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News Voices/Letters Tea Partiers defend their rallies ..............................................................4 The Week in Review Boat fire, brewery robbery and Valerie Stamey...........................6 Briefs Cat matches, cyber ranches and the Bitterroot....................................................6 Etc. The ongoing Portlandization of Portland-East.........................................................7 Opinion EPA proposal looks to define water’s future ...................................................8 Feature Best of Missoula ..........................................................................Special Section
Arts & Entertainment Arts There’s something big happening with Enormous...............................................12 Music Lures, Roadkill Ghost Choir and Mirror Mirror.................................................13 Music A Missoula garage-rock band finds faith in music..............................................14 Theater Women grab the spotlight in Missoula Colony 19 .........................................15 Film Snowpiercer is the smart person’s Transformers .................................................16 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................17 What’s Good Here Power Lunch for dinner................................................................18 Happiest Hour Third Annual Community Brew .........................................................20 8 Days a Week Next year, this issue turns 21 ..............................................................21 Mountain High The Wilderness Act Celebration.........................................................37 Agenda Smart911 signup..............................................................................................38
Exclusives
Street Talk..............................................................................................................4 In Other News......................................................................................................11 Classifieds ..........................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...........................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y.............................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle...............................................................................................C-9 Camp Sleepover ...............................................................................................C-14 This Modern World...........................................................................................C-15
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[voices]
Fueling the fire
STREET TALK
by Cathrine L. Walters
Asked Tuesday, July 8, at the corner of Higgins and Spruce. This week marks the Indy’s 20th annual Best of Missoula issue. What do you think is best about Missoula? Follow-up: What do you think is worst?
Dan Hansen: Recreation. The accessibility of the backcountry for backpacking and skiing. And the breweries. Treasure state: Industry. We have a city built on the capitalism of natural resources that are no longer commercially viable.
Mikhail Lewis: I like living in a place with mountains. It’s five o’clock somewhere: I’ve been living downtown for a while and notice drunk people everywhere. I didn’t notice it, though, until I moved right downtown.
Tim Anderson: The arts. I’m born and raised here and always loved the arts here. Bumper-to-bumper:The traffic. Missoula’s not built for this amount of people.
Riley Fitting: The location and proximity to a lot of really good places like the rivers and trails. Feeling bitter: Hard winters. I ski and snowboard but winter is too long.
Wes Duncan: Recreation. We’re in a town with three rivers that run through it, snowboarding in our backyard, and world class fly fishing. If you’re into the outdoors it’s all here. Think out of the box: North Reserve Street. Box stores don’t belong.
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Brian Leland’s editorial (see “Parade politics,” July 3) is an exercise in revisionist history filled with his skewed opinions. I was a lead organizer of the July 4, 2009, Bozeman Tea Party March on Main Street. Our rally drew over 2,000 people, compared to Brian’s stroll which drew barely 20. Brian’s labeling us “a bunch of angry people carrying derogatory and racist signs” is not only silly, it’s a classic case of projection. The name of his group, the Coalition of Gay Green Loggers for Jesus, is an offense to gay people, environmentalists, loggers and people of faith. Few in Bozeman thought it was funny, including the liberal City Commissioner Jeff Rupp, who chastised Brian about it twice during a public meeting. As a son of Holocaust survivors, I (and my friends) would not permit signs denigrating others. Brian, like many who cannot argue the facts, resorts to name-calling, belittlement, half-truths and outright lies. The fact that the nation is unsustainably in debt can’t be argued. We have over $17.5 trillion in national debt and an additional $121 trillion in unfunded liabilities. It’s the equivalent of $1.21 million of debt for every taxpayer. We are fighting to preserve our free enterprise system and our economic freedom because it promotes a healthier, more prosperous and a better quality life. We have taken on issues like protecting water rights of ranchers and farmers, promoting responsible energy development, reducing tax burdens and defending our right to privacy from an ever-intrusive federal government. While Brian is left to selling T-shirts during art walks from his short claim to fame and writing opinion pieces based on misinformation, members of the Tea Party/Liberty movement have run successfully for office, established a statewide network of Tea Party groups and/or worked for other organizations. While Bozeman’s July 4, 2009, March on Main Street was a once in a lifetime event, we have continued to rally here and have also joined other Tea Party Independence Day celebrations in neighboring Park and Madison counties. In conclusion, I’d like to thank Brian for his protest of our rally. Along with the city of Bozeman’s initial denial of our permit to close down Main Street and the local newspaper’s antagonist reporting, Brian’s attempt at mockery helped us draw many more people to our event. Ultimately, July 4, 2009, fueled our statewide movement which continues its work today in relentless pursuit of liberty. Henry Kriegel Bozeman
Understand trade-offs Brian Leland’s column falsely characterized Tea Party July 4 celebrations as “angry people” carrying “racist signs”. He misrepresented the Bozeman Tea
Party’s 2009 event, which was also contradicted by last Friday’s Missoula Patriots Tea Party event, cosponsored by my group, Americans For Prosperity-Montana. The left wasn’t there protesting, so there were nothing but happy people honoring American freedom and veterans with free live music, free food and free speech. For our event, we paid two permits plus put down a $1,000 deposit—free speech is expensive in Missoula. Young Americans for Liberty Chairman Kendall Cotton urged civic involvement, and my comments highlighted military versus civilian branches of government. My comments also juxtaposed Leland’s notion that we should manipulate government rules to shut down
“For our event, we paid two permits plus put down a $1,000 deposit— free speech is expensive in Missoula.”
the free speech of those we disagree with. Here’s a summary: “Those who would deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves,” said Abraham Lincoln. Freedom is my favorite topic. I even wear cardboard signs in local parades: “Will Work For Freedom.” However, freedom means different things to different people. But my freedom to practice values I cherish is only as secure as your freedom to do things you enjoy. We don’t all have common values, but we do need to all drink from the common cup of Freedom. If I let your freedom be sacrificed to the politically correct social gods, or the regulationhappy government gods, then my freedoms will no doubt be next. The downhill slide from Freedom is a very slippery slope I can’t naively think it’s going to magically stop just short of my pet passion. Especially after the 9/11 tragedy, it’s perhaps too easy for us to sacrifice a little freedom for sake of greater societal security. But Franklin warned, “Those who’d trade freedom for security will soon find that they’ve lost both, and deserve neither.”
Thankfully, most recognize the danger of trying to achieve societal safety by sacrificing our constitutional rights barring unwarranted search, seizure and snooping—the dangerous notion our own government can treat us all like criminals, just to catch the few who really are criminals. But, unfortunately, far fewer people recognize that we’re trading freedom for security every day in Helena and Washington. Why don’t we recognize it? Because the freedoms we’re sacrificing are not our own: We willingly sacrifice the rich guy’s freedom to keep and spend his own earnings so we can tax-and-spend it to make ourselves more secure in our government programs. We willingly sacrifice the landowner’s freedom to do what he wants with his own property, so we’re more secure in our environment. I won’t go so far as to say there’s no place for government social programs or regulations. But what I am saying is that we at least need to recognize what’s happening; understand the trade-off— that increased societal security always comes at the expense of somebody’s freedom. There’s no such thing as a free lunch … because Freedom isn’t free. We honor veterans on the Fourth of July because they’ve paid a high price in blood and sweat for decades so that we might remain free. Veterans know freedom isn’t free. The military as well as the civilian legislature that I served in are vital branches of government. But while those in uniform affect Freedom positively, I’m often saddened to see that those in my civilian branch of government almost always impact Freedom negatively. While fighting forces have bled and died to gain and defend freedom, the politicians trade it off piecemeal daily. We regulate, legislate, restrict, register, rule, license, codify, certify, confiscate, reallocate, permit, penalize, subsidize, tax, take, bar, ban. And a little freedom slips away with every law we pass. Walter Judd said Americans are too quick “to trade the freedom of the robin for the freedom of the canary. The canary is free from danger … the cat can’t get him. And free from hunger … his food is set there every day. But there he sits in his cage; while it’s the robin who is truly free.” Which do we want in Montana, the secure false “freedom” of the canary or the true Freedom of the robin? If we truly understood the tradeoffs—that “freedom isn’t free” and that freedom is sacrificed incrementally each time we extract more “security” from government—I suspect we’d support leaders for Montana who take us down the path of Freedom. Joe Balyeat Director Americans for Prosperity Bozeman
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Joe Weston
Wednesday, July 2 A day after Ravalli County officials discover missing deposits worth more than $5,000 hidden behind the desk and wall of Valerie Stamey’s former office, county commissioners begin deliberations about who should replace Stamey as the county’s interim treasurer.
Thursday, July 3 With temperatures moving into the 90s, no significant rain in sight and fireworks season imminent, the Missoula County Fire Protection Association moves the area’s fire danger from “low” to “moderate.”
Friday, July 4 The Whitefish Fire Department uses a fire boat to exterminate a blaze aboard a wooden barge used to set off fireworks in Whitefish Lake. It is the second year in a row a boat used to launch Independence Day fireworks on the lake has caught fire.
Saturday, July 5 A female jogger reports being grabbed from behind while running on the Kim Williams Trail. Missoula police officers respond but are unable to locate the suspect, who is described as being a 25- to 35-year-old white male.
Missoula cowboy Dustin Jenkins rides the bull “Wired Monk” to fourth place and earns a small share of the more than $21,000 handed out at the 72nd Drummond PRCA Rodeo on Sunday.
Sunday, July 6 Despite rallying late, the Missoula Osprey end a six-game home stand with an 11-8 loss to the Great Falls Voyagers. Left fielder Justin Williams is a rare bright spot for the Osprey, going 3 for 5 with two runs batted in.
Monday, July 7 At 2:18 a.m., two males break into Lolo Peak Brewery, three days after it opens. They leave nearly two hours later with a camera, two computers and three digital tablets. The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office reports the suspects are likely juveniles.
Tuesday, July 8 Missoula police ask the public for help locating a man involved in a hit-and-run accident that occurred the previous day. The man—described as 5-10, 180 pounds, and white—was driving a black pickup truck when he hit a bicyclist on N. Reserve Street.
Wilderness
Tapping a healing power Since his family moved to Montana in 2000, Tristan Persico has developed a fondness for wild places. He grew up in a remodeled cabin in the Garnet Range before moving to Missoula for high school, and took up hunting big game like elk and antelope. While stationed in Afghanistan as an explosive ordinance disposal technician with the U.S. Air Force, he says he’d look around at the treeless brown mountains and think, “Man, I wouldn’t mind being in Montana.” But Persico’s favorite moment late last month, while leading a Montana Wilderness Association-sponsored backcountry outing on the Rocky Mountain Front, wasn’t necessarily the untrammeled vistas. It was sitting around a campfire with seven fellow veterans, swapping stories in the kind of environment he believes is typically more comfortable for members of the armed services. “It was almost like all of the positive aspects of being in the military, with that quality of person that
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you’re serving with, but with none of the negative aspects,” Persico says. Persico, who left the Air Force in 2011 and is currently a student at the University of Montana, is set to lead four similar outdoor excursions throughout the summer in areas like the Swan Range and the Great Burn. The outings—free and offered exclusively for veterans and their families—represent a sort of pilot program for the MWA, one aimed at introducing vets throughout the state to wilderness and giving them the skills to pursue future backcountry trips. MWA NEXGen Program Director Zack Porter says Persico’s participation has been a perfect fit at a time when the nonprofit is trying to revitalize its connection with the veteran community. “Veterans have had a really long and storied connection with wilderness,” Porter says. “Veterans coming back from World War II and Korea, they were the legislators and the advocates who pushed to get the Wilderness Act passed.” Both Porter and Persico say there’s a good chance similar trips could be scheduled in future summers.
Persico feels the exposure the trips offer have an added therapeutic benefit for those still struggling with the transition from military to civilian life. While that’s not really his or MWA’s main focus, he does feel the mix of veterans and wilderness is “a no-brainer, especially in Montana.” “Wilderness areas are naturally therapeutic,” Persico says. “So if a veteran chooses to take advantage of that therapeutic aspect and we’ve given them the knowledge and experience to be able to do that, then that’s great.”. Alex Sakariassen
Business
Dunrovin goes cyber Just before 1 on a recent Friday afternoon, SuzAnne Miller sits in a shed at Dunrovin Ranch and calls Kristol Stenstrom, a certified veterinary acupuncturist who lives in Kansas, to talk about Flash, a 14-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse who apparently has nerve damage in his
[news] left front leg. With the help of a tech-savvy employee, Miller routes the call through a computer, puts in earbuds attached to a cellphone, walks outside to a waiting Flash and talks to Stenstrom about whether acupuncture could help the horse recover. Meanwhile, people sitting at computers all over the world watch the consultation via a nearby web cam, listen in on Miller’s and Stenstrom’s conversation and discuss what’s happening in an online chat room. This web session is all part of Dunrovin’s recently launched “cyber ranch,” a subscription-based website that allows remote viewers to observe and participate in the real and staged operations of the Lolo guest ranch. Miller is counting on the model, which combines the intrigue of reality TV with the wholesome tranquility of rural life, to help Dunrovin recover from lingering wounds—and deep financial losses—incurred during a year-and-a-half fight with the county over how the guest ranch should be legally classified. If the model doesn’t take off, however, the ranch may have to shut its doors. “To really be a full-fledged, quality site, I need about 6,000 subscribers,” Miller says. “That should not be hard to do. And by the fall, I need 2,000 to give me enough money just to continue.” Currently, the cyber ranch, which is located at daysofdunrovin.com, has approximately 415 members, who pay between $4 and $10 a month. For this fee, subscribers can watch and comment as employees make their daily rounds and as scheduled sessions of everything from yoga to dog training to horseback archery take place. Some members, Miller says, even watch the ranch’s sunsets from their urban apartments. According to a survey Miller conducted, some 90 percent of the site’s users are female and most are either retired or around retirement age. Though Miller plans to target this demographic as she tries to build membership, she has expansive visions of connecting all kinds of people in a large and participatory online community. “Initially, you think ‘cyber ranch’ and ‘cyber connection with animals,’ and it’s just not at all meaningful,” Miller says while a live-cast of nesting osprey shows on her computer screen. “What we have here are real birds doing real things. This is reality TV that’s real.” Ted McDermott
Matches
Courting the perfect cat A bobtailed kitty named Missy creeps around the corner of one of the cat pods at the Humane Society of Western Montana, as her brother Yoda slips out a cracked-open door leading to a fenced-in deck area. Missy inches up on the adjacent cat pod and manages to
anger Serena, the hefty tabby on the other side, who hisses back at her through the glass. Miriam Cordes, a five-year HSWM volunteer and founder of the Matches by Miriam pet matchmaking program, says Serena prefers the undivided attention of her adoptive human. “You sit down with her and it’s lap time. Permanently,” Cordes says. A single cat like Serena usually sticks around the shelter for an average of 36 days, but cats who like sticking together as a bonded pair, like Yoda and Missy, have a more difficult time finding a home big enough for two, and sometimes end up toughing it out for up to nine months. Since February, Cordes has been working to find permanent homes for wayward kitties like this trio through her free matchmaking program.
Nicole Nolte, director of operations for HSWM, says the cat-specific service has helped cut down on the waiting time for adoptions by streamlining the search that pet owners go on for the perfect companion. Unlike dogs, which Nolte says are often chosen by appearance alone, cats are primarily selected based on how well their personality fits with the rest of the home. “I don’t want a perpetual lap cat. I’m a busy person,” Nolte says. “It’s about trying to make a match that’s going to work, and going to stick.” After filling out a brief cat adopter survey, Cordes gets back in touch with prospective cat owners for follow-up interviews, which can consist of as little as a phone call and as much as sitting down over a cup of coffee. Once they’ve narrowed down a handful of ideal felines, Cordes has the adopter come down to the shelter to meet and greet each prospective kitty one on one. Usually at this point, Cordes says, adopters have received all the info they need to take one of these feline finalists home—or maybe more than one. “If they’re willing to take a pair, yay!” she says. Mike Gerrity
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Train cars that derailed west of Alberton on July 3, sending three Boeing 737 fuselages sliding into the Clark Fork. A portion of the Alberton Gorge was temporarily closed. Montana Rail Link is still investigating the cause of the incident.
River
Bitterroot stretch reopens Rick Marcum, the outfitting manager at Missoula’s Grizzly Hackle, is well aware of the dangers posed by an unassuming diversion dam that crosses the Bitterroot River near Corvallis. This spring, one of his guides had to rescue a pair of boaters who had gone over the dam, against the advice of numerous signs warning of the structure’s danger. “One of the guys had already fallen out and was downstream,” Marcum says. “He got out, which is good, but hypothermia hits, because this was the spring. And [the guide] had to throw a rope over there, get in his boat and go downstream and pop the boat out with a lady still in it, screaming.” Several other accidents and dangerous close calls have occurred on the dam, including one incident in June 2013 that resulted in the death of a 6-year-old girl. In response, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks closed a nearly 5-mile stretch of the river that included the dam on April 11. On July 7, the stretch reopened. For Marcum and other outfitters who had been forced to fish elsewhere, the end of the closure came as a relief. For FWP Fisheries Manager Pat Saffel, though, the reopening was cause for concern. Saffel pushed for the closure this spring, and he’s not so sure it should end. “I think, ideally, we would’ve waited a little longer,” he says. FWP, however, didn’t have a choice. As part of settling a petition submitted in May, the agency agreed to a July 7 deadline for reopening the river. In preparation, Saffel took a jet boat up the Bitterroot on July 2 to view the diversion dam and see what boaters would encounter upon their return. What he found made him feel both better and worse. A tree was now lodged against the dam, its rootball pointing upstream and catching debris. On the other hand, a river channel to the west of the dam had reopened, providing boaters with a means of bypassing the concrete structure. As boaters began to float the stretch on July 7, Saffel was already working to raise the $400,000 to $500,000 needed to build a safe passage over the dam and provide users a permanent solution to the hazard. “Our hope is, maybe we can get something constructed in April of 2016,” Saffel says. Ted McDermottt
ETC. Missoula and Portland have for years enjoyed a number of similar quirks. Both boast a long history of Bigfoot sightings, a proximity to storied lake monsters and a fondness for craft beer. Portland borrowed its famed “Keep Portland Weird” slogan from Austin years before we borrowed it from them. Apparently, both subscribe to the notion that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, too. With the announcement that Missoula will play host to its first Bare As You Dare naked bike ride this August, it seems that the Portlandification of our fair city has officially gone from gradual to uninhibited. Some may balk at the notion that we’re just one unicycling, bagpiping Darth Vader away from the title of PortlandEast. But maybe it’s time to hop on a banana seat and steer into the proverbial skid. Missoula already has a head start in many respects. Local boutiques are crammed with apparel featuring images of elk and antelope and the 406 area code—way cooler brands than any lame bird. While Treasure State Donuts may not host weddings like the infamous Voodoo Doughnut, their maple bacon bar is now an established part of weekend fishing trips up Rock Creek. Missoula’s food cart craze is growing, and the city even has a brew bike. Still, Missoula could do more. It’s puzzling that, here on the floor of Glacial Lake Missoula, Missoula hasn’t come up with an answer to Portland’s annual Sand in the City—a sandcastle competition involving the trucking-in and removal of nearly 140 tons of sand. Superhero pub crawls are all the rage in the City of Roses, yet here the best Batman outfits only emerge on Halloween. And with such a vibrant acting community, how has Missoula not given rise to something akin to Trek in the Park, that wacky five-year run of “Star Trek” episode reenactments in Portland parks? Perhaps Missoula needs more bug-encrusted ice cream, more hubcap-sized city parks, more pirate festivals and vegan strip clubs. An annual citywide zombie walk wouldn’t seem out of place here given the ever-increasing reputation of Zombie Tools, which is now supplying props for Guillermo del Toro’s new television series “The Strain.” But whatever weirdness Missoula chooses to affectionately co-opt in the future should come with the same localized flair that all those past Portland-esque additions have. So if anyone around town is mulling over ways to maintain some modesty during next month’s Bare As You Dare, here’s a Missoula-style suggestion: Put an elk on it.
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[opinion]
Defining water’s future EPA proposes new rule to correct decades of confusion by Mark Squillace
The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed a new rule to define the term “the waters of the United States” as used in the federal Clean Water Act. If you care about protecting our nation’s waters and wetlands, and if you care about government efficiency, then you should support this rule. Here’s why. For largely historical reasons, when Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, it used the phrase “navigable waters” to describe the scope of the law, defining that term to mean “the waters of the United States.” One can easily read this definition expansively, and indeed, the congressional report that accompanied the law expressed Congress’ desire that the phrase “be given the broadest possible constitutional interpretation.” The agencies primarily responsible for carrying out the Clean Water Act—the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—initially settled on a narrow definition, but after a court rebuffed that approach, they adopted a much broader definition that included even natural ponds used by migratory birds. Clear legal support for this expanded rule is found in the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce and Treaty clauses. The U.S. Supreme Court has entertained questions about the scope of the Clean Water Act on three separate occasions. The first was in 1985, when a unanimous Supreme Court embraced a broad reading of the law. Sixteen years later, however, the makeup of the Supreme Court had changed, and in a narrow 5-4 decision it held that law did not encompass isolated ponds used by migratory birds. The justices reached this result in the face of evidence that Americans spend more than a billion dollars annually on commercial activities relating to migratory birds. Perhaps the most striking thing about this decision was the majority’s insistence on giving controlling weight to the phrase “navigable waters,” when Congress had already defined the term as “the waters of the United States.” And to meet the Supreme Court’s “navigable waters” test, the
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government had to show a significant connection to traditional navigable waters— those deep or wide enough to support trade or travel. The majority insisted that this narrow reading was necessary because the government’s claims raised “significant constitutional questions.” Yet the Supreme Court never bothered to analyze those questions. Had it done so, it seems unlikely that it would have found a problem. Another five
“Polls show that most Americans care deeply about protecting all of our nation’s waters, whether or not they connect to navigable bodies of water.” years passed before a badly split Supreme Court doubled down on its narrow interpretation of the law. The case involved a rogue developer who had blatantly disregarded state and federal requests to obtain permits before filling in certain wetlands that were immediately adjacent to tributaries of navigable waterways. These decisions have fostered considerable doubt about when and where the law applies. This uncertainty encourages agencies already reeling from severe budget cuts to limit claims of jurisdiction to avoid the case-by-case determinations that invite administrative and judicial challenges. The bureaucratic chaos that this creates is not only costly but also harms our waters by allowing polluting activities
to take place without government oversight or regulation. Here’s the thing: Polls show that most Americans care deeply about protecting all of our nation’s waters, whether or not they connect to navigable bodies of water. Most also believe that people or companies that dump pollutants or otherwise foul our waters should be regulated. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s unnecessarily crabbed reading of the Clean Water Act stands in the way of such regulation. An obvious solution is to amend the Clean Water Act to clarify what Congress originally intended. Congress came close to doing that only a few years ago. But the current gridlock in Washington virtually assures no progress on the legislative front. The best alternative is to invoke the government’s rule-making powers to minimize the uncertainty and protect as much water as we can. That is what this rule-making is all about. It is a modest proposal, but one that will end the now-cumbersome case-by-case assessments for all non-navigable tributaries of navigable waterways as well as their adjacent wetlands. This covers the vast majority of our nation’s waters. For other waters that fail this test, decisions can still be made on a case-by-case basis. Chief Justice John Roberts, who sided with the majority in the two most recent cases, has lamented that federal rules might have avoided the current state of affairs. He suggests that rules would provide “guidance meriting deference under our generous standards.” If he truly believes this, he could provide the decisive vote to support a more expansive reading of the law. Let’s test this theory by getting behind this proposed rule. Comments are due by Oct. 20, 2014. Mark Squillace is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a syndicated opinion column service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is a professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School. For information on the EPA’s proposed rule defining “waters of the United States,” go to epa.gov/uswaters.
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ack before there were iPhones, before anyone used the verb “Googled,” before the country of Montenegro officially existed, before anyone worked as an “SEO Specialist” or wrote on a blog, before DVDs had been invented, before Harry Potter was first published or Justin Bieber learned his first word, the Missoula Independent asked its readers to take a couple minutes of their day and tell us what they loved about our town. Back in February 1995, the Best of Missoula issue included nods to Rockin Rudy’s, Bernice’s Bakery and Jill Valley, as well as the Best Newsstand, Best Jukebox and Best Video Rental Store. Twenty years later we’re still doing it. Many things have changed (online voting!) and the issue has definitely gotten bigger (this week marks the paper’s largest page-count ever), but the spirit of our Best of Missoula readers’ poll remains the same. The winners are decided entirely by your votes, and even the categories are tweaked every year based on your suggestions. (Check out 2014’s new arrivals, like Best Museum, Best Brunch and Best Late-Night Munchies.) We can’t begin to imagine what Best of Missoula will look like in another 20 years. Change is inevitable. But we’re willing to bet the issue continues to hold true to the same community spirit that’s fueled it for two decades. Thank you for making this an annual celebration of what’s Best of Missoula. Speaking of celebration, let’s toast 20 years and this year’s winners together. Join us at the Best of Missoula Party at Caras Park Thursday, July 10, at 5 p.m. for live music from The Cold Hard Cash Show and Locksaw Cartel and a DJ set from Aaron Traylor. There will also be food, drinks and special attractions for the whole family. Like the Indy every week, it’s free. photo by Cathrine L. Walters
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Best Band Lil’ Smokies They may be named in honor of a popular brand of cocktail wieners, but the Lil’ Smokies are a main course in the Missoula music scene. With Pete Barrett’s guitar, Andy Dunnigan’s dobro, Scott Parker’s upright bass, Matt Cornette’s banjo, Cameron Wilson’s mandolin and Jesse Brown’s fiddle, the Lil’ Smokies stick to the basic instrumentation of bluegrass while pushing their songs into consistently surprising directions. Since starting in 2009, the Lil’ Smokies have played all over town, toured around the Northwest and opened for big acts like Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Whether they’re playing the Old Post’s back deck or a festival stage in Seattle, the Lil’ Smokies make every show feel intimate and alive. Lil’ Smokies: facebook.com/lilsmokiesband Finalists, Best Band 2. Tom Catmull & The Clerics: tomcatmull.com 3. The Cold Hard Cash Show: facebook.com/thecoldhardcashshow
Best Musician Tom Catmull Tom Catmull recently put out a solo album called Words & Malady that’s a little darker than his usual pop-folk and Americana stuff. We weren’t surprised, though. In the many years that Catmull has been around Missoula, he’s shown a talent for versatility and he appeals to many different people and their many different moods, which is why he wins this category
almost every year. Is he psychically connected to the musical part of our brain? We wonder. Whether he’s playing an acoustic set at the Symes Hotel or plugged in with his newest group, Tom Catmull’s Radio Static, at the Union Club, Catmull has Missoula under his spell. Tom Catmull: 214-9571, tomcatmull.com Finalists, Best Musician 2. John Floridis: johnfloridis.com 3. TIE: Andy Dunnigan: facebook.com/lilsmokiesband Ryan Maynes
Best New Band MASS FM Musicians in Missoula are like threads in an everevolving tapestry: Constantly weaving around one another, adding color, depth and richness to a picture that’s at once new and nostalgic, solid but never quite done changing. Those elements are on full display with MASS FM—two parts Volumen, two parts Spirit Hole and 100 percent awesome. Guitarist Doug Smith and keyboardist Chris Bacon, both of the now-split Volumen, have joined forces with bassist Chris Baumann and drummer J. Ryan “Dreamer” Weingardt for the kind of punky poppy rocky sound that hits us at both the original and wistful levels. Want your feet to tap? Check. Head to bob? Done. Feel that tickle of reverie that only talent with deep roots in the local music scene can offer? MASS FM has you covered. MASS FM: facebook.com/massfmband Finalists, Best New Band 2. No Fancy: facebook.com/nofancyband 3. Locksaw Cartel: facebook.com/locksawcartel
Best Photographer Brian Powers A couple sits close in an empty field at night and marvels as a wildfire burns through nearby mountains. Newlyweds watch with baffled expressions as a just-popped champagne cork flies through the air. A girl in a pink dress holds a red balloon in the woods. In portraits, wedding photos, engagement shots, family pictures and other works, Brian Powers captures people both at their best and as they are. Whether he’s capturing a candid moment or carefully orchestrating a shot, Powers’ pictures make his subjects look good and make the viewer want to see more. Brian Powers: bpowphoto.com Finalists, Best Photographer 2. Slikati: 126 E. Broadway St. #11, 274-0592, slikati.com 3. Cathrine L. Walters: cathrinewaltersphotography.com
Best Gallery Dana Gallery Dudley Dana and his staff offer exhibitions that prod at a slippery but important question: What is Western art? The gallery’s Icons of the West show, for instance, featured realistic portraits of cowboys and American Indians alongside more oddball icons (a ceramic Eddy’s Bakery) and political statements (an Indian headdress made of money). Dana attracts artists from across the nation for exhibits like this one, as swell as for its many other shows. With such a rich collection of artists providing such thought-provoking and expertly crafted pieces, it’s no wonder Dana has earned a reputation as Missoula’s—and one of the
country’s—finest galleries. Dana Gallery: 246 N. Higgins Ave, 721-3154, danagallery.com Finalists, Best Art Gallery 2. Monte Dolack Gallery: 139 W. Front St, 549-3248, dolack.com 3. The Brink Gallery: 111 W. Front St, 728-5251, thebrinkgallery.com
Best Museum Missoula Art Museum Right now, the Missoula Art Museum has a rhinoceros in its front yard—a large, life-sized beast that would definitely injure you if it wasn’t, in fact, a metal sculpture. The rhino was carted in from artist Bill Ohrmann’s Drummond studio for a First Friday exhibition. Call them crazy, but that’s just the kind of thing MAM’s staff will do to draw attention to their exhibits, luring you into the museum’s multiple gallery spaces. Besides its rotating display of stunning pieces, MAM often hosts readings and live bands to pair with its art openings, and its four-level space—part modern, part old-fashioned brick—appeals to throngs of wine-drinking patrons and art-loving kids alike. Missoula Art Museum: 335 N. Pattee St, 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org Finalists, Best Museum 2. Children’s Museum: 225 W. Front St, 541-7529, childrensmuseummissoula.org 3. The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula: 3400 Captain Rawn Way, 728-3476, fortmissoulamuseum.org
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Best Actor/Actress Jeff Medley Hugh Jackman recently visited Missoula. This made news because Hugh Jackman is Wolverine and because he was nominated for an Oscar for playing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. But you know what? Hugh Jackman ain’t nothin’ when you have Jeff Medley. Yep, you heard us: Jeff Medley. He recently starred as Thénardier in MCT’s version of Les Misérables and he stole the show. Stole it like Jackman stole our money with Van Helsing. Oh, but Hugh Jackman can sing, you say? Sing?! Our boy Medley can sing and dance. In the last year he starred in performances by Headwaters Dance Co. and Ballet Arts Academy’s The Nutcracker. Medley’s a triple threat. Maybe even a quadruple threat, if there is such a thing. He basically brought back Mr. Rogers—the Mr. Rogers—from the grave for a one-man show titled Won’t You Be My Neighbor? So, sit down Hugh Jackman, and let’s all take a moment to tip our caps to Missoula’s most deserving leading man. Finalists, Best Actor/Actress 2. Lily Gladstone 3. Howard Kingston
Best Artist Monte Dolack Graphic artist Monte Dolack has made a career out of making whimsical landscapes and magical realism por-
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traits, like surreal images of fish flying through the sky or ducks hanging out in a bathtub. Dolack has his sterling reputation because people love his vision of Montana— even when he’s digging deep into more serious issues. Consider his recent exhibition Musings on the Contemporary Montana Landscape, in which he artfully mines (pun intended) the tension between the state’s extractive industries and the natural landscape. His award-winning work is part of the collection of the Library of Congress and, more importantly, it adorns local beer bottles from Bayern brewery. Now that’s prestige. Monte Dolack Gallery: 139 W. Front St, 549-3248, dolack.com Finalists, Best Artist 2. Courtney Blazon: courtneyblazon.blogspot.com 3. Pumpernickel
Best Dancer Heather Adams The only winner this category has ever known has a funny response when hearing that she’s won again: “Well, thank you, but that’s just not possible.” The humble founder and executive director of the Downtown Dance Collective explains her reaction a couple different ways. First, she says it’s sorta odd to refer to anyone as “best” within a particular art form. Plus, she’s certain that even if you could quantify such a thing, she’s not the best dancer. No, Adams is prob-
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ably better described as Missoula’s best ambassador of dance. She teaches at and runs the DDC, which is a hub for so many of the area’s dancers. She also choreographs throughout the year for MCT, The Nutcracker and the University of Montana. Adams may not feel she’s the best dancer, strictly speaking, but she’s done so much for dance within the community that she’s certainly deserving, once again, of this honor. Heather Adams: ddcmontana.com Finalists, Best Dancer 2. Joy French 3. Kali Lindner
Best Filmmaker Andy Smetanka The best is yet to come from Andy Smetanka—or at least the biggest. The local filmmaker, who has long applied his meticulous stop-motion animation technique to music videos for the likes of The Decemberists or short films for the likes of director Guy Maddin, has been hard at work the last two years on a feature-length World War I effort titled And We Were Young. While that much-anticipated project nears completion, it’s not like Smetanka hasn’t satiated his many fans with new work. He scored national publicity last August for contributing animation to the
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music video of Pearl Jam’s “Mind Your Manners.” You know, just helping arguably the most popular rock band of our time launch its latest album. Not a bad “side project” as Smetanka finishes his first feature. Andy Smetanka: vimeo.com/andysmetanka Finalists, Best Filmmaker 2. Alex & Andrew Smith: winterinthebloodfilm.com 3. Doug Hawes Davis: highplainsfilms.org
Best Movie Theater The Wilma Theatre There’s nothing quite like sitting in one of the Wilma’s plush seats, sipping a local ale and taking in an independent film. There’s a lot to like about this old staple of the Missoula scene, like the theater’s eclectic selection of non-mainstream films and its offering of local craft brews. But we tend to come back to one less tangible attraction: its character. Built in 1921, the Wilma’s Louis XIV style, including an old-school balcony and the largest hand-painted ceiling in the state, presents a welcome contrast to boxy cineplexes. It’s easy to see why year after year Indy readers choose the Wilma as their favorite place to watch a film. Wilma Theatre: 131 S. Higgins, 728-2521 thewilma.com
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Finalists, Best Movie Theater 2. Carmike Cinemas: 3640 Mullan Rd, 541-7467, carmike.com 3. Roxy: 718 S. Higgins Ave, 728-9380, theroxytheater.org
Best Writer Rick Bass Back in 2012, Rick Bass was among seven protesters arrested during a sit-in at the Montana Capitol demanding an end to coal mining on state land. The petroleum–engineer–turned–writer has earned an esteemed reputation for not only sticking to his environmental convictions, but for turning that passion into beautiful prose. His body of work includes well over two dozen short stories, novels, novellas and nonfiction pieces, the settings of which range from his native Texas to the scenic Swan Valley. He’s racked up scores of literary prizes and awards, and even collaborated with acoustic foursome Stellarondo to set some of his rich narratives to music. Bass has done it all while living the kind of quiet good life we’d all love to lead in the secluded Yaak Valley. Fellow writers like Carl Hiaasen have called him a national treasure. Clearly he’s also one of the jewels of the Treasure State. Rick Bass: facebook.com/authorrickbass Finalists, Best Writer 2. Erika Fredrickson: missoulanews.com 3. James Lee Burke: jamesleeburke.com MASS FM
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FASHION & BEAUTY
Fashion and Beauty Best Day Spa Best Facials
Sorella’s Just thinking about spending a day at Sorella’s makes us melt. Sorella’s offers an array of packages with fitting names like “Queen for a Day,” “Journey to Serenity” and our favorite, “Grand Indulgence.” The Grand Indulgence includes nearly everything the spa has to offer: a hydrotherapy bath, a massage from a professional therapist and a pedicure and manicure that will make your fingers and toes not only look outstanding, but feel incredible. The Indulgence’s grand finale is a facial that will leave your skin feeling as soft as a spring peach. Sorella’s expert estheticians know how to make your skin happy, regardless if it’s time for an anti-aging facial or an acne peel. At Sorella’s, there’s never any doubt that you’ll be pampered, and that’s something Indy readers appreciate. Sorella’s Day Spa: 207 E. Main St, 721-3639, sorellasdayspa.com Finalists, Best Day Spa 2. Cedar Creek: 216 W. Main St, 543-0200, cedarcreekspa.com 3. Bella Sauvage: 629 Woody St, 541-9032, bellasauvage.com Finalists, Best Facials 2. Skin Chic: Southgate Mall, 541-8464, skinchic.com Kid Crossing
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3. Cedar Creek: 216 W. Main St, 543-0200, cedarcreekspa.com
Best Tattoos Blaque Owl Tattoo There’s a reason that Blaque Owl tattoo artists are booked anywhere from two weeks to two months out. It’s because they do amazing work. Since opening downtown in 2011, Blaque Owl has cultivated a glowing reputation for paying meticulous attention to detail and expertly crafting custom designs to specification. That continued artistry and professionalism is why it’s earned the top spot in our annual readers’ poll for three years in a row. Blaque Owl: 307 N. Higgins, 543-0688, blaqueowltattoo.com Finalists, Best Tattoo Parlor 2. Painless Steel: 1701 S. Fifth St. W, 728-1191, painlesssteeltattoo.com 3. American Made: 234 W. Front St, 721-3830, missoulatattoos.com
STAFFPICK Best Place to Save a Damsel in Distress People of a certain age may remember a game involving an angry gorilla squaring off against a spry plumber in a barren industrial wasteland, all over a girl. It’s always over a girl, isn’t it? We’re talking about Donkey Kong, of course, the Nintendo arcade game that captured a generation and continues to spark a certain amount of nostalgia (and one especially well done documentary, The King of Kong). For most of us, all these gauzy, eight-bit rendered recollections are just that—something old and unattainable in a world of high-definition gaming consoles that fit nicely next to your living room flat screen. Except at Taco del Sol on Brooks Street. There, hidden behind a décor of snowboards and band stickers, sits a vintage arcade game straight out of your childhood. For a quarter, you can revisit the sticky joystick and one-button control of your youth, jump over flaming barrels and, if you’re lucky, save the girl at the summit of the warehouse. Celebrate with a supreme burrito and a Cold Smoke, if you want. Or just deposit another quarter and go for the high score.
Best Thrift Store Goodwill Even before Goodwill moved last August from its cramped Brooks Street digs to a larger Reserve Street location, the thrift store offered a massive array of clothes, cookware, toys, bedding and random other things—all typically for under $15. Goodwill’s move to Reserve put its previous selection to shame. The thrift store now has an additional 5,000 square feet of retail space, meaning there are even more clothes, furniture and books to peruse—and more proceeds that can go toward Easter Seals Disability Services. Goodwill: 2501 S. Reserve St, 549-6969, facebook.com/Missoula Goodwill
Finalists, Best Thrift Store 2. Secret Seconds: Multiple locations, 549-1610, ywcaofmissoula.org 3. TIE: Zootown Thrift: 1444 W Broadway St, 552-7732, zootownthrift.com Bargain Corner: 200 S. California St, 543-4926
Best Jewelry Rockin Rudy’s Rockin Rudy’s jewelry selection fills up nearly an entire room. Glass cases overflow with a seemingly endless selection of bracelets, necklaces and rings, jewelry boxes, hair clips and chokers. Gold and silver bands house opal, turquoise and ruby stones. There are rings for big fingers and little fingers, upscale tastes and those that lie on the quirkier side, such as mood rings. Silver and bronze pendants shaped like Montana beckon. Feather earrings made in Missoula dangle not far from a chunky green Columbian copal necklace that even the pickiest fashionista would be proud to wear to a dinner party. Whether you’re a Montana pendant type, or one that leans more toward the Columbian copal, there’s little doubt that Rockin Rudy’s has just the right sparkly accessory. Rockin Rudy’s: 237 Blaine, 542-0077, rockinrudys.com Finalists, Best Jewelry 2. One Eleven: 125 E. Main St, 541-1600, oneelevenboutiquemissoula.com 3. Barney Jette: 228 N. Higgins Ave, 541-9155, barneyjettejewelry.com
Best Men’s Clothing Desmonds Think Don Draper got his snazzy duds off sales racks? Heck no. For more than a century, all the most stylish gents have filled out their wardrobes at places where shop owners wield tape measures and friendly banter. Desmonds harkens back to days when the suit-and-tie look wasn’t reserved merely for weddings and business conferences. The store’s racks are a bounty of the latest in men’s fashion. And of course, this being the 21st century and all, there are plenty of quality plaids and polos to be found as well. So when the moths finally have their way with that aging threadbare two-button, do what Draper would and visit this downtown staple. Desmonds: 129 S. Higgins, 728-8233, facebook.com/desmonds Finalists, Best Men’s Clothing 2. TIE: Betty’s Divine: 521 S. Higgins, 721-4777, bettysdivine.com Dillard’s: Southgate Mall, 721-3100, dillards.com 3. Murdoch’s: 2801 W. Broadway St, 549-2355, murdochs.com
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Best Women’s Clothing Betty’s Divine The recent Missoula Fashion Week made prominent something that local fashionistas have known about for a while: Our little mountain town might not be a designer hotspot, but we can make just as much of an effort to be stylish as anyone. Betty’s Divine, founded and owned by Aimee McQuilkin, is at the forefront of Missoula’s fashion scene. The boutique’s space on the Hip Strip hosts all kinds of independent and locally made vintage-inspired and hip new clothing. But the Betty’s brand goes out much further than the brickand-mortar store; the business has made it a point to sponsor fashion-forward events like Dead Hipster Dance Party and the annual Project Selvedge contest. McQuilkin has also said that she’s passionate about putting money back into the community, and about paying her employees a livable wage and benefits. Now that’s a trend that should never go out of style. Betty’s Divine: 521 S. Higgins, 721-4777, bettysdivine.com Finalists, Best Women’s Clothing 2. Cloth & Crown: 329 N. Higgins, 542-2626, clothandcrown.com 3. Apricot Lane: Southgate Mall, 721-2280, apricotlanemissoula.com
Best Lingerie Victoria’s Secret Statistically, the average woman changes bra sizes six times in her life. And having a well-fitting bra is crucial for comfort, support and providing foundation for the rest of your outfit. Victoria’s Secret at Southgate Mall carries The Wax Bar
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STAFFPICK Best Gift for a Missoula Boozehound Missoula has built up a long and often bizarre list of celebrity connections over the decades. But only one of those involves whiskey, a mustachioed comedian and the words “bung mallet.” Last summer, Montgomery Distillery co-owner Ryan Montgomery commissioned—as a birthday gift for his head distiller—a custom distiller’s mallet from the Los Angeles-based woodshop of Nick Offerman. Offerman is perhaps best known for his role as Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” and for being generally the manliest man’s man in Hollywood. The mallet quickly became a source of pride for Montgomery Distillery; the Offerman Woodshop even posted a YouTube video this spring of distiller Chad Larrabee putting the mallet through its paces. The project was such a hit with Offerman’s shop that they began making and selling more, for $125 each, under the title “the Offerman Bung Mallet.” an array of pretty and supportive underthings in a range of sizes. There’s also plenty of friendly, relaxed staff trained to help gals find the best fit. And for those times when you’re wearing nothing but a smile, the beauty shelves stock perfumes in classic, elegant bottles. Victoria’s Secret: Southgate Mall, 721-1811, victoriassecret.com Finalists, Best Lingerie 2. Bella Donna: 208 N. Higgins, 549-4000, facebook.com/belladonnainc 3. Adam & Eve: 1401 W. Broadway, 549-4688, adamandevemontana.com
Best Hairstylist Katt Ahlstrom, Canvas Studios Katt Ahlstrom has had a tough year. The beloved owner of Canvas Studios fell ill with a chronic disease in December and found herself fighting for her life. Missoulians came together for several fundraisers and have continued to support her as she’s gotten her strength back. The stylist has a kick-ass reputation for making ladies’ curls pop and shine. (She also has magically transformed some of us harried new mothers back to our sharp, rock ’n’ roll selves.) We’re glad she’s come back to us, healthy and in good spirits—and our hair seems happy, too. Katt Ahlstrom, Canvas Studios: 429 Madison St, 926-1440, canvas missoula.com Finalists, Best Hairstylist 2. Anna Wong, Shear Art Salon: 2412 River Rd, 214-3112, shearartsalon.com 3. Kim DeAnda, Tangles Hairstyling: 275 W. Main St, 728-0343 tanglesmt.com
Best Men’s Haircut Best Women’s Haircut Boom Swagger Salon We know a young professional who used to never get her hair cut. It’s Missoula, you know? You can get away with it. But years ago, when Boom Swagger Salon opened on South Third Street and offered an environment that was both hip to new styles and understanding of Zootown’s mountain chic vibe, she started to book regular appointments with her favorite stylist. Funny how that works, because her partner started doing the same thing. And then, years later, when they had a kid and she grew up, she too got to experience the mix of upscale attention and laid-back feel that Boom Swagger provides. It takes a special place to appeal to Missoula’s varying aesthetic tastes, and when it comes to hair,
Boom Swagger is that place. Boom Swagger Salon: 204 S. 3rd St. W, 830-3192, boomswaggersalon.com Finalists, Best Men’s Haircut 2. Man Cave: 315 N Pattee St, 542-2283, mancavemissoula.com 3. Canvas Studios: 429 Madison, 926-1440, canvasmissoula.com Finalists, Best Women’s Haircut 2. Canvas Studios: 429 Madison, 926-1440, canvasmissoula.com 3. Tangles Hairstyling: 275 W. Main St, 728-0343, tanglesmt.com
Best Shoe Store Hide & Sole You can’t start trying on shoes at Hide & Sole until you’ve had your foot measured. No exceptions. A salesperson sits down with you, finds out about your feet and only then goes into the back to get boxes of boots or sandals or sneakers. With this level of customer service, it’s no surprise Hide & Sole has perennially won this category. But it’s not just great service that keeps people coming to this Higgins Avenue mainstay, it’s also the store’s products and prices. Hide & Sole offers a wide selection of men’s and women’s shoes, with brands ranging from Børn and Birkenstock to Merrell and Red Wing, all of it fairly priced. Hide & Sole: 236 N. Higgins, 549-0666, hideandsole.com Finalists, Best Shoe Store 2. Dillard’s: Southgate Mall, 721-3100, dillards.com 3. Famous Footwear: Southgate Mall, 728-9628; 3205 N. Reserve St, 541-2780 famousfootwear.com
Best Eyewear Uptown Optical If anyone can sell you fancy Danish glasses and quash any concerns that they will make you look pretentious, it is Mary Shull, the down-to-earth owner and optician at Uptown Optical. Shull stocks designer frames from around the world and vintage frames she acquired from her father, a long-time optometrist in rural Mon-
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tana. Her glasses will make you look smarter and more stylish, but Shull will help ensure you still look like yourself. And since she fabricates lenses on-site, she can quickly and readily replace the frame you just broke, make you a pair of prescription shades or do whatever else you need to see and be seen. Uptown Optical: 111 N. Higgins, #107, 327-9988, uptownoptical.com Finalists, Best Eyewear 2. Rocky Mountain Eye Center: 700 W. Kent St, 541-3937, rockymountaineye.com 3. Specticca: 319 N. Higgins, 549-5700, specticca.com
Best Kids’ Clothing Kid Crossing Get in line, wee babies. Kid Crossing’s website cautions shoppers that during peak seasons it can take 4-5 weeks to schedule an appointment to appraise products. Clearly, Missoula parents take this as a sign that Kid Crossing only stocks the best second-hand items, which is why this Paxson Street storefront has gained the edge this year in a perennially competitive category. And because most of us only get a few years out of a decent pair of toddler-sized Nikes anyway, their commitment to recycling quality baby products and kids’ clothing is a welcome resource for kiddos and their parents. Kid Crossing: 1940 Harve Ave, 829-8808, kidcrossingstores.com Finalists, Best Kids’ Clothing 2. Whippersnappers: 127 N. Higgins, #B, 728-7400, facebook.com/whippersnappers 3. Coo Baby: 311 N. Higgins Ave, 926-1990, coobabymt.com
Best Cosmetics Skin Chic Some things in life require a little hands-on initiative, like that pretty face of yours. YouTube makeup
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tutorials might be free, but they won’t be there to save you from those prom pictures 20 years from now. Skin Chic has been providing healthier makeup products for over 11 years, and strives to meet every individual’s skin needs. They can even book you for a facial or special makeup session to get you ready for that big event, whether it’s the prom, your wedding or a premiere of the latest Adam Sandler movie. Hey, we’ve all got our own ideas of what constitutes an event, okay? Skin Chic: Southgate Mall, 541-8464, skinchic.com Finalists, Best Cosmetics 2. Smooch Cosmetic Boutique: 125 E. Main St, 541-1600, smoochcosmeticboutique.com 3. Ulta: 3275 N. Reserve St, 541-9155, ulta.com
Best Tanning Salon Brown Sugar Tan Spa Some Montanans cope with seasonal depression by taking up skiing or basking in the warm glow of “CSI: Miami” reruns. Whether it’s the overcast blues or just year-round maintenance, Brown Sugar manager Paige Neubauer says winter is their busiest season, serving 90 to 120 customers per day between their Reserve Street and South Russell locations. “Some people do come here just to get out of the gray skies of Montana,” she says. Though the summer months aren’t quite as busy, there are still plenty of folks waiting to get their base layer on for floating season. Brown Sugar: 1220 SW. Higgins, #3, 541-4441 and 3275 N. Reserve St. #B, 830-3013, facebook.com/missoulabrownsugar Finalists, Best Tanning Salon 2. Misty’s Salon & Ultimate Spa: 3101 S. Russell St, 543-0717, mistystanning.com 3. Rayz of Lite: 1575 Benton Ave, 543-0205, missoulatanning.com
Best Waxing The Wax Bar We all have that one bar buddy who was so hellbent on convincing everybody that waxing is a waste of money that he took a roll of duct tape to his legs in defense of his thesis. Everybody had a good laugh until he decided to attempt a full Brazilian. Now we don’t really see him much anymore. Don’t lose any more friends to DIY waxing, and go see Kay over at The Wax Bar on West Main Street. She has earned her stripes helping set up women and men with a full spectrum of hair removal care in a wide range of “uptown” and “downtown” specialties. (Downtown means your legs and nether parts, y’all.) The Wax Bar: 125 W. Main St, 207-3816, thewaxbarmissoula.com Finalists, Best Waxing 2. Canvas Studios: 429 Madison, 926-1440, canvasmissoula.com 3. Skin Chic: Southgate Mall, 541-8464, skinchic.com
Food and Drink
FOOD & DRINK
Best Bakery Bernice’s Bakery Bernice’s offers at least eight different cupcake selections at any given time. As is Bernice’s tradition, the cupcake menu on our recent visit was as eclectic as it was enticing. Pink lemonade? Mango iced tea? Chicken-n-waffles? There was even a Siracha cupcake. Don’t worry, the locally owned bakery also excels in traditional fare, making cakes on spec to suit anyone for any occasion, but the creativity and quality is what keeps us coming back. All of the bakery’s fillings, frostings and toppings are made from scratch. Fresh lemons, for instance, are juiced to make lemon curd. Bernice’s takes the same approach with its pies, pastries and croissants. Bernice’s clearly knows what it’s doing when it comes to baking, but what we like best is the fact that for nearly 37 years it’s served as a community gathering place, where locals come together to catch up—often over a couple of cupcakes. Bernice’s Bakery: 190 S. Third St. W, 728-1358, bernicesbakerymt.com
Finalists, Best Barbecue 2. Dickey’s Barbeque Pit: 143 W. Broadway St, 203-1557, dickeys.com 3. Burns St. Bistro: 1500 Burns St, 543-0719, burnsstbistro.com
Best Breakfast Catalyst Cafe The Catalyst’s win marks a major upset considering The Shack has long dominated this category. But perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. The popular Higgins Avenue cafe has slowly built a following for its morning menu featuring classic offerings of bacon and eggs and omelets, more international dishes like chilaquiles, and healthy options like the house-made granola. The Catalyst’s major hook, though, is probably the rich, cheesy shredded potato casserole baked in a cute little bowl and served in place of regular hash browns. It’s a great breakfast twist and this category’s coup de grâce. Catalyst Cafe: 111 N. Higgins Ave, 542-1337, thecatalystcafe.com Finalists, Best Breakfast 2. Paul’s Pancake Parlor: 2305 Brooks St, 728-9071, paulspancake.com 3. The Shack Cafe: 222 W. Main St, 549-9903, theshackcafe.com
Best Convenience Store Grizzly Grocery It’s a particular collegiate tragedy: running short on booze too early. For many a University District denizen, locally owned Grizzly Grocery has saved the day time and time again with an extensive selection of affordable wines and beers, plus keg rentals. And Griz Grosh, as we’re prone to call it, stocks plenty of produce and household items, plus it boasts a new espresso bar. All of which means that sometimes, on the way to grab a six pack, we pick up the jug of milk, loaf of bread and detergent we promised our roommates we’d get, and an Americano to make it through another long, fun night. Grizzly Grocery: 447 Hill St, 721-2679, grizzlygrocery.com
Finalists, Best Bakery 2. Black Cat Bake Shop: 2000 W. Broadway, 542-9043, blackcatbakeshop.com 3. Le Petit Outre: 129 S. Fourth St. W, 543-3311, lepetitoutre.com
Finalists, Best Convenience Store 2. Ole’s on Orange: 923 N. Orange St, 721-2170 3. Holiday on Higgins: 605 S. Higgins Ave, 721-6911
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Famous Dave’s There’s a roll of paper towels atop every table inside Famous Dave’s on Reserve Street. That’s because Dave’s food makes you want to forego table manners and get messy. It’s tough not to inhale the ribs, both smoked and grilled, with a rich taste accentuated by Famous Dave’s signature barbecue sauces. We especially like that the place offers a gazillion side dishes. That means we can order macaroni and cheese, fries and mashed potatoes to accompany our heaping pile of ribs and corn muffins. Pass the paper towels, please. Famous Dave’s: 2915 N. Reserve St, 5417427, famousdaves.com
Best Brunch Burns Street Bistro Jenny Lynn Fawcett The joke about Burns Street Bistro brunch is: “Put an egg on it.” As in, take any good lunch item and throw a fried egg on it, maybe add a side of candied bacon, and you’ve got brunch. You can get a burger with an egg and bacon on it, and you can also get the classic veggie browns or the rich pork chili verde (both with an egg on top). But the truth is, the popular Westside restaurant doesn’t screw around when it comes to offering delectables for the latemorning hunger pains. The cooks experiment with your taste buds in ways you never imagined, so expect unusual brunch ingredients like short ribs and duck.
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One time, they featured a to-die-for breakfast egg roll—sausage, egg and potato wrapped in fried wonton wrapper. But it has yet to appear again. Oh BSB, you’re always such a tease! Besides adventurous good food, BSB has some pretty colorful, fun folks working for them. One of those lovely and badass characters is this year’s Best Barista winner, the unforgettable Jenny Lynn Fawcett. She always makes your coffee drink with a devilish grin, biting wit and a touch of sugar-sweet kindness, which is exactly how you like your coffee, right? She’s also the mastermind behind some of the wildest weekend drink specials, including the Crystal Gayle, which is a latte made with rose water. Burns St. Bistro: 1500 Burns St, 543-0719, burnsstbistro.com Finalists, Best Brunch 2. Caffè Dolce: 500 Brooks St, 830-3055, caffedolcemissoula.com 3. Old Post: 103 W. Spruce St, 721-7399, oldpostpub.com Finalists, Best Barista 2. Lexi Klenox, Florence Coffee Company 3. Kyla Keller, The Loose Caboose
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Best Waiter/Waitress Cheryl Nickey, Jakers Don’t expect to see much boasting from Cheryl Nickey for her third–yep, third—win in this competitive category. She’s been a stalwart at Jakers for more than a decade, winning over customers and Indy readers with a simple and steady approach to waiting on tables. She’s unflappable, warmhearted, accommodating, great with kids and even better at remembering faces. Every time we settle in one of Jakers’ plush booths for some loaded potato skins, sizzling steaks and the signature salad bar, Cheryl greets us like old friends. It’s that sort of presence that keeps us going back—and keeps her atop this category. Finalists, Best Waiter/Waitress 2. Jason McMackin, Burns St. Bistro 3. Jenny Lynn Fawcett, Burns St. Bistro
Best Budget Lunch Five on Black Ever since Five on Black opened last year, any hungry Missoulian with $5 in his or her pocket can afford a small bowl of a delicious Brazilian stew called feijoada, brown rice, steamed collared greens, spicy coconut sauce and chimichurri. It seems like it should defy some law of economics to get so much for so little, but appar-
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ently it doesn’t. Five on Black’s sleek and open space is often packed, especially around lunchtime. And the tables outside on the Higgins Avenue sidewalk are a coveted spot when the weather’s nice. After being selected Best New Restaurant a year ago, this affordable eatery already seems like an institution. Five on Black: 325 N. Higgins, 926-1860, fiveonblack.com Finalists, Best Budget Lunch 2. Taco del Sol: Multiple locations, 327-8929, tacodelsol.com 3. The Bridge Pizza: 600 S. Higgins Ave, 542-0002, bridgepizza.com
Best Produce Best Salad Best Vegetarian Food Good Food Store Come February, the veggie situation around Missoula starts looking pretty bleak. Produce aisles at chain grocery stores are stocked with bruised cucumbers and wilted lettuce. Avocados are nowhere to be found and we begin feeling like we’re going to develop scurvy from vitamin C deficiency. That’s where the Good Food Store comes in. The nonprofit stocks immaculate organics every day, a lot of which end up in its expansive and wildly popular salad bar. The store’s vegetarian food selection is similarly impressive—thank you, on behalf of everyone, for the new hot bar with daily vegetarian options—as are its gluten-free offerings. How dedicated is GFS? It even sells gluten-free pet food. Good Food Store: 1600 S. Third St. W, 541-3663, goodfoodstore.com Famous Dave’s
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Finalists, Best Fresh Produce 2. Farmers’ Markets: Downtown Missoula 3. Orange Street Food Farm: 701 S. Orange St, 543-3188, orangestreetfoodfarm.com Finalists, Best Salad 2. Romaines: 3075 N. Reserve St, 317-1829, romainessalads.com 3. Biga Pizza: 241 W. Main St, 728-2579, bigapizza.com Finalists, Best Vegetarian Food 2. Iza Asian Restaurant: 529 S. Higgins, 830-3237, izarestaurant.com 3. Five on Black: 325 N. Higgins, 926-1860, fiveonblack.com
Best Tea Butterfly Herbs It’s hard to imagine a more eclectic selection of tea and related paraphernalia than what’s on hand at Butterfly Herbs. There are more than 49 different types of herbal tea alone, including those suited to calm, heal and energize. The caffeinated selection, which encompasses tasty blends such as chocolate cherry and apple spice, is equally awe-inspiring. Topping off the looseleaf options, Butterfly offers a selection of pots and cups. The Higgins Avenue retailer even offers BPA-free thermal brewers for tea drinkers on the go. Butterfly Herbs: 232 N. Higgins Ave, 728-8780, butterflyherbs.com Finalists, Best Tea 2. Lake Missoula Tea Company: 136 E. Broadway St, 529-9477, lakemissoulateacompany.com 3. Liquid Planet: 223 N. Higgins Ave, 541-4541, liquidplanet.com
Best Doughnuts Treasure State Last year, Missoula was hungry. Hungry for doughnuts. When Treasure State opened its doors in April 2013, it became the Garden City’s first standalone doughnut shop in years. Locals responded by lining up, out the door and down the street, at ridiculously early hours. Treasure State had to close briefly and hire more staff and buy bigger equipment to handle the tide. A year or so later, the fervor has subsided a bit and now, thankfully, it’s not nearly as much of a mad rush to get to the sweet stuff. A recent perusal of the menu tantalizes with orange-and-pistachioglazed cake doughnuts, jelly-filled bismarcks and Nutella bullseyes with fruit jam, plus classic glazed vanilla and chocolate varieties. Who’s hungry? Treasure State Donuts: 400 E. Broadway St, 541-0002, facebook.com/treasurestatedonuts Finalists, Best Doughnuts 2. Rosauers: 2350 S. Reserve St, 721-5430, rosauers.com 3. Albertsons: Multiple locations, 549-2351, albertsons.com
Best Asian Food Best Desserts Mustard Seed For one Indy staffer, Mustard Seed’s green beans are the perfect appetizer: fresh, light and covered in a tangy and garlicky soy-sauce glaze. The rest of Mustard Seed’s menu offers similarly tasty, deceptively simple dishes with generous portions and Asian-style twists, like the black bean and lime halibut or the cashew chicken. Don’t forget to save room for dessert, though—the cakes and pies, also generously portioned, don’t hold back on the rich, often chocolatey goods. The Mustard Seed’s Southgate Mall location is a handy pit-stop when we’re out running errands; but thankfully, it delivers, too, for times when we want those green beans all to ourselves. Mustard Seed: Southgate Mall, 721-7444 mustardseedweb.com Finalists, Best Asian Food 2. Iza Asian Restaurant: 529 S. Higgins, 830-3237, izarestaurant.com
STAFFPICK Best Way to Make City Minutiae Actually Somewhat Interesting On Feb. 11, roughly 100 policy wonks, gadflies and people who simply like to play participated in the first-ever Missoula Budget Game. Hosted by City Councilwoman Caitlin Copple, City Club Missoula and the Every Voice Engaged Foundation, which facilitates such gatherings across the country, players were granted authority to allocate millions of dollars from a faux city general fund to use as they see fit. Copple launched the game to encourage involvement in the city’s budgeting process. In light of what can be a mind-numbing exercise, hers was a lofty goal—and it was a rousing success. Like municipal Monopoly, locals worked in groups to fund services including police, fire and road maintenance. Some player priorities weren’t surprising, such as an emphasis on establishing broadband infrastructure and funding parks. Other suggestions seemed more far-fetched, like selling the municipal cemetery and using prison labor. Then there was the idea of generating revenue by charging for an urban deer bow-hunting permit. While communities in Virginia, Arkansas and Indiana sanction such hunts, we’re not so sure if cautious Missoulians could stomach such a measure. While we don’t necessarily expect to see Budget Game contestants serving in city government, it’s clear the exercise did exactly what Copple hoped it would—engage the public in a fun and educational process that normally inspires little more than a shrug.
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3. Sa Wad Dee: 221 W. Broadway, 543-9966, sawaddeedowntown.com Finalists, Best Desserts 2. Bernice’s Bakery: 190 S. Third St. W, 728-1358, bernicesbakerymt.com 3. Black Cat Bake Shop: 2000 W. Broadway, 542-9043, blackcatbakeshop.com
Best Milkshake Uptown Diner The 1950s-style Uptown Diner screams for girls in poodle skirts and boys wearing too much pomade sipping from the same milkshake with two straws. But unlike some diners that are all style and no substance, the Uptown has the real deal: 24-ounces of ice-cold shake, blended on demand and served in a frosted glass or a metal cup. The Liquid Pavement made with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, chocolate sauce, Oreo, coffee grounds and a shot of espresso is popular, but the new Nutter Butter shake might be on the rise. Go try one. No bobby socks required. Uptown Diner: 120 N. Higgins, 542-2449, facebook.com/uptowndiner
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Finalists, Best Milkshake 2. Big Dipper: 631 S. Higgins, 543-5722, bigdippericecream.com 3. Dairy Queen: Multiple locations, 549-6075, dairyqueen.com
Best Mexican Food El Cazador El Cazador’s food truck is the unheralded king of street tacos in Missoula. Where else can you get tender, salsa-slathered carne asada tacos in corn tortillas while bar hopping downtown on a warm summer night? Our love for those late-night tacos aside, the locally owned, family-run restaurant on the corner of Front and Higgins offers a full menu. There’s always something tantalizing to dive into, like enchiladas rancheras and chimichangas, and ice-cold cervezas to wash ’em down. El Cazador: 101 S. Higgins, 728-3657, elcazadormissoula.com Finalists, Best Mexican Food 2. Fiesta en Jalisco: Multiple locations, 728-1323, fiestaenjalisco.net
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3. Taco del Sol: Multiple locations, 327-8929, tacodelsol.com
Best New Restaurant The Laughing Grizzly Keegan Eisenstadt opened the Laughing Grizzly on West Broadway in December, at the location that formerly housed Cyrus Skinner’s Steak House. Eisenstadt calls his establishment’s vibe “whimsical” and “silly.” Mardi Gras beads adorn a bison head above the fireplace and a massive, brightly lit roulette-style wheel near the front door invites patrons to spin it to win a free drink. And the menu? Eisenstad calls it “Montana comfort food, with a little green chili kick,” and he knows what he’s talking about. Eisenstadt used to live in New Mexico and likes his spice. That shows in the restaurant’s fare, which is dotted with items such as the green chili cheeseburger and Mission Mountain Chicken, which, served with a sour cream chili sauce over a roasted red pepper polenta, carries just the right amount of kick. Laughing Grizzly Bar & Grill: 2300 W. Broadway St, 926-3375 Finalists, Best New Restaurant 2. Market on Front: 201 E. Front Street, 541-0246, marketonfront.com 3. TIE: Walking Moustache: 206 W. Main St, 549-3800, walkingmoustache.com Romaines: 3075 N. Reserve St, 317-1829, romainessalads.com
Best Family-Friendly Restaurant Montana Club A kid-friendly restaurant obviously has to have a good kids’ menu, and The Montana Club offers enough chicken strips, cheeseburgers and sides of fruit and fries to make a child squeal. But if we had to make a guess, it’s probably the drink menu that really makes a kid flip. The blended banana split and the intimidatingly named Peanut Butter Fudge Meltdown are basically the best bribes a parent can think of. Best of all, the staff at this restaurant understand the fear you have of taking a toddler into a public eating establishment, and they’ve got the crayons and patient smiles to prove it. Montana Club: Multiple locations, 543-3200, montanaclub.com Finalists, Best Family-Friendly Restaurant 2. TIE: Red Robin: Southgate Mall, 830-3170, redrobin.com Top Hat Lounge: 134 W. Front St, 728-9865, tophatlounge.com 3. Burns St. Bistro: 1500 Burns St, 543-0719, burnsstbistro.com
Best Liquor Store Grizzly Liquor We appreciate that Grizzly Liquor employees don’t scoff when we ask what the difference is between scotch and bourbon. Nor do they cast a sideways
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glance when we load up on multiple bottles of lowpriced tequila in advance of one of our weekend binges. What’s more, when the Indy needed booze for a taste-testing last year in advance of a feature story about local spirits, Grizzly Liquor was able to provide everything on our wish list from its deep selection of Montana-made products. The staff is great, but it’s that eclectic and ever-growing selection of spirits that really sets Grizzly Liquor apart. Grizzly Liquor: 110 W. Spruce St, 549-7723, grizzlyliquor.com Finalists, Best Liquor Store 2. Krisco Liquor: 1300 S. Reserve, 549-7242, kriscoliquor.com 3. Diamond Jim’s: 1605 S. Russell St, 541-6711
Best Outdoor Dining Iron Horse As soon as winter breaks, locals start streaming outside. And with summer light stretching past 10 at night, the trick is finding ways to avoid having to head inside while also meeting basic needs like eating good food and drinking cold beer. That’s why so many of us head to the Iron Horse. There’s a patio out front that looks out on downtown, a cozy but bustling courtyard and a second-floor deck that keeps diners above the fray. With so much outdoor seating, plus good food and cold drinks, the Iron Horse is the place to go when you’re looking to dine under the Big Sky. Iron Horse: 501 N. Higgins Ave, 728-8866, ironhorsebrewpub.com Finalists, Best Outdoor Dining 2. Finn & Porter, DoubleTree Hotel: 100 Madison St., 542-4660, finnandporter.com/missoula 3. Plonk Wine: 322 N. Higgins Ave, 926-1791, plonkwine.com
Best Restaurant Best Restaurant Service Best Romantic Dining The Pearl The restaurant’s slogan is “Country Fare with a City Flair,” and one peek at the menu shows how owner Pearl Cash has created such a wonderful niche for Missoula’s fine dining fans. The menu is heavy on the French cuisine—Cash’s passion—but there is enough variety to suit any taste. For the Ron Swanson in your group, there’s their legendary filet mignon. Seafood lovers have a trawler full of choices from salmon to shellfish, and of course there are the traditional French dishes such as rabbit with red wine, duckling with pomegranate cherry sauce and the venerable escargot in mushroom caps. Beyond the menu, diners at the Pearl are treated to exceptional service and an intimate setting. This type of triple threat makes it a no-brainer for date night—or any time you’re looking to get the culinary pampering you deserve. The Pearl Cafe: 231 E. Front St, 541-0231, pearlcafe.us Finalists, Best Restaurant 2. The Red Bird: 111 N. Higgins, 549-2906, redbirdrestaurant.com 3. Burns St. Bistro: 1500 Burns St, 543-0719, burnsstbistro.com
Finalists, Best Restaurant Service 2. The Red Bird: 111 N. Higgins, 549-2906, redbirdrestaurant.com 3. Jakers Bar & Grill: 3515 Brooks St, 721-1312, jakers.com/missoula Finalists, Best Romantic Dining 2. The Red Bird: 111 N. Higgins, 549-2906, redbirdrestaurant.com 3. TIE: Plonk: 322 N. Higgins Ave, 926-1791, plonkwine.com Scotty’s Table: 131 S. Higgins Ave U3, 549-2790, scottystable.net
Best Restaurant Wine List The Red Bird Everyone knows you can’t call it champagne unless it hails from France’s Champagne Province. Props to Red Bird, then, for bucking the restaurant trend and listing those bottles as “Bubblies.” Not that we’d expect anything less from a classy, cozy, candlelit spot like this. Wine by the glass, wine by the bottle, even wine by the half-bottle—Red Bird has the makings of all kinds of outings, from friendly gatherings to intimate nights out. The choices, be they merlot, riesling, viognier or rhone, are many, and if you time the evening right, those tannins will come complete with
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Best David and Goliath Story When it comes to beer, Missoula doesn’t mess around. Neither, apparently, does its breweries. On Dec. 20, Big Sky Brewing Co. filed a lawsuit in federal court against Anheuser-Busch, alleging that the brewing Goliath stole its trademarked meme, “Hold my beer and watch this,” for a Bud Light campaign directed by actor John Krasinski. The makers of Moose Drool and Scape Goat argued in the suit that they trademarked the slogan in 2009 and, as such, Anheuser-Busch unlawfully used it in a series of promotional videos released on YouTube. Krasinski, who’s best known for his role in “The Office,” created the Bud Light videos in an effort to, as The New York Times put it, feature “the opposite of what typically goes on in beer ads that celebrate dudes and bros.” In one video, titled “Nana,” an elderly woman celebrating her 100th birthday asks a partygoer to, “Hold my beer and watch this,” before feigning death. In the days after Anheuser-Busch released the videos, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal highlighted the series as an example of Anheuser-Busch’s increasingly contemporary approach to advertising. Locals, meanwhile, grumbled that the world’s largest brewer shouldn’t be allowed to get away with stealing from the little guy. And it didn’t. One month after Big Sky sued, Anheuser-Busch removed its “Hold my beer” videos. live tunes at the restaurant’s wine bar. The Red Bird: 111 N. Higgins, 549-2906, redbirdrestaurant.com
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Finalists, Best Restaurant Wine List 2. Plonk: 322 N. Higgins Ave, 926-1791, plonkwine.com 3. Caffè Dolce: 500 Brooks St, 830-3055, caffedolcemissoula.com
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Finn & Porter The difficulty and delicacy of oyster farming means these pearls of the seafood world can be pricey, especially when served raw and fresh and far from the ocean. At Finn & Porter, they’ve found a way to make their oysters affordable without compromising on quality. During Happy Hour, which runs weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m., oysters are only $1.50 each. Though the price rises slightly during dinner, oysters are just the beginning of Finn & Porter’s expansive seafood menu, which also includes calamari, ahi tuna, shrimp and crab. And when your order is served to you while you look out on the Clark Fork, everything only tastes that much better. Finn & Porter, DoubleTree Hotel: 100 Madison St., 542-4660, finnandporter.com/missoula Finalists, Best Seafood 2. The Depot: 201 Railroad St. W, 728-7007, depotmissoula.com
3. Sushi Hana: 403 N. Higgins, 549-7979, sushihanamissoula.com
Best Steak Lolo Creek Steakhouse The debate rages on among grilling aficionados: Is it okay to cut into the steak to see if it’s done? Or is that a sinful slice that will allow the vital fluids to seep out? We don’t know, but the research at Lolo Creek Steakhouse is delicious. Enjoy a tasty adult beverage and admire the impressive collection of mounts while your steak sizzles on their massive 4-by-8 grill. And if you’re in the mood for something besides beef, they also offer seafood, chops and chicken, all prepared and served with the expertise that has kept them on top of the steak heap for years. Lolo Creek Steakhouse: 6600 Highway 12 W, Lolo, 273-2622, lolocreeksteakhouse.com Finalists, Best Steak 2. The Depot: 201 Railroad St. W, 728-7007, depotmissoula.com 3. The Pearl Cafe: 231 E. Front St, 541-0231, pearlcafe.us
Best Supermarket Best Retail Beer Selection Orange Street Food Farm Craig Holtet’s link to the Orange Street Food Farm goes way back—to before he was even born. His grand-
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parents shopped at the store, as did his parents. Needless to say, Holtet has shopped there for pretty much his entire life, too. So when he and and Ron Ramsbacher bought the business this January, they were mindful not to tamper with what has made the Food Farm such a Missoula mainstay, including the reliably good music played over the store’s P.A. system. “I don’t think anything’s really changed,” Holtet says. “We’ve just added some selection, and we keep the price down.” The formula is working. This year, the Food Farm takes top billing in the Best Supermarket category from a perennial winner, the Good Food Store. There are no changes, however, when it comes to beer selection, as the Food Farm continues its reign. Holtet, though, is reluctant to take credit for the victories. “I think it’s the customers that make the store,” he says. The customers’ kindness to each other, he says, imbues the Food Farm’s aisles with a good feeling that draws other shoppers in. In return, the customers do make one demand, Holtet says: “‘Don’t change the music.’ I probably hear that five times a day.” Orange Street Food Farm: 701 S. Orange St, 543-3188, orangestreetfoodfarm.com Finalists, Best Supermarket 2. Good Food Store: 1600 S. Third St. W, 541-3663, goodfoodstore.com 3. Rosauers: 2350 S. Reserve St, 721-5430, rosauers.com
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Finalists, Best Retail Beer Selection 2. Worden’s Market & Deli: 451 N. Higgins, 549-1293, wordens.com
3. Pattee Creek Market: 704 SW. Higgins, 543-8143, facebook.com/patteecreekmarket
Best Place to Eat Alone Taco del Sol Missoula’s favorite spot for lonesome loners to tie on the feedbag is a dichotomy: The downtown location is also one of the best eateries to see (and be seen by) friends, thereby assuring others that you are not, in fact, sealed up in your apartment with 19 cats guarding your body. You can have a cold brew with one of Missoula’s best fish tacos, and grab a spot at the window so you can watch the colorful characters stroll by. And if you happen to frequent one of the other three Missoula locations? You’re still scoring a primo burrito made with some serious love. Taco del Sol: Multiple locations, 327-8929, tacodelsol.com Finalists, Best Place to Eat Alone 2. The Bridge Pizza: 600 S. Higgins Ave, 542-0002, bridgepizza.com 3. Five on Black: 325 N. Higgins, 926-1860, fiveonblack.com
Best Caterer Two Sisters The Two Sisters Café in Babb boasts the best huckleberry pie in Montana. We haven’t had the pleasure, but if the bill of fare offered by Two Sisters Catering is any indication, that boast is well-deserved. Beth and Susan Higgins started running their catering business out of their since-closed downtown restaurant eight years ago, and now they inhabit that greatsmelling kitchen in the Florence Building. They won their first “Best of Missoula” award in 2008 and never looked back. Two Sisters’ amazing menu, frequent holiday brunches and team of cheerful servers have made hundreds of parties and weddings events to remember, with food to die for. Two Sisters: 111 N. Higgins, 549-3005, twosisterscateringmontana.com Finalists, Best Caterer 2. Bravo!: 224 N. Higgins, 541-4900, bravocatering.net 3. Burns St. Bistro: 1500 Burns St, 543-0719, burnsstbistro.com
Best Retail Wine Selection Worden’s Market & Deli We recently needed a nice bottle of malbec for someone’s birthday and approached the knowledgable folks at Worden’s for some help. Chris, aka The Wine Guy, aka Worden’s official wine steward, wasn’t in, but a host of other staff were ready and willing to help with our pretty basic search: We needed something nicer than the usual $10 bottle our friend normally drinks, but not something that would break the bank. In a matter of seconds, we had more options than we knew what to do with—and one last helpful nudge to a $20 South American malbec that would “make anyone feel special on their birthday.” That’s why Worden’s wins this category—a selection and know-how that makes wine shopping easy and the ensuing imbibing that much better. Worden’s Market & Deli: 451 N. Higgins, 549-1293, wordens.com
Finalists, Best Retail Wine Selection 2. CVS: 1914 Brooks St, 728-1380, cvs.com 3. Orange Street Food Farm: 701 S. Orange St, 543-3188, orangestreetfoodfarm.com
Best Appetizers Top Hat Lounge The Top Hat’s gone through some major changes in the past two years: New ownership, an extensive and spacious remodel, more and bigger concerts, movie screenings on an impressive projection screen. One of the most notable facets of the new Top Hat is the addition of a delectable tapas menu, and the food continues to wow. Stone-fired flatbreads with Bitterroot cherries and curried cashews, bacon-wrapped dates with buttermilk bleu cheese, that lip-smacking sherry honey aioli—it’s enough to make taste buds dance like late-night revelers on the Top Hat dance floor. The restaurant has also taken to hosting seasonal craft beer dinners, partnering with area brewers to pair good eats with good drinks. One look at a menu and it comes as no surprise that the four such dinners to date have completely sold out. Top Hat Lounge: 134 W. Front St, 728-9865, tophatlounge.com Finalists, Best Appetizers 2. Jakers Bar & Grill: 3515 Brooks St, 721-1312, jakers.com/missoula 3. Silk Road: 515 S. Higgins, 541-0752, silkroadcatering.com
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Best Coffee Florence Coffee Company Thursdays are pretty rocking days at your nearest Florence Coffee hut. That’s when the family-owned Montana operation throws down with a weekly special: two-for-one huckleberry smoothies, two-for-one drip coffees, two-for-one daffodil lattes. All it takes is a codeword—distributed via Florence Coffee’s regular Facebook updates—to make that Thursday carpool to work or your favorite fishing hole that much cheaper. The company’s been around for 11 years now, one for each of its 11 huts in Helena, Butte, Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley. In other words, they know coffee, and they know how you like it. Florence Coffee Company: Multiple locations, 546-3538, florencecoffeeco.com Finalists, Best Coffee 2. Black Coffee Roasting: 1515 Wyoming St. #200, 541-3700, blackcoffeeroastingco.com 3. The Loose Caboose: Multiple locations, 541-1748, loosecaboosemissoula.com
Best Coffee Hut Loose Caboose Even after lunchtime, Katie Barnes still sees quite a few caff-heads rolling through the newest Loose Caboose stop on South Reserve just north of the Old Highway 93 intersection. It’s the coffee hut champion’s fifth location in town. Though they’re still able to up the ante with artful concoctions like the Dazzleberry (a latte featuring raspberry, hazelnut and Irish cream flavors) it’s the hardcore purists that daz-
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zle Barnes. “There’s a guy who comes in and just gets four shots of espresso,” Barnes says, “which amazes me.” The Loose Caboose: Multiple locations, 5411748, loosecaboosemissoula.com Finalists, Best Coffee Hut 2. Florence Coffee Company: Multiple locations, 546-3538, florencecoffeeco.com 3. Liquid Planet: Multiple locations, 541-4541, liquidplanet.com
Best Ice Cream/ Frozen Yogurt Big Dipper Here’s a valuable tip when planning that next foray to Big Dipper: The Super Nova is not a solo mission. We’re talking one gigantic brownie, six scoops of ice cream, six different toppings and a generous helping of whipped cream. This $13 testament to appetite makes a double-scoop maple walnut with chocolate dip look like child’s play. But at Big Dipper, temptation is something to give into fully. Like astronauts setting their sights on the surface of the moon, many locals have no doubt felt the urge to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. The best course of action in tackling the Super Nova? Find the Buzz Aldrin to your Neil Armstrong. One small scoop for you, one giant brownie for Missoula kind. Big Dipper: 631 S. Higgins, 543-5722, bigdippericecream.com
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Finalists, Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt 2. U-Swirl: 1220 SW. Higgins Ave, 926-1967, u-swirl.com
3. Dairy Queen: Multiple locations, 549-6075, dairyqueen.com
Best Sandwich Shop Doc’s Ever notice the stained glass above the door at Doc’s? It’d be easy to mistake the D.O.C. as a reference to the famed fictional and nonfictional doctors featured on the menu at Missoula’s favorite sandwich joint. But in fact, the sign stands for the initials of Doc’s founder, Dave O. Conrad. For nearly two decades, the shop has enjoyed a loyal following of hungry diners eager to fill their bellies with turkey and stuffing, hummus and cucumber, the aptly named Doc’s hangover stew and more. While the medical theme may be its calling card, that subtle front-door hint at Doc’s origins gives the place an added sense of community history. Doc’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop: 214 N. Higgins, 542-7414, docsgourmet.com Finalists, Best Sandwich Shop 2. Tagliare: 1433 S. Higgins, 830-3049, facebook.com/tagliaredelicatessen 3. Dan’s Soup and San: 2730 S. Reserve St, 549-7263, danssoupandsan.com
Best Pizza Biga Pizza
Best Chef Bob Mashall Saying Bob Marshall loves pizza is only telling half the story. The man isn’t just a fan of fresh mozzarella and Hungarian mushroom, he’s devoted years to sharing his passion—and his skills in the kitchen— with everyone in town. He estimates Biga Pizza serves up, on average, about 200 pies a day. But given that Missoula can’t get enough of a good thing, business can get crazy sometimes. As in, 200-pizzas-in-fivehours crazy. That’s about one pie every 90 seconds. Marshall admits the gig can get exhausting. So what keeps his spirits up? “When I hear ‘Happy Birthday’ being sung at table seven, or someone takes the time to come up to me on their way out to tell me how amazing their food was, it puts all that energy back in my tank,” he says. Guess it’s the least Missoula can do for the guy who, year in and year out, puts some tasty energy in our own tanks. Biga Pizza: 241 W. Main St, 728-2579, bigapizza.com Finalists, Best Pizza 2. The Bridge Pizza: 600 S. Higgins Ave, 542-0002, bridgepizza.com 3. MacKenzie River Pizza Company: Multiple locations, 721-0077, mackenzieriverpizza.com Finalists, Best Chef 2. Walker Hunter & Ryan Smith, Burns St. Bistro 3. Beth Higgins, Two Sisters
Best Pizza Delivery The Bridge Pizza When the folks at the Bridge tell you your order will arrive in 40 minutes, be ready with the cash in 30. Speedy delivery is pretty much a constant seven days a week, which means that Higgins Avenue
(crushed walnut, Gorgonzola and red onion on a white sauce) will be all the hotter and fresher when it hits your front step. The Bridge knows that when you call, the clock starts ticking. And the less time that passes between the oven and your mouth, the better. The Bridge Pizza: 600 S. Higgins, 542-0002, bridgepizza.com Finalists, Best Pizza Delivery 2. Zimorino’s: 1250 W. Broadway, 541-7437, zimorinos.com 3. Howard’s Pizza: 2010 South Avenue W, 721-2011, howardspizza.com
STAFFPICK Best Way to Get to Know Your State Montana’s a pretty big place— 147,164 square miles, to be exact—and the plethora of stories out there can be overwhelming. Curious how a Missoula bartender mixes the perfect cocktail, or why a Yellowstone fly-fishing guide chose to live life by rod and reel? Thanks to a partnership between Missoula-based High Plains Films and the Montana Film Office, those tales are now available at the click of a button. The Montana Experience: Stories from Big Sky Country—a YouTube channel launched last fall—is fast becoming an archive for everything from state history to environmental issues to footage of The Gourds playing live on The Trail 103.3. It’s easy to lose oneself for hours in the collection, which includes documentary shorts and longer pieces by a host of Montana filmmakers. But you’ll walk away from each video feeling more connected to this place, and wondering what other stories are out there for you to find.
Best Delicatessen Tagliare When asking Tagliare’s Cheryl Bregen about the deli’s most popular sandwiches, it’s impossible to keep our mouths from watering. The Megadeath tops the list, a delectable mix of ham, hot sopressata, pepperoni, smoked mozzarella and slaw (to name, uh, half the ingredients). Next up is the Pretender—fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and marinated onions, with some prosciutto thrown in. We could continue on down the menu, all that chutney, pesto, pastrami and relish, but our stomachs can only take so much talk. When it comes to Tagliare, it’s time to eat. Tagliare: 1433 S. Higgins, 830-3049, facebook.com/tagliaredelicatessen Finalists, Best Delicatessen 2. Worden’s Market & Deli: 451 N. Higgins, 549-1293, wordens.com 3. Good Food Store: 1600 S. Third St. W, 541-3663, goodfoodstore.com
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Best Burger Best French Fries Five Guys Burger & Fries For the second year in a row Missoula’s burger champion was caught double-dipping by wolfing down the best fries trophy as well. The East Coastbased burger chain first proved its worth by tying with downtown Missoula’s Mo Club for best burger in 2010. This year’s victory qualifies them for a legit winning streak, with its no-nonsense bacon cheeseburgers that most “doctors” would prescribe for the worst hangover. The voters agree these guys at Five Guys Burgers & Fries know exactly what they’re doing. Five Guys Burgers & Fries: 820 E. Broadway, 830-3262, fiveguys.com Finalists, Best Burger 2. The Missoula Club: 139 W. Main St, 728-3740 3. Red Robin: Southgate Mall, 830-3170, redrobin.com Finalists, Best French Fries 2. James Bar: 127 W. Alder St, 721-8158, facebook.com/james.bar.3597 3. Iron Horse: 501 N. Higgins Ave, 728-8866, ironhorsebrewpub.com
Best Wings Desperado Despo’s only has two settings for its hot wings: Hot and Sissy. The hot wings aren’t guilty of false advertising, but the sissy wings won’t listen to your problems either, because even they will make you sweat for a minute. But Despo’s doesn’t take the easy way out and just bludgeon you with heat. The brilliant flavor behind it all is well worth a moment of pain. (There’s also teriyaki, barbecue and garlic pepper sauce flavors, if you want another way out.) And if you can’t cope with the heat, rest easy: There are more than 25 televisions’ worth of sports to take your mind off your mouth. Desperado Sports Tavern: 3101 S. Russell St, 549-9651, facebook.com/pages/Desperado-Sports-Tavern Finalists, Best Wings 2. Buffalo Wild Wings: 2615 Radio Way, 829-9464, buffalowildwings.com 3. Old Post: 103 W. Spruce St, 721-7399, oldpostpub.com
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Goods and Services Best Antiques
Montana Antique Mall The Montana Antique Mall is an emporium of the past. Even the building it occupies is an antique. The former hotel was built in 1890 and is one of downtown’s oldest standing structures. Today, climbing the building’s narrow stairs, visitors are brought back in time. The rooms are stocked with road maps from before the creation of the Interstate Highway System, vintage postcards printed in sepia tones and furniture that has cycled in and out of style more than once. It’s a place to browse and wander, and it’s nearly impossible not to leave without some treasure
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you didn’t know you were looking for. Montana Antique Mall: 331 Railroad St, 721-5366, montanaantiquemall.com Finalists, Best Antiques 2. Circle Square Second Hand Store: 519 N. Higgins, 549-3512, 2ndhand.com 3. China Woods: 716 N. Dickens St, 550-2511, chinawoodsstore.com
Best Adult Store Adam & Eve Sex is supposed to be fun and liberating—at least that’s what they said in the late 1960s—and not a gross sleaze fest or a shameful sin. Adam & Eve treats sex as if it was as natural as, well, sex. With a safe, brightly lit space that offers something close to a department store atmosphere, this sex shop caters to men, women and couples. Adam & Eve: 1401 W. Broadway St, 549-4688, adamevemissoula.com Finalists, Best Adult Store 2. Fantasy For Adults: 2611 Brooks St, 542-1801, fantasyforadultsonly.com 3. Midnight Dreams: 2700 Paxson St, #C1, 542-6227, midnightdreamslingerie.com
Best Bank/Credit Union Missoula Federal Credit Union Many financial experts agree that credit unions are a good option for personal banking; on average, they offer cheaper rates on loans and higher interest rates on savings than bank chains, according to the National Credit Union Administration. Plus, for that first small loan for a car or truck, a credit union is most likely to deal with you like a person. Missoula Federal Credit Union offers all the benefits of a credit union with a friendly, local touch, plus paperless billing and reasonable options for checking and savings accounts, whether you’re counting pennies or socking away the big bucks. Missoula Federal Credit Union: Multiple locations, 523-3300, missoulafcu.org Finalists, Best Bank/Credit Union 2. First Security Bank: Multiple locations, 728-3115, fsbmsla.com 3. First Interstate Bank: Multiple locations, 523-4200, firstinterstatebank.com
Best Big Box Store Target It is never smart to spend more than $4 on something you know you’re going to lose—and lose soon. That’s why we go to Target every winter, head directly to menswear and replace the beanie we just lost. Then we remember we need dog food. And lightbulbs. And mascara. And a cheap DVD. The aisles are crowded with people like us—people finding everything they forgot they needed—but the checkout lines are mercifully short. We never leave with just the hat, but we’re always out of there before too long. And that’s really why we keep going back. Target: 2420 N. Reserve St, 543-4000, target.com
Finalists, Best Big Box Store 2. Costco: 3220 N. Reserve, 721-1535, costco.com 3. Walmart: 3555 Mullan Rd, 829-8489; 4000 Hwy 93 S, 251-6060, walmart.com
Best Bookstore The Book Exchange One of the most striking aspects of The Book Exchange is its extensive collection of books relating to Montana people and activities. You can find a shelf on hunting and guns with titles like Deerland: America’s Hunt for Ecological Balance & the Essence of Wilderness, a shelf of outdoor adventure books and another showcasing Montana literature, from memoirs to Western cowboy stories. Trade in a box of books from your own stash and get credit to buy
Finalists, Best Dry Cleaner 2. Missoula Textile: Multiple locations, 543-5171, missoulatextiles.com 3. Fresh Natural Cleaners: 1132 SW. Higgins, 542-8100, freshnaturalcleaners.com Finalists, Best Laundromat 2. Sparkle Laundry: 812 S. Higgins, 721-5146 3. South Campus Laundry: 2301 S. Higgins Ave, facebook.com/southcampuslaundry
Best Motorcycle/ATV Dealer Grizzly Harley-Davidson Let’s face it, gas prices ain’t going down any time soon. And while electric and hybrid cars can be a more eco-friendly way to cruise around, there aren’t any Step-
STAFFPICK Best Place to Heckle the Opposition Glacier Ice Rink, home of the Missoula Maulers hockey team, is an intimate, barebones space that amplifies like nowhere else in town the live experience of watching sports. The Maulers players are mostly kids ranging from 16 to 20 years old who come from as far away as Sweden, Saskatchewan and California to play in an amateur league that offers them a blueline slapshot’s chance of going on to a collegiate or professional career. The stakes are at once very low and very high, and the atmosphere inside GIR is at once relaxed and charged. This is no more true than in the corner stands farthest from GIR’s main entrance, where the cheap seats are situated. There, in metal bleachers like what you might find on the sideline of a high school football field, the crowd is a potent mix of diehard Maulers fans and the diehard fans of whatever team is visiting. It’s where you can bang on the glass, spill your beer, trash-talk the opposing team’s goalie and have the father of the opposing team’s goalie heckle you back. (Sorry again, Mr. Wackerley.) more. Get a cup of coffee from the Liquid Planet counter inside the shop and browse for hours. It’s an 11,000-square-foot vortex in there—a dangerous place if you already have a serious book addiction. Book Exchange: 2335 Brooks St, 728-6342 booksmontana.com Finalists, Best Bookstore 2. Shakespeare & Co.: 103 S. Third St. W, 549-9010, shakespeareandco.com 3. Fact & Fiction: 220 N. Higgins, 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com
Best Dry Cleaner Best Laundromat Green Hanger We can’t speak for everyone, but we only do our laundry when we have no other choice—when our drawers are empty, our hampers are overflowing and nothing can be salvaged for one more wear. When that happens, the Green Hanger is at the top of our— and our readers’—list of places to go. The Green Hanger has two locations, one near campus and the other just south of the Hip Strip. Both spots offer a wash, dry and fold service, but we generally find ourselves sticking around through the spin cycles and dry times. The Green Hanger’s easy setup and comfortable atmosphere make it easy. Green Hanger: Multiple locations, 728-1948, facebook.com/greenhanger
penwolf songs about Priuses. Consider, perhaps, one of the more badass yet efficient modes of transportation that bikers have known about for decades. Motorcycle drivers report getting an average of 56 miles to the gallon, according to a survey from Allstate Insurance. Grizzly Harley-Davidson offers a lineup of gleaming hogs, from tricked-out touring Electra Glides to sleek Sportsters, and all the shiny chrome and sleek black leather accessories you’ll want for a smooth ride with low emissions and mega cool factor. Grizzly Harley-Davidson: 5106 E. Harrier Dr, 721-2154, grizzlyhd.com Finalists, Best Motorcycle/ATV Dealer 2. Kurt’s Polaris: 2904 W. Broadway, 541-3651, kurtspolaris.com 3. Big Sky Motorsports: 2315 South Ave. W, 721-5341, bigskymotorsports.com
Best Store for Musical Instruments Morgenroth Lots of studies find that music affects us in ways we don’t even realize, from enhancing our mood to improving our creativity. Playing music does even more, by improving our motor skills and language abilities. Children who had at least three years of music-playing experience were more dextrous and had better auditory discrimination abilities than those who didn’t, according to a 2008 study by Harvard researchers. So if you’d like to get your kid off to the
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right start, or just enhance your own brainpower, Morgenroth has all the tools you need, from guitars to saxophones to sheet music, plus lessons and expertise offered by the staff. And as the Morgenroth motto goes, “Life is short ... don’t forget to play.” Morgenroth Music: 1105 W. Sussex Ave, 549-0013, montanamusic.com
orating, model building and the fluctuation in quality of resin-based doll eyes, among other things. Pretenders come and go, but no hobby/craft store in Missoula has been able to match the vibe of this locally owned mecca for hobbyists. Treasure Chest: 1612 Benton Ave, 549-7992
Finalists, Best Store for Musical Instruments 2. Electronic Sound & Percussion: 819 S. Higgins, 728-1117, espmusic.com 3. Outlaw Music: 724 Burlington Ave, 541-7533, outlawmusicguitarshop.com
Finalists, Best Hobby/Craft Shop 2. Michael’s: 2850 N. Reserve, 542-0128, michaels.com 3. Jo-Ann Fabric: 1900 Brooks St, 543-5244, joann.com
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Walking Stick Toys Owner Erika Hickey has run Walking Stick Toys for the last nine years, growing it from a tiny space to a much bigger, ever more magical toy shop. The place has been a go-to for baby shower gifts and environmentally friendly, toxic-free toys that make parents feel pretty good about themselves in a world in which they feel little control. Wooden cameras and tea sets have a more permanent feel than the plastic junk that seems to mindlessly reproduce in supermarket aisles. The Hip Strip storefront is for sale, which makes its win that much more bittersweet. Walking Stick Toys: 829 S. Higgins, 543-1179, walkingsticktoys.com Finalists, Best Toy Store 2. Imagination Station: 721 N Fourth St W, 830-3024, facebook.com/missoulasimaginationstation 3. Rockin Rudy’s: 237 Blaine, 542-0077, rockinrudys.com
Best Camera/Photo Store The Dark Room Locals recently learned that this longtime anchor of the Higgins and Main intersection is moving. Luckily, it’s only going a few feet, from its street-level location to a space in the same building’s basement. This is great news for those of us who still want our memories captured on film, developed in a chemical bath and preserved on paper. But The Dark Room is more than a place to preserve memories. The shop has an expert staff, extensive repair services and a wide selection of digital and analog gear, all of which will continue in the new location. Dark Room: 135 N. Higgins, 549-1070, darkroommontana.com Finalists, Best Camera/Photo Store 2. Best Buy: 2640 N. Reserve St, 829-0409, bestbuy.com 3. Walmart: 3555 Mullan Rd, 829-8489; 4000 Hwy 93 S, 251-6060, walmart.com
Best Hobby/Craft Store Treasure Chest Treasure Chest is so much more than a retailer. It’s a clubhouse where hobbyists hang out with likeminded folks and talk HO trains, RC planes, cake dec-
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Best Buy Finding the right gear for your technological needs these days can be intimidating. Do you need a laptop, tablet, e-reader or smartphone? Are desktops just so passé as to be out of the question? Get the answers to these questions and more from the friendly folks at Best Buy. We also appreciate the repair services, frequent sales and price-matching. And bargain hunters take note, you can browse the open-box clearance section online, and then hop down to the store to snag the gear. Best Buy: 2640 N. Reserve St, 829-0409, bestbuy.com Finalists, Best Home Electronics 2. Sears: Southgate Mall, 523-3200, sears.com 3. Costco: 3220 N. Reserve, 721-1535, costco.com
Best Home Appliances Sears “Honey, our [insert large, important home appliance here] has died, and the [insert important life event] is tomorrow! What’ll we do?” You do what a lot of us do: grab the car keys and head to Sears. Their selection of quality home appliances like Kenmore and Whirlpool, coupled with delivery, setup and killer service after the sale make Sears a no-brainer for so many Missoulians when your [insert electric marvel of the industrial revolution here] craps out on you. Sears: Southgate Mall, 523-3200, sears.com Finalists, Best Home Appliances 2. Fred’s Appliance: 4949 Buckhouse Ln, 251-7132, fredsappliances.com 3. Lowes: 3100 N. Reserve St, 329-1800, lowes.com
Best Computer Repair Computer Central Whether it’s the feeling of dread caused by a blue screen error, or headaches brought on by problems with your network, technology glitches are a major drain on your peace of mind, not to mention your company’s productivity. The team at Computer Central gets that. For the fifth year running, they’ve been voted Missoula’s best computer repair. Their network techs are certified with Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and Toshiba, so they know how to get you rebooted and
running again without any more stress. Computer Central: 136 E. Broadway, 542-6540, ccmissoula.com Finalists, Best Computer Repair Shop 2. Computer Guys: 2240 South Avenue W, 542-2800, computerguysmt.com 3. Recompute Computers: 1337 W. Broadway, 543-287, recomputecomputers.com/zoo
Best Head Shop Piece of Mind A sign on the cases that contain Piece of Mind’s mind-bogglingly diverse array of “tobacco” paraphernalia warns customers not to touch the glass. It’s a good reminder, because the temptation is to lean in for a closer look. There’s so much to see, so much to consider. Do you want a glass pipe that resembles a squid or a wooden bowl that comes in a handsome case? Do you want a locally made one-hitter or a plastic bong that will be impervious to late-night tumbles off your coffee table? However you answer these questions, Piece of Mind has you covered. Piece of Mind: 123 W. Main St, 830-3206, pieceofmind.net Finalists, Best Head Shop 2. Mellow Mood: 630 S. Higgins Ave, 728-0777, mellowmood.com 3. Atmosphere Smoke Shop: 115 W. Main St, 728-4420, atmomt.com
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STAFFPICK Best Introduction to Sublime (no, really, we swear it’s good) Like turning water into wine or walking on water, playing an exciting, inventive, unironic and joyful cover of a Sublime song should not be possible. So a sort of miracle occurred very late one recent Friday night, in the back room of the Ole Beck VFW Post 209, when Missoula’s own Golden Poppy Tribe did a strangely powerful rendition of “Smoke Two Joints.” It’s true, Sublime purists, that “Smoke Two Joints” wasn’t technically a Sublime original either, but the Golden Poppy Tribe wasn’t covering The Toyes, who wrote the tune. They were taking an excruciatingly overplayed hit and turning it, alchemically, into something entirely new and exciting using nothing more than an acoustic guitar, a stand-up bass, rousing vocals and a barebones drum set expertly played by someone sitting on the floor. They did the same for Lil John’s “Get Low” (To the window/To the wall). But the members of the Tribe—guitarist and vocalist Tyler Chapman, singer Tray Rippetoe, bassist Erick Knol and drummer Katie McCluer—played more than just covers that night. They also belted out originals that were as unlikely and soulful as their rendition of “Smoke Two Joints.” In so doing, they compelled at least one young woman to take off her shirt to express what everyone was feeling: freed.
Best Real Estate Agent Anne Jablonski For the first time since 2006, there’s a change at the top of this category. But the new winner, Anne Jablonski, isn’t exactly new to Missoula’s real estate market. Jablonski has been helping people buy and sell property in the Garden City for the past 12 years, and by all accounts she has been serving her clients right. The testimonials from buyers and sellers on Jablonski’s website are as plentiful as they are effusive, and she says most of her business comes from referrals. The secret to her success, she says, is simple: “I really don’t look at it as sales, I look at it as helping people.” Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate: 3278787, movemontana.com
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Finalists, Best Real Estate Agent 2. Mindy Palmer, Prudential Montana Real Estate: 239-6696, mindypalmer.com 3. Liz Dye, Portico Real Estate: 531-4508, homemissoula.com
Best Store for Gifts Best CDs & Music Rockin Rudy’s Whether it’s the latest Tom Catmull release or a bag of Tipu’s Chai, Missoula tends to lean local when shopping. That’s probably why so many consider Rockin Rudy’s the default spot for music and gift-giving purposes. The all-local section in the CD department makes it easy to streamline your browsing and key in on the latest Missoula noise. Employees can quickly and effortlessly direct you to the most fashionable Montana-made jewelry, and if the gift of a garden is what you’re looking for, the shop has a display exclusively for all-local, all-native seeds. There’s so much more to Rockin Rudy’s, of course, but if local’s what you need, local’s what they have. Rockin Rudy’s: 237 Blaine, 542-0077, rockinrudys.com Finalists, Best CDs & Music 2. Ear Candy: 624 S. Higgins, 542-5029, earcandymusic.biz 3. Hastings: 2501 Brooks St, 542-1077, gohastings.co
Finalists, Best Store for Gifts 2. Green Light: 301 N Higgins Ave, 541-0080, greenlightmt.com 3. Butterfly Herbs: 232 N. Higgins Ave, 728-8780, butterflyherbs.com
Best Lodging DoubleTree Hotel The DoubleTree has once again locked in the top spot for Missoula visitors to kick up their feet, enjoy a succulent steak and sip a Grey Goose martini before turning in for the night in a plush room next to the Clark Fork. Whether dropping in on relatives or just passing through, DoubleTree’s guests get the full Missoula experience, from the line of microbrews at the Finn & Porter to a staff who participates in local mud runs. DoubleTree may be upscale, but it’s got the Montana edge folks want when picking a place to bed down. DoubleTree Hotel: 100 Madison St, 728-3100, doubletree. hilton.com/missoula.com Finalists, Best Lodging 2. C’mon Inn: 2775 Expo Parkway, 543-4600, comoninn.com/missoula 3. Holiday Inn - Downtown: 200 S. Pattee St, 721-8550, himissouladowntown.com
Best Florist Bitterroot Flower Shop There’s not much that can keep Bitterroot’s staff from meeting your needs. This winter’s snowpocalypse literally left Bitterroot’s delivery vans buried. But the shop remained open much of the time, and within days deliveries were back on schedule. That single snow-filled weekend proved that Bitterroot knows there’s always a day for a fresh bouquet, even in the dead of winter. Bitterroot Flower Shop: 811 S. Higgins, 542-0309, bitterootflowershop.com Finalists, Best Florist 2. Habitat Floral Shop: 211 N. Higgins, 543-0967, habitatfloralstudio.com
3. Garden City Floral: 2510 Spurgin Rd, 543-6627, gardencityfloral.com
Best Property Management Company Garden City Property Management Thirty years. That’s a long time of renting space to Missoula folk young and old. Garden City Property Management has used that stretch to build a reputation for friendliness, cleanliness and ease. If the washing machine is on the fritz or the gutter’s hanging off the side of the building, it won’t be that way for long. And if you’re fresh on the market for that first apartment of your own, Garden City will have you touring the perfect spot in no time. Garden City Property Management: 422 Madison St, 549-6106, gcpm-mt.com Finalists, Best Property Management Company 2. Grizzly Property Management: 715 Kensington Ave, 542-2060, grizzlypm.com 3. Missoula Property Management: 2809 Great Northern Loop, 251-8500, rentinmissoula.com
Best Home Accessories HOUSE Design Studio Picking out furniture that’s modern but will stand the test of time can be a challenge. But it’s a challenge made easier by HOUSE Design Studio, which offers an up-to-date, curated selection of big furniture, little accessories, lighting, rugs, bedding, bath and kids’
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items in its Higgins Avenue shop, open since 2009. Exclusive HOUSE furniture includes locally handcrafted dining tables, coffee tables and shelves made out of reclaimed steel and beetle-kill blue pine wood, if you need that one-of-a-kind piece to treasure for a lifetime. And if you’re having trouble navigating the best color scheme and theme for your abode, the studio’s in-house designer offers consulting services. HOUSE Design Studio: 133 N. Higgins, 541-6960, housedesignstudio.net
at Karl Tyler Chevrolet. While showing off a 2015 Chevy Tahoe LTZ, he’s quick to point out that this SUV has a feature called Adaptive Cruise Control, which allows the car to adjust its own speed if you end up barreling down on some slow poke in front of you on the highway, all without having to tap the brake. Also, it totally has air-conditioned seats to keep your butt chilly on long summer trips. What a brave new world we live in. Karl Tyler Chevrolet: 3663 N. Reserve St, 721-2438, karltylerchevrolet.com
Finalists, Best Home Accessories 2. Pier One Imports: 2800 N. Reserve St, 728-3347, pier1.com 3. TJ Maxx: 3275 N. Reserve St, 541-7031, tjmaxx.tjx.com
Finalists, Best New-Car Dealer 2. Bitterroot Motors: 3943 Brooks St, 251-2525, bitterootford.com 3. Subaru of Missoula: 1600 Stephens Ave, 728-2510, subaruofmissoula.com
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Wagner’s People can straight up buy theater chairs to use at home, with little cup-holders and everything? Sure, Wagner’s sells couches, tables and even ottomans if you’re into that sort of thing, but why would you even
Eide Motors Yes, you’re probably waiting for that obligatory used-car salesman joke, but honestly, it’s a little played. Plus, it’s actually a bit tacky when discussing the solid folks at Eide Motors. Eide has earned our
STAFFPICK Best Star of the Show Missoula is blessed with a particularly creative music scene. Rock Lotto, for example, plays musician mashup with willing artists from across the local landscape, creating onenight-only bands with names and setlists that scar the mind for much longer. Pancakes is a band that raps about pancakes and bring Bisquick boxes to its shows. There was a Bauhaus tribute one night. And don’t even get us started on stage antics, especially if it involves cat litter. But until recently, no band we know of ever included a human-sized dancing echinoderm as part of its live show. We’re talking about a starfish. A big, trippy, multi-colored starfish doing its best Teletubbies-like wobble through a packed Wilma Theatre for The Whizpops CD-release concert in May. That marine invertebrate damn near stole the show—and the thing doesn’t even have hands. For those who don’t know, The Whizpops are Missoula’s most popular kids band and they have a devoted following that would make Phish jealous. In addition to some serious musicianship (again, you’re on notice, Phish), The Whizpops punctuate their bigger shows with costumes, special guests and, in the past, an adorable dancing dinosaur. But the band upped its game with the addition of the starfish—a special surprise that sent a crowd of grade-school kids (and some of their parents) into a sugar-like rush of happiness. Just imagine how that starfish would be received at a Phish show. bother owning a couch or a bed ever again when you can kick it 24-7 in the loving leather arms of a Palliser Media Home Theatre Seat? Wagner’s continues to help us fulfill our dreams of “simplify, man” after more than 50 years of business. Wagner’s Home Furnishings: 916 SW. Higgins Ave, 728-3214, wagnershomefurnishings.com Finalists, Best Furniture Store 2. The Living Room: 2610 S. Reserve, 721-1340, thelivingroomfurniture.com 3. Furniture Row: 3411 N. Reserve St, 728-3420, furniturerow.com
readers’ respect through a well-stocked inventory of fine vehicles and a trustworthy staff that have kept Missoula drivers rolling through town in style for more than 30 years. I mean, if you’re looking for a joke, go find a PT Cruiser! Ha! Heh. Just kidding. Eide Motors: 127 S. Fourth St. W, 728-1747, eidemt.com Finalists, Best Used-Car Dealer 2. Karl Tyler Chevrolet: 3663 N. Reserve St, 721-2438, karltylerchevrolet.com 3. Lyman Motors: 2990 S. Reserve St, 728-0000, lymanmotors.com
Best Auto Repair Best New-Car Dealer Karl Tyler Remember when we used to get all amped up about the future when we’d all be rolling around in cars that drive themselves? Donny Cliver has one over
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Kent Brothers A smile, a friendly handshake, a first-name basis. These are the things Missoula can expect when walking into Kent Brothers, fretting about a Subaru’s latest ailment. Nothing puts minds at ease faster than an
auto crew who knows your car as well or better than you do. These folks can map out a vehicle’s needs months in advance. Oil change? Get it done now. Heat shield welding? Make an appointment a little ways down the road. Drivers don’t like surprises, especially when there’s a long trip coming up. And Kent Brothers gets that, which is why they do their best to make sure that when something needs fixing, you’re fully prepared. Kent Brothers Automotive: 127 S. Fourth St. W, 728-1747, kentbrothersautomotive.com Finalists, Best Auto Repair 2. Unique Auto Service: 1414 Montana St, 728-3144, missoulaautoservice.com 3. Hellgate Conoco: 711 E. Broadway St, 728-9966, conocophillips.com
Best Car Wash Happy Days Bob Brunner produced 37 episodes of “Happy Days,” and wrote 15 of them. Not the bulk of the series, by any means, but he is responsible for the infamous fifth season three-part opener where Fonzie goes to Hollywood and winds up jumping over a penned shark on water skis. It was such a nakedly desperate attempt at pumping life into a sagging series that the phrase “jump the shark” is used to describe the moment when anything overreaches and becomes a parody of itself. Fortunately for Happy Days Car Wash, they are still cruising along as Missoula’s favorite, with no sharks on the horizon. That deserves a big thumbs up. As Fonzie would say, “Ayyyyyy!” Happy Days: Multiple locations, 728-5527
Finalists, Best Car Wash 2. Dazzlers: 2610 Radio Way, 728-6262 3. Splash: 2050 Cooper St, 721-3743
Best Garden Center Caras Nursery We love spending summer afternoons at Caras Nursery. Standing in the middle of the sprawling garden center overflowing with brightly colored petunias, daffodils and geraniums, along with ornamental trees, native plants and roses, it’s hard to resist feeling inspired to make our yard come alive, too. Caras’ outstanding selection of veggies and seeds provides further motivation to cultivate one’s green thumb. If you don’t feel up to tackling a garden project, don’t worry—Caras staffers are always happy to share their expertise on ways to transform your yard into a showcase. Caras Nursery: 2727 S. Third St. W, 543-3333, carasnursery.com Finalists, Best Garden Center 2. Pink Grizzly: 1400 Wyoming St, 728-3370, montanawreaths.com 3. Ace Hardware - Fancy Plants: 1101 Burlington Ave, 532-3478, montanaace.com
Best Ranch Supply Store Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Whether you’re a ranch hand, or just like to dress like one, Murdoch’s has you covered. The ranch supply store has an amazing supply of afford-
ably priced rugged wear for people of all shapes and sizes. Bonafide ranch hands will especially appreciate that Murdoch’s is way more than a clothing store. The West Broadway retailer also sells nearly everything one needs to care for bees, chickens and horses. Equine offerings include halters, nutritional supplements and Mane n’ Tail Shampoo, which, we’ve learned from experience, leaves human hair soft and silky, too. Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply: 2801 W. Broadway, 549-2355, murdochs.com Finalists, Best Ranch Supply Store 2. Cenex: 4570 N. Reserve St, 543-8383, cenexmt.com 3. Axmen: 7655 US Highway 10 W, 728-7020, axmen.com
Best Pawn Shop Liquid Assets Liquid Assets owner Kevin Pfau takes stock of the 17 Best of Missoula awards hanging inside the shop and surmises that Liquid Assets’ success can be chalked up to an emphasis on quality. “We don’t deal in junk,” Pfau says. “We just really try and deal with good, solid, quality merchandise.” During Liquid Assets’ 20 years of business, Pfau and his wife Lesa have built a solid reputation as honest brokers who drive hard bargains—good traits for pawn shop owners. And, as the Pfaus hang their 18th Best of Missoula award, traits that have earned our readers’ respect, as well. Liquid Assets: 434 N. Higgins, 542-6606, liquidassetsmissoula.com
Finalists, Best Pawn Shop 2. Downtown Pawn And Gun: 219 W. Broadway St, 549-8622 3. 1st Interstate Pawn: 3110 S. Reserve St, 721-7296, facebook.com/1stinterstatepawn
Best Lawyer Paul Ryan If you’re looking for an attorney with the tenacity of a bulldog, Paul Ryan is the guy. Ryan’s a Missoula native who, during his past seven years in private practice, has built a solid reputation as an attorney capable of unsnarling even the messiest legal entanglement. This year, that reputation earned him the business of Markus Kaarma, who shot and killed German exchange student Diren Dede on April 27. Within hours of the shooting, Kaarma secured Ryan’s representation. The case stands to be this year’s most watched. If Kaarma trusts that Ryan can help clear his name, perhaps you should, too. Paul Ryan: 218 E. Front St, 542-2233, paulryanlaw.com Finalists, Best Lawyer 2. John Velk: 523 S. Orange St, 543-0909, missoulaautoservice.com 3. Marty Judnich: 2419 Mullan Rd, 721-3354, judnichlaw.com
Best Pet Care/Boarding Quick Paws Inspired by her energetic dog, Tannah, Charla Bitney has spent 10 years building Quick Paws. During that time
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it’s grown from a dog-hiking business to a full-blown pet care service, offering overnight lodging, doggie day care and much more. With its large crew of critter-loving twoleggers, Quick Paws is able to give every pet the attention it deserves. And Bitney isn’t one to rest on her laurels. She intends to keep the business growing, starting with a remodel of the grooming studio later this year. Quick Paws: 1720 S. Third St. W, 721-1943, quickpaws.net Finalists, Best Pet Care/Boarding 2. Missoula Pet Au Pair: 2500 S. Garfield St, 493-0853, missoulapetaupair.com 3. Alpine Canine: 3548 Old Indian Trail W, 541-4453, alpinecanine.com
Best Veterinary Clinic/Hospital Missoula Veterinary Clinic If Fluffy’s hairballs seem worse than usual or Fido’s not his normal exuberant self, Missoula Veterinary Hospital staffers are happy to investigate. No matter what they find, clinic vets are well equipped to cure what’s ailing your furry friend. Among the things that set the Missoula Veterinary Clinic apart is the broad scope of services it offers—everything from regular checkups to orthopedic surgery. And don’t worry if Fido’s laid up for a stretch. He’ll be well cared for by the clinic, which boards patients and pledges to walk Fido three times a day. Missoula Veterinary Clinic: 3701 Highway 93, 251-2400 Finalists, Best Veterinary Clinic/Hospital 2. Pruyn Veterinary Hospital: 2501 S. Russell St, 829-8150, pruynvet.com
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Best Pet Supplies Go Fetch! Kong? Check. Rawhides? You know it. Outerwear for the small yet rugged dog? Uh huh. Go Fetch! counts three Missoula locations with everything your labradoodle or chiweenie could ask for. Even if he’s a purebred, there’s little doubt that this locally owned pet supply store has the goods to satisfy his every whim. At the store’s East Broadway location, bakers whip up tasty dog treats, including peanut butter bones, pumpkin muffins and frosted cookies. Go Fetch! bakers also make cakes to order for special occasions, such as birthdays or an agility class graduation. Among the coolest things about Go Fetch! is that your retriever or pomeranian is allowed to browse the store himself. For canines and their human companions, a trip to Go Fetch! can mark the highpoint of any weekend. Go Fetch!: Multiple locations, 728-2275, gofetchdog.com Finalists, Best Pet Supplies 2. PetSmart: 2850 N. Reserve, 549-9188, petsmart.com 3. Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply: 2801 W. Broadway, 549-2355, murdochs.com
Best New Retail Store Coo Baby If you feel like your world is being overrun by babies, you might be right. After all, this is Missoula, where kids only seem to be outnumbered by dogs. That’s probably why a place like Coo Baby wins this category. The new downtown store offers a Zen-like feeling that counteracts the chaos of parenthood. Head inside the Higgins Avenue shop and you’ll find books, clothing, sleepwear, skincare, art supplies, and bathing and diaper supplies, all handpicked and organized to create a hip, functional atmosphere. After hanging out in there a while it becomes less clear what you need and what you want. Crib sheets: Need. A onesie with a screenprint of Michael Jackson: Uh, need. Duh. Coo Baby: 311 N Higgins Ave, 926-1990, coobabymt.com Finalists, Best New Retail Store 2. Olive + Iron: 806 W. Spruce, 698-9905, oliveiron.com 3. Imagination Station: 721 N Fourth St W, 830-3024, facebook.com/missoulasimaginationstation
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of experience in the medical field. Indy readers appreciate Ravitz’s expertise and the fact that he takes an unusual amount of time listening to his patients, taking pains to ensure they don’t feel like just another cog in the system. His approach might not be common in the health care industry as a whole, but it certainly is at Blue Mountain Clinic. That’s among the reasons BMC has, like Ravitz, won Best of Missoula for seven years in a row. The clinic not only
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STAFFPICK Best Pod The atmosphere at the corner of Toole and Scott streets on a recent Tuesday evening is festive, as neighborhood residents catch up while sitting at patio tables and snacking on pizza, tamales and sandwiches. The gathering marks a weekly (sometimes more frequent) event in which families and foodies descend onto the Westside to savor the eclectic offerings of Missoula’s first food “pod.” Clusters of food carts, otherwise known as pods, have become commonplace in bigger cities like Portland and Austin, but Missoula has only recently caught on to the trend. During the past few years, food carts have increasingly popped up on the Westside. It started when Masala Indian Food and Burns Street Bistro’s mobile Beastro food truck parked outside Draught Works, mostly on weekends. Last year, Clove Cart Pizza Peddlers, Tia’s Tamales and the Family Meal Truck started to set up less than a block away at the corner of Scott and Toole on Tuesdays and other nights. The result of this pod is a culinary diversity and community gathering spot that speaks to everything we hold dear in Missoula—good food, good beer, good people and a certain amount of good fortune that allowed it all to come together so naturally.
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offers top-notch care, but also takes an important leadership role in the community on social justice issues. BMC works to ensure that everyone has access to sexual health education and serves as one of the state’s most vocal advocates for a woman’s right to choose. Those efforts make BMC a vital resource to Missoula, as well as the state and region. Eric Ravitz, Blue Mountain Clinic: 610 N. California St, 721-1646, bluemountain clinic.org Finalists, Best Health Clinic 2. Western Montana Clinic: 500 W. Broadway, 721-5600, westernmontanaclinic.com 3. Cost Care Clinic: Multiple locations, 721-5531, costcare.com
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Best Doctor Eric Ravitz Eric Ravitz is a rare breed of physician. He isn’t one to brush off patient aches and pains, nor does he come across as a know-it-all, despite his 35 years
Finalists, Best Doctor/Healthcare Provider 2. Lar Autio, Western Montana Clinic: 500 W. Broadway, 721-5600, westernmontanaclinic.com
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3. Heather Maddox, Western Montana Clinic: 500 W. Broadway, 721-5600, westernmontanaclinic.com
Best Gynecologist Jennifer Mayo, Western Montana Clinic A visit to the ob/gyn isn’t the most fun of prospects, which is why a gynecologist with a gentle, comforting approach can make a ton of difference when it comes to dealing with your annual exam and other procedures. The Western Montana Clinic’s Jennifer Mayo has been providing conscientious care since 2010. Joyce Stevens, director of ancillary and satellite services at the clinic, says Mayo is “such a nice, nice person, and that’s why patients love her. She’s sweet and kind and that’s why she won.” Jennifer Mayo, Western Montana Clinic: 500 W. Broadway, 721-5600, westernmontanaclinic.com Finalists, Best Gynecologist 2. Tim Burke: 2835 Fort Missoula Rd #305, 721-9999, montanaprovidence.org 3. TIE: Beverly Braak, Women’s Choice of Missoula: 2831 Fort Missoula Rd, 327-3875, womenschoiceofmissoula.com Mark Garnaas, Western Montana Clinic: 500 W. Broadway, 721-5600, westernmontanaclinic.com
Finalists, Best Dentist 2. Annette Dusseau, Family Dental Group: Southgate Mall, 541-2886, familydentalgroup.net 3. Olsen Family Dental: 715 W. Central Ave, 728-2840, jasonolsendental.com
Best Chiropractor Anthony Lambert Another year, another win for Anthony Lambert. But 2014 marks a major change for the perennial winner in this category: Since last year’s victory, Lambert has moved his business to a brand spanking new building on Third Street—a sparkling, hip space that matches his cool, cheery personality. Lambert may work on people’s spines, but he’s in tune with the way mind and body work together. His blog posts about Random Acts of Kindness and his monthly patient appreciation days (free cookies!) show he’s thinking about more than just your backbone—he’s thinking about your happiness. Anthony Lambert: 1290 S. Third St. W, 541-9355, missoulachiropractic.com Finalists, Best Chiropractor 2. Linda Matz, Matz Family Chiropractic: 1519 S. Reserve, 552-4014, matzfamilychiropractic.com 3. James Marquardt: 1203 Mount Ave, 543-5251, marquardtchiropractic.com
Best Dentist Ike Heaphy Dentists get a bad reputation. Maybe it’s that folks don’t like getting stuff stuck into their grill or, more likely, that they get defensive when asked if they’ve really been flossing daily and brushing after every meal. For whatever reason, a lot of people unfairly heap all that bad energy on the dude in the white coat. But not at Dr. Heaphy’s office. There’s no reason to freak out because everyone seems to like Ike, even—maybe especially—those who aren’t as diligent about their dental hygiene as they should be. Give Dr. Heaphy or his excellent staff a couple minutes to do their thing and you’ll be feeling at ease and shining some pearly whites in no time. Ike Heaphy: 712 Kensington Ave, 543-8347, ikeheaphydds.com
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Best Optometrist Sandy Sheppard Sharp-eyed Indy readers have voted Sandy Sheppard Best Optometrist once again. Sheppard brings more than 30 years experience and the latest in optic technology to keep your peepers at their best. Patients praise her office’s generous lens and frames warranty, plus accommodation of the tricky stuff like tri-focal lenses. We’d guess that an upbeat, personal touch doesn’t hurt, either, which probably contributes to Sheppard winning the top slot six of the last seven years. But this year’s victory comes off as bittersweet, since it will be Sheppard’s last. She’s retiring as of July 14. The following day, Matthew Burgess and Caitlin Campbell will take over her practice. Rest assured,
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STAFFPICK Best Weekly Nerd Hangout Considering Missoula’s position as a beer-loving yet intellectual college town, it seems pretty natural that pub trivia nights are almost an unofficial sport here. Our favorite place for friendly quiz competition is the Super Trivia Freakout led by Tom Helgerson on Mondays at the Badlander. Super Trivia Freakout offers challenging questions on a variety of current event and pop culture references, five rounds including pictures and music, and worthy competitors who return week after week, often with team names like “Jugs McGee” and “The Pabst Smears.” Recent topics included duck sauce, the sound barrier, 1950s rock bands and actors who have played Abraham Lincoln. The cash prize for first place is sure nice, but the Badlander’s drink specials help console our pain even if we lose. Helgerson’s proven to be a good-natured, well-informed host who’s willing to take the inevitable bit of heckling from people who are, uh, passionate about the finer points of a correct answer. Plus, he always posts hints on Facebook before the game.
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Sheppard gives this married couple her highest recommendation, calling them a great fit for her patients and a great fit for Missoula. Sandy Sheppard: 700 South Ave, 549-4851, sandysheppard.com Finalists, Best Optometrist 2. Michael Simons: 726 Kensington Ave, 549-9413, mymontanaeyecare.com 3. Kimberly Everingham, Rocky Mountain Eye Center: 700 W. Kent, 541-3937, rockymountaineye.com
Best Massage Therapist Fenesa Dilworth Fenesa Dilworth tells us she can say more with her hands than with words, and if you get a massage from her, you believe it. Dilworth works out the knots and kinks in people’s bodies with the command of a spiritual healer, and yet she’s a down-to-earth person who laughs easily. “This is the first time in my life with a career that I can say I love to go to work,” she says. “Seeing people get well never gets old.” Her business, Mandala Massage, recently moved to the Masonic Temple downtown, a cool spot with an old accordion elevator and lots of natural light. It has an atmosphere of solitude and peace that fits with Dilworth’s viewpoint. “It’s so hard to find balance in this world,” she says. “But I find there are no coincidences when it comes to who shows up at my office.” Missoula voters seem to agree with that philosophy. Fenesa Dilworth, Mandala Massage: 126 E. Broadway, Suite #23, 529-8726, mandalamassage.net Finalists, Best Massage Therapist 2. Farrah Lachina: 715 Kensington Ave, 396-1385, farrahlachina.amtamembers.com 3. Michelle Dunn, Matz Family Chiropractic: 1519 S. Reserve, 552-4014, matzfamilychiropractic.com
Best Alternative Health Care Provider Red Willow Learning Center When it comes to finding a source for alternative health care that’s right for you, variety is key. There are scores of different holistic treatment options out there, and the list available at Red Willow is lengthy. Hypnotherapy, reiki, BodyTalk, chiropractic care—it’s hard to imagine not finding something that’s right for
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you. The center even offers equine-assisted psychotherapy, an option that builds therapy around horses and safe horsemanship. Nothing says Missoula quite like alternative health care done the Western way. Red Willow Learning Center: 825 W. Kent St, 721-0033, redwillowcenter.org
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John Fiore, Sapphire Physical Therapy John Fiore says that out of the nearly 40 people he sees per week at Sapphire Physical Therapy, most are runners. On top of his education as a 1993 graduate from the University of Montana’s Physical Therapy School, Fiore says it’s his own pain and suffering as an athlete that helps him connect with his patients. “Missoula is an active town, and I’ve made a few mistakes myself in training and racing, so I think I kind of learned the hard way.” No mistake here: Fiore breaks the tape in this category. John Fiore, Sapphire Physical Therapy: 1705 Bow St, 549-5283, sapphirept.com Finalists, Best Physical Therapist 2. Tim Cordial, Cordial Physical Therapy: 701 W. Spruce St, 721-8858, cordialpt.com 3. Jamie Terry, Alpine Physical Therapy: 5000 Blue Mountain Rd, 251-2323, alpineptmissoula.com
Best Yoga Instructor Jennifer Hoover, Hot House Yoga For the second consecutive year, Jennifer Hoover takes top honors when it comes to leading locals through their sun salutations. Whether this honor comes from her dedication to the styles of Hatha, Ayurveda and Iyngar, or from the breathing techniques she teaches to curb stress and anxiety, is hard to say. A few votes probably came from all those tubers who spotted her leading a floating class aboard stand-up paddleboards in the Clark Fork last summer. As soon as the rest of us finish our beers, we promise to swim over and bust out some downward dog poses with you
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this year. Jennifer Hoover, Hot House Yoga: 127 N. Higgins, 529-4091, hothouseyogaonline.com Finalists, Best Yoga Instructor 2. Brian Batty, Inner Harmony: 214 E. Main St, 581-4093, yogainmissoula.com 3. Celeste Ambrose, The Women’s Club: 2105 Bow St, 728-4410, thewomensclub.com
3. Rhea Black, Momentum Athletic Training: 214 1/2 E. Main St, 541-7474, momentumat.com
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Laura Bender When Laura Bender launched her business in 1989, there were no other personal trainers in town, meaning even the weightlifting, yoga and nutrition guidance she offered was a novelty. Twenty-five years later, personal trainers dot the local landscape, but Bender’s still ripped and she’s still considered the best. Among the reasons for Bender’s staying power is her enhanced training regimen. Two years ago, Bender realized that she wanted to do more to help clients. They were physically healthy, Bender says, “but they weren’t emotionally healthy.” That awakening led her to become certified as a meditation instructor. Bender now calls her practice “holistic personal training,” which means clients can be of sound body and mind. Laura Bender, Bodies by Bender: 113 W. Main St, 728-4395, bodiesbybender.com
James Bar It doesn’t get much better than sitting on the patio at the James Bar while sipping a Blackfoot IPA and chatting with friends after a busy week. The place has an urban vibe, especially on Friday nights, when it draws in an eclectic selection of blue- and white-collar workers, hipsters and neighborhood locals. The drink selection is similarly diverse, ranging from perfect martinis and Moscow mules served in copper cups to a full selection of local beers and affordable wines. And don’t even get us started on the food. The kale salad with steak is ridiculous, as is the more substantive shepherd’s pie. Our perennial favorite, however, is the hearty Aidenator, a burger made with local beef and topped with pancetta, aged white cheddar, onion rings, roasted tomatoes, Worcestershire-black-pepper mayo and a fried egg. If you’ve got room after that—well, first of all, something might be wrong with you—be sure and order a freshbaked chocolate chip cookie served in its own skillet. Your night—and your belly—will be full. James Bar: 127 W. Alder St, 721-8158, facebook.com/james.bar.3597
Finalists, Best Personal Trainer 2. Taylor Selig, Max Muscle: 3055 N. Reserve St, 543-4629, missoula.maxmuscle.com
Finalists, Best Bar 2. Top Hat Lounge: 134 W. Front St, 728-9865, tophatlounge.com
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3. Charlie B’s: 428 N. Higgins, 549-3589 Finalists, Best Bar Food 2. Dinosaur Cafe: 428 N. Higgins Ave, 721-3808, facebook.com/pages/The-Dinosaur-Cafe 3. Tamarack Brewing Company: 231 W. Front St, 830-3113, tamarackbrewing.com
Best Bar for a Stiff Pour Al’s & Vic’s As one Indy staffer’s father used to say, “More is more,” and the bartenders at Al’s & Vic’s seem to agree. When mixing their cocktails, they keep the bottles upturned for a little longer than others. They make whiskey-gingers that have a crisp kick instead of a sweet aftertaste, gin and tonics with an eye-opening bite and Bloody Marys in which all the garnishes don’t drown out the crisp taste of vodka. And Al’s & Vic’s, with its relaxed and authentic vibe—right next to James Bar, as it turns out—is the perfect place to indulge in a stiff drink. Al’s & Vic’s: 119 W. Alder St, 728-4804 Finalists, Best Bar for a Stiff Pour 2. Charlie B’s: 428 N. Higgins, 549-3589 3. James Bar: 127 W. Alder St, 721-8158, facebook.com/james.bar.3597
Best Beer Selection The Rhino The Rhino offers 90 different beers at any given time, with 50 of them on tap. If you’re hankering for a Black Diamond Rampage IPA, a summery Green Flash Saison, a Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale, or just about any other ale, you won’t leave the Rhino wanting. The tavern’s recent installation of a frost rail—a metal strip that runs along the bar, designed to keep beverages pleasantly cold—further demonstrates that the Rhino is a beer drinker’s paradise. Because the bar caters to beer aficionados and also those who appreciate the value of a $2 PBR pint, we’d rather drink there than just about anywhere else. The Rhino: 158 Ryman St, 721-6061 Finalists, Best Beer Selection 2. Tamarack Brewing Company: 231 W. Front St, 830-3113, tamarackbrewing.com 3. Iron Horse Bar & Grill: 501 N. Higgins Ave, 728-8866, ironhorsebrewpub.com
Best Late-Night Munchies The Oxford Saloon & Cafe When your friend who’s had one boilermaker too many tries to start a mosh pit at a folk show (hypothetically, of course), we’d advise whisking her away to a location where cheese fries or the J.J.’s Special will absorb some of that alcohol. The 24-hour Oxford restaurant has been a Missoula late-night staple since 1883, and rightly so. The menu is everything you want after hours and hours of partying, and you can
hang out with the new friends you made at the bar while you chow down. And in our experience, the staff have been nothing less than forgiving of latenight antics. The Oxford: 337 N. Higgins Ave, 5490117, the-oxford.com Finalists, Best Late-Night Munchies 2. El Cazador Truck: Various locations 3. Pita Pit: 130 N. Higgins Ave, 541-7482, pitapitusa.com
Best Bar to Hook Up Stockman’s Dating apps are all the rage these days. There’s OKCupid and Tinder and HowAboutWe and Plenty of Fish and many more, all to let you suss out the singles in your area who are looking for the right person—or just Mr. or Ms. Right Now. At first, it seems seductively easier and hassle-free to just scroll through pics, answer a few questions and get paired up by a digital service. Then again, pics can be deceiving, and questionnaires and algorithm-made matches don’t always add up to love in real life. For the old-fashioned, IRL approach to taming some strange, as the kids say, you can also get some friends together and head downtown to see who’s on the dance floor at Stockman’s. Having a few cold ones
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and shaking what your mama gave you still makes for a more memorable experience than sitting at home scrolling through OKCupid. Stockman’s Bar: 125 W. Front St, 549-9668 Finalists, Best Bar to Hook Up 2. The Badlander: 208 Ryman St, facebook.com/pages/The-Badlander 3. TIE: Bodega: 221 Ryman St, 549-0435 Sunrise Saloon: 1805 Regent St, 728-1559, sunrisesaloonandcasino.com
Best Cocktail Selection Plonk Plonk issued an exciting announcement in midMay: The restaurant’s rooftop patio had officially opened for the summer, and all those Coconut Lime Rickeys and Gin Blossoms could finally be enjoyed while taking in a great view of Missoula. Of course, Hellgate Canyon at sunset isn’t necessarily a make-orbreak when confronted with the option of a Sage Martini, a Pink Panther or a Makers Ginger. Plonk’s cocktails are creative and tasty enough to make any
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surrounding seem mostly arbitrary. But nothing complements a mid-afternoon mojito quite like a blue sky and a Missoula vista. Or maybe it’s the other way around ... Plonk Wine: 322 N. Higgins Ave, 926-1791, plonkwine.com Finalists, Best Cocktail Selection 2. Montgomery Distillery: 129 W. Front St, 926-1725, montgomerydistillery.com 3. James Bar: 127 W. Alder St, 721-8158, facebook.com/james.bar.3597
Best Place to Hear Live Music Top Hat Lounge Since early 2013, the Top Hat’s new owner, Nick Checota, has transformed the historic bar into a tapas restaurant and top-notch music venue. Audiences have been treated to major acts like Sarah Jarosz, Shooter Jennings, Elephant Revival, the Heartless Bastards and Greg Brown, plus picking circles, album-release parties for local bands and a family-friendly Friday where kids can dance to live music early in the evening. Unlike so many things in life, the atmosphere at the new Top Hat never gets old. One night, you could be sipping a PBR watching Polyphonic Spree, the next a gin and tonic at a sit-down concert for some acoustic act. And the future looks bright with Jolie Holland, Charles Bradley, Robert Earl Keen, Robert Cray, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, and Trombone Shorty on deck for later this month and next. Top Hat Lounge: 134 W. Front St, 728-9865, tophatlounge.com
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Finalists, Best Place to Hear Live Music 2. Union Club: 208 E. Main St, 728-7980 3. Wilma Theatre: 131 S. Higgins, 728-2521, thewilma.com
Best Bloody Mary Last Run Inn, Snowbowl When you’ve made your final Black Diamond run of the day, your iPod has died, the winter sun is dipping to the edge of the mountain and your legs feel like al dente linguine, you’ve earned it: the grab-you-by-the-lapels Godzilla of Bloody Marys. The Last Run Inn keeps winning this category not by shoving an entire lunch buffet into their Bloody; they keep winning because they keep keeping it real. Real good. Last Run Inn - Montana Snowbowl: 1700 Snow Bowl Rd, 549-9777, montanasnowbowl.com Finalists, Best Bloody Mary 2. Tamarack Brewing Company: 231 W. Front St, 830-3113, tamarackbrewing.com 3. The Rhino: 158 Ryman St, 721-6061
Best Margarita Best Happy Hour Jakers Everything at this popular Southside restaurant seems to come in twos. Two wins in this year’s Nightlife section. Two different Happy Hours—daily from 4 to 6 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to close. Per-
facebook.com/james.bar.3597 3. El Cazador: 101 S. Higgins, 728-3657, elcazadormissoula.com Finalists, Best Happy Hour 2. Top Hat Lounge: 134 W. Front St, 728-9865, tophatlounge.com 3. Finn & Porter, DoubleTree Hotel: 100 Madison St. Bridge, 542-4660, finnandporter.com/missoula
Best Place to Dance Union Club The Union Club’s dance floor does for Missoulians what subway platforms do for the residents of larger cities—it crams all kinds of people together. But this is Missoula, not New York, so no one is in a rush or on their way to work. Instead, they’re drinking whiskey on the rocks on a weekend night. They’re wearing cowboy hats or Crocs, cargo shorts or summer dresses. They’re two-stepping or they’re pretending like they are, and it doesn’t really matter, because they’re dancing at the Union. Union Club: 208 E. Main St, 728-7980 Finalists, Best Place to Dance 2. Top Hat Lounge: 134 W. Front St, 728-9865, tophatlounge.com 3. Sunrise Saloon: 1805 Regent St, 728-1559, sunrisesaloonandcasino.com
STAFFPICK Best Reason to Get Out of Bed on Saturday “Yeah, dude, let’s do the farmers market tomorrow morning!” Many a time have we yell-talked this to a friend at the bar on Friday night, perfectly confident in our ability to get up early the next day. But come morning, when we’re not feeling quite so spiffy, the prospect of making our way through the crowd is a little daunting. Badlander Catering is to the rescue with a bar down at the Clark Fork Market offering Bloody Marys, moonshine-spiked lemonades and screwdrivers, all using Montana-made liquors and, when possible, garnishes from fresh market produce. Badlander Catering manager Hillary McLeod explains that the market rules allow folks to have up to two drinks, kept within the boundaries of the market. “Before 10 a.m., we get people laughing and doubletakes. But after 10 a.m., we get a lot more double-takes that are interested,” she says. If you need a little caffeine kick with your hair of the dog, we recommend the Irish coffee, made with Black Coffee Roasting Co. drip and a splash of the Orphan Girl Bourbon Cream Liqueur from Butte’s Headframe distillery. It’s enough to remind us that tasty local food and drink is what brought us down to the farmers market in the first place.
haps most importantly, two-for-one Happy Hour specials on beers, house wines and well drinks. That means you could sidle up to the bar for a double dose of their award-winning margaritas. Even better, skip the well version and splurge a bit. Peruse the specialty cocktail menu for a top-shelf margarita—our favorite is the Cadillac, with Don Julio Resposado—and then chase it with two beers for the price of one. Just make sure you’re drinking a water—or two!—with all that imbibing. Jakers Bar & Grill: 3515 Brooks St, 7211312, jakers.com/missoula Finalists, Best Margarita 2. James Bar: 127 W. Alder St, 721-8158,
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Best Bar DJ Kris Moon Kris Moon is known for being technically proficient when it comes to turntables, but he’s also a master at reading the crowd. He mixes smoothly from one underground song to a familiar Top 40 tune and then back before you know what hit you. You like it, but you don’t know why. That’s the power of an intuitive DJ. Outsiders often think you can’t tell one DJ from the next, but Moon makes the work an art form. He’s not just geeking out on technology and he’s not lazily playing only what everyone’s heard before. If you ask him, he’ll never tell you what makes him a top DJ because he’s modest. But his ability to harness a room full of dancers tells you he has endless confidence. Kris Moon: krismoon.com
Finalists, Best Bar DJ 2. Aaron Traylor: facebook.com/aarontraylor 3. Colin Hickey
Best Bartender Tom Helgerson, VFW Here’s how one patron describes Tom Helgerson’s bartending skills at the Ole Beck VFW: “He’ll be doing a crossword and watching ‘Star Trek: Deep Space 9’ and he can still serve you a good drink.” He’s the type of bartender who will talk with you about “Law & Order” for as long as you’re interested or he’ll leave you alone to chill out if you’re not the social kind of drinker. Whatever you’re up for, man. Sadly for us, Helgerson recently quit his bartending job, but Indy readers will still remember him as this year’s cream of the crop. Finalists, Best Bartender 2. TIE: Lyndon Matthews, Jakers Bar & Grill Donny Morey, Flipper’s 3. Tara Kurack, Jakers Bar & Grill
Best Brewery Kettlehouse Brewing
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Tim O’Leary and his crew have racked up scores of awards, hosted weekly nonprofit fundraising nights, even had taproom mainstay Cold Smoke immortalized in ice cream form. Honestly, with beer this good, the world was bound to catch on eventually. Kettlehouse Brewing Company: 602 Myrtle St and 313 N. 1st St. W, 728-1660, kettlehouse.com Finalists, Best Brewery 2. Draught Works Brewery: 915 Toole Ave, 541-1592, draughtworksbrewery 3. Bayern Brewing: 1507 Montana St, 721-1482, bayernbrewery.com
Best Pool Table Palace It’s a cold winter night in Missoula and the Palace Lounge is hopping. Locals have flocked to a free show, and as the first band wraps its set, the crowd moves onto the sidewalk upstairs as a single mass, sucking down smokes in the chill wind. You’re smarter. You hand the bartender your license, he hands you a tray of pool balls. The game is on. Eight-ball, nine-ball, cutthroat—the cavernous bar echoes with the clack of cues. Suddenly the bar fills up again. The next band starts. You hardly notice, laughing with your friends and challenging them to rematches. It’s a cold winter night in Missoula, and the Palace is yours. The Palace Lounge: 147 W. Broadway, facebook. com/pages/The-Palace-Lounge
Finalists, Best Brew 2. Double Haul, Kettlehouse 3. Summer Honey, Big Sky Brewing
Finalists, Best Pool Table 2. Union Club: 208 E. Main St, 728-7980 3. Al’s & Vic’s: 119 W. Alder St, 728-4804
Best Casino
Best Karaoke Bar
Flipper’s Locals catch on pretty quickly that the best hours at Flipper’s are the mellow ones, when a few friends, a handful of keno players and a decent ballgame on the TV are the day’s only distractions. There’s a cozy, homey vibe that prevails at those times, amplified by the fact that, with no one else around, the odds of winning the free pitcher drawing greatly increase. Maybe it’s Wine Wednesday, that special time when glasses of wine are 50 cents off, or maybe it’s Micro Monday, when a pint of Kettlehouse’s specialty Rosco’s Amber is just $3. Regardless, one smile from Donny and a basket of cheese fries are all it takes to realize: Once you walk into Flip’s, it’s darn hard to leave. Flipper’s: 125 S. Third St. W, 721-4895 Finalists, Best Casino 2. Silver Slipper Lounge & Casino: 4063 Highway 93 S, 251-5402 3. Diamond Jim’s: 1605 S. Russell St, 541-6711
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Lucky Strike Casino Bartender Adam Hocking stands under the pink neon lightning bolts that adorn the Lucky Strike’s wall and surmises that the establishment is Missoula’s favorite karaoke bar because it hosts amateur singing seven nights a week. In this case, he says, more is definitely better. Such frequency offers aspiring karaoke stars the chance to hone their chops, which is important if they want to hit the big leagues. The Lucky Strike also holds Talent Quest competitions, a national karaoke contest that leads to a series of singoffs. Winners in Missoula advance to more competitive rounds, vying for bragging rights and a cash prize. That means one talented Lucky Strike regular might just become the next karaoke superstar. Lucky Strike: 1515 Dearborn Ave, 549-4152 Finalists, Best Karaoke Bar 2. Bowl Dog Lounge, Westside Lanes: 1615 Wyoming St, 721-5263, missoulabowling.com 3. The Badlander: 208 Ryman St, facebook.com/pages/The-Badlander
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Best Sports Bar Press Box Approximately 1 billion people around the globe watched at least part of the World Cup on television in 2010. That record is expected to be broken during this year’s soccer tournament—and chances are pretty good that if you’re catching some of that action in Missoula, you’re doing it at the reigning champion of this category. The Press Box is located just a chip shot from Washington-Grizzly Stadium and always fills up on UM game days. But it’s also a destination for every other televised sport you can think of, from breakfast spreads during English Premier League games to wall-to-wall crowds for UFC title matches. Toss in the white towel, empty the benches and warm up the bus, folks. We have a unanimous decision (and a few mixed metaphors) when it comes to choosing where you like to root on your favorite team. Press Box: 835 E. Broadway St, 721-1212, pressboxsportsbar.com Finalists, Best Sports Bar 2. Tamarack Brewing Company: 231 W. Front St, 830-3113, tamarackbrewing.com 3. Desperado Sports Tavern: 3101 S. Russell St, 549-9651, facebook.com/pages/ Desperado-Sports-Tavern
PEOPLE & MEDIA
People and media Best Politicianest Politician Mayor John Engen John Engen has set his sights on some ambitious goals for Missoula: Fighting to secure public ownership of the Mountain Water Company. Pushing to make the Mountain Line bus system fare-free. Working to review how city agencies handle sexual assault cases. The list goes on. But it takes more than ambition, brains and voter confidence to make a good leader. One of Engen’s strongest assets is his compassion for all things Missoula. Whether teaching school kids to pick up after their dogs or offering stirring eulogies for civic stalwarts like Pat and Don Simmons, Engen wears his love for the city on his sleeve. While local politics can be a dry and thankless slog, we can’t recall a moment when his enthusiasm for the job has waned. Finalists, Best Politician 2. Ellie Hill 3. Jon Tester
Best Athlete
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Jordan Johnson and Jordan Tripp (tie) In Missoula, no sports team ranks higher in popularity than the University of Montana football squad. But outside the cozy confines of Washington-Grizzly Stadium, our Griz are actually wee cubs in the greater sporting landscape. That’s why it was pretty cool to see standout linebacker Jordan Tripp receive national attention leading up to this year’s NFL draft. The freakish athlete was a favorite of experts looking for an under-the-radar selection who could make an impact at the next level. The Miami Dolphins finally jumped at the chance and selected Tripp in the fifth round. While Tripp tries to make it as a pro, former teammate Jordan Johnson will try to continue UM’s winning ways. The starting quarterback, who has garnered as many headlines for his off-the-field trials (literally) as his on-field accolades, returns for his senior season and one last chance to win a Football Championship Subdivision title.
Finalists, Best Athlete 2. Mike Foote 3. Kareem Jamar
Best Journalist Erika Fredrickson, Missoula Independent About a year ago, the Indy newsroom received a frantic phone call from its seasoned and usually unflappable arts editor. She called from a remote Montana ranch where she was on assignment at a Girl Hunter weekend, and where a reporter from The New York Times was apparently trying to bigtime her and claim he had an exclusive. She might have to leave. She might lose the story. Pissed off and frustrated, but calmer than before, the phone call ended with Fredrickson saying she was going to tell the Times reporter to, shall we say, back off. The end result was a first-person account of the ridiculous-sounding weekend, complete with a journalistic standoff that Fredrickson ended up winning. The story made national news, landing on Jim Romenesko’s popular journalism blog and earning Fredrickson accolades for both her writing and her moxie. That’s just one of her memorable stories over the last year, during which she’s profiled a prominent local artist and his efforts to reconcile the tragic death of his artist son, captured the mounting success and real-life challenges of muralist Hadley Ferguson, and brilliantly imagined the effects of our state’s gun laws by applying the castle doctrine to classic literature. We’ve long treasured Fredrickson’s weekly contributions to the Indy and couldn’t be prouder of our readers choosing her for this year’s honor. Finalists, Best Journalist 2. Jill Valley, KPAX 3. TIE: Alex Sakariassen, Missoula Independent Jenna Cederberg, Missoulian
Best Newscast KPAX
Best TV Personality Jill Valley, KPAX After more than 20 years in broadcasting, KPAX news anchor Jill Valley still loves her job. “Every day is different,” Valley says. “Every day presents a whole new set of challenges.” When asked why she thinks she’s been voted Missoula’s favorite TV Personality since Best of Missoula’s inception 20 years ago, Valley expresses a humbleness some might find unusual for a woman who’s recognized everywhere she goes. “I guess me and Missoula are a good match,” Valley says. Indy readers see the entire KPAX news crew as a good match, too, as year after year the station wins this category. The praise is deserved, of course, as the KPAX team consistently provides thorough and accurate reporting, and is kind enough to deliver it straight to the comfort of our living rooms. Jill Valley, KPAX: kpax.com Finalists, Best TV Newscast 2. KECI: nbcmontana.com/keci 3. ABC FOX: abcfoxmontana.com Finalists, Best TV Personality 2. Heidi Meili, KECI: nbcmontana.com/keci 3. Mark Heyka, KECI: nbcmontana.com/keci
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Best Meteorologist Mark Heyka Missoula Mayor John Engen designated May 20 this year “Mark Heyka Day.” It’s not often a weatherman receives such recognition, but as Engen noted when making his proclamation, Heyka’s not an ordinary weatherman. Heyka is a devoted community steward who’s spent the past 15 years not just forecasting Missoula weather, but also doing good deeds. He raises money for kids in need and Blue Mountain Clinic, and serves on the board of directors for NCBI Missoula and the Missoula Children’s Theatre. Indy readers may love the way Heyka forecasts Missoula’s wacky weather, but we think they also appreciate that he’s a really solid dude. At Rock Lotto in February, one band even named itself Mark Heyka Overdrive— and Heyka himself showed up and bought a round of drinks. Mark Heyka, KECI: nbcmontana.com/keci Finalists, Best Meteorologist 2. Erin Yost, KPAX: kpax.com 3. Russ Thomas, KPAX: kpax.com
Best Radio Station The Trail Buffalo Springfield followed by Lake Street Dive. U2, Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Arcade Fire all in a row. Echo & the Bunnymen, then Pearl Jam. Missoulians keep tuning into 103.3 FM because they know what they’re going to get—and what they get is reliably good without ever being quite what they expect. The Trail 103.3: 721-6800; trail1033.com Finalists, Best Radio Station 2. KUFM 89.1: 243-4931; kufm.org
3. KBGA 89.9: 243-6758; kbga.org
Best Radio Personality Aaron Traylor, Zoo FM Aaron Traylor goes by the moniker “The Tallest DJ in America” and at 6-foot-10, he may just be right. Traylor came by his radio DJ skills the hard way—he rocked the turntables back in the 1990s at Spokane clubs—and over the years he’s seen styles, both good and embarrassing, come and go. In fact, Traylor’s seen so much he should probably write a book. Wait, what? Oh. He did. The DJ Chronicles: A Life Remixed is a novel that captures the fast-paced disc jockey scene. It also shows just how much Traylor has done—and continues to do—to help fill Missoula’s music and
media scene. Aaron Traylor, Zoo 107.5: 549-1075; 1075zoofm.com
Best Website
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Finalists, Best Website 2. Missoula Independent: missoulanews.com 3. Make It Missoula: makeitmissoula.com
Finalists, Best Radio Personality 2. Tracy Lopez, The Trail 103.3:721-6800; trail1033.com 3. Angel Hughes, Z100: 728-5000; z100missoula.com
STAFFPICK Best Payoff for Singing in the Shower A few weeks ago at the Top Hat, the dance floor was filled with toddlers bouncing and running in circles to the sound of live music while parents sipped on microbrews. FamilyFriendly Friday always features a band for kids and parents to enjoy, but on this particular evening everyone was partying to a live choir called Pura Vida whose evening repertoire spanned from “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” to “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. But there was something different about this choir—unlike so many professional groups, this one seemed unrestrained, a little more free-form and often, well, off-key. Pura Vida, directed by musician Joshua Farmer, is one of two choirs in town that doesn’t require auditions. The other is the Missoula Community Chorus directed by Ron Wilcott. These choirs are all about embracing people who probably love to sing in the shower but maybe don’t have the professional training or raw talent of, say, Dolce Canto. What Pura Vida didn’t have in refined training that night, it more than made up for in its exuberance. There were great voices mixed in with average ones, like some kind of perfect singing democracy. The point is, nobody cared for perfection; everyone was just having a good time.
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Best University of Montana Professor Garon Smith Garon Smith’s Griz card identifies him as “G. Wiz” and includes a photo of him wearing wizard robes. The nickname stands for “Garon the Wizard,” a professor who knows the value of incorporating a little entertainment into his undergraduate chemistry classes. Smith surmises that among the reasons he earned this year’s victory is the fact that he shares with his students all of the fascinating aspects of chemistry, such as how snowflakes form and why the sky is blue, in a quirky way that sticks. It likely helps that Smith periodically casts a “spell” related to the day’s lesson. “No one ever said that you can’t have fun while learning,” Smith says. Finalists, Best UM Professor 2. Garry Kerr 3. Robert Stubblefield
SPORTS & RECREATION
Sports and Recreation Best Bike Shop
Open Road Whether you’re looking to bike to class, to Hamilton or to the top of Blue Mountain, Open Road has the bike for you. The shop’s inventory includes pristine Trek cruisers, versatile Surly cyclocross rigs and extreme Gary Fisher mountain bikes. There’s even an occasional used bike locked up out front, available way below list price. It’s not just the bikes, though, that have kept locals flocking to this Orange Street outpost for more than a quarter century. It’s also the friendly and expert staff, the plethora of accoutrements and the stash of Nordic ski gear that comes out when winter comes around. Open Road Bicycles and Nordic: 517 S. Orange St, 549-2453, orbicycleandnordic.com Finalists, Best Bike Shop 2. Hellgate Cyclery: 316 N. Higgins Ave, 549-8785, hellgatecyclery.com 3. Missoula Bicycle Works: 708 S. Higgins Ave, 721-6525, missoulabicycleworks.com
Best Bowling Alley Westside Lanes Some people bowl because they really care how many pins they can knock down from 60 feet away with a perfectly polished stone. Some people bowl because they want an excuse to drink beer and eat pizza. Some people bowl because they’re in high school and a bowling alley is a good place to play arcade games, meet girls and run into kids who go to other schools. There are all kinds of people with all kinds of reasons to bowl, and they’re all over at Westside Lanes any night of the week, wearing rented shoes and having a good time. Westside Lanes: 1615 Wyoming St, 721-5263, missoulabowling.com Finalist, Best Bowling Alley 2. Lucky Strike/Five Valleys: 1515 Dearborn Ave, 549-4158, fivevalleysbowl.com
Best Golf Course University Golf Course Where else can you enjoy forested hillsides, fecund riparian areas and the bucolic majesty of old-growth trees, all while you’re living out your Cinderella story, about to become the Masters champion? If you play like we do, add aquatic culture to that list. The University Golf Course is Missoula’s public golf jewel. It’s handy and well-manicured, challenging yet forgiving. And driving your cart down that steep hill from the third tee to the fairway, you feel like Evel Knievel approaching the jump ramp at Caesar’s Palace. Locals have long shown their love for the course by their votes in this category and repeatedly repelling efforts by university administrators to build on the land. University Golf Course: 515 South Ave, 728-8629, umt.edu/golf Finalists, Best Golf Course 2. Canyon River Golf Club: 1268 Bandmann Trail Rd, 721-0222, canyonrivergolfclub.com 3. Larchmont Golf Course: 3200 Fort Missoula Rd, 721-4416, larchmontgolfcourse.com
Best Store for Skis Gull Ski & Snowboard Most skiers will tell you the boots are the critical component in the perfect setup. Too tight and they pinch. Too loose and they slip. Not stiff enough and you’ll spend the day riding your tails. Thankfully the folks at Gull are up-to-date on the latest gear— whether this boot is better for the backcountry or that boot is better for carving huge on-area turns. And they’re always at the ready to dole out that industry intel. Tell them what your hopes and dreams are for the winter and heed their advice. Your feet, your form and your season will thank you for it later. Gull Ski & Snowboard: 2601 W. Broadway, 5495613, gullski.com Finalists, Best Store for Skis 2. Bob Ward & Sons, Inc: 3015 Paxson St, 728-3220, bobwards.com 3. The Trail Head: 221 E. Front St, 543-6966, trailheadmontana.net
Best Place to Get a Snowboard Edge of the World You know how when you’re in the middle of a huckfest and some meat torpedo does a nose manny in your path, causing you to scorpion into the pow to avoid a total fraggle? Yeah, we hate that. When it comes to snowboarding, knowledge is power. Edge of the World is here to not only provide you with the epic gear and crunchy snowboard wear, but they also host clinics throughout the season to demonstrate boarding style and technique. Anyone who’s attended their Treasure State Shredfest at Caras Park will tell you that Edge of the World is the center of the snowboarding universe. Edge of the World: 618 S. Higgins, 721-7774, edgeoftheworld.com Finalists, Best Place to get a Snowboard 2. Bob Ward & Sons, Inc: 3015 Paxson St, 728-3220, bobwards.com 3. Gull Ski & Snowboard: 2601 W. Broadway, 549-5613, gullski.com
Best Sporting Goods Store Best Store for Guns Bob Ward and Sons According to store legend, Bob Ward ended up in Missoula by accident. He was on his way to prospect for gold in the Klondike when, at the turn of the 20th century, he came to our town, ran out of money and decided to stay. After struggling to find a good job in the area (some things never change), Ward turned his skills as a gunsmith into a flourishing business. His sons turned the shop into a popular statewide chain of sporting goods stores. The enduring appeal of what Bob Ward started is obvious: You can buy all your outdoors needs in one stop, with the aid of expert salespeople who are happy to help you navigate the store’s almost overwhelming selection. Bob Ward & Sons, Inc: 3015 Paxson St, 728-3220, bobwards.com Finalists, Best Sporting Goods Store 2. REI: 3275 N. Reserve, 541-1938, rei.com
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3. The Trail Head: 221 E. Front St, 543-6966, trailheadmontana.net Finalists, Best Store for Guns 2. Axmen: 5175 Highway 93 S, 251-3399, axmen.com 3. Sportsman’s Warehouse: 2323 N. Reserve, 523-9000, sportsmanswarehouse.com
end will even help maximize the shop’s half-off your first dozen flies deal. It’s good to have a place to count on in case of tackle-related emergencies; it’s better to let Kingfisher help you avoid that panic in the first place. Kingfisher Fly Shop 926 E. Broadway, 721-6141, kingfisherflyshop.com Finalists, Best Fly-fishing Shop 2. Grizzly Hackle: 215 W. Front St, 721-8996, grizzlyhackle.com 3. Missoulian Angler Fly Shop: 802 S. Higgins, 728-7766, missoulianangler.com
Best Fly-fishing Shop Kingfisher Fly Shop Every once in a while, fly fishing around Missoula can bring about a moment of mid-morning panic. Rolling through town on the way to Rock Creek or the Blackfoot, you realize you forgot to buy a new leader or replenish your supply of salmon flies. Kingfisher is ideally situated to meet those lastminute needs, being right next to I-90 and all. But the shop also has a firm handle on the advanced planning side, offering guided trips, fly-fishing classes and detailed online river reports. Knowing exactly what the fish are biting ahead of the week-
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Best Fishing Guide Stacy Jennings’ Fly Fishing School “Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he’ll eat for a lifetime.” When it comes to being a fly-fishing guide, you kind of have to do both: You teach people to fish and make sure they actually get one. Longtime winner of this category Stacy Jennings gets both men and women out on the water, where she teaches them to separate myth from reality. (For example, you don’t have to fancy cast like Brad Pitt’s character in A River Runs Through It.)
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She’s popular, too, because she caters to the growing number of fisherwomen in the sport by offering frequent women’s casting clinics, while holding her own in an occupation that is still dominated by dudes. Stacy Jennings, Fly Fishing School: 3704027, kingfisherflyshop.com Finalists, Best Fishing Guide 2. Jamie Rogers, Blackfoot River Outfitters: 542-7411, blackfootriver.com 3. Joe Sowerby, Montana Flyfishing Connection: 370-2868, smithriverflyfishing.com
Best Place for Paddle Sports Gear Strongwater The folks at Strongwater have done a lot in recent years to enhance Missoula’s reputation for water sports. It’s pretty common these days to see someone stroll from Strongwater’s Hip Strip storefront to Brennan’s Wave for an afternoon of surfing. Heck, the shop was pivotal in introducing western Montana to the increasingly popular sport of standup paddleboarding. When it comes to recreation in these parts, Strongwater doesn’t just have its finger on the pulse— it’s become a beating heart for all things water-based. Strongwater: 612 S. Higgins, 721-2437, strongwaterkayak.com Finalists, Best Place for Paddle Sports Gear 2. The Trail Head: 221 E. Front St, 543-6966, trailheadmontana.net
3. REI: 3275 N. Reserve, 541-1938, rei.com
Best Store for Mountaineering Gear The Trail Head Missoula’s climbing scene has followed the nationwide trend in recent years, with scores of newcomers trying their hand at everything from trad climbs to bouldering. That makes the wall full of ropes, helmets, carabiners and crampons at The Trail Head even more of a linchpin in getting locals out and about. The staff know their stuff, too, making it all the easier to score the ideal beginner harness or fill out a climbing rack for a weekend down the Bitterroot. And if you need more help figuring out the best cliffs to hit, The Trail Head’s library of maps and guidebooks will set you on the path to a memorable summer. The Trail Head: 221 E. Front St, 543-6966, trailheadmontana.net Finalists, Best Store for Mountaineering Gear 2. REI: 3275 N. Reserve, 541-1938, rei.com 3. Bob Ward & Sons, Inc: 3015 Paxson St, 728-3220, bobwards.com
Best Health Club Peak Health & Wellness Have you got social fitness anxiety? Does your ideal workout routine resemble Kevin Spacey’s in American Beauty, lifting weights in the garage,
STAFFPICK Best Surprise Solo In late April, T-Pain fans were dismayed to learn that his show at the Wilma Theatre had been canceled due to low ticket sales. While most big-time rappers would just get back on the bus (or plane) and head home, T-Pain wandered over to the Top Hat with his entourage to check out another big act, reggae legends Steel Pulse. At first, no one believed it was really T-Pain in attendance. “Where’s your Auto-tune?” one local guitarist yelled out to the delight of T-Pain and his buddies. Even better, the rapper didn’t just stick to the sidelines. He got up on stage with Steel Pulse to help them sing “Put Your Hoodies On [for Trayvon]” to a giddy and surprised crowd. rockin’ out to Bob Dylan? Well, the Peak can be quite the draw for all the lone-wolf fitness freaks in town, with over 20,000 square feet of space in their downtown spot, 51,000 square feet in their Racquet Club and 50,000 square feet in the original club near Blue Mountain. It should also go without saying that their state-of-the-art equipment beats the hell out of those Craigslist dumbbells you haven’t touched since February. Peak Health & Wellness Center: 5000 Blue Mountain Rd; 150 E. Spruce Street; 251-3344, peakmissoula.com
Finalists, Best Health Club 2. The Women’s Club: 2105 Bow St, 728-4410, thewomensclub.com 3. YMCA: 3000 S. Russell St, 721-9622, ymcamissoula.org
UNIQUELY MISSOULA
Uniquely Misswoula Best Church Choir
Holy Spirit Nothing brings the divine down to the human level like voices in song. Especially when those voices belong to the members of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church’s Holy Spirit Choir. The 35 members are all volunteers, but the sounds they conjure from their hymnals sound solidly professional. In part, that might be a result of the presence of a ringer: Nancy Cooper, the choir’s director, has a Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music and is a faculty member in the University of Montana’s School of Music. Cooper is an expert, and by extension so are the singers she leads. Holy Spirit: 130 S. Sixth St. E, holyspiritmissoula.org Finalists, Best Church Choir 2. University Congregational: University of Montana, umt.edu/music/ensembles/university-choir 3. St. Anthony’s: 217 Tremont St, 543-3129, stacp.org
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Best Festival
STAFFPICK Best Category We Forgot For the past three years we’ve ended our long and laborious 180-plus-category online Best of Missoula ballot with one last question: What’s the Best Category We Forgot? Usually, we receive hundreds of answers along the lines of “Are you serious?! We just voted for everything possible” or hundreds more lauding the voter’s significant other (Best Wife/Husband/Partner/Dog/Cat/you name it). We also receive a few funny answers that help us write this blurb (Best Newspaper to Light Charcoal With, Best Ass, Best Thing to Put in Your Ass, Best Person to Replace Obama) and serious answers that will be considered for the 2015 ballot (Best Pub Trivia, Best Comedian, Best Food Cart). In other words, it’s a question that helps us tweak the contest and improve it, as well as have a little fun. This year, however, we received an answer that caught us by surprise: Best Hardware Store. Turns out, this is literally a category we forgot. For years it’s been a Best of Missoula staple and this time around it was mistakenly left off the ballot due to an administrative error. We apologize to those who take their hammers and screws seriously and look forward to its return next year. Perhaps with Best Food Cart, as well. Best Ass? Uh, probably not.
River City Roots River City Roots isn’t quarantined to a single park or block. Instead, it spreads through a big chunk of downtown, taking over multiple blocks of Main and Ryman streets, incorporating a family-centric festival in Caras Park and including a 4-mile run across downtown. There’s art, food and, most importantly, music. Last year, Railroad Earth and the Gourds headlined the evening sets. This year, Sam Bush and Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas will take top billing, so mark your calendar now for the weekend of Aug. 23 and 24. Finalists, Best Festival 2. Garden City BrewFest 3. Celtic Festival
Best Nonprofit Organization YWCA It is a credit to Missoula that there is so much competition in this category—and a credit to Y WCA that the organization is perennially voted to the top. Y WCA pursues its sweeping mission of “eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people in our community” with determined focus and a broad range of initiatives. The group runs a shelter for victims of domestic violence, operates a 24-hour crisis hotline and offers leadership programs for young women. Y WCA also operates two thrift stores that allow all Missoulians a convenient way to contribute to the important work this nonprofit is doing. Y WCA 1130 W. Broadway, 543-6691, ywcaofmissoula.org
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Finalists, Best Non-Profit Organization 2. Zootown Arts Community Center: 235 N. First St. W, 549-7555, zootownarts.org 3. Clark Fork Coalition: 140 S. Fourth St. W, 542-0539, clarkfork.org
Best Place for People-Watching Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners Caras Park Caras Park events include brew festivals, pet festivals, hemp festivals and general all-purpose eating, drinking and listening-to-music festivals like Downtown ToNight and Out to Lunch. So it makes sense that the best place to people watch is at the one place with so much happening. Business people, college kids, old hippies, musicians, families, even train hoppers—they’re all here, all festivalizing, and providing the perfect study of human behavior. For all the same reasons, it also makes sense to bring out-of-town guests here. If nothing else, it’s an easy way to provide a window into Missoula’s dynamic culture, with the added bonus of a riverside view. We’re guessing your guests will likely be delighted by—and envious of— the amount of merrymaking this town can muster. Finalists, Best Place for People-Watching 2. Farmers Markets 3. Southgate Mall Finalists, Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners 2. Farmers Markets 3. The “M”
Best Place to Walk Dogs Blue Mountain There are lots of great places to walk a dog in and around town. Why else would our per capita canine rates be so astronomically high? Blue Mountain is consistently rated the best of a long list, not only because it satisfies dogs but also because it makes life so easy on their owners. As soon as you open your car door, little Fido or Fluffy or Ramsay can run to his heart’s content, find some friends to tire him out, and follow, at his own pace, as you explore an extensive network of trails. Hey, the dog walk doesn’t have to just be for the dog, right? Finalists, Best Place to Walk Dogs 2. Riverfront Trails 3. Jacob’s Island Bark Park
Best Place for Kids’ Fun A Carousel for Missoula & Dragon Hollow You’d think after a bazillion different visits to downtown Missoula and the banks of the Clark Fork, the little crumb catchers who cling to your leg would catch a glimpse of Dragon Hollow and A Carousel for Missoula and not immediately start screaming like the paparazzi just spotted Brad Pitt necking with George Clooney, naked. But that’s what parents get. Every. Dang. Time. For all the temporary annoyance that comes from entertaining yet another push on the tire swing or ride on the multi-colored horses, it’s cool to think that this is the place your kids will remember about the purest joys of childhood. A Carousel for Missoula & Dragon Hollow: 101 Carousel Drive, 549-8382, carouselformissoula.com Finalists, Best Place for Kids’ Fun 2. Children’s Museum: 225 W. Front S, 541-7529, childrensmuseummissoula.org
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3. spectrUM: 218 E. Front Street, 728-7836, spectrum.umt.edu
Best Leader of the Revolution Ellie Hill Anybody who knows Ellie Hill—current state legislator, former nonprofit executive director, new mom, lawyer—knows she’s not one to back down from a fight. That’s why it came as little surprise that when Missoula mourned the death of an exchange student shot earlier this year, Hill didn’t hesitate to confront those she thought were responsible. “I know that the National Rifle Association will come after me,” she told the Indy as she initiated efforts to repeal aspects of Montana’s controversial castle doctrine. Her move to combat a law that, she says, enables homeowners “to shoot first and ask questions later,” is indicative of Hill’s unwavering resolve to fight the good fight, whether that means standing up to the gun lobby or facing off against hateful religious leaders while advocating for LGBT rights in Helena. Hill’s efforts have landed her on cable television and in the pages of Time magazine, but she continues to win this category because Indy readers know her focus remains right here at home. Ellie Hill, House Legislator: elliehillforhd94.com Finalists, Best Leader of the Revolution 2. Linda McCarthy, MDA: missouladowntown.com 3. Eran Fowler Pehan, Poverello Center: thepoverellocenter.org Blue Mountain
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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN – Police accused Jeremiah Scales of selling synthetic marijuana from his girlfriend’s house in Bloomington, Ind., after a nearby sign announcing “Drugs This Way” alerted them. “Our detectives did some surveillance, as well as some buys,” police Sgt. Pam Gladish said, noting that comings and goings at all hours stood out in the otherwise quiet neighborhood. (Indianapolis’s WTHR-TV) Police reported that when a guest at a motel in Jackson, Miss., told a man asking for cigarettes that he hadn’t any, the man pointed a gun at the guest and said, “I bet you don’t have one of these.” The guest did have one, however, and opened fire on the suspect, hitting him at least once. Police found him being treated at the hospital. (Jackson’s WLBT-TV)
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WASTE MORE, TAX MORE – The federal government spent more than $3 million to buy eight patrol boats for the Afghan police that were never delivered, according to the U.S Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, because U.S. and NATO forces decided they didn’t need them. Four years later, the boats, which cost taxpayers $325,000 more each than similar boats sold in the United States, remain in storage at a Virginia naval base. (The Washington Post) POOP SCOOP – Dennis Kneier resigned as mayor of San Marino, Calif., after surveillance video caught him tossing a bag of dog feces on the walkway of neighbor Philip Lao, a vocal critic of some of the mayor’s proposals. In his letter of resignation, Kneier attributed his action to “a lapse of judgment.” (Los Angeles’s KCBS-TV) Police arrested a Seattle woman who tossed cat feces, frozen chicken parts and a green liquid she identified as “a natural drink” from her fifth-floor apartment at participants and spectators for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The “hail of garbage” hit at least two people, said investigators, who reported that the unidentified woman told them “she had worked a long shift and was angry that the runners had woken her from her slumber.” (Seattle Police Department) MENSA REJECTS OF THE WEEK – Four men driving outside Sulphur, La., found an 11-foot-long alligator blocking the road. They removed their shirts, threw them on the gator’s head and approached from behind, intending to jump on it. Suddenly, according to Glen Bonin, “it spun around and grabbed my hand.” Bonin needed 80 stitches but kept his arm. “I’ve always been the kind of guy who learns the hard way,” he admitted, adding that he hopes “with therapy, I’ll be able to straighten out my ring finger and pinky a little bit.” Officials of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries stressed that anyone coming in contact with an alligator should call the LDWF, not try to handle it themselves. (Lake Charles’s KPLC-TV) An unidentified man had to be hospitalized for road rash and fractures after he fell from a pickup truck onto an Interstate highway in Shreveport, La. He told police he was riding on top of a mattress and a box spring to hold them down because they weren’t secured, but they suddenly flew out, taking him with them. Police pointed out that it’s physically impossible for a human being to hold down a mattress if it goes airborne. (Shreveport’s KSLA-TV) Rescuers needed a stretcher to carry a tourist who hurt his ankle while climbing one of Scotland’s highest mountains in his flip-flops. One of the injured man’s companions was barefoot; the other was wearing sneakers. After the three men explained they wanted to reach the top of Aonach Mor to experience snow for the first time, John Stevenson, leader of Lochaber Mountain Rescue team, said, “We told them next time they come back to Scotland to stand on snow, they should wear something more appropriate.” (BBC News) IMAGINARY FRIENDS – When Marissa Williams, 19, began inviting strangers she befriended on Facebook to her home, her aunt, with whom she lived in Fosters, Ala., objected. Williams blocked her aunt on Facebook, so the aunt created a Facebook profile for a fictitious man named Tre “Topdog” Ellis to be able to friend her niece and see what she was up to. Williams gave Topdog her address and asked him to come over and get drunk with her, and said she’d have sex with him if he paid her $50 cellphone bill. Later, she told Topdog to come kidnap her and kill her aunt if she tried to stop him. She then outlined a more sinister plot to murder her aunt, the aunt’s finance, her cousin and the family dog. At that point, the aunt called the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested Williams for solicitation of murder. (Alabama Media Group) Authorities charged two 12-year-old girls with repeatedly stabbing their 12-year-old friend in Waukesha, Wis., to please a fictional character called Slender Man that they learned about on a horror-story website. According to the criminal complaint, one girl held the victim down while the other stabbed her in the torso, legs and arms 19 times, intending to kill her so they could become Slender Man’s “proxies.” (USA Today) UNDERCOVER STORIES – Police who arrested Kelly A. Koranda, 36, after a traffic stop in Logansport, Ind., said she had 172 baggies of heroin in her underwear. (Logansport’s The Pharos-Tribune) German customs officials caught a man they described as “elderly” arriving from Luxembourg with four wads of cash, totaling 194,400 euros ($264,773), taped to his genitals. Travelers carrying more than 10,000 euros across borders within the European Union are required to declare the money. (Germany’s The Local) Police arrested Nichole Reed, 30, after she was observed stuffing seven lobster tails down her pants at a supermarket in Deland, Fla., and leaving without paying. Reed told the arresting officer she was going to trade the lobster tails to a friend and possibly buy food at a Chinese buffet. (Orlando Sentinel) SUCCESS BREEDS FAILURE – City buses in Saint John, New Brunswick, stopped offering free wireless Internet service to riders after it became so popular that the cost tripled. “There started to be a pattern of abuse develop, especially in the last six to eight months, where we had a lot of people streaming and downloading very extensive files, and the usage got very high,” Frank McCarey, general manager of the Saint John Transit Commission, said, explaining that Wi-Fi costs jumped from $1,000 to $3,000 a month. “You like to offer things, just as long as they’re not too expensive.” (CBC News)
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Big world In Enormous, comic book writer Tim Daniel finds a home for his many monsters by Sarah Aswell
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im Daniel had an idea for a monster story that was too big for Hollywood. It would require dozens of different species of gigantic monsters, an Oscar-winning actress like Jennifer Connelly to play the lead and a hundred-million-dollar budget to pay for the rollicking, city-destroying, cataclysmic plot. But although Hollywood probably couldn’t easily handle Daniel’s runaway imagination, something else could, and easily: the independent comic book industry. “I wanted to tell a story so ridiculous and preposterous in scope that you couldn’t do it on screen,” he says, sitting at a picnic table on his sunny back porch in Missoula. “I wanted something that felt like a big-budget monster movie that didn’t require the big budget. And that’s what I’ve discovered about comics—it’s complete freedom.” Forget CGI and green screens. Forget summer blockbusters. Forget everything you know about Marvel, DC and comic book movies. Even forget Jennifer Connelly if you dare. Daniel’s new comic series Enormous is accomplishing everything the writer set out to do, with nothing more than a pen, some paper and some help from talented friends, including illustrator Mehdi Cheggour and editor Matthew Meylikhov. The first episode was released on July 2, with subsequent issues coming out once a month. Like all good comics, to understand Enormous, you have to first understand two origin stories: the origin of the author and the origin of the current indie comics industry. Daniel’s first introduction to comics was like most
kids, reading X-Men at a friend’s house when he was 12 and immediately becoming enamored with the Marvel world. But his reintroduction, many years later, was different. He was working at Amazon in Seattle in the early 2000s, where he and his supervisor would walk down to Zanadu Comics during lunch breaks. He picked up Powers, a new kind of comic with an independent publisher. “I immediately saw how different it was. It had adult themes, adult language, darker themes,” he says. “It appealed to me. I had only stopped reading comics five or seven years before, and this is what had happened during that time.” Then, in 2003, Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore created The Walking Dead. The series, like Powers, was published by Image Comics, a company founded by disenchanted illustrators who wanted to own the rights to their creations (something that doesn’t happen at comic behemoths Marvel and DC). “I thought, this is next step in comics,” he says. “The story was wildly compelling. It wasn’t just a cheap horror tale. There was something real there that transcended the genre. I read absolutely everything.” At around the same time, the Internet was connecting comic book readers and comic book creators in totally new ways. Daniels, who by now had a wife, Erin, a daughter, Ellie, and a new job in web design at the University of Montana, was suddenly interacting with the comic book creators he admired so deeply. He took his web and design talents and applied them when he could, wherever he could, in the indie comic book world.
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“It started with a logo design for [comic book writer] Nick Spencer’s Existence 2.0,” he says. “Then I was doing design for all of his covers. Then I was doing it for more authors then I could count. Website design. Logos. Tshits and lunch pails for Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead. I was working with my heroes.” But while working next to the big hitters in the indie comic book world was fun and rewarding, Daniels realized he wanted more. He wanted to write. And the indie comic book industry was such a collaborative, cooperative place that his dream became a reality with the assistance and guidance from the people he had met—and thousands of hours of hard work. He met Moroccan illustrator Mehdi Cheggour on an Internet forum after seeing a great drawing Cheggour posted to a comic book Facebook page. Daniels’ mentor, Image Comics founder Jim Valentino, helped him develop his story for a one-shot (a standalone story, in comic book nerd-speak) in 2010. A few years later, another indie comic publisher, 215 Ink, finally picked up Enormous as a series. And so we arrive back at our giant monsters, the spawn of man’s arrogant tinkering with science, the creatures that crush the surviving population of humans like ants. Just as Enormous isn’t like a mainstream comic, it also isn’t like a mainstream monster tale. “In 2010 I was on a plane with my daughter, Ellie, and we were kind of bored,” Daniels says. “We were looking down at the earth, imagining if the world were filled with giant beasts. We started listing monster movie rules—stuff from the old creature features like Godzilla
and Ultraman. I knew then that I wanted to write the story that broke all of the rules.” So, what is the opposite of a classic monster movie? Enormous isn’t just about one monster attacking one city, it’s about a host of species of monsters (plants and animals) that are taking over the world, all thanks to GMOs. And instead of a burly, ultraviolent, two-weapon-wielding man for the protagonist, we have Ellen Grace, a queer woman who is equal parts caring and kick-ass. And the monsters aren’t the only ones who are affected by the ecological disaster—humans themselves are also mutating. Like The Walking Dead and Powers, Enormous strives to go beyond genre and focus instead on story and relationships. It reads like a blockbuster (and its art is beautifully cinematic), but its themes are human and personal. It’s a world that was created—and could only be created— free of sprawling budgets, industry restraints, market testing and endless levels of editorial approval. The result is a thin comic, in little Mylar sleeve, with enormous heart. And finally, even though Daniel created Enormous with the intent that it could never be filmed, the comic has already been optioned by entertainment company Machinima, which has recently released the first installment of the Enormous live action web series. Perhaps the comic book movie industry, like the comic book industry, continues to evolve. Visit comixolog y.com for more info on digital copies of Enormous. arts@missoulanews.com
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Beach dreams Seattle’s Lures gets hooked on a feeling The beauty of our present mania for reverbdrenched nostalgia pop—call it surf, dream, garage, whatever—is that the retro sound is beginning to feel contemporary. We have recalled earlier forms for so long that we associate recollection with now. Theoret-
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ically, there is a midpoint among The Ventures, Galaxie 500 and Beach House where the listener becomes unstuck in time and experiences all moments of reverb pop simultaneously. That point may be Lures. Lures’ low-key rhythm section is built on familiar drum patterns and guitar work that evoke, if not the beach per se, at least a movie about the beach. This effect is sometimes self-conscious, as on “Vacant,” whose opening instrumental verse sounds like a missing Dick Dale track.
Other songs, like “Closer,” are more restrained, mentioning surf rather than demanding it. The vocals, flat in both senses of the word, magnify the ironic distance. This is music about music, evoking not so much a feeling as the memory of feeling that way. Fortunately, the pop is strong.
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Robust songwriting keeps the Seattle band from being merely an exercise and raises it to something more nuanced and melancholy, like watching someone else ride a skateboard down memory lane. (Dan Brooks) Lures plays the ZACC Sat., July 12, with Globelamp, Sun Blood Stories, Neighbors and more. $7 for the Saturday ZACC showcase, $20 for the three-day Camp Daze wristband. Show starts at 3 PM. Visit campdazemusic.com.
these are the good old days.
Roadkill Ghost Choir, Quiet Light Andrew Shepard’s voice is a familiar welcome if the nasal tenor of My Morning Jacket or Fleet Foxes is your kind of thing. It’s always done the trick for me, though when I pressed play on Roadkill Ghost Choir’s 2013 EP Quiet Light it seemed so familiar I had to check to see if I already owned it in my collection. The crescendos of contemplative lap-steel and banjo and haunting harmonies have been the hallmark of this kind of folk for years now. Though the market is surely saturated with bands like Roadkill Ghost Choir, Florida’s spacey sextet provides another great soundtrack for getting a one-armed sunburn on a long drive. “So I sleep all day and dream all night, with a bottle
in my hand I take the devil’s side,” Shepard sings on the opening track, “Beggars’ Guild.” But this is no bluegrass hayride. Songs like “Devout” and “Tarot Youth” seem to float in the air with a mix of electric and acoustic guitars reminiscent of The War on Drugs. In a way, that’s the only trouble with Quiet Light—that its songs blend together like so many clouds passing overhead in an amorphous mass. In Tongues, the band’s upcoming full-length (set to release Aug. 19) might end up occupying a different, more distinct stratosphere. For now, as background music on a summer road trip, Quiet Light does just fine. (Brooks Johnson) Roadkill Ghost Choir plays Stage 112 Thu., July 17, at 9 PM with Desert Noises. $10.
Mirror Mirror, Melodramatic Popular Music Spokane’s Mirror Mirror reminds me of getting lost in rural North Dakota. The roads are some of the straightest in the world, paved over the vast, empty prairie, and without a phone or map you could drive for days. Mirror Mirror’s Melodramatic Popular Music, a collection of the band’s recordings from 2008 to present, evokes this sense of being lost. The archetypical lo-fi shoegaze actually induces some anxiety in its minor keys and loose ends on songs like “U,” with vocals appearing like a loud whisper from down a hallway. “I lost all consciousness,” we hear on a track of the same name, and it feels like the sun is going down on an empty road. The benefit to a retrospective album like this is that it shows lead man Jason Campbell’s growth and
spectrum. A few tracks are demos lifted from 2013’s full-length Segments, which had a more pointed and upbeat direction and featured more singing. Some songs on Melodramatic come off sunnier than the rest, like “Legend in the House of Strangelove” and “I Won’t Breathe a Word.” But Mirror Mirror is at its best with tracks like “Strangers,” where bursts of creepy keys and fuzzed-out guitars swallow Campbell’s already indiscernible lyrics. (Brooks Johnson) Mirror Mirror plays the Badlander for Camp Daze Fri., July 11, with Holy Land, Mesozoic Mafia and Normal Babies at 10 PM. $6 for the Badlander showcase or $20 for the three-day Camp Daze wristband. Visit campdazemusic.com.
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FUULS rush in A Missoula garage-rock band finds faith in music by Erika Fredrickson
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Last year, Buzzfeed’s Matthew Perpetua wrote a lis- crassness, a sweetness that does well in church but ticle titled “11 Bands You Might Not Realize Are Chris- could easily be crushed by others with the force of tian,” which included surprising entries U2, Belle and steel-toe boot at a punk show. “Rob is one of the best musicians I’ve ever played Sebastian and Black Sabbath. Maybe we just don’t expect musicians to be into God and be able to appeal with,” Cornelius says at one point. “The musicians I’ve to the mainstream or indie shoegazers, and especially felt the most honored to play with are always the ones not bands once accused of being satanic, albeit mistak- that truly cared about their craft, that add a certain elenly. We expect, sometimes with strong evidence, ement of musicality where they felt it deep within Christian musicians to be A) bad at music B) sanctimo- them. Sometimes you have a camaraderie that makes nious and obsessed with talking about being saved and you feel connected. And when you find that pocket C) deserving of a separate place in our culture’s musi- where you are just channeled in, you can’t help but look over and smile. We’ll look at each other, and we’ll cal filing cabinet, often called the “Christian ghetto.” Missoula’s FUULS (pronounced “fools”) is not a just be vibing. Our music is our favorite to play. We Christian band, though lead singer and guitarist love what we do and we love each other.” He says it Thomas Cornelius is a believer and his songs some- with a goofy grin. He says it, amazingly enough, withtimes show it—though not in an in-your-face manner out sounding like an earnest twit. and not even in a conflicted Johnny Cash way. In “Dishabille,” one of FUULS’ slow ballads, Cornelius sings, “O’ Lord, are my intentions dishabille?/ Avenge and break them by the wheel/ And seal the disarray/ I’ll find you keep your bread right by the wine/ indulge the piety of time/ It’s mine to waste away.” The songwriting is subtle, more interested in creating an intriguing storyline than in trying to get across a godly message. “I always try to write lyrics people can apply to themselves without having to feel exactly photo by Grace Ryan what I feel,” Cornelius says. FUULS includes, from left, Tom Cornelius, Aaron Soria and Rob Cave. Which means that it’s hard to tell “You guys are so nice,” I tell them. sometimes if his lyrics are about God or girls, faith or “Thanks!” they say, happily in unison. a crush, sin or heartache. Or something more elusive: Of course, being nice and excited doesn’t neces“Hell was always probably in Heaven’s big white lobby,” he ends with on “Dishabille.” “Before you die sarily translate to being good at rock-and-roll. Fortunately, all the energy the trio has off-stage seems to you’ll feel like you’ve got life stuck in your bones.” FUULS is a new band, just hatched in April, but twist itself into something captivating and even edgy already they’ve played 10 local shows and created a on-stage. That night at the VFW they burned through buzz. They are inspired by bands like The Hives, The songs like “Blanket State,” “Round Robin” and “Foreign Vines and The White Stripes, though there’s more to Devils (Hell No Mephisto),” jumping around like hot them than punk-oriented garage rock. Sometimes potatoes. These are tight songs with unpredictable they sound like a psychedelic Rolling Stones—spacey transitions. Cornelius plays quick, searing guitar solos and strutting—but with more poetic lyrics. Often, as while Cave swaggers around his corner of the stage with “Dishabille,” they wander into straight-up and Soria’s long black hair whips through the air while acoustic pop-punk territory. Cornelius hints at going he batters his bright green drum set. Before they had gone on, Cornelius mentioned through a rough time not long ago, growing up in Great Falls and Browning, feeling wayward. You can that he hadn’t written lyrics for all the songs yet, because he wasn’t satisfied with what he’d come up with hear that in the music, too. On a recent Sunday night, drummer Aaron Soria, so far. “Maybe you’ll be able to tell,” he says. Turns out, 20, drinks a Shirley Temple at the VFW while Cornelius I can’t. He delivers all the vocals like they are predeand bassist Rob Cave, both 24, sip on PBR pounders. termined—not sent from a higher power, but incarThey are giddy for the night in a way that contrasts with nated from someone with the confidence to not worry the other bands on the bill—Tacoma’s Lozen, Oakland’s about being cool. The crowd responded with enthusiQui and Missoula’s Shramana—who play pool and un- asm. It’s not like they had to believe in God, they just load gear in an easygoing way that gives them away as had to let loose and dance. veterans of late-night bar gigs. “I just want to get up FUULS plays Free Cycles Fri., July 11, at 6 PM and play right now!” says Soria, like he’s about to burst. along with WEEED, the Flip Wilsons and Couches for Soria and Cave don’t necessarily focus on faith. the Camp Daze festival. $5/$20 for Camp Daze pass. (“I’ve wandered from it,” Cave admits.) But they display a kindness for each other that lacks cynicism or efredrickson@missoulanews.com
[theater]
Non-chick lit Women grab the spotlight in Missoula Colony 19 by Erika Fredrickson
There’s a tendency for critics and audiences to dismiss so much of women’s writing as “chick lit.” That term, by the way, was coined by novelist Cris Mazza for a post-feminist anthology and meant to be ironic, though it was later co-opted to just mean any fluffy story about modern womanhood, a la Bridget Jones’ Diary. Some stories are fluff, so that’s fair enough. But some are smart, literary stories packaged in misleading book covers. And there’s also a societal bias that while stories with men as protagonists are for everybody, stories about or featuring women are only of interest to women.
Deb Laufer
In the world of playwriting, that same idea persists, but in surprising ways. “There’s not a lack of women in playwriting,” says New York City-based playwright Deb Laufer. “There’s a lack of women in full production.” This year, out of the 10 plays showing on Broadway, not one of them is written by a woman, though several off-Broadway plays are. One survey just focusing on Los Angeles found 20 percent of the productions were by women, and one for New York found 11 percent. To address the issue, this year’s Missoula Colony—an annual gathering of playwrights, actors, producers and dramaturges hosted by the Montana Repertory Theatre—is focused entirely on women. Colony 19 features notable playwrights Laufer, Molly Rice and Julia Jordan, who will lead panels and try out readings of new works on Missoula audiences and in Colony workshops. Recognizable Missoula playwrights like Kate Morris and former locals like Larke Schuldberg will also be showcasing new, inprogress works. Laufer is a great example of where stereotypes of “chick lit” break down. Her newest finished play, Informed Consent, is inspired by the recent court case between the Havasupai tribe and Arizona State University. Tribal members submitted their blood to find out why the tribe was succumbing to Type 2 diabetes, but the researchers took the blood and did other unauthorized studies. “The consent document was wildly vague and so one of the things [the researchers] traced was geographical origins and found they originated in Eastern Asia,” Laufer says. “But the tribe’s creation myth is that they spring forth from the Grand Canyon and so it was
devastating to them. I like to write about where religion and science rub up against each other, so it’s the perfect story for me.” Another Laufer play, Leveling Up, is about a 20something video gamer who lands a job with the government flying drones and the consequences that come after. And Sirens is about a man who wrote a song for his wife that became an international hit, but when they take a cruise for their 25th anniversary, he hears a beautiful song, jumps overboard and ends up on the Sirens’ island where he faces his mid-life crisis. Laufer’s foray into playwriting came because of the Missoula Colony and the encouragement of Pulitzer-prize winning playwright, Juilliard drama teacher and Colony founder Marsha Norman. In 1997, Laufer was working as an actor in LA when she submitted a play to the second Colony on a whim and got in. “I knew nothing about playwriting,” she says. “But Marsha, within a day, said, ‘You’re actually a playwright.’” Norman invited Laufer to study playwriting at Juilliard for a year, which she did. And Laufer has been working on plays ever since, including End Days, which was produced by Montana Rep in 2010. “It changed my life completely,” she says. “I will always be grateful to Marsha and the Missoula Colony.” This year, the fourth time Laufer has attended the Colony, she’ll bring a work-in-progress that’s a little bit different from the science- and action-based stories she’s used to telling. The Three Sisters of Meehawken is a retelling of Anton Chekov’s Three Sisters. Considered Chekov’s most sensitive play, it tells the story of three sisters in a small Russian town who dream of a life in Moscow. Laufer’s version has three sisters trying to get to Manhattan from the small town of Meehawken, N.J. “It’s just a 15-minute ferry ride but they just can’t seem to get there,” she says. “It’s sort of about what makes a life a life, and the little things you can you do and strive for in your life and make it still meaningful.” The play’s roles call for a range of women from 20 to 80 years old—partly an effort on Laufer’s part to support a diversity of women. Along with Norman and other playwrights at the Colony, the goal is to see where playwriting is failing women, and do something about it. “If every theater in the country pledged to do one year of 50/50 production by men and women playwrights, they would find out that they had just as much success,” Laufer says. “It’s not something to complain about anymore. It’s just time to demand that the change happens.” The eight-day Missoula Colony offers public readings, plus panels and workshops Sat., July 12, through Sun., July 19. Deb Laufer’s Three Sisters of Meehawken will be staged Sun., July 13, at 8 PM. $15 per staging/$100 all-access pass. Visit montanarep.org.
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On board Snowpiercer is the smart person’s Transformers by Molly Laich
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If it doesn’t strike you as a little odd that a sci-fi, dystopian action movie starring Chris Evans (Captain America himself!) should have its first Montana screening at our quaint indie theater, the Wilma, it really should. I mention this at the start because I wouldn’t want action fans to confuse Snowpiercer for a quiet, contemplative film about a dying grandmother or something and thus miss out on a good thing. Make no mistake: This is a summer blockbuster in art-house clothing, and it’s one of the most entertaining and engrossing films to come out so far this year. In the year 2031, life on earth has been wiped out by an experiment designed to combat global warming gone wrong. Everything outside is a freezing wasteland, and the only people left alive are the few souls on board the Rattling Ark, a train that’s been circling the planet for the last 17 years. A complicated caste system has emerged, where the wealthiest inhabitants occupy the front of the train, with the poorest, lowliest citizens cramped in the back. Then there are the hired goons, motivated by god knows what, but nevertheless, they’re heavily armed and tasked with keeping order. In the very front car lives the train’s creator: Wilson, a mythical, Ozlike patriarch whose purposes include angering the downtrodden and keeping the sacred engine running. Now there’s a New Year coming and the poor people are plotting a revolution. Curtis (Chris Evans) is the reluctant hero, under the tutelage of a wise old cripple named Gilliam (John Hurt). Rounding out the crew we have Tanya (Octavia Spencer), a no-nonsense mother, and a young buck named Edgar (Jamie Bell) who’s old enough to remember a little what life was like outside of the train, but not much. Together, they plan to storm to the front and take over control. Once you get a look at the gelatinous cubes of protein they’re given to eat daily, it’s easy to see what would fuel such a mutiny. The revolutionary plot gets really personal when authorities from the front swoop in and kidnap a handful of the poor people’s children, including Tanya’s 5-year-old son. This is Korean director Joon-ho Bong’s first American film. He also adapted the screenplay from a French graphic novel, along with co-writer Kelly Masterson. Bong’s other films include Mother (2009), Memories of
Murder (2003) and The Host (2006), an excellent monster movie that remains Korea’s highest grossing film of all time (available on Netflix, stream it today). Bong’s films are defined by an unconventional, genre-bending style that weaves in elements of humor, family connections and surreal happenings, and so it’s no great mystery why a certain Hollywood executive (ahem, Harvey Weinstein) would want to chop the film down to a sniveling nothing. Legend has it, Weinstein lobbied to cut 20 minutes before agreeing to a wide release. When Bong refused the cuts, they settled on a compromise: Bong’s original cut would stand, but now with a limited U.S. distribution. For Montanans, it’s a win-win: Instead of a watered down action picture, we get an off-kilter, brilliantly written meditation on the best and worst attributes of humanity, and we get to see it at the Wilma. This is the thinking man’s alternative to the new Transformers movie. With a solid R rating, you can see the ax come down on the head—no dumb robot violence or implied, off-screen danger for this picture! If you think too hard about the logistics of a train containing its own fragile ecosystem housing hundreds of people that runs continuously for 17 years, you’re bound to find some problems, so just don’t do that. As a storytelling structure, the train provides a bizarre, linear and episodic unfolding of action. When the heroes conquer one car, they move onto the next one. From barber shops to protein bar factories to dance parties in progress, each car contains its own short story. I’m only just now getting to mention some of the superb supporting characters, such as the Korean drug addicts/gate-opening experts and Alison Pill as the suspiciously cheerful schoolteacher. Then there’s Tilda Swinton in full-on character-actor mode as the groveling yes-woman. At one point, she takes out her teeth and gums it up for the camera in an action that does everything for tone and nothing whatsoever to move the plot forward. How much do you want to bet that was the first thing old Weinstein wanted to cut? Snowpiercer continues at the Wilma.
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OPENING THIS WEEK BOTTLE ROCKET Wes Anderson’s ‘96 directorial debut follows quirky dudes on a crime spree. Starring Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson and Ned Dowd. Rated R. Screening at the Roxy Thu., July 10, at 7 PM. THE DANCE OF REALITY (LA DANZA DE LA REALIDAD) Chilean surrealist director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first film in more than 20 years blends his personal history with metaphor and myth. I’m guessing this is a li’l bit trippy. Starring Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores and Jeremias Herskovits. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy July 11-13 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES CGI apes battle for supremacy with a band of humans over who will become the most obnoxious, er, dominant, species. Starring Gary Oldman, Keri Russell and Andy Serkis. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Entertainer.
NOW PLAYING 22 JUMP STREET Officers Schmidt and Jenko go “deep undercover” at a local college, which entails a lot of multiple choice tests and stressful late-night essay writing. Lol, JK, they totally party it up, brah. Starring Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Ice Cube. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. AMERICA: IMAGINE THE WORLD WITHOUT HER In this documentary, a conservative thinker says it hurts America’s legacy to bring up the pesky unpleasant stuff in our history, like genocide of Native Americans and racism towards people of color. Directed and written by Dinesh D’Souza. Rated PG13. Carmike 12. BELLE A biracial woman becomes the first black aristocrat in 18th century England. Based on the real life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate daughter of a navy captain. History is cool! Starring Gugu MbathaRaw, Matthew Goode and Emily Watson. Rated PG. Wilma. DELIVER US FROM EVIL Eric Bana plays an NYPD officer who teams up with a priest to exorcise the demonic possessions plaguing the city. (Special Guest Reviewer Kate’s Mom gives Eric Bana an A+, the movie a B-.) Also starring Édgar Ramírez and Olivia Munn. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. EARTH TO ECHO A cute li’l owly eyed alien needs help from precocious kids to get home. Starring Teo Halm, Astro
Hipsters these days, man. The Dance of Reality opens Friday at the Roxy.
and Reese Hartwig. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
Cate Blanchett and Craig Ferguson. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Quirk-lovers rejoice, Wes Anderson brings us the lighthearted adventures of a mid-1930s concierge and a lobby boy. Starring Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham and Mathieu Amalric. Rated R. Wilma.
JERSEY BOYS Four dudes from a sketchy part of New Jersey get together, hone their falsetto and rise to become The Four Seasons. Starring John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Michael Lomenda. Rated R. Carmike 12.
A HARD DAY’S NIGHT John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Sir Paul “effing” McCartney star in the 1964 music film depicting a typical day in the life of the Beatles. Special 50th anniversary screening at the Roxy July 4-6 and 11-13 at 7 and 9 PM.
MALEFICENT Angelina Jolie rocks a bitchin’ horn headdress in a weird version of Sleeping Beauty. Also starring Elle Fanning and Sharlto Copley. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 Hiccup and Toothless discover a secret ice cave full of mysteriously adorable wild dragons and something called a Dragon Rider. Standing up for what they believe in and the power of friendship ensues. Starring the voices of Jay Baruchel,
SNOWPIERCER (SEOLGUK-YEOLCHA) It’s the future, global warming is gnarly, and everybody’s dead except for people on board the Snowpiercer train where, understandably, a pecking order is in place. Starring Chris Evans, Jamie Bell and Tilda Swinton. Rated R. Wilma. (See Film.)
TAMMY Melissa McCarthy is a well-meaning but goofy gal who hits the road with her drunken grandma, played by Susan Sarandon. I can’t tell if this will be awesome or terrible. Rated R. Carmike 12. TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Prepare for Two! Hours! and! Forty-five! Minutes! Of! Explosions! Starring Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.
Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle. 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. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 541-7469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Power Lunch for dinner by Jule Banville On the huge screen and the booming sound system, someone scored. It was either Cameroon or Brazil, but I wasn’t watching. I was listening to four dude’s dudes talk on their day off about asparagus panna cotta. A day later, the weekend dinner menu at Burns St. Bistro hit my Facebook feed. The third course (veggie option) seemed only a bit more polished than it did over IPAs and soccer din: Asparagus panna cotta, local shallot purée, pickled asparagus, charred asparagus, purple shiso, grapefruit. It all got figured out, more or less, during “Power Lunch,” what the Burns St. Bistro cooks call the Monday meeting where they bring all their weird, amazing, chef-y ideas for the week’s menu of sandwich specials, brunch and weekend dinner. Most of you probably know Burns St. does both a mean sammy and an ambitious brunch (check out Best Of in this very issue). But dinner’s been a slower burn. So, here’s the deal. Dinner on Friday and Saturdays from 5 to 9 p.m. Call ahead (although the fellas say it’s not a deal-breaker to just show up). Bring your own booze. Zero corkage fee. Eat adventurous food you can get nowhere else in Montana. Or maybe anywhere. It’s prix fixe: four courses for $35. For three courses, you get two options. For the main, you get three (typically a fish, a meat, a veg). From there, you’re in good hands with the guys letting me sit in on their brainy conjuring. The cast, in order of appearance: — Walker Hunter: owner/head chef/risk-taker. Hunter taught WRIT 101 as an adjunct at the University of Montana while getting his MFA. But he was always cooking and cut some teeth as No. 2 on the line at Missoula’s Pearl Café, where he worked for seven years. He and three partners opened BSB on the Westside (it’s in the same building as the Missoula Co-op) in 2012. — Ryan Smith: Grew up in Eugene, Ore. He’s the clean-cut one and was Hunter’s sort-of boss when he was chef de cuisine at Pearl. He’s also the first person Hunter told after getting news that baby No. 2 was twins. — Jacob Osborne: This guy’s cooked everywhere since coming to Missoula at 14. He’s BSB’s latest hire after a lot of credentialed chefs from out of town figured out what was going on and applied. Osborne had a creative spark—it’s probably one he molecular gastronomied (sure, it’s a word)—and now seems to have found a kitchen that’ll stick.
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— Brian Brock: A Butte guy who was serious about it at Red Bird for nine-ish years. You wanna talk breaking down animals with a saw? He’s your guy. Power Lunch has all the terms you’d expect of chefs sitting around and talking about food. Fluid gels, smoked grapes, remoulade, lamentations on the price of beef tongue... Hunter: “Used to be one place I could find it in town, the Albertson’s on Reserve, but then the buyer there told me the price skyrocketed and they stopped carrying it.” Smith: “Yeah, tongue is the new thing.” Brock: “We tried it at Red Bird. We couldn’t give that shit away.” This all came out of questions about how many of the menus explore, well, parts—off-cuts that aren’t typical food in steaks-chops country. For example, a choice for the first dinner course that week: Beef heart pastrami, pickled mustard seed, rye crumb, sauerkraut fluid gel, fried Brussels sprouts. I ate it. Delicious. Especially that gel. As Hunter says, the chefs aren’t inventing wheels. Some ingredients and preparation might be atypical, but the mashing of flavors is mostly traditional because those flavors work. Still, surprise is key. Dinner menus, for example, are intentionally vague so customers, including foodietypes, will get the joy of the unexpected. As soon as people figure it out, says Hunter, “we change it up. We change everything. ... I’m all for cooking the perfect pot of rice, but that’s not what we’re about here.” He’s also not about wearing a white coat, a silly hat and taking the lead all the time. He’s got too much respect for the people around him. The way Power Lunch works is Hunter comes with the list—the inventory of what they’ve got, what’s good now, what’s coming. Then they get to business for, sometimes, hours if the beer keeps flowing (which it does). Every sandwich and dish gets input from each chef and it’s expected they can and will cook all of it. They dig each other and it’s a boys’ club, for sure, but the egos of these accomplished chefs in their 30s seem to have gone the way of beef heart at Albertson’s. Every whim is welcome, even if it involves an Elvis sandwich with peanut butter and bacon powder. Everybody’s got a voice. Watching that work and later eating the results was sort of amazing. These are cooks who’ve arrived. They’ve learned from others and followed orders. They’ve sat on their own creativity and now they’ve got a seat at this exclusive food-nerd table, where they can be who they are and their ideas aren’t just ideas anymore. They’re dinner. So go, already.
[dish] Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway 728-8900 (across from courthouse) Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts. Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wi-fi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order. Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week. Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 Bernice's Bakery is a Missoula Landmark. 35 years of baking goodness. Open 6a-8p Bernice's offers an incredible selection of breakfast pastries, treats, cakes, and a fine, fresh lunch daily. If you've never been in you are missin' out. And if you haven't been in lately you really should make it a point to stop by. July is a great month for slow walks along the Clark Fork while you sip Bernice's iced coffee or a refreshing Arnold Palmer and nibble on a coconut macaroon. Picnic? Bernice's is your stop. We can load you up with all you need and off you go! Bernice's: made from scratch for your pleasure. See you soon. xoxo bernice. Open 6a - 8p seven days a week. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Mon.–Fri., 7:30–4, Sat. 8-4. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. 532-2056 This week at Brooks and Browns: Thursday 7/10 Big Brains Trivia 7-10 pm. Friday 7/11 Andrea Harsell 69pm. Monday 7/14 Martini Mania $4 Martinis. Tuesday 7/15 Burger + Beer $8. Wednesday 7/16 $2 Wells & $2 PBR Tall Boys. Have you discovered Brooks and Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 42 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great am-
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biance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo's original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. 926-2038 Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Sat 11am5pm. Downtown Missoula. $ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, a rotating selection of six soups, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive smoothie menu complement bakery goodies from the GFS ovens and from Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day, 7am – 10pm. $-$$
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Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula's Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$
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Third Annual Community Brew HAPPIEST HOUR The story: For the third year in a row, local breweries and tavern owners are releasing a beer specifically to benefit a community nonprofit. The last two Garden City Community Brews raised almost $15,000 combined, with proceeds going first to the Missoula Food Bank and then the Max Wave. This year the community brew will benefit the Summer Arts and Leadership Camp for homeless and at-risk youth, sponsored by Women’s Opportunity Resource and Development. The brew: Big Sky head brewer Matt Long is a bit of a clairvoyant. With high temps finally descending on Missoula, he’s cooked up a doozy of a lemon ale as this year’s community brew. Starting with a 5 percent base beer, Long toyed with different levels of lemon juice before hitting on a combo that showcases the lemon without overwhelming the beer’s own flavor profile. “The main takeaway is just the integration of flavors,” Long says. “You still want to be able to taste the beer flavors.” The final product weighs in at a crisp, sessionable 4 percent alcohol-by-volume. The feel-good effect: The Garden City Community Brew crew has suggested that with each first keg, participating bars donate $100 to WORD’s summer camp. The goal is to raise $9,000 to help fund the camp for roughly two
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years, and community brew partners have already donated $3,000 to support camp staff salaries in summer 2014. WORD volunteer coordinator Ben Brewster says the lemon ale is “just the beer to have this summer in Missoula,” and adds that without the initial support up front, the camp “wouldn’t even be running” this summer. The release: The third annual community brew is slated to debut July 10 at the Best of Missoula Party at Downtown ToNight in Caras Park, starting at 5:30. Afterwards, it’ll be available on tap at select bars around town, so keep those eyes open. —Alex Sakariassen Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$ Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $
Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$
Lucky Strike Sports Bar. Casino. Restaurant 1515 Dearborn Ave. 406-549-4152 Our restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Are you looking for Delivery without all the extra charges? Call 549-4152 and talk to Jacquie or Judy for more details. You can also get lunch and Coffee from Bold Coffee in the parking lot. Come into the casino for your chance to play Plinko, Spin the Wheel, or Roll the Dice for machine play. Open Mon-Sun 7am-2am. $-$$
Plonk 322 N Higgins 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an allencompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions.
Market on Front 201 E. Front St. marketonfront.com The Market on Front is more than a market with a restaurant. It is an energetic marketplace which offers an epicurean experience to excite the senses. It is also an energetic, vibrant marketplace creating an opportunity to taste and take home the products of artisans who create excellent products at awesome prices. This community centered specialty food destination features gourmet yet traditional prepared foods, sandwiches, salads, specialty cheeses, charcuterie, local brews, wines, espresso and so much more! $-$$
Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$
Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. 543-7154 (on the hip strip) Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $6? Anyone is welcome to join us for a delicious meal from 11:30-12:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food, great conversation and take some time to find a treasured item or garment in our thrift shop. For a full menu and other activities, visit our website at www.missoulaseniorcenter.org. The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Parkers’ Restaurant 32 East Front Street Exit 153, Drummond 406-288-2333 Find us on Facebook, Yelp or Foursquare. Offering over 125 different Burgers. Parker’s burgers
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are ground fresh daily. We patty them 1/4 pound at a time. We also have 1/2 pound and pound burgers! Most burgers are available all the time too, except for seasonal items. We’re open Tuesday thru Saturday 11am to 8 pm. We’ve also got Steaks, Pastas, Salads, Daily Specials and NOT the usual variety of home made desserts. Private parties and catering available. $-$$
Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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THURSDAYJULY10 Make eight gallons of bug juice and slap on some sunscreen before the Camp Daze kickoff, with Boys, Mega Bog, Sheer Agony and No Fancy at the ZACC. 8 PM. $5/$20 for threeday all access pass. Visit campdazemusic.com.
The annual North American Indian Days are plumb full of fun stuff, like drumming and dancing contests, Miss Blackfeet award, parade, PRCA Rodeo and more, July 10-13. Visit blackfeetnation.com.
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Retrace part of Lewis and Clark’s route with the annual Yellowstone Boat Float, which starts at Livingston, stops overnight in Big Timber and Reed Point and winds up in Columbus. Call 696-1996 for info. Release some stress during t’ai chi classes every Thursday at 10 AM at The Open Way Center, 702 Brooks St. $10 dropin class. Visit openway.org. Kids’ month at E3 Convergence Gallery presents a 3D painting workshop with Susie Risho, where ages 7-10 can create whatever creature their imagination conjures. Parents encouraged to stay and join in. 229 W. Main St. 10 AM-noon. $15 at the door/$12 per parent and kid, plus $5 for each additional child, if registered in advance at 830-3168 Undo that keyboard hunchback with Lunch Re-Boot Yoga, a gentle practice with Mary Hanson. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Thursdays, noon-1 PM. $40 for six classes/$9 drop-in. The Missoula Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets the second Thursday of each month at the Ronald McDonald House, 3003 Fort Missoula Road. 1 PM. Call Cindy Cone at 728-8283 or Ann Houston at 5438939 for more info. Free. Soon-to-be mommas can feel empowered, relaxed and nurtured during a prenatal yoga class, this and every Thu. at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks Ave., at 4 PM. $11/$10 with card. Drop-ins welcome. Call 360-1521.
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Can barely hear you. Modest Mouse plays the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater, along with Mimicking Birds, Wed., July 16. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 8. $40. Advance tickets at Rockin Rudy's, the Big Sky taproom or knittingfactory.com.
Taste la dolce vita when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs Thu-Sat from 4–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Call 549-8703. Visit tenspoon.com.
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Please welcome the new owners of the practice, Dr. Matthew Burgess and Dr. Caitlin Campbell. 700 South Avenue West • 549-4851
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[calendar] Celebrate what makes the Garden City so great with your favorite western Montana alt-weekly at the Best of Missoula award party at Caras Park. There’s live music from Cold Hard Cash Show, Locksaw Cartel and DJ Aaron Traylor, plus food and beer. Definitely beer. 5:30-8:30 PM. Free. The Bitterroot Public Library’s Fellowship Club meets to chat about Gregg Braden’s The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits. 68:30 PM in the west meeting room. Email jacostant@gmail.com for more info. They say there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues, but prove ‘em wrong when Mudslide Charley plays Draught Works. 6-8 PM. No cover. Sample classic suds while the Christian Johnson Project (featuring the esteemed Ed Boggs) plays classic country, blues and rock at the Bitterroot Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover. Local acoustic Americana duo Britchy teams up to outfit y’all with tunes at the Top Hat dinner show. 7 PM. No cover. It ain’t the wallflower who gets to take home the cutie, so get out there on the floor for the Country Two-Step dance class with Cathy Clark of NW Country Swing. Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. Due to popularity, there are now two levels: beginning two-step from 6:45 to 7:30, intermediate two-step from 7:45 to 8:30. Live band starting at 9. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Hone your performance skills at the Broadway Inn’s open mic night, with Big Sky Pool Party in the Cabana starting at 5 PM, singing and prizes at 9 PM. Includes $3 Big Sky beer special. 1609 W. Broadway St. No cover. Buckcherry-approved rock outfit Saving Abel plays the Palace, doors at 8 PM. $15. Tickets at the door or jadepresents.com/saving-abel-missoula. Strike gold when Paydirt plays countrytoe-tapping tunes at the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 9 PM. Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. $2 for dudes, no cover for women. (Hey, gotta make up for that wage gap somehow.) Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails won’t mind if you get a little bit hammered while they play string-band tunes at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. No cover. Come in like a wrecking ball when the Badlander hosts the TNT dance party, featuring hot Top 40 trax and a rotating cast of DJs. $2 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. No cover.
FRIDAYJULY11 The special Second Friday art show at Betty’s Divine features painter Nora Moseman and her hare-y wildlife works. 5-7 PM, with wine and Bernice’s treats.
Lord knows there’s way more art than one Friday can hold, so check out the ZACC’s Second Friday Gallery Opening, with local art, refreshments and free screenprinting. The name of Bob Ross frequently gets invoked. 5:30-8:30 PM. Visit zootownarts.org. Sure as folk, the Montana Folk Festival presents an international array of 250 musicians, dancers and crafters on seven stages. Dance non-stop or take a load off and snack on tasty food. Main Street of Butte from July 11-13. Check out montanafolkfestival.com.
Morgenroth Music Centers have been making music across Montana since 1957 by offering our customers high-quality, reasonably priced instruments to meet their needs. Today, our passion only intensifies as we have grown to provide the greatest selections of instruments, music, and accessories in the state, and a friendly staff of professionals to assist you. 1105 W. Sussex Missoula • 549-0013 • montanamusic.com Mon-Fri 9:30am to 6:00pm Sat 9:30am to 5:30pm
The Opera House Theater presents Wife Begins At Forty, a light-hearted take on midlife crisis, with performances running on weekends through August. 140 S. Sansome St. in Philipsburg. Visit operahousetheatre.com for ticket info and times. Cut loose at the Wilderness Act Celebration, with three days of music, games, puppet shows, food, brewskies, movie screening and fireside b.s.ing out at the Bull Lake Rod and Gun Club grounds on Highway 56, on Bull Lake south of Troy. Visit bit.ly/FiftyWildYears to learn more. Get a hit of cardiovascular exercise during Nia: The Joy of Movement, from 9-10 AM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $12/$10 members. Call 5417240. The Dana Gallery hosts an informal gathering for the kickoff to the Paint Out group project around 2 PM. Visit danagallery.com. The Women’s Circle Group Acupuncture at Mountain Sage Acupuncture Clinic, 725 W. Alder St. Ste. 1, focuses on women’s health issues and sounds comfy and nice. 2–5 PM, last appointment at 4 PM. Sliding scale treatments $20-40 with a first time administration fee of $10. Call (503) 593-7073.
Mullan Reserve combines the best of regional design and environmental sensitivity with amenities that promote an exceptional lifestyle. The result is Missoula's most innovative and comfortable apartment community.
Teens go toward the literary light during the Missoula Public Library’s Teen Writers Group, which meets every Fri. at 3:30 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721BOOK.
nightlife Taste la dolce vita when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs Thu-Sat from 4–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Call 549-8703. Visit tenspoon.com. Have an intellectual evening when Slightly Stoopid plays the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater, along with Stephen Marley and special guests. Doors at 5 PM, show at 6:30. $40/$35 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s, the Big Sky taproom and knittingfactory.com. Though Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortenson are somehow not involved, the
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You lookin’ at me? Saving Abel plays the Palace Thu., July 10. Doors at 8 PM. $15. Tickets at the door or jadepresents.com/saving-abel-missoula.
Eye Candy exhibit at Sandpiper Art Gallery probably looks nice anyhow. Multimedia works by assorted painters, woodworkers and sculptors are on display. 306 Main Street in Polson. Reception from 5-7 PM. Condon-based artist Bob Korn presents his Just Western Raku works which play on the traditional Asian style of sculpting. Reception at the Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins Ave., from 5-8 PM. The Russell and Rungius exhibit rounds up prints from Charlie Russell and Carl Rungius, with buffalo, grizzlies and other iconic critters. Reception at Montana Art and Framing, 709 Ronan St., from 5-9 PM. Illustrator Jacquie Reed presents works at Frame of Mind, 1706 Brooks St. (near the intersection with Mount) plus live tunes by Jacob Osborne. 5:30-9 PM. It’ll be a cheesy evening at Zootown Improv sketch comedy and improv evening at the Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. First St. W. Doors at 6 PM for 7 PM improv, followed by main show including sketch comedy from 7:30-9 PM, and another dose of improv from 9:30-10:30 PM. Beer, wine and Tarantino’s
pizza available. $12/$22 for two if purchased online. Tickets at stensrudplayhouse.com. Roll on over to the Free Cycles edition of Camp Daze, which features such capital bands as FUULS, WEEED, Whitefish’s Flip Wilsons and San Francisco’s Couches. 6-9:45 PM. $5/included in $20 pass. Check out campdazemusic.com. (See Music.) Chilluns can play while Mom and Pop get their whiskey on with Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat, 6-8 PM. No cover. July 11 features Pinegrass. Don’t yell out your ex-girlfriend’s name during Hump Day Bingo with Bob at the Lucky Strike Casino. Prizes for winners. Beware: $5 mini-fishbowls served all day. Bingo starts at 6:30 PM. Enjoy zee cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cinema night, the second Friday of every month. The series showcases indie and foreign films. Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoulapublibrary.org for info. Free. Western Union provides the tunes for the Bitterroot Dancers’ Country Dances at the Bedford Building, 223 S. Second St. in Hamilton. 7:30-11:30 PM. $7. Call 381-1392 for info.
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[calendar] Cut a rug when the Golden Age Club hosts dancing and live music in an alcoholfree environment. 727 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. 7:30-10 PM. $3. Call 240-9617 to learn more. Soak it up and sing it down to some 67,000 tunes when The Outpost Restaurant & Saloon, 38500 W. Hwy. 12 at Lolo Hot Springs, presents karaoke with KJ Mark, starting at 9 PM. Free. Call 273-4733. Sing a happy tune at the Evaro Bar’s Friday night karaoke and you just might win a prize. Starts at 9 PM, free to sing. 17025 US Highway 93 North. DJ Dubwise spins hot old-school and new dance party traxx at Feruqis, 318 N. Higgins Ave., starting at 10 PM. Free. Strike gold when Paydirt plays countrytoe-tapping tunes at the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 9 PM. Welcome to paradise, it’s I Love the 90s Night at Monk’s Bar with the Dead Hipster crew. Break it down to Meredith Brooks like you never have before! 9 PM. $3, plus drank specials. Costumes encouraged. John “Poncho” Dobson hosts open mic at Fergie’s Pub every Fri., where you’re bound to mingle with a mix of resort celebs, odd locals and dizzy soakers. You never know who’ll show up and play. It could be you. Starts at 3 PM. 213 Main Street in Hot Springs. Sign up ahead at 406-721-2416 or just show up. When the sun goes down, Russ Nasset and the Revelators shall come out and party at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover. Old-school reggae dude Don Carlos keeps it chill at the Top Hat. 10 PM. $20/$17 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s, the Top Hat or tophatlounge.com/events. Camp Daze’s Badlander showcase features Mirror Mirror and Normal Babies, both straight outta Spokompton, and Missoula’s Holy Lands and Mesozoic Mafia. 10 PM-1 AM or so. $6/included in $20 pass. Find out that there’s more to life than being ridiculously good-looking when Aaron Traylor hosts the new Top-40 dance night Zoolander at the Badlander. 10 PM. No cover, plus Montana Moonshine drink specials.
SATURDAYJULY12 The Montana Greek Festival features all the baklava and gyros you can put in your face, plus family activities, a tavern, Greek music and dance lessons and live music from Kostas. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 301 S. Sixth St. W. 10 AM-10 PM. $2, or free for kids, seniors, clergy and public servants, or if you “like” the Montana Greek Festival Facebook page, where there’s also a program and list of menu items.
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tances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM1 PM. The Opera House Theater presents Wife Begins At Forty, a light-hearted take on midlife crisis, with performances running on weekends through August. 140 S. Sansome St. in Philipsburg. Visit operahousetheatre.com for ticket info and times. Cut loose at the Wilderness Act Celebration, with three days of music, games, puppet shows, food, brewskies, movie screening and fireside b.s.ing out at the Bull Lake Rod and Gun Club grounds on Highway 56, on Bull Lake south of Troy. Visit bit.ly/FiftyWildYears to learn more. (See Mountain High.) The Billings Saddle Club hosts two days of Cowboy Mounted Shooting, in which talented shooters dress up in old-timey outfits and see who rides fastest and shoots best. Call 426-0700 to learn more. With a name like Nye Goes Nuts, how can you resist the charms of this family friendly event with barbecue, raffle, kid’s activities and, presumably, other totally off-thehook shenanigans. Nye, west of Columbus. 4 PM. Check out nyecommunityfoundation.org. (PS, Nye is on the way to some excellent fishing and hiking in Custer National Forest.) Calling all dramaturges and auteurs, the Missoula Colony 19 brings together playwrights from July 12-19 for workshops, readings and performances with folks like Deb Laufer, Julia Jordan, Molly Rice and Salina Chatlain. This year’s focus is on women writers. To learn more, check out montanarep.org. (See Theater.) Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Get a hit of cardiovascular exercise during Nia: The Joy of Movement, from 9-10 AM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $12/$10 members. Call 541-7240. The Herbal Foundations SEED Program offers an in-depth course in the healing power of plants, particularly herbs native to the Rockies. Students will learn how to grow and use herbs for medicinal purposes. Meets on the second Saturday of every month at Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. Third St. W., at 9 AM, through August. $650. Call 728-0543 or email gp@herbsmt.com to learn more. Prime people-watching is available for the Missoula People’s Market, which features all kindsa arts and crafts and tasty treats on the street at E. Pine and Higgins. Saturday mornings through September. Oil painter extraordinaire Robert Moore presents a one-day workshop where you can learn his tips and tricks at the Dana. 9 AM5 PM. $175, which includes materials. Call 721-3154 or email info@danagallery.com to learn more.
[calendar] Get musical while finding your flow when Brian Baty leads a live music Vinyasa yoga class, which features music by Nathan Zavalney, every Sat. from 9:30–10:45 AM at Inner Harmony Yoga, 214 E. Main St. Ste. B. $10/$8 students drop-in. Visit yogainmissoula.com.
Learn a way to mimic colorful batik designs with chalk and paper at the Saturday Family Art Workshop led by Cindy Laundrie, where kids and parents can create together. 11 AM-12:30 PM. Free. Call 728-0447 for info.
Tony Zenner reads from The Last Ride Up, about his bucket-list adventure on trails in western Montana, at Fact and Fiction. 10:30 AM-noon.
Tell ‘em you heard of the seventh annual Hip Strip Block Party before it was cool when this shindig presents family friendly games, comedy, performers, food and beer on the corner of Third and Higgins. 3-10 PM, with fashion show at 7. Free.
Your bedtime tales of college-age debauchery fall a little short of the mark. Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like storytelling, finger plays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM on Sat. and 2 PM on Sun. at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Missoula’s littlest readers are invited to Children’s Storytime at Barnes and Noble, featuring William Joyce’s The Numberlys. 11 AM. Free.
The Saturday Camp Daze showcase at the ZACC Below kicks off at 3 PM with J. Sherri, Clarke and the Himselfs, Idaho Green, Seattle’s Lures, Spokane’s Bad Hex, chills for a dinner break from 5:30-7, then kicks into gear with Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant, Globelamp, Sun Blood Stories, Neighbors and the always tasty Pancakes til 9 PM or so. $7/included in the $20 pass. (See Music.)
Float on. Alyse Black plays Stevensville’s Blacksmith Brewery Wed., July 16. 5:30 PM. No cover.
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nightlife Taste la dolce vita when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs Thu-Sat from 4–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Call 549-8703. Visit tenspoon.com. You’ll be in experienced hands when Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Trio plays snazzy tunes at the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.
Let your inner dancing queen cut loose with Tango Missoula’s Argentine Tango at the Downtown Dance Collective from 8-11:45 PM on the second Saturday of the month. $10/$16 for couples. Check out tangomissoula.com. Soak it up and sing it down to some 67,000 tunes when The Outpost Restaurant & Saloon, 38500 W. Hwy. 12 at Lolo Hot Springs, presents karaoke with KJ Mark, starting at 9 PM. Free. Call 273-4733.
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You can be positively sure that Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo will juice up the joint at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. 2for-1 Absolut drinks until midnight. Now free.
Basses Covered will get you all squared away at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave., from 6-8 PM. No cover.
DJ Dubwise spins hot oldschool and new dance party traxx at Feruqis, 318 N. Higgins Ave., starting at 10 PM. Free.
The Jack Saloon and Grill (formerly the venerated Lumberjack) presents live music on Saturdays. 7000 Graves Creek Road. 9 PM. Strike gold when Paydirt plays country-toe-tapping tunes at the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 9 PM. May all the oddballs get lucky when Bozeman’s One Leaf Clover plays its “mountain boogie rock” at the Palace. 9 PM. No cover. Voodoo Horseshoes does that ‘doo they do so well at Monk’s Bar, along with Lige Newton and Traders by Nature. 9:30 PM. No cover. Those scamps in The Hasslers present a CD release party and show at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free. Camp Daze packs up in style with Buddy “Tobey Maguire” Jackson, Denver’s In the Whale, Flagstaff’s Dragons and our own re-
oenophilia When it comes to wine, my favorite kind is the one I can pronounce. (I stole this joke from the internet, BTW.) But plenty of folks, particularly ones from warmer climes, live and breathe the intricate language of wine. Author Laura Grace Barrett, who divides her time between Bigfork, San Francisco and Puerto Vallarta (yeah, I’m jealous too), grew up in a wine-loving family. So wine-loving that they moved into a castle in Napa Valley to revamp the historic Chateau Montelena winery. This was back in the ’70s, when America’s culinary reputation was all about Ovaltine and processed cheese bricks, not so much chardonnay or aged cheddar. So it was pretty exciting when Montelena’s chardonnay won at the 1976 Paris Tasting, an event that put the winery on the map and helped usher in a new era of American winemaking. The 2008 movie Bottle Shock, starring Chris Pine and Bill Pullman, offered a fictional take on the 1976 tasting. Barrett recounts the real story as she recalls it in her new book, What Is More Real Than a Dream? Memoir of Chateau Montelena Winery. The book also includes recipes, Barrett’s artwork and memorabilia informed by Barrett’s lifetime of travel and cooking. She reads from the book and hosts a wine tasting at Shakespeare on July 17. You don’t have to know the difference between a cabernet sauvignon or a sauvignon blanc to appreciate that the often complex world of vino is tied to a greater appreciation of place, of time, of living well. —Kate Whittle
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WHO: Author Laura Barrett WHAT: Reading and wine tasting for What Is More Real Than a Dream? WHEN: Thu., July 17, at 7 PM WHERE: Shakespeare & Co. HOW MUCH: Free
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Hanging loose. Slightly Stoopid, Stephen Marley and guests play the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater Fri., July 11. Doors at 5 PM, show at 6:30. $40/$35 in advance at Rockin Rudy's, the Big Sky taproom and knittingfactory.com.
verby lovelies, Shahs. VFW. 10 PM1 AM. $5 for showcase, or included in the $20 pass.
SUNDAYJULY13 Beret it up at the Alliance Française de Missoula’s Bastille Day potluck celebration, barbeque and pétanque games. Bring whatever dish you like, with beverages available for purchase. Missoula Winery and Event Center, 5646 W. Harrier St. Noon-4 PM. Free.
Cut loose at the Wilderness Act Celebration, with three days of music, games, puppet shows, food, brewskies, movie screening and fireside b.s.ing out at the Bull Lake Rod and Gun Club grounds on Highway 56, on Bull Lake south of Troy. Visit bit.ly/FiftyWildYears to learn more. Calling all dramaturges and auteurs, the Missoula Colony 19 brings together playwrights from July 12-19 for workshops, readings and per-
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formances with folks like Deb Laufer, Julia Jordan, Molly Rice and Salina Chatlain. This year’s focus is on women writers. To learn more, check out montanarep.org. (See Theater.) Peter Matthew Bauer, AKA the sharp-dressed dude from The Walkmen, plays his solo tunes at the Palace. 9 PM. $10. Catch new thoughts with the Science of Mind Community during a Sunday service via the internet when Rev. Kathianne Lewis spreads a spiritual message at the Carriage House in Hamilton, 310 N. Fourth St., at 10 AM every Sun. Free. Call Barb at 375-9996. The Target Range Farmers Market gets into the swing of the season with several local produce vendors, out at 4095 South Ave. W. 10 AM-2 PM, Sundays through Sept. 28. I’ll House Your Pool with The Fox Den features hot summer tunes and cool hang-times with DJs Myrth, Hotpantz, Pandaura, Mike Stolin, Kettu and Kris Moon. Broad-
way Bar, 1609 W. Broadway. Things start rolling at 1 PM. $5. Your bedtime tales of collegeage debauchery fall a little short of the mark. Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like storytelling, finger plays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM on Sat. and 2 PM on Sun. at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721BOOK. Kick out the jams down the ‘Root at the dining room of the Sapphire Lutheran Homes, corner of 10th and River streets. Players of all levels are invited to bring their acoustic instrument, or just sit a spell and listen. 2-4 PM. Call John at 381-2483. Free.
nightlife Enjoy a rarefied evening when Blue Moon plays Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave., from 5-7 PM. No cover. Explore the idea of open intelligence and the peace, happiness and skillfulness that exists within
[calendar] you during the Balanced View open meeting, which runs every Sun. from 6-7 PM in the meeting room of the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free, but donations accepted. Enter from the back entrance. Visit greatfreedom.org for more info. The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band puts some swing in the month’s second Sunday when it plays the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, from 6–8 PM. $7. Polish your steps with $5 swing lessons prior at 4:45 PM. Visit missoulawinery.com. Close out the weekend in style at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis from 7:30 PM to midnight, plus live jazz and DJs. Starts at 8 PM with Front Street Jazz. Free. Bellow out your favorite pop tune so you can impress your friends and perhaps win a prize during a karaoke contest this and every Sun. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. $3 Fireball specials. Call 721-1798.
MONDAYJULY14 The always ramblin’ Travelin’ McCourys stop at the Top Hat to play bluegrassy tunes. Showtime at 8 PM. $30. Visit tophatlounge.com.
Calling all dramaturges and auteurs, the Missoula Colony 19 brings together playwrights from July 12-19 for workshops, readings and performances with folks like Deb Laufer, Julia Jordan, Molly Rice
and Salina Chatlain. This year’s focus is on women writers. To learn more, check out montanarep.org. (See Theater.) The Words with Wings day camp offers creative teens a chance to work one-on-one with professional writers on the UM campus and go on neat field trips around Missoula. July 14-18 and/or July 21-15, with morning or all-day sessions available. $175 for morning sessions, $275 for daylong camps. Learn more at missoulawritingcollaborative.org or call 549-3348.
Red Willow Center for Health and Healing Grab that ol’ trombone and head on over to Sentinel High School’s band room, where the Missoula City Band rehearses from 7-9 PM to practice before the Wednesday concert at Bonner Park. Call 7282400, ext. 7041.
Welcomes Joel Lankford, CBP To our practice Joel Lankford, CBP is available for appointment at Red Willow on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Singer-songwriter Kristi Neumann warms your heart while vino warms your liver at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave., from 7-10 PM. No cover. Get mindful at Be Here Now, a mindfulness meditation group that meets Mondays from 7:30 to 8:45
Call 529-2190
Therapeutic Yoga for Wellness meets for a dose of gentle yoga to ease your anxiety, chronic fatigue or other maladies. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Noon-1 PM. $40 for six classes/$9 drop-in. Call 721-0033. Brush up on your skillz with the Bridge Group for beginners/those in need of a refresher course. Missoula Senior Center, Mondays at 1 PM. $1.25.
nightlife Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages. Let’s get physical, physical, at the Zumba Fitness Classes at Lolo School cafeteria. Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7 PM. $2/free for Lolo residents. Register by calling Kathy at 273-0451. Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:45 PM. $12 buy-in.
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FREE fun for the whole family on the shore of Seeley Lake near Lindey’s Prime Steak House. ALL WEEKEND LONG
Camping, guided hikes, tours, family friendly activities, food, and more. Live music featuring: FRIDAY, SEPT. 5
Jack Gladstone SATURDAY, SEPT. 6
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Between a wall and a hard place. Peter Matthew Bauer plays the Palace Sun., July 13. 9 PM. $10.
PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Open to all religions and levels of practice. Free, but donations appreciated. Visit openway.org. Rock the mic when DJ Super Steve rocks the karaoke with the hottest Kamikaze tuneage this side of the hemisphere at the Dark Horse. Are you brave enough to let the computer pick your songs? 9 PM. Free. Open mic at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., seems like a fine idea, especially with 2-for-1 drink specials for musicians and the working class. 10 PM. Free. Maintain dignity for best results at Super Trivia Freakout. Winners get cash prizes and shots after the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. To tantalize those neurons, here’s a question: What is the largest size of wine bottle called? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife. Celebrate a stunning trivia victory (or soothe those loser blues) with country-blues singer Drew
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Landry, playing the Badlander around 11 PM after Super Trivia Freakout. No cover.
TUESDAYJULY15 All hail West Texas when James Lee Burke reads from his latest thriller, Wayfaring Stranger, at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7 PM.
Dance cuz everybody’s watching at the American Cabaret Style bellydance class at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. This class is great for beginners and experienced dancers alike. 6–7 PM. Visit madronadance.wordpress.com. You’ll be seeing stars at Bingo on Broadway, with cash prizes, $3 Sam Adams pints and food specials. Broadway Inn, 1609 W. Broadway St. 8 PM. $6 buy-in. Calling all dramaturges and auteurs, the Missoula Colony 19 brings together playwrights from July 12-19 for workshops, readings and performances with folks like Deb Laufer, Julia Jordan, Molly Rice and Salina
Chatlain. This year’s focus is on women writers. To learn more, check out montanarep.org. (See Theater.) Watch your little ones master tree pose in no time during yoga at the Children’s Museum of Missoula. 11 AM. 225 W. Front. $4.25. Precocious literature fiends ought to check out Children’s Storytime featuring The Day the Crayons Quit at Barnes and Noble. 11 AM. Free. Hey hunters and other liars, come on down to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conference room for Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters, at 5205 Grant Creek Dr., and work on your elk-camp locution with the best. All are invited. Noon– 1 PM. Free. It never hurts to be prepared, so check out Smart911, which gives vital medical and location info to Missoula County emergency responders in case you or a loved one has to call for help. Sign-up at Missoula Public Library from 1-3 PM. Free. (See Agenda.)
[calendar] Missoula Aging Services offers its Caregiver Support Group every third Tue. of the month at 337 Stephens Ave from 4–5 PM. Free. Cancer survivors at any stage of recovery are invited to the Yoga Beyond Cancer class with Dena Saedi, which focuses on gentle stretching, meditation, breath work and body scanning. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. 45 PM. $40. Students must have doctor’s okay.
nightlife Dangit, you slept in on Saturday again, but have no fear, the Missoula Farmers Market sets up on Tuesday evenings at the XXXXs to provide flowers, baked goods and all the servings of fruit and veg you layabouts need. 5:30-7 PM. EBT, WIC and senior vouchers accepted. It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, out on the corner of Third and Reserve, presents Black Mountain Boys Blue-
grass from 5:30-8 PM. Free. Call 327-0900.
day at 8 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First W.
Put on your red shoes and dance at the Country Dance Lessons, Tuesdays at the Hamilton Senior Center. The shindig steps off at 6 PM with a line dance, followed by 7 PM two-step and 8 PM country cha-cha.
Missoula’s venerated bluegrass enthusiasts Pinegrass play the Top Hat. 8 PM. Free. 21-plus after 9 PM.
Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. 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 Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. All ages and skill levels welcome. $10, $35 for four classes. Email tarn.ream@umontana.edu or call 549-7933 for more information. “So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow...” Learn to mine great lines from that fabulous mind of yours just like William Carlos Williams when you join other seasoned and novice poets for Poetry Club, now meeting every third Tues-
Sisters, Ore.-based Hobbs the Band is determined to deliver rock, blues and funk wherever it goes, including but not limited to Stage 112. 9 PM. Be sure to ask ‘em about a story involving a local noise ordinance. $5.
More events online: missoulanews.com Demand beer or death, Patrick Henry-style, when Laramie sevenpiece outfit The Peculiar Patriots play the Badlander. 9 PM. No cover. (Trivia answer: the Nebuchadnezzar, which holds 15 liters, or about 20 normal bottles’ worth.) For the love of Waltzing Matilda, don’t mention Fosters when Australia-based two-piece rock band Drop Tank plays the Palace. 9 PM. No cover.
Tickle my fancy. Drew Landry plays the Badlander Mon., July 14, around 11 PM after trivia. No cover.
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WEDNESDAYJULY16 Drummond rancher and painter Bill Ohrmann is featured for the screening of Sean O’Brien’s film Be Thou Always As a Guest, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. Missoula Art Museum. 7 PM. Free.
Calling all dramaturges and auteurs, the Missoula Colony 19 brings together playwrights from July 12-19 for workshops, readings and performances with folks like Deb Laufer, Julia Jordan, Molly Rice and Salina Chatlain. This year’s focus is on women writers. To learn more, check out montanarep.org. (See Theater.)
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Salute the Treasure State with the Montana Centennial Band Celebration, part of the Missoula City Band concert, in Bonner Park at 8 PM. Free. Get a calming start to the morning with the Weekly Sit Meditation at the Learning Center at Red Willow. Wednesdays, 7:30-8:15 AM. Previous experience meditating is helpful. $35 for four weeks/$8 drop-in. Hold all my calls, Sally, for I’m stepping down to Caras Park for Out to Lunch, which runs from 11 AM2 PM on Wednesdays with live local music and all manner of tasty things served out of food trucks. Yoga for Round Bodies with Leslie Burgess tailors to bigger folks who want to start yoga-ing. Learning Center at Red Willow, Wednesdays from noon-1:15 PM. Doctor’s release required. $80 for eight-week series. The Jocko Valley Farmers Market presents wholesome produce,
tasty baked goods and general cheer at the parking lot of the Hangin’ Art Gallery in Arlee. 4-7 PM on Wednesdays.
nightlife Dena Saedi presents the Yoga for Chronic Pain class at the Learning Center at Red Willow, which uses gentle stretches, meditation and breath work geared toward easing conditions like chronic back pain, fibromyalgia and arthritis. Wednesdays from 56 PM. Prerequisite one-on-one screening with Dena required. To schedule an appointment, call 406-721-0033. Seattle-based jazzy singer Alyse Black plays the Blacksmith Brewery in Stevensville, starting at 5:30 PM. No cover. Let’s get physical, physical, at the Zumba Fitness Classes at Lolo School cafeteria. Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7 PM. $2/free for Lolo residents. Register by calling Kathy at 273-0451. Rediscover “the magic which makes you legendary in your own mind� via the assistance of Mexican food and beer when “Poncho� Dobson hosts the Live and Loco open mic at the Symes Hotel, Wednesdays from 6-9:30 PM. Call 741-2361 to book a slot, or just come hang out and party. Free. Insert “Float On� reference here, ‘cause Modest Mouse plays the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater, along with Mimicking Birds. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 8. $40. Advance tickets at Rockin Rudy’s, the Big Sky taproom or knittingfactory.com.
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Win $50 by using your giant egg to answer trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 8 PM, plus specials on wings, pizza, domestic pitchers and $7 Harvest Moon pitchers. Sip a giggle water and get zozzled, baby, with the Top Hat’s weekly Jazz Night. 7 PM. Free, all ages. The always well-coiffed comedian Reggie Watts performs at the Wilma, along with goofballs Lucinda and Lulinda and a Great Falls trio’s rendition of “Loose Women and Good Beer.� Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $30/$25 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s, Ear Candy or reggieinmissoula.bpt.me. Proceeds benefit the family of the late Justin Fatz. Hijinks are in store when Boston hardcore band Opposition Rising plays Stage 112, along with Disaster Strikes, Bird’s Mile Home, Jacob Osborne and Buddy “I’m Not Wearing Hockey Pants� Jackson. 8 PM. $7. 18-plus. First 20 peeps get a free CD from Opposition Rising. Show your Press Box buddies you know more than sports and compete in Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30 every Wednesday. $50 bar tab for the winning team. If you think your Prince falsetto is good, that’s what matters, dear. Now go forth and rule the school at the Badlander’s Kraptastic Karaoke, beginning at 9 PM. Featuring $6 pitchers of Budweiser and PBR, plus $1 selected shots. Free. Local DJs deliver tunes and libations at Milkcrate Wednesday down in the Palace. 9 PM. No cover.
THURSDAYJULY17 Musical multitasker Brian Ernst works magic with some 20 instruments at a time at the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.
Calling all dramaturges and auteurs, the Missoula Colony 19 brings together playwrights from July 12-19 for workshops, readings and performances with folks like Deb Laufer, Julia Jordan, Molly Rice and Salina Chatlain. This year’s focus is on women writers. To learn more, check out montanarep.org. (See Theater.) Unwashed phenomenons and original vagabonds alike oughta perk up when Joan Baez plays the Dennison Theatre,
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Handy man. Reggie Watts performs at the Wilma Wed., July 16. Doors at 7 PM. $30/$25 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s, Ear Candy or reggieinmissoula.bpt.me.
7 PM. $42/$40 in advance at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.
$11/$10 with card. Drop-ins welcome. Call 360-1521.
Release some stress during t’ai chi classes every Thursday at 10 AM at The Open Way Center, 702 Brooks St. $10 drop-in class. Visit openway.org.
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Undo that keyboard hunchback with Lunch Re-Boot Yoga, a gentle practice with Mary Hanson. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Thursdays, noon-1 PM. $40 for six classes/$9 drop-in. Soon-to-be mommas can feel empowered, relaxed and nurtured during a prenatal yoga class, this and every Thu. at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks Ave., at 4 PM.
Taste la dolce vita when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs Thu-Sat from 4–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Call 549-8703. Visit tenspoon.com. Tom Catmull plays tunes for your auditory pleasure at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave., from 5-8 PM. No cover. Thursday is the new Friday, so let’s get the weekend started with Downtown ToNight, wherein an array of local music, food and bev-
erage is available for your afternoon enjoyment at Caras Park. 5:30-8:30 PM. Bigfork-based author Laura Barrett reads from her new book, What is More Real than a Dream? A Memoir of Chateau Montelena Winery, about her family moving into a Calistoga castle and turning it into an award-winning winery and showing up French people in the 70s. Ooh, plus, there’s a wine tasting. Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. 7 PM. (See Spotlight.)
July 17 Black Mountain Boys Family Activity
Girl Scouts of MT & WY
July 24 The Cold Hard Cash Show Family Activity
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
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Zootown Arts Community Center
It ain’t the wallflower who gets to take home the cutie, so get out there on the floor for the Country Two-Step dance class with Cathy Clark of NW Country Swing. Sunrise
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Born gifted. Joan Baez plays the Dennison Theatre Thu., July 17, at 7 PM. $42/$40 in advance at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.
Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. Due to popularity, there are now two levels: beginning two-step from 6:45 to 7:30, intermediate two-step from 7:45 to 8:30. Live band starting at 9.
More events online: missoulanews.com Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30– 10 PM. Hone your performance skills at the Broadway Inn’s open mic night, with Big Sky Pool Party in the Cabana starting at 5 PM, singing and prizes at 9 PM. Includes $3 Big
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Sky beer special. 1609 W. Broadway St. No cover. Colorado rock-funk-fusion band Digg makes its way down to the Palace, starting at 9 PM. No cover. Scruffy singer-songwriter Sean Hayes (not to be confused with the dude from “Will and Grace”, ahem) plays the Top Hat, along with Andrea Harsell. 9 PM. $17/$15 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s, the bar or tophatlounge.com/events. The Roadkill Ghost Choir brings indie rock played by bipedal humanoids to Stage 112, along with Desert Noises. Doors at 9, show at 10. $10 at seafarerentertainment.com. (See Music.) Bottoms up at the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot beats, cheap drinkies and people of assorted genders shaking their tailfeathers. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. $2 for
dudes, no cover for women. (Hey, gotta make up for that wage gap somehow.) Come in like a wrecking ball when the Badlander hosts the TNT dance party, featuring hot Top 40 trax and a rotating cast of DJs. $2 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. No cover.
All hail Two Buck Chuck. Submit events to Calapatra the Calendar Mistress at calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time and cost. If you must, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.
MOUNTAIN HIGH It’s been a long time since Congress passed anything so poetic as the 1964 Wilderness Act, which says, “A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” All you math wizards will note that this year is the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, and as such, there’s all sorts of parties throughout Montana, which boasts a nice chunk of that wilderness. The nonprofit Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness hosts a three-day Wilderness Act Celebration out at the Bull Lake Rod and Gun Club, south of Troy in Lincoln County. Activities include family-oriented outdoor adventures in the day, games, movie screenings and fireside chats in the
evening, plus a performance from singer Jack Gladstone on Friday. And before taking all that in, you can also take off either east to the Cabinet Mountains, or to the 88,000acre Scotchman Peaks Roadless Area, which is a proposed wilderness straddling northern Idaho and western Montana. It seems fitting to celebrate the Cabinets, one of the first designated wildernesses, while looking to a land that deserves future protection. —Kate Whittle The Wilderness Act Celebration features camping, puppet shows, food, brewskies, movie screening, Jack Gladstone performance and fireside b.s.ing out at the Bull Lake Rod and Gun Club grounds on Highway 56, on Bull Lake south of Troy. July 11-13. Visit bit.ly/FiftyWildYears to learn more.
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THURSDAY JULY 10 Get hooked on the Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament, which casts off July 10-12 at Fort Peck Lake. $300 per two-person team. Cash prizes awarded in several categories. Visit montanagovcup.com. Thursday Night Race League is more about the beer than it is about the winner, bless it, with 65100 racers competing in all sorts of categories on the lower mountain bike trails at Whitefish Mountain Resort, July 10-Aug. 21. Visit skiwhitefish.com.
SATURDAY JULY 12 Go the extra mile (or 99 of ‘em) at the One Helena Hundred, a bike ride along the Recreation Road off the Missouri RIver, from Cascade to Ulm for the metric century and a little further on for the mile century. Visit helenabicycleclub.org. The Welcome Creek Wilderness junket is a twoday hike, backpacking and wilderness survival class, with lessons on building fires, shelters and giving first aid. July 12-13. Contact Mike at jarnevic@earthlink.net. Show ‘em what an experienced woodsman/ lady you are after Northwest Connection’s two-day Animal Tracks and Sign Clinic out at the Swan Valley homestead. $250 covers lectures, transportation and guided field sessions; lodging will cost you a bit extra. Register at northwestconnections.org. The 78-mile Bearmouth to Helmsville ride with Missoulians on Bicycles includes plenty of stops for snacks. Meet at Eastgate Center at 8 AM for carpooling to the start at Bearmouth at 9 AM. You can also shorten the ride by meeting up at the Drummond Conoco. Visit missoulabike.org.
SUNDAY JULY 13 A marathon runs through Missoula during the one and only Missoula Marathon and Half-
Marathon. This award-winning race stretches from Frenchtown to downtown, and also includes a kid’s run, 5K Corporate Challenge and various post-race social beer-drinking activities. Visit missoulamarathon.org.
MONDAY JULY 14 The Ann Loughlin Junior Golf School starts today at the University Golf Course, with sections for ages 7-9, 10-13 and 14-plus. July 14-18. $100. Sign up by July 11 at the University Golf Course pro shop, 728-8629.
TUESDAY JULY 15 The always down-to-earth Montana Dirt Girls host a hike or bike ride every Tuesday at 6 PM. Check out the Montana Dirt Girls page on Facebook for ride info. Cyclists of a certain age are welcome to the Singles of Missoula Tuesday evening summer bike rides, where you’ll meet behind Conlin’s Furniture near 1600 S. North St. W. to ride the bike trail and possible get ice cream. Call 251-2616 for info.
WEDNESDAY JULY 16 Prance through the wildflowers with the 9.5mile-round-trip Carlton Lake hike in Bitterroot with the Montana Sierra Club; plus there’ll be educational chats about ski resort development on Lolo Peak, too. Contact Mary for meetup info at trekker320@aol.com.
THURSDAY JULY 17 Thursday Night Race League is more about the beer than it is about the winner, bless it, with 65100 racers competing in all sorts of categories on the lower mountain bike trails at Whitefish Mountain Resort, July 10-Aug. 21. Visit skiwhitefish.com.
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If you’ve ever had to make a 911 call, you know it’s generally not in an idle state of mind. It’s one of those times where quickly, efficiently transmitting basic information is of the essence. In 2012, Missoula became the first county in Montana to offer Smart911. The free service, which you can sign up for online and at the library on July 15, asks you to put in whatever information that’s important about yourself and your family in an emergency, and then it pops up on the 911 dispatcher’s screen. Optional information includes medical conditions or allergies to how many pets might be in your household. (Privacy lovers take note, the info is only shared with dispatchers and
first responders when you dial for help.) Missoula County also offers SmartPrepare and RaveAlert, which doesn’t let you know when a totally off-thechain dance party is going down, but rather will send you a text or call in case of flood, fire, zombie attack, etc. While emergencies aren’t fun to think about (except maybe for the zombie apocalypses) a little bit of preparation can make a big difference. —Kate Whittle Missoula County hosts a Smart911 signup at the Missoula Public Library on Tue., July 15, from 1-3 PM. Free. Check out co.missoula.mt.us/911center/smart911.htm.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY JULY 10
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Homeword offers a tour of the Gold Dust sustainable housing complex and its rooftop garden in the Northside. 330 N. First St. W. Noon-1 PM. Free, with light lunch provided, if you RSVP to jessica@homeword.org or call 532-4663 ext. 16.
This week’s Cheers for Charity and Run 4 Kids Post-Marathon Party at Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave., benefits Youth Homes. 5-8 PM. Free to attend; 50 cents from every pint sold goes to the nonprofit.
Overcome your fears and take a stand when Treasure State Toastmasters mentors folks in leadership and public speaking. Community Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free.
SUNDAY JULY 13 The Twyst of Lyme fundraiser features a silent auction, raffle, music by DJ Brad (gotta love Brad) and “skilled volunteers will be auctioned off to the highest bidder,” which is probably not as suggestive as it sounds. Proceeds support Lyme disease research. Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-ish PM. Check out bitterrootbrewing.com for info.
MONDAY JULY 14 Get immunizations crossed off your kid’s to-do list with the Missoula City-County Health Department’s back-to-school immunization program, which offers a sliding fee scale for folks without insurance, no child denied due to inability to pay. Hours are weekdays from 9 AM-4:30 pm, except Wednesdays, which open at 10 AM. Call 258-4745 for more info. Protect your noggin at the St. Patrick Helmet Sale, with low-cost bike, skateboard, ski and equestrian helmets for sale at the Old Western Montana Clinic Building, 515 W. Front St. Noon-3 PM. Plus, there’s $5 bike lights.
WEDNESDAY JULY 16 July 16 is the last day to register for A Camp to Remember, a day camp to provide healing, support and therapeutic activities to kids ages 5-12 who are grieving the death of a family member, from July 2124. Call the Tamarack Grief Resource Center at 5418472 or visit TamarackGriefResourceCenter.org for registration and info. The Community uNite benefit this week goes to the handy dandy good eggs at Home ReSource. Kettlehouse Northside, 5-8 PM.
THURSDAY JULY 17 The Vestibular Dysfunction Local Support Group meets every third Thursday of the month to share experiences and increase awareness at Element Physical Therapy, 2455 Dixon Ave. Noon-1 PM. Visit elementpt.com. Overcome your fears and take a stand when Treasure State Toastmasters mentors folks in leadership and public speaking. Community Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free. Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free.
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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CARBON DATING I am a single 58-year-old woman with a one-year subscription to eHarmony. In the six months I've been on, only two men have contacted me. Of the dozen men I've reached out to, only one responded, and nothing came of it. I'm stumped as to why I'm getting such a sparse response. I am attractive, am very fit, have a career, and own a home. Is my online dating experience typical for women my age? Sad to think I'll face the next 20 to 25 years without a partner. And I am NOT just sitting at home waiting for a man to fall into my lap. I'm in a cycling club, a wine group, a music lovers group, and a craft beer group. Yet none of it has produced a boyfriend. —Cobwebs On dating sites, where the face-toface embarrassment of overstepping the bounds of reality has been removed, 70something men are hitting on 30-something women as fast as their wrinkly fingers can hit "send." In other words, the youngest guy to even include 58-year-old women in his search criteria will likely want to talk about Titanic—not the movie but the boat wreck he survived. Sure, dating sites promote themselves as a bonanza-in-waiting for people of all ages, but the truth is, online dating is heavily skewed toward younger people. It works like dog years. You may be 58 on your passport and driver's license, but in Match.com years, you're 406 going on 407. Also, men on dating sites care first and foremost about your four or five profile pictures (in which you're competing with pix of women in their early 20s—typically the height of female hotitude). Musical interests? Favorite hobbies? You may as well list them in Cantonese. But there is hope for you, and it comes from behavioral economics research by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. It turns out that we decide the value of things not out of the blue but rather by comparing them with similar alternatives. In other words, you need an "anchor" to make yourself look more attractive to men, and no, I'm not suggesting you start accessorizing with the big iron thing from a ship. An anchor is a reference point for comparison. For example, after hearing about this concept on my radio show, a lumber company owner started stocking an expensive ceiling tile next to the one he sells a ton of, in order to make buyers feel they were getting a really good deal. Likewise, as a 58-year-old who takes
care of herself, you'll look far more appealing in a neighborhood filled with 58-yearold reference points than 20-something ones. Like, for example, on a dating site specifically for singles over 50, such as OurTime.com. The same goes for activities. The best groups for you are those where you aren't the anchor making some 22-year-old of average attractiveness look hot. It may also help to acknowledge and even try to laugh about how hard dating is for women your age. Seeing this simply as an annoying fact of life after 50 may help you take it less personally. It could also lead you to a greater appreciation of later life's small victories, like when sex ends with a man rolling over and snoring (as opposed to being zipped into a bag by the coroner).
HOOKED ON A FELON My best friend's new boyfriend is a convicted sex offender who has three children from three different women. He has no job and pays no child support. I've tried in vain to convince her that he's a bad bet. They keep insisting we all go to dinner so I can "get to know" him. How do I explain that I want nothing to do with him without ruining our friendship? —Uncomfortable When your friend meets guys online, it shouldn't be on MegansLaw.com. Unfortunately, pointing this out to her is probably futile. We're slaves to our ego, determined to see ourselves as smart, lovable, and making wise choices, even if it takes believing the unbelievable: "Soulmate, inmate—what's the difference?" What you don't have to do is accept their offer of a ringside seat. Instead, tell her you're happy she's happy but you'd prefer to spend time with her alone. Her knowing you disapprove of him may put a gash in your friendship, but it may be a smaller gash if you stop trying to convince her. This may mean you'll be around when she needs you most—after things go south. Maybe you can at least keep her from immediately seeking his replacement, like by dolling herself up and lingering outside parole hearings: "Hey, handsome...didn't I see you on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'?"
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EMPLOYMENT give you PAID training to learn a trade you can use nationwide and become a Home Entertainment Technician servicing Dish Network customers. Enjoy the security that comes with steady employment, competitive wages, quarterly raise and advancement opportunities, and an excellent benefits and rewards program. We are the largest Regional Service Provider for Dish Network in the Pacific Northwest, with over 25 years in the satellite industry and 12 offices across 5 states, we are growing!! Join us! No experience required, light construction experience is helpful. To apply and view full job description including duties and requirements, visit us at: Benefits: - Partial employer contribution to Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life after 60 days - PTO offered after 6 months of employment 2 paid holidays after 6 months of employment - Verizon Wireless discount - Receive incentive for meeting monthly sales requirement Compensation: $12.00/hr starting pay, plus sales incentives. Benefits start after 60 days. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 10061383
PROFESSIONAL Director of Development Adventure Cycling Association seeks an energetic, well-organized, and goal-oriented person to serve as our leader on development and fundraising. This is a unique opportunity to grow the resource base for North Americaís largest bicycling membership group, at a time when our members and donors are becoming more supportive than ever of Adventure Cyclingís mission and project work. We seek a team player who loves to raise (and help others raise) financial resources for good causes ñ in our case, bicycling and bicycle travel. The position is based at Adventure Cycling’s headquarters in beautiful and bike-friendly Missoula, Montana.Please submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample directly to Adventure Cycling, c/o Sheila Snyder, Chief Operations Officer, P.O. Box 8308, Missoula, MT 59807. You may also submit your application electronically to ssnyder@adventurecycling.org. The writing sample will preferably be something related to fundraising activities, such as a short grant proposal, a solicitation letter or appeal, or an annual report with a focus on donors. Application deadline: The position is open until filled. We will begin reviewing resumes and requesting interviews on July 31, 2014. Wanted:Advancement Director Blue Mountain Clinic has an opening for a full-time Advancement Director! The person in this position has overall responsibility for Blue Mountain Clinicís event management, grant/donor cultivation and maintenance, educational outreach /advocacy programs, marketing, and external communications including: newsletters, website content, and public speaking. The ideal candidate will have experience and skills in non-profit organizational work, event and database man-
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SKILLED LABOR Lumber Laborer Position Heavy lifting involved!! Class B license w/ air preferred! Must have experience working w/ lumber and forklifts. VALID DL REQUIRED. A construction/materials company is seeking someone to fill a permanent full time temp to hire position. Monday through Friday. Looking at a starting wage of $10/hr. This position will be filled quickly! You would be building lumber packages. If not already current, they would forklift certify you. Must know how to use a tape measurer!! Full job description at Missoula Job Serv-
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HEALTH CAREERS Part Time CAREGiver for Elderly Veterans Do you want to help our Veterans? Do you think that our Veterans deserve the utmost respect? Are you someone that likes to reminisce about days gone by? Do you like helping others in need? If you answered yes to all of these questions, then this is the job for you! We are looking for a few compassionate, dedicated, caring individuals to help Veterans in our community. Jobs duties may include; meal preparation, light housekeeping, companionship, personal care, and lending an ear to some great stories! Our selection process includes an interview process, reference checks, and an all-inclusive background check. Why go to so much trouble you
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By Rob Brezsny
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Is there an important resource you don't have in sufficient abundance? Are you suffering from the lack of an essential fuel or tool? I'm not talking about a luxury it would be pleasant to have or a status symbol that would titillate your ego. Rather, I'm referring to an indispensable asset you need to create the next chapter of your life story. Identify what this crucial treasure is, Gemini. Make or obtain an image of it, and put that image on a shrine in your sanctuary. Pray for it. Vividly visualize it for a few minutes several times a day. Sing little songs about it. The time has arrived for to become much more serious and frisky about getting that valuable thing in your possession.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Since 1981, Chinese law has stipulated that every healthy person between the ages of 11 and 60 should plant three to five trees per year. This would be a favorable week for Chinese Cancerians to carry out that duty. For that matter, now is an excellent time for all of you Cancerians, regardless of where you live, to plant trees, sow seeds, launch projects, or do anything that animates your fertility and creativity. You now have more power than you can imagine to initiate long-term growth.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The weeks preceding your birthday are often an excellent time to engage the services of an exorcist. But there's no need to hire a pricey priest with dubious credentials. I can offer you my expert demon-banishing skills free of charge. Let's begin. I call on the spirits of the smart heroes you love best to be here with us right now. With the help of their inspirational power, I hereby dissolve any curse or spell that was ever placed on you, even if it was done inadvertently, and even if it was cast by yourself. Furthermore, the holy laughter I unleash as I carry out this purification serves to expunge any useless feelings, delusional desires, bad ideas, or irrelevant dreams you may have grown attached to. Make it so! Amen and hallelujah!
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You know what it's like to get your mind blown. And I'm sure that on more than one occasion you have had your heart stolen. But I am curious, Virgo, about whether you have ever had your mind stolen or your heart blown. And I also wonder if two rare events like that have ever happened around the same time. I'm predicting a comparable milestone sometime in the next three weeks. Have no fear! The changes these epiphanies set in motion will ultimately bring you blessings. Odd and unexpected blessings, probably, but blessings nonetheless. P.S.: I'm sure you are familiar with the tingling sensation that wells up in your elbow when you hit your funny bone. Well, imagine a phenomena like that rippling through your soul.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Since 2008, Marvel Studios has produced nine movies based on characters from Marvel Comics. They're doing well. The Avengers earned $1.5 billion, making it the thirdhighest-grossing film of all time. Iron Man 3 brought in over a billion dollars, too, and Thor: The Dark World grossed $644 million. Now Marvel executives are on schedule to release two movies every year through 2028. I'd love to see you be inspired by their example, Libra. Sound fun? To get started, dream and scheme about what you want to be doing in both the near future and the far future. Then formulate a flexible, invigorating master plan for the next 14 years.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): While in Chicago to do a series of shows, comedian Groucho Marx was invited to participate in a séance. He decided to attend even though he was skeptical of the proceedings. Incense was burning. The lights were dim. The trance medium worked herself into a supernatural state until finally she announced, "I am in touch with the Other Side. Does anyone have a question?" Groucho wasn't shy. "What is the capital of North Dakota?" he asked. As amusing as his irreverence might be, I want to use it as an example of how you should NOT proceed in the coming week. If you get a chance to converse with higher powers or mysterious forces, I hope you seek information you would truly like to know.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In one of her poems, Adrienne Rich addresses her lover: "That conversation we were always on the edge / of having, runs on in my head." Is there a similar phenomenon in your own life, Sagittarius? Have you been longing to thoroughly discuss certain important issues with a loved one or ally, but haven't found a way to do so? If so, a breakthrough is potentially imminent. All of life will be conspiring for you to speak and hear the words that have not yet been spoken and heard but very much need to be.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): This would be a fun time for you to brainstorm about everything you have never been and will never be. I encourage you to fantasize freely about the goals you don't want to accomplish and the qualities you will not cultivate and the kind of people you will never seek out as allies. I believe this exercise will have a healthy effect on your future development. It will discipline your willpower and hone your motivation as it eliminates extraneous desires. It will imprint your deep self with a passionate clarification of pursuits that are wastes of your precious energy and valuable time.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Why do birds fly? First, that's how they look for and procure food. Second, when seasons change and the weather grows cooler, they may migrate to warmer areas where there's more to eat. Third, zipping around in mid-air is how birds locate the materials they need to build nests. Fourth, it's quite helpful in avoiding predators. But ornithologists believe there is yet another reason: Birds fly because it's fun. In fact, up to 30 percent of the time, that's their main motivation. In accordance with the astrological omens, Taurus, I invite you to match the birds' standard in the coming weeks. See if you can play and enjoy yourself and have a good time at least 30 percent of the time.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Every year, the U.S. government spends $25,455 per capita on programs for senior citizens. Meanwhile, it allocates $3,822 for programs to help children. That's only 15 percent as much as what the elders receive. In the coming weeks, Pisces, I believe your priorities should be reversed. Give the majority of your energy and time and money to the young and innocent parts of your life. Devote less attention to the older and more mature aspects. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you need to care intently for what's growing most vigorously. 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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PUBLIC NOTICES INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for construction of the Lost Horse Siphon Project will be received by Ward Irrigation District at the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc. until 4 PM local time on July 25, 2014, and then publicly opened and read aloud. The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following major items: installation of a high density polyethylene inverted siphon under Lost Horse Creek, opentrench installation of a steel pipe under Montana Rail Link rail, earthwork associated with increasing height of canal bank, installation of concrete pipe inlet and outlet features, and temporary stream diversion. The Contract Documents consisting of half size Drawings and Project Manual may be ex-
amined or obtained at the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc. 3011 Palmer Street Missoula, Montana 59808. Required deposit is $100 per set, which is not refundable, by regular mail or United Parcel Service (UPS). Payment of an additional $25 is required for express mail. In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the plan exchange in Missoula and Montana Contractors-Helena. There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., 3011 Palmer Street, Missoula, Montana, 59808 at 1 PM on July 10, 2014. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged to attend. A tour of the project site(s) will be conducted after the meeting. The CONTRACTOR(s) is required to be an Equal Opportunity Em-
MNAXLP ployer. To view the Invitation to Bid in its entirety please visit the Clark Fork Coalition’s website at: www.clarkfork.org Joan E. Cook LAW OFFICE OF JOAN E. COOK 2423 Mullan Road Missoula, MT 59808 (406) 543-3800 office@cooklaw.com Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. NO. 3 PROBATE NO. DP14.31 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: PATRICIA ANN GILLAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Joseph P. Gillan has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims
within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to the abovenamed as the attorney of record for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 20th day of June, 2014. /s/ JOAN E. COOK MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-14-709 Dept. No. 3 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF MARY CHRISTINE WILCOX, Petitioner. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Petitioner, Mary Christine Wilcox, has petitioned the
Montana Fourth Judicial District Court in Missoula, County for a change of name from Mary Christine Wilcox to Christine Wilcox Holmes, and the Petition for Name Change will be heard by this Court on the 7th day of August, 2014, at 9 o’clock a.m., in the Montana Fourth Judicial District Court located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 26th day of June, 2014. /s/ Shirley Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Kersten Seilstad, Deputy MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Cause No. DP14-78 NOTICE TO
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PUBLIC NOTICES CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NANCY REBECCA PETERS, 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 Martha Lee Gilmore, 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. DATED this 5th day of April, 2014. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Don C. St. Peter I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED this 1st day of May, 2014. /s/ Martha Lee Gilmore, Personal Representative
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause No. DP14-74 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ERNEST G. SZECHENYI, 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 Anne Carson Daly, 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. DATED this 23rd day of June, 2014. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Don C. St. Peter I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true, accu-
MNAXLP rate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED this 23rd day of June, 2014. /s/ Anne Carson Daly, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DR-114-328 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: HAYLEY JEAN WRIGHT, Petitioner, and STEVEN LUDWIG, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: You, the Respondent, are hereby summoned to answer the Petition in this action, which is filed with the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Petitioner’s attorney within twenty-one days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your fail-
ure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Petition. This action is brought to obtain a dissolution of marriage. There is no real property involved in this action. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, the 18th day of June, 2014. SHIRLEY E. FAUST, Clerk of the District Court By: /s/ Heather Olean, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No.: DP-14-109 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: RICHARD BOWMAN-BROWN, 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 Alex J. Bowman-Brown, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 25th day of June, 2014. /s/ Alex J. Bowman-Brown, Personal Representative Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC By: /s/ Daniel P. Cahalan Attorneys for Alex J. BowmanBrown, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-14-121 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD VERNON GOODWIN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michele Meltzer has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons hav-
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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 Ralph H. Johns, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Paul E. Fickes, Esq., 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 17th day of June, 2014. /s/ Ralph H. Johns c/o Paul E. Fickes, Esq. 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana 59802 /s/ Paul E. Fickes, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-14-126 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEONARD L. OAKLEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
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ment recorded as Instrument No. 201314082 BK: 916, PG: 448, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 12/01/13 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 14, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $191,593.62. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $188,696.17, 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 September 22, 2014 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
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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. (TS# 7023.109711) 1002.268752File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/20/02, recorded as Instrument No. 200234954 Bk: 693 Pg: 1065, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Kenneth D. Mohler an unmarried man, and Christine F. Waylett an unmarried woman was Grantor, Montana Mortgage Company, a Montana Corporation was Beneficiary and Insured Titles, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles, Inc. as
Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 6 of Wheatgrass Acres, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200632752 Bk: 789 Pg: 633, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/11 installment pay-
PUBLIC NOTICES ment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 14, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $132,328.58. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $106,323.88, 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 September 22, 2014 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. (TS# 7023.96546) 1002.262042File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/28/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200526712 Bk-761 Pg1482, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Leroy Tripp, and Janie A Tripp, husband and wife was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender was Beneficiary and Charles J. Peterson was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Charles J. Peterson as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot
69B-1 of Orchard Home Company’s Addition No. 6, Lots 69B-1 and 69B-2, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201322329 B:922 P:295 , beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon fka the Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWMBS, Inc., CHL Mortgage pass-through Trust 2005-30, Mortgage pass-through Certificates, Series 2005-30. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 09/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 21, 2014, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $640,046.59. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $439,344.54, 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 September 30, 2014 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
MNAXLP accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 8193.20300) 1002.269188File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 15, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Situated in the County of Missoula, State of Montana: LOT 32A of Daly’s Addition, Block 28, Lots 31 and 32, according to the official recorded plat thereof. LESS AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM: Unit B as shown and defined in the Declaration of Condominium for Garfield Condominium Association, Inc., a residential condominium together with its exhibits as recorded in Book 774 of Micro Records Page 190 and recorded as Condo 000112, of the official records of Missoula County, Montana, located on Lot 32A of Daly’s Addition, Block 28, Lots 31 and 32, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. TOGETHER WITH an undivided proportionate interest in the general common elements and limited common elements appurtenant to said Unit B as said general common elements and limited common elements are defined in the Declaration of Condominium. SUBJECT TO Declaration for Condominium recorded in Book 774 of Micro Records at Page 190 and as CONDO 0112 and as amended in Book 780 of Micro Records at Page 817 and as amended in Book 891 of Micro Records at Page 396 and the Bylaws of Garfield Condominium Association, Inc., recorded in Book 774 of Micro Records at Page 192 More Accurately Described As Follows: Unit A as shown and defined in the Declaration of Condominium for Garfield Condominium Association, Inc., a residential condominium together with its exhibits as recorded in Book 774 of Micro Records Page 190 and recorded as Condo 000112, of the official records of Missoula County, Montana, located on Lot 32A of Daly’s Addition, Block 28, Lots 31 and 32, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. TOGETHER WITH an undivided proportionate interest in the general common elements and limited common elements appurtenant to said Unit B as said general common elements and limited common elements are defined in the Declaration of Condominium. SUBJECT TO Declaration for Condominium recorded in Book 774 of Micro Records at Page 190 and as CONDO 0112 and as amended in Book
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780 of Micro Records at Page 817 and as amended in Book 891 of Micro Records at Page 396 and the Bylaws of Garfield Condominium Association, Inc., recorded in Book 774 of Micro Records at Page 192 Pieter Sween, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated May 16, 2011 and recorded May 27, 2011 in Book 878, Page 112 under Document No. 201108697. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $981.65, beginning January 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of March 14, 2014 is $173,959.96 principal, interest at the rate of 5.250% now totaling $11,741.33, escrow advances of $9,872.98, suspense balance of $-38.75 and other fees and expenses advanced of $376.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $25.02 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor,
successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: April 8, 2014 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene 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 8th day of April, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2020 Citimortgage V Sween 42090.084 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 15, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: CLEARVIEW VILLAGE CONDOMINIUMS UNIT NUMBER 41 SITUATED IN BLOCK 1 OF AMENDED PLAT OF HILLVIEW HEIGHTS ADDITION NUMBER TWO, TO THE CITY OF MISSOULA, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN BOOK 106 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 1449, RECORDS OF MISSOULA COUNTY, TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED 2.18% INTEREST IN THE GENERAL COMMON ELEMENTS FOR EACH UNIT, AND TOGETHER WITH THE USE OF THE LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS AS ESTABLISHED AND DEFINED IN THE AFORESAID DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM Jody L Wians and Joshua T Gill, as Grantor(s),
conveyed said real property to Charles J Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated May 11, 2006 and recorded May 12, 2006 in Book 774, Page 375 under Document No. 200611021. The beneficial interest is currently held by Green Tree Servicing, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $678.82, beginning February 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of April 25, 2014 is $77,839.13 principal, interest at the rate of 6.75% now totaling $6,913.35, late charges in the amount of $231.04, escrow advances of $1,646.71, plus accruing interest at the rate of $14.40 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (includ-
ing 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 8, 2014 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene 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 8th day of April, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2020 Green Tree Vs. Wians 42072.141 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 26, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PREMISES, IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA TOWIT: LOT 25 AND 26 IN BLOCK 45 OF DALY’S ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO. : 145107, TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO.: 145107 Oren David Stead and Rebecca L Stead, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to I.R.E. Processing, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Beneficial Montana Inc. DBA Beneficial Mortgage Co., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated August 18, 2005 and recorded August 23, 2005 in Book 758 page 988 under Document No. 200521811. The beneficial interest is currently held by Beneficial Financial I Inc. Successor by merger to Beneficial Montana Inc. DBA Beneficial Mortgage Co. 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
PUBLIC NOTICES by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $992.07, beginning October 23, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 2, 2014 is $127,315.89 principal, interest at the rate of 7.29% now totaling $6,255.36, late charges in the amount of $450.64, and other fees and expenses advanced of $15,564.44, plus accruing interest at the rate of $25.43 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: April 21, 2014
/s/ Lisa J Tornabene 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 21st day of April, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2020 Hsbc V. Stead 42068.090 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 2, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 56 of Grantland Thirteen, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Barak B. Longnecker and Bethany A. Longnecker, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated April 17, 2009 and recorded on April 17, 2009 in Book 837, Page 802 under Document No. 200908766. The beneficial interest is currently held by Provident Funding Associates, L.P. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,425.30, beginning October 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 2, 2014 is $385,211.47 principal, interest at the rate of 5.875% now totaling $15,149.44, late charges in the amount of $1,091.43, and other fees and expenses advanced of $83.06, plus accruing interest at the rate of $62.00 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the
MNAXLP 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 25, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez 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 25th day of April, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that he executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Provident V Longnecker 41862.301 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 22, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door
of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 3 in Block 3 of El Mar Estates Phase II, a platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Dawn Hofman and Jurian Hofman, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated November 20, 2006 and recorded November 21, 2006 in Book 787, Page 1012 under Document No. 200630237. The beneficial interest is currently held by HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Trustee for the registered holders of Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-3. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $743.08, beginning August 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 May 9, 2014 is $162,521.09 principal, interest at the rate of 5.18% now totaling $14,788.86, late charges in the amount of$ 604.43, escrow advances of $7,548.09, suspense balance of $-58.81 and other fees and expenses advanced of $8055.90, plus accruing interest at the rate of $23.38 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or 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 14, 2014 /s/ Dalia Martinez 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 14th day of April, 2014, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that he executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Ocwen V Hofman 41495.603
CLARK FORK STORAGE
will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 20, 95, 149, 201, 263, 293, OS50. 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 7/21/2014 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 7/24/2014 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.
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RENTALS APARTMENTS 1 bedroom, 1 bath, $575, Downtown, coin-op laundry, offstreet parking, W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 1 bedroom, 1 bath, $575, quiet cul-de-sac, Near Good Food Store, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 1 bedroom, 1 bath, $650, Off Broadway, Newer Complex, Walk-in closet, open concept, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 1024 Stephens Ave. #12. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, coinops, cat? $675. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1315 E. Broadway #9. 2 bed/1.5 bath, close to U, coin-ops on site, pet? $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
bath, University area. $650. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2236 Foothills: 2 Bedroom, South Hills, Deck overlooking Missoula, Hook-ups, Off-street parking, $675. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106
Floor, Big storage, Near downtown, ALL paid, $595. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106 733 W. Sussex Ave. #2. 2 bed/1bath, central location, coin-ops, storage, A/C $700. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
801 Prince: 1 Bedroom, Single car garage, Recently redone, Second floor, Heat paid, Central, $695. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106 Is your Property Manager a NARPM Member? http://www.westernmontana.na rpm.org/
2329 Fairview #2. 2 bed/1 bath, shared yard. Central location. $725.00. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 303 E. Spruce St. # 1. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, coin-ops on site, cat? $575. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 422 Madison: 1 Bedroom, Onsite laundry facilities, Lower level w/ egress, Nice, Below business, Cat OK, $475. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106 450 Scott: Studio with vaulted ceilings, Full kitchen & bath, 2nd
1547 S. Higgins Ave. #5 1 bed/1 bath, central location, A/C, coin-ops. $675. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1717 S. 13th St. “A”. 3 bed/1 bath, central location, DW, W/D hookups, cat? $1000 Grizzly Property Management 5422060 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $595, in Lolo, 4-plex, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, hot water boiler heat, W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, $755, 62 and older community, first floor, DW, large closets, coin-op laundry, storage, basic cable, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 212 S. 5th St. E. #2. 1 bed/1
Low-Income Multi-Family Housing continuing to take applications for 1, 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Apartments for placement on waiting list.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-877-7353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611
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RENTALS NEW COMPLEX!! Behind Missoula. Federal Credit Union off Russell. Studio, 1 Bedroom & 2 Bedroom units, hardwood laminate flooring, A/C, DW, new appliances, coin op laundry, storage and off-street parking. W/S/G paid. Studio & 1 Bedroom units have large walk-in closets, 2 bedroom units have W/D hookups. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 Our members are: licensed, educated, professional, bound by a code of ethics, and have a duty to provide the best possible service. http://www.westernmontana.narpm.org/ Owners: looking for a professional to take care of your investment? Relax and leave it to the best in the business: Western Montana Chapter of NARPM http://www.westernmontana.na rpm.org/ Rent from the best Property Managers in Western Montana http://www.westernmontana.na rpm.org/ The Historic Lenox Flats at 307 Woody is now leasing for (1) Studio, $550/monthly, with all utilities paid. As an extra amenity, approved lessees will receive free transportation from Mountain Line, in the form of an EZ Pass! This units boast heating & A/C, as well as being centrally located in beautiful downtown Missoula! The Clark Fork river is just minutes away! Bike, walk or bus? Then downtown is for you! Apply today! Contact Matty Reed, Property Manager, Missoula Housing Authority 406.549.4113 x130 mreed@missoulahousing.org The Historic Palace Apartments located at 149 W. Broadway is now leasing multiple one bed-
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room units from $554$662/monthly, with H/W/S/G paid. The Palace boasts 2 elevators, secure entrance with surveillance, and On Site Management! Motion-activated lighting, coin op facilities, and solar arrays for green living! The Palace is centrally located downtown, where opportunities abound! Caras Park, the Carousel, Clark Fork River, and much more! Shopping? We have that too! Bike, walk or bus? Then downtown is perfect for you! Apply today! Contact Matty Reed, Property Manager, Missoula Housing Authority 406.549.4113 x130 mreed@missoulahousing.org
MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $425/month 406-273-6034
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REAL ESTATE HOMES 108 Colony Court. 3 bed, 2 bath with deck, fenced backyard & single garage. $165,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 10955 Cedar Ridge. Loft bedroom, 1 bath on 20+ acres with guest house & sauna near Blue Mountain Recreation Area. $320,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.co m
with 3 car garage near fishing access in Target Range. $320,000. Chris Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 544-8700 chrishonzel@lambrosera.com 1297 Big Flat. 4 bed, 2.5 bath Montana Craftsman on 7+ acres with fenced pasture & pond. $499,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 1581 Cornerstone, 6 bedroom 3.5 bath. Massive Upper Rattlesnake home next to a greenway common area. $470,000. KD 240-5227 portico realestate.com
1290 Lena Lane. 3 bed, 3 bath
2304 River Road $219,000 Totally remodeled energy-efficient 1940's 2 bed, 2 bath with 2 KW solar system. Large lot with privacy fence, patio & UG sprinklers. MLS #20144037
1633 South 4th West. 1920’s style 4 bed, 2 bath on new foundation & roof, fenced yard, patio & covered front porch. $309,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 1649 West Central. 3 bed, 2 bath with downstairs apartment. Wood floors, fenced yard & patio. $229,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com 1807 Missoula Avenue. 3 bed, 2 bath cottage-style near Rattlesnake Creek and park. $309,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com 1815 South 4th West. 3 bed, 2 bath artistically remodeled with half-wrap porch, fruit trees & art studio. $279,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653
6 Greenbrier Drive $335,000 Unique cedar-sided 2 bed, 2 bath in Upper Rattlesnake with 1 bed, 1 bath downstairs apartment. Rock fireplace, hot tub & 2 car garage. MLS #20144293
1944 South 8th West. Remodeled 2 bed, 1 bath with deck on 2 lots. $158,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com 2116 West Kent. Charming 2 story, 3 bed, 1.5 bath home with single garage. Low-maintenance front yard & garden in back. $174,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com 223 West Kent. 3 bed, 2 bath with wood floors, arched doorways, solarium, deck, basement & single garage. $297,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties 2000.com 2304 River Road. Energy-efficient 2 bed, 2 bath with solar system. Close to Milwaukee Trail. $219,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com
2515 Klondike Court. 4 bed, 3 bath ranch style in Grant Creek with 2 car garage. Chris Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 544-8700. chrishonzel@lambrosera.com 2607 View Drive. 3 bed, 2 bath ranch-style home in Target Range. Hardwood floors, fireplace & 2 car garage. $238,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate. 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com 2808 Rustler Drive. 5 bed, 3 bath backing 9th Fairway at The Ranch Club. Near swimming pool & fitness center. $494,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 2970 Sandalwood Court. 4 bed, 2 bath in Big Flat neighborhood with Clark Fork River access. $582,500. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate. 532-9229 tory@montana.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath Central Missoula home. $179,900. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, remodeled Central Missoula home. $285,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 309 Plymouth. 4 bed, 2.5 bath Craftsman bungalow with wood floors, sky lights, patio and claw foot tub. 1 bed, 1 bath apartment in lower level. $339,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 3501 Paxson.4 bed, 1.5 bath with hardwood floors, basement, fenced yard & garage. $225,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 541-7355. betsy@milyardteammt.com
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New listing at 1304 Bridge Court Way Cottage Style 3 bed, 1.5 bath along the Spurgin irrigation waterway. Impeccably maintained. Ready for You! MLS #20144452 $185,000
bath with 2 car garage in Pleasantview. $230,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 4101 O’Leary. 3 bed, 2.5 bath with 2 car garage in Hellgate Meadows. $279,000. Chris Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 544-8700 chrishonzel@lambrosera.com 4415 Shepard Lane, East Missoula. 3 bed, 3 bath on 1 acre near Canyon River Golf Course & Sha-Ron river access. $330,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 4781 Montrose. 3 bed, 2 bath in Canyon Creek. RD eligible. $182,500. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 5417355 betsy@milyardteammt.com 5 Bedroom, $207,000 101 Cove Court - 5 bed, 2 bath house in the South Hills. Great views and lots of updates. Rustic hardwood floors, new carpet and laminate. Great first home or investment opportunity. Proven rental history. Megan Twohig, Glacier Sotheby’s International Realty, 406-370-2895, mtwohig@glaciersir.com. 5619 Prospect. 5 bed, 4 bath well-maintained Grant Creek home with 3 car garage. $419,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula. 239-8350 shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 5805 Mainview. 4 bed, 2 bath South Hills home with basement & deck. $220,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Propeties. 541-7355 betsy@milyardteammt.coom 6 Greenbrier. Upper Rattlesnake 2 bed, 2 bath with 1 bed, 1 bath lower level apartment. Close to Rattlesnake Wilderness Area. $335,000. Rochelle Glasgow,
Prudential Missoula 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com 6200 St. Thomas. 5 bed, 4 bath on 1+ acre in Miller Creek neighborhood. $363,500. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 6301 Hillview. 5 bed, 2 bonus, 3.5 bath home with panoramic views. Many wonderful upgrades & 3 car garage. $400,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com 655 Woodworth. 3 bed, 3 bath 1940’s bungalow two blocks to UM. $364,500. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate. 532-9229 tory@montana.com 6833 Linda Vista. 5 bed, 3 bath with 2 family rooms, extra downstairs kitchen and large fenced yard. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 406456-2260 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com 716 South 6th West. Classic 3 bed, 2 bath with fireplace, deck, fenced yard & single garage. $259,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com 720 Ben Hogan Drive. 5 bed, 4 bath on 4 Farviews acres with Pattee Canyon views. $750,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 7201 Old Grant Creek Road. 4 bed, 3 bath with Grant Creek frontage, deck & fireplace. $655,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 5417355 betsy@milyardteammt.com 8165 Doubletree Lane. 5 bed, 4 bath on 1 acre in O’Brien Creek Meadows. Mountain views. $546,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3
Real Estate is not always Black & White Call Rita Gray 406-544-4226
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REAL ESTATE bath with mother-in-law apartment on 5 view acres. $395,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com
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Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 728-2621. www.clarkforkrealty.com Beautiful home on Rattlesnake Creek. 4 bed, 3 bath with gourmet kitchen, fireplace and deck. $850,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 5417355, betsy@milyardteammt.com
I can help you find your new home! Celia Grohmann @ Banana Belt Realty. 406-550-1014 • celiamontana@gmail.com. Visit my website at www.on93.com Let me help save you time and energy. I know about Missoula and have lived here 30+ years. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406241-3321 More than 35 years of Sales & Marketing experience. JAY
GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com Newer 2 bed, 1bath 1200 sq. ft. home on 1.02 acre lot. 1200 sq. ft. attached garage, recently fenced, new roof sealant. Easy to maintain. Bring you own landscaping ideas to this wonderful home. It’s easy to live in this semiremote area with quiet and views. Only 10 Miles from Reserve Street. David Loewenwarter, Prudential Montana 329-2059. loewenwarter.com Put my experience and dedication to work for you. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • jay.getz@prumt.com • www.JayGetzMissoula.com RE/MAX All Stars; combining local ownership, experienced agents, and the power of #1 RE/MAX. Complimentary real
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Slant Street Charmer 733 Marshall $225,000. Slant Street charmer with lots of light, a wonderful yard with raised beds, and an awesome shop all in a convenient location and ready to move in to. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com When considering a move please call Missoula native JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com WHO CARES? We do, in good times & bad... Auto; SR-22; Renters; Homeowners. JT Zinn In-
surance. 406-549-8201. 321 SW Higgins. Find us on Facebook. Wonderful Westside 1722 Defoe. 2 bedroom, 1 bonus, 2 bathroom home on the Wonderful Westside with awesome gardens in the fenced yard. A home with character! $189,000. KD 240-5227. porticorealestate.com
CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 1861 East Broadway. 3 bed, 2.5 condo with deck & single garage. $199,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com 2121B Jasmine Place. 3 bed, 2.5 bath with deck, patio & 2 car garage. $198,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
2800 Highcliff #5. 2 bed, 1.5 bath condo in Grant Creek near Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. $121,500. Chris Honzel, Lammbros ERA Real Estate. 544-8700 chrishonzel@lambrosera.com
1545 Cooley St. #C. This upper level 2 bedroom condo provides for easy, sweet living close to downtown and has great North Hills views. $128,500 KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com
324B North Grant. 3 bed, 2 bath condo with fenced yard & 2 car garage. $169,900. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com
Northside Condo 1400 Burns Unit #15, 3 bedroom 1 bath, with balcony and tons of light. $150,000. KD 240-5227 or Sarah 370-3995 porticorealestate.com
505 California. 3 bed, 2.5 bath stand-alone near Riverfront Trail. No HOA fees. $289,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
Riverfront Condo 521 Hartman. Clark Fork riverfront stand-alone condo. Absolutely GORGEOUS. Beautiful location
5505 Creekstone. 2 bed, 1.5 bath in Grant Creek. $130,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties 541-7355. betsy@milyardteammt.com Cooley
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5505 Creekstone 2 bed, 1.5 bath Grant Creek condo. $130,000 MLS #20140810 5805 Mainview 4 bed, 2 bath South Hills home with great views. $220,000 MLS #20142246 3501 Paxson 4 bed, 1.5 bath with hardwood floors, basement & 2 car garage $225,000 MLS #20140601
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REAL ESTATE and views. $829,000 KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D, carport, storage & access to exercise room. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats. Upscale gated community near downtown. All SS appliances, carport, storage and access to community room and exercise room plus more. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. Starting at $79,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
Lolo, Unzoned. $150,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5402 Canyon River Road. Canyon River Golf Course Lot. 15,901 sq.ft. $150,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com 910 Bandmann Trail. Over 1 acre on Canyon River Golf Course with 252 Clark Fork River frontage. $275,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com Lot 33 Old Mill Loop, St. Regis. 1.02 acre with 150’ of Clark Fork River Frontage. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com NHN Arnica. Pattee Canyon acreage with great view of Missoula. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 5329296 mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com NHN Edgewood. 3.35 end-ofroad acres on east side of Mount Jumbo. Close to river. $89,900.
Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 11 acre Mission Mountain building site. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Over 40 acres with 2 creeks near Mission Mountains. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
Rose Park commercial building with rental. $265,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call
109 Church Street, Stevensville. Historic 3 bed, 1 bath with library, parlor & fantastic front porch. $139,000. Rita Gray,
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Stony Creek. 159 acres with dry cabin & grass airstrip off Rock Creek. $1,100,000. Pintlar Territories R.E. 406-859-3522. pintlarterritories.com
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LAND FOR SALE 1.35 Acres with Clark Fork River frontage, Superior. $85,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 160 acres in Grant Creek bordered on two sides by Forest Service land. $650,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 1625 Lot 12A Cote Lane. Level 1 acre with fantastic views. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 532-9296. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com
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Rock Creek Acreage. 20 acres adjacent to Forest Service land. $189,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com
4752 Parent. 2 bed, 2 bath with 2 decks and heated shop. Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp, Lambros ERA Real Estate 406-456-2260. mlzappknapp@lambrosera.com
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101 Church Street, Stevensville. Currently Mission Bistro Restaurant, but zoned for commercial or residential. $255,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com
4 Bdr, 2 Bath Central Missoula home. Commercial or Residential. $185,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com
NHN Raymond. .62 acre in Lower Rattlesnake bordering Missoula Open Space. $148,000. David Loewenwarter. Prudential Montana Real Estate. LOEWENWARTER.COM. 406241-3321
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LambrosERA Real Estate, 5329283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 11901 Lewis & Clark Drive, Lolo. 2 bed, 2 bath with many upgrades including roof & windows. $189,000. Rita Gray, LambrosERA Real Estate 5329283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 2039 Nighthawk Trail, Victor. 3 bed, 2 bath on 20 acres near
REAL ESTATE Fred Burr Trailhead off Bear Creek Road. $675,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 5329229. tory@montana.com 210 Red Fox Road, Lolo. 4 bed, 2.5 bath on 2.59 acres along Bitterroot River. $465,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula, 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath Alberton home. $125,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville area home on 6+ acres. $325,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4158 Petty Creek. 3 bed, 4 bath home on 40 acres, 1400’ of Petty Creek frontage. $495,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com
info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 575 Killdeer, Stevensville. 5 bed, 3 bath on 7.5 fenced acres. Great mountain views. $335,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com 7725 Moe Road, Lolo. Octagon House on 9.7 acres. 5 bed, 3 bath, private office, 3300 sf, views, dead-end road and a great backyard! $519,000 Celia Grohmann Banana Belt Realty 406-550-1014 celiamontana@gmail.com River Access 17430 SixMile, $260,000. Historic 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home in great condition on stunning 12.51 acre setting with views, fruit trees, tons of gardening space and so much more! KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
Real Estate is not always Black & White Call Rita Gray 406-544-4226 ritagray@lambrosera.com
41608 Melita Island Road, Elmo. 3 bed, 2 bath on 1.3 acres with 400’ of Flathead Lake frontage. $1,000,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate, 532-9229 tory@montana.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Stevensville area home on 3.2 acres. $529,000. Prudential Montana. For more
1815 South 4th West Artist’s Retreat In Heart of Missoula
$279,900 • Remodeled 3 bed, 2 bath • Art studio • Mud room & laundry area
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