MATT OLSON’S BALLROOM SESSIONS PUT MISSOULA MUSIC ON THE AIR BROOKS: WHY KATHLEEN WILLIAMS SHOULD STEER CLEAR OF CENTRIST
[2] Missoula Independent • July 19–July 26, 2018
cover photo by Amy Donovan
News
Voices The readers write .............................................................................................................4 Street Talk Floating while imbibing...........................................................................................4 The Week in Review The news of the day, one day at a time..................................................6 Briefs Slashing case management, tariffs on wheels, and ball duty at Osprey field ................6 Etc. When Missoula warms our hearts .......................................................................................7 News To feed the homeless, or leverage their hunger?...................................................................8 News Matt Rosendale’s campaign-finance “end-run”......................................................................9 Dan Brooks Why Kathleen Williams should steer clear of centrist.............................................10 Writers on the Range Trump’s pardon keeps the Bundy standoff alive...............................11 Feature Barry Maxwell takes literature to the street ...............................................................13
Arts & Entertainment
Arts Matt Olson’s Ballroom Sessions put Missoula music on the air ..........................17 Music Zebulon Kosted, Dead Williams, and Cremalleras............................................18 Books Sex, drugs and pick-and-roll in Sugar ..............................................................19 Film Gus Van Sant’s tepid tragedy Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot ...............20 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................21 Market Report The early word ............................................................................................22 Happiest Hour River brew roundup...........................................................................24 8 Days a Week And every one a beaut...............................................................................25 Agenda The 15th Annual Blackfoot River Cleanup................................................................29 Mountain High Cycling the Peruvian Andes on film at the Roxy ..............................30
Exclusives
News of the Weird ......................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................31 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................32 Free Will Astrology .....................................................................................................34 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................37 This Modern World.....................................................................................................34
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STREET TALK
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by Micah Drew
For this week’s Happiest Hour story, we asked local breweries which of their beers they recommend for drinking on the river. What did you drink while floating today? What’s the most exciting thing you’ve seen on the river this year?
Nate Wellington: Mango White Claws, but usually I’m strictly PBR. Neature: I don’t have a really good story, but I saw some raccoons. I’ve only floated three times this year.
Off the recording
Reading about disorder among the Missoula Democrats and how there was conflict about recording meetings got me wondering: What are they hiding? (“Point of disorder for Missoula County Dems,” July 19.) What could possibly be so secret at local political meetings that people would want to record, and how could they justify expelling a member for recording? All of the reasons I can think of are bad for the Democrats’ leadership — hiding corporate money, bigotry, unfairness. Thank you, Indy, and stay on this story, because transparency in politics is how we help the people. Roy Lyon Missoula
Blaming Dems
Paige Hardesty: Today I drank White Claws, but I do like huckleberry lemonades — huckleberry vodka and Prickly Pears — handmade by me. River watch: I tried saving someone’s life today! But then they saved themselves. Oh, I saw a beaver, too.
Jordan Dillon: Mango White Claws, they’re new! Thank god for LifeProof: Paige chucked her phone at me, then I chucked my phone at my boyfriend, and when we recombined her phone was just sitting in the bottom of my tube. We didn’t lose anything in the process!
Brandon Webster: Gatorade. I usually drink Twisted Tea, but it’s Monday and I work all week. Involuntary swimming lessons: Seeing somebody flip over the wave is pretty funny. Unless it’s you.
Ashlie and Ryan Wines: Some spiked seltzers and some hard iced teas. Leave the excitement on shore: We didn’t see anything exciting. Honestly it’s just peaceful, that’s why we go on the river.
Asked Monday afternoon along the Clark Fork.
[4] Missoula Independent • July 26–August 2, 2018
Urban Renewal Districts are quickly becoming a massive system of corporate welfare, not only in Missoula, but in cities across Montana (“A Marriott TIF request too far,” July 18). Over $35,000,000 a year (and growing) in tax increment money is being diverted from Montana schools, counties, the state and other tax jurisdictions in order to support TIF districts. Property tax payers deserve to know that those funds are being spent wisely and for their stated purpose. But liberals, led by the League of Cities and Towns, will defend TIF until a massive portion of our property tax base is pledged to subsidize the profit of developers with the rest leftover to build wasteful pet projects. What’s striking is that Democrats, and progressives in particular, who claim to be for the working class and support small business, are the primary obstacle to TIF reform, both locally and at the state level. Apparently, corporate welfare is only bad in their talking points, not in their actions. Rep. Adam Hertz, R-Missoula facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Opportunity costs
When I got elected to the Missoula City Council, I was shocked to find the level to which elected officials were willing to go to grow the size of government even if it meant giving handouts to some of the wealthiest folks in the state. Currently, if you live in urban renewal dis-
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trict 3 and your home was built in the last several years, your property taxes are not funding schools, bonds, police, fire. Instead, they are paying for the $7 million road that was personally requested by one of the owners of the Southgate Mall so that they could get another client into it. A little over a year later, the mall was sold for north of $50 million. I’m sorry, but our schools and our police and our fire should come before multimillion-dollar private shopping centers’ needs. Instead, roads should be prioritized based on safety and citizen complaints.
“Bernie Sanders would call TIF ‘privatized gains, socialized losses.’ Missoula officials call it ‘economic development.’” Tax increment financing, according to state law, is only allowed for the purpose of eliminating blight. I spent two days in West Baltimore in May and I’m sorry but the mall is not urban blight. Currently the state has 17 different criteria that define blight and a city merely needs to meet three of the loosely defined criteria to qualify for an urban renewal district. TIF reform is badly needed nationwide, but Montana needs it drastically. Even Jerry Brown, the governor of California, has turned sour on TIF because he has seen what it is doing to the state. Let’s work together on a bipartisan basis to fix this problem and put the citizens before the corporations. Bernie Sanders would call TIF “privatized gains, socialized losses.” Missoula officials call it “economic development.” Jesse L. Ramos facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Facade follies
I believe the Missoulian reported that part of the reason for the cost over-
run was that the City Council required the pharmacy to be preserved as a condition of approval. I am willing to hear the arguments again as to why preserving it was necessary, but it seems to me it added some unnecessary risk that ultimately will cost someone around $180,000. Sam Sill facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Suck it up
MRA must say no to this. This developer will simply make less money as profit and that is OK. Cost overruns happen, and it is the risk you take in business. The developer can absorb the cost. Period. Doug Odegaard facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Local health
It’s been encouraging to see the increased number of Montanans with health insurance since our Legislature passed the Healthy Montana Act in 2015. Thousands more people with access to health care is a good thing for all of our communities. What often gets lost in the conversation, however, is exactly why this program has worked so well in Montana. Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act have succeeded in our state because our lawmakers worked hard to make sure that health care stayed a local decision. Not only can those on new coverage still go to their local providers, but also fewer unpaid hospital bills in small communities mean that our rural hospitals and doctors can thrive. Unfortunately, there are bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., who would prefer to take control of our health-care decisions. On both sides of the aisle, there are those who’d prefer to have the ultimate say in what providers we see, when we can seek care and how much it should cost. This is the wrong decision for Montana. Instead, our lawmakers should focus on protecting and bolstering the programs that are already helping thousands of our friends and neighbors access the care they need and the coverage they now enjoy. Josey Hoff Missoula
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WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, July 18 Missoulian Daniel Joseph Grady pleads not guilty to negligent homicide. Grady was arrested in June after 22-year-old Rebecca Romero was found dead on Phillips Street after an apparent hit-and-run.
Thursday, July 19 Missoula County Commissioners sign a letter to Justice of the Peace Marie Andersen outlining job-performance concerns. Andersen was criticized in a Missoula County report for poor management of court employees and repeated absences.
Friday, July 20 Missoulian Joe Stone, a disability advocate and quadriplegic athlete, is stranded in Utah after his trailer is stolen. The trailer, which Stone lives in while traveling, contained electronics and clothes.
Saturday, July 21 An Ulm woman is airlifted to St. Patrick Hospital after a vehicle collision on Highway 200. The other driver, a 15-year-old from Frenchtown, is cited for violating the terms of his learner’s permit. The unnamed woman’s injuries are not life-threatening.
Health careless
Case management slashed
On July 17, the nonprofit health-care provider AWARE Inc. announced the elimination of more than two dozen positions that deliver community-based mental health services. The decision comes after a months-long attempt by the company to sustain those jobs at least until the 2019 Legislative session, when AWARE hoped lawmakers could resolve the budget crisis that is devastating health services across Montana. Pat Noonan, AWARE’s public policy officer, says between 25 and 30 mental-health service coordinators will be terminated at AWARE offices statewide, effective mid-August. Noonan adds that as many as 25 of the affected employees have already put in applications for other jobs at AWARE and will “get first dibs.” The coordinator positions were a hybrid created by the company earlier this year to preserve its staff, bundling existing case-management duties with home support and rehabilitation. That effort wasn’t enough to offset the state’s 60-percent reduction in Medicaid reimbursement rates for mental-health case management. State budget cuts have already had a profound impact on AWARE in 2018. The company’s service
area no longer includes eastern Montana or the HiLine. Noonan estimates that AWARE now serves 2,500 fewer clients than it did on Jan. 1. Eliminating the coordinator positions, he says, will leave 450 more without services. “People will go into crisis, and then people are going to probably end up in higher levels of care because there won’t be a frontline person there to navigate that crisis,” Noonan says. “The hope is we can get as many of our clients as possible into other organizations that still supply those services, but they’re getting to be less abundant than they were a year ago.” According to AWARE Service Administrator Jake Henderson, five of the eliminated positions are based in Missoula. Those staffers currently serve roughly 150 children and adults, offering case management, outpatient therapy and at-home training for parents of children with mental-health conditions. The result of canceling those services, Henderson predicts, will be more adults with mental-health needs on the streets or in emergency rooms, and kids stuck in a cycle of “going in and out of foster care, going to higher levels of care.” The three-week delay between AWARE’s announcement and the effective termination of its
mental-health service coordinators was intended to give those coordinators time to arrange for clients to receive services through other providers. Henderson says that’s a considerable challenge, since others are facing the same financial constraints as AWARE. The Western Montana Mental Health Center, a major regional provider, stopped providing case-management services in January. Others can’t absorb additional Medicaid referrals, Henderson adds, because “they’re saturated.” “There’s really no one out there anymore,” Henderson says. “The idea of after-care or preventative services for children with mental-health illness is kind of just going away.” Alex Sakariassen
Politics on wheels
Tariff time
Anyone dealing with a flat bike tire in Missoula — nationwide, for that matter — could soon take a hit in the Trump administration’s trade war. On July 10, Trump proposed a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods. The tariff ’s targets include a large range of goods, including bikes and pretty much all bike-related parts, accessories and components.
Sunday, July 22 Rodolfo Millan-Calderon, an inmate at Gallatin County jail, jumps to his death from the facility’s second floor. Millan-Calderon was arrested on a warrant for five felony sex crimes July 20.
Monday, July 23 NorthWestern Energy workers begin to repair power lines along Tower Street after recent flood damage. The project is expected to take about three weeks.
It became clear there’s some documentation we need to chase down in order to deal with this appropriately.”
Tuesday, July 24 Gov. Steve Bullock sues the U.S. Treasury after it loosens campaign finance disclosure rules for a variety of nonprofits. Bullock tells the New York Times the Trump administration is “playing fast and loose with Treasury procedures” and that the policy change allows more “dark money” in elections.
——Missoula Redevelopment Agency Director Ellen Buchanan, at a July 19 meeting where an additional $442,000 in TIF financing for the Merc redevelopment project was on the agenda. The board tabled the developer’s request over confusion about why they didn’t budget to pay workers the state prevailing wage.
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[news] “This is primarily a business issue,” says Tim Blumenthal, president of the national advocacy group PeopleForBikes.” But if it makes bikes less affordable, and bike parts, it affects anyone who wants to buy anything bike related.” The U.S. bike market is import-heavy across the board. A 2014 report by the National Bicycle Dealers Association estimates that 99 percent of the domestic market, or 17.8 million bicycles, were imported that year, with an estimated two-thirds coming from China and nearly 30 percent from Taiwan. Domestic bicycle manufacturing is miniscule, and even when frames are made stateside, finished products often include imported components. Bikes are a low-margin product, so an increase in cost to retailers would likely be passed directly to consumers. Bike prices range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars (and up), making a potential 10 percent increase significant. “With a list like this, I think about a lot of the replacement items — chains, the weird gear clusters and a lot of small parts,” says Alex Gallego, owner of Missoula Bicycle Works. “We’re in the middle of purchasing for next year, and as far as we know the prices are locked in. So my biggest worry is that prices of replacement parts will go up if these tariffs go into effect.” PeopleForBikes is gearing up to fight the tariff proposals. Bike industry leaders were scheduled to testify Wednesday, July 25, in front of the U.S Trade Representative agency and are lobbying members of Congress. Locally, “It’s me saying, look, much of what we sell here could potentially be impacted by these tariffs,” Gallego says. “As long as our local representatives know what’s going on with us and have our interests in mind, that’s all I can really do.” “We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Blumenthal says. “It’s really political, and it’s possible the administration doesn’t care about what products are on the list. They just want to send a strong message.” If the tariffs are enacted, they could take effect sometime after Aug. 30. Public comment is being accepted until Aug. 17. Micah Drew
Air balls
Heads up!
A few hours before game time, the Missoula Osprey take batting practice at Ogren Field. On Monday, the air was calm and hot and the sky cloudless, and balls occasionally flew over the fence as players took their turns against the pitching machine. Just beyond that fence, joggers, walkers and cyclists travel along the trail through Silver Park, and just beyond that trail is the Clark Fork. Saving balls from the river and saving passers-by from the occasional dinger is a job delegated to Osprey pitchers on the days after they throw. They stand out on the trail beyond the batting cage, where fans who don’t buy tickets occasionally gather to
catch a few innings. Traffic is light on the trails, and one man in a motorized wheelchair hangs out in the shade of the scoreboard watching the players practice. Landon Whitson, Tyler Jandron and Blake Workman pitched a couple of innings each over the weekend and would have drawn this duty on
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Annual income threshold for the top 1 percent of earners in Montana. The average annual income of the top 1 percent in Missoula is $1.36 million, according to a national report on inequality released this week by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-wing think tank. Monday, but they got a break, sort of, thanks to a new workout routine that kept them on the field, so shagging duty is limited to picking up a few balls off the trail post-practice while an Indy reporter asks about close calls. Jandron says “Usually we have guys standing out there on BP and let [passers-by] know ‘ball,’ or stop them if it’s coming there.” There aren’t too many close calls. Osprey broadcaster Mick Tidrow says he saw one from the booth last week. Workman saw that one, too, and it’s the only one anyone seems to remember. “It was just someone going by on the trail, and you don’t really think to look at the field, but as he went by, [first baseman Zack] Shannon hit a ball 30, 40 feet over the fence and it just got real close,” Workman says. “Five feet maybe, if not closer?” Did the pedestrian notice? “He did afterwards.” The ball bounced down to the river, no harm done. Surprisingly, no dogs have chased balls coming out of the park. “Mostly little kids, not dogs,” Workman says. “As soon as the ball hits, it’s a race to beat a little kid to it. Or let him take it, whatever you feel like.” So was there some kind of incident, an injury that sparked the caution? Tidrow says he hasn’t heard of one. Speaking of home runs, the team’s namesake birds are currently in full parenting mode on their perch out past the fence. “I haven’t seen anyone hit the osprey,” Tidrow says. “That would be a big home run, and a big, big problem.” Susan Elizabeth Shepard
ETC. Here at the Indy, we have to stare at screens for a good part of the day, whether we’re writing our stories or researching or mixing it up online. Sometimes it gets pretty graphic in the tubes, and we’re deep in something nasty on Twitter when we realize, “Hey, it’s Saturday, and it’s summer in Montana. Maybe it’s time to jump in a river.” Summers, as we well know, can get cut short or quickly made so miserable by wildfire smoke that you have to escape to the clean air of Great Falls. We can’t imagine that anyone is taking these beautiful days for granted, considering the misery of last summer’s smoke-choked dog days. Right now, we’re in prime summer position. This week in parts of Texas and California, temperatures hit the hundred-teens. On the East Coast, summer means atrocious humidity, and in the Midwest, plagues of mosquitos. The West Coast is great, but it’s crowded. Here, we have miles of rivers and acres of lakes to jump in, 16 hours of sunlight in which to do it and totally tolerable humidity levels. Not to mention that the golden hour during a Montana summer lasts for two hours and is, frankly, the most flattering selfie light in existence. “Summer fun” is a vague name for a specific feeling: all that great outside stuff you get to do that leaves you with memories of one particular day spent getting waterlogged or sunburned for the rest of the year, or the rest of your life. You definitely have some kind of ideal Missoula summer fun day in your head involving camping, floating, grilling, napping, maybe a little light trespassing to a springs. All leaving you perfectly exhausted and contented when the sun finally drops below the horizon. This is why we live here, why we put up with the potholes and the struggle to keep roads plowed in the winter, why we struggle to pay rent with side hustles, why we keep coming back if, God forbid, we ever have to leave. Because all that out the window, beyond the screen? That’s ours just by virtue of being here. Go out and enjoy it. You can’t eat the scenery, as they never tire of saying, but it can absolutely sustain you.
Jill Miller
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Street food What it takes for the homeless to get a meal by Derek Brouwer
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The corner of Broadway and Ryman, friends” who’ve gotten sober and back the morning, but Evans says its focus has shifted to connecting patrons to services in front of the county courthouse, of- on their feet. On this particular day, a formerly or helping them find jobs. Evans says fered two outdoor lunch options on a recent sunny Friday. On one side of the homeless woman, Christy Milburn, ac- the mission is now coordinating more sidewalk, lunchers in button-ups and companies Wood, asking anyone who closely with the Poverello on hours of yoga pants wait for acai smoothie bowls comes by to pray with her. Wood is also operation, and that individuals previfrom a local food truck. On the other joined by an 8-year-old girl and her ously barred from the Pov were given side, homeless people pick through mother, who pass out some of the 300 clean slates this spring so they’d have boxes of Spam and sardines and coolers pairs of socks the girl collected through another chance to get meals there. UGM’s decision touches on a fundaa donation drive at her school last fall. of fruit cups and bottled water. Terri Wood, dressed in black and Seeing the gathering, a woman waiting mental dilemma facing efforts to eradicate white, sits on a bench next to the provi- in line for a smoothie bowl comes over homelessness. Last month, for instance, the Dana Point, California, City Council sions. She makes sure no one takes more to make a donation. asked churches to cease a than his or her share, but beach-side hot meal servmostly chats with street ice, claiming it was “detripeople who wander over. mental” to a city task She knows most of them force’s plan to end homeby name, and they know lessness, according to the her by nickname, “Tuner,” Orange County Register. coined because she likes Theresa Williams, Misto “tune people up about soula’s Reaching Home Jesus.” initiative director, says the She calls her setup Set change in meal service at Free Street Ministries. UGM is an example of Wood has been handing how agencies citywide are out food, water, toiletries trying to “work smarter” and copies of the New Tesand consistently in how tament on this corner they serve people experiphoto by Derek Brouwer since late April. She knows encing homelessness the people she serves Terri “Tuner” Wood distributes food and water to her “street from her last job, at the family” at the courthouse three times a week. The Union through the city’s new coordinated entry system. Union Gospel Mission’s Gospel Mission stopped serving daily meals in April. “Everything needs to day center on Toole AvWood sees Set Free as filling a gap in be housing focused. That’s the direction enue. She was laid off in April, when UGM stopped its long-running weekday free basic services for Missoula’s homeless, we’re heading. My hope is that the peobreakfast and lunch service. Wood thought but UGM no longer shares the same phi- ple [Wood] is interacting with are interthe change left homeless people who can’t losophy. Executive Director Don Evans acting with other providers that are in or won’t use the Poverello’s meal service says the mission decided to discontinue coordinated entry,” Williams says. Wood may be operating outside the in a lurch, so the following week she its free meals program as part of an effort to “attack” what he describes as a “culture system, but she does have her ear to the started bringing them lunch herself. “If you don’t feed them, then they of entitlement” among some homeless street. After passing out water to a few starve or they go out and they drink,” people that he believes the service may men, she pulls out her phone to show have helped foster. UGM provided a them a video message. It’s from one of she says. Each Monday, Wednesday and Fri- small fraction of the meals served by the the “ministry friends” whose face is day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wood sets up Poverello, but the mission’s more lenient taped to the board. He’s off the street tables beneath a canopy tent. A wooden policies attracted people who were too now and sober with family in another state. The men smile at their friend’s board tied to one of her coolers an- drunk or disruptive to eat at the Pov. “If we limit those types of re- success, then walk off to enjoy the afternounces the ministry’s mission as “helping our street family, one soul at a time.” sources, then they’re going to think noon. “Love you guys,” Wood says as The board lists the names of nine home- about their direction in life,” Evans says. they leave. UGM’s Hope Day Center still offers less people who’ve died since April 2017, alongside five pictures of “ministry dinner once a week and light snacks in dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
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Games people pay Rosendale dust-up highlights a finance loophole by Alex Sakariassen
In an emailed statement to the For the past few weeks, Bryce Ben- The next day, May 15, Rosendale made nett has been knocking doors in Mis- a personal loan of $32,831 to his 2018 Indy, a spokesperson for Rosendale’s campaign defended the debt repayment soula for his state Senate campaign. A Senate committee. In the month since Rosendale made and loan activity as legal before criticizfour-termer in the Montana House of Representatives, he’s accustomed to that loan, 14 more donors have con- ing the amount of outside spending — constituents talking about health care tributed an additional $35,000 toward more than $1 million to date — in supand education. But lately, he says, some his debt retirement, including San Fran- port of Tester: “Matt Rosendale’s following the law. have been raising the issue of campaign- cisco philanthropist Diane “Dede” finance law — and, more specifically, the Wilsey and former Occidental Petroleum The real question is: When will Jon Tester be held accountable for publicly railing criticism swirling around Republican CEO Stephen Chazen. The amount and timing of the repay- against out of state SuperPACs and dark U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale. “Clearly, our campaign-finance laws ment and loan transactions have fueled a money when he’s been the beneficiary of were intended to create campaigns that series of allegations and attacks by De- millions upon millions of dollars of this exact same cash. It’s the height only receive a certain amount of hypocrisy and the people of of money from individuals, so Montana are sick and tired of his that nobody could be cortwo-faced antics.” rupted by an overwhelming Those chastising Rosendale amount of money coming from acknowledge that the transacany individual,” Bennett says. tions do not violate campaign “Matt has clearly found a way to law, though Muller questioned sneak past the will of the voters in the July 18 call with reporters of Montana, and we certainly whether Rosendale’s intent to have to do something about loan his Senate campaign an that.” amount equal to the debt repayOver the past four months, ment was communicated to a small collection of Republican donors. She added that, legal or donors from across the country, not, Rosendale should return the roughly two-dozen in all, have money or donate it to charity. been helping Rosendale pay For Bennett, who has back a personal loan he made to photo courtesy mattformontana.com sponsored several successful his unsuccessful 2014 U.S. House campaign. The contribu- Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale, the election-related measures durcurrent Montana state auditor, is under fire from tions, made to his 2018 Senate campaign finance reformists over a recent personal ing his legislative tenure, Rosendale’s actions highlight a committee and earmarked for loan to his campaign committee. loophole in campaign-finance debt retirement, come from the likes of oil tycoon Wayne Laufer, political mocrats and campaign-finance reform ad- laws that he believes should be closed. consultant Roy Pfautch and Home Depot vocates. The Montana Democratic Party Bennett says he’s seen “very blatant and founder Bernie Marcus. These out-of- referred to Rosendale’s actions as “shady” heinous efforts to undermine our elecstaters’ awareness of Rosendale’s out- and “sleight-of-hand” and accused him of tion laws” in the past, but not standing debt to himself was no “cooking the books” — a line repeated Rosendale’s tactic. According to End Citcoincidence. Before the June primary, his last week by incumbent Sen. Jon Tester’s izens United spokesperson Anne Feldcampaign produced a contribution form campaign. The political action committee man, “it’s like nothing we’ve ever seen.” “We have to return to common sense — obtained by the Daily Beast and posted End Citizens United compared the online — directing recipients to the 2014 Rosendale campaign’s accounting to and the idea that every individual should debt retirement and informing them that money laundering, and during a press only be able to give the same amount,” any donations to that cause would raise call last week that included Bennett, End Bennett says. “We have to find a way to their allowable maximum individual con- Citizens United President Tiffany Muller close down any opportunities for people to sneak extra money into their campaign tribution from $5,400 to $8,000, or called it “an end-run around the law.” “Matt Rosendale’s intent was clearly coffers from out of state donors because $16,000 per couple. On May 14, Rosendale put those to help high-dollar donors avoid limits,” of this ridiculous loophole.” debt-retirement collections to use, re- Muller said, “and he’s trying to deceive porting a loan repayment of $32,831. voters while skirting the law.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com
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The Pelosi test Why Kathleen Williams should steer clear of centrist by Dan Brooks
I claim to be a political independent, but the only Republican I ever voted for was Bill Clinton. I was 18 and ignorant of his policies: free trade, a smaller federal workforce and welfare “reform” in the shape of benefit caps and work requirements. I only knew he was not Bob Dole. Buoyed by such lowinformation voters, Clinton won re-election and carried on the legacy of Ronald Reagan. I mention this bit of 20th-century political history not just to quash rumors that I am young and cool, but also to warn today’s Democratic Party. There’s a lot of disagreement about how to proceed now that Republicans control the White House, Congress, a majority of governorships and state Legislatures, most school boards and the Audubon Society. Democrats control stand-up comedy. From this position, there are two ways forward. One is to appeal to moderates who feel alienated by Donald Trump. The idea is that an electorally meaningful number of voters dislike lying, bullying, philandering, trade wars and pathological contempt for the written word, but they dislike universal health care even more. They are therefore waiting for a normal person to promise them business as usual. That was the brand Hillary Clinton chose in 2016: centrist policies, not a maniac. Many Democratic strategists remain so shocked it didn’t work that they insist on trying it again this year. Their theory is that it’s a fluke that Trump became president, because obviously he repels people of sense. Democrats need only offer the policies of moderate Republicans in a more appealing package. Kathleen Williams tried a variation on that approach last week. The Democratic candidate for Montana’s congressional seat released a 30-second campaign ad promising that, if elected, she would not vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. On first blush, that seems like a good idea. Among Republicans, Pelosi is
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a figure of nightmares — Freddy Krueger to Hillary’s Jason Voorhees. By attacking the highest-ranking member of her own party, Williams signals to center-right voters that she is their friend. Maybe that will be enough to lure some moderate Republicans away from her opponent, Greg Gianforte. As a multimillionaire who assaulted a reporter the night before the election,
“Maybe people would rather buy tacos from a decent woman than from a violent homunculus, but right next door is not the place to sell them.” lied about it and then went into hiding until the votes were counted, Gianforte is like Trump without the charm. He is a rich man trying to beguile the working class. He is notoriously short-tempered in interviews, and I will never forgive him for not attacking me when we sat down to talk in 2015. Does he understand what that would have done for my career? He does not, because all he thinks about is himself — and, presumably, the mantra a court-appointed therapist taught him to keep from punching people in line at Starbucks. Gianforte is a weak incumbent, is what I’m saying, and you’d think that a lot of Republicans would rather vote for a different candidate who offers centrist policies without the taint of an assault conviction. Sorry — that last sentence is missing some words. You would think
that, I meant to write, if you emerged from a coma with no knowledge of the year 2016. Moderacy without insanity did not work for Hillary Clinton, and it seems unlikely to work for Williams. How many Republicans can we expect to vote Democrat for policy reasons at a moment when the GOP is already making policy? If the last election taught us anything, it’s that moderate Republicans are willing to ignore bad personalities in pursuit of their agenda. Gianforte won’t vote Pelosi for Speaker, either. Williams’ plan to adopt the same position is like opening a taco stand next to a taco stand. Maybe people would rather buy tacos from a decent woman than from a violent homunculus, but right next door is not the place to sell them. Instead of advertising her opposition to Pelosi, Williams should tell voters what she will do for them that Gianforte will not. For example, she wants to let Americans over age 55 buy into Medicare as a first step toward a public option for health insurance. Gianforte doesn’t support that, and if you ask him about it, he’ll count to 10 while breathing rapidly through his nose. After nearly a decade of buying my own insurance as a freelancer, I’d vote for the devil himself if he promised me a public option. I might even vote for Donald Trump. I suspect there are more voters like me than there are principled Republicans just waiting for a moderate who hasn’t punched anybody. Williams is already an alternative for voters who find Gianforte reprehensible. She should campaign as an alternative to him in other ways, too. Let the centrists vote on character. There are far more unregistered voters who have been staying home because they will only vote for change. They might vote for Williams, if she can summon the courage to speak to them. Dan Brooks is on Twitter at @DangerBrooks.
[opinion]
Feeding the fire Trump pardon keeps the Bundy standoff alive by Rocky Barker
President Donald Trump’s pardon of the Oregon ranchers whose legal case helped spark the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge perpetuates the polarization triggered by the entire Bundy saga. Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven, were convicted of arson in 2012. The men set two fires on federal land, one in 2001, witnesses testified, to cover up a poaching incident, and the second in 2006, initially allegedly set as a back burn. This happened at a time when relations between federal officials at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and many local ranchers had become especially tense. The charges against the two men were brought under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which required a mandatory five-year sentence. Instead, U.S. District Judge Michael R. Hogan sentenced Dwight Hammond to three months in prison and Steven to a year, saying the mandatory sentence “would shock the conscience to me.” That wasn’t enough jail time for U.S. Attorney Billy Williams. He appealed the sentence, and in 2015 the Hammonds were ordered to complete their five-year sentences. That’s when Ammon and Ryan Bundy weighed in. Late in 2015, they came to Burns, Oregon, to take up the Hammonds’ cause, which even some moderate ranchers supported. The Bundys’ involvement inspired militia members and other supporters, who had clashed with federal enforcement officers at the family’s Nevada ranch in 2014. That dispute was over federal grazing fees that Cliven Bundy, the family patriarch, had refused to pay for decades. The Hammonds, however, ignored the Bundys’ call to join their occupation of the wildlife refuge. Instead, they decided to return to prison, thereby demonstrating some support for the rule of law. I spoke with federal employees
whose families were bullied by some of the men with assault rifles who came from across the West to join in the Bundys’ protest. The people who worked for the government were members of the community — coaches of Little League teams and volunteers in churches who also served in local government. But the Bundy supporters treated them like enemies.
“The people who worked for the government were members of the community. ... But the Bundy supporters treated them like enemies.”
Rancher Fred Otley, a former president of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, said he thought that state and local officials had overreacted to the presence of militia members. When community meetings were shut down and schools closed, that only encouraged conspiracy theories about federal agents stalking and harassing local people. He and other ranchers had no intention of siding with the Bundys, he said, but he also believed the federal government had treated the Hammonds too harshly.
When the 41-day occupation of the wildlife refuge ended, one man, LaVoy Finicum, was dead. But the division over land policy continued. The Bundys and five others were acquitted of conspiracy, weapons and theft charges after a fiveweek trial in 2016. But many of their followers are either in jail or face fines and probation. Then in January, U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed the case against Cliven Bundy, his sons and others involved in the 2014 Nevada standoff. She said that prosecutors had engaged in “flagrant misconduct” by withholding evidence that could have supported the Bundys’ case. No matter what you thought about the Bundys and the radical band of antigovernment, gun-toting extremists who follow them, it was clear that the federal government had bungled the two cases. Imagine this: What if President Barack Obama had commuted the Hammonds’ sentence, showing clemency for the two men who had been willing to return to prison and accept the legal consequences for their actions in destroying federal property? Instead, it was President Trump who gave the Hammonds a full pardon this month, thereby feeding the fires of conflict over federal land management. An earlier, more nuanced approach might have placated Fred Otley and other Oregon ranchers, who might have felt that justice had been served. It might also have helped the many federal public servants who must carry out their jobs protecting our public lands, often in lonely and vulnerable circumstances. Now, provocateurs like the Bundys can feel empowered to push their alternative brand of American history and the law. The standoff continues. Rocky Barker is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He covered the Malheur revolt for the Idaho Statesman and retired this year after 43 years as a journalist.
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KARMA – Walt Dean King, 69, just wanted to take a look at a used car for sale on July 4. But when he approached the vehicle in the small California town of Tracy, about 60 miles east of San Francisco, he was suddenly knocked off his feet by a bull that had gotten loose. King felt the bull’s horn go through his side and crawled between a bush and a house as the bull stood over him snorting for about 20 minutes. FOX40 reported that King underwent three hours of surgery, after which doctors told him his belly fat had saved him from worse injury. King believes karma kept him alive: “Back in the ’70s, I had pulled a lady out of a burning building, so now I think I’m being paid back, by not dying,” King said. PEOPLE WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS – Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who have made their fortunes in tech-related fields have discovered a spiritually enriching new guru, Jess Magic, a ukulele player and singer who calls herself a “heartist.” At Magic’s intimate, invitation-only “Soul Salons” (and now on a 10-city national tour), participants share their energy and join in “songversations” — philosophical rap and improvised music and dance — a process Magic calls “a play date for your inner child.” Andrew Hewitt, creator of Game Changers 500, explains: “For people who live most of the time in their head, this feels like magic.” The New York Times reported that Magic believes her appeal is in response to the spiritual hollowness wealthy executives feel. “People forget that they are human beings rather than human doings,” she said. – Patriotism inspired Rain Wiggand, 22, and Zane Liles, 21, of Collins, Ohio, to construct an American flag using more than 2,000 Budweiser, Bud Light and Miller Lite beer cans. Wiggand posted pictures of the “beer flag” on Twitter on July 4. “It was a rough month of work for Zane and I,” Wiggand confessed, adding that they “averaged somewhere around 14 beers a night for 28 days straight.” Six other friends helped, he said, but they only drank on Thursdays to Sundays. Liles told BuzzFeed News, “It was a monthlong hangover that nothing could cure.” However, he said the project had not ruined beer for him. “I can still drink beer with the best of them.” CULTURAL DIVERSITY – In Ghana, the reaction of mourners at a funeral is a measure of the deceased’s position in the community. But for family members who are unable to express their emotions openly, professional mourners will cry on their behalf. A leader of one team of criers told BBC Africa in July that they charge based on the size of the funeral, and the Kumasi Funeral Criers Association offers different styles of crying, such as crying with swagg, crying and rolling on the ground, and crying and vomiting. Ghanian funerals also feature dancing pallbearers and giant billboards to announce the funeral arrangements. IT’S A COMPULSION – In 1985, Tosya Garibyan of Arinj, in Armenia, asked her husband, Levon Arkelian, 44, to dig a pit under their home where she could store potatoes. But once he got started, Radio Free Europe reported, he just couldn’t stop. Twenty-three years later, the underground oasis Arkelian created is a tourist attraction. Working as many as 18 hours a day with only a hammer and chisel, Arkelian created seven rooms, stairwells and passages running as deep as 65 feet and adorned them with carvings and decorations made from found objects. Arkelian passed away in 2008, and his widow welcomes tourists to her museum, which includes his shredded work boots and tools. But she says the couple argued about the project. “He ruined his health because of this hole,” she told RFE. WAIT, WHAT? – Brigadier Gen. Gholam Reza Jalali, the head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization, announced in a press conference on July 2 that Israel is manipulating the weather over Iran to prevent rain. “Israel and another country in the region have joint teams which work to ensure clouds entering Iranian skies are unable to release rain,” Jalali posited, according to YNet News. “On top of that, we are facing the issue of cloud and snow theft.” However, the head of Iran’s meteorological service was skeptical: “It is not possible for a country to steal snow or clouds. Iran has suffered a prolonged drought, and this is a global trend that does not apply only to Iran.” WEIRD SCIENCE – If summer’s heat is making you anxious about body odor, you might want to investigate a helpful gadget launched on July 1 by Japanese health tech company Tanita: the ES-100, an odor-sensing device that will detect body odor or too much perfume or cologne. IT Media reported that the user simply points the sensor toward the underarm area (or other problematic spots), and in 10 seconds a numerical score will appear on the LED display. If you’re a 10 ... you’re not a 10. COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS – In Madison, Wisconsin, an unidentified 19-year-old driver flipped his car after overcorrecting in traffic on July 3. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the man left the scene and removed some clothing, then pretended to be a jogger who happened by when police questioned him. Police said he was not impaired; he was later charged with leaving a crash scene and driving without a license. – A 62-year-old security guard named Ramdin in the city of Kanpur, India, told doctors he was robbed in June of about $722 (proceeds from the sale of his motorbike) by muggers who attacked him and knocked him out. When he woke up, Ramdin was suffering from severe abdominal pain, which brought him, 10 days later, to Rama Hospital, where a scan revealed a steel cup lodged in his abdomen. Senior surgeon Dr. Dinesh Kumar told Metro News: “It seems that the metal cup was inserted into Ramdin’s rectum by the goons, and it got stuck near the intestines.” Doctors couldn’t remove the cup using the route it went in, so they had to operate. Ramdin was discharged from the hospital on July 4. EWWWWW! – In what can only be a testament to curiosity, a Staffa, Ontario, Canada, man has created an eBay listing for the McDonald’s meal he placed on a shelf in his home six years ago to see what would happen. CBC Radio reported on July 5 that Dave Alexander also set aside a homemade burger and fries, five years ago, in order to make a comparison. The McDonald’s meal held up much better: “The fries are stunningly good looking,” Alexander said. “The burger itself has darkened a little bit. The bun is about as hard as a hockey puck, but it looks just like it’s brand-new cosmetically.” Alexander is downsizing and listed the meal — “original owner, never eaten” — for $29.99. “We live in the country and we’ve never seen a fly land on it. Ever,” he said. Send your weird news items with subject line WEIRD NEWS to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com
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arry Maxwell was just getting started teaching writing workshops at a homeless shelter in Austin, where he got his undergrad degree at the University of Texas. During one of his first classes, a man who came in to check out the class became argumentative and antagonistic. “Who are you to come in here? What sort of do-gooder motherfucker are you?” he asked Maxwell.
He was the sort of do-gooder who could be found under number 113119 in the shelter’s resident database, Maxwell matter-of-factly told him. The sort of do-gooder who’d been an accomplished drinker and spent a few years in and out of the shelter himself before he became a fifty-something English major who taught writing workshops and distributed books at the shelter. Satisfied with Maxwell’s bona fides, the guy said,
“Well, all right then,” and settled in for the two-hour Street Lit Authors Club, then a new concern and now in its fifth year in Austin. In May, Maxwell started the Missoula version of the workshop after moving here for UM’s creative writing program. He can be found in the Poverello Center’s basement computer room every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m., and he’s easy to recognize. He’s well over 6
feet tall with a cloud of dark blond hair, pulling a wheeled suitcase through the dining room and carrying grocery bags full of paperbacks. The suitcase contains the coffee pot and cookies he sets out along with notebooks and pencils for anyone who wants to come in and write, read or just talk. Once everything’s unpacked and set out on a table, it’s time to hang out and wait. Anyone who shows up gets a photocopied packet for
Barry Maxwell takes literature to the street by Susan Elizabeth Shepard photos by Amy Donovan
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that week’s class. The contents are different every week, but they always contain the class’ Two Commandments: Be Cool and Don’t Be An Asshole. Maxwell, who will be 58 in August, has a gentle drawl that testifies to his near-lifelong residence in and around Austin, where, in his youth, the drinking age was still 18 (it’s been 21 since 1986) and the city was a haven for musicians and creative proto-slackers. He played drums in bands called Crystal Image and Mother of Pearl in the 6th Street bars and clubs that predated the tourist bureau naming Austin the “Live Music Capital of the World.” When drumming failed to produce a consistent living, he went to work for a property management company, then convinced his bosses to hire him as a painter and started his own painting company. By the early ’90s, Austin had a booming cable access television community that most notoriously served as the launching pad for what would become InfoWars, the Sandy Hook-denying, nutritional-supplement-selling empire of Alex Jones. It also broadcast a show by a man who was bootstrapping a church, and Maxwell happened to be watching one night when he came on. “I saw this guy, the reverend, on there,” Maxwell says, “and he had a lot of really great ideas, and I had always been kind of intrigued by mysticism and spirituality.” The first of the reverend’s services that Maxwell attended turned out to be just the two of them, which was a little awkward, but Maxwell stuck around. “It did me a lot of good at the time. One of the first meetings I went to, I was drinking, I was in ripped jeans and leather jackets and long hair and all this wonderful hippie stuff and drinking a sixpack on the way over to the Sunday service,” he says. “The guy said, ‘Look, none of this is going to do any good if you keep drinking,’ and I said, ‘all right,’ and stopped for two years.” During this time he also met a woman who he would later marry, who also joined the church, and built his painting business. The church (which Maxwell doesn’t want to name, saying it’s lawsuit-happy) wanted a substantial financial commitment from its members, who were expected to pay for personal and business counseling. After a few years, during a seasonal break from services, he asked his wife-to-be if she wanted to maybe stop going, and they both agreed to leave. He eventually started drinking again, which led to a DUI arrest and the slow process of his life coming apart. His marriage, business and friendships dissolved,
“What am I going to do, initiate some huge cover-up of my own sad, weird history? It’s mostly what I write about anyway, so if I weren’t open about it, I wouldn’t have much to work with.” and he spent time couchsurfing, including one summer with “some meth-heads out on Lake Travis,” until he turned to a homeless shelter in 2009, facing his 50s “officially” homeless. “It’s really kind of a soul crusher when you have to go in and get logged into the system,” he says. Maxwell checked in to the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH), that city’s equivalent of the Pov, only
was the valedictorian of his GED class and was offered a scholarship to pay for classes at Austin Community College. He initially wanted to pursue a web design certificate, but got distracted by creative writing. “At ACC they have a badass creative writing program,” he says. “It’s like, well, I may not have another chance at anything like this, and I could get hit by a meteorite tomorrow.” One of his early ACC professors
After he finished his certificate at ACC, he applied to and was accepted at the University of Texas. During a scholarship interview, he talked about how much he wanted to be able to launch a writing workshop in addition to the library. “I had thought about something like a writing workshop or a reading group or something like, here we are at the smart kids’ table, let’s talk about cool stuff,” he says. “And I started talking about the writ-
Barry Maxwell is a full-time grad student at UM in addition to his volunteer work running the Street Lit workshop.
much larger, and situated just blocks from 6th Street, where Austin’s bars and clubs are concentrated. Imagine if the Pov were at Front and Orange. Soul crushing as it was, registering as number 113119 marked the beginning of Maxwell’s new life in literature. After about a year there, he says, pulling out a notebook to check the date, he went to rehab. Once sober, he got an opportunity to move into housing that required residents to work or volunteer in lieu of paying rent. He suggested that he’d go through a GED prep course instead, and the housing nonprofit agreed. Soon he
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asked if he’d written before, because of the high quality of his work. Maxwell said “Not really,” though later, he says, he remembered early attempts. He’d always read a lot, and found a common interest in books a good way to connect with other guys on the street who might have an interesting paperback in their pocket — guys like him, he says, who were “smart people in a really stupid situation.” For a class project, Maxwell started a mobile library for ARCH to ensure those guys had access to books, and that became the first version of Street Lit.
ing workshop and just started crying.” He’d been overcome thinking about how much it meant to him to be able to start the project and walked out thinking he’d blown the interview. He’d nailed it, of course, and started the workshop at ARCH the summer after his first year at UT. Maxwell had by then accumulated a number of friends in the Austin literary community, including Charlotte Gullick, who directed ACC’s program, and his UT professor (and 2018 Guggenheim Fellow) Deb Olin Unferth, who encouraged him. They would attend his workshops as guest instructors or visitors.
Unferth says Maxwell’s classroom presence as a student was impressive from the start. “He’s so funny and dynamic and smart, and he reads all the time, and he’s so independent-minded and has such a great attitude,” she says. “He’s also really generous with his comments, toward the other students, and he just created a camaraderie in the class that created an intimacy between all of us.” Unferth also runs a class in a nontraditional setting, the Pen-City Writers prison writing program in the John B. Connally Unit, a maximum security prison in Kenedy, Texas, southeast of San Antonio. Inmates can get college credit through the program, which pairs them with writers and teachers on the outside as literary pen pals with whom they exchange correspondence about the books they’re reading, an approach Unferth found much more popular than assigning book reports. Maxwell was one of the first to volunteer to help with the class, Unferth says. There was much mourning when Maxwell left Austin for Missoula last summer. “He’s a pretty special guy. We miss him. We really miss him!” she says. Maxwell had tasted success in school, and decided to stay on and go for an MFA. UM accepted Maxwell in both its fiction and nonfiction creative writing graduate programs, so the scales were tipped in favor of Missoula, where he had no existing connections. He spent his first nine months here pretty “holed up,” he says, adjusting to Missoula life, the transition smoothed a bit by his Austin roommate, who’d decided to come along for the ride and to keep him company. In March, Maxwell put together a proposal to bring Street Lit to the Pov. He started teaching there in early May. He worries before every class that no one will show up. Unlike in Austin, where he had become well known to ARCH residents, he’s a new face at the Pov. And there just aren’t as many people here. On some of the first nice Fridays of summer, attendance was sparse, with just one or two people showing up. By mid-July, the average was closer to a half-dozen. “I get discouraged before every Friday, pretty much. It’s like, ‘Oh, if it’s just two people, am I doing any good?’” he says. “And then I get there, and even if it’s just one guy coming in, the conversation is always good and it lifts me back up again.” Maxwell waits until a little after 2 p.m. before he asks his class what they’d like to do that day. Did anyone bring something to read? Do they have
“That whole feeling of being disconnected from everybody, even the people that you hang with, it’s really like the loneliest sort of thing.” anything they want to talk about? Maybe he’ll read something from the packets he brings to class and introduce attendees to writing prompts or exercises, like jotting down memories and following wherever they lead. Since any class might be someone’s first (or last), Maxwell makes sure that it’s accessible at any point, and that even someone who’s there for just half an hour can take away a new concept
around the table in the computer center, and the readings and discussion will be lively, with everyone engaged and giving each other feedback. Or almost everyone. During one class in mid-July, when a couple of repeat students and some new participants were going around the table responding to another workshopper’s piece, Maxwell got to the last guy in the circle and asked what he thought. The guy looked up and
around the room, workshop style, letting everyone comment. If someone starts dominating the conversation with tangents, he has a knack for gently redirecting them back on topic. At one class, an attendee started telling a story about the near-misses that have saved his life, like the time he didn’t go see the Great White show where pyrotechnics set the club on fire, killing 100. Another writes exclu-
Maxwell unpacks workshop supplies and snacks, which he provides at his own expense, and paperbacks for students to take. Any books remaining after class are left upstairs for Pov residents.
or complete a short piece of writing. His course packets include examples of short-form fiction and nonfiction and essays about writing that show students the impact that just a single paragraph can have. One packet contains two excerpts from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, “Short Assignments” and “Shitty First Drafts,” which Maxwell relates to his own writing habits to impress on his students that their initial efforts don’t have to be perfect or even good to be worthwhile. Sometimes what looks like a quiet day will end with five or six students
said, “Oh, my bad. I was just totally lost in my phone there.” “I thank you for your honesty,” Maxwell said, and moved on. Sometimes students bring their own work to read, and some will have notebooks already filled with their writing. At a class in July, one woman brought and read from a notebook filled with journaling and poems, and in June a man read a moving excerpt from a health history he’d written in preparation for a Social Security disability appointment. Maxwell asks if they want critique or “cheerleading” and goes
sively from divine inspiration, which Maxwell says is critique-proof. “How can I talk about, you know, using good images?” he says. “How do you tell Jesus that he needs to up his game? That’s a hard one.” But he makes the space for that writer to speak nonetheless, making sure he feels heard. Despite his ability to charm students, Maxwell found himself slightly uneasy about fitting in when he first began classes at UM, but he says that wasn’t a matter of being a “nontraditional” student. He doesn’t see the age
“Nutshit” by Stephen Hayhurst, Street Lit workshopper Reprinted with permission.
“My name is Stephen Hayhurst,” I tell the fella doing my intake at Pathways Addiction Center in Kalispell, Montana. He has lots of questions to ask me as he fills out my intake portfolio. All he knows is I was just transferred (via ambulance) from the emergency room (where I threatened to shoot myself in the head over my uncontrollable drug addiction). Blah, blah, blah, I answer away! When he gets to this section that asks “In case of emergency, who do I notify?” I honestly had no one to place in this space. Meaning there is no one who really cares about me right now, unless you consider the woman I recently broke up with. She used to be the one. Clearly I don’t want to contact her or I would’ve stayed in California. Then the questions get to my family history. My mom died of AIDS, my father died of a drug overdose, my little brother committed suicide, my oldest sister never had a chance. When I was 12 she was 14. She began turning tricks off Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island. I was happy when she ran away from home. The intake counselor puts down his pen and stack of forms, looks me in the eye, and says “No wonder you do drugs.” Yeah, no shit! To understand me you must first understand the definition of NUTSHIT. I spent my entire childhood trying to make sense of it. Nutshit is taking your children to a babysitter (so you can go party) who your 10-year-old daughter just told you had been repeatedly molesting her and her eight-year-old brother. “You” being the parent. You make the babysitter apologize for his bad behavior, only to continue leaving us with this monster. For days on end! Nutshit is stabbing your boyfriend in front of your children (burying a steak knife to the hilt in his belly). I remember pulling a knife out and throwing it on a neighbor’s roof. I was 9. Nutshit is always under the influence of something. Oblivious blackout aggressive behavior turns confrontational in a form of pigheaded ignorant tunnel vision landing on whatever to justify aggression. Nutshit is two brain cells fighting over another, ranting and raving, blunt force trauma, meaningless sobbing promising change for the better only to behave otherwise. Nutshit is the police always at our house on a domestic violence call I always had a front seat to. Usually the ambulance or the paddy wagon hauls the boyfriends away. The men change, the bullshit remains. Nutshit is random acts of psychotic behavior, abandoned in a car for hours on end while you sit on a barstool.
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difference as a big deal, and says it’s a little funny when he’s mistaken for a professor. He sees no reason to be coy about his life experience. Last semester, when he was shooting the breeze with his fellow UM students at the Union Club, he shared a story about a bedbug infestation he’d encountered during a stint in temporary housing. One student responded with, “This homeless thing, you’re kind of open about that, aren’t you?” Maxwell said yeah, he was, and moved on, but later he started thinking about the implications in that question. Was there some reason he shouldn’t be open about it? Some reason not to tell stories about bedbugs? “Like, what am I going to do, initiate some huge cover-up of my own sad, weird history? It’s mostly what I write about anyway, so if I weren’t open about it, I wouldn’t have much to work with,” Maxwell says. Going through some kind of hell and then telling your story is pretty much the foundation of memoir, and much of Maxwell’s work, both fiction and non-, is autobiographical, ranging from reflections on childhood visits to his grandparents’ rural Texas home to his experiences squatting in a vacant apartment in Austin. His work has been published in online creative writing outlets including Tin House and Split Lip. Maxwell’s telling of his “sad, weird history” is full of black humor and forthright recountings of absurd circumstances, and he’s always willing to share pieces of it in Street Lit. This summer, Maxwell has been getting by on the last of his student loans
Maxwell talks with a student before the July 13 Street Lit workshop.
from his first year at UM, so he’s had time to focus on the workshop. He’ll spend hours choosing what to put in his class packets, and he reads constantly. He says he hopes to get outside and enjoy the Montana summer at some point instead of just staying indoors. When classes start in late August, his schedule will be packed with workshops in fiction and nonfiction and a screenwriting class. Like his fellow students, he’s worried about what budget cuts could do to his program, which has seen enrollment decline in part because it can’t fund more
students, and where professors worry that they won’t be replaced if they leave. During a Street Lit workshop, he likens the changes to a reverse Christmas present: Students who thought they were getting a great gift unwrap a lump of coal. News of UM’s troubles are known to the Pov students already, of course. One student asks Maxwell if there’s a chance he could get some writing in front of a professor. “Good luck with that. There’s so few of them,” Maxwell says. “Yeah, because of the budget cuts? I heard about that,” says the student.
But worries are banished for the couple of hours of the Pov workshop each week, he says, since he’s totally focused on the work at hand. It’s the kind of opportunity he wishes had been available to him when he was homeless: a regular place to go and engage in conversation during a time when he wasn’t even able to sit down on the sidewalk without being told to move on, without being reminded of all the places he didn’t belong. “I think that’s what made it so important to me. That whole feeling of
being disconnected from everybody, even the people that you hang with, it’s really like the loneliest sort of thing,” he says. He hopes Street Lit can create the same space of belonging in Missoula that it established in Austin. “It’s a place to retreat, it’s a place to build community, and I feel it’s done that for a lot of folks,” says Anthony Nunez, a former UT classmate of Maxwell’s who currently helps run the Austin program. “This workshop means something to people. It’s a way for people to tell their story.” Back in March, when the Indy started emailing Maxwell to set up an interview, he wanted to know, “Why me?” The obvious answer is that a university student who’s gone from homelessness to MFA candidate and volunteerism makes for a great story with an appealing redemption arc: Man beats booze and homelessness and gives back to his former fellows. The less obvious answer is that Missoula’s homeless people are usually discussed as a problem that needs solving instead of as community members who need material help. Even well-meaning civic leaders tend to draw a line between the responsible homeless — members of the working class who’ve suffered one crisis too many, or succumbed to mental illness — and undeserving “transients.” They have our stories foisted on them. But each one of them already has a story. Maxwell’s work is to help them tell it. sshepard@missoulanews.com
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[arts]
Curious cat Matt Olson’s ambitious Ballroom Sessions bring Missoula’s local music scene together by Nate Biehl
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issoula musician Matt Olson is highly motivated by discovery. When he finds a project that intrigues him, he throws himself into it with hands-on enthusiasm, which forces him to learn the fundamentals quickly. When he talks about finding himself in over his head, he uses the word “addicting” to describe the experience, and his easy grin gets just a little bigger. Discovery, as it turns out, might be Olson’s drug of choice. Olson, 39, is a father and husband, with a day job in construction sales. He’s been involved in Missoula’s music scene for close to 10 years, playing multiple instruments and ignoring genre limitations, including in his current groups AvantGarde Alliance, Zepeda and Jupiter Beat. He’s also spearheading an ambitious new project in consort with Missoula Community Radio that’s modeled after the in-studio performances popularized by Seattle’s KEXP. Every two weeks, Olson records a live performance of a different local band in the second-floor ballroom of the Union Hall. Each band is interviewed during the session by people Olson feels are a good fit to ask the band interesting questions. He’s calling the project the Ballroom Sessions. ( You can check out KFGM’s Facebook page, which features clips from the sessions he’s recorded to date.) Olson would have you believe that his investment in the local music scene is based purely on self-interest. He sees the trial-by-fire scenarios presented by the Ballrooms Sessions as a sort of engineering boot camp. What I found out when I sat down to talk with him is that his love of discovery is accompanied by a deep love of musical diversity. How did you get started playing music? Matt Olson: It was kind of like a midlife crisis, but I was much younger. I was 26. I quit my job, ended my relationship and I rode my bike back to Missoula. It took a month. I wasn’t sure if I was even going to stay but I knew that I wanted to start playing music, so I went to E.S.P. and I bought my first drum set. I started recording right away — really basic recording scenario, but it was enough to play the drums, play the bass,
photo by Amy Donovan
Matt Olson records musicians on the second floor of the Union Club for his Ballroom Sessions project.
play the guitar over it a bit. I just viewed it as part of the learning process to be able to hear myself back. Throw out an idea and listen to it. What do I like about it, what don’t I like? Just kind of homing in on what sounds I liked. Tell me about how the Ballroom Sessions got started. MO: [KFGM] needed someone to help fill in on air, and I jumped at the chance. … For years I’ve listened to every KEXP show that I can. I happened to catch something Clark [Grant, station manager of Butte Community Radio] posted, and I thought, “Why aren’t we doing this already?” … I knew eventually I wanted it to turn into a thing that more resembled a KEXP session where there was excellent video footage, a YouTube channel with a backlog of all of these sessions. I was getting to the point with my bands where I wanted to start recording numerous albums. Gaining that knowledge meant that I needed to have the experience and people to practice on, so
Ballroom Sessions really kind of was a way for me to “dupe” people into letting me work with them. I needed to have a really wide range of bands, different genres, different instrumentation. What are the challenges you’ve come up against? MO: I’ve put a lot of my own money and time into creating what it is now. Funding for the Ballroom Sessions would be really great so I could hire people to do the video footage properly with the proper equipment. [And compensation] for me as a sound engineer to take my studio down and bring it up to the ballroom every two weeks and record a session and bring it home and spend five times as long as it took to mix all that. Right now I’m just putting in the groundwork to get something out there for people to see it and see what an asset it will be, not only to our musical community but to the community at large. Unless you’re the type of person who goes out at 10 p.m. to see a band, you’re not
gonna have any idea of what’s going on in your music scene. What are people doing, what are people playing? From an outsider’s perspective, you might see that there are four bands in Missoula. Well, there’s probably a hundred. I want to give those people a chance to be seen. What’s your ultimate vision for the Ballroom Sessions? MO: I want it to be accessible to everyone. I haven’t and I probably won’t turn anyone away, no matter what kind of music, no matter who’s in your band. I think it’s necessary in our current time to make an effort to include people of color, to include women. I try to create sessions that are including as much of Missoula’s diversity as I can. That’s really important to me. There’s also the interviews. It’s a chance and an opportunity for the bands to express themselves further beyond their music and to explain what they’re doing. Where are your lyrics derived from? What experiences propelled you to write this
song? That’s all immensely fascinating to me and I love to hear that kind of thing. You’re doing this with no guarantee of return. What are the values that motivate you to invest in a DIY scene? MO: I feel like we should all be here to support one another and prop each other up. I think Missoula has become and is still becoming one of those places where there’s a really vibrant music scene, and I want to help that along. Just within the last six months, I’m meeting people who are in my music community who I’ve never met before, who I’ve never talked to before. I’m making these connections and actually working with these people now. I couldn’t be happier. I’m so inspired. I understand the community here better. That’s addicting in itself. Even if no money comes in, I’m not gonna quit doing this — because this is amazing. arts@missoulanews.com
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[music] Zebulon Kosted, To Leave and Never Return Zebulon Kosted is the strangest band to come out of Missoula in recent history. Sometimes a solo project, other times a multimedia art collective, its recordings have a sound that consistently challenges the listener. What’s more, it’s all black metal. Not as you know it: plenty of ZK releases don’t have the kvlt fingerprints of Darkthrone or Watain. But black metal’s mountainous spirit, and its grimness, is a constant, whether you’re listening to one of its harsh noisestyle record splits or an acoustic record. To Leave and Never Return falls into that latter category. Its tracks are largely structured in the
same manner — acoustic guitar stylings eventually give way to ethereal vocals akin to monastic chants. It has some DNA in common with neofolk and martial industrial acts like Rome and Sol Invictus, and plenty of medievalsounding melodies that are reverberant and mournful. It’s a refreshing listen, one that’s quite content to exist on its own terms. Is it a good introductory ZK album? No, but that’s the point — there are no good introductory ZK albums. Each work stands on its own. For those looking for Missoula’s most truly out-there music, their catalog is more than worth a deep dive. (Michael Siebert)
Dead Williams, Dead Williams Missoula’s hip-hop scene waxes and wanes, though, to be fair, Montana is hardly known for being a rap wellspring. Still, the members of Dead Williams have kept at it, doing their own thing with an eye on national trends, rather than local. The group’s collaborative eponymous effort draws inspiration from a variety of styles, with most of that variance audible in the production. The beats sometimes call to mind Stones Throw weirdos Jonwayne and Quasimoto and, other times, California experimentalists Clipping. The five emcees — Wormwood, Gray, Acher, Wade Made and Fist — all complement each other well. Some are more content to let the rhymes flow with restraint. Others have the cadence of a
machine gun, packing every possible word into the beat’s confines. Montana has no regional sound, which leaves Dead Williams in the enviable position of being free to mine inspiration from all eras and styles of hiphop. Some tracks have a palpable New York flair, others have a pinch of Rhymesayers’ midwestern style. And yet it’s cohesive, having an overall vibe not entirely dissimilar to the release’s somewhat eerie baseball-themed album art. This is the sound of five friends having a really good time recording an album together. The posse cuts are the highlights, with “Grocery Store,” in particular, a standout effort. It’s a hazy record, perfect for overcast summer days sitting on a friend’s porch with a 40 and some deli food. (Michael Siebert)
Cremalleras, Mercado Negro
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Mexican punks Cremalleras just toured the west coast from Tijuana to Seattle, and I can only imagine that the spinning heads the duo left in their wake are only just beginning to slow. My Mexican punk knowledge is pretty shallow, and mostly comes from loosely following Dave Serrano’s bands, including Tercer Mundo and Ratas Del Vaticano. This Cremalleras record was released by the same label, Cintas Pepe, and they all have a sound that takes me back to the punk and hardcore I first fell in love with. They remind me of smaller regional bands like Missoula’s Sputniks, Humpy and Charles Bronson Superstar who played pretty competent songs, while never being overly technical. They were all fast, pas-
sionate and imperfect, with great, angry vocals that pulled the whole package together. Similarly, Cremalleras, who evokes early Black Flag, builds up a strong head of steam and doesn’t put the breaks on until the song’s over. (These songs top out at a minute and a half, which makes them the perfect lengths.) With 2018 as a backdrop, I think about my own perception of Mexico and how it’s generally oversimplified. It’s easy to get caught in a trap of thinking about a whole place in terms of bad news, and miss out on important opportunities for connection. Cremalleras reminds me that there’s lots more shared across borders than could ever possibly be separated with a physical barrier. ( Josh Vanek)
[books]
Sugar crash Sex, drugs and pick-and-roll by Skylar Browning
Long before standout Griz guard Michael Oguine raw language, retelling the height of Sugar’s fame, raised the Big Sky Conference trophy last season, and complete with willing women, unlimited drugs and even long before his coach, Travis DeCuire, put his name days-long benders. These episodes receive the sort in the record books as one of Montana’s most prolific of whirlwind treatment befitting a Scorsese montage. “White chicks, black chicks, yellow chicks, even a point guards, another flashy guard set the bar for the university’s proud basketball program. Micheal Ray red one once in Houston, he’d had them all. As far as Richardson arrived in Missoula from Denver in 1974 as Sugar was concerned a pussy was a pussy,” Rosen writes. Rosen aims to reveal the messiness of Richarda virtual unknown, but he left as “Sugar,” one of the best Big Sky players ever, and ended up the fourth overall son’s demise and unpack the complicated nature of pick by the New York Knicks in the 1978 National Bas- everything that followed, but his style is more talkketball Association draft. Put into perspective, future Hall radio host than reporter. He inserts theories that are, at best, plausible but thinly supported. Worse, he of Famer Larry Bird went two picks after Richardson. Unfortunately, Richardson’s on-court exploits rarely seems most interested in littering the narrative with get much attention. Despite four all-star appearances, his own tangential tales; Rosen coached professionally in the ’70s and ’80s, and, at one he will forever be known as one of the point in the book, admits he served as sports world’s biggest cautionary tales. In a weed hookup for an NBA team when1986, at the age of 31, he received a lifeever it traveled to New York City. Coltime ban from the NBA due to repeated orful, sure, but unnecessary in a story failed drug tests. An insatiable appetite for capable of carrying its own weight. cocaine ended one of the game’s most Take the racism angle. Rosen bepromising careers at its peak. He never lieves race — specifically a need to played in the league again. “whiten-up the league” — played a cruThe reasons for Richardson’s decial role in Richardson’s ban, suggesting mise and the unforgiving nature of his the commissioner unfairly singled Sugar battle to rebuild his career provide the out when so many others were also backbone of Sugar, a new book from guilty of drug abuse. Perhaps. The veteran basketball writer Charley Sugar league’s racial divide is a very real issue. Rosen. Less straightforward biography Charley Rosen But going so far down this road in Sugar and more examination of the NBA’s Hardcover, University seems to excuse Richardson’s multiple awkward transition from afterthought of Nebraska Press to the multibillion-dollar global draw it 192 pages, $24.95 failed drug tests and obvious need for help. Later, and much more dubiously, is today, Rosen is especially interested Rosen wonders if race or the league’s in exploring the broader issues of drugs and racism. This setup makes Richardson the perfect powerful Jewish owners somehow kept a now-clean protagonist and provides plenty of colorful anec- Richardson from landing a coveted NBA coaching gig. dotes. It does not, however, deliver the most com- He posits this just pages after writing about Richardplete, convincing or impartial look at its main subject. son’s volatile and often violent behavior when coachGriz fans will probably be disappointed. Sugar ing at lower levels. What NBA team is going to hire spends all of seven pages covering the entirety of someone known to hit and choke his own players? Too often the hot takes in Sugar get in the way Richardson’s childhood in Texas and Colorado and his four years in Missoula. It’s not nearly enough space to of what is, on its own, a compelling story. There’s meaningfully probe some obvious foundational mate- room for debate in whether the depth of Rosen’s rial, such as Richardson’s loss of a father figure when reporting supports the veracity of his theories, but then-Montana coach Jud Heathcote left for Michigan the primary question is why it’s even an issue. State or Richardson’s adjustment to what Rosen de- ( We’ll also skip over the errors throughout, includscribes as “the provincial world of Missoula.” The reader ing numerous typos and one egregious reference is left wanting for details both personal and competitive. to Heathcote’s Michigan Wolverines, a mistake akin There’s nothing but passing mention of an unnamed to confusing Montana with Montana State.) Richardgirlfriend becoming pregnant, then marrying Richard- son is a fascinating subject. Rosen is a basketballson in the summer before his sophomore year. The sto- lifer who knows the game better than most. You’d ries of how he used to dominate Big Sky opponents are think the author would realize when the right play is to simply put the ball in the hands of his star the thing of legend, but none appear here. Instead, Rosen moves at a fast break speed to- player and get out of the way. ward Richardson’s hard-partying days in the NBA. The author doesn’t hold back on sordid details or arts@missoulanews.com
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[film]
Off balance Van Sant’s latest film gets few things right by Molly Laich
Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah Hill star in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.
Gus Van Sant leaves me no choice. The sometimes poignant and true, other times saccharine, janky and ultimately sluggish nature of Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot forces me to damn the picture with faint praise. Joaquin Phoenix stars as the real-life John Callahan, an orphan who languished in alcoholism, became a paraplegic as the result of his folly, kept drinking, found AA, stopped drinking and finally went on to pen a successful, sometimes controversial series of cartoons in a Portland, Oregon altweekly before his eventual death in 2010. Already, the title puts me in a salty mood, which the movie lifts from one of Callahan’s punchlines, featuring a posse in pursuit of an abandoned wheelchair — you get the idea. Strike one: Movie titles that are complete sentences pose challenges for copy writers and bloggers the world over, and don’t get me started on the comma. Secondly, it’s not my favorite joke of his by a long shot. (I suppose a movie titled, “Don’t you love it when they’re still warm from the dryer?” featuring sheeted klansmen makes little sense without context.) Third of all, movie, don’t tell me what to do. Now, I get what they are up to. The jokey title is a trick to try to get us into the theaters. If you knew just how bleak and devastating large swaths of this story can get, you’d probably go see Ant Man instead. The movie begins in a lavish home with a ragtag cast of characters telling discordant stories about their brushes with drug and alcohol addiction. It’s a 12-step recovery meeting, we eventually realize. And Van Sant’s instructing us to get used to the film’s particular brand of non-linear storytelling. After this, we will move back and forth among the moments leading up to Callahan’s accident, scenes of him speaking to a large auditorium about the incredible trajectory of his life, scenes of his painful and heartbreaking physical therapy im-
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mediately after the accident, shots of him drinking pre-wheelchair, post-wheelchair, and so on. So right out of the gates, there’s no mystery where the drinking leads him: It’s into a wheelchair. Nor is there any doubt how he will come out of it: A successful artist speaking to a packed auditorium. How then, will the director turn this dismal, yet emotionally resonant and powerful material into something we are moved by, and more important, can stand? The short answer is that Van Sant never finds the emotional rhythm necessary to lead us through these series of bummers. The brief comedic interludes simply aren’t funny enough, and brilliant though Phoenix may be, he’s too old to play a man who quit drinking at 27. And yet there are these crushing, brilliant moments in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot that get the afflictions of alcoholism and disability so exactly right that it would be wrong to dismiss the movie entirely. In particular, Jonah Hill as the saintly sponsor shows the spiritual dimension of Alcoholics Anonymous that may otherwise go unacknowledged to modern audiences. Callahan’s stunted movement through the 12 steps doesn’t really work cinematically, but if you take the moments one by one, they are practically Sermons on the Mount for anyone who struggles with addiction and might want to use the fellowship to heal. Finally, we see Jack Black as the boozy friend who crashes the car that left Callahan paralyzed just twice in the movie: First, during that cursed night of partying, and again years later, in a moment of absolution so raw and perfect that it brings me full circle to this: a tepid recommendation. Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot opens at the Roxy Fri., July 27. arts@missoulanews.com
[film] The courier that delivers the Southgate 9's schedule has been distracted by frantically deleting tweets all week. Visit amctheatres.com for an up-to-date listing.
OPENING THIS WEEK MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE–FALLOUT Tom Cruise returns as 56-year-old secret agent Ethan Hunt to do his own stunts in the sixth film in this long-running franchise. This time Hunt and his team are on the run after a mission goes bad. Isn’t that the plot to the last five movies? Rated PG-13. Also stars Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett and Henry Cavill. Playing at the Pharaohplex, the AMC 12 and the Southgate 9 TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES DC Comics’ team of young adult superheroes make their family-friendly, big screen debut just in time to further confuse audiences who just watched that awful trailer for the live-action Titans series full of swearing and gun violence. Good job, DC. Rated PG. Stars the voice talents of Tara Strong, Hynden Walch and Nicholas Cage as Superman. Playing at the Pharaohplex and the AMC 12.
NOW PLAYING ALIEN (1979) In space, no one can hear you scream, but if you’re trapped on a spaceship you can sure hear the screams of your shipmates getting eviscerated by an acid-blooded xenomorph. Rated R. Features Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt and H.R. Giger’s masterpiece of monster design. Playing Sun., July 29 at 2:30 PM at the Roxy. ANT-MAN AND THE WASP After Avengers: Infinity War left us on the darkest cliffhanger in the MCU’s history, what does Marvel do next? Would you believe a light and breezy action-adventure film starring two size-changing heroes? Rated PG-13. Stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas in a CGI mask. Playing at the Southgate 9 and the AMC 12. CHARLOTTE’S WEB (1973) E.B. White’s beloved tale of a spider saving a pig from being made into sausage by making him into a celebrity instead is brought to life in this classic animated film. Rated G. Stars the voices of Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde and Henry Gibson. Playing Thu., July 26 and Sat., July 28 at 2 PM at the Roxy. CLUELESS (1995) She’s shallow, she’s rich and she’s Beverly Hills High School’s predominant matchmaker. But is she going to let someone else become the school’s queen bee? As if. Rated. PG-13. Stars Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy and ageless and immortal Paul Rudd. Playing Sat., July 28 at 9 PM at the Roxy. Dancer (2016) He was called the James Dean of the ballet world before he walked away from it all, resolving to never dance again. Not Rated. Steven Cantor directs this moving documentary. Playing Thu., Aug. 2 at 7 PM at the Roxy. DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT After nearly dying in a drunk-driving accident, a paralyzed slacker has to choose between his drinking and his drawing. Rated R. Stars Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah Hill and written and directed by Gus Van Sant. Playing at the Roxy. (See Film)
“Let’s see those cowards in M*A*S*H do this.” Tom Cruise, who is compliant in the Church of Scientology’s human rights violations, stars in Mission: Impossible–Fallout, opening at the AMC 12, the Pharaohplex and the Southgate 9. THE EQUALIZER 2 He thought his days of being a highly paid government assassin were over, but just when he thought he was out, he has to kill, like, a hundred more goons. Historians take note, this is the first time Denzel Washington has ever made a sequel to any of his films. Rated R. Also stars Pedro Pascal and Melissa Leo. Playing at the Pharaohplex, the AMC 12 and the Southgate 9. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Mummy and their families take a much needed holiday. I know Adam Sandler movies are often accused of just being studio-funded vacations for his famous friends, but this is getting ridiculous. Rated PG. Also stars the voices of Selena Gomez, Kevin James and Bozeman’s Sarah Vowell. Playing at the AMC 12, the Pharaohplex and the Southgate 9. INCREDIBLES 2 It’s been 14 years since we last saw Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and the rest of the family battle evil on the big screen. Now the family of superheroes returns to face their greatest threat: a market saturated with too many comic book movies. Rated PG. Stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Bozeman’s Sarah Vowell. Playing at the AMC 12, the Southgate 9 and the Pharaohplex. JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM It’s the fifth Jurassic Park movie. I think we all know what we’re in for by this point. Rated PG-13. Stars Sinoceratops, Barynoyx, Stygimoloch and Chris Pratt. Playing at the AMC 12 and the Southgate 9.
KUNG FU HUSTLE (2004) Director Stephen Chow shows exactly what happens when a man in the back says everyone attack in this live-action cartoon-influenced fight-fest. Rated R. Also features Yuen Wah and Yuen Qiu. Playing Mon., July 30 at 8 PM at the Roxy. MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN If they ever make a third film in this series of musicals powered by the tunes of ABBA, it’s absolutely going to be called Mamma Mia! My My, How Can We Resist You? Rated PG-13. Stars Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosnan’s ridiculous singing voice. Playing at the Pharaohplex, AMC 12 and the Southgate 9. NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (1984) Hayao Miyazaki’s breakthrough film features an apocalyptic conflict over who gets to control the remains of a barely hospitable planet wrecked by pollution. See this movie while its still a cautionary tale and not a handbook for how to survive the next 10 years. Rated PG. Features the voices of Alison Lohman, Shia LeBeouf and Patrick Stewart. Playing Wed., Aug. 1 at 8 PM and Sun., Aug. 5 at 2 PM at the Roxy. OVER THE HEDGE (2006) A group of celebrity-voiced animals awaken from a long winter’s nap to discover their woodland home is now a suburb full of delicious, delicious garbage. Rated PG. Stars the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling and Steve Carell. Playing Thu., Aug. 2 and Sat., Aug. 4 at 2 PM at the Roxy.
SKYSCRAPER The director of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story smashes Die Hard and The Towering Inferno together until we give up, realize there are no more original ideas and buy a ticket. Rated PG-13. Stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Neve Campbell and Chin Han. Playing at the AMC 12 and the Southgate 9. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU A down-on-his-luck telemarketer finds the secret to getting ahead at his job just as everyone in his life begins a protest against corporate oppression. Rated R. Stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson and Danny Glover. Playing at the Roxy and the Southgate 9. WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? It’s a wonderful day in the neighborhood because we can finally see this heartfelt and moving documentary about the life of Mr. Rogers! I hope you enjoy crying with a bunch of strangers in the dark! Rated PG-13. Directed by Morgan Neville. Playing at the Roxy.
Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. Planning your trip to the local cinema? Get up-todate listings and film times at theroxytheater.org, amctheatres.com and pharaohplex.com to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. The secret to eternal youth is being in the Mission: Impossible movies for 22 years, apparently.
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by Ari LeVaux
THE MARKET REPORT
I arrived at last weekend’s market early, for a change, in order to experience it in its pre-circus hours. As expected, it was notably calm and peaceful, other than from when I got between an octogenarian and the box of brandywine tomatoes she wanted to pick through. Tomatoes and hip-checks aside, another advantage of early arrival is having pick of the cheese. At that hour, Tucker Family Farms had yet to sell out of its sheep milk semi-hard Harbinger, and Lifeline Dairy still had mozzarella cheese curds. While purchasing the latter beneath the Higgins bridge, I began hearing buzz about scrapple. “It’s like, the noses and tails and whatnot,” explained Lifeline’s Jen Holmes. Apparently, the distinction of her cheese being served upon a scrapple breakfast sandwich at the Valhalla Farms food truck down the way did not make Holmes an expert on scrapple. It’s actually a byproduct of making pork bone broth, Valhalla’s Dave Max explained. “The meat that falls off the bones is combined with spices and flour and baked into a meatloaf,” a slab of which he fries in bacon grease and serves on a fresh biscuit with local egg, local cheese and a pour of gravy made from the aforementioned bone stock. I analyzed a sample of plain fried scrapple and was pleased with the result. Meanwhile, huckleberries are steadily replacing morels on the tables of forest foragers. The Vietnamese sandwich stand has replaced the mangos with huckleberries in its coconut chia custard, which is a huge improvement. Elsewhere around the market, peppers have arrived. Bells, mostly green, but I saw a few yellows
and reds too. And tomatillos. It seems like every year certain farmers plant too many tomatillos and then remind me, with an air of desperation, how good my chile verde is. There is a tomatillo glut up at the North Higgins market too. In addition to the cheese, I scored some lovely mild radishes from Paradise Gardens, a big bag of shelled peas and a bulk deal on cucumbers, which I plan to enjoy in the cucumber lemonade recipe I’m perfecting. But the story of the market is really the cucumber’s cousin, the squash. Pretty much every veggie stand is awash with zucchini and other summer squashes and their delicate yellow blossoms, ready for your stuffing and deep-frying pleasure. And if that’s not enough, some folks are selling (and presumably buying and eating) the whole damn plant. Specifically, a Hmong guy sold me a bunch of actual squash shoots, including stems, leaves, tendrils and buds. He told me how to remove the stringy parts of the stem and leave the rest tender and delicious. Later, at home, I peeled and fried squash shoots in bacon grease like slabs of scrapple, and they were almost as good. Forecast: Saturday, July 28, at the east end of the Clark Fork Market, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the City-County Health Department’s Eat Smart Coordinator, Rebecca Morley, will have an educational booth with samples and recipes for adults and giveaways for kids. The Market Report is a periodic account of the previous week’s farmers markets in Missoula. Send tips and story ideas to editor@missoulanews.com.
[dish] Bernice’s Bakery 190 S Third St W 728-135 A Missoula gem since 1978, now serving lunch seven days a week from 11 - 4pm. Featured items: scratch-made soups, salads, sandwiches and more. Bernice's is known for its scrumptious desserts including cupcakes, pastries, cookies, and cakes. Gluten-free and vegan options available. A must-have for the coffee lover in your life? A bag of Bernice's signature blend locally roasted with love. Check us out on Facebook, Instagram or visit our website at www.bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drivethru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am 10:30pm. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 46 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Chameleon Mobile Kitchen Sinclair Kwik Stop 505 Highton St. East Missoula 214-1372 Our menu features slow-roasted meats and fresh seasonal veggies paired with diverse sauces and salsas made from scratch. Tacos, burritos, hot sandwiches, rice & noodle bowls, and daily specials. We are fully equipped and self-contained for on-site public and private events and offer drop-off catering. Call ahead for pick-up. Online menu available at chameleonmobilekitchen.com. $-$$
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Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza and calzones, rice and noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive and antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of house-made breakfast, lunch and dinner entreés. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula's favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am10pm. $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$
Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $$$
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River refreshment roundup
HAPPIEST HOUR It’s not really summer if you haven’t floated the river, and you haven’t really floated the river unless there’s a can of your favorite brew along for the ride. (Unless, you know, you don’t drink, which we hear is a thing, and fully support, since someone somewhere should be sober sometimes, if only for the drive home. Y’all be safe out there.) This week, we asked local breweries for recommendations on their go-to river beer. What you’re drinking from… Highlander: Grapefruit IPA or Strawberry Wheat Draught Works: Blood Orange Gose KettleHouse: Eddy Out Pale Ale Big Sky: Summer Honey Bayern: Dump Truck Summer Bock Tamarack: Sip N’ Go Naked Apricot Ale Why it’s recommended for the river Highlander: “The river and good fruit-infusion beers go hand in hand,” says taproom manager Riley Egan. “[The strawberry] is sweet and light and you don’t have to think a lot about it, but it can be too sweet for some people, in which case the Grapefruit IPA has a nice tang that pairs with the bitterness of the IPA.” Draught Works: Brewmaster Kyle Sillars points straight to the gose as a tart-gone-sour type of ale that’s surprisingly approachable. The blood oranges give it a refreshing zest. KettleHouse: The name alone lets you know that Eddy Out is a river beer. And while you don’t need to work on your turns for a float down the Clark Fork, the kayaker
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on the can inspires confidence that you could handle rougher rapids than that riffle by the dog park. Big Sky: Says co-founder Bjorn Nabozney about the classic Summer Honey, “It’s one of those beers that just fits summer — it’s in the name — thirst quenching, and a moderate ABV so you keep your wheels on and have a good time.” Bayern: A “dump truck,” when everything in a raft ends up unintentionally in the river, is just about the last thing you want, but a Dump Truck Summer Bock — Bayern’s light-colored, full-bodied brew — might be the first. If you lose it, go in after it. Tamarack: The word from the bar is that if you’re going to fill a river crowler at the Tam, fill it with the apricot ale. Its popularity got it promoted from a summer seasonal to a year-round staple. —Micah Drew Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ Mo’ Dogs 617 S. Higgins Ave. 926-1094 mo-dogs.com Mo’ Dogs – Missoula’s premier Gourmet Sausage and Specialty Hot Dog Restaurant. From our Old Fashioned Frank to our tropical “Aloha” or traditional “Chicago” we have something for everyone. Our sauces, slaws and all-meat Angus Chili are house-made daily. Missoula Family owned and operated – we look forward to seeing you! $-$$ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily, local and regional micro brews, fine wines and signature cocktails. Vegetarian and glutenfree menu available, plus takeout and delivery daily. $$-$$$ Nara Japanese/Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy its warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer, Wine and Sake. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Beef Filet with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Fresh Northwest Fish, Seasonally Inspired Specials, House Made Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list, local beer on draft. Reservations recommended. Visit us on Facebook or go to Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reserva-
tions, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Tia’s Big Sky 1016 W. Broadway 317-1817 tiasbigsky.com We make locally sourced Mexican food from scratch. We specialize in organic marinated Mexican street chicken (rotisserie style) fresh handmade tortillas, traditional and fusion tamales, tacos, pozole and so much more. Most items on our menu are gluten free and we offer many vegetarian and vegan options. We also have traditional Mexican deserts, as well as drinks. Much of our produce is grown for us organically by Kari our in house farmer! Eat real food at Tia’s! Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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Mitchell Blake plays Imagine Nation Brewing Sun., July 29. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
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Five Alarm Funk plays the Top Hat Fri., Jul 27. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10:15. $5.
Le Voir plays Monk's Sat., July 28. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $2. photo courtesy Brendan Meadows
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Thursday Take your chance to dance at the Red Ants Pants Music Festival in White Sulphur Springs. Dwight Yoakam, Shovels and Rope, Pam Tillis and more perform. Visit redantspantsmusicfestival.com for a full lineup and ticketing. $60/day or $160 for all three. For the last two years, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter. Have we learned anything? Why do we care? The University of Montana Planetarium hosts a public showcase of Juno’s mission. Star Gazing Room in the Payne Family Native American
Center. 1 PM and 2:15 PM. $6/$4 kiddos. Missoula Insectarium feeds live crickets to one of its hungry predators at 3:30 PM every Thursday. $4. The Northern Rockies Heritage Center hosts Montana Birds: Tough Enough to Stay or Tough Enough to Leave? with wildlife ecologist Sherry Ritter. 7 PM. Free. Missoula’s favorite evening music and food festival continues with The Riverside playing at Downtown ToNight. Enjoy local food
and local tunes at Caras Park between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Free. The Matt Stivers Trio plays Draught Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Taste and compare a variety of Colombian black and green teas at Lake Missoula Tea Co.’s Monthly Teas Tasting. 6 PM. Free. Argentinian singer-songwriter Juan M. Soria plays Bitter Root Brewing. 6 PM–8:30 PM. Free. As is foretold in the Book of Revelations, Fort Missoula Regional
Park’s Phase II Grand Opening highlights the new softball complex, tennis courts, concession stand and more. Come for the ribbon cutting ceremony at 6 PM, followed by a party until 10 PM.
Floridis at the Roxy. 7:30 PM. $18/$15 advance.
Say “yes and” to a free improv workshop every Thursday at BASE. Free and open to all abilities, levels and interests. 725 W. Alder. 6:30 PM–8 PM
My DJ name can only be pronounced with a mouth full of circuit boards. Join the Missoula Open Decks Society for an evening of music. Bring your gear and your dancing shoes to the VFW at 7 PM.
Four of Missoula’s pioneer songwriters unite for an evening of music. Catch Susan Gibson, Tom Catmull, Jenn Adams and John
Jordan Lane performs at the Top Hat’s Acoustic Avenue series. 8 PM. Free.
Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.
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Friday Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. The 10th Annual Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival in Hamilton features music with that old-timey mountain feel. Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym’n, Trinity River and more perform. Visit hardtimesbluegrass.com for a full schedule and registration. $15/weekend. The Lost Trail Fest brings the Josh Farmer Band, Innasci, Left of 10th and more to the Lost Trail Ski Area. Visit adventurecrewpresents.com for a full schedule and ticketing. 12 PM. $35. Red Ants Pants Music Festival continues. Visit redantspantsmusicfestival.com for a full lineup and ticketing. The 5th annual Ponyfest returns for a weekend of music in Pony, MT. Gary Oram, Innasci and more perform. Check Facebook for a complete lineup and schedule. $30. The Kimberlee Carlson Trio serenade the wine at Ten Spoon Vineyard. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. I feel like they need to slow down and savor the taste. Seattle-based Celtic folk rebels the Stout Pounders play Great Burn Brewing. 6 PM. Free. What’s the name of the golden retriever on Downton Abbey?
The Stout Pounders play Great Burn Brewing Fri., July 27. 6 PM. Free. What’s the most common dog breed to live in the White House? Who let the dogs out? Put your K9 IQ to the test at Jeopardy Night at Wagg’n Indoor Dog Park. 7 PM– 9 PM. $10. Pedal Missoula brings Tumbleweed Bicycle Company founder Daniel Molloy to the Roxy to discuss his company’s latest short film, El Silencio: Cycling the Peruvian Andes. A screening of the film will be followed by a Q&A. 7 PM. $6.
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The Robert Cray Band bridges blues, soul and R&B at the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8 PM. $37.50–$45.
It must be hard to repaint the highway with those flashlights. NightLiner plays the Eagles Club. 8 PM. Free.
Michael Shaw & the Wildfires, the self-described illegitimate children of Bill Monroe, provide the harddriving bluegrass soundtrack at the Old Post Pub. 8 PM. Free.
Metal stalwarts Fate’s Fortune plays the VFW along with Cashew Money and Violent Little Fish. 9 PM.
Get the inside scoop on Third Space Missoula, a new collaborative performance organization, with a party at Clyde Coffee. 8 PM.
Who’s that writing? Russ Nasset & The Revelators open the seventh seal of music at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. Flow, Royale Entertainment’s cu-
rated night of music, features performances by Nerdskull, Animal Treats, Raptor, Sophistical and Reed Feldman. The Badlander. 9 PM. Free. Southern rock rebels The Hankers play the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. Funk masters Five Alarm Funk aim for a night of sweaty dance floors at the Top Hat. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10:15 PM. $5.
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Saturday Unlock a series of riddles, clues and tasks related to Missoula’s culture and history to win $1,200 at the Downtown Missoula Scavenger Hunt. Call 406-360-2250 to register your team of four. $100/person. Do you know your farmer? Missoula Farmers Market features hot coffee, sweet treats and fresh, locally grown veggies. Circle Square by the XXXX. 8 AM– 12:30 PM. Free. Stock up on farm-direct food every Saturday at the Clark Fork Market. Vendors from across Western Montana converge in the Riverside Parking Lot next to Caras Park. 8 AM–1 PM. Need a little inspiration to get out of bed on the weekend? Come join Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday morning runs at the Runner’s Edge at 8 AM. Open to all skill levels. The Missoula Iris Society hosts its annual Iris Rhizome Sale at the Fort Missoula Iris Gardens. 9 AM–1 PM. Celebrating its 20th year, the Missoula People’s Market features an amazing assortment of artists, crafts and community. W. Pine and Higgins. 9 AM. Free. Get your weekend started with a round of disc golf at Granite Peak Folf Course. 10 AM. Free. Visit lolohotsprings.com for more info and registration. The 10th Annual Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival in Hamilton features music with that old-timey mountain feel. Kenny Stinson & Perfect
MarchFourth plays the Top Hat Sat., July 28. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $15. Tym’n, Trinity River and more perform. Visit hardtimesbluegrass.com for a full schedule and registration. $15/weekend. Red Ants Pants Music Festival continues. Visit redantspantsmusicfestival.com for a full lineup and ticketing. Keep your kilt on! Caras Park hosts the annual Celtic Festival Missoula, a celebration of Celtic culture. Performances by the Missoula Irish Dancers, the Stout Pounders and more. Visit celticfestivalmissoula.com for more info. 12 PM. Free. The 5th annual Ponyfest continues
in Pony, MT with performances by Shark Buffalo, Norwell, Mendelssohn and more. Visit Facebook for a full lineup and schedule. $30. I can’t even get my brother to call me back, but the Frederico Brothers play Draught Works from 6 PM to 8 PM. Free. Singer-songwriter Andre Floyd provides the bluesy soundtrack while you enjoy a glass of red at Ten Spoon Vineyard. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. BFK Productions turns the Missoula Carousel into a rotating
SLC’s Le Voir plays Monk’s with local support from Rotgut Whine and Boston Tea Party. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $2. DJ Kris Moon completely disrespects the adverb with the Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9
Board game night used to be so quiet. Robin Williams battles mid90s CGI in Jumanji at Missoula Outdoor Cinema. The film starts at approximately 9:15 PM. Head Start School. Free, but donations encouraged. Actually it’s JulyTwentyEighth. MarchFourth plays the Top Hat. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $15. The mayor is a mare! Zoo City plays the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free.
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The Highlander Beer Taphouse hosts the most Missoula event imaginable. Buzzed Yoga lets you practice your flow while enjoying cold beer. Bring photo identification and $10 every Sunday this summer. 11 AM.
It must be hard to repaint the highway with those flashlights. NightLiner plays the Eagles Club. 8 PM. Free.
PM, with two-for-one Absolut Vodka specials until midnight. I get the name now. Free.
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Sunday The 10th Annual Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival in Hamilton features music with that old-timey mountain feel. Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym’n, Trinity River and more perform. Visit hardtimesbluegrass.com for a full schedule and registration. $15/weekend.
sound system for DJ Mark Myriad, Impostor Syndrome, Wardo and Dr. Kinetic. 18-plus. 7 PM. $10/$5 advance.
The 5th annual Ponyfest in Pony, MT comes to a close with performances by Jordan Smith, Jen Adams, the Skurfs and more. Visit Facebook for a full lineup and schedule. $30. The Highlander Beer Taphouse celebrates its third anniversary with a community party featuring local nonprofits, games and beer. 12 PM. Red Ants Pants Music Festival continues. Visit redantspantsmusicfestival.com for a full lineup and ticketing.
These crayon names are getting out of hand. Red Onion Purple plays Draught Works. 5 PM–7 PM. Free.
Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a local organization. 12 PM–8 PM.
Mitchel Blake provides the tunes at Imagine Nation Brewing. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Nine college students from across the country discuss the six weeks they spent hiking, kayaking and exploring Western Montana. Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries starts at 5:30 PM at the Montana Natural History Museum.
Every Sunday is “Sunday Funday” at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other games, have drinks and forget tomorrow is Monday. 9 PM.
Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic
Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM. Caroline Keys, Jeff Turman and Gibson Hartwell provide a night of music at Red Bird Wine Bar. 7 PM–10 PM. Free. Motown on Mondays puts the s-ou-l back into Missoula. Resident DJs Smokey Rose and Mark Myriad curate a night of your favorite Motor City hits at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.
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Every Tuesday is Walk With a Doc Day at Grizzly Peak. A health professional discusses their speciality while walking with the group. 9 AM–10 AM. Free. Missoula Farmers Market’s Tuesday Evening Market lets you get your local veggies and farm-direct products without having to wake up early on Saturday. North Higgins by the XXXX. Join the REI Outdoor School for a bike maintenance class at the Highlander Taphouse every Tuesday this summer. It’s a demonstration class, so no need to bring your bike. 6 PM. RSVP at rei.com. Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Texas shadow puppeteer Rae Red performs her new piece Color Wheel: a
Shadow Show at Free Cycles. Music at 7 PM, puppet show at 8:45. Free. The only thing I want to know the answer to is why we don’t call it the Meagher Beagher. Trivia Night at Thomas Meagher Bar lets you show off that big stupid intellect of yours. 8 PM. Free. Step up your factoid game at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. 8:30 PM. Free. This week’s trivia question: William Henry Pratt was better known by what monstrous stage name? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.
Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week quaff a brew for the Humane Society of Western Montana. 5 PM–8 PM.
Course. Truth or Fail every Wednesday at Local’s Only. 7:30 PM.
Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill. 7 PM. Trivia answer: Boris Karloff
Every Wednesday is Beer Bingo at the Thomas Meagher Bar. Win cash prizes along with beer and liquor giveaways. 8 PM. Free.
Think you’re pretty brainy? Put your smarts to the test against trivia questions culled from Hank Green’s SciShow and Crash
Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander. 9:30 PM. No cover.
Strike up the band! The Missoula City Band Summer Concert Series features special musical performances in the open-air of the Bonner Park Bandshell. 8 PM. Free.
This next song is about drinking a LaCroix in your Subaru with your dog. Missoula Music Showcase features local singers and songwriters each week at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.
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Thursday Missoula Insectarium feeds live crickets to one of its hungry predators at 3:30 PM every Thursday. $4. Don’t be sad. Art professor Julia Galloway leads a tour through art history to uncover the checkered past of the color blue. Radius Gallery. 5 PM–6:30 PM. Free. Missoula’s favorite evening music and food festival continues with Tom Catmull’s Last Resort playing at Downtown ToNight. Enjoy local food and local tunes at Caras Park between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Free. Summer Squares, the summertime square dance series, continues at Western Cider. This month do-sido to the music of the Beet Tops. 6 PM. Free. Say “yes and” to a free improv workshop every Thursday at BASE. Free and open to all abilities, levels and interests. 725 W. Alder. 6:30 PM–8 PM The Summer of Dance continues at Downtown Dance Collective. Explore lyrical hip hop in a dance workshop taught by Heidi Michaelson. Email info@ddcmontana.com for more info and to RSVP. 7:30 PM–9 PM. Mix a glass of red with the bluesy jazz of Chuck Florence, David Horgan and Beth Lo at Plonk Wine Bar. 8 PM–11 PM. Free. My DJ name can only be pro-
Mipso plays the Top Hat Thu., Aug. 2. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $15. nounced with a mouth full of circuit boards. Join the Missoula Open Decks Society for an evening of music. Bring your gear and your dancing shoes to the VFW at 7 PM.
Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $15.
Indie Americana quartet Mipso plays the Top Hat with local support from Red Onion Purple.
Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.
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I’m begging of you please don’t take my man. Jacque Jolene plays the Sunrise Saloon at 8 PM. Free.
Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to Missoula’s Home-
Grown Comedy Stand-up Open Mic at the Union Club. Signup at 9:30 PM, show at 10. Free. We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost.
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THURSDAY, JULY 26 The Jason Baker Team hosts a fundraiser for Montana Wounded Warriors at the Highlander Beer Taphouse. 5 PM–8 PM. photo by Cathrine L. Walters
I have floated the rivers, Blackfoot and Clark Fork, a half-dozen times so far this summer. One time, the tube carrying my group’s cooler of beer flipped on rapids and dumped our supply into the river. Everyone immediately dove into the current and rescued every last can. This made sense to me, which was why I didn’t understand how we came back with more cans then we lost. Who doesn’t dive after full cans of spiked seltzer? What makes slightly more sense, though it’s unethical, is the empty cans (usually White Claw, mango flavor) that can be spotted at regular intervals along the shore. Things fall out of rafts and tubes and an empty can is far less likely to
inspire a heroic water rescue than a full one. But the truth is that even a single empty can can ruin the beauty of an otherwise serene float. If you’re on the river — swimming, floating, fishing or skipping stones — pick up any trash that you see. If you want to join in a scheduled effort, head up the Blackfoot River this weekend and help keep our rivers clean. —Micah Drew Blackfoot River Cleanup volunteers meet at Johnsrud Park Saturday, July 28 at 8 AM for rafters and divers and 9 AM for walkers and waders. Lunch will be provided.
SATURDAY, JULY 28 Help clean up trash along the Blackfoot River by Johnsrud Park. 8 AM–11 AM.
MONDAY, JULY 30 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a local organization. 12 PM–8 PM. The Meagher Bar donates 20-percent of sales
to the Brain Injury Alliance of Montana. 6 PM– 11 PM.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company's Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week quaff a brew for the Humane Society of Western Montana. 5 PM–8 PM.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 Climate Smart's monthly meet-up lets you stay involved in protecting Mother Earth. This month learn about how climate change an impact our local rivers. Imagine Nation. 5 PM–7 PM.
AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.
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Mountain High The first bicycle created by Tumbleweed Bicycle Company was born out of founder Daniel Molloy's frustration at off-the-shelf bike brands compromising function for industry trends. Before starting the Oakland, California-based bike company, Molloy was a simple mechanic, annoying his co-workers with his fantasies for the perfect mountain touring bike. With support from his friends and local frame builders, Molloy created his first prototype for his dream cruiser, and then immediately put it to the ultimate test. He took his bike, dubbed the Prospector, on a six-week trip through Mongolia, where it exceeded all of his expectations. Accompanied by filmmaker Jay Ritchey, Molly created a short
documentary about this trip that gained the attention of bicyclists the world over. Now the entrepreneur returns with a brand new short documentary, El Silencio: Cycling the Peruvian Andes. Molloy and Ritchey, joined by adventure cyclist Pepper Cook take their bikes across some of the most beautiful (not to mention steep) landscapes in the world. —Charley Macorn
El Silencio: Cycling the Peruvian Andes plays Fri., July 27 at 7 PM at the Roxy. David Molloy will be in attendance and will host a Q&A following the film.
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The Northern Rockies Heritage Center hosts a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act with a presentation on Montana birds with wildlife ecologist Sherry Ritter. 5:30 PM.
Set up your tent under the eyes of history at the Corps of Discovery Campout at Travelers' Rest State Park. Visit travelersrest.org for more info and registrations.
Pilates in the Parks lets you punish your core in the great outdoors. This week bring your exercise mat and $3 to Franklin Park. 6 PM.
Nine college students from across the country discuss the six weeks they spent hiking, kayaking and exploring Western Montana. Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries starts at 5:30 PM at the Montana Natural History Museum.
FRIDAY, JULY 27 Join the Clark Fork Coalition and the University of Montana for a bird tour of Warm Springs Ponds. Meet at Montana Natural History Center at 6 AM. RSVP by emailing cmoriss@montananaturalist.org.
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TUESDAY, JULY 31 Greet the sun under the sun at Yoga in the Parks. This week bring your mat and $3 to McCormick Park. 6 PM–7 PM.
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Earn $300-$1000 per month working part-time! The Missoulian is looking for reliable individuals to deliver the daily newspaper in the Missoula, Bitterroot and Flathead areas. For individual route details go to: missoulian.com/carrier If you’re looking for extra income, are an early riser and enjoy working independently, you can make money and be done before most people get going with their day. If this sounds like you, please submit your inquiry form today at missoulian.com/carrier or call 406-523-0494. You must have a valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance. This is an independent contractor business opportunity. Fun people, flexible schedule, and great pay with Parks and Rec! Grill Cooks, Lifeguards, Swim Instructors www.ci.missoula.mt.us/jobs Mobile Drug/Alcohol Tester. Part Time 1099 position. Pays per job plus mileage. Must have 24/7 availability, . Call 402-983-9593 .
PROESSIONAL Administrative Assistant: LC Staffing Missoula is partnering with a pet supply company to hire a long-term Administrative Assistant. The Administrative Assistant will be handling incoming calls, maintaining files and documents, and processing customer orders. This person will accept payments, make and print labels, and assist with packaging and shipping product. Successful candidates have an exceptional ability to prioritize and multi-task for this fast-paced and growing company. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #32199.
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SKILLED LABOR Carpet Cleaner: LC Staffing Missoula is partnering with a professional carpet cleaning company to hire a long-term Carpet Cleaner Technician. The Carpet Cleaner Technician will be inspecting the carpets to identify the carpets that need cleaning, determine the right chemical solutions to break down the dirt and stains, and identify heavy traffic or heavy soiled to apply special stain removers. This person will also carefully vacuum using a steam vacuum, potentially multiple times to ensure completed results. This position may also be requested to clean upholstery. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31931.
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I’m sober, but my boyfriend smokes pot. I’m fine with that, but I don’t want him smoking in the house. He says it’s his house, too, so I’m not being fair. Plus, it is cold in the rural area where we live and rains a lot, so he’d have to put on a jacket, go on the porch, etc., to smoke. I get it, but I hate the smell, and I don’t want to go to 12step meetings smelling like weed. That’s just not right. Help.
—Upset Girlfriend Surprisingly, the road to respect and good standing in the 12-step world does not involve strolling into meetings smelling like you live in a one-bedroom bong. Your taking care not to show up all “I just took a bath in Chanel No. 420!” at 12-step meetings — lest you trigger any recovering potheads — is what I call “empathy in action.” I write in my science-based manners book, Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck, that empathy — caring about how your behavior affects others — is “at the root of manners.” Rudeness, on the other hand, is the lack of consideration for what one’s behavior does to another person. I explain it in the book as a form of theft — theft of “valuable intangibles like people’s attention (in the case of cell phone shouters who privatize public space as their own).” In this case, there’s the theft of your reputation in a group that’s an integral part of your life (and maybe even of your sobriety). Somebody reading this might make the argument, “Ha, dummy — wouldn’t empathy involve her caring about how her ‘no toking in the house’ thing affects her boyfriend?” Well, yes. But generally speaking, the person whose behavior changes an environment — in negative ways for others in it — is the one who needs to bear the burden of whatever they’re doing. (This is why considerate people have long asked others, “Mind if I smoke?” — rather than expecting others to ask, “Mind if I breathe?”) And let’s have a look at the level of “burden” here: Oh, boohoo, might your boyfriend sometimes have to put on a parka to smoke some weed? Put both arms into the sleeves and everything? You could try to fire up some empathy in Pol Pot-head by explaining that coming into 12-step meetings smelling like you just smoked a bowl is embarrassing on the level of strolling in swigging from a big bottle of Jim Beam. (Of course, it’s also completely
understandable to want to live in a place that doesn’t reek of reefer.) You might also consider whether his stubbornness on this points to a bigger issue — a general lack of generosity and/or interest in your happiness. We are self-interested mofos, but when we love somebody, we’ll often set aside our immediate self-interest and do what’s best for them. And because we love them, it ultimately benefits us to benefit them. This is why you see people do extraordinary things for the ones they love: Give a kidney! Build the Taj Mahal! Move to the jungle for a year so they can do their anthro fieldwork! And then there’s your boyfriend, all “Honey, you’ll just need to stand outside a window and participate in your meeting from there: ‘Hi, my name is Belinda, and I’m an alcoholic ... who’s about to be mauled by a bear.’ ”
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I’m tired of being angry at my ex-boyfriend. My best friend suggested I write an email to him, saying everything I want to say, but send it to her instead. It seemed like a bad idea, delving into those feelings even more, but I did it anyway. Miraculously, I felt much better afterward. A fluke?
—Puzzled I get it: You were all, “Write a letter he’ll never read? Um, I wasn’t dating Santa.” However, psychologist James Pennebaker finds that writing about upsetting events in our lives can act as a sort of mental crime scene cleanup — in a way that simply thinking about these events or venting emotions does not. Pennebaker theorizes that the process of organizing your thoughts to write them down coherently leads you to reinterpret and make sense out of what happened, thus diminishing the power of the events to keep upsetting you. Accordingly, Pennebaker’s research suggests you could speed your healing by using what I’d call “explainer” words, such as “because” or “caused” — as well as insight words (like “understand” and “realize”). The research also suggests it may help to do this writing thing more than once — even repeatedly. So you might want to keep hammering out those emails about him as long as you continue to have, um, strong feelings about him — like, say, the recurring idea that he should part his hair down the middle. Ideally with an ax.
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CDL Driver: LC Staffing Missoula is now hiring a long-term Class A or Class B CDL Driver for building supply company. The Driver will be driving a 40ft conveyor truck to various job sites around the Missoula area, unloading shingles by hand onto the conveyor belt to the roofer. Candidates must be capable and willing to lift 80lbs repetitively. Class A CDL Drivers will start at $18.00 per hour and Class B CDL Drivers will start at $16.00 per hour. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 7am-5pm. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #32183. Production Floor Supervisor: Missoula area manufacturer is looking to add a Production Floor Supervisor to their team. This well-established organization takes pride in their programs that put employees first such as career ladders and training, outstanding benefits plus generous time off, higher wages, open communication and better onboarding processes. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #32203
EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLESEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO Must Have: Valid driver license, No history of neglect, abuse or exploitation Applications available at OPPORTUNITY RESOURCES, INC., 2821 S. Russell, Missoula, MT. 59801 or online at www.orimt.org. Extensive background checks will be completed. NO RESUMES. EEO/AA-M/F/disability/ protected veteran status.
Ranch Foreman wanted: Montana Mexican John Ranch (200 pair cattle operation) located 6 miles West of Harlowton, MT is looking for a ranch foreman. Irrigation done with pivots. We are looking for cattle & farming knowledge. Mechanical & welding skills a plus. Must have experience in managing a cow/calf operation including calving, managing cattle grazing, feeding, shots, vaccinating, sorting, penning, moving, winter-feeding, vet care and branding. Regarding farming, must operate, maintain, & repair farm equipment, machinery,
One of Missoula’s Natural Wonders The Good Food Store has openings for: • Kitchen Staff FT & PT • Deli Service Staff FT & PT • Baker PT
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If you enjoy working for a local business with strong roots in the community and a friendly staff, we invite you to apply. If interested, visit our website at www.goodfoodstore.com or at 1600 S. 3rd St. West, Missoula, MT 59801. EOE
DRIVERS WANTED The Missoula Independent is looking for drivers to deliver the paper on Thursday mornings. Must have a valid driver’s license, insurance and a reliable vehicle that can handle several bundles of papers. For more information and/or to apply, email RSpringer@missoulanews.com. No phone calls, please.
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EMPLOYMENT tools, and equipment (tractors, loaders, swathers, sprayers, backhoes, skid steers, and excavator). Regarding hay production (185 irrigated and 230 acres dryland). Additional work will include maintenance and repair of fences. Must communicate via email/text and must have a smart phone to communicate with ranch manager & ranch owner. Must pass criminal/ drug background check and have valid driver’s license with no restrictions. Must relocate to Harlowton, MT vicinity. Salary depends on experience. Email resume to Steve Coale (ranch owner) at: scoale@apsec.com. Cell: (281) 451-8243.
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Adult Group Home Staff: LC Staffing Missoula is partnering with a mental health service to hire 5 long-term Group Home Workers. The Group Home Worker is responsible for the daily operations of the house including assessing independent living, developing support systems, overseeing the preparation of 3 nutritious meals per day, and assisting with activities of daily living. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #32175
Affordable, quality counseling for substance use disorders and gambling disorders in a confidential, comfortable atmosphere. Stepping Stones Counseling, PLLC. Shari Rigg, LAC • 406-926-1453 • shari@steppingstonesmissoula.com. Skype sessions available. Massage Training Institute of Montana WEEKEND CLASSES & ONLINE CURRICULUM. Enroll now for FALL 2017 classes - Kalispell, MT * (406) 250-9616 * massage1institute@gmail.com * mtimontana.com * Find us on Facebook
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ANTIQUES MARKET! Sat July 28th 10-4 @the Fairgrounds. Primitives! Americana! Junk! Textiles! Food Trucks & Live Music. $5 ~ by Little Red Truck
A Storage Situation Auction, 6 units, 3 locations, 8/17/18, 1 pm. Registration starts at 12:30 pm and is at 11835 Lewis & Clark Drive. Units J7, F10, B20, A8, T-10, R12.
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Summit Property Management will auction to the highest bidder the con-
tents of abandoned storage units, due to delinquent storage rent. A silent auction will be held Monday, August 6th at 11:00 am, at Eastgate Storage on Highway 200 in East Missoula and at 1:00pm at 2115 S 3rd St W. Buyers will bid for the entire contents of the unit. No personal checks accepted. The winning bid must have payment in cashier’s check or money order to the Summit Property office by 5 pm. Units are reserved subject to re-
COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent on Tuesday August 14th, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc. household goods. The live auction will be held Tuesday August 14th at 11:00 a.m. at 8700 Roller Coaster Rd, Missoula, MT 59808. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.
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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF MISSOULA COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION Cause No. CV-18-884-LT Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Plaintiff, vs. Kenneth E Oliver and any person in possession, Defendant. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT, KENNETH E OLIVER: 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 attorney within ten (10) 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 by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action relates to an eviction and subsequent possession upon the following described real property in the County of Missoula: Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey
No. 6085, a tract of land located in the S 1/2S1/2 of Section 8, Township 14 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, this Dated this ____ day of June 2018. /s/ Clerk of the Justice Court Missoula Storage, LLC will auction the following storage units, with delinquent rent, to the highest bidder: 106, 125, 129, 219, 225, 226, 413, 420, 442. Units may contain furniture, clothing household goods, tools, sports equipment and other misc. goods. These units will be up for live public auction on Thurs., August 16, 2018 at 12 noon. Buyers bid for entire contents of each unit offered for sale. Only cash will be accepted as payment. Buyers must provide photo ID at time of auction. All sales final. Units are subject to removal from auction if owner pays for unit prior to sale. Location: 2505 Railroad St. West, Missoula. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MIS-
SOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-18-193 Dept. No. 3 – John W. Larson NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LORA A. KOEN, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to John F. Adams and Dena L. Adams, CoPersonal Representatives, return receipt requested, at 2687 Palmer Street, Ste. D, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 19th day of July, 2018. /s/ John F. Adams – Co-Personal Representative /s/ Dena L. Adams – Co-Personal Representative MONTANA ELDER LAW,
INC. /s/ Stefan Kolis, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-18-171 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM ROGER MILLER, 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 (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to KRISTINE K. HANDLEY, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. DATED this 26th day of June, 2018. /s/ Kristine K. Handley Personal Representative
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be extra polite and deferential. Cultivate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible. JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s my real advice: Dare yourself to feel strong positive emotions.Tell secrets to animals and trees. Swim and dance and meditate naked. Remember in detail the three best experiences you’ve ever had. Experiment with the way you kiss. Create a blessing that surprises you and everyone else. Sing new love songs. Change something about yourself you don’t like. Ask yourself unexpected questions, then answer them with unruly truths that have medicinal effects. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your past is not quite what it seems.The coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why — and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there. It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events. I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own, but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the most famously obtuse book-length poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s Sordello, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.” Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines. But I bet that if you read this dense, multi-layered text in the coming weeks, you would do better than me and Tennyson. That’s because you’ll be at the height of your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than decoding obtuse texts. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ready for your financial therapy session? For your first assignment, make a list of the valuable qualities you have to offer the world, and write a short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them. Assignment #2: Visualize what it feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I am a rich resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: Say this: “My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.”
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As you wobble and stumble into the New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand more than you actually do. In fact, I advise you to play up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowledge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensation of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skeptical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to be empty and open and raw.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Since 1358, the city of Paris has used the Latin motto Fluctuat nec mergitur, which can be translated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens gives me confidence that even though you may encounter unruly weather, you will sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical equivalent of taking seasick pills?
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Spanish word delicadeza can have several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and “finesse.” The Portuguese word delicadeza has those meanings, as well as others, including “tenderness,” “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect” and “urbanity.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m making it your word of power for the next three weeks. You’re in a phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance of these qualities. It might be fun to temporarily give yourself the nickname Delicadeza. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Uninformed scientists scorn my oracles. Reductionist journalists say I’m just another delusional fortuneteller. Materialist cynics accuse me of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those naive perspectives. I define myself as a psychologically astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, especially in the next four weeks. Don’t allow others to circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed into any categories, niches or images — except those that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong.” So said Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised. How about you? Whatever your philosophical position might be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine — not just in relation to whom and what you love but also with everything that rouses your passionate interest. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There are truths I haven’t even told God,” confessed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. “And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys.” Are you harboring any riddles or codes or revelations that fit that description, Capricorn? Are there any sparks or seeds or gems that are so deeply concealed they’re almost lost? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to bring them up out of their dark hiding places. If you’re not quite ready to show them to God, you should at least unveil them to yourself. Their emergence could spawn a near-miracle or two.
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PUBLIC NOTICESMNAXLP GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201 Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for the Personal Representative /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 1 Cause No.: DP-18-179 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: LARRY J. KLIKA, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Linda L. Klika has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Linda L. Klika, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 10th day of July, 2018. GEISZLER STEELE, PC /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler Attorneys for the Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 2 Cause No.: DP-18-160 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: JOANNE C. BRAIDA, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Nicole N. Braida has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Nicole N. Braida, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 9th day of July, 2018. GEISZLER STEELE, PC /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler Attorneys for the Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP 18- 192 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the matter of the estate of ARWOOD DAVID STICKNEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the
above� named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to RONALD STICKNEY, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above� entitled Court. DATED this 19th day of July, 2018. /s/ Ronald Stickney Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201 Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for the Personal Representative /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY SUMMONS CIVIL NUMBER: DV-18-324 HONORABLE: Leslie Halligan Finance of America Reverse LLC, Plaintiff, v. Heirs and Devisees of the Estate of William D. Tomich; Heirs and Devisees of the Estate of Joan C. Tomich; United States of America, by and through Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and
Does 1-10, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA, TO HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM D. TOMICH, HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN C TOMICH, AND DOES 1-10: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the above entitled Court. A copy of same is served upon you. You must file your written answer with the above entitled Court and serve a copy upon the Plaintiff, or Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the last day this Summons is published, exclusive of the last day of publication. FAILURE TO APPEAR AND ANSWER will allow judgment to be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is to foreclose a deed of trust upon the following described real property in the County of Missoula, State of Montana. The real property has an address of 20700 Old Highway 93, Florence, MT 59833, and is more particularly described as follows: Lot 3 in Block 1 of Carlton Tracts Amended Plat No. 2, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. A $70.00 filing fee must accompany the answer at the time of filing.
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PUBLIC NOTICESMNAXLP MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP 18- 184 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the matter of the estate of TOM GARNET FURCHT, a/k/a TOMM FURCHT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above� named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to SHANE ROGER LESLIE FURCHT, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above� entitled Court. DATED this 12th day of July, 2018 /s/ Shane Roger Leslie Furcht Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201 Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for the Personal Representative /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-18-172 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUDIE NA-
DINE FOX, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Decedent. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to CANDACE MARIE EVANS, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Johnson, Berg & Saxby, PLLP, PO Box 3038, Kalispell, Montana 599033038, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 19th day of June, 2018. /s/ CANDACE MARIE EVANS Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. No. 2 PROBATE NO. DP-18-190 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DONALD A. GUTHRIE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to LUCY BEIGHLE, the Personal
Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Worden Thane P.C., 321 W. Broadway St., Ste. 300, Missoula, MT 59802-4142, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 18th day of July, 2018. /s/ LUCY BEIGHLE c/o Worden Thane P.C., 321 W. Broadway St., Ste. 300 Missoula, MT 59802-4142 WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Gail M. Haviland, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-18-188 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EXIE MARIE ALLEN STETLER, 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 Exie Louise France, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Boone Karlberg P.C., P. O. Box 9199, Missoula, Montana 59807-9199, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare, under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of
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quate, unfairly discriminatory, or unjustified, the insurer may voluntarily amend the rate increase. If the insurer maintains the initially filed rate over the Commissioner’s recommendation for adjustment, the Commissioner will issue a public finding announcing the deficiency and the reasons why the rates are unsatisfactory. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on October 26, 2018, 09:00 AM at the main entrance of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, State of Montana: Lot 29 of Willow Ridge Townhouses, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. More commonly known as 111 Willow Ridge Court, Missoula, MT 59803. George E. Clark and Gloria J. Clark, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for American Brokers Conduit, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on January 24, 2007, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Missoula County, State of Montana, on January 30, 2007 as Instrument No. 200702494, in Book 791, at Page 515, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for American Home Mortgage Investment Trust 2007-2 Assignment Dated: May 3, 2018 Assignment Recorded: May 7, 2018 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201807121, in Book 996, at Page 337, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana Benjamin J. Mann is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, on May 23, 2018 as Instrument No. 201808254, in Book 997, at Page 70, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments beginning April 1, 2017, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest
due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $29,012.56, interest in the sum of $4,649.87, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $394.66 for a total amount owing of $34,057.09, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale 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, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being
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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. 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. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.
This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 6th day of July, 2018. Benjamin J. Mann, Substitute Trustee 376 East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. 51594 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 29, 2018, at 11:00 AM 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 22 of MALLARD ESTATES, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official
recorded plat thereof. Lynn Startin and Dennis R Startin, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J Peterson at Mackoff, Kellogg, Kirby & Kloster, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corporation d/b/a PHH Mortgage Services, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on April 6, 2009, and recorded on April 13, 2009 as Book 837 Page 305 Document No. 200908269. The beneficial interest is currently held by Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is currently the Trustee. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning February 1, 2017, 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 April 01, 2018 is $240,834.84 principal, interest totaling $15,052.20 late charges in the amount of $293.99, escrow advances of $4,184.09, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,097.04, plus accruing interest, 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
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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
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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 ALTA•
Alta (A052909) is a 4 year old female Hound mix. Like all good hounds, she wants to follow her nose to the ends of the earth. Alta loves walks, and will lead you in all manner of adventures. She is afraid of cats. Alta doesn't appear to love all dogs, but acts like she wants to play with some.
CADET•Cadet (A052834) is a 5 year old male Brown Tabby. This big boy is more like a small tiger in size. His favorite place to hang out is curled up in a tight little ball on a cat tree. Cadet enjoys affection, but reaches his limits quickly and will let you know when he is done. He would do best in a home with no young children.
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TRIXIE• Trixie (A053601) is a 9 month old female Australian Shepherd mix. This sweet girl is looking for a stable forever home to live out her golden years. Trixie spent much of her life being passed around and left with family members while her owner was not around. She's done with the vagabond lifestyle and is ready to settle down in one home forever more.
These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 MAX AND REX• Max and Rex are a tiny pair with a big personality! These two love to snuggle up with their person and play with toys! Max prefers stuffed animals and Rex is all about anything that squeeks! They are used to an active household and love to go for walks, fetch, and Max is even up for a swim! Come meet this adorable couple during our open hours, WedFri from 1-6pm and Sat-Sun from 12-5pm! MAUSER• Mauser is an active man whose favorite activities include anything where he can fetch a stick! Not only is he a big bundle of love, but he is one smart cookie too! Come meet this handsome man Wed-Fri 1-6pm and SatSun 12-5pm! HERA• Hera, the queen of gods, is the perfect name for this mighty cat. Regal, glorious and loving, Hera is looking for someone's home to take reign of. She loves attention, but on her own terms. She will be a majestic, amazing cat in your home. Come meet this lovely lady during our open hours, Wed-Fri from 1-6pm and Sat-Sun from 12-5pm!
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