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Voices/Letters The readers write ....................................................................................4 Street Talk Wishing it weren’t.........................................................................................4 The Week in Review The news of the day—one day at a time ......................................6 Briefs Methodists split, Berniecrats scorned, and Smurfit scoured................................6 Etc. If the candidates were trees, what sorts of trees would they be?.............................7 News The damage done—and undone—in the 65th Legislature....................................8 Opinion What’s on the rube tube? “The Pander Show, with Rob and Greg”...............10 Feature Missoula comix artists present “Alternative Missoula Facts”............................14
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Arts A new collective looks to build an all-ages music scene........................................26 Art Marshall Granger’s not-so-big night out..................................................................27 Arts The beginner’s guide to Jim Shepard ....................................................................28 Film The Dinner might leave a bad taste in your mouth ..............................................29 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................30 BrokeAss Gourmet Macaroni (and cauliflower) and cheese.......................................31 Happiest Hour Specialty espresso at Drum Coffee......................................................33 8 Days a Week We’ll put these up against Trump’s first 100 days anytime .................34 Agenda Missoula gives back to nonprofits....................................................................41 Mountain High The Doggie Dash Expo and Fun Run................................................42v
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[voices] by Alex Sakariassen and Derek Brouwer
Asked Monday evening at the Southside KettleHouse This year’s Indy Comix Issue revolves around the theme “Alternative Missoula Facts.” What’s the most outrageous piece of fake news you’ve heard recently? Follow-up: What local development or news item do you wish was fake? Diana Wall: I mean, I guess I don’t know that I’ve read any fake news. I avoid fake news sites, and as a rule I don’t get my news on Facebook. Not-so-warm welcome: I guess the negative response to relocating Syrian refugees. I’d like to think Missoula is a more tolerant place to live. You would think here this wouldn’t be the issue. Gerhardt Soeffker: That it benefits the American public to transfer federal lands to the states. It sounds great on the surface, but there are so many protections built into federal management. And states couldn’t afford it. Float on: The Smith River controversy with the Sheep Creek Mine. That’s a major tributary for the Smith, and it’s like, what, 11 to 14 years of active mining. The Smith isn’t just a state river, it’s a national treasure.
Dean Pearson: Fake news? I don’t read fake news. I avoid it, so I can’t give you an example. Electoral revision: I wish Trump getting elected was fake news. That would be awesome. If that happened, I wouldn’t be worried about any other fake news. I’d be dancing in the streets.
Anne Hanson: That Donald Trump still thinks his Trump Tower has been wiretapped, even after every other important person in the country has said that’s not true. Parrot act: I wish that [Greg] Gianforte didn’t still think the ACA needed to be repealed. I just feel like, oh my goodness, he’s still pushing that Trump line after all these people on both sides of the aisle say they don’t want it repealed? Ken Furrow: What isn’t fake coming out of the fucking GOP? They’re misleading a lot of people. There’s no economic gain with Donald Trump, right? And Gianforte is totally leaning into Trump. Not a good pony to ride. Growing pains: Where I’m confused is where development equals progress. There’s a lot of development happening without much back and forth with the public.
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Merc? Meh. I’m looking forward to seeing a new building on the block and the business it will bring to downtown (“Missoula is dead. Long Live Missoula,” April 27). The Merc was hobbled together over the years, and although the brick was nice, the architecture of the building was—meh. Downtown Missoula has more charm and is more exciting a place to be than any downtown in Montana. Seriously. I celebrate the new hotel and am happy the old part of the building will be saved. Out with the old and in with the new! Progress. Susie Orr facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Multiple choice Sometimes profit and progress deceive us into thinking destruction of old things is necessary and good. Sometimes it’s just a lie that that people profiting the most tell to excuse their greed. Julie Beers facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Time to die I personally know many Broadway business owners and off the record, they supported the demolition. History is one thing, and everyone wanted to save the Merc, but nobody seemed to offer any solution or funds to do so. History is amazing, but if you talk to those who had worked in the building the last few years, it was poorly maintained. That building had a shelf life, and unfortunately it expired. Eric Dunn missoulanews.com
Montana. He supports Second Amendment rights. Dark money TV ads contend that he supports a “gun registry.” Quist’s statement referred to fully automatic assault rifles— guns designed to kill humans. The ads omit that fact. Quist will protect our public lands. He’ll stand up for farmers, ranchers, small business owners and the timber industry. He’ll fight for affordable health care and will defend Social Security and Medicare. Rob Quist will strengthen public schools. He will advocate for Montana veterans, tribal sovereignty, equality and women’s
“If the kind of ‘vibrancy’ that a transient tourist destination produces is the kind of home you want, that is what we’re getting. It’s sad to lose the Merc, but what it is being replaced with is even worse.”
He thinks we’re young! Some people’s idea of a “vibrant” city… If only you knew Missoula before it was put on the map, and the kind of people it attracted. Most of you guys aren’t old enough to know or understand what we have lost. Missoula was so much more than a playground for rich tourists and an evergrowing transient population. Missoula had a very unique soul. Those of us who have been around long enough, we see and feel the loss. If the kind of “vibrancy” that a transient tourist destination produces is the kind of home you want, that is what we’re getting. It’s sad to lose the Merc, but what it is being replaced with is even worse. Joe Bear missoulanews.com
What won’t Quist do? Rob Quist has been a hunter longer than his Republican opponent has lived in
right to choose. He supports equal pay for equal work. He believes we must overturn Citizens United and close tax loopholes for corporations. He believes in science. He has been a spokesman for the Montana Food Bank and a three-term member of the Montana Arts Council. Rob Quist supports Montana values. Please join me in voting for Rob Quist on May 25. Karen Buley Missoula
Fight for our right Montana’s Constitution gives citizens the right to meaningfully participate in our state government’s decision-making. There’s a bill headed to Governor Bullock’s desk that would undermine that right. Montana Senate Bill 337 would abolish the Board of Environmental Review, which serves as an important layer of citizen oversight for state decisions about our land, air, water and health.
Gov. Bullock should veto this damaging bill. Citizen participation in our government is a Montana value and our Constitutional right. Beth Costigan Missoula
Not at any price Now that winter is ending, we Montanans are putting away our skis and snowshoes. We’re preparing to kayak, camp and hike in our public lands. Our summer recreation plans could change. The assault on our public lands continues. This session, the Republican-controlled Montana Legislature passed a destructive resolution. It aims to open wilderness study areas to grazing, timber harvesting and mineral development. House Joint Resolution 9 asks the president and Congress to develop plans to manage some of our most valuable public lands for natural resource development. HJ 9 undoes decades of public land protection. In 1977, Montanans, recognizing how important these lands are to our recreational heritage and to our clean and healthful environment, petitioned Congress to preserve them. Although these study areas were never designated wilderness, they have been managed as wilderness, and we have worked hard to develop bipartisan cooperation to protect their pristine status. Our wild, public lands create many jobs for Montanans, in the woods and in our local communities. Asked why new businesses want to locate in Montana, owners credit the culture of hard work and the opportunities to recreate on public lands. Opening these lands to development will destroy jobs, hurt local economies and weaken working families. Development requires roads, motorized vehicles and heavy equipment. Land now home to wildlife, wild streams and natural vegetation would be damaged irreparably. HJ 9 proponents want to invest millions of taxpayer dollars in road and bridge development in our wild public lands. They say pristine lands are a waste of money because they are prone to fire and taxpayers have to foot the bill. The cost will be much higher if we lose the environmental and recreational value of these lands. I voted against this resolution. Help me defend our wild lands. Contact Sens. Tester and Daines and tell our candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives that our public lands are our lands, and they are not for sale. Sen. Sue Malek Missoula
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WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, April 26 Missoula police chase an allegedly intoxicated Great Falls woman wearing nothing but a shirt after she drives off in the middle of a traffic stop. She’s taken into custody only after police puncture her tires with a spike strip near the Higgins bridge.
Thursday, April 27 Actress Alyssa Milano shows her support for Rob Quist at the University of Montana campus, using her star power to win over the two undergraduates who have seen reruns of Who’s the Boss?
Friday, April 28 The city of Missoula and Liberty Utilities reach an agreement to finalize the city’s acquisition of Mountain Water. The deal is expected to close by the end of May.
Saturday, April 29 The Midtown Bridge over Reserve Street finally opens to the public, providing uninterrupted bike and pedestrian access to the Bitterroot Trail, and Missoulians with another place to call the cops on homeless people.
Fighting the power
Berniecrats gone Green When Bernie Sanders comes to Montana later this month to stump for congressional candidate Rob Quist, some of the left-wing star’s biggest former fans won’t be cheering in the crowd. “I think he’s a turncoat,” says Missoula’s Thomas Breck. “It was an openly corrupt system that cheated him, and now he’s campaigning for the people who cheated him…. I’ve been a fan of Bernie Sanders for over a decade. His rhetoric has changed, his positions have changed. He’s no longer the same guy.” If Breck’s name rings a bell, that’s because he’s fresh off a court challenge to the state’s ballot access law as it relates to the May 25 special election for Montana’s seat in the U.S. House. Breck, the Montana Green Party nominee, had only two days to obtain the 15,000 signatures required to get on the ballot as a minor party candidate. A federal judge in Montana agreed with Breck that the threshold was unreasonable, but also declined to place his name on the ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. Breck’s uphill effort to make the Green Party a player in state politics stems directly from Sanders’ failed presidential bid, and it’s why he and a still-
small number of liberals who value environmental, economic and social justice are willing to work against Democrats even during the age of Trump. Breck and his wife were members of the Missoula Democratic Central Committee and Sanders delegates last spring—until the state convention, when they felt sidelined by the same party powerbrokers they saw as having rigged the primary for Hillary Clinton. The next day, they sought to restart the Montana Green Party, “because if a man like Bernie Sanders can’t move the party left, no one’s going to,” Breck says. Breck, a father and former carpenter, becomes animated when talking about politics, which he now studies as a nontraditional undergraduate at the University of Montana. While making one particularly vehement point, he accidentally swipes his sunglasses off the table. Democrats and Republicans, Breck insists, are the “same face wearing two different masks,” each beholden to corporate interests. He sees that dynamic playing out in Quist’s campaign, which he says has veered toward centrist positions. “I can tell you why,” Breck says. “Because he [Quist] has corporate masters who tell him how far he can take an issue.” So even though Breck won’t be on the ballot against Quist, he doesn’t plan to vote for the guy his former political hero is backing. Nor does his friend Joseph Grady, a UM student adviser, have any interest
in heeding Sanders’ call to “come together” under the Democratic banner. Less than a year ago, Grady was holding a “Natives for Bernie” sign behind Sanders’ podium during the then-candidate’s Missoula speech. “He made promises to the faces of my elders, and it wasn’t weeks later, not even two weeks later, that he bowed out of the race and backed Hillary Clinton,” Grady says. “Now let me tell you how that translates to Native Americans. We have no problem recognizing this: the little old colonial guy, coming into Native country, making promises for our votes, and then bailing out. That story is as old as the first people who landed on this continent.” Derek Brouwer
The flood next time
Smurfit berms at risk Ian Magruder isn’t here to pick a fight. Nor, he says, are any other members of Missoula’s water quality advisory council. They’re simply asking for a plan that will ensure the berms currently separating the Clark Fork from the wastewater ponds, landfills and sludge ponds at the former Smurfit-Stone mill site don’t fail. If Magruder sounds anxious, it’s because spring runoff has already begun, and the time for a plan is now. “We’re asking for a plan to deal with the floods
Sunday, April 30 The Ranch Club golf course turns into a dog park for the day as a benefit for the Humane Society of Western Montana. Pups with paying parents are allowed to run offleash and swim in the pond.
Monday, May 1 Missoula lawmaker Bryce Bennett announces his intent to run for Senate District 50, having been term-limited out of the Montana House after the conclusion of the 2017 legislative session.
Tuesday, May 2 A Victor schoolteacher visiting Missoula’s Gilly’s Gas and Grocery discovers white supremacist propaganda tucked into the pumps. Police are called, and determine that no crime other than littering occurred.
We get to keep these? I can’t wait to read this in the hot tub!” ——Six-year-old boy to his mother, while shopping at Shakespeare & Co. on May 1, according to the bookstore’s Facebook page.
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[news] that’s ready to go for this year,� he says, “and that’s good until the site’s cleaned up.� Over the past few months, the citizen council has made its concerns about berm integrity abundantly clear in letters to Gov. Steve Bullock, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency. And they’re hardly alone. In February, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes offered a half-dozen reasons they feel an evaluation of the berms is “time-critical.� According to tribal chairman Vernon Finley’s missive to the EPA and DEQ, permit records for emergency repairs to the primary bern show “a pattern of ongoing berm erosion issues,� and no maintenance has been conducted since 2001. County commissioner Dave Strohmaier pressed the issue during a quarterly conference call with regulatory officials last month, and tells the Indy he and his colleagues intend to keep exerting pressure on the EPA. Because it’s private property, he says, there’s not much else they can do. “Until such a time as this site is cleaned up,� Strohmaier says, “these berms are a concern for us, and we don’t want to find ourselves caught off guard if a flood event does occur.� The EPA is still negotiating with site owner M2Green and former owners Westrock CP and International Paper regarding inspection and emergency repair responsibilities. All three companies have retained the services of Missoula-based contractor NewFields, which informed the EPA in a February letter that it would be “premature to evaluate the stability of the berms� until investigations and risk assessments at the site are completed. DEQ confirms it did a preliminary walk-through of the berms alongside staff from EPA and NewFields in March, and that the berms will continue to be inspected monthly between now and mid-July. Inspections alone aren’t enough for the water quality advisory council, CSKT or the newly formed community advisory group in nearby Frenchtown. Everyone’s top priority remains the removal and remediation of contaminants including dioxins, a goal that could finally allow the Clark Fork to reclaim its historical migration zone. In the meantime, Magruder says, the Missoula community and others downstream need to know there’s a plan of action should the worst come to pass. “People need to be already contracted to do the work should the river get high enough. And I think
that the paper companies need to say that they’re taking responsibility for it. ‌ All that needs to happen in the next couple of weeks.� Alex Sakariassen
Christ’s work
Church split on gay bishop The rocking chair tilts back and forth as Todd Scranton, pastor at Missoula’s Grace United Methodist Church, tries to parse a recent ruling by the church’s high court that threatens the unity of the country’s third-largest Christian denomination. Scranton closes his eyes as he chooses his words, keeping one hand on his full, white beard while the other makes circles in the air. “I don’t see how this in any way carries on Christ’s work in the world,� he says. On April 28, a long-simmering dispute among Methodists over gay marriage and sexuality boiled over when the church’s Judicial Council declared that last year’s consecration of Karen Oliveto as bishop for several western states, including Montana, violated church law. Oliveto, the church’s first openly gay bishop, remains in her post for now, but could face sanctions or removal in the coming months. Regardless, Scranton and church officials around the world believe the ruling will force Methodist factions to either reconcile or split. “We have to fix this now. We have to decide,� Scranton says. “I fear we won’t do that. We’ve been at this political game for so long that I fear we don’t know any other way to be together.� Scranton, like many Methodist clergy in the American West, holds the progressive view. He met Oliveto and her wife, Robin Ridenour, last fall when the newly minted bishop embarked on a “windshield tour� of the congregations she oversees. Oliveto made a point of personally greeting members of the neighborhood church near Franklin School, he says, and impressed them with her grace. “But it feels like we’re going to reject those gifts
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With the May 25 special election on the horizon, the three candidates for Montana’s sole U.S. House seat are busy trying to prove their worth to voters. And last weekend, there was no better place to do just that than in the first (and only televised) debate of the campaign. During the hour-long debate, the House hopefuls got right to the meat of the issues that matter most, like the benefits of climate change and whether Greg Gianforte is actually a Russian psy-op personified. But the high point of the debate came when Libertarian Mark Wicks compared his opponents to vehicles. Wicks called Democrat Rob Quist a “little half-ton pickup� and Gianforte a “luxury car,� while comparing himself to a “work truck.� “I’m the guy, when you’re pulled over on the side of the road, and you’re broke down, you want to see that big pickup pull up behind you that has the tow ropes, the chains, the tools, everything to get the job done,� Wicks said, “and you know you’re going to get home that night.� A useful metaphor, though all the candidates otherwise performed at the level of public access television hosts, alternately stumbling over words and grinning like supervillains. But the most cogent analogy of the night still left us wondering: What else might our beloved candidates be compared to? If the candidates were drugs, Gianforte, who owns $2.5 million in pharmaceutical company stock, would probably be a used fentanyl patch. Wicks would almost certainly be cheap speed. And Quist would be a dusty old nug you found in your high school bedroom in your parents’ house. What if the candidates were bikes? Gianforte would surely be a Litespeed Blade, retailing at $40,000. Quist, who prides himself on his downto-earthiness, would be a homemade fixie. And you know that Wicks, whose party adores selfstarters and minimal government, would surely be a unicycle. If the candidates were trout, Quist would be a cutthroat, that native species adored by locals. Wicks would be the embattled bull trout, plucky yet besieged. And Gianforte? Given his entrepreneurial voraciousness and reputation as invasive, let’s call him a lake trout. But maybe the candidates are more like tattoos, in which case Wicks would be a quarter-sleeve portrait of Ayn Rand, Quist would probably be one of those hokey finger mustaches, and Gianforte would be nothing, because God’s creatures are forbidden from marking their skin (Leviticus 19:28). And if the candidates were better candidates, they would be literally anyone or anything other than a bunch of inexperienced old white dudes with nothing to offer but prepackaged folksy platitudes designed to appeal to other old white dudes.
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because we can’t see past who she chooses to marry,� Scranton says. Many Methodist churches that embrace LGBT people, including First United Methodist Church in downtown Missoula, have applied for designation as “reconciling ministries.� Grace has not, and Scranton acknowledges that within his own church, not all members share his view—though none have left since Oliveto’s consecration. Oliveto recognized the schism on her Facebook page after the Judicial Council’s ruling, writing last Saturday night that “the breadth of emotions present in our congregations tomorrow will be as wide as the Big Sky of Montana.� Members of the Methodists’ evangelical wing saw Oliveto’s election as a shot across the bow, or, as a representative of the conservative Institute on Religion and Democracy told the New York Times last week, “giving the middle finger to the rest of the church.� Scranton says he’s disturbed by the way that gay marriage has bedeviled the church’s democratically inspired structure, mirroring the “legislative nastiness that we see in the culture around us.� Scranton knew he was entering a divided church when he became a minister in 2007. The clergy is his second career, and it’s pastoral work that drew him in. Donation bins line Grace’s foyer, and Scranton says the congregation is currently hosting three homeless families in the church basement. “This is why I’m in ministry,� he says. “The other stuff up there, I can’t even defend it sometimes.� Derek Brouwer
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It’s all over now The Legislature’s 2017 session was a mixed bag by the Independent staff
Cue the backflips and sighs of relief. State lawmakers officially gaveled out on April 28, ending the long and contentious 2017 Legislature and giving regular Twitter users a break from the torrent of #mtleg tweets. The good news is that lawmakers managed to pass a budget. The bad news is that quite a bit was left undone—namely, anything even remotely akin to addressing the state’s crumbling infrastructure. We’ve taken a look back at our coverage of the session over the past 90 days and compiled this checklist of the missions that did—or didn’t—get accomplished.
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ABORTION To no one’s surprise, the pro-life contingent came crawling out of the woodwork again this year, likely knowing as they did that their efforts would ultimately fail. The Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was signed by the House Speaker and Senate President, but Gov. Steve Bullock is expected to slap a veto on it. Same for Senate Bill 282, which would require physicians to save any fetus with a 50 percent chance of survival outside the womb. A constitutional amendment in the House to define personhood as starting at the moment of conception failed to… well... let’s just say no physician would have been required to try to save it. THE BUDGET Yawn! The state budget is way less interesting than, like, Sean Spicer internet memes, but it does “matter,” or whatever, so here are a few highlights: First up, schools. The portion of the Montana University System budget that funds universities will take a 2.5 percent cut. What does that mean? Members of the state Board of Regents will decide later this month when they set tuition rates (spoiler alert: rates will go up). K–12 schools will get all the funding they need to keep up with in-
flation and enrollment changes, but with one caveat: The Legislature cut two state funding sources totalling $28 million to schools’ base aid. State law guarantees that schools get their base aid (that’s why it’s called base aid), which means local property taxpayers will have to pick up the tab. On the health and human services front, lawmakers wound up softening what initially looked like a far greater blow to Senior and Long-term Care. Way back in February, Republicans were floating a $72 million reduction over the previous biennium for a division charged with investigating elder abuse and providing in-home care for aging Montanans. That cut dropped to around $33 million by session’s end. It also appears that the $2 million in cuts originally proposed for Disability Employment and Transitions turned into a $1 million increase over the 2016– 2017 budget. So, count one small win for Montana’s most vulnerable citizens, at least. MONEY FOR UM This really wasn’t a good legislative session for Montana universities with plummeting enrollment, interim leadership and a budget crisis. Or was it? Tuition hikes are on the way, but the University of Montana did secure a $2 million earmark to help… pay the costs that come with getting rid of faculty and staff. FERRARI TAX Ferraris will be taxed an extra $800 or so annually. So will Bentleys, Lamborghinis and all those palatial RVs with names like Phaeton and American Eagle that only get driven twice a year. VOTE BY MAIL Even a Rachel Maddow rant couldn’t get the mail-ballot bill past Montana GOP chairman Jeff Essmann and his compatriots in the Montana House. So, come May 25, each county will shell out tens of
thousands of dollars to host in-person polling stations for the congressional special election. SEXUAL ASSAULT SB 29 passed, removing the phrase “physical force” from the state’s definition of rape and replacing mentally incapacitated with “substantially impaired.” Other bills gave leniency to minors convicted of sex crimes and otherwise modernized statutes pertaining to sexual assault that had not been updated in decades. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Sorry, kiddos. A scaled-back version of Bullock’s signature 2015 proposal went nowhere, again. At the eleventh hour, however, negotiations between the governor’s office and Republican leaders did yield more funding for the state’s Stars to Quality program, a voluntary rating system for private daycare providers. The bill also encourages experimentation in public/private pre-K, but with only $1.2 million in additional money, don’t expect many new preschools to pop up anytime soon. THE LABOR SHORTAGE With Montana facing a flood of baby boomer retirements in the coming decade, freshman Missoula Rep. Shane Morigeau sought to provide the state’s workforce with a much-needed floatation device. His pitch to establish a new $75-per-credit grant program for select students at tribal and two-year colleges passed into law with little hemming and hawing. Score one for the home team. POLITICAL PRACTICES The latest attempt to quash the office of Montana’s top political cop, which came courtesy of unwavering political practices critic Rep. Derek Skees, died mid-session. However, a Republican-sponsored measure that would
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“Full House” more than double certain campaign contribution limits in the state—and raise the minimum donation requiring disclosure from $35 to $50—will head to Bullock’s desk. As for Commissioner Jonathan Motl’s replacement, Bullock officially approved the Legislature’s pick last month: former Great Falls legislator Jeff Mangan. COLSTRIP The future of Montana’s coal-fired power plant at Colstrip got a lot of lipservice in the weeks before the session. The Clean Power Plan may not be a major consideration in the Colstrip narrative for long (thanks, Mr. President), but a settlement between environmental groups and plant owners last summer has ensured that units 1 and 2 at least will shut down by 2022. And with Washington and Oregon moving against coal-fired power, there’s a hefty ques-
and usage in Montana. A proposal allocating funds to the Department of Justice for use intervening in out-of-state utility commission proceedings was signed by the governor last month, setting the stage for Montana to argue for financial assistance for workforce or community reinvestment if and when Colstrip shutters.
ing rental units, defending themselves in rental disputes and requiring notification of tenant absences exceeding five days. Whether their luck will hold up on Bullock’s desk is an open question— Rep. Peggy Webb’s proposal to tweak the state’s definition of criminal trespass has already been vetoed.
TIME ZONES What a relief. After sailing through the Senate, a bill from Sen. Ryan Osmundson to do away with Daylight Saving Time and establish Montana Standard Time fumbled in the House. It never even made it to a committee vote.
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING Special education had little luck this session, as bills from both Republicans and Democrats were consistently shot down. Inflationary increases were not approved, nor was a motion to bring funding for special needs students into line with that for other students. Even Rep. Seth Berglee’s bill to allow for a special needs savings account, a staple of states with more robust charter school programs, wound up tabled.
VACATION HOMES AND LANDLORD POWER Montana’s booming vacation rental industry will continue to operate in statutory murk. Missoula Sen. Tom Facey’s SB 251 was tabled in committee in early
After 88 days of Ferrari taxes, fetal personhood and brutal infrastructure fights, that statue of Thomas Meagher outside the capitol is probably thankful for some peace and quiet.
tion mark next to Puget Sound Energy’s future customer base. Though the early days of the session were notably lacking in the Colstrip conversation, several bills addressing remediation and financial aid gained traction later on. At the top of that heap was a measure from Colstrip denizen Sen. Duane Ankney titled the Coal-Fired Generating Unit Remediation Act, which outlined a fairly detailed plan for cleanup and remediation of retiring coal plants. The bill made it to Bullock’s desk along with a resolution calling for an interim study on the impacts of reducing coal mining
April, leaving unanswered a number of questions regarding regulation of rental listings on AirBNB and VRBO. Sen. Dee Brown’s SB 150, which would have required said rentals to collect a state bed tax, also died in committee. Legislative power couple Roger and Peggy Webb (senator and representative, respectively) had slightly better luck in their quest to strengthen rental owners’ authority under the Landlord and Tenant Act. The duo, who happen to own several rental properties in the Billings area, carried a slate of bills to give landlords greater power in access-
INFRASTRUCTURE While House Bill 5 successfully funded a slew of infrastructure projects, the Butte veterans home among them, renewable resources projects and rural children had less luck. SB 367 and HB 8 both failed after repeated revisions toward the end, with the former mostly funding longneeded rural school renovations and the latter funding water projects. The nearly $80 million package failed to make it to the governor’s desk after the House killed SB 367, prompting Democrats to band together to vote down HB 8. Rep. Frank Garner arguably accomplished the most, successfully pushing HB 473 through both houses. That bill, if signed, will institute a gas tax to fund roads and bridges throughout the state, meaning Missoula residents may no longer have to fear being swallowed by the Clark Fork when the Russell Street Bridge collapses beneath them. Which probably won’t happen. Maybe. GUNS Were you hoping to take your Glock into Buffalo Wild Wings without fear of being asked to seek your chipotle barbecue fix somewhere else? Maybe you wanted to strap an AR to your back for a quick trip to the Post Office? You’re out of luck—all major bills pertaining to guns and concealed carry laws were killed or vetoed by the governor. Better luck next time. editor@missoulanews.com
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Rube tube Quist and Gianforte shoot first, pander later by Dan Brooks
The race between Rob Quist and Greg Gianforte is heating up, like one of those dreams where you wake up to find that your hair is on fire and you are still, in fact, stuck in a dream. Maybe the word I’m looking for is “nightmare.” With only three weeks until the special election, both candidates are now running advertisements in which they shoot things that represent ideas. The Gianforte campaign has released a spot called “Grab,” in which that scary voice that warns of things in political advertisements speaks over the image of a computer monitor sitting incongruously on a desk in a grassy field. “Rob Quist wants to establish a national gun registry,” the voice says. “Your name, your address, your guns on a big government computer.” Then Gianforte shoots the computer. It’s a nuanced message, but I think I can grasp it. Gianforte believes guns are good, while the computers that might be used to register them are bad. As a real Montanan, he loves guns and hates computers. That’s why he keeps his computer out in a field—so when he gets frustrated and shoots it, he doesn’t mess up his beautiful house. It’s probably a log mansion, actually, or some kind of sod home. The ad doesn’t say, but you can bet that whatever structure Gianforte lives in when he’s not out in the field shooting office equipment, it’s built from Montana values. But whose values could be more Montanan than Quist’s? As a grown man wearing a cowboy hat, Quist also loves values and shooting electrical representations of their opposites. In a spot titled “Defend,” he articulates a strong counterargument to Gianforte’s position. “For generations, this old rifle has protected my family’s ranch,” Quist says as he loads what might be a Winchester .30-30. I’m not from Montana, so I wouldn’t know. “I won’t stand by while a millionaire from New Jersey tries to attack my Montana values,” Quist says. Then, after a brief and thrilling image of him pointing the rifle directly at the cam-
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era, he shoots a television playing an NRA ad attacking Quist. Again, the message is subtle. But it seems Quist disagrees with the opposition’s characterization of his position re: the desirability of a federal gun registry, and he wishes to correct the record by shooting a hole in it. He responds to the ad in terms Montanans will understand: self-conscious redneck violence. For two
“Maybe Quist could shoot creeping restrictions on a woman’s right to choose, and Gianforte could invent a kind of gun that shoots healthy lunches into poor kids’ mouths.” men who disagree with each other, Quist and Gianforte have produced remarkably similar spots. But there are contrasts. Where Quist uses a rifle, Gianforte uses a shotgun. The latter looks like a 12 gauge with a Monte Carlo stock—although I must again caution you that my grandparents never owned a ranch. While Gianforte shoots a flat-screen Dell display, Quist shoots a tube TV. It was probably the same old TV that’s been in his family for generations, pissing them off. And while Quist wears a gray cotton work shirt and jacket with jeans and a giant belt buckle, Gianforte wears a green cotton
work shirt and camo vest with jeans and a giant belt buckle. They both look like what they are: two guys who dressed up to shoot televisions for television. Gianforte is an electrical engineer. Quist is a musician. Both of them belong in this state as much as any other Montanan, but they are not the hard-bitten cowboys we like to imagine ourselves to be. They are fortunate professionals selected by their parties to pander to us, and they are doing an uninspired job. I sure wish one of them would shoot wage stagnation or the Legislature’s inability to agree on an infrastructure bill. Maybe Quist could shoot creeping restrictions on a woman’s right to choose, and Gianforte could invent a kind of gun that shoots healthy lunches into poor kids’ mouths. Perhaps, in a rare moment of agreement, they could both shoot sex trafficking. Or they could shoot some object embodying the idea that Montanans are interested in substantive political thought—like a book, or a bust of Adlai Stevenson or something. That seems to be the one issue on which the Gianforte and Quist campaigns concur. Voters will sit up and bark for guns, phony swagger and whatever other rootin’, tootin’ marketin’ a team of political consultants with 10 minutes and a whiteboard can think up. As much as I like to watch my betters shoot things, I call hackwork. The similarity of these two ads is a testament to how few ideas either party has produced since the last, uninspiring election. Granted, that was only six months ago. I’m tired of campaigns, and I didn’t even work on any of them. But the state’s political tacticians have got to be able to come up with something better than this. We’ve got three weeks left. There has to be a meaningful idea around here somewhere. “We both love guns and are from here” ain’t it. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and the performance of redneck identity at combatblog.net.
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April 27-30 & May 3-14, 2017 MCTinc.org MOTHER OF INVENTION – Robotic models of living organisms are useful to scientists, who can study the effects of stimuli without risk to actual people. Northwestern University researchers announced in March that its laboratory model of the “female reproductive system” has reached a milestone: its first menstrual period. The “ovary,” using mouse tissue, had produced hormones that stimulated the system (uterus, cervix, vagina, fallopian tubes, liver) for 28 days, reaching the predictable result. Chief researcher Teresa Woodruff said she imagines eventually growing a model from tissue provided by the patient undergoing treatment. RECURRING THEMES (AND UPDATES ON PREVIOUS CHARACTERS) – Chutzpah! Henry Wachtel, 24, continues in legal limbo after being found “not criminally responsible” for the death of his mother in 2014, despite having beaten her in the head and elsewhere up to 100 times— because he was having an epileptic seizure at that moment and has no memory of the attack. A judge must still decide the terms of Wachtel’s psychiatric hospitalization, but Wachtel’s mind is clear enough now that, in March, he demanded, as sole heir, payoff on his mother’s life insurance policy (which, under New York law, is still technically feasible). EPIC SMUGGLERS – In February, federal customs agents seized 22 pounds of illegal animal meat (in a wide array) at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Among the tasty items were raw chicken, pig and cow meat, brains, hearts, heads, tongues and feet—in addition to (wrote a reporter) “other body parts” (if there even are any other edible parts). In a typical day nationwide, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes about 4,600 smuggled plant or animal products.
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Yet another intimate accessory with weak security drew attention when hackers broke down a $249 Svakom Siime Eye personal vibrator in April, revealing a lazily created default password (“88888888”) and Wi-Fi network name (“Siime Eye”). Since the Eye’s camera and internet access facilitate livestream video of a user’s most personal body parts, anyone within Wi-Fi range can break in (and be entertained) by just driving around a city looking for the Siime Eye network. EWWWW! – Luu Cong Huyen, 58, in Yen Giao, Vietnam, is the most recent to attract reporters’ attention with disturbingly long fingernails. A March OddityCentral.com report, with cringe-inducing photos, failed to disclose their precise length, but Huyen said he has not clipped them since a 2013 report on VietnamNet revealed that each measured up to 19.7 inches. Huyen explained (inadequately) that his nail obsession started merely as a hobby and that he is not yet over it. (The Guinness Book record is not exactly within fingertip reach: 73.5 inches per nail, by Shridhar Chillal of India.) And a Partridge in a Pear Tree: In February, a pet welfare organization complained of a raid on a home near Lockhart, Texas, that housed more than 400 animals (and, of course, reeked “overpowering(ly)” of urine). The inventory: 86 snakes, 56 guinea pigs, 28 dogs, 26 rabbits, 15 goats, nine doves, eight skinks, seven pigs, six pigeons, four gerbils, three bearded dragons, two ducks and one tarantula—plus about 150 rats and mice (to feed the menagerie) and 20 other animals whose numbers did not fit the above lyric pattern. UPDATES – For more than a decade, an “editor” has been roaming the streets at night in Bristol, England, “correcting” violations of standard grammar, lately being described as “The Apostrophiser” since much of his work involves adjusting (or often obliterating) that punctuation mark. On April 3, the BBC at last portrayed the vigilante in action, in a “ride-along” documentary that featured him using the special marking and climbing tools that facilitate his work. His first mission, in 2003, involved a government sign “Monday’s to Friday’s” (“ridiculous,” he said), and he recalled an even more cloying store sign—”Amys Nail’s”—as “so loud and in your face.” UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT – Rhinoceros herds are dwindling in South Africa despite an international ban on selling rhino horns (whose ivory brings astonishingly high prices, especially in Asian markets whose buyers believe ivory powder miraculously cures illnesses and assures prosperity). In April, South Africa’s highest court ruled that the existing ban on domestic sales of rhino horns is unconstitutional—on petition from local ranchers who had complained that they need to sell horn to protect the animal from illegal rhino poachers, since their expenses for security (such as armed patrols, even by helicopter) have risen dramatically. New York City health officials have convinced most ultra-Orthodox Jewish “mohels” to perform their ritual circumcisions with sterile tools and gauze, but still, according to a March New York Post report, a few holdouts insist on the old-fashioned way of removing the blood from an incision—by sucking it up with their mouths (and thus potentially passing along herpes). Some local temples are so protective of their customs that they refuse to name the “offending” mohels (who are not licensed medical professionals), thus limiting parents’ ability to choose safe practitioners. Thanks This Week to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
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B
ack in February, when we were trying to decide on a theme for the Indy’s fourth annual Comix Issue—the very issue you’re holding in your hands—Donald Trump’s campaign manager-turned-presidential-counselor Kellyanne Conway had recently appalled and confused thinking people everywhere by telling Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had merely offered “alternative facts” when he claimed, in his very first press briefing, that the crowd at Trump’s inauguration “was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period.” It was of course not, by any available measure, the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, no matter what punctuation is deployed for emphasis, and Spicer’s statement was not, of course, an “alternative fact” so much as a flat-out lie. But give Conway the credit she’s due. The brazen inventiveness and bald deceptiveness of her head-fake sent the fact-checkers into such a frantic tizzy that the size of Trump’s crowd (it was, in fact, roughly proportionate to the size of his hands) became almost immediately beside the point. The point was that Trump’s brain trust— such as it is—would not be shamed by facts or accuracy. They were perfectly comfortable simply making stuff up. And look, we get it! It’s an incredibly seductive concept, this idea that all things are precisely as I wish them to be, all evidence to the contrary be damned. Say it and it shall be so. Let’s try this at home: I am 24 years old, independently wealthy, cut like a CrossFit coach and emotionally unscarred by a lifetime of small failures. [checks mirror] See? It just doesn’t work that way, not for me and not for Trump. I’m not even presenting “alternative facts.” I’m just lying. But you know who alternative facts actually might work for? Comic artists. Comic artists aren’t like you and me. (And they’re especially not like Kellyanne Conway or Donald Trump). They’re actually not bound by reality. They really can just make stuff up, and then there it is: a whole new world, composed of graphite and ink and pixels and paper. So we decided we’d ask them to take a swing at the theme “Alternative Missoula Facts.” The following pages are what they came up with. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. And we hope you’ll join us on First Friday, May 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Zootown Brew, where this work will be displayed for an artists reception and show. Come say hi. It’ll be a good time. No lie. —Brad Tyer by Spencee Stimac
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Back to the underground A new collective looks to build an all-ages music community by Erika Fredrickson
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he number of big-name shows at the Top Hat and the Wilma, plus upcoming summer concerts at the Big Sky and Kettlehouse amphitheaters, gives the impression that Missoula is rich with music. But when it comes to smaller independent DIY acts—such as local and touring punk, noise, lo-fi rock and antifolk bands—things have been looking a little grim lately. In the last few months, some prominent downtown venues have closed: Stage 112 and the Real Lounge, both located inside the Elks Lodge, are no longer booking bands, and the Palace Lounge, a long-time space for underground shows, is being turned into an arcade bar featuring pool and other games. This has happened before, and each time the DIY music landscape starts looking thin, a couple of things happen: First, people freak out about it. Second, they do something about it. Recently, a group of local band bookers took action in light of the recent closures. They formed a collective called the Basement Fund and, on Friday, April 28, they signed an agreement with the Zootown Arts Community Center. The collective includes Foster Caffrey, cofounder of the Camp Daze music festival; Ryan D’avid Carr, a former booker at the VFW; and Alexander and Grace Lindgren, who book shows at the Joe Below, an allages venue in the basement of Zootown Brew. The agreement allows the collective to take full control of booking the ZACC basement, which has served as a live music space over the years, but hasn’t consistently hosted shows. “By paying a monthly rent, we’ll be able to have more shows there,” Caffrey says. “And then, in turn, be able to pay less for the space per show and make sure touring and local bands will be able to get more money and just have more shows and more exposure.” The focus of the Basement Fund is all-ages shows not hosted in bars. “I think the people that show up to all-ages, non-bar shows, they’re there strictly to see music,” Caffrey says. “They’re paying money, and they know they’re paying money for a band specifically.” The collective is planning to start shows as early as 7 p.m. and end them
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around 11. Part of the reason is that a lot of all-ages venues require early shows as a matter of policy, but the benefit is that kids and people who need to get up early in the morning (people with families and jobs and age-induced intolerance for shows starting at 10 p.m.) are much more likely to attend. “And if you want to go get a beer afterward, there’s a lot of options to do that” somewhere else, Caffrey says. The collective will also continue booking shows at the Joe Below and Free Cycles, and scoping out alternative venues around town. And though they’re now the primary bookers at the ZACC, they are open to letting outside bookers host shows there, too. “I am excited for the future of all-ages music in Missoula,” says Kia Liszak, the ZACC’s executive director. “I think this group embraces the principles and values of the space, and consistent leadership will help the space blossom as a venue.”
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For the last two decades, Missoula has almost always had at least one bar where fans could see punk or garage-style bands—the kind that don’t fill up the Top Hat. For many years there was a rock club called Jay’s Upstairs and, more recently, the VFW. Over the past five years, the VFW had become a tightknit space for rowdy or experimental latenight music acts, but the current board is looking to make some changes in the types of shows it hosts. Longtime VFW bookers Marty Hill, of Minor Bird Records, and Carr have both left in the last couple of months. (Carr is hosting one more show there.) Clinton Decker, the VFW’s newly elected Jr. Vice Commander, says the bar will still be doing its Thursday night band residencies (where each month a new band curates the shows) and host live music on Friday and Saturday nights, but the venue will be looking for more acoustic acts and bands that appeal to some of the bar’s older customers. Right now, Monk’s Bar is one of the only places left where you can drink and
see DIY acts. Shawna Lee, who recently stopped booking at Stage 112 and the Real Lounge after the Elks Lodge board voted to do away with live music, says the overhead for staff and sound can be too much for a venue that doesn’t pack in a crowd. “I’m booking independently now,” she says. “So far, all the shows are at Monk’s. I’m buying shows that mean something to me. Music is important to me. I’m not willing to quit doing it yet.” On a recent Saturday evening, the day after they signed the agreement, the Basement Fund hosted a fundraiser at Free Cycles featuring local bands Cairns, Fantasy Suite and Pender. They raised $500 for a community PA system, which they will use to present shows at the ZACC and at the other all-ages venues in Missoula. They’re also starting an online fundraiser through Patreon by which people can donate as little as $5 a month to the Basement Fund to keep the organization going, and in return get stickers, buttons and art from local artists.
All the Basement Fund bookers have exciting shows on the horizon: PWR BTTM, Tisper, Free Cake for Every Creature, Adult Mom and Pinegrove, to name a few, along with the three-day independent summer music festival Camp Daze. Lately, Caffrey has been printing up a monthly shows newsletter—1990s zinestyle—which he leaves around town for people to pick up. It’s a pre-internet throwback that seems perfectly apt for the current climate. The music scene is always in flux. As it was in the 1990s, and every few years since, when bands find themselves short of places to play, they make it happen. “We have a great amount of local bands right now,” Caffrey says. “And the venues might be weird, but there’s still so many good acts to see if we can get younger kids interested in going to shows, forming bands, putting on their own shows—that’s the end goal.” efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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Eating their feelings Marshall Granger’s not-so-big night out by Erika Fredrickson
A Couple Goes out to Eat is a verite-style portrait of a couple sharing a meal together at a restaurant.
Marshall Granger’s A Couple Goes Out to Eat seems straightforward on the surface. The 30-minute film installation is one continuous shot of a couple ordering food at a restaurant and going through the ordinary motions of sharing a meal together. There’s no drama or cleverly written dialogue. It’s just the sort of scene you might observe if you were peoplewatching at a dining establishment in Anywhere, USA. Muffled conversation turns to silence. One person stares off toward a television screen as 1990s-era tunes play from the speakers. “I experienced this kind of scene once at an Applebee’s in the middle of Idaho,” Granger says, “and I was thinking how interesting it was to watch a couple in the early evening in a restaurant like that, where it seemed like an occasion. It was both sweet and then— with the pop songs coming over the radio and their long stretches of not saying anything—I felt a twinge of something else about it: a little sadness. But then, I don’t know if that was just my projection onto them.” Granger recently screened Toad to Nowhere, a film he co-directed with Andrew Rizzo in which they experience the psychedelic effects of bufo alvarius. His only other art exhibit was a 2016 performance piece in which he sang in the persona of a glamorous woman named Dorothy. A Couple Goes Out to Eat is less film or performance art and more portrait. A verite-style presentation like this runs the risk of being boring or pretentious, or both. Fortunately, Granger took some care with the film’s details to give it just enough flair and authenticity. For instance, viewers familiar with Missoula’s arts scene and local politics will likely recognize the film’s real-life and hardly boring couple: Hermina Harold and Jack Metcalf. Harold is a musician and local food activist, and Metcalf is a per-
formance and visual artist who owns Real Good Art Space and recently ran for justice of the peace. Granger says he picked the two because they’re happy and because they’re not actors, but they still understand performance. “So, it’s not that you’re watching people being sad,” Granger says. “You’re watching people that have a real interest in each other playing out an ordinary night. And whatever might happen on their phones or on the walls of the place might just be more interesting at the moment than each other, so I was trying to get them to have that mentality while still having their actual life together shine through.” The fictional restaurant, Jasper’s, is based on chains like Applebee’s, and in that spirit, Granger visited the local franchise and created a derivative menu that includes plus-size margaritas and dishes with adjectives like “slammin’” in their names. Granger is hesitant to explain too much about the meaning behind the exhibit. The whole point of A Couple Goes Out to Eat is to let the viewer take in the everyday scene and have an organic reaction to it. The 30-minute film will loop for four hours on a wall at Frontier Space, the experimental gallery in the downtown alley between Spruce and Pine. Granger tried to make the loop seamless so that it looks like the couple never stops their endless cycle of ordering and eating, ordering and eating. “I wanted to see how other people perceive it,” Granger says. “I hope for it to be like a photograph that you can just look at and take in for as long as you feel like you need to.” A Couple Goes out to Eat shows at Frontier Space Fri., May 5, from 5 to 9 PM. arts@missoulanews.com
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Known unknown The beginner’s guide to author Jim Shepard by Ben Fowlkes
What makes reading Shepard such a pleasure is About 10 years ago, I sat down at the Union Club to interview Jim Shepard, UM’s Engelhard Writer in how well he knows and loves human beings, and how Residence at the time and, in my view, the greatest fully he can render them in only a few brush strokes. In a story about two New England farm wives, a living American fiction writer (short story division), and over two or three rounds of whiskey, I did my character remarks about a peer that “the woman’s few very best to get an answer to a question that puzzled ideas were like marbles on a level floor: they had no power to move themselves but rolled equally well in me then and puzzles me still. Why isn’t this man famous? Why doesn’t he have whichever direction you pushed them.” In another, Shepard lapses into the second person a vast and loyal readership? How can someone be such a brilliant writer and not be a more commercially suc- to transport us to the scene of a volcanic eruption, circa cessful one? How had I made it through four years of 1600 B.C., where the Bronze Age residents of Crete college as an English major without ever once hearing watch helplessly as the sea recedes before them, gathering itself into a deadly tsunami: his name? Why weren’t people going “Your boy finds you, since door to door handing out copies of you’ve done so little to find him. He his books as a public service? asks what’s happening. He asks what Reading his most recent collecyou’re going to do. He asks as if the tion of stories, The World to Come, I very extent of your love and responfound myself asking the same quessibility might carry with it sufficient tions, in part because I didn’t get any power to avert even something like satisfying answers when I put them this. He reminds you that you have to the man in person. In graduate to run, and you understand him to writing programs, they speak of mean that though you won’t reach Shepard like he’s a messiah. In strip safety, you could maybe reach your mall bookstores, they ask you to home, his mother and your wife.” spell his name before they offer to If there’s any weakness at all order you a copy. As much as I prodhere, it’s that some of these stories ded him on this awareness gap and The World to Come: Stories fall into a structure familiar to longthe possible explanations for it, he Jim Shepard time readers of Shepard’s work. just didn’t seem to care. Hardcover, Knopf Five story collections and seven “The world leaves me alone 272 pages, $25.95 novels in, the blueprint for a Jim and I get to do whatever I want,” Shepard story begins to emerge. In this collection as Shepard said, “which is pretty great.” His latest collection finds him doing what he’s in others, we see the same obsessive types whirling always done, namely, ranging all over the map of down the drain of some calamity they can’t quite human experience with a blend of empathy and avoid, whether it’s domestic or historic, reaching out imagination that somehow makes you forget you’re for insight or closure just as forces much greater than reading fiction and not peering directly into the themselves assert a final superiority. The irony is that Shepard’s lack of commercial sucthoughts of another living person. This is Shepard’s great magic trick. He writes as cess has sometimes been attributed to his lack of a sigeasily and naturally about a modern-day public rela- nature style or focus. You try to recommend him to tions executive as he does about a budding feminist people and they ask, “Well, what kind of stuff does he on the 19th-century Australian frontier. He reminds write?” With some other, more conventionally successyou that the freight train conductor who worries ful author, you could say, “crime stuff ” or “vampire about lax government regulations and his relation- stuff ” or “multi-generational mother-daughter stuff.” With Shepard, all you can really say is “good stuff.” ship with his estranged brother is not so different from the sailor on a British Royal Navy submarine in Stuff about people and how they live, now and then World War II who worries about carbon monoxide and forever. Stuff crafted with such loving detail that poisoning and the fickle affections of his cousin back in the span of 20 pages, he can create a world that feels as rich and full as the one we know. Amazing stuff. home in London. The problem is, who’s going to believe you when They’re all just people, dragging around their little cargoes of failure and triumph, trying to find room you say that? Are they supposed to take your word inside themselves for those they’ve loved and disap- for it? How good could this guy really be if they pointed. They’re like us, so why shouldn’t we be able haven’t even heard of him? to understand them, at least as much as we think we understand anyone? arts@missoulanews.com
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Grim pickings The Dinner leaves a bad taste in the mouth by Molly Laich
“I’ve poisoned your wine!”
A total lack of likeable characters isn’t necessarily immediate cause to dislike a film. I, for one, like my art cloaked in dread, because that’s what life is really like, am I right? On the other hand, two full hours with the self-absorbed, miserable characters in The Dinner may be too much to ask. Richard Gere has top billing as Stan Lohman, a governor running for re-election, but it’s his neurotic, Civil War-obsessed brother, Paul (Steve Coogan), who demands most of our attention. Paul is married to Claire (Laura Linney), who almost died of lung cancer but is doing OK now. Together, they have a spoiled, demonic teenage son named Michael (Charlie Plummer). Stan is married to Katelyn (Rebecca Hall), and has two teenage sons, Rick and Beau, from another marriage. As suggested by the title, the film’s plot revolves around the couples meeting for dinner at an expensive restaurant, the kind that requires a reservation three months out and comes with several courses arranged meticulously on mostly empty plates. I mention the couple’s teenage sons because their dastardly actions and what’s to be done about them will become the subject of conversation, eventually. (They sure know how to beat around the bush!) And there are many flashbacks from the couples’ recent pasts to help explain why these people are so revolting today. The Dinner is adapted by writer and director Oren Moverman from a novel of the same name by Herman Koch. I’m not familiar with Koch, but I’m a big fan of Moverman’s, particularly his film The Messenger (2009), about the lives of Iraq war veterans, and his screenplay for Love & Mercy (2014), a sweet and weird biopic about Beach Boy Brian Wilson. The Dinner has hints of the Moverman I love—the char-
acters are smart and have dimension—but there’s a black hole where the film’s heart should be. As I see it, there are two major problems here. The first is based on a wild guess, and the second is a subjective, but I think valid, opinion. First of all, I suspect that Koch’s novel is one of those depressingbut-true works of literature that you find rewarding not because it’s fun, but because its story reveals upper-class characters as the self-serving, self-deceptive people we all secretly suspect and maybe even hope them to be. This is a delicate space to occupy, and I’m wondering if it just didn’t survive the adaptation to cinema. For example, much is made of Paul’s obsession with the battle of Gettysburg, which we see in artsy, dare I say cheap-looking flashbacks. I think there’s a larger metaphor at play here about the grandness of that battle and Paul’s creeping psychosis, and perhaps that metaphor lands in the novel, but in the film it’s just meandering and boring. Second, this is a mostly wonderful ensemble cast, with the notable exception of its despicable lead, Coogan. I don’t usually talk a lot about acting in reviews because these are professionals operating at the highest level—I just expect them to do their jobs. Coogan is a celebrated British comedian, but he still can’t do an American accent. (Have you seen Hamlet 2? Yikes.) His lack of emotional range distracts from every scene he’s in, which is nearly all of them. Most of The Dinner is tedious and unpleasant to watch, leavened by an exciting reprieve in the final act that almost—but not quite—redeems the film after the suffering it’s put us through. I would skip this one and eat dinner with real people instead. The Dinner opens at the Roxy Fri., May 5. arts@missoulanews.com
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OPENING THIS WEEK THE DINNER A swanky restaurant, good wine and dinner with your politician brother. What could go wrong? I mean except for the fact that everyone is covering up a terrible secret that’s not going to last until dessert. Rated R. Stars Richard Gere, Laura Linney and Steve Coogan. Playing at the Roxy. (See Film) GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Marvel Comics’ rag-tag group of space heroes are back for more action, more adventure and more hit songs from the ‘70s. Rated PG13. Stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Kurt Russell. Playing at the Pharaohplex and the Missoula AMC 12.
NOW PLAYING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST A tale as old as time, an intelligent woman falls in love with an angry, well-dressed French water buffalo in a haunted castle. Rated PG. Stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens and Emma Thompson. Playing at the AMC Missoula 12. BORN IN CHINA Disney ventures into the wilds of China to document the lives of the animals that call it home. Rated G. Directed by Chuan Lu. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. THE BOSS BABY Older children sometimes feel jealousy toward new siblings. Of course most newborns aren’t high-powered executive spies. Are we sure this isn’t a 30 Rock joke? Rated PG. Stars the voice talents of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi and Lisa Kudrow. Playing at the AMC Missoula 12. THE CIRCLE Based on the novel by David Eggers. A young tech worker finds herself rocketing up the corporate ladder at a powerful internet company where secrets and privacy are the enemy. Rated PG-13. Stars Emma Watson, Tom
“This is what I think about Dan Brooks' column.” Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.
Hanks and John Boyega. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS You’ve seen the last seven movies in this franchise, I doubt this one is a big departure from fast cars, exotic locals and beefy hunks punching each other. Rated PG-13. Stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. GHOST (1990) Some people just don’t take the “til death do us part” section of their vows very seriously. A recently dearly departed banker teams up with a psychic to make some pottery and punish his killer. Rated PG-13. Stars Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. Playing Wed., May 10 at 7 PM at the Roxy. GHOST WORLD (2001) A misanthropic high school grad forms a relationship with a middle-aged record collector
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in this adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel. Rated R. Stars Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi. Playing Sat. May 6 at 8 PM at the Roxy. GIFTED After the suicide of his math-obsessed sister, a man discovers his 7-year-old niece has the same gift for numbers her mother did. Rated PG-13. Stars Chris Evans, Lindsay Duncan and Jenny Slate. Playing at the Pharaohplex. HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (2016) City life and a diet of hip-hop and chips hasn’t prepared Ricky for surviving the wilds of New Zealand. Good thing he has a crotchety old man to help him out. Starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. Rated PG-13. Playing at the Roxy Sat., May 6 at 8 PM. LA DOLCE VITA (1960) The film that rocketed Federico Fellini to international mainstream success is ironically a damning critique of the culture of stardom.
Not Rated. Stars Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg. Playing Mon., May 8 at 7 PM at the Roxy. PHOENIX FORGOTTEN A group of teenage UFO-hunters discover something truly terrifying: they’re in a PG-13 found-footage horror film. Stars Chelsea Lopez, Florence Hartigan and Justin Matthews. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12. THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE During the Nazi invasion of Poland, the steward of the Warsaw Zoo does whatever she can to hide those targeted by the invading army. Rated PG-13. Stars Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh and Goran Kostic. Playing at the Roxy. Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area.
Macaroni (and cauliflower) and cheese by Gabi Moskowitz I’ve been thinking a lot about moderation lately. It’s such an appealing concept, to eschew extremes and live in a happy medium where, like Goldilocks, you have just enough (and not too much) of everything. In reality though, moderation is harder than it sounds, especially when it comes to food. Let’s say you want to reduce the amount of sugar you eat and so you decide to have after-dinner treats only in moderation. (Look at you, so in control, yet relaxed and fun!) But then friends come over for dinner one night and of course you’re going to serve dessert. But they don’t finish it all, so you’re left with extra ice cream in your freezer or half a cake on your counter. So you eat dessert every night for a week because, well, you don’t want to be wasteful, right? And once that week is up, it’s tempting to pick up more ice cream and cake the next time you go shopping, because suddenly it’s a habit. But we also know that completely swearing off dessert isn’t the way to go, because as soon as a you make a particular food “bad,” you only want it more. What, are you going to arrange your life so you’re never in the same room with dessert? Of course not. You just resolve, again, to have less of it. But for the moments when that’s not easy, here’s my proposition: Instead of completely giving in to unhealthy treats in excess and then starting the whole cycle over the next week, why not modify your treats so they don’t entirely derail your progress, thereby making it easier to stay on track? Take, for example, today’s recipe: a traditional mac and cheese that happens to be about 60 percent roasted cauliflower. This is not some bullshit low-fat sauce, nor do I deign to suggest that cauliflower is a reasonable substitute for pasta. I would never insult you like that. This contains both a decadent, legit cheese sauce and real macaroni—it’s just tempered with a hefty dose of roasted cauliflower. It’s not exactly Easy Mac, but it’s not much harder. Start with cauliflower cut into smallish florets—about the same size as the pasta. Toss the florets with olive oil and a touch of salt (be careful with the salt in this recipe, as each element gets salted individually and the cheese is salty)—taste as you go. It’s a most delicious way to honor your cravings and your resolve at the same time.
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BROKEASS GOURMET Serves 2–3 Ingredients 1 medium cauliflower, cored and cut into small florets 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper 4 ounces elbow macaroni or other small pasta (like penne or rotini) 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon flour 1 1/4 cups milk (preferably whole) 5 ounces medium or sharp cheddar cheese, shredded chili flakes and chopped parsley, to garnish (optional) Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the cauliflower with the olive oil and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Spread in an even layer on a baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes until tender and browned in spots. Once the cauliflower has cooked, remove it from the oven, but leave the oven on. While the cauliflower roasts, cook the macaroni in salted boiling water. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Make a roux by melting the butter in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat and whisking in the flour. Let cook, whisking constantly, for about a minute. Whisk in the milk, stirring continuously, until the sauce begins to thicken. Whisk in the cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper. Continue whisking until the cheese is completely melted and cook for another 2–3 minutes. The sauce should be very creamy. Fold the cooked cauliflower and cooked pasta into the cheese sauce. Stir in the reserved cooking water until completely incorporated. Scrape the mixture into a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes, until bubbly and browned on top. Garnish with chili flakes and parsley, if desired, and serve hot.
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[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$
Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 It’s a done deal! No foolin’. Bernice’s Bakery will be introducing a new owner June 1st! Christine and Marco have spent the last 15 years stewarding the development and sustainability of one of Missoula’s iconic businesses. Congratulations to Marco and Christine! And, congratulations to the new owner Missy Kelleher. When purchasing cakes for Graduation and treats Mother’s Day (or just a sunny day pop-in) we want to see you. Come in and say hello or good-bye. Follow that up by a “hello” to Missy in June as you snag your favorite treat or a cup o’joe. Bernice’s Bakery Keepin’ Missoula Sweet $-$$
Order Online Lunch & Dinner 406-829-8989 1901 Stephens Ave Order online at asahimissoula.com. Delicious dining or carryout. Chinese & Japanese menus.
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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 timehonored 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. $-$$
Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$
Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$
Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 44 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $
Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ 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 $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm. Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$
Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$
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What you’re drinking: One of the classic Italian-style espresso shots at Drum Coffee, where the phrase “unicorn frappuccino” does not exist (though Drum owner and Fitz and the Tantrums drummer John Wicks did start his barista career at Starbucks.)
Morgan says the cafe owes a lot to Wicks’ experience trying out coffee shops while on tour. “This cafe is trying to bring people back to the roots of coffee and focus more on the Italian tradition,” she says.
Where to start: We tried the “noisette,” which features a type of espresso called a “ristretto”—essentially a short shot of espresso extracted with less water than a normal espresso, yielding a richer brew. The noisette is finished with a touch of foamed half & half. Barista Alison Morgan describes the appeal: “It has a certain coffee sweetness, there are no sour or bright notes to it, so it’s very sweet and creamy.”
Off-menu: Morgan and her coworkers take turns making artful specialty drinks like the recent “Cafe Lima Rosa,” a cold-brew coffee topped with lime-rosewater simple syrup and soda water. The rosewater “adds a roundness to the sweet, so you’ve got the lime tartness and it finishes on a sweet and smooth note,” Morgan says. If it’s not listed on the menu, just ask a barista—if a one-off special is popular enough, they keep the ingredients on hand in case customers come asking for it.
What if I want a giant frappuccino though? Drum Coffee won’t be the place to find it. Most of the menu is devoted to specialties like the noisette or the piccolo, a style of latte that also starts with a ristretto shot.
Where to find it: Drum Coffee, 600 South Ave. W., is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. —Kate Whittle
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MON | 8 PM | WILMA Aimee Mann brings her new album Mental Illness to the Wilma Mon., May 8. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$30 advance.
THU | 5/11 | 7:30 PM | ADAMS CENTER See titans of prestidigitation perform mind-blowing magic as The Illusionists at the Adams Center Thu., May 11 at 7:30 PM. $40–$55
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THU | 5/11 | 8 PM | UNION Bare Bait Dance closes out the season with Hysteria upstairs at the Union Club opening Thu., May 11 at 8 PM. $16/$14 advance.
THU | 5/11 | 10 PM | TOP HAT Satsang mixes hip-hop with folk rock at the Top Hat Thu., May 11 at 10 PM. Free.
TUE | 7:30 PM | DENNISON THEATRE Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, better known as the less is more advocates, The Minimalists give a talk at the Dennison Theatre and record a live episode of their podcast Tue., May 9 at 7:30 PM. $25.
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Missoula Gives, a 24-hour, online and in-person giving event organized by Missoula Community Foundation works to raise money for nonprofits across the Garden City. Visit missoulagives.org for a full schedule and list of participants. Happy Craft Beer Week, everyone! Celebrate the brews that make Missoula famous with a weeklong celebration spanning the city. Visit missoulabeer week.com for a full schedule of events and activities.
nightlife Climate Smart’s monthly meetup gives you the opportunity to learn, connect and get involved. This month learn about opportunities for sustainability in local food. Imagine Nation. 5 PM–7 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. Make your way down the Yellow Brick Road to catch The Wizard of Oz at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $20-$25. All those late nights watching gameshow reruns are finally paying off. Get cash toward your bar tab when you win first place at trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Kris Moon hosts and curates 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. Is it big? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s not small. No, no, no. Groove the night away at the Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk’s. 9 PM. Free. The Copper Mountain Band gets your boots scooting and your hands clapping at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free. Start spreading the news! There’s karaoke today! You don’t need to be a veteran of the Great White Way to sing your heart out at the Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free. Phantastic! Bay Area producer and songwriter Phutureprimitive plays the Top Hat. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $15.
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nightlife Happy Cinco de Mayo! Bring an instrument or just kick back and enjoy the tunes at the Irish Music Session every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover. Happy Cinco de Vino! Enjoy madein-Montana wine and the live, local music of George Carlton at Ten Spoon Vineyard. 6 PM. Free. Happy Singer de Mayo! Local singer/songwriter Aran Buzzas makes his debut at Brooks and Browns with homegrown Montana folky tonk. 6 PM–9 PM. Free. Happy Cinco de Yes-and! Can I get an event, a location and a profession? Zootown Improv at the Badlander will make you laugh, even if you’re a helicopter pilot. 7 PM. Free. Joyeux cinquième de mai! The 2017 World Rhythms Concert features Oumar Keita and Manimou Camara, two master drummers from Guinea, West Africa at the Dennison Theatre. 7:30 PM. $11. Happy Scarecrow de Mayo! Make your way down the Yellow Brick Road to catch The Wizard of Oz at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $20-$25.
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How about a little live theater, Scarecrow? The Wizard of Oz continues at the MCT Center for the Performing arts Fri., May 5, at 7:30 PM. $20-$25.
Happy Seger de Mayo! Bob Seger tribute band Close, But No Seger plays at the Iron Horse Brewpub. 8 PM–10:30 PM. Free. Happy Cinco de Metal! Blessiddoom, Symptoms of Insanity, Chaos II Clarity and Conversion ignite a bonfire of heavy metal at the Dark Horse Bar. 8 PM. Free.
Happy Cinco de Lolo! The Lolo Creek Band floods into the Eagles Lodge for a night of country music. 8 PM. Free. Happy Cinco de Fishbowl! Let’s get ready to rumble! Fishbowl Friday at Monk’s features music by Kapture, Wardo and R00ster. Bring a luchador mask and enjoy $5 fishbowls. 9 PM. Free.
Spotlight get adaptation of everyone’s favorite wall-crawler, Spider-Man. To coincide with the release of this longawaited film, a group of independent comic book retailers decided to have a special day aimed at people who didn't read comics, but were WHAT: Free Comic Book Day curious about them after seeing the film. Since WHERE: Muse Comics then, and every year WHEN: Sat., May 6 from 11 AM–4 PM after, the first Saturday in May has become Free HOW MUCH: Free Comic Book Day, where MORE INFO: freecomicbookday.com retailers across the world, including our own local comic book after the bottom fell out of the collec- shop Muse Comics & Games, give tors market in the '90s, Marvel away special comics from all the Comics saw the release of a big-bud- major publishers. It's hard to imagine a time when comic books, superheroes and the companies that own them weren't the 800-pound gorilla in the entertainment room. But back in 2002, still teetering on the edge of bankruptcy
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Happy Cinco de Motion! Band in Motion provides the tunes at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. Happy Sunrise de Mayo! The Sunrise Saloon celebrates Cinco de Mayo with the live music of Showdown. 9:30 PM. Free. Happy Cin-Gow de Mayo! San Diego funk rock improvisers Brothers Gow play at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.
great power Among this year's lineup are four-color adventures for the Guardians of the Galaxy, Rick & Morty, Wonder Woman and Riverdale, as well as lesser known properties like Captain Canuck and X-0 Manowar. If you're not down with the cape and cowl set, several other genres, including westerns, comedy, horror and action comics also await. Muse Comics, like many retailers celebrating the day, also hosts a panel of local comic book creators including Tony Gregori, Tim Daniel and John Wright, who will be on hand to promote their local works, sign comics and talk to fans. — Charley Macorn
First Friday The Spark! Showcase at the Wilma features street performances, visual arts galleries and short films all made by local K-8 students. 4:30 PM–8:30 PM. Free. The Artists’ Shop hosts the intricate and beautiful hand-woven pieces inspired by The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu by artist Bonnie Tarses. 5 PM–8 PM. Rashid Abdel Ghafur shows his intricate and interdimensional drawings at Learn, Inc. 1345 Dakota St. 5 PM–8 PM.
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Saturday E3 Convergence Gallery hosts Mark Matthews: The Continuing Journey, an exhibit featuring abstract garden sculptures, incorporating rusted metal orbs, fanciful dancing figures and animals constructed with antlers. 5 PM–9 PM. Photographer Mandy Mohler digs into the nostalgia of athletic optimism with her exhibit Yard Olympics at Le Petit Outre. 5 PM–10 PM. Montanan artist and member of the Crow Nation, Terrisa Olson at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. 5 PM– 8 PM.
Artist Barb Schwarz Karst unveils two paintings from her ambitious new series Gallery 709 inside with an artist talk at Gallery 709 features Nancy Seiler Montana Art and FramRadius Gallery. 5 PM– Fri., May 5. 5–9 PM. ing presents Over the 8 PM. Top - Pouring, Tipping, Turning, Burning, a new experimental Betty’s Divine hosts an opening reception for acrylic painting series by artist Nancy Seiler. the abstract expressionist oil paintings by 5 PM–9 PM. artist B. Stewart. 5 PM–8 PM. Photographer Steve Slocomb dug into the Shakespeare & Co. hosts a multimedia read- wilds of Montana to uncover the curious ing of Missoula-based artist and author Jayel wildflowers that inhabit Big Sky Country. See Draco’s new fantasy novel, Children of Gaia: the results at Bernice’s Bakery. 5 PM–8 PM. The Great Nations of Rendaraia. 5 PM–8 PM. Watercolors from sixth and seventh graders Missoula’s family-friendly favorites the at Sussex School display at La Stella Blu. ProWhizpops celebrate the release of Forest ceeds from all sales of the art goes to organCommunities: Living in Harmony with Fire with izations chosen by the artists. 5 PM–8 PM. a special acoustic set at Fact & Fiction. 5 PM– Celebrate another year of MCAT’s work as 7 PM. Free. a community media resource with a party at Celebrate Missoula’s most creative comic Downtown Dance Collective. 5:30 PM–8 artists with a showcase of their takes on Alter- PM. native Missoula Facts from the Indy’s 4th annual Comix Issue at Zootown Brew. 5 PM–8 Celebrate three years of art at Frame of Mind with a birthday party featuring the PM. complete collection of Monte Dolack and Planned Parenthood hosts a one-night exhibit Mary Beth Percival. 5:30 PM–8 PM. of artifacts from the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula’s collection that celebrate Missoula Doug & His Ducks, a solo exhibition featurwomen over the years. 5 PM–8 PM. ing the ceramic works of Missoula artist Doug Baldwin, opens at the Clay Studio with Connect to the art, artists and a community a First Friday reception. 5:30 PM–9 PM. of supporters at Missoula Art Museum with Nexus, an examination of over six decades Artist B.MartiNez hosts Our History in Picof pieces from the Autio Family Collection. 5 tographs at Butterfly Herbs. 7 PM–8 PM. PM–8 PM.
The Clark Fork Market features farm-fresh produce, live music and delicious food every Saturday in the Riverside Parking Lot below the Higgins Avenue Bridge. 8 AM–1 PM. The Missoula Farmers’ Market begins its 45th season with fresh, local produce, artisanal meats and cheeses, and culturally diverse delicacies. Join the fun every Saturday through October. Circle Square by the XXXXs. 8 AM–12:30 PM. The Garden City BrewFest is back with its 25th annual gathering of thirsty Missoulians. Sip on 70 draft beers while enjoying the live music of Rotgut Whines, Dodgy Mountain Men and Letter B. $15 gets you a commemorative glass, wristband and three beer tokens at Caras Park. 12 PM– 8 PM. One night in Zootown makes a grown man crumble. The Western Montana Chess Championship kicks off at the C’mon Inn at 12 PM. $20/$15 advance.
nightlife My derby name is Hanna Barbarian. Hellgate Roller Derby kicks off the season with a home bout against Butte’s Copper City Queens. Pre-event bout at 5:30 PM, main event at 7:30. Missoula County Fairgrounds. $10.
Zombies in Zootown 2, a short film created by a group of inspired homeschoolers, screens at the UC Theater as a fundraiser for eNDVR, an experiential learning center. That should be good for their
brrrraaaaaaaiiiiiiiinnnnnnnssssss. 5:30 PM $8/$6 students. The inaugural Zootown Auto Show features slick rides, cool cars and titanic trucks at the Park Place Structure. 201 E. Front. 6 PM–9 PM. $10/$5 advance. All proceeds go to Veterans of Foreign Wars. VonCommon hosts its annual PromCommon Show with the theme of Post-Prom: Systems and Solutions. Featuring a gallery artshow, performance pieces and live music, the shindig kicks off at 6 PM at VonCommon Studios. 100 N. Johnson #7. Local singer/songwriter Aran Buzzas makes his debut at Imagine Nation Brewing with good beer, good people and good folky tonk. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Last Resort impresario Tom Catmull provides the tunes at Ten Spoon Vineyard. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. The Missoula Figure Skating Club celebrates 20 years of triple axel jumps with an anniversary show at Missoula County Fairgrounds. 6:30 PM. $8. Seattle’s Jacob Jaffe takes a break from playing with Dozer to join Melon Painting, Fantasy Suite and Pender for a night of alternative rock at the Joe Below. 7 PM. $5 donations encouraged. Portland’s lo-fi punk Andy Cigarettes brings the rock to Free Cycles with local support from New Old Future and Edgar Allan Kubrick. 7 PM–10 PM.
Donations. Make your way down the Yellow Brick Road to catch The Wizard of Oz at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $20-$25. UM School of Theatre & Dance presents new works blending choreography and lighting at the Open Space in the PARTV Center. 7:30 PM. $9. The Missoula Folklore Society hosts a Contra Dance at Union Hall. All dances are taught and called, no partner necessary. Visit missoulafolk.org for more information. $9. 8 PM– 11 PM. The Lolo Creek Band floods into the Eagles Lodge for a night of country music. 8 PM. Free. DJ Kris Moon completely disrespects the adverb with the Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with two for one Absolut Vodka specials until midnight. I get the name now. Free. The Idle Ranch Hands play the Union Club and I’ve still got three hundred head of cattle that need branding. 9:30 PM. Free. Good luck Googling this band. 406 plays the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. Eight piece band 20 Grand blend funk with soul, rock and ska at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free. Zepeda brings its groovy, jazzy melodic jams to the VFW with support from Why We
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The Know Your Farmer Festival is a kid-focused event all about getting to know the farmers in our community. Pet animals, play games and enjoy local food and music at Spirit At Play. 1 PM–4 PM. The River City Players are joined on stage with the next generation of Missoula jazz musicians. Meadow Hill Middle School’s Chicken Noodle Soup Jazz Band makes its first every public appearance at Imagine Nation Brewing. 2 PM. Free. Catch five short plays by local playwrights Susan Dunlap, Cathy
Capps, Shaun Gant, Jay Kettering, Elizabeth Bennett and Rita Barkey at the Masquer Theatre in the PARTV Center. 4 PM. $5.
nightlife Don’t feel down. Luna Blue provides the soundtrack at Draught Works Brewery. 5 PM–7 PM. Free.
nightlife Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. 6–8 PM. The John Floridis Trio, featuring John Sporman on stand-up bass and Ed Stalling on drums, provides the tunes at the Red Bird Wine Bar. 7 PM–10 PM. Free.
Indulge your inner Lisa Simpson with live jazz and a glass of craft beer on the river every Sunday at Imagine Nation Brewing. 5 PM– 8 PM.
Tuesday
Make your way down the Yellow Brick Road to catch The Wizard of Oz at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Shows at 2 PM and 6:30 PM. $20-$25.
Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters helps you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.
Every Sunday is “Sunday Funday” at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other games, have drinks and forget tomorrow is Monday. 9 PM.
It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM.
This band would be great if you’re on a low-carb diet. Pro Teens bring Arizona punk to the ZACC. Locals Neutral Colors and Kaylen Alan Krebsbach open. 7 PM–10 PM. $5. Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free. Every Monday DJ Sol spins funk,
nightlife The 1,000 Hands For Peace meditation group uses ancient mudras for cleansing the heart. Meets Tuesdays at 5:30–6:30 PM at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. Donations accepted. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, 6–8 PM every Tuesday. All ages. The Unity Dance and Drum African Dance Class is sure to teach you some moves you didn’t learn in junior high when it meets Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Missoula Senior Center. All ages and skill levels welcome. $10/$35 for four classes. Email tarn.ream@umontana.edu or call 549-7933 for more information. The Western Montana Genealogical Society meets in Missoula Public Library’s large meeting room on the second Tuesday of the month to discuss all that’s new in genealogy and help people with their research. 7 PM–9 PM.
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soul, reggae and hip-hop at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free. 21-plus. Karaoke Monday at the Union Club. Also, it’s not the midnight train. It’s really 9 PM. Free. Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM to close.
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Do you have a bike or biking equipment that needs a new home? Looking to trade in your trusty steed for a newer cruiser, or are just in the market for a new ride? The third annual Bike Swap at the Missoula County Fairgrounds Commercial Building will have you rolling in no time. 10 AM.
Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent at the Badlander. 8 PM. Free. Rocky Mountain author Jenny Forrester reads from her new memoir, Narrow River, Wide Sky at Shakespeare & Co. 7 PM. Learn the two-step at country dance lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center, Tuesdays from 7– 9 PM. $5. Bring a partner. Call 381-1392 for more info. Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, better known as the less is more advocates, The Minimalists give a talk at the Dennison Theatre and record a live episode of their podcast. 7:30 PM. $25. Step up your factoid game at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: The German Enigma machine was finally cracked by British scientists at what facility on today’s date in 1941? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.
The En Plein Air Coffee Club mixes coffee and biking every Wednesday at the Missoula Art Park. 8 AM–9:15 AM. Head to therethere.space/coffeeclub for more info. Cultivate your inner Ebert with the classic flicks showing at Missoula Public Library’s free matinee, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 2 PM, except holidays. Visit missoulapubliclibrary.org or pop your head in their lobby to see what’s playing. NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness every Wednesday at 2 PM.
nightlife At the Phish Happy Hour you can enjoy Phish music, video and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday at 4:30 PM. But I know you’ll show up at 4:20. Free. All ages. 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, support the Missoula Folklore Society. 5 PM– 8 PM. Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Yes, even you with the tuba. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.
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, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. Trivia answer: Bletchley Park. University of Montana Climate Change Studies Program director Nicky Phear talks about UM’s groundbreaking degree program at the Montana Natural History Center. 7 PM. Got two left feet? Well, throw them away and head down to Sunrise Saloon for beginners’ dance lessons. 7 PM. $5. Make your way down the Yellow Brick Road to catch The Wizard of Oz at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $20-$25. Get up onstage at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free. Show your Press Box buddies just how brainy you are at Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30 PM every Wednesday. $50 bar tab for the winning team.
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nightlife The Spring Media Arts Expo at the Roxy Theater features students work. 5 PM–10 PM. Free. Aaron James Draplin reads sections of his new book about graphic design, Pretty Much Everything, at Fact & Fiction. 7 PM–9 PM.
Kelly Bouma and Joy French. Upstairs Union Club. 8 PM–9 PM. $16/$14 advance. Satsang, a conscious music collective with a Red Lodge connection,
mixes hip hop with folk rock at Top Hat. 10 PM. Free. Submit to news.com.
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Is this your card? See titans of prestidigitation perform mindblowing magic as The Illusionists at the Adams Center. 7:30 PM. $40–$55. Trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM.
Wizard of Oz at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $20-$25. Trio Noir, jazz featuring David Horgan, Chuck Florence and Beth Lo, meet pinot noir for a night of music at Plonk. 8 PM– 11 PM. Free. The talented troupe at Bare Bait Dance close out the season with Hysteria, by BBD co-directors
Make the move from singing in the shower to a live audience at the Eagles Lodge karaoke night. $50 to the best singer. 8:30– 10:30 PM. No cover. Get your yodel polished up for rockin’ country karaoke night, every Wed. at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free.
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Among the 150 potential organizations you can donate to this year are such Missoula staples as the Montana Book Festival, the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center and the Roxy. A kickoff party at Plonk coincides with the start of the fundraiser, where you can get a free drink with each donation you make. The event ends the next day with a free, family-friendly barbecue at Missoula Federal Credit Union, 3600 Brooks, from 5 PM–7 PM. So get out and give back to the groups that make Missoula so distinctly Missoula. –Charley Macorn
Non-profits across Missoula are getting geared up for a 24-hour, online and in-person fundraising event. The Missoula Community Foundation hosts the fourth annual Missoula Gives (formerly known as Give Local Missoula) to grow philanthropy in the Missoula area by connecting donors to organizations that make the Garden City so special. From 6 PM on Thu. May 4 through 6 PM on Fri. May 5, potential donors can either go to Missoula Gives website or stop by one of the many participating organizations to make a tax-deductible donation to organizations that are either based out of Missoula or work within our community. The goal this year is to raise $300,000 and recruit over 3,000 individual donors.
Missoula Gives starts at 6 PM on Thu., May 4. Visit MissoulaGives.org for a full schedule and list of organizations.
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Missoula Gives, a 24-hour, online and in-person giving event organized by Missoula Community Foundation, works to raise money for nonprofits across the Garden City. Visit missoulagives.org for a full schedule and list of participants.
Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters helps you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.
Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints can interfere with everyday tasks, but those living with arthritis can find support at Summit Independent Living. The Arthritis Support Group meets every first Thursday of the month, from noon-1 PM. Climate Smart’s monthly meetup gives you the opportunity to learn, connect and get involved. This month learn about opportunities for sustainability in local food. Imagine Nation. 5 PM–7 PM. Free.
MONDAY MAY 8 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 Missoula Vet Center hosts T’ai Chi for Veterans with Michael Norvelle every Monday from 3 PM– 4 PM. Free for veterans.
It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM. The 1,000 Hands For Peace meditation group uses ancient mudras for cleansing the heart. Meets Tuesdays at 5:30–6:30 PM at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. Donations accepted.
WEDNESDAY MAY 10 NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness at 2 PM. 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, support the Missoula Folklore Society. 5 PM–8 PM. University of Montana Climate Change Studies Program director Nicky Phear talks about UM’s groundbreaking degree program at the Montana Natural History Center. 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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very night my dad would load up the family's basset hound/black lab mix, Boris in the back of his truck for his nightly walk. Instead of doing what the vast majority of dog owners across the world do, and take the leashed dog out around the neighborhood, my father drove out to a deserted mountain road and let Boris out. From this point Dad would drive after the dog for miles until Boris got tired. He'd then load the exhausted dog back up and drive home to watch TV for the rest of night. It's important to note that Dad wasn't chasing the dog with his truck, something he had to explain to the police on multiple occasions, but rather just following him. As an adult, I realize what my dad did every night for 10 years was completely bananas, and
SATURDAY MAY 6 You’ll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club Run, which starts at 8 AM every Saturday at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Free to run. Visit runwildmissoula.org. Can’t tell a scrum from a hole in the ground? Members of Missoula Youth Rugby host an all-ages touch rugby clinic on the Fort Missoula Rugby Pitch. Free. Teams of four play soccer while wearing giant inflatable bubbles around their upper bodies in the fast paced and fun sport of Knockerball. Register to play at kyssfm.com or come see the festivities at Rollin Field. 10 AM–5 PM. Free. Try your hand at hoover ball, a catch and return version of volleyball using a six pound medicine ball at Playfair Park. You folks know video games exist right? You can just stay inside if you want to. 11 AM. Free.
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probably detrimental to his health. Exercising with your dog isn't just good for your dog. The Sixth Annual Doggie Dash Expo and Fun Run gets you and your dog out for a one-mile and 5K fun run at Fort Missoula. The Expo also features agility courses, groomers, trainers and more, as well as competitions for your pooch including a costume contest and the Last Beggar Sitting Contest, where all those weeks at obedience school pay off. The race starts at 10 a.m. Remember, chasing your pooch with a pickup truck is cheating. –Charley Macorn The Doggie Dash Expo and Fun Run starts Sat., May 6 at Fort Missoula Regional Park at 9:30 AM. Register online at active.com. $30 for both races.
Hellgate Roller Derby kicks off the season with a home bout against Butte’s Copper City Queens. Preevent bout at 5:30 PM, main event at 7:30. Missoula County Fairgrounds. $10.
MONDAY MAY 8 The last meeting of Five Valleys Audubon before summer features professional photographer and biologist John Ashely as he follows Montana’s harlequin ducks through their annual cycle. Room L14 of the Gallagher Business Building.7:30 PM. Free.
WEDNESDAY MAY 10 The En Plein Air Coffee Club mixes coffee and biking every Wednesday at the Missoula Art Park. The beans are free, but BYO camp stove and water. 8 AM–9:15 AM. Head to therethere.space/coffeeclub for more info.
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Medical Marijuana Recommendations Alternative Wellness is helping qualified patients get access to the MT Medical Marijuana Program. Must have Montana ID and medical records. Please Call 406-249-1304 for a FREE consultation or alternativewellness.nwmt@gmail.com
Sensual Wisdom Are you in need of guidance to rejuvenate intimacy in your relationship? Do you need help with functionality or aging issues? Would you like to be the best lover possible? Sensual Wisdom is testing the Missoula/Hamilton market, to see if this area is ready for Relationship Coaching for Couples. Please access our anonymous survey by calling 406-369-2202 or writing jade@sensualwisdom.com. You will be entered in a drawing for a complimentary introductory session ($90 Value) upon contact. We very much appreciate your input and support.
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tients of dental office procedures and policy. Move patients through appointments as scheduled. Enter all relevant patient information into data system. Maintain and manage patient records in compliance with privacy and security regulations. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10283726 HOME RESOURCE IS HIRING! Home ReSource seeks experienced deconstruction/ demolition laborers to join our DECONSTRUCTION CREW. We offer competitive wages. For
more information or to apply visit: www.homeresource.org. Sales Associate Christopher Banks is seeking an experienced part-time SALES ASSOCIATE. MUST have expertise in customer service and selling; having knowledge of women’s fashion is a plus. Retail sales experience preferred. High School diploma or GED required. Must have ability to read, write and comprehend basic mathematics and instructions, ability to perform several tasks concurrently with ease and professionalism and be a team
player. Regular and punctual attendance for all scheduled work hours. Operate Point of Sale (POS) register system. Follow all loss prevention procedures. Specific part-time hours and days will be discussed at interview. Wage starts at $8.15 per hour. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10284167
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THE SCIENCE ADVICE GODDESS By Amy Alkon JIHAD ME AT HELLO I’m a man in my mid-30s, and I’m dating a woman I really love. We match each other on so many levels, and I thought we had a really great thing. But, recently, she seems to want more than I can give. Specifically, she’s prodding me to say “I love you” repeatedly throughout the day, and she blows up at me for not doing it enough. Though I do love her, the required affirmations feel hollow. But I am trying. Yesterday she called, and I told her, “I’ve been thinking about you all day.” She got super angry and said, “Then you should have called to tell me that!” WTH?! Where’s the line between being present for someone and being phony just to quell their unfounded insecurity? —Besieged Understandably, if your relationship is patterned on a movie, you’d like it to be “Love Actually,” not “Judgment at Nuremberg.” Sure, things are looking bleak at the moment. In fact, the best thing about your relationship right now probably seems like the right to a speedy trial. However, you may be able to change that—get back to the “really great thing” you two had—by understanding the possible evolutionary roots to your girlfriend’s morphing into LOVEMEEEE!zilla. It turns out that perceiving things accurately isn’t always in our best interest. In fact, evolutionary psychologist Martie Haselton explains that we seem to have evolved to make protective errors in judgment—either under-perceiving or overperceiving depending on which error would be the “least costly” to our mating and survival interests. For example, Haselton explains that men are prone to err on the side of overestimating women’s interest in them. Evolutionarily, it’s costlier for a man to miss an opportunity to pass on his genes than, say, to get jeered by his buddies after he hits on some model. Man: “Yerrr pritty!” Model: “Um, you’re missing most of your teeth.” Women, however, err on the side of underestimating a man’s willingness to stick around. This helps keep them from getting duped by cads posing as wannabe dads. And, as Haselton points out, a woman’s expressions of “commitment skepticism” may come with a fringe benefit—“more frequent displays of commitment” (like flowers, prezzies, mooshywooshy talk) from a man “who truly (is) committed.” Unfortunately, your girlfriend’s expressing her “commitment skepticism” in
exactly the wrong way—by trying to berate you into being more loving. Practically speaking, this is like running alongside somebody and asking them to explain the tax code while they’re being chased by a mob with flaming pitchforks. Because our brain’s “fight or flight” circuitry is also calibrated to protectively overreact, a verbal attack kicks off the same physiological responses as a physical one. Adrenaline surges. Your heart beats faster. And blood flow gets shunted away from systems not needed to fight back or bolt—like digestion and higher reasoning. This makes sense, because you don’t need algebra to keep a tiger from getting close enough for you to notice his need for Crest Whitestrips. Only—oops—higher reasoning is exactly what you need when it’s only your girlfriend chasing after you for a little more loveydoveyspeak. Of course, you understand that your girlfriend is a lady looking for your love, not a tiger looking to turn you into a late lunch. However, once that fight-or-flight train leaves the station, it keeps building momentum. (You can’t just treat your surging adrenaline like a bratty thirdgrader and tell it to go sit down.) So, though the problem between you might seem to start with your girlfriend, consider what psychologist Brooke C. Feeney calls “the dependency paradox.” Feeney’s research suggests that continually responding to your romantic partner’s bids for comforting (like expressions of neediness) with actual comforting seems to alleviate their need for so much of it. This isn’t to say you should make like a meth-jacked parrot and start squawking “Awwk! I love you!” until—thunk!—you beak-plant on the newspapers lining your cage. Instead, start by asking your girlfriend why she feels a need for this daily stream of “affirmations.” (Some women get wiggy when, weekend brunch after weekend brunch, there’s never a diamond ring under their waffles.) Next, explain the science, including Feeney’s finding. Then, pledge to be more expressive in general (holding her, telling her you love her), but explain that you feel insincere punctuating every text and conversation with robo I-love-yous. As for her part, point out that if, instead of going off on you, she’d express her fears, it would put you in a position to reassure her. Ultimately, if you’re yelling “I love you! ... I love you!” it should be because she’s running to catch a plane, not because you just can’t take another weekend chained to the radiator
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EMPLOYMENT organization.Works independently with limited supervision. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10284132 Sobriety & Accountability Tech Must have knowledge of computer operations, keyboarding, and basic book keeping and basic math skills. Ability to physically restrain an individual if necessary; effectively communicate verbally and in written form; attend to details of monitoring individual programs; understand and interpret verbal and written instructions; operate a motor vehicle; apply rules and regulations; carry out facility policies; make appropriate decisions within the limits of authority; and function effectively under stressful conditions. The position requires a current State of Montana driver’s license. Mental demands are paramount due to the intensity of the work. Physical demands include the ability to restrain offenders/defendants in a crisis situation and the ability to observe and hear them. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10284363
SKILLED CDL Driver/Yard Worker Lumber Yard is seeking a Truck Driver / Yard Worker who has the ability to interact positively with customers, has teamwork values and is flexible. Must have a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License to include Air Brakes endorsement with a safe driving record. This individual must also be able to lift up to 80 pounds. NOTE:This position is subject to a pre-employment drug test. Individual will be working in the lumber yard loading and unloading construction materials and building deliveries. Responsible for local deliveries to customers in a timely manner. Hours: Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10284326 Plumber We are currently hiring plumbers of all levels.The demand for work is high and it is not showing signs of slowing down anytime soon. So we are looking for dedicated, quality plumbers to join our team. We offer competitive pay and have not slowed
down over the winter. Medical,Vision, Dental, Life Insurance available. Please submit resume to billing@andersonshcc.com We will follow up via email to assure your resume was received.Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10284224
TRAINING Choteau Public Schools seeks junior high/high school principal/athletic director for 2017-2018 school year. 212-day contract. Salary range: $65,000-$75,000, D.O.E. If interested, contact Chuck Gameon, 406-466-5303 or chuck.gameon@choteauschools.n et. May 10 deadline. Daycare Aide Must be able to pass background check. Must be able to complete yearly training. Must be able to lift 30 plus pounds, Reliable transportation is a plus. CPR / First Aide training is required, but can complete within first 30 days if you don’t have this certificate. Must be team player. Must be able to communicate with children/parents Playschooldaycare@hotmail.com Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10284301
HEALTH 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.
Caregivers Busy home health care company is looking for full time and part time CAREGIVERS. Caregiving experience preferred, but not required. Driver’s license and reliable transportation are required. All shifts available. Caregiver will be providing assistance with companionship, personal care, cleaning, and other caregiving duties. Pay is dependent on experience. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10282674 LPN Seeking a LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE to provide clinical patient care as member of care
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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP MEETING NOTICE The Missoula Housing Authority (MHA) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, 5/16/2017, at 5:45pm, in the MHA Board Room at 1235 34th St., Missoula, MT for the purpose of obtaining views of the residents of Missoula, especially low- and very low-income residents, regarding the community’s permanent supportive housing needs. MHA is submitting an application to the Montana Department of Commerce for a Housing Trust Fund Grant for the purpose of constructing 12 new units of permanent supportive housing behind the existing Valor House at 2820 Great Northern Loop, and wants to obtain public comment on the need for permanent supportive housing, as well as a preliminary design. MHA will discuss the purpose of the Housing Trust Fund and the variety of activities eligible for funding. At the public hearing, everyone will be given the opportunity to express their opinions regarding the proposed project. Comments may be given orally at the hearing or submitted in writing before May 24, 2017. Anyone who would like more information or who would like to submit suggestions should contact Lori Davidson, (406) 549-4113 ext. 105. A copy of the Housing Trust Fund Grant Application Guidelines is available for review at MHA, 1235 34th St., during regular office hours, or website http://comdev. mt.gov/Programs/HTF/Updates. MHA makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in this hearing. Persons needing an accommodation must notify Lori Davidson, Executive Director, no later than Thursday, May 11, 4:30 pm, to allow adequate time to make
needed arrangements. Please call (406) 549-4113 ext. 105, email ldavidson@missoulahousing.org, or write to Missoula Housing Authority c/o Lori Davidson, 1235 34th St., Missoula, MT 59801 to make your request known. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-17-102 Dept. No. 4-Karen S. Townsend NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BARBARA L. ANDERTON, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to STEVEN W. TIMMONS, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2620 Connery Way, Missoula, Montana 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 26th day of April, 2017. /s/ Steven W.Timmons, Personal Representative DARTY LAW OFFICE, PLLC /s/ H. Stephen Darty, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-17-79 Dept. No. 1-Leslie Halligan NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL FRANCIS JOHN MANTHEY aka MICHAEL F. MANTHEY, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All per-
sons 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 CAROL ANN CAMPBELL, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2620 Connery Way, Missoula, Montana 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 7th day of April, 2017. /s/ Carol Ann Campbell, Personal Representative DARTY LAW OFFICE, PLLC /s/ H. Stephen Darty, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-17-96 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VERN L. GUENTHER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed as CoPersonal Representatives of the above named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to JODI GUENTHER and LINDA TOSTRUD, the CoPersonal Representatives, 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 17 day of April, 2017 /s/ Jodi Guenther, Co-Personal Representative /s/ Linda Tostrud, Co-Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Av-
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enue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for CoPersonal Representatives By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DP-17-3 Dept. No.: 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HAMPTON JAY BRAND, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the abovenames estate. All persons having claims against that said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Jayson E. Brand, the Personal Representative, returned receipt requested, at P. Mars Scott Law Offices, P.O. Box 5988, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 30th day of March, 2017 /s/ Jayson E. Brand Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Cause No. DP-17-73 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLAUDIA ANN BARTH, 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 estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Kay Barth, return receipt requested, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. DATED this 31 day of March, 2017 /s/ Kay Barth, Personal Representative DATED this 27 day of April, 2017. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Don C. St. Peter MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-17-93 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FREDERICK J. MEYER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to
Catherine L. Meyer-White, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Paul E. Fickes, Esq., at 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 25th day of April, 2017. /s/ Catherine L. Meyer-White c/o Paul E. Fickes, Esq. 310 W. Spruce St. Missoula, MT 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-17-94 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD G. LACHMAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Jennie Carol Karr, 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 Montana, that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 14th day of April, 2017, at Missoula, Montana. /s/ Jennie Carol Karr BOONE KARLBERG P.C. By: /s/ Thomas H. Boone, Esq. P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, Montana 59807-9199 Attorneys for Jennie Carol Karr, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-17-57 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ELTON WILLIAM BETHKE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four (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 Evonne Smith Wells, attorney for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at PO Box 9410, Missoula, Montana 59807 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED: March 28th, 2017. /s/ Jennifer Bethke Larson, Personal Representative DATED this 28th day, March, 2017.WELLS & McKITTRICK, P.C. /s/ Evonne Wells, Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 1 Robert L. Deschamps, III Cause No.: DP-17-69 NOTICE
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Beware of feeling sorry for sharks that yell for help. Beware of trusting coyotes that act like sheep and sheep that act like coyotes. Beware of nibbling food from jars whose contents are different from what their labels suggest. But wait! “Beware” is not my only message for you. I have these additional announcements: Welcome interlopers if they’re humble and look you in the eyes. Learn all you can from predators and pretenders without imitating them.Take advantage of any change that’s set in motion by agitators who shake up the status quo, even if you don’t like them. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When poet Wislawa Szymborska delivered her speech for winning the Nobel Prize, she said that “whatever else we might think of this world—it is astonishing.” She added that for a poet, there really is no such thing as the “ordinary world,” “ordinary life” and “the ordinary course of events.” In fact, “Nothing is usual or normal. Not a single stone and not a single cloud above it. Not a single day and not a single night after it. And above all, not a single existence, not anyone’s existence in this world.” I offer you her thoughts, Taurus, because I believe that in the next two weeks you will have an extraordinary potential to feel and act on these truths.You are hereby granted a license to be astonished on a regular basis. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Would you consider enrolling in my Self-Pity Seminar? If so, you would learn that obsessing on self-pity is a means to an end, not a morass to get lost in. You would feel sorry for yourself for brief, intense periods so that you could feel proud and brave the rest of the time. For a given period—let’s say three days—you would indulge and indulge and indulge in self-pity until you entirely exhausted that emotion.Then you’d be free to engage in an orgy of self-healing, self-nurturing and self-celebration. Ready to get started? Ruminate about the ways that people don’t fully appreciate you.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): In a typical conversation, most of us utter too many “uhs,” “likes,” “I means” and “you knows.” I mean, I’m sure that...uh...you’ll agree that, like, what’s the purpose of, you know, all that pointless noise? But I have some good news to deliver about your personal use of language in the coming weeks, Cancerian. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’ll have the potential to dramatically lower your reliance on needless filler. But wait, there’s more: Clear thinking and precise speech just might be your superpowers. As a result, your powers of persuasion should intensify. Your ability to advocate for your favorite causes may zoom.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1668, England named John Dryden its first Poet Laureate. His literary influence was so monumental that the era in which he published was known as the Age of Dryden. Twentieth-century poetry great T. S. Eliot said he was “the ancestor of nearly all that is best in the poetry of the eighteenth century.” Curiously, Dryden had a low opinion of Shakespeare. “Scarcely intelligible,” he called the Bard, adding, “His whole style is so pestered with figurative expressions that it is as affected as it is coarse.” I foresee a comparable clash of titans in your sphere, Leo. Two major influences may fight it out for supremacy. One embodiment of beauty may be in competition with another. One powerful and persuasive force could oppose another. What will your role be? Mediator? Judge? Neutral observer? Whatever it is, be cagey. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Just this once, and for a limited time only, you have cosmic clearance
load up on sugary treats, leave an empty beer can in the woods, watch stupid TV shows, and act c touncool in front of the Beautiful People. Why? Because being totally well-behaved and perfectly composed and strictly pure would compromise your mental health more than being naughty. Besides, if you want to figure out what you are on the road to becoming, you will need to know more about what you’re not.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In addition to fashion tips, advice for the broken-hearted, midlife-crisis support and career counseling, I sometimes provide you with more mystical help. Like now. So if you need nuts-and-bolts guidance, I hope you’ll have the sense to read a more down-to-earth horoscope. What I want to tell you is that the metaphor of resurrection is your featured theme.You should assume that it’s somehow the answer to every question. Rejoice in the knowledge that although a part of you has died, it will be reborn in a fresh guise. are.” That’s the message I saw on an Instagram meme. I immediately thought of you. The truth is e you that up until recently, you have not been fully prepared for the useful but demanding gifts the genie SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Are you ready for the genie’s favors? Don’t rub the magic lamp unless
could offer you. You haven’t had the self-mastery necessary to use the gifts as they’re meant to be used, and therefore they were a bit dangerous to you. But that situation has changed. Although you may still not be fully primed, you’re as ready as you can be. That’s why I say: RUB THE MAGIC LAMP! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):You may have heard the exhortation “Follow your bliss!”, which was popularized by mythologist Joseph Campbell. After studying the archetypal stories of many cultures throughout history, he concluded that it was the most important principle driving the success of most heroes. Here’s another way to say it: Identify the job or activity that deeply excites you, and find a way to make it the center of your life. In his later years, Campbell worried that too many people had misinterpreted “Follow your bliss” to mean “Do what comes easily.” That’s all wrong, he said. Anything worth doing takes work and struggle. “Maybe I should have said, ‘Follow your blisters,’ ” he laughed. I bring this up, Sagittarius, because you are now in an intense “Follow your blisters” phase of following your bliss.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):The versatile artist Melvin Van Peebles has enjoyed working as a film-
screenwriter, actor, composer and novelist. One of his more recent efforts was a collaboration g maker, with the experimental band The Heliocentrics. Together they created a science-fiction-themed spokenword poetry album titled The Last Transmission. Peebles told NPR,“I haven’t had so much fun with clothes on in years.” If I’m reading the planetary omens correctly, Capricorn, you’re either experiencing that level of fun or will soon be doing so.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In what ways do you most resemble your mother? Now is a good time to take inventory. Once you identify any mom-like qualities that tend to limit your freedom or lead you away from your dreams, devise a plan to transform them.You may never be able to defuse them entirely, but there’s a lot you can do to minimize the mischief they cause. Be calm but calculating in setting your intention, Aquarius! P.S.: In the course of your inventory, you may also find there are ways you are like your mother that are of great value to you. Is there anything you could do to more fully develop their potential?
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “We are what we imagine,” writes Piscean author N. Scott Momaday. “Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. Our best destiny is to imagine who and what we are.The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined.” Let’s make this passage your inspirational keynote for the coming weeks. It’s a perfect time to realize how much power you have to create yourself through the intelligent and purposeful use of your vivid imagination. (P.S. Here’s a further tip, this time from Cher: “All of us invent ourselves. Some of us just have more imagination than others.”) Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.
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TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: JAN H. HAUSER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mary S. Hauser, 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 Mary S. Hauser, Personal Representatives, 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 29 day of March, 2017. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. By: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 29 day of March 2017. /s/ Mary S. Hauser, Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/18/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200814959 B: 821 P:1138, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Lester J. Silverthorne was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for Golf Savings Bank, successors and assigns was Beneficiary and Insured Titles was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 3 and 4 in Block 90 of School Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201312931 B: 915 P: 697, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust.According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 11/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of March 10, 2017, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $141,706.59. This amount includes the outstanding principal
balance of $136,160.63, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, On the Front Steps, City of Missoula on July 20, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale.The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Silverthorne, Lester J. (TS# 7023.118189) 1002.290903File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 02/12/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200803250 Bk-813 Pg-345, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Tom M. Jorgensen and Amy E. Jorgensen as joint tenants was Grantor, Wells Fargo Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 16 of J &
M Suburban Homesites No. 2, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 09/16/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of March 7, 2017, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $146,367.24. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $136,988.46, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on July 21, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale.The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any rep-
resentation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. Jorgensen,Tom M. and Amy E. (TS# 7023.118151) 1002.290864File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 11, 2017, 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 14 of MALONEY RANCH, PHASE VI, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Dawn Wahl, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for Mann Mortgage, LLC, as Beneficiary by Deed of
PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP Trust dated on April 23, 2007 and recorded on April 27, 2007 as Book 796 Page 95 under Document No. 200710053. Modification Agreement recorded November 8, 2012, Book 903, Page 541 under Document No. 201222064. The beneficial interest is currently held by Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning November 1, 2016, 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 March 5, 2017 is $376,269.34 principal, interest totaling $6,838.35 late charges in the amount of $331.20, escrow advances of $3,497.57, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,030.00, 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 by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation.The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the
trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: April 3rd, 2017 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 3rd day of April, 2017 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/29/2022 Seterus vs WAHL 101270-2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 15, 2017, 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 2 OF HAGESTAD ADDITION,A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN BOOK 31 OF PLATS AT PAGE 7. CONSTANCE J HAGESTAD and DANIEL R HAGESTAD, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY OF MONTANA, INC., A MONTANA CORPORATION, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on November 28, 2011, and recorded on December 2, 2011 as Book 886 Page 493 Document No. 201120266. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild
Mortgage Company, A California Corporation. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning April 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 1, 2017 is $332,922.47 principal, interest totaling $18,490.22 and other fees and expenses advanced of $6,376.66, 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 by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation.The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public
proclamation at least every 30 days.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: March 23, 2017 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY OF MONTANA, INC. A MONTANA CORPORATION Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 23 day of March, 2017, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY OF MONTANA, INC.,Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY vs CONSTANCE J HAGESTADDANIEL R HAGESTAD 101875-2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 17, 2017, 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: TRACT A OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 1269, LOCATED IN LOT 1, BLOCK 1,WILLOWS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Philip K Schrumpf, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Fidelity National Title Group, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, DBA Greenlight Loans, its successors and/or assigns, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on October 29, 2013, and recorded on November 5, 2013 as Document No. 201321575. The beneficial interest is currently held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning October 1, 2016, 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 February 1, 2017 is $102,763.99 principal, interest totaling $2,033.85 late charges in the amount of $150.39, escrow advances of $466.80 and other fees and expenses advanced of $44.00, 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 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 checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee 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 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 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 Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: March 30, 2017 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO
Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 30 day of March, 2017, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 09-062022 Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs Philip K Schrumpf 102925-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 17, 2017, 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: TRACT C OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5635, LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST ONEQUARTER OF SECTION 24,TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR ROAD PURPOSES AS CONVEYED IN BOOK 107 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 69. J Dollene Fiester and Kenneth M Fiester, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Insured Titles , as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for AHM Mortgage, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on November 23, 2004, and recorded on November 29, 2004 as Book 744 Page 87 Document No. 200433268. The beneficial interest is currently held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. First
American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning January 1, 2011, 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 January 6, 2017 is $191,505.66 principal, interest totaling $68,597.46 late charges in the amount of $62.11, escrow advances of $19,538.69, and other fees and expenses advanced of $264.00, 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 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 with-
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out any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards.The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be
due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: March 24, 2017 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 24 day of March, 2017, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the As-
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sistant Secretary of FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY OF MONTANA, INC., Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs J Dollene FiesterKenneth M Fiester 102777-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 22, 2017, 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 16 and the West One-Half of Lot 17 in Block 3 of Residence Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Recording Reference: Book 896 of Micro Records at page 1375 Rebekah A Dubois, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to (“MERS”) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on July 12, 2012, and recorded on July 16, 2012 as Book 896 Page 1376 Document No. 201213099. Modification Agreement recorded November 7, 2016, Book 970, Page 683 under Document no. 201620455. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company, A California Corporation. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning October 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied
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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 1, 2017 is $188,562.39 principal, interest totaling $3,522.18 late charges in the amount of $233.72, and other fees and expenses advanced of $66,871.91, 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 by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation.The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the
beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: March 30, 2017 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 30 day of March, 2017, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 9-6-2022 GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY vs Rebekah A Dubois 100858-2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 8, 2017, 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 6 IN BLOCK 3 OF EL MAR ESTATES PHASE II, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. JONATHAN M LOW and SARA LOW, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on July 2, 2012, and recorded on July 2, 2012 as Book 896 Page 524 Document No. 201212247. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company, A California Corporation. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to
make the monthly payments beginning August 1, 2016, 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 February 1, 2017 is $184,839.33 principal, interest totaling $4,416.10 late charges in the amount of $338.52, and other fees and expenses advanced of $804.75, 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 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
CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 28, 103, 141. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, Toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting 5/22/2017 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to at 5/25/17 at 4:00 P.M. 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.
grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: March 21, 2017 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 21 day of March, 2017, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY vs JONATHAN M LOWSara Low 102587-
Missoula Storage, LLC dba Missoula Self Storage, Formally American Mini Storage will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units 105, 122, 125, 230, 235, 405, 408, 411, 413, 420, 422, 430, 447, and 502. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, & other misc household goods. These units may be viewed May 16th, 17th and 18th 2017 at 3:00pm each day. Written sealed bids may be submitted in the drop box or in person at 2505 Railroad St W prior to 5/18/17 at 5:00pm. Buyers bids will be for the entire contents of each unit offered for 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.
RENTALS APARTMENTS 11270 Napton Way 2C. 3 bed/1 bath, HEAT PAID, central Lolo location, lots of interior updates. $925. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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Homes: 2883 E Fork Rd. Sula MT - This 2 bedroom 1 bath home is located up the scenic East Fork with incredible access to fishing, hunting, and public lands galor........................................................................................................................$230,000 3736 W Sussex - Country feel-City access! This 5 bed, 3 bath home w/almost 2500 sq ft is spacious w/tons of natural light. ........................$319,000 1839 Mansfield - Wonderful 5 bed/2.5 bath home in the University area on a corner, double lot. Large, tiled entry with glass brick, windows and great light.......................................................................................................................................................................................$575,000 9 Main St. Regis - Sweet 2 bed, 1 bath in St. Regis on 4 lots. Fully fenced. Adjacent to park, baseball fields and pond..................................$110,000 2301 Hilda Ave - Beautiful University area home with lovely character. Price reduction..................................................................................$350,000 412 W Artemos - Truly amazing mid-century modern home in Pattee Canyon. Three bed, one full bath and one 3/4 bath. .........................$399,000
Townhomes/Condos: 801 N Orange #101- A MUST SEE! LOTS OF UPGRADES! This condo has never been on the market...........................................................$193,000 801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #303. Third floor, south facing. 1 bed 1 bath. ..................................................................................................$159,710 801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #308. Quick access to downtown, the river, Farmers Market, and only a few steps away from Northside Kettlehouse. ........................................................................................................................................................................................$159,000 801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #301. Larger than most units in The Uptown Flats. This 814 sf condo has one bedroom plus a bonus room..........................................................................................................................................................................................................$184,000 1401 Cedar St #13 - This is your chance to own an amazing home in Clark Fork Commons. .......................................................................$145,000
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