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IS THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DOING ENOUGH TO FIGHT THE SUN?

RIVERTOP DOWN: MISSOULA’S BRIGHTEST STARTUP IS GOING DARK

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WITH GHOST IMAGES, CHRIS PAPPAN RETOOLS A RESISTANCE

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Voices/Letters The readers write...................................................................................4 Street Talk You and your big ideas................................................................................4 The Week in Review The news of the day, one day at a time ......................................6 Briefs Red-pilling a reporter, Fire Fund up in smoke, and a gathering of medievalists .....6 Etc. Save Willard? Here we go again. .............................................................................7 News Missoula’s star startup makes a quiet exit............................................................8 News Western Montana Mental Health Center braces for big cuts ...............................9 Opinion In the age-old battle against the sun, is Montana’s PSC with us, or against?........10 Opinion When it’s time to die, who should call the shots? ........................................11 Feature Let’s say the world as we know it really is doomed. What then? ...................14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Chris Pappan turns 19th century ideas into images of resistance .......................20 Books Crazy Horse’s family sets the record straight ...................................................21 Art Sending Trump a message with We the People ......................................................22 Film A Ghost Story reimagines a haunting ..................................................................23 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................24 The Real Dirt Never too much cauliflower.................................................................25 Happiest Hour Throwback Thursdays........................................................................27 8 Days a Week We demand 9!.....................................................................................28 Agenda Marirose Kuhlman’s apiarian discoveries .......................................................35 Mountain High Stay inside for the Fire in the Bitterroot art reception.....................36

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Street Talk......................................................................................................................4 News of the Weird ......................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................37 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................38 Free Will Astrolog y.....................................................................................................39 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................45 This Modern World.....................................................................................................46 PUBLISHER Matt Gibson GENERAL MANAGER Andy Sutcliffe EDITOR Brad Tyer PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston BOOKKEEPER Ruth Anderson ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson CALENDAR EDITOR Charley Macorn STAFF REPORTERS Alex Sakariassen, Derek Brouwer, Michael Siebert COPY EDITOR Jule Banville EDITORIAL INTERNS Margaret Grayson, Rebecca Keith, Parker Seibold ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua GRAPHIC DESIGNER Charles Wybierala CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Beau Wurster, Toni Leblanc, Declan Lawson ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER Tami Allen MARKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR Ariel LaVenture CLASSIFIED SALES REPRESENTATIVE Declan Lawson FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Scott Renshaw, Nick Davis, Matthew Frank, Molly Laich, Dan Brooks, Rob Rusignola, Chris La Tray, Sarah Aswell, Migizi Pensoneau, April Youpee-Roll, MaryAnn Johanson

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STREET TALK

by Alex Sakariassen

Asked Monday afternoon at Draught Works The second annual Last Best Conference is being held in Missoula this week. What’s the biggest or best idea you’ve ever come up with? Follow-up: Did you pursue it, and if not, why not?

Jennifer Wong: I was always thinking there should be some way we can take saltwater and process it or refine it to power cars. Or something smaller, like a blender. Not her cup of seawater: No. I’m a psychologist. Refining saltwater isn’t really in my process of learning.

Andy Mikkoln: I’m most proud of this drinking game we came up with. In the show New Girl, there’s this drinking game called True American. Ours is a spin off that. We have a constitution for it, a living, breathing document of rules. He even made posters: Way too much. I should have pursued it far less, but I took it to the extreme.

Brandon Harvey: One that another company developed and then sold. It was called SwapDrive. It’s an online filestore, like Dropbox. You can sync all your files.

All’s well that ends well: No, I didn’t. I would have had to quit my job and do it full time. And I actually work for the company that bought it.

Dylan Barbash: You know cattle guards? Instead, on Forest Service roads, they should have something that lifts up when you drive over it and washes the underside of your car, to remove invasive species. A Montana Conservation Corpsman: I work for MCC and we have to do that for all our vehicles. So I have pursued it in terms of getting under a car and spraying it down. Other than that, no.

Christy Curd: I want to invent a pair of running shoes that have the laces split at the bottom too, so you can adjust the tightness in the toebox. Keep it in the family: No, I haven’t. But I told my dad to do it and I think he did. I don’t know how it turned out.

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Fanning the flames

Small ambitions

Unintended expenses

Irresponsible and uninformed reporting (“What Roaring Lion revealed about climate change and wildfire,” July 27). The statement, “but legal challenges prevented logging,” is false.

The reporter either wanted to add some conflict to the story to add drama or swallowed some disinformation that is easily disprovable with some due diligence. The Forest supervisor has denied that the litigation caused delay of logging on several occasions. Even a correction [see below] at this point will not have the legs that this fake news will have. There is plenty drama built into this story without needing to feed the fire of controversy over timber sale litigation.

Larry Campbell missoulanews.com

When it’s all said and done and 2020 is over (and if a Dem is elected), all Bullock can really hope for is a cabinet-level position. To think otherwise is silly.

Greg Strandberg missoulanews.com

On July 12, the Missoulian reported that four captains in the Missoula County Sheriff ’s office were paid almost $180K in overtime during 2015-2017, twice as much as the office had budgeted. The office’s excuse for the overspending is: It was necessary to pay non-union captains extra, because they didn’t receive a pay raise at the same time as their unionized lieutenants and officers. So, the sheriff took this as an excuse to provide defacto raises to just four employees to maintain a vague notion of wage “fairness” for already highly paid employees, bypassing any public process to do so. This action shows disregard for the public process, other employees in the law enforcement community and the taxpayer.

The Montana Public Employee Retirement System provides retirement benefits for most public employees in Montana, including law enforcement.

Retirement benefits are calculated based on the number of years of service (law enforcement officials can retire with 50 percent benefits after 20 years, vs. 30 years for most public employees) and how much they were paid during their highest-earning three years as an employee. None of the reporting on this issue has touched on how much money the public (and other members of the retirement system) will have to pay over the next 20-30 years to cover increased retirement costs for these four captains.

Although I recognize the important role that sherriff ’s captains play in attending to deaths, training officers and overseeing evidence, I believe this spending is irresponsible. If the office is understaffed, hire more officers!

Train a lieutenant in coroner’s duties!

I’m not sure what the labor issues are here, but it is unfair to other law enforcement officers, and the public, to spend this sum of money outside of the publicly adopted budget.

Chris Carlson Missoula

It’s the Little things Good article, but a few errors (“Remembering Frank Little 100 years after his murder,” July 27): “While the organization lived on, it never again reached its pre-war prominence.” The highest membership numbers of the IWW were in 1923, after the war and Palmer Raids. “Montana’s chapter

Late to the party It would’ve been nice to see a little more balanced perspective in the cover story about the Roaring Lion fire. Plenty of scientists who are actually studying/researching wildfires would have taken exception to lots of what [Mark] Finney said. But the article requires a correction for stating: “The day the Roaring Lion fire started, the weather was exceptionally hot, with strong winds blowing down the canyon. The forest was dry. The Forest Service had proposed thinning the area, but legal challenges prevented logging, so the forest was dense with fuel.”

This false statement [see below] was reported a bunch last summer as well, and all the media outlets, like Montana Public Radio, were forced to run a correction.

The USFS said logging wasn’t set to begin until winter 2016 (after the July 2016 fire) and that it would take 5 to 10 years to complete.

Matthew Koehler missoulanews.com

Ha-ha comical?

The thought of Bullock aspiring to the White House is comical at best and at the least, absurd (“What stands between Steve Bullock and the presidency?”). He hasn’t expressed an original thought since he’s been in public life.

Ed Kugler missoulanews.com

Centrist will not hold No one running as a self-proclaimed centrist has a snowball’s chance in hell.

John Kevin Hunt missoulanews.com

“The thought of Bullock aspiring to the White House is comical at best and at the least, absurd. He hasn’t expressed an original thought since he’s been in public life.”

limped along until last year, when a new generation of labor activists reorganized in the wake of the presidential election and resurgent white nationalism in the Flathead.” The current Missoula GMB was chartered in February 2016, before the election and the fizzled Nazi march on Whitefish. We were not organized in response to either.

“Botkin says that, based on her research, Little’s ideology lined up best with libertarian socialism, an anti-authoritarian strain of Marxism.” Much of libertarian socialism developed separately from Marxism, and not as a tendency within it.

C.W. Copeland Missoula IWW GMB branch delegate missoulanews.com

Correction: “Burned into memory: What Roaring Lion revealed about climate change and wildfire,” July 27, erroneously stated that “The Forest Service had proposed thinning the area, but legal challenges prevented logging, so the forest was dense with fuel.” In fact, the referenced legal challenge had not blocked or delayed proposed logging in the area, which was not in any case scheduled to proceed until after the date of the Roaring Lion fire. The Independent regrets the error.

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WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, July 26 Nelson, Inc., says it will withdraw its permit application to dig a gravel pit near Frenchtown High School after 200 residents turned up at a public meeting to oppose the construction.

Thursday, July 27 Evel Knievel Days (three of ’em) begin in Butte, celebrating the city’s hometown hero and world-famous daredevil with stunt riders, an extreme trampoline team and base jumpers. One of the event’s many sponsors is an ambulance company.

Friday, July 28 A small plane makes an emergency landing on I-15 north of Helena after experiencing engine troubles. The Cessna 172 touches down in the northbound lane, and neither the student pilot or instructor are injured.

Saturday, July 29 An off-duty Bozeman police officer and his wife are found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide. Police believe Zach Heninger shot and killed his wife, Danielle, before killing himself.

Best-burned plans

Fire fun up in smoke When the Montana Legislature began meeting in January, surrounded by Helena snowdrifts, the time wasn’t exactly ideal for predicting fire season. According to Angela Wells of the Department of Natural Resources, winter snowpack isn’t an accurate predictor of fire-season intensity. And while fire season impacts have been trending generally worse nationally, they still vary widely in Montana. Since fiscal year 2011, the state has spent anywhere between $3 million and $71 million annually fighting fires.

For fiscal year 2017, which started July 1, 2016, the Legislature estimated $13 million for anticipated fire costs. The state ended up spending $21.7 million by the time the fiscal year ended on June 30, 2017.

The remainder of this summer has provided no relief. At press time, the state had spent more than $21 million on fires in the past month. That number is increasing by at least $1 million per day, according to Wells.

On top of that, the state’s fire fund—money designated for fire suppression—is taking a $30 million hit

after revenue shortfalls triggered cuts across the state budget. After cuts, the fire fund balance will be about $32 million, according to the governor’s budget director, Dan Villa.

“I cannot say with confidence that it will be sufficient to last out the fire season,” Wells says. “We don’t foresee any relief in the hot and dry weather.”

Gov. Steve Bullock declared a state of fire emergency on July 23, authorizing him to pull money from the state’s $16 million emergency fund. He and Montana’s U.S. representative and senators also lobbied FEMA to fund 75 percent of the cost of fighting the Lodgepole Complex fires, which burned more than 400 square miles in eastern Montana in late July.

Altogether, Villa says, the state has about $52 million available to fight fires.

The fire fund was established in 2013. Before that, the Legislature paid off its firefighting bills at the beginning of each legislative session. The establishment of the fund was one of the first pieces of legislation Bullock passed, and was praised widely by Montana officials. In the 2019 Biennium Fiscal Report, legislators predicted that after the recent budget cuts, even if this

year’s fire season costs only $21.5 million—a number almost certain to be surpassed—the fire fund will face a shortfall of $1.3 million in July 2018.

Villa says he hasn’t seen the Legislature’s fire fund estimates for fiscal year 2019. Regardless, he considers the fund a successful policy.

“There are a lot of folks that are going to want to question, in a bad fire year, any decisions made around the fire fund,” Villa says. “There will be no slowdown in our fire-suppression activities because of an accounting question.”

Margaret Grayson

Reporter’s notebook

Running afoul of the Red Pill Over the weekend of June 23, an event called the “Red Pill Expo” was held in Bozeman. Speakers from all around the world discussed topics of grave importance, such as the necessity for additional investigation into 9/11. The event was broadly criticized by the Montana Human Rights Network, which released a statement calling the Expo a “combination of

Sunday, July 30 The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that Rep. Greg “Slammer” Gianforte will complete his court-ordered 40 hours of community service building wheelchairs for kids with a Bozeman nonprofit. His sentence for assaulting a reporter in May also includes anger-management therapy.

Monday, July 31 Republican state auditor Matt Rosendale announces he will challenge incumbent Sen. Jon Tester in the 2018 election. Rosendale previously served in the state House and state Senate. He joins three other Republicans already in the race.

Tuesday, August 1 Seeley Lake air quality is listed as hazardous after smoke from two separate fires settles on the town. The amount of particulate in the air increases by more than 500 percent between midnight and 9 a.m. All residents are warned to avoid physical activity outdoors.

I would submit, madam chair, members of the committee, that the Public Service Commission, or at least a majority of the commissioners, have lost their regulatory minds. They’re destroying existing law, and they’re out of control.” —David Hoffman, Director of Government Relations for NorthWestern Energy, during a July 31 Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee. NorthWestern Energy’s stock was recently downgraded by some financial analysts.

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[news] paranoid conspiracy theorists; far-right, anti-democratic libertarians; and alternative health charlatans.”

After writing a 450-word story on the expo and the controversy surrounding it, I was alerted to the existence of a video response from Red Pill Expo organizers. It featured every person involved in the expo that I had interviewed for the story, including one woman, expo speaker Sherry Jackson, whose quotes I didn’t use in the story.

The 42-minute video is a hell-ride of baseless accusations and occasional tangents into off-topic conspiratorial musings. By all means, watch it (search “fake news red pill expo” on YouTube). It’s hosted by the expo’s executive manager, Patrick Wood, and features event organizer Debbie Bacigalupi. The high point of the video occurs at about the 13-minute mark, at which point Bacigalupi looks directly into the camera and says, “Michael Siebert, you’re fake news.” The video includes no specific allegation of inaccuracy.

While I’m honored, I feel that it’s important to address some of their concerns. (Wood declined to comment on the video’s allegations, and Bacigalupi did not respond to interview requests.) The crux of the argument made by Bacigalupi, Wood and Jackson is that I fabricated quotes and intentionally excised Jackson, a black woman, from the piece to suit the Human Rights Network’s argument that the event was full of white supremacists.

Reporters frequently interview people whose quotes don’t end up in the final product. This is the first part of a long, two-part process called “composing” and “editing.” In this case, Jackson did not make it into the story because I had a limit of 450 words and three relevant sources were already in the story (only one of whom spoke critically of the event).

Quoting someone who criticizes an event as “white supremacist” does not necessarily mean that the reporter of the piece holds that opinion. I do hold the opinion that criticizing that reporter for not reporting the unverifiable fact that your first boyfriend was named “Mario,” as Bacigalupi criticized me in the video, is “tokenizing.”

Funny as they are, the accusations lodged in the video are serious. Fabricating quotes is journalistic malfeasance of the highest order. And Bacigalupi’s suggestion that anti-fake news crusaders could start “targeting—um, uh, exposing, the bad players” is alarming.

The video ends with Wood “awarding” both me and the Human Rights Network a “Red Pill Goose Egg Award.” That’s definitely going on my resume.

Michael Siebert

BY THE NUMBERS

Medievalists: the gathering

Percentage of Montana highschoolers who told the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey they had seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, up from 18.8 percent in 2015. 9.5 percent said they had attempted suicide in the past year.

The paper session might be “esoteric,” cautioned University of Montana literature professor Ashby Kinch, speaking to a reporter who’d walked into the second day of a summer conference on medieval studies. The comment, intended as polite advice, was also tacit acknowledgement that the conference had all the elements of a meme mocking the Academy: a dozen or so specialists sequestered on the fourth floor of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, reading papers about the Middle Ages to each other. Entertainment would consist not of LARPing, but of critical inspection of the illuminated manuscripts laid out in the special collections reading room.

The questions posed by presenters were equally esoteric, if less remote from modern interests. What can medieval nunneries reveal about Glacier National Park?

What does medieval liturgy have in common with American Indian storytelling? What do Icelandic sagas tell us about Montana homesteaders?

More than even Kinch might have thought, it turns out. UM’s first medieval studies conference, held July 27–28 and cosponsored by the Mansfield Library and the Medieval Studies program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., brought together scholars from across the country who share two seemingly unrelated traits: a research interest in the Middle Ages and a personal tie to Montana. The Montana part, Kinch assumed, wouldn’t amount to much more than a way to recruit participants.

“We’ve been surprised how strong the connection to Montana was to informing how they do their scholarship,” he said.

Medieval society has a way of worming itself into the present, whether through pop culture—Game of Thrones’ fantasy world borrows heavily from medieval

tropes—or politics. But its legacy is complicated. Medieval “tends to be a synonym for barbaric,” says Sarah McNamer, an associate professor of English and medieval studies at Georgetown. “One of our implicit goals in teaching medieval studies often is to say, ‘Hey, this is a period of sophistication, light, beauty, interest.’”

On the other hand, the era has proven ripe for idealization by far-right white nationalists, who see it as a “preracial space where whiteness can locate its ethnic heritage,” as medieval scholar Sierra Lomuto wrote in a December 2016 blog post. Kinch points to figures such as Richard Spencer, whose invocation of European purity, he says, warrants rebuttal by medieval scholars who have a more nuanced understanding of the period.

Medieval scholarship at UM is supported by what Kinch describes as an “astounding” collection of manuscripts of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, including editions from 1561 and 1687, that illustrate the work’s evolving significance over the last 600 years.

Similarly, Kinch says, comparing Europe’s Middle Ages to distant cultures—whether Native Americans or 19th century Montana homesteaders—can help us see both in new lights. The resonances were personal for University of Maine associate professor Sarah HarlanHaughey, whose presentation compared the Icelandic sagas to the stories passed down through her family of homesteaders in Montana’s golden triangle. Both in style and substance, she found, the thousand-year-old tales hit strangely close to home.

“We Montana medievalists may write about a world far removed in time and space from this one,” she told her peers, “but why not seek out strands of relevance?”

Derek Brouwer

Connecting dots

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ETC. Here’s a slogan that will make battle-weary Missoulians shudder: “Save Willard School!” That’s the latest refrain among some neighbors of the alternative high school, which is slated to get a new building as part of the massive school bond approved in November 2015. The extant 1921 building will be demolished.

As with the “Save the Merc!” debacle, the proposed demolition and the replacement’s design are eliciting some uproarious resistance.

“Please don’t saddle the neighborhood with this modern monstrosity,” wrote Janene Caywood in a public comment to the city Board of Adjustment. Neighbor Wes Delano questioned whether an alternative high school really needs a campus “that would make MIT jealous.”

“This is not rocket science!” declared Pam Schiemer, another neighbor.

At this stage in the process—construction is slated to begin in September—allaying all the emergent concerns might actually be rocket science. The district’s plan is to construct the new school on the current campus. Neighbors first complained last spring that the new building and parking lot will encroach on a green space known as Sunset Memorial Park. Now they’re upset to learn that the old building will be torn down, not repurposed. If the old building were repurposed, the new school would have to encroach even farther into the park.

Neighbors say it’s a terrible time to be having this debate, and they’re right. Only recently did the district decide to demolish the old building— more than a year after voters approved the $70 million high school bond. The ballot language stipulated only that a “new” Willard would be constructed either on land across from Sentinel High School or “other appropriate” district-owned land.

Demolition of historic schools is unpopular, and in places such as Helena, proposing demolition has proved a death sentence for bond measures. Recall, too, that the MCPS bond passed by just 182 votes out of nearly 28,000 cast.

Did MCPS obscure its intentions for the sake of passing the bond?

District communications director Hatton Littman insists not.

Regardless, the district could have been more upfront about the future of the site, and reached out sooner to neighbors. Not all of the neighbors’ objections sound reasonable, but they certainly have reasons to object.

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Rivertop down The city’s brightest startup is going dark

by Derek Brouwer

In October 2015, having secured $26 million in venture capital—a feat unprecedented for a Missoula startup— Rivertop Renewables was about to break out far beyond Montana. ThenCEO Mike Knauf was in Danville, Virginia, to help cut the ribbon at the contract facility that would make Rivertop the first company to begin commercial production of glucaric acid, a biodegradable chemical derived from plant sugars that can be used to make environmentally friendly detergents.

Rivertop’s ambitions had gone global.

“The sky’s the limit,” Knauf told the Missoulian.

A year after that milestone, in October 2016, Rivertop cut its staff by half, and those who remained took salary cuts. Whether the company will be around to see October 2017 is an open question.

In July, Rivertop notified the Montana Technology Enterprise Center, or MonTEC, that it would end its lease at the University of Montana-affiliated incubator on East Broadway at the end of August. The company’s street-facing sign has already been removed. No one has answered phone calls or emails from the Independent for weeks, and its labs appeared empty on a recent afternoon.

UM Director of Technology Transfer Joe Fanguy says Rivertop is looking to sell the rights to its glucaric acid production method, which the company has licensed from the University of Montana since forming in 2008.

“Basically, they’re going through an acquisition process,” Fanguy says.

“In terms of the Missoula presence, there will be minimal presence, if any, moving forward.”

Rivertop was spun off from research by former UM chemist Don Kiely, who developed a method to create glucaric acid efficiently enough that it could be viable as an ingredient in commercial products. Since then, the company has produced three primary products, including a dishwashing de-

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tergent ingredient and corrosion inhibitors used for water treatment and on Montana Department of Transportation salt trucks. It reportedly employed 32 people at its peak.

Rivertop was on the ground floor of a global shift toward biodegradable chemicals, propelled by government bans against water-polluting phosphates. A Rivertop company presentation dated March 2016, uploaded to Biofuels Digest, projected the company would open a “world-scale production facility” by 2020. Though a pioneer in the field, Rivertop hasn’t been alone.

The market for glucaric acid is ex-

photo courtesy of Rivertop Renewables

Rivertop Renewables is closing its Missoula lab at 1121 East Broadway.

pected to more than double by 2025, according to a May report by Grand View Research, which lists Rivertop as one of five “major players” worldwide.

At the time of the 2016 layoffs, Knauf told the Missoulian that Rivertop was “hunkering down” in search of near-term profitability to attract more investment. Fanguy says additional funding near the end of 2016 came with a six- to nine-month operating window “to see where things would head.”

Knauf left the company in January, according to his LinkedIn profile, and in February a California competitor, Rennovia, inked a deal with agricultural processing giant Archer Daniels Mid-

land to begin commercializing its own glucaric acid technology.

“Detergent is a tough, low-margin market,” Fanguy says. “I just think [Rivertop] couldn’t get to the marketplace fast enough.”

Rivertop has been a poster child for entrepreneurship in Missoula and an important example for economic development groups that hope to grow the city’s startup scene. It also provided stability for MonTEC’s oncestruggling business incubation facility, which was renovated in 2011 around Rivertop as the anchor tenant. Rivertop occupied 60 percent of the building, and its share of MonTEC’s economic impact is even greater: The company pulled in about $25 million of the $31 million in private investment generated through MonTEC since the renovation, Fanguy says.

That leaves MonTEC with a big void, but Fanguy says most of Rivertop’s office space has already been filled with new tenants, including IT consultant Alter Enterprise, drone manufacturer Skyefish and law firm Michael Best & Friedrich. Fanguy sees it as an encouraging sign that the Missoula startup ecosystem is resilient.

“In my experience, to test the ecosystem, you need some type of failure to happen sometimes,” he says.

Missoula Economic Partnership CEO James Grunke, whose group helped connect Rivertop with investors, says the company’s apparent withering doesn’t diminish its accomplishments. Specifically, he says, it proved that a small startup in western Montana can attract millions in venture capital. Plenty of companies that obtain venture capital, he points out, fail to generate a return for investors.

“They were in a hugely capital-intensive market and trying to be a market disruptor. That’s really, really ambitious,” he says. “It had a chance to change the world.” dbrouwer@missoulanews.com

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Under the gun Western Montana Mental Health Center braces for big cuts

by Alex Sakariassen

In the coming weeks and months, Jodi people as possible to different programs facilities in Helena, Butte, Missoula, Polson, Daly expects to be “pulled through a knot- and teams. She acknowledges that her staff Bozeman and Hamilton. Staff salaries have historically outpaced funding for programs, hole.” Due to an unexpected round of state is already concerned.

“Of course, what they’re thinking and money from the far-larger case manbudget cuts, Daly believes the Western Montana Mental Health Center—where she about is, ‘What about me? What about my agement reimbursements have been “costis CEO—could face a $3 million shortfall job?’” Daly says. “‘Is it going to be here? shifted” to close the gap. Daly points to the Recovery Center Missoula—an inpatient fa(from a typical annual budget of $42–$45 How stable are we?’” million) heading into 2018. That will likely Daly also fears that WMMHC’s serv- cility for people suffering from substance translate to salary and benefit reductions ices will take a hit, starting with case man- addiction and co-occurring psychiatric disfor WMMHC’s roughly 820 employees, she agement for adults and children. She orders—as an example. Over its nearly four says, and perhaps layoffs. For the clients views case managers as the “glue” be- years of operation, she says, the facility has they serve, it could mean lengthy wait lists tween therapists and physicians, remind- “never been in the black.” and other access limitations. ing clients about upcoming appointments “Frankly, third-party payers as well “Community-based mental health cen- and encouraging them to complete their as Medicaid doesn’t cover the cost of runters … have become the public safety net,” prescriptions. A therapist may see a client ning a unit such as that,” Daly says.

Daly says. “We should be really funded and for “an hour a month,” Daly says, but case “That’s OK. It’s our vision and mission. supported so people have acBut I’ve been stealing from cess to us when they feel like Peter to pay Paul. I’m not they need access. That’s going going to have any of that to be severely restricted.” anymore.”

The cuts that put Daly in Daly’s biggest concern is this situation caught her and crisis stabilization, and it’s others in Montana’s health there that she sees the state’s care industry largely off guard budget cuts spreading out last month. State revenues for into western Montana com2017 came in $75 million munities. If WMMHC and lower than projected, triggerother Medicaid-centered bephoto by Parker Seibold ing reductions passed by the havioral health outfits scale Jodi Daly, CEO of the Western Montana Mental Health Legislature this spring in Sen- Center, fears that recent state budget cuts will severely back their services, they’ll be ate Bill 261. To meet those re- hinder her nonprofit and its mission. ill-equipped to intercept peoductions, the Department of ple bound for detention cenPublic Health and Human Services pro- managers may interact with clients up- ters or the Montana State Hospital. Law posed a 3.47 percent decrease in Medicaid ward of 10 hours a month. Prioritization enforcement will wind up shouldering reimbursements, along with a 32 percent of third-party payers and increased much of the burden, Daly says, as will reduction to case management, effective scrutiny of WMMHC programs are also on emergency rooms at area hospitals.

Oct. 1. Missoula-based nonprofit Opportu- Daly’s list of potential outcomes. Even beDespite the apparently daunting efnity Resources announced last week that fore the cuts, she adds, waiting lists for fects of SB 261’s implementation, Daly the change would result in annual reduc- substance-abuse services have sometimes hopes state officials will respond to the tions of more than $400,000 to the organi- reached 100. opportunity to open a larger conversation zation’s budget, affecting programs and “When you look at the drivers of about the statewide health-care system—a services critical to clients with mental and health care costs, 40 percent are behavioral conversation she and other health care physical disabilities. DPHHS did not re- patterns. So we’re cutting what we need. providers have complained did not take spond to an email request for comment.

Case managers help people in changing place when amendments to SB 261 were Daly predicts the cuts to Medicaid re- their behaviors. That relationship is really adopted in the final days of the session. imbursement—which, she says, constitutes what engages people in recovery.”

Regardless, Daly isn’t giving up the fight. roughly 75 percent of WMMHC’s budget— Any large-scale reductions to case She’s a Butte girl, she says, and has seen will generate significant ripples across the management will spiral out to the rest of the effects of substance abuse and suicide organization and the communities in which the WMMHC budget. The organization op- in her own family. it operates. A recent conversation between erates on a Medicaid fee-for-service model, “I’m not ready to fold my cards yet,” Daly and her chief financial officer raised Daly explains, meaning the agency gets re- she says. the specter of as many as 100 layoffs, imbursed only for face-to-face contacts or though Daly hopes to “repurpose” as many “a head in the bed” at one of its five crisis asakariassen@missoulanews.com

missoulanews.com • August 3–August 10, 2017 [9]

[opinion]

Sun never sets Is the PSC doing enough to battle solar?

by Dan Brooks

For more than 200 years now, America has struggled against the sun.

Our old enemy has scorched our crops, spotted our caucasians and turned our ice sculptures into tragic metaphors. Is there no end? Must our children forever writhe beneath the pitiless gaze of that tyrant in the sky? Couldn’t we blow it up with a missile or something?

So-called experts say we cannot. We can only hope to root out the collaborators in our midst. Those who would cooperate with the sun must know that they will find no quarter in the chambers of government. To this noble end has the Montana Public Service Commission applied itself.

Last month, the PSC set a rate for the proposed MTSUN solar electricity farm: $20 per megawatt-hour over a 10year contract. What does this mean? The federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, or PURPA, requires states to promote alternative energy by regulating the price at which established utilities buy electricity from smaller producers.

In setting this rate, the PSC has determined that NorthWestern Energy will agree to buy MTSUN’s solar-generated electricity for $20 per megawatt-hour for the next 10 years.

That guarantee helps MTSUN attract investors by creating the basis for a reliable earnings estimate. That’s what it’s supposed to do, anyway, under PURPA. But the $20 rate over the next decade effectively puts MTSUN out of business, when you compare it to the contract the PSC gave to NorthWestern Energy for its residential supply rate: $62 per megawatt-hour for the next 25 years.

Take that, solar energy! No more will the sun’s quislings on Earth conspire to replace our all-American power with photovoltaic socialism drawn from the very air. One is tempted to applaud the PSC for its patriotic defense of Montana’s ratepayers, who would rather pay a little more for electricity they can trust.

But what if this is a false flag operation?

How do we know that this isn’t just the

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PSC trying to win our trust, so we don’t notice that they are actually in the pocket of Big Sun? Reader, don’t worry. Back in June, PSC Commissioner Bob Lake and rate analyst Neil Templeton put to rest any questions about where their loyalties lie in a conversation accidentally caught on a hot mic. Discussing the potential impact of new contracts on solar-power startups, Templeton opined that “just

“How do we know that this isn’t just the PSC trying to win our trust, so we don’t notice that they are actually in the pocket of Big Sun?”

dropping the rate probably took care of the whole thing.”

“Well, the 10-year might do it if the price doesn’t,” Lake replied. “And at this low price, I can’t imagine anyone getting into it.”

One month later, MTSUN got its $20/10-year contract. Developer Mark Klein told the Billings Gazette that the project would be unworkable at that price. “We certainly cannot move forward at the current rate or 10 years,” he said. This news, welcome to patriotic

ratepayers and owners of utility companies alike, shows the power of our greatest resource in America’s battle against the sun: regulatory capture.

Regulatory capture occurs when a government agency designed to ensure competition by regulating large firms acts to protect those firms instead. In this case, the federal government passed PURPA in the 1970s to encourage small solar electricity producers to compete with established companies. Recognizing the danger inherent in this plot, the Montana PSC has used its regulatory power to set rates for solar power so low that producers cannot get into the market at all. Through the magic of regulatory capture, the commission has protected NorthWestern Energy and, by extension, ratepayers from cheap electricity generated by questionable means.

But for how long? The PSC has given NorthWestern Energy the authority to price solar farms out of the electricity market for now, but we shouldn’t get too comfortable. You know the old warning: It’s always darkest just before the dawn. The electricity market is dark and quiet now, just the way we like it, but the sun is always coming up again.

Many of the solar developers whose projects have been derailed by the new rates are likely to sue, arguing that the PSC has violated PURPA by setting rates for renewable energy far below those for NorthWestern’s conventional energy supply. That’s the terrifying thing about renewable energy: It keeps coming back.

If we’re going to defeat the sun once and for all, we’ll need more than a state regulator that actively discourages competition. We need vigilance. I dream of an America that no longer bows to Big Sun. Let us all follow the PSC’s example. When our old enemy rises again tomorrow, let’s look it straight in the eye and refuse to blink.

Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and the upside of regulatory capture at combatblog.net.

[opinion]

Your own terms When it comes to dying, who should call the shots?

by Rob Pudim

The West seems to have a different attitude about life and death than other parts of the country. Of the five states that allow medical aid in dying, four are west of the Mississippi—Oregon, Washington, California and Colorado. The fifth is Vermont and, although it is not a state, the District of Columbia.

Other states have come close.

Montana courts have found that there is no public policy against assisted death, and New Mexico briefly allowed it in 2014 before overturning it in 2015.

In Arizona, the Legislature will not let the bill out of committee even though most Arizonans are said to favor it.

Most Westerners, I think, believe that allowing people to obtain medical aid to die is simply a choice that should not be made by the state, a state legislature, a medical association, a religion or any other person. Maybe it has to do with the independence of people or the geographic distance from each other, or the knowledge that we sometimes have to depend on only ourselves. A lot of us believe that each person has the right to decide about his or her life or death, and whether life is worth living when a condition is incurable and the future filled with pain.

Granted, we all have the ability to die by suicide, but generally that choice is not pleasant—jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, guns, death by police or an auto crash.

If you assist or encourage someone—and there was a recent controversial case of a young woman encouraging a boyfriend to kill himself—you can be charged with being an accessory to murder. Medical aid in dying, however, is neither suicide nor murder, and most cases of a loved one helping another to die are dismissed.

In 1996, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled: “Those who believe strongly that death must come without physician assistance should be allowed to follow that creed, whether they be doctors or patients. But they should not be free to force their views, their

religious convictions or their philosophies on all other members of a democratic society, nor should they be free to compel those whose values differ from theirs to die a painful, protracted and agonizing death.”

Briefly stated, it's your life. It's your death. It ought to be a personal and private choice.

A dear friend I have known for more than 50 years has an incurable, progressive disease that will kill him.

“A lot of us believe that each person has the right to decide about his or her life or death, and whether life is worth living when a condition is incurable and the future filled with pain.”

He is educated, alert and rational, and right now feels no pain or anxiety because a hospice manages his discomfort. Yet he does not like being tethered to an oxygen line while he slowly suffocates. He wants his life to be over, but is too incapacitated to do anything about it. At one point he asked me if I could get him a gun.

According to the Colorado referendum, two physicians have to agree that a person's medical condition is incur-

able and the drug cocktail has to be self-administered. It sounds simple.

Nothing is simple.

What if your doctor has religious beliefs that preclude assisted dying, or has a literal interpretation of the Hippocratic Oath, which states that before anything else, do no harm? What if your doctor’s beliefs require you to live out whatever life has dealt you? What if the pharmacist thinks the same way and refuses to issue the prescription?

What if the hospital does not have the correct protocols in place or the legal boilerplate necessary to allow a patient to die by choice? What if the hospital is run by a church? What if you are physically unable to take the drugs you need to end your life?

According to Compassion & Choices, a national organization that pushed medical aid in dying in Colorado, 10 prescriptions have been filled so far, but it is not known how many have ever been used.

Advocates say about one in three patients who receive the drugs fails to take them.

They may have just wanted the option.

My old and dear friend has been facing this. He could move to another state and establish residency, which could take at least six months, or is it a year? He does not have the time or ability to do this, though paradoxically he has a lot of time— to lie in bed and think about his future.

In Colorado, lawmakers put $44,000 into the budget in May to help doctors with patients who might ask about receiving aid in dying. Republican state Sen. Kevin Lundberg says taxpayers should not support the practice: “This is not the job of a doctor, it’s certainly not the job of the government.”

Well, whose job is it when you’re stuck in a bed with tubes and wires attached to you? And what if this happened to you?

Rob Pudim is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org ). A writer in Colorado, he says his friend died while in hospice care on June 16.

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[offbeat]

ANIMAL ATTRACTION – Good fortune quickly turned to horror for a man in Allyn, Washington, who scored some raccoon roadkill to use as crab-trap bait on June 25. As the unidentified man walked toward home dragging the carcass behind him on a 15-foot rope (so he couldn’t smell it), two different vehicles stopped, and their occupants, mistakenly thinking he was dragging a dead dog, began berating the would-be fisherman. As the dispute heated up, someone produced a gun, shooting the man twice in the leg before he was struck by one of the vehicles as the assailants fled.

BRIGHT IDEAS – In New Hampshire on June 29, a state police officer stopped the 57-yearold driver of a Honda Odyssey minivan who had piled a Beverly Hillbillies-esque stack of belongings on top of his car. The collection, which was about as tall as the minivan, included a wooden chest, a bike, a floor lamp, a rake, a snow shovel, a moving dolly and a folding ladder, along with blankets and towels and a shopping cart full of items hanging off the back. Police cited the driver for negligent driving, and the car was towed away.

SORRY I MISSED IT – A Canada Day parade in southern Ontario sparked a flood of typically mild protests over Dave Szusz’s float, which featured a 3-meter-tall blow-up Jesus (holding a baby sheep) and several real sheep. “I thought it was kind of sad to see sheep out with very loud blasting music, out in the heat in the city,” said animal rights activist Dan MacDonald. Others flooded Szusz with complaints on Facebook. Szusz and MacDonald have since talked it out, although MacDonald still hopes Szusz will discontinue using sheep on his floats.

OOPS! – What seemed like the best hide-and-seek idea ever took a frightening turn on July 6 in Colonial Heights, Virginia, when a 12-year-old girl became stuck in a sleeper sofa. Another child called 911 when she couldn’t free her friend. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said fire chief A.G. Moore. “When she got out, she was fine.”

In Green Bay, Wisconsin, a driver crossing the Walnut Street Bridge on June 22 disregarded the traffic arm and drove around it onto the drawbridge as it was opening. His van ascended the opening span, but then rolled back down into the gap between the stationary bridge and the moveable span. Green Bay Metro firefighters, concerned that the van might slip through the gap, cut a hole in its roof to rescue the driver.

SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED – Karen Leclair, 51, of Albion, Pennsylvania, was reported missing on June 11 by her commercial fisherman husband, Christopher, 48, after she went over the side of his boat on Lake Erie. Christopher told police he hadn’t been watching when his wife fell overboard. When her body washed ashore on July 4 in upstate New York, however, she had a gunshot wound in her head, and she was bound by nylon fishing rope and weighted with an anchor. Christopher was charged with her murder after the gun used to shoot Karen was found under a bed in their home.

WHO YOU GONNA CALL? – Villagers in the eastern Thailand province of Amnat Charoen have called in the Royal Thai Police Force to help rid them of an evil female spirit, “phi pob,” they accuse of killing four cows and sickening four border police officers, reported the BBC in June. In Thai folklore, phi pob can possess people and sow chaos, including a 2016 incident in which neighbors were forced to strip naked at gunpoint by three reportedly possessed individuals. Adul Chaitprasithkul, the local police chief, noted, “More people believe in phi pob than those who don’t.”

PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS – Police in Dearborn, Michigan, are hoping a thief’s unusual loot may draw him back to the scene of the crime. Surveillance video at a Walgreens store captured a bald man making off with seven boxes of Rogaine, a hair-growth product, on June 22. “While this is not the most hair-raising crime ... it is suspected he will continue committing this type of crime, as 12 to 14 months of consistent use is needed to see results,” Police Chief Ronald Haddad said in a news release.

POLICE REPORT – What does ol’ St. Nick do in the off-season? Perhaps look for a bail bondsman. In a dramatic chase, Maine State Police pursued a stolen car from Fairfield to Bangor on July 4, finally striking the vehicle and bringing it to a stop. When the driver was taken into custody, he identified himself as Santa Claus. But rest easy, boys and girls: Turns out he was Christos Kassaras, 54, from New Hampshire.

PRECOCIOUS – Residents of Baraboo, Wisconsin, must have done a double-take when they looked outside during the early hours of June 30. Kelly, a full-grown elephant, had escaped from the Circus World Museum nearby and wandered the neighborhood, munching on marigolds. Apparently, her partner, Isla (also an elephant), had used her trunk to free Kelly from a restraint. A trainer from Circus World was summoned, and Kelly was returned to her home at the museum.

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Facing the ecocide Climate chaos, mass extinction, the collapse of civilization: So what if we’re doomed?

by Brian Calvert, High Country News

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n the winter of 2013, I drove up California’s Central Valley to Stockton, to interview Cambodian parents who’d lost children in one of the nation’s many mass school shootings. A local man named Patrick Purdy had parked his station wagon behind an elementary school, set it on fire with a Molotov cocktail, and, as curious children ran toward him, shot them with an assault rifle. Purdy killed five children and wounded nearly 30. All of the dead were Cambodian or Vietnamese. The parents had survived war, genocide and refugee camps, only to have their children murdered in America.

The shooting took place in 1989, 24 years before I visited, but one mother wept so hard during her interview, it seemed no time had passed for her.

I had spent much of my early career as a foreign cor-

respondent, speaking to men, women and children in places torn up by war or political violence. And though I’d left the last of these assignments, in Afghanistan, more than a year earlier, the stark irony of the Stockton shooting brought back a familiar, low-register pain. I wrapped up the interviews and headed back to Orange County, south of Los Angeles, dragging the day behind me like a chain. I had a small apartment near the coast, and in the mornings I would run along the Bolsa Chica wetlands, where a pumpjack groaned in its lonesome, eternal way and a pair of kestrels hunted the brush from a cluster of palm trees. Some mornings, a pair of Blackhawk helicopters would fly by, thundering over the surf. We’re still at war, they’d whisper. Do not doubt it.

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In this state of mind, a few days after the Stockton trip, I came across the work of Paul Kingsnorth, a British writer who called himself a “recovering environmentalist.” He was one of the founders of the Dark Mountain Project, a movement of philosophers, writers and artists that had emerged from the 2008 economic crisis, and he believed the planet was experiencing an “ecocide that nobody seems able to prevent.” Ecocide — the total destruction of our home — seemed inevitable to them, and to me, given the things I’d seen and any number of ongoing catastrophes: mass extinction, climate chaos, flooded coasts, mega-drought; oceans turning to acid, permafrost to muck. We humans are a disastrous species, as bad for the Earth as a meteor strike, and the realization of this had established in me a

new kind of sadness, a mixture of guilt and mourning for a loss yet to come. Kingsnorth was one of the few people who seemed to voice a similar pain, and I began following his writing. I eventually moved to Colorado, and, not long after, saw that Kingsnorth was hosting a retreat in the Spanish Pyrenees, for “grief in the age of ecocide.” I immediately signed up. Now that my pain had been named, I wanted to understand what to do with it.

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he retreat was called “Shadows in the Wild.” The idea behind it was to learn meditation methods, eat healthy food, hike — and discuss the ecocide. A short week of this would conclude with 24 hours solo in the “wilderness.” There were about a dozen

participants, mostly from Europe: journalists, professors, musicians, programmers, civil servants. On the first day, we hiked to an old stone farmhouse in the Alta Garrotxa, a folding, forested range of steep canyons and limestone crags in the eastern Pyrenees. We pitched our tents among the pine trees surrounding the house, then gathered in the main room to join Kingsnorth and our guides for dinner.

A fire roared in the hearth, and we sat around two heavy wooden tables, drinking the last wine we’d see for the week.

Kingsnorth, then 44, was tall, with shaggy brown hair, ruddy cheeks and a soft-spoken manner, polished no doubt by the numerous gatherings he’d hosted since the inception of the Dark Mountain Project. Over the next few days, he told us, we would engage in a kind of therapy designed for people who believe the end of civilization is upon us.

“Simply by paying attention to the darker things in the world — it gives people permission to have a conversation with people that they’ve been having a hard time having,” he said. “Dark Mountain is a rolling conversation about how to live in the age that we’re living in without falling into the abyss.”

His outlook had not always been so grim. He grew up wandering England’s mountains and moors with his father, “a compulsive long-distance walker.”

This led him toward environmental activism, as did a formative trip, at the age of 21, to Borneo’s rainforest, with its moonlit rivers, fruit bats, hornbills and hooting gibbons. Back home, he saw his society as “atomized” and inward-looking, a place of streetlights and asphalt and advertisements, “screaming for my attention, trying to sell me something, tell me who to be, what to desire and to need.” He set out to save “nature from people,” first fighting road development in England, then organizing protests against globalization. Over time, though, he became disillusioned. Environmentalism had left the wild behind in favor of “sustainability,” he thought, “an entirely human-centered piece of politicking, disguised as concern for ‘the planet.’”

“Something inside me broke somehow,” he said.

“I thought, ‘This isn’t working. We’re totally fucked.

The machine will go on until it’s killed everything or collapses or both. But the wild world, justice — I still believe in that. What can I do with that?’”

And so he had gone looking for another way of being. He started writing and publishing fiction, poetry and essays. Along the way, he came across the work of a forgotten 20th century poet named Robinson Jeffers, and there found an intellectual mooring.

Jeffers thought humans unable to understand themselves as a part of nature, and therefore doomed to destroy it. He wrote from the Northern Coast of California, putting landscape and animals above humans and their delusions, through two world wars and the onslaught of the modern industrial age. His writing had a grim resolve to it that matched Kingsnorth’s, a sense of tragedy best captured in the poem from which Dark Mountain draws its name, “Rearmament.” Jeffers wrote the poem in 1935, the year Hitler became führer and a windstorm swept 12 million pounds of dirt from the Great Plains into Chicago. Jeffers describes humanity as a slow-moving glacier “bound to plow down a forest,” headed for a future only fools believe they can change: “The

beauty of modern / Man is not in the persons but in the / Disastrous rhythm, the heavy and mobile masses, / the dance of the / Dream-led masses down the dark mountain.”

Kingsnorth felt a kinship with Jeffers, he said, “standing like a hawk on these wild cliffs, watching a process he clearly thinks is doomed, and just watches it, even though it causes him grief.” Relying in part on Jeffers’ work, Kingsnorth built an idea he called “dark ecology.” In the Orion essay where he coined the term, he offered five answers to the ecological crisis, most of them suggestions for reconnecting to the wilder world: preserving nonhuman life; rooting oneself in the work of land or place; insisting that nature has intrinsic value; and “building refuges” where non-human life can flourish. “With-

lawyers, half of California, every editor at Grist. Indeed, writing for Grist in 2012, Wen Stephenson warned against Kingsnorth’s “defeatist” approach, saying that without serious action to address climate change, “the consequences will be a whole lot more ‘unthinkable’ than darning socks and growing carrots,” especially for “those non-rich, non-Western folks Kingsnorth cares about.” He had a fair point, but not a helpful one. Without concerted action, the world was probably headed for a new Dark Age, one of heat and hurricanes and sun-blasted barbarism. I simply wasn’t convinced humans could prevent it.

Spain, then, was a way to examine that belief, to figure out what to do with it.

Later that night, I walked out of the farmhouse and into the darkness, following the beam of my

cancer patient given six months to live. But that kind of thinking can only assuage grief, not turn it into something useful.

Perhaps there were more answers in Jeffers’ work, beyond Dark Mountain doom and catharsis.

After all, the poet profoundly influenced environmental thought throughout the 20th century. Ansel Adams was a friend, whose famous black-and-white landscapes bear Jeffers’ metaphysical fingerprints.

John Steinbeck would pore over his poems alongside his friends, Joseph Campbell, the mythologist, and Ed Ricketts, a marine ecologist. David Brower, the former head of the Sierra Club, called Jeffers’ relationship to the California Coast “one of the most uncanny and complete relationships between a man and his natural background known in literature.”

Edward Abbey has conversations with Jeffers throughout Desert Solitaire, though he never mentions his name. In a poem called “Hurt Hawks,” Jeffers describes a wounded redtail that he must put down. “I’d sooner, except the penalties, kill a man than a hawk,” he writes. Abbey’s version: “I’d rather kill a man than a snake.”

These men were drawn to Jeffers’ work in part because of his philosophy of “inhumanism” — a deliberate attack on the human exceptionalism that Kingsnorth so derides. At its center is a perspective of deep time and humanity’s insignificance in the cosmos. And yet Jeffers also saw humans as an integral part of an interconnected whole: “There is not an atom in all the universes / But feels every other atom; gravitation, electromagnetism, light, heat, and the other / Flamings, the nerves in the night’s black flesh, flow them together; the stars, the winds and the people: one energy, One existence, one music, one organism, one life, one God: star-fire and rockstrength, the sea’s cold flow / And man’s dark soul.”

I crawled into my sleeping bag, as an owl hooted somewhere in the woods. There was a clear connection between Jeffers and the environmental movement — a bright shining line of well-meaning white guys that stretches from Abbey to Muir to Thoreau and on back to the Romantics. Their influence runs now through slick REI ads and “cabin porn” websites, and I must admit the fantasy tempts me: Drop off the grid, chop wood in warm flannel, ease back each night by the fire with a couple of tuckered dogs, a book and a shimmering tumbler of whiskey. But even if it were realistic, could that actually be a morally defensible position? What about everyone else?

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draw,” Kingsnorth advised, “so that you can allow yourself to sit back quietly and feel, intuit, work out what is right for you and what nature might need from you. Withdraw because refusing to help the machine advance — refusing to tighten the ratchet further — is a deeply moral position.”

Withdraw? I could almost hear the groans from activists around the world — protesters, lobbyists,

headlamp along a stone wall and down a dirt path to my tent. The air had a spring bite, and my breath came in puffs that drifted through the trees. I paused to watch the stars. Some of what Kingsnorth said made sense, but I found it hard to reconcile the idea of withdrawing with simultaneously seeking justice.

His message articulated a kind of common despair, or resignation, as though the human race were a

he next day, we headed out for a hike and an exercise in storytelling. The hills behind the farmhouse were steep, like everything in the Alta Garrotxa, which was wilder than I’d expected. We marched single-file up the trail, through holm oak and beech, past vines and brambles and patches of earth churned by wild pigs.

I stepped over a salamander, bright yellow and black, as an Australian named John, a professional gambler, hiked ahead of me. John, a lanky, buzz-cut 40-something, had come to see most people around him as wasteful and oblivious. He’d look out from his place in the city and see offices empty, lights on, row after row, and despair. “I’m a person who has lost almost all hope,” he told us. Now, though, John

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Rearmament These grand and fatal movements toward death: the grandeur of the mass Makes pity a fool, the tearing pity For the atoms of the mass, the persons, the victims, makes it seem monstrous To admire the tragic beauty they build.

It is beautiful as a river flowing or a slowly gathering Glacier on a high mountain rock-face, Bound to plow down a forest, or as frost in November, The gold and flaming death-dance for leaves, Or a girl in the night of her spent maidenhood, bleeding and kissing.

I would burn my right hand in a slow fire To change the future … I should do foolishly.

The beauty of modern Man is not in the persons but in the Disastrous rhythm, the heavy and mobile masses, the dance of the Dream-led masses down the dark mountain.

— Robinson Jeffers, 1935

took the lead, his long legs carrying him at a brisk pace. I felt lighter, too, in this strange column of dark-mountaineers. At the end of an arduous section of trail, we stopped to catch our breath. John was smiling now, sweating. “I think we’re doing something right,” he said. “I think so,” I replied.

At a clearing, we separated into smaller groups. Our guide, a bright-smiling German named Korbi, told us to hike into the woods alone, find objects that spoke to us, and assemble them in a way that would answer the question: “What brought you here?” I followed a game trail through a thicket of holly, where an ancient dead pine stood. It was massive and gray and twisted, and reminded me of trees I climbed as a boy. After a sheepish look around, I heaved myself up, settled into its branches, and thought about home.

I grew up in Pinedale, Wyoming, a ranch town divided by Pine Creek, the outlet of Fremont Lake, named for an “explorer” and carved by glaciers. My family’s trailer wasn’t far from the creek, which was flanked on each side by woods — pine, aspen and willow. As children, my sister and I spent most of our time there. Carrie and I were born 13 months apart, “Irish twins” and best friends, and when the creek ran high from snowmelt, we would strip to our underwear and float it through town. The water and woods were our summer home, which we shared with duck and moose, marten and osprey, fox and deer.

One afternoon, I went to the creek alone, exploring the bottomlands until I found a rise of sagebrush and potentilla I’d never noticed. As I started to cross, a killdeer appeared, shrieking

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and feigning a broken wing. She kept up her dance until I backed away. I chose another angle to walk, noting again when she began to feign injury. We had this conversation until I triangulated where her nest must be. I scanned the ground, inch by inch, until I found it, three speckled eggs in a tight grass bowl. It was a moment of communion: the mountains, ground by glaciers, flowed into the lake, whose water built my bones, and these eggs and the chicks within — all of us connected, the peaks, the lake, the creek, the birds, the boy. A feeling of great responsibility came over me. Their secret uncovered, the fate of the eggs was up to me. I rose and left them safely hidden. This is one of my last good memories of childhood.

Pinedale sits in the basin of the Upper Green River Basin, once rich in beaver and mink. In the late 1800s, it was a gathering place for trappers and bands of Shoshone, who would come out of their mountain hideaways each summer to revel and trade. For many years, Pinedale celebrated this “Rendezvous” with an annual pageant, billing it as “a must-see” reenactment of “the most romantic era of Wyoming history.” It included a fur trader wagon train; a pipe ceremony; a sun priest and pony dancers; the purchase of a Shoshone woman named Sweetgrass; and a horse race for blankets.

Rendezvous weekend meant a lot of tourists, and a lot of drinking at the three bars in town, which all drew their names from our more cattled history: the Corral, the Cowboy and Stockman’s.

In the pageant, Carrie and I played Shoshone children, our hair spray-painted black, our skin

colored a burnt umber. No one could do anything about our eyes, however, so those stayed bright blue behind the paint. Our job was to play around the teepees, where our mother and other women, similarly costumed, scraped hides in the sun. My mother’s new husband, Dave, played a mountain man. Dave was a short-tempered veteran of the Vietnam War, a chest-poker unamused by stepchildren. He took his trapper role seriously, grew his beard and hair out, wore beaded buckskin and a fur hat, carried a muzzleloader, a hatchet and a jug of whiskey. He rode through town wild-eyed on a dun horse, awesome and frightening, a man stuck in a myth. At the end of one of those drunken Rendezvous nights, Dave came home late to the trailer, stumbled down the hall — and turned into the room where Carrie slept.

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come from a culture of takers. No white male, certainly not from the American West, can claim otherwise. The takers flowed out of the Bronze Age, from riders of the Carpathian steppes of Eastern Europe, who put together the unbeatable combination of horse and wheel, who buried their warriors with their steeds, their chariots and their javelins. The takers spread as far as India, Europe and Scandinavia, to Vikings and the “Northmen” of what is now France. In 1066, these Normans invaded England and usurped the Anglo-Saxons, raiders named for their swords, who had ousted the Celts.

One sleepless night, I found online an old reference to my family name, from 1203 — a knight of the Norman Conquest. The first Calvert to settle in America sailed from England with two ships full of Catholics to found the state of Maryland, in 1634. He planted a cross and claimed the land in the name of his father, Lord Baltimore. When their descendent, my greatgreat-grandfather, came to Wyoming as a scout for the Army and the Union Pacific Railroad, he was the sharpened tip of that culture of conquest, the same culture that colonized and subjugated places I found myself in, decades later, as a journalist.

These takers are Marlow’s “conquerors” in Heart of Darkness: “The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.”

Indigenous people of South America call them “termites.” In Between the World and Me, TaNehisi Coates calls them Dreamers: “Once, the Dreamers’ parameters were caged by technology and by the limits of horsepower and wind.

But the Dreamers have improved themselves, and the damming of seas for voltage, the extraction of coal, the transmuting of oil into food, have enabled an expansion, a plunder with no known precedent.”

Carrie’s abuse lasted years, until she left home, at the age of 14. Our family fell apart, a splintering that took decades to mend. Determined to become a different kind of man, I ran as far away as I could — to Cambodia and wars

and sorrow that echoed my own. Carrie eventually made peace with things, but I held onto a deep sense of shame and anger.

What brought you here? This culture, these takers. My life’s history is tied to their system of plunder and its superstructure: a culture of greed and power; locomotives, interstates and Manifest Destiny; pavement and parking lots; extirpation and extinction; genocide, slavery, racism; combustion, warheads, oligarchs. The takers’ mentality runs through the environmental debate, too, and now we face the prospect of their bright-green vision, a dying world where humans have mastered, godlike, the technologies of dominion: massive solar arrays, geoengineered shade, gleaming hydroponic cities and sweeping fields of mono-cultured soy — the output of a cultural algorithm that has been running thousands of years, a system of consumption and motion that will do anything to keep its wheels turning.

I descended the pine tree, saddened. But then I noticed the fresh green needles of the younger pines, which seemed to be the progeny of the giant.

I picked up a dead branch, stripped a living one, bound them together with a sprig of holly, and returned to the group. I’m here, I told them, because I want to find a way to bring all that I’ve seen to bear on the ecological crisis. I just don’t know how. n the third morning of the retreat, we gathered on a grassy terrace below the tain Project, quite frankly,” she told me. “Jeffers on beauty. Helpful now, following my pine-tree farmhouse for a lesson in qigong. Qigong played with the rise and fall of cultures, but there’s reveries, was the realization that Jeffers’ art was a is a practice of movement and meditation always something else that comes after for him. Hu- product of grief.

Jeffers had watched both his newborn daughter that comes through Taoism and includes manity will fall, but nature is still here. From beginand his father die in 1914, the ideas of balance for well-being, same year the Great War began. between opposites, as symbolNot long after, he and his wife, ized by yin and yang, or beUna, moved from Los Angeles to tween five elements: fire, earth, Northern California. In 1919, the metal, water, wood. I had seen couple bought land near Carmel, many practitioners of qigong Hope is not for the wise, fear is for fools; a place of pine and fog north of the over the years, in Beijing’s Change and the world, we think, are racing to a fall, roaring coast of Big Sur. They lived parks or along the Phnom Penh Open-eyed and helpless, in every newscast that is the news: first in a drafty cabin, where they riverfront, as I stumbled home cut and burned eucalyptus and from a night of drinking. I had The time's events would seem mere chaos but all oak, redwood and pine, and which never tried it, the idea of power Drift the one deadly direction. But this is only they filled with books on flowers, meridians and chakras being The August thunder of the age, not the November. shells, birds and stars. The Jeffers too much for me. Here in the liked their promontory, where cormountains, though, barefoot Wise men hope nothing, the wise are naturally lonely morants and pelicans kept them on the dewy grass, sweeping And think November as good as April, the wise remember company, along with the hawks my arms from side to side, I felt that would become a central symThat Caesar and even final Augustulus had heirs, the pain of the previous day bol in Jeffers’ work — marsh- and dissipate, replaced with calm.

And men lived on; rich unplanned life on earth sparrow-, redtail, Cooper’s.

There was something in After the foreign wars and the civil wars, the border wars Despite the idyllic setting and the way the week was going, the birth of twin boys in 1916, JefAnd the barbarians: music and religion, honor and mirth with its emphasis on quiet and fers remained in a state of despair. connection, that I found helpRenewed life's lost enchantments. But if life even His poetry, he thought, was unoful. But I was still having a hard Had perished utterly, Oh perfect loveliness of earth and heaven. riginal, “doomed to go on imitattime squaring my thoughts ing dead men,” even as a new with Kingsnorth’s message and movement of writers seemed to be the Dark Mountain rationale. It — Robinson Jeffers, 1937 “divorcing poetry from reason and wasn’t that I thought they were ideas.” At the birth of the Modern wrong; it just seemed like they were missing something, especially in Jeffers. A few ning to end, earliest to last, Jeffers has one constant, Age, Jeffers was contemplating suicide.

The couple, meanwhile, had plans for a house weeks earlier, I’d called a Jeffers scholar at Minot and that’s beauty.” made of granite and hired a stonemason to build it.

That thought stuck to me like a burr, all the way State in North Dakota, ShaunAnne Tangney, who also studies the American West and apocalyptic lit- to Spain. If I was initially intrigued by the darkness A despairing Jeffers offered to help. Day by day, he erature. “I don’t see a good ‘but’ in the Dark Moun- in Jeffers’ poetry, I was coming around to his ideas hauled stones from the oceanfront and mixed mor-

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tar, slowly learning to fit each piece together. He found solace in the stones, in the waves and tides, in the work. At night, he walked to watch the stars.

His younger brother, Hamilton, was an astronomer at the nearby Lick Observatory, and Jeffers liked to think about the earth and sea amid the swells of deep time, a universe of moons and planets, galaxies and novas.

By the time the house was done, along with a tower Jeffers built himself, he had transformed into an original artist and thinker. With the California Coast as a backdrop, Jeffers wrote poems that were compared to the works of Walt Whitman and Homer.

One critic called his verse “as primitively American as the flintlock and the Maypole.”

By 1932, he was celebrated on the cover of Time, for elegant achievements in verse-craft and honest thought. He was popular for a time, but as his sons reached fighting age, Jeffers spoke out against World War II. His darker views of humanity earned him few fans, given the tide of American jingoism and the threat of Nazi Germany. The publisher of his 1948 collection, The Double Axe, included an objection to its “unpatriotic” content.

His work lost favor with academic critics and faded from public view. He was left out of university anthologies. Jeffers died in 1962, aged 75, and somewhat forgotten — though not by everyone.

Jeffers’ works had an impact on Doug Tompkins, the billionaire conservationist and founder of North Face. In the early 1990s, Tompkins left the commercial world behind to live in Chile, at the Southern tip of the world, using his wealth to establish massive conservation programs. Tompkins died in a kayaking accident in December 2015, paddling a section of General Carrera Lake, high in the Andes.

At the time of his death, he and his wife, Kris, had

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managed to preserve 2.2 million acres of land — a sanctuary across coastal fjords and endangered forests, supporting rare deer and wild pigs, pumas and jaguars, anteaters and macaws. His death was a huge loss not only to friends and family but to the wild places of the world. Tompkins had been a reader of Jeffers and had long been inspired by beauty, Jerry Mander, his friend and fellow cofounder of the Foundation for Deep Ecology, told me. “He would talk about beauty all the time.”

Tompkins considered beauty itself a natural resource in need of legal protection, and beauty had been a primary force in his life beginning from his teenage years. “A lot of people talk about beauty, but he would talk about it as a cause itself,” Mander said.

“That was his primary guiding force, to tell you the truth.”

I’d been thinking a lot about that conversation, and the idea of beauty in general, in Spain. Tompkins, who also knew Kingsnorth, was the epitome of Jeffers’ ethos. But was his work meaningful? And if so, was that only because of its scale? Or was dedication to that kind of beauty merely glorified withdrawal? Where does the establishment of a nature preserve in Patagonia fit with the murder of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, or the drowning of Syrian refugees in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, or the collateral damage of U.S. drone strikes?

At night in Kabul, awakened by nightmares, I’d stand on the roof and smoke, Scorpio shimmering over the dusty city. I’d try to put myself somewhere else in the world in relation to the stars, the mountains of Wyoming maybe. I could never do it. I was always overwhelmed, disoriented. When I’d had enough, I moved to California. I would surf in the mornings, watching the waves come in, undulating, gunmetal-gray, dolphins slipping beneath me like shades. I felt at peace there — and useless. I thought I should try environmental writing and a healthier way of living, but what I found was a new kind of grief. I’d run out of places to go. In taking a step back in Spain, however, I was starting to see a way through. Kingsnorth embraced Jeffers’ inhumanism, and Tompkins his ideas on beauty. But the immensity of the ecocide demands more. Our grief comes from the takers and their modern machine, which is one of violence and injury. If our sanity is to survive the ecocide, we must address these two pains in tandem: grief for the loss of things to come and the injustices that surround us.

We can do this through beauty and justice, which are closer together than they first appear.

Consider the portrait series by photographer Nick Bowers, “Scared Scientists.” In it, Bowers takes portraits of researchers as they are interviewed about their greatest fears. The result is a collection of images that captures the low-grade trauma many of us are experiencing. The greatest fear for Shauna Murray, a biological scientist at the University of Technology Sydney, for example, is “reaching four degrees (Celsius) of warming.” “At the moment, we’ve at least 10,000 different papers, completed over 20 years, each using different data sets, and they are all coming to the same climate change conclusions,” she says. “We’ve a weight of evidence that the average person is simply not aware of — and this

frightens me. I’d like to think that we’re not going to reach the projected four degrees of warming this century; because I can’t even imagine what that would look like. Eighty years is not that long, and unless we act soon, my seven-year-old daughter will probably have to live through that.” Her portrait looks like something out of war photography: hair mussed, eyes wide in shock, mouth grimacing — a new class of soldier, one traumatized by computer models and visions of a frontline future unknown to most of us.

Bowers’ work bears witness to injury, not only to the scientists but to future generations. The series is a work of art that bends beauty toward justice, addressing grief with both. Likewise, when Coates establishes a relationship between injustice and exploitation of both people and nature, he is argu-

just in the sense of loveliness of aspect but in the sense of ‘a symmetry of everyone’s relationship to one another.’ ” Beautiful things “act like small tears in the surface of the world that pull us through to some vaster space … letting the ground rotate beneath us several inches, so that when we land, we find we are standing in a different relation to the world than we were a moment before.”

The pursuit of beauty can create a form of justice, a healing of injury. When I allow my backyard to grow unchecked, when the un-mown lawn becomes a tangle of blade and seed, the garden a mess of roses, grapes and hollyhocks, I have created a refuge and put something to right, returning wild to the world that has been taken away elsewhere by violence, trespass or dominion. The benefactors are the sparrows and buntings, hummingbirds and but-

The Answer Then what is the answer?—Not to be deluded by dreams.

To know the great civilizations have broken down into violence, and their tyrants come, many times before.

When open violence appears, to avoid it with honor or choose the least ugly faction; these evils are essential.

To keep one’s own integrity, be merciful and uncorrupted and not wish for evil; and not be duped By dreams of universal justice or happiness. These dreams will not be fulfilled.

To know this, and know that however ugly the parts appear the whole remains beautiful. A severed hand Is an ugly thing, and man dissevered from the earth and stars and his history...for contemplation or in fact...

Often appears atrociously ugly. Integrity is wholeness, the greatest beauty is Organic wholeness, the wholeness of life and things, the divine beauty of the universe. Love that, not man Apart from that, or else you will share man’s pitiful confusions, or drown in despair when his days darken.

— Robinson Jeffers, 1935-1938 ing for justice. However, he is also arguing for integrity, which is close to Jeffers’ ideal of beauty: “However ugly the parts appear the whole remains beautiful. A severed hand / Is an ugly thing, and man dissevered from the earth and stars and his history ... for contemplation or in fact ... / Often appears atrociously ugly. Integrity is wholeness, the greatest beauty is / Organic wholeness, the wholeness of life and things, the divine beauty of the universe.”

Perhaps, then, the way through the ecocide is through the pursuit of integrity, a duty toward rebalancing the whole, toward fairness, in both senses of the word. Elaine Scarry, a professor of aesthetics at Harvard University, describes this relationship in her book-length essay, On Beauty and Being Just. The word fair comes to us through Old English, fæger, which meant both pleasing to the sight and morally good. This is because beautiful things serve a specific purpose. They “give rise to the notion of distribution,” Scarry says, “to a lifesaving reciprocity, to fairness not

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terflies, the praying mantises, hornets and bees, the black widow in the shed, the garter snake in the flowerbed. Conversely, the creation of beauty can come from advocates of justice. A human rights lawyer, a sanctuary church, protesters for women’s rights or science or both, demonstrations against police violence — these heal injury also, rebalance the whole, adding beauty to the world.

I am a decade shy of the age at which my mother died, less than a year after my grandfather’s suicide.

One day my ashes will be scattered in the eroding mountains, and our civilization, like that of Ozymandias, crumble, and the Earth be swallowed by our dying red star. This is no cause for despair; it is a reminder to be meaningful, to be makers instead of takers, to be of service to something — beauty, justice, loved ones, strangers, lilacs, worms. This is what Jeffers, the poet laureate of the ecocide, has to teach us.

He points the way, but we must go further, and we must do so while keeping a sense of perspective. In

Spain I carried with me a handwritten note from James Karman, a Jeffers scholar and author who helped me greatly in my reporting. On it are the final lines of a poem called “Credo” and a favorite Jeffers’ insight: “The beauty of things was born before eyes and sufficient to itself; the heartbreaking beauty / Will remain when there is no heart to break for it.”

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he final day of the retreat promised to be dismal. It had rained all night and through the dawn, sagging the tents and soaking the fields. This was our finale, the “wilderness solo,” and it was shaping up to be a sufferfest. In some sunnier moment, I and two other men had decided to range far from the farmhouse to a nearby crag. We slogged down old roads and footpaths, through muddy valleys and drizzling woods, as raindrops pounded our parka hoods.

Climbing through brambles and mist, we broke at last from a stand of mountain pine at tree line. Just then the sun came out. Still silent, as instructed, we grinned and laughed and hugged.

My companions found their way to solo sites nearby. I scrambled a bit higher, to a flat section near the crag’s peak, where I found a soft, grassy spot between two boulders. I rigged my tarp, fluffed my bag and removed my wet shoes and socks. I sat back against a rock and stretched my toes and let the sun dry my face. I watched a crow for a while, and two hawks wheeling above a derelict stone keep. I took deep breaths, turned a smooth stone in my hand.

From the valley came clamorous birdsong, from the mountains a chilly wind and wisps of fog. I took a swig of water, then closed my eyes and leaned my head back, feeling for the first time in a long time an emotion that might have been joy.

Which is probably why I didn’t notice the storm blow in — not until the first flash-bang of lightning and thunder. I jumped up to see dark clouds sweeping down valley, a thick, determined thunderstorm.

From below the cliff rose the panicked bleating of wild goats. I considered going down. But this was the last day, and I wanted to make it count.

Fuck it, I thought at last. I’m doing qigong. I found a flat, smooth spot and stood there with my bare feet apart. I took a soft breath, sweeping my arms over my head and down. Rain lashed the mountaintop and spattered my face and lightning flashed in purple, splintered arcs. Sometimes it sparked sideways, sometimes straight down, flash after flash, followed by thunder. To the east, the moon rose over the wine-dark sea, breaking through the clouds as a giant bolt of lightning flashed below it. I laughed out loud. No one would believe this; no one would care. This moment was mine alone. I stood transfixed in the darkness, watching the storm and grinning like a lunatic, a tiny living part of a beautiful, heartbreaking world.

This story was originally published at High Country News (hcn.org ) on July 24.

Poems from Robinson Jeffers, The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, edited by Tim Hunt, Volume 2, 1928-1938. © 1938, renewed 1966 by Garth and Donnan Jeffers. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Stanford University Press, www.sup.org.

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[arts]

So metal Chris Pappan’s Ghost Images turns 19th century ideas into images of resistance

by Erika Fredrickson

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rtist Chris Pappan grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, raised on Heavy Metal Magazine and Zap Comix (thanks to his countercultural parents) and metal bands including Metallica and Gojira. After high school, while studying at Santa Fe’s Institute of American Indian Arts, he began to investigate his ancestry—a mix of Kaw, Osage, Cheyenne River Sioux and European—and he continued that investigation while studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As many as 30,000 members of 150 tribes live in the greater Chicago area—the result of a 1950s-era federal program that relocated American Indians from reservations to urban centers. That rich cultural history and Pappan’s personal interest in underground art sparked some of the ideas that his artwork still centers on today.

“I started to get more in touch with that side of myself when I was in Chris Pappan’s “Mind the Gap” is made with pencil, graphite, map collage, inkjet and acrylic on a 1906 ledger book.

Santa Fe,” he says, “and stereotypes about Native Americans—the to ledger art arrived when he worked as an people had purchased land back from the then when I moved to Chicago, I started to think about who I was and where my unflappably stoic Indian, for example— art handler at a Chicago gallery and came state, and so they had a dance arbor built— that took root in the 19th century. Pap- across an unused accounting book. He a permanent structure. I was there when people come from.” pan’s work is a striking example of what sometimes used maps, too, and then they dedicated it and had the first cerePappan’s drawings riff on 19th cenit means to embrace tradition and, simul- moved to illustrating his own, since vintage mony for it. And that was really special.” tury photographs of American Indians, taneously, resist it. maps were hard to come by and too valuThat melding of past and present, of but they have an edge to them, nothing trying to go back to where he came from Ledger art was popular from the 1860s able to use as canvas. so overtly sci-fi and flashy as a Heavy A few years ago, Pappan traveled to and also move forward is present in PapMetal cover, but with enough of a comic through the 1920s. Before that, Native Americans used buffalo hides as canvases Council Groves, Kansas, which is where pan’s art. He provides that tone by taking and pop-art tone that they wouldn’t for depicting hunting and personal feats in the Kaw (also known as Kanza) people familiar-seeming portraiture and messing seem out of place on the walls of an anbattle.

When the U.S. government nearly first lived before they were moved to with it. In one of the pieces from Ghost archist bookstore. They’re also elegant, eradicated bison, tribes turned to new their present-day reservation in Okla- Images, “Divided,” two figures stand face so they’re not out of place at a museum, either. His new exhibit at the Missoula drawing media, including ledger books, homa. (Some old maps still show Kansas to face like mirror images, giving the viewer a sense of double vision. But starArt Museum, Ghost Images, uses the Na- which they obtained while interacting with written as “Kanzas,” after the tribe.)

“I had only seen pictures of it,” Pap- ing at the faces for a few seconds you can tive American tradition of ledger art and traders, government agents, missionaries revamps it to prod misconceptions and and military officers. Pappan’s introduction pan says. “It was cool, because the Kanza see that they’re not quite the same. Pap-

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pan’s distortion of their features has become a familiar aspect of his work, though the first time he did it was by accident.

“It’s one of those things artists call happy accidents, that’s how a lot of ideas are born,” he says. “It was one of those, and then it has grown into this whole metaphor for how we perceive ourselves and how we project ourselves, how we divide ourselves and how we unify ourselves, and the things that grow out of those actions.”

His life in Arizona as a kid listening to metal and reading comics combined with his path to being a Chicago-based artist has given him a broad view of the world that doesn’t fit into antiquated stereotypes of indigenous life.

“I definitely do try to resist the stereotypical imagery in different ways,” he says. But from all stereotypes there is a kernel of truth in there, and so some of the images I do find are stereotypical, so the challenge for me then is, how do I change that stereotype? How do I provide a narrative within the stereotypical framework about who we are now?”

The Missoula Art Museum presents an opening reception for Chris Pappan’s Ghost Images Fri., Aug. 4, from 5 PM to 8 PM, and an artist talk at 7 PM. Free. On Sat., Aug. 5, join Pappan at MAM for brunch and discussion. $10/$5 members. Space is limited. RSVP by Aug. 3. Email cassidy@missoulaartmuseum.org or call 406-728-0447. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

[books]

New legacy Crazy Horse’s family sets the record straight

by Sarah Aswell

From the year that he was murdered in 1877 until talked to me and said, ‘Open your heart.’ I knew I had just a couple of decades ago, Crazy Horse’s extended to get to the spiritual side and that I had to write the family, all of whom call him “grandfather,” stayed silent book on their terms.”

He realized he needed to get to know the families about the leader. Afraid of the repercussions of being the Lakota war hero’s closest blood relatives, they and earn their trust before asking for their stories. He stayed in hiding and waited for guidance from their an- also understood that none of the stories would ever cestors. Meanwhile, dozens of books were written be his to tell: He would be a conduit.

Finally, in 2001, armed with both knowledge and about Crazy Horse by non-Natives, rife with misconceptions, inaccuracies and pure fictions, many of which an open heart, Matson connected with Doug War Eagle, one of the three administrators and spokesmen were passed down from book to book.

Finally, in 2001, Crazy Horse’s blood relatives of the Crazy Horse estate. War Eagle said the family would open up and tell their story, were ready to speak. but first they would take Matson into “[The ancestors] told us it was a sweat lodge and make sure his time for truth now,” says Floyd heart was good. It was.

Clown, a close relative to Crazy “Bill was sent to us,” Clown Horse who lives in Eagle Butte, says. “From our ceremonies, we South Dakota. “It was time to correct were told we would get help from everything about our grandfather four directions, and he came to us and our family. To think of all of from the west. He went to all the those books written, and they are all sites. He heard the truth and put it wrong.” down on paper.”

At the same time, over a thouSixteen years later, after countsand miles away from Eagle Butte, in less interviews (and after moving to Portland, Oregon, Bill Matson was South Dakota himself ), Matson and on a mission given to him by his father. During World War II, his father Crazy Horse: The Lakota War- the Edward Clown family released rior’s Life and Legacy Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s was a member of the 7th Cavalry The Edward Clown Family as Life and Legacy, the first book (George Armstrong Custer’s cavtold to William Matson about the war hero that is told comalry) and whenever the soldiers Hardcover, Gibbs Smith 256 pages, $25.50 pletely from Native oral histories, were asked, “Who won the Battle of and verified by his closest surviving Little Bighorn?” Matson’s father would be rebuked for saying “The Indians.” After the relatives. In order to preserve the tradition of oral war was over, he dedicated time and research to telling history as much as possible, the book is written in the Native American side of American history. His first person.

“I tried to leave as little a footprint as I could,” Matdream was to write the history of Little Bighorn from the Native point of view, but before he could finish, he son says. “I wanted the reader to feel as though they were talking directly to the family, which to a certain died of lymphoma in 1998.

On his deathbed, Matson’s father asked him to fin- extent, they are. I tried to include the emotion of it, ish the project. Matson approached it in starts and too, because without the emotion, it’s not the same stops, learning a lot of hard lessons about history, sto- story. When someone would cry or their voice would rytelling, white privilege and Native American culture crack, I included that in the experience.”

The book reveals missing factual puzzle pieces along the way. At one point, he secured an interview with a man named Eugene Little Coyote, who said he (such as Crazy Horse’s true subtribe and how Custer could tell him Native stories about Little Bighorn. But might have died at Little Bighorn) and deals with larger, before he shared his tales, the man led Matson to a li- thematic differences regarding how Crazy Horse has been portrayed. brary and said, “Read these first.”

“I hope readers can learn to be open, and have an “So I did,” Matson says. “I read about 300 books.”

Matson had another breakthrough moment. He open heart,” Clown says. “My grandfather once said had traveled all the way to South Dakota, to the foot that there’s no more truth and honesty and trust in this of the sacred Bear Butte, to speak to a Lakota man who world. That’s what we have to bring back.” said he had information about Crazy Horse. But when Floyd Clown, Doug War Eagle and William he arrived, he found out the meeting was off.

Matson discuss Crazy Horse at Shakespeare & “After I was stood up, being a typical white man, I Co. Thu., Aug. 3, at 7 PM. Free. started to climb,” Matson says. “I realized I had been studying the history, but not the spirituality. My father arts@missoulanews.com

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Art power We the People sends a message to Trump

by Erika Fredrickson

We the People, a new exhibit at the Brunswick Building, originated with a group of disgruntled artists in the months after Donald Trump was elected president. Even so, the seeds of the show can be traced back almost 60 years ago to when artist and Brunswick owner Leslie Van Stavern Millar was just 8 years old and living with her parents in Iran. She recalls visiting a palace in Isfahan built in the late 1500s by the Persian ruler Shah Abbas, known as a patron of the arts. The walls were covered in murals, including one depicting several men on horseback. Millar noticed there was something off about it.

“There’s [Shah Abbas] on horseback, but instead of his head, there’s a hole punched in the wall,” she says. “And it turned out that his successor had removed his head to erase him. That made a really strong impression on me as a kid—as somebody who did art and liked art—to realize that politics could come in and negate it.”

This is one of the stories that reminds Millar of the power of art. We the People is a group show conceived by Millar and artist Jenny Parker and featuring several established Missoula artists—Millar, Bev and Steve Glueckert, Dana Boussard, Stephanie Frostad, Kristi Hager, Kathy Herlihy-Paoli, Beth Lo and Martha Powers Swanson—all working in their respective mediums to address the new administration.

On a recent Friday afternoon, I visited Kristi Hager’s home as she prepared pieces for the show.

Her living room, where you might expect a couch and flat screen television, is instead set up as a staging gallery. Three small paintings hang on the wall. Two depict Trump as a genie coming out of a lamp while missiles float above him. The third shows Trump conjuring Vladimir Putin.

“When Trump ordered the airstrike in Syria, that’s when I first thought of Aladdin, which is a cautionary tale,” Hager says. “The genie comes out of the lamp to grant you wishes, but you have to be careful what you wish for.”

Like Millar, Hager has been thinking for a long time about the intersection of politics and art. She started collecting camouflage handkerchiefs after 9/11, when she noticed army surplus stores carrying camouflage fashions.

“Fashion for kids,” she says. “For babies. And in these ridiculous colors. Personally, I found it offensive.

But it’s part of popular culture. I thought, ‘What does this mean?’”

To drive home the fetishization of war, she made American flags out of the handkerchiefs and, in the middle of her living room, set up a table topped with camo handkerchiefs folded like fine dining napkins at a tea party. In another part of the room she laid out several “Duck Dynasty” puzzles, one featuring the

Kathy Herlihy-Paoli’s “Eanie, Meanie, Miney” is one of several works in We The People, a group exhibit at the Brunswick Building about politics.

show’s women dressed in pink camo. She was still trying to figure out what to do with them when I left.

“I had the realization that we’re living in continuous undeclared war,” she says. “It doesn’t really affect my day-to-day life very much, so I started doing this work to remind myself of what’s happening.”

Dana Boussard, another artist featured in We the People, has created new mixed-media work for the show. She is also revisiting photographs of herself and her daughter that she exhibited several years ago, which she says speak to Trump’s misogyny. And, as a show of resistance, Boussard designed a stamp that reads, “Hey, Donald! Show us your taxes.” People can bring dollar bills to the show and Boussard will stamp them, sending the message out into the world as the bills go back into circulation.

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“I think that’s a huge key to finding out about what’s happening with Russia,” Boussard says.

For her part in the exhibit, Millar has updated an old project that also aims to send a message. Her gouache paintings, which she calls “The Ideal Girl Series,” are meant to address the blatant misogyny she’s seeing in the Republican Party, and to remind people to vote, protect the earth and encourage women and girls of all ethnicities to unite. She’s turning those paintings into postcards so they can circulate by U.S. mail. We the People has been a long time coming for her: A few years after the experience at the Persian palace when she was 8, she remembers listening to an episode of “The Lone Ranger” on the only Englishspeaking radio station in Tehran, when the signal was jammed by the Russian government.

“My comprehension was limited, but I knew that something I was enjoying, this pop culture, was removed from my grasp by a political event,” she says.

Since then, she’s kept a close eye on how politics engage art and vice versa. The exhibit is a reminder, she says, that art is always at risk—even in the free world—and that it can also be a tool of change.

“This exhibit is about that freedom of expression,” Millar says, “and it comes from knowing firsthand what can happen when that’s not valued.”

We the People opens with a preview at the Brunswick Building, 223 W. Railroad St., Thu., Aug. 3, from 5 to 8 PM. Opening reception Fri., Aug. 4, from 5 to 8 PM. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Left behind A Ghost Story reimagines a haunting

by Molly Laich

Boo.

The most provocative thing about writer and director David Lowery’s latest film, A Ghost Story, is probably the ghost itself. If nothing else, you’ve likely seen the iconic image on the film’s poster.

Like a Charlie Brown Halloween costume, we’re presented with a man standing placid in a sheet with holes cut out for eyes. If this seems silly to you, you’re not wrong. But it’s not an accident; Lowery’s aware of what the image evokes. It’s only natural to giggle, and at the same time, I encourage you to let this meditative film about grief, attachment and the relentless passage of time into the icy corners of your heart.

The film stars Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck, listed in the titles as characters “M” and “C,” respectively. The couple inhabits a quaint, tiny house somewhere in Texas that’s both suburban and somehow isolated from the rest of the world. In the first few scenes, we observe a couple that’s still in love, but they’re mired in a bit of a stalemate.

Mara wants to move away, and Affleck’s attached to the house for reasons that can’t be fully articulated. Sentimentality, history—the reasons are powerful, but ephemeral, so on a long enough timeline, of course, it’s an argument that he will lose.

The film is just 92 minutes, but Lowery offsets the brief running time with a series of uninterrupted, often uncomfortably long takes. There’s something voyeuristic and creepy about an aerial shot of a couple talking over the most intimate nuances of their relationship while dreamily kissing, and then to have it go on and on … Lowery’s walking a fine line here between artistic nuance and pretense, but stick with it. I felt uncomfortable too, but I got the feeling these were tests of our endurance in preparation for something greater to come.

It’s necessary to reveal here that Affleck dies, and it’s his soul that’s doomed to haunt the story

with the weight of so much unfinished business.

Mara grieves at the foot of his covered corpse in the morgue, then exits the shot, and there’s that lingering camera again. After a while, the corpse sits up straight, climbs off the slab and slowly makes his way back to the home that he didn’t want to give up in life and so can’t help but pitifully cling to in death.

Back at the house, we get a mourning, lonely Mara, with Affleck under the sheet watching helplessly, intrusively in the background. I can’t think of another film wherein I’ve felt grief conveyed so thoroughly with so little actually happening. It’s more than sad.

Maybe you’ve heard about the much discussed scene wherein a grief-stricken Mara eats an entire pie in one take. “What acting!” the viewers murmur.

Can I just take a timeout on the praisefest to say: big deal. Mara’s performance throughout is so nuanced and mesmerizing, it cheapens the overall effect to belabor the pie. I’m the worst actor you’ve ever met, and I guarantee you that if called upon, I could eat an entire pie and then run out of the frame to spit it out again. Easy.

Eventually Mara leaves, the ghost stays behind, new families move in and life continues cruelly on without him. There are haunts and poignant eavesdropped moments, but mostly, steel yourself for a lot of stillness. All the while, the film has a peculiar and devastating take on the cyclical nature of time and how it might be experienced for an attached soul.

It’s been seven months since I first saw this picture at Sundance and it feels like yesterday. This is a story that sticks.

A Ghost Story opens at the Roxy Fri., Aug. 4. arts@missoulanews.com

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[film] Kari Matchett and Gabrielle Rose. Playing at the Roxy.

OPENING THIS WEEK

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988) A university professor and his two daughters move into an old house to be closer to the hospital where the girl’s mother is recovering.

There they meet friendly spirits, a bunny-eared creature and a giant hollow cat who moonlights as a bus. Rated G. Playing at the Roxy Theater Thu., Aug. 3 at 11 AM and 8 PM.

THE DARK TOWER Stephen King’s magnum opus, made up of eight core books, dozens of tie-in novels and a long running comic book series, hits the big screen as a single 90-minute film. If they mess this up I’m going full Jericho Hill on their butts.

Rated PG-13. Stars Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Abbey Lee. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

DETROIT Fifty years ago a botched police raid led to a multi-day riot that left many dead and injured.

Except some of those deaths could have easily been prevented if the police force wasn’t torturing and murdering civilians. Rated R. Stars John Boyega, Will Poulter and Anthony Mackie.

Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

A GHOST STORY Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his home to find himself unstuck from time. Good news for anyone looking for a cheap and easy Halloween costumes this year.

Rated R. Stars Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara and Grover Coulson. Playing at the Roxy. (See Film) KIDNAP A day at the carnival goes bad fast. Not because her 6-year-old got sick on the tilt-a-whirl, but because he got grabbed by desperate kidnappers. Rated R. Stars Halle Berry, Sage Correa and Lew Temple. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

NOW PLAYING ATOMIC BLONDE On the eve of the end of the Cold War, a toplevel MI6 Agent forms an uneasy alliance with the Berlin station chief to take out a ruthless spy ring. Rated R. Stars Charlize Theron, James McAvoy and John Goodman. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

BABY DRIVER A young getaway driver finds himself part of a doomed heist after getting grifted by a crime boss. Good thing he’s hell on wheels. Did I mention it’s also a jukebox musical? Rated R. Stars Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm and Kevin Spacey. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

REALITY BITES (1994) She’s out on her own and away from her parents, but adulthood has a few surprises up its sleeves. Maybe a love triangle with Ben Stiller and Ethan Hawke can help? Rated R. Also stars Winona Ryder and John Mahoney. Playing Sat., Aug. 5 at 9 PM at the Roxy.

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Is he strong? Listen, bud, he’s got radioactive blood. Marvel’s friendly neighborhood wallcrawler battles supervillains while trying to not be outshone in his own movie by Robert Downey, Jr. Rated PG-13. Also stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Marisa Tomei. Play“Nineteen.” Idris Elba and Tom Taylor star in The Dark Tower, opening at the Missoula AMC 12 ing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the and the Pharaohplex.

Pharaohplex.

DUNKIRK Director Christopher Nolan takes a break from blowing our minds with high-concept sci-fi to recreate one of the most harrowing and famous battles of World War II. Rated PG-13.

Stars Harry Styles, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

EL TOPO (1970) A gunfighter dressed in black kills everyone and hangs out with a naked boy. John Lennon said this was his favorite movie, but only after he did all those drugs. Rated R. Starring and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Playing Fri., Aug. 4–Sun., Aug. 6 at the Roxy.

THE EMOJI MOVIE

. Rated PG. Starring Anna Faris, T.J. Miller and Patrick Stewart as a pile of poop. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973) I’d try to explain what this movie is about, but

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I’m afraid my parole office would read it and ask me to take a pee test. Rated R. Starring and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Playing Fri., Aug. 4–Sun., Aug. 6 at the Roxy.

KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (1989) A young girl takes off on a broom in her endeavor to become a proper witch. Too bad she’s stuck working at a bakery until things pick up. Rated G. Stars the voice talents of Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman and Debbie Reynolds.

Playing Thu., Aug. 11 at 11 AM and 8 PM at the Roxy.

THE LITTLE HOURS Medieval nuns lead a simple life in their convent until a virile young servant shows up. Now this repressed nunnery is about to overdose on horniness, substance abuse and wicked revelry. Rated R. Stars Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza and Dave Franco. Playing at the Roxy.

MAUDIE She overcame juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, homelessness and Ethan Hawke being a jerk to her before becoming Canada’s premier folk artist. Rated PG-13. Also stars Sally Hawkins,

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES Super intelligent apes battle xenophobic humans in the ruins of society. They really should have called this one The Apes of Wrath. Rated PG-13. Stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson and Judy Greer. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

WONDER WOMAN Like most of us, Diana, princess of the Amazons, was trained on a sheltered island paradise to be a warrior. When an American pilot shows up to tell her about a massive conflict raging in the outside world, she joins the fight and becomes Wonder Woman. Rated PG-13.

Stars Gal Gadot, Robin Wright and Chris Pine.

Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

Capsule reviews Erika Fredrickson.

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Check with local theaters for up-to-date showtimes to spare yourself any grief and/or profanity. Theater phone numbers: Missoula AMC 12 at 406-541-7469; The Roxy at 406-728-9380; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 406-961-3456.

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photo courtesy Mike Mozart

Never too much cauliflower

by Garden City Harvest When I see cauliflower on my CSA’s chalkboard, I am filled with joy. It’s one of those vegetables that does so much in place of a starch. Sub it for rice, pizza crust, mashed potatoes, tots (just heard about that one!)—the list goes on. One of my favorite recipes is mashed cauliflower, a simple, elegant dish that my 16-year-old niece always revisits for seconds.

Mashed cauliflower—or, as we sometimes say, faux potatoes—can contain a basic three ingredients or get a bit more complicated. But not much more—just add some garlic and Parmesan or finish it with truffle salt or rosemary salt.

Here’s what I did: I had about two heads’ worth of cheddar and regular cauliflower (my cauliflowers were smaller than average). I chopped them up into florets and put them in a large pot with a steamer tray at the bottom. I poured in about a cup of water (enough to get a half-inch of water in there) and steamed them until they were a little more than fork-tender.

You don’t want to overcook them, but you want them to be soft enough to mash well. Mine took about 10 minutes.

While they’re steaming, I might slip some garlic in the oven to roast, or saute some diced garlic.

Once the cauliflower is cooked, take out your food processor (a hearty blender would probably work, too) and add the cauliflower to it. I had to do this in two or three shifts. I used a total of 1/3 cup olive oil, pouring some into each batch—plus a little extra at the end. I added a 1/2 tsp of salt as well, distributed in each batch. And then another pinch at the end. Add the garlic, if you’re using it.

THE REAL DIRT

I let the food processor run for a good two to three minutes to get a pureed cauliflower mash.

And then I served it up.

You can use this to top a farmer’s/cottage/shepherd’s pie. You can serve it with steak. You can do so many things with this little side dish.

Ingredients 2 heads (or the equivalent) of cauliflower 1/3 cup olive oil 1/2–1 tsp salt (I like Redmond salt, localish and filled with minerals) garlic, roasted or minced, or herbs of your choice (optional) Directions Chop the cauliflower into florets. There’s no need to be pretty about it, these will eventually be mashed, but don’t hack them so badly that the cauliflower turns to crumbs.

Steam the cauliflower florets in a large pot (or boil them) until they are very fork tender. This takes about 10 minutes. In batches that fit your food processor, add the cauliflower, some of the olive oil and some of the salt. Taste a sample with your finger. Add salt or oil as you like. Here is when you would add a clove or two of roasted garlic, some rosemary salt or rosemary, or other herb combination. This is a very flexible recipe.

Process the ingredients for 1–3 minutes, until smooth.

Add some finishing salt if you feel like it. I really like truffle salt, which tempers some of the cauliflower flavor.

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Thursday is Trivia Night from 7:30-9:30p and we have Live Music each Friday. Inside the Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$

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Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others.

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Where you’re at: Al’s & Vic’s, home of the stiff pour and favorite old-school watering hole for townies, college students and creative artists alike. What’s different? It’s Throwback Thursday, a night when the bar gets back to its 1930s roots with a special menu of speakeasy-style cocktails made with fresh ingredients and Knob Creek bourbon.

What you’re drinking: Well, you can still order a PBR, but if you’re smart you’ll try something like the Old Fashioned or an Old King Cole. The Hailstone is probably the most unusual drink on the menu. It’s made with bourbon, pasteurized egg white, simple syrup and ginger beer. The best part is the ginger garnish, which the bartenders caramelize with a blowtorch.

Speaking of the bartenders: Longtime drink slinger Winter Sanor says he found a cocktail book from 1936, the year Al’s &

Vic’s was founded. He took it as a sign and, together with bartender Kelsey Fry, developed Throwback Thursdays late last fall.

Why Knob Creek?: Knob Creek sponsors Throwback Thursdays, and besides taking center stage on the drinks menu, the company outfitted the bartenders in sharp Prohibition-era caps, suspenders and canvas aprons, all of which add to the anachronistic atmosphere.

Where to find it: Thursday nights starting at 8 p.m. at Al’s & Vic’s, 119 W. Alder.

—Derek Brouwer Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.

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FRI | 8 PM Blackberry Smoke plays the Wilma Fri., Aug. 4.

Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $29.50/$22.50 advance.

FRI | 10 PM Explosive horn-and-percussion trio Moon Hooch plays the Top Hat Fri., April 21.

Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $15/$12 in advance.

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TUE | 7 PM Pinegrove plays the ZACC Below Tue., Aug. 8 at 7 PM. $15/$13 advance.

THU | 8/10 | 7 PM The Wailers play the Thomas Meagher Bar Thu., Aug. 10. Doors at 5:30 PM, show at 7. $25.

WED | 10 PM Ex-Cult plays Monk's Wed., Aug. 9. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $7.

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Thursday nightlife Missoula’s favorite evening music and food festival continues with Rotgut Whines playing at Downtown ToNight. Enjoy local food and local tunes at Caras Park every Thursday night between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Free.

Andrea Harsell plays Draught Works Brewery. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

John Biguenet gives Missoula Colony 22’s keynote address at the Masquer Theatre. A staged reading of his play The Trouble with White People follows. 7 PM. $10.

Author William Matson and Crazy Horse’s descendants Floyd Clown and Doug War Eagle discuss and sign their book Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy at Shakespeare & Co. 7 PM. (See Books.)

Trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. John Floridis, Susan Gibson, Tom Catmull and Jenn Adams showcase their heavyweight musical talents at the Public House. 7:30 PM. $15 Trio Noir’s jazz stylings serenade the pinot noir at Plonk. 8 PM–11 PM. Free.

Get Socrates out of here! Hemlock plays the Dark Horse. 8 PM. $5.

Live your rockstar dreams at Combat Entertainment Karaoke at the Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM. Free.

Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.

Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk’s. 9 PM. Free.

Knock knock? Who’s there?

Missoula’s Homegrown StandUp Comedy open mic at the Union Club. I don’t get it. Sign up at 9:30 PM. Show at 10 PM. Free.

Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM. Jelly Bread unleashes the funk at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.

Parsonfield plays the Top Hat Fri., Aug. 4. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $5.

The 2017 Montana Open Pickleball Tournament puts the best players in the Big Sky State against each other is a sport that apparently everyone has known about forever. Playfair Park. 8 AM. E3 Convergence Gallery hosts a watercolor workshop featuring artist Bobbe Almer. Register at bobbe-almer.com. 1:30 PM– 3:30 PM. $30.

nightlife Singer-songwriter Aran Buzzas plays The Montana Distillery from 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

Blackberry Smoke mixes arenaready rock with southern sensibilities at the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $29.50/$22.50 advance.

Russ Nasset brings his folk show to the Keep at 7 PM. Free.

Missoula Colony 22 presents a staged reading of Deborah Zoe Laufer’s play Be Here Now at the Masquer Theatre at 8 PM. $10.

Straight from the Windy City, The Claudettes mix soul with punkpiano blues at Missoula Winery.

8 PM. $12.

The Ghost Peppers and Cannon play an outdoor show at The Dark Horse. 9 PM. Free.

Missoula Outdoor Cinema fea-

Spotlight Aden Arnold is a name well known among longtime Missoula artists. He was deeply involved in the Garden City's art scene, helping found both the Montana

Arnold taught art for almost 20 years, serving as head of the department from 1946 to1954. During his time in academia, Arnold created a staggering amount of art-

WHAT: Aden Arnold Retrospective WHEN: Fri., Aug. 4, from 5 PM–9 PM WHERE: Gallery 709 inside Montana Art & Framing HOW MUCH: Free

Institute for the Arts and the Montana Art Education Association. A staple of the University of Montana art program,

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work, as he practiced along with the students in his instruction. He made portraits, woodcuts, metalwork, oil

tures The Princess Bride. The show starts at approximately 9 PM at Headstart school. Free.

Parsonfield, the band that looks like an Amish community with a Liberal Arts degree, performs at the Top Hat. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $5.

I can see a new horizon underneath the blazing sky. Band in Motion plays the Union Club.

9:30 PM. Free.

self portrait paintings and watercolor landscapes. But for half a century, his work could only be seen in scattered private collections across the country.

Now, for the first time in almost 50 years, Arnold's art will be displayed, drawing from three different private collections and featuring nearly 60 distinct pieces. This retrospective of at Gallery 709 inside Montana Art & Framing runs through August and opens with a First Friday reception that celebrates the influence Arnold has had on Missoula’s art world.

—Charley Macorn

Saturday

Montana Natural History Center hosts a special benefit show featuring the work of Monte Dolack and Mary Beth Percival. A portion of each sale will go to nature education programing at MNHC. 4 PM–7 PM.

The Clark Fork Market features farm-fresh produce, live music and delicious food every Saturday in the Riverside Parking Lot below the Higgins Avenue Bridge. 8 AM–1 PM.

Brunswick Artist’s Studios hosts We The People, a group art show featuring nine local artists’ response to the tire-fire that is our currently political situation. 223 Railroad St. 5 PM–8 PM. Nancy Rishoff displays her newest work at Break Espresso from 5 PM– 8 PM. Koral Halperin’s whimsical exploration of clay lamps at La Stella Blu promises to be lit af. Get it? 5 PM–8 PM. Lake Missoula Tea Company hosts the debut of artist AliciaKay. 5 PM– 8 PM. Montana Art & Framing displays the work of former University of Montana Art Department Chair Aden Arnold. 5 PM–9 PM. Photography, abstract art, henna tattoos and live music highlight Missoula Wellness Center’s First Friday exhibition. 5 PM–8 PM. Artist Lisa Autio explores how animals survive the hungry winters of Montana with her mixed media exhibition Big Spaces at Bernice’s Bakery. 5 PM–8 PM. Academy Space, the gallery connected to Black Belt Academy Dojo, hosts live music and the art of Maia Gabrielle. 113 S. Third St W. 5 PM– 8 PM. Join E3 Convergence Gallery for a second round reception for the juried show Let It Enfold You, based on the

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Need a little inspiration to get out of bed on the weekend?

Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club takes you on a run through Missoula. A free breakfast follows. 8 AM. Email hillaryo@runwildmissoula.org for more info and registration.

poem by Charles Bukowski. 5 PM–9 PM. The Artists’ Shop hosts an artist reception for Wilde Soul, the black and white photography of Hannah Hernandez. 5 PM–8 PM. Bathing Beauties Beads hosts the distinct poppy seed jewelry of Rebecca Kelly. 5 PM–8 PM. Tyler Hoecker and Brock Mickelsen investigate the fire-affected landscape of the Bitterroot Mountains in A Mixed Severity Landscape, a photography exhibit at The Dram Shop.

5 PM–7 PM. Learn about the magical world of bicycles at Halisia Hubbard’s exhibition Tour de Vine at Betty’s Divine. 5 PM–8 PM. Join Garden City Harvest at the Providence Center for a reception of Jewell Case’s Addicted to Grandeur: A Retrospective of Wrangling on American’s Public Lands as well as the music of Desiderada. 5 PM–8 PM. Free.

Chris Pappan blends 19th century photography with underground comix in his exhibition Ghost Images at Missoula Art Museum. 5 PM–8 PM. Higgins Plaza hosts the photography of Riley Graham and stand-up com-

edy from local favorites. 415 Higgins Ave #10. Gallery from 5 PM– 8:30 PM and comedy from 6–7.

Majorie Harper recreates Montana’s lands and inhabitants in vibrant watercolor paintings at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. 5 PM–8 PM. Visual Artist Youpa Stein’s exhibition, Part of, featuring photographs of clouds, sky and branches reflected in moving water, opens at 4 Ravens Gallery. 5 PM–8 PM. The Catholic Diocese of Helena hosts a special fundraising event at the Public House to support medical clinics in Guatemala. 5:30 PM–8 PM. Free.

The Clay Studio’s artist in residence Joshua Kuensting opens his newest solo exhibition Current Explorations with an opening reception. 5:30 PM–9 PM. Are you ready to rumble? BASE Missoula hosts a First Friday showcase featuring improv, sketch, poetry and dance all themed around professional wrestling. 6:30 PM–8 PM. Free.

Seat’s Taken, an exhibition featuring the work of dozens of local artists, opens at Free Cycles with live music and performances. 7 PM–11 PM. Free.

The Missoula Farmers Market continues its 45th season with local produce, artisanal meats and cheeses and diverse delicacies. Join the fun every Saturday through September. Circle Square by the XXXXs. 8 AM–12:30 PM. Yoga and Beer: The two cornerstones of Missoula. The Yoga Spot and the Sweat Shop host yoga every Saturday morning at Imagine Nation Brewing. Class and a beer for $8. 10:45 AM.

nightlife Bob Mislevic provides the tunes at Draught Works Brewery from 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

This is what we get for drinking too much coffee as a society. Insomnia Plague plays Missoula Brewing Co. 6 PM– 8 PM. Free.

Old Sap brings his banjo back to Imagine Nation Brewing for an evening of music and storytelling. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

Missoula Colony 22 presents an evening of staged readings of plays written over the last week at the Masquer Theatre at 8 PM. $10.

DJ Kris Moon completely disrespects the adverb with the Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with two for one Absolut Vodka specials until midnight. I get the name now. Free.

Watch stars under the stars during another season of Missoula Outdoor Cinema. Tonight watch the hilarious family road trip from hell in Little Miss Sunshine. Film starts at approximately 9 PM at Headstart School. Free, but donations encouraged.

Get your boots scootin’ with the live music of the Country Boogie Boys at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free.

Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM. Laney Lou & The Bird Dogs play the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.

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Add your voice to the chorus when singers from across the city unite to perform Vivaldi’s Gloria. Rehearsal at 1 PM. Visit missoulachorus.com for registration and more info.

nightlife Indulge your inner Lisa Simpson with live jazz and a glass of craft

beer on the river at Imagine Nation Brewing. 5 PM–8 PM. The Kimberlee Carlson Trio serenade the beer at Draught Works Brewery. 5 PM–8 PM. Free.

A memorial for poet and art critic Simone Lazzeri Ellis, who died July 18, will take place at MASC

Studio starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration of her radical life will feature stories (fiction and non-fiction), theater, aerial dance, homebrewed film and caravan dancing with the Ghetto Gypsy Bus. 1200 Shakespeare St. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM.

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Monday nightlife Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. From 6–8 PM.

Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.

Every Monday DJ Sol spins funk, soul, reggae and hip-hop at the

Badlander. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free. 21-plus.

Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM. Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning and a special menu. 10 PM to close. No cover.

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lence in the Hall of Distinctly American WHERE: Missoula Fairgrounds Things.

The Western MonWHEN: Tue., Aug. 8–Sun., Aug. 13 tana Fair returns for another week of aniHOW MUCH: Free Admission mals, carnival rides MORE INFO: missoulafairgrounds.com and food. Highlights of this year's fair inThe first fair ever held in clude a rodeo and music by Miller North America took place in Campbell, The Cold Hard Cash Canada in 1765. This was a full Show and The High Country 76 years before Americans finally Cowboys. Also featured this year said “You know what we need? A is the Diving Dogs Stunt Show, place where we can determine where our four-legged friends get who can raise the biggest pigs to jump around in a pool for the and grow the biggest pumpkins entertainment of the masses. You while our children throw up from can either watch the trained stunt excitement.” Despite our friendly dogs distance jump into water neighbor to the north beating us after toys, or bring your own to it by almost a century, fairs pooch during designated times. have gone on to join the ranks of —Charley Macorn apple pie, baseball and gun vioWHAT: Western Montana Fair

Bingo at the VFW: The easiest way to make rent since keno.

6:30 PM. $12 buy-in.

Tom Catmull provides the tunes at Red Bird Wine Bar from 7 PM–10 PM. Free.

Take a tour of the PEAS Farm and learn more about the Farm to School and Youth Harvest Projects. 10 AM. Free.

Shake a carny’s hand, ride on rides until you upchuck, cheer on destruction at the demolition derby and enjoy live music when the Western Montana Fair and Rodeo kicks off at the Western Montana Fairgrounds today through Sun., Aug. 13, starting at 11 AM daily. Visit westernmontanafair.com.

nightlife Missoula Farmers’ Market’s Tuesday Evening Market at the XXXXs. 5:30 PM–7 PM. Indie rockers Pinegrove play ZACC Below. 7 PM. $15/$13 adv.

The Summer Stories Series at Travelers’ Rest State Park concludes with a talk with Marirose Kuhlman of MPG ranch discussing her bee monitoring project. 7 PM. Free.

Professor Martin Horejsi gives a presentation on sunlight, solar system sizes and space rocks at Missoula Library. 7:30 PM. Free.

Step up your factoid game at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: What is Cap’n Crunch’s full name? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.

Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM.

For tickets, visit the MSO Hub in downtown Missoula, call 543-3300 or go to

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The En Plein Air Coffee Club mixes coffee and biking every Wednesday at the Missoula Art Park. The beans are free, but BYO camp stove and water. 8 AM–9:15 AM. for info: therethere.space/coffeeclub.

It’s Fair Week in Missoula. Visit missoulafairgrounds.com for a full schedule of events.

Out to Lunch features the music of Mudslide Charley in the riverfront setting of Caras Park. Enjoy a variety of food and drink from 20 vendors. 11 AM–2 PM. Free.

Cultivate your inner Ebert with the flicks showing at Missoula Public Library’s free matinee. 2 PM.

nightlife At the Phish Happy Hour you can enjoy Phish music, videos and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday at 4:30 PM. But I know you’ll show up at 4:20.

Free. All ages.

Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support the Missoula Fencing Association.

5 PM–8 PM. It’s either this or pineapple; your choice. Spinal Pizza plays Great Burn Brewing. 6 PM. Free.

Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Yes, even you with the tuba. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.

Zootown Arts Community Center hosts an introductory class on how to fuse glass. 6 PM–8 PM. $20.

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Wednesday Adult Night at Splash Montana lets you play like a kid again. 6 PM–9 PM. 18-plus. $6.25.

Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill. 7 PM. Trivia answer: Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch.

Get up onstage at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. 8 PM. Free.

Let the drums roll out, let the trumpet call. Strike up the Missoula City Band. See local musicians perform together every Wednesday at the Bonner Park Band Shell. 8 PM. Show your Press Box buddies just how brainy you are at Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30 PM every Wednesday. $50 bar tab for the winning team.

Make the move from singing in the shower to a live audience at the Eagles Lodge karaoke night. $50 prize to the best singer.

8:30–10:30 PM. No cover.

Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander. 9 PM. No cover.

Memphis punks Ex-Cult play Monk’s with The Birth Defects and Rock & Roll Girlfriend. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $7.

What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-goin’ on here? Slim Pickins plays scorching bluegrass at the VFW. 9 PM. Free.

Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM.

Miller Campbell plays the Western Montana Fair Thu., Aug. 10 at 4 PM at Missoula Fairgrounds. Free.

Punish your core in the great outdoors with Pilates in the Park. This week bring your exercise mat to McLeod Park. 6 PM. $3.

Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4.

It’s Fair Week in Missoula. Visit missoulafairgrounds.com for a full schedule of events.

nightlife Missoula’s favorite evening music and food festival continues with Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts playing at Downtown ToNight. Enjoy local food and local tunes at Caras

Park between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Free.

Djebe Community Drum and Dance immerses you in the dancing and drumming of many countries at Barn Movement Studio Thursdays at 6 PM. $5 donation.

Missoula Folklore Society hosts a pot luck dinner and Contra Dance at Missoula Senior Center. 6 PM. $5 donation.

Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.

Naomi Moon Siegel and Joshua Farmer play Ten Spoon Winery. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $10.

Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM.

Eryn Bent plays Draught Works Brewery at 6 PM. Free.

The Misfortune Tellers scare up some fun at the Top Hat. 10:15 PM. Free.

Say “yes and” to a free improv workshop every Thursday at BASE. Free and open to all abilities, levels and interests. 725 W. Alder. 6:30 PM–8 PM. Legendary reggae band The Wailers play outside The Thomas Meagher Bar. Doors at 5:30 PM, show at 7. $25.

All those late nights watching gameshow reruns are finally paying off. Get cash toward your bar tab when you win first place at trivia at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM.

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Is it big? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s not small. No, no, no. Groove the night away at the Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk’s.

9 PM. Free.

The Lolo Creek Band hits Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free.

We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event.

Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost.

Send snail mail to Cal-eesi, Mother of Calendars c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. It's weird Missoula smells like regular smoke and not that other kind of smoke, am I right?

Agenda As someone with a deadly allergy to bee stings, I'm always frightfully aware of the presence of any little pollinators that happen to be in my immediate area. Despite my ongoing life-and-death struggle with bees—or maybe because of it—I'm also aware of the ongoing dangers the world's bee population is currently facing. Hopefully at some point before today, you've heard that bees are in trouble. Infections, mites, malnutrition and immunodeficiencies are all causing a catastrophic decline in the world's bee population. This is bad news for humans, as the loss of natural pollination has already caused significant economic losses across the globe. Beehives are being lost at almost twice the normal rate of loss, leaving scientists and bee enthusiasts to try to figure out this problem.

One such person dedicated in her scholarly passion for bees is Marirose Kuhlman. In 2013 Kuhlman started a longterm bee monitoring program at MPG Ranch in the Bitterroot Valley. In that time, the program has documented thousands of bees, including several

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Climate Smart’s monthly meeting at Imagine Nation helps you get involved in the fight against climate change. This month’s meeting focuses on the connection between water and energy use. 5 PM–7 PM.

Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4.

FRIDAY AUGUST 4

Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters helps you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.

The Catholic Diocese of Helena hosts a special fundraiser at the Public House to support medical clinics in Guatemala. 5:30 PM–8 PM. Free.

MONDAY AUGUST 7 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a local organization. 12 PM–8 PM. The Missoula Vet Center hosts T’ai Chi for Veterans with Michael Norvelle every Monday from 3 PM–4 PM. Free for veterans.

Former military members are invited to the Veterans for Peace Western Montana Chapter meeting, which will work to inform and advocate about peace issues. Meets at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave., on the first Monday of every month at 4 PM. Visit veteransforpeace.org to learn more.

species not known to live in Montana. As part of the final Summer Stories Speaker Series at Travelers' Rest State Park, Kuhlman discusses the data gathered over the years, as well as some exciting apiarian discoveries.

—Charley Macorn Marirose Kuhlman discusses her bee monitoring program at Travelers' Rest State Park Tue., Aug. 8, at 7 PM. Free.

A portion of every beer sold at Missoula Brewing Company between 5 PM and 8 PM will be donated to the Heroes Therapeutic Outreach Program and its work to provide alternative therapies to veterans.

Take a tour of the PEAS Farm and learn more about the Farm to School and Youth Harvest Projects. 10 AM. Free.

It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM. The 1,000 Hands For Peace meditation group uses ancient mudras for cleansing the heart.

Meets Tuesdays at 5:30–6:30 PM at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. Donations accepted.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9 NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness every Wednesday at 2 PM. Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room.

A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support the Missoula Fencing Association. 5 PM–8 PM.

THURSDAY AUGUST 10 Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4.

AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.

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Mountain High

OUR SPECIAL NONPROFIT GUESTS:

In case you haven’t noticed, everything is on fire. It sucks. In all directions, from Seeley to Lolo Peak, wildfires are threatening our favorite forest playgrounds and sending up ominous plumes of smoke that then settle (thanks, inversion!) over Missoula Valley. It’s hot, it’s hazy and it really makes us want to stay indoors.

It’s easy to forget that while climate change and hotter summers have caused increasingly worse fires, fire has always been an important part of a forest ecosystem. Since the 1960s the National Park Service has recognized fire as an ecological process, and fire suppression policies have shifted away from automatically quashing every fire that starts to letting fires burn unless they threaten developed areas. The burnt area, in turn, can prevent future fires from spreading. Fire also clears out undergrowth and often wipes out invasive species. Burnt trees can provide habitat for an-

imals and increase soil nutrients, supporting new growth.

So if getting out into the wild doesn’t exactly appeal to you right now, you have a First Friday opportunity to learn more about fire and ecosystems while checking out photography and sipping a beer. Brock Mickelsen, a Missoula photographer, teamed up with Tyler Hoecker, a UM systems ecology graduate, to display his photos of burned areas in the Bitterroot along with scientific commentary on fire and ecosystems. The black-and-white prints will hang in The Dram Shop, with an opening reception on First Friday.

—Margaret Grayson

A Mixed Severity Landscape: Fire in the Bitterroot Ecosystem opens with a reception at The Dram Shop Fri., Aug. 4, from 5 PM to 7 PM.

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Punish your core in the great outdoors with Pilates in the Park. This week bring your exercise mat to McCormick Park. 6 PM. $3.

Need a little inspiration to get out of bed on the weekend? Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club takes you on a run through Missoula.

A free breakfast follows. 8 AM. Email hillaryo@runwildmissoula.org for more info and registration.

FRIDAY AUGUST 4 The 2017 Montana Open Pickleball Tournament puts the best players in the Big Sky State against each other in a sport that apparently everyone has known about forever. Playfair Park. 8 AM.

ESCAPE THE HEAT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS Beat the Missoula heat – come play on the mountain! At an elevation of 6,817 ft. the summit of Whitefish Mountain Resort can be 20 degrees cooler than Missoula.

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Take a weekend trip to Lubrecht State Experimental Forest with Montana FWP’s annual 3day Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop. $300. Visit fwp.mt.gov/education/bow for more information and registration.

Hike the North Fork of Fish Creek and explore French Lake while cleaning water bars along the trail as part of the Summer Stewards trip.

Call 415-847-5402 to register.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9 The En Plein Air Coffee Club mixes coffee and biking every Wednesday at the Missoula Art Park. The beans are free, but BYO camp stove and water. 8 AM–9:15 AM. Head to therethere.space/coffeeclub for more info.

Adult Night at Splash Montana lets you play like a kid again. 6 PM–9 PM. 18-plus. $6.25.

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By Amy Alkon LEWD SKYWALKER A guy friend of 20 years and I once fooled around years ago. Though he has a girlfriend, he keeps throwing sexual remarks into our conversations, sending inappropriate texts and asking me to send naked photos. I wouldn’t be interested even if he were single, and I’ve been giving subtle hints, like “ha-ha ... gotta go,” right after he says something provocative, but it isn’t working. How do I politely get him to stop without ruining a very long friendship?

—Upset As a means of communication, hinting to a man is like having a heartfelt conversation with your salad.

This isn’t to say men are dumb.They just aren’t emotional cryptographers. Social psychologist Judith A. Hall finds that women are generally far better at spotting and interpreting nonverbal messages (from, say, facial expressions and body language, including that female specialty, the pout).

Women tend to use their own ability for decoding unspoken stuff as the standard for what they expect from men. So, for example, the longer a man takes to notice that his girlfriend is pouting (perhaps about what was initially some minor to-do) the darker things get—with hate glares and maybe some cabinet-slamming ... and then, the grand finale: “Hey, heartless! Time for a monthlong reunion with your first sex partner, aka your right hand!”

There’s also a major sex difference in how males and females speak. A body of research finds that from childhood on, males tend to be direct: “Gimme my truck, butthead!” Females tend to be indirect (couching what they want in hints and polite and even apologetic language): “Um, sorry, but I think that’s my Barbie.”

Psychologist Joyce Benenson points out that these conversational sex differences line right up with evolved sex differences in our, uh, job descriptions. Men evolved to be the warrior-protectors of the species.This is not done with coy hints:“Oh, Genghis, you look so much more tan and handsome while invading our neighbors to the north.”

Women’s mealy-mouthing, on the other hand, dovetails with a need to avoid physical confrontation, which could leave them unable to have children or to care for the ones they’ve already had. However, in women’s self-protectively not quite saying what they mean, they trade off being understood—especially by men.

Making matters worse, research by evolutionary psychologists Martie Haselton and David Buss on the “sexual overpercep-

tion bias” in men suggests that the male mind evolved to be a bit dense to a woman’s signals that she isn’t interested. Basically, men seem evolutionarily predisposed to make errors in judgment in whether to pursue or keep pursuing a woman—erring in whichever way would be least costly to their mating interests. So, for example, you might eventually forgive this guy for all the tacky come-ons, but his genes won’t if they miss that vagina-shaped bus into future generations.

In other words, in giving this guy “subtle hints,” you aren’t being polite; you’re being wildly ineffective.Yank off the marshmallow fluff and tell him:“I need you to kill all the sex talk. Immediately. And yes, this includes requests for naked selfies.” (Be prepared to need to repeat yourself.) If he really is a friend, he’ll continue being one. He might even become a better one—the sort you can call anytime, day or night, from the coldest place on the globe, and he’ll say, “I’ll be there with the sled dogs pronto,” not, “Text me a shot of your boobs before you die of hypothermia!”

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Hiring Work Study students for Fair Trade Retail positions. $9/hr starting, scheduled raises. Contact Tessa at The Olive Branch, 406-543-3955 or store@ jrpc.org, for more information.

Laboratory Technician Laboratory Technician needed for local company in the Hamilton area. This is a long term position part time position. This position will entail 2 – 2-1/2 hour shifts either 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. OR 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.There are a variety of shifts available to work including weekends and holidays.

This program is run 365 days per year. It can be worked around another job in most cases. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 39942 Planer Operator Full time entry level planer position in Seeley Lake. This is a full time, evaluation to hire job. Company does provide benefits once you roll over to their payroll! Two different shifts available 1st shift is Monday through Friday 6:00 am to 2:30 pm. 2nd Shift is Monday through Thursday 3:30 pm until 2:00 am. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 39743 Receiving & Inventory Clerk Montana manufacturer that specializes in designing and produc-

EAU GAG ME I love how my boyfriend smells, but I hate his new cologne. The smell literally makes me queasy. Is it even my place to ask him to stop wearing it? How do I tell him I don’t like it without it being mean?

—Plagued Try to focus on the positive: You find him extremely jumpable whenever he isn’t wearing a $185 bottle of what it would smell like if sewage and verbena had a baby.

Unfortunately, it seems that his cologne and your immune system are poorly matched. Biologist August Hammerli and his colleagues find that a person’s fragrance preferences correlate with their particular set of infectious intruder-tracking genes, called the “major histocompatibility complex.” So, in not liking your boyfriend’s cologne, it isn’t that you think he’s an idiot with bad taste; it’s that your ... I dunno, greatgreat-grandma got it on with some hot peasant with the “verbena smells like dead, rotting chickens” gene.

The science is your way in: “Sadly, your cologne does not play well with my genes....”

Cushion the blow with something sweet, like, “I know you love it, and I wish I loved it, too.” Suggest you shop together for a new cologne for him (ideally something that makes you want to get naked, and not just down to your World War II gas mask).

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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MISSOULA BEFORE MARIE A. ANDERSEN, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV-20171797 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION GATEWEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, Plaintiff, v.

STUART ANDERSON, et al., Defendants. TO: Stuart Anderson, 329 East Front, Apt. A6, Missoula, MT 59802 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer a Complaint filed in Justice Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Thomas C. Orr, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.O. Box 8096, Missoula, Montana 59807, within ten (10) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in the case of your failure to appear or answer, relief sought by Plaintiff will be taken against you as requested. A $30.00 filing fee must accompany Defendant’s answer. DATED this 25 day of July, 2017.By: /s/ Honorable Marie A. Andersen MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-17-144 Dept.

No. 1-Leslie Halligan NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GAIL SLOAN CARTER AKA GAIL CARTER, DECEASED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to HAROLD HIGGINS CARTER aka HAROLD H. CARTER, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2687 Palmer Street, Suite D, Missoula, Montana 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 5th day of July, 2017. /s/ Harold Higins Carter aka Harold H. Carter, Personal Representative DARTY LAW OFFICE, PLLC /s/ H. Stephen Darty, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 1 Cause No. DP-17-177 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MATTHEW NELSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed as CoPersonal Representatives of the above-named Estate. All

persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to JOHN R. NELSON and KIM K. NELSON, the CoPersonal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 12 day of July, 2017 /s/ John R. Nelson, CoPersonal Representative /s/ Kim K. Nelson, Co-Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 4 Cause No. DP-17-186 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DEBORAH D. GREGORY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to TERESA E. SNOW, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 15 day of July, 2017 /s/ Teresa E. Snow, Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY CAUSE NO. DP-17-58 DEPT. NO. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN E. LEMONS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lonnie Lemons has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Lonnie Lemons, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Eric Rasmusson, Bulman Law Associates, PLLC, P.O. Box 8202, Mis-

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): In my astrological opinion, your life in the coming days should draw inspiration from the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia, a six-day bout of revelry that encouraged everyone to indulge in pleasure, speak freely and give gifts. Your imminent future could (and I believe should) also have resemblances to the yearly Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena, which features a farcical cavalcade of lunatics, like the Shopping Cart Drill Team, the Radioactive Chicken Heads, the Army of Toy Soldiers, and the Men of Leisure Synchronized Nap Team. In other words, Aries, it’s an excellent time to set aside your dignity and put an emphasis on having uninhibited fun; to amuse yourself to the max as you experiment on the frontiers of self-expression; to be the person you would be if you had nothing to lose.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s time to Reinvent the Wheel and Rediscover Fire, Taurus. In my astrological opinion, you’ll be wasting your time unless you return to the root of all your Big Questions. Every important task will mandate you to consult your heart’s primal intelligence. So don’t mess around with trivial pleasures or transitory frustrations that won’t mean anything to you a year from now. Be a mature wild child in service to the core of your creative powers.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Writing in The Futurist magazine, Christopher Wolf says that the tradition of eating three hearty meals per day is fading and will eventually disappear. “Grazing” will be the operative term for how we get our fill, similar to the method used by cavemen and cavewomen.The first snack after we awaken, Wolf suggests, might be called “daystart.”The ensuing four could be dubbed “pulsebreak,” “humpmunch,” “holdmeal” and “evesnack.” In light of your current astrological omens, Gemini, I endorse a comparable approach to everything you do: not a few big doses, but rather frequent smaller doses; not intense cramming but casual browsing; not sprawling heroic epics but a series of amusing short stories.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): The RIKEN Institute in Japan experiments with using ion beams to enhance plant growth. In one notable case, they created a new breed of cherry tree that blossoms four times a year and produces triple the amount of flowers. The blooms last longer, too, and the trees thrive under a wider span of temperatures. In the next eleven months, Cancerian, you won’t need to be flooded with ion beams to experience a similar phenomenon. I expect that your power to bloom and flourish will be far stronger than usual.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo actor Robert DeNiro once observed that most people devote more energy to concealing their emotions and longings than to revealing them. Is that true about you? If so, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to hide less of yourself and express more.

There’ll be relatively little hell to pay as a result, and you’ll get a boost of vitality. Don’t go overboard, though.

I’m not suggesting that you unveil every last one of your feelings and yearnings to everyone—just to those you trust. Most importantly, I hope you will unveil all your feelings and yearnings to yourself. to enjoy scaring the hell out of yourself, and often the heaven, too.These self-inflicted shocks c seem have often had a beneficial side effect.They have served as rousing prompts for you to re-imagine

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It has almost become a tradition: Each year at about this time, you

the future. They have motivated and mobilized you. So yes, there has been an apparent method in your madness—an upside to the uproar. What should we expect this time, my dear? A field trip to a crack house or a meth lab? Some fun and games in a pit of snakes? An excursion to the land of bad memories? I suggest something less melodramatic. How about, for example, a frolic with unruly allies in a future paradise that’s still a bit unorganized?

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Before grapes become wine, they have to be cleaned.Then crushed.

Then macerated and pressed. The next phase is fermentation, followed by filtering. The aging process, which brings the grapes’ transformation to completion, requires more time then the other steps. At the end, there’s one more stage: putting the wine in bottles. I’d like to compare the grapes’ evolution to the story of your life since your last birthday. You are nearing the end of the aging phase. When that’s finished, I hope you put great care into the bottling. It’s as important as the other steps. astrological opinion, you should be. If so, you could put the following testimonial from me in e my your résumé or advertisement: “[place your name here] is a poised overseer of nerve-wracking SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you gearing up to promote yourself and your services? In

transitions and a canny scout who is skilled at tracking down scarce resources. He/she can help you acquire the information and enhancements you don’t quite have the power to get by yourself. When conditions are murky or perplexing, this plucky soul is enterprising and inventive.”

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your eyes are more powerful than you realize. If you were standing on a mountaintop under a cloudless night sky with no moon, you could see a fire burning 50 miles away.Your imagination is also capable of feats that might surprise you. It can, for example, provide you with an expansive and objective view of your entire life history. I advise you to seek that boost now. Ask your imagination to give you a prolonged look at the big picture of where you have been and where you are going. I think it’s essential to your discovery of the key to the next chapter of your life story. expansive riddle, your curious joy and your demanding teacher. I’m talking about the whole g your gamut, Capricorn—from messy personal romantic love to lucid unconditional spiritual love; from CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Love is your gritty but sacred duty. It’s your prickly prod and

asking smartly for what you desire to gratefully giving more than you thought you had. Can you handle this much sweet, dark mystery? Can you grow your intimacy skills fast enough to keep up with the interesting challenges? I think you can.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There’s an eclipse of the moon coming up in the sign of Aquarius. Will it bring bad luck or good luck? Ha! That’s a trick question. I threw it in to see if you have been learning anything from my efforts to redeem astrology’s reputation. Although some misinformed people regard my chosen field as a superstitious pseudo-science, I say it’s an imaginative art form that helps us identify and transform our subconscious patterns. So the wise answer to my earlier question is that the imminent lunar eclipse is neither bad luck nor good luck. Rather, it tells you that have more power than usual to: 1. tame and manage the disruptive and destructive aspects of your instinctual nature; 2. make progress in dissolving your old conditioning; 3. become more skilled at mothering yourself.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): August is Good Hard Labor Month for you Pisceans. It’s one of those rare times when a smart version of workaholic behavior might actually make sense. Why? First of all, it could ultimately lead to a pay raise or new perks. Secondly, it may bring to light certain truths about your job that you’ve been unconscious of. Third, it could awaken you to the fact that you haven’t been trying as hard as you could to fulfill one of your long-term dreams; it might expand your capacity to devote yourself passionately to the epic tasks that matter most. For your homework, please meditate on this thought: Summoning your peak effort in the little things will mobilize your peak effort for the Big Thing.

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soula, MT 59807-8202 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 20th day of July, 2017. /s/ Eric Rasmussan, Esq. BULMAN LAW ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. P.O. BOX 8202 Missoula, MT 59807-8202 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-17-531 Dept.

No.: 4 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Alexandera Deschamps, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Alexandera Kay Deschamps to Alexandera Kay Miller. The hearing will be on August 22, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: July 11, 2017 /s/ Karen S. Townsend, District Court Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-17-532 Dept.

No.: 4 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Danell Kay Deschamps, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Danell Kay Deschamps to Danell Kay Miller.

The hearing will be on August 22, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County.

Date: July 11, 2017 /s/ Karen S. Townsend, District Court Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-17-560 Dept.

No.: 2 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Rebecca Rose Mason, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Rebecca Rose Mason to Rose Freddie Freeland. The hearing will be on 08/22/2017 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County.

Date: June 30,2017 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Cady Sowre, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-17-645 Dept.

No.: 1 Leslie Halligan Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Elizabeth Anne Sedar, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Elizabeth Anne Sedar to Elizabeth Anne Stoker.The hearing will be on August 23rd, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 7-132017 /s/ Shirley E. Faust,

Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Laura M. Driscoll, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause Probate No. DP-17-163 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ERNEST SEGLIE ALSO KNOWN AS ERNEST AUGUSTUS DEGLIE 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 of said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Jean J. Seglie, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Maclay Law Firm, PO Box 9197, Missoula, Montana 59807-9197, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 7th day of July, 2017. /s/ Jean J. Seglie, Personal Representative, c/o Maclay Law Firm, PO Box 9197, Missoula, MT 598079197 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. NO. 1 PROBATE NO. DP-17-178 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY LOYD BEVINGTON., 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 KENT BEVINGTON, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Worden Thane P.C., P.O. Box 4747, Missoula, MT 598064747, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 13th day of July, 2017. /s/ KENT BEVINGTON c/o Worden Thane P.C. P.O. Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806-4747 WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Gail M. Haviland, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. NO. 4 PROBATE NO. DP-17-190 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE EVA MOBLEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said Estate are required to pres-

ent 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 certified mail, return receipt requested, to Tracy Lynn Charles, c/o Worden Thane P.C., P.O. Box 4747, Missoula, MT 598064747, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 25 day of July, 2017. /s/ Tracy Lynn Charles, Personal Representative WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Ross Keogh Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Probate # DP-17-172 Dept.

No. 4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Don Goeke 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 all claims will be forever barred. Claims must be mailed to the Personal Representative, Don Goeke, at 2335 W. Summit, Missoula, MT 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

Date: July 12, 2017 /s/ Don Goeke, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No.: DP-17-182 Dept No.:2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH L. CHANDLER, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed 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 Joseph Lloyd Chandler, return receipt requested, c/o Rhoades Siefert & Erickson PLLC, 430 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 21st day of July, 2017. /s/ Joseph Lloyd Chandler, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, Cause No. DP-17-185, Dept.

No. 4, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, IN RE THE ESTATE OF JAMES LAWTON OSBORN, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Layne Fisher has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or the claims will

be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Layne Fisher, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o MacDonald Law Office, PLLC, P.O. Box 9222, Missoula, Montana 59807-9222 or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. DATED July 25, 2017. /s/MacDonald Law Office, PLLC by Spencer T. MacDonald, Attorney for Personal Representative.

Notice of Public Hearing The Missoula County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to hold a public hearing on adoption of Activate Missoula 2045, the 2016 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), as an issue plan of and amendment to the Missoula County Growth Policy.Activate Missoula 2045 can be found at the following web link: https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/DocumentCenter/View/39171 The 2016 LRTP is the product of an extensive planning process conducted by the Metropolitan Planning Organization, of which Missoula County is part. The Transportation Policy Coordinating Committee adopted the 2016 LRTP in February 2017. At its March 21, 2017 public meeting, the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board considered the plan and found it to be in conformance with the 2016 Missoula County Growth Policy and recommended it for approval as an issue plan under the Missoula County Growth Policy. Adoption of the 2016 LRTP as an issue plan and amendment to the Growth Policy demonstrates the county’s commitment to coordination of transportation and land use planning.

The Commissioners’ public hearing is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 10, 2017, in Conference Room 151 of the Courthouse Annex, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, MT. A hard copy of the 2016 LRTP is available for review at Missoula County Community and Planning Services (CAPS), located at 323 W. Alder Street, adjacent to the corner of Alder Street and Orange Street. Comments may be made at the public hearing, or in writing. Written comments should be emailed to caps@co.missoula.mt.us or sent to the following mailing address: Missoula County Community & Planning Services 200 W. Broadway Missoula, MT 59802 Questions on this project can be directed to Karen Hughes, CAPS, 2584657 or Jessica Morriss, Transportation Planning Manager, Missoula Development Services, 552-6668.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on October 6, 2017, 09:00 AM at the main entrance of Missoula County

PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, State of Montana: Lot 342 of PLEASANT VIEW HOMES NO. 4, Phase 1, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof.

More commonly known as 3944 O’Shaughnesy Street, Missoula, MT 59808. Kagan M.Yochim and Traci L.Yochim, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Stewart Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First National Bank of Montana, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on April 20, 2007, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Missoula County, State of Montana, on April 25, 2007 as Instrument No. 200709917, in Book 795, at Page 1612, of Official Records.The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Green Tree Servicing LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Assignment Dated: January 13, 2014 Assignment Recorded: January 14, 2014 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201400507, in Book 924, at Page 430, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana Benjamin J. Mann is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, on May 17, 2017 as Instrument No. 201708365, in Book 978, at Page 1223, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments beginning March 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable.

The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $243,463.90, interest in the sum of $5,085.23, escrow advances of $6,805.52, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $2,830.66 for a total amount owing of $258,185.31, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced.The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the

Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees.

In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled.

The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated

this 30th day of May, 2017. /s/ Benjamin J. Mann Substitute Trustee 376 East 400 South, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: 801-3552886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. 49468 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on September 29, 2017, 01:00 PM at the main entrance of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, State of Montana: Lot 14 of River Pine Addition - Phase 2, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

More commonly known as 2621 Anthony Lane, Missoula, MT 59803. Michele NaultRichter and Von Richter, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN

AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.,

by Deed of Trust on June 24, 2003, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Missoula County, State of Montana, on June 25, 2003 as Instrument No. 200322549, in Book 709, at Page 1602, of Official Records.The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Ditech Financial LLC F/K/A Green Tree Servicing LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Assignment Dated: July 27, 2016 Assignment Recorded: July 27, 2016 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201612460, in Book 964, at Page 1088, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana Benjamin J. Mann is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, on May 11, 2017 as Instrument

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No. 201707945, in Book 978, at Page 803, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments beginning August 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $134,525.06, interest in the sum of $9,018.91, escrow advances of $11,314.29, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $1,255.25 for a total amount owing of $156,113.51, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced. The Beneficiary an-

ticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks).

The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had

no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

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This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 19th day of May, 2017. Benjamin J. Mann Substitute Trustee 376 East 400 South, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. 47072 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 16, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT C-51 OF WINDSOR PARK PHASE IV, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. John A. Copeland and Kari A

Copeland, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Stewart Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Community Bank Missoula Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on February 13, 2009, and recorded on February 13, 2009 as Book 833 Page 751 Document No. 200903119. The beneficial interest is currently held by Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana.

The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning January 1, 2017, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total

amount due on this obligation as of July 1, 2017 is $137,247.94 principal, interest totaling $4,003.09 late charges in the amount of $370.80, escrow advances of $1,756.64, and other fees and expenses advanced of $226.60, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has di-

These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 ALICE• Alice is a 2-year-old female Tortie cat. This sweet girl LOVES to play! Give her a toy and she's happy, regardless of where you take her. Her favorite spot in the cat room is our toy bin, which she makes into her own personal nest. She'll roll in the catnip toys, play with every one, kick out those that she's done with, make a huge mess while she's at it, and have a blast the entire time.

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ELLIE•Ellie is a 3-year-old female American Pit Bull. She is a very sweet girl who loves long walks, playing fetch, and trying to catch the spray of a water hose. Ellie gets along with small dogs, cats, and goats. However, she does not particularly enjoy other large dogs, especially other assertive dogs. Ellie came from a place where neighborhood kids were allowed to pick on her, so she would prefer a kid free environment.

BRIE• Brie is a 4-year-old female Border Collie/Pointer mix. She is a very happy girl who loves ever person she meets of every age. She'd make a great family pet, and has lots of energy to help wear out the kids. Brie doesn't know many commands outside of sit, but her tail never stops wagging. Her smile never fades when she's in the company of people, especially when they have treats.

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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 ALEX• Alex is a BEAUTIFUL buff tiger cat who stops people in their tracks any time he walks by! Alex came all the way from Idaho to find his forever home. 6-year-old Alex is snuggly, independent, soft-spoken, and super handsome.

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rected 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

CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 257. 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 8/7/2017 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to at 8/10/17 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer’s bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale, All Sales final.

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close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks).

The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and

thereby cure the default.

The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: June 29, 2017 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 29th day of June, 2017 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/29/2022 Carrington Mortgage Services vs Copeland 103433-1 Request for Qualifications — Strategic Communications Services Missoula Urban Edge Land Use Map Project Missoula County requests statements of qualifications from strategic communications firms for a project to update the land use map for the Missoula urban edge.

Successful firms will have staff capable of working with project staff to develop and implement a public outreach plan that will develop a positive narrative regarding why the changes to the land use map are needed and develop community buy-in for the project throughout the process. To obtain a detailed copy of the Request for Qualifications, visit Missoula County’s website at h t t p s : / / w w w. m i s s o u l a county.us/government/administration/auditor-s-office /bids-proposals/test-rfppage. Contact Andrew Hagemeier at Missoula County Community & Planning Services with any questions by calling (406) 258-3707 or emailing ahagemeier@missoulacounty.us.

Statements of Qualifications must be emailed to ahagemeier@missoulacounty.us, Missoula County Community and Planning Services, by 5:00 p.m. MST on Wednesday, August 9, 2017.

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CATIONS FOR ENGINEERING and GRANT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES The Ward Irrigation District (WID) is requesting Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) from engineering firms interested in performing general engineering services for a five-year time period. The District may at its option utilize the selected engineering consultant for grant

assistance. Potential projects include intake structures, river analysis, and flow measurement. Payment terms will be negotiated with the selected engineering consultant. A detailed Request for Qualifications (RFQ) including a description of the services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of responses, and the factors to be used to evalu-

ate the responses is available and may be obtained by contacting Katie Collen by phone at 406-413-9959 or by emailing malia.katie@gmail.com.

Four copies of the proposal are to be submitted by 4:00 pm (local time) on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Mail or hand-deliver to Ward Irrigation District, Attention Katie Collen, 396 Camas Creek Loop, Hamilton,

Montana 59840. Proposals should provide assurance that the firm has the professional capability to satisfactorily complete all tasks outlined in the detailed RFQ.

ROOMMATES

APARTMENTS

double garage $675. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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1502 Ernest Ave. #4. 1 bed/1 bath, central location, W/D hookups, storage $625 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

210 Grant St. #1. 2 bed/1 bath, upper unit, W/D hookups, A/C, near Milwaukee Trail $825. Grizzly Property Management 5422060

11270 Napton Way 2C. 3 bed/1 bath, HEAT PAID, central Lolo location, lots of interior updates. $925. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

2110 34th Street. 1 bed/1 bath, central location,W/D, shared yard $650. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

FIDELITY

SILENT AUCTION For delinquent storage rent Unit #85.View August 12 at 4K Mini Storage, 1540 Wyoming Street. 2:00-4:00 p.m. Sale 5:00 p.m.

RENTALS

205 ½ W. Kent Ave. Studio/1 bath, central location, shared W/D, near U. $600. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

2306 Hillview Ct. #4. 2 bed/1 bath, South Hills, W/D hookups, storage $650. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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

MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $495/month. 406-273-6034

DUPLEXES 1012 Charlo St. #2 2 bed/1 bath, Northside, W/D hookups, storage $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1920 S. 14th St. W. “B” newer studio,W/D, A/C, central location,

HOUSES 237 ½ E. Front St. “D” Studio/1 bath, downtown, coin-ops $625.

Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2905 O’Shaughnessy #108. 2 bed/2 bath, newer Hellgate Meadows townhouse, W/D, A/C, gas fireplace $1250. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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251-4707 Uncle Robert Lane 2 Bed/1 Bath $825/month Visit our website at

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Hospitality lease space at The Source at 255 South Russell.

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Grizzly Property Management "Let us tend your den" Since 1995, where tenants and landlords call home.

2205 South Avenue West 542-2060• grizzlypm.com

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GardenCity Property Management 422 Madison • 549-6106 For available rentals: www.gcpm-mt.com

Our goal is to spread recognition of NARPM and its members as the ethical leaders in the field of property managment westernmontana.narpm.org

REAL ESTATE HOMES 1817 South 5th West. Adorable, sunny 2 bed, 1 bath bungalow with fireplace, large yard & great irrigation ditch. $239,900.

Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 2 Bdr, 1 Bath South 39th St home, $245,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit

529 Blaine. It’s a gem and ready to move into with tons of charm and amazing location in the heart of the Slant Streets and so close to everything near town! KD 240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com 6 Elk Ridge. 4 bed, 3 bath in gated Rattlesnake community with shared pool & tennis court. Many new upgrades. $795,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350, shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Lewis & Clark home. $178,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

665 E Kent. Wow, university area charmer on a double lot for $320,000!

3 bedroom, 1 bath, in great condition and ready to move into! KD 240-5227 PorticoReal Estate.com

3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Huson home on 5.5 acres. $415,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

6869 Deadman Gulch. Private 4 bed, 3 bath on 2.71 acres with deck & 3 car garage. $890,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

3701 Brandon. 4 bed, 3 bath with cook’s kitchen, 2 gas fireplaces and great views. $406,600. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

7122 Brooke Lynn. Brand new 5 bed, 3 bath with open floor plan, gas fireplace, deck & timber frame accents. $419,900.

Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

4 Bdr, 3 Bath, Grant Creek home on 5.7 acres. $425,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

901 Defoe. Updated 3 bed, 1 bath with new flooring & deck, Near Northside pedestrian bridge. $219,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350, shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

425 S 5th St West-This is an amazing stunning historic gem.The beautiful Victorian was built in 1890 and has absolute charm of yesteryear. $625,000 KD 240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com

TOWNHOMES 1 Bdr, 1 Bath, Lolo Townhome. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For

more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Northside Townhome. $185,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Uptown Flats #301. 814 sf one bedroom plus bonus room. $184,000.Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com Uptown Flats #303. Modern 1 bed, 1 bath, 612 sq.ft. near downtown and Clark Fork River. $159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com Uptown Flats #308. 612 sf one bedroom facing residential neighborhood. $159,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com

MANUFACTURED For Sale 2- 2013 16x80 mobile homes in great condition $43,900 delivered and set up within 150 miles of Billings.

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LAND 13221 Old Freight. Approximately 11 acres near St. Ignatius with incredible Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

JONESIN’

CROSSWORDS

NHN Raymond. Beautiful .43 acre lot in quiet Rattlesnake neighborhood. $245,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

By Matt Jones

NHN Weber Butte Trail. 60 acre ranch in Corvallis with sweeping Bitterroot views. $675,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com Real Estate - Northwest Montana – Company owned.

Small and large acre parcels. Private. Trees and meadows. National Forest boundaries.Tungstenholdings.com (406) 2933714

COMMERCIAL Holland Lake Lodge. Lodge with restaurant, gift shop & Montana liquor license on 12 acres of USFS land. $5,000,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

OUT OF TOWN 230 Lakeside Drive- Lolo- Amazingly sweet lot with peaceful and private back yard complete with small pond/water feature, beautiful rock and garden landscaping. $250,000. KD 406240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com

18.6 acre building lot in Sleeman Creek, Lolo. $129,900. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home on 1.6 acres. $750,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

2.1 acre waterfront lot in Alberton. $179,000. BHHS Montana Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home on 15 acres. $385,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

1535 Liberty Lane Suite 110D

L EASE S PACE $4791

Energy-efficient central Missoula office space. Over 3200 sqft, with 10 separate office spaces. Space is in move-in condition. In-space conference room, server room, large community room and outside deck. Designated and off-street parking.

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

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

“5 PM”–you'll find it in the long answers.

ACROSS 1 "Get outta here!"

5 Windshield attachment 10 Be boastful 14 "No can do" 15 Beginning of Caesar's boast 16 Gutter holder 17 VicuÒa's land, maybe 18 Recycled iron, e.g.

20 B-movie bad guy who emerges from the deep 22 Sound heard during shearing 23 Those, in Tabasco 24 Food drive donation 27 G.I. entertainers 30 Olive ___ (Popeye's love) 32 "The elements," so to speak 34 Pastries named after an emperor 38 "Eric the Half-___" (Monty Python song) 39 Decisive statement 42 "Beloved" novelist Morrison 43 Happening in L.A. and N.Y. simultaneously, maybe 44 "Queen of Soul" Franklin 47 Liq. ingredient

48 157.5 deg. from N. 49 Late Pink Floyd member Barrett 50 Start to matter?

53 Tuna type 55 "I'm gonna do it no matter what!"

60 They might appear when right-clicking 63 Shearing stuff 64 "Moby Dick" captain 65 Bear with patience 66 Good poker draws 67 Star of "Seagulls! (Stop It Now): A Bad Lip Reading" 68 Word on an empty book page 69 Zilch

DOWN 1 Eats dinner 2 Gnaw on 3 Ineffable glow 4 Large digit?

5 Daunted 6 ___ Domani (wine brand) 7 ___ asada 8 Build up 9 Subatomic particle with no strong force 10 It's served in the video game "Tapper" 11 Maze runner 12 Director DuVernay of the upcoming "A Wrinkle In Time"

13 Shaving cream choice 19 City east of Phoenix 21 City SSW of Kansas City (that has nothing to do with bribing DJs) 24 Biblical ark measures 25 Giant concert venues 26 Tattooist's tool 27 Baltimore Colts great Johnny 28 Very tasty 29 Played before the main act 31 "Stay" singer Lisa 33 Bagpipers' caps 35 Leave off 36 "Rapa ___" (1994 film) 37 Adoption advocacy org.

40 Spread that symbolizes slowness 41 America's Cup entrant 45 47-stringed instrument 46 Average guy 51 Billy Blanks workout system 52 "Am I right?" sentence ender, to Brits 54 Elijah Wood or Grant Wood, by birth 55 Brass band boomer 56 "Brah, for real?"

57 A little, in Italy 58 Ohio-based faucet maker 59 "What ___ is new?"

60 You might do it dearly 61 "So the truth comes out!"

62 Apartment, in '60s slang

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REAL ESTATE

5576 CIRCLE DR, FLORENCE $225,000 Charming, well-maintained 3 bed. 1.5 bath with large fenced backyard on 1 acre. Beautiful views of the Bitterroots & Sapphires. One level living with sunken dining room and office.

Mature trees, raspberry patch, covered back porch, lilacs in front and back. Double garage. Great neighborhood 20 minutes from Missoula. MLS #21707610 Call Matt Rosbarsky at 390-9023 for more information.

Homes: 529 Blaine St. Adorable slant street bungalow. It's a gem and ready to move in, tons of charm. 2 bed 1 bath ....................$295,000 6301 Helena Dr. Sits on nearly half an acre and includes 12 fruit trees. 4 Bed/2 Bath..........................................................$299,000 665 E Kent Hardwood floors in the living room, eat-in kitchen with lots of light. 3 bedroom University Home...................$320,000 2331 Vista Drive South Hills, split level home situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, large 16,380 Sq/Ft lot....................$211,500 1522 Sherwood Sweet little West Side classic. This 2 bed 1 bath house has new floors, newer roof, siding and kitchen .....$219,000 918 Kern St. Cute and well maintained this 2 bed 1 bath starter home is one block from trails system................................$205,000 835 Stephens This one-bedroom home has a great yard, a full basement with two bonus rooms, and storage................... $244,000 1543 34th St. The downstairs boasts an established 3 bedroom Airbnb/VRBO rental ......................................................... $350,000 230 Lakeside Drive, Lolo Amazingly sweet lot with peaceful and private back yard with small pond/water feature .......... $250,000 425 S 5th St W This beautiful Victorian was built in 1890. The brick work is simply glorious artwork. PRICE REDUCTION! .. $625,000 2883 E Fork Rd. Sula MT. This 2 bedroom 1 bath East Fork home near fishing, hunting PRICE REDUCTION! .................$225,000 1839 Mansfield Wonderful 5 bed/2.5 bath home in the University area on a corner, double lot. Large, tiled entry. ...........$550,000 9 Main St- St. Regis- Sweet 2 bed, 1 bath in St. Regis on 4 lots. Fully fenced. Adjacent to park, baseball fields and pond. .$110,000

Townhomes/Condos 1333 Toole Ave. C17 You can't beat this central location, close to downtown and the university. 2 bed/2 bath ..................$121,900 1400 Burns St #6 - Beautifully landscaped courtyard and near Burns Street Bistro......................................................$115,000 801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #303. Third floor, south facing. 1 bed 1 bath. ................................................................$159,710 801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #308. Quick access to downtown, the river, Farmers Market, Northside Kettlehouse. .$159,000

801 N Orange - Uptown Flats #301. Larger than most units in The Uptown Flats. 814 sf 1 bedroom plus a bonus room. $184,000

For Lease: 255 South Russell St - LEASE SPACE IN THE SOURCE HEALTH CLUB. .........Modified gross lease of $21 sqft/year/$2,660/month

Featured: 1839 Mansfield Wonderful 5 bed/2.5 bath home in the University area on a corner, double lot. Large, tiled entry with glass brick, windows and great light. $550,000

665 E Kent Character abounds, with hardwood floors in the living room, eat-in kitchen with lots of light, and sizable pantry closet. 3 bedroom University Home $320,000

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2161 South 10th Street • $269,900 Large 4+ bed, 3 bath across from Franklin Park with Rattlesnake views. New furnace & water heater. Lots of shade trees.

Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience

pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)

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Must have Montana ID and medical records. Please Call 406-249-1304 for a FREE consultation or alternativewellness.nwmt@gmail.com

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