during a road trip. Sharing the dashboard were some plums and grapes in various phases of dehydration. These chicos began the journey as sweet corn, and as I drove I peeled off the chewy half-dried kernels one by one and ate them. Their concentrated sweetness reminded me of Halloween candy corn. I could go through a lot of corn like this.

Had I not eaten them, the chicos-to-be would have dried to the point of being hard and crunchy, at which point they’re ready for storage. With a little soaking and cooking they will plump out and sweeten again, giving a breath of smoky, nutty sweetness to whatever’s cooking, from a simple dish of baked pinto beans and chicos to an elaborate version of Cinco de Maize.

The next generation of Corn Maiden’s plants are currently taller than I am. Tomatoes and beans are climbing high up the stalks as I prepare to make chicos from their first ruby kernels. This winter, instead of looking at pretty ears of dried corn in the kitchen, I’ll know just what to do.

Black Cat Bake Shop 2000 West Broadway (next to Noodles Express) • 542-9043 Come try Missoula's newest coffee house & bakery. Try our signature buttery morning buns, scones, cinnamon rolls, huckleberry coffee cake, & organic artisan breads.

We also offer a variety of cakes, French pastries, & full coffee menu. (Banquet room available for morning meetings.) Tues Sat. $-$$

The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins Ave. 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 late. $-$$

from typical posole that I have to call it by a different name: Cinco de Maize.

Start by soaking your dried corn, be it posole, chicos or plain dried kernels. Soaking overnight is ideal. Meanwhile, brown some meat, taking care to cook any tough pieces long enough to tenderize them.

Begin simmering your soaked corn in chicken or veggie stock, with bay leaves and garlic powder. Add the meat and let it all soften together.

While that’s going, clean some dried red chile pods and soak them in warm chicken stock. After they get soft, put the chiles in a blender with raw garlic

Photo by Ari LeVaux

LISTINGS $…Under $5 $–$$…$5–$15 $$–$$$…$15 and over Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Bernice’s: a Missoula’s staple; serving strong coffee and baked goods in the heart of the Hip Strip since 1978. Stop by and see us at the Clark Fork River Market. We’ll be there bright and early on Saturdays beginning May 8th from 8AM to 1PM. If you miss the market, we’re open every day 6AM to 8PM. 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 beega) 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. $-$$

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Blue Canyon Kitchen 3720 N. Reserve (adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn) 541-BLUE www.bluecanyonrestaurant.com We offer creatively-prepared American cooking served in the comfortable elegance of their lodge restaurant featuring unique dining rooms. Kick back in the Tavern; relish the cowboy chic and culinary creations in the great room; visit with the chefs and dine in the kitchen or enjoy the fresh air on the Outdoor Patio.

Parties and special events can be enjoyed in the Bison Room.

Hours: Tavern hours Monday-Saturday 3pm-11pm, Sunday 3pm-10pm . Dining Room hours Monday-Saturday 5pm-10pm, Sunday 4pm-9pm. $$-$$$

Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 38 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 Ciao Mambo, at the end of the Hip Strip on 4th and Higgins, serves up fresh, classic, immigrant style Italian food seven days a week. Terrific service and an exten-

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sive domestic and Italian wine list. Try our Wednesday all you can eat Spaghetti! Dinner only and take out service available.

Ciaomambo.com or 543-0377. $$-$$$ Cold Stone Creamery Across from Costco on Reserve

by TJ Maxx & Ross 549-5595 Cold Stone Creamery offers the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience.

Ice Cream, Ice Cream Cakes, Shakes, and Smoothies the Way You Want It. Come in for our weekday specials. Get Gift Cards any time. Remember, it's a great day for ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. $-$$ 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 service within a 3 mile radius.

Family Dental Group Southgate Mall 541-2886 The best way to find a dentist is to ask friends or family if they have a dentist they like. Our community has a lot of great clinical dentists. If you really like your dentist as a person, you are probably going to get a lot more out of your experience as patient.

Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave. 721-6033 Missoula's Original Coffeehouse/Cafe located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and an espresso bar till close. WE DELIVER On Campus & to the area between Beckwith, Higgins & 5th Street. Delivery hours: M-F 11-2. $$$ $-$$

ride into Front Street Pasta and Wraps. Just next to the Carousel on West Front Street. Open M-F, 10am-8pm. $ Good Food Store 1600 South 3rd West 541-FOOD Our Deli features all natural made-to-order sandwiches, soup & salad bar, olive & antipasto bar, fresh deli salads, hot entrees, rotisserie-roasted free-range chickens, fresh juice, smoothies, organic espresso and dessert. Enjoy your meal in our spacious seating area or at an outdoor table.

Open every day 7am - 10pm. $–$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. We also offer catering. www.justinshobnobcafe.com MC/V $-$$ Indulge Bakery 700 SW Higgins Ave. 544-4293 indulgebakery.wordpress.com Now open! Enjoy international flavors from baci di dama to pizzelles, gourmet cupcakes, scones and decadent cinnamon rolls. Specialty breads hot and fresh between 3 and 5pm daily.

Open M-F 7am-6:30pm; Sat. 9am-4pm See us on Facebook!

Call to find out more (406)523-3951. $ 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. Getting ready for outside seating? So are we. Not matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

Front Street Pasta & Wraps 247 W. Front Street 728-6655 Can't decide? Front Street Pasta and Wraps has something to satisfy every craving. We have everything from giant wraps to wok tossed dishes. Spicy peanut sauce goes great with just about everything. Vegetarian friendly menu is great for the nonmeat eater. And now you can enjoy a cold beer or a glass of wine with your meal. So step off the beaten path of Higgins and

Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com All our menu items are made from scratch and we use no MSG products. Featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia. Extensive hot and ice tea menu including bubble tea. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Open Mon-Sat, lunch 11:30-2PM and dinner 5PM-close. $-$$

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HAPPIESTHOUR Sunrise Saloon & Casino The scoop: When Tom Reed, the owner of The Other Side, passed away in May 2009 he was in the middle of selling the bar to Kammy and Rick Zavarelli. Over the last year, the couple took out the old club’s big back stage, put in a new front door, built a small stage and created an outdoor beer garden friendly to smokers. The transformation to the Sunrise Saloon turned the joint from a rock and metal venue to the kind of bar that will have you humming, “A Country Boy Can Survive.”

Motto: “Where the sidewalk ends and the West begins.”

Atmosphere: In the afternoon, the Zavarellis spend time chit-chatting with patrons at the bar. When the bands hit the stage in the evening, the huge wooden floor fills with dancers. On the walls around the bar: Rusty horseshoes, signed dollar bills, wagon wheels and old leather saddles.

What you’re listening to: “Not everyone likes hip hop,” says Rick Zavarelli, “but you can

get everyone to listen to country western.” A stretch? Maybe, but it’s true the range of country music at the Sunrise could draw a diverse crowd. If you show up Thursday, Friday or Saturday night, you can catch free live sets from bands like Cash For Junkers, County Line, The Cold Hard Cash Show and Whiskey Rebellion, among others. Show up on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and you get country western and line dancing lessons for an easy $5.

What you’re drinking: The saloon has no set Happy Hour yet, but there are drink specials like Pabst pounders on Sundays from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

How to find it: On the corner of Regent and Strand near the Fairway Shopping Center.

–Erika Fredrickson Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender o r b e v e r a g e f o r H a p p i e s t H o u r, e - m a i l editor@missoulanews.com.

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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. $$-$$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins Ave. • 541-4541 From Latté to Lassî, Water to Wine, Tea Cup to Tea Pot, Liquid Planet has the best beverage offering this side of Neptune -- with a special focus on all-natural, organic, and sustainability. Their distinctive and healthy smoothie menu is worth the visit too! Quick and delicious breakfast and lunch is always ready to go; pastries, croissants, bagels, breakfast burritos, wraps, salads, and soups. Open 8 am to 10 pm daily. $-$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. • 543-3188 Don't feel like cooking? Pick up some fried chicken, made to order sandwiches, fresh deli salads, & sliced meats and cheeses. Or mix and match items from our hot case.

Need some dessert with that? Our bakery makes cookies, cakes, and brownies that are ready when you are. $-$$ Paul’s Pancake Parlor 2305 Brooks • 728-9071 (Tremper’s Shopping Center) Check out our home cooked lunch and dinner specials or try one of 17 varieties of pancakes. Our famous breakfast is served all day! Monday is all you can eat spaghetti for $8.50. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $7.75. Eat in or take-out. M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$.

Pearl Café & Bakery 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 Country French Specialties, Bison, Elk, Fresh Fish Daily, delicious salads and appetizers. Breads and desserts baked in house. Reservations recommended for the warm & inviting dining areas, or drop in for a quick bite in the wine bar. Now, you may go to our website Pearlcafe.US to make reservations or buy gift certificates, while there check out our gorgeous wedding and specialty cakes. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street • 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Monday – Saturday, 9-10 p.m. Enjoy a drink with one of our insanely delicious Gourmet Burgers, Bottomless Steak Fries. Or, snack on one of our shareable starters with friends! $-$$ Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. 549-2790 Enjoy the best patio dining in Missoula with our seasonal menu of classic Mediterranean and European fare featuring the freshest local ingredients. Come in for happy hour Tues-Friday 5:00- 6:30. Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11:00-2:30, and dinner seven nights a week 5:00-close. Beer and Wine available. $$-$$$

$…Under $5

Sean Kelly’s 130 West Pine 542–1471 Located in the heart of downtown. Open for Lunch and Dinner, featuring a Sat.-Sun. Brunch 11-2pm Great Fresh food With Huge Portions. Featuring international & Irish pub fare as well as locally produced specials. FULL BAR, BEER, WINE, MARTINIS. $-$$ The Stone of Accord 4951 N. Reserve St. • 830-3210 Serving Award Winning Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinners 7 days a week! All of your favorite Irish classics, plus a daily selection of Chef's specialties. A fully stocked bar, wine and liquor store and the Emerald Casino make The Stone of Accord the perfect place for an enjoyable meal. 6:30am-2:00am $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI Sushi Hana Downtown offering a new idea for your dining experience. Meat, poultry, vegetables and grain are a large part of Japanese cuisine. We also love our fried comfort food too. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. Corner of Pine & Higgins.

549-7979. $$–$$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Drive 549-8703 • www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Enjoy a Rocky Mountain summer high with Albert, vineyard dog, who says “bring a picnic ~ I’ll share.” $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

HAMILTON Spice of Life 163 S. 2nd St. Hamilton 363-4433 Spice of Life welcomes you to the Bitterroot’s best locavore dining experience. Serving up fresh and fun food in a conscientious manner. For lunch try one of our hand made burgers from Lolo Locker or one of our fabulous fresh salads. Dinner selections include natural beef which contains no growth hormones or antibiotics ever, sustainable seafood selections and pasta dishes made from Montana wheat from Pasta Montana. Quench your thirst with beer from right here in Hamilton or try one of our reasonably priced yet fantastic wine selections. Children’s menu available. No reservations. So come as you are to Spice of Life! 163 S 2nd St. Hamilton, MT. Lunch: Mon - Fri 11:00 to 2:00 Dinner: Tues - Sat 5:00 to 9:00. 363-4433.

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ASKARI Salsa savior Dear Ari, We’ve had a bumper crop of green tomatoes this summer, and now that they’re finally turning red Jack Frost could be here any time. What should we do? I know you can cover them at night, but that only goes so far.

I have heard you can bring them inside, but how much of the plant do you bring inside? And do you need to get them sunlight?

Please help! Salsa hangs in the balance.

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I use a two-phase system for extending the length of tomato season.

My first goal is to survive the occasional late summer and early autumn frost. To do so, you must make sure you are set up ahead of time, having tarps or other light blanket-like covering materials ready to be sprung at a moment’s notice. Keep an eye on the weather—I like the NOAA five-day forecasts online. Any time it looks like it’s going to be below 35, especially on cool nights, go into frost mode.

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At a certain point, even the autumn sun won’t raise daytime temperatures past the mid50s. That’s when it’s time to gather what remains for indoor ripening. If you have a shed or garage that can get a little dirty, pull up the entire tomato plants, cut off the roots, and hang them upside-down. No light is necessary. As long as it stays above freezing in there, the tomatoes will continue to ripen, as the dried leaves litter your floor.

If you don’t have the kind of living arrangements that permit the indoor drying of tomato plants, another option is to pick the green tomatoes and wrap them individually or in small groups in newspaper, or keep them in brown paper bags, and store them in a dark place at room temperature. Pick through the bags frequently, picking out the ripe ones and being on the lookout for tomatoes that skip the ripe phase and go straight to rotten.

Send your food and garden queries to flash@flashinthepan.net.

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Start with, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can you give me a part-time job?â&#x20AC;?

UM presents the Fall Student Employment Job Fair, which runs from 9 AMâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 PM at the University Center Ballroom. Free. Call 2435627 and visit umt.edu/studentjobs.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the water: UM presents the Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Forum titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water, Security and Climate Change: Global Perspectivesâ&#x20AC;? with speaker Jeri Delii Priscoli, which begins at noon in the Castles Center of UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Law Building. Free. Call 297-9071.

Help keep A Carousel for Missoula running and perhaps win something sweet during the carouselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Round â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em Up Raffle fundraiser, which features the chance to win prizes including a plasma TV, a trip to Hawaii, and art by Monte Dolack. Tickets are $20, and winners will be chosen at a luau on Sept. 16. Call 5498382 for more info and to purchase a ticket, or just stop by the carousel, 101 Carousel Drive.

Those in the Flathead can keep it fresh and keep it local during the Whitefish Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market, which occurs this and every Thu. from 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 PM until Sept. 16 in the parking lot of the Pin and Cue, 6570 Hwy. 93 S. in Whitefish. Free.

Get your fresh produce up near Glacier, if you choose, every Thu. from 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 PM, as the Columbia Falls Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market overtakes Nucleus Ave. and offers live music from 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 PM.

nightlife The valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s haven for year-round thrashers, Fiftytwo Skatepark, on El Way past the Missoula Airport, hosts Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Skate Club Night every Thu. at 6 PM, which means girls skate for free.

Guys are welcome, but should plan on parting with a few bucks. Call 542-6383.

Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with

If you can find Waldo, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give you 10 bucks. David J. Spears presents his traditional photography in the exhibit Snippets From the Bright and From the Shade, which opens during First Friday at the Missoula Art Museum Fri., Sept. 3, from 5 to 8 PM. Free.

creative conflict (and no mediation) by heading to a weekly meeting of Northern Rockies Rising Tide, an environmental/social justice organization which meets this and every Thu. at 6 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free to attend. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.org.

John Schiever doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan to impersonate the smooth moves of MacGyver when he plays acoustic music at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Get vibrant with images of wildflowers and local landscapes when Whitefishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery, 305 Baker Ave., presents From the Ground Up, a collection of acrylics on canvas by artist Andrea Brew featured during a Whitefish Gallery Nights reception from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 PM at the gallery. Free. Call 863ARTS and visit whitefishgallerynights.org for a full list of participating galleries.

Help support the completion of Ewamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Peace Garden of 1000 Buddhas during a fundraiser for the garden that features a live and silent auction, music from Joan Zen, from 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 PM at The River Rising Bakery, 337 Main St. in Hamilton. $10 suggested donation.

Visit ewambuddhagarden.org.

Getting buzzed is always allowed: The Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., presents Buzz Time Trivia, which starts at 7 PM this and every Thu. and features trivia plus specials on Jello shots and homemade pizzas. Free to attend. Call 549-4152.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about music and humor with an Irish touch during the Pig and Whistle Vaudeville Show, with a performance at 7 PM at Philipsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Opera House Theatre, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under.

Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com.

Get a glimpse into a not-so-awesome mining project when The Peace & Justice Film Series presents a screening of H2Oil, which is a documentary on the Alberta Tar Sands, with the film starting at 7 PM at the University Center Theater. Free, with a discussion following the film. Visit peaceandjusticefilms.org. end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Sept. 3, to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367.

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Watch one man retrace the path of the legendary 1968 expedition to Patagonia by climbers Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins’ during a screening of 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless, which screens at 7 PM at the theater in UM’s Urey Underground Lecture Hall. $10/$8 advance at the Trail Head. The screening also serves as a benefit for the Montana chapter of the MontanaPatagonia Partners of the Americas.

(See Agenda in this issue.)

Local folk rocker David Boone lets his axe rule the night when he plays a solo set of acoustic music at 7:30 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. $10.

Leisure suit plus beer goggles not required: Trivial Beersuit, Missoula’s newest trivia night for the layperson, begins with sign ups at 7:45 PM and trivia at 8 PM at the Brooks and Browns Lounge, at the Holiday Inn, 200 S. Pattee St. Free.

The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, presents Tom Foolery, with a performance at 8 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15 depending on seats. Visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com for tickets and a complete schedule of shows.

Just make sure you don’t have blues intolerance: Bernice’s Bakery, 190 S.

Third St. W., keeps the bread flowing and puts blues on tap during Blues and Bread, a first Thursday event from 8–10 PM featuring blues music

by MudSlide Charley, as well as filled sourdough hard rolls for $1.

Free to attend. Missoula Food Bank gets 25 cents from every hard roll sold. Call Marco at 728-1358.

Feel free to get sizzling when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents its MAT Cabaret featuring “Hot for Teacher” and “Coming of Age,” which begins at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9/$5 students. Visit mtactors.com.

Missoula County's 18th Annual

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION

September 10th & 11th, 2010 Friday 10-5:30 • Saturday 9-4 Scott Street City Shops Mercury Fever Thermometer Exchange.

Bring your old mercury fever thermometer to Haz Waste Days for disposal and receive a coupon for a free digital thermometer.

(Mercury thermometers are glass with silver temperature column)

Items accepted at

NO CHARGE from county residents

• Oil-based paints & stains • Paint thinners • Solvents • Used motor oil and antifreeze (up to 15 gallons in no-return containers) - courtesy of Oily Waste Processors • Mercury Thermometers • Household batteries (ni-cad, lead or mercury containing. Alkalines can be thrown away)

ITEMS ACCEPTED FOR A FEE Pesticides • Strong acids • Caustics • Chlorinated solvents Fees also apply to business and out-of-county residents for all wastes.

Year Round Options for disposal of...

Latex Paint - If the can is almost empty, dry it out with cat litter and put it in the trash with the lid off. Give it away! Home Resource (Corner of Russell and Wyoming) takes good, almost full latex that has not been stored outside, during business hours ONLY. Car Batteries - Allied Waste Recycling. Motor Oil - Most Allied Waste residential customers can put up to 2 gals per week in clear plastic containers for free pickup. Many auto parts stores, shops or service stations will take small quantities of used oil for free.

NOTE:

We do NOT accept

LATEX PAINT, CAR BATTERIES or COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS (P.E.T.E.S. Palmer Electric takes fluorescents for a fee, Home Depot & Ace Hardware take compact flourescents only, for free.

Tips to reduce Hazardous Waste • • • •

Buy the least toxic product available.

Buy only the amount needed for job.

Use it up, or give away what you don't use.

Never dump hazardous waste down the drain or on the ground!

Household and Conditionally Exempt Waste Only • 50 Gallon Limit.

For more info call 258-4890 • www.co.missoula.mt.us/wq Sponsored By Missoula Valley Water Quality District • Missoula Wastewater Treatment Facility • Allied Waste • Oily Waste Processors • Safeway Pharmacy - Northside

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Now’s your time to juggle a beat with your feet in a cavernous setting when DJ DC rocks the AmVets Club with hits starting at 9 PM. Free.

Let some Southerners guide you toward Orion when Atlanta’s The Constellations bring it hot with a set of hip-hop mixed with rock at 9 PM at the Palace. $5. Locals Luau Cinder open.

Pasedena, Calif.’s FuzZ gets you buzzin’ with a heady concoction of instrumental hip-hop, dubstep, electro and other electronic styles when he plays the Top Hat at 9 PM. $10.

Colorado’s The Acidophiles open.

Cure that case of the critter jitters with a serving of Cabin Fever, when it plays at The Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St., at 9 PM. Free. Call 728-1559.

Nate Hegyi, lead singer/songwriter of Wartime Blues, keeps the folk and Americana flowing free when he plays with a rotating cast of friends this and every other Thu. at the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St., at 10 PM. Free.

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Tie one on at the Ennis on the Madison Fly Fishing Festival, a celebration of piscine pleasures, sponsored by the Madison River Foundation. Catch the drift at madisonriverfoundation.org.

Witness outdoor sculptures in a nursery setting during the sixth annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, which continues through Oct. 30 with work by 19 Montana artists including Brad Allen, Kate Davis, Kenton Pies, George Ybarra and others and is open from 10 AM–5 PM Mon.–Sun. at Caras Nursery and Landscape, 2727 S. Third St. W. Free. New sculptures will also arrive in the exhibit each month.

A nuclear family in 1953 meets menopause and Vienna sausages, among other things, during a performance of David Mills-Low’s Is It Hot?, starting at 2 PM at the Opera House Theatre in Philipsburg, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com.

Yet another opportunity to support local farmers and artists arrives during the Jocko Valley Farmers’ Market, which features local produce, goods, live music as well as a barbecue dinner and runs from 4–8 PM this and every Fri. off Hwy. 93 in Arlee, between Rick’s Kustom Kut and The Hangin’ Art Gallery. Free to attend. Email Deb at star@blackfoot.net.

nightlife Local artist Nancy Erickson wants you to keep an eye on her aesthetically pleasing tigers, wolves and bears during a First Friday opening reception for an exhibit of her large

scale fabric art with the reception running from 5–9 PM at Montana Art & Framing, 709 Ronan St. Free.

Something empty becomes something artistic during the first display of — the Missoula Storefront Project— which seeks to connect the Missoula art community to downtown property owners with exhibits in empty storefronts—with a First Friday display celebrating the Zootown Arts Community Center at 314 N. Higgins Ave., from 5–8 PM. Free.

He’s a straight shooter: The Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St., presents Snippets From the Bright and From the Shade, an exhibit of traditional photography by David J. Spear—that features scenes of Montana, New York City and other areas—during a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at the museum. Free, with a gallery talk with Spears at 7 PM. Call 728-0447.

Expect some icy cool views of our mountainous momma to the north when the Monte Dolack Gallery, 139 W. Front St., presents a series of acrylic paintings by Dolack featuring “Views of Glacier,” with a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at the gallery. Free. Call 549-3248.

Take an aesthetic sip from a watercolor world when Murphy-Jubb Fine Art, 210 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 300, presents New Watercolors by Kendahl Jan Jubb, along with music by Stan Anglen and Friends, during a First Friday opening reception that begins at 5 PM. Free.

Feel love in the most aesthetically pleasing way possible when former Missoulian Amber Sturgis presents art inspired by “loved ones who made saying fairewell so bittersweet” during a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at Betty’s Divine, 521 S. Higgins Ave. Free, with cookies and wine. The opening also features work by Mystic Mtn. Originals. Call 721-4777.

Nature gets some artistic nurturing during a First Friday opening reception for art by Bitterroot artist and naturalist Joe Thornbrugh, with the reception starting at 5 PM at the Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. Free. Call 327-0405.

Get buzzed with resinous art when mixed media artist Shana Mattheis presents The Amazing Bee Show, a tribute to bees featuring a number of her encaustic works, with a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at Bernice’s Bakery, 190 S. Third St. W. Free. Call 728-1358.

Steady those eyes on something plant-based when ar tist Barb Schwarz Karst presents Fruits of Labor: The Cornucopia Collection, a series of acrylic and photo transfer pieces of botanical images, during a First Friday opening reception at House Design Studio, 133 N. Higgins Ave., from 5–8 PM. Free. Call 541-6960.

SPOTLIGHT

wild things

Back in 1953, painter Francis Bacon used a famous painting of a Roman pope to create an unsettling, ghoulish portrait. The infamous painting, titled Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X, was a perfect example of taking the familiar and morphing it into something edgy and inventive.

Central Washington-based artist Justin Gibbens takes a similar approach with his paintings. He appropriates recognizable images of wildlife—including John James Audbon-like birds—and turns them into freakish creatures with exaggerated features like multiple heads and legs. One of the coolest examples of this is “Fieryfaced Quintessence,” pictured, which seems fitting WHAT: Opening reception for the exhibit Call of the Wild WHO: Justin Gibbens, Renee Adams, Howard Barlow and Justin Colt Beckman WHEN: Fri., Sept. 3 , 5–8 PM WHERE: The Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St.

as album cover art for an underground metal band. Gibbens creates these distinct works using tea stained paper, along with watercolor, gouache and pencil. And since he started exhibiting professionally in 1997, his striking pieces have garnered numerous awards. That’s not too surprising, considering that he studied traditional Chinese painting in China, and has a science illustration certificate from the University of Washington under his belt.

Gibbens’ work hits town this week for Call of the Wild, an exhibit that showcases the talents of three other artists that reside in Central Washington. This includes Renee Adams’ sculptures of things like mushrooms, as well as Howard Barlow’s recent sculptures that pair wool-covered antlers with vintage rifle stocks. Of course, you’ll also want to check out Justin Colt Beckman’s photo-based media and video work, which explores small-town life.

All four artists are aiming to dig into the myths, mysteries and stereotypes of the West with this exhibit. Here’s my take: They’ve kicked the stereotypes to the curb, and created some wildly original stuff.

—Ira Sather-Olson

HOW MUCH: Free

Get glassy when The Artists’ Shop, 304 N. Higgins Ave., presents Under Montana’s Sky, a series of blown and cameo glass pieces by Lisa Tate that are inspired by Montana sunrises, sunsets and night skies, during a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at the shop. Free. Call 543-6393.

Fancifulness and black humor hit the eye in drawing and painting form when former Missoulian Emily Jenne presents a solo exhibit of recent work during a First Friday reception starting at 5 PM on the second floor of the Higgins Building, 210 N. Higgins Ave. Free.

Keep those eyes wide open for an aesthetic daydreaming session when local artist Marcy James presents Sketching, an exhibit of her work presented during a First Friday opening reception from 5–7 PM at The Catalyst, 111 S. Higgins Ave. Free.

(See Scope in this issue.)

Delve into the myths, mysteries and stereotypes of the west with sculptures, images, and photo-based media and video during Call of the Wild, an exhibit featuring work by Central Washington artists Renee Adams, Howard Barlow, Justin Colt Beckman and Justin Gibbens featured during a First Friday opening reception at The Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St., from 5–8 PM. Free. Call 531-7671. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

Stare into the extraordinary when Buck Miller presents paintings, pencil drawings and jewelry during a First Friday opening reception at Hellgate Cyclery, in the alley of 316 N. Higgins Ave., starting at 5 PM. Free.

Witness something dreamy and impressionistic when the Dana Gallery, 246 N. Higgins Ave., presents Introducing Shirle Wempner, an exhibit of Wempner’s paintings featuring images of dancers, figures and animals that’s featured during a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at the gallery.

Free. The gallery is also exhibiting the Community Mural Project, which was created at the River City Roots Festival, along with pics from the fest.

Call 721-3154.

Witness some sweet non-moving pictures when the Families First Children’s Museum, 225 W. Front St., presents a First Friday opening of Glacier National Park photography by the Boys & Girls Club and The Udall Foundation, along with “Chimeric Carousel Creatures” by Kayla Hageman, from 5–8 PM. Free.

Charles Martin, the wise-bearded photographer with the Uncle Sam hat, shows his photos of people, windows and doors at 5 p.m. at Butterfly Herbs, 232 N. Higgins.

Bust another move with Missoula’s gang of improvisational movers dur-

ing “Seeds in the Streets,” a First Friday performance with Turning the Wheel of Missoula which starts with interested participants meeting at 5:15 PM at the XXXXs on N. Higgins Ave. You’ll warm up for 20 minutes with facilitators, and then move through the streets until 7 PM. Wearing solid spring colors is encouraged. Call 830-3285. Free to participate.

Two friends tackle emptiness in their lives when local author Kevin Canty reads and signs his new novel Everything, from 5:30–8 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free.

Call 721-2881.

See the fruits of a local nonprofit when Habitat for Humanity of Missoula presents the Art of Building Photo Show, an exhibit featuring photos of three Habitat homes under construction, with a First Friday opening reception from 5:30–8 PM at A&E Architects, 222 N. Higgins Ave. Free.

Let your mind escape within some pastel landscapes when artist Bobbie McKibbin presents her work during a First Friday opening reception from 6–9 PM at Stevensville’s River’s Mist Gallery of Fine Art, 317 Main St. Free.

Call 777-0520.

See the world from dangerous heights without getting vertigo when you check out and exhibit of Christopher

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Gibisch’s photographs shot from hang-gliding and climbing perspectives from 5–8 PM at Yellowstone Photo, 321 N. Higgins.

This ought to be stellar: The Top Hat presents a set by Stellarondo, a new band that features members of Broken Valley Roadshow, Tom Catmull and the Clerics, and Wartime Blues, from 7–8 PM. Free and family friendly, but donations will be accepted.

They keep it fresh, for real. The Ceretana Studios, 801 Sherwood St., presents the fourth annual Missoula Now exhibit, which features 2-D work by Eileen Rafferty, Renee Taaffe, Steph Johnson and Brian Elling, from 6–10 PM at the studios. Free. Also includes music by the Shanti Ma Kirtan Collective and Wolf Redboy, along with films

by Fiction Clemens.

Mardi Milligan plays classics and originals while you gnaw on Yu Shiang Tofu when the guitarist plays Hong Kong Chef, 2009 Brooks St., from 6–9:30 PM. Free. Call 549-6688.

Push and pull your sights with some acrylic paintings that study the interaction of bodies and space when artist Mara Panich presents Spatial Recognition, a new painting by the artist featured during a First Friday opening reception from 6–8 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Free. Call 541-7240.

A doctor finds himself in a delicate situation with his patient during Philipsburg’s Opera House Theatre production of The Girl in the Freudian Slip, with a performance at 7 PM at the theater, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com.

Woodwinds reign supreme when Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh plays oboe with flautist Margaret Lund Schuberg during a faculty and guest artist series recital at 7:30

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SPOTLIGHT

s t a r s h o o te r

One particularly stunning Julius Shulman photograph captures the image of people in an L.A. apartment seated on a couch at the corner of a floor-to-ceiling glass living room that almost seems to float precariously above the sea of city lights. It’s a shocking and beautiful angle, the kind of thing for which the architecture photographer has become famous.

This week you can catch the documentary, Visual Acoustics, by Eric Bricker, about Shulman—a memorial of sorts since he died earlier this year. It’s an award winning film—narrated by Dustin Hoffman no less—about the perfectionist photographer who took risks with shadow and line in ways that others never did before him.

Something that Shulman says in the film really struck me. Glass apartments are one thing, but Shulman’s philosophy really came down to the idea that architecture isn’t separate from society; that our perceptions are shaped by the structures around us.

“Architecture affects everybody—from the hospital where you are born to the schools, grocery stores and markets,” he says in the film.

WHAT: Visual Acoustics WHO: Big Sky series WHEN: Fri., Sept. 3, at 7:30 PM WHERE: The Wilma Theatre HOW MUCH: Free

PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

An architectural photographer’s life gets explored on the big screen dur-

“Every part of a person’s life is based upon an architect’s presence.”

So how does the Wilma Theatre or the Food Farm or the Florence Building inform our view of the world? The film won’t offer specific answers to that one, but it will provide a cool look at the story behind the man—and the mythology—that will likely continue to haunt practicing architects and architectural photographers for years to come.

—Erika Fredrickson

ing a screening of Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman, a documentary that delves into the work of Shulman and screens at 7:30 PM at the Wilma

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Theatre. Free. Visit bigskyfilms.org.

The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, presents Tom Foolery, with a performance at 8 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15

depending on seats. Visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com for tickets and a complete schedule of shows.

Spread some soul over your soul patch when Soul Zoo plays the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but passthe-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

Plan your next grape escape with Kevin Van Dort when he performs an acoustic show featuring blues, soul and reggae at 8 PM at the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier. $5.

Call 830-3296.

Feel free to get sizzling when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents its MAT Cabaret featuring “Hot for Teacher” and “Coming of Age,” which begins at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9/$5 students. Visit mtactors.com.

Shake it like a salt shaker when DJ Sanchez cranks out the jams at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, every Fri. at 9 PM. Free.

Quit dancing alone with that tub of lactose and kick your boots up with locals Wartime Blues and Butter, which both play Americana and folk at 9 PM at the Top Hat. $5–$3 cover.

Stop toying around in your dorm room and get thee to an evening outdoor movie screening of Toy Story 3, which begins at 9 PM on UM’s Oval. Free.

Sip on some crunk juice and prepare to freak the funk during Welcome To The NeighborHOOD FishBoLa Friday!, a night of dubstep, industrial, glitch-hop and other bass heavy beats with sets by Ebola Syndrome, Kid Traxiom and DJ HAuLi, starting at 9 PM at the Badlander. Free.

Drown your sorrows in a rockin’ boat when Seattle’s BOAT plays indie rock at 9 PM at the Palace. $5. Locals Victory Smokes open, along with what’s rumored to be a special reunion set by Rooster Sauce.

Bowling commingles with a laser light show and some DJ tunage from Kaleidoscope Entertainment every Fri. and Sat. at 9:30 PM at Five Valleys Bowling Center, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free.

Call 549-4158.

Let Bob Wire and The Magnificent Bastards two-step with your test tubes when it plays honky tonk at 9:30 PM at the Union Club. Free.

The Wild Coyotes gnaw on the hands of haters when they play country and classic rock at Harry David’s, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Call 830-3277.

Go ahead and walk the line like Johnny did when County Line plays country at The Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St., at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 728-1559.

SATURDAY

04

September

Tie one on at the Ennis on the Madison Fly Fishing Festival, a celebration of piscine pleasures, sponsored by the Madison River Foundation. Catch the drift at madisonriverfoundation.org.

Lube your derailleurs—you’ll need every gear working to complete the 14-mile Huckleberry Hill Climb, an uphill mountain bike race with 3,800 feet of vertical at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Find a spokes-person at skiwhitefish.com.

Channel your inner Paleolithic slayer during the annual Montana Atlatl Mammoth Hunt, an exhibition of traditional hunting weapons like the tomahawk and atlatl (an aid to spear throwing) at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park. Call (406) 866-2217.

Your heart, the planet and your farmer-neighbors give thanks every Sat. from 8 AM–1 PM as you head

down to the Clark Fork River Market (clarkforkrivermarket.com), which takes place beneath the Higgins Street bridge, and to the Missoula Farmers’ Market (missoulafarmersmarket.com), which opens at 8:30 at the north end of Higgins Avenue. If it’s non-edibles you’re after, check out East Pine Street’s Missoula Saturday Market, which runs 9 AM–1 PM. Free to spectate, and often to sample.

Keep your stomach and your local farmers happy during the Hamilton Farmers’ Market, which offers local produce and crafts and runs from 9 AM–12:30 PM on the corner of Bedford and Third Streets in Hamilton.

Free to peruse. Call 961-0004.

Pigskin hits the page when Stacy McCarthy signs copies of Football: My Unlikely Therapist, from 11 AM–1 PM at Fact & Fiction in the University Center. Free. Call 243-1234.

The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, presents Tom Foolery, with a performance at 1 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15 depending on seats. Visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com for tickets and a complete schedule of shows.

It’s all about music and humor with an Irish touch during the Pig and Whistle Vaudeville Show, with a performance at 2 PM at Philipsburg’s Opera House Theatre, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com.

Get high from the barbecue smoke during the eighth annual Higher Mountain Boy Barbecue, which features a free barbecue and free camping plus music by Voodoo Horseshoes, Airstream Safari, The Dodgy Mountain Men, Bangers and Hash, Traffic the Wiz, Dusty Guns and the Rusty Bullets and DJ Aaron, starting at 2 PM at the Turah Pines Bar & Casino in Turah, off I-190 exit 113. $5.

Register now for Fall Performing Arts Classes!

Designed for kids entering grades K–12

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Monday/Wednesday classes from 4:00–6:00 PM begin September 8.

Performances: October 16 at 3:00 and 5:00 PM

Tuesday/Thursday classes from 4:00–6:00 PM begin September 9.

Performances: October 17 at 3:00 and 5:00 PM Registration is open to children in grades K-12 and the cost is $90 per participant.

SPONSORED BY: Dr. Troy Shaw Orthodontics; Missoula Federal Credit Union; Oz Architects and Intaglio at Oz; Missoula Pediatric Dentistry, PC

REGISTRATION INFO www.mctinc.org • (406) 728-7529 SHOW TICKETS (406) 728-PLAY • www.mctinc.org

nightlife A nuclear family in 1953 meets menopause and Vienna sausages, among other things, during a performance of David Mills-Low’s Is It Hot?, starting at 7 PM at the Opera House Theatre in Philipsburg, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com.

The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, presents Tom Foolery, with a performance at 8 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15 depending on seats. Visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com for tickets and a complete schedule of shows.

Shenanigans separates hanky from the panky when it plays folk, bluegrass, gospel and Celtic music at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but passthe-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

Strange Brew cooks up a wicked musical soup when it plays The Eagles Lodge 2420 South Ave. W. at 8 PM. Feel free to get sizzling when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents its MAT Cabaret featuring “Hot for Teacher” and “Coming of Age,” which begins at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9/$5 students. Visit mtactors.com.

Reverend Slanky hooks you up with some freeze dried funk and soul

when it plays at 9 PM at the Top Hat. Cover TBA. Help support the expansion of an institution that brings you local food and is run on a participatory business model during a benefit for the Missoula Community Food Coop and The Boxcar Kitchen, which features music by Pterodactyl Plains, Butter, Modality and Churchmouse, starting at 9 PM at the Palace. $5. Also includes a raffle and $3 Bloody Mary drinks.

The Wild Coyotes gnaw on the hands of haters when they play country and classic rock at Harry David’s, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Call 830-3277.

Go ahead and walk the line like Johnny did when County Line plays country at The Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St., at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 728-1559.

Joan Zen lets you be one with the wang dang doodle when she plays a mix of soul, reggae and jazz at 9:30 PM at the Union Club. Free.

SUNDAY

05

September

Channel your inner Paleolithic slayer during the annual Montana Atlatl Mammoth Hunt, an exhibition of traditional hunting weapons like the tomahawk and atlatl (an aid to spear

throwing) at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park. Aim for info at (406) 866-2217.

Just when you thought there weren’t enough farmers’ markets, along comes the Target Range Community Farmers’ Market, which features an array of local products and runs from 10 AM–1 PM this and every Sun. until Oct. 10 at the parking lot of Target Range School, 4095 South Ave. W. Free to attend/$5 vendor fee per space. Call Todd at 531-0877.

Yet another opportunity to peruse local arts and crafts hits Missoula during the Carousel Sunday Market and Festival, which runs from 1–5 PM this and every Sun. at the New Park parking lot, between A Carousel for Missoula and the Caras Park pavillion.

Free to attend.

Go ahead and let some fiddlers play with your heartstrings when The Montana Fiddlers play from 1–5 PM at The Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St. Free. Call 728-1559.

A doctor finds himself in a delicate situation with his patient during Philipsburg’s Opera House Theatre production of The Girl in the Freudian Slip, with a performance at 4 PM at the theater, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com.

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TUESDAY

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can help!

September

“Get Ready for Home Ownership” class September 7, 9, 14, and 16, 6-9pm First United Methodist Church, 300 E Main St

Go ahead and study your options during UM’s Study Abroad Fair, which runs from 10 AM–2 PM in UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free.

“Financial Fitness” class Saturday, September 18, 9am-6pm homeWORD, 127 N Higgins Ave, Ste 307

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Classes are $10/person Register and pay online at

www.homeword.org Vouchers for childcare are available for Busy Hands Fun Center

Come join us for Volunteer Training WHEN: Tuesday and Thursday Evening Sept. 14th, 21st, 23rd, and 30th.

TIME: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Hospice of Missoula • 800 Kensington, suite 204

It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

To sign up for this class please contact: Hospice of Missoula (406) 543-4408 • www.hospiceofmissoula.com

Peruse veggies and fresh fruits while taking in the sounds of a rotating cast of live musicians during the Whitefish Downtown Farmers’ Market, at Depot Park at the north end of Central Avenue, from 5–7:30 PM. Free. Call 862-2043.

Photo Courtesy Mike Brooks.

It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, 2520 S. Third St. W., Coffin crooning is the new cool when presents Black Mountain Bluegrass California’s Nekromantix plays psychobilly at at 5:30 PM. Free. Call 327-0900. the Palace Sun., Sept. 5, at 9 PM with openers Mutilators and The Howlers. $12/$10 advance Luis Millán shreds softly and sweetly at Ear Candy. with his axe when he plays during a faculty and guest artist recital, which who plays a Labor Day weekend gig at 4 PM at starts at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St. in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. seniors. Call 243-6880.

Call 741-2361.

Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free Pub Trivia, which takes place every Tue. at 8 nightlife PM. And, to highlight the joy of discovery that Those who are from India and their friends and you might experience while attending, here’s a supporters are encouraged to attend the inau- sample of the type of question you could be gural meeting of the Missoula Indian presented with. Ready? In the world of ballet, Association, which meets at 5 PM at Bonner what is the grand jeté? (Find the answer in the Park, on the corner of Hastings and Ronald calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

Avenues. Free. Feel free to bring snacks or The Broadway’s Tuesday Night Comedy drinks to share. Call Mona at 241-9525. takes place every Tue. at 9 PM and is followed Cure that case of necrosis in your toes with by dancing with tunes from the Tallest DJ in some hip swiveling psychobilly, rockabilly and America. $5/$3 students. Call 543-5678. punk when Nekromantix plays with openers Mutilators and The Howlers at 9 PM at the Palace. $12/$10 advance at Ear Candy.

WEDNESDAY

MONDAY September

06

Channel your inner Paleolithic slayer during the annual Montana Atlatl Mammoth Hunt, an exhibition of traditional hunting weapons like the tomahawk and atlatl (an aid to spear throwing) at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park. Aim for info at (406) 866-2217.

It’s Labor Day, which means it’s time to slack off.

Or, if you’re like us, you’re probably working.

Welcome to the club. In any case, the library is closed, as is the post office, and many establishments. So don’t expect too many things to be open (save for the Top Hat, Badlander/Palace and other watering holes). Do me a favor and live it up for your fellow laborers.

nightlife Kick off your week with a drink, some free pool and an array of electronic DJs and styles for das booty during Milkcrate Monday with the Milkcrate Mechanic at 9 PM every week, at the Palace. Free. This week features special guest host Mikee Sev. Let the funk, jazz and rock ooze into your pores when New Orleans’ Garage A Trois—featuring members of Galactic, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, the Benevento Russo Duo and saxophonist Skerik—plays the Top Hat at 10 PM. $15, with advance tickets at Ear Candy.

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Go ahead and study your options during UM’s Study Abroad Fair, which runs from 10 AM–2 PM in UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free.

Shoot away when the Missoula Art Museum presents its Art 4 All Project: Snap Art, a public art project where you take your best cell phone snapshot and submit it to the museum, with submissions for the project open until Nov. 5. The exhibit opens on Nov. 18. To participate: Upload your cell phone pic to MAM’s Facebook page, or e-mail it to snap@missoulaartmuseum.org. Visit missoulaartmuseum.org for details.

A smorgasbord of afternoon fun awaits when the Brooks and Browns Lounge and others present a beer pong tournament with signups at 4:30 PM (with the tournament at 5:30), as well as lawn games, a beer inspired barbecue, a talk about beer traditions from the owner of Bayern Brewing at 7:30, finishing off with music by Miller Creek at 8 PM, all on the lawn behind the Holiday Inn-Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free to attend. E-mail kcgt27@gmail.com.

nightlife Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to

attend. A portion of proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different nonprofit organization each week. Visit kettlehouse.com.

The burly and the burlesque collide into something darkly delicious when Vancouver, British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz play psychobilly at 7 PM at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. Cover TBA. (See Soundcheck in this issue.)

Will work for greens: UM hosts the talk â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sustaining the Best Place,â&#x20AC;? a panel discussion on Mayor John Engenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Place Development Planâ&#x20AC;? that includes comments from Jim Foley, Richard Barrett and others, and runs from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 PM in Room 122 of UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Call 243-5153.

Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trivial Beersuit, a trivia night for the layperson, expands its tentacles to the Press Box for four rounds of trivia with sign ups at 7:45 PM, followed by the game at 8, this and every Wed. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St. Free. You can also find clues to every weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game by befriending â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trivial Beersuitâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook. E-mail Katie at kateskins@gmail.com.

Feel free to get sizzling when the Montana Actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Theatre presents its MAT Cabaret featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot for Teacherâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming of Age,â&#x20AC;? which begins at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9/$5 students.

Visit mtactors.com.

Get down with your inner rock loving cyborg when Vancouver, British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Japandroids play garage rock at 9 PM at the Palace. $9/$7 advance at Ear Candy. Locals Bacon & Egg and Velcro Kicks open.

Those in the Flathead can keep it fresh and

keep it local during the Whitefish Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market, which occurs this and every Thu. from 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 PM until Sept. 16 in the parking lot of the Pin and Cue, 6570 Hwy. 93 S. in Whitefish.

Free.

Get your fresh produce up near Glacier, if you choose, every Thu. from 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 PM, as the Columbia Falls Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market overtakes Nucleus Ave. and offers live music from 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 PM.

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Tantalize your tastebuds during Taste of Whitefish, an event that features over 25 area restaurants and beverage distributors dishing out scrumptious foods and drinks starting at 5:30 PM at Whitefishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $40/$35 advance at Whitefishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chamber of Commerce. Call 862-3501.

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1515 E. Broadway St. Ste. B, presents the “BirdDay Party: Celebrating One Year of Montana Sexuality,” a birthday party for the local organization that features food, games and music starting at 7 PM at Birds & Bees. Free. Call 544-1019.

Get intimate with a legal case that pits 30,000 rainforest dwellers against a corporate giant when The Peace & Justice Film Series presents a screening of Crude, with the film starting at 7 PM at UM’s Urey Underground Lecture Hall. Free, with a discussion including guest speaker Larry Evans following the film.

Visit peaceandjusticefilms.org.

Take a breather from hitting the books with something musical when soprano Maria Jooste performs with pianist Aneta Panusz during a faculty and guest artist series performance, which begins at 7:30 PM in UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

Feel free to get sizzling when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents its MAT Cabaret featuring “Hot for Teacher” and “Coming of Age,” which begins at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9/$5 students.

Visit mtactors.com.

Delve into something historic when UM presents “The American Century: It’s Beginnings–and End?,” a lecture with presenter Walter LaFeber that begins at 8 PM in the University Theatre. Free.

Get swampy when Jacksonville, Fla.’s J.J. Grey and Mofro plays southern fried rock, blues, R&B and soul with openers Hot Buttered Rum String Band (as an acoustic trio) at the Wilma Theatre at 8 PM. $22/$20 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.

The UF Okies bring your baked body back from Bakersfield when it plays country at The

Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St., at 9 PM. Free. Call 728-1559.

Acrobatic rhymes rule the night when the Bay Area’s Zion I brings slick underground hip-hop to the Palace at 9 PM. $10. Free Association, Slopstar and DJ Brand One open.

He’ll cure your tremors with a sweet shot of country: Russ Nasset hits up the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St., for a solo set this and every other Thu. at 10 PM. Free.

You need not worry about a funky filibuster when Kung Fu Kongress legislates funkiness when it plays funk with openers Keegan Smith and the Fam at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $5.

I’ll admit upfront my bias about the event I’m about to talk about: I’m a member of the Missoula Community Food Co-op. With that out of the way, here’s what’s going down. On Sat., Sept. 4, the Missoula Community Food Co-op and The Boxcar Kitchen are holding a benefit at the Palace that’s sure to please the hearts and ears of locavores and music lovers alike. It’ll feature hot tunes from Pterodactyl Plains, Butter, Modality and Churchmouse, plus a raffle, and—for you booze lovers—$3 Bloody Marys. Until next time, point your upcoming concerts in my direction by sending your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Sept. 3 to calendar@ missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367. You can also submit stuff online. Just head to the arts section of our website and scroll down a few inches and you’ll see a link that says “submit an event.”

For many of you, Labor Day weekend means packing up the car, getting out of Dodge, and heading to the nearest vast expanse of wooded land for a weekend of good old fashioned backcountry adventure. If you’re all about tradition, then go ahead, stick to that routine. For others, I’ve got something else adventurous (and benevolently laborious) that’s closer to home. I’m talking about the Montana Campus Compact Garden City Triathlon, a race at Frenchtown Pond State Park in Frenchtown on Sat., Sept. 4, that features a 1.5k open-water swim, a flat and speedy 40k bike ride, plus a sole-a-riffic 10k run. It starts at 9 AM, is open to individuals and teams, and also includes food, an awards ceremony and a kids’ triathlon. The cost for the race was $100 per team/$45 per individual up until Sept. 1, but since we’re past that date, I’d expect to be paying some sort of late fee.

Registration closes at 11:59 PM on Thu., Sept. 2, so RSVP quick by visiting mtcompact.org /GCT.htm. One more thing, this race also benefits UM’s Campus Compact, just so you know. Call Dean at 243-5177.

After you register for that race, hightail it over to UM’s Urey Underground Lecture Hall at 7 PM Thu., Sept. 2, so you can go deep with an adventurer during a screening of 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless, a documentary about a man who retraces the path of the legendary 1968 expedition to Patagonia by climbers Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins. It costs $10 at the door or $8 advance at the Trail Head, and also serves as benefit for the Montana chapter of the Montana-Patagonia Partners of the Americas. See our Agenda section for more info on the movie, as well as the partnership.

Wake up on Fri., Sept. 3, with a beautiful mountain on your mind so you can sign up to hike something similar when UM’s Outdoor Program presents its first of two Cha-paa-qn Day Hikes, which occurs on Mon., Sept. 6. Registration is due by Sept. 3 for this

BETTY’S DIVINE 521 S. Higgins, 721-4777 Imaginary scenes inspired by one-of-a-kind Missoulians are on display in mixed media at Betty's Divine. During the transition of moving away from this beautiful town, Amber Sturgis created these works for some of the loved ones who made saying fair-well so bittersweet.We will also feature, for one night only, Mystic Mtn. Originals- designers of personal, vehicle, and home adornment.Cookies for the munching, wine for the sipping, and art for all. 5-8pm

Don’t get too freaked out on Sun., Sept. 5, as you’ll need plenty of confidence to kick some running butt during the third annual Scary Forest 10k, which begins at 10 AM at Rattlesnake Elementary School, 1220 Pineview Drive. $20 fee for the race, with proceeds going to benefit the Watson Children’s Shelter and Big Sky High School Cross Country Team. E-mail pmarron@live.com for a registration form.

Get intimate with basic strokes and rolls when you sign up on Mon., Sept. 6, for the UM Outdoor Program’s Fundamentals of Whitewater Kayaking course, which begins Thu., Sept. 9, at 8:30 PM at UM’s Grizzly Pool. The class covers instruction on the basics, plus info on how to read whitewater, as well as general safety tips. It also includes field trips to the Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers. $185. Call 243-5172 to RSVP. Go ahead and dress up like John Muir just for the heck of it during the Montana Natural History Center’s (MNHC) Montana Master Naturalist Class, a six-week course that begins Tue., Sept. 7, from 4–7 PM at the Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. It runs every Tuesday and Thursday at the same time until Oct. 14, and includes three full-day field trips. $295, with a $50 deposit. Call 327-0405 to RSVP, and do it quick, as this class is expected to fill up.

On Wed., Sept. 8, figure out how to fly fish like a pro from a man in the know when you sign-up for the UM Outdoor Program sponsored Fly Fishing Class, which is taught by local fly fishing guru George Kesel Photo by Chad Harder and begins Thu., Sept. 9, in Room 202 of UM’s Jeannette Rankin Hall. $52, with two field trips on the You need not worry about going into labor—well, unless you have river included. Call 243-5172 to RSVP and for details. a rugrat on the way—during the 8 Hours of Labor Mountain Bike Another option to tie a fly, cast your rod, read the water and land Race, which occurs on Sat., Sept. 4, from 9 AM–5 PM at the a fish comes when the Blackfoot River Outfitters presents a Fly Homestake Lodge just east of Butte. It consists of a seven-mile loop Fishing Class on Thu., Sept. 9, behind the Doubletree Hotel, 100 of double-track and single-track trails on U.S. Forest Service land, and Madison St. $75. Call 542-7411 to RSVP and for more details. the course itself is described as speedy and rolling. The cost to ride Finish off the week with an intro to backpacking and its associatvaries from $120 for teams of four, to $40 for solo riders. You also ed gear when Missoula REI presents its Backpacking Basics need a USA Cycling license to participate, and you can buy one-day class, which begins at 7 PM at the store, 3275 N. Reserve St. Ste. Klicenses on-site on race day for $5. Visit montanacycling.net/docu- 2. Free. RSVP by visiting rei.com/stores/72. ments/flyers/2010/8 Hours of Labor.pdf for a downloadable registraNow go cast, rattle and roll my peoples! tion form, and visit homestakelodge.com for directions. Call Chris at calendar@missoulanews.com 585-8052.

jaunt, which is an eight-mile roundtrip hike to this summit northwest of Missoula. $30 per person, includes transportation and guides. Call 243-5172 to RSVP. On Sat., Sept. 4, see if you can bust out some Jesse Owens-like running moves in order to beat out some seasoned runners during the UM Cross Country Trail Run, a 5k race where you see if you can keep up with members of UM’s Cross Country team that begins with registration at 7:45 AM, followed by the race at 9 AM, at the Montana DNRC Trails, near 27th Avenue and Spurgin Road. $20, with a T-shirt included. Oh yeah, walkers are welcome too. Call Phil at 505-417-6977.

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Working draft Photographer Marcy James puts her creative process on display

by Skylar Browning

For the past six months, Marcy James has engaged in a long and involved conversation with her bedroom wall.

Right next to her bed, situated right about at eye level and stretched from one end of the room to the other, she’s positioned a long piece of black paper. Every night before she goes to sleep, she takes a long look at that piece of paper. Every morning when she wakes up, it’s the first thing she sees. And when James wakes up at night—and she says she always wakes up in the middle of the night— she’s drawn to what’s essentially become her oversized sketchbook.

“I got this idea when I first moved my studio into my house,” explains James. “Whenever I’d wake up in the

James’ illustrated train of thought, and her new exhibit, aptly titled Sketching, actually includes five or six different exhibits—plus one intensive study on her creative process.

“I’m willing to just put it out there—good, bad, ugly,” says James, who works as the curriculum director at Rocky Mountain School of Photography. “That’s the thing with this—there are a lot of things I’m not excited about on this wall. It’s a bunch of sketches, so it’s not supposed to be all work that, you know, worked. It’s not supposed to be finished. Some of it I like. Some of it I would actually call done. But, I mean, some of these thoughts? They’re just…moronic.”

Luckily for James, her mistakes are just as intriguing as her successes. In one section of the black piece of paper, she’s photographed the contents of her refrigerator alongside a second image of the refrigerator’s closed doors. Next to the images reads a note: “Project halted. Found someone else already photographed inside people’s refrigerators. Good idea, but he forgot the doors.” In another section, photographs coated in heavy wax didn’t turn out quite to James’ liking. In yet another section, a photograph didn’t mount correctly to a new rubbery surface she’s experimenting with. No matter—it’s all there, sometimes with a note like, “I should take you down, but that would be cheating.”

“You don’t get to erase your sketchbook,” explains

wearing a tuxedo. “These were important once, but then they weren’t. At some point, they had no one to give them to.”

The boxed and sewn photographs appear right above her “Who will photograph the neighbors?” written title.

James further explores the concept of loss in the upper right corner of the black paper. Nine small photographs of a shoreline are grouped together with a note about “looking for you.” It’s inspired by the loss of a loved one, and was enough of an idea to evolve from James’ sketchbook into three standalone pieces also included in the exhibit: one of the sea, one of sky and one of the road.

It’s not the only part of Sketching James expects to live on in a future work.

“I don’t see an end yet to any of these projects,” she says. “I think there’s more to do on all of them, and I’m really curious to take them to the next place.”

In the meantime, she’s willing to unveil a little bit about how she works. In one sense, she says it’s a daunting task for a photography teacher to let her students see unfinished, unrefined and in some cases unexplainable work. But in a braver sense, James is hoping to set an example.

“I can’t tell you how many people tell me, ‘Oh, I don’t have space to make art’ or ‘Oh, I don’t have time to make art,’” she says. “Well, I don’t have space. I’m in my bed-

Marcy James created her latest exhibit by hanging a long piece of black paper on her bedroom wall and using it as a sketchbook whenever she had a new idea. The result is an oversized illustration of her creative process, including mistakes, works in progress and finished pieces. “I’m willing to just put it out there—good, bad, ugly,” she says.

middle of the night, I’d just run downstairs and jot down my ideas at my desk. Then I thought, why run downstairs?

Why not just do it right here?”

James’ sketchbook is no longer a blank piece of gigantic black paper. Like some John Nash mathematical equation written on a library window, James has filled the expansive canvas with a glorious mishmash of thoughts, questions, notes, half-finished images, fully developed ideas, mistakes, experiments, discoveries and scribbles. At first glance, it’s too much—like a promising yard sale with no clear place to start browsing. But with a closer look, there’s a rhythm to the lines connecting an image of a time capsule in the upper left corner to a note about “very important things” written four feet away, and a sense of purpose to the meticulous row of photographs of abandoned homes in Bonner that stretches across the paper’s bottom edge, loosely under a question: “Who photographs the neighbors?” Spend enough time studying

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James. “That would defeat the process, and this is a celebration of process.”

Not all of Sketching is a mistake. For years, James has been enamored with the thought of “No Man’s Land,” a figurative place and state of mind that she’s intent on capturing with her photography. It was the focus—and title— of her 2007 exhibit at Gallery Saintonge, and the theme reappears here with four featured images of broken Americana placed toward the center of the black piece of paper. Boxed photographs hang off to the right side of the exhibit, displaying long-lost family photographs found by James at a second-hand store. She’s hand-sewn a pattern into the black-and-white images to give them a “sense of connection” and hung the boxes with fishhooks to play off the idea of “catch and release,” or in this case, develop and discard.

“What happened to have these family photos end up for sale?” she asks, pointing to one of a smiling man

room. I don’t have time to do my own work, either; I have a full-time job. I make my art in the middle of the night.

But I care about it enough to let my art infiltrate my domestic world…Maybe that’s enough to spark something in someone else’s mind. Maybe it gets them to sketch something.”

And what if it doesn’t translate to others? What then?

James has thought of that. She’s had her doubts. In fact, in a corner of the black piece of paper, she wrote in big letters, perhaps in frustration, “Where are you going?” But after seeing Sketching, it’s clear the answer doesn’t matter.

It’s only important that she went.

Marcy James’ Sketching will be on display at the Catalyst Café for a First Friday reception Sept. 3, starting at 5 p.m. Free. sbrowning@missoulanews.com

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Japandroids Post-Nothing Polyvinyl Records

Japandroids’ sound is like a sunny day suddenly taken hostage by an afternoon rainstorm. Bright vocals ring out from behind a wall of distorted, cloudy riffs. It evokes a celebratory moment born out of wistful nostalgia—not necessarily pure happiness, but the kind of complex delirium that marks the end of a post-breakup depression.

On Post-Nothing, the Vancouver, B.C., duo does what all good duos do: inflates the sound enough to make it seem like many more are kicking up all that noise. Still, the delivery is coolly detached and often not all that gripping. Sections of “The Boys Are Leaving Town” and “Wet Hair” suffer from muddled blandness.

Others, like “I Quit Girls,” mire in waves of repetitive

The Constellations Southern Gothic Virgin

I have a serious c r u s h o n Te n n e s s e e Williams, so when I saw that Atlanta, Ga., electronic/rock/pyschedelic/ soul-ish band The Constellations titled their latest, Southern Gothic, I just had to consult my “American Lit. II” notes. (Good English majors retain their notes and refer to them regularly). Williams described “southern gothic” as a style that captured “an intuition, of an underlying dreadfulness in modern experience.” Okay, I got that off of Wikipedia, but “underlying dreadfulness”

The Keys Knees Hi-Five self-released

I’m not a fan of the drum machine unless it’s played by Pat, the old lady at the Sip-N-Dip Lounge in Great Falls, or it’s strongly muffled by other, less robotic instruments. It’s not that I’m against technology. It’s just that the drum machine by nature is so conformist that it often seems to purge the life out of even the best songs.

On The Keys Knees’ debut album, local musicians Cassandra Rabe and Mikki Lunda fully embrace their drum machine and combine it with accordions.

Contrary to drum machines, accordions are easy to love. That’s especially true when the instruments are

Iron Maiden The Final Frontier Sony Legacy

In 1989 things got weird. Metallica had blown up and suddenly a monster band like Iron Maiden seemed archaic and cheesy even. How could that be? It was only a few years earlier when “Number of the Beast” brought tears to my eyes as my uncle blew pot smoke in my face and hollered, “6-6-6 the Number of the Beast/Hell and fire was spawned to be released,” as we raced his

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instrumentation. Lyrically, the latter song seems intently—and cheaply— focused on that unattainable, enigmatic girl that hip boys like and that girls like me curse for being so undeservedly revered. But maybe that’s my problem?

“Young Hearts Spark Fire,” on the other hand, is flooded with catchy beats and lyrics lamenting lost youth (“Oh! We used to dream! Now we worry about dyin’.”) “Heart Sweats” has arena rock resonance making it extremely inviting. When they’re not being too aloof, Japandroids makes for good cataclysmic fun.

(Erika Fredrickson) Japandroids plays the Palace Wednesday, Sept.

8 at 9 PM with Bacon & Egg and Velcro Kicks. $9/$7 advance at Ear Candy Music. would describe my sentiment as I listened to this album.

That’s not to say that I dislike the songs; it just seems that a perfectly hooky, danceable track could easily lose its way with a cornball cliché as “Love Is A Murder” does with the refrain, “If you really wanna live, you gotta be ready to die.” Tim McGraw handled that sentiment much better while riding a bull named Fu Manchu. Also, it’s tough to take a band seriously when the vocalist joyfully growls how his lady friend is “so sexy when you’re working on your knees, girl.” I’m pretty sure there is an innuendo about lollipops that would have sufficed.

Too bad really, because on tracks like the bona fide disco bonanza, “Step Right Up,” the stars align to create a particularly exquisite experience. (Jason McMackin) The Constellations plays the Palace Thursday, Sept. 2, at 9 PM with Luau Cinder. $5.

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creatively manipulated, like on the 58-second “Twin Peaks,” which captures the eerie feel of the eponymous television show, or on “Drawing Picture of 9/11,” which lyrically mixes images of mysterious mail, broken plants and lonely holidays, and sounds like something similar to the cat-like mew of Joanna Newsom. On songs like “Romantic Song” and “Heart & Soul,” when the drum machine plays a heavy role, the beats seem to paint the otherwise creative duo into a corner.

When the duo disguises the synthetic backbeat— or takes it out of the equation all together—this album is remarkably vibrant. (Erika Fredrickson) jeep through a cabbage field.

But here we are in 2010 talking about the Maiden’s latest, the 15th studio album titled The Final Frontier.

On the surface there isn’t much difference between this album and, say, Powerslave. The galloping bass lines are present; Dave Murray always does a hammer-on trill before his solos; the guitar harmonies are ridiculous; and Bruce Dickinson is full of histrionics as he wails about King Arthur or some dragon. But there is a palpable, driving energy that I haven’t heard from Metallica or Maiden in a long time, and it’s a bit more complex than past efforts.

While other bands of their ilk seem content with county fair reunion tours, here, Eddie and the boys seem ready to charge the final frontier and beyond.

(Jason McMackin)

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chobilly to experiments in exotica and a stripped down lo-fi sound, Risk matched the progression with more elaborate costumes and performances. The first priority at a Big John Bates show remained the same: keeping the musical energy as high as possible. Bates says he fully appreciates how critical his bandmates and dancers are in creating that energy.

“The band is called Big John Bates, but it really shouldn’t be,” he says. “It’s only called that because I’m the last man standing.”

That’s undeniably true, literally. There’s only one other male in the band besides Bates, drummer J.T. Brander, and he’s sitting down. Otherwise, Risk serves as a dancer, choreographer, costume designer and background vocalist, while Florence, Mont.’s own Brandy Bones, known to decent folk as Brandy Anderson, wields a vicious upright bass that, for its bulk, supports a surprisingly large repertoire of rock moves.

“Sometimes I climb on it and play it, sometimes I sling it over my shoulders and dance and play,” Bones says. “I have a wireless, so I can go into the crowd and sweep people around. People usually aren’t too threatened by a little guitar, but when you’re coming at them with an upright bass, they’ll get out of your way.”

Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz includes burlesque knife fights The third female upright and other stage antics all to the tune of high-energy psychobilly. bass player in Big John Bates’ history, Bones is used to being another one of the guys. Touring with dancers, then, ing for a 14-week U.S., European and Canadian tour.

“It’s going to be huge,” singer, guitarist, and lead presents its own set of nuances.

“I’m used to traveling with smelly, farting guys, so songwriter John Bates says. “Especially Europe.

We’ve toured there nine times so far, but it’s growing going on the road with a bunch of high-maintenance girls takes some adjustment,” Bones says. “On the every year.”

Burlesque has played a key role in the expansion other hand, I don’t have to tell them to change their of the band’s touring. Since its formation in 2001, Big socks every week.”

The upcoming tour will be Bones’ first major road John Bates has played with over 30 women in the role of the “voodoo dollz,” usually touring with two at a show with Big John Bates. Fortunately, she’ll have a littime. And these girls, they’re no bunch of bored bra- tle taste of home before the long road ahead when the shedders out to give the guys a quick peepshow. Their band arrives in Missoula next week. She has friends and performance is a lesson in seduction, where an over- family spread across Montana, all of whom, for the the-shoulder glance can be just as tantalizing as the most part, are eager to see her play with Big John Bates.

“My grandpa’s definitely not going,” Bones said. barest sexy bits.

“The whole thing really goes beyond burlesque “He’s not into the whole boobs thing.”

Missoula was one of the first cities Big John Bates into this whole new realm of performance art,” Bates says. “The Voodoo Dollz are excellent performers. played since its formation, so it’s an appropriate early stop on the band’s biggest tour to date. And lest you World class.”

Bates arrived at the combination of blues-punk think the band is discouraged by the prospect of a and burlesque thanks in part to his then-wife, who was Wednesday night performance, think again.

“Every night we play is a Friday night,” Bates says. exploring the scene’s international resurgence. The two elements proved a natural fit. Little Miss Risk, aka “You haven’t seen anything like us before. Even if Tristan Risk, took creative management of the Voodoo you’ve seen us before.”

Dollz in the mid-2000s. A full-time band member, she Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz plays choreographs the routines and adds flash to the flash- Harry David’s Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 7 PM. Cover ing in the form of creative costuming, flaming tasseled TBA. pasties and those aforementioned knives. As the band’s sound evolved from its original straightforward psyarts@missoulanews.com As Big John Bates plays, a crisis brews on stage.

Two women circle each other in a combative dance.

The conflict escalates into a full-fledged tussle that leaves both combatants far less clothed. The band plays on. Before long the ladies are locked in a mortally perilous—and perfectly choreographed—switchblade battle. Just as the band’s number draws to a close and one girl rises victorious, the other limps up and cuts her throat before falling over in time to the song’s snappy conclusion.

This is Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz, the self-proclaimed first band to fuel its blues-punk shows on the raw sexual energy of burlesque. The combination has been fruitful: The group has headlined at festivals with over 10,000 people and is currently prepar-

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As mythical cinematic letdowns go, none is greater than the infamous man behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz. Poor Dorothy and friends. They really set themselves up for that one; building up the wizard to such great heights that crushing disappointment was all too inevitable. I don’t want to strain too hard in comparing Get Low with Oz—though both are set in rural locales in the 1930s—but I kept thinking about the wizard as the inevitable letdown in Get Low drew closer and closer. At least I was prepared.

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When it comes to mythical characters—whether from the Emerald City or the Tennessee backwoods— the truth behind the legend tends not to be nearly as interesting as what we want it to be. Get Low fits that model, giving us a fascinating character and an original premise and building two tense storylines. We wait for the pay-off and we wait some more, hoping there’s something satisfying at the end of the (yellowbrick) road.

In Get Low, Tennessee hermit Felix Bush is already more myth than man by the time he exits the woods following a self-imposed 40-year exile. Everyone’s got a story about the elderly shaggy-bearded “nutter.” He killed three men in a bar fight. No, he killed four. None of the tales are very specific, and, in fact, most begin and end with serious-looking townsfolk declaring, “I’ve heard stories about him.”

Duvall (the nearly 80-year-old actor and executive producer for this film) manages to effectively pull off the dark and charming Felix, the loner with an unknown past. By the time he rolls into town on his mule-driven wagon, it’s obvious he finds some amusement at the stories that have grown during his four decades in the woods. He declares that he’d like to throw himself a living funeral party—and he wants to hear those stories before he’s dead. But he also seems hell-bent on maintaining a reputation as a gruff, dangerous man of mystery. He beats up a man half his age during one of these first trips back into society, if only, it seems, to uphold his legendary status.

It’s a façade that can only be maintained for so long. By the time he meets Frank Quinn, the owner of a funeral home who is willing to help Felix plan his own funeral, the armor is already cracking. Quinn— played by Bill Murray in one of his best roles in years—and his associate Buddy (Lucas Black) are des-

There’s a woman involved, of course, maybe even two. Sissy Spacek plays Mattie, a love interest from long ago who may or may not be the young woman in the haunting photograph next to Felix’s bed. Spacek perfects the art of looking anguished in every scene in which Felix and her have very serious conversations about the past. Prepare yourself for one vague allusion after another made by people with very stern faces.

By the time Felix’s big day arrives, he’s a semi-likable, well-dressed clean-shaven hermit. With the beard and gruffness go half the fun. All the big, bad stories we’ve been waiting to hear—true or not—are, as a result of his likeability, bound to be watered down and tinged with empathy. If the stories are even told at all.

By the time Felix takes to the stage for his big moment of catharsis, it feels as though Dr. Seuss’ Grinch has discovered he has a heart. He’s ready to purge his secrets for a newfound sympathetic audience. Even more disappointing is that after billing the event as a living funeral for strangers to give eulogies about our man of mystery, the event planners—or maybe Get Low director Aaron Schneider—forget that’s what we came here for. An hour of tension fizzles away in moments when we realize that the only story we’re going to get is from the man of honor himself.

That, on its own, could have been something of interest, but instead it becomes a self-serving grandiose moment—a scene written as much for the Academy Awards nominating committee as for a patiencestrained audience. Think expository filmmaking at its worst. Duvall may indeed get his Oscar nod—Murray equally deserves one for a wonderfully subtle performance—but we’re left feeling cheated. Like Felix himself, Get Low fails to live up to its own hype.

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Scope OPENING THIS WEEK THE AMERICAN George Clooney is an assassin who claims his next kill will be his last. You won’t believe this, but Clooney’s exit strategy doesn’t go exactly as he had planned. Carmike 10: 4:20, 7:15 and 9:45 with Fri.–Mon. (for Labor Day) matinees at 1:30.

Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3 and no shows at 9 on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:30, 5, 7:25 and 9:50 with Fri. and Sat. shows at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 4:15, 7 and 9:25.

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE The second installment of Stieg Larsson’s best-selling trilogy-turned-movie franchise arrives fresh from Sweden. Meanwhile, Hollywood producers just named the lead actress to play in the Americanized version—read: worse, but without subtitles— of the same trilogy. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 7 and 9:20 with Sun. matinees at 1 and 3:20.

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Pharaohplex in Hamilton in 2-D: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:20, 2:35, 4:50 and 7:15, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Tue. at 1:50, 4:15, and 6:50.

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS In this remake of a French farce, rising executive Paul Rudd tries to impress his boss in a contest over who can bring the biggest idiot to a dinner party. Rudd chooses Steve Carell and, um, we all

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GET LOW Robert Duvall goes for an Oscar in this quirky tale of a backwoods nomad who wants to throw his own funeral party. Also stars Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 7 and 9, with Sun. matinees at 1 and 3. Friday, Sept. 3, shows only at 9. No shows Thu., Sept. 9.

INCEPTION Director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight and Memento) offers up a strong cup of surrealism in this sci-fi thriller that follows subconscious secret stealer Leonardo DiCaprio as he tries to clear his bad rep with a Herculean task—to plant thoughts

GOING THE DISTANCE Drew Barrymore and Justin Long test the thin threads of long-distance romance in this generic date flick. Possible saving graces: Supporting roles from Jason Sudeikis (“SNL”) and Charlie Day (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”). Carmike 10: 4:45, 7:35 and 10 with Fri.–Mon. (for Labor Day) matinees at 1:50. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 2:25, 4:55, 7:20 and 9:45 with Fri. and Sat. only shows at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1, 3:45, 6:45 and 9:20. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9 with Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3 and no shows on Sun. at 9.

Entertainer in Ronan: 4, 7 and 9.

MACHETE Acclaimed director Robert Rodriguez returns with another bloody celebration of vigilante justice. This time, ex-Federale Danny Trejo launches a brutal tirade against his crooked former boss. Robert DeNiro, Don Johnson, Steven Seagal and Jessica Alba also star. Village 6: 7:25 and 9:55 with Sat.–Mon. (for Labor Day) mati- He was a Red Sox fan. The Girl Who Played with Fire opens Friday at the Wilma Theatre. nees at 1:40 and 4:30. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 and 9:55 with Fri. and Sat. only shows at midnight, and win? Village 6: 7:05, with Sat.–Mon. matinees at into people instead of ripping them off. Carmike 1:30. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 9:20.

10: 4, 7 and 10, with Fri.-Mon. matinees at 1.

Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 4:10, 7:15 and 9:35.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 3:10, EAT PRAY LOVE 6:15 and 9:15 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at NOW PLAYING Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling memoir about eat- midnight and Mon.–Tue. at 1:30, 4:30 and 8:30. ing (in Italy), praying (in Bali) and finding true love AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION Sam Worthington gets a 3-D makeover as an ex- (in India) comes to life with Julia Roberts as the THE LAST EXORCISM Marine whose alien body and human mind is sent divorcee with a bad case of wanderlust. Carmike A documentary crew films a retiring evangelical to pillage a new planet for its resources. This new, 10: 4, 7 and 10, with Fri.-Mon. (For Labor Day) minister’s attempt to rid a young girl of a demon“enhanced” edition features eight extra minutes of matinees at 1. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 only, ic curse much like Missoula County tried to rid the unseen footage. Carmike 10: 4:45 and 8:25, with with an additional Sat.–Sun. show at 3. Stadium fairgrounds of a free Sunday church service.

Fri.–Mon. (for Labor Day) matinees at 1. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 3:15, 6:10 and 9:10, with addition- Carmike 10: 5:20, 7:30 and 9:40 with an addial Fri.–Sun shows at midnight and matinees tional Fri. Matinees run Fri.–Mon. (for Labor Day) 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Tue. at 1, 4:30 and 8.

Fri.–Sun. at 12:15. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: at 1 and 3:10. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 4, 6:50 and 9:30 with matinees Fri.–Sun. at 1:30. 12:25, 2:40, 4:45, 7:05 and 9:25 with an addiBARBIE: A FASHION FAIRYTALE tional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Tue. at Isn’t this a reality show on the E! network? Village THE EXPENDABLES 1:25, 4:10, 7:05 and 9:25.

6: 1 only Sat.–Mon. Has-been action heroes Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS CATS & DOGS: Bruce Willis and the Governator converge in what Emma Thompson is the bucktooth nanny you THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE Talking cats and dogs join forces to save the plan- critics are largely calling a bloated disappointment. always feared who returns to the screen to help a et from a dastardly feline who wants to turn the It’s like Cocoon, only if Wilford Brimley and the helpless Maggie Gyllenhaal keep a gaggle of kids world into her personal scratching post. Voices by gang blew stuff up. Carmike 10: 4:30, 7:30 and in line using magical tricks. Oh yeah, pigs fly and Bette Midler, Neil Patrick Harris and Nick Nolte, 10, with Fri.–Mon. (for Labor Day) matinees at perform a synchronized swimming routine, too. among others. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4:15, 1:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Carmike 10: 7 and 9:35 with Fri.–Mon. matinees Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. at 1:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:20, 7 and 9.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 2:35, 3:50 and 6:45 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at DESPICABLE ME 4:50, 7:20 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. midnight. Mountain Cinema 4 in Polson: 4:15, 7 Funny guys Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell show at midnight and Mon.–Tue. at 1:20, 3:55, and 9 with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45.

Brand, Will Arnett and Ken Jeong (he’s the naked 7:15 and 9:40. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, dude from the trunk in The Hangover) lend their 6:50 and 9:30, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. THE OTHER GUYS The latest incarnation of the buddy cop film stars voices to this animated 3-D comedy about an evil- Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4, 7:15 and 9:15. nerdy Will Ferrell and hotheaded Mark Wahlberg doer’s plan to steal the moon. Carmike 10: 4:15,

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as mismatched NYPD partners fighting endless taunting from coworkers and, presumably, crime.

Carmike 10: 4, 7:30 and 10 and Fri.–Mon. (For Labor Day) matinees at 1. Village 6: 7 Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:30, 4:15, 6:55 and 9:35 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7 and 9 with matinees Fri.-Sun. at 1:45.

PIRANHA 3D Insanely gnarly looking prehistoric fish infest a lake during the height of spring break—and they’re hungry for human flesh. The perfect movie for the cast of “Jersey Shore,” yet we’re stuck with Ving Rhames and Christopher Lloyd. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 9:30.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD The endearingly awkward Michael Cera tries to make us all forget the flat-out awkward Youth in Revolt with this big-screen version of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s cult graphic novel. After meeting the perfect girl, Cera must overcome her seven evil ex-boyfriends to score. Village 6: 7:10 and 9:50, with Sat.–Mon. matinees at 1:35 and 4:20. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 2:30 and 7:25, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Tue. at 1:10 and 7:15.

THE SWITCH Jason Bateman gets blotto and instead of doing what most dudes do when they’re drunk and lonely—play “Madden” and fall asleep on the couch watching old Dirty Harry movies—he decides to hijack Jennifer Aniston’s artificial insemination by swapping her donor’s sperm with his own.

Carmike 10: 4:10 and 9:35. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.-Tue. at 1:10, 4, 7:10 and 9:40, with Fri.-Sat. show at midnight.

TAKERS Musician Chris Brown is most famous for physically beating his former girlfriend, pop star Rihanna, before the 2009 Grammy Awards. Now, he stars as a different kind of bad guy in this actionpacked heist film, which also stars Matt Dillon, Idris Elba (Stringer Bell from “The Wire”) and Hayden Christensen (aka Anakin Skywalker). Village 6: 7:15 and 9:50, with Sat.–Mon. matinees at 1:35 and 4:20. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:30, 4:05, 6:50 and 9:25 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

VAMPIRES SUCK If this parody of the current pop culture fascination with pale-skinned hunks and their puritanical love interests follows the same cheap format as other opportunistic parody films, it should suck, too.

Village 6: 7 and 9:15, with Sat.–Mon. (for Labor Day) matinees at 1 and 4. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9. Ends Thu. Sept. 2 Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 10 and Mon.–Tue. at 9:35.

Capsule reviews by Skylar Browning and Ira Sather-Olson.

Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., Sept. 3. Show times and locations are subject to change or errors, despite our best efforts. Please spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities by calling ahead to confirm.

Theater phone numbers: Carmike 10/Village 6–541-7469; Wilma–728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton–961-FILM; Stadium 14 in Kalispell–752-7804. Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): In an old comedy sketch called “One Leg Too Few,” a onelegged man comes in to a casting agent’s office to audition for the part of Tarzan in an upcoming show. The agent is as diplomatic as he can be given the fact that the role would best be played by a strapping young man with exceptional running and leaping skills. “It’s possible that no twolegged men will apply,” the agent tells the applicant, “in which case you could get the part.” Don’t be like the one-legged man in this story, Aries. While I usually encourage you to think big and dream of accomplishing amazing feats, this is one time when you should respect your limitations.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): As I was meditating on your horoscope for this week, a song popped into my head: Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing.” I instantly knew it was a message from my unconscious, meant to be delivered to your unconscious—a perfect action plan for you to pursue in order to be in maximum alignment with the astrological omens. I encourage you to come up with your own interpretation of what “sexual healing” means for you, maybe even write your own lyrics. If you’d like to listen to the original for inspiration, go here: tinyurl.com/SexHealing. P.S. You don’t necessarily need a partner to conjure up the cure.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You probably get emails that close like this: “Sent from my iPhone.”

Maybe you even deliver emails like that yourself. Keep that detail in mind while I tell you the dream I had last night. In the dream, all of my Gemini friends had sent me poignant emails. Every one of them said something like, “I’ve got to get back to where I started from” or “There’s something really important that I’ve got to do, but I can’t remember what it is” or “I hear a voice calling my name but I don’t know who it is or where it’s coming from.” And each of their emails ended like this: “Sent from my iSoul.” I suspect my dream is in perfect accordance with your astrological omens, Gemini. It’s time to go home, in every sense of the word.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): My name was “Robbie” from birth till seventh grade. But as my adolescent hormones began to kick in, I decided I needed a more virile stature. My name became the punchier, sleeker “Rob.” But with every year that passes, I find myself heading back in the direction of “Robbie.” The clever severity of my youth yearns to meld with the buoyant tenderness I’ve been cultivating the past decade. I want my paradoxes to harmonize—my blithe feminine qualities to cooperate with my aggressive masculine side, my bright-eyed innocence to synergize with my restless probing. So you can call me “Robbie” if you like, or “Rob,” or sometimes one and sometimes the other. Isn’t it time for you, too, my fellow Cancerian, to circle back and reclaim an early part of you that got lost along the way?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Clash was a leftwing punk band that launched its career in 1979.

With its dissident lyrics and experimental music, it aspired to make an impact on political attitudes. But then one of its songs, “Rock the Casbah,” got so popular that college fraternity parties were playing it as feel-good dance music. That peeved the Clash’s lead singer Joe Strummer, born under the sign of Leo. He didn’t want his revolutionary anthems to be used as vulgar entertainment by bourgeois kids. I sympathize with his purity, but I don’t advocate that approach for you. For now, relinquish control of your offerings. Let people use them the way they want to.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The trouble with life isn’t that there is no answer; it’s that there are so many answers,” said folklorist Ruth Benedict. That’s always true, of course, but it’s especially apropos for you right now. You’re teeming with viable possibilities. There are so many decent ideas eddying in your vicinity that you may be hard-pressed to pick out just a couple to give your power to. My advice: Let them all swarm and swirl for a few more days, then go with the ones that you feel will last the longest.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Jack Mytton was a famous 19th century eccentric whose wealth and privilege often shielded him from the consequences of his odd behavior. One of his less successful adventures came on a night when he got a bad case of the hiccups. Thinking he could scare himself into being cured, he set fire to his pajamas. In the ensuing mayhem, his hiccups disappeared but he burned himself. I bring this to your attention, Libra, in the hope it will dissuade you from attacking a small problem in a way that causes a bigger problem. For now it’s better to endure a slight inconvenience.

Don’t seek a quick fix that causes a complicated mess.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In accordance with the astrological omens, Scorpio, I will ask you to make everything wetter; to be the personification of fluidity. Where there is drought, use your magic to bring the rain. If you’re stuck in a dynamic that is parched and barren, add moisture and tenderness. Be ingenious, not rash, as you stir up dormant feelings in people you care about. Remind those who are high and dry about the river that runs through them. (A good way to do that is to reveal the river that runs through you.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Gwyneth Paltrow is the most perfect person alive, said Gawker.com. From a certain perspective, I suppose it’s possible to award her that title. She’s beautiful, rich, famous, and in good shape. She’s a talented actress and published author.

Without denying that Gwyneth is a gem, however, I must say that my standards of perfection are different.

Are you doing the work you love? Are you engaged in ongoing efforts to transform your darkness? Do you practice compassion with wit and style? Are you saving the world in some way? Are you skilled at taking care of yourself? Those are my primary measures. What are yours, Sagittarius? It’s an excellent time to define your ideal human.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In an old Star Trek episode, a 24th-century starship captain is weighed down by a knotty problem about how to deal with two of her enemies who are at war with each other. Unable to come up with a viable solution, she retreats to the holodeck, where virtual reality technology can create a convincingly real rendition of any desired scene. Where does she go for advice? She seeks out Leonardo da Vinci in his 16th-century studio. Once she has outlined her dilemma, Leonardo offers his counsel: “When one’s imagination cannot provide an answer, one must turn to a greater imagination.” This is my advice to you right now, Capricorn.

EMPLOYMENT (406)353-2656. More information on the application process: MSU (406)994-6648.

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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Seth Grahame-Smith rewrote Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice. He kept 85 percent of her material, but also added a big dose of “ultraviolent zombie mayhem,” creating a new story, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. In his version, Austen’s tale is expanded and altered by the previously unrevealed activities of zombies. I urge you to follow Grahame-Smith’s lead, Aquarius. Take some original creation you really like, and add a shot of your own unique approach to generate a completely new thing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Everyone alive should see the musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. At the very least, we should all meditate regularly on the play’s title, using it as a self-mocking mantra that dissuades us from committing the folly it describes. How better to serve the health of our relationships than by withdrawing the projections we superimpose on people, thereby allowing them to be themselves? Right now you’re in special need of honoring this wisdom, Pisces.

If you feel the itch to tell friends and loved ones that they should be different from how they actually are, stop and ask yourself whether maybe you should transform yourself instead.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA

CITY OF MISSOULA BUDGET HEARING NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE CITY OF MISSOULA’S FISCAL YEAR 2011 FINAL BUDGET AND POSSIBLE BUDGET INCREASE FROM PROPERTY TAXES, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WORK PLAN AND BUDGET, AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET. The City Council of Missoula, Montana is completing its final budget for FY 2011. The City Council will meet Monday, September 13, 2010, at 7:00 o’clock p.m. at the City Council Chambers located at 140 West Pine Street, Missoula, Montana, to hear public comment on any part of the proposed $117,444,785 budget and proposed property tax levy of 225.56 mills.

Revenue from property taxation is estimated to increase due to new construction and the overall city property tax levy is slated to be increased for FY 2011 by 3.11 mills (1.40%).

The final mill levy and final property tax revenues may change when the if the mill value is recertified by the Missoula County Assessor in late August or early September. Revenue estimates from other sources also may be revised before the budget is finalized. The City Council has also prepared a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) plan and budget for fiscal year 2011. A capital improvement is a project or equipment that costs over $5,000 and that has a useful life of at least five years. In FY 2011, the Council has proposed allocating $55,120,006 to finance capital improvements listed in the plan. The final funding levels for all capital projects have not been determined as of this publication. The Council will conduct a public hearing on the final 2011 CIP program in conjunction with the budget hearing. The Business Improvement District (BID) Board of Trustees has submitted a fiscal year 2011 work plan and budget for consideration, and the city council has approved it. The BID Board has proposed a budget totaling $463,071 for fiscal year 2011. The BID generally encompasses the downtown Missoula area. The City Council will hold a public hearing to hear any citizen objections to the BID work plan and budget for fiscal year 2011 and any tax levies necessary to defray the costs of the work plan and budget. The method of assessment

was established when the BID was extended and is provided in Resolution 7511 and is on file in the City Clerk office and available for public inspection. This public hearing will be held in conjunction with the budget hearing. Any taxpayer or resident is encouraged to submit written comments to the City Clerk and/or to appear at the public hearing with comments or testimony. The preliminary budget, the BID budget and the work plan, and CIP is on file and open to inspection in the City Clerk office, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. daily and is available on line at www.ci.missoula.mt.us/finance. A decision on budgeting the increased property tax revenue will be made after considering comments made at this hearing. For further information, please contact Brentt Ramharter, Finance Director, at 552-6108, Mayor Engen, or your elected City Council representative. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein City Clerk 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 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, and will then be opened and publicly read in the Mayor’s Conference Room for the furnishing of all labor, equipment and materials for construction of the following: DRIVEWAY REPAIRS DEANO’S TRAVEL PLAZA-5318 West Harrier City of Missoula Project 10-016 This project consists of trench stabilization and commercial driveway repairs at Deano’s Travel Plaza, 5318 West Harrier in Missoula, MT. Bidders shall submit sealed bids as prescribed in the Project Manual addressed to the City Clerk, City of Missoula, enclosed in sealed envelopes plainly marked on the outside “Proposal for City of Missoula Project 10-016 Deano’s Travel Plaza Driveway Repair improvements” The envelopes shall also be marked with the Bidder’s Name, Address and Montana Contractor’s Registration Number.

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 and Project Manual will be furnished the Contractors making application therefore from the Office of the City Engineer, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana, upon payment of $50.00 by company check, cashier’s check, or bank money order (cash cannot be accepted). Full amount of payment will be refunded upon return of the plans and specifications in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Contractor and any of the contractor’s subcontractors doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) except as listed in MCA 39-9-211. Information on registration can be obtained from the Department of Labor and Industry by calling 1-406-444-7734.

Contractor is required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractor or subcontractors in performance of this construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by law. The contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Successful contractors and vendors are required to comply with City of Missoula Business Licensing requirements. 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 11:00 a.m. on September 14, 2010.

Interested contractors are encouraged to sign up for automatic notifications

and updates on this and other City projects by visiting www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids. Click on the “Bid Notification” button in the upper right hand corner of the page to sign up. Invitation to Bid Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on September 27, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance of the Missoula City Council revising the Missoula city zoning ordinance, Title 20, Chapter 20.45 (accessory uses and structures), Section 20.45.080 regarding the installation of wind energy conversion systems within city limits. For further information, contact John Newman, Office of Planning & Grants at 2584719. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802.

Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on September 27, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance of the Missoula City Council amending Title 20, Missoula city zoning ordinance, Chapter 20.05.040 Development Options, and Table 20.05-3, intended to provide a development tool for subsidized small lot projects as recommended by the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board. For further information contact Jen Gress, Office of Planning & Grants, at 258-4949. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

INVITATION TO BIDDERS BIDS will be received by Larchmont Golf Course until September 13, 2010 at 12:00 pm; and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud at 12:01 pm on. September 13, 2010.

Each BID must be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to Bill Galiher, Larchmont Golf Course, 3200 Fort Missoula Rd., Missoula, Montana 59804. Each sealed envelope containing a BID must be plain-

ly marked on the outside as “Proposals for Larchmont Golf Course Pump System Improvements” and the envelope should bear on the outside the name of the BIDDER, his or her address, and his or her license number. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the BID must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to: Larchmont Golf Course, 3200 Fort Missoula Rd., Missoula, Montana 59804. All BIDS shall be submitted on the form provided with the Contract Documents. Contract documents may be secured from: The Land Group, Inc. at 462 E. Shore Dr., Eagle, Idaho 83616. All blank spaces for BID prices must be filled in, in ink or typewritten, and the BID form must be fully completed and executed when submitted. Only one copy of the BID form is required. The OWNER may waive any informalities or minor defects or reject any and all BIDS. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of BIDS or authorized postponement thereof.

Any BID received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No BIDDER may withdraw a BID within seven days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Should there be reasons why the contact cannot be awarded with the specified period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the OWNER and the BIDDER. Each bidder will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor. BIDDERS must satisfy themselves of the accuracy of the estimated quantities in the BID Schedule by examination of the site and a review of the drawings and specifications, including ADDENDA. After BIDS have been submitted, the BIDDER shall not assert that there was a misunderstanding concerning the quantities of work or of the nature of the work to be done.

The OWNER shall provide to BIDDERS prior to BIDDING, all information that is pertinent to the project being BID. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS contain the provisions required for the construction of the project. Information obtained from an officer, agent, or employee of the OWNER, or any other person shall not affect the risks or obligations assumed by the CONTRACTOR or relieve him or her from fulfilling any of the conditions of the contract.

Each BID must be accompanied by a

BID guarantee bond payable to the OWNER for ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the BID. As soon as the BID prices have been compared, the OWNER will return the bonds of all except the lowest responsible BIDDERS. When the contact is executed the bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful BIDDERS will be returned. The BID BOND of the successful BIDDER will be retained until the PAYMENT BOND and the PERFORMANCE BOND have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned. A certified check may be used in lieu of a BID BOND. No oral interpretations will be made to any BIDDER as to the meaning of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS or any part thereof. Every request for such an interpretation shall be made in writing to the Architect/Engineer.

Any inquiry received ten (10) or more days prior to the date fixed for opening of BIDS will be given consideration. Every interpretation made to a BIDDER will be in the form of an ADDENDUM to the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, and when issued, will be on file in the office of the OWNER and the office of the ENGINEER or ARCHITECT at least four (4) days before BIDS are opened. In addition, all ADDENDA will be mailed to each person holding CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, but it shall be the BIDDER’S responsibility to make inquiry as to the ADDENDA issued. All such ADDENDA shall become part of the CONTRACT and all BIDDERS shall be bound by such ADDENDA. It shall be the responsibility of the BIDDER to obtain such ADDENDA prior to submitting his or her proposal. A PERFORMANCE BOND and a PAYMENT BOND, each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract price (with a corporate surety approved by the GRANTEE) will be required to ensure faithful performance of the contract. Attorneysin-fact who sign BID BONDS or PAYMENT BONDS and PERFORMANCE BONDS must file with each BOND a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney.

The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute the CONTRACT and obtain the PERFORMANCE BOND and PAYMENT BOND within ten (10) calendar days from the date when NOTICE OF AWARD is delivered to the BIDDER. The NOTICE OF AWARD shall be accompanied by

the necessary contract and BOND forms. In case of failure of the BIDDER to execute the CONTRACT, the OWNER may at his or her option consider the BIDDER in default, in which case the BID BOND accompanying the proposal shall become the property of the GRANTEE. Within ten (10) days of receipt of acceptable PERFORMANCE BOND, PAYMENT BOND and CONTRACT signed by the Party to whom the CONTRACT was awarded, the OWNER shall sign the CONTRACT and return to such party an executed duplicate of the CONTRACT. Should the OWNER not execute the CONTRACT within such period, the BIDDER may by written notice withdraw his or her signed CONTRACT. Such notice of withdrawal shall be effective upon receipt of notice by the OWNER. The NOTICE TO PROCEED is scheduled for September 23, 2010.

SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION is scheduled for December 17, 2010.

Should construction be interrupted by the OWNER and or weather, a time extension agreed upon by OWNER and CONTRACTOR may be granted. The OWNER may make such investigations as he or she deems necessary to determine the ability of the BIDDER to perform the work, and the BIDDER shall furnish to the OWNER all such information and data for this purpose as the GRANTEE may request.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any BID if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such BIDDER fails to satisfy the OWNER that such BIDDER is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the CONTRACT and to complete the work contemplated therein. A conditional or qualified BID will not be accepted.

Award will be made to the lowest responsible BIDDER. All applicable laws, ordinances and the rules and regulations of all authorities have jurisdiction over construction of the project throughout the term of the CONTRACT. Each BIDDER is responsible for inspecting the site and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. The failure or omission of any BIDDER to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any BIDDER from any obligation to his or her BID. The OWNER reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities, to evaluate the bids submitted and to accept

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PUBLIC NOTICES the proposal which best serves the interest of the OWNER. The ARCHITECT is: Greg Baer, Irrigation Consultant The Land Group, Inc. 462 E. Shore Dr. Eagle, Idaho 83616 Ph. (208) 939-4041 Fax. (208) 939-4445 The OWNER is: Larchmont Golf Course 3200 W. Fort Missoula Rd Missoula, Montana 59804 Ph. (406) 721-4416 Fax. (406) 721-4435 MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR Real Estate Negotiation Services Notice to Engineering Consultants: Notice is hereby given that Missoula County Public Works will receive written Qualifications for consultant services to negotiate right of way acquisition for the Petty Creek Road Project.

Statements of Qualifications are to be submitted to: Missoula County Public Works, 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, MT 59808 and must be postmarked by 10 a.m. on September 6, 2010. The selected consultant will assist the County with the acquisition of right of way in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acqusition Policies Act of 1970. Background: The Western Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration plans to reconstruct a 12.5 mile segment of Petty Creek Road as part of the Forest Highways Program. As part of the project, and in partnership with the Western Federal Lands Division, Missoula County is required to acquire the necessary rights of way and temporary construction permits to proceed with the reconstruction. There are approximately 84 parcels that need to be acquired. Proposal Content and Format: 1.. Project Approach: Provide a narrative of how your firm will accomplish the work. You must demonstrate unique capabilities, innovative approaches, technical skills and systems, or special methodologies to accomplish the work efficiently and to a high standard. Specifically list any work for which you do not have in-house capability, and name the firm you propose to subcontract for that work.

Provide a systematic and methodical description as to how the scope of work will be accomplished in language suitable for inclusion in a legal contract. Particular emphasis will be placed on each firm’s past experience in proactively, objectively and fairly working with property owners. 2..

General Experience: Include a summary of the consultant’s experience and qualifications with projects (dates, description, locations, and references) similar to this type of project. Emphasis should be given to projects performed from the local area office using staff nominated as available for this project. List specific experience in the acquisition of public rights of way in accordance with federal guidelines. Please note any experience that will ensure this project is developed in the timeline specified. The consultant will be expected to provide services for all phases of the acquisition process including the necessary surveys and documentation to assist property owners. 3. Experience of Key Personnel: Identify the location of the office where the work will be performed and the names and resumes of the key supervisors and staff to be committed to the project. For each of the key personnel, identity their areas of responsibility and the percentage of their time dedicated to the project.

Outline each individual’s experience in negotiating right of way on projects involving federal aid. Please note that key personnel will be named in the contract and any change will be subject to approval of the Director of Public Works. Proposal Evaluation: Selection of the consultant will be made by a three to five person team selected by the Missoula County Director of Public Works. If needed, questions may be directed to respondents to clarify proposals.

Criteria for selecting the consultant

include: Points 1.. Professional qualifications, past performance and references: 0 – 30. 2. Clarity of consultant’s response and understanding of the Local Entity’s project requirements:. 0 – 25. 3. Demonstrated Experience in R/W Acquisition: 0 – 35. 4. Local familiarity and availability to project: 0 – 10 Maximum Points 100 The selection committee reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Upon notification the consultant selected, based upon the evaluation criteria, will submit a proposed cost estimate, fee schedule, and a “not to exceed” estimate for all phases of the project with subtotals for each phase. Negotiations will then be undertaken to reach a fair and amicable agreement. If such an agreement cannot be reached, the negotiations will be terminated and negotiations will be undertaken with the next highest ranked consultant.

Submission Instructions: Five copies of consultant’s written proposal shall be submitted to the Missoula County Public Works Department at 6089 Training Drive, Missoula MT, 59808 on or before 10:00 a.m., local time on Monday, September 6, 2010.

Envelopes shall be clearly marked “Petty Creek Road – Right of Way Negotiations Statement of Qualifications. Questions regarding the project should be directed to Gregory Robertson, P.E., AICP by calling (406) 258-4818 or by e-mail at groberts@co.missoula.mt.us. This solicitation is being offered in accordance with state statutes governing procurement of professional services.

Accordingly, Missoula County reserves the right to negotiate an agreement for this project based on fair and reasonable compensation for the scope of work and services proposed, as well as the right to reject any and all responses deemed unqualified, unsatisfactory or inappropriate.

MONTANA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY Cause No. BDR-2009-640 Summons for Publication In re the Parenting of: K.L.F., minor child; ADAM RUSSELL LUCE, Petitioner, and KARRIE LYNN FITZGERALD, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: You, the Respondent, are hereby summoned to answer the Petition in this action, which is filed with the Clerk of the this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Petitioner within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. This action is brought to obtain a Permanent Parenting Plan for the minor child. DATED this 7th day of December, 2009. (SEAL) /s/ Nancy Sweeney, Clerk of Court By: Lisa Kallen, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP- 10 129 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE G. TWOGOOD, 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 Gail L. Brown,, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Scott Manning, Montana Property Law, P.C., PO Box 5043, Missoula, Montana 59806-5043, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 26th day of August, 2010. /s/ D. Scott Manning, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV- 10 412 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff, v.s LARAMIE LOEWEN,, Defendant. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT LARAMIE LOEWEN: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action which is filed with the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in

the Complaint. This action is brought to collect a debt owed by the Defendant to Plaintiff, and to repossess and sell collateral pledged by Defendant to Plaintiff to secure payment of a loan. Possession and title to a 1996 Toyota Tacoma vehicle is involved in this action. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL this 18th day of August,, 2010. /s/ SHIRLEY E. FAUST, Clerk of Court ((SEAL)) By: Susie Wall Deputy Clerk Timothy C. Fox GOUGH, SHANAHAN, JOHNSON & WATERMAN, PLLP 33 South. Last Chance Gulch P.O. Box 1715 Helena, Montana 59624- 1715 (406) 442 -8560 Attorneys for Plaintiff MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-10-128 Dept. No. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF BETTY J. THRASHER a/k/a BETTIE JANE FLINK THRASHER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Gerald B. Thrasher and Lynn Ann Dierking have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate.

All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice of said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Gerald B. Thrasher and Lynn Ann Dierking, Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o Dan G. Cederberg, PO Box 8234, Missoula, Montana 59807-8234, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 19th day of August, 2010. CEDERBERG LAW OFFICES, P.C., 269 West Front Street, PO Box 8234, Missoula, MT 59807-8234. /s/ Dan G. Cederberg, Attorneys for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DR-10-562 Summons for Publication In re the Marriage of Memory E. Smith, Petitioner, and Doug V. Smith, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED RESPONDENT: You, the Respondent, are hereby summoned to answer the Petition in this action, which is filed with the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Petitioner within twenty days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service: and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. This action is brought to obtain a dissolution of marriage. Title to and interest in the following real property will be involved in this action: DATED this 12th day of August, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: Susie Wall, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DR-10-572 Department No. 3 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND ORDER TO ATTEND MANDATORY PARENTING PLAN ORIENTATION In re the Parenting of Kaydin C. Bristle, Minor Child, Samantha Bristle, Petitioner, and Ricky G. Bristle, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons, and to file your answer and serve a copy of your answer upon the Petitioner within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Petition. Pursuant to Family Law Section 40-4-226 MCA, the Judges of the Fourth Judicial District have determined that “it is in the best interest of the child” that the parties involved in the dissolution of marriage, the establishment of a Parenting Plan or the amendment of a Parenting Plan (including child support or other actions) attend a PARENTING PLAN ORIENTATION program. This orientation, a free service of the Court, is mandatory for both parents.

Information pertaining to your Orientation is as follows: Date: Thursday, September 16th, 2010. Time: 4:30 p.m. (Orientation will conclude by 6:00 p.m. Location: Courtroom #3 Third Floor County Courthouse (Old Part of Bldg.) 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana. A District Court Judge or Standing Master will preside over this Orientation along with other facilitators. Your Decree of Final Dissolution or Final Parenting Order will not be entered until you attend this orientation. Therefore, failure to attend this orientation could result in the delay of your Final Parenting Order. DATED this 16th day of August, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of the District Court By: /s/ Bobbi Hainline, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-10-116 Honorable John W. Larson, Presiding.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF CARLA RAE DOLSMAN,

Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Wayne A. Dolsman, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 2nd day of August, 2010. /s/ Wayne A. Dolsman, Personal Representative. /s/ Douglas G. Skjelset, Attorney for the Estate MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DV-10-1103 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF CHAD COLLIN LANDRY, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, Chad Collin Landry, has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from Chad Collin Landry to Chad Collin Ireland, and the petition of the name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 5th day of October, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, in courtroom number 2S. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 19th day of August, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Gayle Johnston, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Judge Douglas G. Harkin Cause No. DV-10-278 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION. WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs CHARLES L. PATTERSON and AMY L. PATTERSON, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS CHARLES L. PATTERSON and AMY L. PATTERSON: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. This action is brought for the purpose of foreclosing the real property situated in Missoula County, Montana, and described as follows: LOT 4 IN BLOCK 12 OF EL MAR ESTATES PHASE III, PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, WITH A 1998 GUERDON MANUFACTURED HOME, HUD TAG NUMBERS ARE ORE 356983 AND 358713, commonly known as 1905 Bluebird Drive, Missoula, Montana 59808. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court, the 16th day of August, 2010.

(SEAL) /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: Molli Zook, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-10-56 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF DENA MUELLER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed 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 Representatives, Dylan Mueller or Van Mueller, 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 13th day of August, 2010. /s/ Dylan Mueller, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DV-10-411 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION. JACKY MEYER, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EARL PRUYN, MINOTT PRUYN, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BERTHA PRUYN, JUDY M. GRUNOW AND JANICE N. MCKINNEY, AS TRUSTEES UNDER THE WILL OF NORMAN E. THYFAULT, Plaintiffs, v.

GRIZZLY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY and GEORGE R. BAILEY IV, Defendents.

THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the

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Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this SUMMONS, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint to Foreclose Real Property. A filing fee must accompany the answer. This action is brought for the purpose of foreclosing the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 4 of Certificate of Survey No. 2876, located in the S1/2SW1/4 of Section 26, Township 12 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana LESS that portion conveyed to Montana Department of Transportation in Book 504 of Micro at Page 906, records of Missoula County, Montana. AND Tract 1-A of Certificate of Survey No. 2002, located in the SW1/4 of Section 26, Township 12 North, Range 20 West P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana.

Dated this 17th day of August, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court (SEAL) By: Susie Wall, Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Stephen S. Ellis, M.D., P.C. et al., PLAINTIFFS vs.

Rick Howell et al., DEFENDANTS, Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Mineral County Cause No. DV 09-64 TO BE SOLD at Sheriff’s Sale on the 29th day of September, 2010, at 10 o’clock a.m., at the Mineral County Courthouse, located at 300 River Street, Superior, Montana, the following real property: The following patented mining claims located in Mineral County, Montana, and commonly designated as lying within Sections 27 and 28: EUREKA, M.S. 6881; ETHEL, M.S. 6882; AMADOR, M.S. 6883; FORTY-NINE, M.S. 6884; BUCKHORN, M.S. 6885; IRON CAP, M.S. 6886, all located in Township 16 North, Range 27 West, P.M.M., Mineral County, Montana. Deed Reference: Drawer 2 of Deeds, Card No. 5468. Parcel No. Reference: 151500 This sale is to be to the highest bidder, for cash, to satisfy a judgment of $216,908.50, together with interest accruing at 14.5%, from April 2, 2010, and continuing until the date of sale, together with associated costs, fees and attorneys fees. This sale is being held in accordance with MCA 25-13704(1), upon Writ of Execution entered in the Mineral County District Court Cause No. DV 09-64, and issued July 22, 2010.

DATED this 18th day of August, 2010. /s/ Mike Johnson, UNDER-SHERIFF Mineral County Sheriff’s Office.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/26/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200725637, Bk. 806, Pg. 790 and re-recorded on October 25, 2007 as Instrument No. 200728089, Bk. 807, Pg. 1449, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Kristin D. Marshall, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Parcel I: Tract 5A-2A of Certificate of Survey No. 2582, located in the W 1/2 of Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana.

Parcel II: A 60’ right-of-way for roadway purposes and for the installation and maintenance of utilities over the 60’ private road and public utility easement shown on Certificate of Survey No. 1155, which extends from the above-described real property to the county road. 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 03/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of June 29, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $404,243.48.

This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $356,238.20, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on November 9, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or

cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, whereis basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.05994) 1002.130901-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/31/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200900014 Bk. 831 Pg.444, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Tyler J. Harbour, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 461 of Pleasant View Homes No. 4, Phase 2, 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 08/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 1, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $289,782.45. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $264,712.74, 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 November 10, 2010 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.09011) 1002.141031-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/27/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200512679, Bk 753, Pg 623, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Eric J. Zarn, Connie Zarn, as Joint Tenants was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for American Home Mortgage was Beneficiary and Stewart Title Insurance Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Stewart Title Insurance Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 3 in Block 2 of West View Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula

County, Montana, according to the official plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. Book 851 of Micro Records at Page 386, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. 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 07/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 1, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $168,711.15. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $154,146.27, 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 November 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, whereis basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.08462) 1002.139086-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/18/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200716085, Bk 800, Pg 290, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael R. McVey, a married person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 5641, located in the Northeast one-quarter of Section 33, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 9, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $239,514.20 This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $234,586.91, 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 November 22, 2010 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-

PUBLIC NOTICES 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.76472) 1002.164097-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/30/97, recorded as Instrument No. 9721844 Book 518, Page 926, and modified by Agreement recorded 5/14/2007 as Instrument No. 200711704 Book 797, Page 300, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Barbara A. Larsen, a single person was Grantor, Norwest Mortgage, Inc. was Beneficiary and Insured Titles Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 5: A parcel of land located in and a portion of the

Missoula County Government

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana.

1. Missoula Development Park Special Zoning District Amendment Missoula County proposes to amend the Missoula Development Park Special Zoning District, which is located west of Reserve Street along Expresswa y, between Highway 10 (West Broadway) and Interstate 90 (see Map P).

The proposed amendments add new definitions and clarify certain standards relating to landscaping, paving, fencing, conditional uses, and accessory uses. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on this subdivision at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, in Room 201 of the County Courthouse at 200 West Broadway in Missoula. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. The request and exact legal description is available for public inspection at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants, City Hall, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana. Telephone 258-4657. If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 2584657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

Northeast one-quarter of Section 25, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, Principal Meridian, Missoula County, Montana, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Section 25, a fence corner; thence S. 00 degrees 14’57” W., along the East line of said Section 25, a distance of 1119.00 feet to a set rebar on the West rightof-way of a road, said point being the true point of beginning; thence continuing S. 00 degrees 14’57” W., along said Section line and along said right-of-way, a distance of 200.00 feet to a set rebar; thence S. 64 degrees 39’01” W., 1471.43 feet to a set rebar on the West line of the Southeast onequarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 25; thence N. 00 degrees 06’52” E., along said West line of the Southeast onequarter of the Northeast one-quarter, a distance of 455.84 feet to a set rebar; thence N. 74 degrees 17’06” E., 1381.34 feet to the true point of beginning, as shown on deed.

Exhibit No. 2798, filed December 7, 1971, records of Missoula County, Montana. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. , beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 09/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 16, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $111,012.18. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $88,377.90, 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 November 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, whereis basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.19334) 1002.108693-FEI

Missoula County Government

Missoula County Government

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE MISSOULA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT will be conducting a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 22, 2010, Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine, Missoula, MT, on the following items: 1. A request by Dan Gilman to vary 2.75 feet from the required 10 foot street side setback for a single family residence and detached garage in the R5.4 zoning district.

This property is addressed 2635 Thames and legally described as

Lot 13, Block 7 of Beck’s Home Addition, Section 33, T13N, 19W. (SEE MAP V) If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling the Missoula Office of Planning & Grants at 258-4657.

Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

For additional information regarding the variance request you may contact Hilary Schoendorf at the same number or email hschoendorf@co.missoula.mt.us.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/29/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200622506, Bk 782, Pg 546, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Irving W. Levikow, a married person and Denise L. Levikow, a married person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and First American Title was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title as Successor Trustee.

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: A tract of land located in the SW1/4 of Section 25, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described

PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Missoula Design Review Board will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 in the City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine Street, Missoula, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following application: 1. A request from Mr. Lee Cox for Special Signs; Review by the Design Review Board, Chapter 20.75.100B.2, Signs as Part of Building for Montana Club Restaurant. The subject property is located at 4561 N. Reserve St. and is legally described as TRACT 2A OF COS 5594, Section 6, T13N, R19W in Missoula County (See Map W).

Project files may be seen at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants at 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana. Your attendance and your comments are welcome and encouraged. Please send e-mails to hkinnear@co.missoula.mt.us or call 258-3612.

If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

at Tract 39 of Certificate of Survey No. 343.

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 03/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of July 13, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $263,081.97. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $238,465.14, 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 November 22, 2010 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.76468) 1002.164067-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 1, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 49 of Maloney Ranch, Phase VI, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Robert J. Bickel and Shelly M. Bickel, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Pinnacle Title & Escrow, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated May 22, 2008 and recorded on May 28, 2008, Book 819, Page 804 as Document no.

200811827. The beneficial interest is currently held by PHH Mortgage Corporation.

Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,718.82, beginning September 1, 2009, 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 16, 2010 is $324,619.26 principal, interest at the rate of 7.75% now totaling $18,610.04, late charges in the amount of $1,527.11, escrow advances of $1,536.89, and expenses advanced of $95.25, plus accruing interest at the rate of $68.93 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 23, 2010 Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On June 23, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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. Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public, Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Phh V. Bickel 41392.629 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 3, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: Lot 6 of Pleasant View Homes, Phase II, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Floyd J. Ashcroft and Judy D. Ashcroft, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED MARCH 26, 2007 AND RECORDED MARCH 30, 2007 IN BOOK 794 PAGE 720 UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 200707423. The beneficial interest is currently held by GMAC Mortgage, LLC. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $1093.70, beginning March 1, 2010, 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 July 16, 2010 is $171683.26 principal, interest at the rate of 6.12500% now totaling $4813.65, late charges in the amount of $218.72, escrow advances of $148.93, suspense balance of $ and other fees and expenses advanced of $2307.75, plus accruing interest at the rate of $28.80 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 obliga-

tion 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 28, 2010 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On June 28, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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. STEPHANIE L. CRIMMINS Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Gmac Mortgage Llc V. Aschcroft/ Floyd And Judy NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 18, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 80 OF MANSION HEIGHTS PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Brett Tischler, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated April 24, 2007 and recorded April 25, 2007, Book 795, Page 1632 as Document No. 200709937. The beneficial interest is currently held by PNC Bank, N.A.. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $1,561.00, beginning May 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 24, 2010 is $416,000.00 principal, interest at the rate of 3.25% now totaling $4,443.24, late charges in the amount of $675.96, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,617.80, plus accruing interest at the rate of $37.04 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 8, 2010 Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM, P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097. STATE OF NORTH DAKO-

TA)) ss. County of Stark) On June 8, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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. Stephanie L. Crimmins, Notary Public, Stark County, North Dakota.

Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Pnc V. Tischler NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 22, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: LOT 1 IN BLOCK 2 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 3680, LOCATED IN SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 18 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. KARMEN ANDERSON, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to CHARLES J. PETERSON, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES, as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED ON JUNE 9, 2005 AND RECORDED ON JUNE 9, 2005 IN BOOK 754, PAGE 261, UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 200513956. The beneficial interest is currently held by PHH Mortgage Corporation.

Charles J. Peterson, 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 $724.29, beginning June 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 28, 2010 is $83,107.63 principal, interest at the rate of 6.25% now totaling $5,578.46, late charges in the amount of $485.82, escrow advances of $2,792.03, and other fees and expenses advanced of $134.75, plus accruing interest at the rate of $14.23 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 14, 2010.

Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss.

County of Stark) On June 14, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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.

STEPHANIE L. CRIMMINS, Notary Public, Stark County, North Dakota.

Commission expires: 12/24/2014 41392.657 Phh Mortgage V. Anderson/karmen

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PUBLIC NOTICES EXHIBIT B • NOTICE OF BOND SALE • $3,325,000 Open Space General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010 Missoula County, Montana NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) of Missoula County, Montana (the “County”), will receive sealed bids for the purchase of $3,325,000 Open Space General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010 (the “Series 2010 Bonds”) in the Accounting Office, 1st floor of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, or bids for the purchase of the Series 2010 Bonds will be received by the County by electronic transmission through Parity™, in either case until 10:00 a.m., M.T., on September 14, 2010. The bids will be opened or accessed and tabulated and presented to the Board at its meeting at 10:30 a.m., M.T., on the same day, in the Commissioners Chambers in the Courthouse.

The Series 2010 Bonds will be issued for the purpose of preserving open space and managing for growth in Missoula County and paying costs associated with the sale and issuance of the Series 2010 Bonds. The Series 2010 Bonds will be issuable in the denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof of single maturities, and will mature on July 1, subject to redemption as hereinafter described, in the following years and amounts (unless combined into one or more term bonds): Year

Principal Amount

Year

Principal Amount

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

$15,000 75,000 175,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 45,000 75,000 225,000

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

$235,000 250,000 260,000 275,000 280,000 295,000 310,000 325,000 340,000

Bidders will have the option of combining the Series 2010 Bonds maturing from and after 2011 through and including 2019 and from and after 2020 through and including 2028 into one or more terms bonds. If any Series 2010 Bonds are issued as term bonds, such term bonds will be subject to annual mandatory sinking fund redemption in the principal amount set forth in the foregoing schedule on each July 1, concluding no later than 2028, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of such Series 2010 Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed with interest accrued thereon and payable on January 1 and July 1 to the redemption date, in installments and in the same amounts and on the same dates as the Series 2010 Bonds would have matured if they were not included in a term bond.

The Series 2010 Bonds will be issued in “book entry” only form.

The Series 2010 Bonds shall be issuable as fully registered bonds only, shall bear an original issue date of September 28, 2010, and shall bear interest payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2011, to the registered owners of the Series 2010 Bonds as such appear in the bond register as of the close of business on the 15th day (whether or not a business day) of the immediately preceding month. No interest rate may exceed five and seventy-five hundredths percent (5.75%) per annum, the difference between the highest and lowest rates of interest shall not exceed four and one-half percent (4.50%) per annum. Each rate must be expressed in an integral multiple of 1/8 or 1/20 of 1%. No supplemental or “B” coupons or additional interest certificates are permitted. The Series 2010 Bonds with stated maturities on or after July 1, 2020 will be subject to redemption on July 1, 2019, and any day thereafter, at the option of the County, in whole or in part, and if in part from such stated maturities and in such principal amounts as the County may designate in writing to the Registrar (or, if no designation is made, in inverse order of maturities and within a stated maturity in $5,000 principal amounts selected by the Registrar by lot or other manner it deems fair), at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof to be redeemed plus interest accrued to the redemption date, without premium.

The County will designate the Series 2010 Bonds as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Series 2010 Bonds will be sold for not less than $3,325,000 with accrued interest on the principal amount of the Series 2010 Bonds to the date of their delivery. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to sell the Series 2010 Bonds at private sale.

A good faith deposit in the form of money, cashier’s check, certified check, bank money order, or bank draft drawn and issued by a federally chartered or state chartered bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a financial surety bond in the sum of $66,500 payable to the order of Missoula County, Montana, is required for each bid to be considered, as further specified in the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale.

Copies of the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale and additional information may be obtained from the County’s Financial Advisor, D.A. Davidson & Co., 8 Third Street North, Great Falls, Montana 59401, (406) 791-7210.

Prospective bidders should consult the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale and the Preliminary Official Statement for a detailed description of the Series 2010 Bonds, the security therefor, and the form of legal opinion proposed to be rendered by Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of Missoula, Montana, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, as bond counsel. To the extent any instructions or directions set forth in ParityTM conflict with this Notice of Bond Sale, the terms of this Notice of Bond Sale shall control. For further information about ParityTM, potential bidders may contact the Financial Advisor, D.A. Davidson & Co. at (406) 791-7210 (Aaron Rudio), or ParityTM at (212) 8495021. In the event of a malfunction in the electronic bidding process, bidders may submit their bids by sealed bid including facsimile transmission to the County’s Chief Financial Officer Andrew Czorny, at facsimile number (406) 721-4043 (phone (406) 258-4919) or to D.A. Davidson & Co. (Financial Advisor) at (406) 791-7315.

Dated: August 18, 2010.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS /s/Vickie Zeier County Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer Missoula County, Montana Missoula Independent Classifieds Page C8 September 2 – September 9, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 22, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: A tract of land located in the Southwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 36, Township 14 North, Range 21 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the center of Section 36, Township 14 North, Range 21 West; thence due East on and along the North boundary of Missoula County Route #16 for 330.0 feet; thence North and parallel to the center of section line of said Section 36 for 860.0 feet; thence due West for 330.0 feet to the center of section line for said Section 36; thence South on and along the center of section line for said Section 36 for 860.0 feet to the point of beginning, as shown as Tract A on Deed Exhibit 3836 LESS AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion conveyed by Warranty Deed to the Frenchtown Irrigation District recorded in Book 120 of Deed Records at Page 157 Recording Reference in Book 172 at Page 68 Micro Records Marcia L Seymour, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to WMC Mortgage Corp, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated August 22, 2002 and recorded August 28, 2002 at 4:18 o’clock P.M., in Book 687, Page 1031, under Document No. 200224636. The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of GSAMP Trust 2002-HE, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series, 2002-HE. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $1,096.88, beginning March 1, 2010, 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, 2010 is $120,347.66 principal, interest at the rate of 7.875% now totaling $3,152.49, late charges in the amount of $143.34, escrow advances of $114.75, expenses advanced of $1669.70, plus accruing interest at the rate of $26.33 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 14, 2010. Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On June 14, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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. Stephanie L. Crimmins, Notary Public, Stark County, North Dakota.

Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Ocwen V Seymour 41495.356 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 22, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 7 OF WEST RIVERSIDE ADDITION NO.1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. LESTER A BETTS AND CHERICE R BETTS, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES, as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED ON MAY 26, 2005 AND RECORDED ON MAY 31, 2005 IN BOOK 753, PAGE 875 UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 200512931.

The beneficial interest is currently held by PHH Mortgage Corporation fka PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $847.77, beginning March 1, 2010, 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 July 10, 2010 is $131,876.97 principal, interest at the rate of 6.000% now totaling $3,446.88, late charges in the amount of $127.14, escrow advances of $839.30, suspense balance of $ and other fees and expenses advanced of $394.61, plus accruing interest at the rate of $21.68 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 asis, 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 14, 2010 Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss County of Stark) On June 14, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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. STEPHANIE L CRIMMINS Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 41392.651 Phh Mortgage V Betts/lester & Cherice NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 25, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: LOT 3 OF MART ADDITION NO. 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. MICHAEL ANNE LEPOLE, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Home123 Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust Dated January 13, 2006 and Recorded January 18, 2006 in Book 767, Page 1149, under Document No. 200601319. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2006-NC1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-NC1. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $1,213.28, beginning August 1, 2009, 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 July 02, 2010 is $164,744.47 principal, interest at the rate of 7.65% now totaling $12,672.06, late charges in the amount of $181.98, escrow advances of $5847.82, suspense balance of $ and other fees and expenses advanced of $1249.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $34.53 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 asis, 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. Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On June 16, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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. Joan Meier, Notary Public, Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Chase Home Finance V Lepole 41954.440 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on October 25, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 9 IN BLOCK 1 OF WEBBER ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. A.P.N.: 0497003 Eugene Karl Schafer and Janet Lindquist Schafer, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Equity Direct Mortgage Corp, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated May 8, 1998 and recorded May 13, 1998 at 3:58 o’clock P.M. in Book 541, Page 0296, as Document No. 9812132. The beneficial interest is currently held by Aurora Loan Services LLC. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $1,109.48, beginning January 1, 2009, 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 10, 2010 is $97,135.05 principal, interest at the rate of 10.00% now totaling $14,809.79, late charges in the amount of $141.75, escrow advances of

$3,469.43, suspense balance of $-233.34 and other fees and expenses advanced of $4107.72, plus accruing interest at the rate of $26.67 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 16, 2010 Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On June 16, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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. Joan Meier, Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Aurora/schafer

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Toby gets along so well with other cats that he usually is allowed to visit with everyone else when we clean the cat room each day. He's a truly mellow fellow who also thinks people are pretty great!

Roo-berry as I like to call her has come so far since her arrival.

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Mercedes first won us over with her sad story, but quickly gave us so much more to love!

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In her desperate attempt to seek refuge from the raindrops that pelted her malnourished body, Coco found herself underneath the only source of shelter in sight—an old box on the ground next to an overflowing garbage bin. Her matted fur was dripping with dirty rainwater, and she was very vocal about her discomfort.

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE MHA Management An affiliation of the Missoula Housing Authority 226 S. Catlin 2 BR $575 $600 deposit 210 N. Grove 2 BR $660 all utilities inc. $685 deposit 1155 34th St 2 BR $625 heat inc. $650 deposit Seniors or disabled persons only: 1225 34th St. 1 BR $525 heat inc $550 deposit 1225 34th St. 2 BR $625 heat inc $650 deposit 149 W. Broadway 1 BR $450 heat inc $475 deposit 149 W. Broadway 2 BD $550 heat inc $600 deposit 307 Woody Studio all utilities pd $497 $497 deposit 330 N. 1st St. West all utilities paid $936 $975 deposit

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For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy11 to 74362, or visit.. www.mindypalmer.com GORGEOUS HANDCRAFTED HOME IN 3.3 ACRES ON PETTY CREEK. 3 Bdr/2.5 Baths, Main floor master suite, great room, gorgeous kitchen, hardwood floors, heated double garage, with guest quarters, and great views. $595,000. Prudential Montana.

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Great floor plan, large deck and covered porch, very private and quiet setting, tons of wildlife, trees and pasture. $239,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy15 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

GORGEOUS TARGET RANGE HOME ON 0.94 ACRES. 5 Bdr/3 Bath, 2+ bonus rooms, hardwood floors, arched doorways, built-ins, single garage, fenced yard, mostly finished basement, and much more. Close to schools, shopping, and the Bitterroot River. $469,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy12 to 74362, or visit.... www.mindypalmer.com

MAKE AN OFFER! 2002 Atlantic home w upgraded energy package. Over 1700 sq. ft. of living space. 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 3 Car Garage. Very nice floor plan.

Large detached 28 x 40 heated shop, easy access. All on 20 treed acres w views! 36201 Berthoud, Potomac. $215,000.

MLS#10002286.

Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507

10003652. 3 Kasota, Missoula.

Pat McCormick, 240-SOLD (7653). pat@properties2000.com

Great Investment Property near Downtown Missoula, this triplex is in fantastic shape, close to St Pats, Nice neighborhood. Live in it, rent the other 2 Units! 518 W Alder, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

Moving to Missoula? Research is what I do. Email me your wish list, we’ll look high and low for your new place. Celia Grohmann, Broker, Banana Belt Realty, celia@montana.com.

Immaculate & tastefully remodeled home upgraded trim, lighting & fixtures. 3 Bed, 2 Bath, Garage.

Custom blt wd floors grace the upper bedrooms. Fab tiled bath w/deep Jacuzzi tub, heated tiled flr. Mstr bed has huge walk in closet, blt in desk. Bk yd fully fenced, mature trees, garden area, shed. www.2325quail.com. 2325 Quail Dr., Missoula. $235,000.

MLS#10005051.

Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507

One of a Kind Listing, Nine Mile Schoolhouse with all the charm, romance and history one would expect. Unlimited possiblities an outstanding property. 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

Rehab Property!! 4 bed, 2 bath, 1 car garage. Centrally located home, large living room & family room in daylight basement • $179,900 MLS # 10004809.

Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com

Immaculate home in great neighborhood. 2 bdrms, 2 bth, family room, sauna, nice yard, Vintage touches, hardwood floors, everything’s in fantastic condition! 135 Kensington 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Log cabin with no close neighbors.

Beautiful views of flint Creek, Mission, Rattlesnake & Sapphire Ranges. $99,900 MLS# 10003618. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@ bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

Peaceful 3bed/2bath treetop retreat, nestled in the woods on Cedar Ridge, yet is just 15 minutes from downtown Missoula. 9625 Cedar Ridge Rd. 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Price Reduced! 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 car garage. Nice deck in private back yard. Close to Clark Fork River.

Close to recreation area for horse back riding, hunting, snowmobiling and 4 wheeling. $179,900.

MLS#10004303. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

PRICE REDUCED! Wonderful 5 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom home on large lot with fruit trees and garden area. Meticulously landscaped with retractable awning over back patio. $223,000.

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PRICE REDUCTION! Wonderful single level home in quiet neighborhood near Rattlesnake Creek. 2 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage. 3624 Creekwood, Missoula. $249,900.

MLS#10003714. Pat McCormick, 240-SOLD (7653). pat@properties2000.com

SINGLE LEVEL LIVING JUST A SHORT WALK TO DOWNTOWN STEVI. 4 Bdr/3 Bath, great room, open floor plan, double garage,

unobstructed views of the Bitterroot Mountains, great yard. $219,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy16 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Sweet Target Range Home, Open floor plan, fireplace, hardwood refinished, 4Br, 3Ba, Bonus Rooms, huge lot, fruit trees, gardens 4220 South Ave 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

Spacious, light-filled Upper Rattlesnake Home, 2 Fireplaces, 2 Bedrooms & 2 Bonus Rooms, 2 Baths, a really nice big backyard with patio. #8 Columbine 3278787 porticorealestate.com

UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 bed 2 bath home Centrally Located. Priced under appraisal at $165,900. Call Ken Allen Real Estate 239-6906

SPECTACULAR BITTERROOT VIEWS. Gorgeous 3 Bdr/2 Bath Stevensville area home on 10 acres. High ceilings, beautiful hardwood floors, fireplace, spacious master bedroom, deck with hot tub, and much more. $489,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy19 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Immaculate & tastefully remodeled 3 Bed, 2 Bath home with garage, upgraded trim, lighting & fixtures.

Fab tiled bath w/deep Jacuzzi tub, heated tiled flr. Newer carpet & windows, open floor plan in kit/lvng/dining areas. Mstr bed has huge walk in closet, blt in desk. Bk yd fully fenced, mature trees, garden area, shed. Home sits on a corner lot. Newer roof, steel siding.MLS# 10005051

Unique log home on 26+ private acres, bordering FS, min. to Snowbowl, hiking, 15 min to dwntwn. 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 3 carport, w/tons of storage above. Separate guest house on property. www.11815benchroad.com. SELLER WILL LOOK AT ALL OFFERS.

They are motivated to sell! 11815 Bench Rd, Missoula. $449,000.

MLS#10001348.

Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507 Unique Lower Rattlesnake home near Bugbee Nature Area, 3Brm, 4Ba, Tree-top views, Lots of upgrades like granite countertops and lots of gorgeous wood throughout, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com View or list properties for sale By Owner at www.byownermissoula. com OR call 550-3077

2325 Quail Dr., Missoula

Lara Dorman

$235,000

Realtor GRI

www.2325quail.com

Our Mission at Portico is to honor diversity, build community and create a lifestyle that promotes the health and well-being of our planet.

36201 Berthoud Potomac $215,000

Grant Creek Log home 26+ private acres $449,000 Located just 15 minutes from downtown Missoula! The main house is a 3 bd, 2 bath, 3 story log home, with completely renovated bathrooms, newer 3 car open garage with tons of storage built above it and a small guest cabin! mls#10001348 www.11815benchroad.com

2002 Atlantic home w upgraded energy package. Over 1700 sq. ft. of living space. Very nice floor plan.

Large detached 28 x 40 heated shop with water, easy access. All on 20 treed acres with views!

MLS#10005731.

For location and more info, view these and other properties at:

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Rochelle

Missoula Properties Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 • glasgow@montana.com

406.531.5582 laradorman@aol.com 435 Mount • $203,900 Right across from lovely Rose Park. This home has had many upgrades including remodeled kitchen featuring Hickory Cabinets, Brazilian Hickory laminate flooring throughout, all new stainless steel appliances. New blinds in the living room and solid core doors in all the main level rooms. The new roof was put on in May. The yard features a nice array of perennials. There is parking in the rear under the carport and a shed for extra storage.

Call Mary Marry for a showing today.

Price Reduced Flathead Lake Views • $148,000

This land would be a good alternative energy (sun/wind) lot. An RV hookup is already in place and waiting for your temporary home while you build. Additional acreage available.

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Robin Rice Janet Rice 240-3932 missoularealestate4sale.com 240-6503 BEAUTIFUL WOODED 3.69 ACRES • 550 feet of Twin Creeks frontage • Modulars/manufactured homes allowed • Seller will carry contract • $50,000 down at 7 % interest • $219,900 • MLS#10005586

2 CREEKS DOWN EACH SIDE OF PROPERTY • 4 Bed, 1.5 Bath, 3 Car Garage • Guest or rental set up • 2 seperate Kitchens • Lots of room to stretch!

• $325,000 • MLS#10005332

NEW LISTING • 5 bed, 5 bath, 3 car garage • Beautiful home in excellent condition • Private with patio, deck & fire pit • Abundant wildlife nearby • $369,900 • MLS#10004463

NEW LISTING • 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage • 15 acres with pond • Great horse property • Garage has apartment / rent $525 • $319,900 • MLS#10004041

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514 W. Spruce St. • $269,000 1920’s era house has been revamped while retaining all of its original charm. Updated electrical, plumbing, handicapped accessible bath, security alarm, offstreet parking, underground sprinklers, and air conditioning in harmony with original bullseye woodwork, mahogany flooring, high ceilings, and all right downtown on West Spruce. Zoned B2-2 for a variety of commercial or residential uses. MLS#10001940

912 Defoe • $169,900 3 bedroom two full bath home with GIGANTIC shop/garage.

Brand new carpet just installed. Come take a look!

Mary Mar ry R E A LT O R ® , B r ok er 406-544-2125 • mmarry@bigsky.net

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LAND FOR SALE 3.5 ACRES BARE LAND ON PETTY CREEK. Gorgeous bare land parcel straddling Petty Creek. Septic, well, and utilities in place. Gorgeous building spot with mountain, creek, and valley views. Custom builder available. $149,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @239-6696, Text Mindy0 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Beautiful 20 acres fenced pasture land. Seasonal stream and pond.

Great get away or build your dream home. No power to area. $170 per year road maintenance

fee. $149,900 MLS# 905366.

Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2406503. riceteam@bigsky.net.

Montana Preferred Properties.

Nice 1 acre lot, beautiful country setting west of Missoula. City Sewer available. Great view. $99,999.

MLS#908159. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

Nice sized building lot in East Missoula with city water stubbed to the lot and city sewer available.

Located near the end of Sommers with hardly any traffic. $62,500 MLS# 907997. Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com

TROPHY ELK AREA LAND SALE!!

Horse Trails - BLM bordering. Bank Liquidation Sale - Call Now! 20 acres w/road & utilities - $19,900.

20 acres w/new cabin - WAS: $99,900 NOW: $69,900. Also available: 200-3000 acres w/trees, views, utilities. Loaded w/350 class bulls, deer & game birds. Large acreage starts at $800/acre.

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MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING WITH A CONSCIENCE. Private funding for secured legitimate “Non-Bankable” Loans with substantial equity. Cash for

DARBY COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN GREAT DOWNTOWN LOCATION ON MAIN ST. Two main floor retail/professional spaces

4 Bed, 2.5 Bath, Garage Many new updates 2nd floor deck off master suite Private backyard with deck

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featuring 10 ft ceilings, storage/back room spaces, and lots of windows plus two second floor residential rentals. Great income potential and priced to sell! $159,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @239-6696, Text Mindy4 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Only 4 Available

• 3 bed, 1 bath charming home • Remodeled kitchen • 1 car garage • Wonderful yard $215,000 • MLS #10001752

Cindy Bartling

406-2240-4284

408 North Ave East Missoula

$520,000 MLS#10003636

Pat McCormick 240-SOLD (7653)

pat@properties2000.com www.properties2000.com

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